Chair of trustees report. 

**Welcome to Taking Part’s Annual Report giving a view of what has happened over the past year.** 

**It’s a huge understatement to say it’s been a challenging time. The spectre of Covid has touched us all to a greater or lesser extent – sometimes in tragic ways and sometimes in just plain frustrating ways.** 

**On the positive side, this period of time has allowed us all to reconnect with what is important to us as individuals and as part of our peer groups. Good examples perhaps being the huge number of ad hoc groups set up to watch out for neighbours, do a group shop run, combat loneliness, keeping a check on each other’s mental and wellbeing health. This is where Taking Part came into its own – continuing to deliver under difficult circumstances, demonstrating an ability to adapt and demonstrate our value to our communities in all areas.  Taking Part has continued to deliver core services of information, advocacy, advice and guidance and has seen a higher demand in these services.  We have also been able to take on new projects to ensure that our communities are able to deal with the challenges of COVID 19 and enable our most vulnerable people to feel safe, remain in contact with each other and know where to obtain all the information and guidance they need to deal with the pandemic.** 

**Taking Part’s our volunteers and Experts by Experience who have all contributed mightily. Without them this would all be so much harder.  Our Citizen Advocacy Volunteers have given more time to ensure that they keep in touch with the people they support giving reassurance and reducing the feeling of isolation and loneliness.** 

**As Trustees John and Sue, myself and our two newest members Jean Harris and Paul Hume Miller have kept the well being of the team front and centre in our actions.  We have been particularly proud of how well the staff team have dealt with the changes of working, increased challenges and their adaptability.** 



Chair of trustees report. 

**We are delighted to welcome aboard Paul Hume Miller – a busy man with very current business experience who wants to bring those skills and others to the table to play his part in ensuring our charity continues to move forward in a positive, cost effective and relevant manner.** 

**Taking Part have had a successful year financially, so we are in a strong position going forward. We have also gained new opportunities and forged new relationships and collaborative partnership working with other voluntary sector organisations.** 

**Taking Part staff and volunteers have taken on the opportunities to keep up their personal development and training by using on line training courses and webninars.** 

**To conclude, Taking Part is emerging from this last couple of years leaner, fitter and well able to handle whatever the future throws at us. These past 2 years have been a learning curve for many organisations and Taking Part has risen well to the challenges and continues to strive and deliver.** 


**Peter Simmons** 

**Chair of Board of Trustees** 



Taking Part
Registered Charity number 1092033
Company Limitsd by guarantee number 04362948
Unaudited Income and Expenditure Account
for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
Taking Part
Louise House
Roman Road
Meole Bra
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 9JN
Accounlants
Phillips Ltd
Chartered Accountants
4 Pearson Road
Central Park
Telford
TF2 9TX
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an
No 04362
Chari
No 1092033
Contents of the Financiaf Stalem8r)ts
for the
1st
020 fo
2021
Content$
1. Rekhyt of the Directors
2. Independent Examinerfs Report
3. Statement of ￿nanCi* Activities
4. Balance Sheet
S. Note¥ to.acmints

Takin
Part
rtof
he Directors forthe
riLMJ 1st
ril 2020
31st March
The tlire¢tO￿ p￿ent ttEir fpF¢rt with Ihe fman¢>al st*ments ofthe ¢omwy fty pwiod
1$lApril 2020 to 31 st 2021.
PFinci
The wincipal activty ollh• compary in the wa5 that oftr* preventitsn
or ￿lief ol povèrty and prw$￿n ol inforfflalion.kne. afvocw and traw"IHW k¢those ¢f*nts
who have heajth aThJ social careneeds.
Dlrectors
Th8 directors who hekl offi¢e durwvJ pewA frcffi 1st 2W20 to the date of
this report are as fo11th￿..
MT John Gcxjfrey
Mrs Susan M Godfrey
Mr Peter SThrnons
Mrs Jean Harris
Other ¢hanges ￿ d1￿ctOrS ts)h*n9 olke are as frkns:
Mr Dav>a WUbt- ￿Igned 12111rd￿0
Mr Paul R Hume-WleT- apwjinted ISffj112021
All the ￿1￿ClOr5 who are el9*4￿ offer IhemseTr4es election at the frythcoming
Annual General Meeting.
This report has been p￿pa￿d in accordartt wrth the SF*cA prrNs*)ns of part 15 of
the Companies ALt 21x6 rektng to small (y)mparies.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
mons

Inde
On
endenl Examinerfs R
unts for the
rt on Ihe Accounts to the tnjstees ofTa
riod 1st
il 2020 to 31st M
I roportto the tnjstees cffl nyy 8xaftlnalM7n of lh& accwrts olT&kiNd P*t fr*lh&ye
•rMl•d 31 March 2021.
Rè
In WFth tl* r¢qtiren*nts ¢fth¢ Cl*ihb¢s kl VJ11 (fv Acr).
I reportln ￿SpeCt of my exandnatsonol the Truyfs a￿lts CWTied out under sècllon 145
ofthe 2011 Acl and in cwying out my exami￿tiOn I ha¥e all ihe aWicat4e
Directions glven by the Ch* Ccrnis5i(ffi w￿seCtiOn 145t5llbl d theA¢L
xErn[r￿S
I have cgnrpl*d my ey2minabw. I cryffiFm IhBI no m*ell￿ m8ltLY5 ha￿ Cl￿ to nry
attention in conrtedioft exgmatien 9NiThJ me e3u¥e to believè that inany
malw181 resp8Ct
1. accounlir¥J wecords not k8Pt ￿ r85pecl of Tr￿1 a5 fEqured by Se¢bL￿ 130
of th8 8cL or
2. IhE acc(￿$ do Th)t a¢c¢yd vthh those recL*ds: L
3. the 8c¢ounls do Th)t comply ￿lth Il* ￿)￿￿¢8b1e fonn
and contents of accounts 8*1 in the charib.es IN￿OUnts aThJ Reports)
Regulations 2CQ8 Oth&rth￿ ary r•wirom8nt that the accoLbi18 grvo a andfa
vw which is rM)t a matt•r con5idernd as part olan indepwthrrt eX￿in81￿.
I hav• no concem$and hav• c¢yne across no other rTwtters in ¢cnnectim wilh thè
examlrouon to which atten1￿ be drawn in this r*F•rt in ￿der ¢0 enabk a prop8f
undernt*ifvJ of lh• aCc￿nts to b• rèached.
Neil PNlllps FCA
Phillips Ltd
chart￿ell Accounl#nts
4 Peatson Road
Cenlral Pafk
Tdford
TF2 9TX
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Statement of Fin
cial A
ri12020
31 March 2021
Unrestrictsd Restrlcted
nds
fun(ts
20
2020
Incomlng re￿￿1¢e5 from
charltable a¢tiYltleg
Grams and c¢ntraets
188.037
91
188.128 210.627
Total incorning resources
188.037
91
188 128 210,627
Resources exwmled
Charitats￿ activit￿$
189.721
189.721 205.393
rotal resOu￿e$ eX￿ded
1B9.721
189.721 205.393
"Net loutgolnginncomlng resources
1,684
91
1.693
5.234
P•3e 3

Takin
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
Unrnstricted Restricted
nd8
fvnds
2021
2020
Curront assets
Debtors
Cash al bank and in hand
Totsl currènt assots
9,751
163 397
9,751
16,375
312 393
151265
Credltors
1.260
Net current a$8¢ts
171,888
151,265
323,153
324,746
Net assets
171 888
323
53
324 746
Fund5 of thg Charlty
Unrestrlcted R¢strlcted
ndg
funds
2021
2020
Opering Funds
Net incoming resources
Total funds
173.572
151,174
91
151 265
324.746 319,512
171888
323 153 324 746
For the year ernled 31st March 2021 the company ￿as enlitknl to exemption under sec1￿￿
477 of the Companies Act 2006 relatsrg to small compantes.
No members have required company to obtain an aLKIit of its accounts for ￿ yèar in
question in accordano with section 476 of the Companies Act 20C6.
The director5 acknowWJe their responsibility for Oxnp￿Yin9 with requirements of the
Act 4Mth respect to accountirrg reo)rd5 and forthe preparation of a(￿uftts.
These acexjunts have been prepared in accordan¢e wryih the provi$ion$ apF4icabte to
companie$ subje¢t to the small companies regime and ￿ accordance wth FRS102 SORP.
The financial statements were apwoved by the Board of Direclors on ..... ..
and were 5uned on rts behalf
by..
Simmons

Takin
Part
Notes to the financial statements for the
nod 1st
ri12020 to 31 Ma
21
1 Accounting policies
Basls of preparation
The financial statements been prep¥ed urKkr the histwical cost ￿nvenI10n wrth Items
recognised al cost Of transaction value unless Ot￿r￿lSe staled tn the relevant notels) to
these accounts. The a￿)UnIS have been prepared in accordan￿ y￿h the Statement of
RecommerKled Praaice.. Accounting and Reporting by Charrtie$ preparing tt￿1r accounts
in accordance with the Financlal Reporting Standard applKat4e in the UK and Republlc of
Ifeland {FRS 102) iSs￿d on 16 Juty 2014 and wih the Charities kt 2011.
Incoming resources
All incoming fesources are I￿ed on the Ststement of Financwl Activities when the
charity is legalty entitled to tr* income and the amount can be quantif*d with reason*e
accuracy.
Resources expended
Eynditure 1$ recognised on an accrual$ bags as a liaknkny is in￿rred.
Charitable éxpenditure comprise$ thfft c05ts incurred by tharity in the delivery Df its
Activities and senrices for its benefioaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated
directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
2 In¢omln9 rewrces from charitable activities
2021
2020
Grants
Other Inc￿Me
20,551
166,737
187.288
17.003
193,624
210.627
3 Total resour¢es Èxpended
Charttable
A¢tlviti•8
2021
Charitable
Activities
2020
Wage5
Expenses
Tglephone
Postage & Slationery
Computer Expenses
Staff training
Sundry expenses
Accountancy and professional tharges
Travelling
Rent and premises costs
Insurance
Bank Charge$
156,896
4.495
2.132
145.930
32.011
1.750
6.041
8.055
3.179
1.335
672
442
2.087
1,776
1,766
715
5.545
2,127
89
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Notes to the Financial
ta
en
for the
nod 1st
ri1202
to 31 March 2021
4 Debtors". amounts falllng dw wlthin one y
2021
2020
Trade Debtots
9.751
16.375
9.751
16.375
5 Creditors: amounts falling du• vthhin on• y•ar
2021
2020
Trade creditors
Olher tThlilors and accrua15
2,762
1.260
1.260
1.260
4.022
6 Taxatlon ststU8
The company is a registered tharity and, under seLliorts 478 and 479 of the Corporation
Tax Act 2010 is exempl from corporation tax on lis c*taritable actNities.
7 R•$erves policy
General are unrestricted which are ￿￿lIable for use at the dimtion of the
Tnjstees In fijrthernn￿ of the general objectbves of the chaiity and whkh have not been
desEgnation for other purpos
Designated funds comtw restricted fu)ds that been set ade by Trustees for
partiCU￿r wrposes.
ReseNes will be used to continue with the running of the service until other funds are
obtained in the case of ftjture knst income from 5tattJtw sour￿.
Funds in resefve5 wll have to tske into consideration payments required for staff
dundancies and e%￿dibj￿ a59￿ated with the dO$u￿ of the Serm￿ rf further fiinding
15 not forthcoming in ts future. This eYpen(liture wll all be ovTrem by ￿ lThrd of
TThJstees.
The thartty Is a company limited by guarantee ond has no Sha￿ capli al. tn the e￿ of
the d￿rity being wound up, the I￿t￿lity in respect of the guarantee is limited.
P>3e6

Taking Part
Registered Charity number 1092033
Company Limitsd by guarantee number 04362948
Unaudited Income and Expenditure Account
for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
Taking Part
Louise House
Roman Road
Meole Bra
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 9JN
Accounlants
Phillips Ltd
Chartered Accountants
4 Pearson Road
Central Park
Telford
TF2 9TX
*AaKEUE41*
30112r2021
COMPANIES HOUSE
A10
#351

Taki
an
No 04362
Chari
No 1092033
Contents of the Financiaf Stalem8r)ts
for the
1st
020 fo
2021
Content$
1. Rekhyt of the Directors
2. Independent Examinerfs Report
3. Statement of ￿nanCi* Activities
4. Balance Sheet
S. Note¥ to.acmints

Takin
Part
rtof
he Directors forthe
riLMJ 1st
ril 2020
31st March
The tlire¢tO￿ p￿ent ttEir fpF¢rt with Ihe fman¢>al st*ments ofthe ¢omwy fty pwiod
1$lApril 2020 to 31 st 2021.
PFinci
The wincipal activty ollh• compary in the wa5 that oftr* preventitsn
or ￿lief ol povèrty and prw$￿n ol inforfflalion.kne. afvocw and traw"IHW k¢those ¢f*nts
who have heajth aThJ social careneeds.
Dlrectors
Th8 directors who hekl offi¢e durwvJ pewA frcffi 1st 2W20 to the date of
this report are as fo11th￿..
MT John Gcxjfrey
Mrs Susan M Godfrey
Mr Peter SThrnons
Mrs Jean Harris
Other ¢hanges ￿ d1￿ctOrS ts)h*n9 olke are as frkns:
Mr Dav>a WUbt- ￿Igned 12111rd￿0
Mr Paul R Hume-WleT- apwjinted ISffj112021
All the ￿1￿ClOr5 who are el9*4￿ offer IhemseTr4es election at the frythcoming
Annual General Meeting.
This report has been p￿pa￿d in accordartt wrth the SF*cA prrNs*)ns of part 15 of
the Companies ALt 21x6 rektng to small (y)mparies.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
mons

Inde
On
endenl Examinerfs R
unts for the
rt on Ihe Accounts to the tnjstees ofTa
riod 1st
il 2020 to 31st M
I roportto the tnjstees cffl nyy 8xaftlnalM7n of lh& accwrts olT&kiNd P*t fr*lh&ye
•rMl•d 31 March 2021.
Rè
In WFth tl* r¢qtiren*nts ¢fth¢ Cl*ihb¢s kl VJ11 (fv Acr).
I reportln ￿SpeCt of my exandnatsonol the Truyfs a￿lts CWTied out under sècllon 145
ofthe 2011 Acl and in cwying out my exami￿tiOn I ha¥e all ihe aWicat4e
Directions glven by the Ch* Ccrnis5i(ffi w￿seCtiOn 145t5llbl d theA¢L
xErn[r￿S
I have cgnrpl*d my ey2minabw. I cryffiFm IhBI no m*ell￿ m8ltLY5 ha￿ Cl￿ to nry
attention in conrtedioft exgmatien 9NiThJ me e3u¥e to believè that inany
malw181 resp8Ct
1. accounlir¥J wecords not k8Pt ￿ r85pecl of Tr￿1 a5 fEqured by Se¢bL￿ 130
of th8 8cL or
2. IhE acc(￿$ do Th)t a¢c¢yd vthh those recL*ds: L
3. the 8c¢ounls do Th)t comply ￿lth Il* ￿)￿￿¢8b1e fonn
and contents of accounts 8*1 in the charib.es IN￿OUnts aThJ Reports)
Regulations 2CQ8 Oth&rth￿ ary r•wirom8nt that the accoLbi18 grvo a andfa
vw which is rM)t a matt•r con5idernd as part olan indepwthrrt eX￿in81￿.
I hav• no concem$and hav• c¢yne across no other rTwtters in ¢cnnectim wilh thè
examlrouon to which atten1￿ be drawn in this r*F•rt in ￿der ¢0 enabk a prop8f
undernt*ifvJ of lh• aCc￿nts to b• rèached.
Neil PNlllps FCA
Phillips Ltd
chart￿ell Accounl#nts
4 Peatson Road
Cenlral Pafk
Tdford
TF2 9TX
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Taki
Statement of Fin
cial A
ri12020
31 March 2021
Unrestrictsd Restrlcted
nds
fun(ts
20
2020
Incomlng re￿￿1¢e5 from
charltable a¢tiYltleg
Grams and c¢ntraets
188.037
91
188.128 210.627
Total incorning resources
188.037
91
188 128 210,627
Resources exwmled
Charitats￿ activit￿$
189.721
189.721 205.393
rotal resOu￿e$ eX￿ded
1B9.721
189.721 205.393
"Net loutgolnginncomlng resources
1,684
91
1.693
5.234
P•3e 3

Takin
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
Unrnstricted Restricted
nd8
fvnds
2021
2020
Curront assets
Debtors
Cash al bank and in hand
Totsl currènt assots
9,751
163 397
9,751
16,375
312 393
151265
Credltors
1.260
Net current a$8¢ts
171,888
151,265
323,153
324,746
Net assets
171 888
323
53
324 746
Fund5 of thg Charlty
Unrestrlcted R¢strlcted
ndg
funds
2021
2020
Opering Funds
Net incoming resources
Total funds
173.572
151,174
91
151 265
324.746 319,512
171888
323 153 324 746
For the year ernled 31st March 2021 the company ￿as enlitknl to exemption under sec1￿￿
477 of the Companies Act 2006 relatsrg to small compantes.
No members have required company to obtain an aLKIit of its accounts for ￿ yèar in
question in accordano with section 476 of the Companies Act 20C6.
The director5 acknowWJe their responsibility for Oxnp￿Yin9 with requirements of the
Act 4Mth respect to accountirrg reo)rd5 and forthe preparation of a(￿uftts.
These acexjunts have been prepared in accordan¢e wryih the provi$ion$ apF4icabte to
companie$ subje¢t to the small companies regime and ￿ accordance wth FRS102 SORP.
The financial statements were apwoved by the Board of Direclors on ..... ..
and were 5uned on rts behalf
by..
Simmons

Takin
Part
Notes to the financial statements for the
nod 1st
ri12020 to 31 Ma
21
1 Accounting policies
Basls of preparation
The financial statements been prep¥ed urKkr the histwical cost ￿nvenI10n wrth Items
recognised al cost Of transaction value unless Ot￿r￿lSe staled tn the relevant notels) to
these accounts. The a￿)UnIS have been prepared in accordan￿ y￿h the Statement of
RecommerKled Praaice.. Accounting and Reporting by Charrtie$ preparing tt￿1r accounts
in accordance with the Financlal Reporting Standard applKat4e in the UK and Republlc of
Ifeland {FRS 102) iSs￿d on 16 Juty 2014 and wih the Charities kt 2011.
Incoming resources
All incoming fesources are I￿ed on the Ststement of Financwl Activities when the
charity is legalty entitled to tr* income and the amount can be quantif*d with reason*e
accuracy.
Resources expended
Eynditure 1$ recognised on an accrual$ bags as a liaknkny is in￿rred.
Charitable éxpenditure comprise$ thfft c05ts incurred by tharity in the delivery Df its
Activities and senrices for its benefioaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated
directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
2 In¢omln9 rewrces from charitable activities
2021
2020
Grants
Other Inc￿Me
20,551
166,737
187.288
17.003
193,624
210.627
3 Total resour¢es Èxpended
Charttable
A¢tlviti•8
2021
Charitable
Activities
2020
Wage5
Expenses
Tglephone
Postage & Slationery
Computer Expenses
Staff training
Sundry expenses
Accountancy and professional tharges
Travelling
Rent and premises costs
Insurance
Bank Charge$
156,896
4.495
2.132
145.930
32.011
1.750
6.041
8.055
3.179
1.335
672
442
2.087
1,776
1,766
715
5.545
2,127
89
P4e5

Taki
Notes to the Financial
ta
en
for the
nod 1st
ri1202
to 31 March 2021
4 Debtors". amounts falllng dw wlthin one y
2021
2020
Trade Debtots
9.751
16.375
9.751
16.375
5 Creditors: amounts falling du• vthhin on• y•ar
2021
2020
Trade creditors
Olher tThlilors and accrua15
2,762
1.260
1.260
1.260
4.022
6 Taxatlon ststU8
The company is a registered tharity and, under seLliorts 478 and 479 of the Corporation
Tax Act 2010 is exempl from corporation tax on lis c*taritable actNities.
7 R•$erves policy
General are unrestricted which are ￿￿lIable for use at the dimtion of the
Tnjstees In fijrthernn￿ of the general objectbves of the chaiity and whkh have not been
desEgnation for other purpos
Designated funds comtw restricted fu)ds that been set ade by Trustees for
partiCU￿r wrposes.
ReseNes will be used to continue with the running of the service until other funds are
obtained in the case of ftjture knst income from 5tattJtw sour￿.
Funds in resefve5 wll have to tske into consideration payments required for staff
dundancies and e%￿dibj￿ a59￿ated with the dO$u￿ of the Serm￿ rf further fiinding
15 not forthcoming in ts future. This eYpen(liture wll all be ovTrem by ￿ lThrd of
TThJstees.
The thartty Is a company limited by guarantee ond has no Sha￿ capli al. tn the e￿ of
the d￿rity being wound up, the I￿t￿lity in respect of the guarantee is limited.
P>3e6