The Parson Cross Community Development Forum
(Registered charity number 1102741)
(Company limited by guarantee. Registered Number 4626358)
financial statements
for the year ended 30 March 2024
Contents
Page
Legal and administrative information
Trustees, report
Examiner's report
statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
10
Notes to the accounts
11-12

The Parson Cross Community Development Forum
Legal and admlnistrative information
Trustees
Mrs Norma Ashmore
Mr lan Brown LLB
Leigh Bramall
Cyril Olsen
Cllr Anthony Damms
Rebecca Akers
Cllr Mike Chaplin
Chair
Company Secretary
Mr lan Brown LLB
Registered Charity number
1102741
Company Ltd by Guarantee number
4626358
Principal address
St Thomas More Church and Community Centre
56 Margetson Crescent
Sheffield
S5 9NB
Independent examiner
Craig Williamson
The Ghyll
Threapland
Aspatria
CA7 2EL
Bank
National Westminster
72 Middlewood Road
Sheffield
S6 4PB

The Parson Cross Community Development Forum
Trustees. report
The Trustees presenl Iheir annual report and financial stalements for the year ended 30 March 2024
which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors, report and accounls for
Companies Act purposes.
The financial statements compy wilh the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the
Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities- Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities.
Achievements and performance
The Parson Cross Community Development Forum completed our 5-year National Lottery Reaching
Communities grant for our Dementia Services, and in February 2023, were 5ucGessful in securing
an additional 3 years of funding from the National Lottery Reaching Communities fund, to continue
to deliver these vital and much needed services for our community.
In all of our dementia-focused activities attendance has increased year on year. We have also
expanded our services in other areas, resulting in 22 various activitieslsessions per week being
available for people in our community.
For example, some of the projects launched include.,
-Two parent and babyltoddler groups. These groups have been especially beneficial for families
who missed out on baby steps development and support due lo COVID. The groups are fully
attended each week.
- We have become a community warm space with our Cake My Day project for members of our
community struggling with the financial pressures of the cost of living crisis.
-New activities within our Cenlre include Indoor Carpet Bowls, Men's mental health support group,
Pilales, Darts and Walking Football were all launched in 2023124.
We continue to work in partnership with other organisalions, this has grown to reach a wider cohort
of organisations and groups.
We work closely with Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Community Programme lo deliver a Men's
Support Group and a walking football group and these have been a vital lifeline for many attendees.
We've also continued to work with Healthwatch Sheffield, Sheffield Mind, Sheffield Weston Park
Cancer services and Ignile Imaginations to provide relevant services and share initiatives to supporl
our community residents.
We are meeting our volunteer's training needs and have found courseslevents to help them
increase their knowledge, skills and awareness in particular subjects relevant to their needs.
Overall, we had more people through our doors in 2023 than ever.
We have worked with 288 individuals living or caring for someone wilh dementia.
2516 contacts have been made on a Monday = averaging 54 people per week per Memory Café
and JABADAO sessions.
1620 contacts have been made on a Friday Memory Café = averaging 35 people per week per
session.
We work with around 505 individuals per week for our regular groups.
This however does not include any of our Tea parties which we hold up to 4 x per year wilh approx.
80 people on each, our day trips around 3 times per year with approx. 50 people on each. Drag
Shows and Pantomime, 2 per year with over 130 people per show, Christmas Fayres with over 500
members of our local community attending or any of our private businesses such as the Berry
Academy of DanGe or Taekwondo group who use our community cenlre to deliver their own
activities.

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Most groups run for approx. 48 weeks per year, giving us an average of 24240 individual contacts
per year.
We're still finding a great need for all the services we offer and continue to ensure that we are
meeting the needs of our community.
In general, there are high waiting lists for people who have been diagnosed with dementia. This
means people are being referred to us for support in the inlerim but once they attend our setvices
we generally see them long-term.
Our Carers Group has also proved an absolute lifeline for some who are looking after people with
dementia. They need the space to share, offload in a safe environment and know they ar& not
alone.
We do a lot of consultation with all our members, and over this last year, our projects have been
designed around the feedback received to ensure they reflect what the community is looking for and
needing.
Although we are a small team of three, we are recognised across the city, predominantly for how
well we manage our projeclslactivities, and as an example of good practice for working with people
with dementia. We are one of the busiest community centres in Sheffield. We get many enquiries of
how we do things and what works. Many external agencies and students come to observe what
we're doing to see whether they can roll it out within Ihe City.
Involving people from our community in the work we do
Some people in our community are struggling in all different aspects of their lives., health, finances,
and family, but we work closely with organisations that ensure our services are well signposted to
and that we are aware of what other support is out Ihere for people in our area. For instance, some
of our members have been affected by cancer and asked if we could get involved lo support
Weslen Park in Sheffield. We are now working in partnership with the Western Park Big Purple Bus,
Cancer Support and the bus will be visiting our centre on the last Wednesday of every month.
Members suggesled they would like a Christmas event, so we organised our first Christmas Fayre
in December 2023. Local stall holders attended selling their products, helping people buy local
presents for Christmas. It was Such a huge success that people have asked us to do an Easter
Fayre too. We are now planning and working on this, alongside the 2024 Christmas Fayre to take
place again in December.
Our volunteers are also involved in helping to organise these events and offer their time to ensure
the events are well managed.
Our members and volunteers also help us decide the themes and focus for our tea parties. The
events are well attended and supported because they are people led.
We continue to involve our volunteers in what we're doing, getting feedback from them if there is
anything Ihey think we are missing or things we could do better. We are always looking at recruiting
new volunteers and look to our local community first as these are the people who know what is
needed in the area.
We always seek to empower our community and to involve them in many ways. We have worked
hard to ensure we are connecting with people on social media, via leaflets, posters, banners outside
of the building, and through press articles in the local newspaper. We have also been on BBC Radio
Sheffield and local TV news. The more exposure we get the more engaged our community
becomes as they want to be part of this exciting project and what we are offering for everyone
locally.
We want lo let as many people as possible know what we are doing, so they can share it with their
network and build a bigger audience for us. From that, we can increase opportunities to partner with
organisations in the wider community, and also get more feedback and guidance from those people
who really need our help in the community.

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One of the biggest ways we know that we are making a difference here at Parson Cross Forum is by
hearing the laughter of our members and seeing Iheir smi5es, we also share in their tears and know
that the support we offer is invaluable. Knowing that our members are truly enjoying the time that
they spend within our centre is a great altribute to all of the staff and volunleers here at the Forum.
You can feel the difference the Forum makes to people's lives every day and by the friendships that
are made within our centre, helping people stay Gonnected to their community.
What we have learned
We feel that we have a fantastic model of how we deliver our memory cafe and JABADAO Se￿iCe$,
and in every other aspect of our projects, particularly for people living with dementia and their
carers.
Agencies and professionals come along regularly to see how we deliver these projects, and to seek
how they can take the learning5 back to their own centres, ideally to replicate il in some way within
their own services they are delivering.
We know everybody on first name terms, getting to know them personally when they visit our
centre. We remember important facts about each person, and are genuinely interested in them and
their wellbeing. The way we support people make5 us different from other agencies and
organisalions. People open up to us and Irusl us, and we can give them better support by using that
tool of simply getting to know people. This then makes everything fall inlo place and we can refer
members if needed to other services such as daycare centres or a social workers to put additional
support in place such as care plans and adaptations to their home. We can help them sort what they
need more quickly once we have truly got to know that person and their individual needs. Building
rapport has been vital to helping them make that smooth transition into whatever support they need.
In our community, we prioritise working wilh local traders and suppliers. We help promote their
services locally through our social platforms and this helps to build their businesses and grow the
local economy.
We don't duplicate services and fully research the area and what is available so we are not taking
people away from other local services. We are there to enhance what is on offer for the community
and we know we are not always the best-suiled organisation to deliver a particular service or
activity. For example, we are not qualified to give specialist advice on bereavement services, so to
ensure our members don't miss out, we worked with Sheffield Mind who have a dedicated team lo
help people manage bereavement and grief.
Signposting to other services works very well for us and our members as we have built such a good
rapport and trust wilh them that the transition goes smoothly. For many, working with a new
organisalion might not have happened had it not been for Ihe trust they have in us and our advice.
We have learned that we cannot run successful activities and events without the involvement of
volunteers and that we need to communicate and help them as much as possible, so they are
equipped and confidenl to help us. We invest time, giving them the tools and information they need
and always show our gratitude for their continued support of us and our mission.
We understand more about what our community needs as all of our slaff and volunteers live locally
and have good knowledge of our community. But we priorilise consultation and feedback, ensuring
we regularly find out what they need, and then plan to address those needs for our community
members.
We don'l always get it right and will be the first to hold our hands up and say, 'We could have done
something a bit better" But we listen, adapt and change what went wrong into something that works
for the next time. We enjoy the learning curve we are on and feel we are growing in strength as a
service because of it.

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How we have changed what we do
One of the things we are changing is the organisations we are working in partnership wilh, adding
more relevant providers to our network so our members receive a better experience and
opportunity. An example of this is the Healthy Holidays scheme. We will be a provider for the
healthy holidays because we know there's not a lot of provision in this area of Sheffield. We have
lots of families that meet the criteria for free school meals. For 2024 and beyond, we will be a
provider of school meals for children who attend our activities. We are in an area of high deprivation
and this is a much-needed service locally.
Over the past 12 months we have received a much larger number of referrals from the NHS, taking
calls from social services around dementia but, also mental health support as well which is
prompting us to explore how we can access contracts lo deliver specialised services lo meet the
demand for dementia and mental health locally.
We are looking at different fundraising strategies over the coming year. Things in progress so far
include one gentleman doing two extreme challenges for us. Greg Hewitt from Rock Oil is going to
be doing 6 marathons in 7 days across the Sahara Desert in April 2024 followed in August by
running from France to Italy across the Alps in approx. 44 hours. (the link to Gregg Challengers is
here). http.'Iltinyurl.com14dcenrvc . Parson Cross Forum also work hard to raise funds through
sponsorship, donations, events, raffles etc. We are also looking to improve our website and
introduce ways people can donate through thal too.
Overall we will always be changing or adding services and activities as this is dependent on what
the community asks for and needs.
The Reserves Policy:
Trustees continue to review our Reserves Policy in accordance with the change of financial
responsibilities.
A proportion of reserves will be maintained in a readily realisable form
The currently reseNe level will continue to be assessed to ensure it covers the necessary salaries,
office. expenditure and rent, and winding down cosls, these would be drawn from both restricted
and unrestricted funds as the risks apply lo both heads.
Risk Management Policy:
In assessing the risks, the Trustees continue to measure the likelihood of occurrence and the
severity of the impact on the work of the charity. The trustees make decisions based on minimising
the impact of risk whilst maximising the charities, ability lo meel its objectives.

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Trustees responsibilitles for the financlal statements
Company and charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each
financial period which show the state of affairs of the charity and of net income or
expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the
Trustees are required to..
Q select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.,
Il make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
El prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it
is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
Q state whether applicable accounting standards of recommended
practice have been followed subject to any departures disclosed
and explained in the financial statements.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records
which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity
and enable the Trustees to prepare financial statements. The Trustees
are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small
companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the Trustees on 2Llpnd is signed on
their behalf by:
Norma Ashmore
Chair of trustees

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Independont Examlner's report on the Accounts of
The Parson Cross Community Development Forum
for the year ended 30 March 2024
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 30 March 2024, which are set out on
pages 9 to 12.
Respective responsibillties of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees
consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011
(the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for
independent examination, it is my responsibility to..
ta examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.,
Q lo follow the procedures laid down in the general Direclions given by Ihe Charity Commission
under section 145 (5}(b} of the 2011 Act- and
El to slate whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charily and
a comparison of the accounts presented with Ihose records. It also includes consideration of any
unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees
concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence thal
would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts
present a 'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement
below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention..
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any malerial respect the requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006,. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting
requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of
the Statement of Recommended Practice.. Accounting and Reporting by Charities
have not been met., or
{2) to which, in
of the accou
ts
pinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding
reached.
Signed..
Craig Williamson
While Rose Accounting for Charities
The Ghyll
Threapland
Aspatria
CA7 2EL
Date..
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Statement of f inancial activities
for the year ended 30 March 2024
Notes
Total
2024
Total
2023
Incoming resources
Grants and donations
Activity income
Rental income
Fundraising
Young at Heart
Service charges
Bank interest
Total incoming resources
171,560
44,628
21,546
18,185
2,559
711
279
259,4
163,974
36,347
21,017
1,677
2,078
75
Resources expended
Staff
Premises and utilities
Refurbishment
Equipment, repairs, maintenance and cleaning
Stationary, printing and postage
Social events and community seniices
Young at Heart
92,805
7,701
82,006
6,641
12,333
9,152
522
27,920
1,000
1,045
353
64,754
1,125
St Thomas Moore management and services
Accountancy & payroll
Total resources expended
6,000
6,000
848
786
74,631 TT60
46,
Net incomingl(outgoing)resources
84,837
78,808
Fund balances brought forward
247,617
168,809
Fund balances carried forward
332,454
247,6

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Balance Sheet as at 30 March 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Fixed assets
Current assets
Balance at bank and cash in hand
Debtors
Totsl current assets
333,034
248,172
333,034
248,172
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
(580)
{555)
Net current assetsl(liabilities)
332,454
247,617
Total assets less current liabilities
332,454
247,617
Net assets
332,454
247,617
Represented by
Unrestricted general fund
Designated funds
Restricted income fund
266,512
13,209
52,733
332,454
175,016
11,775
60,826
247,617
For the period ending 30 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption
from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Director's responsibilities;
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for
the year in question in accordance with section 476,
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements
of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable
to companies subject to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the Trustees on
their behalf by:
and is signed on
Norma Ashmore
Chair of trustees
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Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 30 Mareh 2024
Accounting policies:.
(a) Basis of preparation
The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006,
the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS102}, and
the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable
to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS102 (effective from January 201 #
and updated with effect from January 20161- (the Charities SORP {FRS102)), as modified for
smaller charities.
The Charily meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined under FRS102.
(b) Accounting for income
Donations and sundry income are accounted for on receipts basis. Grant
income and fee income are accounted for on an accruals basis, insofar
as il is prudent lo do so.
Icl Accounting for purchases with an expected lifo of more than one year
It has been considered prudenl to write off the costs of such items in the
year of purchase
Grants
Grants received during the year were-_
2024
2023
ASDA Foundation
Awards for All
Big Lottery Reaching Communities
Diocese of Hallam
NHS Sheffield
Postcode Lottery
Sheffield City Council
Shèffield Mind
Sheffield Town Trust
SOAR - Memory Café
SOAR - PKW Carers Group
SOAR - Indoor Bowling
SOAR- Lets Build Health
South Yorkshire Community Foundation
Sports England
Veolia
Utley Foundation
Voluntary Action Sheffield
Other granls and donations
968
1,240
9,758
82,880
5,497
1,000
90,343
25,000
12,952
16,324
4,000
2,500
17.378
1,885
1,408
2,500
11,473
2,457
1,470
7,434
8,703
15,575
1,000
2,000
6,260
171,560
3,529
163,974
Staff numbers and Costs:.
Wages and salaries
Employers National Insurance
91,068
1,737
92,805
The average number of employees during the year was 3, all of
whom were engaged in activities in furtherance of the objects of
Ihe charity.
No employees received emolumenls in excess of £50,000 per year
Trustees are not remunerated. No trustees received reimbursement
of out-of-pocket expenses.

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Notes to the accounts (continued)
for the year ended 30 March 2024
4 Debtors
These are services and expenses that have been paid for in advance
but not used during the accounting period. They are in respect of..
2023
2022
Debtors
5 Creditors and accruals
These are expenses owed by the group but not paid during the accounting
period. They are in respect of:
2024
2023
Creditors
555
555
555
555
6 Restricted funds
Closing
balance
31103124
Brought Incoming Outgoing
forward
resources resources
Big Lottery Reaching Communities
Awards for All
Sheffield City Council - Cake My Day
Sheffield City Council - Pantomine
Sheffield City Council Suicide Prevention
Sheffield City Council - Toddler
44,732
8,093
1,290
2,210
2,650
1,851
60,826
90,343
(84,376)
(8,093)
(2,210)
(2,210)
(2,650)
(1,851)
93,297 (101,390)
50,699
2,954
2,034
52,733
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