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## **OCD-UK** Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 2021. **OCD-UK** changing perceptions REF(LUSWC ON RECOVERY D,, Annual Report ## **Contents** |**Contents**|| |---|---| |Purpose, Vision and Values|6| |Financial Statement|8| |OCD-UK in numbers - 2021|10| |Chair and CEO Introduction|12| |More of OCD-UK in numbers - 2021|14| |Finances in Brief|18| |Strategic objectives|20| |Trustees|22| |Fantastic Fundraisers - 2021|28| |Governance Structure|32| |More 2021 Fantastic Fundraisers|34| |Thank you to Supporters|36| |Financial Review|38| **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**Front Cover Image:** OCD-UK Fundraiser Candice leaping across the finish line of the 2021 Vitality London 10,000 in Hatfield Park in Hertfordshire. **Left Image:** OCD-UK trustee Kylie Cloke with Chief Executive Ashley Fulwood at the 2019 OCD-UK conference in Northampton. The 2021 conference was again held online due to the ongoing pandemic. OCD-UK 5 ## **Purpose, Vision** and **Values** We are **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Is to make a positive and meaningful difference in the everyday lives of children and adults affected by **O** bsessive- **C** ompulsive **D** isorder (OCD). ## Our Purpose ## Our Vision Is of a world where the devastating impact of **O** bsessive- **C** ompulsive **D** isorder (OCD) is reduced through effective and safe treatment. We are **supportive** and **innovative.** ## Our Values We are **caring** and **compassionate.** ## **Supportive** and **Caring** and **Innovative Compassionate** We support all children and adults affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder through the difficult times, right through to recovery and everything in between. We are forward thinking, always seeking ways to improve and innovate in everything that we deliver to ensure we reach all those affected by OCD. We provide emotional and practical advice or support in a non-judgemental way and will always demonstrate empathy, respect and dignity to the person we are working with. We don’t just listen, we hear, we understand and we see the individual not just the OCD. **Lived Experience** and **Understanding** ## **Hope** and **Inspiration** Everything we do is based on the experiences of the people we serve, people affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. We reach out to everybody within the OCD community, regardless of where they are in their own recovery journey. Our passion and determination inspire those around us, we provide help and bring hope to people when they need it most. We work together as one organisation, united behind one shared vision. We have **lived experience** and real **understanding.** We deliver **hope** and **inspiration.** We are **inclusive.** ## **Inclusive** Irrespective of disability, gender, country of origin, race, religion or sexual orientation, everybody is welcomed and respected equally when using, attending and contributing to any of the OCD-UK services. ## **We are OCD-UK, and we are here for you!** Annual Report Charity annual report Year ended 31st December 2021 The trustees of OCD-UK are pleased to present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended **31st December 2021** . The financial statements have been prepared independently in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 by Eric O’Connor from Nicholson Tax & Accounts, Derbyshire, who found the accounts in good order. A snapshot of our finances can be found on page 18, with further details on page 38. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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went towards charitable activities from raising awareness to supporting children and adults affected by OCD. **£252**  Could pay for our advice line to be staffed for 8-hours a day.    **One** or **Two** of us in every one hundred people in the UK will be living with **Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder** .   The charity reported a surplus of £60k in 2021, this money is due to be spent during 2022 on planned project work. Our website had **2.2m** page views by **918k** users from across the globe.  Our support forums had **1.1m** page views by users from across the globe.  **39,811** Last year the time given by our amazing volunteers contributed the equivalent of **£36k**  users from across the globe. OCD-UK 11 10 OCD-UK Annual Report **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Welcome to the OCD-UK Annual Report for 2021** _by Ashley Fulwood Chief Executive and Catherine Mills Chair of OCD-UK_ As a charity, OCD-UK has always embodied openness, so we want to share with you our little glimpses into our OCD this year, the challenges, the lessons learned and our successes against it. ## **CATHERINE -** Chair ## **OCD-UK** In reflecting on the work of the charity in the past year it would be impossible to do so without reflecting on the continuing global impact the COVID-19 pandemic caused during 2021. Increased wait times for NHS treatment led to more demand on our services. More lockdown fears meant we remained largely delivering online during the year, typified by our online support groups which have flourished under Kirstie and Gemma's guidance. It allowed us to offer everyone the chance to feel they have a platform through OCD-UK to create powerful supportive connections that help them communicate and help each other. In January 2021 I started working with a Therapist, Anne, to help me deal with some of the consequences I was experiencing as a result of my OCD. To explain briefly, I have found some of my intrusive thoughts to be quite traumatic and Anne suggested we try a technique called EMDR to help process these thoughts and reduce some of the distress I Lifting of lockdown restrictions then generated more fears for many with OCD, where the pandemic caused their usual fears and worries to morph into all new terrifying intrusive thoughts aligned to the virus and spreading it to loved ones. So the COVID-19 pandemic continued to play a significant impact on what we could deliver and what we needed to deliver during 2021. was experiencing from having them. I have found this therapy very helpful and it has helped me reduce the amount of ‘neutralising’ I do from having the thoughts. The dedication and commitment of our staff during the year was exemplary with Gemma, Kirstie and Zoe working all year round to deliver vital services for children and adults affected by OCD. We also welcomed new volunteers like Evelyn and Bismah to the team. Another approach we took was to help me develop a more compassionate response to these thoughts. Like many people with OCD, I have a tendency to ‘beat myself up’ because I have these distressing and repugnant thoughts. For me, this often takes the form of denying myself food and this can be a very slippery slope. So we have been engaging in Compassion Focussed Therapy and trying to reduce my tendency to punish myself. Despite everything that was going on last year, the support of our supporters never waned. So, to each and every person who has given their support and donated their time or money to OCD-UK, may we offer our heartfelt thanks. The successes we’ve seen this year as a charity would not have been possible without your drive, passion and generous support during such a difficult time for the nation – so on behalf of the people we support, thank you to all of you who supported OCD-UK in some capacity. Having also experienced CBT for my OCD, I see the above therapies as complementing the evidence-based approach of CBT. They are not a replacement for CBT but rather have helped me manage some of the secondary difficulties that can arise from having OCD. CBT remains the first line therapeutic approach for OCD but I have also found it helpful to explore other, complementary models too. We wrote last year that our aspiration is for the UK to be a place where everyone has access to the best possible treatment, ensuring that the devastating impact of OCD is reduced significantly. Right now, that is still not happening in many areas, as Ashley found out, so we’re not going to stop until our vision has become a reality. ## **ASHLEY -** Chief Executive Not that I needed a wake-up call for where we are in terms of people accessing NHS treatment for OCD, but I am going to be honest and say I had a stark realisation in 2021 when I reached out to my local Derbyshire 'Improving Access to Psychological Therapies' service. OCD-UK still has much work to do; we hope that our passion and determination inspires those around us and creates hope for those who need it most. With your help we can work as one, united behind our shared vision of life without the impact of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Despite frequently being debilitated by the ravages of OCD forcing me to spend two to three hours cleaning when triggered, sometimes with pure bleach, I was told I did not meet clinical criteria for treatment (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). I was shocked and bewildered. It was only when I put in a formal complaint that the service admitted they had got their decision wrong and relented, finally offering me treatment. Wishing you all good mental health. **Ashley Fulwood Catherine Mills** Chief Executive of OCD-UK Chair of OCD-UK _Both Ashley and Catherine have lived experience of OCD._ But it should not take a formal complaint to get me the treatment I so desperately needed when I reached out for help. If this has happened to me when I know the system so well, then it can happen to anybody. It also shows how much more work the charity has to do and the importance of independent charities like OCD-UK in providing those needing help with information about their rights in accessing OCD treatment. OCD-UK 13 ## THROUGHOUT 2021 THE OCD-UK TEAM DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING Our online support groups were hosted and attended by participants   2,291 times Your fabulous support, through membership donations and fundraising, has helped our small team of staff and volunteers to continue to work hard for people affected by **O** bsessive- **C** ompulsive **D** isorder. This is just some of what we provided during 2021.  We started delivering interactive face-to-face workshops across the East Midlands for parents of children and young people with OCD. 1,492 SUPPORT EMAILS ANSWERED, OFFERING PERSONALISED  ADVICE AND SUPPORT **20,169**  made by **2,948** Community support forum posts made by **2,948** different forum users. OCDUK.ORG **895** OCD-UK members 2,207,368 website visits 235 SUPPORT CALLS OFFERING PERSONALISED ADVICE AND SUPPORT    **13.9K 6,423 12.9K** FOLLOWERS FOLLOWERS FOLLOWERS ## OCDUK.ORG 2,207,368 website visits ## What else we have been doing... - ; Delivering themed support groups for under 18s ; Delivering themed support groups for over 50s - ; Delivering themed support groups for family and friends ; Planning ahead for our 2022 conference - ; Providing training and supervision to OCD-UK volunteers - ; Delivering OCD training workshops for teachers 15 interactive online webinars delivered to 127 parents of children and young people with OCD. - ; Creating new advice guides for parents of young people with OCD - ; Creating social media advice posts - ; Working with the media to ensure positive & accurate OCD coverage - ; Responding to inaccurate OCD articles across a variety of platforms - ; Working with retailers to remove products that contain inaccurate or stigmatic representations of OCD - ; Attending NHS stakeholder meetings to represent our community We deliver all of this work with the policy that irrespective of disability, gender, country of origin, race, religion or sexual orientation, everybody is welcomed and respected equally when using, attending and contributing to any of our services. OCD-UK 15 ## Meet the team **OCD-UK, a charity run by and for people with lived experience of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. We are here for you!** ## • • • Zoë Ashley Kirstie Gemma If you have used any our of services during 2021 or attended our online conference then you will undoubtedly have already met some or all of Team OCD-UK, which remained at four people during 2021. So meet Zoë Wilson, Ashley Fulwood, Kirstie McBryan and Gemma Blueitt. ## **Team OCD-UK are here for you!** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Structure, Governance and Management of OCD-UK during 2021 OCD-UK patron Professor Paul Salkovskis at the 2019 OCD-UK conference in Northampton. The chair of OCD-UK presents the annual report at the charity’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) each year. ## **Volunteers** OCD-UK had many committed and regular active volunteers across the UK during 2021, most of whom have been directly affected by OCD. Their selfless personal commitment has been the cornerstone of OCD-UK’s success in delivering its aims and objectives. We estimate that our volunteers have donated at least 2,486 hours to OCD-UK during 2021, in monetary terms worth at least £36,345 to the charity. ## **Legal Status** OCD-UK was founded in December 2003 and formed as a charity under a constitution in January 2004. We were officially registered with the UK charity commission on the 14th April 2004. The charity registration number is 1103210. These volunteers have helped us provide direct support online and offline, facilitated support groups, worked on our website and publications, or helped at our events or conferences. Other volunteers not included in the above figures have also contributed their time to actively support the research and media work that we promote. The trustees of OCD-UK remain grateful for the donation of time that volunteers give to our charity. We recognise that we can achieve even more with their assistance, and we must provide them with regular support, training and supervision to help them in their role. ## **Our Structure** The board of trustees is the governing body of the charity. It’s their role to establish the policies, objectives and procedures for the charity to ensure the effective running of the organisation in pursuit of its long-term objectives. ## **Patrons** We are honoured to be supported in our work by two patrons, actor and writer Ian Puleston-Davies and highly respected Professor Paul Salkovskis from the University of Oxford. We are also supported in our work by overseas ambassador Professor Adam Radomsky, from Concordia University, Montreal. ## **Professionals** We would also like to acknowledge our gratitude and thanks to the following accountancy, legal, anxiety charity colleagues, health professionals and media personalities who kindly donated their time to offer support and assistance during 2021. The number of people highlights the collaboration between OCD-UK and health professionals. ## **Staff** The charity had two full-time members of staff during 2021, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ashley Fulwood, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the charity and for implementing policies and working towards the objectives agreed by the charity’s management trustees, and Zoe Wilson our Children, Young People and Parents lead. We were also supported by two part-time members of staff: Gemma Blueitt our Support Co-Ordinator (four days per week), and Kirstie McBryan our Online Groups Manager (three days per week). • Dr Hannah Baker • Dr Zoe Kindynis • Laura Barnes • Nicky Lidbetter • Kerry Boorman • Georgia Lock (actress) • Dr Victoria Bream • Dr Claire Lomax • Lauren Callaghan • Sorcha and Monica McCaffrey • Dr Fiona Challacombe • Dr Josie Millar • Chloe Chessell • Dr Ilenia Pampaloni • Jenny Cole • Rebecca Pedley • Eric O’Connor • Professor Christine Purdon • Ian Puleston-Davies (actor) • Professor A Radomsky • Paula Duncan • Dr Alison Roberts • Dr Lynne Drummond • Professor P Salkovskis • Jeanette Evans • Professor Roz Shafran • Dr Alice Farrington • Steve Sharpe • Mark Freeman • Dr Blake Stobie • Professor Mark Freeston • Dr Clara Strauss • • Rose Gardener Dr Victoria Hallett • • Dr Sasha WaltersProfessor David Veale • Dr Victoria Hallett • Professor David Veale • Dr Maxine Howard Apologies to anybody we have ## **Membership** Membership of OCD-UK is open to any individual with an • Jeanette Evans • Professor Roz Shafran • Dr Alice Farrington • Steve Sharpe interest in OCD or the charity’s work. At the end of 2021 the • Mark Freeman • Dr Blake Stobie charity had 895 active members (up from 769 at the end of • Professor Mark Freeston • Dr Clara Strauss 2020). Members are entitled to attend the AGM and to one • • Rose Gardener Dr Victoria Hallett • • Dr Sasha WaltersProfessor David Veale vote per discussion. • Dr Maxine Howard Apologies to anybody we have • Dr Gazal Jones accidentally omitted from this list. OCDUK These are some of our **2021 FANTASTIC FUNDRAISERS** who have run, cycled or hiked through the mud for OCD-UK. To one and all, thank you! ## ~~FANTASTIC FUNDRAISERS~~ More of our **#FantasticFundraisers** during 2021 - - - - - - - - - - - - - • • - 1. **Leanne** – preparing for her Great Manchester Run in September. 2. **Orla** – 10 year old Orla smashed her original target and went on to raise a staggering £1,730 for OCD-UK by running a mile each day of February, in fact she ended up running a mile for 100 days in a row, ending on her cats and dad's birthday! 3. & 4. **Millie** – raised £595 in 2020 by running her own local 5k run during lockdown for OCD-UK. Cheered on by family and neighbours. ~~5.~~ ~~**Will** – raised £1390 during lockdown by challenging himself to run 5k every day~~ for seven days, with a final day run up Pendle Hill. 6. **Stuart** – and his friend Mark along with Deborah and Sophy raised over raised over £4,200 by cycling all the way from Stroud to Edinburgh, pictured on page 37 with the team on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. 7. **Zoë** – congratulations to our very own Zoë who completed the Great North Run for OCD-UK in a time of 1hr 49min. 8. **Katherine, Michael** and **Flora** – all ran the Royal Parks Half marathon in October. Although not running together, amongst thousands of runners they found each other post race to get this fantastic group picture. Flora raised £3,022, running in memory of her brother Tom who previously ran the race for OCD-UK in 2017. 9. **Conor** – managed to raise £1,605 by running three half marathons in three weeks this summer. 10. & 17. **Evelyn** – OCD-UK volunteer Evelyn pictured in Scotland during her 30-day 1.2 Challenge. 11. **Christopher, Emily** and **Danielle** – after completing their Great North Run in September. 12. & 13. **Candice** – leaping across the finish line of this year's Vitality London 10,000 in Hatfield Park in Hertfordshire where she was running in loving memory of her friend James. 14. & 15. **Sean** – in the Brecon Beacons whilst doing a 20 mile race called the Beast of Beacons, which itself is training for the 180 mile Black Bear Ultra Challenge. Sean raised £1,213 split between OCD-UK, Epilepsy Action, Mind, British Heart Foundation and Young Minds, all of which are of special importance to Sean. 16. **Emily** – running the Great North Run in September. 18. **Hannah** and **Jamie** – during the Cambridge Half Marathon in October. 19. **Danielle** and **Emily** – raising awareness on the train to the start of their Great North Run in September. 20. **Nigel, Dave, Steven** and **Clive** – were part of a team of ten from Nuvola Distribution in Reading who completed the Great North Run for OCD-UK in September. From those who participate in the wacky or endurance fundraising and ~~those who donate, thank you, we value your support so much.~~ If we have forgotten to mention anybody or share your fundraising pictures please forgive us and do let us know so that we can remedy that in the next magazine! We really recognise that we would not be here without you, so... THANK YOU! ## Thank you to our supporters ## **Special thanks to all our supporters and charitable trust donors, including:** - = Every single person who has fundraised or donated in 2021 Hannah and Jamie (right) and all those who took part in the 1.2 Challenge. - = Rose G - = BBC Children in Need - = Boots Charitable Trust - = Community National Lottery Fund - = Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund - = National Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus Community Support Fund - = National Lottery Community Fund - Pep Talk (Parent Education Project) - = Other grant funders and donors who wish to remain anonymous Thank you to everyone who has campaigned for us, made donations, volunteered their valuable time and skills, or supported us financially. Because of your generosity we’ve been able to keep supporting both young people and adults who are suffering from ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder. 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## Financial Review 2021 Our financial year mirrors the calendar year, and runs from 1st January to 31st December annually. Our annual accounts are also subject to review by an independent chartered accountant. We are grateful to **Eric O’Connor** and the team at Nicholson Tax & Accounts of Derbyshire for examining our accounts. A copy of the full 2021 accounts can be found on our website and accompanying this annual report. OCD-UK income for 2021 was £229,664 with expenditure of £169,006. It’s worth noting that some of the funds carried forward is restricted grant funding and is due to be spent in 2022. Therefore, whilst the charity's financial situation is healthy, we still have less than one year's running costs in reserve which we need to work towards. OCD-UK is relatively self-sufficient in the respect that most of our core email and helpline support services are not reliant on charitable grant income, with the majority of our income arriving through the kind generosity of our supporters. Donations, fundraising and membership remain our primary source of core continuing income, with membership numbers increasing again during 2021. Donations decreased in 2021, in part because during the start of 2020 we received a single generous legacy left to the charity. We also believe an increase in small donations during the first part of the pandemic in 2020 was because people were not going out and were able to make more smaller donations. However, fundraising income increased significantly in 2021 as events like the Great North Run took place again after being cancelled during the pandemic in 2020. Your virtual and 1.2 Challenge fundraising was utterly amazing and continued into 2021 so we thank you! We do see a fluctuation in fundraising income as a trend in cycles every 2-3 years. We have some very loyal supporters and members who are happy to fundraise for our charity, but are unable to fundraise every year. We do still face the dilemma of stigma still preventing some people with OCD being able to ask family and friends to sponsor them for an OCD charity. Throughout these difficult economic times that the pandemic created, the support for our vital work has been astonishing, for which we remain incredibly grateful. Our charity is managed prudently, vital in these times of economic uncertainty, but our core expenditure in 2021 did increase, primarily because of increased staffing hours. We are always exploring new opportunities to make our limited resources go further and we work hard to get the most from our income by making our organisation’s operating structure as efficient as possible. We are proud of the fact that our services were operated by just four members of staff (only two are fulltime) in 2021. The chart below shows a comparison over the last five years of our income from fundraising, donations and membership. Donations / Legacies Fundraising Membership 38 OCD-UK # **THANK YOU** FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF # OCD UK THROUGHOUT 2021 ## OCD-UK Annual Report Thank you for your support in 2021 **OCD-UK** changing perceptions OCD-UK 8 Chapel Street, Belper, Derbyshire DE565 1AR www.ocduk.org Registered Charity Number: 1103210 **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1103210** **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FOR OCD-UK** Nicholson Tax & Accounts 8 Chapel Street Belper Derbyshire DE56 1AR **OCD-UK** ## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ||Page| |---|---| |Report of the Trustees|1| |Independent Examiner's Report|2| |Statement of Financial Activities|3| |Balance Sheet|4| |Notes to the Financial Statements|5 to 10| |Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|11 to 13| **OCD-UK** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** 1103210 ## **Principal address** 8 Chapel Street Belper Derbyshire DE56 1AR ## **Trustees** Ms C Mills( Chair) Miss C Gellard Miss J Griffiths Miss C Rowe N Marlow Mrs K Cloke Miss C Goldenberg Miss T Govind- Appointed 6[th] March 2021 Mr S Nisbet – Appointed 6[th] March 2021 ## **Independent examiner** E O'Connor Nicholson Tax & Accounts 8 Chapel Street Belper Derbyshire DE56 1AR Approved by order of the board of trustees on 26[th] October 2022 and signed on its behalf by: Ms C Mills - Trustee Page 1 **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF OCD-UK** ## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of OCD-UK** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the OCD-UK (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2021. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. E O'Connor Nicholson Tax & Accounts Belper Derbyshire DE56 1AR 26[th] October 2022 Page 2 **OCD-UK** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** |||||**31.12.21**|31.12.20| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total funds**|Total funds| |||**fund**|**funds**||| ||Notes|**£**|**£**|**£**|£| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**|||||| |Donations and legacies||**109,008**|**61,053**|**170,061**|184,307| |**Charitable activities**|4||||| |Charitable activities||**56,134**|**-**|**56,134**|41,760| |Other trading activities|2|**3,446**|**-**|**3,446**|215| |Investment income|3|**23**|**-**|**23**|9| |**Total**||**168,611**|**61,053**|**229,664**|226,291| |**EXPENDITURE ON**|||||| |Raising funds|5|**5,881**|**-**|**5,881**|13,170| |**Charitable activities**|6||||| |Charitable activities||**118,554 **|**72,144**|**190,698**|147,821| |**Total**||**124,435**|**72,144**|**196,579**|160,991| |**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**||**44,176**|**(11,091)**|**33,085**|65,300| |**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|||||| |**Total funds brought forward**||**89,558**|**22,876**|**112,434**|47,134| |**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||**133,734 **|**11,785**|**145,519**|112,434| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 3 **OCD-UK** |**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Stocks
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**BALANCE SHEET**
**AT 31 DECEMBER 2021**
**31.12.21**
31.12.20

Notes
**£**
£
11
**1,349**
5,190
12
**6,203**
3,528
13
**1,743**
**164,827**
1,011
174,909
**172,773**
179,448
14
**(28,603)**
**144,170**
(72,204**)**
107,244
**145,519**
**145,519**
112,434
112,434
15
**133,734**
89,558
**11,785**
22,876
**145,519**
112,434| |---|---| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 26[th] October 2022 and were signed on its behalf by: Ms C Mills -Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 **OCD-UK** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## **Allocation and apportionment of costs** ## **Stocks** Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits** The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. ## **2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES** |||**31.12.21**|31.12.20| |---|---|---|---| |||**£**|£| ||Conferences|**3,446**|215| |**3.**|**INVESTMENT INCOME**||| |||**31.12.21**|31.12.20| |||**£**|£| ||Deposit account interest|**23**|9| Page 5 **OCD-UK** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES** ||||||**31.12.21**||31.12.20|31.12.20| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Activity**|||**£**|||£| ||Sponsorship monies|Charitable activities|||**44,247**||33,066|| ||Merchandise and clothing|Charitable activities|||**11,887 **|||8,694| ||||||**56,134 **||41,760|| |**5.**|**RAISING FUNDS**|||||||| ||**Raising donations and legacies**|||||||| ||||||**31.12.21**||31.12.20|| ||||||**£**|||£| ||Sponsorship costs||||**2,165**|||5,288| ||||||**2,165**|||5,288| ||**Other trading activities**|||||||| ||||||**31.12.21**||31.12.20|| ||||||**£**|||£| ||Opening stock||||**3,528**|||4,384| ||Purchases||||**6,391**|||7,026| ||Closing stock||||**(6,203) **|||(3,528)| ||||||**3,716**|||7,882| ||Aggregate amounts||||**5,881 **||13,170|| |**6.**|**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**|**COSTS**||||||| ||||**Direct costs**|**Support costs**|||**Totals**|| ||||||**(See note 7)**|||| ||||**£**||**£**|||**£**| ||Charitable activities||**150,429**||**40,269**||**190,698**|| |**7.**|**SUPPORT COSTS**|||||||| ||||**Management**||**Finance**|**Governance**
||| ||||||**costs**||**costs**|
**Totals**| ||||**£**||**£**||**£**|**£**| ||Charitable activities|||||||| ||||**38,169**||**1,134**||**966**
**40,269**|| Page 6 **OCD-UK** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2021 nor for the year ended 31 December 2020. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2021 nor for the year ended 31 December 2020. ## **9. STAFF COSTS** The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: ||**31.12.21**|31.12.20| |---|---|---| |Management and administration|**4**|4| No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. ## **10. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|Total funds| |---|---|---|---| ||**fund**|**funds**|| ||**£**|**£**|£| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**|||| |Donations and legacies|98,672|85,635|184,307| |**Charitable activities**|||| |Charitable activities|41,760|**-**|41,760| |Other trading activities|215|**-**|215| |Investment income|9|**-**|9| |**Total**|140,656|85,635|226,291| |**EXPENDITURE ON**|||| |Raising funds|13,170|-|13,170| |**Charitable activities**|||| |Charitable activities|54,878|92,943|147,821| |Total|68,048|92,943|160,991| |**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**|72,608|(7,308)|65,300| |**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|||| |Total funds brought forward|16,950|30,184|47,134| |**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|89,558|22,876|112,434| Page 7 **OCD-UK** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** |**11.**|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Fixtures and**|**Office**||| |||**fittings**|**equipment**||**Totals**| |||**£**|**£**||**£**| ||**COST**||||| ||At 1 January 2021|**3,100**|**25,593**||**28,693**| ||Additions|**-**|**666**||**666**| ||At 31 December 2021|**3,100**|**26,259**||**29,359**| ||**DEPRECIATION**||||| ||At 1 January 2021|**1,971**|**21,532**||**23,503**| ||Charge for year|**226**|**4,281 **||**4,507 **| ||At 31 December 2021|**2,197 **|
**25,813**||**28,010**| ||**NET BOOK VALUE**||||| ||At 31 December 2021|**903**|**446**||**1,349**| ||At 31 December 2020|1,129|4,061||5,190| |**12.**|**STOCKS**||||| ||||**31.12.21**||31.12.20| ||||**£**||£| ||Stocks||**6,203**||3,528| |**13.**|**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**||||| ||||**31.12.21**|1|31.12.20| |||||1|| ||||**£**||£| ||Trade debtors||**-**||105| ||Other debtors||**1,743**||906| ||||**1,743**||1,011| |**14.**|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**||||| ||||**31.12.21**||31.12.20| ||||**£**||£| ||Other creditors||**28,603**||72,204| ||||**28,603**||72,204| Page 8 **OCD-UK** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** ||||**Net**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**movement in**||| ||**At 1.1.21**||**funds**|**At 31.12.21**| ||**£**||**£**|**£**| |**Unrestricted funds**||||| |General Fund|**89,561**||**44,173**|**133,734**| |**Restricted funds**||||| |Restricted General Fund|**4,315**||**(4,315)**|**-**| |The Boots Charitable Trust|**299**||**(299)**|-| |BBC Children in Need|**2,129**||**(2,129)**|-| |Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**846**||**(846)**|**-**| |The National Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus||||| |Community Support Fund|**1,874**||**(1,874)**|**-**| |National Lottery Parents Project|**13,410**||**(1,625)**|**11,785**| ||**22,873**||**(11,088)**|**11,785**| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|**112,434 **||**33,085**|**145,519**| |Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||| ||**Incoming**||**Resources**
|**Movement in**| ||**resources**||**expended**|**funds**| ||**£**||**£**|**£**| |**Unrestricted funds**||||| |General Fund|**168,620**||**(124,447)**|**44,173**| |**Restricted funds**||||| |The Boots Charitable Trust|**-**||**(299)**|**(299)**| |BBC Children in Need|**2,499**||**(4,628)**|**(2,129)**| |Restricted General Fund|**-**||**(4,315)**|**(4,315)**| |Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**15,470**||**(16,316)**|**(846)**| |The National Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus||||| |Community Support Fund|**6,086**||**(7,960)**|**(1,874)**| |National Lottery Parents Project|**36,998**||**(38,623) **|**(1,625) **| ||**61,053**||**(72,141)**|**(11,088)**| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|**229,673**||**(196,588) **|**33,085**| |Resources expended figures in note 15 include 27,573 transfers between funds as||follows;||| |General Fund Restricted transfer to General Unrestricted Fund|4,315|||| |Boots Charitable Trust Restricted transfer to General Unrestricted Fund 299||||| |Covid Mental Health Response Fund transfer to General Unrestricted Fund 16,316||||| |National Lottery -CCSF transfer to General Unrestricted Fund|6,643|||| ||27,573|||| Page 9 **OCD-UK** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** ## **Comparatives for movement in funds** |**Comparatives for movement in funds**|||| |---|---|---|---| |||**Net**|| |||**movement in**|| ||**At 1.1.20**|**funds**|**At 31.12.20**| ||**£**|**£**|£| |**Unrestricted Funds**|||| |General Fund|16,950|72,611|89,561| |**Restricted Funds**|||| |Restricted General Fund|4,315|**-**|4,315| |The Boots Charitable Trust|**-**|299|299| |BBC Children In Need|**-**|2,129|2,129| |Derbyshire Foundation|4,415|**(**4,415**)**|-| |Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**-**|846|846| |The National Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus|||| |Community Support Fund|**-**|1,874|1,874| |National Lottery Parents Project|21,454|**(**8,044**)**|13,410| ||30,184|
**(**7,311**)**|22,873| ||47,134|65,300|112434| |Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:|||| ||**Incoming**|**Resources**|Movement in| ||**resources**|**expended**|funds| ||**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |General Fund|140,607|(67,996)|72,611| |**Restricted funds**|||| |The Boots Charitable Trust|549|**(**250**)**|299| |Children in Need|13,514|**(**11,385)|2,129| |Derbyshire Foundation|**-**|**(**4,415**)**|(4,415)| |Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|18,888|**(**18,042**)**|846| |National Lottery Parents Project|29,858|**(**37,902**)**|(8,044)| |The National Lottery Community Fund-Coronavirus|||| |Community Support Fund|22,875|**(**21,001**)**|1,874| ||85,684|(92,995)|(7,311)| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|226,291|
**(**160,991**)**|65,300| ## **16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2021. Page 10 **OCD-UK** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ||**31.12.21**|31.12.20| |---|---|---| ||**£**|£| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**||| |**Donations and legacies**||| |Donations and membership|**76,435**|88,672| |Grants -Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**15,470**|18,888| |Grants – National Lottery Community Fund-CCSF|**6,086**|22,875| |Grants – National Lottery Parents Project|**36,998**|29,858| |Grants – The Boots Charitable Trust|**-**|550| |Grants – BBC Children In Need|**2,499**|13,464| |Grants|**5,000**|10,000| ||**142,488**|184,307| |**Other trading activities**||| |Conferences and workshops|**3,446**|215| |**Investment income**||| |Deposit account interest|**23**|9| |**Charitable activities**||| |Sponsorship monies|**44,247**|33,066| |Merchandise and clothing|**11,887**|8,694| ||**56,134 **|41,760| |**Total incoming resources**|**202,091**|226,291| |**EXPENDITURE**||| |**Raising donations and legacies**||| |Sponsorship costs|**2,073**|5,288| |Storage costs|**92 **|-| ||**2,165**|5,288| |**Other trading activities**||| |Opening stock|**3,528**|4,384| |Purchases|**6,391**|7,026| |Closing stock|**(6,203) **|(3,528)| ||**3,716**|7,882| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 11 |**Charitable activities**||| |---|---|---| |Wages|**75,755**|25,868| |Wages – National Lottery Community Fund -CCSF|**1,317**|18,016| |Wages – National Lottery Parents Project|**32,397**|35,417| |Wages – Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**-**|13,949| |Wages – BBC Children In Need|**6,777**|8,905| |Social security|**4,798**|1,717| |Pensions|**731**|-| |Training- National Lottery Community Fund -CCSF|**-**|594| |Training - Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**-**|1,125| |Training – BBC Children In Need|**-**|1,125| |Support groups – Boots Charitable Trust|**-**|250| |Support groups|**-**|327| |Returned to Derbyshire Foundation|**-**|4,415| |Training|**1,078**|-| ||**122,853**|111,708| |**Support costs**||| |**Management**||| |Insurance|**986**|1,107| |Light and heat|**413**|163| |Light and heat - National Lottery Community Fund -CCSF|**-**|163| |Light and heat - Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**-**|163| |Light and heat- National Lottery Parents Project|**468**|163| |Communication charges – BBC Children In Need|**-**|371| |Communication charges - Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|-|621| |Communication charges - National Lottery Community Fund -CCSF|-|395| |Communication charges - National Lottery Parents Project|**1,206**|878| |Communication charges|**2,296**
|-| |Printing Postage & stationery -|**10,208**|8,208| |Printing Postage & stationery - Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|-|143| |Printing Postage & stationery - National Lottery Community Fund -CCSF|-|50| |Printing Postage & stationery – BBC Children In Need|**-**|70| |Printing Postage & stationery – Parents Project|**999**|-| |Sundries|**406**|380| |Travelling and net conference expenses|**943**|1,610| |Travelling and net conference expenses- National Lottery Parents Project|**-**|155| |Travelling and net conference expenses – National Lottery Community Fund-||| |CCSF|**-**|207| |Website and marketing|**3,219**|2,239| |Software costs|**5,299**|5,410| |Software costs-Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**-**|570| |Software costs – National Lottery Community Fund - CCSF|**-**|288| |Software costs – BBC Children In Need|**-**|864| |Rented office costs|**5,452**|1,427| |Rented office costs - National Lottery Community Fund -CCSF|**-**|1,288| |Rented office costs - National Lottery Parents Project|**1,404**|1,287| |Rented office costs - Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**-**|1,288| |Computer consumables|**367**|206| |Computer consumables – Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund|**-**|183| |Fixtures and fittings depreciation|**226**|282| |Computer equipment depreciation|**4,280**|3,929| ||**38,172**|34,108| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 12 **OCD-UK** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ||**31.12.21**|31.12.20| |---|---|---| ||**£**|£| |**Finance costs**||| |Bank charges|**954**|922| |**Governance costs**||| |Accountancy and legal fees|**1,146**|1,083| |**Total resources expended**|**169,006**|160,990| |**Net income**|**33,085**|65,301| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 13