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Charity no 1109165
Survivors of Depression in Transition
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31st December 2023
Contents
Page 3 Chairs Report
Page 4-10 Annual report
Page 11 Reference & administrative details
Page 12 Structure & Governance
Page 14-19 Accounts
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Chairs Report
After the lockdown years and so much of our work had to go online 2023 has been a year of face to face working as the increase in demand for our services continues. We continued to work with the local NHS trust and VCS project supporting their waiting lists within community and recovery services and very much at capacity with our own counselling and peer support sessions.
The therapeutic/green space we are developing for our natural connections peer support group and the wider community is flourishing and I have been amazed to how much it’s being used and enjoyed by everyone. We also had a section in the SYAC Annual Report showcasing what we have achieved.
We continue to gain very positive feedback from people using our services and many say just how much it helped them and that they appreciate enormously the flexibility that the approach we strive for gives them. This genuine peer led support which is fundamental to our approach is proving key to the longer-term recovery of the women we support.
Again our counselling students have been fantastic although sadly we missed out on the medical students this year, they give us so much more capacity to see more women throughout the year .
Our volunteers have also made a difference in our flexible support services and without them we could not do this and would have to reduce the level of choices we strive to give .
Overall, the VCS sector is lacking in core funding and more so peer led organisation’s so we continue to advocate additional resources aimed at groups such as ourselves, in the light of new Health & Social Care policies and the transformation of mental health community services.
Steph de la Haye
Chair
About Survivors
Survivors has been running for over 28 years in the form of peer support groups, initially based at Sheffield Mind, but then expanded to get its own office and then registered as a charity and now has 4 rooms at the SYAC CENTRE in Sheffield. As an organisation it’s always been a woman only organisation due to the nature of the struggles many of those original women had. This has continued to provide safe spaces and services dedicated to women and those who identify as women in Sheffield, who experience mental health distress of any kind, but as depression is a major issue worldwide this is a common thread that runs throughout. We also support the LGBTIQ+ community and people from diverse backgrounds
As set out in our charitable papers our main aims are.
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The relief of sickness and preservation of health among women residing permanently or temporarily in Sheffield.
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To assist in the treatment and care of women suffering from mental illness of any description or in need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness by the provision of facilities for work and recreation.
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To protect the mental health of women sufferers of depression and related illness in Sheffield through support, education and practical advice.
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To advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to depression and related illness.
Fundamentally we are a peer support organization and do this by developing groups, 1-1 support, counselling and therapy, education, social activities, research, advice & guidance and other creative ways.
Survivors of Depression is all about giving women a chance to move on from there illness or period in life which has been very straining on family life and personal life.
We have seen many women now who have managed to move on from the group and one to one support towards a happy and fulfilling life, although we still keep a safety net if needed.
Filling the gaps in statutory services is where Survivors comes into play, such as when people are left after therapy finishes or when they are discharged from hospital or just cant find any support.
Analysis of need
Depression and other related mental health distress are on the rise and the WHO states that depression is the no 1 on the health inequalities list above all others. More and more women are needing support from general peer support and connection to longer term.
therapy. While men’s mental health has rightly come in to focus due the high level of completed suicide, women are in fact 25 times more likely to attempt suicide.
Locally this continues to increase and as in 2022 levels of referrals have been a little overwhelming for many organisations.
What has Survivors done this year?
The trustees have considered the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefit, including the ‘public benefit: running a Charity (PB2)’.and applied this to local women’s needs and what they have been saying they need. We are always driven by the people we support and continue to be led by those needs and as most of the volunteers have their own experience of mental health distress, they also can input this understanding in a more relevant way.
Staffing
We are run entirely by volunteers but with more paid freelance counselors as in 2022 due to the demand for therapy and support, fundamentally the ethos and vision are that of a volunteer and user led organisation at its core. This while can be more of a challenge, we do not have to find salaries and can just get on with supporting women in the community, and we are so grateful for all the student placements and volunteers who have worked with us over the year.
Support for the women of Sheffield .
We have supported, in a number of ways over 368 women this year with another 45 indirectly. Those have been to virtual groups and face to face or had some 1-1 but have moved on due to finding somewhere more suitable for them or just had too high a need than we could manage, which we are seeing more and more with additional neurodiversity. Many of these we were able to signpost for specialist support, such as housing, NHS care or other women’s groups.
A number of university and college students have completed over 468 hours of counselling, and we continue to support them in their placements.
Volunteers have given over 3000 hours of their time over the year!
The peer groups are more face to face and in person . As we are led by the women if we can support their ideas of support needs then we will always try to accommodate. We have increased the 1-1 therapy and holding services and continue a number of sessions including, Nature Connections, Drama and creative play, Storying, wellbeing and beyond, SWAG arts group.
We have still supported more women with welfare benefit needs including appeals, housing and as well as the peer support services.
Volunteers
We have had over 23 volunteers though the year, including students from Sheffield Hallam University, the SPACE Academy, Leeds Becket University, other counselling training providers and those who have come through the volunteer Centre.
All of which have a DBS and training, and we are very thankful to those who stay with us for many years. Without whom we could not operate
The developing green therapeutic space!
Fundraising
We have been supported again by delivering some training and university work and of course our core funder the Tudor Trust. We had some monies though the NHS/VCS flexible support project and from the previous medical student social placements. A small amount has come through Local giving and give as you live.
Networking
We have been trying to create more networks and collaborative working.
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Voluntary Action Sheffield
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Women’s aid
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NHS England
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Sheffield Mental Health Partnership
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Sheffield NHS foundation Trust
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Volunteer Centre
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Sheffield Light
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National MIND
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Sheffield Hallam University
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Sheffield University
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SPACE Academy
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Sheffield Flourish
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Sheffield Mental health Guide
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Business Boosters Network
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SCIE MHFA England Leeds University
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Mums United Project 6
Awareness Raising
We continue to use our website to be able to use the virtual world and social media more, including X and Facebook and though the local Mental Health Partnership and new Synergy Alliance.
Feedback from some of the women we support
“Since coming to the group it has enabled me to meet with likeminded people in a safe, regular environment”
“The group is a lifeline to me, and I know that it’s always there and does not just end after so many weeks”
“A sanctuary for me and I can get away from the other pressures of life for at least a couple of hours”
“Having contact with women who understand, and I can be myself and don’t have to put a front on the world, wonderful!”
“A safe place, where i can be myself"
“After the NHS had no more time for me, the group is a place I can continue to get support and empathy”
“Having a woman only space is essential to me as I can relax and feel comfortable and able to talk about issues I wouldn’t say in front of mixed group”
“Just too able to talk without time limits and have that empathy from someone who has been through similar?”
Funding
We are again thrilled to have the Tudor Trust as our core funder , although this is the 2[nd] year and the final 3[rd] year will be in 24/25
- Tudor Trust
Local Giving
The Yapp Trust
Health Education England Sheffield NHS Foundation Trust
While we are not complacent and continue to seek other areas of funding, and have delivered more mental health training ( MHFA) and small fundraising activities.
Future
Development of more peer support groups and extending the 1-1 offer is vital as this is our core support. The increase in 1-1 means we are again taking on more placement students, Qualified counsellors and more people for the therapeutic holding service. To add to these other sessions are being developed with paid peer practitioners to give people more choice.
We still believe more genuine co production has the potential to be transformational in health and social care and equalizes the power within the system and will continue to explore how we can influence this more locally.
We are still a part of research projects in Leeds ( Cured study) and Sheffield, and the new Sheffield Alliance currently run by Rethink for Mental Illness.
We believe strongly that while we try to support more women in Sheffield we are very keen to give the quality and time they deserve and not rely on numbers though the door!
There is HOPE , even when your head tells you there isn't
Reserves Policy
Survivors is dependent on varied forms of fundraising and also small non statutory grants and is currently does not have any contracts for service provision. This has never been an aim of the organisation and while causes some challenges it also means we are more flexible to needs.
As most grants are restricted and must be spent within the year our reserves have been generally very small and we realize this is a risk for the organization. We have a 5k reserve policy which we have been able to do due to one of our funders, the Tudor Trust allowing us to use underspend.
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Reference and Administrative details
Charity No 1109165
Trustees
Stephanie de la Haye appointed 12/3/11 Jill wood Appointed July 21 Bernadette Hannon appointed 12/3/11
Advisors
Voluntary action Sheffield NCVO
Volunteer Office manager
Jill wood from 23/04/18
Admin
Kim Greetham
Registered Office
Office 8 SYAC Centre 110-120 Wicker Sheffield S3 8JD (As of July 2021)
Bank Lloyds High St Branch Sheffield S1 2GA
Independent examiner
Sarah Lightfoot FCA DChA On behalf of VAS Community Accountancy the Circle 33 Rockingham Lane Sheffield S1 4FW
Structure & Governance
Survivors of Depression in Transition is a registered Charity 1109165 and was incorporated on 8[th ] March 2005 and has a charity governing document that it follows for its charitable purpose.
The overall responsibility for the charity is managed by the trustees and as everyone is a volunteer the chair also manages operational issues alongside the volunteer manager.
We are looking at expanding our trustees with additional people who can contribute to our work. All trustees have training and a DBS as standard volunteers. Anyone can see our website for details on www.sodit.org when we are recruiting.
The charity has an income of less than 250,000 and so makes advantage of the small charity preparation the above report.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report on the 12[th] July 2024
Signed on behalf of the charity ‘s trustees.
Print Name stephanie de la Haye
Position Chair of Trustees
We would like to thank all of our funders & supporters.
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Survivors of Depression In Transition
Total Receipts & payments accounts for the year ending 31st Dec 2023
| Receipts | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previousyear |
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| SCIE | - | - | - | |
| University work | - | - | - | |
| Grants ( Unrestricted ) | 3,150.00 | 30,096.00 | 33,246.00 | 34,644.00 |
| unrestricted Donations | 10,186.00 | 30.00 | 10,216.00 | 2,169.00 |
| Refunds in | 8.00 | - | 8.00 | 780.00 |
| Cert team SHSCT | - | - | - | - |
| Training | - | - | - | 2,700.00 |
| Grants (Restricted) | - | 18,786.00 | 18,786.00 | 26,500.00 |
| Total receipts | 13,344.00 | 48,912.00 | 62,256.00 | 66,793.00 |
| Payments | ||||
| Rent to SYAC | 3,920.00 | 15,209.00 | 19,129.00 | 21,070.00 |
| room set up costs | - | - | - | 1,917.00 |
| Business Rates inc | - | - | - | |
| Pat Testing | - | 108.00 | 108.00 | 108.00 |
| Gas Charge | - | - | - | = |
| Namesco (web ) | 188.00 | - | 188.00 | 622.00 |
| Phone coop (plus internet) mobile | 112.00 | 515.00 | 627.00 | 787.00 |
| Insurance | - | 1,094.00 | 1,094.00 | 1,094.00 |
| Volunteer costs | 64.00 | 254.00 | 318.00 | 543.00 |
| Events | 129.00 | - | 129.00 | 1,436.00 |
| Office supplies | 999.00 | 1,270.00 | 2,269.00 | 2,332.00 |
| Postage | - | 55.00 | 55.00 | 309.00 |
| Advertising Publications |
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180.00 - |
180.00 - |
503.00 664.00 |
| Refunds (out) | - | - | - | 300.00 |
| Activities (groups ) | 916.00 | 4,448.00 | 5,364.00 | 4,131.00 |
| Counselling costs | - | 375.00 | 375.00 | 639.00 |
| IT costs | 343.00 | 1,743.00 | 2,086.00 | 5,525.00 |
| DBS checks | 67.00 | 109.00 | 176.00 | 177.00 |
| Accountancy | - | 236.00 | 236.00 | - |
| Training costs | 6,878.00 | - | 6,878.00 | - |
| Therapist costs ( freelance ) | 5,483.00 | 33,203.00 | 38,686.00 | 20,534.00 |
| connecting communities proj | - | - | Ee | ‘3 |
| charges out | 44.00 | - | 44.00 | 2,000.00 |
| miscellaneous | 203.00 | 60.00 | 263.00 | 1,809.00 |
| Total payments | 19,346.00 | 58,859.00 | 78,205.00 | 66,500.00 |
| Net receipts / (payments) | (6,002.00) | (9,947.00) | (15,949.00) | 293.00 |
| Transfer | - | - | - | 16.00 |
| Balance brought forward | 8,448.00 | 34,140.00 | 42,588.00 | 42,279.00 |
| Balance carried forward | 2,446.00 | 24,193.00 | 26,639.00 | 42,588.00 |
| Made up of: | ||||
| Current account | 26,639.00 | 4 | ||
| 26,639.00 |
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| Survivors ofdepression in transition | |||||||||
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| Accounts yearending 31st Dec 2023 | |||||||||
| Total Receipts& Payments Account | |||||||||
| Funding breakdown | |||||||||
| Total | Unrestricted | TudorTrust | SYCF | bahery Community |
YappTrust | sci Education |
SHSCT/SYCF | local giving | |
| Receipts | |||||||||
| SCIE | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| University work | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Grants ( Unrestricted ) | 33,246.00 | 3,150.00 | 25,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5,096.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| unrestricted Donations | 10,216.00 | 10,186.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 |
| Refunds in | 8.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cert team SHSCT | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Training | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Grants (Restricted) | 18,786.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18,786.00 | 0.00 |
| 62,256.00 | 13,344.00 | 25,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5,096.00 | 18,786.00 | 30.00 | |
| Payments | |||||||||
| Rent to SYAC | 19,129.00 | 3,920.00 | 10,589.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,730.00 | 1,890.00 | 0.00 |
| room set up costs | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Business Rates inc | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pat Testing | 108.00 | 0.00 | 108.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gas Charge | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Namesco ( web ) | 188.00 | 188.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Phone coop (plus internet) mobile | 627.00 | 112.00 | 425.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 |
| Insurance | 1,094.00 | 0.00 | 1,094.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Volunteer costs | 318.00 | 64.00 | 201.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Events | 129.00 | 129.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Office supplies | 2,269.00 | 999.00 | 748.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 186.00 | 336.00 | 0.00 |
| Postage | 55.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Advertising Publications |
180.00 0.00 |
0.00 0.00 |
180.00 0.00 |
0.00 0.00 |
0.00 0.00 |
0.00 0.00 |
0.00 0.00 |
0.00 0.00 |
0.00 0.00 |
| Refunds (out) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Activities (groups ) | 5,364.00 | 916.00 | 933.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 701.00 | 2,284.00 | 530.00 |
| Counselling costs | 375.00 | 0.00 | 375.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| IT costs | 2,086.00 | 343.00 | 459.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 634.00 | 650.00 | 0.00 |
| DBS checks | 176.00 | 67.00 | 95.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Accountancy | 236.00 | 0.00 | 236.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Training costs | 6,878.00 | 6,878.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Therapist costs ( freelance ) | 38,686.00 | 5,483.00 | 14,547.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9,140.00 | 9,516.00 | 0.00 |
| connecting communities proj | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| charges out | 44.00 | 44.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| miscellaneous | 263.00 | 203.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 78,205.00 | 19,346.00 | 30,045.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13,588.00 | 14,696.00 | 530.00 | |
| Net receipts / (payments) | (15,949.00) | (6,002:00) | (5,045.00) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (8,492.00) | 4,090.00 | (500.00) |
| Transfer | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Balance brought forward | 42,588.00 | 8,448.00 | 21,332.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8,596.00 | 3,712.00 | 500.00 |
| Balance carriedforward | 26,639.00 | 2,446.00 | 16,287.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 104.00 | 7,802.00 | 0.00 |
| Made up of: | |||||||||
| Current account | 26,639.00 | ||||||||
| 0.00 | |||||||||
| 26,639.00 |
Statement of Assets & liabilities Year ending 31st December 2023 Survivors of Depression in Transition
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
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| £ | £ | |||
| Cash Funds | restricted | unrestricted | restricted | unrestricted |
| Bank Current account | 24,193.00 | 2,445.00 | 34,140.00 | 8,448.0 |
| total cash funds | 24,193.00 | 2,445.00 | 34,140.00 | 8,448.0 |
| Total Bank balance 2023(Res+Unres) | 26,638.00 |
NOTE total includes cash reserves of £5000 under the Tudor Trust funding
| Assets retained for charity’s own use | ||
|---|---|---|
| Office equipment | 9500.00 | 7500.00 |
| Drop-in & Counselling rooms equipment | 2300.00 | 2300.00 |
| 11,800.00 | 9800.00 | |
| Liabilities | 0.00 | 0.00 |
approved by the trustees on 12[th] July 2024
Position :stephanie de la Haye Chair
Survivors of Depression in Transition
Notes to financial statements
Year ending 31[st] December 2023
Survivors follows the smaller accounts regime for charities registered in England and Wales that are not companies under section 113 of the Charities Act 2011 (and to prepare a receipts and payments due to a total gross income of under 250,000.
The annual report follows charities SORP (FRS102) and guidance from the Charity Commission (CC16a)
The restricted and unrestricted payments and receipts are shown in the Analysis (1) breakdown for the year ending December 2023
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Survivors of Depression In Transition ('the Charity') 1109165
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2023
As the charity trustees of the Charity, 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 Charities accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities 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 have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: ___ _ Sarah Lightfoot, FCA DChA On behalf of: VAS Community Accountancy The Circle 33, Rockingham Lane Sheffield S14FW
Date: 25 June 2024