## Your local charity supporting family and friends who are carers for a loved one 


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## **Alan Pickup Chair of Trustees** 

The last few years have been a real challenge for the service, coping with the pandemic, finding new ways to engage with carers and the restraints on finance with the reduction in funding from both the Blackburn with Darwen Council and The Lottery. 

Sam, Clare and all the team have done a sterling job juggling the resources to ensure no one gets left behind and that we deliver the best we can to our carers. We have embraced the new way of working using online resources, but we keep in mind this is not for everyone. 

We know the future is going to be a challenge, not just for us but for all charities. but more so for those who are feeling the effects of the steep rise in the cost of living affecting most of the basic needs of everyone. Carers are one of the groups most likely to feel the pressure on their daily lives. 

We have looked at ways we can help our carers with 

## **Graham Brindley Treasurer** 

Over the last twelve months the Service has 

continued to be affected by the Covid epidemic and remains challenged by reductions in income. In the current financial year overall income reduced by 12% compared to the previous year. To compensate for this our staff have worked extremely hard to contain costs and have been successful in reducing overall expenditure by 7%. As a consequence of these actions the overall deficit for the year is £5416. 

The Covid epidemic has made it difficult to put effective plans for the future in place over the last two years. In order to maintain acceptable service levels the Service is budgeting for a deficit over the forthcoming year which will be financed from reserves over the next twelve months although it may be possible to raise additional funds which will reduce 


various initiatives around food and energy costs and we will keep striving to help in anyway we possibly can. 

I have been an unpaid carer for over 50 years and I can relate to the problems that we face, whilst saving the health and social services millions. We will be part of raising awareness through our membership of the Carers Trust as a partner organisation. 

We have welcomed new Trustees on to the Board over the last 12 months to replace some of our long standing Board Members and I feel we have a strong Board to take us through the next few years and find ways of sustaining and hopefully improving our offer to carers. 

I would like to thank my fellow Trustees, The Carers Team, our Volunteers and fundraisers who give their time freely. 

## **Alan Pickup Chair of Trustees** 


this deficit. As the pandemic now hopefully subsides the Trustees and management will be focusing on future strategy options which will include how the Service can move into a financially sustainable model. 

The level of reserves does provide financial stability of the Service in the short to medium term which enables the Trustees to balance the requirement to provide service levels within the context of uncertain future income streams and reserve utilisation. As a consequence the Trustees and management remain confident that service levels will be maintained over the next twelve months. 

## **Graham Brindley Treasurer** 

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## **Hello from Sam Morris CEO** 


Welcome to the Carers Service Annual Report for 2021/2022. This year I have learnt new terms – Hybrid and Blended. I now know how these work in practice! 

We ended the last year working remotely, having worked completely from home throughout the Covid Pandemic. Staff adapted well and we were very quickly providing everything apart from face to face services. 

In this year we had the challenge of starting to dip our toes back in the ‘office pool’ The staff will smile when I say it was like the Hokey Kokey song “ we put one leg in, we take one leg out…” We were in the office and then we were back at home! 

I am so proud of our staff, volunteers and carers for 

their patience and understanding whilst we made sure we were getting it right and keeping everyone’s safety paramount. 

We now have a Hybrid way of working that is meeting everyone’s needs. 

We have continued to provide an excellent Service and can now creatively meet more needs using a combination of face to face and digital support. This is a must as the demand for support has increased. Long Covid and increased Mental Health challenges have increased the number of carers needing support. 

A fast and furious year… with lots of achievements and adventures. 

Thank you to our Team and our Board of Trustees – this is certainly a team effort! 

## **Hello from Clare Hobley Head of Services** 


It’s a bit of a cliché to say another year has flown by, but it really has! It’s great to be able to look back on another successful year and the fact that we’ve been able to return to face to face and group activities. 

I’ve noticed a couple of things over the past year. Demand for our service is at an all-time high and it’s now estimated that 1 person in very 6 people are now carers. **1 in 6!** 

Carers around the country are experiencing more challenges and hardship than ever before. It’s no wonder we have a higher demand for our support. 

Staff are working really hard to make sure that our carers have all the information, advice and support 

they need to make their lives better. We are working on developing new resources to give to our carers and my focus going forward is building on the great work we do and making sure that we are delivering a really quality service. 

I want to take the opportunity to say a massive thank you to all the staff at the service. They really are the best team and I feel privileged to be able to work with such a lovely group of people who are dedicated and make a difference. We’ll go forward together and continue to develop the service to help carers in Blackburn and Darwen, and their families, to be as well as they can be 

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## **Welcome to our New Trustees** 


## **Rizwana Mayat** 

Rizwana as many of you will know was our Office Manager during the main time of the pandemic, but left for a position that fitted better with her family role, but we could not let her leave as we appreciated her positive attitude and commitment to carers. 


## **Charlie Higham** 

Having graduated with a degree in Business Management from the University of Liverpool I feel that has given me a good understanding and overview of how corporate firms operate. A charity shouldn’t operate any differently to a business and as such I provide financial oversight for the charity as well as good business connections in the local area. 

## **Welcome to our new Carers Team Members!** 


## Georgina Russell Drug & Alcohol Advisor 

My job revolves around working with people affected by their loved ones drug & alcohol use. I’m passionate about supporting and educating others, encouraging self-care, and promoting people to live their life healthily. 


## Wendy Cooke Office Manager 

I am really happy to be working for a charity that strives to make such a difference, caring can be so difficult at times so to be able to support carers in such a variety of ways is amazing. 


## Susan Lloyd Mental Health & Wellbeing Advisor 

Hello, my name is Susan (Su for short) You may detect an accent, I spent my formative years living in the Black Country an industrial part of the West Midlands 

## **Goodbye and Thank You!** 


## David Radley Vice Chair 

David has supported the Service since the very beginning. His guidance, ideas and commitment has been valuable and appreciated. 

As a carer himself, David fully understood the challenges carers faced and the importance of being a Trustee and supporting the Service 



Michael Strahan 

Rizwana Mayat 

Rizwana has now joined the Trustee Board and brings her knowledge of the service 

Michael has opened up his own Barbers shop! We wish him lots of luck on his new venture 

## Our best wishes go with them for their future plans 




The Carers Service is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on 19th July 2006 and is a registered charity number 1120110. The management of the charitable company is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 19 July 2006. Policies are in place to induct and train new Trustees and comply with the Memorandum and Articles of Association. 

All Trustees: 

- Have a full induction 

- Take part in Governance Training 

- Are allocated a subcommittee role 

- Are given a Carers Service Trustee Handbook 

- Are given A hard copy of Good Governance handbook (NCVO) 

The charitable company is managed by a full committee of the Trustees. Meetings are held regularly to effectively control the running of the organisation. 

- Trustee Board meets quarterly 

- Subcommittees meet quarterly 

- Trustee roles – Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. 

- A Scheme of Delegation is in place to ensure decisions are authorised at the correct level of responsibility. 

## **Trustees for the year April 2021 to 2022** 

Alan Pickup (Chair) Graham Brindley (Treasurer) Nan Goodall James Hadleigh 

Marc Kirker Charlie Higham Nov 2021 Rizwana Mayat Feb 2022 


In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the charity commission relating to public benefit. 

The objective of the charitable company is to relieve the need of persons who are ill, disabled or who are elderly and have a charitable need, primarily but not exclusively resident or working in Blackburn with Darwen and the surrounding area, by the provision of advice, information and support to those persons, their relatives or carers with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said beneficiaries. 

## Our Mission 

Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service exists to provide a ‘one stop’ carers centre that offers support, information and advice to all unpaid carers within Blackburn with Darwen. 

We want to raise awareness of the needs of carers, encourage carers to participate and have a voice 

## Our Vision 

Our vision is of a community in which carers have a voice and their needs are recognised and respected. That they are empowered to achieve their goals and aspirations in their caring role 

## Carers Service Strap Line 

Support for family members caring for someone where there is an illness or disability. 

Bringing carers and the carers service together as expert partners to ensure carers needs, wishes and feelings are at the heart of everything we do 

Supporting you so you can help those you care for. 

## Activities for achieving objectives 

The service aims to raise awareness of the needs of unpaid carers and will support carers to have a voice and improve the quality of services that are available for carers and their dependants. 

The Carers Centre is a base for carers to access one to one support and group support. Trained Carers 

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We define 'engaging with' as the direct contact by staff or volunteers via phone, email, remotely, or face to face. 

||Age Group of carers engaged with:|Age Group of carers engaged with:|No.|
|---|---|---|---|
||Young Adult Carers (18-24)||131|
||Adult Carers (25-44)||1098|
||Adult Carers (45-64)||1491|
||Older carers (65-80)||547|
||Older carers (81+)||350|
|||||
|Ethnicity of Supported Carers||%||
|White English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British||63%||
|White Any other White background||1%||
|Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group White and Asian||0.10%||
|Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Group Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background||0.20%||
|Asian/Asian British Asian British||11%||
|Asian/Asian British Indian||7%||
|Asian/Asian British Pakistani||12%||
|Asian/Asian British Bangladeshi||0.60%||
|Asian/Asian British Chinese||0.10%||
|Asian/Asian British Any other Asian background||0.70%||
|Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Black British||0.30%||
|Black/African/Caribbean/Black British African||0.60%||
|Any other ethnic group Arab||0.40%||
|Any other ethnic group Any other ethnic group||.3%||




## **INCOME** 

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Big Lottery Fund - Awards for All Carers Trust 

- Quilter 

- Cadent 

Eric Wright Trust Community Foundation for Lancashire Triangle Trust 

Our Community Our Future Household Support Funding Care Network 

Carers Activities 

Room Hire and Support Services Students Placements 

- Social Workers 

- Medical Students 

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|Donations|£8,369.00|
|---|---|
|Lasting Power of Attorney|£3,880.00|
|Fundraising<br>•<br>Stuart Wright Marathon<br>•<br>Back to School Quiz<br>•<br>BNI Events|£1,963.67|
|Carers Dream Draw|£1,763.00|
|Si�ng in Service - Wilpshire Golf Club|£ 638.50|
|Gift Aid|£1,587.71|
|Total|£18,201.90|





## 

|**REFERRALS TO THE SERVICE**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|New referrals to the service|||597|
|Existing Carers returning for support|||326|
|Total|||923|
|ASSESSMENT & SUPPORT||||
|Number of assessments carried out|||628|
|Number of support groups held|||140|
|Carers attending support groups|||272|
|Number of welfare calls made|||2114|
|DEMOGRAPHICS||||
|Blackburn: 74%<br>**THERAPIES**||||
|Darwen: 23%<br>**Massage**|||**41**|
|Other: 3%<br>**Counselling**|||**132 carers**|
|Female: 70%|||**489 Sessions**|
|Male: 30%||||
|**VOLUNTEERING**||||
|**New volunteers in 2020/2021**||**31**||
|**Total vols with the service**||**119**||
|**Volunteer hours**|**4210**|||
|**Value to the service**|**£46,307.47**|||
|**(Calculated at £11 per Hour)**||||
|**BENEFITS**||||
|**Appointments**|||**483**|
|**Successful applications**|||**116**|
|**Value of Successful applications**|**£498,028.08**|||



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advisers are available to offer information and to sign post to other organisations. 

- There are regular activities and training opportunities to give carers a break from their caring role. 

- An open-door service - for as long as carers need it 

- A full activity, trips and events programme 

- Craft and social groups 

- Carers Panels – who support the service through their experiences, knowledge and consultation 

- Dementia Peer support and information workshops 

- Benefits advice/support/home visits (fantastic success record) 

- Complimentary therapies, e.g. full massage (subsidised by the Carers Service) 

- Professional counselling sessions 

- Life after caring workshops – enabling carers to ‘re-establish’ themselves after caring 

- Mon – Fri service including Out of hours’ service 5-9pm 

- Face to Face, 1 to 1 and advocacy support with highly experienced and knowledgeable advisers 

- Support for carers who support someone with an addiction, Mental ill health, a learning or physical disability, long term and short-term conditions. 

- Coordinated in house and specialist support for a holistic family approach 

- Supporting carers with their health and well-being 

- Carers Discount Cards – local businesses offering discounts for carers 

- Emergency Planning for carers 


Afternoon Tea at Dolly’s 

Mindfull Crafts 

Sewing Class 

Essential Oils online 

Walking Group 

Festive Cake Making 

Knitting & Crochet 

Picnic in the Park YACS 

Disability Awareness Day 

Activity Tai Chi 

Awareness Raising 

Carers Rights Day 

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## **Activities & Workshops** 

## **Activities** 

- Treasure Hunt 

- Writing Club 

- Sewing class 

- Craft class 

- Vegetarian Cooking 

- Knit and Knatter 

- Archery 

- Coffee mornings 

- Essential Oils 

## **Workshops** 

- Dementia Awareness 

- Therapy through Art 

- Pebble Art 

## **Well Being** 

- Meditation 

- Reiki 

- Self care 

- Persian Mindfulness 

- 5 ways to Well Being 

- 7 steps to Happiness 

## **Exercise** 

- Canal walk 

- Cycling 

- Tai Chi 

- Defence Class 

- Yoga 

- Walking group 

## Projects 

- Gardening 

- Well Being Through Nature - Greenhouse 

- Life after caring 

- Bereavement Residential – Planning for tomorrow 

- Aspirations – Business Workshops for Young Adult Carers 

- Inspirations – Young Adult Carers 

- Personal Budgets for carers 

- Connecting carers - Pen Pal Packs 

- Connecting carers - Tablets for carers 

- Covid Community Champions 

- Afternoon Tea – delivered to Carers home 

- Aldi Vouchers for carers 

## Activities Feedback 

_**“I feel I have grown as a person through the activities that I have attended, not only have they given me time out, but I have found techniques to manage and develop confidence. I was in a very dark place; the Carers Service has helped me to come to terms with my caring role, and find time for me. Everyone at the centre is helpful and it's somewhere I can just drop in. I attended the residential because I couldn’t plan a holiday myself in the state I was in.”**_ 

This carer initially presented with very low mood and lacked confidence, which had an impact on her caring role. She had a huge caring role looking after her mother with Alzheimer’s, she was getting anxious, frustrated and depressed and not coping with her caring duties. 

It was suggested to her to that some time out may benefit her mood, and give her a chance to revitalise herself in order to deal with her caring role. She attended a residential which was the first time she had got away for 5 years, where she had the opportunity to refresh herself. The residential gave a her a boost of confidence and she has since attended several workshops on mindfulness and confidence building. She now presents a totally different outlook, more confident and able to cope with her situation. 

Seated Yoga Exercise 

Green House Project 

Women’s Health Meeting 

Trip to Southport 

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## **The Carers Service became a Community Champion for Covid** 

Through the Community Champions scheme councils and voluntary organisations have delivered a wide range of measures to protect those most at risk by building trust, communicating accurate health information and ultimately helping to save lives. This has included developing new networks of trusted local champions where they don’t already exist. 

The Community Champions tapped into their local networks and provided advice about COVID-19 and the vaccines. Champions also identified barriers to accessing accurate information and to provide tailored support, such as phone calls for people who are digitally excluded, helplines, and linking to other partner offers including GP surgeries. 

The Carers Service was able to build trust, communicate accurate health information, increase vaccination uptake and ultimately help to save lives. The Service was able to empower at-risk groups to protect themselves and their families. Aiming to reduce the impact of the virus on all communities, engaging to tackle the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on carers and their cared for and to provide accurate information about COVID -19 and the vaccines to everyone. 

## **The Carers Service has:** 

- Encouraged Group Engagement – Groups allow the Service to disseminate information to more people at one time. 

- Strengthened its online presence for sharing information using all social network platforms including Teams and Zoom 

- Increased telephone engagement is stronger using both land lines and mobiles 

- Increased Texting and What App have opened up communications with Young Adult Carers and other Adult Carers 

- Created Activities and Incentives to offer a fun way of engaging carers and their families 

- Consulted through online platforms to gather valuable insights to the needs and wants for carers and their families 

The Carers Service has carried out the following projects in response to Covid- 19 in this financial year: 

- Tablets/Mobile phones/wifi support 

- One to one support (following safety guidelines) 

- Groups in the park (Following safety guidelines) 

- Counselling and Talking Therapies 

- Life after Caring 

- Training 

- Well Being and Mental Health workshops 

- Zoom activities 

- Blogs and videos 

- Telephone and online support 

- Employment and volunteer workshops. 

- Volunteering opportunities 

- **Household Support Fund** (BwD Council funding) • Market Vouchers = 50 carers 

- Keeping Warm Packs (Duvets and Pillows) = 100 carers 

- Essential Food packs and Tins = 613 carers 

- • Gas and Electric Budgets = 61 to date 

## **Vodafone Sim Card Project:** 

- Sim Cards = 21 carers to date 

## **Carers Trust Shopping Vouchers Funding:** 

- Asda Food Voucher = 18 Carers 

## **Fare Share Food Scheme** 

A big thank you to Dan Fisher from Tienda Digital, An Anonymous Donor and The Household Support Scheme for funding this Project. 

The Scheme ran from 4/8/21 – 30/3/22 

614 food packages were collected by carers over 32 weeks. 

Check out Fare Share videos on Youtube 




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## **Mental Health and Well Being Adviser** 

This new role: 

- Provided support, information and guidance to Carers who look after someone with a mental health condition or are experiencing mental ill health themselves 

- Provided ‘Drop in to check in’ carers support offering access to wellbeing opportunities to create coping mechanisms and strategies. 

The project provided resources to support the carer: 

- Journals 

- Well- being activities including massage therapies and talking therapies. 

- Respite opportunities 

- Mental Health and Wellbeing workshops. 

## **Feedback From Carer** 

_**“I had a very stereotypical view of what a 'carer' is so when my daughter started struggling badly with her mental health I didn't see myself as needing support. Over the course of the year things spiralled continually downwards and unfortunately so did my wellbeing and that of my son.**_ 

_**Adult Carers were recommended to me and I reached out, not really thinking they would be able to help my situation-how very wrong was I! I had an initial meeting and introduction to the support service and since then not only will be using the counselling support, I'm on the mailing list for events which look great and I'm using the drop-in sessions.**_ 

_**Last week was a very bad week in our house but the thought of being able to go to that drop-in session with Susan got me through. Within 20 minutes of being there I was laughing and felt strong enough to cope again. Without this I honestly think my family would have been broken down because I didn't realise how low I was and how much I had been struggling.**_ 

_**The impact of this role is that I have the support, the strength and know where to go for guidance with so many things. I have a high-pressured job with a large number of staff and I honestly thought I would always be the 'type 'of person to cope but I couldn't and Susan showed me that's ok and gave me the tools to cope. I don't need to be off work thus impacting on lots of other people as 1 have the support network to cope now and my family life is better**_ 

_**As an individual Susan is brilliant in her role and I am so very grateful to her and the service overall”**_ 


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Young Adult Carers are aged between 16 to 25 years and who are caring for family, friends, siblings or their children, often without support which can lead to them being isolated from their peers, which can in turn lead to them suffering their own ill health or breakdown 

Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service provide a wide range of support: 

- 1-1 Support 

- Advice on how to help the person they care for 

- Group Support 

- Trips & Activities 

- Benefit advice 

- Counselling 

- Mindfulness, 

- and much more 


## **I am a Young Adult Carer** 

_**“I joined the Carers Service in March 2019. Since then, I've received so much support. They listen and understand in every situation, giving the best support and advice. Since joining the Carers Service I have lost my Mum to cancer and the service has been there every step of the way to support me in any way that it can; whether that is support groups for advice and guidance, 1 to 1 sessions, financial support where possible, bereavement counselling or even nights/trips to take my mind off of things (which can be well needed sometimes).**_ 

_**Whilst everything has been going on with the global pandemic lockdown, the service has reached out to each of us to make sure we are feeling okay and getting through this tough time. Interactive zoom meetings keep the support going, altering and trying different times of day to make sure each person can get involved. My advisor has made it very clear that she is still available for any support or guidance we need, requesting a variety of outside guidance speakers to attend some meetings too and managing to keep the level of support as strong as it can be.**_ 

_**The service has a WhatsApp group which allows extra support and contact via other members. This means we can share things that are relatable and have a wider, flexible support network. Each member can bring something new to the group, for example university/college advice, a skill that could be taught or an extra ear to listen or guide.**_ 

_**Overall, The Carers Service has been a great help for me and I'm ultimately grateful and glad I have had the opportunity to join the group as it has helped me in so many**_ ” _**ways**_ 

Thanks, 

Kerri Derorra 


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We have a specific project which offers support for people who are concerned about someone else’s substance misuse. Whether it’s a family member or friend, drugs or alcohol, we are on hand to give information, advice and support. The service is non-judgemental and aims to make families living with the impact of substance misuse fully informed and aware of issues such as enabling and how families can play a part in a person’s recovery. 

## We have: 

- 1-1 support 

- Support group 

- Drop-in sessions with the local substance misuse service 

- Information about drugs and their effects 

- Advice about substance misuse services and recovery supports 

- Darwen drop in at Café Hub 

Plus the usual offer from the carers service – counselling, benefits support, trips, activities etc. Our new Drug and Alcohol Advisor, Georgina Russell, started with us in January 2022. Georgina is developing a package of support with the local substance misuse services and is keen to build up referrals to this part of the service. 

## Case Study 

_**Pam has a son who uses large amounts of cannabis, drinks to excess regularly and also has mental health issues.**_ 

_**Pam’s son was attacked, which left him with permanent injuries. This has been such a traumatic experience for Pam and impacted hugely on her own her mental health.**_ 

_**Pam was given 1-1 support. She found it useful to speak with someone impartial and say how her son’s substance use and mental health was impacting on her. The advisor gave information on how to encourage her son to seek support from substance misuse services. Pam was also referred to our in-house counselling team to help her deal with everything that concerned her.**_ 

_**As her son was due to move in with her she was concerned about her financial situation. She was referred her to our benefits advisor for a full benefit check to make sure they were claiming the payments they were entitled to.**_ 

_**Pam was also sent a pamper pack to boost her morale and give her permission to look after herself more. Pam was given details for the support group so that she can learn from others in a similar situation.**_ 

_**Pam now feels that she is in a better place personally. She is aware of enabling behaviours and has boundaries in place around her son’s use. She is very grateful for the support and is coping better with her situation**_ . 


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Carer rang me to for advice on carers allowance (CA). She had been caring for her mother in law (MIL) for approx. 20 years and had never received CA. MIL's health had been deteriorating over the years and the caring role was becoming more demanding. MIL was in receipt of the high rate mobility of disability living allowance but no care component. I explained the eligibility criteria for CA, MIL needed to be in receipt of the middle or high rate of the care component for carer to qualify for CA. 

Due to the continued deterioration of MIL’s health I advised that I could write a letter to the DWP asking them to look at her claim again and request an award for DLA high rate care component. However, I did explain that as she is of pension age there was a possibility that she could be moved over to Attendance Allowance and as a result lose her entitlement to the DLA mobility component. There was no guarantee she would be awarded DLA care component or Attendance Allowance so she was at risk of losing her current DLA award. MIL agreed for me to write the letter to the DWP even though she knew of the risk. I advised her to enclose a copy of her medical report with my letter. 

She received a reply from the DWP inviting her to make a claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) which she did. Her PIP claim was successful and she was awarded the standard rate of daily living and mobility. This increased her weekly payments from £62.55 to £83.70p, 

giving her a total increase of £21.15p per week. 

It also ant that the carer could now make a claim for CA and now has a weekly income of £67.60p. 

Total weekly increase of £88.75p (£21.15p+ £67.60p) in benefits for both the carer and cared for. Previous annual income from benefits was £3,252.60p (£62.55 x 52 weeks) 

New annual increase from benefits is £7,867,60p (£83.70p + £67.60p = £151.30p x 52 weeks). 

## **Benefits Feedback:** 

_**‘I don’t understand English very well and often struggle to communicate with people. I’m really glad I spoke to you today, I was able to understand you because you speak my language. From now on I will contact you for all my benefits queries.’**_ 

_**‘Thank you, Yasmin, for your quick response to my query. With your advice I have managed to get myself sorted.’**_ 

_**‘Thank you, Yasmin for taking the time to return my call and respond to my query. It is very much appreciated.’**_ 

_**‘Thank you for your advice Yasmin. I've spoken to Dr's secretary, I am sending an email with my request, as you explained. Thanks so much for your help - I need it!’**_ 


## Total of **31** new Volunteers Total of **119** volunteers Total hours - **4209hrs** This equates to **£46,307** (Based on £11.00 per hour) **Volunteer Case study** 

_**Hello, I would just like to say how valuable and very important you and your Carers Service team are to me, with all the classes that you provide and help, it’s a great comfort to me knowing you and your team are there to help me and others I may add.**_ 

_**You are a real credit to me which I know I can rely on the services you have available.**_ 

_**I’ve been thoroughly enjoying being involved in supporting the fare share food scheme every week, it gives me great pleasure to give back to the service where possible.**_ 

_**I’m looking forward to offering carers a befriending service through a regular weekly call, I can appreciate caring can get lonely and would love to offer my time to those on their own.**_ 





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## **Afternoon Tea For Carers** 











Thank you to The Rank Foundation for our “Carers Afternoon Teas” Our lovely volunteers delivered Afternoon Teas to our isolated carers. There was a fab selection of sandwiches and tasty cakes 


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Charity Number: 1120110 



REI GISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05881757 (Ei llglaiid WAles)
REGISTEI REI D CHARITY NUMBllr R; 1120JIO
UNAUDITEI D FINANCIAL STATEMEINTS
riOR THE YCI AR ILNDfi D 31sr MAIiCH 2022
DAR
VEP4 CARKRS
ER
a]aiyJpAott TLLLtd
Chaiteird ACc¢￿ntan1s
7-9 Station Ro
H¢%k¢th Bank
Pjrsion
Lanw%hir¢
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BLACKBURN
RWLN CARI
TD
f4TENTS ofi THE FINAf4ciAL STATEMILNTS
AR ENDEI D J
T MARCH 2022
PAge
Report of tlie Trllsttes
liidepwidwlt ExaMIn￿ s Report
Siat¢meiit of ]finthAel#l Aetlvitles
Baliiiee Sliett
10 to 11
Notes to tbe Fin&iiclal Statements
12 to 19

BLACKBUIU4
TH DAR
CARCI RS
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RXPURT OF THEI TRUSTEI
OR THE YEAM liNDED 31ST MARCH
Tli¢ Irustees who are also direct￿8 of thc clwrity for Ihe pll]yoses of the Companies Act 20(6, p￿Tht their r¢port wilh
the financi81 stal¢ments of the chaiity for the yeai. ended 3181 March 2022. The IruÉlces have adopt¢d the provisions of
Ac¢ounling ai)d Reporting by aurilies.. Slai¢m¢nt of Recoiiimejided Practice applieable to charilics prep￿illg their
ac¢ouiils iji a¢coidance ivi111 the FEiiancial Reporting Siandaifj applicable the UK and Republic of Irdatid {FRS 102)
(effective l January 2019).
OBJE*CTIVES IIND AcfiviTIEI S
0bJeotlv￿ and
Jn selling objecliv¢s and planning for activities, the Tiu5{e￿ Iiave given due consld¢rdli￿j lo general 8uidance published
by lh¢ ¢haiity commissioii relaltiig to public benefit.
The objc¢liYe of Ilk charfftl8bl¢ ¢ompaiiy is io relieve the need of persons who are ill, disabl¢d or who are elderly and
have a cliaiilable need, prijnarily bul nol 6x¢lusively resEdeiit or working in Blaekbiam wilh Danvcii and the suirounding
area, by th¢ provision of advice, information and supporl to those persojks, their IElalives or ¢ar¢rs wilh the objecl of
Impl￿￿1￿8 the Conditions of lifeof tlie said bencficiaries.
Blaekburn with Danven Carers Scrvi¢¢ exists lo piDvide a 'one slop, caitrs cujtre that otrers wpport, infotmalton aiid
3dvice lo all unpaid cpr¢rs within Blackbum with Darnven.
Wc want io tr&is¢ awaren￿ of the needs of car¢rs, encourage ur¢Ys lo p&rti¢ipale a￿1 have a voice.
Our Vlslon
Our vision is of a eoinmunity lyh￿¢h Carers have o Yoi¢e and their needs are ￿COg111sed and respe¢led. That they are
empoivered lo a¢hs¢v¢ tIKii' goals athd aspiiptions in 11)eircaring IDI¢.
Carers Sei%4ce Str
supp￿ for family mei))b¢i¥ caiing forsomeone whelr Ihere&s an illiiess ordisability.
Bringing car¢rs and the carers s¢rvice together as ¢xpert partncrs to ensur¢ Carets needs, wislies and fttlings a￿ at the
heart of everything we do.
Supportiiig you 50 you can help Ihose you ear¢ for.
Piibllc beiiefil
The T]usleGS have consid¢red the Charity Commission guidance regaiding public benefit and ar¢ contwit that th¢ Chaiity
has met the requii'eincnls as des¢ribed above
Grxiitmfiklng
Sinall gi?nl progiBinme5 orgw)ised by the chaTitabl¢ ¢oi))pany are Inanag¢d in accordance ivilh guidance and ruks sel
down by our external partners. They are for ￿tivitieS whi¢h ¢onfomi lo the objects of our charity and are distributed to
eligible G2ndtdales.
Voliiiiteers
Total of 31 n￿¥ Voluiiteets
Total of 119 Voluntews
Total hours- 42091ir5
This equates lo £46J07 (Ba5¢d on £1 1.00 perhour)
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ARERS SERVICE LTD
Rfi.POR
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
ACHIKVEMENT AND PERfoRMANC
ClhArilable Rellvldes
The ChLtiity have achieved the folloiving &¢liviliey during the year...
Attivitl
o T￿asUr< Hut]I
o Writing Club
o Sewing ciass
o Craft clas5
o VcBCtarian Cooking
o Knit and Knatler
o Ar¢li¢ry
o Coffee Inoniings
o Es5erttial Oils
Woi'k$liops
o Deinentia Aivareness
o Theiwpy through Art
o Pebble Art
Well Bel￿%
o Medilatioji
o Reiki
o Self care
o Persian Miiidthlness
0 5 ways lo Well Beillg
0 7 steps to Happinus
Exerelse
o Canal walk
o Cycling
o Tai Chk
o Defeiice Cl
o Yoga
o Walking group
ProJect$
o Gal￿enlI1g
o Well Being Through NaluK- Greenhouse
o Lifc after caiing
o Bereavement Residenlial- Plamiit)g for tomorrow
o Aspiralion8- B￿sIneSS Workshops foryoung Adult Carers
o InspirAtions- Young Adult Care13
o P¢rsonal Budget5 foi. cairys
o Connecting carcrs- Pen Pal Packs
o Conneciiiig ¢areiB- Tablds for carerg
o Covid Co1￿m￿nity Champi¢M]s
o Aften)oon Tea- delivered to Carets lithne
o Aldi Vou¢h¢r8 foi. ¢aTers
Conjmunlty Cbftniploii for cO￿d
Tl)IDugh th¢ Cominviiily ChBmpion5 scheme counci15 and volunlaiy tsrgani5ations htve deliv¢red a i¥id¢ range of
mvdsures lo prole¢l Iliose inost al risk by building In￿1, coinjnunicaling accurate heallli snforjnalion and uliiinately
helping to save liv&. This has included developing ll￿v nelivorks of in16ted local cliampioDS wh¢r¢ tliey don'l already
exist.
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REPORTOF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE I
CH2
22
Th¢ Coininuiiily Chal￿p10￿8 thpped into Iheir local neli¥orks attd provided advice aboui COVID-19 and th¢ vaccin¢s.
Chainpions also Ad￿lIfi¢d barJ7¢rs to aCC￿$]￿S accuTat¢ iiifom]alion aiid to PTovide lailoJEd support, such as phon¢ calls
forpeopl¢ iyhts are digitally excluded, helpI￿ne$, and linking lo otlicr paitijcr offers iiicludiiig GP surgeries.
The Carers SeNice IV￿ able lo build trust. ¢ommunicate ac¢urnte health information, increase Ydccinaliotj uptake and
ulliinalely he]p lo sJv¢ live8. The Service was able to ejllpowei. at-risk groups to protect the]￿SelV¢S and their faiMilie8.
Aiiniiig lo reduce the iinp&cl of the vikus 011 all ¢oinmuiiitie5, engaging to tackle th¢ disproporfioiJat¢ ithpa¢¢ th¢
pand¢Jnic Ilas Iiad 011 eaiers aiid their Cared loi. and lo provide accurale infomjalion about COVID -19 and Ilie va¢¢incs
lo ¢veryoll¢.
The Carers Servlee Ilas:
o Encouragd Group L,ngage]n¢nt- Groups allow Ilie Se￿1¢¢ lo di55eJninate i11fomialion ID more peoplc al one tiin¢.
o Slr¢ngth¢ned il.q ojilillc prcs¢nc¢ for shariiig inforinalion using all social nctivork platfonns includingTeams and Zoom
o fjicirascd telepllone enBaBeinent is slrongerusing both land lit￿ and j￿0b11¢S
o Iii¢iEased Texting ond What App have opet)ed up cojnmunicatsons wilh Yowig Adult Car¢rs and oih¢Y Adult Careys
o Created Activities aiid Inceniiyes lo offer a fun way of engaging carers and their families
o Coiisulied l￿Dyg[l oiiline platforins to gather valuabl¢ insiglits to Ih¢ n¢¢ds alld waiits for ¢&r¢r8 and their families
The Cairrs Service lias carried out the following proj¢cls in r¢5po]￿eto Covid- 19 in this financial y&TrY'.
o Tablet&lMobile plioftesliyifi support
o One to one5UPPQrt (followit)g saf¢ty guiddin¢s)
o Groups in the park (Followiiig safety guidelines)
o Counscllii)g and Talking Therai)4es
o Life after Caring
0 Training
o Well Beiiig aiid Metttal Hvdltl) workshops
o Zooin KlivitS¢S
o Blogs and videos
o Tdephone aiid online support
o Employment ai)d volunteer ivorkshops.
o VolunteeTing opportunitie5
Houseliold Support Fund IBIYD Couiidl fundliig)
o Market Vou¢hers-.. 50 carers
o K¢¢piiJg Warjh P4cks (Duv¢ls aiid Pillows)= 100 ca¥ers
o Ess¢nlial Food pocks and Tans- 613 carers
o Gas and Electric Bvd8d5- 6110 date
VoilAfone Slm C8rd Project:
o Siin Cards- 21 caTei% lo date
Corei'5 Trust Slioppiiig Voiicher5 fiuttdiiw:
o Asd3 Food Vouclici'_18 Cairrs
FArc Sl)&re Food S¢lienie
A big Ihafjk you to Dan Fislier (￿M fienda Digital, An Anoi)ymou8 Donor and The Household Sup]y)rt sche1￿¢ for
funding this Pmj¢¢t.
Th¢ Sch¢m¢ ran fm 418121- 3013122
614 food packages weJE collected by carers over32 ived(s.
Check out FaiE ShAIE videos 01) Youtube
M¢iitHI Healtli Aiid Well Btlng Advlser
This iiew role ofthe adviser:
o Pl￿Vided sUPPOrt, iiifonnalion aiid guidanc¢ to Carer8 who look after someone with a mental health condition or ar¢
experieiicing Inenlal ill liealth Ih¢ms¢lv
o PJovid¢d 'Drop to Cheek in, ¢arty3 5UPPOrt offei'iiig a￿esS lo wellbeing opportunitie5 to create COPill8 mechanisms
ajid slralegies.
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BLACI<BURN WITH DARWfiN CARf,RS Sri RVICE LTD
KEPORT.ofi THf TRUSTEES
riOR THE YEAR NDEID 31ST MARCH 2022
Tlie projecl provided re50urce51o support th¢ caFer.'
o Jouinals
o Well- beiji8 activities includit]g n]855&gethuapie5 and talking tlieTapi£s.
o R¢spil¢ OPPDrtui)ilies
o Mental Healih aiid Wellbeittg iVOTkshops.
Youi)g Aditrli Carers air 8ged belwe¢n 16 to 25 y¢ars and who sr¢ ¢aring for fainily, fri¢thd4 5abliii8s oi. fheii. thildreii,
otlen wiihou1 support iyhiel) eat) lead lo them being isolated from iheir peers. whidi can ii) Iiirn lead to th¢Jn suffering
Ih¢ii' own ill li¢alih or breakdown
Blackburn wilh Darw¢n Car¢rs servi￿ provid¢ a wid¢Taiigeof 5UPPOit'.
o l-l Support
Advicc on how lo h¢lp the pe]'SOh iliey caTefor
o Group Suppojl
o Trip5 & Aclivili¢s
o Benefit advice
Counselling
o Mindfulness,
o and rnuch more
We have a specific projeel wliich Dffers supw)rt for people wlio are Concerned about someone else's .suh8lance Jnisuse.
Whdhcr il's a fajnily Jncmbcr or fricnd, drugs oi. a]cohol, we are on hand to give information, adviee and support. The
service is non-judgemenlal and ain)s lo make famili&% living with th¢ iinpact of Substan￿ inisuse fully inform¢d and
aware of is%u&8 such as enablhng and liow familɢs ca21 play a p3rl it) a person's recovery.
We hav¢..
o l-l svpport
o Siipport gFOllP
o Drop-iii sessions witli tlie local substaJLr I￿18U$ese]V1c¢
o IE]fonnalioti about diugs l￿d thcir¢ffecls
o Advt¢e aix)ul ¥ubstan¢e inisu8e seNic¢s and recovery 8UPPQrts
Dar¥vett drop in at Café Hub
Plus tlie usual off¢r fi'otrt Ihe Care￿ servic6- couttselling, benefits swpport, trips, activities etc.
Our iithv Drug and Alcohol Advisor, Georgina Ru&4ell. stwled wilh us in Januaiy 2022. Georgina is d¢v¢lopkng a
pa¢kag¢ of support with th¢ local subs(ance Inisuse services is keen io build up refeTrals to this part ofthe service.
FINANCJAL REVIEW
Fiuaiicial po$ldD]
The Ilnancial statements are as presented on poges 9 to 21 indusi
Priiitlp#l fundiug sour¢es
Thc priti¢ipal futJd¢rs of the ¢harilable cojnpany arc Blackburn with Danvett Bototsgh Ctsuncil.
Investiiient pollcy aiid objtetlves
The TtU51ees Tegulai'ly revicw Ih¢ level of fund5 held and whethcr Ih¢r¢ is any necd to inv¢51 arnounts which may atlracl
a bdter rdurn. Iii the ¢uJ'iMI cliinale there are no atiractive iThleresl rates bul monies Iheld iii baiik accounts are splil
between different banks in order to help prOt￿t against loss of funds if B bat)k w¢r¢ to go into liqusdalion. Mosl funds
are i￿qUired it) tlie short to Ixediujn l¢iuJ atml as such it 15 nol apprtspiiale lo cominit cash lo long-lenn investments.
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REI PORT Ofi THE TRUSTEI fis
roR THE Y£AR ENDEID
22
IriNANCIAL REVt&w
Res¢YYe5 poIIcy
The Service has previously i￿91ntaIned reserve8 at a level I1￿1 W￿11 enabl¢ th¢ organisalion to operate al reasoiiable levcls
lo ine¢l op¢i?litEg Gxpendiluir for a period of Six Inonths, based on total expenditure of Ilie ye8r.This largel level eoual¢s
10£195,1100 compared witli the octuol fre¢ funds of £179,101 Iield at Ilie yehrend.
To St￿l¢e aims to maintaiii a ¢ot)titl8¢n¢y fund lil the ¢vcnl of 8 catastrophic reduction of incoitte whieh will alloiv tlie
Twstees and inanagernenl time lo ddeTmine Ihe Inost appropriate WAY fonvatd for the St￿l¢e, and pn)vide
funds, available 01 Ilie discretion of Il)¢ TJusl¢¢s, lo support s¢rvice delivery prop05als.
TreA$urer'$ Report
Ovey ihe last twelv¢ months th¢ Service h#s ¢ontinued 10 be affecled by Ilie Covid epidemic and reii)ains ¢hall¢JJg¢d by
Teduclions An in¢oiiJe. In Ihc current fJtiatJ¢ial year ov¢¥all iJcoJne reduced by 12Q/o coinpared to thc previo￿$ year. To
¢oinp¢nsal¢ for thÉs our staty have woiked exireinely hard to conlaiij cosis and have b￿n succes8fi]l in reducing ov¢rnll
¢xpenditUlE by 7% As a ¢ons¢qu¢n¢¢ ofihes¢ a¢lions the overg11 deficit for the yedr is £5,416.
The Covid cpidemic has Inad¢ it diff￿11 to pul effective plaiis for the fuluii in plaee over the la9t two yeaiy. In order lo
maintaiTr acceptable seTvice levels tlie Sthvlce is budgeting for a deficit over Ihe forfh¢oming year wliicli ivill b¢ fiiiatKed
from ￿Se￿eS over the next twelve Inonths although il may be ￿)ssIble lo raise additional funds ivhich will reduce this
dcficil. As the pandemic noiy hopefully subsides the Thuslees and Inanag¢m¢nt will b¢ fo¢using on fvlure strntegy
options which will include how the Servic¢ ¢pn Jnov¢ into a fjnancially sustainable model.
The lev¢1 of r¢serv¢s docs provide fiithncial stability of the Service in the shoit to Inedium lerni ivhi¢li enablG% th¢
Trnsiees to balaiice Ilie requireinenl to pi'ovide seivice lev¢l$ withiii th¢ ¢onl¢xt of ut}￿lIa7￿ futUlE sncome 51Teain5 and
reserve u¢ilisatlOD. As a consequence the TIUSt￿ and manageinent rtynain confid¢nl that s¢rvice levels will b¢
IMaiiilaitEed Over thc next Iwelve monilis.
FUTURE PLANS
The charity plan lo continue Ili¢ wlivilies refetTed to above and d&s¢ribed in moii detsil i) theAnnual Review attached.
STRUCTURE, GOV£IRNAf4CE AND MANAGEMENT
Goveriilng do¢iini¢iit
Th¢ cliaiity is eontiY)Iled by its governing document, a dc¢d of Irusl, and LX>I?s1i￿tes 8 limited eompany, limited by
Euaranle4 as d¢fin¢d by th¢ Cojnpaiiies Act 2(M)6.
Charlty eonstltutloii
The ¢oJnp?ny is irgisiered as a charitable wnpany liinited by guarante¢ and was s¢t up by i Mallorartdum of
Association 011 19tli July 2(K)6 ai?d is a r¢gister¢d charity number 1120110.
Recrultnieiit Aiid Appolntnieiit of Iru5tee5
Tli¢ mat)ageJn¢nl of the charilable comparty is Ili¢ responsibility of Ihe TIu5te¢5 wlio aT¢ ¢led¢d alld co-opted ulldtF the
lenns of the Meinorat)dum aiid Aili¢les of Asso¢ialion dHled 19 july 2006.
POLICIES ADOPTED foR THK INDuryrIor4 AND TRAINING ofi TRUSTEIES
Poli¢ies are in place to induct and irditt new Th'uslees attd eoinply willi thc Memoiynduin and AiticI￿ of Associalion.
AII TNstees.'
Have a tknll ii)duclion
Trkepart iii GOV￿llanc¢ Trdining
Are allocated a subcommittee I'ole
Ar¢ giv¢Ji ¥ ca￿r8 Sqvice Tr'ust¢6 Handbook
Are given A l)ard copy of Good Governaiice handbook (NCVO)
a)Jnplete a Trustee Appraisal
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REI PORT THE TRUSTEES
riOR THE YLAti
DED 31ST MARCH 2022
STRUCTURE, COVEI RNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
OrgRiil$Milonal slriicture
The charilable coinpany is IKanaged by a full commit1¢¢ of tlie Th$lees. Meelings are lield regulai'ly to effe¢tively
¢on¢rol the mnning of the oi'ganisalion.
Twstee Bo&id n2e¢ls quarterly
Subcoik)mitte4s meet quarterly
Thiste¢ rol¢s- Chair, Vice Cliair, Treasurer and Secrelary.
A s¢]￿1n¢ of Del6ga1ion is iii place lo e115ure decisions are authorAs¢d al Ihecorrect level of respo1￿*bilitY
Rlsk
Th¢ Twsl¢¢s have assessed the Inajor risks lo wliich (lie chaTitabl¢ coinpany is ¢xpos¢d, in particular 1110se related lo tlie
operations and finance5 of the ehariiable company> and aT¢ salisfi¢d Iliat sys1th￿S and procedures are in place to miligale
our ¢x]X)SVTeto the m&joi' risks.
' Risks aresthnding 8gej￿& tt¢in and are I'cwtwed and addressed at Tru51eeBoard Me¢tings
CoYid- The Servicelias the appropriate risk asse55menls iii place in lii)e with Govcnuii¢iit guidelines
REfiEI REI Ncf¢ AND ADMINISTRATIVK DETAILS
Regl$t¢red Coniphny iiiimber
05881757 (England and Wal¢s)
Re%istered ChaR4ty niiniber
120110
Regl$tered oifice
Blackburn willi Darwen Carers S￿ViCes
Kingsway
Grc¢nliursl Place
Blackbum
BB2 INA
Truste¢$
Mrs HN Goodall
D liadl¢y {re8igiied 9.6.2021)
J Hadleigh
O Byindley
A Picknp
M Kirkey
C Higham (appointed 30.11.2021)
Rmoyat (appointed 28.2.20221
Compfiny Seei'etsry
M6 S Moi'ris
Indepeiidemt ExA*ilner
P¢terBuck
FCA DChA
Cliampion IIL Ltd
a)art¢red Ac¢ouiitants
7-9 Station Road
Heskdh Bank
Presto
tancashii'e
PR4 6SN
BAiikers
Barclays Bank
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£N CAIiCI RS SERVICE LTD
I PORT OF THE TRUSTEES
IPOR THLf L
D 31ST t*lARCH 2022
REI IIEREPICE AND ADMtNISTRATIVE DETAILS
KItY MANACJCMENT PERSONNEL
During Ihe y¢ar IILe Th￿¢¢¢9 del¢galed responsibility for the day-fo-day management of Ilic chai'ity to Ilie following
seJiior¢inploye¢s'.
Sam Moiiis- ChiefExeculive Officer
ClareHobley- Head of S¢rvi¢
Approved by Order of th¢boaTd ofiwsl¢¢S on............................................. and sI￿1¢d on ils behalf by:
A Pi¢kup- Trustee
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INDIIPENDEIIYT EXAMINICR'S REPORT T
LACKBURN WITH DAR
VILN CARERS
TRU
ERVICE LTD
llldependeiit exarnlner'5 report to tILe tru5tee$ of Blfi¢kburJJ }￿th Daiven Carers Seiwlee Ltd { tIK Company )
I report lo Ilie ¢harity Irusle¢s on my cxaminatioi) of Ilie accouiils of the Company for the yvdr ¢nd¢d 31st N4ai¢h 2022.
RespollslbllltEes and bAsls of report
As Ili¢ chariigs tluslees of lh¢ CoiE]pany (and also its dire¢l(v for the puiyoses of compaiiy laiv) you are responsible for
the prepardtion of the accounts in accordance willi Ihe rcquireikneiils of tli¢ Coinpani¢s Act 2(K16 Vthe 2006 Act).
Having satisfied Inyself Ilial Ihe ae¢ounls of Ihe Compaiiy are not r4uired to b¢ audited undei. Pait 16 of th¢ 2￿6 A¢1
and are eligiblc for independejit examination, I r¢port in r¢sp¢¢l of iny ¢xamination of your charity's accounts as Ca￿led
oul uiKlei' section 145 of Ilie Cliaiilies Act 2011 ('Ihe 2011 A¢l'). Iii can)ing out Iny examination I have follL)wed the
Dii¢¢l2ons giv¢Ji by tli¢ Cliarily Qoi]]mission uiidd. se¢tion 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Acl.
Iiidependemt exHmlTher'8 8tAtenient
Since youi. charity'.$ gross inc012)e exceeded £250.000 your examiner Irtu￿ be a member of a lislcd body. I can confiTm
thal l ain qualified lo und¢rtak¢ tli¢ exami]￿170￿ because l am a r¢gislered member of FCA Dc1￿ whicli is oiie of the
listed bodies.
hdV¢ ¢Y)mplet¢d iny examination. I Confirm that no maltas hove eoitte to my 2llention eottne¢tion with the
examihation giving me cause to belie￿,.
accounliiig Ftcoils were iiol kept iii respwl of th¢ Company as r¢quir¢d by s¢¢tion 386 of the 2006 Act; or
thc aecouiil8 do rK>l accord iviih Ilioq¢ Ircorth. or
the accounts do not coinply ivitli tlie aceoumiirtg requiitmertts of seclson 396 of the 2006 Act oihei. thali Any
r￿Uir￿ent Ihal lh¢ a¢couiits giv¢ a Irue and fair vieiv which is not a maltei. considered as pail of independent
exatnihation. or
the accounts have Iiot been prepai'ed in ac¢oidance with the Ineiliods and principles of the Slatemenl of
Recol￿1￿Cl)d¢d Practice for aLcounl2ng and rwiting by charitie5 {?pplic4bl¢ to eh?rili¢s prq)aring Ih¢ir a¢wiinls
iti accoiylance witli the Finaiicial RepoJtin£ Stalldai￿ applicabl¢ an the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS I￿2>).
I hav¢ no wn¢¢rns and hav¢ ¢oJn¢ a¢ross no oih¢r Inallers in connection with the exainination lo which attention should
be drawn in this repoit in oithrto enable a piDperundcr51anding of the accounts lo be ￿Ched.
Pd¢rBuck
FCA DChA
Ch2t))pion TLLLtd
Clwrf¢r¢d Accounlat)Is
7.9 Slalion Road
H￿keth Bonk
Presto
Laiicashire
PR4 6SN
Date:.............................................
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CKIIURIY WITH DARWEN CAREI RS SERVICE LTD
TATEIMCI NT OF FINAIY CIAL AC'rivii'iLs
IOR THCI AR EI I%D]CD
MARCII 2022
2022
Total
funds
2021
Total
fuiids
Uiiirslricl
nds
R¢slricted
nd
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMICPUS FROM
Donations and legacies
38,468
84,062
122.530
156,402
Clifirilfible hctlvltlES
Direel charitable aclivilt¢s
235,083
235,083
248,492
Olher IrEding aclivitics
4,430
4,430
1,914
TotHI
277,981
84,062
362.043
406.808
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising fiinds
932
932
Cliai'ltable 4etlvitles
Dii'ect cliaiitablc acliviti¢s
282.590
83,937
366,527
390.341
Total
283,522
83,937
367,459
391,247
NET INCOMW(EI XPENDITURE)
(5,541)
125
(5.416)
15,561
Transfers bet¥Yeeii fuiids
16
12,178
(12,178>
Net iiiovement In fiinds
6,637
(12,0531
(5,416)
15,561
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Tolai funds brought foi'ward
226,507
16,206
242,713
227.152
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
233.144
4,153
237,297
242,713
Th¢ note5 fonn pait of Iliese fiiiai1¢ial statements
Page 9

BLACKBIJRN
HDAR
ARE
ICK LT
BALANCEI SHEI Ei T
CH 2022
2022
Total
fullds
2021
Total
funds
Uiirestricted
funds
Restricted
fiind
Notes
FIXEI D ASSETS
Tangible assets
13
4,729
4.729
4,771
CURRfNf ASSfTS
Debloi's
Cash al bank and hand
14
2,E07
256,178
2,107
260,331
1,086
240,751
4,153
258285
4.153
262,438
241,837
CREDITOIiS
Amout)Is f211ing duewiihin one year
15
129,870)
(29,870)
(3,895)
NET CURIIENT ASSEITS
228,415
4,153
232,568
237.942
TO'I'AL ASSb'l'S LESS CURRENT
LIABILJTIES
233,144
4.153
237,297
242,713
NET ASSETS
233,144
4,153
237,297
242.713
FUE4DS
UtJre51ricid fljnds:
G¢n¢rdl fuiid
D&%ignated Fund
16
179,101
54,043
176,507
50,0
233,144
226,507
Restillcted funds:
Restricl¢d
4,153
16,206
TOTAL FUNDS
237,297
242.713
The Charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit uiider Section 477 of the Compani¢s Act 2006 for Ihe year
endcd 31st Mar¢lJ 2022.
m¢mb¢rs hav¢ noi r¢quir¢d th# ¢ompatty io obtain an #udit of its fittancial statements for 1he year end¢d
31st March 2022 in accordance with S¢¢tioii 476 of the Companies A¢1 2(M)6.
The trnslees ￿kil0}v1edge Il)eii' respoi)8ibilili68 for
<a}
e]15uriiig that tlie charitabl6 company keeps occounting record5 that ¢oinply with S¢¢lions 386 and 387 of the
Companies Aci 20(hS aiid
preparing fmaiiciAI slalements whi¢h give a tru¢ and fair view of the slate of affwrs of lh¢ cliai'itable coinpany as
al Ilie a)d of each finaiicial year and of its suiplus Dk. dcflcit for e&¢h finHn¢ial Y￿1. in accoidance with ihe
requir¢inents of Sections 394 and J95 and wliich othenvise comply with the reqllirements of the Coinpai)ie8 A¢t
2006 r¢latitl8 to fitt8t)cial stateinent4 so far as 8pplic&ble lo the charitable ¢oJnpany.
(b)
The notes form pail of thw fiiiaiKial slaiemejils
Pag¢ 10
eontii)Lted...

BL
KBU
WITH DARWEN CARE
BALANCE SHECI T-
31
T MARCH 2022
Iliese financial ￿81¢)ncIllS hav¢ b¢¢n prepared in accordanc¢ iyiih the provisions Hpplicable to ¢h&rilable companies
subjeel to the &nall coinpiiiies regtine.
The fin
¢ial statements were approved by th¢ Board of Thistees and aulhorised for issue 00
I-O I: . and were Signed on its behalf by..
A Pickup- Trnste¢
GBri
dley- Trustee
Tlie notes fonn oft11￿ fin￿1¢1￿[ statements
Pagell

BLACKBURf4 WITH DARWEN CARERS SEI RVICE LTD
No'r￿ i'o I'HLI IIINANCIAL STATEMEI NTS
riOR TIIEI AIILI NDLI D 31S'I' MARCH 2
ACCOUF4TING POLICIEI S
BA511 of prepArlng tlie fiii•n¢lhl slalew¢EIts
The fii18ncial staleinejits of the chAritable coinpany, which is a public benefit enlily undcr FRS 102, have been
prepared aceordunce ivilh tjie Chariti¢s SORP {FRS 1021 'Accounliiig aiid Rq)orting by Cliarilies.. Statement
of Rwoinm¢Jidcd Pr4¢li¢¢ applicable lo chariltres prq)aTing tlieir accouiiis in aecoilance with th¢ Financial
Reporting Staiidard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ir¢land (FRS l¢Y2) {¢ffe¢live l Jaiiuary 2019),,
Fiiian¢ial Repojting Standard 102 'The ffinancial Rtponing Standai'd applicable in tlie UK and Republic of
Jrelaixl, and the Companies Act 2006. Th¢ f￿alI¢JaI slat¢ments have beei) piH)8IEd ￿nder the historical cost
convehiion.
Jiicome
All income is reeognised iji the Sl8lem¢nt of FiiJan¢ial Aclivities once the charity has ei?lillemeiil to Ihe fund$, it
1$ probableilwt the income ivill be received and the ainounl can be ineasured reliably.
xpwidltiiye
LiabÉlilies are recognised as ¢xp¢I￿lI￿re as soon as there is a legal or cons1N¢live obligation coittmittitl8 Ilie
chaiity lo tlial expeii(Titui'e, it is probable that a tra115fer of eeonoJni¢ benefits will be required in s¢til¢in¢nt atjd
the aM)ounl of the obligalioii cati b¢ in¢asur¢d Teliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accmals basis aiKf lias
bccn cl&$8ificd undcr hcadiiigs that aggregate all Cod ￿lated lo tlie ealBgory. Where costs cannot b¢ diiwily
attjibuted to particular headings th¢y hav¢ b¢¢n 8llo¢ated lo activi¢i¢s a basis consistait with Éhc use of
r¢sourcGs.
Granls off¢r¢d subj¢ct to condilioiis ivhich l)ave not been Inet at the year end dale are tboted as a eominitmeni bul
not a¢¢rucd eApffldilure.
AllocAtloi) A Thd Apportionnient of costs
Costs nol directly ￿sociated ivilh a given charilable ￿tIvity or fvndrnising activ&ty should be allocated to tliese
¢livities on an approyTialc basis, Siipport ¢osls irlating lo fuiidraising ar¢ abboib¢d during the year as part of the
Inaiiagcmctil Accouiit poccss and as such a fair allocalion has alteady been made to Ihis 8clivity, ll)¢ remaiiiing
suppori eosls are all allochted t(F th¢ one diwi ¢h8rilabl¢ ￿tIVity.
Tinglble fixed %LssetS
Depreciation is provided at th¢ ftslloivin¥ annual r&tC5 in order to iviile off each assd over ils ¢sliinatcd useful
Itfe.
Equipment And IT
25Y• iJl) Cost
raxotlon
Thccharity is exeinpt from corporation tax on ils Charitable aetivilies.
riuAd aecoutttlll8
Unrestricled funds can be used in ac¢oTltaDc¢ with the charilabl¢ objectives at the dis¢relion of the INstees.
ResliictEd funds ¢an only b¢ u5cd for particular r¢8lri¢t¢d pulposes wiihiii t1￿ objects of Ilie cliayity. Restrictions
ai'ise whcji sp¢¢ifid by the donor oi. when fuiids are J'aiscd forparticular reslricld p￿￿oSes.
Furtlier¢xplanation of Ihe nature aiid purpose of each is included in the notes to Ihe financial #aleiheiits.
P¢ii81011 eo$ts aiid other po$t-t*tiremeiit benetits
The chhi'iiable company operat¢5 a dcfined conlTibutioii p¢iision $¢h¢m¢. contributi￿75 payable to the clvaritable
cojnpanvs pci)$ion s¢hem¢ are Charged lo the Slatemenl of FinaD¢ial Activities in the period lo which tljey relate.
CompAlly itAtu$
Th¢ chaTilable coEnpany 15 a company limil¢d by guaranlee. The m¢mb¢rs of the ￿rnpanY ore Ihe Thslees
nained oj) p&gc l. In ¢lie event ofthc ¢harilabl¢ ￿jnp&kny bcijjg iyouiid up. the liability ii? re5pecl of the 8uaraiilee
is lin)ited to £1 perii)eit)bcr ofthe ¢haritable cottipany.
P38¢ 12
continued...

iILACKBURN IVITH DAR
EN CARERS SERVICII LTD
NOTES'fo'k'HLr rilNhNCIAL STATEI NTS.
oiitliiued
riOR TIIE YLI AIILI NDLD 31
CH 2022
DONATIONS AP4D L￿AclEs
2022
2021
Donaiiotts
Grdnts
14,533
107,9Y7
2,972
153,430
122,530
156,402
Grni)Is reeeived, illcltsded in theabove, ai'c as follows..
2022
2021
Big Lottery Fund
Eric WTight Tiusl
AWaI￿S For All
Carer5 Iiust
Cominunity Foundation forLancasliire
TI￿R[)￿k Foundation
Triangle Trnst
Our Cominunity OurFulure
Hgvs¢hold Supw)It Fuiiding
CaKNelwork
58,573
27,5
92,269
10,000
18,289
5,000
22,872
5,000
6.228
2,0
10,696
107,997
153,430
OTHER TIL4DING ACTIVITIES
2022
2021
Futjdiaising eveiils
4.430
1,914
INCOME MROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2022
2021
Activity
Direct chaiilable activities
Sundry iiicojne
Room hirc &id support
Se￿1¢eS
Conli7d iiicoin¢
7,830
5,117
Direct chaiitablc a¢livili¢
Dirttt charitable activitLes
2,783
224,470
3.250
240,125
235,083
248,492
Grants received, included inthe abov4 are as follows:
2022
2021
BWD Borough Council
Families, Health and Wellbeing Consortium
Slielter
224,470
214,999
900
24,226
224,470
240,125
Pag¢13
conlinu¢d,..

BLACKIIURN WITH DARWEN CARERS
ERVICE LTD
NOTES I-O'I'HLr rilNhNCIAL bTATfi MENTS- eoiitlnued
IOR I'IIL YLI All LINDLI D 31S'I' MARCH 2
RAISING FUNDS
RAislllE donfitlon5 amd lega¢leB
2022
2021
FuEidi'aisiJig ¢osts
932
906
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Gr8nl
funding of
&ctivilics
(See iiote
Support
costg (see
nol¢ 8)
Direct
Cosk5
?)
Totals
Diiret charitable aclivilics
351,177
12,162
3.188
366.327
GRAIqTS PAYABLE
2022
2021
Dirwt ¢lJaritable &livities
12.162
8583
SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
cos1s
Direct charitable aclivilie5
3,188
IYET INCOMEI(EI XPENDITu￿)
Net ineomellexpenditure) is slated after Chargil￿{CreditIng).
2022
2021
Dqir¢ciatton- owned assets
2,701
2,824
io.
TRUSTEES, REMt)NERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no tsi]steeg remuneralion oj. olh¢r b¢Ji¢fJls for th¢ year ¢nded 31sl Mairh 2022 1)or for the year ended
3151 March 2021.
Trustees exp￿￿8
Thtstee$' expenses paid diiring th¢ yeor tolalled £Nil {2021: £nil).
Pag¢ 14
continued...

BLACKBURN
TH DARWEN CARERS SKRVICEI LTD
NOTILS'I'O'IHL FINANCIAL s'fAT
MEIYTS- coiitliiut
OR TIJE Yfi AR ND￿ 31S'I' MAItCll 2
22
ii.
STAFF COSTS
Noiie of the employees haye employee beii¢fil$ in excE5S of £60,000.
The average nuinber ofstaff employ¢d dvring th¢ p¢riod was 7 (2021.. 8).
The key managanent pusonnel of the charity eoinprise the aii¢f Exe¢ul&vc Officer and ihe Head of SenY¢6s
Th¢ total employee benefits of the key managemettt personne] of tl* clthrity durii)g Ihe ycgr were £68,504 (2021..
£60,549).
12.
COMPARATIVES fiOR THIL STATEhlENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIFS
UthTestri¢t¢d
funds
Reslricled
fund
Tolal
fuJJds
INCOME AND ENDOIVMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
3.471
152,931
156.402
Cliai'ltfible Aetlvlties
Direct ch￿ilabl¢ a¢tiviti¢s
248,492
248,492
Ihher trading ￿tIvIti¢$
1,749
165
1,914
TotRI
253,712
153,096
406,808
EXPEI NDITURE ON
Raising funds
906
Charftfible ietlyltles
Direct cliarilable activities
246.784
143,557
390J41
To(41
247.690
143,557
391,247
NET INCOME
6,022
9,539
15,561
Transf¢r$ between flind$
22,778
(22,778)
F4et Movemtiit 5ll ftsiids
28.800
(13,239)
15.561
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
TotAI fuiid5 brthiglit foNhrd
197,707
29.445
227,152
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
226,507
16,206
242,713
P#g¢ 15
onliiiued...

BLACI<BURN WIT14 DA
SERVICE LTD
NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEI MEI NTS- £011
FOR THIL YLI AR ENDILD 31
RCH 2022
13.
TANCIBLE filXED ASSETS
Equipinext
and IT
COST
At Isl Api'il 2021
Addilioi
54,658
2,659
At 31st March 2022
57,317
DEPEiLI CIAI'ION
At Isl April 2021
Chav8e for year
49,887
2,701
At 315t Ma￿h 2022
52,588
N]Ir BOOK VALUE
Al 31st March 2022
4,729
At 3181 March 2021
4,771
14.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS fiALLINC DIYE WITHIN ONE YCI AR
2022
2021
de debtors
Prepaymenls and a¢¢w￿ inc(Nn¢
475
1,632
246
840
2,107
1,086
15,
CREDITORS: AMouNrs riALLINC DUE WITlItN ONE YEAR
2022
Trade clrdilors
Oihei. Creditors
Accruals and deferred ineom¢
Acerned ¢xp¢*)s¢s
573
32
20,0(
9,265
450
35
3,410
29,870
3,895
16.
MOV]LMENT IN fiUNDS
Nel
movement
iii funds
TIMn.8fers
belweetk
fujjds
At
31.3.22
At 1.4.21
Unre5tAe¢ed fiiiids
Getteral fuiid
Designat¢d Fund
176,507
50,000
(4,562)
(979)
7,156
179.101
54.043
226,507
(5,541)
12,178
233.144
Restrlcted fvnds
Re5tticted
16,206
125
{12.178)
4.153
TOTAL FUNDS
242.713
(5,416)
237,297
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continued...

BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN CARER
SERVICE LTD
OTES T() THC filNANCIAL STATEMEI NTS- eo
FOR THIC YEI AR £1 NDLI D 31 "111£4RCH 2022
16.
MOVEMENT IN fiUNDS- ￿11th￿￿ed
Nel Inovemenl IJJ fvnds. in¢lvd¢d in ihe aboveare as follows:
IncomiEJg
r￿vr¢e8
Re50UW¢S
expaided
Moveinent
in funds
Uiire5trleted futid$
Gejieral fund
Desty]at¢d Fund
247,038
30,943
(251,600>
131,922)
{4,562)
(9791)
277,981
(283,522)
(5,541)
Restrlcied fiiiids
Resti'i¢t¢d
84.062
{83,937)
125
TOTAL FUNDS
362,043
(367,459)
{5,416)
ConipAI'Htiw for movenieiit In fuNd$
N¢1
movement
in funds
Traiisfers .
betweetk
funds
Al 1.4.20
31.3.21
Uiii'e5tiict¢d fillid$
CT¢nci?I fund
Desigtyated Fund
147,083
50,624
2,487
3,535
26,937
(4.159)
176,507
50,000
197,707
6,022
22,778
226.507
Rtstrleted flliids
R¢stri¢ted
29,445
9,539
(22,778)
16.206
TOTAL fuNDS
227.152
15,561
242,713
Compardlive net movement in in¢luded in the obove are a$ ftbllows..
Incolni￿8
resources
Resouwes
exp¢nd
Move]ttertt
in thnds
Uiirestrlcted fund%
Gefierdl fui
Designaied FUT
229,485
24,227
(226,998)
{20,692)
2,487
3.535
253,712
(247,690)
6,022
Restricted fiinds
Reslrioled
153.096
(143,557)
9,539
TOTAL fuNDS
406,808
(391,247)
15,561
Pag¢17
coi)tinued...

BLACKBURN WITH DARWEIN CAREIRS SEIRVICE LTD
NOTE,q TO Tiifi FINANCIAL S'I'A'ILI MLI N'rs_
IOR THC YEAR ENDEI D 31
T MARCI12022
OJ
16.
MOVEMI£NT Th fiUNDS- roylllnued
A ujtttnt y¢ai' 12 irtonths and prioryear 12 moiiths combined position is as follows..
Nel
moy¢in¢nt
iii funds
Tr8nsf¢rs
beliyeen
filnds
Al
31.3.22
At 1.4.20
Unrestrlcted fiinds
General fund
Des1￿}4¢¢d Fund
147,083
50,624
(2,075)
2,556
34,093
863
179,101
S4,043
197,707
481
34,956
233.144
Restrlcted funds
k￿l'iCted
29,445
9,664
(34,956)
4.153
TOTAL FUNDS
227,152
10,145
237297
A c411r¢nt year 12 months and prior year 12 months cott)biiied ttet movem¢nt in funds, included in th¢ obove
as folloivs..
Incoming
resources
Resouires
xpended
Moveinent
in fut)ds
Vijrestrlcted fuiid8
GthiEral fuiid
D¢signated Fuild
476,523
55,170
(478,598)
(S2,614)
{2,075)
2.556
531,693
(531,2121
481
Restricted fiittds
Restricted
237,158
1227,494)
9.664
TOTAL FUNDS
768.851
{758,706)
10,145
TrAn$fer8 bttsyeeji fund$
Tl)e I￿nsferS betiveen fund iyrewils costs iiicuned in h￿d offi¢¢ ¢¢ntral Ktivilies rdating to restricted
projects wliich hav¢ bc¢n r¢harged by way of a management c]iaiEe' and a Irartsfer belweett gen¢ffil mid
designaled funds to update the conlingettcy thnd for fijtvte TC51n)Clurillg costs.
J7.
EMPLOYI4K NEI FIT OIILIGATIONS
The cl)arfrlable company opeiales & defined coiitributions peiision scheme throiiEh Tiue PaleA)lio1. The assets of
the scheme are IKld sq)aralely from tljr ¢4)mPA2)y in an independently admiiiist¢red fund. The p￿)sion cos1
larg¢ IEpres¢iits ¢ontributioiis payable by the coii)pttny to th¢ fund and ainouiiied to £1 1,376 (2021., £11,036).
Moni¢5 totalling £3,022 (2021.. £1,490) represented Iwo month's conlribulions and wer¢ poy#ble to the fvnd at
ihe balance sheet dale and arc included in creditors.
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BLA
WITH DARIVEN
NOTCS TO THE filNANCIAL
TfiMEI NTS- coiitlnued
R THE ITI AR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2
22
18.
RELATED PARTY DJSCLOSURES
Thejr were no r¢lal¢d party I￿nSactiO11S for the yeaT ended 31st Mar¢li 2022.
19.
ULTIMATK CONTROLLING PARTY
The cliaritable coinpany 18 controlled by the trust¢¢5.
20. FUNDS
Keslricled funds r¢lale to volunlary donations ond graiils which are for specifi¢ pun)oses but nol fully spent at the
yeAr end, aiid ar¢ as follows '.Eric Wriglit Ti'u51 £1,289, Covid Chatiipioiis £218 and Lotte]y £2,646.
The designated funds relate lo monies unspent al tlie year end reeeived froin cojilraclcd incoine15eTvice le￿1
w¢¢m¢nts whi¢h are IIDI ¢lassed 25 l'eslricted voluntary iiicome but Can still oiily be speni on spccific prDjc¢Is,
and a provision for continU￿ty costs totalling £54,043.
The￿ are also gaiei?I free fiir*d5 of £179,101.
Pgg¢ 19

REI GISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05881757 (Ei llglaiid WAles)
REGISTEI REI D CHARITY NUMBllr R; 1120JIO
UNAUDITEI D FINANCIAL STATEMEINTS
riOR THE YCI AR ILNDfi D 31sr MAIiCH 2022
DAR
VEP4 CARKRS
ER
a]aiyJpAott TLLLtd
Chaiteird ACc¢￿ntan1s
7-9 Station Ro
H¢%k¢th Bank
Pjrsion
Lanw%hir¢
PR4 6SN

BLACKBURN
RWLN CARI
TD
f4TENTS ofi THE FINAf4ciAL STATEMILNTS
AR ENDEI D J
T MARCH 2022
PAge
Report of tlie Trllsttes
liidepwidwlt ExaMIn￿ s Report
Siat¢meiit of ]finthAel#l Aetlvitles
Baliiiee Sliett
10 to 11
Notes to tbe Fin&iiclal Statements
12 to 19

BLACKBUIU4
TH DAR
CARCI RS
TD
RXPURT OF THEI TRUSTEI
OR THE YEAM liNDED 31ST MARCH
Tli¢ Irustees who are also direct￿8 of thc clwrity for Ihe pll]yoses of the Companies Act 20(6, p￿Tht their r¢port wilh
the financi81 stal¢ments of the chaiity for the yeai. ended 3181 March 2022. The IruÉlces have adopt¢d the provisions of
Ac¢ounling ai)d Reporting by aurilies.. Slai¢m¢nt of Recoiiimejided Practice applieable to charilics prep￿illg their
ac¢ouiils iji a¢coidance ivi111 the FEiiancial Reporting Siandaifj applicable the UK and Republic of Irdatid {FRS 102)
(effective l January 2019).
OBJE*CTIVES IIND AcfiviTIEI S
0bJeotlv￿ and
Jn selling objecliv¢s and planning for activities, the Tiu5{e￿ Iiave given due consld¢rdli￿j lo general 8uidance published
by lh¢ ¢haiity commissioii relaltiig to public benefit.
The objc¢liYe of Ilk charfftl8bl¢ ¢ompaiiy is io relieve the need of persons who are ill, disabl¢d or who are elderly and
have a cliaiilable need, prijnarily bul nol 6x¢lusively resEdeiit or working in Blaekbiam wilh Danvcii and the suirounding
area, by th¢ provision of advice, information and supporl to those persojks, their IElalives or ¢ar¢rs wilh the objecl of
Impl￿￿1￿8 the Conditions of lifeof tlie said bencficiaries.
Blaekburn with Danven Carers Scrvi¢¢ exists lo piDvide a 'one slop, caitrs cujtre that otrers wpport, infotmalton aiid
3dvice lo all unpaid cpr¢rs within Blackbum with Darnven.
Wc want io tr&is¢ awaren￿ of the needs of car¢rs, encourage ur¢Ys lo p&rti¢ipale a￿1 have a voice.
Our Vlslon
Our vision is of a eoinmunity lyh￿¢h Carers have o Yoi¢e and their needs are ￿COg111sed and respe¢led. That they are
empoivered lo a¢hs¢v¢ tIKii' goals athd aspiiptions in 11)eircaring IDI¢.
Carers Sei%4ce Str
supp￿ for family mei))b¢i¥ caiing forsomeone whelr Ihere&s an illiiess ordisability.
Bringing car¢rs and the carers s¢rvice together as ¢xpert partncrs to ensur¢ Carets needs, wislies and fttlings a￿ at the
heart of everything we do.
Supportiiig you 50 you can help Ihose you ear¢ for.
Piibllc beiiefil
The T]usleGS have consid¢red the Charity Commission guidance regaiding public benefit and ar¢ contwit that th¢ Chaiity
has met the requii'eincnls as des¢ribed above
Grxiitmfiklng
Sinall gi?nl progiBinme5 orgw)ised by the chaTitabl¢ ¢oi))pany are Inanag¢d in accordance ivilh guidance and ruks sel
down by our external partners. They are for ￿tivitieS whi¢h ¢onfomi lo the objects of our charity and are distributed to
eligible G2ndtdales.
Voliiiiteers
Total of 31 n￿¥ Voluiiteets
Total of 119 Voluntews
Total hours- 42091ir5
This equates lo £46J07 (Ba5¢d on £1 1.00 perhour)
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TH DAR
ARERS SERVICE LTD
Rfi.POR
ri THfi TR118TFE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
ACHIKVEMENT AND PERfoRMANC
ClhArilable Rellvldes
The ChLtiity have achieved the folloiving &¢liviliey during the year...
Attivitl
o T￿asUr< Hut]I
o Writing Club
o Sewing ciass
o Craft clas5
o VcBCtarian Cooking
o Knit and Knatler
o Ar¢li¢ry
o Coffee Inoniings
o Es5erttial Oils
Woi'k$liops
o Deinentia Aivareness
o Theiwpy through Art
o Pebble Art
Well Bel￿%
o Medilatioji
o Reiki
o Self care
o Persian Miiidthlness
0 5 ways lo Well Beillg
0 7 steps to Happinus
Exerelse
o Canal walk
o Cycling
o Tai Chk
o Defeiice Cl
o Yoga
o Walking group
ProJect$
o Gal￿enlI1g
o Well Being Through NaluK- Greenhouse
o Lifc after caiing
o Bereavement Residenlial- Plamiit)g for tomorrow
o Aspiralion8- B￿sIneSS Workshops foryoung Adult Carers
o InspirAtions- Young Adult Care13
o P¢rsonal Budget5 foi. cairys
o Connecting carcrs- Pen Pal Packs
o Conneciiiig ¢areiB- Tablds for carerg
o Covid Co1￿m￿nity Champi¢M]s
o Aften)oon Tea- delivered to Carets lithne
o Aldi Vou¢h¢r8 foi. ¢aTers
Conjmunlty Cbftniploii for cO￿d
Tl)IDugh th¢ Cominviiily ChBmpion5 scheme counci15 and volunlaiy tsrgani5ations htve deliv¢red a i¥id¢ range of
mvdsures lo prole¢l Iliose inost al risk by building In￿1, coinjnunicaling accurate heallli snforjnalion and uliiinately
helping to save liv&. This has included developing ll￿v nelivorks of in16ted local cliampioDS wh¢r¢ tliey don'l already
exist.
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REPORTOF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE I
CH2
22
Th¢ Coininuiiily Chal￿p10￿8 thpped into Iheir local neli¥orks attd provided advice aboui COVID-19 and th¢ vaccin¢s.
Chainpions also Ad￿lIfi¢d barJ7¢rs to aCC￿$]￿S accuTat¢ iiifom]alion aiid to PTovide lailoJEd support, such as phon¢ calls
forpeopl¢ iyhts are digitally excluded, helpI￿ne$, and linking lo otlicr paitijcr offers iiicludiiig GP surgeries.
The Carers SeNice IV￿ able lo build trust. ¢ommunicate ac¢urnte health information, increase Ydccinaliotj uptake and
ulliinalely he]p lo sJv¢ live8. The Service was able to ejllpowei. at-risk groups to protect the]￿SelV¢S and their faiMilie8.
Aiiniiig lo reduce the iinp&cl of the vikus 011 all ¢oinmuiiitie5, engaging to tackle th¢ disproporfioiJat¢ ithpa¢¢ th¢
pand¢Jnic Ilas Iiad 011 eaiers aiid their Cared loi. and lo provide accurale infomjalion about COVID -19 and Ilie va¢¢incs
lo ¢veryoll¢.
The Carers Servlee Ilas:
o Encouragd Group L,ngage]n¢nt- Groups allow Ilie Se￿1¢¢ lo di55eJninate i11fomialion ID more peoplc al one tiin¢.
o Slr¢ngth¢ned il.q ojilillc prcs¢nc¢ for shariiig inforinalion using all social nctivork platfonns includingTeams and Zoom
o fjicirascd telepllone enBaBeinent is slrongerusing both land lit￿ and j￿0b11¢S
o Iii¢iEased Texting ond What App have opet)ed up cojnmunicatsons wilh Yowig Adult Car¢rs and oih¢Y Adult Careys
o Created Activities aiid Inceniiyes lo offer a fun way of engaging carers and their families
o Coiisulied l￿Dyg[l oiiline platforins to gather valuabl¢ insiglits to Ih¢ n¢¢ds alld waiits for ¢&r¢r8 and their families
The Cairrs Service lias carried out the following proj¢cls in r¢5po]￿eto Covid- 19 in this financial y&TrY'.
o Tablet&lMobile plioftesliyifi support
o One to one5UPPQrt (followit)g saf¢ty guiddin¢s)
o Groups in the park (Followiiig safety guidelines)
o Counscllii)g and Talking Therai)4es
o Life after Caring
0 Training
o Well Beiiig aiid Metttal Hvdltl) workshops
o Zooin KlivitS¢S
o Blogs and videos
o Tdephone aiid online support
o Employment ai)d volunteer ivorkshops.
o VolunteeTing opportunitie5
Houseliold Support Fund IBIYD Couiidl fundliig)
o Market Vou¢hers-.. 50 carers
o K¢¢piiJg Warjh P4cks (Duv¢ls aiid Pillows)= 100 ca¥ers
o Ess¢nlial Food pocks and Tans- 613 carers
o Gas and Electric Bvd8d5- 6110 date
VoilAfone Slm C8rd Project:
o Siin Cards- 21 caTei% lo date
Corei'5 Trust Slioppiiig Voiicher5 fiuttdiiw:
o Asd3 Food Vouclici'_18 Cairrs
FArc Sl)&re Food S¢lienie
A big Ihafjk you to Dan Fislier (￿M fienda Digital, An Anoi)ymou8 Donor and The Household Sup]y)rt sche1￿¢ for
funding this Pmj¢¢t.
Th¢ Sch¢m¢ ran fm 418121- 3013122
614 food packages weJE collected by carers over32 ived(s.
Check out FaiE ShAIE videos 01) Youtube
M¢iitHI Healtli Aiid Well Btlng Advlser
This iiew role ofthe adviser:
o Pl￿Vided sUPPOrt, iiifonnalion aiid guidanc¢ to Carer8 who look after someone with a mental health condition or ar¢
experieiicing Inenlal ill liealth Ih¢ms¢lv
o PJovid¢d 'Drop to Cheek in, ¢arty3 5UPPOrt offei'iiig a￿esS lo wellbeing opportunitie5 to create COPill8 mechanisms
ajid slralegies.
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BLACI<BURN WITH DARWfiN CARf,RS Sri RVICE LTD
KEPORT.ofi THf TRUSTEES
riOR THE YEAR NDEID 31ST MARCH 2022
Tlie projecl provided re50urce51o support th¢ caFer.'
o Jouinals
o Well- beiji8 activities includit]g n]855&gethuapie5 and talking tlieTapi£s.
o R¢spil¢ OPPDrtui)ilies
o Mental Healih aiid Wellbeittg iVOTkshops.
Youi)g Aditrli Carers air 8ged belwe¢n 16 to 25 y¢ars and who sr¢ ¢aring for fainily, fri¢thd4 5abliii8s oi. fheii. thildreii,
otlen wiihou1 support iyhiel) eat) lead lo them being isolated from iheir peers. whidi can ii) Iiirn lead to th¢Jn suffering
Ih¢ii' own ill li¢alih or breakdown
Blackburn wilh Darw¢n Car¢rs servi￿ provid¢ a wid¢Taiigeof 5UPPOit'.
o l-l Support
Advicc on how lo h¢lp the pe]'SOh iliey caTefor
o Group Suppojl
o Trip5 & Aclivili¢s
o Benefit advice
Counselling
o Mindfulness,
o and rnuch more
We have a specific projeel wliich Dffers supw)rt for people wlio are Concerned about someone else's .suh8lance Jnisuse.
Whdhcr il's a fajnily Jncmbcr or fricnd, drugs oi. a]cohol, we are on hand to give information, adviee and support. The
service is non-judgemenlal and ain)s lo make famili&% living with th¢ iinpact of Substan￿ inisuse fully inform¢d and
aware of is%u&8 such as enablhng and liow familɢs ca21 play a p3rl it) a person's recovery.
We hav¢..
o l-l svpport
o Siipport gFOllP
o Drop-iii sessions witli tlie local substaJLr I￿18U$ese]V1c¢
o IE]fonnalioti about diugs l￿d thcir¢ffecls
o Advt¢e aix)ul ¥ubstan¢e inisu8e seNic¢s and recovery 8UPPQrts
Dar¥vett drop in at Café Hub
Plus tlie usual off¢r fi'otrt Ihe Care￿ servic6- couttselling, benefits swpport, trips, activities etc.
Our iithv Drug and Alcohol Advisor, Georgina Ru&4ell. stwled wilh us in Januaiy 2022. Georgina is d¢v¢lopkng a
pa¢kag¢ of support with th¢ local subs(ance Inisuse services is keen io build up refeTrals to this part ofthe service.
FINANCJAL REVIEW
Fiuaiicial po$ldD]
The Ilnancial statements are as presented on poges 9 to 21 indusi
Priiitlp#l fundiug sour¢es
Thc priti¢ipal futJd¢rs of the ¢harilable cojnpany arc Blackburn with Danvett Bototsgh Ctsuncil.
Investiiient pollcy aiid objtetlves
The TtU51ees Tegulai'ly revicw Ih¢ level of fund5 held and whethcr Ih¢r¢ is any necd to inv¢51 arnounts which may atlracl
a bdter rdurn. Iii the ¢uJ'iMI cliinale there are no atiractive iThleresl rates bul monies Iheld iii baiik accounts are splil
between different banks in order to help prOt￿t against loss of funds if B bat)k w¢r¢ to go into liqusdalion. Mosl funds
are i￿qUired it) tlie short to Ixediujn l¢iuJ atml as such it 15 nol apprtspiiale lo cominit cash lo long-lenn investments.
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CE LTD
REI PORT Ofi THE TRUSTEI fis
roR THE Y£AR ENDEID
22
IriNANCIAL REVt&w
Res¢YYe5 poIIcy
The Service has previously i￿91ntaIned reserve8 at a level I1￿1 W￿11 enabl¢ th¢ organisalion to operate al reasoiiable levcls
lo ine¢l op¢i?litEg Gxpendiluir for a period of Six Inonths, based on total expenditure of Ilie ye8r.This largel level eoual¢s
10£195,1100 compared witli the octuol fre¢ funds of £179,101 Iield at Ilie yehrend.
To St￿l¢e aims to maintaiii a ¢ot)titl8¢n¢y fund lil the ¢vcnl of 8 catastrophic reduction of incoitte whieh will alloiv tlie
Twstees and inanagernenl time lo ddeTmine Ihe Inost appropriate WAY fonvatd for the St￿l¢e, and pn)vide
funds, available 01 Ilie discretion of Il)¢ TJusl¢¢s, lo support s¢rvice delivery prop05als.
TreA$urer'$ Report
Ovey ihe last twelv¢ months th¢ Service h#s ¢ontinued 10 be affecled by Ilie Covid epidemic and reii)ains ¢hall¢JJg¢d by
Teduclions An in¢oiiJe. In Ihc current fJtiatJ¢ial year ov¢¥all iJcoJne reduced by 12Q/o coinpared to thc previo￿$ year. To
¢oinp¢nsal¢ for thÉs our staty have woiked exireinely hard to conlaiij cosis and have b￿n succes8fi]l in reducing ov¢rnll
¢xpenditUlE by 7% As a ¢ons¢qu¢n¢¢ ofihes¢ a¢lions the overg11 deficit for the yedr is £5,416.
The Covid cpidemic has Inad¢ it diff￿11 to pul effective plaiis for the fuluii in plaee over the la9t two yeaiy. In order lo
maintaiTr acceptable seTvice levels tlie Sthvlce is budgeting for a deficit over Ihe forfh¢oming year wliicli ivill b¢ fiiiatKed
from ￿Se￿eS over the next twelve Inonths although il may be ￿)ssIble lo raise additional funds ivhich will reduce this
dcficil. As the pandemic noiy hopefully subsides the Thuslees and Inanag¢m¢nt will b¢ fo¢using on fvlure strntegy
options which will include how the Servic¢ ¢pn Jnov¢ into a fjnancially sustainable model.
The lev¢1 of r¢serv¢s docs provide fiithncial stability of the Service in the shoit to Inedium lerni ivhi¢li enablG% th¢
Trnsiees to balaiice Ilie requireinenl to pi'ovide seivice lev¢l$ withiii th¢ ¢onl¢xt of ut}￿lIa7￿ futUlE sncome 51Teain5 and
reserve u¢ilisatlOD. As a consequence the TIUSt￿ and manageinent rtynain confid¢nl that s¢rvice levels will b¢
IMaiiilaitEed Over thc next Iwelve monilis.
FUTURE PLANS
The charity plan lo continue Ili¢ wlivilies refetTed to above and d&s¢ribed in moii detsil i) theAnnual Review attached.
STRUCTURE, GOV£IRNAf4CE AND MANAGEMENT
Goveriilng do¢iini¢iit
Th¢ cliaiity is eontiY)Iled by its governing document, a dc¢d of Irusl, and LX>I?s1i￿tes 8 limited eompany, limited by
Euaranle4 as d¢fin¢d by th¢ Cojnpaiiies Act 2(M)6.
Charlty eonstltutloii
The ¢oJnp?ny is irgisiered as a charitable wnpany liinited by guarante¢ and was s¢t up by i Mallorartdum of
Association 011 19tli July 2(K)6 ai?d is a r¢gister¢d charity number 1120110.
Recrultnieiit Aiid Appolntnieiit of Iru5tee5
Tli¢ mat)ageJn¢nl of the charilable comparty is Ili¢ responsibility of Ihe TIu5te¢5 wlio aT¢ ¢led¢d alld co-opted ulldtF the
lenns of the Meinorat)dum aiid Aili¢les of Asso¢ialion dHled 19 july 2006.
POLICIES ADOPTED foR THK INDuryrIor4 AND TRAINING ofi TRUSTEIES
Poli¢ies are in place to induct and irditt new Th'uslees attd eoinply willi thc Memoiynduin and AiticI￿ of Associalion.
AII TNstees.'
Have a tknll ii)duclion
Trkepart iii GOV￿llanc¢ Trdining
Are allocated a subcommittee I'ole
Ar¢ giv¢Ji ¥ ca￿r8 Sqvice Tr'ust¢6 Handbook
Are given A l)ard copy of Good Governaiice handbook (NCVO)
a)Jnplete a Trustee Appraisal
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CARCIRS SERVICE LTD
REI PORT THE TRUSTEES
riOR THE YLAti
DED 31ST MARCH 2022
STRUCTURE, COVEI RNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
OrgRiil$Milonal slriicture
The charilable coinpany is IKanaged by a full commit1¢¢ of tlie Th$lees. Meelings are lield regulai'ly to effe¢tively
¢on¢rol the mnning of the oi'ganisalion.
Twstee Bo&id n2e¢ls quarterly
Subcoik)mitte4s meet quarterly
Thiste¢ rol¢s- Chair, Vice Cliair, Treasurer and Secrelary.
A s¢]￿1n¢ of Del6ga1ion is iii place lo e115ure decisions are authorAs¢d al Ihecorrect level of respo1￿*bilitY
Rlsk
Th¢ Twsl¢¢s have assessed the Inajor risks lo wliich (lie chaTitabl¢ coinpany is ¢xpos¢d, in particular 1110se related lo tlie
operations and finance5 of the ehariiable company> and aT¢ salisfi¢d Iliat sys1th￿S and procedures are in place to miligale
our ¢x]X)SVTeto the m&joi' risks.
' Risks aresthnding 8gej￿& tt¢in and are I'cwtwed and addressed at Tru51eeBoard Me¢tings
CoYid- The Servicelias the appropriate risk asse55menls iii place in lii)e with Govcnuii¢iit guidelines
REfiEI REI Ncf¢ AND ADMINISTRATIVK DETAILS
Regl$t¢red Coniphny iiiimber
05881757 (England and Wal¢s)
Re%istered ChaR4ty niiniber
120110
Regl$tered oifice
Blackburn willi Darwen Carers S￿ViCes
Kingsway
Grc¢nliursl Place
Blackbum
BB2 INA
Truste¢$
Mrs HN Goodall
D liadl¢y {re8igiied 9.6.2021)
J Hadleigh
O Byindley
A Picknp
M Kirkey
C Higham (appointed 30.11.2021)
Rmoyat (appointed 28.2.20221
Compfiny Seei'etsry
M6 S Moi'ris
Indepeiidemt ExA*ilner
P¢terBuck
FCA DChA
Cliampion IIL Ltd
a)art¢red Ac¢ouiitants
7-9 Station Road
Heskdh Bank
Presto
tancashii'e
PR4 6SN
BAiikers
Barclays Bank
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BLACI<BUIITrI WITH DAR
£N CAIiCI RS SERVICE LTD
I PORT OF THE TRUSTEES
IPOR THLf L
D 31ST t*lARCH 2022
REI IIEREPICE AND ADMtNISTRATIVE DETAILS
KItY MANACJCMENT PERSONNEL
During Ihe y¢ar IILe Th￿¢¢¢9 del¢galed responsibility for the day-fo-day management of Ilic chai'ity to Ilie following
seJiior¢inploye¢s'.
Sam Moiiis- ChiefExeculive Officer
ClareHobley- Head of S¢rvi¢
Approved by Order of th¢boaTd ofiwsl¢¢S on............................................. and sI￿1¢d on ils behalf by:
A Pi¢kup- Trustee
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INDIIPENDEIIYT EXAMINICR'S REPORT T
LACKBURN WITH DAR
VILN CARERS
TRU
ERVICE LTD
llldependeiit exarnlner'5 report to tILe tru5tee$ of Blfi¢kburJJ }￿th Daiven Carers Seiwlee Ltd { tIK Company )
I report lo Ilie ¢harity Irusle¢s on my cxaminatioi) of Ilie accouiils of the Company for the yvdr ¢nd¢d 31st N4ai¢h 2022.
RespollslbllltEes and bAsls of report
As Ili¢ chariigs tluslees of lh¢ CoiE]pany (and also its dire¢l(v for the puiyoses of compaiiy laiv) you are responsible for
the prepardtion of the accounts in accordance willi Ihe rcquireikneiils of tli¢ Coinpani¢s Act 2(K16 Vthe 2006 Act).
Having satisfied Inyself Ilial Ihe ae¢ounls of Ihe Compaiiy are not r4uired to b¢ audited undei. Pait 16 of th¢ 2￿6 A¢1
and are eligiblc for independejit examination, I r¢port in r¢sp¢¢l of iny ¢xamination of your charity's accounts as Ca￿led
oul uiKlei' section 145 of Ilie Cliaiilies Act 2011 ('Ihe 2011 A¢l'). Iii can)ing out Iny examination I have follL)wed the
Dii¢¢l2ons giv¢Ji by tli¢ Cliarily Qoi]]mission uiidd. se¢tion 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Acl.
Iiidependemt exHmlTher'8 8tAtenient
Since youi. charity'.$ gross inc012)e exceeded £250.000 your examiner Irtu￿ be a member of a lislcd body. I can confiTm
thal l ain qualified lo und¢rtak¢ tli¢ exami]￿170￿ because l am a r¢gislered member of FCA Dc1￿ whicli is oiie of the
listed bodies.
hdV¢ ¢Y)mplet¢d iny examination. I Confirm that no maltas hove eoitte to my 2llention eottne¢tion with the
examihation giving me cause to belie￿,.
accounliiig Ftcoils were iiol kept iii respwl of th¢ Company as r¢quir¢d by s¢¢tion 386 of the 2006 Act; or
thc aecouiil8 do rK>l accord iviih Ilioq¢ Ircorth. or
the accounts do not coinply ivitli tlie aceoumiirtg requiitmertts of seclson 396 of the 2006 Act oihei. thali Any
r￿Uir￿ent Ihal lh¢ a¢couiits giv¢ a Irue and fair vieiv which is not a maltei. considered as pail of independent
exatnihation. or
the accounts have Iiot been prepai'ed in ac¢oidance with the Ineiliods and principles of the Slatemenl of
Recol￿1￿Cl)d¢d Practice for aLcounl2ng and rwiting by charitie5 {?pplic4bl¢ to eh?rili¢s prq)aring Ih¢ir a¢wiinls
iti accoiylance witli the Finaiicial RepoJtin£ Stalldai￿ applicabl¢ an the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS I￿2>).
I hav¢ no wn¢¢rns and hav¢ ¢oJn¢ a¢ross no oih¢r Inallers in connection with the exainination lo which attention should
be drawn in this repoit in oithrto enable a piDperundcr51anding of the accounts lo be ￿Ched.
Pd¢rBuck
FCA DChA
Ch2t))pion TLLLtd
Clwrf¢r¢d Accounlat)Is
7.9 Slalion Road
H￿keth Bonk
Presto
Laiicashire
PR4 6SN
Date:.............................................
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CKIIURIY WITH DARWEN CAREI RS SERVICE LTD
TATEIMCI NT OF FINAIY CIAL AC'rivii'iLs
IOR THCI AR EI I%D]CD
MARCII 2022
2022
Total
funds
2021
Total
fuiids
Uiiirslricl
nds
R¢slricted
nd
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMICPUS FROM
Donations and legacies
38,468
84,062
122.530
156,402
Clifirilfible hctlvltlES
Direel charitable aclivilt¢s
235,083
235,083
248,492
Olher IrEding aclivitics
4,430
4,430
1,914
TotHI
277,981
84,062
362.043
406.808
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising fiinds
932
932
Cliai'ltable 4etlvitles
Dii'ect cliaiitablc acliviti¢s
282.590
83,937
366,527
390.341
Total
283,522
83,937
367,459
391,247
NET INCOMW(EI XPENDITURE)
(5,541)
125
(5.416)
15,561
Transfers bet¥Yeeii fuiids
16
12,178
(12,178>
Net iiiovement In fiinds
6,637
(12,0531
(5,416)
15,561
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Tolai funds brought foi'ward
226,507
16,206
242,713
227.152
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
233.144
4,153
237,297
242,713
Th¢ note5 fonn pait of Iliese fiiiai1¢ial statements
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BLACKBIJRN
HDAR
ARE
ICK LT
BALANCEI SHEI Ei T
CH 2022
2022
Total
fullds
2021
Total
funds
Uiirestricted
funds
Restricted
fiind
Notes
FIXEI D ASSETS
Tangible assets
13
4,729
4.729
4,771
CURRfNf ASSfTS
Debloi's
Cash al bank and hand
14
2,E07
256,178
2,107
260,331
1,086
240,751
4,153
258285
4.153
262,438
241,837
CREDITOIiS
Amout)Is f211ing duewiihin one year
15
129,870)
(29,870)
(3,895)
NET CURIIENT ASSEITS
228,415
4,153
232,568
237.942
TO'I'AL ASSb'l'S LESS CURRENT
LIABILJTIES
233,144
4.153
237,297
242,713
NET ASSETS
233,144
4,153
237,297
242.713
FUE4DS
UtJre51ricid fljnds:
G¢n¢rdl fuiid
D&%ignated Fund
16
179,101
54,043
176,507
50,0
233,144
226,507
Restillcted funds:
Restricl¢d
4,153
16,206
TOTAL FUNDS
237,297
242.713
The Charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit uiider Section 477 of the Compani¢s Act 2006 for Ihe year
endcd 31st Mar¢lJ 2022.
m¢mb¢rs hav¢ noi r¢quir¢d th# ¢ompatty io obtain an #udit of its fittancial statements for 1he year end¢d
31st March 2022 in accordance with S¢¢tioii 476 of the Companies A¢1 2(M)6.
The trnslees ￿kil0}v1edge Il)eii' respoi)8ibilili68 for
<a}
e]15uriiig that tlie charitabl6 company keeps occounting record5 that ¢oinply with S¢¢lions 386 and 387 of the
Companies Aci 20(hS aiid
preparing fmaiiciAI slalements whi¢h give a tru¢ and fair view of the slate of affwrs of lh¢ cliai'itable coinpany as
al Ilie a)d of each finaiicial year and of its suiplus Dk. dcflcit for e&¢h finHn¢ial Y￿1. in accoidance with ihe
requir¢inents of Sections 394 and J95 and wliich othenvise comply with the reqllirements of the Coinpai)ie8 A¢t
2006 r¢latitl8 to fitt8t)cial stateinent4 so far as 8pplic&ble lo the charitable ¢oJnpany.
(b)
The notes form pail of thw fiiiaiKial slaiemejils
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BL
KBU
WITH DARWEN CARE
BALANCE SHECI T-
31
T MARCH 2022
Iliese financial ￿81¢)ncIllS hav¢ b¢¢n prepared in accordanc¢ iyiih the provisions Hpplicable to ¢h&rilable companies
subjeel to the &nall coinpiiiies regtine.
The fin
¢ial statements were approved by th¢ Board of Thistees and aulhorised for issue 00
I-O I: . and were Signed on its behalf by..
A Pickup- Trnste¢
GBri
dley- Trustee
Tlie notes fonn oft11￿ fin￿1¢1￿[ statements
Pagell

BLACKBURf4 WITH DARWEN CARERS SEI RVICE LTD
No'r￿ i'o I'HLI IIINANCIAL STATEMEI NTS
riOR TIIEI AIILI NDLI D 31S'I' MARCH 2
ACCOUF4TING POLICIEI S
BA511 of prepArlng tlie fiii•n¢lhl slalew¢EIts
The fii18ncial staleinejits of the chAritable coinpany, which is a public benefit enlily undcr FRS 102, have been
prepared aceordunce ivilh tjie Chariti¢s SORP {FRS 1021 'Accounliiig aiid Rq)orting by Cliarilies.. Statement
of Rwoinm¢Jidcd Pr4¢li¢¢ applicable lo chariltres prq)aTing tlieir accouiiis in aecoilance with th¢ Financial
Reporting Staiidard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ir¢land (FRS l¢Y2) {¢ffe¢live l Jaiiuary 2019),,
Fiiian¢ial Repojting Standard 102 'The ffinancial Rtponing Standai'd applicable in tlie UK and Republic of
Jrelaixl, and the Companies Act 2006. Th¢ f￿alI¢JaI slat¢ments have beei) piH)8IEd ￿nder the historical cost
convehiion.
Jiicome
All income is reeognised iji the Sl8lem¢nt of FiiJan¢ial Aclivities once the charity has ei?lillemeiil to Ihe fund$, it
1$ probableilwt the income ivill be received and the ainounl can be ineasured reliably.
xpwidltiiye
LiabÉlilies are recognised as ¢xp¢I￿lI￿re as soon as there is a legal or cons1N¢live obligation coittmittitl8 Ilie
chaiity lo tlial expeii(Titui'e, it is probable that a tra115fer of eeonoJni¢ benefits will be required in s¢til¢in¢nt atjd
the aM)ounl of the obligalioii cati b¢ in¢asur¢d Teliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accmals basis aiKf lias
bccn cl&$8ificd undcr hcadiiigs that aggregate all Cod ￿lated lo tlie ealBgory. Where costs cannot b¢ diiwily
attjibuted to particular headings th¢y hav¢ b¢¢n 8llo¢ated lo activi¢i¢s a basis consistait with Éhc use of
r¢sourcGs.
Granls off¢r¢d subj¢ct to condilioiis ivhich l)ave not been Inet at the year end dale are tboted as a eominitmeni bul
not a¢¢rucd eApffldilure.
AllocAtloi) A Thd Apportionnient of costs
Costs nol directly ￿sociated ivilh a given charilable ￿tIvity or fvndrnising activ&ty should be allocated to tliese
¢livities on an approyTialc basis, Siipport ¢osls irlating lo fuiidraising ar¢ abboib¢d during the year as part of the
Inaiiagcmctil Accouiit poccss and as such a fair allocalion has alteady been made to Ihis 8clivity, ll)¢ remaiiiing
suppori eosls are all allochted t(F th¢ one diwi ¢h8rilabl¢ ￿tIVity.
Tinglble fixed %LssetS
Depreciation is provided at th¢ ftslloivin¥ annual r&tC5 in order to iviile off each assd over ils ¢sliinatcd useful
Itfe.
Equipment And IT
25Y• iJl) Cost
raxotlon
Thccharity is exeinpt from corporation tax on ils Charitable aetivilies.
riuAd aecoutttlll8
Unrestricled funds can be used in ac¢oTltaDc¢ with the charilabl¢ objectives at the dis¢relion of the INstees.
ResliictEd funds ¢an only b¢ u5cd for particular r¢8lri¢t¢d pulposes wiihiii t1￿ objects of Ilie cliayity. Restrictions
ai'ise whcji sp¢¢ifid by the donor oi. when fuiids are J'aiscd forparticular reslricld p￿￿oSes.
Furtlier¢xplanation of Ihe nature aiid purpose of each is included in the notes to Ihe financial #aleiheiits.
P¢ii81011 eo$ts aiid other po$t-t*tiremeiit benetits
The chhi'iiable company operat¢5 a dcfined conlTibutioii p¢iision $¢h¢m¢. contributi￿75 payable to the clvaritable
cojnpanvs pci)$ion s¢hem¢ are Charged lo the Slatemenl of FinaD¢ial Activities in the period lo which tljey relate.
CompAlly itAtu$
Th¢ chaTilable coEnpany 15 a company limil¢d by guaranlee. The m¢mb¢rs of the ￿rnpanY ore Ihe Thslees
nained oj) p&gc l. In ¢lie event ofthc ¢harilabl¢ ￿jnp&kny bcijjg iyouiid up. the liability ii? re5pecl of the 8uaraiilee
is lin)ited to £1 perii)eit)bcr ofthe ¢haritable cottipany.
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iILACKBURN IVITH DAR
EN CARERS SERVICII LTD
NOTES'fo'k'HLr rilNhNCIAL STATEI NTS.
oiitliiued
riOR TIIE YLI AIILI NDLD 31
CH 2022
DONATIONS AP4D L￿AclEs
2022
2021
Donaiiotts
Grdnts
14,533
107,9Y7
2,972
153,430
122,530
156,402
Grni)Is reeeived, illcltsded in theabove, ai'c as follows..
2022
2021
Big Lottery Fund
Eric WTight Tiusl
AWaI￿S For All
Carer5 Iiust
Cominunity Foundation forLancasliire
TI￿R[)￿k Foundation
Triangle Trnst
Our Cominunity OurFulure
Hgvs¢hold Supw)It Fuiiding
CaKNelwork
58,573
27,5
92,269
10,000
18,289
5,000
22,872
5,000
6.228
2,0
10,696
107,997
153,430
OTHER TIL4DING ACTIVITIES
2022
2021
Futjdiaising eveiils
4.430
1,914
INCOME MROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2022
2021
Activity
Direct chaiilable activities
Sundry iiicojne
Room hirc &id support
Se￿1¢eS
Conli7d iiicoin¢
7,830
5,117
Direct chaiitablc a¢livili¢
Dirttt charitable activitLes
2,783
224,470
3.250
240,125
235,083
248,492
Grants received, included inthe abov4 are as follows:
2022
2021
BWD Borough Council
Families, Health and Wellbeing Consortium
Slielter
224,470
214,999
900
24,226
224,470
240,125
Pag¢13
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BLACKIIURN WITH DARWEN CARERS
ERVICE LTD
NOTES I-O'I'HLr rilNhNCIAL bTATfi MENTS- eoiitlnued
IOR I'IIL YLI All LINDLI D 31S'I' MARCH 2
RAISING FUNDS
RAislllE donfitlon5 amd lega¢leB
2022
2021
FuEidi'aisiJig ¢osts
932
906
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Gr8nl
funding of
&ctivilics
(See iiote
Support
costg (see
nol¢ 8)
Direct
Cosk5
?)
Totals
Diiret charitable aclivilics
351,177
12,162
3.188
366.327
GRAIqTS PAYABLE
2022
2021
Dirwt ¢lJaritable &livities
12.162
8583
SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
cos1s
Direct charitable aclivilie5
3,188
IYET INCOMEI(EI XPENDITu￿)
Net ineomellexpenditure) is slated after Chargil￿{CreditIng).
2022
2021
Dqir¢ciatton- owned assets
2,701
2,824
io.
TRUSTEES, REMt)NERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no tsi]steeg remuneralion oj. olh¢r b¢Ji¢fJls for th¢ year ¢nded 31sl Mairh 2022 1)or for the year ended
3151 March 2021.
Trustees exp￿￿8
Thtstee$' expenses paid diiring th¢ yeor tolalled £Nil {2021: £nil).
Pag¢ 14
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BLACKBURN
TH DARWEN CARERS SKRVICEI LTD
NOTILS'I'O'IHL FINANCIAL s'fAT
MEIYTS- coiitliiut
OR TIJE Yfi AR ND￿ 31S'I' MAItCll 2
22
ii.
STAFF COSTS
Noiie of the employees haye employee beii¢fil$ in excE5S of £60,000.
The average nuinber ofstaff employ¢d dvring th¢ p¢riod was 7 (2021.. 8).
The key managanent pusonnel of the charity eoinprise the aii¢f Exe¢ul&vc Officer and ihe Head of SenY¢6s
Th¢ total employee benefits of the key managemettt personne] of tl* clthrity durii)g Ihe ycgr were £68,504 (2021..
£60,549).
12.
COMPARATIVES fiOR THIL STATEhlENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIFS
UthTestri¢t¢d
funds
Reslricled
fund
Tolal
fuJJds
INCOME AND ENDOIVMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
3.471
152,931
156.402
Cliai'ltfible Aetlvlties
Direct ch￿ilabl¢ a¢tiviti¢s
248,492
248,492
Ihher trading ￿tIvIti¢$
1,749
165
1,914
TotRI
253,712
153,096
406,808
EXPEI NDITURE ON
Raising funds
906
Charftfible ietlyltles
Direct cliarilable activities
246.784
143,557
390J41
To(41
247.690
143,557
391,247
NET INCOME
6,022
9,539
15,561
Transf¢r$ between flind$
22,778
(22,778)
F4et Movemtiit 5ll ftsiids
28.800
(13,239)
15.561
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
TotAI fuiid5 brthiglit foNhrd
197,707
29.445
227,152
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
226,507
16,206
242,713
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BLACI<BURN WIT14 DA
SERVICE LTD
NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEI MEI NTS- £011
FOR THIL YLI AR ENDILD 31
RCH 2022
13.
TANCIBLE filXED ASSETS
Equipinext
and IT
COST
At Isl Api'il 2021
Addilioi
54,658
2,659
At 31st March 2022
57,317
DEPEiLI CIAI'ION
At Isl April 2021
Chav8e for year
49,887
2,701
At 315t Ma￿h 2022
52,588
N]Ir BOOK VALUE
Al 31st March 2022
4,729
At 3181 March 2021
4,771
14.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS fiALLINC DIYE WITHIN ONE YCI AR
2022
2021
de debtors
Prepaymenls and a¢¢w￿ inc(Nn¢
475
1,632
246
840
2,107
1,086
15,
CREDITORS: AMouNrs riALLINC DUE WITlItN ONE YEAR
2022
Trade clrdilors
Oihei. Creditors
Accruals and deferred ineom¢
Acerned ¢xp¢*)s¢s
573
32
20,0(
9,265
450
35
3,410
29,870
3,895
16.
MOV]LMENT IN fiUNDS
Nel
movement
iii funds
TIMn.8fers
belweetk
fujjds
At
31.3.22
At 1.4.21
Unre5tAe¢ed fiiiids
Getteral fuiid
Designat¢d Fund
176,507
50,000
(4,562)
(979)
7,156
179.101
54.043
226,507
(5,541)
12,178
233.144
Restrlcted fvnds
Re5tticted
16,206
125
{12.178)
4.153
TOTAL FUNDS
242.713
(5,416)
237,297
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BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN CARER
SERVICE LTD
OTES T() THC filNANCIAL STATEMEI NTS- eo
FOR THIC YEI AR £1 NDLI D 31 "111£4RCH 2022
16.
MOVEMENT IN fiUNDS- ￿11th￿￿ed
Nel Inovemenl IJJ fvnds. in¢lvd¢d in ihe aboveare as follows:
IncomiEJg
r￿vr¢e8
Re50UW¢S
expaided
Moveinent
in funds
Uiire5trleted futid$
Gejieral fund
Desty]at¢d Fund
247,038
30,943
(251,600>
131,922)
{4,562)
(9791)
277,981
(283,522)
(5,541)
Restrlcied fiiiids
Resti'i¢t¢d
84.062
{83,937)
125
TOTAL FUNDS
362,043
(367,459)
{5,416)
ConipAI'Htiw for movenieiit In fuNd$
N¢1
movement
in funds
Traiisfers .
betweetk
funds
Al 1.4.20
31.3.21
Uiii'e5tiict¢d fillid$
CT¢nci?I fund
Desigtyated Fund
147,083
50,624
2,487
3,535
26,937
(4.159)
176,507
50,000
197,707
6,022
22,778
226.507
Rtstrleted flliids
R¢stri¢ted
29,445
9,539
(22,778)
16.206
TOTAL fuNDS
227.152
15,561
242,713
Compardlive net movement in in¢luded in the obove are a$ ftbllows..
Incolni￿8
resources
Resouwes
exp¢nd
Move]ttertt
in thnds
Uiirestrlcted fund%
Gefierdl fui
Designaied FUT
229,485
24,227
(226,998)
{20,692)
2,487
3.535
253,712
(247,690)
6,022
Restricted fiinds
Reslrioled
153.096
(143,557)
9,539
TOTAL fuNDS
406,808
(391,247)
15,561
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BLACKBURN WITH DARWEIN CAREIRS SEIRVICE LTD
NOTE,q TO Tiifi FINANCIAL S'I'A'ILI MLI N'rs_
IOR THC YEAR ENDEI D 31
T MARCI12022
OJ
16.
MOVEMI£NT Th fiUNDS- roylllnued
A ujtttnt y¢ai' 12 irtonths and prioryear 12 moiiths combined position is as follows..
Nel
moy¢in¢nt
iii funds
Tr8nsf¢rs
beliyeen
filnds
Al
31.3.22
At 1.4.20
Unrestrlcted fiinds
General fund
Des1￿}4¢¢d Fund
147,083
50,624
(2,075)
2,556
34,093
863
179,101
S4,043
197,707
481
34,956
233.144
Restrlcted funds
k￿l'iCted
29,445
9,664
(34,956)
4.153
TOTAL FUNDS
227,152
10,145
237297
A c411r¢nt year 12 months and prior year 12 months cott)biiied ttet movem¢nt in funds, included in th¢ obove
as folloivs..
Incoming
resources
Resouires
xpended
Moveinent
in fut)ds
Vijrestrlcted fuiid8
GthiEral fuiid
D¢signated Fuild
476,523
55,170
(478,598)
(S2,614)
{2,075)
2.556
531,693
(531,2121
481
Restricted fiittds
Restricted
237,158
1227,494)
9.664
TOTAL FUNDS
768.851
{758,706)
10,145
TrAn$fer8 bttsyeeji fund$
Tl)e I￿nsferS betiveen fund iyrewils costs iiicuned in h￿d offi¢¢ ¢¢ntral Ktivilies rdating to restricted
projects wliich hav¢ bc¢n r¢harged by way of a management c]iaiEe' and a Irartsfer belweett gen¢ffil mid
designaled funds to update the conlingettcy thnd for fijtvte TC51n)Clurillg costs.
J7.
EMPLOYI4K NEI FIT OIILIGATIONS
The cl)arfrlable company opeiales & defined coiitributions peiision scheme throiiEh Tiue PaleA)lio1. The assets of
the scheme are IKld sq)aralely from tljr ¢4)mPA2)y in an independently admiiiist¢red fund. The p￿)sion cos1
larg¢ IEpres¢iits ¢ontributioiis payable by the coii)pttny to th¢ fund and ainouiiied to £1 1,376 (2021., £11,036).
Moni¢5 totalling £3,022 (2021.. £1,490) represented Iwo month's conlribulions and wer¢ poy#ble to the fvnd at
ihe balance sheet dale and arc included in creditors.
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BLA
WITH DARIVEN
NOTCS TO THE filNANCIAL
TfiMEI NTS- coiitlnued
R THE ITI AR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2
22
18.
RELATED PARTY DJSCLOSURES
Thejr were no r¢lal¢d party I￿nSactiO11S for the yeaT ended 31st Mar¢li 2022.
19.
ULTIMATK CONTROLLING PARTY
The cliaritable coinpany 18 controlled by the trust¢¢5.
20. FUNDS
Keslricled funds r¢lale to volunlary donations ond graiils which are for specifi¢ pun)oses but nol fully spent at the
yeAr end, aiid ar¢ as follows '.Eric Wriglit Ti'u51 £1,289, Covid Chatiipioiis £218 and Lotte]y £2,646.
The designated funds relate lo monies unspent al tlie year end reeeived froin cojilraclcd incoine15eTvice le￿1
w¢¢m¢nts whi¢h are IIDI ¢lassed 25 l'eslricted voluntary iiicome but Can still oiily be speni on spccific prDjc¢Is,
and a provision for continU￿ty costs totalling £54,043.
The￿ are also gaiei?I free fiir*d5 of £179,101.
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