Cthnpany reglstralion numbor., 06452443
Charity regi$lrg1ion number: 1124371
Disability Information Bureau
{A company llmlled by guarant¢8>
nual Report and Fknanclal Statements
for Ihe Year Ended 31 Mar¢h 2￿4
Brlght Partnérshlp Llmllod
Charter9d Accountant8
1 Park Street
Macclesfield
Cheshlre
SK116SR

D18ablllty Informatlon Buroau
Contents
Trustees, Report
1106
Independent Examlnei's Report
Slatemgnt of Fln8nclal Act1￿￿&S
B8lan¢e Sheel
Note8 to th8 Flnan¢Sal Slalamènl8
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Dl8abllity Inlormatlon Bureau
Trustees. Report
The trustees. who are dir6cto￿ for the wrposes of company law. wes8nl th8 annual report together with
tha finan¢lal slalements of tho charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
ObJ•ctlves and actfvlll•8
Objects and olms
The objects 8nd of tho Company shall be for thè bBnefil of people vllh dlsablliti88 Ilvlng In Mac¢lesfl&ld
and Congl8lon and surroundlng 8ieas and the Norlhwesi ol England Ihoralnaft&r rgfgrred to a8 'lho area
of ben6fll" by, but not excknslv6fy by.
A) Provldlng Infom)alion, support and a$$oclaled ser1￿8 so ihat Ihèy mayload actlve and fulfllllng Ilve$
and partlclpale mor6 fully In S￿1*1Y
B) Advancln9 educatkn by ertablirKJ peoplg with dl$ab#ilie$ to bec<xne mora Involved In the process of
worklng towards pos116vo chang6 In tho provl$lon of se￿CeS for peOe ￿th dlsabllllle8;
C) Adv8nclng 8du¢atloTh amon9St organlsaljons In tho wbll¢, prlv81e and voluntary 80Ctor6 In order lo
r8188 awareness, share bost wa¢llce and Inciea8e unders1￿dI￿ ¢1 tho needs of peopla with di$abilitles',
D) Offerlng Indlvldu81s 6upporl to Improvo Iholr wellbelng and IlYe$. Ihrough the u$• of an employTnent
8eNIcg. a bgng1]t ieNiGo and a v￿nteerl￿j serviGe.
The Charity fvlls$lon, VSslon and Values can be fwnd on our websito
httpS.'Ilv￿￿Y.d1b8erV1co9.org.uk1our-MIsskjn-￿SIon-va1ves-¥nd-kng-1•rn79-g0aIs
Achlov•rnont• and p•rformanco
DIB strives lo onablo local disabled peoplè to 168d Inderéndonl, actlvè and fulfllllng Ilves, and off&r8
varloty of $8rvices In support ol Ihl$=
Inform8llon and Advl
Welfare Rl9hls
. IT Learnlng C•nlre & Adapllve Technobgy
. Employment support (New Leafj
Volunteering Opportunilies
Shopmobllity
Tralnlng and Advlce to other bu￿nesSeS
Acce381bilily Appralsals
DIB Handbook Ipromollng dISa￿lty-re1aI8d organlsatlon8)
Th? DIB has fa¢ed anolher challenglrKJ year wilh dwlndling fund$ Ind an Increase Sn servlce reou8sts.
Charlty re88lV68 have been u5bd lo supwi the run￿n9 of th8 orginlsallon. and efforts mad8 to reduoe
costs as much as possible. The bSg9est cost lo th8 charfly Is ils IT pro￿s1on. having Io u88 laasèd Iln8s
becau88 of a lack of Ilbro oplSc broadband provislon In Its buildlng. Thls Its a costly $8rvi¢e with a rSgld
servlce level agreemenl ol Ilwee years. making it difftcull to exlt eaAy.
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Dlsablllty Inlomiatlon Bureau
Trustees. Report
Wolfare. Wellbelng and Work Projecl
DIB services have hisloiically always been in demand. but Covil-19 and rnDra reo8ntly the ongoing 'C￿$t
of living crisls. has18d lo more enqulrlos and higher domand for DIB'S SUPPOrt services, with many client8
already struggling lo pay their bills and cop8. As such an 8pplicalion for fundlng was mado to th8 National
Lottery In July 2022 to ensur6 grealer servica capaclly In Ihe (x)ming yoars lo meet anllclpaled in¢re8slng
dem8nd, which led lo a successful oward of £297,832 for ihrea yoars of delivery April 2023 to Maroh
2028 (Lottery reference 20218002),
Tho Wélfare, W611balng and Work Projad lund8 Ihe benefi18 aTrJ wral 8UPPOrt work c8rrt8d out by DIB
8taff,11 began In Aprll lo support more of the disablod ccffjmunity and caroil a¢r08s Ch68hlre East, wllh
Increased 8UPPOrt In Créwe and Mac¢le$fkid, to b6 financially better off, Thlg was 811her through support
vAth thelr bengfl18lallowances dahn$ and having more wnfidenc4 ￿1h Ihelr flnance8 or enhanclng ih8lr
work and tralnlng OPPOrtunltios lo Incraa$6 theli fmanclal sllualion, all wlih the Inlentlon of r&duclng
anxlety, stress and desperallon, and lo o)pe with th¢ Cost￿f.11vln9 crl$l$, An 8valuatlon of th8 fir8t year
h88 shown that Iha prol8ct Is very succassful lo dal6, wlih tho pr(iect achlevlng an overall 124% of the
targal lev81.
IT 8upport
Tha IT progTamrne ty the DIB waB fundad ty Ch8shlr8 E8st Lllelorbj L8arnlng, as It has b88n for a
number of years. Providing 121 supporl as well as group learning, 1h8 prolecl halpad 136 Indlvtduals
(target WBB 122) overachleving Ils larget before Ihe c(xnplotlon dal• ol July 2024. Appllcallon hA8 b8gn
made for anolhar round of funding. lo be lun from Septembew 2024.
Shopmoblllty
DIB negotlaled a £20,000 granl from Cheghlre E8St coL￿clI thls year for runnlng Shopmoblllty. an
Increa30 of 50Vkn, whlch was necessary a$ th8 pr8vlouB gfanl was not COV8ring core coslB. Shopmobllity
contlnues to provlde wheelchalrs awKI motorised scooleTr on loan to those n8Bded them, very ably
run by Andy Lees and SUPFK)rted by volvnle8rs Bebnda, Jaqui, Jan&t and Fiona. Shopmobillty ha8 also
ecled as 8 Wami Space durlng the wlnter months and this ser¥lce has continuèd as a drop-ln for p8ople
to have a cup of t¢a 8nd ¢hal,
Addltl¢nal •ervlce$
SlgnpoBtlng 8eNlce - DIB dlrects enquiries wh8Tr apyoprlata eg CAB. ACAS, Job Centre, dlsabllity
equlpmenl etc. We 8l$o mak6 foodbank refwrals lo Silk Lile and Hope Central. Wa conllnue lo $911 Radar
key8 and 8UPPOrt peopl8'8 reque$t8 lor blue badges.
Grant fundlng
N8tlonal Lottery grant- year ono of three yearfs granl 8p8nl- £99.371.fy)
Cheshlre & Wlrr81 Partnershlp NHS Trusl-conlrlbuted £12.314 to the DIB to carry oul Ils s8rvlc6s
Tw8lv8 additlonal granls worth £22.150 awarded In Iho year 202>2024, whlch conlribut8d to tha
running ol DIB.
Donations for the year were £2.415
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Trustees. Report
The DIB has faced anoiher challongirNJ year wilh d￿1ndling funds and An increase in seNice requests.
Charity reserves have b66n used to supp)rl tho runnlng of tho organlsalion. and afforts made lo r&duc8
costs as much as possible. Tho bigg8St cost to th8 charity is its IT provision, having to US8 leased lin8s
because of a lack ol fibre oplic bioadband provision In Its bullding. This Is a coslly service with 8 rigid
Sorvlce level 8greemonl ol Ihiee years, maklngll difflculi to exit earfy.
Flnanclal ravl•w
The organls8tlon Is funded by £72,927
Tho charitable companls I￿orne lolalled £223,720 (2023: £258,934).
The charity generoled a d?ficll In Ihe year of£25,999 (2023: £25,643).
As al the yoar 8nding 31 March 2024, Ihe Chafity tMd unrestrkled roseryes 01 £72.595 (2023.. £75,332),
restrlcled fund8 of £332 and freè ieserrfes of £67,112,
Pollcy on r•$eTh•*
The reserva6 pollcy seeks lo allocal8 money from Icoe reserves lor a number of puipos89. Th888 provld&
for m8lor Iloms of m8lnlenanco of lh6 fabric ol the Lwlldlng and be 6ulfi&$nl lo cover tho flexSblllty requlred
io malntaln cash flow and adoquale worklng caplial.
The Board of TN8lees revlew8 the reseTV08 pdlGy annually and ha$ a gtal&d IntontlDn to Increas8 freB
resgTVeS lo a level whlch wovkj piovkl8 lor 6 month8 expendiluia. At the yaar-end th8 freg reB8fv8s wer8
£67.112 whlch 18 equivalenl lo 7 month 8xpgndilur8.
Inve•tmoni pollcy and oW•cllYo$
The charity takes a ￿UlIouS appro8ch towards Invéstments, adopllng a short term, low-r15k pollcy.
Trustees review th8 Inve$trneTht of the reserve$ in saving8 accounts and rnovè fund$ lo new accoun18 if
approprlate lo ensure Ihty ara S6CUflng tho ￿$1 rélurn whlle malnianlng a Iow•rt8k pollcy.

Dl8ablllty lTrfomiatlon Bureau
Trustees. Report
Referencè and Adminislrative DetaHs
Charity Reglslratlon Number:
Company Rogisliatlon Numb8r. 06452443
1124371
Rf glslered Offlce;
The Resourca Centro
Prerce Streel
Macdeslleld
Choshlre
SK116ER
Indep8ndent Examln&r.
Brh3hl P8rtner8htp Llmlted
Chartefod Acco¢Jnlanis
1 Park Slreel
Ma¢cb$f*ld
Che$hire
SK116SR
Tru•t••8 and offl¢?r•
The Iruslees and Offi￿1¢ 80th9 durlng thg year and slnce th8 year ond w8r8 as folbws,,
Trusleeg.,
Mr P A Rithards
M8 M Pa88more
Mr8 0 P8818
Mrs M Slmpson
Ms A Hwdsoft
Ms R Bro¢klehur&l (resigned l J¢ma 2024
Lynn& Walker (reslgned 1 June 2024
T pro&¢e (reslgned 19 S6ptemb8r2023)
Chl8f Execullve Offi¢er:
Averil Goodler (feslgn8d 30 June 2024)
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Trustees. Report
Structure, governanco and managemont
Governlng Dacumènl
The organlsatlon Is a charitable company Ilmlted by guhrantea, InrA)rpurated on 13 December 2007 and
reglsler8d as a charity on 6 Jun8 2008. The oynpany was e61abllsh8d undGr a M8morandum of
A$soclatlon whlch es18bllsh8d the objecls and powers ol tho chafiiable company 8nd1s oovemed under
11$ Articl8s of As$oclaiion. The Irustees are a180 dkactors of the charlty for the purposes of the Companles
Act 2006.
Rlsk manag•monl
The IfU81ee8 have a duly to Idenllfy and revlow the rl$k8 lo whi¢h the tharity18 eXP08ed and lo 8n8ure
approprlale controls ere in pla¢è to provlde reasonable assurance 8galn$l fraud and error. W• aro
ommitted to be¢omlng a DPULO (DIs8bled Peoplè User Led Organl$alion) and are actively 8eeklng
Dlsab18d p8ople t¢ Joln our Boaid. Wa have an •ppll¢ation arKJ Interdew proc9$9 for pol8ntlal tru$l889.
Fund8 held 08 ¢U•todl8n tru$iM on behalf of •theM
8tat8ment of tru•le•B' r•8ponslbllltl••
Thft trustees (who ars also the dlroctor8 of DIs8blllty Inforfflallon Bureau for the purposes of company
law) are responslblo for preparb¥J lh8 Iruslees. report 7A)d iho linanclal slJtamen18 in accord8nce wllh
appllcable law and Unlled Kkwom Accounting 6landard8 (Unlled Klngdom GBr)grally Accepted
Accountlng Pracllce). lrtlud5ng FRS 102 'Th& FIn￿la1 Rep(rfng Standard appllBable In tha UK and
Republic ol Ire18nd'.
Company law requlres the Iruslees lo prepwe finandal statements for 8ach flnanclal year. Undgr
company law the tru8tee8 must noi approve tho Ilnanclal slalemenls unl&ss ihey are salSsfi?d that Ih8y
glve a true and fair vlew ol Ihe stale of affalrs of Ihe ¢h8ri18b18 Gompany and of the incomlng re¥ources
and 8pplic4lion of re80urce$. Intludlng 11$ Income and expendituro. of Ihè chirilab18 company for that
period. In preparing these financial staleméftl$, Ihe truslees are réqu*ed to,,
select sultable a¢C¥)unting por￿1&8 and appty them consistenty,
observe the methods aNJ prI￿lpleS In lh8 Charllies SORP:
make Judg•Monl8 and e8￿MateS Ih81 arè re8$onaNe ond pr¢Jdenl;
slate whelher appll¢8ble aG¢ounliro slandards, comprl8lng FRS 102 have been followed, $ubl8cl lo
any m8ter181 departures dls¢losed and explained In the finanGlg1 slalemenl$', ond
prepare thè financl81 s181ement8 on th6 golng concern b8s1$ unlejs il Is Inapproprlale to presume that
the charllable company wlll conllrth In buslness.
The trustees are resporkslbje for keoplng propBr accounts￿ fecords Ihat can dlscloso wllh r8asonable
8ccuracy at any Ilme the fingnclal posllw)n of the d￿rItable company and enabl8 Ih8m lo ensure that the
flnan¢lal Statements Comply with Ihe ComtYaTrles Acl 2006. They arg also r85ponsiblg for safeguarding th8
assets of Ihe charitable company and hence for taklng reasonable steps for the prevention and detection
of fraud and other Irregulariti8s.
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D18abillty Informatlon Bureau
Trugtees. Report
The Iruslees are responsible lor the maintenance 8nd inleority of the corporal& and financial information
Included on lh8 chèrllable companls websi18. L8gkslation governing the preparalion and disspmlnAtlon of
rinancial slatemenls m8y dSlfer IIMI legislalton kn olhor lurfsdicb'￿I.
Th• annual r8porf wès aA)rov8d ty the Irusloos of lh8 charity th1 2 D8cembpr 2024 and slgned on Ils
b•h811 by,.
Mr P A Rl¢hgrér-
Truslea
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Dlsablllty Informatlon Bur•au
Independent Examiner's Report to the trnstees of Disability Information Bureau
{'the Compan￿)
I report to th8 Gharity trustaes on my examirHtion of the accounts of ihe Company for th8 yaar ended 31
March 2024.
ResponslbllStle$ and bagls of report
As the ¢harlly's trustee$ of the Company (and also Ils dlreclors for the purpos95 of CDmp8ny law) you Bre
responslbl8 for Ihe preparalkffi of Ihe 8ccounls In accordance Nmlh thè requlrem8nts of tho Comparnle8
Act 2006 ('the 2006 Acl,).
Havlng satlsfled myself Ihal tha accoun18 01 the Company are r￿1 fwulrad to be audltod under Part 18 of
iha 2006 Act and ar8 8llglbl6 for Ind8pendénl examknallon, I report In ra8pa¢l ol my 6xamlnatlon of your
charlty'8 8¢countg as carflod out undor secllon 145 01 the Charltie5 Act 2011 1'lh& 2011 A¢i'). In CArylng
oul my examlnailon I have Iclh)wed Ihe Dlre¢tson$ glven by ihè Charity Comm185lon under 8ecllon
145(5>(b) of the 2011 ACL
Indopond•nt •xamln•rf8 Stalemont
I hav8 complgted my examSnallon. l ¢on16rm Ihal no matters have wme lo my attenllon In connectlon with
th• axarninallon glvlrvJ mo causo to b￿r￿Ve..
l. eccountlng r4¢ords were nol kepl In respect of 01$8bility Inlum8tlM Bureau 89 requlrad by 8ecllon
386 01 Ihe 2006 Acl: or
2, lh8 8cGounl8 (Jo not accord vAlh thos8 records- or
3. th8 accounts do nol comply wilh Iha 8ccounllng requkements of 59cllon 398 of tha 2006 Act other
than any requiremenl Ihal lh8 accounts glv8 a 'truo and fak vièw, whlch 19 not A matter consl¢Jored
J Part of an independeThl examlnallon- OT
4. the accounts havo rbot b66n ptapared In •CCOTdanc8 vAth the fflethod$ and prlnclpl8$ of tho
Statemenl ol Recomme￿18￿ PracliGe for accounlirvJ and reportln9 by charille5 lappliGabl8 to
charilie8 preparing Ihelr accovnls In accordarKe Ylih the Flnanclal Reportlng Slgndard appllc&ble In
the UK and Republic ol Ireland (FRS 102)J.
I have no concerng and hava come a¢fOSS ￿ other matters in connectitsn with the •xamiAalion lo whl¢h
attention should be drawn lft this report in order lo enablo a prop9r understanding Df thè accounts lo be
reached.
Mr Nèil Kennlnglon FCA
For and on behglf of Brlghl Partrftr6hip Llmlted
Chart8red Accountan18
1 Park Street
Macclesfleld
Ch&shlre
SK116SR
2 December 2024
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Dl8ablllty Informatlon Bureau
Statement of Financial Actlvities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
(Including Income and Expendlture Account and Slatement of Total Recognised
Galns and Losses)
Unreslrlcled
funds
Rastrlcted
fund5
Total
2024
Tolal
2023
Nol
Incom• and Endowm•nt• from:
Donallong and1ggaGla8
Charllabl8 acllville$
Other tradlng 8¢1fv111o8
Investment Incomé
Other Incomg
2,415
104,268
1,962
1,455
572
74
112,9T4
2,4B9
217,242
1,962
1,4S5
572
15,252
242,918
10
754
Tolal Income
110,672
113,048
223,720
258,934
Expendltura on:
Rg13lng funds
Charll8bl8 aellvllles
(897)
112,612
(897)
248,822
13,952)
(280,625
284,677
136,310
Tot81 expendllure
Nel expendllure
113,409
(186.310
23.262
249,719
2.737
25,999
25.643
Nel movement In funds
{2.737)
123.282)
125,9991
(25,643>
R¢conclll•tlon ¢1 lund•
Total fund8 brought forward
Total lunds carrled I0￿8rd
75.332
23.594
98.926
124569
13
332
72,927
98.926
All of the charlty's aclfvllles derlve Irom contlnulng operations durlng the abov8 tsyo p6rlod$.
Tha fundg breakdown 2023 is shown In note 13.
The notes on pages 10 to 16 forni an intsgral pwt of these financial statements.
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Dlsablllty Infomiatlon Buréau
(Registration number 06452443)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Note
Flxod ass•ta
Tangibl• assets
10
5.485
5.540
Curr4nt a$$•t8
Debtors
Ca8h el bank 8nd In hand
11
607
3,372
73,099
95,799
2,413
Cradltor•: Amount8 falllng due wllhln •n• yèai
N•t curr•nt a8101$
87,442
93,388
Not a4S•ts
98,926
Funds of the charlty:
Restrlctad Income fund¥
ReStrI￿ad lund8
332
23,594
Unraitrlcted Incom• fund•
Unrestrlcled funds
75,332
Total fund8
13
72,927
98.926
For Ihe fin8nc181 year endltvJ 31 March 2(r24 th8 charfty VTas enlmed to ex8mpllon from audlt undgr
S8Gtlon 477 of the Companles Aet 2006 ro￿lI￿j to smaii companl88.
Dlrèctors, rasponslbllltles:
The members have not requlred Ihe chgrlty lo obt￿ft an audit oflts a￿tsUnts for th6 y6ar In qu8sU¢n In
a¢¢ordanca with se¢tion 476; and
Th8 dirgctor$ a¢knowkdge Ihelr respC￿s1bl1i1Ies for Compl￿n9 wjth the requlremenls of tha Act ￿th
respect to 8¢¢ounlkng feCLYds and lh¢ Pfepafallon of accounts.
Th8 flnanclal $lelamenls on page$ 8 to 16 vrnro apwoved by the tru8te8s. and aulhorf$ed for Issuo on 2
December 2024 and Blgned on Ih•li behalf by.
Mr P A Rlchards- .
Trustee
The noles on pages 10 to 16 fomi an integral part of these financial slalements.

Dlsablllty Informatlon Bureau
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
1 Charlty Status
The charlty Is limited by guaianiee. Inworated In . and consequenily dDes not hav8 Bhara capllal. Each
of Ihe Irusteeg is Ilable 10 conlr*)ule an amouni not eX￿eding £NI towards the assets of Ihe charity In the
evenl ol Ilquld8lion.
Tho address 01 Ils reglsleréd office 1$:
The R8sourc8 Cenlre
Pler¢e Street
Ma¢¢le8fleld
Cheshlra
SK118ER
These financial Slatemenls were authoris8d for l$$ue by th8 trustees ￿ 2 DeGemb8r 2024,
2 A¢¢ountlng poll¢lfrs
8LJmmary of ilgnlfle&nl accountlng pollcl•8 and key accountlng 06tlmates
Th8 prlnclp818ccounllng pollcles appllad In thé pr8paraUon of Iheso financlal 8tat8menla arg $8t out
below, The6e pollcle8 have bo8n consl8tentty apFlied to all the years pres8nlgd, unless OtheThvlso sla18d.
Stat•manl of compllanGe
The financial slalemenls havo be8n prep8red in acccffdance wilh Accounllng and Reportlng by Ch8rllloB'.
Stslemonl ol Rocommended Prac1￿8 lapplkable lo Chari￿.85 Pfeparlng Iholr account8 In accordanc8 wll
the Finanrl81 Reporting Standard appllcable In Ihe UK ar￿ Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102)) (Issu&d In
October 20191- (Chafiueg SORP (FRS 102)}. Ihe Flnanclal Reportlng Standard applicable In the UK and
Républl¢ of Ireland (FRS 102) and thé Comp3nles Acl 2006.
8411• of pr•paratlon
018abilily Information Bure8u meets Ihe dennltion of 8 public bonofrt enllty under FRS 102, Asse18 and
118billtles are Initlally recognlsod at hISt￿l¢al co¥1 or transactlon valuè unless olh&Ni$e $tal6d In the
ral&vant a¢¢ountlng pollcy Th)las,
Incoma and •ndowm•nt$
All Incomo Is reco9nlsed onc? lh• tharity has entiltement lo the kncome. it18 probable that the Income wlll
be recelved and th8 amounl ol Ihe Income iecefvable can be meaBumd roliably,
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Dlsabllity Infomiallon Burèau
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Exp6nditur•
All expendituro is recognised once there is a legal or constructiv8 obligation lo that expendituro. it 18
probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured r81iably. All cos1$ are 811oc8led lo Ihg
applicable exp8ndlture headlng Ihat W3gregale simlar costs to that cal8gory. Wher6 costs cannot be
dlrectly 8ttrlbuted lo particular headings they have been alloc8led on a basis conslsl8nl wllh the usa DI
resources, ￿th Central staff cos18 alkx8ted ￿ the ba618 01 lime spent, and d8preclatlon charg88
alloc81ed on th8 Portlon of Ihe asset's Use. Olher SUPPLYI c￿&18 are allocated based on Ihg sprèad of slaff
cost8,
Taxatlon
Th• ¢harity1s consld6r8d to pa$# tha tests set out In Paragraph 1 Sdb8dule 8 of the Flnanca Act 2010
and therefore It meet$ Ihe definilion of a charilablo Company for UK cprporatlon lax purpos88,
Accordlngly, the charlty is polontially èxempt from taxallon In r8spbct of Incom8 or capll81 galns r8celved
wllhln Categorles Covered by Chapier 3 Part 1101 Ihe Corp)ratioTr Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of Ihg
Toxalion Cf Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent Ihal such In¢¢Yne or 981ns are applled exclu8lv8ly lo
charlt8ble purposes.
D6preclatlon and amortlsallon
Depreclalion 18 provided on langible r￿ed asse18 80 a8 io wrrtg off thg cosl or valuation, le$$ any
•$llm8ted resldu81 vglue. over theli expecled useful economlc Iwe 88 lollow8'.
Asi•t clai¥
Planl and Machlnery
D•proolatlon mèthod and rat&
25% on cost
Fund 8tfUCtur
Unrestricted Income lund$ aré gener81 fund8 ihal afe 8V8ilable for use at th8 trustees dlscretlon In
fvrthefancè ofthe obJectfv6s of Ihe tharlty.
Re8tr1cted Income fund8 are those donated for us6 in a partloular area or spaolflc purposes, the usa of
whlch is restrl¢ted to Ihal area or purpose.
Hlro purchase and flnan¢o1oa80$
Rental$ pald under operatlng leas¢ are charged lo Ihe st818ment rf Flnanclal aotivilies on a 8lralghl lin6
b8818 ovar the porlod of the18ase.
P•nslon• and olhor polt retlrèmonl obllgatlons
Th8 charlty operates a d6fln&d conlribullon penslon Khema ￿1¢h Is 8 pènslon plan under whlch flxed
contribution8 ara pald into a ￿n￿lOn fund at)d Ihe thariiy has no legal or con$lruclivo obllaallon lo pay
further conlrlbutlons even If Ihe lund does not hc4d sufficlent 8ssel8 to pay &ll 8mployo88 th6 b6n6fils
r61ating to employee seNce In Iho currenl a￿1 Fylor perfods.
Contribullons to defined conlribvlK)n tI8ns are recoJnis8d In the Slat8￿an1 of Flnanclal ActSvltles when
they are due. If contribution payments exceed Ihe contribution due for s8rvlGe, tho oxc8ss Is recogni58d
as a prepayment.
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Dlsablllty Ihforniatlon Bureau
Notes to the Financial Stafements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
3 Income Irom charltable actlvltl•s
Total
2024
Total
2023
Room hlre
Gr8nts
3.523
144,508
89,211
217242
1,441
37,361
204,118
242,918
4 Income from other tradlng a¢tlvltl••
Total
2024
Total
2023
Fundralslng evenl$
1,962
1,962
10
10
5 Inv•stm•nt Incorno
Total
2024
Total
2023
Dgposlt 8cccunt Inler6$t
1,455
754
6 Expendltur• on chaillabl• actlvltles
Total
2024
Tolal
2023
Nol•
sgrvlces
General fund
485
248,337
248,822
317
280,308
280 e25
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Dlsablllty Informallon Bureau
Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
7 N•t In¢ornIn￿oUt9O0ng re•ourco5
Nel outgolng resourc88 for Ihe year InCI￿le.
2024
2023
Depr8¢lallon of flxed a$s818
Hlre of plant And machlnery
2.443
218
1,845
8 Trustees r•muneratlon and •xp•n808
No trustsos, nor any ￿l$or￿ connected wllh them. have recefved any remunarallon from tho charlty
durlng the ye8r.
No Iruste88 h8V8 reGelved any ielmbursed expenses or any other beftefilg from the ¢h8rlty durlng the
year.
9 staff costi
The monthly 8ver89e number of persons 88nlor manag8menl I18AdÈrshlp 16aml omployad by
the charfty during the yeai expre89ed a8 Ivll lime equlvalen18 wa6 a8 lollow$'.
2024
2023
No
Man8g$ment and admlnistration
ProJect operallons
13
13
No employco received omoluments of rnore than £60.000 duriro thè year.
10 Tanglbl• flxed 11••18
Plant and
m8ohln¢ry
Total
CoAt
Al 1 Aprll 2023
Addlllons
7.385
7,385
2.388
Al 31 March 2024
9,773
9,773
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Dlsablllty Informatlon Bureau
Notes to tho Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Plafit and
machlnory
Total
Dopreclatlon
At 1 April 2023
Charg8 for the year
At 31 March 2024
1,845
2,443
1,845
2,443
4,288
Net book volu•
Al 31 March 2024
5,486
5,485
Al 31 March 2023
5.540
5,640
11 D•btor•
2024
2023
Trada debtors
Prepeyrnent¥
20
487
2,217
507
3,372
12 Cr•dltfir•: Amoun18 falllng due wlthln ono yqar
2024
2023
Other t8x8llon and $o¢181 securlty
Olh8r eredltors
Accruals
3,141
518
2,000
5,657
13 Fundg
Balan¢e at 1
Aprll 2023
Incomlng
re•ouf¢•g
Rosourco8
expgndgd
Bal•nc¢ at 31
Mar¢h 2024
Unr••trl¢ted fundg
Gènéral
75.332
110,672
(113,409>
136.310
72,595
Re8trlcled fund•
23.594
113.048
332
Total lunds
98.926
223.720
249,719
72,927
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Dlsablllty Informallon Bureau
Notes to the Financial Statoments for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Balance at 1
Aprll 2023
Incomlng
rnsourco•
ResourceB
expended
Balancè at 31
March 2024
Unrogtrlcted funds
General
General Funds
76,332
110,672
(113,4091
72,595
R••trlct•d fundi
Shop moblllty
Cheshlre and Wlrral NHS
Nallonal Lottery
21,903
1,691
3,OS4
10,823
99,371
113,048
(24,957)
112,3141
99,039
136,310
332
23.594
332
Total fund$
223,720
249,719
72,927
Balance at I
Aprll 2022
Incomlng
W•8OUfC•$
R¢source•
expended
Balon¢• at 31
March 2023
UnreBtrlct•d lunds
General
103.794
38.713
165.2351
219.342
75.332
R4Strlcted funds
222.161
23,594
Total fund8
124.569
268.934
284,577
98,926
Balanc• at 1
Aprll 2013
Incornlng
r￿OurCe1
Resourc••
8xpendgd
BJlanc• at 31
March 2023
Unr•strl¢tad funds
General
G8n8ral Funds
103.794
36,773
186,235)
75,332
Reslrl¢t•d fundg
Shop mobility
Cheshlr¢ and Wlrral NHS
E88t Ch06hlre advoc8¢y
New18af
19,084
1.691
14,981
20,286
5,OCO
181,894
{12,1621
(20.286)
(6.000)
181,894
21,903
1,691
20,775
222.161
219,342
23.694
Total fund8
124.569
2B4,577
98,926
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Dlsablllty Infomiatlon Bureau
Note8 to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
The specific purposos for which the funds 8r8 to b8 appli8d are as follows:
Restrlcted funds
Shopmobllity-
THE DIB Is funded by Che$hlr8 Ea81 C(MJncil to run macde$r￿Id SI￿pmObIl[ty. 11 loans out molorised
scooters 8nd manual wh88lchalrs lo Iha gonoral public. providlng 8n Important Sa￿1c@ lo those resldgnl8
ol Macclesfleld who would olhar¥vl$e find11 dofficult lo access lh• lown ¢xntr8.
Cheshlre and Wlrral P8rtner6hlp NHS Foundallon .
tho Communlty Health project asslsted Indlvldu8ls In the Communty vlth beneflt checks and form fllllng.
The prolecl conlrlbulod ttswards Sal￿16$.
Nallonal Lottery .
WWW - Welfare, Wellbelng , Wc41( b a 3 year Nallonal Lottery funded project whloh be9en In Aprll 2023.
The proJect Supports P80ple with dl$ablllies and wl)0 81nJ9Jle lo under81and forms lo mak8 beneflt
claims, to 8iJPPQrt Ih•fft in makry better financlal decisions by enh8ncing thelr work and tralnlng
opportunitl85, and to Incre8SO th&ir Conf￿enCe In Ihemsel¥e$ and Iholr ablllly lo cop8 wllh the wst of
Ilvlng crlsls and lif8 In goneral. Macclesfield and Crow8 and Ihe prfm8ry areas whèn th8 prol8cl op6rale8
bul referrals may come In frcffl other areas In Gheshlro East.
14 R•lat•d party tran$8ctlon
Thgr8 were no related p8rly Iransacllons In the year.
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Disablllty Infomiatlon Buréau
Detailed Statement of Financial Activilles for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Total
2024
Total
2023
Income and Endowrnent8 from:
Donations and legacles (analysed b8low)
Cherllable 8cllvitle8 lanatysed belthv)
Other tr8dlng a¢lfvllleS(6naly￿d below)
Investment Incom6 (8nalyJed be%)w)
Other Incom6 (analy$8d b8low)
Total Income
2,489
217,242
1,982
1,455
672
16,252
242,918
10
754
223,720
258 934
Exp•ndlturo on:
Ralslng funds (anatysed below)
Charitable acllvltles (analysed below)
Total eypendllur8
Nel expendllure
Nel movement in fund8
1897}
248,822
13,952>
280,625
249,719
25,999
25.643
{25,999}
125,843)
R•conclllatlon of fund•
Total fund8 broughl I0￿8[d
Tolal lunds carrlod foThvard
98.926
124,569
98.928
This pagg does not part of th8 Stalulory flnancial statements.
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Dlsablllty Informatlon Bur¢au
Detalled Statement of Financlal Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Total
Total
2024
2023
Don8tlon$ gnd l¢ga¢les
Donalions- Reslricled
Donations - Unreslricled
74
150
15,252
Charltablo a¢llvl¢lo8
Grant - R08trlctad - Shopmoblllty
Grant - Reslflcted - Cheshlr6 and Wlrran NHS
Giant- Re8lrfctod - Natlonal Lottery
Grant- R88lri¢ted . Easl Ch8shlr¢ Advocacy
Grant
Grants - olher agenc18¥
Sorvlca Income - Re8trl¢ted - Shopmobllty
se￿¢0 Incomo
Sep41¢e Income - Rgslrkled - New Leal
Servlce Inoome
Room hlre
1,339
12,075
20,286
99,371
6,000
42,150
1,648
1,641
10,623
2,758
181,804
19.460
1.441
242,918
56.947
3,523
217 242
Othof tr•dlng oCtlvltl•s
Fundral$lng evenls
10
1,982
10
Inv•$tmenl Income
Deposlt Account Intorest
1,4S5
1,455
754
754
othor Incom•
Other Income
572
572
Ral8lng lunds
Fund ralslng expen$es
897
3,952
897
Charltaljlo actlvltles
DepT8ciatlon ol planl and machln8ry
(2,4431
11,845)
Thls pa9e (loes fomi part of the StalUi￿ fmandal 5tat8ment5.
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Dlsablllty Informatlon Bureau
Detalled Stalemenl of Financial Actlvities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Total
2024
Total
2023
Wages and salaries - Restricted - Shopmobilty
Wag$s and Solaries - Restrfcied -cheshire and Wlrrall NHS
W8ges and 60laries - Restrlcleil - Nallon81 Lollery
Wages and 88larlo3 - Re$lrt¢led- East Cheshlre advocaty
W8ge8 and 88larl•s - Restrl¢ted- New Laal
Wag88 and 8alarfeg
Staff NIC IEmploy6r8)
Pen$lon8
BBO costs - Restrlcled
BBO costs- Unr88triclod
Travelllng . RestriGt$d - NatloDal Lottery
Travellin9 . Unre5tri¢led
R8dar ke
Shopmobillty expenses
Hlra of planl and macNn•ry {Op?ratlng lea￿s)
Bank charge
Staff tr8lnlno
Redundancy cool8
Rgnt and rale8 - Restrlcled - N8llon81 Loll8ry
Rent 8nd rale8
Ll9hl. heat and power - Reslrlcléd - N8tJonal Lotiory
Llghl, he8t and power
Insurance- Reslrlcled- National Lottery
Insurance
Repalrs and maintenance
T8laphone
Offic6 expenses . Restrfeled- Nallonal Lottery
or11¢e exp8nse8 . Unre81rlcl6d
Compulgr sofvara and maSnlenancè cost8 - Re$trided- N811onal
Lottery
Computer $Of￿are and m8lnl8nan¢e costs
Offlce supplla8
Trade subsGdptity18 - Restricled - Nallonal Loliery
Trade 8ubscrfplion8
Governance costs
Accoun18ncy lees
(22,0291
(12,3141
177,0841
(10,000)
(7.OOD)
{5,000)
(181,894)
(21,425)
187,892)
(7,940>
(2.892>
(4,189)
(13,286)
(2981
15,494)
(2,452)
(281>
(485>
1216}
11081
13861
18.3891
11,0561
{3,026)
{271)
(317)
{1,956)
(77)
(482)
{95D>
(2.4041
{2,781)
{2,000)
12,031)
11,528)
12,943)
11,803)
13,189)
{1,996)
(3,639)
(1,058)
(1,950)
(3,838)
(6,000)
(2,0901
{2,486)
13,498>
11,710)
11.129)
2,011
(9,670)
{2,5771
11,275)
11,234)
1,872
Thls does not form part of the statutory finan¢lal stalements.
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Dlsablllty Informallon Bureau
Detalled Statement of Financial Activitles for tho Year Ended 31 March 2024
Total
Total
2024
2023
248,822
280 625
TNS page does nol fomi part of Ihe statutory financial stalem8nts.
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