Charity number: 1126583
## Sparkle Sheffield
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 May 2023
Sparkle Sheffield Contents Page For the year ended 31 May 2023
|Report of the Trustees|1 to 3|
|---|---|
|Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Statement of Financial Position|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7 to 13|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|14 to 15|
## Sparkle Sheffield Report of the Trustees
## For the year ended 31 May 2023
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements for the charity for the year ended 31 May 2023. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
1. To advance in life and relieve the needs of young people between the ages of birth and 25 by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:
(a) advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;
(b) advancing education.
2. to advance the promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by:
(a) the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religion;
(b) advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity;
(c) promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds.
3. To advance such other charitable purposes for the benefit of young people as the trustees shall from time to time decide.
## **Objectives and aims**
The trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
This year Sparkle Sheffield was awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service which is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.
The award recognises that Sparkle Sheffield's work has made extensive contributions to improving the lives of the children, young people and families as well as raising awareness about Autism and other conditions, along with recognition of the Charity's campaigning to make services, policy and the law more Autism friendly and inclusive.
Sparkle Sheffield is one of 244 local UK charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year, highlighting the huge contribution that voluteers make to their communities.
The Queens' award for Voluntary Service was created in 2002 to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The Charity is deeply honoured and priviledged to have received this award especially as it was awarded by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
Sparkle Sheffield has broadened its reach meeting the needs of more Autistic children, young people and families than ever before and has expanded its volunteer base too. We are grateful to all those who have contributed to Sparkle Sheffield past and present.
This year the Charity has undergone a reflective review and visioning exercise to enable the Charity to update its strategic plan and delivery for the forthcoming years.
Sparkle Sheffield is also continuing to support Autistic people and their families in other parts of the UK and this need is extending. The aim is to help them establish comparable Sparkle Sheffield services in their localities, supported by Sparkle Sheffield.
The Charity has seen a rise in inequalities and overtly adversley impacting upon those who we serve and demand for Sparkle Sheffield services has been higher than ever this year as a result.
## **Investment performance**
Sparkle Sheffield's volunteers make immense daily contributions to every aspect of the Charity's operations, outcomes and attainments and are a vital asset to ensuring that Sparkle Sheffield delivers to its Charitable aims.
Investment into volunteers in terms of support and training is of utmost importance to the Charity and therefore we plan and invest for this accordingly.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Significant events**
The main source of funding for Sparkle Sheffield this year came from the generous and much needed support of BBC Children in Need. Other funding has come from the charities own fundraising efforts, fundraising by supporter individuals and groups, sponsorship and commissioned project work.
Sparkle Sheffield has continued throughout this financial year to deliver a myriad of services, including highly specialised ones which included a discreet project supported by BBC Children in Need. This and ongoing support from Children in Need has been of immense benefit to the Charity and all the Charity serves.
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Sparkle Sheffield Report of the Trustees Continued For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **Reserves**
We hold cash at the bank of £38,159 which is made up of restricted and unrestricted funds.
For this coming year we have secured core funding and aim to further develop our work and reach .We have in place a funding and organisational development strategy to aid us in this goal.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
Charitable constitution adopted.
Sparkle Sheffield has in place accountability line management structures, support, supervision, appraisal and CPD systems. An external independent audit is commissioned which is conducted by a highly experienced and DTI trained auditor. This is used to inform the ongoing improvement, operations and sustainability of the Charity and is used to inform service users, and other stakeholders, and to appraise funders of the Charity's delivery, compliance, developments and cost effectiveness and social impact.
The Charity has a suite of robust policies and procedures which are reviewed annually and where required, revised and other policies, procedures and other systems formulated and implemented. These include child and adult safeguarding policies and procedures, health and safety and equalities policies.
An office handbook for staff and volunteers is in operation and reviewed and updated annually. The Charity also has in place a trustee induction handbook which is also reviewed, revised and updated annually,
All staff, trustees and volunteers are DBS checked and the organisation as a data processor is registered as such.
Sparkle Sheffield has been this year again marvellously supported by the South Yorkshire Lord Lieutenant and the Lieutenancy office and a wide range of other high profile people and authorities whose help and recognition has been invaluable to the Charity
The charity is also supported by a wide range of advisers and works in partnership with a wide range of local disability, child and family, and social care organisations. The Charity was the Sheffield City Council Lord Mayor's charity in 2016-17 and its sponsors are:
Graysons Solicitors Sheffield City Trust Salisbury Poultry Midlands Ltd Swan Morton
## **Recruitment and appointment of trustees**
Trustees are appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting held in December.
The Patrons of Sparkle Sheffield are Adrian Lester OBE, award winning actor, director and writer and Mina Anwar, actor and singer.
Our thanks go to our Patrons and very importantly to everyone in the general public who also contribute to the work and sustainability of Sparkle Sheffield.
## **Pay policy for senior staff**
Trustees give their time voluntarily to the governance of the Charity and receive no remuneration or other benefits for this.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
**Name of Charity** Sparkle Sheffield **Charity registration number** 1126583 **Principal address** Knowle House 4 Norfolk Park Road Sheffield S2 3QE
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Sparkle Sheffield Report of the Trustees Continued For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **Trustees**
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
**Secretary Independent examiners Bankers**
Mrs J McFarlane Miss L Smith H Gayle L S Dusauzay Dr L Philip R Warboys Johnston Foster Limited Unit 5 Riverside Business Park Buxton Road Bakewell DE45 1GS HSBC Fargate Sheffield
Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by
............................................................................. L S Dusauzay
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Sparkle Sheffield Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees
## For the year ended 31 May 2023
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiners statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Johnston Foster Limited Unit 5 Riverside Business Park Buxton Road Bakewell DE45 1GS
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## Sparkle Sheffield Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 May 2023
|**Notes**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Other trading activites
3
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
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**Total**
**Net income/expenditure**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
19,909
729
**20,638**
(12,391)
(14,054)
**(26,445)**
**(5,807)**
27,107
**21,300**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
86,252
-
**86,252**
(5,195)
(51,394)
**(56,589)**
**29,663**
(207)
**29,456**|**2023**
**£**
106,161
729
**106,890**
(17,586)
(65,448)
**(83,034)**
**23,856**
26,900
**50,756**|**2022**
**£**
88,333
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**88,333**|
|||||(22,130)
(65,321)|
|||||**(87,451)**|
|||||**882**
26,018|
|||||**26,900**|
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## Sparkle Sheffield Statement of Financial Position As at 31 May 2023
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
11
**Current assets**
12
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
13
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets**
**The funds of the charity**
Restricted income funds
14
Unrestricted income funds
14
**Total funds**|**£**
**2023**
3,005
**3,005**
10,553
38,159
**48,712**
(961)
**47,751**
**50,756**
**50,756**
29,456
21,300
**50,756**|**£**
**2022**
3,344|
|---|---|---|
|||**3,344**|
|||5,685
18,745|
|||**24,430**|
|||(874)
**23,556**|
|||**26,900**|
|||**26,900**|
|||(207)
27,107|
|||**26,900**|
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
L S Dusauzay Trustee
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Sparkle Sheffield Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments which are included at market value and the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Charities Act 2011.
Sparkle Sheffield meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the Charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## **Resources expended**
Liabilities are recognised as resources expended when there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to the expenditure:
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis:
Computer Equipment 25% Straight line Fixtures and Fittings 20% Straight line
## **2. Income from donations and legacies**
|Donations received
Grants received
Subscriptions received|**2022**
**2023**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
38,332
29,732
14,098
15,634
50,001
72,154
72,154
-
-
4,275
-
4,275
**88,333**
**106,161**
**86,252**
**19,909**|
|---|---|
## **3. Income earned from other activities**
## **Unrestricted funds**
Fund raising events
|**2023**
**£**
729
**729**|**2022**
**£**
-|
|---|---|
||**-**|
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## Sparkle Sheffield Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **4. Expenditure on generating donations and legacies**
|Donations
Support costs|**Restricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
-
-
5,195
12,391
**12,391**
**5,195**|**2023**
**£**
-
17,586
**17,586**|**2022**
**£**
4,522
17,608|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**22,130**|
## **5. Costs of charitable activities by fund type**
|Family Activity
Outings and Events
Joint UA pilot
Support costs|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
535
11,271
2,000
248
**14,054**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
34,110
17,787
-
(503)
**51,394**|**2022**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
25,219
34,645
32,908
29,058
-
2,000
7,194
(255)
**65,321**
**65,448**|
|---|---|---|---|
## **6. Costs of charitable activities by activity type**
|**Grant funding of activities**
Speech, Language and Sensory
Play
Family Activity
Outings and Events
Joint UA pilot|**2022**
**2023**
**Grant**
**funding of**
**activities**
**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
(503)
-
-
6,461
34,893
34,110
535
25,952
29,058
29,058
-
32,908
2,000
-
2,000
-
**2,535**
**63,168**
**65,448**
**65,321**|
|---|---|
## **7. Analysis of support costs**
|Human Resources
Governance costs|**2023**
**£**
-
17,331
**17,331**|**2022**
**£**
1,723
23,079|
|---|---|---|
|||**24,802**|
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Sparkle Sheffield Notes to the Financial Statements Continued
For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **8. Net income/(expenditure) for the year**
This is stated after charging/(crediting):
||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
|Depreciation of owned fixed assets|865|2,199|
|Accountancy fees|911|768|
|Staff pension contributions|271|330|
## **9. Staff costs and emoluments**
Total staff costs for the year ended 31 May 2023 were:
|Salaries and wages
Pension costs
Staff
**Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Charitable activities
**Total**
**Net income/expenditure**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
38,038
**38,038**
(4,988)
(733)
**(5,721)**
**32,317**
6,196
**38,513**|**2023**
**£**
32,718
271
**32,989**
**2023**
2
**2**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
50,295
**50,295**
(1,257)
(64,588)
**(65,845)**
**(15,550)**
19,822
**4,272**|**2022**
**£**
24,364
330|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**24,694**|
||||**2022**
2|
||||**2**|
||||**2022**
**£**
88,333|
||||**88,333**|
||||(6,245)
(65,321)|
||||**(71,566)**|
||||**16,767**
26,018|
||||**42,785**|
## **10. Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities**
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## Sparkle Sheffield Notes to the Financial Statements Continued
For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **11. Tangible fixed assets**
|**Cost or valuation**
At 01 June 2022
Additions
At 31 May 2023
**Depreciation**
At 01 June 2022
Charge for year
At 31 May 2023
**Net book values**
At 31 May 2023
At 31 May 2022
**Debtors**
**Amounts due within one year:**
Trade debtors
Other debtors
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|**Fixtures and**
**Fittings**
**£**
6,673
526
**7,199**
6,441
248
**6,689**
**510**
**232**|**Computer**
**Equipment**
**£**
5,864
1
**5,865**
2,752
618
**3,370**
**2,495**
**3,112**
**2023**
**£**
-
10,553
**10,553**
**2023**
**£**
361
600
**961**|**Total**
**£**
12,537
527|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**13,064**|
||||9,193
866|
||||**10,059**|
||||**3,005**|
||||**3,344**|
||||**2022**
**£**
5,685
-|
||||**5,685**|
||||**2022**
**£**
274
600|
||||**874**|
## **12. Debtors**
## **13. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
## **14. Movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted Funds**
_General_
General|**Balance at**
**01/06/2022**
**£**
27,107
**27,107**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
20,638
**20,638**|**Outgoing**
**resources**
**£**
(26,445)
**(26,445)**|**Balance at**
**31/05/2023**
**£**
21,300|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**21,300**|
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## Sparkle Sheffield Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **Unrestricted Funds - Previous year**
|_General_
General|**Balance at**
**01/06/2021**
**£**
6,196
**6,196**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
38,038
**38,038**|**Outgoing**
**resources**
**£**
(17,127)
**(17,127)**|**Balance at**
**31/05/2022**
**£**
27,107|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**27,107**|
## **Purpose of unrestricted Funds**
## General
To advance in life and relieve the needs of young people
## **Restricted Funds**
|Children In Need
E G Foundation
ESH Construction
NHS
S Y Community Grant
SAALIK Youth Prorject|**Balance at**
**01/06/2022**
**£**
(8)
-
-
18
(217)
-
**(207)**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
50,504
5,000
6,650
-
10,000
14,098
**86,252**|**Outgoing**
**resources**
**£**
(45,971)
(5,000)
-
503
(1,121)
(5,000)
**(56,589)**|**Balance at**
**31/05/2023**
**£**
4,525
-
6,650
521
8,662
9,098|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**29,456**|
## **Restricted Funds - Previous year**
|Children In Need
NHS
S Y Community Grant|**Balance at**
**01/06/2021**
**£**
5,358
9,809
4,655
**19,822**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
40,294
5,000
5,001
**50,295**|**Outgoing**
**resources**
**£**
(45,660)
(14,791)
(9,873)
**(70,324)**|**Balance at**
**31/05/2022**
**£**
(8)
18
(217)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**(207)**|
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Sparkle Sheffield Notes to the Financial Statements Continued
For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **Purpose of restricted funds**
PHT
Administration
## Autism Fayre
To cover the costs of participating in the Autism Fayre to raise awareness of autism
## Children In Need
To assist in the staffing and administation costs of carrying out the charitable activities
Arena
Building of a sensory room
S Y Community Grant
To assist in the administation costs of carrying out the charitable activities
NHS
For research into methods of communicating with autistic children
E G Foundation
Forest school and wildcraft activities
ESH Construction
Advocacy SAALIK Youth Prorject
Provide support, educational and recreational activities for young people and their families
## **15. Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General
**Restricted funds**
Children In Need
ESH Construction
NHS
S Y Community Grant
SAALIK Youth Prorject|**Tangible**
**fixed assets**
**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
**£**
510
20,790
21,300
-
4,525
4,525
-
6,650
6,650
-
521
521
2,495
6,167
8,662
-
9,098
9,098|
|---|---|
||**3,005**
**47,751**
**50,756**|
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## Sparkle Sheffield Notes to the Financial Statements Continued
For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **Previous year**
|**Previous year**||
|---|---|
|**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General
**Restricted funds**
Children In Need
NHS
S Y Community Grant|**Tangible**
**fixed assets**
**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
**£**
231
26,876
27,107
-
(8)
(8)
(503)
521
18
3,616
(3,833)
(217)|
||**3,344**
**23,556**
**26,900**|
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## Sparkle Sheffield Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 May 2023
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENT**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
Grants receivable
Subscriptions
**Other trading activities**
Fund raising events
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Raising donations and legacies**
Fundraising events and activities
**Charitable activities**
Cost of direct charitable activity (Family Activity)
Staff costs - wages & salaries (Family Activity)
Staff costs - pension contributions (Family
Activity)
Depreciation - owned assets (Family Activity)
Outings and events (Outings and Events)
Cost of merchandise (Outings and Events)
Cost of direct charitable activity (Joint UA pilot)
**SUPPORT COSTS**
**Human Resources**
Advocacy and office support costs
**Governance costs**
Governance costs
Accountancy fees
Motor and travel expenses
Other office costs
Other finance costs
Computer expenses
Trophies and prizes
Telephone
Insurance
Children and Young People Experts fees
(Speech, Language and Sensory Play)
Depreciation of owned assets (Speech,
Language and Sensory Play)
Depreciation of owned assets (Family Activity)|**£**
**2023**
29,732
72,154
4,275
**106,161**
729
**729**
**106,890**
-
**-**
(535)
(32,718)
(271)
(1,121)
(28,508)
(550)
(2,000)
**(65,703)**
-
**-**
(4,200)
(912)
(995)
(7,358)
(167)
(3,177)
-
(714)
(63)
-
503
(248)
**(17,331)**|**£**
**2022**
38,332
50,001
-|
|---|---|---|
|||**88,333**
-|
|||**-**|
|||**88,333**
(4,522)|
|||**(4,522)**
-
(24,364)
(330)
(525)
(32,908)
-
-|
|||**(58,127)**
(1,723)|
|||**(1,723)**
-
(768)
(4,479)
(7,353)
(114)
(2,791)
(275)
(105)
-
(5,520)
(941)
(733)|
|||**(23,079)**|
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Sparkle Sheffield Detailed Statement of Financial Activities Continued For the year ended 31 May 2023
## **Total resources expended**
## **Net Income**
|**(83,034)**
**23,856**|**(87,451)**|
|---|---|
||**882**|
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