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Wigan & Leigh
People First
Annual Report
Accounts 2020-2021
We would like to thank our Staff Team (Julie, Schadia, Lisa & Michelle ) all our volunteers for all their hard work and support over the last year.
We would like to give special to Jackie Bird our accountant for all the hard work she has done sorting out our accounts
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Summary
What we do
The Legal Section
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Summary of our Aims & **13** Objectives © ee _ Accounts **14**
## Surmrmrdar
It is unlikely that anyone will ever forget the challenges of the last 12 months.
None of us have ever had to deal with the issues created by the realities of a global pandemic.
Covid 19 has changed everything about the way that we work.
Like many organisations we had to make the decision not to offer anything that is building based from March 2020.
Many of the people we work with have had to shield or live in settings with other people or family members who were at greater risk if they were exposed to covid 19.
So we have had to think about other ways to stay in touch with people over the last year.
We have made sure to share lots of information with everyone to help people understand what is going
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With the rise in fake news stories it has been more important than ever to make sure people have access to accessible and factual information
The team is available at the end of the phone to offer support.
We were successful in getting a small grant from the Tesco Bags for Help this helped us buy mobile phones so we could work remotely.
It also helped us buy some other resources that helped us with our support to the wider community.
Supporting people remotely is difficult as so many people with learning disabilities do not have access to the internet and need support to get online.
We were successful in an application to a grant called Creating Connections. It’s a partnership between SeeAbility and Learning Disability England (LDE) and their members.
Many people, including people with learning disabilities, have felt lonely during COVID-19 and found it difficult to adjust to the lockdown rules. Creating Connections is designed to support people to use the internet safely to connect with friends and family. **2**
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It’s all about learning new skills so that you can use the internet safely to create new friendships and interests.
We were part of the steering group for this project. It was very useful to learn from the experiences of other projects from around the country.
With the funding from this project we were able to offer 3 zoom sessions per week. We raised awareness locally about the impact of digital exclusion issues that have had a particular impact on people with learning disabilities.
All meetings have gone virtual in the last year – so Wigan & Leigh People First has continued to represent self-advocates at both local and regional decision making forums.
There are still significant barriers to supporting inclusion at these events, but things have become a little easier as the year has gone on.
Things are still very uncertain but we are hopeful that life will get back to normal later this year
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## **Supporting the Community**
We started looking at ways we could support our local community in March 2020 – we have carried on doing this over the last year.
Our community support offer has grown – we have been providing our food pantry on a regular basis. At the last count, the Pantry has been open 140 times so far.
We also provided lunch bags for local children during lockdown, we made a range of activity packs as well so children had things to do.
We converted the old foyer area into our food pantry and book exchange. We are proud of the work we have done to help others during this challenging time.
We even made a notice board to put at the front of our building as a way of sharing information about ways that people could help.
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## **What is Wigan & Leigh People First?** i eyos a
Wigan & Leigh People First is a user led self advocacy charity for People with Learning Disabilities.
We listen to what people have to say and support people to have a voice.
We want to make the lives of people with learning disabilities better; our members want to have more choice and control.
We have been a charity since 2008 and we are based in Golborne in Wigan. We offer, drop in sessions, workshops and social opportunities. These are for anyone with a learning disability across Wigan Borough & the surrounding areas.
We can also offer our services to provide independent consultation or focus groups with people with learning disabilities.
We could also ‘translate’ your documents into a Easy Read format. We have lots of experience of making documents easier to understand
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Wigan & Leigh People First is a Registered Charity. Charity law covers the rules about how charities are run. We have to make sure we follow these rules.
Some of these rules are about the information we have to put in our Annual Report
We have to tell you what our Charity is called and any other names we use
Wigan & Leigh People First is the name of the Charity, it is the only name we use for the group.
We have to say what our Charity Registration number is
Our registration number is 1127251
We have to say the address of our registered office Wigan & Leigh People First
149A Lowton Road, Golborne, WA3 3HT
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We have to give the names of all the trustees of
Wigan & Leigh People First
These people are our Trustees:
Adrian Shone
Carl Bridden
Liam McQuirk Jodie Peel
We have to say how we choose our Trustees
Once a year we nominate new Board members. We do this at the Annual General Meeting. Members of Wigan and Leigh People First will vote for the best person to do the job
We have to say what legal document we use that shows the rules about how we run Wigan & Leigh People First
Wigan & Leigh People First has a Constitution
Our Constitution was officially adopted on the 15 April 2008. We amended our Constitution on November 2017
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We have to make a statement about our reserves policy
_Reserves are the money the charity puts on one side to cover emergencies_
Our reserves policy says that People First will keep a month’s salary on one side for all our employees
We have to show that the work that we do is of Public Benefit
_Public Benefit shows how the work of the charity helps the public, or a section of the public._
_We have to show that our work has a Public Benefit_
We have to give a summary of the Aims & objectives of the Charity
_The Aims & Objectives let you know about the kind of work the Charity does_
You can find the summary on Page 15 .
The full copy of our aims & Objectives is in our Constitution. Please get in touch if you would like to see a copy of our constitution
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We must have Annual accounts. These accounts must have an independent examination _Accounts are the record of the money we have and how we spend it_
_An independent examination means that someone separate from the charity who knows about accounting checks our accounts_
You can find a copy of our accounts on page 16
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## **AIMS & OBJECTIVES**
## **(This is what you want to do in this group)**
We help People with Learning Disabilities to speak up for themselves and to give a voice for People with Learning disabilities who cannot speak up
We give people with Learning Disabilities the chance to talk about what matters to them
We tell people about laws and what they mean and help people learn more about their rights
We will promote the rights of People with Learning Disabilities and speak to local people about the aims of Wigan & Leigh People First
We will develop and maintain links/partnerships with other self advocacy organisations in the North West of England.
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Wigan and Leigh People First is where people make
new friends and have fun .
We will get more people to volunteer to support members of Wigan and Leigh People First.
We will get more People with Learning Disabilities to
We will develop projects that support the hopes & dreams of our membership.
These projects will promote rights, choice, inclusion and independence and will improve people’s health and wellbeing.
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**Charity Registration Number: 1127251**
**Wigan & Leigh People First TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND**
**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For The Year Ended 31 March 2021**
## **WIGAN & LEIGH PEOPLE FIRST**
## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
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|Members of the Board and Professional Advisers|2|
|Trustees Annual Report|Insert|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|3|
|Receipts and Payments Account|4|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|5|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|6|
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## **WIGAN & LEIGH PEOPLE FIRST**
## **MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS**
**Registered Charity Name** Wigan & Leigh People First **Charity Number** 1127251 **Registered Office** 149a Lowton Road Golbourne WA3 3HT **Trustees** Damian Durrands Carl Bridden Adrian Shone Jodie Peel Liam McGuirk **Accountants** Community Accounting Lancashire C.I.C. Foxfields 9 Norley Close Chadderton Oldham OL1 2RA **Bankers** Co-Operative Bank plc PO Box 250 Skelmersdale WN8 6WT
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## **WIGAN & LEIGH PEOPLE FIRST**
## **REPORT TO THE MEMBERS ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF WIGAN & LEIGH PEOPLE FIRST**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
I report on the accounts for Wigan & Leigh People First for the year ended 31 March 2021 set out on pages 4 to 6.
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
The charity’s trustees consider an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the 2011 Act, and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility as independent examiner to:
- ~ examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act
- ~ follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act, and
- ~ to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
## **Basis of Independent Examiners Report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the Directions given by the Charity commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items of disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
## **Independent Examiners Statement**
I have completed my examination for the year ended 31 March 2021.
I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- ~ accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act or
- ~ the accounts do not accord with the accounting records to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
3[rd] June 2021
## **Miss Jacqueline Bird F.M.A.A.T.**
Community Accounting Lancashire C.I.C. Foxfields, 9 Norley Close, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2RA
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## **WIGAN & LEIGH PEOPLE FIRST**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**2021**
**_Notes_**
**£**
**£**
**RECEIPTS**
Grants and Donations
**_2_**
11,977
2,071
Club Night
-
-
Tuesday Group & Session Fees
-
-
Venue Hire
**_4_**
59,288
-
Refunds
-
-
Food Sales
276
-
Other Income
-
-
Bank Interest
-
-
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**71,541**
**2,071**
**PAYMENTS**
Salaries Costs
48,884
647
Rates, Rent & Venue Costs
11,937
300
Telephone & Internet
879
543
Electricity
5,089
-
Water
380
-
Postage, Printing & Stationery
270
29
Computer & Office Equipment/Furniture
697
300
Software Costs & Consumables
677
90
Facilitation Fee
-
-
Events & Conference Costs
-
-
Music & TV Entertainment
338
-
Advertising & Publicity
-
-
Website
392
-
Staff Training & CRB’s
-
-
Resources & Kitchen Supplies
1,242
162
Hospitality & Food Purchased
415
-
Travel Costs
52
-
Insurance
485
-
Insurance Claims & Break Ins
-
-
Repairs, Maintenance & Improvements
261
-
Gardening & Outdoors
73
-
Cleaning & Bathroom Supplies
357
-
Waste Disposal Costs
596
-
Accountancy Fees
-
-
Payroll Costs
416
-
Professional Fees & Subscriptions
453
-
Bank Charges & Interest Fees Paid
77
-
Other Expenditure & Sundries
3
-
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**73,973**
**2,071**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
**(2,432)**
**-**
**Cash funds at 31 March 2020**
4,252
-
**Cash funds at 31 March 2021**
**_3_**
**1,820**
**-**|**Total**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
14,048
-
-
59,288
-
276
-
-
**73,612**
49,531
12,237
1,422
5,089
380
299
997
767
-
-
338
-
392
-
1,404
415
52
485
-
261
73
357
596
-
416
453
77
3
**76,044**
**(2,432)**
4,252
**1,820**|Total
Funds
2020
£
5,076
-
964
75,286
-
2,653
-
-
**83,979**
48,151
14,562
771
8,056
405
435
629
586
-
20
351
101
359
12
2,299
1,781
338
871
2,037
1,510
291
890
579
1,716
128
334
135
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**87,370**
**(3,391)**
7,643
**4,252**|
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WIGAN & LEIGH PEOPLE FIRST
STATEMEKf OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
.4S AT 31 MARCH 2021
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Restricted
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Total
Funds
CASH FUNDS
Cash ar Bank and In Hand
1.820
LIABILrriES
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## **WIGAN & LEIGH PEOPLE FIRST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **for the Year Ended 31 March 2021**
## **1. Receipts and Payments Accounts**
Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during the financial year. In this context “cash” includes cash equivalents, for example, bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they become due.
## **2. Grants and Donations**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
HMRC Coronavirus Support Grant
10,000
-
Tesco Bags of Help
-
500
Creating Connections Project
1,571
Social Work Placement
1,400
-
General Donations
577
-
**11,977**
**2,071**|**Total**
**Funds**
**Total**
**Funds**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**10,000**
-
**500**
-
**1,571**
-
**1,400**
-
**577**
5,076
**14,048**
5,076|
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## **3. Fund Analysis**
|**Fund Name**|**Balance at**||||**Balance at**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**1 April**|**Receipts**|**Payments**|**Transfers**|**31 March**|
||**2020**||||**2021**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Unrestricted Funds**|**4,252**|**71,541**|**(73,973)**|**-**|**1,820**|
|**Restricted Funds:**||||||
|Tesco Bags of Help|**-**|500|(500)|-|**-**|
|Creating Connections Project|**-**|1,571|(1,571)|-|**-**|
||**-**|**2,071**|**(2,071)**|**-**|**-**|
|**Total Funds**|**4,252**|**73,612**|**(76,044)**|**-**|**1,820**|
## **4. Related Parties**
Julie Davies and Schadia Boueri, are salaried at “Wigan & Leigh People First”, and are both Directors at “People First Support C.I.C (Registered Number 08586020)”, who are based at the same premises, however they do not receive a salary or take any benefits from “People First Support C.I.C.”
“People First Support C.I.C.” have made payment transactions during the year totalling £59,288 to “Wigan & Leigh People First”, which are in accordance with a venue hire agreement and are included in ‘Venue Hire’ income.
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