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2023-03-31-accounts

ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MARCH 2023

Company Registration Number 06989308 Charity Number 1132708

ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Contents Pages
Trustees’ Annual Report 1 – 9
Reference & Administrative Information 10
Independent Examiner’s Report 11
Statement of Financial Activities 12
Balance Sheet 13
Cash Flow Statement 14
Notes to the financial statements 15 - 25

ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

The Trustees are pleased to present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors' report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and 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).

Aims and Objectives

Alive works to prioritise health and wellbeing into later life. We do this in four ways, by:

Thank you

Alive depends on charitable donations to deliver its work - thank you to the many trusts and foundations, individuals and corporate supporters who enabled us to enrich the lives of so many older people this year. We are dependent on your support and without it our work simply would not be possible.

Staff and Volunteers - the Trustees recognise the huge and ongoing contribution made by Alive staff to the lives of older people in care and to their carers. We extend our gratitude to them all and acknowledge their energetic commitment to Alive's mission, values, and work. This year, we want to acknowledge they have gone above and beyond to keep Alive going and to support older people when they needed it the most. Thank you.

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Vision and Values

Our vision

A world where older people live lives full of value, meaning and connection.

Our mission

To prioritise health and wellbeing into later life.

Our values

Our impact

Alive's work has a positive impact on older people's wellbeing and increases social interaction for isolated older people and supports their carers. This, in turn, enriches their lives, improves relationships between older people, care staff and carers, and creates a greater sense of community.

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Overview

This has been an exciting year for Alive as we have grown our provision in the community and in care homes. We launched two more new community-based dementia Meeting Centres in Bristol, and South Gloucestershire, providing accessible weekly support to older people living with dementia and their carers.

We continued to provide crucial support to improve the wellbeing of older people through Alive’s activity sessions, our community gardening projects, our training, and community engagement projects.

We also continued to broaden our services and adapt our service delivery to provide a deeper level of support to older people, over longer periods of time, to better support their health and wellbeing. Attendees at both our dementia-friendly allotment, and our Meeting Centres, for example, come along every week and are really seeing the benefits in terms of improved quality of life.

We have grown the number of volunteers who help to support our gardening and care home activity sessions, and our dementia Meeting Centres, and have recruited, trained and supported over 70 volunteers this year.

We continued to work in dynamic partnerships with organisations in the voluntary, public, private, and academic sectors, who share our passionate commitment to improving the quality of life for older people.

We were thrilled to feature on BBC Gardener’s World with our dementia-friendly allotment in October this year, showcasing the benefits of social and therapeutic horticulture for older people and their carers. We were also particularly proud to win the Penny Johnstone Award 2022 this year for our work with people living with dementia.

Achievements and Performance

During 2022-23, we enriched the lives and improved the wellbeing of 6,853 older people through Alive’s work; our meaningful activity sessions, training and coaching, and community engagement projects.

We measure the effectiveness of our work using an evaluation framework, developed in 2015 in consultation with Willis Newson, the UK's leading arts and health consultancy, and the University of the West of England. The framework utilises a number of tools including Arts Observational Scale surveys and in-depth interviews of carers and care home staff, enabling us to evidence the impact of our work for older people. The framework provides us with the tools to measure progress on the following outcomes:

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Face To Face Activity Sessions

We supported 4,280 older people through a total of 482 sessions, including guided reminiscence, music, poetry, history, gentle movement and dance, creative art, digital storytelling, horticultural therapy and intergenerational activities.

Training and support for carers

During 2022-23 Alive:

Community engagement, intergenerational, and partnership projects

Our dementia-friendly allotment in Brentry, North Bristol continued to go from strength to strength; we delivered 108 supported gardening sessions at the allotment this year, supporting a total of 698 people, including 278 people living with dementia, to improve their wellbeing, make new friends, and reduce social isolation whilst sharing gardening skills and growing their own fruit, vegetables and flowers

We launched our extended #OneGoodTurn project connecting 579 care home residents with 1,387 young people from schools, community groups and families in their local community. The project is delivering a variety of intergenerational activities across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, focusing on meaningful interaction and the development of friendships.

We also launched our new Wishing Washing Line West project, granting the wishes of care home residents with the support of volunteers from their local community. To date, the project has granted 27 wishes in 16 care homes, engaging 102 older people.

We continued to deliver our Community Gardening Group in Lawrence Weston, connecting 64 older people at Blaise Weston Court with their local community. We also continued to deliver our Community Gardening Group in partnership with the Wellspring Settlement, supporting 242 people from across the Barton Hill community to come together, including old, young, refugees, and local care home residents.

We developed two new creative tech prototypes this year, in partnership with the University of Bristol and the Watershed, as part of the Connecting Through Culture as We Age research project; Retirement Reloaded – an interactive digital book exploring older female narratives and Tabletop Travels - a unique immersive home dining experience for housebound older adults.

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Dementia Meeting Centre s

We opened our second and third dementia Meeting Centres in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, together with our North Somerset Meeting Centre providing accessible support on a local level to help 66 older people living with dementia, and their carers.

Alive on Demand

We continued to add content to our innovative Alive on Demand streaming service, providing almost 340 dementia-friendly videos to entertain, educate and engage older people and their carers. Over 1,000 older people have benefitted from the service to date.

Tech to Connect

We continued to deliver our popular Tea and Tech groups across North Somerset, supporting 140 older people to embrace technology to stay connected with friends and family and learn how to access online community services.

Elders Groups

We continued to support 3 elders groups - Malcolm X, The Golden Agers, and the Evergreens - through our BME Health & Wellbeing project, benefitting a total of 150 older people, largely from the Bristol Afro-Caribbean Community.

Speaking up for older people and their rights

We continue to take every opportunity to advocate for older people, particularly those living with dementia, whether living in care or in the community. We aim to bring about a step change in the culture of care that recognises the importance of meaningful activity, choice, and interaction for older people and prioritises those things alongside their physical care needs. We do this by:

We influenced the sector and advocated for older people through Chief Executive Isobel Jones’s presentations at national and local events and conferences including the 2022 UK Dementia Congress, Government Insight Conference on Care Homes, NAPA National Conference 2022, Care Roadshows, Bristol Older People’s Support Hub, National Meeting Centre Network, and through her work as Co-Director of Bristol Dementia HIT, looking at the remodeling of Dementia Care in the region.

We were involved in the development of BABA, Bristol Ageing Better Alliance, working in partnership with 5 local charities to support each other, deepen partnership work and influence local funders, local government and older people’s strategy work across the region.

We published articles in the Journal of Dementia Care on “The Development of a Dementia Friendly Allotment” and “#OneGoodTurn – intergenerational linking in COVID”, and in Care

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Management Matters on “The development of a Dementia Friendly Allotment” and “Alive on Demand”.

Alive was also a regular contributor to Radio Bristol programming, and frequently asked to comment on older people’s issues, particularly dementia.

Future Plans

Alive plans to continue to support older people living in the community as well as in care homes, focussing over the next few years on developing our services to reach more older people living in the community, consolidating our digital services, and developing new and diverse earned income streams to help secure the longer-term sustainability of the charity. We plan to reach and support at least 4,800 isolated older people in 2023-24, enriching their lives and improving their health and wellbeing by engaging them in meaningful activities, connecting them to their local communities and training and supporting their carers. We plan to:

Financial Review

Alive's total income amounted to £686,339, £125,344 less than 2022; however, £224,658 of this year’s Ageing Well — Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) funding was received from the NHS in the previous financial year.

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Total expenditure for the year rose compared to the previous period, by £278,686 to £800,327. Average monthly expenditure amounted to £67,000, compared to an average of just over £43,000 in the previous period, following increases in the staff team, a full year of operating the Dementia Meeting Centres and increased project expenditure.

There was an overall surplus of £27,913 in Unrestricted funds and a deficit of £141,901 in Restricted Funds due to some Restricted Funds that were received in the previous period being expended this period. This produced an overall decrease in funds of £113,988. When added to balances brought forward of £499,492 the closing balance sheet total amounted to £385,504, almost all represented by funds at our bankers.

Reserves

The Trustees' policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equal to three months of expected unrestricted expenditure. Unrestricted funds at 31 March 2023 amount to £143,511, and budgeted unrestricted expenditure for 2023/24 amounts to £256,120 (after internal recharges to Restricted projects) so the current level of reserves equals over six months of expenditure, but in view of uncertainties around future funding, the Trustees are satisfied that this level of reserves is appropriate. The Trustees and Senior Management Team monitor performance against budget and key metrics monthly. Business plans for the next three years are directed at achieving modest surpluses to build free reserves, allowing for future expansion.

Fundraising disclosures

Our fundraising philosophy is consciously respectful, the approach being to communicate when permitted but never to pursue. We believe that this respects the feelings of people generally and protects vulnerable people against feeling under pressure to give. It is the right thing to do. Alive has registered with the Fundraising Regulator. We do not use third party fundraising businesses, preferring to rely on our own staff. We received no complaints during the year and are not aware of any failures to comply with fundraising regulations or our own standards.

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The Charity is a company limited by guarantee incorporated on 12 August 2009 under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (registered number 06989308) and registered as a charity on 16 November 2009 (number11327081. An amended Memorandum and Articles of Association were adopted in December 2020.

Appointment of Trustees

The Trustees, who are also the Company Directors, are appointed by resolution of the board; a number have previous experience of acting as trustees and directors. They are provided with

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access to the Charity Commission's publication entitled "The essential trustee: what you need to know what you need to do (CC3)" and receive guidance and support from the Chair of Trustees, an experienced solicitor.

Organisational Structure

Alive is governed by a Board of Trustees who bring with them a broad range of skills, knowledge and professional experience in law, medicine, health and safety, occupational therapy, accountancy, human resources, care home management and dementia care. All the Trustees give their time and skills voluntarily and share a passionate commitment to improving the quality of life of older people in care. The Trustees meet quarterly and receive advance written activity and finance reports detailing the Charity's work. The Chief Executive is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Charity and for overseeing the management of employed staff, sessional workers, and volunteers. The Chief Executive is subject to the supervision of the Trustees, attending all Trustees' meetings, providing detailed written reports in advance of meetings and meeting regularly with the Chair of Trustees for ongoing supervision and support.

Risk Management

Annually, the Board of Trustees conducts an annual review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and this is logged in the risk management register. Where appropriate, systems or procedures are set up to mitigate the risks the charity faces. Significant external risks to funding have led to the development of fundraising and unrestricted income generation strategies which will allow for the diversification of funding and activities. lnternal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with Health and Safety by staff, volunteers, and clients. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity.

Public Benefit

The Trustees are mindful of their duties under the Charities Act 2011 to have regard for the public benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission. All our charitable activities focus on improving the quality of life of older people and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for public benefit.

Senior Management Remuneration

The remuneration package of the Chief Executive is reviewed annually, being benchmarked against that position in charities of comparable size, location, and field of work.

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Related Parties

Alive Trading Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Charity. lt was set up for the purpose of supporting the Charity in connection with any trading activities which the Charity itself could not lawfully undertake. There have been no such activities and this company remains dormant.

Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees (who are also directors of Alive Activities Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report (incorporating the directors’ report) and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Philip May Chair of Trustees

Date: 15 December 2023

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ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED REFERENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Charity number: 1139058 Company number: 06989308 Registered office: The Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN Patrons: Rev Richard Pendlebury MBE Professor Dawn Brooker PhD C Psychol Clin Sir Tony Robinson Trustees: Philip May (Chair) Catherine Smith Suzy Webster Andrew Wood Dr Michael Cohen Richard Crocker Patricia Barlow Anisah Mahmood (appointed 15 August 2023) Peter Lippett (appointed 7 August 2023) Dr Kevin Woodrow (appointed 3 August 2023) Philip May, Andrew Wood and Dr Kevin Woodrow serve on the Finance Committee Senior Management: I sobel Jones - Chief Executive Secretary: Rebecca Thames Bankers: Triodos Bank, Deanery Road, Bristol, BSI 5AS Independent Examiner: Joshua Kingston BSc, ACA, Burton Sweet Limited, The Clock Tower, 5 Farleigh Court, Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton, Bristol, BS48 1UR

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ALIVE ACTIVITIES LIMITED INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Independent Examiner’s report to the trustees of Alive Activites (‘the Company’)

I report to the Charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the Charity’s Trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your Charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the Company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

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:

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.

Joshua Kingston BSc., ACA Burton Sweet Limited The Clock Tower 5 Farleigh Court Old Weston Road Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1UR Date: 15 December 2023

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investments
Other
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
6
Total funds at start of year
15
Total funds at end of year
15
Net income/(expenditure) and
net movement in funds		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
142,323
91,935
7,922
-
242,180
70,668
143,599
214,267
27,913
115,598
143,511		 Restricted
Funds
£
147,152
297,007
-
-
444,159
-
586,060
586,060
(141,901)
383,894
241,993		 Total Funds
2023
£
289,475
388,942
7,922
-
686,339
70,668
729,659
800,327
(113,988)
499,492
385,504		 Total Funds
2022
£
403,737
406,189
1,467
290
811,683
63,787
457,854
521,641
290,042
209,450
499,492

The Charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above.

All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing.

The notes on pages 15 to 25 form part of these financial statements See note 9 for fund-accounting comparative figures

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BALANCE SHEET

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AS AT 31 MARCH 2023 Company number: 06989308
2023 2022
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 10 - -
- -
Current assets
Debtors 11 16,550 22,620
Cash at bank and in hand 409,247 612,988
425,797 635,608
Liabilities
Creditors : amounts falling
due within one year 12 (40,293) (136,116)
Net current assets 385,504 499,492
Net assets 385,504 499,492
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds 16 143,511 115,598
Restricted funds 16 241,993 383,894
Total funds 385,504 499,492
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For the year ended 31 March 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

15 December These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on ............................ and are signed on their behalf b2023

Philip May Chair of Trustees

The notes on pages 15 to 25 form part of these financial statements

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Note
Net cash inflow from operating activities
13
Non-operational cash flows:
Investing activities
Investment income
Net cash inflow/(outflow) for the year
14		 2023
£
(211,663)
7,922
7,922
(203,741)		 2022
£
400,023
1,467
1,467
401,490

Cashflow Restrictions

Charity law prohibits the use of net cash inflows on any endowed or other restricted fund to offset net cash outflows on any fund outside its own objects, except on special authority. In practice, this restriction has not had any effect on cash flows for the year.

The notes on pages 15 to 25 form part of these financial statements

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1 Accounting policies

Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention (except where otherwise stated in the accounting policy note) and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Companies Act 2006.

Alive Activities Ltd meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102, Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value in accordance wlth applicable accounting standards unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

After making enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectatlon that the charity has adequate reserves to continue lts activities for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements as outlined in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities on page 9.

The Trustees have decided that there are no material uncertainties over the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.

Income

lncome from donations is included in full when receivable; income from Gift Aid tax reclaims is recognised for all donations made prior to the year end, where a valid Gift Aid declaration is held.

Legacy income is recognised in the accounts when it is received, unless there is sufficient evidence in advance to allow Alive to be sufficiently certain that the income will be received, and to be able to estimate the value of the legacy with reasonable certainty.

Revenue grants are credited to the statement of financial activities when received or receivable, whichever is earlier, unless they relate to a specific future period, in which case they are deferred. Grants for the purchase of fixed assets are credited to restricted incoming resources when receivable. Depreciation of fixed assets purchased with such grants is charged against the restricted fund.

lnvestment income is accounted for on the accruals basis.

Fees receivable and charges for services are accounted for in the year in which the service is provided.

Gifts in Kind: The value of donated goods and services recognised in the financlal statements is the price the charity estimates it would pay in the open market for a service of equivalent value to the charity.

The value of time kindly contributed by volunteers is not included in the financial statements.

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised in the year in which it is incurred and includes attributable VAT which cannot be recovered. Expenditure is analysed into the following activities.

Raising funds - This includes the salaries, direct expenditure and support costs of staff engaged in fundraising activities.

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1 Accounting policies (continued)

Charitable activities - This includes the salaries, direct expenditure and support costs of staff engaged in charitable activities. The cost of activities is recognised in the year in which it is incurred.

Governance costs - These are the costs associated with the governance arrangements of the charity. These costs are associated with the constitutional and statutory requirements and include any costs associated with the strategic management of the charity's activities.

Resources expended are allocated to a particular activity where the cost relates directly to that activity. ln addition, support costs are incurred which are necessary to facilitate the above activities. These are back office costs, including the costs of budgetary and financial control, information technology, human resources, and payroll, and are apportioned to activities based on the proportion of staff time spent on each activity as follows: Raising Funds 20%, Charitable activities 80%.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets by equal annual instalments over their estimated useful lives at the following rate:

Office Furniture & Equipment - over 3 years; straight line

Items of equipment are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £2,500. Depreciation costs are allocated to activities on a basis which is an estimate, based on staff time, of the amount attributable to each activity. Assets are reviewed for impairment if circumstances indicate their carrying value may exceed their net realisable value and value in use.

Debtors

Debtors are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Cash at bank and in hand

This comprises bank deposits with notice less than 3 months, and petty cash balances held.

Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably.

Pensions

The charity offers a defined contribution pension scheme to employees. The assets of the scheme are held in independently administered funds. Pension costs charged in the Statement of Financial Activities represent the contributions payable by the charity during the year.

Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership remain with the lessor, are charged to the statement of financial activities in the year in which they fall due.

Financial lnstruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments, these being debtors, cash at bank, short term investments and creditors). Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

2 Income from: Donations and legacies

Current year
Charitable Trusts and Foundations
Corporate
Individuals
Community Groups
Prior year
Charitable Trusts and Foundations
Corporate
Individuals
Community Groups		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
105,557
10,200
26,001
565
142,323
Unrestricted
Funds
£
103,400
20,000
4,566
341
128,307		 Restricted
Funds
£
142,961
-
701
3,490
147,152
Restricted
Funds
£
272,217
1,060
1,101
1,052
275,430		 Total Funds
2023
£
248,518
10,200
26,702
4,055
289,475
Total Funds
2022
£
375,617
21,060
5,667
1,393
403,737

3 Income from: Charitable activities

Current year
Contracts and service level agreements
Activity sessions and other fee income
Training, coaching and consultancy
Prior year
Contracts and service level agreements
Activity sessions and other fee income
Training, coaching and consultancy		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
55,079
25,876
10,980
91,935
Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
15,216
8,881
24,097		 Restricted
Funds
£
271,330
25,677
-
297,007
Restricted
Funds
£
381,772
320
-
382,092		 Total Funds
2023
£
326,409
51,553
10,980
388,942
Total Funds
2022
£
381,772
15,536
8,881
406,189

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

4 Expenditure on:

Current year
Raising Funds
Supporter fundraising
Charitable Activities
Activities, training & coaching
Business development & marketing
Prior year
Raising Funds
Supporter fundraising
Charitable Activities
Activities, training & coaching
Business development & marketing		 Direct
Costs
£
3,642
150,804
6,345
157,149
Direct
Costs
£
4,101
118,732
5,947
124,679		 Wages and
Salaries
£
41,955
458,927
13,302
472,229
Wages and
Salaries
£
39,192
251,201
-
251,201		 Support
Costs
(Note 5)
£
25,071
100,281
-
100,281
Support
Costs
(Note 5)
£
20,494
81,974
-
81,974		 Total Funds
2023
£
70,668
710,012
19,647
729,659
Total Funds
2022
£
63,787
451,907
5,947
457,854

5 Support costs

Support costs are allocated between raising funds and charitable activities on the basis of staff time.

Current year
Adminstration and support salaries
Office costs
Governance costs
Prior year
Adminstration and support salaries
Office costs
Governance costs		 Fundraising
and
publicity
£
15,381
8,693
997
25,071
Fundraising
and
publicity
£
12,386
7,520
588
20,494		 Charitable
Activities
£
61,522
34,770
3,989
100,281
Charitable
Activities
£
49,544
30,077
2,353
81,974		 Total
2023
£
76,903
43,463
4,986
125,352
Total
2022
£
61,930
37,597
2,941
102,468

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

6 Net income/(expenditure) for the year

This is stated after charging:

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |2023|2022| |£|£| |Independent Examiner's remuneration|- independent examination|2,808|2,640| |-| |- accounts preparation|1,800| |- prior year under accrual|78|-| |- other services|300|-| |Operating lease rentals - property|14,126|13,533|

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No Trustees have been reimbursed for out of pocket expenses or received any remuneration in the current or prior year.

No donations were received from Trustees, key management personnel, and other related parties in the current or prior year.

7 Staff costs and numbers

The aggregate payroll costs were:

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|||| |---|---|---| |2023|2022| |£|£| |Wages & salaries|537,620|322,502| |Social security costs|43,897|21,248| |Pension contributions|14,373|8,573| |595,890|352,323|

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No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000.

The average weekly number of employees during the year was 29 (2022: 21), calculated on the basis of average headcount.

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Trustees and the Chief Executive. The total employment benefits received by key management personnel were £57,880 (2022: £42,452).

8 Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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9 Statement of Financial Activities comparative figures
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
For the year ended 31 March 2022 Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Income from:
Donations and legacies 128,307 275,430 403,737
Investments 24,097 382,092 406,189
Other 1,467 - 1,467
Investments 290 - 290
Total income 154,161 657,522 811,683
Expenditure on:
-
Raising funds 63,787 63,787
Charitable activities 95,983 361,871 457,854
Total expenditure 159,770 361,871 521,641
Net income/(expenditure) and net
(5,609) 295,651 290,042
movement in funds
Total funds at start of year 121,207 88,243 209,450
Total funds at end of year 115,598 383,894 499,492
10 Tangible fixed assets
Equipment Total
£ £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2022 13,771 13,771
Additions - -
- -
Disposals
At 31 March 2023 13,771 13,771
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022 13,771 13,771
- -
Charge for the year
- -
Disposals
At 31 March 2023 13,771 13,771
Net book value
At 31 March 2023 - -
At 31 March 2022 - -
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11 Debtors
2023 2022
£ £
Due in less than one year:
Trade debtors 8,335 19,084
Prepayments and accrued income 5,355 3,536
Other debtors 2,860 -
16,550 22,620
12 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023 2022
£ £
Trade creditors 9,667 8,396
Tax and social security 9,256 6,719
Accruals and deferred income 16,241 118,905
Other creditors 5,129 2,096
40,293 136,116
13 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash inflow from operating activities
2023 2022
£ £
Statement of Financial Activities: Net movement in funds (113,988) 290,042
Investment income (7,922) (1,467)
Decrease / (increase) in debtors 6,070 (10,712)
Increase /(decrease) in creditors: current liabilities (95,823) 122,160
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities (211,663) 400,023
14 Analysis of changes in cash during the year
Note 2023 2022 Change
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 409,247 612,988 (203,741)
2022 2021 Change
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 612,988 211,498 401,490
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ALIVE ACTIVITIES LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

15 Movement in funds

For the year ended 31 March 2023

Restricted funds
Ageing Well Projects
Activity Audits
Activity Cupboard
One Good Turn
Wishing Washing Line
Dementia Meeting Centres
Alive Clubs and Meeting
Centres
BME Elders Projects
One Good Turn'
Brentry Allotment
'I will'
Wellspring Garden
Gardening Groups
Dementia HIT
Salary Funding: Volunteer
Manager
Positive Activities Grant
Tech to Connect
Building Mental Health
Resilience
CRM System Development
Hidden Histories
Table Top Travels
Small Projects - £5,000 or less
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Total funds		 At 1 April
2022
£
-
-
-
(731)
204,864
48,127
59,210
9,792
12,322
10,078
17,946
6,684
-
3,152
-
-
(379)
-
-
-
12,829
383,894
115,598
115,598
499,492		 Income
£
16,415
9,970
46,200
43,600
75,915
17,084
16,850
-
31,096
-
24,495
10,000
13,441
10,000
8,500
16,489
44,924
10,000
20,000
20,000
9,180
444,159
242,180
242,180
686,339		 Expenditure
£
(16,415)
(9,970)
(46,200)
(42,869)
(193,412)
(65,211)
(51,176)
(9,792)
(19,743)
(10,078)
(16,298)
(14,487)
(12,604)
(7,819)
(1,516)
(16,566)
(18,094)
-
(4,652)
(8,434)
(20,724)
(586,060)
(214,267)
(214,267)
(800,327)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 At 31 March
2023
£
-
-
-
-
87,367
-
24,884
-
23,675
-
26,143
2,197
837
5,333
6,984
(77)
26,451
10,000
15,348
11,566
1,285
241,993
143,511
143,511
385,504

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

15 Movement in funds (continued)

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Restricted funds
Ageing Well Projects
Alive Clubs and Meeting
Centres
BME Elders Projects
Alive on Demand
One Good Turn'
Brentry Allotment
'I will'
Wellspring Garden
Connect thro Culture
Gardening Groups
Dementia HIT
N Somerset Digital
Salary Funding: Volunteer
Manager
Access All Ages
Small Projects - £5,000 or less
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Total funds		 At 1 April
2021
£
-
22,938
-
(1,722)
-
12,528
4,806
-
-
5,273
-
14,329
-
22,915
7,176
88,243
121,207
121,207
209,450		 Income
£
264,175
87,795
77,071
65,161
21,150
20,746
20,541
19,000
13,920
13,608
11,916
10,827
10,000
(5,935)
27,547
657,522
154,161
154,161
811,683		 Expenditure
£
(60,042)
(62,606)
(17,861)
(63,439)
(11,358)
(20,952)
(15,269)
(1,054)
(13,920)
(12,197)
(11,916)
(25,156)
(6,848)
(16,980)
(22,273)
(361,871)
(159,770)
(159,770)
(521,641)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 At 31 March
2022
£
204,133
48,127
59,210
-
9,792
12,322
10,078
17,946
-
6,684
-
-
3,152
-
12,450
383,894
115,598
115,598
499,492

Restricted funds Ageing Well Projects

Dementia Meeting Centres

Alive Clubs and Meeting

BME Elders Projects

Alive on Demand

One Good Turn'

Brentry Allotment

'I will'

funding from the Dementia Health lntegration Team covering Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG).

funding for salary and other costs to run Dementia Meeting Centres in North Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. funding for salary and other costs, to enable Alive to develop a network of Clubs and Centres.

funding to support our BME Health & Wellbeing project with three elders' groups: Malcolm X, The Golden Agers, and the Evergreens. funding to develop an online video activity subscription service for care homes and older people at home.

community engagement work to reduce social isolation amongst housing association residents.

capital grants have enabled us to provide dementia-friendly facilities and revenue grants enable us to fund facilitators to assist with visits to our to provide inter-generational opportunities for younger and older people to engage in socially responsible activities.

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

15 Movement in funds (continued)

Wellspring Garden

Connect thro Culture Gardening Groups

Dementia HIT N Somerset Digital

Salary Funding: Volunteer Access All Ages

Positive Activities Grant

Tech to Connect

Building Mental Health Resilience

CRM System Development

Hidden Histories

Table Top Travels

funding towards a Community Gardening project in partnership with the Wellspring Settlement. research project into connecting older people through cultural activities. supporting people with dementia to engage in regular nature-based activities and spend more time outdoors taking part in activities which improve health and wellbeing. funding towards work with the Dementia Health lntegration Team. to develop a pilot project to investigate how to support older people to better access technology.

funding towards our Volunteer Coordinator post. building links in the community by partnering care settings with local schools, and then coordinating and delivering a programme of intergenerational activity and gardening sessions in care homes Gardening sessions at the Brentry Allotment for South Gloucestershire residents to improve their wellbeing and reduce their social isolation. Project delivering technical support sessions to older adults in North Somerset in conjunction with West of England Rural Network, fuelled by tea and cake.

Project supporting volunteer-led groups across BNSSG to support older people understand their mental health and develop strategies and activities to improve and maintain their mental well-being. Developing a brand new CRM system to help streamline the processes within Alive to improve efficiency and outputs.

Project work in conjunction with University of Bristol Connecting Through Culture developing an interactive digital female book exploring older female narratives.

Project work in conjunction with University of Bristol Connecting Through Culture developing a unique immersive home dinging experience for housebound older adults.

Small Projects - £5,000 or less all other restricted funds are included here as they have been deemed to not be material and therefore are unnecessary to disclose separately.

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

16 Analysis of net assets between funds

As at 31 March 2023
Tangible fixed assets
Other net assets
As at 31 March 2022
Tangible fixed assets
Other net assets		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
241,993
241,993
Restricted
Funds
£
-
383,894
383,894		 Unrestricted
General
Funds
£
-
143,511
143,511
Unrestricted
General
Funds
£
-
115,598
115,598		 Total
£
-
385,504
385,504
Total
£
-
499,492
499,492

17 Related party transactions

There are no transactions with trustees or other related parties other than those disclosed as required by the SORP elsewhere in the financial statements.

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