2022-09-30-accounts - Ca England & Wales

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TRUSTEES REPORT OF CA ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANY NUMBER 7031475

(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1136200)

For the year ended 30 September 2022.

CA England & Wales was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on the 27/9/2009 and became registered as a charity on 4/6/2010. It has been operating continuously since that date.

The Registered Office of the Company is:

61 London Road

Maidstone

Kent. ME16 8TX

APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

⮚ Steve Phillips was appointed as a director/trustee in August 2022
⮚ Ben Donnelly was appointed as a director/trustee in December 2022

RESIGNATIONS OF TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

⮚ Laurie Glancy resigned as a director/trustee in December 2022
⮚ Sheree-Ann Hawkins resigned as a director/trustee in December 2022
⮚ Samuel Morris resigned as a director/trustee in December 2022

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

It was proposed that Levicks Accountants be re-appointed as independent examiners of the Company.

STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE

CA England and Wales is guided by CA’s 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts. The structure and Governance of the company is laid out in our memorandum and articles of association. Our fellowship has a service manual which guides us with the smooth running of our business issues. This manual explains our service structure and the voting procedures for members taking on commitments in the fellowship. Members take on service in a voluntary capacity. This manual can be accessed at www.cauk.org.uk. Members wishing to volunteer to sit on the board of directors present themselves at an area assembly meeting and are requested to read out a resume of previous service commitments they have held in the fellowship. All members present, may then ask questions of the prospective candidates and a vote is taken requiring a simple majority.

MISSION STATEMENT

Below is an outline of CA England and Wales’s objectives and attached is a copy of our 12 Traditions, the framework that assists in the smooth running of our fellowship.

CA England and Wales is a fellowship of men and women that share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from their addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mindaltering substances. There are no dues or fees for membership; we are fully self-supporting through our own contributions. We are not affiliated with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation, or institution. We do not wish to engage in any controversy, and we neither endorse nor oppose any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay clean from cocaine and all other mind-altering substances, and to help others achieve the same freedom. We use the twelve steps of recovery because it has already been proven that the twelve-step recovery programme works.

The structure of the fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous in England and Wales changed during the financial year 2015/2016 and separated into more than one organisation (or ‘Area’ in Cocaine Anonymous organisational terminology), split by geographical location. Each new ‘Area’ has chosen to be responsible for their own legal governance, meaning that CA England and Wales is solely responsible for the legal governance of the meetings within the Cocaine Anonymous Area identified as CA UK.

CA England and Wales has approximately 300 meetings throughout England & Wales. We help people who may be geographically isolated from meetings by sending them Cocaine Anonymous approved literature. Each Cocaine Anonymous group is an autonomous entity, is fully self-supporting and declines outside contributions. Collecting voluntary donations from our members at our meetings raises money. This covers expenses such as tea and coffee, rent, literature and services to help those who are still suffering. However, nobody should feel obligated to contribute. We do not accept donations from organisations or individuals outside the fellowship of CA England and Wales.

CA England and Wales has a subcommittee that consist of members who carry a recovery message into Hospitals and Institutions. This is done by holding meetings in Hospitals and Institutions for people who are not able to attend outside meetings. Institutions served may include, but are not limited to, correctional facilities, sanatoriums, detox units, youth detention centres, half-way houses and shelters; either governmental or private. Confinement may be voluntary or involuntary. A newsletter is produced bi-monthly called “Write Lines” This literature is made available free to any person who may be looking for a way out of their addiction problem. Write Lines is available for download free of charge from the cocaineanonymous.org.uk website.

Relaying information to the public and raising awareness of what CA England and Wales can offer and what it cannot offer is carried out by our Public Information subcommittee. This includes raising awareness of CA England and Wales to public and professional organisations involved with health and probation, and the media. Visits may be made to local GP practices, police stations and government organisations. Presentations are offered to the professional community at no cost. Enquiries and requests for information and literature made to CA England and Wales’s Public Information email address are answered regularly. A national helpline phone number is available, and a detailed website is kept up to date with news of events throughout the year and any meeting changes.

CA England and Wales is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual drug addicts who turn to the fellowship for help. CA England and Wales does not engage in the fields of drug addiction research, medical or psychiatric treatment, education, or propaganda in any form, although members may participate in such activities as individuals.

The Fellowship has adopted a policy of "cooperation but not affiliation" with outside organisations concerned with the problem of addiction. CA England and Wales never endorses, supports, becomes affiliated with, or expresses an opinion on the programmes of others in the field of addiction. Cocaine Anonymous has no position on outside issues including the legality or illegality of drugs or any other public policy.

Cocaine Anonymous relations with professional groups, agencies, facilities, and individuals involved with the problems of drug addiction are handled by the Public Information Committee. Mutual understanding and cooperation between Cocaine Anonymous members and others who work with addicts are the concerns of the standing committee of the World Service Office.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

The focus of the work CA England and Wales carries out is to reach out to the still suffering addict and to help them find recovery from the disease of addiction. When members find recovery and abstain from using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances there is an enormous benefit not only to themselves but to their families and the public at large.

Because CA England and Wales is not affiliated to any other organisation or institution, and it makes no charge, its services are available without restriction to whoever is in need and are therefore truly publicly available. Being non-affiliated leaves the Fellowship free to provide its services in the most beneficial way to its members and preserve anonymity and confidentiality, which are vital to successfully encouraging new members as well as the long-term attendance needed to support existing members through their recovery journey. In this way the Fellowship of CA England and Wales can deliver its message in the most effective and positive way, maximising the benefit to both its members and the public. The trustees of CA England and Wales have complied with the duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.

The most important aspect of our organisation is anonymity. We preserve the anonymity of recovering addicts by not identifying them as members of CA England and Wales and by not using their names or full-face photographs in any facet of the media. While we welcome positive news items in the media concerning our fellowship, we are careful to avoid mention of specific personalities. We appreciate the media's cooperation over the years and the essential role they have played in making Cocaine Anonymous visible to the large numbers of still-suffering addicts.

CA England and Wales follows stringent processes to ensure the safe keeping of its funds. All financial transactions are documented and logged with the area treasurer. Prudent reserves are held by our district service committees that allow 3 months running costs. All monies held are used to help carry the message of recovery to current and prospective members of CA England and Wales.

CA England and Wales hosts an annual convention each year that attracts an average of 1,000 attendees. Members are invited to share their experience, strength and hope and workshops are held throughout the weekend. The hope of the annual convention is to attract many new members and impart unity and awareness to anyone with a drug or alcohol problem, that there is a way out from such a destructive way of living and that recovery from addiction is possible.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Income generated for the financial period 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022 was £82,942. Total expenditure for that year was £93,063 leaving an operating surplus of £(10,121). There is a reserve fund of £35,003.

RESERVES POLICY

The reserves policy of CA England and Wales is calculated using the following criteria:

⮚ Forecasts of future income.
⮚ Forecasts for future expenditure.
⮚ Estimated funds required for future projects and events.
⮚ Assessment of past accounts.
⮚ Meeting contractual liabilities.

It is the policy of the CA England and Wales to keep 30% to 40% of its total annual expenditure in reserve. This policy is reviewed annually.

Further information about CA England and Wales can be obtained by going to cocaineanonymous.org.uk.

The Board of Directors of CA England and Wales

……………………………

Chair

4th February 2023

Dated

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 07031475 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1136200 CA ENGLAND AND WALES Company Limited by Guarantee UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 EVICK Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers 61 London Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8TX

CA ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 Page Trustees. annual report (incorporating the directorfs report) Independent examinerfs report to the trustees Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) Statement of financial posrtion Notes to the financial statements The followlng pages do not forni part of the financlal statem6nts Detailed statement of financial activits-es 13 Notes to the detsiled statement of financial activities 14

Page 1 CA ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 The trustees. who are also the dire¢loTS for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2022. R•fgr•nc• and admlnlstratlve det8119 Roglstergd charlty nam• CA England aThJ Wales Chadty reglstratlon nUMr 1136200 Company r•gl•tratlon nurnr 07031475 Prlnclpal offlc• and r•glst•r•d Wesl Hill offlc• 61 London Road Maidslon6 Kent ME16 8TX Tho tru$l•o$ S Ha1n5 L Glancy S Phillips B Donnelly S D Morris D Beafd P Mears S Revell J C Slanlon IR8signed 20 Decèmber 20221 (Resigned 20 December 20221 (Appointed 6 August 20221 (Appointed 3 December 20221 (Resigned 20 December 2022 (Resigned 4 December 20211 {Appoinled 2 October 2021} Indepèndent •x•mln•r JA Griggy FCA structur•. gov•rnan¢• and manag•m•nl The organisalKJn is a charilable company limried by guarantee, incorporated on 27 September 2009 and registered as a chafily on 4 Jun8 2010. The company was established under a Memor8ndum ol Association which established the object5 and powers of the charitable company and is governed under ils Articlos of Asswialion. In the event of the company being wound up members are requi lo contribute an amount not exceeding £1. ObJectlvo$ and actlvltiès The principal activity of the company during the period was a felk)wship of men and vK>men who share their experience, Strength and hope so that they may solve their common problem and help others. Achbev•ments and p•rfornian The main achievements and the performance of the charEty have been summarised in the trustee's annual report.

CA ENGLAND AND WALES Pagè 2 COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (cl11n8dj YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 Flnanclal revl&w As al the year ended 30 September 2022 the total funds were £35.00312021." £45,124). The directors have considered the risks laced by the charity in the year and have concluded that the performance was satisfaclory. Small company provl8lon8 This report has been prepared in accor¢lance wrth the provisn$ applicable to rnpans entslled to the small companies exemption. The trustees, annual report was approved on 4 February 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of Iruslees by.. S Phillips Trustee

CA ENGLAND AND WALES Page 3 COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CA ENGLAND AND WALES YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 I report on the financial 51alemenls for the year ended 30 Seplember 2022. which comprise the statement of financial activities linc1LIng income and expenditure account). statement of financial position and the related notes. R•sp•ctive rnspon$ibllltl•s of Irusteos and èxamln•r The truslees (who are also the dirèctors of the oynpany for the purposes of the company lawl are responsible lor the preparation of the financial statements. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of Ihg Charities Act 2011 and that an indepèndent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charty is nol subi8ct to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination. il is my Tesponsibility to= examine Ihe accounts under section 145 of thè 2011 Act; lo follow tho procedures lald d¢)wn in the general DireC1)n$ given by the Charity CommissSon under sgclion 145{5llbl of th9 2011 Act- and lo slate whether particular mallers have com8 ¢0 my attenlion. Bas58 of Ind•p•nd•nt •xamSn•rf* r•port My gxaminalion was carrigd out in acCordare with th8 goneral Directims given by thè Charity Commisiion. An examination includes a review of the accounling records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also indude$ consideration of any unusu81 items or disclosures in Ihe accounts, and seekin9 explanatsons from you as trustees conceming any such mallers. The pr¢xedure5 undertaken do not Provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'lrue and lair vie and the report 15 limil6d to those matters sel out in the next statement.

CA ENGLAND AND WALES Page 4 COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CA ENGLAND AND WALES (¢onlInU YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 Independent examiners Statement In connection with my examination, no rnater1 matters have come to my attention which give me cause lo believe that in any matenal Spect.. - the ac¢ounts"ng records were not kept in accordance wlh SeCtm 130 of Ihe Companies Act,. or - the accounts did not a¢d with the accounting records.. or the accounts dMI not comply wrth the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of ac¢ounts set out in the ChaTilies (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf yW which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have Come across no other matters in connection with my examinalion lo which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the axounls to be reached. JA Griggs FCA Ind&pendenl Examiner Levicks 61 London Road Maidslone Kent ME16 8TX 8 February 2023

Page 5 CA ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTNITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 2022 Unrestri¢ted funds Total funds Tthal funds 2021 Not• Incom• and •ndowrnents Donations and legacies Other trading activities Total Incom• 82.319 623 82,319 623 54.628 894 82,942 82,942 55,522 Exp8ndltur• Expenditure on raising funds= Costs ol olher trading aclivitses Expendrture on charitable acli¥nties Total exp•ndlture 8,460 84,603 8,460 84,603 1,485 49,039 50,524 93,063 93.063 N•t lèxp•ndltur•inncom• and n•t movem•nt In funds 110,121} {10.121 4,998 Reconclllatlon of funds Total funds brought forward Total fund8 ¢arrl•d fonyard 45,124 45.124 35.003 40,126 35.003 45,124 The slalemenl of financial activities ineludes all gain$ and bsses recognised in the year. AJI income and expenditure d8riv8 from continuing aclNitle6. Th• note5 on pag¢$ 7 to 11 fomi part of th•s• financial statemerrts.

CA ENGLAND AND WALES Page 6 COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 2022 2021 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 15 41)0 46,104 43.513 43,803 46,504 CREDITORS: amounts falllng du• withln onè year NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 16 8.800 1.380 35,003 45,124 35,003 45,124 FUNDS OF THE CHARI Unrestricted funds 35,003 3S,003 45,124 Total charlty lund8 17 45,124 For the year ending 30 Septembef 2022 the chanty was entitled lo exemption from audil under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Directors, responsibilitS.. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying wth the reqUIrnents of the Act with respect to accounting records and Ihe preparation of financial statements These financial statements have been Prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small Compan6, regime. These financial statements We approved by the board of trustees and authonsed for issue on 4 February 2023, and are signed on behalf of the board by.. S Phillips Trustee The not•s on pages 7 to 11 forni part ofthw financial statem•nls.

Pagg 7 CA ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 General Infom)atlon The charity is a private company h'miled by guarantee, registered and incorporated in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the regis16red office 1$ Wesl Hill. 61 London Road. Maidslone. Kenl. ME16 8TX. ststement of ¢ompllanc• These financial slalements have bg8n prepared in complianc8 Wth FRS 102. 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the R6publi¢ of Ifgland., the Slal8menl of Recommended Practice applicable lo charities preparing their accounls in accordance wlh the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 ICharilie5 SORP IFRS 10211 and the Companies Acl 2006. Accountlng poll¢l•s Basls of pr•paration The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. Tho financial statements are prepared in sleding, vthich is the functnal currency of the entity. Golng ¢on¢•rn There are no material uncertainties aboul the Charitys ability lo continue. Fund a¢countlng Unreslriclad funds are availablg for use al the discretion ol tho ITusts8s lo further any of the chariV$ purposes. Incomlng r•sour¢•$ All income is included in the statement of fin8ncial activitiès when enlrtlement has passèd to the charity, it is probale that the g¢onomic bènelils a$slated with the transaction will flow lo the chaflty and the amount can be rehably measured. The folknwng spocrfic policiès are 8ppl*d to P8rticul8r cate9ories ol income. income from donations or grants is recognised when there is wdon¢e of entitment lo the gift, receipt is probable and ils amount can be measured reliabty. income from literature sales is rewgnised when goods aro invoiced, when the roceipt is probable and the entement is estsblished. income from fundraising activities is included when receivable.

Pagg 8 CA ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS l¢ondnu YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 Accountlng policies icortlnu•d) Resources expondgd Expenditure 15 recognised on an a¢crual basis as a liability is incurred. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of ils activities and seivices for ils beneficiaries. 11 includes Costs Ihal can be allocated directly lo such activits. Governance costs include those costs associated wih meeting the conslilulional and slalulory requirements of the charily and indude the independent examination fees. TangSblo assets Tangible assets are initially recorded al rml. and subsequently staled at cost less any residual value. Depr•clatlon Depreciation is calculated $0 as lo wnte off the ¢o$t or valuation of an asset, less ils residual value, over the useful econom lrfe of that asset as follows.. Equipment 33% Strah1 line Flnanclal Instruménts A financlal asset or a financial liability 1$ recognised only whon the entity becomes a party lo the conlraclual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised al the amount CeIVable or payable including any related Iransaclion Costs, unless the arrangemenl conslilules a financing Iransaclion, where il is recognised al the present value of the future payynenls discounted al a market rate of interest for a Similar d8bl instrument. Current assets and current liabililies are subsequently measured al the cash or other consideration expected to be paKI or received and not dis¢wnted. Llmlted by guarant The amount of guarantee of each member of the company is limited lo £1. Donations and logacles Unrestricted Total Funds UnreslrKled Total Funds Funds 2022 Funds 2021 DONATIONS District donations Other donatnS 64,015 18,304 64,01S 18,304 46,478 8,150 46,478 8,150 82.319 82.319 54,628 54.628

Page 9 CA ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Con•01 YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 Other trading actlvltles Unreslricled Totsl Funds Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2022 Funds 2021 Literature sales 623 623 894 894 Costs of othor trading actlvltles Unreslricled Total Funds Unreslricled Total Funds Funds 2022 Fun(Js 2021 Event C051s 8,460 1,485 1,485 Expenditure on Charltable oGtlvitlo8 by fund type Unrestricted Total Fund8 Unrestred Total Fund$ Fund$ 2022 Funds 2021 Expenses from activities lo further the charity's objecllves Support costs 82.808 1,795 82.808 1.795 47,559 1,480 47,559 1,480 84.603 84.603 49.039 49,039 Analy818 of support ¢o¥t8 Chariws objectNes Total 2022 Total 2021 Finance costs Governance co$ls 194 1,601 1,795 1,601 1.480 1,795 1.480 10. Net lexpenditur•}Ilncome Nel {expendilureyincome is staled after Charg1nty{ed1Iing)'. 2022 2021 Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 79 11. Independent èxaminatlon fees 2022 2021 Fees payable lo the independenl examiner for.. Independent examination of the financial statements 1.500 1,380

Page 10 CA ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (¢onWnu¥d) YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 12. Trustoe romun•r¥tlon and •xpens•s The Iruslees received no remuneration or expenses from the charsty in the current or prevK)us years. 13. Staff costs The average head count ol employees during the year was Nil12021.' Nil) No èmplo8 received 0mpkn bénefits of more than £60.000 during th6 y8ar12021.. NIII. 14. TangIb flxed assets Equipmenl Total Cost At l Octob•r 2021 and 30 S•ptember 2022 Depreclatlon At 1 O¢tob•r 2021 and 30 S•pt¢mr 2022 Carrylng amount At 30 Septfrmbfrr 2022 AI 30 Soptember 2021 788 788 788 15. Debtors 2022 2021 Other debtors 290 400 16. Cr•dllors: •mount$ falllng du• wlthln on• y•ar 2022 2021 Other creditors 8,800 1,380

Page 11 CA ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {¢onknuedJ YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 17. Analysls of charltable funds Unr•$trlct•d funds Al 1 Octrjber 202 At 30 S•ptambo r 2022 Income Expenditure General funds 45.124 82.942 {93,0631 35,003 At 1 Oclobor 202 Al 30 Septomber 2021 Income Expenditure General funds 40.126 55,522 150.5241 45,124 18. Anaty¥l• of n•t •s••ts b•twe•n fund¥ Unrestrided Total Funds Funds 2022 Current assets Creditors less than 1 year N•t assets 43,803 18,8001 35,003 43.803 {8,8001 35.003 Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2021 Tangible fixed assets Currenl assets Creditors less than 1 year Net ass•t$ 46,504 11,3801 45,124 46.504 11,3801 45,124