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Contents
I ntroduction from our Chair of Trustees and CEO
Trustees Report
Vision, Mission and Values Current Activities Achievements and Performance
Independent Supported Living review Day Farming review Handyperson Service review The Orchard review Towards Independence Enabling review
Grants, donations and fundraising Plans for the future Financial review
Structure, governance and management Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities Company and charity information
Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Natural Ability
Financial Statements
Statement of financial activities Balance sheet Cash flow statement Notes to the financial statements
Thanks
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Introduction from our Chair of Trustees and CEO
This has been another year of growth and development for Natural Ability. At the heart of the Charity is its beneficiaries and in all respects we have delivered on our commitment to provide support and services which are Respectful, Responsive and Unique.
The move to West Orchard House has continued to be transformative of the services we are able to offer and the range and number of beneficiaries we can support. During the year we have increased to offering day services in The Orchard on 4 days/week and expanded our Towards Independence Enabling service. Further development is already taking place this year with more planned.
ISL continues to be a focus for the organisation where we were able to support 15 individuals to live as independently as possible during the year. This service is recognised as being probably the best of its type in the area and is in high demand from parents and carers.
Bruce Howorth Chair of Trustees
Day Farming and Handyperson Services have also continued to provide opportunities which are not available elsewhere and which supplement our other day services.
Financially it has been a strong year with 30% growth in income and we are going forward in a very healthy financial position.
None of this would be possible without the dedication, skill and compassion of the staff team and my thanks and that of all Trustees goes to them.
The past year has seen significant organisational developments designed to strengthen Natural Ability and enhance the support and experiences we provide. To increase our support infrastructure, we introduced an additional ISL Manager and created a new Service Development Manager role. Both positions have been instrumental in supporting our growth and expanding our capacity to improve processes, strengthen partnerships, widen our reach, and further develop our staff team.
Other key developments include a full redesign of our website and marketing materials, launch of a community sensory equipment library and making our sensory space available for local groups, including a parent and toddler group, introduction of an electronic medication administration recording system, expansion of The Orchard and commencement of enabling support for individuals. We have continued to work successfully in partnership with Social Care teams across both the Local Authority and NHS. We have also strengthened links within our wider community, collaborating with organisations such as the North East Ambulance Service, the Queen’s Hall, the Royal British Legion and Northumberland National Park. In addition, we have worked closely with schools across the region to support transitions from children to adult services. All of these collaborations have created meaningful opportunities and valuable experiences for the people we support.
Most importantly, the people we support have enjoyed a full, varied and exciting year. Highlights have included European travel, seasonal celebrations such as Easter, Halloween and Christmas, and movie nights. They have also taken a leading role in developing the RCF (Respect, Choice, Friendship) blog on our website, gaining new digital skills in the process. We have supported individuals to embrace their passions—whether travel, acting or music—and to use their voices to influence the services and issues that matter to them.
Nicola Crawford Chief Executive Officer
It has certainly been a busy and rewarding year for Natural Ability, and we look forward with excitement to the opportunities the next year will bring.
Our Vision
That people with learning disabilities lead fulfilling lives. Their potential is achieved and they are valued and contributing members of their community.
Our Mission
To improve the health, wellbeing and success of people with learning disabilities by providing respectful, responsive and unique services.
Our Values
INDEPENDENCE
We believe that every person should be able to live independent lives in whatever form that takes for them. We want every person we support to have choice, opportunities and aspirations, and we will work alongside them to achieve their potential.
CARING
We treat every person with kindness and patience. We treat people as individuals with dignity and respect. We promote equality and inclusion for all.
BESPOKE
We ensure our services are responsive to individuals. Our support is person centred and adapted to best meet the needs of each person, enabling and empowering them to strive towards their ambitions.
SAFE
We provide a safe environment for the people we support. We do not believe in limitations, believing that everyone has the potential for personal achievement, well beyond their own and other people’s expectations. We are not risk averse - we work with individuals to manage the risk safely.
CHALLENGE We do not accept that ‘the way are’ is the things way things necessarily have to be. We will challenge and lobby to change the way things are done to ensure that individuality is at the centre of all decisions made about a person. We will encourage individuals to have a voice.
Current Activities
Independent 1 Supported Living (ISL)
Natural Ability continues to provide an ISL service across West Northumberland to support people to live independently in their own homes. The people who use our service are supported to have choice and control over all aspects of their lives. These choices can include where they live, who they live with and what activities and community engagement they choose to participate in to enrich their daily lives.
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Towards Independence & Enabling
This service offers alternative education and training to post-16 year olds. Individuals can work towards building their knowledge and experience in a wide range of subjects with a focus on life skills, social skills, employability and working towards independence.
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DAY FARMING
Individuals using our Day Farming service can access a wide range of opportunities working outdoors in the North Pennines and surrounding areas. As well as providing the people who use our service with a sense of physical and psychological wellbeing, we provide rural training and work experience. The service works in partnership with the local farming community, therefore enabling our Day Farmers to work as part of a team to develop and support the work of farms, community gardens and other community activities.
HANDYPERSON SERVICE
This service provides people with learning disabilities a valuable employment opportunity working within their local community. The Handyperson team work alongside a skilled and experienced supervisor taking on jobs such as gardening, landscaping, fencing, painting and decorating. This service is growing rapidly, developing the skills of those involved whilst also building community links, community inclusion and strengthening supportive work placed opportunities for those perceived to be furthest from the labour market.
THE ORCHARD
The Orchard provides a predominantly indoor, fully accessible day service based in central Hexham, available to people with learning and other disabilities. The Orchard provides a welcoming environment where individuals can engage in a variety of activities, build skills, learn and participate in social activities. This service offers a comprehensive programme of modules tailored to the diverse interests and needs of participants, ensuring a broad and enriching experience.
Achievements & Performance
Once again, here at Natural Ability, our services have from gone strength to strength during the year ended 31 March 2025. The Orchard Day Service opened on a third weekday, and then a fourth, and both days have quickly filled with vibrant, enthusiastic attendees who bring their own vision and ideas to all that we do. Whilst not increasing the number of people supported, the ISL service did increase the number of support hours provided when several individuals required additional support throughout the year. The whole staff team worked tirelessly to provide a high quality service to all of the individuals we support. Day Farming, our initial service, continues to be well attended and enjoyed by all attendees.
Annual total income was £1,941,236 which was a more than 30% increase from the prior year, with net income of £111,442. Unrestricted funds at the year end were £478,599, an increase of £114,652 from the prior year.
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Independent Supported Living
The ISL service has had another wonderful year with the people we support being encouraged to pursue their desired goals and activities. Social activities during the year have included film nights, Easter Bingo, Natural Ability’s annual Beamish Museum trip, a competition-winning trip to see the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, several holidays around the UK and to Paris, Lanzarote and a tour of Eastern Europe!
We provided more than
91,000
hours of support in ISL over the year
We supported a total of
Natural Ability’s raised profile in the local area thanks to our occupation of West Orchard House has made recruitment of high-quality staff easier than ever before. The introduction of a new Service Development Manager role has supported the service with in-house training and dedicated development support.
“A loves coming to Natural 15 Ability” people to live independently in their own homes
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Day Farming
This service continues to be tee ati 8 SP supported by grant funding and we are constantly working on ie j J Te ar the service more making sustainable. Over the year, Day Farming provided 16 people with 681 days of services in total.
The Gardening Group have been kept busy throughout the year with tasks such as clearing leaves, painting a wooden greenhouse, tidying the tool shed and laying an area of bark chippings, as well as the usual garden tasks. Their favourite part of the year, however, is always harvesting, cooking and eating their garden produce!
Day Farming provided
681
days of services to attendees during the year
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Day Farming
The Farming Group have been touring local dairy farms, helping with lambing, sheep shearing, dry stone walling, spreading manure, trench digging, fencing, weighing lambs, feeding animals, fixing machinery and much more! They especially enjoyed helping to set up the field for the Allendale Agricultural Show and going to see lambs being sold at the mart.
The walking group have been exploring all across the region, always encouraging and helping each other out. They have tried their hands at some map reading and orienteering and enjoyed a visit to the Washington Wetland Centre.
Our walking group walked more than
200
miles during the year
Handyperson Service
The Handyperson service has provided employment for 5 people with learning difficulties. The team have been working hard all year as usual with jobs in private gardens, a community gardens, community litterpick and grounds maintenance at Egger (UK) Ltd’s Hexham site.
“I would very strongly recommend Natural Ability”
The Handyperson Service worked more than
“We are very lucky to have them”
460
hours during the year
They continue to work well as a team and complete all tasks to a high standard, even enjoying free ice creams from Allendale Forge Studios as a thank you for their work there!
The Orchard
The Orchard expanded to opening on a third and then a fourth day each week and is now open Monday to Thursday every week. The schedule continues to offer variety and is structured and designed around what attendees want to do and achieve. Learning topics have included pollution, Sherlock Holmes, Lego, tigers, the Olympics, aboriginal and indigenous art and chocolate to name a few. Investment in a minibus and a wheelchair-accessible van have made trips out possible and attendees have enjoyed many interesting and education visits.
An accessible kitchen donated by Egger (UK) Ltd and Howdens Hexham has been a great asset and is very popular with attendees, as are the regular, relaxing yoga sessions held in the Sensory Room. The Orchard has also been invited to join a nature project in collaboration with the Northumberland National Park.
“She enjoys contributing to ideas and activities, and feels listened to”
Towards Independence Enabling
This specialist facility has allowed us to offer places in The Orchard to people who have higher needs and require a quiet space to retreat to at times during the day. There are also plans in place to create an additional sensory within the Towards space Independence Hub.
“Really excellent service, great staff. J has a really good life. Thank you. ”
Grants, Donations & Fundraising
Grant income generated in the year was £110,472 (2024: £122,755) with the main funders being The Henry Smith Charity, The Ballinger Trust and the James Knott Charitable Trust.
The Henry Smith Charity £60,000
The Ballinger Trust £15,000
James Knott Charitable Trust £15,000
Egger (UK) Ltd £12,972
The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust £5,000 The Bruce Wake Charity £2,000
David Solomons Charitable Trust £500
Other donations were received in the amount of £1,260 (2024: £993) and fundraising in the amount of £121 (2024: £190). Natural Ability does not carry out dedicated fundraising activities. Funds raised during the year resulted from membership of the Northumberland Lottery scheme, online fundraising through Easyfundraising Ltd and a small fundraising event held on the charity’s behalf.
Other Donations £1,260
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Plans for the Future
The past year has been both productive and rewarding for Natural Ability. However, we recognise that a vibrant, person-centred organisation must continually evolve to meet the changing needs of the people it supports. Our focus remains on enhancing the quality, reach, and flexibility of our services so that we can empower more adults with learning disabilities to live fulfilling and independent lives.
Expanding Day Service Opportunities
We plan to extend operations at The Orchard to a fifth day each week, enabling us to engage with a greater number of attendees. In tandem with this expansion, we will review our current space and staffing structures to ensure our resources are used effectively. This will help us increase capacity, reduce waiting times, and ensure that no individual wishing to attend is turned away.
Introducing New Opportunities Through Community Engagement
Through our Community Engagement Project, our Service Development Manager will implement a new programme of activities held outside of core service hours. These will include themed sessions designed to promote learning, skill development, and social inclusion. Participation will be open to individuals who do not currently access Natural Ability services, broadening our reach within the community.
We will continue to promote opportunities for the people we support to have a meaningful voice in shaping the services and policies that affect their lives. Furthermore, we aim to strengthen partnerships with other organisations in the region to share expertise and collaborate on innovative projects that create new opportunities for individuals with learning disabilities.
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Plans for the Future
Growing our Services
We are committed to expanding both our Independent Supported Living and Enabling Services, welcoming new individuals into the Natural Ability community. To better meet the diverse needs of the people we support, we will explore more flexible models of service delivery—for example, offering wrap-around support to accommodate individuals with working parents.
Developing our Spaces
We are fortunate to have extensive and picturesque grounds at West Orchard House, and we plan to develop these further to enhance accessibility and engagement. Our proposals include the creation of an accessible growing garden and a sensory garden to promote wellbeing, learning, and connection with nature.
In addition, we intend to convert our large garage into a fully functional space to support new initiatives and increase service capacity. Early design concepts for this and other areas of our centre include the addition of quiet areas, a personal care bathroom, a sensory snug, and enhanced group activity spaces.
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Financial Review
The net income for the year was £111,442 (net income 2024: £50,761) as disclosed in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 15. Unrestricted funds at the year-end were £478,599 (2024: £363,947).
The principal source of income comprised earned income of £1,815,160 (2024: £1,357,942), with a further £111,853 (2024: £123,938) in grants, donations and fundraising.
The year ending 31 March 2025 saw an increase of 33.7% in earned income. The proportion of earned income for the year ending 31 March 2025 was 94% (2024: 91%).
Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the charity to seek to establish and maintain a reserves fund based on a business risk assessment to cover 6 months’ core operating costs, redundancies, lease obligations and a contingency for unexpected expenses. The reserves policy figure deemed necessary at 31 March 2025 was £335,000. Unrestricted funds at the year-end were £478,599 (2024: £363,947) which means that the charity can meet the reserves figure as required by the policy.
There is £66,070 designated as tangible fixed assets and a designated buildings fund of £50,000. The remaining free reserves are held and added to on the basis that the charity plans to invest in capital buildings in the future and reserves will be required to form a deposit.
The Trustees review both the policy and the reserves position on a regular basis.
| Policy | |
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| As at 31 March 2025 |
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| Unrestricted Reserves | £478,599 |
| Deduct: Tangible fixed assets Designated buildings fund |
(£66,070) (50,000) |
| Free Reserves | £362,529 |
| Reserves Policy requirements | (£335,000) |
| Available Free Reserves | £27,529 |
Going Concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. Annual budgets are monitored on a monthly basis. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
Public Benefit
The trustees have had regards to the Charity Commission’s guidance on their legal duty on public benefit, and are satisfied that the charitable company delivers public benefit. Due regard is paid to the guidance on public benefit whilst reviewing the charitable company’s aim and objectives and also when planning future objects and deciding what new projects the charitable company should undertake.
Structure, Governance
& Management
The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, 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).
Governing document
Natural Ability is a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its memorandum and articles of association dated 3 May 2010. It was registered with the Charity Commission on 30 June 2010.
Appointment of Trustees
The Trustees are directors for the purposes of company law and the members of the charity must become Trustees. The number of Trustees must not be less than three and not more than nine persons.
Induction and training of Trustees
The induction and training of Trustees is dealt with according to individual need. Trustees usually have prior professional or charity knowledge and experience.
Organisation
The charity is managed by the Trustees, who meet approximately four times a year. Three Trustees are needed for a quorum. The Trustees who have served during the year are set out on the Company and Charity Information page.
The Trustees are responsible for the leadership, strategic development and effectiveness of the charity. The Chief Executive Officer controls day to day operations, the delivery of services and the development of new business.
The Finance Manager is responsible for all finance functions and oversees facility management of Head Office. The Services Managers ensure that service delivery processes are effective, safe, high quality and meet regulatory requirements relating to the care and support for the people who use Natural Ability.
The Human Resources Advisor ensures that the organisation meets its legal responsibilities relating to employment law, safer recruitment principles are adhered to and a positive working culture is provided for all employees.
Risk Management
A full set of policies on health and safety, financial management, staffing, information security and customer liaison have been established and are reviewed as required and at least every 3 years.
Safety
The charity has a focus on the safety and security of its entire workforce and customers, particularly as a number of them are vulnerable people. With this in mind:
All staff are trained first aiders;
Head Office staff are trained Mental Health first aiders;
All staff must obtain an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, are encouraged to join the Update Service and are governed by the charity’s policy for safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
The charity’s Health and Safety Officer is Nicola Crawford (CEO).
The charity’s employer’s liability, public and products liability, professional indemnity, Trustees and Director’s indemnity and contents insurance policy is provided by Towergate Insurance.
Statement ofTrustees' Responsibilities The trustees, wbo are also the drectors of Natural Aty for the pwpose of conu)any law, are resFM)Dsible for Preparn the TnLStees' Rel and the finallCl Statellnts in aCcOrde with apph'cable law and United KgdoM Accoullttng StandaTds lUted Kmgdom GeneTrlly Accepted Accountsng pCtsce). Conwny law requwes the tneeS to prepare financial ststements for each financ year W"ch ve a tn and fajr view of the stste of affars of the chanty and of the Mcon]g resources and aM)bcatson of resources. cludmg the llKome and eXpetllre, of the cbantable company for that year. In prepanng these financial statell$, the tsustees are requjred to: - select swtable accountmg pobcies a1 then apply tlkbm consistently: - observe the methods and pnnciples in the cb2nts.es SORP. - Judgement5 and estin]ates that are reasonable and pnmlent" - State WhetIr apphcable UK Accountmg StalldaTds have been followrt subject to any D]atenal departures th"sclosed and explamed in the financial statements. and - prepare the fillanCl slalements on tILe gomg CO basis unless it is mappwate to presull that the clwity wdl contmue in opeTrtso The Inistees responsible for keepmg adequate aecountmg TeC0S that disclose with Teasonable aeeuraey at any tune the pOtt0n of tlLe cbanty and enable them to ensure that the financ1 statements con]ply th the Conwames Act 2006. They are also responsible for 5afe8uardg the assets of the cl]anty and hence for tak8 reasonable steps for tlje preventson and detectson of fraud and Oth ieBUIan.tses. report was approved by the Tnths on ..: 2025. Mr. B. N. Howortb Chaii. of Trustees l)a(JL' I(?
Company & Charity Information
Trustees
Bruce N. Howorth (Chair) Robert E. H. Philipson Mike J. Quinn Moya Holmes Daisy Gardener Calum Nicholson (appointed 11th June 2025)
Registered Company Number 6959710
Charity Number 1136665
Key Management Personnel
Nicola Crawford Kathy Lowe Emily Winter Fiona Carlile Suzanne Keen
Chief Executive and Company Secretary Finance Manager HR Advisor (appointed 28th May 2024) Senior ISL Manager Day Services Manager
Accountants
Registered Office
West Orchard House Robson Laidler Accountants Ltd Allendale Road Fernwood House, Fernwood Road Hexham Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE46 2DE NE2 1TJ
Bankers
Unity Trust Bank plc Nine Brindleyplace Birmingham B1 2HB
Independent Auditors’
Report
to the members of Natural Ability for the year ended 31 March 2025
Independent Auditors, Report Cont. OplDloDs on otber tte1.$ pnscrlbed by the Compank5 Act 2006 In our opinioo based OD the work undenaken in the course of our audii: the InfomtiOn given ID the Trustees. report for the finaDcial year for Thtsicb the fuwcial slatements are prepared. wkn'ch ilUdeS the dire¢lors' report prepared for the purpos of company law. is consistent with Ihe fmancial siaiemenfs: and the directors, report included witbin the Tnees, rep)rt bas been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. MAttei's on Th'hkb M'e Al'e requlred to report bi exceptloD In the lighi of Ihe knoivledge and undersiathg of the chariry and its environment obtained in the course of the audiL have nol idenlificd malerial misslatenlents in the dircclors, report included 71h1n the Truslees, rep)rt. We have nothing to report in respect of the folk)wiog matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2(Ki6 requires us lo report to you i( in our opinion.. adequate accounting records have )1 been kw. or returns adqugte for our awlit have not been received from branches noi visited by us: or the flljancial statements are not in agreen]eDt with the accntID8 records and relurDs: or cernin disclosures of tsusitts. remuneiaiion specifd by law are nmde: or we have nol received all the inf(Ymation and explanalions we require for our audil. (Y the trustees were not entitled to prepare the fmancial slatenrDls in accordance with the small companies reme and lake advanlage of the small companies, exemptions in preparing ihe Truslees, report and from ihe requiremeni to Prepare a strakgie rep. Responslbllltles of tt'ustees As explained more fully in the slalen)enl of Tn)sltts' responsibilities. the Inlsltts. who are also Ihe direclors of the charity for Ihe purpose of company law. are reswnsible for the preparation of the financial slalemenls and for being satisfied Ibat they give a In and fair view. and for sh internal control as the trustees delerniine is necessary io enable the preparation of financial sla¢ennis thai are free from njaierial missiatemeni. whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial stalements. ihe irustees are responsible for assessing the clhiriiy's abdity io continue as a going Concer disclosing. as applicable. mallers relaied to goin8 concern and using the going concern basis of accounling unless the iNsittS either intend to liquidaie the charitsble company or to cease operations, or have no realistic ahernative but to do so. Audftoi's responslbllltle5 for Ihe xndll of tbe flwiDrlal 5tatemeDt5 Our objectives are to obtsin reasonable assurdnce about 'bether the fmancial staiemenis as a Thtsole are free from material misstalement. Ivhether due to fraud or error. a1 to issue ao audilorfs report thai includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance i8 a '8kn level of assurance bui AS t a guaranttt thai an audil conducied All accordance Thiih ISAS (UK) wdl always delect a malerial misstalement il exists. Misstatemenls can arise from fraud or error and are considered nmierlal 1£ IndivUalLY or in the aggregate. they could reasonably be expeaed to influence the economic decisions of users iaken on the basis of these fmancial s¢atrments. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting iryularities. includiD8 fra. is detailed below. The risk of maierial missiatemeni due io e0[ or fraud has bttn assessed in conjunction wilh how iniernal controls may miligale any such iisL These controls are revieived as part of the audit by perfonniDg systems Vdlkthrougbs lo ensure they are operating effectively. Analytical review and substantive testing is also perfornied on all material baleS and therefore any insiances of non-conyliance should k identified or considered as insignificant. In idenlify.ng and assessing risks of material misstatement in respecl of irrearItIes. illcludwg frau¢ the audi( engagement teallL PagL. IC}
Independent Auditors, Report Cont. obtained an understsnding of the nature of the industy and sector, including tk legal and regulatory framework in which the charity (yrates a1 how the clwity complies with that legal and regulatory frame%M)rk iwulred with nllagement and those cbarged with governawe about their owo identification and assessmeni of the rtsks of I[rea[111e$. including any know aeftl, suspecied w alleged insiances of fraud discussed with management and those charged wilh governance any non-comphance with laws and regulations and how fraud 181 IKcur LUCIUd8 assesszllents of lW and wkre the fillwicial slatements llnay be susceptible to fraud. The risk of managemeni ovttride of controls was also to1dtted an area of polential misstalement duc to fraiid. Audit procedures perfomied included iesting of manual journal entries and other adjusiments and evaluaiing ihe business ratsonaie in relaiion 10 5ignificaDL unusual transactions and transaction5 eniered into outside the norn1 course of business. There are inherent limiialions in Ihe audit procedures described above and ihe prinllry responsibility for the prevenlion and delection of iegularl11¢s including fraud resls wilh nge]enl. As wilh any audit. Iliere remained a risk of non-delection of irregularities. as these may involve collusion. forgery. intentional omissions, misrepresentalions (Y the override of internal controb. A fijrther description of our responsibdities is available on ihe Financial Reportiog Council's Mrbsile at.. hllPS.'//www.frc.org.uWauditorsresponsibib'iies. This descripiion forn pan of our audiiorfs report. Use of ow. Iypoil This rep)rt is made solely to the charitable coawany's members. as a body. in accordance with Chapter 3 of Pan 16 of Ihe Companies Aci 2(K)6. Our audil rk has been undenaken so thal we niight sthte 10 the chariiable conu)any's members those matters are required to slale lo them in an auditor's report and for no other pur)8¢. To the fvllest extent permitted by jaiv. we th) not accept or assunr resp)L8ibility lo anyone other tl)aa the charitable con¥)any and the charitable company's nkmbers as a lJ)dy. for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. Nlchokns CunnlDghAm TrISc BS¢ FCCA (Senloi. Stathton. Audltor) For and on behalf of Robson Laler Accouniants LAmiied Statutory Auditor Fernwood House Fernwood Road JeSnnd Newcastle Ull Tyne Tyne al Wear NE2 ITJ England PagL. 2()
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 Note5 2025 2024 Flxed a55et5 Tangible assets li 66.070 35,733 Cui'i*n¢ Assets Debiors 12 79.163 120,292 Cash at bank 13 438.178 308.948 Cash in hand 1.056 l.l27 518.397 430.367 Crtdltoi'$: amounts falling due within (x)e year 14 (84.(2) {77.1371 Net curi'ent is$el$ 434.335 353.230 Net i$sel$ 5Th).405 388.963 ChAilh' thn(Ls: Unrestricted funds 17 478.599 363.947 Reslricted funds 18 21.806 25.016 TotAI 51x1.405 388.963 Approved by the Board of Trustees on.................. . 2025 a1 sned on tbeir behalf by: li.. B. N. HO.01'•b Chxli. of Tiwstees Company registrafion nunkner 6959710 (England and Wales) PagL. 22
Cash Flow Statement
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Thanks
Natural Ability would like to thank all of our Grant Funders, donors and fundraisers who give us the scope to improve and enhance the services we offer.
David Solomons Charitable Trust
Trevor and Barbara Went
We would also like to thank all of our wonderful staff for their continued hard work and dedication.
Natural Ability West Orchard House Allendale Road Hexham, NE46 2DE 01434 618149 www.naturalability.org info@naturalability.org