Charity Reg18tration No. 1136760 Company Registratlon No. 07259164 (England and Wales) IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Icc
. IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Patrons Prof•ssor Mariannè Elllatt Professor Emerilus-The Institute of Idsh Studles. UnwÈrsity of Liverpool MK John K9nnedy CBE, KSG, KMCO, OL Professor Patèr Shirfow FACSS. Directof of The Institute of Irish Studles, Unwersity of Lwerpool Liam Fogaty NomTr KieEty£rummey Trus8 S Amin E cauther$ (Vice Chairl L Oavies-myatt O Hagan ITreasLtrerl S Hillhouse P Hinton IChaiTI D McDonagh K O'Brien Avmswell MBE (Appointed 25 May 20211 Dlm¢tor B McDaid Chailty nUMr 1136760 Company numbèr 07259164 Reglstered offic6 151 Dale Street Llverpool L2 2AH Auditor Suitè 5.1 12 Tilhebam Stro8t Liverpool L2 2DT Bankers Co-OperatNe Bank POBOX 101 1 Balloon Streèt Manchester M60 4EP
. IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE CONTENTS Page Chalrman's statement Trustees. report statement of twst&es' responsibilities 10 Indepèndent audf(oVs report Statgment ol financial actwities 15-16 Balance sho¢1 17 st8tement of c8sh flows 18 Notss to tha financial statements 19-33
. IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 New times, new ways ofworking, new challengosl Aftèr the unfamiliarity of the conditions imposed by Covid 19 in earfy 2020, 2020-21 has seen Irish Community Care IICCI change, grow stronger and not merely react to circumstance8 but move foEward wmh new projects and a new profile. That ICC has baèn able to develop ¢Jespite IhÈ difficulties is a tribute b its both longstanding 8nd r8C8ntly appointod. Thls has been another very successful year that has added lo the reputation ¢1 ICC as a provMl¢r ol valued and high qualty 5erni¢es and support especially in times of uncertainty. Staff working from horrFe for much of the time continued to meet the challenge of kèèping our communty informed and assisted. CARA, started last year with funding trom the Irish Government Emigrant Support Programm& IESPI and tho National Lottery Cctmmunty Fund in particular, has reached out thrtsugh our partner organisalions to provide volunteer support. The work continues as does CARA as the fabel for the help that we givè through wr volunteers. Our thanks go to èll thos8 who have gNen up their lime or used their resources SD generously. The DirectK)ns Programma, to help to grve employment opportunities for those not in work, wgs delayed by the pandemic bul is progresslng and is likely to be even mor8 necessary as furlough ?nd5 and th6 job market chang¢5. We have also oxpandèd our services in Ch&shire with the new Travelling lo Indepèndeneè Piogrammg. We continu8 our work In Wan. Recognising that Digtial Inclusion is a prioHty, ICC led the WAY in a research project $UTveying 100 participants across th6 North through our FRÉA partners. Irish Community Care Man¢hgsler and Leeds Irish Health & Homas. Irish in Britain facilitated the launch ot th8 findings in hrtay, an evfjnl attended by colléagues across the UK, Ireland and Amèrica W8 are grateful to thg Ambassador Adrian O'Neill for givlr>y up time to be inVoed in the event. Thè good news 15 that a Digital Inclusion Programmè has been awarded funding in the ESP 202112022 allp¢ation to ddres5 digital b8rriers in our communrties. lft December, d8spfte th8 pressures from Continuing to COP9 with the pandèmic. we were delighted to b6 abl8 to launch our new brand and wgbsite in a festwe event via Zoom w((h Irish goodies deliverod lo partipants. Thanks go in particular to Kate Daly and Liam Walsh for their work with Imagist and for their presentation of the new look for ICC. We recognlse that we noed to continue to build our media and social nthork pigsence and arè t8king this fOard logethgrwtth our FRÉA partngts as a joint d6v¢lopment thereby Sharing costs. Loss of some contracts and the Changes emewlng from diffefent ways of working led the Board to agè a rÈstructuring exercise. We took exlemal professional advicg for this and the process was very skilfulty and suecessfvlly managed by Shéila Hillhouse, Chair of the Personnèl Committee, 8reoge McDaid, Direetor and the L8adership Team. Sadly, we havo said farewell to colleagtsÈs and th'ends Margaret Lake and Sally Murphy who took vollintary redundancy. We thank them sin¢¢rgly fOrthe fantastlc contribution to ICC over many years and wfish them both all th& very best for the fvture. Both staff are grèatly missed by colleagues and vonteerS. The new slrudur8 is now settling duwn and hybrid working on a 60.'40 ratlo of office to home ra hdpM)g to boost staff moralg and improve workllrfe baLgnce. ICC contlnués to be extremely well supported by the Embassy of Ireland and in funding through the ESP, The IroLqnd Funds GB, Irish Youth Foundation and our other funtters. We w•r8 dÈlightsd and very gralefvl to recèive in August 2021 further funding for CARA and ono yoar fvnding for an actson research gnd advocacy programme engqging Survivors of Mother and Baby Homè Instiluttons. This is very important and sensllivo work that will infi)mi redrèss and policy development at home in Ireland and abroad. We were audited Sn ApTiI by the D8partment of Forelgn Affairs to review uranls award9d under ESP. This involved significant amount of work to prepar6 documents and to upload these for the auditor. The fin81 report from the audit is still awaited. but preliminary fi'ndings are very ppsibve wlth hardly any recomm8ndab.ons of signfflcance. Whether this type of audit Is Cost effective for the Departm8nt or ICC 1$ quostionable, esp8Ci8lly as ICC is $ubject to more intensive ?udit Irom its Audit Firm, because ol the Department8 requiremènts, than is normal for an incorporated charty of oui svzo.
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31AUGUST 2021 Our Trustses continue to gwe thoir full support to ICC and w¢ are grateful for their work and th8 timé they devote. We recruited a new Board member. Lindy Davi*s-Myat( whose knowledge of r¢gulatory requirements and intemational business expertise, as well as bèing Cè#ic Fringe. adds to our complement of skills and dfver8ty. Mbke Hogan and Karina Kinsella left the Board this year anfl we extend our sincere thanks for thèir Invaluable support. In our May meetsng we looked 8t thè Charity Code of Governance for smaller charthes and agregd we would publish a brief statement in our annual report explaining our usè of the code. We readily accepted the exc8llènt rocommèndationg in the Code. We noted that two of our trustees havé setved fof more than eleven yoars. This oes not conflict wrth our Memoran¢Jum and Artides ol Association where no time limit is imposgd. and wa valuè the corporate rnemry that they provido. We shall be recrUTrg through advèrt ftsr up to four Board vacon¢l¥s, for appllcants pathurtY. but not excluSily. with legal, financial, human resource or social jusb.ce exppfience. On a personal note. it is a privileg8 8nd a joy as someone not with an Irish background to be welcomed Into the ICC ¢ommunty and to have the opportunity to be involved with outstanding ctslleagues on the Board, the staff and FRÉA partne. They aro tnjly rémrkable in all they eonlrlbute end achieve. pfjllk Peter Hinton Chairma
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT} FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 The trustaes pres8nt thèir r8POrt and financial statoments fpi the year end8d 31 August 2021. The fjnanch?I statements havè beèn prepaTed in accordano& whh the accounting policies sol out in note 1 to thè financial stataments and comply wf(h the charitable cofflpanls m&morandum and artictes ol as50riallon, the Compani85 Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charitiés." Slatement of Recommended Practicè applicable to chaiiti6s proporing their accounts in accordance with the Financi81 Repoth"ng Standard applicabte in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102} leffects'v& 1 January 20191" Obj•ctlv•s and actlvlties Th& obiective$ of Irlsh Community Car& IICCI, as set out in oui Memorandum and Artides of Associ8tion are-. To promote the welfare and inclusion of our comtnunities in general and our Irish and Irish TraVelr communrti¢s in particular throughout Mer5eyside and surrounding area5 regardless of gender polrti¢s, religion, soxualty, age, disability, SOCiO-ecDnomic status and ethniclracial and cultu1 background thrgugh a Mu•agencY approach. To help and relSeve need, hardship, siekn¢ss and distress through the access of local, regional, national and intemational facilities for social welfare. recreation and leisure time occupation with the objèct of impioving the ¢onditions of life forlhg cownmunty. The trustees have considèrÉd the Charity Commission'5 guidanc• on public benefit. including the idance 'public benefit.. running a charty IPB21'. Our serviS have furthèred the charity's purposes for the publlc benefrt, enabling marnbérs of our communities to link into entitlements, seNices and opptsrtunities, helpin9 th¢m to settla well into lifÈ here in the North West, contributing to community life and the local economy_ ICC is r¢cognised local, regionally, nationally and intam8titsnally as a pivotal oiganisation in ts ability lo reach some of the most éxcluded and marginali56d rnembers of our communities.. individuals and families who are v¢ilnÉrable through poverty. low income, dabt, isolation. poor accommodation. offending, homelessness. poor physical at)dlor mentsl heatth, drug andlor alcohol misuse, dorneslic abuse, dual diagnosis, offending, racism, harassmènt, hate Crime. cultural and social isoktion and èxclusion. Thè trustèes have reviewed the Charity Code of Govemance for sn)allèr charities and alm to meet thè winciples and outcomes of Code by applying the recommended practice. INhère ICC'S Memorandum and Articles of Association differs trom thè rncommended practe, in respect of the length ol time a Ituslee should sèrvè, thè Board will contr'nug to monitor where trustees have served for more than nine yeais and reviéw th8 need to reffesh the Board, noting thè benefft thatlrust¢e$ wlh corporate mèmory continue to offèr. A¢hVementS and performance 2021.. where do wg stort? Challenges Bnd opportunities galorol As a ft>wRrd thinking and well govemed chaiity ICC has responded quickly. fairty and tr8n5parentty to makg sure that we COF)Ilnue to deliver on our mission of ensurlng well inforn7ed, empowérèd and vibrant Ir15h and Irish Travellèr communities in the North West. We have done this thlough organisationBI ch8nge. service provisiDn. partnershiplcollaboralion and strategic repiesentation. We hav& this year also considered and adoptèd the Charity Gov8rnan¢e Code for Small Charities and will annually remew how we are adhering to the seven principles of the Code.. Organisalional pu0$- LgadeTrhip,' Integrity,. Decision - Making, Rlsk and Control.. Board Effecbven•ss,' Equality DTrfersity and IncJu8ion', Opennèss 8nd Accountabilty As you read through thi8 annual report wè hope you wlll bo greatly Inspirèd by the amazing work carried out at ICC," you will see that a small charty our reach and connècth?ns are extensbvo". how change is impgcling and how ICC conlknugs to play a pivotal role In ensuring p¢ople stay safe, well and connected. We extend our sincere thanks to all staff, volunteèis and trustees for their hard work, commitment and inspiration. Their input has ensured that ICC has been abje to (eliver on our mission whiL8t managing a difficu process of organisath"i)nal change and lgsponding to a global pandemic.
- IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPOR T) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Vve have introduced a new organisab.onal structure aligned to bud9e15, skills. contract raqulrernents and delivery programme. Thls has boen necessary to make sure that the charity remains in a Strong posttion to build apacty and suslaillabilty for the future. We look forward to $mbedding these changes and embracing the opportunf(ies ahead. ICC external partnerships cont'nue to flourish aeross public bodies and voluntary. Ix)mmunity and faith sectors. The FRÉA collaboration with ICC Man¢hg$ler and Leeds Irish Heatth and Homes has enhanead indivldual and colleclive profiles and this year has iesuf(ed in opeiational1è8ds coming logetherto sh?r8 skills. knowledgè and résources e.g. Safe HomelCross¢arg Training. The launch of the FRÉA Digital Solutions Research was a grgat success and has sparked interest from wider partnèrs. Thanks to frjnding from tho Ir6sh Govemment Emigrant Support Programme we are inlroduung a Digital Access and Inclusion P¥ogramrne to begin to 8ddr03S the hug9 g8p in digttal sknlls in local communtties. Wè have learned a lot during the kst year including staff r8silience. menaglng changè. impact of remote worknng, planning for eommencing face to fac8 èngagement post lock down. We are now using this 18awning to streamline se¢9S. build sustsinability and Improve future performance. We are exph)ring now ways ofwod(ing so that we can m¢gt Ihg present and futura challènges and still provido a quallly service and improve outcomes for Soryfce Users. W8 have made signrfi¢anl pfogress in implementing our Business Plan 2019 -2022, a plan that clearly sets our Vi8ron of ensuring well informed. empowèred 8nd vibrant Irish communities in the North West., and our mission to be a leading participant in thè provision of support, information and guid8nc8 for all Irish comnwnilies. Vve have contlnued *0 make significant progress across all strategi¢ goals and are looking fowward lo ICC Away Day in November 2021.. vh)6re this plan will be reviewed and updated 2021-2024. Qualty Assurance of CoTe SorvTces.' Advice Qualty St8ndards & Invostors in People Policy Raw8w New Programmes & Ways of Working BAME Covid lg Community Support Progrdmmé Travelllng lo Independence Piogramme FRÉA Collaboration le & Presen Exciti'ng new Bland & Webs((8 Enhanelng Digital Skills & Presence Policy Work locally, regionally and natlonalEy CARA Programm8 (Covid -19 responsè) embedded as Voluntser Programmè Enyaglng younger audi•nees.' students & portnerships wrth Univèrsitie8 Promoting intè¥generational connecth)n8 Enhanced partnerships wf(h local authorities., CCGS., a¢ademFa, culturè. Sport ew Audiencfr takeholder nvolvement Introdu¢ingAs5et Based Community Developmènt Equality Diversty & Incluslon Slrateyy Excellent foodback from Servico Us8rslcommunity members Strengthening Semce User. Volunteer and wider communty egageMent.
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)IINCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORTI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 In addition to new aieas of work, we havè continued with our very important Cofg serveS daliv8ring qualty assured, eullurally sensthve, a¢fvw and advocacy.. offering vital support In times of crisis, hardship and distress., baste skills employability support to improvÈ opportunleS for education. training and eMploYnt and bèfriending services addrèssiflg Social and cultural isolab'on. ICC intsrventions have made surè that people are safe and well, develop wnfidence and friendships and h8ve impToved life Opportunit5. We locus on croaling inflepen(Jence, encouraging self-h&lp and resilnCe and enabling pgople to make positive dèck4ions and choices, Anatysis ol data from ICC Seryice User Management System {SUMS) I S8ptsmbÈr 2(Y20 - 31 August 2021 evidences th¢ rCh. 9xlent and impact of our work". No. Service Users No. Dependent Children Pas¢port Applications Onllne Progr8rnns 2020 2021 621 H6alth and Weubeing 221 AccommodaliDn and Tenancy 34 hrtanaging Money 80 Educ. Training & EmployTn8nt Social and Cul1 Isolation Offending A(dictions 111 96 60 59 49 Fe¢dbaek from S8Mce Users abotrt the impact of ICC intÈNentlon has b$en very posÈti've w(£h high level of satisfaction with servic8s delfvered. I w4$ al the lowest I have avgrbeen in mylrf&. I worked 26 years Ihe sam&iob, cam• off work sick and dua lo r81iré. After sp&8king lo your office the path I need6d was laid out strèss eased - thank you so mu¢h.~ 'Huge weightlifted off fflyshoulders". SuppDrt staff "veryknowlodg8ablg about 8rything. '1 hav& bè$n in & our of phson over the years. Aty wif8 reached out to ICC in a lime otn88d & I have lo sayth8y were eXtMlY hdpfvl. They offerad a rango ofaswslance ineltsding ljelp getting back Éo work. The èxpgrience had hès b>•n )nderfUl. far exG80d8d anhing I wt)uld have expod6d. ICC leam have been rel11$S in Ihdr efforts lo help me got baGk to work & hes Set me on a path th41 looks very promiwftjg. l can t thank Ih&n7 enough forlhls. 'Iflm honest I was gng through a blt of 8 rough p8tch fin8ncially, wthch was hawng a negBtlvg effect on my mgnt81 hè8llh. I cany stress onough howmueh my mgnl81 health ha$ improved as of18te due lo éh& cours8s ltre compl&¢ed. IGC staff have pick8d out a good one in Ihg fibre optics, th8re rs a huge domand righl now & the saf8ry Is quite high. Im absolulely d6light6d wth it and the fvturè looks mucl) tJrighter for mo now. 117ighly r8commend ICC". Policy work is a CrUal of work at ICC locally. regionally and nationalty, ond includes.. Moving for Change working with Gypsy TraVelr organisations across England, Wales, Scotland end Northem Ireland with a particular focus on roadside families. This Ss a five-y8ar programme supported by Plational Lottary Community Fund. MHCLG GRT Stakeholder GTOUP.. Looking at national stratggy generally 8nd ro Covid. hate Crime, census, planning law8 & policln9 bill. Cheshirè & Plersey CPS Hate Crime Scrutiny Remew Group,. ICC acts as Crf¢ic81 Friend r&vwwing outcomes for hate crim8 $8nlences. Chèshire & Merseyside Health & Care Partnership ResearchlConSultatn.' leading lo Und&r the Skln RÈport 'The ImpacÉ of Covi&19 on BAME Cornmunttigs,. ICC team fècilitgled the participation of 10 Gypsy Travèller Community mémbers whose experiences ale reportèd ift the outcom¢s. Raising 8wareness, undeTStandino and 8ppropiiate response to the experien¢e8 of Irish and Irish Traveller people in the Crsminal Justice Systern. We delNer8d an gxcellenl Cu[91 programme duwing loekdown to ensure pgople in prison had access to extra phone credit. stats"onery and post8gé lo keep in touch with fatnily, so very important for peoplg who were in 'double lockdown, with no visf(s and suspenslon of all prison activities. We are oxploring the nèw Probation Dynamic Framowork as an opportunity to sustain and develop our work in this area.
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPOR T) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Key rol8 in COVID-19 resilien forums. hlghllghting cuKural concern8 and additional barrièrs Ensuring inclusion of our communities in di%cussions around racfy and ethnicity locally and nationally, ensuring more equitable access to sorwiee, opportunities and cpwnmunrty sOurc&S. Aeknowledgements Sustainability remains a malor eoncem and Challenge., p8rbcularfy in light of thè 8ddtronal economic, political, health and social PSSUr08 as we emerge from COVID -19. We are al$0 f8¢ing the additional and as yot unknown ch8ltenge8 of Brexf(. ICC is deeply indebted to OLtr rangé of funders whose continued Investment and ffexibility during COVID-19 has enabled us lo provide much needed $eFvices. We ackF7(Iwledge in particu18rthe contlnued supporl frorn the Irish Govemment Etni9rant Support Progrnmme through the DapartmÈnt of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Thls programms invests significandy in our advice advocacy and communty support programmes. Thè Irish Youth Foundation continues to raeoynisè the particular dwficullies faced by young Irish and Irish Tiavelter peoplè. It supports our work in offering a vital support seNice lo peoplè either new arrived or setNed h&ra È.g. for finding a place to live, a job or training, keeping well, managing debt and keèping connected to ¢ulture. community and home. 2020 2021 is thè third year of funding from Lloyds Bank Fotsndation. cruaal lo delivering our prison inreach an¢J through the gale resettlement support programme. We ttave applied to the Racial Equty Programme 2LY21', and will know thé outctsme ill December 2021. Funding from thè European Social Fund enables ICC to bè a delNery partnér iti Diredions., a Livgfpool City Region programme supporting people who are furthest from the labour market lo devalop new skills in readiness for 8mployment. The literacy and digrtal challenge? in our communitiès are huge challgnges in aChving thè targets ofthts programme. NatDnal Lottery Community Fund INLCF) has awarded three&year funding to develop the Travelling to Indepèndèttce Programme In Cheshire. We are lookbng forward to drfvlng yoard this important work. Continued support from Local Authorsties and Clinical Commi%$ioning Groups {LrPool. Wirral and Cheshire) ènables ICC to engage wth and dlwèr vttal support seivices to the Irish and Irish Travellèr families in thè89 areas, inclufling the new BAME Covid 19 Community Supportjchampions Programme. The future of 811 funding remalns uncértaln as public bodi95 struggl8 to balance budggts and charitable trusts gnd other funding opportunitses are ov¢r subscribed. ICC wll continue to mgintsin a strong and robust posillon lo lobby for inv9Stment in communrty specific services to effectt'vely reach those most in nèÈd of support. We will do thi8 through Excellent gov8rn8Trce Demonslrabng tsutcom&s and impact Longstsnding Relationships with Key Funders Business and Philarrthropic support via FRÉA Excellent Financlèl Management ResetV8s and Contingency Plannlng Marketing and PR Investment in new work streams Attractbhg new audi¢nc8s ICC is all about Care, Community and Connection. Thanks to all Friends of ICC who havo supported our work throughout th8 yÈ#r,' our volunteèr tgam who continuè to be the backbone of ICC,. everyone who has attended or supported community events or organised fundraising activities on our behalr. We gxtend our thanks to Irish Volces, thè SeNice User and Voluntser Forum who provlde vital grass rgots insight. Co-produce services and Influence change.
. IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT {CONTINUED)IINCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPOR TI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 All your support has enablecs ICC lo provide vital support to pèople in firnes of crisis, hardshlp and dlstress and to enable our communities to coma toyèthèr, supporting each other through celebrations and regular heatth and well being and social aclivilies. If you want to find out moFe abo becoming a Friend of ICC, just in touch. Financial rnview ThÈ rèsults for the year and the chBriVs financial pgsitton at the end of the year ar& shown in the attached finoncial ststemer7ts. Incomé for thé yèar totalled £697.84712020'. £495,570> Df which £636,29312020'. £4,351) relat8d to funds upon which a restriction was place¢J. Total expenditure was £561,50612020.- £457,236) gwing an ovorall surplus for tht yéar of £136.341 12020.. £38.3341. At th& year end, total reserves were £695,7361202CI." £559,395). Investment policy and obi•ctlves Thè TrustèÈs have considefed the most appropriatg poIY for investing resourcés anil hav8 decided that bank dèposits meet their requirement for short and medium term proteolion of resourcès. The Trustees condder the retum on funds from this sourc8 to be the most suitable currontly aValble. Reseiyes Pollcy It is the poli¢y of the charitable cumpony to create and maintsin unrestricted fvnds whh are not committ6d lo or invested in tangiblè ffixed a5S¢t5 at a level which, because of thè relatively limrfLed amounts involved, Provides as much assuran¢g of future operatin9 resourcès as possiblè. Operating resources are to cover managemènt administration and 5UPPOrt ¢0sts and to respond lo unforès8gn circumstsnces. Tho ¢ur¥enl level of free reserves Is £136,719. This level of reseNes is considered necessary to Ensure short temi continuance of activity levels in the event of signrfioant reductions in or cessation of funding. Risk PoIY Th8 TrLJStees have examined the m&lor strategic. business and operational risk8 which the charitable company may face and believe that all the major risks have b8èn idÈnb"fied. The Trustees havg adopted a formal risk ass8ssmènt procedure arTd have eslabts'$hed systems to ensure that the nece8sary steps can be tèkÈn to lessen these risks. Plans lor Future Periods As we work through and emerge from the uncertainties of COVE[19 we ieoognise there aro signifKant challonges ahead for all. W& will dèlwèi on the strategic Iramewotk as sel out in our Business Plan 2021- 2024 to ensure.. Our communtties are well infomwd, ompoweftd and vibrant ICC'S sust8inabilty and ftrture developmènt as a leading parb"eipant in the provision of support, tnfomialion and guidan for all ITish communities in the North West W8 et the many challenggs and opportunitses ahead We wlll continue to offer rewarding but dèmanding work to all who work here as staff and volunteeis. We will develop new ways to Cgnnect people who come through our door and harnèss individual and community strengths to influence change. Golng ¢oncern Th8 use of the going coneam basis of accounting 1$ considered appropriate because there ar¢ no material uncertainties or ndIt)n$ that may cast Signifint doubt about thÈ abllity of the ehaiitable company lo continuo as a going concern. Income is expected to remain wnsi5tent and any decrea50 would be matched by a decrease in associated costs. The Trust¢6s believe that the charitable company is well placed to manage its oper8tional risks successfully d8spRe the current uncertain èconomic outlook.
'IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUEDIIINCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORTI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Structure, governan¢e and management The organisatKsn is a charitable company, limited by guarantee {re9iSt&r8d in England and Wales company no.072591641. incorporated on 19 May 2010. The ComnY was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established thg objects and powers of the company and is governed by its Articles of Assoclatlon. The charitablo company was registered with the Charity Commission on 6 July 2010 as a chaiity lcharty no.11367eoi lo promote the welfare and in¢luslon of OL5r ¢ommunf(ies in general and our Irish and IrBh Traveller communities in particular throughout Mersey5ide and surrounding ar8as and to help and relieve need, hardship. $lckness and distress thUgh access to local, r8gion81, national and intemational facilibes for s0¢ial welfare, recrgation and lel$ure Ilme o¢¢up#tion with the object of improving the condthons of life for the community. The trustees, who are also the directors for th& purpose of company law, and who served dur9 the year wer•= S Amin E Carruthers (Vice Chalr L Davies-lhyatt O Hagan ITre8surèrl S Hillhouse P Hinton ICh8lrl M Hogan K Kinsella L Lacey D McDonagh K (YBrien Awiswell MBE (Appointed 25 May 2021) IResigned 19 May 2021 (Resignèd 17 Novèmber 20201 {Rg5ignpd 28 January 20211 Appolntment of trustee$. m¢mber8hip and board functlonlng The Boar(I gf Trustegs is responsible for setttng the strategic direction of the org&nlsation while day lo day management is devolved to Breege McDaid, the Director. The trustees meet bi•monlhty or morè frèqu*ntty, if required. with sub groups moetlng bi-mnthty and task groups develgped when necessary. New tsustegs ara proposed and agreed at trustees, mpeling and their training n•eds Ére assessed and thè appropriate skills 15eveloped. Nontr of the trustees has any benefielal inlorg8É in the company. All of the trustees are membeis of the charrtable company and guaranteè to contribute £10 in the •rIt of a winding up. Aud6tor OUF currentAuditor BWM was appointed In 2013 after a successful re¥ptJf7se to our 2012 tfrndèr document. They have been reappointed gach year sin. Good practice and due diligence woukj indf¢ats that we should now revisltthe market to ensure we are still r8eèiving best value and appropriate service. Atender docurnenl w>ll be circulated to potential alternatives in January 2022 lor a decision in March 2021 Chartered Accountants will also bè invrted to re tender. Dls¢losure of Informatlon to auditor Each of the trustees has confimied that there no ir¥form8lion of which théy arg aware which Is rg1gV8nt to the audlt, but of which the Audrtor is unaware. They hav8 furthèr confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to Nl8ntify such r8lèv8nt Infomiation and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information.
. IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUEDMINCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORTI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Small company prov181ons The report has been prePad in ac¢ordan¢e wlth the special provisions relating to small componies withln Part 1S gftho CompaniesAct 2006. On f of the board of uslees O Hagan (Treasurer) Trustee Dated". PHln Trustéè Dated.. (Chairl
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 The trustees. who are also the directOTS of Irish Community Carg Ltd for the purpose of company law, are responsible for prepamng the Tmstoos, RgPQrt and the financial statements in accordanc6 w((h applicabtè law and Unf(ed Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunited Kingdom Gener8llyAecepted Accounting Practice). Company requires the trustees to prepare financial statsm8nts for each financial year which give a true ond fair view of the state of affairs of thé charitabl8 Company And of the incoming resources and applica1ion of resources. induding the income and expenditure, of the Charitable company forthat year. In preparfng these finandal ststements, the trustees are required to.. - select suitable accounting policias and Èpply them consistentty-. obsetV8 thè mhOd$ and prineipl8s in the Charities SORP.. mako judgemants and 8slimatés th8t are reasonable and PTudent', state whether Èpplicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subjecl to any matèrial departures disclosÈd and expkglned in the financial statements-, and prepare the financial statements on the goin9 con¢¢rn basls unless it Is Inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will conl¥)ue in PratiOn. Th& trustees are responsible lor keepin9 adequalo ac¢ountlng records that disclose with feasonable Bccuracy at limo the financial position of the Gharilable company and enabla thém to ensurg that the fi'nancial statemanls comply with the Compan8 Act 2006. Thay arè alsts rèsponsible for safeguarding the assets of tho charitable company and h$nce for tsking reasonable steps for the pr8vention and delecllon of fraud and other irregularlties. 10-
"IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD Opinkn Wa have audited the financial stalgments of Irish Community C8r8 Ltd Ilhe 'charitabl¥ ¢ompany'l for the ye8r ended 31 August 2021 whlch comprise the stat6mont of fin8r>eial acttvities, the balance sheet. the statement of cash flows and the n¢)tes to the financial $tatgments, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting frtmework that has been applièd in their preparation is applicab law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Rèporting Standard 102 Tre Rnan(y&l R&pong S18ndard applicablo in thè UK and Rgpublic of Ireland (United lfjngdom Gen•rallyAc¢8PtedAccounting Piadicel. In our opinron. the finan¢ial statements.. gpie a true and fair view of the stale of the chaiitablè COfTTpany's affairs as at 31 August 2021 and of incoming resourcès and application of resources, for the year then ended," have bosn propérly prepared in accordance wth United Kingdom Generally Accepted Acoourting practè., and have been prepared in aceordance with the requir8m8nts ofthg CompaniesAot 2006. Basls for opinion We ¢onduded our audit in accordance with Intemational Standards Auditing ILIK) IISAs IUKII and applicable law. Our responsibilitiès under those standards af& further described in theAuditoi's responsibilitr&s for the audit of the fftnancial statèmènts section of uur report. We are ind8p8ndÈnt of the chari(abl& company in accordance wrth the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ol the financial statements in thè UK, including the FRC'S Elhi(l Standard, and we have fulfilled our othèr èthical responsibil$ in accordance wbth these rgquirements We believe that audit evidenc• wè havè obtsined is 5ufficBnl and appropriatè lo provide a ba515 lor our opinion. Conclusions relatlng to going concern In auditing the financial ststèmenls, we have ¢oncluded that th8 tnjstees. use of the yolng con¢em baS of acegunting in the preparation of tho financial statemÉnts is appropriate. Based on tho work we have performed. we have not wjants.fied any mateiiol uncertainties r8lab.ng to events or ndilions that. indwidually or Collectivety, may st srgnificant doubt on the charitable eompanKs abilty to continuè as a going concem foi a period of at least iwelve months frgm when th8 financi81 ststements are authorised for issue. Our responslbilities and the responsibilrties of th& trustèè5 With respect to going conc8rn aré descllbed in the roFevanl sections of this repgrt. Other informatlon The other information compiises the information included in the 8nnual report othol than the fi'nancial st*ements and our auditor's ¥eport thereon. The Irusteas arè responsible for the other infomydtion wntained within the annual reporL Our opinion on the ffinancial statements does not cover the other information and, oxcepl to thé exlent othèrwsè explicitly stated in our report w8 do not express any fotm of assuranc6 tonclu510n Ihereon. Our rgsponsibllY is lo read the other information and, in doing so, consider whethèr the other information is mat6rièlly inconsistent wilh the financial stat&ments or oui knowladge obtained in the ¢QLtrse of the audit, or othernyse appears to be materially misst8t8d. If we identity such matertal inconsistenc¢es or apparonl material misstat8mènts, wè are requed to determine whether this gives rise lo a material nNsstatement in the financial statèmènts themselves. If. based on the worf( we have perfDrm¢d, we conekjde that there is a material misstel8mènl of thi8 Other informatlon, we are requlfgd to report that fact. We have nothlng lo report in this règard.
"IRJSH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD Oplnlons on other matt•rs pr&scYlbÈd by the Companles Act 2006 In our opinion, based on the work undortaken in the course of our audit.. the infr)miation given in the Truste8s' Report, whh includes the Directors, Report prepared for the purposes of company law, lor the financial year for which the accoutts are prepared is consistsnt with the accounts," and the Directors, Report included wrthln tho Trustees. Report has boan preparéd in accordance with appllcable lÈgal requirements. Matters on whlch we ar6 Mqulred to fvport by exception In the light of the knowledge and undèrstanding of the charitable company ènd rts Ènvironment obtained in the course of the audit, w& havè not Identified material misslatomonts in the Directors. Report included within the Trustg9$' Report Wè have nothing to report in respe¢t of the following matters in rolatn to whlch the Companies Act 2006 requlres us to report to you rf, In our opinion.. adequate and proper accounting records have Trot been kept, or Telums adequate for our audrt have not been rEcesvgd from branche5 not visited by us,. or the ffnancial statements are nol in agreement with the aceounting records and returns., or certain disclosures of trusto¢s' remunerats.on specified by law are not made., or we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit," or "the trustees re not éntitléd to prepare the finanaal slatgrngnts in accordane8 With thè small companies regim¢ and take advantage of the small companles, exemptions in prapartng thè trustees. report and from the requiroméntto prépaié a strategic report. Rosponslbllttles of trustees As èxplained more fully in the statgment of trustees, responsibilities, the trustees, who aré also the direclors of the charitable ¢ompany lor the purpos8 of company law. are iesponsibl¥ for the preparation of the finencial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. and for such intsrnal contrd a$ the trustees determine is nece55aiy to enable the pr6par8ts.on of financkql slalements that are free from material misstatemont, whether due lo fraud or error. In pi¢paring the financial statsm8nts, th8 trustees are responsiblo for assessing the chartsblo Gompany's ability to continue as a going eoneern, disclosing, as applicabl¢, matters related to going con¢em and using the going concem basis of a¢¢ounting unless the trustees eittier inlend to liquidatè the charitable company or lo oeas operations, or hav8 no rèalisU¢ allematwe bul to do so. Audrtof$ responsibillties for the audit of the flnAnciAI statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial 5tstements as è wholg are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or eThor, and to issue an audrtorfs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assuranc8 is a high level of assuran¢¢ but is not a guarantéè that an audit conducted In accordance with ISAS IUKI will always detect a rnateiial misstatemant when it exists. Misstatgmgnts can arise from fraud or ewor and ar8 considerèd materlal if, individualty or in the aggregate, they could reasonabty expect&d to inenCe the economic decislgns of users taken on thé b8si$ of these financlal statements. Irregulariti'es, including Ir8ud, are instances of non-corry)liance laws 8nd regulations. We deslgn procedures in line wfth our responsibil9$, outlined above, to dècl malerHI mis5talomgnt5 in respect of irregularities. induding fraud. ThÉ èxtent to whbch our procèdures are capable of detscting irreguIarf(s, including fraud. is d6lai18d bèlow. 12-
"IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ICONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD The extent to which the audlt was consldered capabl• of dÈtectlno Irregularities. Includlng fraud Our approach to Identifyiig and assessing the risks of malersal mlsststgmpnt in respect of irregularities, ineluding fraud and non-complrdnce with laws and rÈgul8t"ons, was as follows.. th& 0ng8g8m•nt partner ensurèd that the engagement team collgdivgly had the approprrdte competence, capabilities and skills lo idèntrfy or recognise non-compliance wtth applicable taws and regulations. we identffied the laws and regulations applicèble to the company through discussions with directors and other management., we foeusèd on spètific laws and regulations which we COF¥sidered may have a direct material eff8Ct on the financial statements OT the operations of the company. including the Companiès Act 20Q6. taxatton lagisl*ion and dats protection. anli-bribery, employmont and heatth and safety legislats'on,. we assessed the extent of compliznce with the laws and regulations idontifièd above through making •nquiries of management and inspe¢ting legal correspondence., and identsfied laws and regulations were communicotsd within the audit team regularly and the team remae elert to instances of novKompliance throughoutthe audiÉ. Wè assessed the susceptibility of tho company's financial statem8nts to matèri81 EFHSStatemen( includlng obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by.. making enquTrries ol management as t¢J where they Ctsnsidered thare w8S SUSCePtibilty to fraud, thelr knowledge of actual, susP8rted and alleged fraud.. and considering the inlemal ¢OntrO In plaee to mitigat8 risks of fraud and non-compliance vAth laws and regulations. To address the risk offraud through managem8nt bias and override of controls, we.. perfomièd an8lykn'¢al procedures to idenlify any unusual or unexpected ielationshws., tested joumal entrlos to identrfy unusual transath'ons., asse55ed wh8lher judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting eslimales wérè indicalwe of potential bias," and investigated the r8tk)nale behind significant or unusual transactions. In response to thg ri8k of irregularkties and nOn-(nlianCe wrth laws and r6gulallons, we designed procèdures which included, bul were not limited to.. a9reeing financial slatefnent disclosures to undertying supporting documentation,, reading the minutes of meetings ofthosÉ chargéd wf(h governance," and enquiring of management a$ to actual and potential libgation bn(f ckgims. There are inherent limitatsons in our audit procedures described above. The moré removed that laws and regulations ars from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would bèctsmè 8waTe ol non-compliance. Avdlting standards a150 limit th8 8udtt prOdureS required to identify non-compliance w+th lows and Tegulalions to enqulry of the directors and other management and the inspeelion of regulatory and kgal eorrospondence, if any. Material misststèmènts that arise due to fraud can be harder to deteot than thosè that allse from error as thèy may invofve delbberate Cor681M6nt or (x>llusion. A further d6s¢rfplion of our Tesponsibilittes is avallable on the Financial Rèport&"Thg Councd's website al., https'.11 .frc.org.ukJauditorsresponslbilities. This descriprtlon forms part of our auditors report. 13-
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ICONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD Use of our report This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordanc8 Mth Chaptèr 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our aud work has been undertaken s¢ that we might state to the charitable ¢gmpany'5 membots those mattors wg are roquired lo state to them in an aud015, report and for no othÈr purpose. To the fUl$t extent permitted by law, wè do not OCCePt or assumè rèspttnsibility to anyone other than the charitable Company and the ¢haritable ¢ompanYs members as a body, foT our audit work, for this report, 01 fo¥ the opinions we have fomied. Peter Taaffe FCA CTA DChA (Senlor Statutory Auditor) for and on behaEfof BWM 9 February.2022 Chartered Accountants statutory Auditor Sulla 5.1 12 Tbthobam Street Liverpool L2 2DT 14-
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Current fln8nclal year Unrestrlcted Rostrided fund$ funds 2021 2021 Totsl Total 2021 2020 Not*$ Donath"ons and 10gac5 Charitable adlvf(ies 3.809 57.745 3.809 694,038 7,409 488,161 636,293 Total Incomè 61.554 636,293 697.847 495,570 Charftsblg adtvilies 18.510 542,g96 561.506 457,236 Total expendlturè 18.510 542.996 561,506 457,236 Net movement In funds 43,044 93,297 136,341 38,334 Reconclllatlon of funds Fund balanc•s at 1 Sèptèmber 2020 289,085 270,310 559,395 521,061 Fund balances #t 31 August 2021 332,129 363,607 695.7 559,396 The slatemert of financial actrvth.es includes all gains and 1985?5 recognksed in th8 year. All income and expenditur8 d8riv8 trom continuing activrties. The rnovement in funds dètsiled above complps wlh the requirements for a stalement of changes in equity undèr FRS102. The slalement of financial activilies aEso complies wlth the requlrements for an income and expenditure account undertha Comp8niÈsArt2006.
'IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Priorfinancial year Unrestrlded Restrtcted nds funds 2020 2020 Total 2020 Notes Don#t"ons and lega¢ies Charitsble adiv(£ies 7.409 61.810 7.40g 488.161 426.351 Total In¢ome 69.219 428.351 495,570 Charitable 8etiv4ties 32.730 424.5C 457,236 Total expendlture ,730 424.5( 457.238 Net nv)vwn•nt In funds 36,489 1.845 38,334 Reconcillatlon of funds Fund balances at 1 Septsmber 2019 252,596 268,465 521,061 Fund balances at 31 August 2020 289,085 270,310 559,395 The statement of financial ath"vrties includes all gains and losses recognis8d in thè year. All income and expenditure doriv¢ from Continuing actNths. Thè movoment in funds detailed above compli9s with the requirements for a stat8m8rrt of changes in equity under FRS102. The statement of financial adivf(ies a150 complies wrth tha rèquirements for an income and $xpenditure account undei the Companies Act 20. 18.
. IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE BALANCE SHEET ASAT 31 AUGUST2021 2021 2020 Noto$ Flxed assets Tangible assets 10 410 664 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 12 470,073 368,721 301.827 412.610 838.794 714,437 Liabilities Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year 13 1143.46BI (165,7061 895,326 558,731 Totsl net AS9ets 695,736 559,395 The fvnd$ ofth• ¢harlty Restricted funds Oesignaled funds General unTestrscted funds 17 18 363,607 270.310 230.000 102.129 195,000 94,085 Total unrestricted funds 332,129 289,085 Total charlty fund8 695.738 559,395 Thèsè finanelal 5tatÈmÈnts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicablè to companies Subject to the small eompanies regim. The accounts were approv by the Trustees on 2D2 O Hagan {Treasurerl Trustee PHI n (Chairl Trustee Company Registratlon No. 07259164 17-
. IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 2021 2020 Notès Cash flows from opgratlny aotlvltles Net cash used in operoting Èctivilies 21 {43.8891 169.3301 Net decreas• In cash and caÈh equivalents 143.8891 169.3301 Cash and cash equNalents at baginning of year 412,610 481,94fl Cash #nd cash equivalents at ènd of year 368,721 412.610 18-
. IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Acwuntlng pollcle¥ Charlty Infomiatlon Irish Communty Cère Ltd a prNate company limited by guarantaé incorporated in England and Walos. The reg5sted office is 1510fjl¥ Street. Llvefpool, L2 2AH. 1.1 Accounting conventlon The a¢¢ounts have been prepared in accordance with the oharitable companvs memorandum and articles of association. the Companiés Act 2006 and °Ac¢otfnting and Reporting by Char¢ti&s". Statement of Rècommended Practice applicable to charrfie5 piepaiing their accounts in accordance With th8 Fin8ncial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021'18s amènded for accounting pariods commenung from 1 January 2018). The charitsble ¢ompany Os a Public Benelf( Ent'ty as deffned by FRS 102. Thè finanthal $tatÈments are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of thè charitable ¢ompany. Monetary amounts in thèse financial statennIS are rounded to th& néarest £_ The accounts travè been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting pobcies adopted are sel out below. 1.2 Golno concern At the timo of approving the accounts and as d&tald in the Tru$tses' report, the Trustees have considered the impact of Covid-l9 on the charty and the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has edequate resouree5 to ronlinue in operational ex*stenc& for thè foreseeable future. Thu5, th¢ Twuslees conth'nue to adopl the'going concern. b8sis of a¢¢ounting in Preparing tho acco)unts. 1.3 Charitsble fund Funds hèld by thè charitable company are-. Unrèslrictfjd gener81 funds- these are fL¢nds whlch Can be used in aecordance wrth the challtsble objects at the discretion of the trustè65. R8$trFcled funds are funds which 4re tv be used in accordance with SpefiC 18Striction8 imposed by donors orwhlch havo been raised by the charity for pèrtieular pufposes. The aim and uso of each restrictsd nd is set oul in the notes to the financlal statements. Dvswnafgd fvnds conwrise funds which hova bèèn sèt aside at the discretion of the trustees for sp8crfIc purposes. Th¥ purposos and uses of the designated funds are 8et out in the notas lo ttr7è financial ststements. 19-
. IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31AUGUST 2021 Accourtlng pollcle$ {Contlnuedl 1.4 Income All income is includéd in tha StatèmÉnt of Fin8naal ActNities when the charitsble company 1$ ent6tted to it 8nd the amount can be quantified wf(h reasonable accuiacy. The following specifie policies are applied to partlar categories of in¢ome'. Voluntary income is received by way of donations and is in¢luded In full in the Ststement ol Financial Activities when receThied Giants are included in the Statement of Financlal A¢tivrtlgs when recelvable and expenditure is matched to the related fund Capital grants are iecognised in the Statement of Financial Activitiès whèn fÈceNable. Capital grants receNed for the purpose of prowding fixed assets are accounted for immediately as restricted funds. The treatment of fixed assets purchas depends on fhe basis on which they are held. If required by the terms of th8 grant, thè ftted asset is held in a restricted fund butwheTe the acquisl(ion ol the ffixgd asset discharges the restriction, the asset will bè hÈld in an unrestricted fund. The relevant fund is then reduced over tha ostimatèfl useful ecDnomic life of the assel in line with $ depr¢¢iafjon. Contractual inoome for services perfomi8d is recognised In the Statement of Financial Actwitles to the extent Ihatthe charty has provided the servlce. 1.5 Exp&nditu Expendf(ure reflects all amounts paid and a¢¢rued during the year. Expènditure ineludes gny VATwhi¢h cannot be fully Fecovered, and 18 reported as part of the trxpenditurè to which rt relates. All costs are allocated betrleen the expenditure categori¢$ of tho Stslement of Financial Activities ISOFAI on a basis designtrd to rgffect the use of the resource. Charitable expgnditure comprises thos8 eosts incurréd by the chafilable company in the delrvery of its actwities and seryices lor rt5 bengficiaries. It includes both costs that can bè alltscatgd directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature n8eessary to supportthem. Govemanca costs represent Costs associated with meeting the constKutional and statutory requir&m8nts of th8 chafity and include the audit fees and Costs linkéd to the strategic management of th6 ¢harllable company. 1.6 Tangibl& tlxod assats Tangible fixed assets are m¢asured at ¢ost. net of deprectation and any impairmgnt losses. All assets eosb'ng MO than £500 are caprtalised at cosL DeprÈeiation is provided at rates calculated to writs off the cost less estimated residu81 value of each asset over r(s expected useful life, as follows.. Fiures, frttings & equiprngnl Comptrtevts 14.25% on a straight Ilne basis 14.25% on a straight line basis The gain or loss arising on tho disposal of an asset is determined as lh& difference been the sale proceeds and th8 earying value of the asset and is recogn159d in net incomellexpendilurél for the year. 1.7 Impaimwnt oftlxed as8Èts At è8¢h reports'ng end dale, the charitablg company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to detem)Ino whether there is any indication that thosè assets have suffered an Impairmgnt loss. If any such indicatK)n exists. the recoverablo amount of the asset is estimated In Drder to delemiine th8 extent of the impaimient loss (If any). 1.8 Cash and cash equlYalent$ Cash and cash equNalents include cash in hand, deposits h8ld al e811 with banks, other shDrt4erm liquid inveslmonts with original matuiities of three month5 or19ss, and bank overdrafts.
"IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Accounting pollole¥ Icontlnuedl 1.9 Flnan¢lal Instruments The charrtable company has electsd to apply the provisions of Sèetion 11 'Basic Financial Instruments, and Sèction 12'0ther Financial Instruments15SUg5' of FRS I CY2 to all of its financrdl instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the eharttabfé company's bai2nee sheet when the charitable Company becomes party lo Ihe contractual provisions of tho instrument. Financral assets and Ikabilities are offsol, wllh the net amounts presented in the financial Statements, when theTe is a legally enforceable right lo set off the récognised amounts and there Is an Inlenlton to setue on o net basis or to realise th¢ assèt and sèUe the liabilrf<y simultaneously. ffnanclal assets 8asic financial assèts, which include debtors and cash anfl bank ba18nc85, are initrally measured at Iransa¢tion pri¢0 Including transaction costs and are subsequenuy carried at amortiséd cost using the effethe interest method unbss thé 8rr8ngèment constttules a financing Iran$a¢tSon, where the trans8Ctitsn is méastsred at the present value of the fubjre rgcoipls discounted at a market ratÉ of int8rgSt. Financlal assets classified as reeoivablè wlthln one year are not amortised. Bas1¢ finan¢lèlll•bllltlès Bas fineneial liabllities, including creditors and bank 108ns arè initially recognised al transaction price unlèss thè aTrgngemenÉ constitutes a financlng transactitsn. where the dèbt instmment is measured at tha prÈsent value of the tUre payments discounted at a markot rat8 of intèrést. Financial ITabililies ¢14$$ffied as payable within one year are not amortsed. Debt instrument5 aro subsequently carried at amorttsèd cost. using the effective interest method. Trade credf(ors are obllgations to pay for goods or services that hqve been acquired n the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classilied as cuirent liabikties if payment is duè wtthin one year or less. If not. they aTe presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are rèeognised initially I transaction price and subsequontty mèasurèd at amortised cost using thg offective interest method_ Derseognilion of ffnanciel Ilabllilios Financial liabilities are dereeogniseé whèn the chaiitable compan5 contractual obligations expire or are Ilischarged or cancellad. 1.10 Employee benefits Thè c05t of any unused holiday ¢ntlll¢ment is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are receThied, if material. TeTminatiDn beneffts are recognised Immediate as an expense wh¢n the ¢haritable company is den)onsliably committed lo teTminat8 thé Èmployment of an employee or lo provide termination beneffts. 1.11 Rerement benerts Payments to deffined contribution retirement benefft schome$ are charged as 8n 8xpen89 as they fall duo. 1.12 Leases Rèntals payable under op¢ratlng leases, Including any lease incentNes receDied. 8re charged as an expense on a straight line basis overth6 term of the rèlevant aSe. 21
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Accounting policles {Contlnuedl 1.13 Taxation Th8 charrty benefrts from various exemplions from taxation affordad by tax lègislation and is not Ilable to ¢orporation lax on income or gains falling within those exomptions. RÈcc•very is made of tax deducted from qualifying income and from receipts under Gift Ald. The charity is not able to re¢ov8r Value Added Tax. Expendf(ure is recordgd in thg accounts inclusiv8 of VAT. Critical accountlng estimats5 and Judgements In thè application of the charitable ¢ompanls accounting polices, the trustees are required to ffAke judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of a5s9ts and liabilf(Yas that a not readily apparent from other sourcès. Thè Èstimates and associated a5SUmPtK)ns are bas8d on hlstorical experience and other f4cloF5 that are consideréd to be r818vanl. Actual results may diffÈi Irorrt these estimates. Tho gstimates and undeflying assumptions are ievtewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to èccounling estimates are reCOgned in thè pèriod in which the estimato is revised where tha r8vision affects only Ihal period, csr In the pertod of the revision and future periods where the revtsion affects both current and future periods. Donatlons and legacks Unre5trlGted Unreslrictod funds funds 2021 2020 Donation5 and grfts 3,809 7,409
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Charltablè actlvlties 2021 2020 Advice and Support servlces Services provided under contract PÈrfomance related grants Other incom6 35,141 636,293 22.604 37,735 438,3S1 12,075 694.038 488,1e1 Analysis by fund Unrestrtcted funds Restricted funds 57,745 638,293 61,810 426,351 694,038 488,181 Perforniance related grants Irish Government Department of Foreigh Affalrs and Trade Emigrant Support Programme European Soci81 Fund Liverpool City Council Irish Government communiti.es Abroad COVID 19 Response Funfl Cheshire West and Chester Council Lloyds Bank FoundatK)n National Lottery Communty Fund Wirral public health Ir4sh Yothh Foundation 0th8r grants 290,740 65,423 287,800 S4,160 10,000 24,399 7,50Q 25.000 37,650 8.454 184.828 26,(KlO 17,000 6.200 14.000 5.492 836,293 438.351 -23-
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Charitable activlties 2021 2020 Advice 4nd •upw)rt servlces Stsff ¢o$ls oyricé 8nd othèr e08ts Project eosts 195,149 42,089 18,e51 172.954 43,802 11,706 255,889 228,4e2 Shaig of support ¢osts note 6) Share of govemance costs (see note 6) 299,388 6,229 222,575 6.199 561,506 457.238 An#lysls by fund Unrestriclod funds Restricted funds 18,510 542.996 32,730 424.506 561,50e 457.236 Support costs Support Ge>vernance costs 2021 Support Goverllance C0518 costs 2020 staff costs Dèpreciation Head Office 240,793 254 58,341 240,793 254 58,341 1V2,254 254 60,087 162,254 254 60.067 Audit fees Aecountancy Legal and profossional 3,740 1,800 3.740 1.800 889 3,644 1,540 1,015 3,844 1.540 1,015 299,388 6,229 305.617 222,575 6.199 228.774 Analysed be&an Charit8blg a¢tlvthes 299.388 305.617 2Y2,575 6,1gg 228,774 Support and govem8nco custs are recharged to direct charit8blè adlvllies. -24-
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED} FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 AudStorfB remuneratloTr The analysls of audito¢$ remuneration Is as follows.. Fees payAble to the charIt$ audFtor 2021 2020 Audft ofthe rhaiity'8 annual accounts 3,740 3.644 Non-audlt seTvl¢es l othèT non-audtt seNIcés 1,600 1.54Q Trustees Non6 of tha trust8es lor any parsons eonnÈcted wrth them) r8ceNed any remuneration during th¢ yoar. One trustee was reimbursed 6xpenses of £10 In the ye8r12020". nong}. Employees Number of employees The aveTrge monthly number of employees during the yoar was.. 2021 Number 2020 Number Charitab 16 14 Empwmont Costs 2021 2020 Wagés and salariès Soclal so¢uttty rosls 0th8r pènsion Costs 392,524 28,389 15.029 302,247 20,834 12,127 435.942 335.208 Includèd within wagés And salaries are redundancy costs of £25,047 {2020- £nil). There were no employees whose annual ramunèrath.on wa$ £80,000 or nwre12020'. none). -25-
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 10 Tanglble flxed assets Flxtures. fit6 & equiwnent cOPute1¥ Tolal Cost At 1 Sèpt8mb8r 2020 22,826 7.203 30,029 At 31 August 2021 22.826 7,203 30.029 Deprectation At 1 SÈplember 2020 Depreciation charged in the year 22.706 61 6,659 193 29,365 2S4 At 31 August 2021 22,767 6.852 29,619 Carrying amount At 31 August 2021 59 351 410 At 31 August 2020 120 544 864 All fixed asséts aré 8ppliÈd In support of direct charitable purposes, 11 Flnanclal instn¢m¢nt8 2021 2020 Carrylng amount of flnancial assets Dèbt instnjments measured at amortised cost 831.125 707,420 Carrying amount of flnanclal liobilities Measurgd al amortised c051 7.394 19,819 12 Debtor$ 2021 2020 Amounts f&lllng duo within one year- Trade d¢btoi other dèbtors Prepayments and accrued income 439,525 76 30,472 78,882 78 222,867 470,073 301,827
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2021 2020 Note8 Deferred in¢ome Trade eredilors Accwals 14 136,074 2,055 5.339 135.886 14,671 5,149 143.468 155,706 14 Deferred Income 2021 2020 other deferred income 136.074 135,888 Totsl dgferred income al 1 September 2020 Amounts received in year Amounts credited to Staternt of financial aetrvilies 135,886 136.074 135.886 135,886 136,074 135,886 Includgd in deferred income are receipts from.. Irish GovemmeTTrt Dgpartment of Foreign Affairs & Trade. EMrant Support Programmè contribution towards staff salaries ar¢d running costs of the following servicés.. Community Action Research and Advoca¢y Programme engaging Surwvors of Mother ond Baby HotTTre InstrtLrtions- £45,741 CARA Continuity Prcwjramme to improve Dlgftal A¢cess and Inclusion in Irish communit(es £50,000 L¢[pOOl Clly Coundl - £25,OThJ contribution towards cost of Liverpool BAME Covld 19 Communty Support Programme Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group - £15,333 contribution towards cost of Lwerpool 8AME Covld 19 and M8ntal Hé8tth Community Support Programme These r@c•ipts r8lat8 to 8 ftJtur8 aceounting period and will be recognised to match the dellvery of the services.
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 15 Retlrememt bon schèmes The chaiitable company opèratès a defined contribution pension schéme for qualfylng employe&s. Th8 as$8ts of the scherne are held separately from those of th8 ehaFitabSe compaTTy in an indapandenY administered fvnd. The chargg to the ststem8nt of financial activities in respect of defined contiibution sch8mès was £15,029 12020-. £12,127). 16 Operatlng tease commitments At the Igporting end date the charitable company had outstanding c(trmmitments for future minimum lease paymont5 under non-caneellable operating leases. which fall due as follows.. 2021 2020 Within one year B$een an(1 fwe y¢ars 20,086 10,043 990 30.129 990
omziJ,- ozo nocLw30 ts) (n PJ G)&th0000 0)0[0000 LD oor CJ I ON) O¢DOOto (o 0)0 ISJ O o¥ Js000 oopJ ooro oob)o) ¢0 o) c¥0 Je
rDm G)Z 91 ozo CLX ro(on (D< 34 3 G) j * EXO 3 00
I
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 19 Analy815 of net asBets betsveen funds Unrestrfctsd Restrlcted funds nds 2021 2021 Total Unrestrthd Restrted funds funds 2020 2020 Total 2021 ?20 Fund balances at 31 August 2021 are represented by.. Tangible assats Current assetsl 410 410 664 331,719 363,607 6g5,326 288,421 270,310 558,731 332,129 363.6Q7 695,736 289,085 270,310 559,395 Rolated p#rty trans#0# Remunoration of key management personnel Thé ramun8ralion ol kÈy management personnel is es follows. 2021 No 2020 No Key mana9ement personnel Aggregate remuneration 118,279 107.250 One trustee donated £720 during the ar(2020.. one tru8198 donated £1801. Thgr¢ wgro no other rèlated party transactions in the yedr12020.' none). No guarant00s havo bgtn gen or received.
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 21 Cash g¢ner•tsd from operthions 2021 2020 Nel income for the ye&r las per the Statement of Finan¢ialActiviti'esl 136,341 38,334 Adjustments for. Depreciation of tangible frA8d assats 254 254 Movements in working Capital.. {Increasel in debtors IDecreasellincrease in ¢reditors Increase in deferred incorne 1168,2461 112,4261 188 (253,5261 9,722 135,886 Net cash used In operatlng actl¥ltlés 143,8801 169,3301 22 Company Ilmkted by guAr4nteg Irish Communlty Care Limtied FS incorporated under the Compani¢s Act as a MpaTry kmited by guarantee. The liability of tha membets is limtted to £10 in th& event of winding up the charty. -33-
ocument Activity Report Document Sent Tu8, 18 J8n 2022 09:32..49 GMT Document Activity History DocunI Nsiory sIS most recent a¢ts'vity first Date Actlvtty You can verify that this is a genuine Portal dowment by uploadlng it to the followlng secuits web pag8= https:Ilbwm.a¢¢ountantspace.co.uklmessagesJVerifyDocum•nt
Document Activity Report
Document Sent
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:37:01 GMT
Document Activity History
Document history shows most recent activity first
Date
Activity
You can verify that this is a genuine Portal document by uploading it to the following secure web page:
https://bwm.accountantspace.co.uk/messages/VerifyDocument