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2021-03-31-accounts

Registered Company number 7334392 Registered Charity number 1138240

AGE UK BIRMINGHAM LIMITED

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

AND

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 MARCH 2021

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CONTENTS

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Trustees’ Report 5-28
Auditor's Report 29
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 34
Charity Balance Sheet 35
Consolidated Balance Sheet 36
Consolidated Cash Flow 3/
NotestotheAccounts 38-62

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS

Registered charity name Age UK Birmingham Limited Registered company number 7334392 (England and Wales) Registered charity number 1138240

Registered Office Stratford House Stratford Place Camp Hill Birmingham B12 OHT

Trustees Elizabeth Phillips (Chair) David Sykes (Vice Chair as of 1 May 2020) John Ellis (Treasurer) Bruce Moore (Vice Chair resigned 30 April 2020) Marcus Jordan Dr Rashda Tabassum Pally Rai Tapshum Pattni Benjamin Richards

Company Secretary Alison Beachim

Key Management Personnel Chief Executive, Alison Beachim

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Auditor Matthew Adam Bailey Howards Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Statutory Auditors Newport House Newport Road Stafford S$T16 1DA Solicitors Powell & Co 9-11 Coleshill Street Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B72 1SD Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling ME19 4JQ

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The trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, are pleased to present their annual report together with the consolidated financial statements of the charity and its subsidiaries: Age UK Birmingham and the Black Country Trading Limited and Age Concern Sandwell Limited (t/a Age UK Sandwell), for the year ended 31 March 2021, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a Directors’ Report and Accounts for Companies Act purposes.

Chair’s Report

As the new financial year began, the first wave of the pandemic was beginning to take hold resulting in the closure of most of the charity’s services and with it the closure of premises hitting particularly hard those Carers of people with dementia who relied upon us for Day Care to help them keep going.

However, as will be illustrated in this Annual Report, the demand for services changed overnight. This included calls for assistance to get food or prescriptions. Additionally, trading income also stopped threatening the existence of the charity. To the credit of staff and local authority commissioners, existing contracts were reconfigured in a matter of days to meet the changing demands of older people ensuring a level of income.

Within two weeks, the Chief Executive Alison Beachim and her senior staff had devised new services to meet the demands coming in from the Information and Advice team who were responding to a large increase in calls for help. These new services included food shopping, cooked meals delivered and later a telephone befriending service was established. Day Care staff provided telephone support to Carers. A large number of older people who had just been managing and were not on any statutory radar, could no longer cope. The charity mobilized its resources supported by the rapid expansion of volunteers following an appeal. Working with local radio the Chief Executive and colleagues put out weekly bulletin’s and answered questions to a deeply concerned public.

Alongside this was an urgent appeal for funds to replace lost income. Our Patron Kay Alexander MBE contributed her skills and fronted the appeal, posting a series of videos online which reached new audiences. The appeal was successful, which with other grant applications made by the senior management team, has allowed the charity to survive financially and move into the next year with confidence.

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Chair’s Report (continued)

Unprecedented times gave rise to extraordinary resourcefulness by the staff and volunteers. Fellow Trustees have also responded to support the staff in even greater ways as staff worked 7 days a week for weeks on end to meet demands from older people and their Carers.

As Chair it has been awe inspiring to witness the dedication of so many. Whilst the pandemic continues bringing further challenges into the next financial year, the Board of Trustees are confident we will still be there for older people when life returns to some sort of normality.

Elizabeth Phillips MBE

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Chief Executive’s Report

Each year when this opportunity arises to write the narrative for the annual reports, like every CEO this provides a time for reflection and discussion with colleagues on the year that has passed. It goes without saying it was far from a normal year, at the start of our financial year we entered the peak of the pandemic, and every part of our operational delivery was disrupted or closed. The announcement came almost overnight to enter lockdown, with an estimated 200k people over the age of 70 across Birmingham and the Black Country, compelled into shielding we felt the full force of their concerns on our telephone lines. With an uplift overnight of 80% in the number of our telephone calls received, the frontline team stepped up to the challenge and ensured they were on hand 7 days a week to help. Some calls were distressing, people felt abandoned, alone and many were without food. The finances and cash flow were showed a potentially catastrophic year, with a drop in all our income streams and trading. Without the luxury of time, we were working at speed to put in place mechanisms to protect our staff, our volunteers and our income whilst still delivering on our key strategic aims and mission.

At the outset we set a pandemic policy that provided a framework and helped informed the decisions we made. Internally the front-line staff, volunteers informed the needs of the older people they were talking to, that valuable feedback shaped and designed new emergency covid response services. The recording and monitoring of the impact of these services gave rich and insightful data that underpinned all of grant applications and fundraising. Whilst much of what we did was new, it was built on the foundation of our core objectives which remained the same throughout the year. Our social media platforms came alive and were updated daily as an area key to our engagement and communication, we even attracted new funds from corporate organisations based on ‘our work in numbers’. In those early months a large amount of my time was spent of financial forecasting, communications, and reporting, working with our trustee boards.

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Chief Executive’s Report (continued)

In atime of crisis, time is limited, and effective decision making is critical. We were working in an environment of dramatic change and pace. We embraced new technology and adopted a working at home policy, and we all got used to meeting on screen, daily. So many supporters kept us going, our network of advisors who gave their time pro bono, our national Age UK Partners who helped shaped our responses and fundraising throughout the Pandemic. The West Midlands CEO network who met weekly to share advice and challenges, giving support to each other. The Chair and Board of Trustees who supported us all from day one with their experience and knowledge to help us through. The staff and volunteer Team at Age UK Birmingham and Age UK Sandwell gave their time with extraordinary grace and effort with flexibility, as the demands on service and working hours changed and moved each week. | am proud to work with an exceptional leadership team, who gave me immense support and sense of humour lighting up some of the most challenges working days | have had in my career.

Some of the decision we made we difficult and painful, freezing recruitment and moving staff to 80% pay. Closing our Dementia Service at Seymour and the redundancies that went with it. In addition, we scrutinsed the costs, cut back where we could. | was overwhelmed by the understanding and support from all the team on these measures. Thanks to all our efforts our year end position was better than expected, although relative and we are expecting a challenging year on trading with further reductions in income as we still navigate through restrictions and wait for confidence to return for our community services to thrive once more.

Whilst we will remember this year as a difficult one, we came out of it stronger in every way, than when we went in in March 2020. | remain confident that our services deliver quality and support the people who need them most and they will continue on the path of growth, expanding our reach and impact.

Finally, an opportunity to say thank you to all grant funders without their support 2020/2021 would have been a challenge to both services, but also the future sustainability and ensured the quality delivery of emergency covid response services.

Alison Beachim CEO

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

Age UK Birmingham Limited is a company limited by guarantee (company registered number 7334392) which was incorporated on 3 August 2010 and which achieve charitable status on 4‘ October 2010 (charity registered number 1138240).

The charitable company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed by its Articles of Association. In the event of the charitable company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

Recruitment and Appointment of New Trustees

The board of trustees are responsible for the appointment and removal of members. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in the notes to the financial statements. The current trustee board and skill sets, reflect the strategic and business needs, no recruitment took place during 2020/2021.

Induction and Training of New Trustees

As part of their induction programme new trustees are made aware of their responsibilities as trustees of Age UK Birmingham Limited. This induction includes an introduction to the objectives, scope and policies of the charity and information on trustee responsibilities together with a copy of the charity’s previous year’s financial statements. Training needs have been considered and a session on crisis and risk management will be arranged during the next financial year.

Organisational Structure

Age UK Birmingham Limited is organised so that its management committee meets regularly to manage the charity's affairs and formulate policy. There are also sub committees for Finance and Property which scrutinize issues and make recommendations and proposals to the Board. Finally, the Board and Senior Management Team convene to form a strategy team to ensure that in light of socio-economic and political changes, the charity is doing all it can to remain focused on its mission and aims.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT (continued)

A scheme of delegation is in place and day to day responsibility for the provision of the charity's services rests with the charity’s Chief Executive Officer and Chair.

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for implementing the strategic plan and ensuring that the charity delivers the services specified and that key performance indicators are met. The Chief Executive Officer also has responsibility for the day to day operational management of the charity, individual supervision ofthe[staff] team and ensuring that the team continues to develop[their][skills] and working practices in line with good practice.

Pay Policy for Senior Staff

The directors consider the board of directors, who are the charity’s trustees, and the senior management team comprise the key management personnel of the charity in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the organization on a day to day basis. All directors give of their time freely and no director received remuneration in the year. Details of directors’ expenses and related party transactions are disclosed in the notes to the accounts. The pay of senior staff is reviewed annually and is considered against pay levels of similar sized charitable organisations.

Risk Management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure that appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The trustees have identified and reviewed the range of risks to which the charity is exposed and have taken steps to manage them. The trustees are satisfied that appropriate controls are in place and confirm that the organization has the resources in place to continue to meet its charitable objectives.

As part of the organisation’s robust risk assessment programme the following key risk has been identified ‘Taxation’ relating to the registration of Value Added Tax. This risk is currently under review.

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Purposes and Aims

Age UK Birmingham Limited is established to promote the wellbeing of elderly people and their carers in any manner which is now or hereafter deemed as charitable.

In order to achieve these purposes and aims, Age UK Birmingham has adopted the following vision, mission statement, beliefs and strategic objectives:

(a) Vision

(b) Mission statement

To promote the wellbeing of all older people and their carers to make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.

(c) Our beliefs

A world in which older people flourish is a world in which older people are treated as equal citizens with equal rights, and thus enjoy the benefits of longer life, having the resources and opportunities to live with dignity, security, and a sense of wellbeing, safety and comfort, whilst having fair access to products, services, health care and social care.

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Strategic Objectives

Our strategic objectives include the following:

  1. Ensure older people have access to high quality information and advice. This will be by delivering a quality Information and Advice service including welfare rights. The aim is to increase the current users 6041 to 7841 in line with the 18% growth of the ageing population as per Strategic Plan.

  2. Campaign to reduce social isolation and combat feelings of loneliness by ensuring that older people feel valued, included and able to contribute within their communities.

  3. Support the development of specialist dementia centers. We aim to increase referrals and thus client numbers and day care related income from the current average. We would also maximize new services and retain current clients (this is referred to in the dementia day care business plan).

  4. Increase the financial resilience of the organisation. Increase and diversify income streams achieving organisational sustainability. Work in partnership and collaboration with local Age UK's and other third sector providers to support the needs of older people.

  5. Collaborate with other organisation. We will talk to other organisation as well as other Age UKs - we need to make it clear that we are receptive to working together.

How our activities deliver public benefit

Having given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, the trustees are satisfied that in working to achieve these objectives Age UK Birmingham is demonstrating the public benefit of our work, as defined under the terms of the Charities Act 2011.

Ensuring our work delivers our aims

We regularly review our aims, objectives and activities, looking at what we achieved through our work in the previous 12 months and the outcomes for older people. The review considers the successes and lessons learnt for each key activity and helps us to ensure that our aims, objectives and activities remain focused on our stated purpose.

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THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK

Age UK Birmingham works with and for older people living in or adjacent to Birmingham and Sandwell. The charity works to address key issues of concern to older people in the city — in particular, money issues, loss of independence, access to quality care services and the impact of loneliness and isolation.

Age UK Birmingham aims to address these issues by providing independent, impartial information and advice, by providing practical help at home, by delivering care services for people living with dementia, and by supporting social groups and community-based activities for older people:

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR

Following the announcement of the first national lockdown just before the year started, we radically altered the services we provide to ensure that older people received the practical support they needed at a very difficult time.

INFORMATION & ADVICE

Our small team of first contact/reception staff and volunteers have many years’ experience in helping people with enquiries. Providing information or directing clients to other sources of help. Particularly in the earlier part of the year, the team were the first point of contact for older people who were extremely worried and distressed.

Our team of advisers provided comprehensive, confidential and impartial advice to older people by telephone, post and email.

As the first lockdown commenced, the team established an emergency welfare check call service to ensure our clients had the means to access essential supplies including food, medication and utilities.

“You have two people, me and my husband, who are very appreciative of your help."

"Advisor was very helpful and | needed this support at the time."

"Age UK Birmingham are doing a really good job for the elderly."

"You are a marvellous organisation. What would we do without you?”

"| feel better now that | have someone to talk to, and | know it is someone who is listening."

"What a wonderful service, keep up the high standards."

“You have done a brilliant job helping me with applying for AA and a blue badge. You are doing a great job, picking up where others are leaving off.”

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR (continued)

DAY CARE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

Across the city, day centres remained closed throughout the year. To ensure that people living with dementia and their carers were supported, we develop remote services. Our focus was to continue to support people living with medium/high level dementia and their carers. With the country in lockdown, many of the clients were extremely anxious and feeling the pressure to keep positive for their wellbeing. Carers continued to report that as the pandemic went on, they felt stretched, isolated, and overwhelmed. Many were reporting deterioration in the health and wellbeing of their loved ones. Mobility had also become a major issue for those they are caring for.

Welfare & Companionship Telephone Support

This element of the service focused on maintaining the wellbeing of people living with dementia and their carers, delaying, and preventing deterioration in their health. We provided advice on techniques to keep people living with dementia mentally stimulated and engaged. Also advising carers on ways to calm an agitated and distressed person they are caring for. The service also provided critical emotional support to carers under immense pressure, or dealing with bereavement.

The carer support element of our service was vital because by maintaining the wellbeing of carers, can we ensure that those they look after can remain safe and well at home. Otherwise these cared-for vulnerable older people have a greater likelihood of hospital admission or moving to permanent residential care.

“It’s such a relief knowing that you regularly call and check up on my dad. He doesn’t say it but| know he gets very lonely. When | call him, he tells me all about the chat he has had with your volunteer and it always lifts his spirit.” - daughter of service user

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR (continued)

Hot Meals Support

The hot meals service enabled the organisation to provide a life line to the most isolated and vulnerable older people living alone. Many older people was telling us that they were unable to go shopping, or to prepare nutritious meals, and a number of them were going to bed each night hungry and subsisting on a frugal unhealthy diet. The service was also aimed at supporting older people who had been discharged from hospital following a stay due to Covid or other health related issues.

“lam so glad that you can be there for my Mom, it’s hard because| live so far away. Knowing she is getting good hot food makes me feel that she is being looked after. | know | can call youif | have any concerns about her”

NHS Patient Transport

The service provided a critical support for the NHS to meet discharge targets and support older people back into the community. Our outpatient appointment transport provided door to door transport for critical treatments including cancer and dialysis.

Following the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, we developed a task force to meet demand for vaccination transportation to and from appointments. We used our partnership work with social workers, GP’s and community organisations to offer our support with transport to vaccination hubs around Birmingham.

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR (continued)

“Without the help of Age UK Birmingham, | would not be able to attend my appointments. The volunteer really helped me through it and | would recommend the service to anyone in my position. Thank you!”

“| was worried about Covid, the transport was on time and | was made to feel welcome and relaxed. The positive chat with the driver eased my anxiety. | felt like a celebrity. | will definitely recommend this service”

FOOD AND SHOPPING SERVICE

The shopping service was provided up to July 2020. At this time, there was a crisis for older people, as they suddenly found themselves unable to access basic supplies in a safe way. As well as delivering food, we would collect and deliver prescriptions as needed, to make sure older people had safe access to necessary medication throughout.

We also kept our helpline open throughout the lockdown and through this we were contacted by a number of people in serious financial distress, in need of help with food, as access to foodbanks was extremely difficult. We worked with other charities, a local supermarket, individual donors, local religious and community groups, to source food for food parcels that we could deliver within 12 hours of request.

“| just wanted to drop you a line to thank you for all the shopping deliveries to my mum. | feel so relieved that she is being looked after and her needs are provided for. She really appreciates that you are helping her with the shopping so that she can stay at home in safety.”

“| cannot tell you how grateful | am. You’ve provided an absolutely lifeline, | just don’t know what | would have done without you.”

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR (continued)

Telephone Befriending

At the onset of the pandemic we suspended all of our in-person social engagement activities. Many older people, especially those who live alone, suddenly found themselves in the situation where they could not have family or friends to visit and they were no longer able to take part in community activities.

Our telephone befriending service began as an emergency measure at the start of the pandemic and was intended to last for twelve weeks. As the pandemic went on, it became clear that a much longer-term service was needed.

“It’s lovely to have someone to talk to. I’m on my own and it’s so nice getting a call each week.”

“| like the stimulation of talking to a younger person.”

“She’s such a nice person, | can just have a chat to her, like a mate. We always have a laugh.”

Teleconference Activities

With face to face activities suspended, and the majority of older people not being digitally connected, we looked at alternatives ways to keep older people engaged and socially connected.

We provided a series of group teleconference activities (phone-based group social activities). Each group is facilitated by a staff member or volunteer, each group has a different theme and allowed participants to share their opinions, memories, thoughts and feelings throughout a very difficult time. These included general chat groups, a quiz, a sing along, a sports group, a quiz group, a gardening group, a games group and reading group which were all facilitated by volunteers.

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR (continued)

Not only did the groups continue to grow throughout this time, but they were the start point for independent friendships and additional support groups which grew out of the weekly activities. Over Christmas and New Year, the chat groups set up their own one-off event chats, which lasted well over three hours each!

“The weekly quiz is something to look forward to and it is an opportunity to engage with others as well as helping me increase my knowledge” — Meryl

“The activities are absolutely brilliant. | really look forward to the chats and they help take my mind of my own worries and | really appreciate that.” - Denise

“It keeps my brain ticking over. | enjoy learning new things and it is helping increase my confidence in talking to other people” - Margaret

Ageing Better Citywide Hub

Ageing Better aims to develop creative ways for people aged over to be actively involved in their local communities, helping combat social isolation and loneliness. The programme supports people in Birmingham to create new and meaningful community led groups that can last for years to come.

With face to face social gatherings prohibited, our Ageing Better networks were among the first to find alternative means of delivery, whether online, via WhatsApp groups, over the phone, or by delivering materials to members’ houses and having them work on craft or art projects at home.

Several Ageing Better networks showed incredible versatility of delivery, with the support of the Network Enablers. They did this by changing their purpose to deliver food parcels where needed, to running one off events outdoors to keep people’s spirits up during lockdown, to moving their entire activity onto Zoom or similar.

From March 2020 to April 2021, Ageing Better Networks delivered 79 activities, led or organised by 51 older people.

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR (continued)

Neighbourhood Network Schemes (NNS)

Our Neighbourhood Network Schemes (NNS) work in Yardley, Edgbaston and Northfield; supporting new or existing community groups to provide activities for older people in the community.

Our NNS community development projects faced unique challenges during the lockdown, as not only could assets no longer run their community services, but the venues in which new activities and services might start up were closed for almost the entire year.

The team worked to map the Covid support activity to build a database of local support, which was valuable to Social & Healthcare workers as well as older people seeking support.

Using our local knowledge, we were part of the citywide effort to address some of the more immediate issues raised by the lockdown such as access to food.

The team also worked with community groups to support them transition in to alternative forms of delivery were relevant, or to prepare for re-opening when possible, through training sessions.

FALLS PREVENTION SERVICE

The service was suspended throughout the year and resources were diverted to our projects providing Covid19 support.

Due to restrictions, this year we were unable to offer our popular Winter Home Energy Checks Service. However, we were able to offer telephone based home energy advice to 182 households.

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR (continued)

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

At the beginning of the lockdown it was clear that older people were in critical need of support. We had an amazing response from the people of Birmingham, many of whom were furloughed, who offered their time to support older people who were shielding, alone or incredibly worried.

New and existing volunteers stepped up to support our services including shopping, telephone befriending and patient transport.

147 volunteers 21,557 hours of support £230,136 worth of time donated

The generous support of our volunteers enabled us to put new services in place very quickly and respond to the changing need during the year.

“| just wanted to get involved and do something and I’ve really enjoyed it. They’re all really lovely and I’ve appreciated having that connection.”

“| wanted to do something and | didn’t know how to be of use or helpful to anyone. It’s beena really nice experience. It’s been a really positive experience both ways| think. | didn’t know much about Age UK and I’ve just had a really, really lovely experience.”

“These people are really isolated. They’re really nice and| feel like I’m making a difference in their lives at the moment.”

“| have four elderly gentlemen clients. It’s been very rewarding, hopefully from all sides!”

“Thank you so much for all your help with everything. Age UK is amazing.”

BAME ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL ISOLATION PROJECT

During the year we continued to build on our work engaging with BAME communities. The pandemic highlighted the additional vulnerability of older people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds.

To ensure older people from diverse backgrounds were aware of and able to access our services, we developed a series of leaflets which were light in content, simple to read and include basic information on how to access our services/offer and translated into the main community

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR (continued)

BAME ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL ISOLATION PROJECT

languages. These were distributed to grassroots BAME organisations for distribution amongst their communities.

This additional funding also enabled us to increase the capacity of our Information & Advice and Telephone Befriending Services to meet demand.

VETERANS WELLBEING SUPPORT SERVICE

Many older people do not identify themselves as veterans or prefer to keep their service private. Our experience has shown that they are also fiercely independent and do not like to ask for help.

Funding The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust enabled us to provide personalised wrap around support to older veterans, including Information & Advice, Telephone Befriending, transport to medical appointments and shopping support.

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GROUP FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves Policy

It is the policy of the trustees to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to ensure the continued operation of the charity's activities. The trustees have examined the requirement for free reserves, which are those unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets, designated for specific purposes, or irrevocably committed to specific projects. The trustees consider that the minimum level of free reserves of the charity is represented by a sum equivalent to 3.5 months budgeted salary costs and 12 months' budgeted rent. This would require a minimum amount of £272,543.

Net Movement in Funds

During the financial year ended 31 March 2021 total fund balances increased from £467,283 to £686,986. Total charitable activity income of £1,369,275 exceeded expenditure on charitable activities of £1,149,572, producing a surplus of £219,703.

Designated Funds

Sandwell Development (£99,000)

Fund established to mark the acquisition of Age Concern Sandwell with the object of increasing the impact and presence of the charity across Sandwell Borough by development and strengthening our offering of services and activities. The target development is five years.

New Accountancy Software (£26,000)

Fund established to cover the first year costs of purchasing the new accountancy software based on Microsoft Business Central through Total Enterprise Solutions (TES). The target development period is 1 year. New accountancy software to go live 1* April 2022.

Memory Care Service Development and Growth (£40,000)

Fund established to help support the development and growth of the new memory care service. Due to the vulnerability of the clients who attend this service Covid 19 restrictions relating to social distancing will retain for some time reducing the income to this service and therefore in order to ensure this service can help support as many people. The target development period is 3 years.

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Designated Funds (continued)

Build Retail Presence (£20,000)

Fund established to support the identification through to opening of new retail shops in Birmingham and surrounding areas. The target development period is 2 years with a minimum of 2 shops.

Mental Health Support Services and Counselling (£20,000)

Fund established due to the high demand for mental health services and counselling for people over 50 years of age (especially men) following the pandemic. The target development period is 2 years,

New Vehicles (£17,000)

Fund established to match funding from 3" parties to allow the charity purchase of a new 9 seater minibus to support the Memory Care Service.

Going concern

The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees consider that they have appropriate funding and reserves in place to continue to provide services and support for our service users. The impact of the COVID pandemic has been significant however the trustees have taken various measures to mitigate the effect on the charity, this is explained in more detail in the ‘Future Plans’ section of this report.

Volunteers

Volunteers play a crucial role in the charity and the delivery of services. The hours contributed by volunteers are not formally recorded currently but are vital to delivering the current quality services for older people in the city. 43% (2020: 57%) of our volunteers are aged 50 or over. The reason for this is that many of the older volunteers were volunteering in Retail / Group activities, the pandemic saw these services either closed permanently or suspended. However, a younger age group of volunteers was seen in the Befriending Telephone Service as it offers a flexibility that regular and routine roles did not.

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BREXIT

At the moment, given all the information which has been provided, we feel our charity is one of low risk with minimal impact.

FUTURE PLANS

This sector is traditionally driven by face to face connections, relationships and networks but the pandemic has driven working remotely at home which has proven efficient and productive. Naturally, we are all social people and need the interaction of others. To talk through complex cases, discuss ideas or provide support for each other, the benefits that come from working alongside our peers should not be underestimated therefore the operational teams are working with a mix of both to maximize on the benefits each create. We have been working hard to ensure that all our buildings are risk assessed, with precautions and adjustments made to ensure our workplace is COVID safe.

During the first six months of the pandemic we have made use of the Furlough and Government initiatives to reduce expenditure and sustain staffing structures where we can. The Organisation increased its financial scrutiny and monitored cash flow and expected short term periods of deficit. A comprehensive pandemic policy navigated the operational services through to closure, with a suite of emergency services opened to provide the support that was needed by our beneficiaries.

The Pandemic saw dramatic changes to the way we work and how we delivered services. All our services had to pivot and change to Emergency Covid Response to meet the needs of our local older people. Fast forward almost year later and we are still some way to getting back to normal pre-covid delivery. The Charity has continued to evolve and is moving forward adopting a flexible working approach, and reinstating our face-to-face service offer, whilst embracing new technology that has enhanced our work. Age UK Birmingham and Age UK Sandwell recognise that the new digital age for many older people will present challenges, in addition, we are living in a world that is moving towards a cashless society, and many will get left behind.

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FUTURE PLANS (continued)

| am optimistic that our role as an organisation will be to help engage and upskill people into the new digital world, and | am excited by the innovation developed within our digital projects, which have been designed to reach and nurture people through this new world. We are also exploring new partner opportunities and new services to support people over the age of 50 into employment, as this age group has been hit hard with the economic downturn. The board and | are committed to Charity Retail development, as we see the ability to sell high quality goods back to our communities good for both the local economy but importantly good to raise funds to support the costs of our service delivery.

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TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also the directors of Age UK Birmingham Consolidation for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the report of the trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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

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

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included in the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS

In so far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant information, being information needed by the independent examiner in connection with preparing their report, of which the examiner is unaware, and the trustees, having made enquiries of fellow directors and the examiner that they ought to have individually taken, have each taken all steps that he/she is obliged to take as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant independent examination information and to establish that the examiner is aware of that information.

SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small company exemption.

Elizabeth Phillips MBE Trustee and Chair

John Ellis Trustee and Treasurer

Date: 28/10/42 /

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AGE UK BIRMINGHAM LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Age UK Birmingham Limited (the ‘parent charity’) and its subsidiaries (the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, Consolidated and Charity Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustee's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF AGE UK BIRMINGHAM LIMITED (continued)

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees’.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 and Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF AGE UK BIRMINGHAM LIMITED (continued)

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ responsibilities statement, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charity for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do sO.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue and Auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF AGE UK BIRMINGHAM LIMITED

(continued)

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

As part of our planning process:

The key procedures we undertook to detect irregularities including fraud during the course of the audit included:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF AGE UK BIRMINGHAM LIMITED (continued)

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. The primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of irregularities and fraud rests with the trustees.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s members, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest ¢ t permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charit its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed Matthew Adam Bailey (Senior Statutory Auditor) | ~~) For and on behalf of Howards Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Statutory Auditors Newport House Newport Road Stafford ST16 1DA db (0-2\

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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Comparative figures for the year ended 31 March 2020 analysed by fund type are included in Note 27 in the Financial Statements.

The charity has taken advantage of section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 not to publish its own Statement of Financial Activities.

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CHARITY BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MARCH 2021

Notes 31/3/21 31/3/20
£ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets 17 20,741 18,955
Investments 18 250 250
20,991 19,205
Current Assets
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year 19 244,001 296,503
Cash at bank and in hand 354,700 58,917
598,701 355,420
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 20 (69,920) (22,967)
Net Current Assets 528,781 332,453
Total Assets less Current Liabilities 549,772 351,658
Net Assets 549,772 351,658
Funds
Unrestricted funds 23 304,710 247,084
Designated funds 23 123,000 -
Restricted funds 23 122,062 104,574
Total Funds 549,772 351,658
Results ofthe parent charity
Total incoming resources 1,214,752 1,138,827
Total resources expended (1,016,638) (1,082,989)
Netincomingresources 198,114 55,838

The trustees have prepared group accounts in accordance with section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 and section 138 of the Charities Act 2011. These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.

The financial statements were approved by the Board ofTrustees on2g/io/2 / and were signed on its behalf by:

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MARCH 2021

Notes 31/3/21 31/3/20
£ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets 17 20,741 18,955
Current Assets
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year 19 94,383 146,050
Cash at bank and in hand 644,282 331,852
738,665 477,902
Creditors
Amounts fallingdue within one year 20 (72,420) (29,574)
Net Current Assets 666,245 448,328
Total Assets less Current Liabilities 686,986 467,283
Net Assets 686,986 467,283
Funds
Unrestricted funds 23 338,687 263,709
Designated funds 23 222,000 99,000
Restricted funds 23 126,299 104,574
TotalFunds 686,986 467,283

The trustees have prepared group accounts in accordance with section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 and section 138 of the Charities Act 2011. These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

1. Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charity’s governing document, Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) (as amended) and the Companies Act 2006.

Age UK Birmingham meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Preparation of accounts on a going concern basis

The group has bank balances of £644,282, which the trustees consider adequate to meet future operational commitments. On that basis the trustees consider the charity is a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on that basis. The trustees are not aware of any material uncertainties which would affect going concern.

Basis of consolidation

The financial statements consolidate the results of the charity and its subsidiaries Age UK Birmingham and the Black Country Trading Limited and Age Concern Sandwell ona line by line basis. A separate Statement of Financial Activities and Income and Expenditure Account for the charity has not been presented because the trust has taken advantage of the exemption afforded by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.

Uniform accounting policies are adopted across the group.

Business acquisition as a gift

Where the charity's interest in the net amount of the identifiable assets, liabilities and provisions for contingent liabilities recognised in accordance with FRS 102 is acquired for £nil consideration, the acquisition is treated as a gift or donation to the charity and the resulting gain is disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities under the heading Other Income.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers. For legacies, entitlement is the earlier of the legacy being received or the charity being notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known the legacy is treated as a contingent asset. Where income is invoiced or received that relates to subsequent periods, income is treated as deferred income.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

1. Accounting policies (continued)

Resources expended

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Allocation and apportionment of costs

All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on the basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly; others are apportioned on an appropriate basis (e.g. revenue).

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:

Office equipment 25% on cost Fixtures and fittings 25% on cost Motor vehicles 25% on cost

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. Subsidiary companies pay any taxable profits to the charity each year under Gift Aid.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanations of the nature and purpose of each fund are included in the notes to the financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

  1. Accounting Policies (continued)

Operating lease commitments

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as incurred under the terms of the lease.

Investments

Fixed asset investments are stated at cost at the balance sheet date. Any profits or losses arising from disposals of fixed asset investments are recognized as part of the result of ordinary activities.

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognized at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount repaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognized where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognized at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Financial instruments

The trust only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognized at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Pensions

Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate.

Management judgement and estimation uncertainty

Management has not made any significant judgements in the process of applying the accounting policies and there are no areas of estimation or uncertainty that havea significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

2. Legal Status of the Charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the trustees named on the company information page. In the event of the charity being wound up the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The charitable company is incorporated in England and Wales and domiciled in England. The registered office is Stratford House, Stratford Place, Camp Hill, Birmingham B12 OHT.

3. Financial Performance of the Subsidiaries

The charity has two subsidiaries: Age UK Birmingham and the Black Country Trading Limited and Age Concern Sandwell.

Age UK Birmingham and the Black Country Trading Limited

The consolidated statement of financial activities includes the results of the charity's wholly owned subsidiary, Age UK Birmingham and the Black Country Trading Limited. The principle activity of Age UK Birmingham and the Black Country Trading Limited was that of will writing and lasting power of attorney.

Its registered company number is 02904270

The summary financial performance of Age UK Birmingham and the Black Country Trading Limited is:

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The profits for each year are paid over to the charity under gift aid before 31 December.

The aggregate of the subsidiary's assets, liabilities and funds is as follows:

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3. Financial Performance of the Subsidiaries (continued)

Age Concern Sandwell

The consolidated statement of financial activities includes the results of the charity Age Concern Sandwell for the period April 2020 to March 2021.

Its registered company number is 03938484

Its charity number is 1080517

The summary financial performance of Age Concern Sandwell is:

2020/21 2019/20
£ £
Total incoming resources 158,110 155,792
Total resources expended 121,326 (155,354)
Netincoming/(outgoing)resources 36,784 438

The aggregate of the subsidiary's assets, liabilities and funds is as follows:

2020/21 2019/20
£ £
Total assets 281,706 215,155
Total liabilities 144,493 (114,726)
Netfunds 137,213 100,429

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2020/21 2019/20
£ £ £ £
Legacies 14,805 - 14,805 15,010
Donations 17,184 255 17,439 19,520
31,989 255 32,244 34,530

Donations in kind

During the period ended 31 March 2021 the charity had the use of the premises of a day centre free of charge and includes an in kind grant of £15,000 and an equivalent rent cost of £15,000. There were no other donations in kind during the period ended 31 March 2021 (2020: fnil).

5. Other Income

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2020/21 2019/20
£ £ £
Government grants 88,605 9,777 98,382 -
88,605 9,777 98,382 -

6. Charitable Activities

2020/21 2019/20
£ £
Shop income 18,601 126,266
Fees charged for charitable services 71,820 376,524
Sundry income (2,201) 14,052
Sale ofwills and LPA’s* 2,988 55,499
Room hire charges 2,588 34,065
93,797 606,406

*2019/20 related to Commission Fees from Sale of Insurance

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

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Investment Income
2020/21 2019/20
£ £
Deposit account interest received 27 214
8.
Incoming Resourcesfrom Charitable Activities
2020/21 2019/20
£ £
Age UK— NHS (PatientTransport) 78,000 -
Age UKArmed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (Information and
Advice) 20,000 -
Age UK Covid Emergency Funding (BAME Engagement & Social
Isolation Project) 103,928 -
Age UK Eon Benefit Sessions (Information and Advice) 32,116 23,560
Age UK Eon Home Energy Checks (Handyfix Falls Prevention) 14,445 4,950
Age UK Lottery (Information and Advice) 12,072 12,072
Be Active Birmingham Leisure Services 4,314 12,154
Birmingham City Council (Information and Advice) 100,000 50,000
Birmingham City Council (Later Life Community Programme) 143,750 71,875
Birmingham City Council (NNS Edgbaston) 65,000 32,500
Birmingham Cross CityCCG (Handyfix Falls Prevention) 36,000 34,834
Birmingham Disability Resource Centre (NNS Yardley) 31,386 30,905
BVSC (Ageing Better) 48,730 55,833
Martin Lewis (Information and Advice) 10,000 -
NHS Dudley (Footcare/Stepping Out) 14,255 -
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation/SCVO (Sandwell) 10,000 -
Age UKArmed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (Sandwell) 20,000 -
Other grant providers 19,666 -
Restricted incoming resources 763,662 519,306
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Sandwell) 128,063 127,114
Other grant providers 253,100 63,382
Unrestricted incoming resources 381,163 190,496
Grantsreceivable 1,144,825 709,802

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9. Costs of Generating Voluntary Income

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2020/21 2020/21 2020/21 2019/20
£ £ £ £
Fundraising costs - - - 151
- - - 151
10.
Activities forGenerating Funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2020/21 2020/21 2020/21 2019/20
£ £ £ £
Purchases - - - 3,907
Staffing and related costs 163,809 - 163,809 81,899
Operational costs 122,319 - 122,319 43,071
286,128 - 286,128 128,877
11.
Direct Costs ofCharitable Activities
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2020/21 2020/21 2020/21 2019/20
£ £ £ £
Staffing and related costs 111,047 524,757 635,804 724,874
Catering expenses 1,148 - 1,148 31,202
Sundry direct costs 324 3,000 3,324 45,933
Volunteers’ expenses 326 409 735 2,735
Transport costs - 11,799 11,799 38,936
Teachers’ fees - 23,878 23,878 12,882
Recruitment costs 4,504 - 4,504 -
Support costs (note 12) 31,982 121,476 153,458 264,804
Governance costs (note 13) 26,746 - 26,746 32,281
Grants distributable - 2,048 2,048 -
Bad debts - - - 12,000
176,122 687,322 863,444 1,165,647

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12. Support Costs

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2020/21 2020/21 2020/21 2019/20
£ £ £ £
Bank charges 660 - 660 2,903
Rent and rates 983 43,750 44,733 103,994
Insurance 1,309 16,120 17,429 23,615
Light, Heat, Utilities 169 8,500 8,669 23,781
Telephone 8,703 22,021 30,724 27,942
Postage and stationery 50 10,858 10,908 10,016
Advertising 34 3,279 3,313 5yAI2
Staff travel and expenses 1,613 720 2,333 10,531
Stafftraining 2,148 - 2,148 3351
Repairs and renewals 4,791 - 4,791 5,447
Cleaning and waste disposal 2,393 - 2,393 16,440
Computerexpenses (13,752) 10,308 (3,444) 11,044
Subscriptions 1,944 - 1,944
Sundryexpenses 2,227 5,920 8,147 8,664
Depreciation oftangible fixed assets 18,710 - 18,710 11,664
31,982 121,476 153,458 264,804
13.
Governance Costs
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2020/21 2020/21 2020/21 2019/20
£ £ £ £
Accountancy - - - 19,450
Legal and professional fees 11,526 - 11,526 3,311
Auditors' remuneration 15,220 - 15,220 9,520
26,746 - 26,746 32,281

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14. Net Incoming/Outgoing Resources

Net resources are stated after charging/(crediting):

2020/21 2019/20
£ £
Auditors’ remuneration 15,220 7,200
Depreciation oftangible fixed assets 18,710 11,664
Rentalsunderoperatingleases 252,654 96,286

15. Trustees' Remuneration and Benefits

No trustees received remuneration or other benefits either in the year ended 31 March 2021 or the year ended 31 March 2020. During the year ended 31 March 2021 a total of £105 (2020: £914) in expenses was reimbursed to one trustee (2020: three trustees) for travel expenses.

16. Staff Costs

2020/21 2019/20
£ £
Wages and salaries 738,497 749,816
Employers National Insurance costs 45,765 43,617
Employers pension costs 15,351. 13,340
799,613 806,773

The average monthly number of employees, full time equivalent, during the year was as follows:

2020/21 2019/20
£ £
Charity shop 2 2
Care workers/public contact 13 29
Administration sa 5
;
26 36

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16. Staff Costs (continued)

The average headcount during the year was as follows:

2020/21 2019/20
£ £
Charity shop 2 i)
Care workers/public contact 26 47
Administration 13 7
41 56

One employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year ended 31 March 2021 (2020: one).

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees, Chief Executive Officer, Head of Finance, Head of Operations and Head of Development and Partnerships. The trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2020: fnil). The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £165,701 (2020: £162,094).

The charity has the support of a significant number of volunteers in order to achieve its charitable activities for which it is very grateful. The charity is unable to accurately quantify the value of services provided by volunteers.

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17. Tangible Fixed Assets

Group and charity

Group and charity
Fixtures
& Motor
Fittings Equipment Vehicles Total
£ £ £ £
Cost:
At 1 April 2020 10,853 94,142 43,031 148,026
Additions 7,155 13,341 - 20,496
Disposals - (34,603) - (34,603)
At 31 March 2021 18,008 72,880 43,031 133,919
Depreciation:
At 1 April 2020 2,713 88,993 37,365 129,071
Charge forthe year 4,502 9,958 4,250 18,710
On disposals - (34,603) - (34,603)
At 31 March 2021 7,215 64,348 41,615 113,178
Net Book Value
At 31 March 2021 10,793 8,532 1,416 20,741
At 31 March 2020 8,140 5,149 5,666 18,955
18.
Investments

Charity Shares in group undertakings £ Cost at 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 250 Net book value at 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 250

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19. Debtors

Group Group Charity Charity
2021 2020 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Trade debtors 61,439 37,899 61,439 37,899
Amounts owed by group undertakings - - 149,618 150,624
Grant debtor - 57,491 - 57,491
Prepayments 32,944 50,660 32,944 50,489
94,383 146,050 244,001 296,503
20.
Creditors: amounts fallingdue within
oneyear
Group Group Charity Charity
2021 2020 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Trade creditors 11,880 3,685 11,880 3,685
PAYE and NI 13,499 13,195 13,499 10,990
Amounts owed togroup undertakings - - - -
Other creditors - 2,002 - -
Deferred income 24,583 - 24,583 -
Accrued expenses 22,458 10,692 19,958 8,292
72,420 29,574 69,920 22,967

20. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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20. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (continued)

Deferred income

Charityand
Group
£
Balance at 1 April 2020 -
Amount released to income -
Amount deferred during the year 24,583
Balance at31March2021 24,583

Deferred income represents grants received in advance of the period to which they relate.

Income is deferred only when the provider specifies conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional entitlement to funds.

21. Operating Lease & Contract Commitments

Charityand Charity and
group group
2021 2020
£ £
Expiring:
Less than one year 65,532 138,981
Between one and five years 162,822 245,400
In more than five years 24,300 31,050
252,654 415,431

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22. Financial Instruments

Financial assets that are debt instruments measured at amortised cost comprise:

Group Group Charity Charity
2021 2020 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Amounts owed bygroup undertakings - - 149,618 150,624
Trade debtors 61,439 37,899 61,439 37,899
Grant balances - 57,491 - 47,491
61,439 95,390 211,057 236,014
Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost comprise:
Group Group Charity Charity
2021 2020 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Trade creditors 11,880 3,685 11,880 3,685
PAYE and NI 13,499 13,195 13,499 10,990
Amounts owed togroup undertakings - - - -
Other creditors - 2,002 - -
25,379 74,871 35,362 14,675

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  1. Movement in Funds

2021 Group

Balance at Transfers Balance
1st April Incoming Resources between at 3ist*
2020 Resources Expended funds March
£ £ £ £ 2021
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund 263,709 595,581 (462,250) (58,353) 338,687
Designated fund — Birmingham - - - 123,000 123,000
Designated fund —Sandwell
development 99,000 - - - 99,000
Total Unrestricted Funds 362,709 595,581 (462,250) 64,647 560,687
Restricted funds
Ageing Better - 48,730 (43,115) - 5,615
Information & Advice 22,144 186,271 (150,678) - 57,737
Handyfix - 58,811 (32,639) (10,001) 16,171
BAME Engagement& Social
Inclusion - 105,528 (102,744) (2,784) -
Heart of England Community
Grant - 7,500 (2,048) - 5,452
NNS Yardley 10,916 31,386 (33,017) - 9,285
Tai Chi (Be Active) - 4,313 (4,313) -
Eveson Charitable Trust 2,932 - - (2,932) -
NNS Edgbaston 32,500 65,150 (48,416) (25,000) 24,234
Activities/Later Life Community
Programme 36,082 143,750 (185,503) - (5,671)
PatientTransport/Winter
Pressures - 78,000 (58,428) (19,572) -
Esmee Fairbairn
Foundation/SCVO - 10,000 (5,763) - 4,237
Age UK Armed Forces Covenant
Fund - 20,000 (19,955) (45) -
Footcare /SteppingOut - 14,255 (5,016) - 9,239
Total Restricted Funds 104,574 773,694 (687,322) (64,602) 126,299
TotalFunds 467,283 1,369,275 (1,149,572) - 686,986

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23. Movement in Funds (continued)

2020 Group

2020 Group
Balance
at 1° Transfers Balance at
April Incoming Resources between 31°t March
2019 Resources Expended funds 2020
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 264,299 704,532 (725,122) 20,000 263,709
Designated fund - premises 20,000 - - (20,000) -
Designated fund —Sandwell 99,000 - - - 99,000
development
Total Unrestricted Funds 383,299 704,532 (725,122) - 362,709
Restricted funds
Ageing Better - 55,833 (55,833) - -
Information & Advice 27,545 136,532 (141,933) - 22,144
Day care centres & dementia - 83,925 (83,925) - -
support
Handyfix 162 51,909 (52,071) - -
Sandwell activities - 127,114 (127,114) - -
ConnectingYardley - 29,030 (29,030) - -
NNS Yardley - 30,905 (19,989) - 10,916
Tai Chi (Be Active) - 12,154 (12,154) - -
Eveson Charitable Trust - 11,775 (8,843) - 2,932
NNS Edgbaston - 32,500 - - 32,500
Activities/Later Life Community - 71,875 (35,793) - 36,082
Programme
Other restricted grants - 2,868 (2,868) - -
Total Restricted Funds 27,707 646,420 (569,553) - 104,574
TotalFunds 411,006 1,342,952 (1,294,675) - 467,283

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23. Movement in Funds (continued)

2021 Charity

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23. Movement in Funds (continued)

2020 Charity

Balance
at 1*t Transfers Balance at
April Incoming Resources between 31%t March
2019 Resources Expended funds 2020
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 248,113 627,521 (648,550) 20,000 247,084
Designated fund - premises 20,000 - - (20,000) -
Total Unrestricted Funds 268,113 627,521 (648,550) - 247,084
Restricted funds
Ageing Better - 55,833 (55,833) - -
Information & Advice 27,545 136,532 (141,933) - 22,144
Day Care Centres& Dementia - 83,925 (83,925) - -
Support
Handyfix 162 43,909 (44,071) - -
Connecting Yardley - 29,030 (29,030) - -
NNS Yardley - 30,905 (19,989) - 10,916
Tai Chi (Be Active) - 12,154 (12,154) - -
Eveson Charitable Trust - 11,775 (8,843) - 2,932
NNS Edgbaston - 32,500 - - 32,500
Activities/Later Life Community - 71,875 (35,793) - 36,082
Programme
Other restricted grants - 2,868 (2,868) - -
Total Restricted Funds 27,707 511,306 (434,439) - 104,574
TotalFunds 295,820 1,138,827 (1,082,989) - 351,658

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23. Movement in Funds (continued)

Total Funds

Fund name Purpose

General Unrestricted Funds General unrestricted funds are those funds which the
trustees are free to use in accordance with the charity's
charitable objects.
Designated Funds These funds represent assurance to future expenditure,
which the trustees regard as essential tothe ongoing
work ofthe charity, albeit at this stage without any
binding commitment.
Restricted Funds Restricted funds are those funds which have been
received for particular purposes and projects.
DesignatedFunds:

Sandwell Development

Fund established to mark the acquisition of Age Concern Sandwell with the object of increasing the impact and presence of the charity across Sandwell Borough by development and strengthening our offering of services and activities. The target development is five years.

New Accountancy Software

Fund established to cover the first year costs of purchasing the new accountancy software based on Microsoft Business Central through Total Enterprise Solutions (TES). The target development period is 1 year. New accountancy software to go live 1% April 2022.

Memory Care Service Development and Growth

Fund established to help support the development and growth of the new memory care service. Due to the vulnerability of the clients who attend this service Covid 19 restrictions relating to social distancing will retain for some time reducing the income to this service and therefore in order to ensure this service can help support as many people. The target development period is 3 years.

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Age UK Covid Emergency Funding (BAME Engagement and Social Isolation Project)

This fund supported by Age UK National was firstly to maintain emergency services such as Information, Advice and Wellbeing services including Telephone Befriending and secondly to deliver a BAME engagement programme by undertaking community research, develop appropriate materials detailing our services in various languages, provide clear and accessible routes of communication and promote through specific BAME communities.

NHS Dudley — Footcare /Stepping Out Service

This fund supported the set up and to continue providing a nail cutting service in Dudley.

24. Related Party Transactions

Cutter & Co

Mrs. K Jones, a director of Age UK Birmingham and The Black Country (Trading) Limited, is a partner and co-owner at accounting firm Cutter & Co.

During the year ended 31 March 2021 the following transactions occurred between Age UK Birmingham Limited and Cutter & Co: £3,272 (2020: £3,371) relating to the purchase of payroll services. Included within trade creditors is a balance of £231 (2020: £296) owed to Cutter & Co.

Age UK Birmingham and The Black Country (Trading) Limited

During the year ended 31 March 2021 the charity's wholly owned subsidiary, Age UK Birmingham and The Black Country (Trading) Limited, generated a trading loss and consequently there was no transfer under gift aid (2020: nil) to the charity. The company made a donation of £15,195 (2020: nil) to Age UK Birmingham Limited. As at 31 March 2021 the charity was owed £7,624 (2020: £39,949) from Age UK Birmingham and The Black Country (Trading) Limited.

Age Concern Sandwell

As at 31 March 2021 the charity owes £141,993 (2020: -£114,726) from Age Concern Sandwell.

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23. Movement in Funds (continued)

Designated Funds:

Build Retail Presence

Fund established to support the identification through to opening of new retail shops in Birmingham and surrounding areas. The target development period is 2 years with a minimum of 2 shops.

Mental Health Support Services and Counselling

Fund established due to the high demand for mental health services and counselling for people over 50 years of age (especially men) following the pandemic. The target development period is 2 years,

New Vehicles

Fund established to match funding from 3 parties to allow the charity purchase of a new 9 seater minibus to support the Memory Care Service.

Restricted Funds:

Age UK — NHS Patient Transport

This fund includes a project supported by Age UK National to assist the NHS discharge teams at local hospitals to transport patients home and ensure that they are left comfortable, safe and secure and provide ongoing welfare and companionship whilst they are required to isolate/shield during the pandemic. This later as part of the Winter Pressures programme was used to transport patients to their vaccination appointments.

Age UK — Armed Forces Covenant Fund

This fund supported Veterans across Birmingham and Sandwell through the pandemic by providing telephone befriending, Information and Advice and practical support in the form shopping and attending medical appointments. This provided reassurance and security, increased support and social engagement, through to better living conditions.

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25. Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds

Fund balances as at 31 March 2021 are represented by:

Group

Group
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Fixed Assets 20,741 - - 20,741
Net Current Assets 317,946 222,000 126,299 666,245
Total Funds 338,687 222,000 126,299 686,986
Charity
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Fixed Assets 20,991 - - 20,991
Net Current Assets 283,719 123,000 122,062 511,133
TotalFunds 304,710 123,000 122,062 549,772
Fund balances as at 31 March 2020 are represented Fund balances as at 31 March 2020 are represented by:
Group
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Fixed Assets 18,955 - - 18,955
Net Current Assets 256,754 99,000 104,574 460,328
Total Funds 275,709 99,000 104,574 479,283
Charity
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Fixed Assets 19,205 - - 19,205
Net Current Assets 227,879 - 104,574 332,453
TotalFunds 247,084 - 104,574 351,658

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26. Controlling Party

The charity is controlled by the directors/trustees as listed in the report of the trustees.

27. Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities - Comparatives for the year ended 31 March 2020

March 2020
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
2019/20
£ £ £ £
Incoming Resources
Incoming resources from
generated funds:
Voluntary income 34,530 - - 34,530
Other income - - - -
Activities for generating 606,406 - - 606,406
funds
Investment income 214 - - 214
Incoming resources from
charitable activities:
Grants receivable 63,382 - 646,420 709,802
Total Incoming Resources 704,532 - 646,420 1,350,952
Resources Expended
Costs ofgenerating funds:
Costs ofvoluntary income 151 - - 151
Fundraising trading 123,229 - 5,648 128,877
Charitable activities:
Expenditure on charitable
activities 601,742 - 563,905 1,165,647
TotalResourcesExpended 725,122 - 569,553 1,294,675

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  1. Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities - Comparatives for the year ended 31 March 2020 (continued)
Net incoming/(outgoing)
resources before transfers (20,590) - 76,867 56,277
Transfers between funds 20,000 (20,000) - -
Net incoming/(outgoing)
resources aftertransfers (590) (20,000) 76,867 56,277
Total funds brought 264,299 119,000 27,707 411,006
forward
Totalfundscarriedforward 263,709 99,000 104,574 467,283

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