Wakefield District Sight Aid
Charity number 1140483
A company limited by guarantee number 07432897
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2021
Wakefield District Sight Aid
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 8 |
| Examiner's report | 9 |
| Statement of financial activities | 10 |
| Balance sheet | 11 |
| Notes to the accounts | 12 to 17 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2021
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Bridget Lockyer Chair Sydney James Morris Resigned 20 May 2021 Andrew Patterson Norman Waddington Luke Scholey Nicola Stansby Resigned 18 February 2021 John Alder Appointed 19 May 2021 Richard Doherty Appointed 19 May 2021 Stephen Kirk Appointed 19 May 2021 Neil Newton Appointed 19 May 2021 Sarah Shooter
Resigned 18 February 2021 Appointed 19 May 2021 Appointed 19 May 2021 Appointed 19 May 2021 Appointed 19 May 2021 Appointed 19 May 2021
Charity number 1140483 Registered in England and Wales Company number 07432897 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers Stockbrokers 35 Peterson Road Barclays Bank Plc AWD Chase de Vere Wakefield Trinity Walk Leeds WF1 4DU Wakefield
Independent examiner
E J Beverley FCCA
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 8 November 2010. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association as amended 4 February 2011. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £10.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To promote the relief of the blind and partially sighted in any manner which is now, or hereafter may be, deemed by law to be charitable, within the Wakefield Metropolitan District.
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
Objectives and activities
The charity's main activities
- Wakefield District Sight Aid provides needs-based person-centred, practical and emotional support to people with sight impairment (partially sighted) and severe sight impairment (blind) living within the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council area. This includes advice and support following diagnosis of an eye condition or deteriorating eyesight, and ongoing needs-based support for people living with low vision. We do not require people to have a Certificate of Vision Impairment to be eligible for support from us, we will help anyone who is living with some degree of life-altering sight loss. We also provide support to the families and carers of people living with low vision and work closely with eye health practitioners across the district.
Our practical services include:
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Providing one-to-one advice, support and help (at our office and over the telephone).
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Conducting home visits to assess for, provide, and advise on the use of certain equipment to help people live more confidently and independently.*
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Taking referrals for Talking Newspapers and Talking Books and dealing with queries related to these.*
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Administering British Wireless for the Blind Fund equipment.*
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Holding regular Equipment Demonstration and Advice Days, at which members can experience and purchase a range of equipment designed to assist with a variety of daily living tasks. Relevant partner organisations are also invited to exhibit at these events, including specialist equipment manufacturers, local support services and other charities.
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Provision of Living Well with Sight Loss courses, in partnership with our colleagues at RNIB. This is a confidence-building course, designed to give people the opportunity to connect with others in a similar situation and providing information on a range of services and opportunities available locally to help enable and empower people on their sight loss journey.*
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Facilitating the repair and maintenance of certain equipment (e.g. arranging replacement batteries for talking watches).
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Specific advice and support on using assistive technology (e.g. smart and mobile phones, tablets, computers).
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Holding specific information sessions on particular eye conditions (e.g. Charles Bonnet Syndrome).
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Hosting clinics held by partner organisations (e.g. OXSIGHT, OrCam).
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Offering visual impairment awareness training sessions to local organisations (e.g. GP practices, businesses) to help them better understand the needs and concerns of people living with sight loss and how to make practical adjustments to improve the experience of a person with low vision interacting with their service. This training is also an opportunity for us to generate revenue to reinvest into our charitable activities.
Our wider, wellbeing-focused services include:
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A programme of community outreach work to reduce social isolation (e.g. talk and support coffee mornings three times a month, a monthly younger members’ social group, day trips, social events).
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A telephone befriending service (both one-to-one with trained volunteers and via our peer-led Friends on the Phone scheme).
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Provision of a quarterly newsletter in various accessible formats (including large print, Braille, and audio) for all members and a wide group of stakeholders.
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An emotional support pilot programme (starting March 2022) working with another local charity to provide access to one-to-one counselling for people struggling with the emotional impacts of losing their sight.
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• Negotiating the provision of relevant material in accessible formats (e.g. audio, Braille).
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Signposting to other services and sources of assistance at a local, regional and national level.
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Raising the profile of the needs of people living with sight loss locally, including liaising with relevant stakeholders to improve access to services.
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
The charity's main activities (continued)
- Promoting the importance of good eye health and care, particularly bearing in mind that over half of sight loss is preventable.
*These services are kindly supported by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, as a result of a grant funding agreement we have with them which enables these services to keep running and provides certain equipment which we can distribute free of charge on completion of a home assessment. We are very grateful for this support.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities, our Board of Trustees has given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, in particular the most effective ways to support and empower people living with sight loss to reach their potential, achieve their goals, and live safely and confidently within their own homes and communities. At the heart of this is our work to help alleviate social isolation, which can be a huge issue for people, particularly those who lose their sight in later life. Social isolation has been exacerbated due to the prolonged periods of lockdown and other measures such as social distancing imposed to help control Coronavirus infections.
Closely linked to this is the promotion of the wider wellbeing agenda (i.e. helping our members to connect with society around them, be active in body and mind, take notice of what’s going on in their communities, keep learning, and to give - through peer support and active participation in local life) and with this in mind we strive to nurture partnerships with other local organisations working within the wellbeing space. Awarenessraising and the promotion of the importance of good eye health and care are also key to our activities, particularly bearing in mind that 50% of sight loss is preventable, and to that end we work closely with local stakeholders including public health for the advancement of the preventable sight loss agenda.
Achievements and performance
The Covid pandemic has continued to present the charity with significant challenges as we have striven to support our service users in the best possible way within the restrictions imposed to limit infections, whilst also struggling to raise funds when competition for funding is fiercer than ever and we couldn’t use many of our traditional fundraising methods.
The charity has supported over 1,000 people living with low vision across the Wakefield District during the last year. This has been done through a combination of:
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In-home needs-based assessment visits and the provision of appropriate equipment to help people live more independently and confidently at home and when out and about. During 2021, we completed 360 referrals in total (+29% vs 2020; +5% vs 2019). The equipment is kindly supplied free of charge by Wakefield Council in line with the grant funding agreement we have with them which supports the running of this service. We are very proud to work in partnership with our colleagues at Wakefield Council’s Sensory Impairment Team and value their continued support of our service.
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Living Well with Sight Loss courses. We became a delivery partner for this confidence-building course developed by RNIB. We started delivery in January and held two telephone courses and two face-to-face courses. In total, 36 people attended these courses during 2021 (15 attended telephone courses, 21 attended face-to-face courses).
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One-to-one advice on a variety of sight loss and related matters, predominantly through our telephone helpline, which has continued to be operational during our advertised opening hours throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. We are pleased to have been able to resume face-to-face support at our office during 2021, although this is operated on an appointment basis rather than a drop-in.
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
Achievements and performance (continued)
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Equipment Demonstration and Advice Days, providing the opportunity for people with sight loss, their families and carers to experience, get advice on, and purchase a range of specialist equipment to help with daily living, and speak to specially invited partners from within the healthcare sector, relevant charities, and equipment manufacturers. Due to the Coronavirus restrictions, we were only able to hold one event during 2021, which took place in November and attracted 28 visitors. Due to a new partnership with The Ridings shopping centre in central Wakefield, we are now holding these events there, which improves accessibility for people across the district due to the good transport links, plentiful parking and step-free access.
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A volunteer-led befriending service, where our service users can be paired with a specially trained member of our volunteer team who will call them regularly. We are currently supporting 26 members through this service.
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Our peer-led befriending service, Friends on the Phone, launched in 2018 and continued to be popular. Small groups of like-minded people are matched into friendship groups and share contact details so they can contact each other regularly. This is not limited to telephone contact and some of our Friends on the Phone groups arrange to meet up for lunch and coffee (Covid restrictions permitting). There are currently 7 members linked in with Friends on the Phone groups.
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Our community outreach activities, which restarted in August 2021. From August to the end of the year, we welcomed 182 people to our monthly coffee mornings and younger members social group. We also took members on our first trip out in 18 months, taking 13 people to Winthrop Gardens near Rotherham, and held our first Christmas lunch for two years, which welcomed 32 guests.
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Quarterly newsletters which keep members and stakeholders up to date with the charity’s activities and include relevant sight loss related news, information about relevant groups and events happening across the District, and helpful contact numbers. The newsletters are available electronically, on paper (highcontrast large print), audio (CD and USB) and Braille.
Results of annual customer care survey
In the Autumn of 2021, we sent out our annual customer care survey. The results of our annual customer care survey revealed the following:
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121 surveys returned (11% response rate)
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Of those who answered the question, “How would you rate our service out of 10” with 96% of people rated us as 8 or higher out of 10 (10 = 71%, 9 = 14%, 8 = 11%).
Here are some of the comments we received:
“The groups are wonderful and the locations are great. All the volunteers etc are the kindest and most supportive people and treat you with so much respect and care. The services are incredible and a lifeline to so many.”
“The service I am receiving is wonderful.”
“You offer genuine concern and care.”
“Didn’t think I would like Friends on the Phone service, but thoroughly enjoy speaking to people with similar problems.”
“I was contacted during lockdown to check if I was OK and everyone is always kind pleasant and helpful.”
“The Sight Aid team are very friendly and helpful.”
Staff team
The staff team consisted of 4 part-time staff until the end of September: a Chief Executive Officer (20 hours a week), an Operations Manager (20 hours a week – retired at the end of September 2021), a Sight Loss Advisor with 20 years’ experience as a Dispensing Optician (16 hours per week), and a Service Support Coordinator (13 hours per week January – May, 16 hours a week June – October).
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
Achievements and performance (continued)
From October – December, the staff team was made up as follows: a Chief Executive Officer (20 hours a week), a Finance and Outreach Manager (20 hours a week), and a Sight Loss Advisor (20 hours a week).
Partnership working
We continued to work closely with local stakeholders, and to share knowledge and best practice with other sight loss organisations across the Yorkshire and the Humber region through our involvement with Visionary, the membership organisation for local sight loss charities.
Pensions
In accordance with the Pensions Regulations 2015, the charity operates a workplace pension scheme which has been established through the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST). All eligible employees were automatically enrolled in the scheme on the 1st February 2016 and staff who subsequently opted to leave the scheme will be re-enrolled after three years.
Risk Management policy
The charity maintains a risk register adopting the 'Charities and Risk Management' framework; issued by the Charity Commission dated June 2010. The risk register is presented to the Board every 6 months for review, should any risks materially change in the intervening period then it is the responsibility of the CEO to update the Board accordingly.
Financial review
The net expenditure for the year was £12,433, including net income of £4,842 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £17,275 on restricted funds after transfers.
Having reviewed the financial impact of the Covid19 pandemic and current economic conditions around the world, the most material issue we face is that a significant portion of our unrestricted reserves are held in an investment portfolio linked to the stock exchange.
Whilst the funds we invest in are low risk, the volatility of the stock market due to the global pandemic and related World issues such as oil demands and the current situation in Ukraine mean that the value of our funds are subject to those fluctuations outside of our control. We did see a relatively quick stabilisation of the markets following the outbreak of Covid, but prevailing World events continue to affect the markets and there is no way of predicting the longer-term effects on the economy.
Our strategy continues to be to protect the assets of the charity as best we can by attempting to leave the funds in our investment portfolio in place for as long as we can in order to provide a safety net in the event that we have problems accessing funds. Our priority is therefore to ensure we have enough liquid cash to continue to operate in order to avoid having to liquidate our investments which would potentially cause us to crystallise losses straight away.
Given the security of our most significant regular funding stream (secure until April 2022, and anticipated to be renewed for a further two years at the current level), and our current levels of liquidity, we do not currently have significant doubts about our ability to continue to operate for the next 12 months. We review our financial position on at least a monthly basis and remain vigilant to the need to protect service delivery and support for people with sight loss in our community, both through the current crisis and beyond.
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed asset equipment but including investments, at the year end were £87,071.
The value of the investments held, £69,210 at the balance sheet date, has been included as free reserves, however, it is the intention of the charity that these should be maintained rather than liquidated.
Wakefield District Sight Aid maintains a policy of holding a minimum of £23,000 in unrestricted reserves, but not more than 9 months’ operating costs.
The sum of £21,000 is the figure determined by the charity as being sufficient to cover redundancy costs and three months operating expenses, in the unlikely event that a managed closure of the charity should be necessary. This figure is reassessed annually.
The maintenance of unrestricted reserves up to 9 months’ operating costs is deemed reasonable in order to give the charity sufficient time to seek alternative sources of funding should other income streams be withdrawn. It also reflects the historic unpredictable cash flow of the organisation and necessity to depend on infrequent legacy donations.
In 2016 the Board committed to funding additional costs out of reserves in order to maintain service provision for service users. This strategy was extended to 2021.
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
Statement of trustees' responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts 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 the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts 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.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 08/06/2022
Bridget Lockyer (Trustee)
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Wakefield District Sight Aid
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 December 2021, which are set out on pages 10 to 17.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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3 the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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4 the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
E J Beverley FCCA
17/06/2022
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Wakefield District Sight Aid Statement of Financial Activities
(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Notes 2021 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Grants and donations (2) 25,949 Sales and Fees 1,357 Fundraising 4,720 Investment income 1 Legacies 500 Other income - Total income 32,527 Expenditure on: Salaries, NIC and pensions (3) 23,715 Payroll charges 552 Rent 2,220 Equipment purchases 1,279 Travelling 13 Stationery 130 Postage 66 Telephone and Internet (25) Insurance 745 Newsletter 556 Room hire - Photocopier costs - Publicity 573 Computer costs 373 Independent examination 750 Sundry 321 Affiliation fees 172 Depreciation on office equipment 811 Investment management charges 762 Website costs 860 Fundraising 304 Community outreach 1,079 Training 35 Software subscription 218 Office relocation - Total expenditure 35,509 Net gains/(losses) on investments 5,824 Net income / (expenditure) 2,842 Transfers between funds 2,000 Net movement in funds 4,842 Fund balances brought forward 83,039 Fund balances carried forward (4) 87,881 |
2021 Restricted funds £ 23,500 - - - - - 23,500 32,098 - 3,780 - 948 - 15 - - 500 - - - - - 17 - - - 1,000 17 400 - - - 38,775 - (15,275) (2,000) (17,275) 18,625 1,350 |
2021 Total funds £ 49,449 1,357 4,720 1 500 - 56,027 55,813 552 6,000 1,279 961 130 81 (25) 745 1,056 - - 573 373 750 338 172 811 762 1,860 321 1,479 35 218 - 74,284 5,824 (12,433) - (12,433) 101,664 89,231 |
2020 Total funds £ 70,804 1,345 389 5 - 169 72,712 53,506 590 5,816 1,733 737 293 33 931 725 703 202 60 70 226 750 246 136 1,021 757 1,020 - 1,171 - - 404 71,130 936 2,518 - 2,518 99,146 101,664 |
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All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Balance sheet
| as at 31 December 2021 2021 Unrestricted £ Fixed assets Tangible assets (5) 810 Investments (6) 69,210 Total fixed assets 70,020 Current assets Debtors and prepayments (7) 842 Stock 470 Cash at bank and in hand (8) 22,925 Total current assets 24,237 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals (9) 6,376 Total current liabilities 6,376 Net current assets / (liabilities) 17,861 Net assets 87,881 Funds Unrestricted funds 87,881 Restricted funds - Total funds 87,881 |
2021 Restricted £ - - - - - 1,416 1,416 66 66 1,350 1,350 - 1,350 1,350 |
2021 Total £ 810 69,210 70,020 842 470 24,341 25,653 6,442 6,442 19,211 89,231 87,881 1,350 89,231 |
2020 Total £ 1,621 64,149 65,770 1,213 520 40,146 41,879 5,985 5,985 35,894 101,664 83,039 18,625 101,664 |
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For the year ending 31 December 2021 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 08/06/2022
Bridget Lockyer (Trustee)
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2021
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Going concern
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Investments
Investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date. The SOFA includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year.
Expenditure and liabilities
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £250 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Project and office equipment: over 3 years
Pensions
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2021
1 Accounting policies continued
Stock
Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
Leases
Rents under operating leases are charged on a straight line basis over the lease term or to an earlier date if the lease can be determined without financial penalty.
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2021
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|2|Grants and donations|2021|2021|2021|2020|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|funds|funds|funds|funds|
|£|£|£|£|
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|Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (WMDC)|19,000|19,000|20,940|
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|Wakefield Community Foundation|3,500|3,500|
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|Betty Messenger Charitable Foundation|1,000|1,000|
|The Will Charitable Trust|10,000|-|10,000|-|
|Arnold Clark Charitable Fund|1,000|-|1,000|-|
|Magic Little Grants (People's Postcode Lottery)|500|-|500|-|
|Nova Wakefield|-|-|-|8,100|
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|The National Lottery|7,500|
|Charities Aid Foundation|-|-|-|4,200|
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|Leeds Community Foundation|10,000|
|Aviva Crowdfunder|-|-|-|3,553|
|Groundwork|-|-|-|750|
|Other donations|14,449|-|14,449|15,761|
|25,949|23,500|49,449|70,804|
|3|Staff costs and numbers|2021|2020|
|£|£|
|Gross salaries|55,168|52,940|
|Social security costs|3,090|2,634|
|Employment allowance|(3,090)|(2,634)|
|Pensions|645|566|
|55,813|53,506|
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The average number employees during the year was 3.8, being an average of 1.9 full time equivalent (2020: 4, 2 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
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|Defined contribution pension scheme|2021|2020|
|£|£|
|Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year|645|566|
|Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end|211|111|
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|Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end|
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|4|Restricted funds|Balance b/f|Incoming|Outgoing|Transfers|Balance c/f|
|£|£|£|£|£|
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|Donation to Techmate project|2,000|(2,000)|
|Rooks Nest|86|-|-|-|86|
|Young persons group|229|-|-|-|229|
|WMDC|6,086|19,000|24,161|-|925|
|Nova Wakefield - Winter|4,334|-|4,334|-|-|
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|The National Lottery|5,420|5,420|
|WMDC - CDF|420|-|360|-|60|
|Refreshments donation|50|-|-|-|50|
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|Wakefield Community Fdn|3,500|3,500|
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|Betty Messenger Char. Fdn|1,000|1,000|
|18,625|23,500|38,775|(2,000)|1,350|
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Wakefield District Sight Aid Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 December 2021
4 Restricted funds (continued)
Fund name
Donation to Techmate project
Rooks Nest
Young persons group WMDC
Nova Wakefield - Winter
The National Lottery
WMDC - CDF Refreshments donation Wakefield Community Fdn Betty Messenger Char. Fdn
Purpose of restriction
Towards the Tech-mate digital inclusion project. The transfer to unrestricted funds was made with the agreement of the original donor as the project had come to an end and the funds were not able to be used for their original purpose.
Partnership activities between WDSA and the school to help the children understand about life with sight loss. Towards activities for the Younger Members Social Group. Towards the delivery of the home visiting service and the Living Well with Sight Loss project.
Winter resilience fund towards service support officer salary and a contribution to overheads.
To go toward rent, service support workers salary, postage and volunteer expenses.
Towards room hire for events.
To provide refreshments for events. Funding towards staff costs Funding towards staff costs for our outreach work
| Tangible assets Cost At 1 January 2021 Disposals At 31 December 2021 Depreciation At 1 January 2021 Depn reversed re. disposals Charge for year At 31 December 2021 Net book value At 31 December 2021 At 31 December 2020 Fixed assets investments Balance b/f Additions (Disposals) Gain / (loss) on revaluation Income generated (Income transferred out) (Management fees) Total |
2021 Listed investments £ 64,149 - (678) 5,739 762 (762) 69,210 |
£ 16,574 (10,328) 6,246 14,953 (10,328) 811 5,436 810 1,621 2021 Total £ 64,149 - (678) 5,739 762 - (762) 69,210 Office equipment |
Total £ 16,574 (10,328) 6,246 14,953 (10,328) 811 5,436 810 1,621 2020 Total £ 63,969 - (773) 953 757 - (757) 64,149 |
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5 Tangible assets
6 Fixed assets investments
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2021
| 7 Debtors and prepayments Trade debtors 8 Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank Cash in hand 9 Creditors and accruals Trade creditors Accruals Related party transactions |
2021 £ 842 842 2021 £ 24,247 94 24,341 2021 £ 5,478 964 6,442 |
2020 £ 1,213 1,213 2020 £ 40,052 94 40,146 2020 £ 5,090 895 5,985 |
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Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel
The key management personnel of the charity include the trustees and Chief Officer. The total employee benefits received were £24,398 (previous year: £21,264).
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit in this capacity during this or the previous year.
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Wakefield District Sight Aid
Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2021
| 2021 2020 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds £ £ Income Grants and donations 25,949 34,214 Sales and Fees 1,357 1,345 Fundraising 4,720 389 Investment income 1 5 Legacies 500 - Other income - 169 Total income 32,527 36,122 Expenditure Salaries, NIC and pensions 23,715 30,148 Payroll charges 552 590 Rent 2,220 1,710 Equipment purchases 1,279 1,733 Travelling 13 112 Stationery 130 287 Postage 66 33 Telephone and Internet (25) 337 Insurance 745 725 Newsletter 556 703 Room hire - 50 Photocopier costs - 60 Publicity 573 70 Computer costs 373 52 Independent examination 750 750 Sundry 321 186 Affiliation fees 172 136 Depreciation on office equipment 811 1,021 Investment management charges 762 757 Website costs 860 931 Fundraising 304 - Community outreach 1,079 311 Training 35 - Software subscription 218 - Office relocation - 354 Total expenditure 35,509 41,056 Net gains/(losses) on investments 5,824 936 Net income / (expenditure) 2,842 (3,998) Transfers between funds 2,000 2,432 Net movement in funds 4,842 (1,566) Fund balances brought forward 83,039 84,605 Fund balances carried forward 87,881 83,039 |
2021 Restricted funds £ 23,500 - - - - - 23,500 32,098 - 3,780 - 948 - 15 - - 500 - - - - - 17 - - - 1,000 17 400 - - - 38,775 - (15,275) (2,000) (17,275) 18,625 1,350 |
2020 Restricted funds £ 36,590 - - - - - 36,590 23,358 - 4,106 - 625 6 - 594 - - 152 - - 174 - 60 - - - 89 - 860 - - 50 30,074 - 6,516 (2,432) 4,084 14,541 18,625 |
2021 Total funds £ 49,449 1,357 4,720 1 500 - 56,027 55,813 552 6,000 1,279 961 130 81 (25) 745 1,056 - - 573 373 750 338 172 811 762 1,860 321 1,479 35 218 - 74,284 5,824 (12,433) - (12,433) 101,664 89,231 |
2020 Total funds £ 70,804 1,345 389 5 - 169 72,712 53,506 590 5,816 1,733 737 293 33 931 725 703 202 60 70 226 750 246 136 1,021 757 1,020 - 1,171 - - 404 71,130 936 2,518 - 2,518 99,146 101,664 |
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