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← The Federation Of Disability Sport Wales Limited

2024-03-31-accounts

1st April 2023—31st March 2024

Federation of Disability Sport Wales Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24

Contents

Contents
Message from Gareth Thomas, Chair of Trustees 3
Objectives and Activities 5
Snapshot of the Year 8
Our work towards our Ambitions:
Strategic Priority 1 14
Strategic Priority 2 27
Strategic Priority 3 38
Strategic Priority 4 72
We Set Out to Achieve 80
What We Will Achieve in 2024/25 85
Financial Review 89
Financial Statements
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Message from Gareth Thomas, Chair of Trustees

It hardly seems 12 months since I was last writing this message, and 2023/2024 has seen a lot of change, great opportunities and some significant and momentous successes. SR Last year I wrote of a recovery from the pandemic which was slower to materialise for disabled people, sport for disabled people and disability sport; and this year is marked by a period of austerity which has impacted across the UK, Wales and the sport, leisure and physical activity sectors. As with the pandemic this has been significant for many disabled people, not just in terms of personal finances but in terms of access to facilities who have needed to reduce operating times and availability.

This isn’t entirely a year of challenge, it has also reflected multiple successes, not least the achievements of the youth Commonwealth Games para-athletes out in Trinidad and Tobago. This is the first-time para events have been included in a junior Commonwealth Games and Wales had 4 athletes competing, all of whom brought back significant achievements including two medals.

Sport Wales provided all National Governing Bodies and Partners with a Cost-ofLiving Grant which has meant that we were able to make some contribution to offsetting the impact, and we have been grateful for the support provided. This allowed DSW to support Wales Deaf Sport and the Intellectual Impairment/ Learning Disability Alliance in appointing two part time officers to contribute to the achievement of their strategic approaches; and helped us to extend the Get Out Get Active partnership with Pride Cymru for work with disabled and non-disabled members of LGBTQ+ communities in mid North Wales.

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Continued: Message from Gareth Thomas, Chair of Trustees

The Para Sport Festival ran in Swansea for the second year and attracted unprecedented interest and attendances in partner-led events for participation, spectatorship and elite performance. 2024 also saw the return of the insport Series Event in Cardiff with hundreds of children, young people and adults participating in 20 sports delivered by insport Club and NGB partners. This was also the year that Newport Live consolidated and demonstrated with clarity their commitment to the inclusion of disabled people across all their sport and physical activity services and achieved insport Partnerships Gold standard. Becoming the first organisation with a local authority footprint to do this.

Our aspirations are still high for the future, and whilst in the next couple of years we will be experiencing a reduction in funding, we have reviewed and repositioned our strategy and will be restructuring the team to ensure that we can deliver on our purpose, strategic priorities and charitable objectives. Next financial year brings another Summer Paralympics, and a revitalised programme of events throughout Deaf Sport and Intellectual Impairment and Learning Disability sport.

Whilst we know there will be some bumps in the road, to repeat the late Anthony Hughes’ words “the future is (still) bright – the future is (still) Wales”.

Gareth Thomas — Chair, Disability Sport Wales

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

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Objectives and Activities

Overview

The Federation of Disability Sport Wales was established (and is structured in accordance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association) to:

and to ensure that all the above are properly promoted to and observed by the Member Organisations of the Company and participants of disability sport in Wales; and

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We are more commonly referred to as Disability Sport Wales.

We are working to achieve our charitable purposes by supporting the achievement of Sector Vision for Sport — An Active Nation where Everyone can have a Lifelong Enjoyment of Sport — and in our Mission, through our values and with our ambitions.

Success is measured quantitatively and qualitatively for impact and learning so that we can ensure investment is focused in the right areas, programmes support inclusive understanding and development, and partnerships bring about inclusive cultural change.

We adopt and use language consistent with the social model of disability, and prioritise functional, solutions-focused approaches to our partnerships. When we reference ‘disability’ or ‘disabled people’ we mean anyone who has a physical, sensory, or intellectual impairment (or learning disability); or who considers themselves ‘disabled’ under the Equality Act 2010 definition.

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DSW Mission

DSW Values

Champion Everyone

We believe in diverse and meaningful opportunity with people at the centre of all we do.

This means you will see us:

Proudly Welsh

We embody and celebrate what it is to be Welsh.

This means you will see us:

Value Growth

We are committed to development and inclusive change and will always support that.

This means you will see us:

Highlight Possibility

We connect opportunities and prioritise partnerships, so people get what they need.

This means you will see us:

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eee Snapshot snapshot of the of t ¢Nearc4 Year 22 people in the Disability Sport Wales National Team

The Disability Sport Wales National Team grew significantly, from 14

members of staff in 2022-23, to 22 in 2023-24 (15 full time, 7 part time)

2021 Volunteers Participants active 1939 with clubs 301 in 5,770 GOGA 82 with GOGA participation opportunities oa

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organisations engaged in insport

1st insport Partnerships Gold Standard awarded (Newport Live)

6 organisations presented for an insport Standard

clubs working to a new club 324 Standard of insport Club 1 achieved Gold

29 NGBs in Wales working towards insport NGB working 3 , 6 WB, 9 0, 9 0, 2 @ toward Ribbon Ribbon Bronze Silver Gold

Reviewed insport Development and insport Third Sector and replaced with a new hybrid programme branded as insport Partnerships

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insport Partnerships Organisations (11 third sector, 22 local authorities)

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SNAPSHOT OF THE YEAR

1,791 participants attended 20 SPAR insport Series Events across Wales

1 Charity Dinner with awards celebration

2,887 people attended the second Para Sport Festival in Swansea (1,414 attendees, 1,473 spectators)

episodes of the Disability Sport Wales Podcast with James Ledger

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1 Disabled Young Leaders networking event

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139 athletes involved with Performance Pathway Hubs (Tiers 1 to Transition)

113 people completed the #Inspire performance athlete signposting form

4 Para Athletes were selected for the Commonwealth Youth Games

were achieved which equates 2 medals to 13% Team Wales Medals ee 1 1

522 people did UK Disability Inclusion Training courses

156 people did Level 2 66 people did Level 3

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LGBTQ+ communities in Flintshire, Denbighshire and Conwy Global Majority communities in Cardiff, Newport and Swansea Elective Home Education communities in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and west Powys.

Wheelchair Skills

Health Disability Activity Pathway with NHS Wales and Local Authorities Play Together Inclusion Training for 7-11 year olds UK Disability Inclusion Training (UK DIT) Disability Sport Wales Regional Partnership Senior Officers Linked to Regional Partnerships

Wales Alliance for Physical Activity (including Sport) for People with Intellectual Impairment and Learning Disability

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Strategic Priority 1

Establish effective partnerships for an inclusive sector culture

Success within this priority area will ensure that all organisations connected to physical activity (including sport) in Wales will embed, develop and co-promote inclusive cultural change. Our programmes and initiatives with partners are fundamental to this.

DSW seeks to acheive this strategic priority predominantly through:

• Our Regional Partnerships

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Strategic Priority 1

Programmes

These are a series of projects which provide partners with a toolkit for inclusion across the sport and active recreation sector. They particularly focus on:

insport NGB intended for National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of sport in Wales .

insport Club which supports clubs and sessions based in Wales to become more inclusive.

insport Partnerships provides a toolkit to organisations operating in Wales (third sector, private, local authority, CIC, Charity, Company Limited by guarantee, etc) to demonstrate and develop their inclusive physical activity, leisure or sport provision.

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What we have achieved: insport Programmes

The insport programme has continued to progress over this period, with three panel dates delivered over the year, and seeing six insport NGB and insport Partnerships organisations achieving their next Standard (1 Ribbon, 3 Silver, 1 Gold, 1 retained Gold).

This year saw the first local authority area achieve insport Partnerships Gold. This was incredibly significant as this was the first Local Authority area to present to panel since changes to the community funding model were implemented. Case Officers supported progress with 29 NGBs and 11 third sector and partner organisations.

insport Panels (which are the method through which organisations submit the support against the aims for the standard they are working towards and are then awarded, or not, that standard) and the training for panel members, have continued to be facilitated virtually. Four insport NGBs, and two insport Partnerships organisations have come to panel during this period.

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The overall progress of insport achievements are:

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All 22 Local Authorities (LAs) hold at least Bronze Standard. Eleven have insport Partnerships Silver Standard and Newport Live achieved Gold in March 2023.

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Case Study: Newport Live achieve insport Partnerships Gold Standard

Newport Live has become the first local authority area in Wales to achieve the insport Partnerships Gold Standard, recognising its commitment and passion to providing inclusive opportunities for disabled people across its locality.

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The insport panel members highlighted how Newport Live adopts an inclusive approach to all its programmes and activities, recognising the diverse needs of individuals, and striving to ensure everyone feels welcome when engaging in sports, arts, or leisure. How the organisation is committed to providing accessible facilities, actively encouraging and valuing disabled individuals as customers, and how Newport Live collaborates with a wide range of local and national partners including Newport City Council’s Social Services and Education Teams, NGBs, and charities such as Sparkle.

The organisation also was commended for its fully inclusive volunteer pathway, which highlighted examples of disabled pupils peer mentoring and leading activities in Maes Ebbw and with mainstream schools as part of school enrichment days.

Video example which was filmed at the Newport Live insport Partnerships gold celebration event:

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Strategic Priority 1

insport Series Events

In partnership with A F Blakemore (SPAR) and local insport clubs, NGBs, LAs or third sector partners we deliver accessible events which provide opportunity for disabled people and their friends and families to connect with good quality community opportunities available locally.

The intention is that people are given the opportunity to participate in a wide range of opportunities and then connect into more sustained activity (if they chose to) local to them. At the events the sessions are delivered by the coaches and volunteers who are leading the local provision.

This year we saw the return of insport Series: Cardiff for the first time since 2019. This is the largest event, of the 20 hosted over the year, and welcomed over 550 participants back to the National Indoor Athletics Centre (NIAC), Cardiff Metropolitan University. Along with the second instalment of the Para Sport Festival in Swansea which also features a flagship insport Series event, these opportunities have continued to grow and highlight the range of inclusive physical activity (including sport) opportunities available within communities across Wales.

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Case Study: insport Series: Cardiff returns

In January 2024 the Cardiff insport Series event, hosted at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s National Indoor Athletics Centre (NIAC), returned for the first time since 2019.

The aim of the insport series events is to provide inclusive sporting opportunities for disabled children, young people and adults potentially looking for their first experience in sport or to explore what inclusive provision is available in Wales. The events take the format of a range of opportunities to experience inclusive sports format which allows participants to come and try/drop in and out of sports and activities but connect with the host club or National Governing Body so that they can continue involvement locally is they want to.

502 members of the Cardiff Capital Region community attended the insport series event and participated in 26 inclusive sports and activities.

More than 20 national governing bodies & sporting providers showcased a range of inclusive sport opportunities for disabled young people and adults within the Cardiff capital region.

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Strategic Priority 1

Regional Partnerships

The work between Sport Wales, and organisations within a regional footprint has continued to take shape this year, with Gogledd Cymru Actif launching their Strategy, and the West Wales and Mid Wales partnerships confirming their operating model as well as starting the appointment process for their Chairs and Executive Director/CEO roles.

DSW have been connected into this work to support the embedding of inclusive practice and connect the Regional Partnership Senior Officers work to the regional priorities.

In 2023/2024 five Regional Partnership Senior Officers were appointed to connect into the regional partnerships.

Stephen McGrath - Gwent

I have been involved in sport all my life whether participating or working. I have come to Disability Sport Wales from a local authority leisure trust where I led on disability and inclusive sport. I am passionate about inclusive sport and physical activity and ensuring that everyone has an opportunity to enjoy the benefits that it brings.

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Stefano Antoniazzi - Mid Wales

Having coached sports since my teens, I pursued a career in sports and gained a Sports Coaching degree, before coaching in the USA. On my return I became a sports development officer for a local authority and provided opportunities for young people to participate in physical activity.

Marcus Politis - North Wales

I discovered a lifelong passion for sports from a young age. I’m a former British Karate Champion and enjoy the excitement of Enduro and Downhill Mountain Biking. I have managed 2 leisure centres and worked within Disability Sports Development for 20 years. I hold a degree in Leisure Management and am a member of CIMSPA / MCIMSPA Dip.

Leif Thobroe - Central South Wales

I am a former Team GB Para Taekwondo athlete with background in education, management and sport. I am passionate about EDI and hold a master’s degree in business (MBA) with a focus on sports development and inclusion. I aim to increase participation and raise awareness of disability sport offers throughout the central south.

Gareth Mills Bennett - West Wales

I come from a youth work background in which I gained a BA and MA. In this I used sport as mechanism for engagement working with disadvantaged young people. My desire is to ensure that all know of, and can speak for themselves, into the systems that impact and influence their wellbeing and lives.

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Strategic Priority 2

Empower an inclusive workforce

To change processes and behaviour, it is essential to have a workforce who understand and drive inclusion at the very heart of where it happens. Ensuring that current and future workforces understand and represent inclusion and diversity, as well as having a range of resources at their disposal with the power to change at udes and behaviours is critical to DSW’s purpose.

Education and Training

This area encompasses a suite of resources and training which are intended to influence, educate, and enhance confidence about disability sport provision, participation, and engagement.

The UK Disability Inclusion Training population-specific approach enables information and approaches to be relevant to everyone’s experiences, with the Play Together and UK Disability Inclusion Training Education workshops aimed at engaging children in school years 5 and 6 (aged 7 – 11 or progression steps 2 and 3) and their educators to include everyone in the playground, within PE, and extra-curricular activities.

The UK Disability Inclusion Training (UK DIT) for coaches and volunteers is a programme of training specifically designed for coaches and volunteers who are either delivering or considering delivering within community and/or performance settings.

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UK Disability Inclusion Training (UK DIT)

BrightSpace (the Virtual Learning Environment DSW invested in at the beginning of 2021, went live with its first courses in December 2021. The Level 1 e-learning module of the UK DIT (Coaches and Volunteers) workshop is intended to provide a basic introduction to inclusive practice and is aimed at all those looking to make sport and physical activity more inclusive. This training is fully inclusive with captions and BSL overlay.

UK Disability Inclusion Training Level 2 provides further knowledge and understanding of inclusive practice and the theory behind it. For instance, it covers understanding legislation, effective communication, an in-depth discussion on how to deliver inclusively, and examples of inclusive delivery. UK Disability Inclusion Training Level 3 provides a detailed application of inclusive practice, reflection of delivery of inclusive practice, and challenges and solutions when delivering inclusively.

Over the course of 2023/24, 2590 learners have enrolled the UK Disability Inclusion Training (DIT) level 1 course, 320 learners have attended the UK DIT level 2 coaches and volunteers’ course, and 123 learners have attended UK DIT Level 3 coaches and volunteers’ courses. In addition, 105 teachers and education staff enrolled on UK Disability Inclusion Training Education and 89 teachers and education staff have completed the DIT Education Level 2 course.

The FDSW currently have a workforce of 18 tutors (6 North-based, 9 South-based, and 3 based in West Wales) who have all achieved their L3 Award in Delivering Learning (ADL) or L3 Award in Education and Training (AE&T) and engage with two workforce development sessions annually.

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Boccia Coach and Volunteer Development

To develop the Boccia pathway further there is a need to increase the boccia workforce, and to combat this DSW and invested in delivering several Boccia courses in Wales, so far, we have delivered:

DSW also delivered a Boccia Train the Trainers course to allow us to deliver our own courses in the future.

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Play Together

Play Together is a fun and creative inclusive learning programme aimed at primary school pupils in years 5 and 6 (progression steps 2 and 3).

The aim of Play Together is to help pupils create innovative way to include all children in the games and activities they play.

The workshop enhances children’s knowledge of disability, language and terminology, inclusive activities to play, and explore inclusive equipment. To further enhance the delivery and consistency in delivery across Wales, DSW are developing a partnership with Commonwealth Games Wales to deliver Play Together within schools across Wales. Once the agreement has been finalised, Commonwealth Games Wales staff will be upskilled to deliver Play Together and will be joined by athletes to support the delivery.

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Learning Series

A series of learning opportunities was provided to national partners to support the enhancement of their inclusive delivery and progression on their insport journey.

The learning sessions were provided for partners ranging from inclusive community sport clubs, national governing bodies of sport, local authorities, and both regional and national partner organisations.

These learning opportunities included topics on British Sign Language, ADHD, Deaf Sport, Guide Running, Recruiting and retaining volunteers, Collecting data, Celebrating Inclusion: Storytelling – The most significant change model, Inclusive Marketing, Safeguarding, and a number of opportunities focused around supporting partners aiming to celebrate inclusive practice. Overall, 19 learning opportunities were hosted across the series, with 309 learners a significant increase on 2022/23 figures.

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FEATURE

International Women’s Day

Open to females and allies from communities in all levels of physical activity including sport, the inaugural International Women’s Day Learning Event was hosted in Ty Pawb, Wrexham celebrate International Women’s Day, while also establishing a platform to highlight best practice within inclusive provision.

An evening of workshops and networking to celebrate International Women’s Day, the Disability Sport Wales hosted event consisted of workshops, focusing on supporting female participation in sport. The aim of the event was to offer a great inclusive experience while developing the knowledge of how to support the female participation in physical activity including sport.

The series of 30-minute workshops were delivered by current Paralympic athletes, and those with expertise within their respective fields.

The aim is for the event to travel around Wales annually to promote best practice and to continue the growth and development of inclusive provision for women and girls in sport.

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Strategic Priority 2

Volunteers

Across all its provision, the activities provided by and in partnership with DSW are entirely dependent on volunteers. Volunteers underpin the sessions, they are the life blood of the Get Out Get Active programme (see page 54), they work with the local authorities on insport Club, they support events, and they attend the education and training intended to support their provision.

Volunteers are a huge support to the work of DSW and the support that they provide to the delivery of inclusive sport and physical activity within Wales.

2,021 Volunteers support clubs, sessions and events delivered in partnership with Disability Sport Wales

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Case Study: Impacts of partnerships, education and training and pure dedication

A Flintshire father who was inspired by his football-mad deaf son to set up an inclusive junior football team is in line for recognition after being nominated in the ‘outstanding individuals’ section of the 2023 National Lottery Awards.

Brian set up Shotton Town United Junior Football Club in 2015 after struggling to find a club that would fully meet the needs of his seven-yearold son as a member of the deaf community. Brian was shortlisted in the Sport category in the outstanding individual’s section of this year’s National Lottery Awards, with the mantra that ‘every child should play’.

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Federation of Disability Sport Wales Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 This year, 3,780 people and projects throughout the UK were nominated for the National Lottery Awards in recognition of their unwavering efforts to improve their community. After a panel sifted through the thousands — of nominations, Brian is now one of only five individuals across the UK shortlisted in the Sport category, waiting to see if he will be crowned outstanding UK individual in his group.

With the support of National Lottery funding from Sport Wales, Brian and the club have been able to buy much-needed equipment and cover the costs of further coaching courses to continue to upskill their volunteer coaches. This includes deaf awareness training to ensure they can adapt their training sessions to include members who are hard of hearing and deaf.

“ Being involved in football offers so many benefits, from mental health and wellbeing to physical fitness, and we want every child to experience that. Our motto is ‘every child should play’ and that’s an idea everyone at the clubs holds dear. I’m delighted to be nominated for a National Lottery Award and will take it as recognition for the important work the team and I do. ”

The club also worked with Sported and Disability Sports Wales to ensure most coaches, who are all volunteers, have achieved their Level 3 UK Disability Inclusion Training.

The club started out with 12 members and now welcomes well over 100 children to training each week.

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Case Study: Volunteer Engagement Opportunities at the Para Sport Festival

In total, 201 volunteers were engaged across the schedule of

events, with numbers reflective of the number required to support the effective delivery of the different para sport activity.

Volunteers across the week were supported with branded kit, lunch and refreshments, and access to UK Disability Inclusion Training. Made up of a range of events the Para Sport Festival provided a platform of inclusive and diverse volunteering opportunities appealing to a wide range of individuals.

Success stories of the reach of the festival and the opportunity to be involved included the continued support of DSW community partner, AF Blakemore, through the engagement from staff across their teams. This included their marketing department from their head office in Telford to offer their workforce an opportunity to support the insport Series event.

“ ” — Volunteer from Swansea Thanks for a great time

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“ I was very well looked after by Disability Sport Wales and would definitely come back again to referee Boccia. ” — A Boccia volunteer from England.

In addition to the volunteers there were development paid opportunities as well - an internship for 1 individual, and 5 two-week Event Management Placements for Swansea based college students (Gower College & NPT College). Over the two-week period, the placement students had access to learning opportunities and were involved in the delivery of Para Sport Festival events and the U18 Euro Hockey Championships also taking place over the same period.

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Strategic Priority 3 Enable robust inclusive pathways

Support throughout the sector for involvement in, engagement with, and the development (across the age ranges) of physical competencies for physical activity (including sport) is key to ensuring that disabled people are as likely to have lifelong enjoyment as non-disabled people. Providing viable pathways to be involved, to progress along, to re-enter and to compete within is essential.

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Strategic Priority 3

Aimed at identifying and supporting emerging athletes across Wales, athletes are provided tailored support in a tiered structure which intends to develop physical literacy as well as sport specific exposure. Provision is to all athletes who have the potential to progress in Paralympic, Commonwealth, Virtus, Deaflympic and Special Olympics pathways.

The programme also supports elite (disabled) athletes via a range of performance services who are within or transitioning on to UK, GB or Welsh programmes for Paralympic or Commonwealth Games.

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Headlines from Athlete Development Pathways

The 2023 Welsh Boccia championships held at Newport Velodrome, had the largest number of entries it has ever had with 4 athletes making the debut at the championships.

At the 2023 Para Sport Festival, DSW hosted the first Boccia Teams and Pairs Championships since 2019, representatives from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland made their way to Swansea to compete in the competition. A strong team of 4 athletes were selected to represent Wales, supported by Angela Miles (Team Manager) and Martin Davis (Coach).

DSW, GBWR and WRU held a joint Talent Recruitment campaign to grow the pathway of Wheelchair Rugby in Wales.

DSW continued to work closely with National Governing Bodies who have a Commonwealth and/or Paralympic Pathway by involvement in the Para Sport Group and supporting their development towards a robust pathway which are inclusive of disabled people.

DSW collaborated with other Home Nation leads and UK Sport to showcase our Athlete Recruitment and Development offer.

In partnership with Welsh Athletics, DSW took a team of 14 athletes to the Activity Alliance National Junior Athletics Championships.

DSW was successful in an application to Taith Pathway 2 to develop resources which will support Athlete Profiling and Signposting to Para Sport.

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Spotlight:

Para Sport Group

The group was set up in 2023 to work collaboratively as one para sport community resulting in robust Commonwealth and Paralympic Pathways in Wales

Para Sport Group Aims:

a) To share best practice across the para pathway, becoming a credible group with collective ambitions to lead change

b) To identify opportunities to combine resource for increased impact across the pathway

c) To provide opportunities for mentoring and learning to ensure existing knowledge and expertise are shared for the benefit of disabled people in Wales

d) Sector approach to wider projects and initiatives which would benefit Para Sport in Wales

e) A space which would provide the opportunity for guest speakers / initiatives/ partners to connect with all Welsh NGB Para Sports

f) Strengthen links within Wales and UK Sport/ Home Nations/ British Governing Bodies initiatives

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Performance Pathway Hubs

The Performance Pathway Programme has completed its second year of delivering the hub sessions, continuing with a blend of virtual and practical sessions, the virtual sessions are open to all athletes within the tiers, whilst the practical sessions are open for participants within tier 1 and selected athletes within tier 2.

The 2023/2024 cycle saw the delivery of 8 practical session across Wales and four virtual webinars covering several topics such as sports psychology, performance lifestyle and social media. With the virtual webinars being open to athletes across all tiers, it is a great opportunity for athletes just starting in their sporting journey to learn and engage with athletes who are on British Paralympic pathways, creating a fantastic environment for mentoring and development.

The Performance Pathway Hub (PPH) cycle for 2023/2024, saw the addition of Boccia activity included at every practical session, this was to ensure that athletes on the Boccia Cymru pathway had further opportunities to train and develop outside of their club environment. This has been a very successful addition to the PPH programme with the athletes engaging can access coaching from one Boccia UK’s Talent Transition coaches, who has supported athletes with their technical and tactical knowledge, which has shown in their performances on court.

In addition to the inclusion of Boccia within the practical session, the PPH sessions have also seen several NGBs engage and deliver their sports for the athletes. This is a great opportunity for the participants to try a variety of sports that they may have not previously thought were accessible to them. This method of delivery has also benefited the NGB’s, in providing the coaches an environment where they have an opportunity to coach individuals with varied impairments, functional ability and physical competencies.

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Case Study: NGB Engagement in Performance Pathway Hub Sessions

With the establishment of the Para Sport Group, connectivity between the DSW Performance Pathway and Welsh NGBs has been strengthened. With this came greater opportunities to work collaboratively on the Performance Pathway Day Camps that are offered to Tier 1 and Tier 2 athletes. One such example in 23/24 was a day camp hosted in Carmarthen which included Badminton as the featured sport on offer. In the planning phase of the day camp DSW and Badminton Wales were able to work collaboratively to discuss player profiles of attendees, coach staffing, session content and further opportunities to participate in badminton.

This resulted in a session that provided an opportunity for 10 people with eligible impairments for para badminton to experience a high-quality training session. This session also gave a badminton coach their first opportunity to coach in a disability environment. Attendees practiced a range of fundamental movement skills and badminton specific skills to develop their competency on court. Each attendee was provided with information on how to participate in badminton in their local areas after the day camp session. DSW will aim to continue this close collaboration with NGBs in preparation for future Performance Pathway Day camps.

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Case Study: Standalone Talent Identification Campaigns

April 2023 saw the launch of a joint campaign between Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, Welsh Rugby Union and DSW to identify and develop the next generation of wheelchair rugby players. The campaign saw promotional material shared by all partners across websites and social media platforms with registrations received via the DSW #inspire form. In total 17 people registered for the talent I.D campaign with over 50% of them attending the training day in Aberystwyth on the 8th of July. All who registered for the campaign received information about suitable opportunities for participation in sport and physical activity.

The training day itself was supported by existing players from Wales based clubs. They acted as facilitators to support the session that was delivered by GBWR coaches. Each of the attendees was provided with individualised feedback and advice on progression within wheelchair rugby. Two attendees of the talent I.D campaign now continue to train and play within clubs at junior level and are aiming to progress further in wheelchair rugby.

Working in this way with partners has allowed us to establish and maintain communication to identify and support the development of athletes in each sport.

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— Strategic Priority 3 National Performance Programme

This year has been another great year for Welsh athletes competing on the world stage, and with the Paris 2024 around the corner the Welsh athletes are doing everything that they can to climb the rankings and gain their slots on the ParalympicsGB Team.

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Feature:

Commonwealth Youth Games

For the first time in the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) history, Para events were included in the schedule in Trinidad and Tobago 2023. Para Athletics is the first ever para sport to be included with three events for females and males:

1. Track: 100m T38 (Eligible Sport Classes: T35/36/37/38)

2. Jumps: Long Jump T38 (Eligible Sport Classes: T35/36/37/38)

3. Throws: Discus F42-44/F61-64 (Eligible Sport Classes: F42/43/44/ F61/62/63/64 (Raza points))

Across the three events, four Athletes were selected to represent Wales with coach Morgan Jones at their side. The standout golden moment was on Day 3 with Tomi Roberts-Jones winning the T38 100m in 13.27 seconds, and teammate Will Bishop, who was a late replacement for injured Ashton Fish, finishing 5th with a new personal best of 14.46 seconds.

Will, who also competed in his main event of the T38 Long Jump, won Wales’s second athletics medal taking home Bronze. Mia Lloyd finished a brilliant 4th in the Women’s discus after transferring from track events only 8 months before the start of the games.

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Coach’s Notes by Morgan Jones Para athletics at the Commonwealth Youth Games

As a coach, DSW team member and, perhaps most importantly, a former para track and field athlete, I was delighted to learn of the inclusion of para-athletics in the event schedule for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games.

I fully appreciate the importance of development opportunities such as this for young athletes, especially in para sport; and I was lucky enough to be able to attend the games as part of Team Wales in the role of Para Sprints, Para Jumps and Jumps coach. This allowed me to provide support and guidance to the athletes, Team Wales and to take valuable experience and learning for myself.

The games experience began with a celebration event hosted by Team Wales in Cardiff, which was a wonderful celebration of the achievements and chance to get to know others from across the sports. On arriving in Trinidad and Tobago, and throughout the pre competition training phase, the athletics group continued to grow closer. There was also a clear inclusive culture driven by the athletics team lead and Team Wales, creating positive experiences and new friendships that will stand the test of time. These vital for young athletes. I was so pleased that the four para-athletes representing Wales were able to benefit from this positive team culture.

From a personal perspective it was fantastic to reconnect with coaches from Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa whom I had met at the GAPS training camp earlier in the year. The GAPS camp was an initiative to bring athletes and coaches working towards selection for the Commonwealth Youth Games together for shared learning and development. Our Wales cohort attended a camp in Cape Town in March. As coaches we have all stayed in touch via a coaching group chat to share learning with each other while we are at home with our own respective training groups. While the athletes do benefit from training camps such as the GAPS camp, I feel that a significant benefit is the worldwide community of coaches that has been formed. To have that community of likeminded, passionate coaches to support and challenge each other truly serves to raise the standard of coaching that young athletes receive in their home environments.

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As we entered the competition phase of the games the para-athletics events came thick and fast. In just two sessions (morning and evening) Tomi Roberts-Jones, Willam Bishop and Mia Lloyd all took to the field of play. Unfortunately, Ashton Fish who was meant to be competing in the T38 100 m was injured and replaced by William Bishop who had originally been selected to compete in the T38 Long jump. They were well supported by their teammates with all the Welsh athletes staying in the crowd until the final events of the night – Mia Lloyd in the discus and Tomi and Will in the 100 m final.

Mia placed 4th in a hotly contested field and in doing so became the first female para-athlete ever to represent Wales at a Commonwealth Youth Games. Mia’s achievement is made even more special by the fact that just a matter of months before the games, she had made the decision to transfer from sprints to discus with the aim of competing at this championship. A rapid progression and something to be very proud of. In the final event of the night attention had turned to the T38 100 m. In the moments that followed, for me at least, time seemed to slow down. I have worked with Tomi, Will and Ashton for almost 9 years as their coach. To see two of them on the start line, one just finished competing and one watching on next to me was special. So much of my time working with young athletes has felt like I’ve used my own experiences to share and develop them but now in that moment here they all were – Mia, Tomi, Will and Ashton forging a path for the para-athletes of the future to follow and achieving something that no junior para-athletes in Wales ever have before.

In the 13.27 seconds that followed, for the first time in nearly a decade, I stopped being a coach and became a supporter! It felt like I took each step with Tomi and Will as they battled for places. Each of them putting all their training into practice. Ultimately Tomi was able to find himself in contention for first place and took Gold with a dip on the line with William finishing in 5th place both achieving a new personal best time. This highlight moment was backed up just a few days later as William and Tomi competed in the long jump. Both had done well to refocus after the excitement earlier that week. In another well contested event William produced an excellent series of jumps to place 3rd for the bronze medal while Tomi finished in 4th bringing an end to the competition for the four Welsh para-athletes.

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As I reflect on this experience with the team it is clear to me that the value of there being an outlet for young para-athletes to compete, be challenged and be celebrated cannot be quantified. Each of our Welsh representatives will have left Trinbago 2023 having grown as a person and an athlete. We need more of these opportunities to safeguard the future development of junior para-athletes in Wales and the wider sporting community.

In 2023 we saw four athletes, Mia, Tomi, Will and Ashton achieve something special.

The future is bright, the future is Welsh.

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Outstanding Performances at Senior Championships 2023-2024

2023 ARCHERY EUROPEAN PARA CHAMPIONSHIPS Recurve Men’s Open Doubles GOLD David Philips ~~—-~~ Jodie Grinham Compound Women’s Doubles BRONZE 2023 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Women’s Shot Put F20 GOLD Sabrina Fortune Women’s Javelin Throw F46 GOLD Hollie Arnold Men’s Shot Put F42 GOLD Aled Davies Men’s Shot Put F38 SILVER Michael Jenkins Olivia Breen Women’s Long Jump T38 SILVER Women’s Shot Put F64 4TH Funmi Oduwaiye Championship Debut WORLD PARA CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 Tandem B 1000m SILVER James Ball and Steffan Lloyd ~~in~~ 50*

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2023 ISA WORLD PARA SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP Men Kneel GOLD Llewelyn Williams Women Stand2 4TH ~~—__~~ Kirsty Taylor 2023 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Women’s KL3 GOLD Laura Sugar ITTF EUROPEAN PARA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 Men’s Class 1 SILVER Robert Davies Men’s Class 1 BRONZE Thomas Matthews Women’s Class 8 SILVER Grace Williams Women’s Doubles WD14 BRONZE Grace Williams Men’s Doubles MD18 BRONZE Joshua Stacey 2023 WORLD PARA TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS Beth Munro Women’s K44 -65kg SILVER Matt Bush Men’s K44 +80kg GOLD 2023 WORLD DEAF RUGBY SEVENS WORLD CUP (ARGENTINA) Wales 20 - 5 Australia CHAMPIONS Wales Men ~~==~~ Wales Women Wales 32 - 0 England CHAMPIONS 51

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: Feature Project Continuing Progress of Boccia Cymru

The 2023/2024 year has been a great year for the development of the Boccia Pathway in Wales, there has been continued work with community engagement, linking in with health rehabilitation centres, is schools and colleges. ul Events a

There have been 3 key competitive events within the 2023/2024 season: |

2023 Welsh Boccia Championships

On the 13 August the Newport Velodrome hosted the 2023 Welsh Boccia championships. Bringing together the largest number of competitors the a championship has seen in many years, with 5 player making their debut at the event.

PSF 2023 Boccia Teams and Pairs Competition

A Boccia Teams and Pairs competition made its first appearance at the 2023 Swansea Para sport Festival, this was the first UK hosted Teams & Pairs competitions since 2019 where it was last held in Nottingham. The competition saw athletes come from across the UK, Northen Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and created a unique opportunity for competitors to mix entries across the Nations.

Wales had entries in the BC3 pairs competition and in a mixed BC1/BC2 team of Boccia Cymru and Boccie England athletes.

2023 UK Boccia Championships

Warwick University hosted the 2023 UK Boccia Championships on the 24th and 25th November, A strong team of 4 athletes were selected to represent Wales, supported by Angela Miles (Team Manager) and Martin Davis (Coach)

BC1 - Rachel Bailey (Sarah Allen - Assistant) BC2 - Sian Jones

BC3 - Gareth Stafford (Gill Stafford - Ramp assistant) BC4 - Tomas Martin

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Community and Clubs

Boccia was delivered at 10 of the insport series events and provided a great introduction to anyone wanting to take part in Boccia and then signposting to local provision.

The DSW Boccia Coordinator has been creating links with local health providers and going into rehabilitation services deliver Boccia to their patients.

Two new sessions are delivering frequent Boccia opportunities, one in Cardiff with 8 regular participants turning up week after week, and the other in Deeside. Both are great developments for Boccia Cymru and allows DSW to provide opportunities to individuals who once could not access the sport.

There has been a 55% increase in participation in Boccia in Wales over the past 2 years and shows a bright future for Boccia Cymru.

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Strategic Priority 3

Get Out Get Active (GOGA)

A programme funded by Spirit of 2012 and the London Marathon Charitable Trust, this is a partnership with the Home Nations Disability Sport Organisations and other key partners. In Wales, three localities have been identified to develop partnerships and programmes which will engage the least active of the inactive disabled and non-disabled people.

North Central Wales

Flintshire, Conwy, Denbighshire

Partnership with Pride Cymru and the focus on disabled and non-disabled members of the LGBTQI+ communities

West and Mid Wales

Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, West Powys Partnership with Pembrokeshire County Council with a focus on children, young people and their adults in Elective Home Education environments.

South M4 Corridor

Swansea, Cardiff, Newport

Partnership with StreetGames focused on disabled and nondisabled people from Ethnically Diverse Communities.

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What we have achieved: Get Out Get Active #2

Get Out Get Active (GOGA) is a programme created to bring disabled and non-disabled people together to be active. It looks to engage the least active communities in fun, inclusive ways. GOGA is about much more than being active. It strengthens community spirit, increases confidence, and improves mental health. It increases the demand for, and the accessibility, of activities. The success of GOGA has come from tapping into people’s real-life motivations to be physically active.

The GOGA programme concluded its official funding period in December 2023. By the end of the year, the programme successfully engaged 1,235 individuals, achieving a total of 19,001 attendances across 995 sessions in three areas. Despite the conclusion of official funding, some activities will continue into 2024 through pre-paid sessions and memberships for participants.

Watch:

The GOGA Way in Conwy, Pembrokeshire and Newport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4wHml1pqkw

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The core ingredients that underpin the GOGA programme include:

GOGA X CARDIFF MET

As part of the GOGA programme, Disability Sport Wales (DSW) collaborated with the Cardiff Metropolitan University Centre for Health and Wellbeing Research. This partnership aimed to contextualize the application of GOGA principles to Welsh wellbeing approaches and their communication in policy.

The research project examined how the GOGA outcomes aligned with several key policy documents: the Well-being of Future Generations Act (2015), the Healthy Weight Healthy Wales Strategy (2019), the Natural Resources Wales Well-being Statement (2015), and the Welsh Government Wellbeing Statement (2021). The findings revealed that the GOGA project aligned with three of the well-being documents directly and with the fourth indirectly.

Read the Report (PDF, disabilitysportwales.com)

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Case Study Pride Cymru’s Role in the GOGA Programme

Introduction

The GOGA project in Pride Cymru aimed to get disabled and inactive members of the LGBT+ Community and their families into active recreation and/or sport through fun, new and sociable activities across Flintshire, Denbighshire and Conwy. Over the three years, GOGA in Pride Cymru has inspired a headcount of 5,878 people (367 registered participants) to take part in physical activity. This provided 145 inclusive and exciting new opportunities and offered the chance for 41 volunteers to support sessions and upskill themselves through training.

Pride Cymru has played a pivotal role in the GOGA programme, The programme aims to engage the least active communities in physical activities, emphasizing inclusivity and accessibility. Pride Cymru’s involvement has been instrumental in extending the reach of GOGA to the LGBTQ+ community in Wales, fostering a culture of inclusivity and well-being through sport and physical activity.

Background

Pride Cymru is dedicated to promoting equality and diversity for LGBTQ+ people in Wales. Recognizing the intersectional challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly those with disabilities, Pride Cymru joined forces with Disability Sport Wales to bring the benefits of the GOGA programme to these often-underrepresented groups. This partnership aimed to create inclusive opportunities for physical activity, ensuring that everyone, regardless of their background or ability, could participate and benefit.

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Objectives

The key objectives of Pride Cymru’s involvement in the GOGA programme were:

  1. Inclusivity: To create welcoming environments for LGBTQ+ individuals to engage in physical activities.

  2. Engagement: To increase participation in sports and physical activities among LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly those with disabilities.

  3. Community Building: To foster a sense of community and belonging through shared physical activities.

  4. Awareness and Education: To raise awareness about the benefits of inclusive physical activities and educate the wider community on the importance of accessibility and inclusion.

Partnerships

The GOGA project in Pride Cymru aimed to get disabled and inactive members more active together. Pride Cymru’s role in the GOGA programme is enriched by fostering key partnerships with several dedicated organizations. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service contributes by providing venues and ensuring safety during activities. Viva, a prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy group, aids in community outreach and promotion, encouraging wide participation. The Unique Trans Network focuses on including transgender individuals, ensuring they have a welcoming and supportive environment to participate in physical activities. Aura Leisure, a community-focused leisure provider, offers access to facilities and expertise in organizing diverse physical activities. Sported, a UK-wide charity, supports the programme by providing strategic guidance and resources to ensure sustainable community engagement. These collaborations enhance the GOGA programme’s ability to promote inclusivity, well-being, and active lifestyles across diverse communities in Wales.

Emma Jones, the GOGA Officer at Pride Cymru, has been instrumental in driving the success of the Get Out Get Active (GOGA) programme in North Wales. With a deep commitment to inclusivity and community engagement, Emma’s approach focuses on understanding the unique needs and barriers faced by individuals in the LGBT+ community regarding physical activity. Her collaborative efforts with numerous partners and organizations aim to create a welcoming environment where everyone can find a form of physical activity that suits them.

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I am passionate about working to provide opportunities in physical “ activity by first understanding what people would like to do and reasons why they might not already do so. There is something for everyone, whether it is walking the dog, joining online discos, or becoming part of a rugby team! I am proud to work with so many wonderful partners and organizations here in North Wales, who support our LGBT+ community. As an ally, I feel there is a huge importance for us to work together to champion diversity and challenge inequality, working towards making sport and physical activity more inclusive for everyone. — Emma Jones, GOGA Officer at Pride Cymru Future of GOGA in Pride Cymru

At the end of the formal funding period, with the help of supplementary funding, the partnership with GOGA in Pride Cymru will extend for another 12 months until December 2024. This extension will focus on a broader remit in North Wales and will involve partners such as Pride Sports Cymru to amplify the programme’s impact. The continuation of the programme will prioritize ongoing community engagement through trusted partners, ensuring that activities and initiatives remain relevant and effective.

By collaborating closely with current and new partners the programme will develop initiatives that are directly informed by the needs and feedback of the community. This approach will not only sustain participation but also foster a deeper sense of ownership and inclusivity within the community, enhancing the overall effectiveness and reach of the GOGA programme.

Conclusion

Pride Cymru’s collaboration with Disability Sport Wales in the GOGA programme has been a remarkable success. By focusing on inclusivity, engagement, community building, and awareness, the programme has made a significant impact on the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals in Wales. The inclusive physical activity sessions, community events, and training workshops have not only increased participation in physical activities but also fostered a sense of community and belonging.

The positive outcomes and sustainable models developed through this collaboration will continue to inspire and guide efforts to promote inclusivity and accessibility in sports and physical activities across Wales.

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Strategic Priority 3

Health Disability Activity Pathway

This Health-funded initiative was committed as recurrent funding to each Health Board in Wales prior to the pandemic. It placed a part time Health Practitioner in each health board with a remit to effectively signpost disabled people to physical activity (including sport) and support the training requirements of health practitioners to do this. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board also host a full-time manager to coordinate the practitioners (when appointed) across the Health Boards.

During 2023/24 Health Disability Activity Practitioners were appointed into vacancies across the six additional health boards. The Health Disability Activity Team Leader, hosted in Betsi Cadwalader University Health Board.

The investment for this programme goes directly from Health, monitored by the Welsh Therapies Advisory Committee and into each Health Board. This investment is recurrent and is identified for the part time (0.5) employment of a Band 5 post, plus additional programme resource (£1,000 annually).

The Federation of Disability Sport Wales provided additional value-in-kind investment through the continued facilitation of the signpost process between the seven health boards, and their respective local authorities, and through direct support to lead the team nationally during a transition in the Team Leader post.

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A key achievement over the last 12 months has been the expansion of partnerships with Universities across Wales to up-skill and profile the pathway to the future workforce. With a focus on Physiotherapy courses, HDAP practitioners, worked in collaboration with Higher Education Institutes, DSW, Sport Wales and a selection of National Governing Bodies of sport to present a bespoke version of the pathway up-skilling training session tailored to the needs of each University. The concepts of social prescribing and Making Every Contact Count were highlighted, alongside an overview of inclusive community provision in their local area to 152 students.

The pathway has been successfully embedded into undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Bangor University (Physiotherapy Postgraduate/MSc Year 2), Wrexham University (Physiotherapy Undergraduate Years 2 and 3), and Cardiff University (Physiotherapy Undergraduate Year 2). Initial discussions and module planning has also taken place with University of South Wales; sessions are scheduled for the new academic term, focusing on their part-time Physiotherapy undergraduate cohort. This will provide national coverage for all future physiotherapy students in Wales.

While continuing to build the pathway nationally, it has continued to receive signposts nationally, with a total of 378 disabled people being referred to one of the 22 Local Authority (or equivalent) partners for signposting via the HDAP in 2023/2024; an increase of 54% from 2022/2023. In addition, 1,675 health and social care professionals, support workers, and third sector organisation employees were up-skilled about the pathway and the availability of inclusive community activities during 139 training sessions.

It is anticipated that as all Health Disability Activity Practitioners become established within their respective health board areas, the number of trained health professionals, and signposted disabled people will continue to grow in 2023/24.

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World Rugby Wheelchair Rugby European Championships 2023

To support the impact of the Wheelchair Rugby European Championships 2023 a legacy programme was designed and delivered which included a partnership between Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby and DSW to connect schools and young learners into this flagship event for Cardiff, hosted at the Principality Stadium.

Case Study WREuro23 School Days

As part of the championships, we invited schools from across Wales to attend and experience live wheelchair rugby. With tickets priced at just £1, it was a great opportunity for schools to bring pupils to the iconic principality stadium for a fun-filled day.

To go along with the experience, we created a digital schools pack with information about the event, history of wheelchair rugby, the rules, the teams taking part, one of the WRU digital task room tasks and the pupils also had an opportunity to design a good luck poster that was shared with the teams in the dressing rooms. Over the first 3 days, we had 1892 pupils & teachers/support staff from schools across Wales attend.

We also took this opportunity to engage schools in some pre match activity with 60 pupils over 2 days, having the experience of doing a wheelchair rugby session on the main playing court.

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“ Having the opportunity to take our pupils to the Wheelchair rugby European championships has given them the experience to see that disability sport is exciting and elite. To be able to combine this with an opportunity to give wheelchair rugby a try and to have the digital pack giving us an opportunity to link up with the curriculum and achieving learning outcomes has made it a well rounded package. The pupils loved the whole day.

— Miss Rhiannon Parker – Lisvane Primary school

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Wheelchair Fencing Strategic Priority 3 Partnership

Strategic Priority 3

In January 2024, the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup was held at the Sport Wales National Centre. British Fencing partnered with Disability Sport Wales (DSW) to support the event’s legacy.

DSW led schools’ engagement by facilitating sessions and attendance, as well as producing engagement resources. A total of 17 sessions were delivered to students from 10 schools, ranging from Year 3 to Year 13. These sessions included both SEN and mainstream schools in Cardiff and the surrounding areas, engaging a total of 325 students, 118 of whom were from SEN schools or units.

Additionally, DSW supported the volunteer programme, ensuring that lessons from the Wheelchair Rugby European Championships volunteer programme were applied to create opportunities for disabled individuals.

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Federation of Disability Sport Wales Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 Case Study Wheelchair Fencing Legacy Programme Community engagement and legacy are highlighted as essential components in the lead up to, during, and post the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup. The intention is to build on the development work of Welsh Fencing, British Fencing to ensure a meaningful legacy. — Working closely with all event partners, the Legacy Programme will coordinate activity to maximise the impact of the World Class event on local communities. With a focus on schools and community delivery the programme will aim to raise the understanding and awareness of; • para fencing participation opportunities, —_ • inclusive community-based provision, • workforce opportunities within the events sector. Delivered by coaches from Welsh fencing students had the opportunity to discover the thrilling world of fencing in an engaging taster session. They learnt about the art of sward play, promoting physical fitness, mental focus and teamwork in a safe and exciting environment.

Working in partnership with Welsh Fencing and Disability Sport Wales Sessions were delivered to a mixture of SEN and mainstream schools in Cardiff and the surrounding area. By the time of the World Cup in January, a total of 325 students had been engaged over the 17 sessions. 118 of those were students were from SEN schools or units.

Attending the World Cup

As part of the World Cup, we invited schools from across Cardiff to attend and experience live wheelchair fencing. With tickets costed at just £1, it was a great opportunity for schools to bring pupils for a fun filled day.

Pupils had an opportunity to meet some of the athletes, watch them compete live and have tour to weapons control to learn more about the different equipment and what each athlete needs to do before they can compete. 84 pupils from Llysfaen primary and Whitchurch high attended over 2 days.

“ It’s been a fantastic experience for our pupils to attend the World Cup. The theme they are following this term is ‘celebrating differences’ so attending the World Cup and using the digital resource has been beneficial to pull everything together not only to experience live elite sport but also engage and meet elements ” of the curriculum . — Miss Rhiannon Parker Llysfaen Primary

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The second Para Sport Festival (PSF) was delivered across Swansea in July 2023. The PSF combines a programme of competitive events with participation opportunities through an insport Series event.

The whole programme offers free to access participation or spectating opportunities across a range of elite para sport. This was the second year of the three-year programme which saw the largest insport Series event held following the pandemic and growth of competitive events. For example, UK Boccia Teams Championship and the Para Fencing British Championship.

Focus of the media coverage in 2023 has been on building the awareness of the Para Sport Festival concept from 2022. Ultimately the aim of the three-year programme continues to establish Wales and Swansea as the go to host for para sport events and to establish the support within national media coverage.

When establishing a live streaming service, provision was focused on the competitive events that showed the greatest appeal in year one. As a result, Boccia UK Team Championship and Wheelchair Rugby Welsh Open were again chosen to be live streamed. We also chose to live stream Para Fencing British Championship to showcase Swansea as a leading host for major British events.

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The Wales v Scotland Deaf Football international was also live streamed. This was because of the following behind deaf football and the ability to live stream on Red Wall+ alongside DSW YouTube channel. The combined event coverage attracted an audience of 6,384 viewers across the 4 events, an increase of 67% on 2022 events.

8,954 participation opportunities were provided through the insport Series event, playing a key role in raising awareness of the availability of physical activity (including sport) opportunities locally will enhance the sustainability of provision and grow interest in inclusive and para sport alongside the competitive para sport opportunities.

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Highlight What the Para Sport Festival looked like in 2023

The 2023 competitive event schedule included 6 competitive events in addition to the wider World Para Series Triathlon and Ironman events. These events included the Para Golf Welsh Open, Boccia UK Teams Championships, Welsh Open Para Shooting, Deaf Football Wales v Scotland International, Wheelchair Rugby Welsh Open, and the Para Fencing British Championship.

All events were free to attend, with all events offered as open access opportunities to maximise the social impact of the Para Sport Festival. An area of improvement in planning from the 2022 edition of the event was to introduce a robust visitor surveying process to capture more accurate, specific data related to the spectator audience across the range of future competitive para events. Using established tools through Eventbrite and a bespoke participant registration system, we were able to capture contact details to which we could send out an event evaluation form. We also used a QR code on the days of the event to capture event feedback directly from spectators during the event.

The approach of offering the competitive events programme as ‘open access’ is important for the event and has a particular impact on bringing para sport to local communities in Wales.

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Formation of the Learning Disability / Intellectual Impairment Alliance

The Wales Alliance for Physical Activity (including sport) for People with Learning Disabilities (“The Alliance”) was established in May 2023 by agreement of the members identified below.

Overseen by Sport Wales and Welsh Government

The purpose of the Alliance is to provide a forum through which members can enrich and enable the lives of people with intellectual impairment through the co-ordination, promotion, and provision of opportunities to participate, compete and progress in physical activity (including sport). It has been formed in response to a changing landscape within Wales and the need to ensure that interested partners are able to work in a more united, collaborative and connected manner.

In December 2023, Stephen Morris was appointed as Chair in order to help guide the Alliance. Stephen is a person with an intellectual impairment and represented Great Britain at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics and is passionate about increasing physical activity opportunities for those living with LD/II. In 2024 the Alliance has been working with partners to create a strategy, closely working with Jon Morgan (Sinsir Sports Consulting) and Sue Maughan (Nurture Consulting).

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Strategic Priority 3 Co Wales Deaf Sport Strategy Progress

To support the roll out of the Wales Deaf Sport strategy, DSW appointed a Deaf Sport Officer (0.5) to identify the current level of provision and to grow the opportunities within community sport and physical activity for deaf and hard of hearing people.

Starting in September 2023, the initial priority for the role was to establish the current level of physical activity and sport provision for deaf and hard of hearing individuals within community sport across Wales.

Working to the Wales Deaf Sport strategy objective to grow the opportunities for deaf people to actively participate in community sport & physical, the officer focused on the following key areas of work;

• building relationships with key stakeholders already involved in the provision of physical activity and sport for deaf and hard of hearing people, including the current member organisations of Wales Deaf Sport

• Mapping current activity levels across Wales, including traditional deaf sport clubs, and;

• influencing the wider Welsh sport sector through the delivery of a focused learning series session, aimed at national governing bodies of sport.

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Grow as a sector-leading, healthy and accountable organisation

Demonstrating our learning, building on what we do and how we do it, and being accountable to our team, funders and partners is important to DSW’s progress. A changing landscape for sport means different ways of working, learning and transparency in what we do. X 7 " i 26

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Strategic Priority 4

National Youth Board

A board comprising of 9 young people aged between 14 – 24 years old who meet (virtually or face to face) on a quarterly basis and give a voice to young people within or connected to disability sport in Wales.

The DSW Board consult with colleagues in DSW regarding key work areas and aspects of communication and engagement relevant to young people and feedback their thoughts and guidance.

Throughout 2023/24, the Disability Sport Wales National Youth Board (NYB) has seen significant growth. Our goal was to recruit new members, and we successfully added two individuals who bring fresh perspectives on disability sport in Wales. To ensure accessibility, we continued to hold meetings virtually, minimising attendance barriers. The NYB played a crucial role in the development of the Disabled Young Leaders Inspiring Connections Event, which saw increased attendance and offered more meaningful opportunities than the previous year.

Our support extended to the core team, where our Insight and Learning Senior Officer organised a well-attended and insightful focus group. This contributed significantly to her work. Additionally, a PhD student from Swansea conducted research on physical activity and sport, and the NYB’s contributions were invaluable to this research. The NYB remains open to discussions affecting disability sport in Wales. Engagement and activity levels in meetings have improved with our new ways of working.

All the FDSWs work is underpinned by a desire to ensure that it is a high functioning organisation which has exceptional standards. To do this, we continue to work with Sport Wales to demonstrate capability and accountability, as well as achieve outcomes which are consistent with sector standards in safeguarding, equity, and digital transformation.

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Strategic Priority 4

Research Projects and Insight Reports

Disability Sport Wales has supported four research projects over the past year.

These have included one research project being carried out by Cardiff Metropolitan University evaluating the impact of the Get Out Get Active project, a research project being carried out by a Cardiff Metropolitan University postgraduate student on inclusive delivery of physical activity and sport within secondary schools in Wales, Cardiff Metropolitan University carrying out a critical analysis of the role and work of the coach educators pre-, during-, and post-delivery, and another Bangor University postgraduate student developing a standardised starting system for deaf athletes in athletics.

Over the past 12 months, several research projects and insight reports have been completed by Disability Sport Wales. These reports include:

Disability Sport Wales Club Survey September 2023 and March 2024

Para Sport Festival 2023 Evaluation Report

Sport Wales School Sport Survey (Disability Sport Wales Report) June 2023

A Disability Sport Wales Case Study on Stephen Morris September 2023

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Strategic Priority 4

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Disability Sport Wales continue to commit to our priorities for diversity, inclusion and a healthy environment for those who work with and alongside us.

The Sport Sector have several frameworks which enable us to maintain a focus and progress within Safeguarding (NSPCC/CPSU Safeguarding Standards for Sport, and the Anne Craft Trust Safeguarding Adults in Sport Standard), Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Moving to Inclusion Framework (previously the Equality Standard: A Framework for sport)), Governance and Financial Capability (SW Capability and Accountability Framework), and Anti-Doping (UK Anti-Doping Framework). DSW are committed to the outcomes these frameworks support and ensure that each set of guiding principles will make a difference to DSW as an organisation, but also to the people who are and could be connected to disability sport in Wales.

Key Achievements:

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Feature: Disabled Young Leaders in Sport Inspiring Connections Event

In August 2023 alongside the DSW NYB the DSW team hosted the Disabled Young Leaders in Sport Inspiring Connections event.

The aim of the Disabled Young Leaders in Sport Inspiring Connections Event was to provide the opportunity for disabled young people in sport to come together in an inclusive environment to build connections, be inspired, and inspire others.

The event was a success, working with several well-known partners including the BBC, WSA, Whisper Cymru and the WRU.

Following the success of the 2023 event the team launched the 2024 event in March which would take place in June 2024, again with many partners returning for the second year running including the BBC, the WRU, Sported and Cardiff Met University.

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Wellbeing Framework

Snapshot

Disability Sport Wales is committed to providing a thriving working environment and recognises that the wellbeing of our team is a key element to employees’ mental health and wellbeing and is therefore key to organisational success.

The purpose of the framework is to establish, promote and maintain the wellbeing of all our team through workplace practices. To DSW, wellbeing includes the physical and mental health of employees, while recognising employees’ values, personal development and areas of work contribute to their overall wellbeing at work.

The framework sets out the basis for our organisation to provide an environment that promotes and supports a positive state of mental health and wellbeing for our employees and those we work with.

Comms Operational Group

Snapshot

A communications operational group was set up within DSW to pull together information from across all areas of the organisation.

Items for communicating are shared on a planner and are lead internally, or by DSW’s Comms, Media and PR partner, LloydBell Productions. The group links brand and design earlier into requests and looks at campaign delivery and improvements which can be made across the organisation to raise the profile of disability sport in Wales.

The DSW Board Newsletter

Snapshot

The DSW Board Newsletter has been produced since September 2023. The Newsletter provides a snapshot of the DSW team’s monthly progress and updates. As the Newsletter develops, it is hoped that it will reach a wider audience. In this way, the public will be able to receive a monthly newsletter from DSW, allowing them to stay informed about what DSW is doing, what DSW has achieved in the past month, and showcase opportunities such as DSW upcoming events and training.

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Feature: We Are Disability Sport Wales Charity Dinner

The aim of the We Are Disability Sport Wales Charity Gala Dinner was to provide a Charity Dinner which showcased the work of DSW, a networking opportunity for businesses and supporters of DSW in a charity dinner environment, and to raise funds for the Anthony Hughes Memorial Fund (the chosen recipient of the funds raised in the raffle and auction during the event).

The event was well presented with a variety of high-quality media and content showcased throughout. Highlighting the high standard of work provided by Disability Sport Wales whilst also honouring and celebrating several individuals and award winners throughout the evening.

The DSW team will use their experience and learnings from the 2023 event to host the Celebrating Paris Dinner which is set to be hosted in October 2024 - The dinner will be based on a homecoming style event, celebrating the success of the Welsh athletes at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Disability Sport Wales Award Winners

Emerging Athlete of the Year Award (and Gareth John Bursary): Rhys Darbey

Lifetime Achievement Award: Jane Osman and Sue Williams (Welsh Sports Association for People with Learning Disability)

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Strategic Priority 4

Our Workforce

The DSW team continue to make representation on several boards, committees, and groups to support the on-going development of disability sport across Wales and the UK:

Strategic Priority 4

Audit

The FDSW Audit was completed by Azets within the usual timelines and was completed in part virtually, and in part in the office. The continuation of the use of the Inflo system worked well for sharing information safely and securely, and ensured there was a strong connection between the audit and DSW team.

Spotlight: GDPR / Personal Data

As part of our commitment to GDPR compliance and data protection, DSW continues to keep our training and knowledge in this area current. The DSW has recently appointed a GDPR lead whose responsibility is to ensure compliance with the GDPR regulations.

DSW continue to use DPOrganizer as a tool to do Data Protection Impact Assessments and extend our commitment to protecting personal data.

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We Set Out to Achieve Target met or exceeded Target partially met or exceeded Q© Target not met but progress made @ ® Target not met

Strategic Priority 1

Establish effective partnerships for an inclusive sector culture

Continue supporting organisations achieving and progressing through insport Standards:

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At least one organisation achieving insport Gold Standard (NGB or Third Sector)

1 organisation acheived insport Partnerships Gold

1 organisation retained insport NGB Gold

100% of insport Clubs on the insport Portal are active and engaged with insport

100% of active clubs are engaged in the insport process.

Complete the review of insport Club

insport Club review completed with new range of resources

Map insport NGB against the Moving to Inclusion Framework

Completed and working closely with Case Officer to provide appropriate support across Sport Sector.

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Established the Para Sport Group (PSG) with 72% of Paralympic and Commonwealth stakeholders engaged. 113 #inspire signposts came into the Performance Pathway Programme Eight athletes have been supported transferring into UK and GB Programmes

Establish a Para Sport Group (PSG) with all Paralympic and Commonwealth stakeholders engaged Pz, Maintain 70 #inspire signposts into Performance Pathway Hubs 6 we

Maintain 70 #inspire signposts came into the Performance into Performance Pathway Hubs Pathway Programme Eight athletes have been Support 5 athletes transferring me supported transferring into ~~|~~ into UK and GB programmes UK and GB Programmes Present at 5 National or International conferences. at Presented at 8 National Conferences • Policy Forum for Wales Keynote: Priorities for disabled children and young people’s health in Wales and the future for physical activity and sport (April 2023); Online • Get Out Get Active Conference (May 2023); Birmingham • Women into Sport Panel, Leeds Beckett University (May 2023); Online • SPAR Retail Conference: Disability Sport Wales’s relationship with SPAR (June 2023); Telford • Team Wales Business Club: Para Sport and DSW (September 2023); Royal Mint • Visit Wales Roadshow (November 2023); Sheffield • Disability Rights Taskforce – Wellbeing Workshop (March 2024); Online • WRU Inclusion Conference (March 2024); Cardiff Establish effective partnerships for an inclusive sector culture ~~—~~ 81

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Strategic Priority 2

Empower an inclusive workforce

We aimed to deliver: 2,000 places on UK DIT Level 1, 600 places on UK DIT Level 2, and 300 places on UK DIT Level 3

We delivered:

2,590 places on UK DIT Level 1, 320 UK DIT Level 2, and 123 UK DIT Level 3

Increase percentage of disabled coaches and volunteers within the workforce by 3% from 18%

According to the Community Sport and Physical Activity Survey, percentage increased to 20%

Deliver 8 Performance Pathway Hub sessions

8 Performance Pathway Hub session have been successfully delivered

Deliver 16 Learning Series sessions throughout the year

18 learning series sessions delivered, including partnership events to celebrate International Women’s Day and the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup.

Create a set of 8 Daily Active related inclusive resources for teachers and education staff

Daily Active has been put on pause by Sport Wales due to funding restrictions from Welsh Government

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Strategic Priority 3

Enable robust inclusive pathways

Deliver 15 insport series events, 1 Disabled Young Leaders event (alongside the DSW NYB), and 1 DSW Dinner or conference.

Delivered 20 insport series events, 1 disabled Young Leaders event (alongside the DSW NYB). Along with 1 We Are DSW Charity Gala Dinner.

Extend the GOGA Programme beyond December 2023

Additional funding was sourced to continue the partnership with Pride Cymru until December 2024

Legacy from Wheelchair Rugby (WR) European Championships 23 including:

| Partnership between Great Britian Wheelchair Rugby, O) Welsh Rugby Union and DSW A partnership between the three organisations was launched in June 2023 after the completion of the WREuro23.

Deliver 2 Wales to the World Stage talent identification days DSW and GBWR delivered 1 Wales on the world Stage talent identification day and have continued to track athlete development

Establish a community wheelchair rugby club in Mid Wales A collaborative approach, between Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, Scarlets Foundation, Welsh Rugby Union, and DSW resulted in the submission of a Be Active Wales Fund application, with the established club launched during 2024/25.

Bring 100 children to spectate the WR Euros at the Principality Stadium Over the first 3 days of the championships, we had 1,892 pupils & teachers/ support staff from attend from schools across south, west and mid Wales.

Increase number of athletes entering Welsh Boccia Championships

The athletes who entered the 2023 Welsh Boccia Championships increased by 50%.

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Strategic Priority 4

Grow as a sector-leading, healthy and accountable organisation

Identify two new commercial partners to DSW

One new charity partner will be new to DSW next financial year

Carry out a research project in collaboration with the Welsh Institute of Performance Sport (WIPS) exploring Performance Pathway Athlete experience and evaluation of the impact of the Performance Pathway Tiers 1-3.

The research project was delayed due to the recruitment of a new WIPS research assistant, and a wider project exploring athlete experiences was led by Sport Wales staff rather than DSW.

Report good progress through the Moving to Inclusion Framework, enhancing diversity and sharing good practice

As part of the Moving to Inclusion (M2I) framework DSW have established a working group who completed the diagnostic tool (intended to identify an organisation’s starting point with the 5 pillars of the framework). An Improvement Plan will be established and published next financial year.

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What We Will >> Achieve in 2024/25 In April 2024 DSW will work towards reviewed Strategic Priorities and Ambitions and will have restructured to ensure that there is clear leadership against each area of our work. Detailed achievements for 2024/2025 will be communicated in our Operational Plan 2024/2025. Strategic Priority 1 Establish effective partnerships for an inclusive sector culture ‘a Headline priorities for 2024/2025 are: • At least one additional partner will achieve insport Gold (insport NGB, insport Partnerships).

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Strategic Priority 2

Enable active inclusive pathways

Headline priorities for 2024/2025 are:

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Strategic Priority 3

Empower (para) performance development

Headline priorities for 2024/2025 are:

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Strategic Priority 4

Grow as a sector-leading, healthy, and accountable organisation.

Headline priorities for 2024/2025 are:

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Financial Review

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Overview

The charity produced a total surplus for the year of £31,503 compared to a deficit of £41,587 in the preceding year. This comprised of an unrestricted surplus of £49,682 and a restricted deficit of £18,179. As a result, unrestricted reserves increased to £355,715 and restricted reserves decreased to £162,927. Overall, total reserves including fixed assets now stand at £518,642.

The financial activity of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales was delivered within budget, and full Financial Self Assurance as part of the Sport Wales Capability Framework has been completed.

Frequent discussion has taken place within both FDSW Finance and Assurance Committee and FDSW Board regarding the FDSW Reserves Policy and has been amended to reflect the current climate and risk and holding appropriate reserves should conditions change.

Disability Sport Wales Management Company Limited is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales Ltd and its principal activity is sports administration and trading. During 2023/2024 the company was dormant.

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Reserves Policy

It is the opinion of the Trustees that the charity should hold financial reserves to provide protection against its financial risks, as identified by the annual financial risk review.

The following principal risks have been identified as reasons for the charity to hold reserves:

The definition of financial reserve for this purpose is the amount of unrestricted reserves not invested in fixed assets (net current assets excluding capital liabilities). The Trustees believe that an appropriate level of reserves for the company is an amount equivalent to providing for ‘specific combined risks’ as defined by the company’s annual financial risk review.

The Trustees may also require the development of an additional ‘designated’ reserve, built up through the company’s income generation streams, for the purposes of spending on various projects that arise from time to time to enable the company’s strategy and objectives to be achieved. This reserve will be clearly separated from company’s reserve to cover financial risks.

Current reserves are monitored against the current reserve level requirement on at least an annual basis, as part of the financial risk review. The reserves policy as agreed by Trustees is three months essential operating costs.

This year the decision was taken to invest some of the reserves held into high interest, short and medium terms accounts so as to maximise the interests on resources. The most appropriate options are being sought and investment will take place with the support of Finance and Assurance Committee and Board in the next financial year.

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Risk

The Board continuously reviews business risk in all its operations, and this has created risk minimisation strategies in key areas. The charity has purchased indemnity insurance for its Trustees, and additional Cyber and Data Insurances to reflect the current climate.

The principal risks and uncertainties facing the charity and its subsidiary undertakings, as identified by the Trustees are:

  1. The impact of a reduction in funding from Welsh Government via Sport Wales’ new funding model, and the need to identify additional resources from other sources.

  2. A restructure of staffing within DSW alongside an evolved strategy, changes to investment, and changes to the leadership team after the passing of Anthony Hughes.

  3. Regional working and partnerships with the local authorities as regionalisation is established across Wales.

  4. Increasing risk of Cyber Crime.

The Trustees hold strategies for managing those above-stated risks and these are set out within the Strategic Risk Register, but incorporate the following:

  1. Ensure sufficient financial resource is available to support athletes qualifying for the Paralympic and Commonwealth Games.

  2. Maintain close and transparent relationships with both Sport Wales and WG, and clearly identify the role and purpose of the FDSW. Highlight successes and wider contribution to the sector. Seek external corporate partners to contribute funding which will reduce percentage reliance on specific funding streams.

  3. Work closely with our HR Partners (Ashton People Solutions) to ensure the restructure is consistent with our values and business needs.

  4. Continue to work with Sport Wales, partners involved in Regional Partnership, and the entities as they become established. Maintain communication with the Local Authority partners and support transition of investment.

  5. Ensure robust provision of services through IT and website and maintain up-to-date cyber security. Draw on expert advice and support to reduce risk of Cyber Crime.

The Finance and Assurance Committee has operated since 2015/16 and meets on at least four occasions each financial year. A Governance Committee was established in March 2021 and meets at least quarterly. The phasing of these meetings are Governance Committee, Finance and Assurance Committee and Board. Each with 2 weeks between them. The Terms of Reference have been agreed by Board. The strategic risk register is reviewed by the Governance Committee, then the Finance and Assurance Committee and at all Board meetings.

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Structure, Governance and Management

The Charitable model, introduced in 2011/12, continues to drive the governance structures of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales. The Federation of Disability Sport Wales remains signed up to the Welsh sport sector’s voluntary Governance and Leadership Framework for Wales and has received good feedback from Sport Wales regarding its capability and accountability.

The Federation of Disability Sport Wales is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered as a charity. The Federation of Disability Sport Wales is bound by its Memorandum and Articles of Association with was reviewed and accepted for change on the 16th October 2022 at the Annual General Meeting (copies of which are available on request). The trustees listed below are directors of the company and trustees of the charity.

It is DSW’s intention to further review the Articles of Association to ensure that the membership of the charity is reflective of the beneficiaries of our work. This work will be completed during the next financial year and adjustments will be made accordingly. Currently the membership of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales is open to any Welsh National Disability Sports Organisation (NDSO), sports specific body, for so long as, in the case of a National Disability Sports Organisation or a Sports Specific Body, it remains a recognised body and is the lead body for the development of disability sport for its sport or impairment group. It is not anticipated that this will change, but that processes and the communication of The FDSW’s Articles are clearly communicated.

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year were:

G Thomas (Chair) N Ashbridge (Resigned October 2023) I M Stone (Chair to the Finance and Assurance Committee (from Oct 2023)) J Hendy (Chair to the Governance Committee)

A Sharma

E A Johnson G Griffiths D Jenkins I Griffiths R Price J Dunn

In October 2023, N Ashbridge stepped down from his position as Vice Chair to the Board of Trustees and as Chair of the Finance and Assurance Committee. I M Stone has taken on the role of Chair to the Finance and Assurance Committee. The Board of Trustees would like to record their thanks to Neil for the time he has given to serving the Finance and Assurance Committee and for his role as Interim Chair to the board in the period between the previous chair stepping down and the current chair being appointed. He has been an advocate, an ally and a constructive and critical friend.

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In addition to the trustees, the following individuals support the governance structure of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales:

L Osgood (Vice President)

R Khan (Special Advisor, visual impairment and community sport) A Watkin (Independent member of the Finance and Assurance Committee) L Bennett (Independent member of the Governance Committee)

None of the trustees have any beneficial interest in the company. All trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up.

The strategic direction and policy development of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees.

The Management team holds executive responsibility for implementing the polices and strategies approved by the Board of Trustees.

The Trustees are either elected at an Annual General Meeting or appointed following external advertisement for independent Board Trustees. Trustees may not serve more than two consecutive terms (or eight years). The Chair of the Board is an independent appointment following external advertisement.

The Annual General Meeting must be held within 15 months of the previous Annual General Meeting.

The Trustees of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales are also the directors for the purposes of company law and comprise:

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Staffing

All staff work using a hybrid and flexible model, some homeworking and some office-based working depending on preference, access to an office location and work demands and expectations. All staff members have one-to-one check ins with their line managers each week. This is to ensure wellbeing, capacity and connection to colleagues is prioritised and maintained.

In March 2024 the Deaf Sport Officer resigned his position, which was for an initial 6-month period so return to BSL interpreting. This post will be reappointed with the focus remaining on the development of a robust and clear pathway for D/deaf and hard of hearing participants, athletes and potential participants into physical activity (including sport).

With the changes in resourcing there were 5 additional appointments into Disability Sport Wales which were for five regional posts (Regional Partnership Senior Officer); Mid Wales (which was a 0.5 Regional Partnership and a 0.5 Intellectual Impairment/Learning Disability-focused Senior Officer post), North Wales, West Wales, Gwent and Central South. The Gwent and North Senior Officers started in April 2023, with the remaining 3 posts joining in June 2023. Additionally in October 2023 a 0.5 Education and Training Coordinator was appointed to support the work of the Insight and Learning Senior Officer and grow the availability of and access to ‘disability’-focused education and training provision. In November 2023 a Para Sport Festival Intern post was appointed to support the work of the Para Sport Event Management Senior Officer role, and specifically with the delivery of the Para Sport Festival scheduled for July 2024.

Disability Sport Wales are aware that the changes to funding from Government and Sport Wales over the next two financial cycles, and with the gap left in the passing of Anthony Hughes, that a restructure will be taking place in 2024/2025. This work is underway and being supported by Ashton People Solutions. Board and Committees are fully engaged with the process and committed to continuing to create a strong environment where the organisation and its people thrive. The restructure will result in the establishment of a senior leadership team, benchmarking of salaries across the wider team, the addition of amendments to terms and conditions to better support team wellbeing, and refinement of existing role descriptions throughout the organisation to ensure we can deliver our strategic priorities with changes to resourcing.

The Federation of Disability Sport Wales had 22 employees, fourteen full time staff and eight part-time staff during the period 2023/2024.

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Wider Workforce

The Federation of Disability Sport Wales also engage a workforce of tutor-qualified (ADL and AE&T) education and training tutors, as well as 2 insport Case Officers who support NGBs and 3rd Sector Organisations with insport. There is also a Para Bowls Coordinator on a contract for services and 1 performance pathway coach.

The Communications, Media and PR partnership, in accordance with the contract, was extended in February 2023 for a further 2 years. Delivery and partnership will be reviewed again at that point and extended until 2029 if mutually agreed. This partnership brings strong relationships with the Welsh media, and there are coherent contacts between athletes and one of the company directors which ensure good synergy especially in the build up to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. One senior member of the DSW team and other colleagues have established a Communications Operational Group (COG) which is also adding to the level of organisation, focus and promotion of Disability Sport Wales and the opportunities available to disabled people across Wales.

The DSW Podcasts have continued this year and provided a different and inclusive means of communicating impact and programmes as audio and visual (BSL) format. Disability Sport Wales continue to support the wider sport sector with an annual learning series, which includes free-to-access training and workshops which cover a range of topics relevant to equity, inclusion, diversity and safeguarding.

Three of the FDSW team had role changes during 2023/2024:

  1. The Boccia Coordinator, who was appointed initially on a contract for services, transferred to a part time (0.3) fixed term contract in April 2023.

  2. The Insight and Learning Senior Officer also had a contract change from a fixed term contract to a full time, permanent role working compressed hours through a flexible working agreement.

  3. The Digital Brand and Marketing Officer role was also made permanent, continuing to work on a 0.4 contract (2 days a week).

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Employee Involvement

The FDSW are a Disability Confident Employer and operate an Offer an Interview Scheme for disabled people whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. In the event of members of staff acquiring impairment whilst employed by DSW, every effort is made to ensure that their employment within the charity continues and that any appropriate training is arranged. It is the policy of the charity that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons should be equitable.

The charity’s policy is to consult and discuss with employees, where appropriate through unions, staff councils and at meetings, matters likely to affect employees’ interests. Information of matters of concern to employees is given through information bulletins and reports which seek to achieve a common awareness on the part of all employees of the financial and economic factors affecting the group’s performance. This element will be critical as we go into a period of restructure and transition.

Remuneration policy for key management personnel

The trustees recognise that the charity will not achieve its ambitious goals unless it is possible to attract and retain key management personnel who have the experience, enthusiasm, and ability to lead by example and to contribute to the charity’s continuing success. Consequently, the ability to offer a compelling value proposition to staff is regarded as a critical success factor. This is as always limited by our income.

A Benchmarking exercise commissioned to our HR partners (Ashton People Solutions) highlighted that generally salary levels are comparable to other roles within the sector (sport and charity). There were 4 roles highlighted, including the CEO role (which will have additional and separate benchmarking led by the DSW Board of Trustees), where there was lower than expected salary. These will be specifically addressed in the restructuring process. It should also be noted that in most cases, in the opinion of the trustees, this results in remuneration that is lower than the people concerned would be able to earn outside of sport and the charities sector, in the commercial sector.

In common with other companies in the charitable sector, DSW’s value proposition to staff includes supportive teamwork, personal development, and significant job satisfaction from the social impact that the Charity is helping to generate. However, remuneration is also important, and for this element of the overall reward package, our policy is to set pay and benefits at levels that are competitive for the sector, and which recognise an individual’s abilities, responsibilities and experience. The remuneration of key management personnel is summarised in Note 12 of the financial statements. The Charity’s highest paid employee is the Chief Executive Officer.

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Induction and training of trustees

New trustees are provided with an induction as well as an information pack of policies and procedures relevant to the role and meet with the Chair and Chief Executive Officer to receive details of the decisionmaking process. Trustees are briefed on their legal obligations under charity and company law, the content of the Articles of Association and the Strategy. At the earliest opportunity after the appointment of a Trustee there is an opportunity to meet members of staff and all other trustees. Consistent opportunities are provided and encouraged for all trustees to attend appropriate external training events where these aids the undertaking of their role.

The Federation of Disability Sport Wales operates a Finance and Assurance Committee and a Governance Committee.

The Board of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales review at each of its meetings the company’s strategic risk register. The risk register will have been previously scrutinised at all meetings of the Finance and Assurance Committee and Governance Committee. The Finance and Assurance, and Governance committees have both met on four occasions during 2023/2024.

There were five board meetings in 2023/2024 (which were all held either virtually via Zoom or in hybrid format face-to-face with zoom) with an AGM due to take place in October 2024 (which will be held in person alongside the DSW Dinner in Newport). There was good attendance from all trustees at board meetings.

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Governance Partners

The governance partners to The Federation of Disability Sport Wales are:

Landscape Partners

The key landscape partners to The Federation of Disability Sport Wales are:

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Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees: G Thomas(Chair) E A Johnson J Dunn
I M Stone G Grifths R Price
J Hendy D Jenkins
A Sharma I Grifths
Charity Number: 1144663
Company Number: 05199508
Registered Ofce: Federaton of Disability Sport Wales,
Sport Wales Natonal Centre,
Sophia Gardens,
Cardif,
United Kingdom,
CF11 9SW
Auditor: Azets
Waters Lane Chambers
1-3 Waters Lane
Newport
United Kingdom
NP20 1LA
Senior Management Fiona Reid(Chief Executve Ofcer)
Personnel: Tom Rogers(Governance and Partnership Manager)

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Auditor

In accordance with the company’s articles, a resolution proposing that Azets Audit Services be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the trustees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information.

The trustees’ report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

Mr G Thomas - Trustee

3rd October 2024 Dated:

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The Federation of Disability Sport Wales Limited Financial Statements

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The trustees, who are also the directors of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales Limited for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report 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 charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statemen ts 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 charity and financial information included on the charity’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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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Federation of Disability Sport Wales Limited (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the 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).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

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 charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’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 trustees’ 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.

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

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Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the statement of trustees’ responsibilities, the trustees, who are also the directors of the charity for the purpose 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 charity’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 an 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.

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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.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: htps://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilites . This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above and on the Financial Reporting Council’s website, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

We obtain and update our understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework. Based on this understanding, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, we designed procedures which included:

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or re ~~gulaton is removed from the even~~ ts and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

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Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, 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 trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

19 December 2024
Azets Audit Services
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor Ty Derw
Lime Tree Court
Cardiff Gate Business Park Cardiff
United Kingdom
CF23 8AB

Azets Audit Services is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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Statement of Financial Activities including Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Notes
Income from:
Donatons and legacies
3
Charitable actvites
4
Other trading actvites
5
Investments
6
Total income		 2024 2023
Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
£
643
16,098
16,741
32,636
1,229,984
1,262,620
63119
-
63119		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
£
2,647
-
2,647
50,377
1,247,293
1,297,670
30402
-
30402
,
,
1,944
-
1,944		 ,
,
458
-
458
98,342
1,246,082
1,344,424		 83,884
1,247,293
1,331,177
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
Charitable actvites
8
Total expenditure		 28,510
8,709
37,219
20,150
1,255,552
1,275,702		 (3,200)
12,921
9,721
89,420
1,273,623
1,363,043
48,660
1,264,261
1,312,921		 86,220
1,286,544
1,372,764
Net income/(expenditure) for the
year / Net movement in funds
Fund balances at 1 April 2023
Fund Balances at 31 March 2024		 49,682
(18,179)
31,503
306,033
181,106
487,139
355,715
162,927
518,642		 (2,336)
(39,251)
(41,587)
308,369
220,357
528,726
306,033
181,106
487,139

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
14
Investments
15		 2024 2023
£
£
5,080
1,000		 £
£
7899
1,000
6,080
8,899
Current assets
Debtors
17
Cash at bank or in hand		 29,185
663,237
692,422		 62,120
711,313
773,433
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
18		 (179,860) (295,193)
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilites
Notes
Income funds
Restricted funds
21
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
22
General unrestricted funds		 512,562 478,240
518,642 487,139
2024 2023
£
£
162,927
5,080
350,635
355,715
518,642		 £
£
181,106
3,399
302,634
306,033
487,139

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The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2024, although an audit has been carried out under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements under the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 3rd October 2024

Mr G Thomas - Trustee

Company registration no.: 05199508

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Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Notes
Cash fows from operatng actvites
Cash (absorbed by) / generated from
operatons
25		 2024 2023
£
£		 £
£
(46,371) (174,744)
Investng Actvites
Purchase of tangible fxed assets
Investment income received
Net cash generated from investng actvites		 (3,649)
1,944
(1,705)		 (3,816)
458
(3,358)
Net cash used in fnancing actvites - -
Net (decrease) / increase in cash
and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 (48,076)
711,313
663,237		 (178,102)
889,415
711,313

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1. Accounting policies

Charity information

The Federation of Disability Sport Wales Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, CF11 9SW, United Kingdom.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity’s governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)”. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 402 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Designated funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the trustees for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

1.4 Incoming resources

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

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Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services and facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of the receipt.

Donated assets are valued at their market value when donated. These assets are then depreciated in line with the charity’s depreciation policy.

Income from government and other grants whether capital grants or revenue grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measure reliably and is not deferred.

Training and education income is recognised when the course takes place with any income received in advance being deferred.

Sponsorship income is recognised evenly throughout the year and any amounts spanning future financial periods being deferred.

Fundraising income is recognised in the period to which the income is generated.

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, VAT and other sales related taxes.

1.5 Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Costs of raising funds comprise the costs in relation to generating income such as fundraising activities.

Expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs relating to the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as stated in the trustees report.

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories in the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly while others are apportioned on an appropriate basis, as set out in the support costs note.

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.

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1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Office equipment 15% reducing balance Wheelchairs 20% straight line Computer equipment 25% reducing balance

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.

1.7 Fixed asset investments

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the charity. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

1.8 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

1.9 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.10 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity’s balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

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Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the charity transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.11 Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.12 Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

2. Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

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The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3. Donations and legacies

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2024 2023
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total Unrestricted funds
£ £ £ £
Donations and gifts 643 4,178 4,821 2,647
- -
Donated goods and services 11,920 11,920
643 16,098 16,741 2,647
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Donated goods and services

Donated goods and services relate to services provided from Sport Wales.

4. Charitable activities

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2024 2023
£ £
Education and training 17,426 30,981
Grants 1,245,194 1,266,689
1,262,620 1,297,670
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds 32,636 50,377
Restricted funds 1,229,984 1,247,293
1,262,620 1,297,670
Grants
Sport Wales - Exchequer 159,000 171,262
Sport Wales - Lottery 872,000 872,000
Get Out Get Active 70,484 124,031
GBWR Legacy 6,900 12,000
Whizz Kids Grant 8,310 7,396
Para Sport Festival 47,500 80,000
-
Sport Wales COL 81,000
1,245,194 1,266,689
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5. Other trading activities

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2024 2023
Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds
£ £
Fundraising 34,355 2,155
Sponsorship 28,500 28,247
Sundry income 264 -
Other trading activities 63,119 30,402
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6. Investments

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2024 2023
Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds
£ £
Interest receivable 1,944 458
1,944 458
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7. Raising funds

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2024 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £ £ £
Fundraising and publicity
- -
Other fundraising costs 28,510 28,510 (3,200) (3,200)
- -
Staff costs 8,709 8,709 12,921 12,921
28,510 8,709 37,219 (3,200) 12,921 9,721
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8. Charitable activities

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2024
Community Pathway Coaching Edu & Train Other activities
£ £ £ £ £
Depreciation and impairment 2,587 2,587 647 647 -
Community programme 10,210 - - - 34,003
Community staffing and core costs 238,605 - - - -
Academy programme - 95,848 - - -
Coach Cymru staffing costs - - 151,953 - -
Education and training programme - - - 68,110 -
Youth Sport Trust - - - - -
Get Out Get Active 72,908 - - - -
Events 78,107 - - - 4,987
Bad Debt - - - - (25,000)
- - -
Cost of Living Grant Expenditure 81,116 5,850
483,532 98,435 152,600 68,757 44,840
- - -
Grant funding of activities (see note 9) 160,692 19,000
Share of support costs (see note 10) 104,775 84,605 8,731 37,931 19,761
-
Share of governance costs (see note 10) 6,817 6,817 1,704 1,704
674,701 208,857 163,035 108,392 120,717
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Edu & Train relates to Education & Training

Yearly totals:

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2024 2023
Total Total
£ £
Depreciation and impairment 6,468 7,082
Community programme 44,213 37,219
Community staffing and core costs 238,605 83,497
Academy programme 95,848 63,391
Coach Cymru staffing costs 151,953 190,723
Education and training programme 68,110 57,341
Youth Sport Trust - 3,143
Get Out Get Active 72,908 107,948
Events 83,094 51,703
Bad Debt (25,000) 25,000
-
Cost of Living Grant Expenditure 86,966
823,165 627,047
Grant funding of activities (see note 9) 179,692 458,121
Share of support costs (see note 10) 255,803 264,063
Share of governance costs (see note 10) 17,042 13,812
1,275,702 1,363,043
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds 20,105 89,420
Restricted funds 1,255,552 1,273,623
1,275,702 1,363,043
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9. Grants payable

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2024 2024
Community Pathway Total Total
£ £ £ £
Grants to institutions:
-
Local Authorities 160,692 160,692 436,121
Grants to individuals - 19,000 19,000 22,000
160,692 19,000 179,692 458,121
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10. Support costs

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2024 2023
Support Governance Total Support Governance Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Operating lease charges - - - 124 - 124
Exchequer staffing costs 165,473 - 165,473 179,589 - 179,589
Insurance 7,850 - 7,850 7,057 - 7,057
Communications 21,252 - 21,252 18,405 - 18,405
Printing, postage and stationery 785 - 785 328 - 328
Office and sundry expenses 27,210 - 27,210 24,908 - 24,908
Meeting, training and travel 25,033 - 25,033 25,373 - 25,373
Facility and accommodation 7,437 - 7,437 7,437 - 7,437
Bank charges and interest 763 - 763 842 - 842
Audit fees - 12,350 12,350 - 10,968 10,968
Accountancy - - - - - -
Legal and professional - - - - 2,400 2,400
Board meetings, training and travel - 4,692 4,692 - 444 444
255,803 17,042 272,845 264,063 13,812 277,875
Analysed between
Charitable activities 255,803 17,042 272,845 264,063 13,812 277,875
Staff time
Governance
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11. Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the current or prior year.

During the year expenses of £415 (2023: £963) were reimbursed to two trustees (2023: three) in respect of travel and subsistence.

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12. Employees

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2024 2023
Number of employees
The average monthly number of employees during the year 23 employees 15 employees
Employment costs
Wages and salaries 575,384 372,741
Social security costs 52,576 38,019
Other pension costs 28,116 19,506
656,076 430,266
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Key management personnel The remuneration of the key management personnel was £105,205 (2023: £145,656).

Employees earning > £60k

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more during the current or prior year.

13. Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

14. Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additons
At 31 March 2024
Depreciaton and impairment
At 1 April 2023
Depreciaton charged in the year
At 31 March 2024
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024		 2024
Computer equipment
Total
Wheelchairs
Ofce equipment
£
30,000
-
£
6,527
-
£
25,603
3,649
£
62,130
3,649
30,000
25,500
4,500
6,527
6,195
50
29,252
22,536
1,918
65,779
54,231
6,468
30,000
-
6,245
282
24,454
4,798
60,699
5,080
At 31 March 2023 4,500
332
3,067
7,899

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15. Fixed asset investments

Cost or valuaton £
Other investments
At 1 April 2023 & 31 March 2024 1,000
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024 1,000
At 31 March 2023 1,000
Other investments comprise: £
Notes
2024		 £
2023
Investments in subsidiaries 1,000
16		 1,000

16. Subsidiaries

These financial statements are separate charity financial statements for The Federation of Disability Sport Wales Limited. Consolidated accounts have not been prepared due to the trading company being dormant. The company number of the subsidiary is 07102372.

Details of the charity’s subsidiaries at 31 March 2024 are as follows:

Name of undertaking Registered
Ofce		 Nature of
Business		 Class of
shares held		 % Held Proft / (Loss) Capital and
Reserves
Disability Sport Wales
Management Company
Limited		 England
and Wales		 Sports
management		 Ordinary 100.00 Direct - £1,000
0.00 Indirect

17. Debtors

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2024 2023
Amounts falling due within one year: £ £
Trade debtors 10,620 60,468
Other debtors - -
Prepayments and accrued income 18,565 1,652
29,185 62,120
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18. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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2024 2023
£ £
Notes
Other taxation and social security - 8,615
Deferred income 19 16,900 14,400
Trade creditors 25,316 36,824
Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings 1,000 1,000
Other creditors 114,810 219,643
Accruals and deferred income 21,834 14,711
179,860 295,193
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Included within other creditors is £96,601 (2023: £219,643) which relates to grants payable to local authorities.

19. Deferred income

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2024 2023
£ £
Arising from training and sponsorship 16,900 14,400
2024 2023
Deferred income is included in the
financial statements as follows £ £
Balance brought forward 14,400 24,040
Received in the year 30,400 28,400
Released to income (27,900) (38,040)
Balance carried forward 16,900 14,400
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20. Retirement benefit schemes

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.

The charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes was £28,116 (2023: £19,506). At the year end there was £3,819 (2023: £nil) outstanding.

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21. Restricted funds

Sport Wales Community £
130,105
Movement in funds 2022-2023
Balance at
31 March 2023
Resources
expended
Incoming
resources
Balance at
1st April 2022
£
578,000
£
(645,553)
£
62,552
Sport Wales Cost of Living -
-
-
-
Get Out Get Actve 1,401
124,031
(107,948)
17,484
Sport Wales Lotery 56,888
294,000
(312,039)
38,849
Sport Wales Exchequer -
171,262
(164,175)
7,087
Donated wheelchairs 10,500
-
(6,000)
4,500
WG Para Sport Festvals 21,463
50,000
(35,857)
35,606
UK Sport Para Sport Festval -
30,000
(14,972)
15,028
Anthony Hughes Memorial Fund -
220,357
-
1,247,293
-
(1,286,544)
-
181,106
Sport Wales Community £
62,552
Movement in funds 2023-2024
Balance at
31 March 2024
Resources
expended
Transfers
Incoming
resources
Balance at
1st April 2023
£
578,000
£
(565,296)
£
-
£
75,256
Sport Wales Cost of Living -
81,000
(81,000)
-
-
Get Out Get Actve 17,484
70,484
(72,908)
-
15,060
Sport Wales Lotery 38,849
294,000
(280,265)
-
52,584
Sport Wales Exchequer 7,087
170,920
(178,007)
-
-
Donated wheelchairs 4,500
-
-
(4,500)
-
WG Para Sport Festvals 35,606
27,500
(56,222)
-
6,884
UK Sport Para Sport Festval 15,028
20,000
(21,885)
-
13,143
Anthony Hughes Memorial Fund -
181,106
4,178
1,246,082
(4,178)
(1,286,544)
-
(4,500)
-
162,927

Sport Wales Programmes

Sport Wales, being a main funding partner of the charity, provides funding for the delivery of some of the charity’s programmes, including insport (Club, NGB and Partnerships), Play Together, UK Disability Inclusion Training, Performance Pathway Hubs, and Performance Partnerships. Resource is also provides to the Local Authorities or Regional Partnerships to further support their Sport Wales investment for the inclusion of disabled people.

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Get Out Get Active

Get Out Get Active (GOGA) is a programme that supports disabled and non-disabled people to enjoy being active together. Funded by Spirit of 2012, the programme focuses on getting some of the least active people in Wales moving more through fun and inclusive activities.

Rotary club

Sponsorship for the charity’s insport Series event in Cardiff.

Donated wheelchairs

In December 2018 the charity was donated 10 wheelchairs with a market value of £30,000. These assets must be returned to the donor if they are no longer required by the charity. Depreciation is charged against this fund in line with the charity’s accounting policy.

WG Para Sport Festivals

Welsh Government Major Events awarded a grant to Disability Sport Wales to deliver a Para Sport Festival in Swansea annually for three years. This is delivered in partnership with National Governing Bodies of sport for Wales, Britain and the UK, Swansea Council, and Swansea University. The purpose of the event is to bring together community and performance sport to showcase para sport and Wales as a ‘go to nation’ for para sport events.

UK Sport Para Sport Festival

UK Sport supported the delivery of the Para Sport Festival (Swansea) during 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 with a resource to employ a Para Sport Event Management Senior Officer role within DSW. The purpose of this role was to successively develop the range and depth of performance opportunity at the event each year, and tocoordinate the delivery of the events in Swansea.

Anthony Hughes Memorial Fund

Anthony Hughes was the Performance Manager for Disability Sport Wales for over 20 years. He was a powerhouse in para sport and leaves a legacy in Welsh para sport which will always remain strong. He passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December 2022. After his passing, Disability Sport Wales coordinated a restricted fund which people and organisations could donate to whilst the Welsh Sports Foundation was established. All monies received will be transferred to the Welsh Sports Foundation Anthony Hughes Memorial Fund when its governance is in place. This will then become something that will support disabled people who need something extra to help them stay in and thrive within their sport. Something Anthony was passionate about.

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22. Designated funds

The income funds of the charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes:

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Balance at Balance at Balance at
Transfers Transfers
1st April 2022 1st April 2023 31 March 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed asset fund 667 2,732 3,399 1,681 5,080
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Fixed asset fund

Represents the unrestricted net book value of the charity’s fixed assets.

23. Analysis of net assets between funds

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Unrestricted funds Designated funds Restricted funds Total
£ £ £ £
Fund balances at 31 March 2023
are represented by:
Tangible assets - 3,399 4,500 7,899
Investments 1,000 - - 1,000
Current assets/(liabilities) 301,634 - 176,606 478,240
302,634 3,399 181,106 487,139
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2024
Unrestricted funds Designated funds Restricted funds Total
£ £ £ £
Fund balances at 31 March 2024
are represented by:
Tangible assets - 5,080 - 5,080
Investments 1,000 - - 1,000
Current assets/(liabilities) 349,635 - 162,927 512,562
350,635 5,080 162,927 518,642
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24. Related party transactions

There were no other disclosable related party transactions during the year (2023: none).

25. Cash generated from operations

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2024 2023
£ £
(Deficit)/surpus for the year 31,503 (41,587)
Adjustments for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities (1,944) (458)
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets 6,468 7,082
Movements in working capital:
Decrease/(Increase) in debtors 32,935 (14,800)
lncrease/(decrease) in creditors (117,833) (115,341)
Increase/(decrease) in deferred income 2,500 (9,640)
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations (46,371) (174,744)
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26. Analysis of changes in net funds

The charity had no debt during the year.

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