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2024-03-31-accounts

Sibs - for brothers and sisters

Charity number 1145200

A company limited by guarantee number 07834303

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2024

Sibs - for brothers and sisters

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

Contents Page
Trustees' report 2 to 8
Examiner's report 9
Statement of financial activities 10
Balance sheet 11
Notes to the accounts 12 to 17

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

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Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2024

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates

Name Position Dates Saba Salman Chair Jackie Howes Vice Chair Claire Tibble Treasurer Sara Wheeler Charlie Simpson Carol McBride Dr. Georgia Pavlopoulou Charity number 1145200 Registered in England and Wales Company number 07834303 Registered in England and Wales

Registered and principal address

Bankers

26 Mallard View The Co-Operative Bank Oxenhope PO Box 101 Keighley 1 Balloon Street West Yorkshire Manchester BD22 9JZ M60 4EP

Independent examiner

Alan Dodd FCCA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 3 November 2011. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £10.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

To relieve the distress experienced by people who grow up with a brother or sister with special needs or disability (hereinafter referred to as siblings) with the object of improving their quality of life; the advancement of the education of professional workers, policy makers, service providers and the general public into the needs of siblings; the promotion of research and models of good practice in sibling support and to disseminate the useful results thereof.

The charity's main activities

Sibs provides information and support by email, online resources, written resources, workshops and events for young siblings, adult siblings and parents and carers of young siblings. Sibs works with professionals and service providers to influence service provision to siblings and to enhance their skills in supporting siblings. We provide training, consultancy, email and online information on developing and delivering sibling support. We raise awareness of sibling issues through presentations and the media. Sibs works with researchers, practitioners and siblings to understand the needs of siblings and collect evidence of best practice in sibling support.

Public benefit statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. The issues affecting siblings and their families are found throughout the population. Sibs’ services and resources are available to any member of the public who needs information and support with a sibling issue. Through our education and policy work we attempt to raise the awareness of sibling issues amongst the general public. Through our development of best practice, we aim to enhance our resources and services. All our findings are available to members of the public, service providers, siblings and their families.

Achievements and performance

Direct support to young siblings

YoungSibs Service

Our enquiry work with young siblings has continued to grow with an increasing number of siblings contacting the charity for advice through the ‘Ask a Sibling Advisor’ function on the website. Overall, users and views of the Young Sibs pages are up by 78% on the previous year. We are seeing an increase in complex queries from young siblings, including siblings who have their ow additional needs.

“My brother is autistic and sometimes I feel like I don't get enough attention. Also I think I'm autistic”

“What can I do if I’m feeling worried about my brother having seizures? Pls answer”

We have been adding disabilities and conditions to our online directory for young siblings. This information has been verified with specialist groups or health professionals. We are also systematically updating all condition information. We now have 49 disabilities and health conditions listed written in accessible child-friendly language.

“My daughter and I sat and read the GDD (Global Developmental Delay) page on the Sibs website and she then made a poster all about it, which was very sweet.”

We continue to produce regular monthly spotlight blog posts for young siblings on topics that are important to them such staying well, understanding disability and coping with feeling sad. We also release blogs to coincide with awareness days/weeks such as Mental Health Awareness Week and Carers Rights Day.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Achievements and performance (continued)

Direct support to young siblings (continued)

Events for young siblings

Our bespoke art sessions which bring together young siblings in online facilitated sessions, continue to be a sellout. 120 children and young people have received art packs this year. The art sessions provide an opportunity for siblings to link to the charity, have fun, spend time with a parent, and feel part of their sibling community. We hosted sessions to coincide with National Siblings Day in April and a specially requested Halloween art session in October.

“She loved making something with a group of other children and the fact it was focused on her.”

“It was really good! I really enjoy these sessions. I like the activities and knowing that everyone else there are siblings too.”

Training and awareness raising with parents and professionals

Parents have continued to contact the charity for guidance on responding to and supporting young siblings at home.

This year we facilitated 28 workshops and events. Through our workshops and email support, 442 parents have improved skills in supporting young siblings. We have been systematically updating Local Offer information across authorities in England. At present Sibs is now featured in 137 out of 148 local offers. This will ensure that more parents and carers are aware of sibling support. Sibs is also listed in the Welsh and Scottish local offer information.

Over this year, we have trained 29 professionals to facilitate a sibling group for young siblings and we have equipped 40 professionals to use our Sibs Talk primary school intervention. We ran our first conference “If Only You Knew” for education professionals in November and launched new resource packs for primary and secondary schools. Sibs Talk Lite offers a range of off the shelf tools for schools to use including films, worksheets, teacher notes and an assembly presentation. Since the launch they have been downloaded over 1,700 times. Through our range of support, we have provided access to training and information for 777 professionals. We are seeing an increase particularly in enquiries from schools and education settings.

We continue to add young sibling groups to our database and note some gaps in coverage across the UK. Our first groups newsletter was sent out in February this year to help better connect young sibling groups and share new ideas.

Our website use has accelerated yet again, with 56,218 unique users from the UK over the last year (and 95,148 users globally) a 23.5% increase on the previous year. Social media following now stands at 24,094 across four platforms, an 11% growth rate on last year.

Direct support to adult siblings

SibsNetworkUK

Adult sibling support groups continue to be an important offer to allow siblings to connect with their peers, with 604 attendances over the year January to December, providing 168 hours of support. Our #Siblife Facebook group now has over 500 members and gives an alternative support avenue to adult siblings. Our team of volunteer facilitators continue to give their time and skill to increase the offer of support from the charity. In turn, the support we provide to facilitators has been developed to meet changing needs.

Each year we publish an release an annual survey for group facilitators and group members. The results show that 90% of respondents feel less isolated as a result of being part of the group, 83% said the group provided support they could not have received elsewhere. One new group member told us:

“ Not much I can tell as I am relatively new, but already the experience to know people understand me in a way nobody else has done before, is unbelievable .”

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Achievements and performance (continued)

Direct support to adult siblings (continued)

Adult sibling support

We have continued to respond to adult siblings needing help – this year receiving 123 separate enquiries. Enquiries encompass both emotional challenges and the need for practical guidance in dealing with complex family issues. In total 238 siblings having received tailored support and information by email and through workshop attendances.

“You made me feel heard, you responded to my concerns for my sister with words of advice, information and support. I truly appreciate the help that you have offered me and feel I'm stronger in moving forward to resolve the issue. Thank you.”

“Thank you for all you do. I was so happy when I found your website. I never realized how much I did when I was younger and it’s nice that others validate now.”

Adult sibling day

We ran our first face-to-face Conference for adult siblings in 4 years in October. This was also our first overnight conference offering – with partial grant funding from YHA we were able to host a social evening as well as a full day conference. The day provided a varied programme of personal accounts, legal information, and networking opportunities. This was our largest adult sibling event to date, with 69 adult siblings joining us for the event.

Prior to the day, only 45% felt confident managing their situation as a sibling. After conference that had increased to 88%. Similarly, before the event, 45% of attendees rated their confidence as less than 5/10. After conference that number had dropped to 5%.

“I said to someone at lunch, usually nobody 'gets it'. But here, EVERYBODY 'gets it'! Such a great feeling!”

Research

We are strategically committed to investing time into sibling research and have continued working with the University of Sheffield and University of Warwick on research projects this year. We are also involved in an exciting new research piece with the University of Amsterdam. The team have developed a game for young siblings called Broodles. Earlier this year we hosted the research team in the UK in order for them to test the game with British siblings. It is hoped that this may now progress to a larger research project in the UK to support the development and potential rollout of the game.

Influencing policy and wider awareness raising

National Siblings Day is our flagship awareness day which takes place on 10[th] April. We had a staggering reach of 37.4 million across social media, a 270% increase on the year before. As part of the celebrations, we offered free giveaways including a film night and books. One of the winners told us “ Thank you also to this charity. It has given us a different dialogue at home and an angle we haven't considered before.”

Media coverage over the year has been strong, with pieces in The Sun, features on CBBC, Morning Live, ITV’s This Morning, Radio 2 and interviews with Radio Ulster and Times Radio. The BBC drama ‘Best Interests’ also focused strongly on a sibling story and Sibs details were listed as one of the help organisations in relation to the programme.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Achievements and performance (continued)

Consultation responses/campaigns

We were delighted to be invited to join a working group to develop the Young Carers Covenant for England. Chaired by Professor Saul Becker, this is a further opportunity to ensure young sibling carers are recognised. The Covenant was published during Young Carers Action Day in March 2024. Sibs submitted a response to the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry (APPG) into Young Carers and Young Adult Carers. As a result, Sibs was invited to give oral evidence to the APPG in Westminster. Sibs written submission was quoted in the final published report “Being a young carer, you have to choose between your future and the future of the person you care for.” Furthermore, The Disability Unit at the Cabinet Office has published a Disability Action Plan. It is encouraging to note that young sibling carers were acknowledged as group needing action and attention. We hope to be able to support any implementation plans moving forward.

Charity Development

This has been an extremely busy year for our small but dedicated team here at Sibs. We have run two conferences, produced a raft of new resources alongside delivering the day-to-day work of providing unique sibling support. We have refreshed our logo and produced a new leaflet in response to increasing requests for our materials to be displayed at information days and conferences. We are working with photographers to increase our range of sibling publicity materials. The staff team has undertaken Cyber Security Training.

Future Plans

We are pleased to secure new funding from the Boshier Grant Programme and Awards for All to provide new support for adult siblings over the coming year. This will include a new support offer for adult siblings of autistic people, a range of information sessions and development of our sibling stories collection.

We are continuing to drive awareness about sibling need for support in schools and will endeavour to facilitate events for school practitioners over this coming year. We also intend to do some further work on refreshing our website and carry out audit work on our database.

Funding and support

We have been fortunate to build relationships with a number of funders who have now granted repeat funding to sustain our work with siblings of disabled children and adults.

We are grateful to all the donors who have funded Sibs work this year. We want to publicly thank the following:

Awards for All (National Lottery Community Fund) Berkshire Carers Service Garfield Weston Foundation Jeans for Genes Marsh Charitable Trust Pears Foundation SJP Charitable Foundation The Alchemy Foundation The True Colours Trust University of Sheffield University of Warwick YHA

We are sincerely grateful to Sibs' supporters and volunteers who have given their time pro-bono to Sibs this year.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Financial review

The net expenditure for the year was £3,824, including net expenditure of £31,926 on unrestricted funds and net income of £28,102 on restricted funds.

The trustees have assessed the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date that the accounts are approved and conclude that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £57,657.

The trustees recognise that the level of reserves at the 31[st] March 2024 is less than the six to nine month worth of expenditure target range agreed in our reserves policy. This has been a challenging year economically for the charitable sector and securing unrestricted income has been especially difficult over this financial year. Further efforts will be made over the coming year to ensure that reserves are increased to sit at a minimum of six months expenditure. Based on the 2023/2024 accounts this equates to between £87,248 and £130,873. Trustees will review the position on a quarterly basis.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.

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

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.

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

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by the board of trustees on 7/9/2024

Saba Salman (Trustee)

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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Sibs - for brothers and sisters

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 10 to 17.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Alan Dodd FCCA

18/9/2024

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

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Statement of Financial Activities

(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Notes
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
Income from:
Grants and donations
(2)
51,179
External training
14,076
Sibs open workshop
-
Conference income
7,404
Bank interest
866
Sibs products
710
Total income
74,235
Expenditure on:
Salaries, pensions and NIC
(3)
77,812
Freelance fees
6,980
Staff training
30
Staff and volunteer travel
151
Accommodation and subsistence
966
Events for users
9,432
Office costs and equipment
160
Postage
82
Copying and stationery
1,434
Telecommunications and IT
5,186
Websites
65
Insurance
-
Payroll charges
750
Fundraising
410
Independent examination
1,039
Sundry expenses
1,238
DBS and human resources costs
144
Evaluation and research
282
Depreciation
-
Total expenditure
106,161
Net income / (expenditure)
(31,926)
Fund balances brought forward
89,583
Fund balances carried forward
(4)
57,657		 2024
Restricted
funds
£
97,896
542
-
-
-
-
98,438
56,835
-
-
1,160
-
1,355
971
329
481
4,964
2,448
1,301
-
492
-
-
-
-
-
70,336
28,102
5,059
33,161		 2024
Total
funds
£
149,075
14,618
-
7,404
866
710
172,673
134,647
6,980
30
1,311
966
10,787
1,131
411
1,915
10,150
2,513
1,301
750
902
1,039
1,238
144
282
-
176,497
(3,824)
94,642
90,818		 2023
Total
funds
£
161,478
15,646
591
1,264
97
373
179,449
119,336
9,535
100
1,413
1,116
16,509
3,822
860
1,744
6,305
1,908
1,260
660
1,935
1,039
772
932
-
1,979
171,225
8,224
86,418
94,642

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

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Balance sheet

as at 31 March 2024
2024
Unrestricted
£
Current assets
Debtors and prepayments
(6)
139
Cash at bank
59,175
Total current assets
59,314
Current liabilities:
amounts falling due within one year
Creditors and accruals
(7)
1,657
Total current liabilities
1,657
Net current assets / (liabilities)
57,657
Net assets
57,657
Funds
Unrestricted funds
57,657
Restricted funds
-
Total funds
57,657		 2024
Restricted
£
-
33,161
33,161
-
-
33,161
33,161
-
33,161
33,161		 2024
Total
£
139
92,336
92,475
1,657
1,657
90,818
90,818
57,657
33,161
90,818		 2023
Total
£
6,599
90,996
97,595
2,953
2,953
94,642
94,642
89,583
5,059
94,642

For the year ending 31 March 2024 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 7/9/2024

Saba Salman (Trustee)

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Going concern

The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.

Expenditure and liabilities

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Computer equipment: over 3 years

Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies continued

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2024

2 Grants and donations
Garfield Weston Foundation
Marsh Charitable Trust
Pears Foundation
The 10 per cent Foundation
The Alchemy Foundation
The Boshier Grant
The True Colours Trust
Carers Trust
Jeans for Genes
St James's Place (SJP) Charitable Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund
University of Warwick
Other donations
3 Staff costs and numbers
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions		 2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
15,000
600
20,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15,579
51,179		 2024
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
500
1,000
18,500
62,496
-
-
-
15,400
-
-
97,896		 2024
Total
funds
£
15,000
600
20,000
500
1,000
18,500
62,496
-
-
-
15,400
-
15,579
149,075
2024
£
123,332
10,759
(5,000)
5,556
134,647		 2023
Total
funds
£
15,000
500
20,000
-
-
-
60,914
21,500
2,500
5,000
9,750
4,000
22,314
161,478
2023
£
111,218
10,417
(5,000)
2,701
119,336
The average number of employees during the year was 5, being an average of 3.4 full time equivalent (2023: The average number of employees during the year was 5, being an average of 3.4 full time equivalent (2023:
4.5, 3.2 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
Defined contribution pension scheme
2024
2023
£
£
Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year
5,556
2,701
Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end
618
538
**4 ** Restricted funds Balance b/f
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers
Balance c/f
Berkshire Carers £
£
£
£
£
130
-
130
-
-
Jeans for Genes 2,500
-
2,500
-
-
SJP Charitable Foundation 85
-
85
-
-
The Alchemy Foundation -
1,000
375
-
625
The Boshier Grant -
18,500
4,250
-
14,250
National Lottery Community Fund -
15,400
-
-
15,400
The Ten Percent Foundation -
500
500
-
-
True Colours Trust -
62,496
62,496
-
-
University of Sheffield 2,344
542
-
-
2,886
5,059
98,438
70,336
-
33,161

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4 Restricted funds (Continued)

Fund name Berkshire Carers

Jeans for Genes

SJP Charitable Foundation The Alchemy Foundation The Boshier Grant

National Lottery Community Fund The Ten Percent Foundation True Colours Trust University of Sheffield

Purpose of restriction

Adult sibling carers of people with learning disabilities and/or autism in Berkshire.

To fund the following elements of young sibling work: Spotlight Blog and to extend information on genetic conditions in the Young Sibs Directory. To support the siblings of disabled children aged 7-17. Art sessions for young siblings

From the National Autistic Society - Funding Confident Caring project for adult siblings of disabled people

Support for adult siblings of disabled people Support for art sessions for young siblings

To support the costs of the CEO and core office costs

To support the projects entitled 'Tired of spinning plates' and 'We don't know what we don't know: exploring social care on the margins'.

Tangible assets
Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additions
At 31 March 2024
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Charge for year
At 31 March 2024
Net book value
At 31 March 2024
At 1 April 2023
Debtors and prepayments
Debtors
Prepayments		 £
5,939
-
5,939
5,939
-
5,939
-
-
2024
£
139
-
139
Computer
Equipment		 Total
£
5,939
-
5,939
5,939
-
5,939
-
-
2023
£
3,179
3,420
6,599

5 Tangible assets

6 Debtors and prepayments

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2024

7 Creditors and accruals
Accruals
Deferred income (see note below for analysis)
Other creditors
8 Deferred income
External training
Item name
Reason for deferral
External training
Income received in advance of delivery		 2024
£
1,039
-
618
1,657
Deferred to
next year
£
-
-		 2023
£
1,113
1,840
-
2,953
Released
from last
year
£
1,840
1,840

9 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.

Trustee remuneration and benefits

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel

The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £58,135 (previous year: £54,667).

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Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024

2024
2023
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
Income
Grants and donations
51,179
57,814
External training
14,076
13,302
Sibs open workshop
-
591
Conference income
7,404
1,264
Bank interest
866
97
Sibs products
710
373
Total income
74,235
73,441
Expenditure
Salaries, pensions and NIC
77,812
37,304
Freelance fees
6,980
7,585
Staff training
30
100
Staff and volunteer travel
151
18
Accommodation and subsistence
966
330
Events for users
9,432
2,876
Office costs and equipment
160
2,864
Postage
82
62
Copying and stationery
1,434
1,155
Telecommunications and IT
5,186
642
Websites
65
-
Insurance
-
-
Payroll charges
750
660
Fundraising
410
1,461
Independent examination
1,039
1,039
Sundry expenses
1,238
772
DBS and human resources costs
144
932
Evaluation and research
282
-
Depreciation
-
1,979
Total expenditure
106,161
59,779
Net income / (expenditure)
(31,926)
13,662
Fund balances brought forward
89,583
75,921
Fund balances carried forward
57,657
89,583		 2024
Restricted
funds
£
97,896
542
-
-
-
-
98,438
56,835
-
-
1,160
-
1,355
971
329
481
4,964
2,448
1,301
-
492
-
-
-
-
-
70,336
28,102
5,059
33,161		 2023
Restricted
funds
£
103,664
2,344
-
-
-
-
106,008
82,032
1,950
-
1,395
786
13,633
958
798
589
5,663
1,908
1,260
-
474
-
-
-
-
-
111,446
(5,438)
10,497
5,059		 2024
Total
funds
£
149,075
14,618
-
7,404
866
710
172,673
134,647
6,980
30
1,311
966
10,787
1,131
411
1,915
10,150
2,513
1,301
750
902
1,039
1,238
144
282
-
176,497
(3,824)
94,642
90,818		 2023
Total
funds
£
161,478
15,646
591
1,264
97
373
179,449
119,336
9,535
100
1,413
1,116
16,509
3,822
860
1,744
6,305
1,908
1,260
660
1,935
1,039
772
932
-
1,979
171,225
8,224
86,418
94,642

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