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Deaflink North East

(a company limited by guarantee)

Company Registration no 07982375 Charity Registration no 1147237

Financial Statements For the period ended 31 March 2022

Deaflink North East Ltd 4 Glendale Terrace Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1PB.

Deaflink North East (a company limited by guarantee)

Legal and Administrative Information

Name:	Deaflink North East
Company No:	07982375
Charity No:	1147237
Directors/Trustees:	Maureen Bonnie McGarrity (Chair)
	Joyce Pennington
	Rachel Ross
	Laura McQuillan
	Christopher Rowlands	(signatory for accounts)
	Heather Thompson
	Louise Borrell	(signatory for accounts)
	Geoff Bell
	Rachael Bell (joined 23/09/21)
	Malcolm Bell (joined 23/09/21)
	Robert Thomas Weiner (Resigned 23/09/21)
Registered Address:	4 Glendale Terrace
	Newcastle upon Tyne
	NE6 1PB
Bankers:	The Co-operative Bank
	PO Box 250
	Delf House
	Southway
	Skelmersdale
	WN8 6WT
Structure:	Deaflink is a Company limited by guarantee and a registered Charity.
Independent Examiner:	Kate Tully FMAAT FCIE
	20 Ennerdale Crescent
	Winlaton
	Blaydon on Tyne
	NE21 6PS

Company No. 07982375 Charity No. 1147237

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Deaflink North East (a company limited by guarantee)

Director’s/Trustees Report Pages 4-5 2. Independent Examiner’s Report Page 6 3. Statement of Financial Activities Page 7 4. Balance Sheet Page 8 5. Notes to the Accounts Pages 9-12

Company No. 07982375 Charity No. 1147237

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Deaflink North East (a company limited by guarantee)

Directors’/Trustees’ Report

Objectives and Activities

The aim of Deaflink is to:

Improve access to employment, education, health, leisure and social opportunities for all D/deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing people in Newcastle and the North East
To raise awareness of the needs of these excluded groups to statutory and voluntary/private organisations and agencies
To act as a consultative group offering training support and advocacy

Deaflink was part of Newcastle Healthy City until that organisation was forced to close in March 2012. From April 2012 Deaflink North East became a new charity and company limited by guarantee with a wider North East remit.

Achievements and Performance:

The work of Deaflink addresses inequalities and barriers facing people who have hearing loss. We encourage people to be aware of their rights and responsibilities. Our primary focus remains ensuring that D/deaf people are empowered by having access to information to enable them to make choices. Deaflink North East continues to build strong relationships with key partners in the city of Newcastle and the North East.

This report cover the financial year 2021-22.

Deaflink staff have continued to provide support and information to the D/deaf communities in the North East through a pandemic and the varying rules and regulations around this. Some of the services we provide have been affected – meetings and groups have had to be controlled in terms of number and of safety. There has been a long term impact of Covid and how it has affected people coming together in groups. Deaflink needs to adjust the ways we measure how ‘successful’ our events are – it’s not about numbers of people attending but the value and quality of what we do.

This was our final year of funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and, through this fund, we have been very lucky to work with Goodlabs Consulting Ltd who have provided us with food for thought, information and support.

A significant part of our work is supporting BSL users to access services, most importantly health care. The lockdown helped emphasise the barriers that D/deaf people face accessing services and understanding inaccessible information. We look forward to the launch of a very exciting pilot project – Health Navigators. Working in partnership with the three hospital trusts in the north Tyne area it’s so exciting to be given the opportunity to work together to improve access for BSL users. You can read more on our website BSL Health Navigator | Deaflink

Risk Management

The Directors are examining the major risks, which the company faces in relation to external factors, governance and management, internal operations and business. They are considering the likelihood and the impact of risks and are reviewing what systems should be in place to control and reduce those risks. The systems are being designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material loss or misstatement of loss.

The trustees/directors have considered the guidance produced by the Charity Commission on the provision of public benefit and they confirm that public benefit has been provided by the range of activities as described above.

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Deaflink North East (a company limited by guarantee)

Reserves Policy

It is the policy of the company to try to build up unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the company, to a level that equates to approximately 6 months unrestricted expenditure. This will provide sufficient funds to cover management and administration support costs and any emergencies that may arise from time to time.

Directors’ responsibilities:

The Directors’/Trustees’ are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ascertain the financial position of the company and which enable them to comply with applicable law. The Directors/Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

For the year ending 31 March 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The directors 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.

Approved by the members and signed on their behalf:

Name: Christopher Rowlands Signature: Name: Louise Borrell Signature: Date: 7[th] December 2022

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Deaflink North East (a company limited by guarantee)

Independent Examiners Report

Report to the trustees/members of Deaflink North East Limited on Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 set out on pages 7-12.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The charity's gross income does not exceed £250,000.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities
have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Kate Tully FMAAT FCIE

Date 8[th] December 2022 Signed

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Kate Tully is a Fellow Member of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners and a Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians

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Deaflink North East (a company limited by guarantee) Statement of Financial Activities

(incorporating the income and expenditure account)

for the period ended 31 March 2022

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Funds Funds Funds £ £ £	Total Funds 2021-22 £	Total Funds 2020-21 £
150 0 0 59 0 0 5500 0 87,098 0 0 0 634 844 0	150 59 92,598 0 1,478	244 0 100,352 0 150
6,343 844 87,098	94,285	100,746
0 0 90,705 0 0 0	0 90,705 0	0 86,412 0
0 0 90,705	90,705	86,412
6,343 844 (3,607)	3,579	14,334
	0 0	0
6,343 844 (3,607)	3,579	14,334
30,327 34,778 19,643	84,748	70,414
36,670 35,622 16,036	88,327	84,748

The notes on pages 9-12 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Deaflink North East (a company limited by guarantee) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022

Note Fixed Assets: Tangible Assets Total Fixed Assets: Current Assets Debtors 6 Cash at Bank and In Hand Total Current Assets Total Current and Fixed Assets Liabilities Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 7 Creditors: Amounts falling due after one year Total Current and Long Term Liabilities Total Assets The Funds of the Charity: Unrestricted Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS	2021-22 Funds £ 0	2020-21 Funds £ 0
	0	0
	0 106,151	0 85,894
	106,151	85,894

	106,151	85,894
	(17,823) 0	(1,146) 0
	(17,823)	(1,146)

	88,327	84,748
	36,670 35,622 16,036	30,327 34,778 19,643
	88,327	84,748

Statement of Exemption:

For the year ending 31 March 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The directors 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.’

Approved by the members and signed on their behalf:

Name: Christopher Rowlands Signature: Name: Louise Borrell Signature: Date: 7[th] December 2022

The notes on pages 9-12 form an integral part of these financial statements

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Deaflink North East (a company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the period ending 31 March 2022

1 Accounting Policies

Basis of Preparation

These Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102).

Deaflink North East meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

Incoming Resources

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:

the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability

Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Capital Grants are released over the economic useful life of the asset to which they relate

Resources Expended and Liabilities

Resources expended have been analysed using a natural classification.

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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