## Education Training Consortium Sussex
Registered Charity 1147918
## Annual Report and Statement of Accounts
For the year ended 31st March 2021
## **Education Training Consortium Sussex**
Registered Charity 1147918
## **Annual Report**
## **For the year ended 31st March 2021**
## **Trustees**
Peter Carcas [Chairman]
Linda Goree Duncan Keir John Enefer [Treasurer] Janice Easton
## **Principal Address**
49 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, East Sussex,TN34 lEN
## **Bankers**
Lloyds pic,17 Wellington place Hastings, East Sussex,TN34 1NX
## **Independent Examiner**
Viv Tate, Perfect Balanced Bookkeeping Ltd, Suite 12 Century House, 100 Menzies Road, St Leonards on Sea,TN38 9BB
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governance**
The charity is governed by its declaration of Trust dated 10h[th] May2012.
The power of appointing new or additional Trustees is vested in the Trustees.
The Trustees are giving due consideration to becoming an Incorporated Charitable Organisation.
## **Risk Management**
The Trustees continue to monitor the major risks to which the Trust is exposed and are satisfied that adequate systems are in place to mitigate the exposure to those risks. We have allocated a staff member to monitor Health and Safety and report regularly to the Trustees.
## **Objects and Activities**
The objects for which the charity is established are:
- (a) To advance education amongst the inhabitants of the county of Sussex and its neighbourhood ("the Area") without distinction of sex,race or political,religious or other opinions in such ways as the Charity shall from time to time determine.
- (b) To relieve poverty and distress amongst people in the area who are disadvantaged through ill health, unemployment, inadequate housing,low educational attainment or any other such circumstances,particularly by providing educational facilities for the purposes of improving the long term employment prospects of said people.
## **Achievements and Performance**
Our work during the year was severely impacted by the Pandemic and consequent safety measures. Many service closed during the lockdowns but we responded by helping people in new ways where possible. We also developed new services to meet new needs.
## **Digital Inclusion**
When rules permitted we continued to provide free computer access to disadvantaged groups via the b@sement project and on an outreach b a s i s at various centres in the area. Regular groups attending the b@sement included clients from Priory Partnership, Prader Willi Syndrome support services and people in recovery from mental ill health.
By providing free access we continue to enable people to obtain benefits, employment and health information as well as to acquire the basic computer skills.The number of referrals from Job Centreplus has maintained and we are delivering to more clients with long term health difficulties. We received a small grant to support people claiming Universal Credits.
We also were able to support over 100 vulnerable and digitally excluded people with tablets or smart phones, including a data package for internet connection. These were provided through the Good Things Foundation. Support was provided by telephone or online.
## **Working with BAME Communities**
Demand for English lessons for non English speakers continued to grow due to changes in the local community with a steady influx of refugees and asylum seekers to the town. Face to face lesson were suspended during lockdowns but where possible online lessons were offered instead. This was facilitated by the provision of free tablets with data usage.
In partnership with the local consortium that delivers community learning through a contract with East Sussex Coast College we have continued our education offer for vulnerable people, primarily with ESOL provision.
Due to the impact of the pandemic this community was particularly vulnerable, with many services only available online or by telephone which for people with language issues created severe problems. Food poverty was a severe problem with the group due to even more limited employment prospects
## **Working with Older People**
The Dementia Day Care Service was severely impacted by the pandemic and lockdowns, with the client group being at considerable risk. During the lengthy closures we continued to support clients and their families with phone calls, shopping and meal deliveries. This was possible due to funding from the Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust and Adult Social Care. We also undertook meal deliveries to residents of Marlborough House and other sheltered housing provision.
Thanks to support from East Sussex Adult Social Care and Public Health we were able to maintain a safe environment for our clients and staff. The experience was then used to support all our projects.
## **Partnership Working**
We have continued to support the local community by working with other groups to help overcome food poverty, an issue affecting many of our clients. In particular we were able to second staff to Hastings Area Community Trust to support clients of the Pantry food project with digital
support and access to information. Many clients were in receipt of the digital devices we were able to donate.
As a member of the local learning provider partnership, Skills and Learning in the Community, we are part of an ESF funded project to develop support for learners and capacity of group members. Although started during the year delivery has been delayed due to Lockdowns.
## **Volunteers**
Volunteers have continued to be an important part of the delivery of our services and we have been able to provide them with support to obtain qualifications and in some cases progress to employment.
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees have considered their duty as set out in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011to have due regard to public benefit guidance issued by the Commission, and in their opinion the foregoing report demonstrates that they have complied therewith.
## **Financial Review**
Income decreased during the year to £270,652 as did expenditure at £225,902. This resulted in a surplus of £44,750, of which £32,000 was restricted and carried over to the next financial year. This left an unrestricted reserve of £127,974. The reduction in turnover was due to the lockdowns announced by the Government during the financial year. Expenditure was reduced due to not all services operating and running costs not incurred and through unfilled vacancies when staffing levels were not required at the previous level.
The financial uncertainty faced at the start of the year was quickly alleviated by two grants from the Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust and we are very grateful for their swift response. The Government’s Job Retention Scheme enabled us to retain our workforce and maintain our finances. The Resilience payments and Infection Control Grants from East Sussex County Council Adult Social Care were also significant in enabling us to maintain our Dementia Day Service. Significant funding from Sussex Community Development Foundation enabled us to deliver a much needed food project for Asylum Seekers and Refugees.
The charity will continue to explore further diverse funding streams and project development to meet the needs of the local community during these increasingly difficult and uncertain times.
## **Reserves**
The unrestricted reserves of £127,974 provides at least five months operating costs and enables us to maintain cash flow as some contracts and grants have an element of payment in arrears. Funds are sufficient to clear all liabilities should all sources of income cease. Funds are also available to enable further development of the organisation. The Trustees believe this level of reserves is adequate for our needs and necessary during uncertain times. Given our vulnerable client groups our services could be easily impacted by further Covid 19 upsurges and there is no certainty that there will be the level of financial support that was available in the financial year reported.
On behalf of the Trustees
Peter Carcas Chairman Date
Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts
Report to the Trustees of
Education Training Consortium Sussex
Registered Charity 1147918
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charlty for
the year ended 31 March 2021.
Responslblllties and basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charlties Act 2011.1-the Act")
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried out under
settion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all
the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515}{bl of
the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to
my attention in connection with the examlnatSon whlch glves me cause to believe
that in, any material respect:
. the accounting records were not kept in accordance wlth section 130 of the
Charities Att: or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form
and content of account5 set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulatlons
2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf vlew which
is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wlth the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
V. Tate FICB PM Dip
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Perfect Balanced Bookkeeping Ltd
## **ETC Sussex Income & Expenditure Account For the Year Ended 31st March 2021**
|**INCOME**
Grants
Donations
Service Charges
Computer Club
Pantry/Cafe
Bank Interest
**LESS EXPENDITURE**
Refreshments
227
Stationery
632
Postage
120
Volunteer expenses
890
Sundry
690
Events & Activities
28210
Travel & Motor Expenses
2484
Employer NI
2480
Employer Pensions
3751
Wages
171762
Office rent
7000
Phone/broadband
1545
Insurance
2751
Repairs & Renewals
2033
Professional Fees
0
Training
32
Bookkeeping Fees
660
Depreciation
636
**EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE**|227
632
120
890
690
28210
2484
2480
3751
171762
7000
1545
2751
2033
0
32
660
636||**2020/21**
217898
338
37877
3030
11479
30
270652
121
925
203
3912
1205
26947
4470
5841
4012
208422
6664
1192
1297
5504
316
610
540
795
225902
44750|**2019/20**
68086
200
245864
12235
3162
37|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||329584
272976|
|||||56608|
## **ETC Sussex BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021**
|Note
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
1
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtor
Petty Cash
Cash at Bank
Deposit Account
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Creditors: Amounts falling due
within one year
2
Restricted Funds
3
**NET TOTAL ASSETS**
**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
As at 1 April 2019
Excess of Income over Expenditure
**REPRESENTED BY**
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted reserves|421
16472
140087|**31.03.21**
4867
123108|731
11823
102056|**31.03.20**
3179
112045|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||156979
1871
32000||114610
2565
0||
||33871||2565||
|||127975||115224|
|||115224
44750||58616
56608|
|||159974||115224|
|||32000
127974||0
115224|
|||159974||115224|
## **ETC Sussex**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021**
|1 TANGIBLE ASSETS
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
20%
COST
AS AT 31 MARCH 2019
ADDITIONS
AS AT 31 MARCH 2020
DEPRECIATION
AS AT 31 MARCH 2019
CHARGE FOR YEAR
AS AT 31 MARCH 2020
NET BOOK VALUE
AS AT 31 MARCH 2019
AS AT 31 MARCH 2020
2 CREDITORS
PAYE & NI
BOOKKEEPING FEE
PENSION FUNDS
3 RESTRICTED FUNDS
HBC
Hilden Charitable Trust
Sussex Community Foundation
SHTE
GRANTS RECEIVED
Main Grants
HACT
SHTE
Sainsburys
Good Things Foundation
HMRC JRS
Chalk Cliff Trust
ESCC
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust
Sussex Community Foundation|**31.03.21**
37280
2324
39604
34101
636
34737
4867
1450
540
-119
1871
1000
2000
4000
25000
32000
8129
15673
18959
650
1255
46465
96906
10000
19862
217898|**31.03.20**
37280
0|
|---|---|---|
|||37280|
|||33306
795|
|||34101|
|||3179|
|||1402
480
682|
|||2564|
|||0
0
0|
|||12555
52531
3000|
|||68085|
## 5 PAYROLL LIABILITIES
Thoughout the year ETC paid in £3750.55 for employees pension and £2479.90 Employers National insurance No member of staff earned over £30000