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2023-03-31-accounts

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Dementia Forward Annual Report and Accounts

For the year ended 31 March 2023

Company Registration number 08010259 Charity Registration Number 1148225

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Dementia
Forward
Your North Yorkshire Charity
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Contents

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Trustees’ Annual Report 1-17
Audit Report 17 - 20
Statement of Financial Activities 21
Balance Sheet 22
Cashflow Statement 23
Notes to Accounts 24 - 32

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Trustees Review

The Trustees of the Charity are also the Directors of the Company. The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Foreword from the chair

Once again, this year has seen significant growth for our charity. Both our commissioned and non-commissioned services have seen greater demand and – I’m delighted to say – greater provision. This growth has also demanded further diligence in our management and operations, ensuring that these are appropriate for our scale.

A key part of this was finalising our new strategy, “Forward Together”. This built upon stronger foundations built over the last two years and reflected the maturity of our charity. You will read more about our strategy below, and we are delighted to have set out our priorities for the coming five years, and refreshed our mission, vision, and values.

We have seen our investment in a dedicated fundraiser be well rewarded, and amongst many very successful events, partnerships, and initiatives we recently held our first charity Winter Ball, which was a great evening and great fundraising success. These successes have allowed us to continue to invest in the valuable non-commissioned aspects of our work.

management and support of our Dementia Support Advisors with a new team. This team have already made an impact on communications and administration, and we expect the new ways of working to quickly show other improvements, including more effective sharing of best practice.

Young Onset Dementia has been an important theme this year. We have staged the first nationwide Young Onset Dementia conference, established Young Onset Dementia Awareness (YODA) day (24th October), and even released a single – ‘U&ME’ – for this year’s YODA day.

Operationally we have worked hard to reduce the administrative burdens and complexities that face our team to allow them to spend more time and energy serving our clients. This has included transition to a new core computer system and other innovations.

Once again, the Trustees remain grateful and appreciative of the passion, dedication, and enthusiasm shown by our wonderful staff and volunteers.

Chris Lees Chair of the Trustee board

Our leadership team have made several other changes. These include bolstering the

The growing team of staff and Trustees at a strategic planning day

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Our Mission

To provide accessible and inclusive support, based on a person’s needs, that promotes living well with dementia in our local communities; and to work collaboratively with our partners to achieve this.

Our Vision

When a person is concerned about their memory or has been diagnosed with dementia they will continue to live well, along with the people they choose, and their local communities. They will feel supported, informed and included.

Our Values

Passion

Putting our hearts and minds into everything we do

Quality

Using our knowledge, skills and passion to ensure the best possible experience for people living with dementia

Innovation

Listening to the voices of people affected by dementia, so that we can identify and share creative solutions that have the potential to improve people’s experience of living with dementia

Leadership

Being pioneers in the transformation of dementia support by responding to inadequate provision and poor experience, and championing positive change

Inclusion

Proactively seeking out the needs of all and ensuring that our services provide what is needed to support people to live well with dementia and that we achieve the necessary diversity and equity of access

We include everyone regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and social background

Community

Working collaboratively and inclusively with local communities, organisations and networks to ensure we achieve the necessary diversity and equity of access

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CEO Report

As we entered the new financial year in April 2022, we were beginning the process of putting together a new strategy and 5-year plan.

Since the start of Dementia Forward in 2012, we have never stood still and this next strategy will need to support further growth and development in order to keep up with the growing need.

The new strategy entitled ‘Forward Together’ is building on the foundations achieved in the previous strategy ‘Strengthening the charity’. Having achieved geographical spread across North Yorkshire we can now achieve more depth to the service we offer with the aim of ensuring equitable access to support and services for people living with dementia. We are also acutely aware of the lack of capacity in over stretched statutory services and we aim to work closely with our partners to ensure that people do not fall through the gaps.

Some of the Challenges

Structure of the Charity

We continue to be governed by a passionate and skilled Board of Trustees. Importantly, our Trustees are forward thinking and willing to embrace the ever-changing shape of Dementia Forward.

As the charity has grown, we had so far focussed energy and funds on the service delivery. When planning for this financial year there was a commitment to building the infrastructure of the organisation in line with what we needed now and preparing for the future needs of the charity.

We have introduced a Senior Leadership Team with leads for:

We are grateful to have the support of The King’s Fund, since receiving an Impact Award and we have used this to full advantage for the development of our Leadership Team.

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Developments in the last year have included:

Young Onset Dementia

We have launched an ambitious Young Onset campaign ‘U&ME’. Having delivered a specific young onset service since 2013 we have gathered a lot of information and experience and this has made us acutely aware of the lack of provision for this demographic. Our ambition is to share our working model with other partners and encourage them to replicate some or all of our learning.

We continue to develop our service delivery and we are working closely with statutory and private sectors to encourage the implementation of age appropriate provision.

The first of our Young Onset Conferences was held in May 2023 and was a huge success. This will be an annual event and in addition we have registered a National Young Onset Dementia Awareness day for the 24 October every year #YODA

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Income streams

We continue to be generously supported with donations and fund raising and we believe this is unfaltering because of our local for local approach. The Trustees also remain committed to maintaining a 50% split of contract funding and voluntary income. It is the voluntary income that enables us to respond creatively to the need that we see, and where most of our innovation has sprung from.

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Our staff and volunteers are of course our biggest asset and we endeavour to keep our workforce in line with the need. In addition to the staff team we are indebted to our 250 strong team of volunteers.

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Our services

Help Line

Our North Yorkshire wide Help Line is open from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday. Trained staff are available to answer dementia related questions, offer emotional and practical support and to take referrals into our service.

This vital service supports our aim of avoiding crisis. Having someone to talk to is often all that is needed in the moment but most calls turn into a referral and the person is allocated a named Dementia Support Advisor, who will be with them throughout their journey. In addition many professionals and colleagues from statutory, private and voluntary sector organisations can use the Help Line for advice and information.

Quote from someone who rang the Help Line for the first time

“Thank you so much for sending all the information and for the chat.

I can’t tell you how much good it did just being able to talk to someone who understood.

I’m speaking to the doctor today and am going to go through all the information you sent this morning and will then put a plan in place.”

Dementia Support Advisors

Teams are based in all areas of the County and the City of York. This part of our service is commissioned by health and social care and at the time of writing this we receive upwards of 150 new referrals every month. Each new referral has a named Dementia Support Advisor who will meet with the person diagnosed and their family to begin supporting and planning with them, and that same Dementia Support Advisor will continue throughout the person’s journey. We cover such things as legal and financial guidance, encouraging planning for the future. We give practical and emotional support and advice and this is importantly delivered at the right time for the person and their family. Dementia Support Advisors have knowledge of what people are entitled to and also what is available in their local area and how to access it. We signpost and refer to many other agencies including guidance when a person needs full time care.

Quote from someone following a Dementia Support Advisor home visit

“Thank you for the time spent with my parents today. They seem really positive about your visit and as you say receptive to both the social and the singing groups. One comment was - we talked about lots of matters, not just ‘the thing’ (dementia!) which was really good. The advice and information is great but also we understand the benefits of just being able to talk....”

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Dementia Care Coordinators

Again a commissioned service, these posts are based in primary care, working with GP surgeries to proactively seek out people who need a diagnosis and supporting them through the process. The role gives extra support to NHS colleagues by gathering information and offering support to patients that can speed up the process of diagnosis. Importantly at the time of writing the waiting lists for Memory services are extremely long and this can be a very worrying time for people, so the role of Dementia Care Coordinator is vital.

Dementia Specialist Nurse

We are fortunate to have a Specialist nurse on our team. This gives our workers access to expert guidance when we have particularly complex cases, but in addition it gives us a conduit between our services and health colleagues and a sharing of knowledge and experience. This post is partially commissioned and partially voluntary funded.

Quote from someone in crisis who received support from our Specialist Nurse

“I can’t thank you enough for your help and I’m sorry I didn’t make contact with Dementia Forward sooner. Even in this brief time your support has made a big difference. “

Hub Clubs

This is the Dementia Forward way of delivering day services that provide meaningful activity for the person diagnosed and a day of respite for the family carers. At the time of writing we have these established in 9 locations, offering over 100 places every week, and we have a strong focus on building this model. We are also aware that other organisations may have the building or the human resource to deliver a Hub club and part of our strategy is to

offer training and support to other agencies so that they can run Hub Clubs. As part of our core service across the county our Dementia Support Advisors will meet people who need this service and can assess and refer people in as well as supporting families, when the time is right, to move from the hub club model to something else. Hub Clubs are run by our trained Dementia Activity Workers, with support from trained volunteers, and the approach is very focused on what works for the person attending with activities ranging from music and craft to pool and table tennis.

Quote from a carer whose wife attends Hub Club

“ You (DF) understand better than most what we deal with. Being able to drop Linda off at the hub club this morning and sit here with my feet up, feeling confident that she is being properly looked after is brilliant. You also offer services at a price that makes it available to everyone which is wonderful.”

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Quote from a carer whose sister attends our weekly outward bound group in York

“Instead of sitting in front of the television most of the day, Chris has been taken to a range of interesting places. The visits have helped improve her use of language & enhanced her confidence. As a family, it has been a relief & support to know our sister is being stimulated & supported in this way. We sincerely hope Dementia Forward will be able to carry on this work with young onset clients. Keep up the good work!”

Young Onset service

We are able to offer a specialist service offering age appropriate advice, information and support and an exciting outward bound respite day running in 4 parts of the county every week. Young Onset is poorly understood and recorded, and the result is that there is no provision other than what we offer. We will be developing our work, alongside the U&ME campaign in order to effect the changes we believe are necessary.

Wellbeing cafes and groups

We run weekly drop in afternoons in 9 locations at the time of writing. This service, although staff led, is dependent on our wonderful volunteers and we will continue to grow and nurture this element of our charity. A Wellbeing café is a place where dementia can be left at the door while people enjoy refreshments, activities and good company that fosters peer support. There is also the opportunity for informal advice and information either from a Dementia Forward staff member, a volunteer or from other group members. In addition we run wonderful singing groups, a great way of stimulating positive brain activity and providing a morning of fun.

Quote from a volunteer who supports our wellbeing groups

“I didn’t realise how much I missed you all during lockdown until I watched the Christmas memories film – and David’s carol service on zoom reduced me to tears. After witnessing so much cruelty to individuals with dementia, when my Mum was in care, I am grateful to be a (very) small part of such a kind and caring group. One day I hope every person with dementia will be treated this way.”

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Education and Awareness raising

Every week we are out and about running sessions with groups, organisations, businesses, schools etc. This is a vital part of what we do as it encourages more understanding and support within the communities that people live in and is reducing the stigma sometimes attached to dementia. There is a correlation between good awareness of dementia and timely diagnosis. A long term plan is to look at using our experience and case studies to develop a training package that can be delivered externally.

Quote from a North Yorkshire County Councillor following Dementia Forward’s training of over 200 taxi drivers in Richmondshire, where it is really rural and taxis are a lifeline.

“I can confirm that this training will now be mandatory as determined by the Licensing Committee. Failure to attend the training could result in the driver being summoned before the Licensing Sub-Committee and (where necessary) their license being suspended until the training has been undertaken. The training is also now part of the initial application process for new applicants. “

Quote following one of our Awareness and education sessions

“On behalf of York Cruse, thank you so much for your fantastic presentation last night. The feedback has been extraordinary - everyone was riveted by your talk about dementia Forward. We learned not only about the work that Dementia Forward does, but about Dementia and the effects on both the family of the person with dementia, but on the person themselves and how it affects them in so many ways we had not even thought about.”

Campaigning and lobbying

Until now we have done this simply by ensuring that we sit on relevant boards and groups and use our information and experience to influence. We feel ready to make our voices heard more as a leader than a follower and the Young Onset Campaign U&ME is the start of this. We already capture the voices of many people who have the lived experience of dementia, but after 11 years of successful delivery we have formed more robust ways of making those voices heard.

Jill Quinn MBE CEO

Dementia Forward Your North Yorkshire Charity

Visit our website

www.dementiaforward.org.uk

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Future Plans

A new 5 year strategy has been launched this year and has these revised primary objectives:

1. Services

Our Goal

To ensure that anyone living with dementia or supporting someone with dementia in North Yorkshire and York has a place to turn and access to a range of appropriate services. Our Objectives

2. Timely assessment and prompt diagnosis

Our Goal

To ensure that people living in North Yorkshire have access to the right support at the right time.

Our Objectives

3. Education and Awareness

Our Goal

To provide education and awareness to groups, individuals, businesses and organisations so that people living with dementia receive the right support in their own communities.

Our Objectives

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4. Campaigning

Our Goal

To use the experiences of the thousands of people we support to inform and improve future decisions for dementia care in North Yorkshire and to have a presence at national campaigns and conferences so that we can share our learning.

Our Objectives

5. Sustainability

Our Goal

To ensure that we continue to build on our charity’s strong foundations and that we are fit for the future.

Our Objectives

The full strategy can be found on the Dementia Forward Website.

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Structure, Governance and Management

The Charity was established by a constitution adopted on 28 March 2012, amended on 10 July 2012, and was entered on the register of Charities effective from 20 July 2012.

Registered Charity No. 1148225 Company Reg. No. 08010259

Objectives

To relieve the needs and promote and protect the good health and wellbeing of people living with dementia, their carers and families, living in North Yorkshire, through the provision of such support activities as the Trustees see fit.

Trustees and Officers

The Trustees who served during the year are listed below.

Chris Lees – Chair David Wells – Vice Chair John Paul McGowan – Finance Pet Fowler-Watts MBE Hilary Paxton Stuart Rhodes Maxine Blake Jeremy Trigg Neil Cutler Douglas Waugh – Appointed 26/09/2022

Company Secretary and Chief Executive Officer - Jill Quinn

New Trustees are appointed following application and interview by a minimum of 2 current Trustees. References are taken up and there is an induction process.

Management

The day-to-day management of the Charity is delegated to the Senior Leadership Team who report to the board.

The HR subgroup is responsible for the annual consideration of remuneration and National Joint Council (NJC) pay scales are used as a guide.

Principal address George Armitage House Burton Leonard Ripon HG3 3SD

Advisors

Bank HSBC Auditor Sarah Wearing 7 Prospect Crescent HPH Chartered Accountants Harrogate Conyngham Hall Business Centre North Yorkshire Bond End HG1 1RN Knaresborough HG5 9AY

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Financial Review and Policies

The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the Charity.

Public Benefit

In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities the Trustees have given due consideration to the Charity Commission’s published guidance on public benefit requirement under the Charities Act 2011. Dementia Forward relies on contracts, grants and the income from fees and charges to cover its operating costs. In setting the level of charges and concessions the Trustees give careful consideration to the accessibility for those on low incomes.

Financial Review

The charity has achieved an acceptable level of reserves and at 31 March 2023 £720,850 (2022 - £582,954) of the Charity’s income is from Government Contracts, approximately 50% of total income (2022 – 60%). The streams of voluntary income are now becoming more robust, allowing a more consistent reserve and a reduced reliance on government funding.

Total funds amounted to £933,019 with restricted funds being £78,886 and designated funds being £513,412. Free reserves at the year-end amounted to £340,721 (£304,116 after future lease commitments).

Fundraising

The Charity is registered with the Fundraising Regulator. The Charity has recognised and begun to put in place a comprehensive policy for fundraising. The Charity does not use any third parties to act on its behalf in relation to fundraising. No complaints were received by the charity during 2023 in relation to its fundraising activities.

Reserves Policy

The Trustees consider that the Charity should aim to maintain Free Reserves at between three and six months of general operating expenditure in order to fund any shortfalls in income. At the year end the Free Reserves represented 3 months’ worth of general operating expenditure. The Contracts give ongoing sustainability, and the reserves are steadily building.

Risk Management

Traditionally the Charity risk register was updated annually in September and referred to regularly and approved by the full Trustee board. It is now a monthly agenda item and each Trustee takes a lead in one element of the risk register. The CEO and head of operations work with the Trustees to ensure that any negative movement in risk is acted on and this is reported to the board monthly.

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The principal long term risks and uncertainties facing the charity are identified as being:

Lack of funds

Whilst there are substantial contracts in place for almost 50% of the work of the charity, the remaining funds required could easily be affected by the state of the economy and also by the fragility of funding in the NHS and Local Authority. However, we are confident that our services represent a saving to the statutory partners and that they understand that it is in their best interests to protect the work of our charity. The relationships with senior commissioners and leaders in health and social care are paramount and Dementia Forward has a good reputation for delivering high quality services and for representing good value for money.

The Trustees recognised that there were missed fund raising opportunities in areas of the county where Dementia Forward was less known. It was agreed to employ a fund raiser and alongside this to increase activity that raises awareness. A new structure under a Head of Community Liaison has been implemented.

Increasing need for our service

Discussions with commissioners are ongoing in relation to the level of demand for Dementia services. Whilst every effort is made to maintain the flow of work, regular reviews and conversations with commissioners involve re designing and flexing in order to achieve the best possible outcome with the limited resource.

Financial controls increased to accommodate the growth in the charity

Until this year there has not been a paid financial controller in the structure. In light of the increased turnover of the charity a decision has been made to introduce a part time Financial Controller reporting to the CEO.

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Trustees’ Responsibilities for Financial Statements

The purpose of this statement is to distinguish the Trustees’ (also the directors of the Charity) responsibilities for the financial statements from those of the auditors as stated in their report.

Company and charity law require the Trustees to prepare financial statements which give a true and fair view of the Charitable Company’s state of affairs at the end of its financial activities for that year. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:

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 enables them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and applicable charity law. They 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.

In so far as the Trustees are aware:

This report was approved by the Trustees on 27 November 2023 and is signed on their

behalf by:

Chris Lees

Director and Trustee

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Dementia Forward

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Dementia Forward for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet and Cashflow and notes to the financial statements, including 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 charitable company 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 charitable company'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.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Dementia Forward

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 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors’ report included within the trustees’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 16, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes 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.

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Dementia Forward

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’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

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.

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.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Dementia Forward

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations and risk of fraud, we designed procedures which included but were not limited to: sample testing on the posting of journals, timing of recognition of income, review of trustee’s minutes and any correspondence with regulators.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the

Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members 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 charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Sarah Wearing (Senior Statutory Auditor)

For and on behalf of HPH, Statutory Auditor

Conyngham Hall Business Centre Bond End, Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AY

Date 27 November 2023

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DEMENTIA FORWARD

(A company limited by guarantee)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Note
INCOME
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Other trading activities
5
Investments
6
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Costs of raising funds
Charitable activities
7
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Transfers between funds
14
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
14
Total funds carried forward
14
Net income/(expenditure) before
transfers		 Unrestricted
funds
£
166,662
192,156
171,607
587
531,012
12,305
501,077
513,382
17,630
-
17,630
836,503
£ 854,133		 Restricted
funds
£
178,297
721,337
-
-
899,634
-
831,561
831,561
68,073
-
68,073
10,813
£ 78,886		 Total
2023
£
344,959
913,493
171,607
587
1,430,646
12,305
1,332,638
1,344,943
85,703
-
85,703
847,316
£ 933,019		 Total
2022
£
234,243
632,889
117,719
196
985,047
7,462
941,879
949,341
35,706
-
35,706
811,610
£ 847,316

All activities derive from continuing operations. The notes on pages 24 to 32 form part of the accounts.

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DEMENTIA FORWARD

(A company limited by guarantee)

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023

Company registration number: 08010259

Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
10
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
11
Cash at Bank and in hand
16
LIABILITIES: amounts falling due
within one year
12
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Restricted Funds
14
Unrestricted Funds
- Designated Funds
14
- Undesignated Funds
14
TOTAL FUNDS		 £
£
520,387
232,522
523,657
756,179
(343,547)
412,632
933,019
£ 933,019
78,886
513,412
340,721
£ 933,019
2023		 £
£
528,364
191,565
510,847
702,412
(383,460)
318,952
847,316
£ 847,316
10,813
520,695
315,808
£ 847,316
2022

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime with Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

The notes on pages 24 to 32 form part of the accounts.

These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 27 November 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

Chris Lees Director and Trustee

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Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) STATEMENTOF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 2023 2022 Not8 Net cash provided by operating activities 15 15,992 ,306 Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of propety, plant and equipment Net cash provlded by Investlng actSvltSes 13.1821 12,3271 13,1821 12,3271 Change in ¢ash and cash equivalents in the year Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 12,810 93,979 510.847 418.868 Cash and ¢a8h equivalents at end of the year £ 523,657 £ 510,847 The notes on page5 24 to 32 form part of the account5. 23

Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 GENEFIAL INFORMATION The Charitable Company 15 a private cornp8ny limited by guarantee. which is Incorporated and iegistered in England and Wales Ino.080102591. It was registered as a charity on 20 JLJIY 2012. The Charity nurnber is 1148225. The address of its registered office is Cornrnunity House, Alhallowgate. Ripon, North Yorkshire. HG4 1LE. ACCOUNTING POLICIES 2.1 Basls of preparatlon of accounts The financial statements have been prepared in accordanTr wth the Charities SORP IFRS 1021.. The Staternent ol Recommended Practice appliable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (the SORPI issued in October 2019. the Companies Act 2006 and UK Gener811y Accepted Accounting. Dementia Forward meets the defi'nition ol a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially iecognised at historical wst or tiansadion v8lue unless othetwise stated in the relevant 8coounb.ng policy notel51. 2.2 Going Concern pollcy The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charitable Company has adequate resources to continue In OP8rational existence for the fore5ee8b18 future. They mntinue to adopt the going concern ba515 of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements. 2.3 Limited by guarantee Each member's liability is limited to £1 in the case of winding up ol the Charitable Company. 2.4 Fund aeeounting The Trustees have a defined policy lor identilicats'on of different types of income.. al Designated funds are unrestricted funds but are specifically earmarked by the Trustees for a particular purpose. bl Restricted funds ale only to be used foi the speafie purpose laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets this criteria is charged to the fund. cl Unrestricted funds are the residue ol incoming resourTrs reTrivable or generated from the objects ol the Charity without further specified purposes and are available as general funds. 2.5 Income All income is included in the SOFA when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified Vvith reasonable accuracy. Incorne for grants is deferred where a funder specifies that income must be used in fLrtuie 8cwunting periods. Other income Is defeired where It re18tes to the follovving year. Grants Income for grants is deferred there a funder specifies that incorne must be used in future accounting periods. Capital Grants for specific fixed assets are included in restricted income when received. Once the asset is purchased these monies are transferred to unrestricted funds unless there is a restriction on the dispos81 of the asset If 50. the net book value of the asset is shown as a restricted fund. 24

Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES l¢onlinuedl 2.6 Expenditure Expenditure is recognised on a cash basis. Expenditure includes any VAT thich cannot be fully recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. Costs of generating funds costs associated with attracting voluntary incorre. Charitable adivities costs incurred by the Charitable Company in delivering its services to clients. allocated to charitable activities on an equal basis. Support costs 2.7 Tangible fixed assets anil (lepreciatlon Fixed assets for the Charitable Company to use are capitalised at cost, for items above £100. Donated assets are valued at market V81ue on donation. They are stated in the accounts at cosuoriginal value less depreciation. Depreciation is c8lculaled lo Mfflte off the cost or v8luab.on of fixed assets. less their eslimaled residual value. over their expected useful lives on the following bases Land and buildings No depieciab.on on land lrnprovemenls lo propety 2¥¢ ieducing balance Computer equipment 33 /ty Straight line Fixtures, fittings an equiprnent 25 /ts reducing balance 2.8 Stock Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. after due regard for obsolete 8nd slow moving stock. Nel re81i58ble v8lue is based on selling price less 8nti¢ip8ted wsls to cornpletion and selling Costs. 2.9 Debtors Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement arnount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayrnents are valued at the amount prepaid after taking account ol 8ny trade discounts due. 2.10 Cash at bank and in hand Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount ol cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. 2.11 Credltors Creditors are recognised where the Charitable Company has a present obligation results.ng from a past event that wll probably result In the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to setde the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 2.12 Financial Instruments The Charitable Company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequenoy measured at their settlernent value. 2.13 Pension costs The Charitable Company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged in the Statement ol Financial Activities as they become payable in accordance with the rules ol the scheme. 25

Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Unre¥tri¢ted Funds 2023 Restricted Funds 2023 Totsl Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 3 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES General donations Regular donations In mernoriam Legacies Gift aid Non-performance grants Special grants 22,995 26.267 23,890 4.500 5,034 83,976 22,995 26,267 23,890 4,500 5,034 262,273 30,107 26,121 20,105 12,765 2,928 137,914 4,303 178,297 £ 166.662 £ 178.297 £ 344,959 £ 234,243 Restricted donations and legacies in 2022 was £105,832. Income reTrived from Government grants totalled £nil12022- £4,303). The Charitable Company also benefits from the involvement and enthusiastic support of its many volunteers In 8ccordanoe wth Charib'es SORP. the economic contribution of gener81 volunteers is not rec￿NiSed in the accounts. 4 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Hub club Income Calé Income Contract fees 177,562 14.594 178,049 14,594 720,850 43,158 6,777 582,954 720,850 £ 192,156 £721,337 £ 913,493 £ 632,889 Income reTrived from Govemment contracts totalled £720,85012022- £582,954). Restricted income from charitable activities in 2022 was £582,954. 5 INCOME FROM OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES Fundraising events 168,593 Training lees 2,943 Other income 71 168,593 2,943 71 117,500 150 69 £ 171,607 £ 171,607 £ 117,719 Restricted income from othei trading activities In 2022 was £8.968. Café Income and Hub club have been redassilied as income from charitable activities. 6 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT INCOME Bank interest re￿1vable 587 587 £587 £587 £196 Restricted income from investment income in 2022 was £nil. 26

Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 7 ANALYSIS OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE Un￿StrICted Funds 2023 Restricted Funds 2023 Total Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 7.1 Charitable activities Staff costs Premises costs Office costs Calé costs Hub costs Volunteer costs Membership lees Travel and subsisten Bad debts Support costs (Note 7.21 292,648 27,110 40,934 26,193 13,214 521 795,840 1,088,488 27.110 40,934 29,250 19,809 847 35 85,868 2,841 37,456 787,918 27.969 38,484 2,529 9,204 416 35 50,289 110 24.925 3,057 6,595 326 60,125 2,841 37,456 25,743 £ 501,077 2831,561 £ 1.332,638 £ 941.879 7.2 Support costs Independent Examinerfs fee Audit fee Accountancy Other professional lees Advertising Depreaats'on Bank charges and Inte￿$t 750 6,000 11,453 4,613 3,626 11,159 605 6.000 11,453 4,613 3,62e 11,159 605 2,230 4,165 10,949 447 £ 37,456 £ 37,45e £ 24,925 Restricted expenditure in 2022 was £699,805. 2023 2022 8 TOTAL STAFF COSTS Wages and salaries Soaal security costs Employer pension contribLrtions Life insurance 987,415 68,596 28,358 4,119 717,657 48,998 17,464 3,799 £ 1.088.488 £ 787,918 No ernployee eamed £60,000 per annum or more in the year12022- none). Number of employees The head count ol employees on the payroll as at 31 March 2023 was 5512022- 451. The average number ol full-tirne equivalent employees during the year was 5312022- 381. The key management personnel of the Charitable Charity ￿MpriSe the Trustees and the senior management team. The tot81 employee benefits of the key management personnel. with only senior management team members being paid, was £148,92812022- £126.9091. 9 RELATED PARTIES No Trustees reTrived remuneration or expenses during the year12022- £nill. There were no related paty transactions in the reporting year which require disclosure12022- nill. 27

Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 10 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Land and ImprovementB Computers Fixtures, fitting¥ buildings to property & equipment Totsl Cost At 1 April 2022 Additions 145,000 420.301 21.032 18.587 3,182 604,920 3.182 At 31 M8rch 2023 145,000 420.301 21.032 21.769 608.102 Dep￿CiatIOn At 1 April 2022 Charge for year 44.808 7.283 18.468 13.482 2,072 76,556 11.159 At 31 March 2023 51.889 20.272 15,554 87.715 Net Book Amounts At 31 March 2023 £ 145,000 £ 3e8.412 £760 £6.215 £ 520,387 At 31 March 2022 £ 145,000 £ 375.695 £ 2,564 £5.105 £ 528,364 2023 2022 11 OEBTORS Trade debtors Prepayments Accrued income 226,467 4,952 1,103 188.478 3,087 £ 232,522 £ 191.565 28

Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 2023 2022 12 LIABILITIES= Amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors Social security and other taxes Pension contributions Accruals Deferred income 20.916 20.271 5,401 11,632 285,327 17,557 14.135 3.091 5,573 343,104 £ 343,S47 £ 383,460 Deferred income BalanTr brought forward Amount released in the year Amount deferred in the year 343,104 1343,1041 285,327 238.934 1238.9341 343.104 BalanTr carried forward £ 285,327 £ 343.104 Al tre b818n¢e sheet date the Chaiilable Comp8ny was holding funds r￿e1Ved in advance of providing contiacted services, which wll be fully released in the following Iinanual year. 13 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNOS Unrestricted Undeslgnated Funds Deslgnated Funds Restrlcted Funds Total Funds Currènt y•ar Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilib-es 6.975 677.293 1343.5471 513,412 520,387 756,179 1343,5471 78,886 At 31 March 2023 £ 340.721 £ 513.412 £ 78,886 £ 933.019 Unrestrictèd Undesignatè Fund5 Dèsignatad Fund8 R•striet•d Fund¥ Total Fund¥ Comparative year Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities 7.669 691.599 1383.4601 520,695 528,364 702,412 1383,4601 10.813 Al 31 Marth 2022 £ 315.808 £ 520.695 £ 10,813 £ 847.318 29

Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 14 FUNDS Balance at 1 April 2022 Balance at 31 March 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers Restrlcted Funds Dementia Support Advisors Dementia Support Nurse Dementia Care Coordinators Young onset Dements"a Golf in Society Community Wellbeing Café Brain Heath Café Harrogate Memory Team Winter Pressure Funding Northallerton Hub Club Shed Funding 442,986 60,587 203,701 167,799 1442,9861 160,5871 1203,7011 199,9551 11.9801 18,7401 1361 18.5761 15.0001 8,833 1,980 76,677 8,740 1,258 8,576 5,0(K) 487 500 1,222 487 500 10,813 899,634 1831.5611 78.886 Unrestrocted Funds Designated Fixed Assets 520,695 17.2831 513.412 520,695 17,2831 513.412 Undesignated Free reserves 315.808 531,012 1506.0991 340,721 Total Unrestricted Funds 836,503 531,012 1513.3821 854,133 Total Funds £ 847,316 £ 1,430,646 £11,344,943) £ 933,019 30

Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 14 FUNDS Icontinuedl Balance at Balance at 31 March 2022 Income Expenditure Transfers 2021 Restrlcted Funds Harrogate District Community Project Dementia Support Advisors Dementia Support Nurse Dementia Care Coordinators Young onset Dementia Café in a Box Golf in Society Flood repairs Coronavirus support Harrogate Transport Memory Service York Winter Pre55uie Funding 986 19881 1361.7571 122.9201 1128.2181 195.0211 112,8251 122,6121 16.5701 18.9681 18.5761 123.0041 18.3501 361,757 22.920 128,216 103,854 8,289 21.842 1.978 8,968 8,576 23 004 8.350 8,833 4,536 2,750 4,592 1,980 12,864 697,754 1699.8051 10.813 Unrèstrietèd Funds Designated Fixed Assets 528,127 17.4321 520.695 528, 127 17.4321 520.695 Und•signat•d Free reserves 270,619 287.293 1242.1041 315.808 Total Unrestricted Funds 798,746 287,293 1249.5361 836,503 Total Funds £811,610 £ 985 047 £1949.3411 £ 847,318 Restrlcted Funds Dementia Support Advisors.. This is rnoney restncted for Dementi8 Support Advisors received frorn No Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust and Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust. Dementia Support Nurses.. Money reoeived from Vale of York NHS Foundation Trust for support Nurses. Dementia Care Coordinators.. This is money restricted for Dementia Care Co-ordinators from North Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Young On$et Dementia= This is money received from the Lottery 8nd other anonyms fvnders. It is restrirted for work lor Young Onset Dementl8 care. Golf in Society.. This is money restricted for goll event days. Community Wellbeing Cafe.. This is rroney is restricted for the set up of a café to prorrote community wellbeing, in partnership with the Prirnary Care Network, from Two Riding5 Community Foundation. Brain Health Cafe= Funding received frorn NHS Hurnber & North Yorkshire for the set up of a café. Harrogate Memory Team.. Funding from Tee5, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation for the Memory Team. Winter Pressure Funding- This is money from NHS North Yorkshire for the additional demands on services over the winter period. 31

Docusign En¥ÈlopÈ ID." 560F41C5-E17D-4348-A43&41B5EBBE10A8 DEMENTIA FORWARD (A Company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 14 FUNDS Icontinuedl Northallerton Hub Club.. Money received from Broadacre funds for Northallerton Hub. B&Q Grant.. Money received from B&Q for the purchase ol a new shed Dèsignatad Funds The monies transferred into the Fixed Asset Fund in the year is for the net book value ol the assets, in respect ol property, required to be held for the ongoing work of the Charitable Company and therefore do not form part of the distributable reseNes. 15 RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2023 2022 Net Income for the reportlng perlod Adjustments for.. Depreciation charges (Prolitl l Loss from sale ol fixed assets Increase in trade and other debtors Increase In trade and other creditors 85,703 35,708 11,159 10.949 140,9571 139,9131 118,5141 128,165 Net cash provlded by I lused Inl operatSng actSvltles £ 15,992 £ 96.308 16 ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash in hand 523,657 510,847 Total cash and cash equSvalents £ 523,657 £ 510,847 17 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT At 0110412022 At 3110312023 Cash-flows Cash 510.847 12,810 523.657 £ 510.847 £ 12,810 £ 523.657 18 OPERATING LEASES 2023 2022 The total future value of minimurn lease payments IS 85 follows Within one year Within one to two years In two to five years 10,646 10,646 15,313 10.846 10.646 25,959 £ 36,605 £ 47.251 The amount ol non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the period was £10.82812022- £13,136). 32

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