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The Parents’ Forum for Bradford and Airedale Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2024

Charity registration number: 1149878

Document ID: fda31a16232a6890463ef94c3c123af41f18b25441b8ddb726f67e40777cf1c6

The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Contents
Page
Charity Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees’ Annual Report 2 - 3
Independent Examiner’s Report 4
Receipts and Payments Account 5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 6
Notes to the Financial Statements 7 - 8

Document ID: fda31a16232a6890463ef94c3c123af41f18b25441b8ddb726f67e40777cf1c6

The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

Charity Reference and Administrative Details

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Charity registration number 1149878 Trustees David Michael Firth (Chair) Carol Beardmore Anne Irondet Phillipa McCann Fiona Cooper Emmeline Chellam (resigned 30[th] November 2024) Naomi Dennison Tasneem Kausar (resigned 30[th] September 2024) Registered office and principal address Unit 73 Carlisle Business Centre 60 Carlisle Road Bradford BD8 8BD Accountants BHP LLP New Chartford House Centurion Way Cleckheaton Bradford BD19 3QB Bankers CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ

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The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

Trustees’ Annual Report

Year Ended 31 March 2024

The Trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Trustees of the charity

The trustees who have served during the year and since the year end were as follows:

David Michael Firth - Chair Carol Beardmore Anne Irondet Phillipa McCann Fiona Cooper Emmeline Chellam (resigned 30[th] November 2024) Naomi Dennison Tasneem Kausar (resigned 30[th] September 2024)

Charity Number

The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 23 November 2012, registered charity number 1149878.

Structure, governance and management

The charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 19 June 2012 and updated in October 2016.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The management committee normally meets once every 6 - 8 weeks. Membership of the management committee is open to all parents/carers of the PFBA membership.

Trustees/committee members are elected at the annual general meeting which is held in July. There must be a minimum of two and a maximum of twelve trustees.

Mission

To empower parents/carers by influencing positive changes in health, education and social care policies and practices for families, children, and young people with disabilities/additional needs.

Charitable objectives

The promotion of social inclusion among disabled children and their parents and carers who are socially excluded from society, or part of it, as a result of their disability in the Bradford District and surrounding areas, in particularly but not exclusively:

Activities

The charity holds events and activities bringing parent/carers together to gain information and to learn about what services and support they can access. Peer support workshops are held throughout the year on education, health, and social care topics and to promote and empower parent/carer participation and confidence. We hold Spotlight events focusing on chosen service areas and we facilitate a parent carer support group network bringing local support groups together to focus on joint working and partnership. The charity has representatives on 5 strategic groups across health, social care and education.

Public benefit statement

In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.

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The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

Trustees’ Annual Report

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Achievements and performance

Our focus this year is continuing our outreach SEN Peer Support Service and providing parent carers with information and support around Education Health and Care planning. We have been commissioned to create an Annual SEND parent carer survey that provides SEND services with vital information about what priorities families want from health, education and social care services across Bradford. The survey was completed by 317 parent carers and their views were considered when the Local Authority developed their strategic plan up to 2025. We have also been informed that we now will have guaranteed funding till March 2026.

We have continued sharing the voice of SEND families at strategic decision-making levels to enable better planning, development and delivery of services across the Bradford District and co-chair the Local Authority Send Strategic Partnership Board (LASSPB).

Our parent/carer membership has increased, and we are continuing to improve the use of social media to reach as many families as we can. It has become clear that there needs to be development in terms of website and social media reach.

We said farewell to our admin support worker who had been with us over 10 years. We were able to recruit a new admin and will be able to bring IT and social media experience to the team. Our trustees have continued to support our staff team, and we are planning to run an action planning day to consider next steps and how we can develop the organisation further and consider other funding opportunities.

The number of SEND families we support are increasing substantially and alongside pressures such as the cost of living they are finding it difficult to manage and therefore the need for our service and support is more important than ever.

Financial review

The net income for the year was £16 including net income of £16 on unrestricted funds and net income of £nil on restricted funds (after funds transfer).

Reserves Policy

At 31 March 2024, the charity had free reserves of £352. These reserves will be used to support cash flow or in the case of the need to wind down the charity meet obligations to the best of our ability.

Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

David Firth

~~………………………..~~ Signer ID: MZJMFK8DAL... David Michael Firth Chair of Trustees

Date: 27/01/2025 GMT

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The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

Independent Examiner’s Report

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 5 to 8.

Responsibilities 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 Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 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:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ 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 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.

Signed: Nel Paldwin Date: 28/01/2025 GMT Signer ID: LO0G8ECPQB... Neil Baldwin FCCA

BHP LLP

New Chartford House Centurion Way Cleckheaton Bradford West Yorkshire BD19 3QB

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The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

Receipts and Payments Account

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Note
Receipts:
Grants and donations
2
Sales and fees
Total receipts
Payments:
Project management
Rent & Rates
Events and activities
Development and resources
Admin support and bookkeeping
Infrastructure and office costs
Total expenditure
Net (payments) / receipts
Transfer of funds
Net movement in funds
Cash funds brought forward
4
Cash funds carried forward
4		 2024
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
£
£
£
-
64,375
64,375
1,265
-
1,265
1,265
64,375
65,640
-
25,892
25,892
-
4,893
4,893
25
-
25
1,122
-
1,122
-
32,397
32,397
-
1,295
1,295
1,147
64,477
65,624
118
(102)
16
(102)
102
-
16
-
16
336
-
336
352
-
352		 2023
Total
£
57,500
989
58,489
22,597
5,931
225
1,390
28,243
976
59,362
(873)
-
(873)
1,209
336

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The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Year Ended 31 March 2024

2024 2024 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total Total
£ £ £ £
Cash funds
Cash at bank 352 - 352 336
Total cash funds 352 - 352 336
Liabilities 2024 2023
Independent examination and accounts 2,010 3,700
2,010 3,700

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

David Firth

Signer ID: MZJMFK8DAL... ~~………………………..~~ David Michael Firth Chair of Trustees

Date: 27/01/2025 GMT

The notes on pages 7 to 8 form part of these financial statements.

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The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

1 Summary of significant accounting policies

(a) General information and basis of preparation

The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale is a registered charity in England. The address of the registered office is given in the charity information on page 1 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are disclosed in the Trustees Report.

The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

(b) Funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

(c) Taxation

As a registered 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.

(d) Going concern

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

2 Grants and donations

Bradford MDC
Parent Participation Grant		 2024
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
£
£
£
-
-
46,875
17,500
46,875
17,500
-
64,375
64,375		 2023
Total
£
40,000
17,500
57,500

3 Trustees expenses

During the year there were no Trustee expenses paid (2023 – £nil).

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The Parents Forum for Bradford and Airedale

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

4 Fund reconciliation

Fund reconciliation – current year

Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
BMDC grant & Parent
Participation grant		 Balance at 1
April 2023
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at 31
March 2024
£
£
£
£
£
336
1,265
(1,147)
(102)
352
336
1,265
(1,147)
(102)
352
-
64,375
(64,477)
102
-
-
64,375
(64,477)
102
-

Fund reconciliation – Prior Year

Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
BMDC grant		 Balance at 1
April 2022
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at 31
March 2023
£
£
£
£
£
1,209
18,489
(15,960)
(3,402)
336
1,209
18,489
(15,960)
(3,402)
336
-
40,000
(43,402)
3,402
-
- 40,000
(43,402)
3,402
-

Restricted funds

Fund descriptions

BMDC grant relates to monies received towards project costs. Parent Partcipation grant relates to monies received towards cost of admin and participation work.

5 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the current year or prior year.

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