Suite 48, Floor 3 Orchard House, Orchard Street, Swansea, SA1 5AS Tel : 01792 485151 Email : info@kincymru.org.uk
Annual Report April 4 2020-April 5 2021
Overview of the year
2020-21 was a difficult year. We had previously obtained a 10k lotteries grant and were working on a model whereby our sole part-time employee Steve Jones ran the DLA project assisting clients but also raised monies via donations and some fees. The Trustees & volunteers were then also intending to fund raise in the usual ways.
Sadly Covid-19 put paid to our advice project and fundraising ideas for some months – Steve was fully furloughed from April 2020 until July 2020 and we had agree a rent holiday from our landlords.
We took advice from SCVS and applied for grants from the Moondance Covid-19 charity and Voluntary Services Emergency Fund. The grants from Moondance and VSEF enabled us to bring Steve off furlough (initially 25% from August and 50% from October), so we could start assisting clients again.
Once Steve was back in action, we had a number of successful outcomes with DLA applications and appeals.
We made a number of funding applications and it became clear that we needed to look at our internal policies and governance. It was noted that some funders were keen that charities should be demonstrably “grass roots” and be able to demonstrate their community involvement. We obtained a Lottery Grant and employed a part time volunteer coordinator Helen Williams who has been working on our volunteer recruitment, governance and fundraising since December 2020.
Through Helen’s efforts, we have revamped our internal policies and recruited and trained new volunteers to extend the amount of work which we can do. We have also reassessed our governance. We feel that our current trustees represent our community in that they have
Registered Charity in England and Wales (1150035), Registered office- Suite 48, Floor 3, Orchard House, Orchard street. Swansea, SA1 5AS
experience of the challenges of raising children with special needs, however, we are on the look out for further suitable trustees, though we recognise this may not be possible until the pandemic subsides.
Despite the lockdowns and delays, we were able to assist 20 families with DLA applications and appeals over the course of the year with a 100% success rate for those cases that concluded. We have also developed good links with a number of other advice agencies in the area which is increasing the number of referrals we receive. We are also developing links with links with the Local Area Coordinators as they are a good source of referrals
Finances
At the end of year 20/21 we had £7,079 in the bank. A copy of the draft accounts is attached .
Conclusion
Overall we have done well to be able to continue to help people this year. Whilst we found it hard, we know that our clients found it much harder. Many suffered from the reduction in their usual support services and had to contend with a loss of income and the challenges of home educating their children. Money does not solve all problems of course, but by assisting families to access extra vital income, we feel we made a significant difference to the families which we helped.
We feel that we are now in a good position to assist more families in the coming year.
Kin Cymru 1150035 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 06/04/2020 05/04/2021 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 9,961 9,945 4,092 10,000 633 995 36 - 35,662 - - - 35,662 7,320 12,429 2,872 415 2,711 1,867 793 677 207 212 29,503 - - - 29,503 6,159 - - 6,159 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 9,961 9,945 4,092 10,000 633 995 36 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 9,961 9,945 4,092 10,000 633 995 36 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| LotteryGrant | 9,961 | - - - - - - - - - |
9,961 | 10,000 | ||
| VEFgrant | 9,945 | 9,945 | - | |||
| Furlough Grant -HMRC | 4,092 | 4,092 | - | |||
| Moondance Grant | 10,000 | 10,000 | - | |||
| Donations | 633 | 633 | - | |||
| Fees -advice | 995 | 995 | 6,108 | |||
| Refunds | 36 | 36 | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
35,662 | 35,662 | 16,108 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | - | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 35,662 | 16,108 | ||||
| - - - - - - - - - |
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| Rent | 7,320 | 7,510 | ||||
| wages | 12,429 | 5,309 | ||||
| NI | 2,872 | 36 | ||||
| Pension | 415 | 721 | ||||
| utilities | 2,711 | 1,962 | ||||
| Telephone/ internet | 1,867 | 541 | ||||
| Insurance | 793 | 919 | ||||
| Library/Subs/books | 677 | 534 | ||||
| Pettycash /consumables | 207 | - | ||||
| admin typing Travel/Subsistance Expenses **Sub total ** |
75 | |||||
| - | 29,503 | 17,607 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 29,503 | 17,607 | ||||
| 6,159 | - | - | 6,159 |
- 1,499 | ||
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| 6,159 | - | - | 6,159 | - 1,499 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
30/01/2022
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Lisa Reese Details Details Cash at bank Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 7,709 - - - - - 7,709 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Lisa Reese |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Lisa Reese | Lisa Reese | 28/01/2022 | |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
30/01/2022
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(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustaesl members of KitrJ CWMFIU On accounts for the year ended Charlty no (If any) 1150035 Set out on pages AI-A3,Cl, EI-ELF, PI, RI R3 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended OS 10 412 011 As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act.). Rèsponsibilities and ba81s of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 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 145(5llbl of the Act. Independent examlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material mallers h8ve come lo my attention in connection wilh the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any malerial respect: the accounting r8cords were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act.. or th8 accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charitses (Accounts and R8portsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'lrue and fair, view which is not a maller 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 aChed. Please delet8 Ihg words in the brackets if they do not 8ppIy. Signed., Date: 221112Z Name: EssicA POSE Relevant professional qualification(s} or body ICA£W IER Oct 2018
(If any): Address: INooDgID& LLOSE ISH OPST Ofvj SLJJAPQS SA9 3DF Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlighl material mallcrs of concern Is88 CC32, Independenl examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlel details of any items that the examlner wlshes to disclose. IER Oct 2018