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This annual report is from 1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006 are delighted to present their report, with the financial statements for the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022.
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| • Social, Creative & Wellbeing Activities | 3 |
| • Spotlight on Music Therapy | 8 |
| • Focus on Food Projects | 10 |
| • Advocacy & Information | 13 |
| • Recognition & Engagement | 15 |
| • Capital Projects | 17 |
| • Future Planning & Sustainability | 19 |
| • Events Gallery | 22 |
| • Accounts | 28 |
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activities
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We are delighted to report that 2022 has been one of the most diverse years of activities offered by Pennine Mencap since the charity was founded a decade ago. Our principal aims of representing the needs, interests and ambitions of the charity’s service users have always been exemplified by the group sessions we provide. The expansion of activity types, themes, outcomes and attendance levels this past year are strong indicators of Pennine Mencap’s ongoing growth as an organisation.
Our role is to serve and stand up for the rights of individuals with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. Our service user group are among the most at-risk
individuals in and around Oldham and Tameside, and they steer every aspect of Pennine Mencap’s endeavours. This year’s report will also take a different approach by exploring specific areas of activity in greater depth, giving both a bird’s eye view and a more close-up examination of the work we undertake.
CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Pennine Mencap has always prided itself on its performing arts output as a catalyst for increasing self-confidence, co-production, communication skills and cultural understanding for those taking part, as well as presenting a positive, ambitious face of learning disability and autism to the community at large. 2022 was packed with achievements furthering these goals.
This year a highlight for our Stage Right Performing Arts group has been the continuation of the Arts Council England-funded Libretto project, which began in October 2021. This had a very challenging premise: to make classic operas accessible for our disabled performers and appealing to a broad community audience. The additional challenge being that the group, effectively disbanded during COVID, had not performed publicly since 2019’s ‘Shakespeare in Two Acts’.
On May 28th, Libretto’s £15,000 project grant enabled us to stage an ambitious interpretation of Benjamin Britten’s maritime opera ‘Peter Grimes’. With the setting relocated from Cornwall to a North Yorkshire fishing village, the Stage Right version of this dark tale was lightened with comic moments and adapted to feature full-cast performances of atmospheric sea shanties and folk songs such as ‘Blow The Man Down’ and ‘The Old Dun Cow’.
The lead role of Peter Grimes was performed brilliantly by Andrew, a young autistic gentleman who has transformed his ability to express himself since first coming to Pennine Mencap in 2017.
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Andrew is just one of many cast members who experienced a huge boost as a result of this well-received production. The show also led to the recruitment of more new members in readiness for the next part of the Libretto project, building towards a new performance of ‘Sweeney Todd’ in 2023.
The audience at Pennine Mencap’s 10th Birthday Party were also treated to a Glastonbury-themed dance show, with members of Stage Right proudly performing to festival favourites by Arctic Monkeys and Florence and the Machine. This showcased a range of styles including elements of rhythmic gymnastics, using ribbons, flags and glowsticks to accentuate the dancers’ movements.
Our other principal performing arts group, the Rhodes Bank Choir, began 2022 delivering more of the weekly online performances that had been a highlight of our post-lockdown social media output. These evolved into live monthly mini-concerts, re-establishing the choir’s ability and belief to perform full sets of themed songs. This was in preparation for a move towards singing in front of public audiences again for the first time since December 2019. This was also an entirely new experience for many of the newer members of the group.
The big moment came when the Rhodes Bank Choir were invited to be the opening act at Oldham Pride on July 28th. Performing on an outdoor stage with their logo proudly displayed on big screens, the choir were elevated further with a full light show, pyrotechnics and a BSL interpreter. The 20-strong members performed a 30-minute set that energised and retained the support of a large crowd in spite of poor weather. We cannot overstate the scale of this achievement.
The choir members also took part in the Pride march itself, along with volunteers, staff, family members and supporters of the charity. This was a great opportunity for Pennine Mencap to represent another aspect of equality and integrate further with the local community.
In addition to the renewal of our existing performing arts groups, 2022 saw the start of the Mind Over Media project. Supported by the British Science Council’s Ideas Fund, this ambitious project was developed in partnership with a cross-section of autistic adults including service users of Pennine Mencap and individuals who were, at that point, entirely new to the charity.
Mind Over Media incorporated involvement from Manchester University lecturer and Autism GM chairperson, Dr Emma Gowen, as well as clinical psychologist Dr Hannah Williamson. The brief for this research-driven project was to find creative methods for autistic adults and those with associated conditions to express feelings and explore memories of social isolation during COVID.
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This was filtered through the lens of a new reliance on digital communication during lockdown. As it developed, the cohort involved with the project became more diverse and grew to represent a pan-disability community as well as individuals with autism. The project began with our participants seeking inspiration from trips to galleries in Oldham, Rochdale and Manchester. The creative output then took shape through photography, digital art, film-making, painting, collage and even wooden structures. These elements were prepared for a full public art exhibition, enabling the charity to begin 2023 with a bang.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Our principal groups for social engagement, the Wednesday Social Club at Rhodes Bank Chambers and Friday Night Club at Hurst Community Centre, have continued to grow in attendance following the lifting of government mandated social distancing rules.
We have promoted the relaxed nature of these groups to encourage members of our community to attend who have not felt ready to get involved with more structured projects. The opportunity to make new connections or rekindle old friendships in a no-pressure environment has been vital to many, in particular as a significant proportion of our service users have continued to experience post-COVID demotivation, inactivity and anxiety.
Effort has been concentrated into outreach calls, home visits, mailshots and social media campaigns to highlight these groups as a manageable first step towards re-establishing a positive routine and regaining social confidence. There have been challenges, but this approach has proved successful in creating a gateway to the broader range of opportunities offered by the charity. Many of those who re-engaged through the social groups have then branched out and flourished in other sessions.
These groups have played host to themed events with a real celebratory atmosphere. Friday Night Club has incorporated Pennine Mencap’s 10th Birthday Party, our Halloween Ball and big Christmas Party, while Wednesday Social Club has hosted a royal jamboree attended by civic dignitaries to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. There was also a hugely positive response to the inclusion of more live entertainment in our social calendar, including seasonal music nights featuring guitarist Dale Murphy, rock group Blackballed and pop/metal covers band Tequila Princess.
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WELLBEING ACTIVITIES
As part of the ongoing commitment to supporting our service users’ post-pandemic recovery, 2022 saw the charity increase its provision of services to improve mental and physical wellbeing.
Our inclusive sports activities at Hurst Community Centre continued to be a success. The rotating options of walking football, netball, badminton and volleyball provided an engaging, fun experience for all participants. The low-impact variations of these sports provided opportunities to develop teamwork, coordination and spatial awareness, while also offering a cardiovascular workout.
We also set up the Pennine Mencap walking group, an informal and friendly collective who get together to explore local parks, nature reserves and urban walking routes. This sociable and holistic approach to improving physical health, mental wellbeing, motivation and determination (whatever the weather) also promotes a real sense of camaraderie and belonging.
The group set itself a huge challenge by undertaking a Halloween hike around Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District. All 19 members of the group, including wheelchair user Shona, successfully completed the testing 5 mile route. Not only was this a major achievement for every individual walker, the group raised a remarkable £500.00 through sponsorship and a GoFundMe page.
Weekly dancercise sessions have become a hit, combining exercise with a full-on party atmosphere. Awareness of the mind-body connection has been further emphasised with the reintroduction of yoga sessions, and we also sought wellbeing enhancement through other less obvious means. For example, collaboration with Oldham Lifelong Learning for a 4-week papercraft course provided a platform to explore mindfulness through focussed activity.
Throughout the year we also brought a range of health topics to the fore through workshops and short courses developed within the charity. This included oral hygiene awareness sessions hosted by medical student Rachel, with interactive elements such as the use of disclosing solution to help service users identify and understand the spread of plaque. Free oral health kits were given out at the sessions, as well as being made available throughout the rest of the year.
Regrettably, due to building works associated with repairs to the roof of Rhodes Bank Chambers and ongoing construction of the passenger lift to the rear of the building, we suspended training sessions in our mini-gym. This has been a cause of some disappointment in the interim, but we are looking forward to reopening the gym promptly upon completion of these works.
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music therapy
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This year we have been delighted to introduce music therapy into the charity’s range of services for the first time. Thanks to a partnership with national charity Nordoff Robbins, we have received a full suite of instruments and welcomed a student music therapist on placement throughout the year.
Alan Wells has provided new opportunities for 1:1 music therapy sessions, small group workshops on different musical disciplines (including a weekly guitar skills session) and embraced the idea of setting up a full band for our service users. The collective grew rapidly, with the
group choosing to call themselves the Pennine Sunshine Band.
This element of our service developed throughout the year, with contributions from service users, staff and volunteers broadening the scope of Alan’s work. Those who participated experienced improved emotional expression, stress reduction, improved mood, improvements to cognitive abilities, elements of physical rehabilitation and increased self-esteem.
A year-end presentation was made showcasing the success of these sessions, including the use of adapted instruments and accessible devices. A combination of emotionally expressive music, improvisation and songwriting efforts culminated in a live performance by the Pennine Sunshine Band at Rhodes Bank Chambers on December 9th. We livestreamed the event online to give maximum visibility to this remarkable achievement. The live band performance showcased a full set of self-written songs composed as a group, and the sense of joy was evident throughout.
While Alan’s placement ended at the close of 2022, we have reached an agreement with Nordoff Robbins to continue the relationship in 2023 with a joint-funded music therapy programme. With Pennine Mencap’s emphasis on the performing arts as a means to improve confidence and wellbeing, we are looking forward to seeing the fruits of this relationship grow in the years to come.
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focus on food projects
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This year the impact and scale of our programme of food-related work has continued to grow. This is vital given the long-standing issues of food poverty and poor nutrition affecting adults with learning disabilities and other complex needs. This is compounded by our locality’s high levels of social, health and financial deprivation, and worsened further with the Cost of Living Crisis that has erupted due to adverse events globally.
It is against this background that our Cookalong project has continued to flourish, even following the lifting of the final COVID-related restrictions which led to this unique activity first being established in April 2020. The provision of carefully assembled ingredients kits, delivered to service users’ homes in time for a live and interactive online tutorial every Friday, remains a strong part of the charity’s identity. Cookalong has proudly outlasted the social distancing measures from which it originated.
This is a demanding project in terms of staff and volunteer time, organisational requirements and sourcing ingredients. But it is a worthwhile investment of resources, providing a unique opportunity to boost service users’ confidence and skills in their own kitchens. This comes at no cost to anyone taking part, ensuring there are no financial barriers to inclusion. We encourage participants to also request additional ingredients kits to cater for family members, carers or dependents.
Cookalong continues to be a sociable platform for participants to try new recipes. This year included a month of East Asian cuisine, featuring Thai massaman curry, char sui pork, Singapore laksa and crispy chilli beef. We explored European signature dishes, making halloumi burgers, chicken Kyiv and Portuguese aroz de pato (duck rice). There was also a focus on regional British cooking, including Cromer-style crab cakes and Caerphilly tart made with crumbly Welsh cheese.
As always, we are astounded by the enthusiasm of all service users who take part in the weekly sessions. The commitment of our Cookalong chefs is clear from the thousands of photos of completed dishes which can be found on Pennine Mencap’s social media channels. We have now created a dedicated Cookalong page on Facebook and service users are keen for us to look into creating a Pennine Mencap cookbook using recipes they enjoyed the most.
We are pleased to confirm that the project has been supported this year by a £10,000 Awards for All grant from the National Lottery, as well as the kind donations of all kinds of food packaging by local Tameside-based business Takeaway Supplies Ltd. To help with digital inclusion, we also successfully obtained a significant number of free Vodafone SIM cards, providing access to Cookalong for those who cannot afford home broadband or a contract mobile phone.
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We have continued to receive ongoing support from local supermarkets, especially branches of Aldi and Lidl, with store surplus and customer donations. These donations enable us to continually top up our mini food bank, redistributing fresh, frozen, dried and canned items to service users free of charge. While this is still a relatively modest aspect of the charity’s work, the need is evidenced daily by the volume of items collected from our community fridge and ‘free to take’ trolley.
In the year ahead we hope to expand the food bank and, potentially, to reintroduce face-to-face cookery sessions. These ambitions received a huge boost just before the end of the year, with Scope awarding a grant of £37,097 towards the full refurbishment of the main kitchens at Rhodes Bank Chambers. This will be a significant capital project, which will also give us the capacity to prepare and serve high volumes of freshly cooked hot meals at our group activities. This will add another dimension to the cost of living support we can offer our service users, as well as creating new opportunities for volunteering.
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advocacy information
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Throughout 2022 we continued our work to inform and advocate for our service users, in particular to help address significant vulnerabilities that disproportionately affect adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. This included workshops on COVID vaccination awareness, demonstrations of how to take rapid flow tests and circulating information on how to stay safe post-pandemic. We also continued to work with our community partners at OPAL and Keyring to share insights and information related to health inequalities.
We also maintained our efforts to address intolerance, discrimination and hate-motivated crimes and incidents
towards disabled and neurodiverse individuals. As well as our own campaigning during National Hate Crime Awareness Week in October, we hosted an open-access talk about hate crime by Oldham Council’s Equality Lead, Virbai Kara. This was attended by other groups representing minority communities from across the borough.
Building on our relationship with Transport for Greater Manchester to improve accessibility on public transport, we hosted a Travel Pass Q&A event on November 8th. This packed event gave our service users an opportunity to quiz TfGM managers Craig, Sean and Chris about all aspects of travel in Greater Manchester, with lots of useful feedback taken on board by our guests. This also provided a face-to-face opportunity to resolve all manner of issues with concessionary travel passes, including those which had expired, been lost or rejected for renewal.
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recognition engagement
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This year the charity successfully reached out to other organisations and communities to strengthen our links outside of our immediate beneficiary group.
We particularly formed strong partnerships with a number of local educational establishments, including Oldham College, Ashton Sixth Form, Hopwood Hall College and Oldham Sixth Form. This enabled us to accept a wide range of short and long-term student placements, with learners joining us from courses including health and social care, performing arts and construction. The presence of enthusiastic learners has enriched the diversity of our work immensely.
Our connections with other learning disability organisations continued to flourish, with Pennine Mencap hosting other groups at Rhodes Bank Chambers and, reciprocally, our service users attending events hosted by OPAL and Keyring. We also attended numerous community events hosted by Action Together, such as a busy Volunteering Fair which included a live feature about Pennine Mencap on Oldham Community Radio.
In February 2022 we were delighted to represent the charity at the Forever Manchester Birthday Party at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in central Manchester. This is a significant event bringing together third sector organisations and supporters from across Greater Manchester, and it was an appreciable step for Pennine Mencap to be involved. Later in the year we were proud to also be independently nominated for Forever Manchester’s Outstanding Community Contribution Award.
Pennine Mencap was also selected as one of Shaw and Crompton Council Chairman’s Charities of the Year. Councillor Louie Hamblett, the first autistic elected representative in Greater Manchester, was pleased to announce this at Rhodes Bank Chambers, giving a wonderful speech in support of our work. We are grateful to Cllr Hamblett for the support of his office, and for enabling us to build new relationships with the Royal British Legion and Dr Kershaws Hospice.
The charity benefitted from nomination to the Tesco Bags of Help scheme in 2022, which was voted on by shoppers at three Tesco stores across Stalybridge and Ashton-under-Lyne. This resulted in a donation towards the running costs of our activities at Hurst Community Centre and also helped to further improve engagement and awareness in the local population.
We were also grateful as always for the kind support of We Shall Overcome, with the donation of Easter Eggs and Christmas gifts for service users to help mark these important times of year.
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capital projects
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This year has seen significant capital projects underway across the charity. Most prominently, we have seen completion of the first major phases of the construction of the passenger lift which will open up access to all four superterranean floors of Rhodes Bank Chambers. This has involved significant design work, structural engineering calculations and a successful planning application before physical work could begin. We are however pleased to report significant tangible progress.
The signed-off phases of this complex project include excavation of the rear yard; the creation of a steel-reinforced solid concrete foundation over 1.5 metres thick; the engineering of openings to accommodate lift door openings into existing spaces throughout the building; the erection of the lift’s framework to match the height of the mansard roof; installation of the lift running gear; and the fitting of a pitched roof and lapped cladding to weatherproof the entire new lift shaft.
Our contractors have encountered difficulties with the provision of a stable power supply for the lift, with a number of attempted electro-mechanical solutions proving inadequate. We are now awaiting the installation by Electricity Northwest of a 3-phase power supply, which is expected to resolve this problem. Until such time as that is fitted, the lift works will remain paused. Our funders at the National Lottery Community Fund have been very supportive through the trials and tribulations of this project and remain as committed as we are to seeing it to a successful conclusion.
In parallel to this, we have commissioned the most comprehensive roof refurbishment that Rhodes Bank Chambers has seen in decades, supported by a £25,000 grant from the One Oldham Fund. Following years of incremental repairs, thanks to this grant we are nearing completion of a full refurbishment programme designed to address all reasonable concerns with key roof materials. This includes lining the stone gutters, repairing damaged leadwork, replacing valleys, removal of an unstable chimney stack and the full resurfacing of the pitched and mansard roofs. We are looking forward to a significant improvement in the internal environment once the works are completed, thanks to all the benefits associated with effective weatherproofing.
Thanks to the access provided by the full wraparound scaffold at Rhodes Bank Chambers to facilitate the roof and lift works, we have also been able to commission the installation of two banks of solar panels. These will, upon completion of the works, help to reduce our carbon footprint and energy costs for the charity. This has been a long-standing aim, given the opportunity presented by the relatively extensive roof surface area at the premises. The installation is largely complete and the connection of the panels will be finalised once the new 3-phase power supply is fitted by Electricity Northwest in 2023.
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future planning sustainability
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As part of a renewed commitment to broaden
the skills base of the board of trustees, we were delighted to welcome James Guy to the board in 2022. A registered social worker with over 25 years experience in management and ownership of health and social care services in Oldham and Rochdale, we look forward to James contributing to the charity’s development in the years to come. We are seeking to recruit another suitably committed trustee in 2023.
A number of staff changes throughout the latter part of 2022 have prompted a review of the paid positions within the charity. We are seeking to reshape the core roles
funded by our National Lottery Community Fund grant in 2023, with the introduction of new Project Coordinator and Communications Officer positions. The changes will improve focus and help lead to the roles becoming sustainable in the long term, beyond the end of the grant in 2024.
We are also seeking to make a temporary recruitment to provide maternity cover for our Activities Coordinator. This may potentially lead to the recruitment of a permanent team member to help further expand our capacity for delivering direct project work. We are in the process of seeking additional funding to cover this recruitment in the initial maternity leave period.
2022 has been a productive year in terms of grant-funded projects, but we are seeking to significantly diversify the charity’s income sources in 2023 and beyond.
We are going to make significant efforts to improve public engagement locally, with a view to boosting individual giving and fundraising from local businesses. The financial deprivation experienced by many of our service users and their families has always discouraged us, both ethically and practically, from seeking contributions from our direct and indirect beneficiaries. For this reason, individual giving has historically not been a strong point for Pennine Mencap.
Our proposition for 2023 is to look to those in the wider community who can afford to make contributions to the charity and to build more connections to facilitate this. We aim to achieve this goal through a combination of public event fundraising, sponsorship campaigns and online giving. We recognise this approach requires a significant commitment of time from trustees, staff and volunteers but also foresee huge benefits in terms of providing exciting opportunities for our service users to play central roles in building public support for the charity.
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A key sustainability goal set in 2021 was for
Pennine Mencap to achieve 10 funded day service placements by the end of 2024, in the expectation of generating approximately £72,000 of income per year. We are pleased to report that the charity ends 2022 with a total of 6 of our service users funded by local authorities, generating £36,440 of income on an annualised basis. We are pleased to report that these are not formal referrals from the local authorities, but individuals with high level needs who found their own way to Pennine Mencap through recommendations by others already using our services. All of these individuals were previously outside of ‘the system’.
As we specialise in supporting marginalised individuals who struggle to engage with other services, it is encouraging to see that we are developing an approach whereby we are effectively translating word of mouth referrals into trusted long-term relationships, and then developing the most critical of these to gain support in the form of local authority funding. This approach will help us to continue to provide wraparound help for the most at-risk service users, especially those who need intense 1:1 support, on an ongoing basis. If our target for placement funding is achieved by 2024 this should also enable the continuation of critical staff roles which are presently dependent on grant funding alone.
We also hope to sharpen our focus on environmental sustainabilty in the months and years to come. This will be a demanding process given the charity is dependent on the use of physical resources and is based in a very low-efficiency heritage premises, with Rhodes Bank Chambers approaching its 170th birthday in 2023. Nonetheless we have taken the first step towards reducing our carbon footprint with the installation of two banks of solar panels at the premises. The agenda for the year ahead will include further measures, including work engaging service users in World Environment Day 2023 and with measures to help reduce their own energy consumption at home and in their daily lives.
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events
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Pennine Mencap 10th Birthday Party
March 25th
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Festival Dance Performance March 25th
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2nd Anniversary Cookalong
April 1st
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Stage Right Performing Arts Peter Grimes May 28th
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Party June 1st
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Rhodes Bank Choir Performance at Oldham Pride
July 23rd
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Volunteering Fair
August 17th
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Spooky Social
October 26th
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Halloween Ball
October 28th
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TfGM Travel Pass Event
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Pennine Sunshine Band Performance December 9th
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Christmas Party
December 23rd
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accounts
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Company Registration No. 08055950 (England and Wales) Registered Charity No. 1150285
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PENNINE MENCAP ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS CONTENTS
| Company information | 30 |
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| Independent examiners' report | 31 |
| Income statement | 33 |
| Statement of fnancial position | 34 |
| Notes to the accounts | 35 |
| Detailed proft and loss account | 36 |
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PENNINE MENCAP CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
E G Sparks (Trustee) J Guy (Trustee) A P Stock (Trustee) N Jotham (Trustee)
08055950
1150285
Rhodes Bank Chambers 184-188 Union Street Oldham OL1 1EN England
Tarpon Limited Advantage Business Centre 132-134 Great Ancoats Street Manchester Greater Manchester M4 6DE
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PENNINE MENCAP INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT
We report on the accounts of Pennine Mencap for the year ended 31 December 2022, which are set out on pages 6 to 10.
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner
The charity’s trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s 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 required.
Having satisfied ourselves that the charity is not subject to audit under any company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is our responsibility to:
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a) Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act:
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b) 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
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c) To state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
Our 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 we do not xexpress an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention:
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Which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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To keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 and 395 of the Companies Act 2006; and
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To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of sections 394 and 395 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
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- To which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Tarpon Limited
Advantage Business Centre 132-134 Great Ancoats Street Manchester Greater Manchester M4 6DE
18 August 2023
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PENNINE MENCAP INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
| Voluntary income & investment income Direct costs Total incoming resources Operating expenses Other operating income Operating surplus Net surplus Other adjustments Total surplus (Reserves) |
2022 £ 444,571 (290) 444,281 (399,038) 6,496 51,739 51,739 - 51,739 |
2021 £ 200,474 (40) |
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| 200,434 (155,136) 33,167 |
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| 78,465 | ||
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| 78,465 |
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PENNINE MENCAP STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
| Fixed assets Notes Tangible assets 4 Current assets Debtors 5 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 Net current assets Net assets Funds Revaluation reserve Unrestricted funds Total funds |
2022 £ 423,513 10,531 188,494 199,025 (425) 198,600 622,113 400,000 222,113 622,113 |
2021 £ 428,833 3,498 138,243 |
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| 141,741 (200) |
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| 141,541 | ||
| 570,374 | ||
| 400,000 170,374 |
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| 570,374 |
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2022. The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:
a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company at the end of each financial year and of it’ surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to the financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 18 August 2023.
E G Sparks (Trustee)
A P Stock (Trustee)
N Jotham (Trustee)
J Guy (Trustee)
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PENNINE MENCAP NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1 Statutory information
PENNINE MENCAP is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 08055950. The registered office is RHODES BANK CHAMBERS, 184-188 UNION STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1EN, ENGLAND.
2 Compliance with accounting standards
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.
3 Accounting policies
These financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 are the first financial statements that comply with FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. The date of transition is 1 January 2021.
The transition to FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities has resulted in a small number of changes in accounting policies to those used previously.
The nature of these changes and their impact on opening equity and profit for the comparative period are explained in the notes below.
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation
Presentation currency
The accounts are presented in £ sterling.
| 4 Tangible fixed assets Land & buildings £ Cost or valuation At cost At 1 January 2022 411,661 Additions - At 31 December 2022 411,661 Depreciation At 1 January 2022 - Charge for the year - At 31 December 2022 - Net book value At 31 December 2022 411,661 At 31 December 2021 411,661 5 Debtors Amounts falling due within one year Other debtors 6 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Accruals |
Plant & machinery £ At cost 35,358 1,413 |
Total £ 447,019 1,413 448,432 18,186 6,733 24,919 423,513 428,833 2021 £ 3,498 2021 £ 200 |
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| 18,186 6,733 |
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| 24,919 11,852 |
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| 2022 £ 10,531 |
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| 2022 £ 425 |
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PENNINE MENCAP DETAILED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
| Incoming resources Appeals and donations Rental income Cost of sales Subcontractor costs Other direct costs Gross surplus Operating expenses Wages and salaries Pensions Local projects Staff training and welfare Travel and subsistence Motor expenses Rent Rates Light and heat Cleaning Telephone and fax Postage Stationery and printing Subscriptions Bank charges Insurance Software Repairs and maintenance Depreciation Sundry expenses Accountancy fees Consultancy fees Advertising and PR Other legal and professional Other operating income Other operating income Government grants Operating surplus Total surplus (Reserves} |
2022 £ 422,731 21,840 444,571 - 290 290 444,281 92,529 3,036 33,269 1,266 1,602 - 1,353 646 29,453 165 992 60 359 781 26 7,302 7,376 193,694 6,733 1,325 425 1,813 82 14,751 399,038 6,496 - 6,496 51,739 51,739 |
2021 £ 176,070 24,404 |
|---|---|---|
| 200,474 | ||
| 40 - |
||
| 40 | ||
| 200,434 | ||
| 65,383 371 14,857 594 609 39 255 - 18,526 289 887 54 171 555 (18) 4,202 3,609 20,099 6,380 2,213 167 14,878 33 983 |
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| 155,136 | ||
| 6,000 27,167 |
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| 33,167 | ||
| 78,465 | ||
| 78,465 |
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