OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2021-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1150871

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021

FOR

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

D E Ball & Co Limited Chartered Accountants 15 Bridge Road Wellington Telford Shropshire TF1 1EB

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 6
Independent Examiner's Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notes to the Financial Statements 10 to 15
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 16

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The objectives of the Charity are to relieve the needs of children and young people, including their parents, carers and wider family, who have disabilities and/or special educational needs in the Telford and Wrekin area, to improve their quality of life, promote their inclusion in their local communities and to help and support them to reach their full potential.

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

The Charity carries out these objectives by running family groups, offering opportunities for participation and involvement, training and development, information and communication, the Befriending emotional support service and Inclusive events and session and ongoing support in numerous other ways, including social media, telephone and emails.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

The objectives of the Charity are to relieve the needs of children and young people, including their parents, carers and wider family, who have disabilities and/or special educational needs in the Telford and Wrekin area, to improve their quality of life, promote their inclusion in their local communities and to help and support them to reach their full potential.

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

The Charity carries out these objectives by running family groups, offering opportunities for participation and involvement, training and development, information and communication, the Befriending emotional support service and Inclusive events and session and ongoing support in numerous other ways, including social media, telephone and emails.

Achievements and Performance in the year

Our outcomes for this past year have all been met with support of our Trustees, Committee, partners, volunteers and of course our wider parent carer network across Telford & Wrekin:

Update

As many national surveys and reports highlight children/young people who have a disability or additional need, have been disproportionately disadvantaged and affected by the Covid pandemic. Here in Telford is no exception, we have witnessed this first-hand the devastating impact on the local community.

There have always been gaps in services, however Covid seems to have highlighted them more than ever, many services have stopped or reduced in the last 16 months. Most of these services are either not resuming at this current time or returning back, with massively reduced capacity, this is deepening the impact and creating a long-lasting effect on the mental health and well-being of our community.

Our services have been vital to keeping these families going through such a difficult time, many of the local services/businesses that served our community have closed or ceased to operate during the pandemic, however we carried on. This has meant that the number of families that we support has increased along with the amount of support required.

Page 1

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

In response we have increased the amount of trained volunteer befrienders and staff have also been trained to give more advanced 'key worker' style support, we feel that as Covid continues to rumble on the demand for our befriending scheme and other areas of support will continue to grow.

During the pandemic we have conducted 2 surveys to allow us to monitor the situation and compare how things have changed during the course of 12 months. These have highlighted that during the last year, since the arrival of Covid and the first lockdown, many families in our community are still feeling isolated, with some scared to leave their homes. The vaccination program is certainly helping the situation, however as it is yet to become available to all children, many parents/carers are concerned about their extremely vulnerable children mixing in the community or at school.

We as a charity are very much part of the community ourselves and are working extremely hard to address the issues and put strategies in place to combat the lasting impact. As we look to the road of recovery from the pandemic, we are increasing the activities we carry out and moving away from online events where appropriate and into actual physical meetings, these have been most welcomed by our community who are really enjoying getting out and meeting with others in a Covid safe manner.

As a charity we are looking to continue to support our community get back to as normal pre covid life as possible and are there to support them through every bump in the road. We have listened to how we can help and responded accordingly and will continue to do so way in to the future.

Some highlights and achievements from the past 12 months

Participation Activity

As an introduction to the Strategic Co-ordinator Role. The role is to ensure that the wider parent carer voice is heard across services - that's education, health, social care and our voluntary partners. We recognise that a parent carer and wider family takes on many forms and it's important to us to reach out to as many as possible.

As an introduction to parent carer participation: "Parent carers can often pinpoint problems frequently experienced by families with disabled children. This knowledge is useful to professionals as they plan services to meet disabled children's needs. Parent carer participation is when parents and professionals work together, recognising each other's expert knowledge, to design, develop and improve services for disabled children in the local area" Extract from Contact, National Charity.

A piece of work we have started during this past 12 months and has just been released for wider consultation is around the VOICES Project. Bringing the parent carer voice and building on the four cornerstones to embed co-production. A summary of the workshops that were run with parent carers, with families, health, social care, education and voluntary sector partners is given here and all these elements have fed into the development of a Charter which is currently out for consultation. Please check out our website www.podstelford.org or the Telford SEND Local Offer.

Page 2

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

Ongoing communication with our membership has continued to be important to gather the wider parent carer voice and we've 're able to keep in touch with you through email, phone, text, mobile phone, social media (Facebook). These communications are regularly fed back to LA/Health partners and are used as part of the information upload onto the Local Offer with the 'You Said/We Did'.

A wider conversation has been happening with partners and local families regarding 'Short Breaks' and this has been fed in to the COVID discussions, ensuring that families concern, and questions are answered and that ongoing communication between services has been maintained.

We were not able to utilise our office fully due to COVID unfortunately, or our drop-in centre at Stepping Stones in Malinslee.

We have moved the majority of our sessions, workshops and groups online - hosting specific focus groups where requested and arranging 'just a chat' options.

Positive Behaviour Support has been a key discussion - from parent carers sharing their experiences and through the ongoing work of the strategic work through the Learning Disability and Autism workstream. We have had an opportunity to offer places to parent carers for the Bild Peer Support training and these were taken up by 2 staff members and a parent carer.

The impact of COVID on our families cannot be ignored, and we used an opportunity to share a survey with families last year. This report is available on our website.

The challenges around mental health and access to diagnosis pathways have remained a challenge and this is something we continue to work on. A service was commissioned earlier this year to see families who had the longest waits, and we know that some of these families have been seen.

This is a snapshot of the information and involvement from parent carers and more information is available via weekly ebulletin updates that can be found on our website.

Parent Reps

We have continued to support our team of Parent Reps, using models based on local experiences and also taking on board national led project and ideas. All elements of PODS workstreams and projects feed into the collective parent carer voice.

Strengthening our core team (Participation Steering Group) has been a key factor, in bringing together a stronger team and joint working. This has strengthened the core message of a participation led organisation and demonstrated how the links are made between parent carer experiences and how they are fed into the strategic meetings.

Key pieces of formal consultation work this year have been around Transport, SEN support, Post 16, NHS Long Term Plan, Early Help Strategy - alongside ongoing workstreams indicated in the table above.

Feedback from our families demonstrates that they value the parent carer forum and that their voices are being heard and considered in development of services, and acknowledgement from council that this is to be strengthened is welcomed. It is important for us as a forum to ensure that we are sharing appropriate and relevant links to information and we do this with due care and consideration and an understanding of the local picture.

We work with wider third sector and voluntary partners to extend the sharing of knowledge and information between ourselves.

Befriender Scheme

The Befriending Scheme has continued to provide vital support for families throughout the past year including through the pandemic. We have had to adapt the way we deliver our support due to the various lockdowns and only being able to offer telephone support rather than in person. However, it has meant we have still been able to support our families at a time when it was needed the most. We have also recently appointed a new Member Support Co-ordinator who oversees the Befriending Scheme.

The PODS Befriending Scheme is a network of trained parent volunteers who support other parents of children with additional needs at the time of diagnosis or during challenging times related to their child's disability. Every Befriender is someone whose own child has additional needs, so they know from their own personal experiences what it is like to cope with a new diagnosis and the challenges that come with it.?All our Befrienders are matched carefully to a family, to ensure they have the relevant knowledge, lived experience and skills to enable them to support a family to the best of their ability.

Page 3

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

The peer support is intended to be a short term, early intervention to aid the wellbeing of families at times of need or crisis. If it is found that families require more specialist support our trained and knowledgeable team will be able to signpost or in some cases refer into those services.

The support and empowerment that can be gained from talking and listening to someone who has been in your shoes who understands your situation is priceless. Many families find this invaluable around times of diagnosis, transition into schools or adult services as well as at other challenging times they may face. All our team are friendly, welcoming, supportive, discreet and most importantly non-judgemental.

We have a team of active Befrienders currently supporting families, whether that is through Telephone Befriending or at our new monthly Befriending Scheme family group, we welcome new families to come along to our family group and meet the team and find out more about the Scheme. Our team of Befrienders are understanding, non-judgemental, friendly, welcoming, and ready to listen.

We do still have a waiting list of families that would like to access our Befriending Scheme and although we have been fortunate enough to be able to recruit and train new Telephone Befrienders, we would welcome more to join the growing team.

If you would like to know more about the Befriending Scheme and how to access it, please contact us either by email: kerrie@podstelford.org or call 07309 753044.

Family Groups

In this year of pandemic and uncertainty, PODS Family Groups have continued to serve as a lifeline for parent/carers to access support and learn about services available for their children.

In Aug 2020 we successfully conducted outdoor Family Groups for children in the Telford Town Park all in line with the Government guidelines. Following these, we were able to hold a few Family Groups for parents in the Telford Town Park and Blists Hill before we had to move back to online groups in November 2020. All of the in-person groups were welcomed by our members and very well attended.

The online groups for parents, as always, were aimed for the families to feel connected and less isolated in these trying times. To keep the festive spirit alive, we arranged online sessions for parents to make Christmas wreaths and candle jars and a Christmas Quiz. Families also joined us for online Christmas carol singalong sessions. In the run up to Christmas, we also held online events to make Christmas crafts with the children. The children created some fascinating Christmas wreaths using pom-poms and handprint Christmas trees.

In the New Year as the Home Schooling restarted, we arranged online afternoon groups for children like science experiments, Valentine's Day crafts, Chinese New Year and Mother's Day. All these groups were very well received by all our families.

In the current scenario, these groups, though held online, have helped us to check on our members' wellbeing and touch base with them. Our members have also been able to express their views and share any concerns and get access to peer to peer support. All these interactions have been of great significance to the parent carer forum and helped in making a positive difference in the lives of our children.

Funding

We have been extremely grateful for the continued support from the Reaching Communities grant, whom of which has provided us with additional funding during the pandemic. Our plan is to make one final application to the grant with a view to becoming self-sustaining with in the next 2 years.

The Department of Education continues to fund our participation element, this is imperative to the continued co-production of the forum alongside the Local Authority, NHS, Social care and many other partner services. In addition, we were successful in additional funding to continue to maintain an office space, which despite the unfortunate lockdowns has proven to be a vital element to the organisation moving forward.

We have been provided with financial support in order for us to deliver focused projects to benefit targeted areas of our community. These grants have come from a variety of sources, such as Health, Telford & Wrekin Council, Pears Foundation. These have enabled us to focus our resources on the areas of our community that require additional ongoing support.

Aside from this we have also been successful in securing smaller funds from several organisations for specific purposes to help with the Covid fight.

Page 4

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

Our fundraising efforts continue, via an online raffle page, Twincl community lottery, Amazon smile and PayPal fund. All of us at PODS are committed to being here to support all of our members for the long term, we have several plans in the pipeline and will update when we have further information.

Many thanks to those that have supported us this year, be it through giving up your time to volunteer for us or by way of small grants or donations, without you all we could not be the success we are.

Engagement - As of 30th June 2021

1,266 On our database

2,183 Facebook likes

328 Have attended our inclusive events

220 Families have attended our Family groups

198 Have attended our workshops 272 Children's sessions attendees

General

We would like to thank all parent carers first and foremost for your continued support alongside our Steering group members, Trustees, Befrienders, Volunteers and our supporters and key partners across Health, Social Care, Education and the voluntary sector.

Fundraising activities

Our main source of funding continues to be the Big Lottery (Reaching Communities Grant) alongside our Department of Education Participation grant.

We have now started to access grants from other providers in order to become less reliant on one main source of income.

We now have a dedicated fundraiser which is helping to secure self -generation of funds which help us strive towards sustainability.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level sufficient to supplement the day to day running of the Charity for a minimum of 2 months.

The restricted funds are made up of grants and are spent according to the grant requirements which assist the Charity in meeting its objectives. Any money left over at the year-end is kept in reserves to be spent in the following year.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is registered with the Charity Commission and is run in accordance with the constitution adopted on 9 July 2012 and as amended on the following dates 11 January 2013, 2 November 2015 and 17 June 2016.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The Trustees are appointed by the Committee (Steering Group). The Committee actively seek out Trustees from suitably experienced members of the wider community. They serve a period of one year and are either allowed to stand down or be voted back on board as trustees for another year.

Risk management

Consideration of funding requirements to ensure sustainability of the forum continues to be discussed. As part of the outcomes and indicators an Organisational Strengths Review has been carried out to support the charity.

Page 5

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 1150871

Principal address

Suite 14 Hazeldine House Central Square Telford Shropshire TF3 4JL

Trustees

P Guillum Treasurer L Morris J Mills D Harris

Independent Examiner

D E Ball & Co Limited Chartered Accountants 15 Bridge Road Wellington Telford Shropshire TF1 1EB

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 10th January 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

P Guillum - Trustee

Page 6

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Parents Opening Doors (PODS)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Parents Opening Doors (PODS) (the Trust) for the year ended 31st March 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 Trust 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.

Russell Ball FCA D E Ball & Co Limited Chartered Accountants 15 Bridge Road Wellington Telford Shropshire TF1 1EB

10th January 2022

Page 7

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
1,277
Other trading activities
2
8,585
Investment income
3
4
Total
9,866
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
1,161
Charitable activities
Involving and supporting families who have a child or
young person with a disability or additional needs
172
Total
1,333
NET INCOME
8,533
Transfers between funds
9
(62)
Net movement in funds
8,471
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
8,527
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
16,998		 Restricted
funds
£
124,311
16,550
-
140,861
6,221
106,204
112,425
28,436
62
28,498
17,431
45,929		 31.3.21
31.3.20
Total
Total
funds
funds
£
£
125,588
133,456
25,135
5,279
4
-
150,727
138,735
7,382
3,818
106,376
125,056
113,758
128,874
36,969
9,861
-
-
36,969
9,861
25,958
16,097
62,927
25,958		 31.3.21
31.3.20
Total
Total
funds
funds
£
£
125,588
133,456
25,135
5,279
4
-
150,727
138,735
7,382
3,818
106,376
125,056
113,758
128,874
36,969
9,861
-
-
36,969
9,861
25,958
16,097
62,927
25,958
138,735
3,818
125,056
128,874
9,861
-
9,861
16,097
25,958

The notes form part of these financial statements

Page 8

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

BALANCE SHEET

31st March 2021

31.3.21 31.3.20
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 7 688 - 688 860
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand 16,397 47,573 63,970 28,997
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 8 (87) (1,644) (1,731) (3,899)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 16,310 45,929 62,239 25,098
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 16,998 45,929 62,927 25,958
NET ASSETS 16,998 45,929 62,927 25,958
FUNDS 9
Unrestricted funds 16,998 8,527
Restricted funds 45,929 17,431
TOTAL FUNDS 62,927 25,958

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 10th January 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

P Guillum - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

Page 9

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings - 20% on reducing balance

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

2.

3.

OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES

OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
31.3.21 31.3.20
£ £
Fundraising events 25,135 5,279
INVESTMENT INCOME
31.3.21 31.3.20
£ £
Deposit account interest 4 -

continued...

Page 10

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st March 2021 nor for the year ended 31st March 2020.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st March 2021 nor for the year ended 31st March 2020.

5. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

6.

31.3.21 31.3.20
Charitable Activity 5 4
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 2,249 131,207 133,456
Other trading activities 5,279 - 5,279
Total 7,528 131,207 138,735
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 3,818 - 3,818
Charitable activities
Involving and supporting families who have a
child or young person with a disability or
additional needs 215 124,841 125,056
Total 4,033 124,841 128,874
NET INCOME 3,495 6,366 9,861
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 5,032 11,065 16,097
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 8,527 17,431 25,958

continued...

Page 11

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fittings
£
COST
At 1st April 2020 and 31st March 2021 1,701
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2020 841
Charge for year 172
At 31st March 2021 1,013
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2021 688
At 31st March 2020 860

8.

9.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.3.21 31.3.21 31.3.20
£ £
Trade creditors - 3,899
Other creditors 1,731 -
1,731 3,899
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net Transfers
movement between At
At 1.4.20 in funds funds 31.3.21
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 2,917 (168) (62) 2,687
Max Cards (151) 85 - (66)
Stepping Stones Hub (1) - - (1)
Capital Grant Fund 795 - - 795
Fundraising 4,967 8,616 - 13,583
8,527 8,533 (62) 16,998
Restricted funds
Dept for Education 5 82 - 87
Big Lottery 17,426 11,345 - 28,771
Big Lottery - Reaching Communities Grant - 9,526 - 9,526
Big Lottery - Emergency Grant - 2,099 - 2,099
Pears Foundation Grant - 176 - 176
Energise Sport for England Grant - (62) 62 -
Dawley Hamlets Parish Grant - 130 - 130
NHS Commissioned Support Work - 5,055 - 5,055
Tesco / Asda Christmas Fund - 85 - 85
17,431 28,436 62 45,929
TOTAL FUNDS 25,958 36,969 - 62,927

continued...

Page 12

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Max Cards
Fundraising
Restricted funds
Dept for Education
Big Lottery
Big Lottery - Reaching Communities Grant
Big Lottery - Emergency Grant
Pears Foundation Grant
Community Foundation Grant
Energise Sport for England Grant
Dawley Hamlets Parish Grant
NHS Commissioned Support Work
Tesco / Asda Christmas Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
4
85
9,777
9,866
16,756
27,500
42,555
37,500
3,700
500
300
750
10,000
1,300
140,861
150,727		 Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(172)
(168)
-
85
(1,161)
8,616
(1,333)
8,533
(16,674)
82
(16,155)
11,345
(33,029)
9,526
(35,401)
2,099
(3,524)
176
(500)
-
(362)
(62)
(620)
130
(4,945)
5,055
(1,215)
85
(112,425)
28,436
(113,758)
36,969

Comparatives for movement in funds

Net
movement At
At 1.4.19 in funds 31.3.20
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 2,852 65 2,917
Max Cards (301) 150 (151)
Stepping Stones Hub (1) - (1)
Capital Grant Fund 1,075 (280) 795
Fundraising 1,407 3,560 4,967
5,032 3,495 8,527
Restricted funds
Dept for Education - 5 5
Big Lottery 11,065 6,361 17,426
11,065 6,366 17,431
TOTAL FUNDS 16,097 9,861 25,958

continued...

Page 13

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Max Cards
Capital Grant Fund
Fundraising
Restricted funds
Dept for Education
Big Lottery
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming

resources

£
-
150
-
7,378
7,528
18,972
112,235

131,207

138,735
 Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
65
65
-
150
(280)
(280)
(3,818)
3,560
(4,033)
3,495
(18,967)
5
(105,874)
6,361
(124,841)
6,366
(128,874)
9,861

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Net Transfers
movement between At
At 1.4.19 in funds funds 31.3.21
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 2,852 (103) (62) 2,687
Max Cards (301) 235 - (66)
Stepping Stones Hub (1) - - (1)
Capital Grant Fund 1,075 (280) - 795
Fundraising 1,407 12,176 - 13,583
5,032 12,028 (62) 16,998
Restricted funds
Dept for Education - 87 - 87
Big Lottery 11,065 17,706 - 28,771
Big Lottery - Reaching Communities Grant - 9,526 - 9,526
Big Lottery - Emergency Grant - 2,099 - 2,099
Pears Foundation Grant - 176 - 176
Energise Sport for England Grant - (62) 62 -
Dawley Hamlets Parish Grant - 130 - 130
NHS Commissioned Support Work - 5,055 - 5,055
Tesco / Asda Christmas Fund - 85 - 85
11,065 34,802 62 45,929
TOTAL FUNDS 16,097 46,830 - 62,927

continued...

Page 14

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Max Cards
Capital Grant Fund
Fundraising
Restricted funds
Dept for Education
Big Lottery
Big Lottery - Reaching Communities Grant
Big Lottery - Emergency Grant
Pears Foundation Grant
Community Foundation Grant
Energise Sport for England Grant
Dawley Hamlets Parish Grant
NHS Commissioned Support Work
Tesco / Asda Christmas Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
4
235
-
17,155
17,394
35,728
139,735
42,555
37,500
3,700
500
300
750
10,000
1,300
272,068
289,462		 Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(107)
(103)
-
235
(280)
(280)
(4,979)
12,176
(5,366)
12,028
(35,641)
87
(122,029)
17,706
(33,029)
9,526
(35,401)
2,099
(3,524)
176
(500)
-
(362)
(62)
(620)
130
(4,945)
5,055
(1,215)
85
(237,266)
34,802
(242,632)
46,830

10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st March 2021.

11. FUNDS

The main funds are:

Page 15

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS)

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended 31st March 2021

31.3.21 31.3.20
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
£ £ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations 1,192 - 1,192 2,099
Grants - 124,311 124,311 131,207
Sale of cards 85 - 85 150
1,277 124,311 125,588 133,456
Other trading activities
Fundraising events 8,585 16,550 25,135 5,279
Investment income
Deposit account interest 4 - 4 -
Total incoming resources 9,866 140,861 150,727 138,735
EXPENDITURE
Other trading activities
Fundraising costs 1,161 6,221 7,382 3,818
Charitable activities
Wages and pension contribution - 85,432 85,432 87,558
Sundries - 799 799 935
Training - 234 234 5,569
Travel & meetings - 924 924 5,719
Room hire and refreshments - 2,712 2,712 3,224
Events - 425 425 4,517
Activities - 1,141 1,141 575
Subscriptions - 400 400 522
Independent examiners fee - 1,200 1,200 1,200
Parent expenses - 1,049 1,049 174
Utilities - 2,991 2,991 5,113
Running costs - 3,842 3,842 8,286
Infrastructure - 2,893 2,893 649
Development info & resources - 2,162 2,162 800
Depreciation of computers 172 - 172 215
172 106,204 106,376 125,056
Total resources expended 1,333 112,425 113,758 128,874
Net income 8,533 28,436 36,969 9,861

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

Page 16