## **Annual General Meeting for year ending 31[st] March 2021** ## **Contents** Members of the Board Minutes of AGM held 4[th] May 2021 ## **Members of the Board** ## **Registered charity name** Talking SENse! **Charity number** ## **Registered address** 1151366 75 Westbrook Avenue Aldridge Walsall WS9 0BZ ## **Trustees** Mrs Sylvia Stanway (Chair) Mr Elliot Garbett (Secretary) Sarah Evans (Treasurer) Mrs Jane Moore Mrs Mary Adamson Mrs Jo Yarnall Mr Ken Upton ______________________________________________________________________________ Talking SENse! 75 Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BZ Charity No. 1151366 Tel: 07538 100568 Email: enquiries@talking-sense.org Website: http://talking-sense.org ## **Annual General Meeting** ## **Minutes of the sixth Annual General Meeting of 4[th] May 2021** Contact: Elliot Garbett, Secretary to the Committee 07928 306735 elliotgarbett@outlook.com Present: Sylvia Stanway, Chair Jo Yarnall Elliot Garbett, Secretary Ken Upton Sarah Evans, Treasurer Jane Moore Mary Adamson Rachel Swingler Apologies: Nil ## **Item 1: Chair’s Opening Remarks:** - **1.1** Sylvia opened the meeting at 7.09pm by welcoming those present and declaring the meeting as quorate. ## **Item 2: Approval of the Minutes of the last AGM and Matters Arising:** - **2.1** The minutes of the AGM held 7[th] July 2020 were read and approved as being accurate. There were no matters arising. Proposed: Sarah Evans Seconded: Jane Moore ## **Item 3: Reports and Accounts:** - **3.1** These were reported on and approved. There were no matters arising. - **3.2** Treasurer’s report was circulated with the agenda ahead of the meeting. ## **Item 4: Appointment of Charity Trustees:** - **4.1** The following trustees were elected/re-elected as Officers of the Board, having stood down, been nominated, seconded, and agreed by majority vote: |Trustee|Position|Nominated|Seconded| |---|---|---|---| |Sylvia Stanway|Chair|Jane Moore|Mary Adamson| |Elliot Garbett|Secretary|Jane Moore|Sylvia Stanway| ______________________________________________________________________________ Talking SENse! 75 Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BZ Charity No. 1151366 Tel: 07538 100568 Email: enquiries@talking-sense.org Website: http://talking-sense.org Sarah Evans Sylvia Stanway Treasurer Jane More - **4.2** The following trustees were elected//re-elected as trustees, having stood down, been nominated, seconded, and agreed by majority vote: |Trustee|Nominated|Seconded| |---|---|---| |Ken Upton|Jane Moore|Mary Adamson| |Jo Yarnall|Sarah Evans|Jane Moore| |Jane Moore|Sarah Evans|Mary Adamson| |Mary Adamson|Ken Upton|Sylvia Stanway| ## **Item 6: Any Other Business/Matters Raised During the Meeting** - **6.1** There being no other business the meeting closed at 7.21pm. ______________________________________________________________________________ Talking SENse! 75 Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BZ Charity No. 1151366 Tel: 07538 100568 Email: enquiries@talking-sense.org Website: http://talking-sense.org ## **Talking SENse!** ||**Balance Sheet 2020-21**||| |---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted £**|**Restricted* £**|**2019**| |**Balance c/fwd from March 2020**|**£7,796.46**|**£0.00**|**£7,796.46**| |**INCOMES AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**|||| |Donations|£250.00||| |Grants||£10,000.00|| |**Charitable activities**|||| |Representation|£42,496.00||| |EHCP Checks|£9,165.00||| |Advocacy|£2,587.56||| |Workshops|£250.00||| |**Total incoming resources**|**£54,748.56**|**£10,000.00**|**£64,748.56**| |**EXPENDITURE ON:**|||| |Governance|£2,060.50||| |Operating leases inc maintenance|£4,168.56||| |Office costs inc phone & web|£730.69||| |Stationery, materials & equipment|£117.20|£1,000.00|| |Training||£982.97|| |**Charitable activities**|||| |Professional fees|£27,345.00|£4,075.00|| |Expenses|£526.48||| |**Total expended resources**|**£34,948.43**|**£6,057.97**|**£41,006.40**| |**Net income for the year 2020-21**|**£19,800.13**|**£3,942.03**|**£23,742.16**| |Total funds at 1st April 2020|£7,796.46|£0.00|£7,796.46| |**Total funds at 31st March 2021**|**£27,596.59**|**£3,942.03**|**£31,538.62**| ||**Balance Sheet at 31st March 2021**||| |**Fixed assets**|||| |Bank and cash|£27,596.59|£3,942.03|£31,538.62| |Current liabilities|||| |Creditors (amounts due within one|year)||| |Debtors|||£0.00| |**Net assets**|||| |**Funds**|||| |Unrestricted|||£27,596.59| |Restricted|||£3,942.03| |**Total funds**|||**£31,538.62**| |Signed:
|Miss S. Evans|Treasurer|| Date.. 31st March 2021 ## **Independent advocacy and support for parents of children with SEN and Disabilities** Board of Trustees Talking SENse! Our ref: SE /Accounts21 Your ref: Date: 4[th] May 2021 Dear Board of Trustees, ## **Treasurer’s Report – Financial Year 2020-21** Talking SENse! (the charity) carried over £7,796.46 from the previous year. Income for 2020-21 was £64,748.56, expenditure was £41,006.40. Fixed assets as at 31[st] March 2021 are £27,596.59 (unrestricted) and £3,942.03 (restricted) resulting in an end of year balance of £31,538.62 Most of the charity’s income in 2020-21 arose from fees paid by parents for services such as tribunal representation, EHCP Checks and, advocacy. The charity also received £10,000 from the National Lottery Covid Fund. Your attention is drawn to the Balance Sheet enclosed. In my opinion, this Treasurer’s Report and balance sheet provides a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 31[st] March 2021. Sarah Evans Treasurer ______________________________________________________________________________ Talking SENse! 75 Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BZ Charity No. 1151366 Tel: 07538 100568 Email: enquiries@talking-sense.org Website: http://talking-sense.org **Notes to Accounts for the Year End 31[st] March 2021** ## **1. Accounting Policies** ## **1.1 Basis of accounting** These accounts are prepared in accordance with the recommendations contained in the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) – Accounting and Reporting by Charities - revised 2005. ## **1.2 Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the charitable objectives of Talking SENse! Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restrictions imposed by donors. ## **1.3 Fixed assets** Tangible fixed assets stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less residual value, over the expected useful life cycle. Computer equipment – 5 years ## **1.4 Value Added Tax (VAT)** VAT is not recoverable by Talking SENse! and as such is included in the relevant costs in the Balance Sheet. ## **1.5 Incoming resources** All incoming resources are accounted for when Talking SENse! is entitled to the income and there is certainty of receipt and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies apply to categories of income: Donations - as receivable Grants - as receivable unless otherwise specified Interest and other income - on an accrual’s basis where appropriate ## **1.6 Resources expended** All expenditure is accounted for on a receipt and payment basis. The charities balance sheet shows the cash received by the charity and what the charity has spent it on. ______________________________________________________________________________ Talking SENse! 75 Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BZ Charity No. 1151366 Tel: 07538 100568 Email: enquiries@talking-sense.org Website: http://talking-sense.org