2023-03-31-accounts

Annual General Meeting for year ending 31[st] March 2023

Contents

Members of the Board

Minutes of AGM held 20[th] June 2023

Members of the Board

Registered charity name

Charity number

Registered address

Talking SENse! 1151366 75 Westbrook Avenue Aldridge Walsall WS9 0BZ

Trustees

Mrs Sylvia Stanway (Chair) Mr Elliot Garbett (Secretary) Sarah Stanway nee Evans (Treasurer) Mrs Jane Moore Mrs Mary Adamson Mrs Jo Yarnall Mr Ken Upton

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Talking SENse! 75 Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BZ Charity No. 1151366 WhatsApp: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: http://talking-sense.org

Annual General Meeting

Minutes of the eight Annual General Meeting of 20[th] June 2023

Contact: Elliot Garbett, Secretary to the Committee 07928 306735 [e-mail]

Present:	Sylvia Stanway, Chair	Jo Yarnall
	Jane Moore	Ken Upton
		Rachel Swingler
Apologies:	Elliot Garbett, Secretary	Mary Adamson
	Sarah Evans, Treasurer

Item 1: Chair’s Opening Remarks:

• 1.1 Sylvia opened the meeting at 7.40pm by welcoming those present and declaring the meeting as quorate.

• 1.2 This meeting had been originally scheduled for 24[th] May however, due to circumstances beyond the control of the committee, the meeting had to be vacated with tonight being the next available date convenient for most members.

Item 2: Approval of the Minutes of the last AGM and Matters Arising:

• 2.1 The minutes of the AGM held 20[th] July 2022 were read and approved as being accurate. There were no matters arising.

Proposed: Jo Yarnall Seconded: Sylvia Stanway

Item 3: Reports and Accounts:

• 3.1 Sylvia’s report was circulated ahead of the meeting and was read out during the meeting. There were no matters arising.

• 3.2 Treasurer’s report was circulated with the agenda ahead of the meeting and was explained by Sylvia, in Sarah’s absence, during the meeting. There were no matters arising.

Proposed: Jane Moore Seconded: Sylvia Stanway

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Talking SENse! 75 Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BZ Charity No. 1151366 WhatsApp: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: http://talking-sense.org

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	Jo Yarnall	Ken Upton
Elliot Garbett	Secretary	Ken Upton	Sylvia Stanway
Sarah Stanway	Treasurer	Sylvia Stanway	Jo Yarnall

• 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	Sylvia Stanway	Jo Yarnall
Jo Yarnall	Jo Yarnall	Sylvia Stanway
Jane Moore	Sylvia Stanway	Jo Yarnall
Mary Adamson	Ken Upton	Jane Moore

Item 5: Any Other Business/Matters Raised During the Meeting

• 5.1 Jo asked for annual statistics to be made available at future AGMs.

Proposed: Jo Yarnall

Seconded: Sylvia Stanway

• 5.2 Jo asked whether Talking SENse! supports many young people – i.e. those 16+, 18+. We do not have many enquiries from 18+ for tribunal representation however, Rachel supports several families of young people 16-18+. Whether those young people seek representation in the future depends on their parents ability to continue to fight to secure their entitlement and/or the capacity of the young people to represent themselves.

• 5.3 There being no other business the meeting closed at 8.00pm.

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Talking SENse! 75 Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BZ Charity No. 1151366 WhatsApp: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: http://talking-sense.org

Trial Balance

Talking SENse! 2022-23 Trial balance

		Report date	24-May-23
Reconcile bank transactions to date and enter closing balance below			£s		£s
		Governance Professional fees Operating leases Office costs inc phone & web IT equipment Training Expenses Publishing Social events Sub tota Cash at the bank Petty cash in hand Sub tota	£64.00 £64,708.25 £4,186.56 £386.52 £150.00 £6,355.66 £824.95	Carried from previous accounts year Total funds bought forward £37,824.11 Representation EHCP Check Advocacy Workshops Donations Grants Social events Petty cash B/fwd from previousy Sub total £37,824.11 Income / receipts current accounting year Total funds bought forward Representation £56,190.00 EHCP Check £11,427.50 Advocacy £2,526.87 Workshops Donations £320.00 Grants Social events £594.00 Income received into petty cash Sub total £71,058.37	year £37,824.11 y
					£37,824.11
			l £76,675.94
			£32,206.54
			l £32,206.54		£71,058.37
Current Bank balance
£32,206.54
Balance - mismatch
Left column	Right column	Totals	£108,882.48	Totals	£108,882.48
£0.00	-£0.00

Balanced Account

Summary information of cleared Expenditure and Income payments this financial year

Expenditure payment methods BACS Cheques Fund transfer out Debit cards Direct debit Petty cash payments Standing orders Cash back transactions Totals Petty cash drawn all methods Petty cash balance	76,675.94 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £	Income payment methods BACS Cheques Cash payments Standing orders Bankers drafts Loans Totals Money movement between fund Fund Transfer In + Fund Transfer Out -	67,918.37 £ 3,140.00 £ - £ - £ - £ - £
	76,675.94 £		71,058.37 £
	- £ - £		s
			- £
			- £

Trial Balance

Talking SENse! 2022-23 Trial balance

		Report date	24-May-23
Reconcile bank transactions to date and enter closing balance below			£s		£s
		Governance Professional fees Operating leases Office costs inc phone & web IT equipment Training Expenses Publishing Social events Sub tota Cash at the bank Petty cash in hand Sub tota	£64.00 £64,708.25 £4,186.56 £386.52 £150.00 £6,355.66 £824.95	Carried from previous accounts year Total funds bought forward £37,824.11 Representation EHCP Check Advocacy Workshops Donations Grants Social events Petty cash B/fwd from previousy Sub total £37,824.11 Income / receipts current accounting year Total funds bought forward Representation £56,190.00 EHCP Check £11,427.50 Advocacy £2,526.87 Workshops Donations £320.00 Grants Social events £594.00 Income received into petty cash Sub total £71,058.37	year £37,824.11 y
					£37,824.11
			l £76,675.94
			£32,206.54
			l £32,206.54		£71,058.37
Current Bank balance
£32,206.54
Balance - mismatch
Left column	Right column	Totals	£108,882.48	Totals	£108,882.48
£0.00	-£0.00

Balanced Account

Summary information of cleared Expenditure and Income payments this financial year

Expenditure payment methods BACS Cheques Fund transfer out Debit cards Direct debit Petty cash payments Standing orders Cash back transactions Totals Petty cash drawn all methods Petty cash balance	76,675.94 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £	Income payment methods BACS Cheques Cash payments Standing orders Bankers drafts Loans Totals Money movement between fund Fund Transfer In + Fund Transfer Out -	67,918.37 £ 3,140.00 £ - £ - £ - £ - £
	76,675.94 £		71,058.37 £
	- £ - £		s
			- £
			- £