REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08400970 {England aiid Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1152437 ort of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements f r the Year Ended 31st March 2025 for S ectrum Peo le Sadofskys Chartered Accountants Princes House Wright Street Hull East Yorkshire HU2 8HX
ectrum Peo le Contents of the Financial Statements for th8 ear ended 31st March 2025 Page Report of the Trustees Independent Examlner's Report Statement of Financial Activities 10 Balance Sheet 11 to 12 Notes to the Financial Ststements 13 to 17
ectruni Peo ort of the Trustees ear ended 31 st March 2025 for the The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charily for the year ended 31st March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Chaiities: 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 Public benefit The Trustees have considered the objectives of Spectrum People and are satisfied that they are wliolly for the public benefit under section 17 (5) of the Charity Act. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Year ended March 2025, the charity's 11th year again had many highlights in supporting beneficiaries and visitors; the charity continues to operate in a complex and challenging landscape to deliver its core objectives with stretched resources, high workloads and increasingly complexity of need in those we support. The charity continued to seek new funding sources lo maximise income and our apprenticeship and student placement opportunities thrive, with 7 opportunities over the last year. Our main work areas continue to be using green space and creative arts including via social prescribing to impact positively on health and economic inequalities. Key achievements for 2024125 include.. CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES Art Therapy, Student placements and apprentlces Opportunities at Appletree and Tieve Tara. Increase in art therapy student placements from 4 to 5, alongside 2 qualified art therapists. Successful completion of horticultural apprenticeship for one individual who has now gained employment elsewhere. Another apprentice started under the Coachcore qualification, having been referred by Spectrum CIC WYFI. Volunteering Increase in community engagement opportunities with 63 volunteers regularly engaged and many more giving one-off volunteering time. This continues lo have a clear impact on aclivity {see infographic). Increase in leadership capacity with a further trustee recruited. Currently the board has 11 trustees, bringing a range of skills, experiences, cultures and backgrounds - a number with lived experience. Page 1
ectrum Peo Re ort of the Trustees for the ear ended 31st March 2025 CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES- continued Events Spectrum People led the sixth year of Postcards from Wakefield, organising with partners a series of 25 events across the district during nalional mental health week in May. For the first time these included a school where pupils and staff jointly said how helpful this had been. Led by Wakefield PMH N (Positive Mental Health Network) this initiative encourages many people to talk about their mental health and give positive rnessages to others. Appletree Garden hosted many events throughout the year, with 4 as part of the Nurture and Nourish strand of Wakefield's Our Year and a lantern festival in December. Over 470 visitors attended these 5 events, many for the first time. Appletree Women's Group met weekly through the year, engaging in a range of activities based on crafts, gentle exercise and music. By the end of the year the group had grown to over 90. CREATIVE SPACES Tieve Time at Tieve Tara Medical Practice. Saturday opening for anyone from the local community to drop in and have a cuppa and chat started January 2025. Appletree Garden also started to open on a Saturday, from January 2025. Both these opportunities mean people who work or are otherwise engaged during the week can visit these community spaces, meeting others and getting support, as needed. In July 2024 Appletree Garden was awarded Green Flag Comrnunity Garden status, celebrated by everyone who visits and helps run this vibrant space, a former brownfield sile. Page 2
S ectrum Peo ort of the Trustees ear ended 31st March 2025 for the FUNDING STREAMS In 2024125 the charity successfully secured further UK Shared Prosperity Fund {UKSPF) grant funding, managed by Wakefield Council. This delivered activity for Appletree Women's Group in Agbrigg, help and support in Airedale and creative health offers with partner organisation Crafting4Good, across the district. Through a large Culture Fund grant the In Cahoots Collective and Spectrum People supported over 120 people across the district in music and movement., specifically designed for those with memory and mobility issues. The week of activity in September 2024 included a masterclass for 14 creatives to enable them to take the learning into their own practice. Following Wakefield Council's commissioning of a prograrnme of Adult Social Care activity the charity were successful in their bid. Two new ioles were created in April 2024 and the provision of activity continued with no break, enabled by volunteers who transferred from Richmond Fellowship, the previous provider. A range of comrnunity siipport groups are run including cooking, craft, creative writing and IT support. INNOVATION & PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITY Partnership work with Huddersfield University continued to develop with Creative Health the main strand. With strong links to Creative Wakefield the charity conlributed to Cultures of Creative Health and has various chapters referring to its, work in the publication Cultures of Creative Health: https'.Ilunipress.hud.ac.uklpluginslbooksl Spectrum People continues to positively challenge and influence policy at local and regional level and beyond. The charity is a member of Wakefield District VCSE Collaborative and continues to drive Wakefield Positive Mental Health Network, now linked with Wakefield Mental Health Alliance Stakeholder group. Page 3
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ectrum Peo le Re ort of thé Trustoos for the ear ended 31st March 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW Reserves policy The resepdes fund remains at £40,000, FUTURE PLANS Partnering with others closely involved in Creative Health to bring funding to Wakefield this includes: A Creative People and Places bid to The Arts Council, led by Featherstone Rovers Foundation, with Spectrum People and Creative Minds as lead partners. With the National Coal Mining Museum as lead, a bid to Esme Fairburn Communities and Collections Fund, linking the charities work at Tieve Tara, the former pit surgery for Fryston Colliery, with the work and Gollections of NCMM. With Featherstone Rovers Foundation a bid to Tackling Health Inequalities: The Mayorfs Big Ideas Challenge. Continued expansion and further recognition of the strong body of Creative Health work via high-profile partnership activily with Creative WakeTield and Huddersfield University. Continuing to influence relevant policy and practice locally, regionally and beyond. Continuing to tell vital stories and celebrate success stories of community members the charity has helped. As 2025 progresses the trustees and all in the charity remain aware of decreasing funding for charities, as challenges in the public sector mean further cutbacks in many areas. The work done by the entire team during 2024125 remained focused on maximising the value offer from the charity whilst ensuring financial viability is always kept in mind. Trustees remain mindful of risks including succession planning and ensuring the charities work and offer is clearly communicated and known. Each of these issues is regularly scrutinised and discussed. The charity benefited from pro-bono support of Q5 Foundation as part of their Pop-up Consulting support with two facilitated sessions in Dernber 2024 and April 2025. As the year ends the issue with regard to pension payments being incorrectly made into the NHS Pension Scheme over a period of time has been resolved with full repayment being made to the charity. No employee was adversely affected by this issue. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. Management The board of trustees remained strong with 10 trustees, up to the year end, with one further appointment on 22 April 2025 taking the total to 11. Page 6
S ectrum Peo le Re ort of the Trustees for the ear onded 31st March 2025 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number 08400970 (England and Wales) Registered Charity number 1152437 Registered office 1 Navigation Walk Hebble Wharf Wakefield West Yorkshire WF15RH Trustees Dr L D Harris OBE Trustee P Box CBE Trustee Dr S P Michael OBE Chair of Trustees Dr R E G Sloan MBE Trustee A Pepper Trustee, Treasurer J Major Trustee J M Nye Trustee (resigned 215124} J L Beecham Trustee R M Hill Trustee U Ali Trustee {appointed 2719124) A T Atkinson Trustee (appointed 2719124) B Percy-smith (appointed 2214125) Independent Examlner Paul Drant FCCA, ACA Sadofskys Chartered Accountants Princes House Wright Street Hull East Yorkshire HU2 8HX Approved by order of the board of trustees on its behalf by: and signed on A Pepper - Trustee Page 7
Inde endent Examiner's Re ort to the Trustees of ectrum Peo le Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Spectrurn People ('the Company,) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 st March 2025. Responsibilities and basls of report As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act,). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Acl and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {'the 2011 Act,). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. Page 8
Inde ndent Examiner's Re ort to the Trustees of ectrum Peo le Independent examinerfs statement Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Cornpany as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act., or the accounts do not accord with those records., or the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). I have no COnrnS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in older to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Paul Drant FCCA. ACA The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Sadofskys Chartered Accountants Princes House Wright Street Hull East Yorkshire HU2 8HX Date: Page 9
ectrkn'm Peo le statement of Financial Activities for the ear ended 31 st March 2025 2025 2024 Unrestricted Total fund funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 360 256 256 959 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 357,784 226,969 NET INCOME 2,472 29,990 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 179,381 149,391 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 181,853 179,381 The notes form part of these financial staternents Page 10
ectrum Peo le Balance Sheet 31 st March 2025 2025 2024 Unrestricted Total fund funds Notes CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank 3,226 200,072 3,576 195,730 203,298 199,306 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year (21,445) (19,925) NET CURRENT ASSETS 181853 179381 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 181,853 179,381 NET ASSETS 181,853 179,381 FUNDS Unrestricted funds 181853 179,381 TOTAL FUNDS 181863 179,381 The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 st March 2025. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 st March 2025 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 Ihat 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 as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the iequirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Campanies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. The notes form part of these financial statemenls Page 11 continued...
S ectrum Peo le Balance Sheet - continued 31st March 2025 These financial statements have been prepared in accordan with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime, The financial statements were approved by the Board of Truslees and authorised for issue on. and were signed on its behalf by: A Pepper - Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 12
ectrum Peo le Notes to the Financial Statements for the ear ended 31st March 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparing the financial statements The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance wilh 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 l January 2019),, Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. 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 amounl 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. Taxation The charity is exempt from corporation 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. Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. Page13 continued...
ectrum Peo Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the ear ended 31st March 2025 RAISING FUNDS Raising donations and legacies 2025 2024 Fundraising expenses and project costs Support costs 102,478 255,306 35,402 191,567 357,784 226,969 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were no trustees, remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st March 2025 nor for the year ended 31st March 2024. Trustees, expanses There were no trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 31st March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 st March 2024. STAFF COSTS The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: 2025 2024 Charity manager Admin assistant No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. Page 14 continued...
ectrum Peo Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the ear ended 31st March 2025 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Trade debtors 3,226 3,576 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONEYEAR 2025 2024 Trade creditors other creditors Accruals and deferred income 12,687 40 19,885 19,925 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 3113125 At114124 Unrestricted funds General fund 179,381 2,472 181,853 TOTAL FUNDS 179,381 2,472 181853 Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: Incorning Resources Movement resources expended in funds Unrestricted funds General fund 360,256 (357,784) 2,472 TOTAL FUNDS 360,256 357,784) 2,472 Page 15 continued.
ectrurn Peo Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the ear ended 31st March 2025 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued Comparatives for movement in funds Net movement in funds At 3113124 At114123 Unrestricted funds General fund 149,391 29,990 179,381 TOTAL FUNDS 149,391 29,990 179,381 Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: Incoming Resources Movement resources expended in funds Unrestricted funds General fund 256,959 (226,969) 29,990 TOTAL FUNDS A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: Net movement in funds At 3113125 At114123 Unrestricted funds General fund 149,391 32,462 181,853 TOTAL FUNDS 149,391 32,462 181,853 Page16 continued...
ectrum Peo le Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the ear ended 31st March 2025 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: Incoming Resources Movement resources expended in funds Unrestricted funds General fund 617,215 (584,753) 32,462 TOTAL FUNDS 617,215 584,753) 32,462 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES The sole member of the charity is Spectrum Community Health CIC (Reg no: 07300133), a company registered in England and Vvales. During the period Ihe charity received £55,000 {2024: £55,000) in donations from Spectrum Community Health CIC along with staff time and resources to the value of £81,998 (2024.. £77,753). At the balance sheet date, £0 (2024.. £40) was owed by Spectrum People to Spectrum Community Health CIC. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY In the opinion of the Trustees, no one party controlled he charity during the period. Page 17