## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
Charity number 1154661
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 November 2025
Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 November 2025
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 5|
|Examiner's report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8|
|Notes to the accounts|9 to 15|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
## Trustees' report for the year ended 30 November 2025
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates** Marc Davies Chair Jonathan Astin Emily Vuijk **Charity number** 1154661 Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
3 Drummond Road Far Headingley Leeds LS16 5LB
## **Bankers**
The Co-operative Bank, po Box 101, 1 Balloon Street, Manchester M60 4EP Virgin Money, 20 Merrion Way, Leeds LS3 8NZ
The Charity Bank Limited, Fosse House, 182 High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1BE Shawbrook Bank, Lutea House, Warley Hill Business Park, Brentford, Essex CM13 3BE Skipton Building Society, The Bailey, Skipton BD23 1DN Dudley Building Society, 7 Harbour Buildings, The Waterfront, Brierley Hill DY5 1LN
## **Independent examiner**
Rhys North ACA **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) is governed by a constitution adopted on 20 November 2013 and amended 23 November 2016.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 30 November 2025
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
1. The relief of children and young people with Down Syndrome and their families in particular by providing advocacy, advice and support.
2. The promotion of social inclusion among children with Down Syndrome and their families who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of having Down Syndrome by:
- a) providing education and information to support children and enable their parents/carers to maximise educational opportunities for their children;
- b) raising public awareness of the issues affecting people with Down Syndrome, both generally and in relation to their social exclusion;
- c) providing workshops, advocacy and general support;
d) providing recreational facilities and opportunities for children with Down Syndrome and promoting their wider participation in such activities in society
3. The provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life of people with Down Syndrome, their families and carers.
These objects shall be primarily undertaken in the Metropolitan District of Leeds and the surrounding area.
## **The charity's main activities**
Sunshine and Smiles is a support network for children and young people who have Down Syndrome, and their families, in Leeds and the surrounding areas.
We aim to improve the lives and opportunities for children and young people with Down Syndrome.
We offer speech and language therapy, regular groups and activities, individual support and advocacy for families, as well as raising awareness and challenging preconceptions in the wider community.
We are able to achieve this by establishing links with hospitals, health and education professionals and connecting with other related charities.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and we feel that our services and the objects of our organisation are beneficial in the following respects:
Reducing social isolation by providing a network of support and friendship for children and young people who have Down Syndrome, and their families
Strengthening families by offering advice and support at times of stress and difficulty
Improving outcomes for children and young people with Down Syndrome by offering therapeutic support such as speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and early development support
Promoting community and social cohesion by facilitating activities and services that bring children and young people with Down Syndrome, and their families, together
Improving other services and raise awareness of issues relating to Down Syndrome by advocating on behalf of children and young people with Down Syndrome and their families
Promoting inclusion and accessibility by endeavouring to provide all of our activities and services free of charge to children and young people with Down Syndrome and their families
Increasing sensitivity and awareness to ‘difference’, to augment the spectrum of what is perceived as ‘normal’ and broaden horizons of all
Maximising the potential of people with Down Syndrome to ensure they can best participate in, and contribute, including economically, to the wider society
Maximising the potential and development of people with Down Syndrome so as to encourage their inclusion into the wider society, to minimise their dependence on their families of origin and wider society
In these ways the charity promotes equality and social inclusion for people with disabilities.
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 30 November 2025
## **Achievements and performance**
Over the past year we have run regular group activities as follows: Weekly Mondays from 10.30am – 12pm – 0–3 year olds group.
Fortnightly Saturdays – 2 x creative sessions for children aged 2–18 years. Fortnightly Saturdays – 2 x music classes for children aged 2–18 years.
Monthly Mondays, Saturdays or Sundays – 23 x speech and language sessions plus Makaton Baby Sign groups.
Fortnightly Wednesdays – cricket sessions for young people aged 12-25 Fortnightly Saturdays – Family Swim Sessions with taught lessons for 16 children - when possible. Fortnightly Sundays – Football Sessions for children aged 4–16 years.
Weekly online yoga sessions for young people aged 16+. Fortnightly online karaoke sessions for young people aged 10+.
Half termly youth group activities such as bowling, climbing & trampolining.
The groups offer children opportunities to make new friends and socialise and at the family sessions siblings also get the chance to socialise and make friends. Parents and carers also have the opportunity to meet each other and share experiences and make supportive friendships.
There are a variety of activities for the children: musical instruments, paints, soft play, water play, tactile play, early developmental activities and support, singing and Makaton signing, movement and imagination play plus our speech and language therapy sessions. Parents are able to gain support and advice from other parents. We provide healthy snacks and drinks for the children, parents and carers.
We held our annual celebration late 2025 – this was a wonderful celebration with over 300 people in attendance.
We have a private Facebook group and a public page where people can share experiences and ask advice from other parents and carers. We also have links with the Child Development Centres and are often asked to meet with, or be available to, new parents who have a baby with Down Syndrome or parents who have had a diagnosis in pregnancy.
We have worked alongside the neo-natal and pre-natal teams at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to start to develop a support pathway and we have developed an information pack for new families who are expecting or who have a baby with Down Syndrome.
Over 190 children and young people with Down syndrome, 60 siblings and their wider families, have accessed group sessions and activities; over 40 children and young people have had the opportunity to access monthly Speech and Language sessions.
We have arranged parent information sessions and social opportunities for families to come together.
We have delivered raising awareness workshops to student midwives, medical students, childminders, nurseries, schools and health professionals.
We are part of a number of networks that enable us to raise the profile of people with Down syndrome and also advocate for better services and support, namely: Short Breaks Partnership, Down Syndrome Network North, Down Syndrome Parent Support Groups UK, Leeds Early Years Special Educational Needs and Disability Steering group, Young Live Leeds, Leeds Parent Carer Forum and Voluntary Action Leeds.
We have offered individual support to families including home visits, hospital visits, support with completing forms and referrals or signposting for other support.
We have set up a weekly session from 9.30am – 2.30pm where families can book individual support sessions with one of our staff team.
We have also developed age specific WhatsApp groups to promote peer support and sharing of advice and information.
We send out a weekly newsletter.
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 30 November 2025
## **Achievements and performance (continued)**
Our consultation process was completed and we have been working on the outcomes from this; financial resilience, improved service pathway and improved organisational structure.
We have been running our 21 Co. shop & café since January 2019 and in February 2025 we opened a second site, Cafe 21 at Hollybush Conservation Centre. We offer work & training to adults who have Down syndrome. We have 15 adults working with us currently.
Members of the group, friends and family continue to support us by doing their own incredible fundraising challenges, by making generous donations and by making us wonderful thigs to sell at our fundraising events.
We have continued to fundraise to ensure that the organisation is sustainable in the long term.
## **Financial review**
The net income for the year was £100,129, including net income of £90,539 on unrestricted funds and net income of £9,590 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £264,715.
Sunshine & Smiles – Leeds Down Syndrome Network needs reserves to:
Meet contractual liabilities should the organisation have to close. This includes redundancy pay, amounts due to creditors and commitments under leases;
To meet unexpected costs like break down of essential office machinery, staff cover re illness, maternity leave, parental leave, and legal costs defending the charities interest.
To replace equipment as it wears out;
Ensure that the charity can continue to provide stable and quality services to those who need them. Within this context to minimise recruitment, staff training, staff induction and marketing costs by avoiding the need for redundancies caused by financial crisis.
From time to time funding has certain restrictions which mean that by law it must be held in a restricted reserves until it is spent in line with the funding agreement.
Sunshine & Smiles plans its fund raising in advance having a 12 month view of the organisation’s cash flow.
Sunshine & Smiles aims to have reserves in the region of 9 months running costs kept in reserve. Based on actual expenditure for the year ending 30 November 2025 this would equate to a reserves target of £220,500.
Approved by the board of trustees on 24/7/2026
Marc Davies (Trustee)
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 30 November 2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 15.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO 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 CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the CIO's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a fellow of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act.
I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a fellow of ICAEW which is one of the listed bodies.
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 charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 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.
Rhys North ACA
6/8/2026
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
## Statement of Financial Activities
## (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 30 November 2025
|Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Income from:**
Grants and donations
(2)
178,751
Fundraising activities
20,874
Café and shop sales
109,239
Other income
4,293
Bank interest
10,366
**Total income**
323,523
**Expenditure on:**
Salaries, NI, pensions and payroll charges
(3)
153,055
Freelance staff
5,240
Group resources
996
Trips and activities
6,391
Group refreshments
353
Administration
1,316
Telephone and internet
2,724
Rent
700
Group equipment
1,211
Publicity
705
Transport
1,699
Fundraising costs
3,648
Travel expenses
79
Training costs
214
Speech and language sessions
3,346
Insurance
1,758
Subscriptions and licences
3,722
Independent examination
2,508
Café 21 and Hollybush:
-
Consumables
22,347
Premises
12,169
Equipment
3,309
Other expenses
3,017
Counselling therapies
735
Makers fees
-
HR / Health and Safety
1,506
Professional fees
236
**Total expenditure**
232,984
**Net income / (expenditure)**
90,539
**Fund balances brought forward**
174,176
**Fund balances carried forward**
(4)
264,715|2025
Restricted
funds
£
65,908
-
-
-
-
65,908
17,045
-
459
15,032
-
-
-
3,445
381
29
2,693
-
-
1,391
3,380
-
438
-
-
7,142
10
4,342
147
-
-
-
384
56,318
9,590
104,451
114,041|2025
Total
funds
£
244,659
20,874
109,239
4,293
10,366
389,431
170,100
5,240
1,455
21,423
353
1,316
2,724
4,145
1,592
734
4,392
3,648
79
1,605
6,726
1,758
4,160
2,508
-
29,489
12,179
7,651
3,164
735
-
1,506
620
289,302
100,129
278,627
378,756|2024
Total
funds
£
190,596
26,767
86,267
1,355
7,397
312,382
137,037
6,700
1,035
18,516
507
983
2,635
2,998
538
218
3,189
4,981
12
1,577
9,854
1,260
3,352
2,520
20,501
12,747
4,289
2,766
2,310
13,175
1,506
1,791
256,997
55,385
223,242
278,627|
|---|---|---|---|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network Balance sheet
|as at 30 November 2025
2025
Unrestricted
£
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
(6)
17,292
Cash at bank and in hand
(7)
259,028
**Total current assets**
276,320
**Current liabilities:**
**amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors and accruals
(8)
11,605
**Total current liabilities**
11,605
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
264,715
**Net assets**
264,715
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
264,715
Restricted funds
-
**Total funds**
264,715|2025
Restricted
£
-
114,151
114,151
110
110
114,041
114,041
-
114,041
114,041|2025
Total
£
17,292
373,179
390,471
11,715
11,715
378,756
378,756
264,715
114,041
378,756|2024
Total
£
3,283
284,909
288,192
9,565
9,565
278,627
278,627
174,176
104,451
278,627|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 24/7/2026
Marc Davies (Trustee)
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 30 November 2025
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by 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) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
The 2023 accounts have been restated as previously they were prepared on a receipts and payments basis. Unrestricted funds have reduced by £4,426 due to the recognition of £2,236 debtors and £6,662 creditors at 30 November 2023. No other changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Going concern**
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
## **Expenditure and liabilities**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Office equipment: over 4 years Café equipment: over 3 years
## **Pensions**
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 30 November 2025
|**2 Grants and donations**
Asda Foundation
Bailey Thomas Charitable Fund
Bupa Foundation
Community Foundation North East
Enterprise Mobility
Forum Central
Groundwork UK
Holly House Charitable Foundation
Joan Wilkinson Trust
Land Securities
Leeds City Council
Leeds Community Foundation
Leeds Quakers
NISA
The Barbara Ward Children's Foundation
The Pierrepont Trust
The Wharfedale Foundation
Wades Charity
Barclays Community Fund
Co-Op Community Fund
Joan Thompson Lambert Charitable Trust
Leeds Knights Supporters Club
Mencap Positive Changes Group
National Lottery Community Fund
Oakland Group
Park Lane Foundation
Pavers Charitable Foundation
Postcode Lottery
Preston's Nimogen
Rouse Homes Charity
Sir George Martin Trust
The George A Moore Foundation
The Nagle Family Foundation
Yorkshire Property Charitable Trust
Other donations|2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
500
1,500
-
-
-
-
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
20,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
154,751
178,751|2025
Restricted
funds
£
1,000
8,000
1,654
-
-
5,630
1,125
3,020
2,000
-
7,669
500
2,000
2,000
4,310
-
25,000
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
65,908|2025
Total
funds
£
1,000
8,000
1,654
500
1,500
5,630
1,125
3,020
2,000
2,000
7,669
500
2,000
2,000
4,310
20,000
25,000
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
154,751
244,659|2024
Total
funds
£
-
-
-
-
1,150
-
-
-
-
7,669
5,352
-
-
1,690
10,000
-
-
1,000
3,352
20,000
1,355
2,500
20,000
1,542
1,000
1,000
25,000
6,000
10,000
3,000
1,500
1,000
4,000
62,486
190,596|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 30 November 2025
|**Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions
Payroll Charges|2025
£
164,080
9,789
(9,171)
1,543
4,586
170,827|2024
£
133,177
3,453
(4,246)
1,120
3,533
137,037|
|---|---|---|
## **3 Staff costs and numbers**
The average number of employees during the year was 29.3, being an average of 7.8 full time equivalent (2024: 24.8, 6.1 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
|**Defined contribution pension scheme**
Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year
**4 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
Co-op Community Fund
1,230
Headingley Neighbourhood Watch
3,553
Anne Maguire Fund
8,559
Bailey Thomas Charitable Fund
-
Barbara Ward Children's Foundation
-
Blevins Frank
996
Pop Up Coffee Machine
250
BUPA Charity Fund
350
Crowdfunder - Sports Sessions
5,469
Flint Family Fund
-
Football Sessions
842
Hollybush Café Project
30,500
Forum Central - HSF
-
Joan Wilkinson Trust
-
National Lottery Community Fund
16,159
NISA - MADL
-
Leeds Quakers
-
Leeds City Council
15,544
Sibling Participation Groups
811
Wades Charity
-
HAWSAT CIO
353
Swimming Sessions
1,036
Groundwork UK
-
The Bellasis Trust
488
The Nagle Family Foundation
374
The Sunshine Hub
15,663
Wharfedale Foundation
2,274
104,451|Incoming
£
-
-
-
8,000
4,310
-
-
-
-
500
2,820
1,654
5,630
2,000
-
2,000
2,000
7,669
-
2,000
1,200
-
1,125
-
-
-
25,000
65,908|Outgoing
£
1,230
-
1,980
2,185
2,200
539
208
-
-
-
821
14,439
4,132
2,000
8,347
31
169
15,667
85
91
-
-
-
75
-
-
2,119
56,318|2025
£
1,543
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2024
£
1,120
Balance c/f
£
-
3,553
6,579
5,815
2,110
457
42
350
5,469
500
2,841
17,715
1,498
-
7,812
1,969
1,831
7,546
726
1,909
1,553
1,036
1,125
413
374
15,663
25,155
114,041|
|---|---|---|---|---|
For fund descriptions see next page.
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Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 30 November 2025
## **4 Restricted funds continued**
## **Purpose of restriction**
**Fund name** Co-op Community Fund Headingley Neighbourhood Watch Anne Maguire Fund Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
Co-op Community Fund To contribute towards café and shop running costs. Headingley Neighbourhood Watch To provide karaoke equipment and stock for Company 21. Anne Maguire Fund To enable the delivery of accessible and inclusive music sessions. Baily Thomas Charitable Fund Support to schools and early years settings and delivering education workshops. Barbara Ward Children's Foundation To provide support towards speech and language therapy costs. Blevins Frank To support makaton sessions and supporting resources. Pop Up Coffee Machine To enable the purchase of a pop up coffee machine. BUPA Charity Fund To provide Company 21 with equipment including signage, display cabinet and freezer. Crowdfunder - Sports Sessions To enable the provision of sports session activities. Flint Family Fund To support activity costs within the charity. Football Sessions Funding from Barclays Community Fund and Jewsons Limited to enable the development and delivery of football sessions. Hollybush Café Project Grant funding to help towards costs of setting up a new café at TCV Hollybush. Forum Central - HSF To provide household support for families. Joan Wilkinson Trust To support speech and language sessions. National Lottery Community Fund To help towards of rent, staff and staff training. NISA - MADL Contribution to annual party. Leeds Quakers Family support work. Leeds City Council To provide recreational groups and activities. Sibling Participation Groups To support the project delivery costs of sibling participation groups. Wades Charity To support costs of social and recreational activities. HAWSAT CIO To support the provision of sports sessions. Swimming Sessions To support the costs of running swimming sessions. Groundwork UK Towards early year support. The Bellasis Trust To support the provision of toys and books. The Nagle Family Foundation To support general charitable purposes. The Sunshine Hub Funding provided for refurbishment and renovation works to the charity's premises including Stainbeck Community Hall. Wharfedale Foundation To help towards employment development at Company 21.
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 30 November 2025
|**5 **
**6 **
**7 **
**8 **|**Tangible assets**
**Cost**
At 1 December 2024
Additions
At 30 November 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 December 2024
Charge for year
At 30 November 2025
**Net book value**
At 30 November 2025
At 30 November 2024
**Debtors and prepayments**
Debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income
Other debtors
**Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank
Cash in hand
**Creditors and accruals**
Creditors
Accruals
Other creditors|£
4,200
-
4,200
4,200
-
4,200
-
-
2025
£
2,290
5,449
7,011
2,542
17,292
2025
£
372,887
292
373,179
2025
£
6,391
3,096
2,228
11,715
Café
equipment|Total
£
4,200
-
4,200
4,200
-
4,200
-
-
2024
£
286
-
1,307
1,690
3,283
2024
£
284,909
-
284,909
2024
£
5,556
2,520
1,489
9,565|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 30 November 2025
## **9 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
## **Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel**
The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £31,127 (previous year: £29,380).
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## Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network
## Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 30 November 2025
|2025
2024
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
**Income**
Grants and donations
178,751
123,104
Fundraising activities
20,874
23,154
Café and shop sales
109,239
86,267
Other income
4,293
1,355
Bank interest
10,366
7,397
**Total income**
323,523
241,277
**Expenditure**
Salaries, NI, pensions and payroll
153,055
126,703
Freelance staff
5,240
6,700
Group resources
996
738
Trips and activities
6,391
5,526
Group refreshments
353
145
Administration
1,316
983
Telephone and internet
2,724
2,635
Rent
700
(536)
Group equipment
1,211
197
Publicity
705
218
Transport
1,699
1,563
Fundraising costs
3,648
4,981
Travel expenses
79
12
Training costs
214
1,210
Speech and language sessions
3,346
8,164
Insurance
1,758
1,260
Subscriptions and licences
3,722
2,942
Independent examination
2,508
2,520
Café 21 and Hollybush:
-
-
Consumables
22,347
19,814
Premises
12,169
11,747
Equipment
3,309
2,605
Other expenses
3,017
2,766
Counselling therapies
735
2,310
Makers fees
-
13,175
HR / Health and Safety
1,506
1,506
Professional fees
236
1,647
**Total expenditure**
232,984
221,531
**Net income / (expenditure)**
90,539
19,746
**Fund balances brought forward**
174,176
154,430
**Fund balances carried forward**
264,715
174,176|2025
Restricted
funds
£
65,908
-
-
-
-
65,908
17,045
-
459
15,032
-
-
-
3,445
381
29
2,693
-
-
1,391
3,380
-
438
-
-
7,142
10
4,342
147
-
-
-
384
56,318
9,590
104,451
114,041|2024
Restricted
funds
£
67,492
3,613
-
-
-
71,105
10,334
-
297
12,990
362
-
-
3,534
341
-
1,626
-
-
367
1,690
-
410
-
687
1,000
1,684
-
-
-
-
144
35,466
35,639
68,812
104,451|2025
Total
funds
£
244,659
20,874
109,239
4,293
10,366
389,431
170,100
5,240
1,455
21,423
353
1,316
2,724
4,145
1,592
734
4,392
3,648
79
1,605
6,726
1,758
4,160
2,508
-
29,489
12,179
7,651
3,164
735
-
1,506
620
289,302
100,129
278,627
378,756|2024
Total
funds
£
190,596
26,767
86,267
1,355
7,397
312,382
137,037
6,700
1,035
18,516
507
983
2,635
2,998
538
218
3,189
4,981
12
1,577
9,854
1,260
3,352
2,520
-
20,501
12,747
4,289
2,766
2,310
13,175
1,506
1,791
256,997
55,385
223,242
278,627|
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