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2023-03-31-accounts

Charity Number: 1157053

Inspiring Communities Together

Report and financial statements For the year ended 31[st] March 2023

Inspiring Communities Together Reference and Administrative Details for the year ended 31st March 2023

Charity number 1157053
Registered office and operational address Innovation Forum
Frederick Road
Salford
M6 6FP

Trustees Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

Mike Duddy Chair February 2017 – present
Lynne Marsland Vice Chair February 2017 – present
James Kariuki May 2018 - present
Ruth Potts Secretary October 2016 – present
Ann-Marie Pickup MBE October 2015 - present
Key management personnel Bernadette Elder
Chief Executive
Antonia Dunn – Operations Manager
Carol Hyde – Child and Families Operations Manager
Eduardo Gonzalez-Morera – Finance Manager
(September 2018 – June 2022)
Vanda Lowe – Director of Operations (April 2022 –
November 2022)

Operational

Keveka Richardson Finance Assistant – July 2022 - present Freya Pigott Marketing and Coms Manager – (October 2021 - March 2023)

Children and Families:

Nadine Murray Early Years Manager Gillian Green Early Years Deputy Manager (December 2017 – October 2022) Dawn Whelan Early Years Worker Janine Wallace Early Years Worker Claire Clayton Early Years Worker Piper Delaney – Kickstart Placement (March 2022 – August 2022) Naomi Cassidy Apprentice Early years practitioner – January 2023- present Julie Kay Development Worker advice and guidance – January 2023 – present Guy Thompson Community Connector Wellbeing Matters

Tina Tudor – Development Worker advice and guidance and training

Neighbourhoods:

Danielle Wright – Coordinator (August 2021 – September 2022) Lynne Holden – Development Worker Neighbourhoods (June 2018 – August 2022)

Abigail Collier – Development Worker (August 2021 – November 2022)

Age well:

Andrea Whelan Development Worker Older People Joanne Inglis Development Worker Digital John Rutter Development Worker (AFS) – December 2022 – present Tonicha Wallace Development Worker (AFS) – January 2023 - present

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Bankers Cooperative Bank PLC P.O Box 101 Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP Independent Catherine Hall FCCA DChA Examiner Slade & Cooper Limited Beehive Mill Jersey Street Manchester M4 6JG

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Reference and administrative information

for the year ended 31[st] March 2023

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2023.

Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the charity’s constitution and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.

Objectives and activities

The charity’s principle objectives as set out in the constitution are:-

Vision – A place where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their full potential and participate in making a positive difference to their neighbourhood (amended March 2018)

Mission – We will achieve positive outcomes for local people based on the knowledge understanding and information that the community have about their area, through empowering individuals and groups to release their potential to develop their own solutions.

Values –

What difference do we want to make?

How do we know we are making a difference

What is the difference we are making

Specific aims

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Measuring out impact

As a neighbourhood-based Charity we recognise the importance of understanding and acting on the voice of those we work for and with. We have now established a model which takes a lifecycle approach to ensure that people age well throughout their lives:

The delivery plan for 2022/2023 builds on this approach alongside ensuring health and wellbeing is key to all we deliver.

Delivery model 2022/2023
Life course Start well Live well Age well
Strategic fit Children and
Families		 Environment and
learning		 Age Friendly Salford
Actions Ensure children in
CHALK have access to
support which meet
their developmental
and educational
milestones and equips
them to be school
ready
Provide easy access to
information, advice
and guidance to help
families meet their
child’s needs and
aspirations as they
grow and develop.		 Deliver a programme of
activities which support
resilient neighbourhoods
where individuals value
both where they live and
their neighbourhood public
green space.
Deliver learning
opportunities which
support individuals to
develop and engage in
learning that works for
them.		 Lead on a programme
of work which
supports the
commitment of the
city to enable older
people to stay healthy
and well
Deliver activities
which are
neighbourhood-based
person -centred to
reduce feelings of
loneliness and social
isolation
Overarching Work with partners to recruit and support volunteers to deliver health
and wellbeing person centred conversations using the five ways to
wellbeing

Structures we engage with

We continue to recognise the importance of engaging with as wider a partnership as possible both to gain knowledge and skills to improve our own delivery but also to share our learning with others.. Based on our current programme of work we are engaging with:

National Greater
Manchester		 Salford Neighbourhoods
Social prescribing
network		 GMCVO
GM Ageing Hub		 Salford CVS
Vocal Leaders		 Resilience Forums

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Centre for Ageing
Ofsted		 Centre for Ageing
Ofsted
Centre for Ageing
Ofsted		 Greater Manchester
Sports		 Equalities Board
3rdSector
Consortium
Social prescribing
steering group
Social Value
Alliance		 East Salford
Community
Committee
Neighbourhood
Management

Sustaining our programme

To enable us to secure wider resource opportunities and ensure both Inspiring Communities Together and Inspiring Housing governance complement each other our constitution has been amended to enable a Greater Manchester wider delivery.

The priority for delivery will remain within Charlestown and Lower Kersal (CHALK) for work funded through the Annuity whilst continuing to seek and secure resource opportunities which build on the learning from this work but may be delivered in different neighbourhoods across Salford or wider Greater Manchester footprint. This includes:

Investing in our staff: Our priority when recruiting new team members has always been to focus on the neighbourhoods we work in and build local capacity to support our delivery programme. The majority of our staff continue to be from the local Central Salford (CHALK) neighbourhood.

Since the pandemic we have continued to work on our approach to ongoing investment in our staff:

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Whilst we have continued to review our staff offer this year has been a period of considerable change. Since establishing the Charity in 2014 we have maintained a stable staff with limited numbers of staff changes. This year we have seen a number of staff changes:

Despite the number of staff leaving this year we have also been able to offer promotional opportunities for current staff and recruit new staff members from Salford all of which were previously unemployed.

Our approach to digital first

In 2021/2022 we worked with Salford University to explore how digitally mature digital maturity matrix we were as an organisation. We came out strongest on Security and protection (scored 82%), a result of the work we put in during the Pandemic on migrating to Microsoft and updating our data protection and GDPR policies.

Our next area of focus for 2022/23 was Communications and Campaigns (scored 29%) and to support this the board approved the recruitment of a dedicated marketing and Comms Manger . The impact of this work includes:

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Child G had previously attended Holiday Club prior to lockdown, his parents had decided to bring him back however G was apprehensive after being off so long. He soon settled and his parents told staff how their son is really enjoying holiday club, and how they have seen a complete turnaround from when he came back to where he is now! Parents have loved the fact they have been able to see what activities their son has taken part in by seeing photographs via Tapestry.

Our programme of work

A year in summary

Staffing

Delivery

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Organisational

As we come to the end of our 2022-2023 programme of delivery we have much to celebrate but also reflect on how the world has changed and how we need to change ourselves to meet these challenges:

Children and families - Provide excellent quality child care provision in CHALK: Early years, Afterschool clubs and holiday provision

To ensure we seek feedback and are delivering what local people need and want we have introduced an annual friends and family questionnaire asking, “How likely are you to recommend us to friends and family if they needed childcare (nursery, after school club, holiday care)?”

73 % Very Likely to recommend Yogurts Pots, 20% likely, 7% unlikely (this feedback focused on our reduction in hours)

“Lovely staff, good communication between staff & parents,

lots of activities for the children to do, nice outdoor space & my son loves being there”

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Our children and early years offer at Sports Village provides all day care, after school provision and holiday club activities. We have continued to see more families accessing our after school provision and being reliant on our holiday programme – this is a reflection of the new families moving into the neighbourhood who are now in work and needing access to affordable child care.

Our annual graduation ceremony was a great success where we and the children’s families celebrated their time with us. The ceremony was held in our outdoor classroom, the children received certificates and staff, children and their families shared lunch together.

Early years provision : We had identified that our early years provision was not full at the start of the new school term and this was having an impact on income generation. We therefore improved our marketing for the provision and establish a pathway for recruitment

This new approach has been very positive with an increase in the numbers of children starting the new term in September (15 children initially and increasing to 23 with 1 on our waiting list for January 2023 due to their funding not being available until then).

Our outside classroom is now fully operational and provides an excellent resource for the children, encouraging spending time outside exploring our sensory learning how to water plants and take care of them. Developing their physical skills, taking risks through creative play and working in small groups to encourage sharing and turn taking! The children are extending their learning discovering how insects feed and where they live and what impact this has on our environment all of which links back to our five ways to well being approach. This year we received an award from “Britain in Bloom” for work on our sensory garden and raised beds, which has been created by our volunteer Green Champions

We continue to develop our approach to the natural environment encouraging the children and wider Our volunteers and children from the nursery have worked hard this year to develop our green and grow area and we now have a variety of fruit and vegetables for the children to try and take home to share with heir wide family members – encouraging them to talk to family members about where food comes from.

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Following some mapping we identified that there was no provision for families with children under two

years of age to engage with other families, we established the Play and Stay sessions once a week at Sports Village. This has proved very popular with 24 new families now engaged. This in turn is now supporting our nursery as we are signposting families to our childcare provision with some families completing expression of interest forms for when their child turns 2 years of age.

We are now starting to introduce both activities for the children and learning sessions for the adults including first aid, safe use of IT and good dental hygiene.

A families personal journey

We had a visit from AZ and his father in April 2022, where we established that the family had moved from China just before lockdown and didn’t have much support here in England. The family had very limited English but were able to explain that their child had previously attended a nursery in Salford when he was 6 months old, however this was for a short time as lockdown started. Dad tried to explain that during the whole of Lockdown their child had no interaction with anyone apart from his family as they were too scared to go anywhere so spent the majority of the 2 years at home.

Once the child started nursery staff supported him to settle in, and through observations, identified that he needed support with social interaction, self-help skills and communication. Staff met to discuss the child and how we needed to support his development so we spoke to parents for permission to contact our SENCO (Special educational needs co-ordinator). Following her advice, targets were put in place using a play plan, so staff could support the child by doing activities following his interest. The nursery staff also supported the child with his self-help skills and social skills by encouraging him to use the toilet and to sit with his peers during snack and dinner time.

We continued to have regular discussions with the SENCO and the child’s parent’s (with support from an interpreter) who were very keen for him to attend mainstream in the local primary school from September 2022.To ensure a smooth transition we invited his nursery teacher from school into Yogurt Pots for a transition meeting so she could meet the child and staff could exchange information about professionals who are already involved eg.Speech & language, before he starts school in September 2022.

Throughout the Summer Term with us the child made good progress and nursery staff and parents were pleased with his development. By the end of July the child was able to join his peers for the nurseries Graduation day which he and his parents enjoyed very much, but were also a little sad as they said their son will miss coming to the nursery and that they were very grateful for all we had done for them, including the meeting we held specifically to discuss starting school they found very useful.

Transition to school went well and other professionals are continuing to help with his development and parents are working in partnership. The child’s younger sister has recently enrolled with Yogurt Pots and she has settled into nursery well. Parents are happy that their little girl was able to start with us, and nursery staff have noticed that the parents have now also become more confident in social situations.

After school club: We continue to deliver an after school club provision for children attended two local primary schools St Pauls and Lower Kersal. The children are collected from school by staff and walk the short distance back to Sports Village. This provision used to operate until 6.00pm each night, however following some discussions with families it was clear that the majority of families would be happy to collect at 5.00pm with only one family member requesting a 6.00pm collection time. We have therefore changed the time of our after school club to end at 5,00pm.

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Our after school club children attended an event provided by The Dogs Trust which was held in the library at Salford Sports Village teaching children about how to be safe around dogs, not to approach dogs they don’t know. The children were really engaged, and we have asked if this is something they could repeat with our nursery children to support their understanding of dogs in the environment.

Building on our theme of the natural environment and valuing our

neighbourhoods we have been testing a Green Champions programme with the afterschool club children, this work has been delivered by our live well team providing an opportunity for team members to work together on projects. The programme covered different topics; learning about environmental issues, energy, rubbish and recycling, plant life, animals and habitats, alongside activities including litter picks and gardening activities. The children have been using some of the natural produce from the environment to aid learning. The children have:

18 children attending each session, the children stated they were very proud, saying:

“how clean does the park look now” after the work they had done!”

Holiday club and family activities:

Holiday Club: Our holiday club offers affordable childcare for local families and their children during the school holiday period. Places are mainly taken up by children of families who attend our After School provision but we are open to any family and promote widely to encourage people to take up the opportunity.

During our holiday club in February half term we had an average of 14 children each day, they took part in various activities from making cloud dough, spending time on Riverbank Park, making pizza and fruit salads, and at the request of the children making Mother’s Day cards albeit it a little early!

Family activities: We also recognise that there are also families who do not need holiday club provision and are unable to afford days out or holidays for their families. To support these families we offer free family activities during the holiday period. We ran 11 family activities this year including

8 sessions during the summer (2 each week) using our outdoor classroom, Riverbank Park, and St Sebastian community centre. Sessions included preparing and sharing simple low cost food, green and grow and junk model making. All the activities used low cost or items available at home to encourage families to do the activities again themselves.

Our live well team have provided environmental activities for the families and children attending the holiday club and family activity sessions, learning about the environment we live in, why we recycle and how litter impacts on the place we live. The children and families enjoyed a litter pick collecting 8 bags of rubbish.

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We held 1 family activity during the February half term. The activity was “family portrait painting” and

including a sharing lunch. This encouraged families to spend quality time together, to be creative and keep active. Families were also given ingredients and recipe/instructions to make a healthy pasta meal at home.

During the Easter break we held a family activity looking at Easter around the World - 5 families attended. Two families said this was the first time they had attended one of our events and would be booking again in the future, as they had enjoyed doing the craft activities along with their children and it was nice to spend time out of the house!

For the Queens Jubilee we held a Garden Party https://youtu.be/SXcVh7HvfCQ in our new outdoor classroom which was well supported with a mix of age groups from young to elderly. Afternoon tea was provided for everyone along with games, music and memorabilia. KeepMoat Homes provided small trees for everyone to plant and take home. The official opening of the new outdoor classroom took place by one of our Board Members, who brought their own grandson with them to the event. It was an opportunity for the surrounding community to see what facilities we have on offer.

People said we would have to “throw them out” as they didn’t want to leave after such a lovely afternoon

One family whose child attends nursery is due to transition to School, (his younger sibling will start with us in 2023) asked if she can continue to attend our events so that her little one stays familiar with the building and staff until it is his turn to start with us in 2023.

Our October half term event saw five new families engage in our family activity, pumpkin carving, families were given all ingredients and recipe instructions to encourage cooking and healthy eating at home.

Our festive event was led by our student social worker who researched how different cultures celebrated Christmas to ensure we reflected the communities who now access our provision.

The session included lots of art and craft, some festive singing from the children who attend our after school club and food from around the world.

A tradition in China is to present families with an apple wrapped in tissue paper with a message wishing everyone wealth and happiness. The messages on the apples were written by children attending our after school provision and they attempted to write in Chinese. Two of our families attending the event found this gesture very meaningful as we had taken their culture into account which made them feel included, and appreciated

The session was part of the students assessment for her off site practice and was observed by her off site practitioner

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Offsite practitioner - “Just to say thanks again for letting me attend yesterday's event which was great! I couldn't help myself singing along. Please would you also extend my gratitude to the lovely staff team at Yogurt Pots and Nadine very kindly gave me some feedback. Please thank the parents too!” Angela

Advice and Guidance : Our advice and guidance worker has been on long term sick and is not expected back at work in the short term. Due to the impacts of the cost of living crisis we recognised the need to recruit to this position and therefore a new temporary advice and guidance worker started in January 2023.

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Already we are starting to see the results of recruiting to this post with 25 new cases opened between October 2022 and March 2023, supporting families around, dental health, universal credit, applying for school places, and signposting families to other activities within our organisation.

Case study - family attending play and stay (mother, children and grandparent) In January 2023 the following family attended the play and stay session which we had established at Sports Village:

The grandparent was spending time supporting her daughter who has anxiety and depression mainly due to her financial situation. Our advice and Guidance Worker was able to offer support around benefits and after receiving this support she now has more understanding of how to access further support and how to ensure she is receiving the correct benefits which has started to have a positive impact on her wellbeing.

Due to the age of the child we spoke about our nursery provision and the little girl is now registered with Yogurt Pots starting Nursery at Easter on a 2 year old funded place.

We were also able to talk to the Grandparent about the opportunities to be involved in the Age Friendly Salford programme as during conversation it was clear that she had created a life for herself focused around her family. When not helping her daughter she stayed in a lot and was not connecting with other people so feeling lonely and socially isolated. She expressed an interest in Walk and Talk and attended the next session which was held at Clifton Country Park. She got chatting to others and said it was the first time in a long time she had done something for herself. She has gone on to join the Brew & Chat session in Swinton: “I loved it, I haven’t laughed that much for a long time.” She is now a regular attendee and has started a Tech & Tea course to improve her digital skills, as she is keen to take on online banking.

The whole family now have a better quality of life the grandparent now has activities for herself and loves writing all the activities she is now involved in in her calendar. Her daughter has become far more independent and is able now to tackle things herself and the child will start Nursery in April.

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“I feel so much better by joining these activities, and now feel that I am actually making more time for myself, doing something I enjoy”

Social Prescribing: We continue to deliver the Wellbeing Matters Social Prescribing programme along with our other Voluntary Sector Partners. During 2022-23 the partnership supported 3669 referrals via GPs across Salford. The programme provides paid workers – Community Connectors working with GP’s and other health professional to support individuals health and wellbeing, reducing demand on health care services. Inspiring Communities Together provides the Community Connector for Swinton. Our wider offer also receives referrals for individuals to access the support we offer including our advice and guidance and many of our older person activities.

“Guy was there when he said he would be, he always offered supportive advice and most importantly he listened and cared about me and my partner, 110% would recommend”.

Environment and learning

Environmental: Our street based work is developed in partnership with Neighbourhood Management Teams and Local Councillors with a focus on neighbourhood litter picks, identifying grot spots and improving reporting from the wider community on fly tipping. For those streets identified as continually being hot spots we are now carrying out neighbourhood engagement through a structured questionnaire, this will provide us with useful intelligence about the neighbourhood issues ad identify individuals who may wish to take positive action to improve their neighbourhood.

To widen our approach to neighbourhood management we have started to build relationships with local businesses:

Value of the environment

D’ was referred by the Community Payback team He has been volunteering with the Green and Grow group at Sports Village. He is very friendly, very helpful and has made a great difference to the group and the gardening area. ‘D’ has helped improve the area by pulling out stubborn weeds and trimming down overgrown bushes. He’s also made some small borders from planks of wood and slabs of concrete.

The Green & Grow activity has helped ‘D’ learn more about gardening and different types of plants i.e., how some like the shade and some not and was happy to see the sweet peas, potatoes and lettuce sprouting up. ‘D’ also planted a Cherry Tree sapling with the Children from Yogurt Pots on their play area and we can’t wait until it blossoms.

“I enjoy gardening out of all the volunteering options as it is something that I wouldn't usually get a chance to do. I don't really have a garden" James

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Last year we secured and worked on Riverbank Park, Lower Kersal which had been closed as considered unsafe by Salford City Council. This space is now open again and being well used by the local community.

We are continuing to maintain our approach to working with Salford City Council to secure funding when needed to refurbish public green spaces. As with Riverbank Park we continue to work closely with Local Councillors, Salford City Council Neighbourhood Management and the Rangers to ensure a joined up approach to the work.

This year we have identified Chimney Pot Park as the space requiring refurbishment, again the play space has been closed by Salford City Council as it is considered unsafe to use. We have secured an initial small budget to carry out some engagement work and are now in the process of talking to local people about the park. We received 46 responses which highlighted some common themes.

As local people are telling us that they feel unsafe in the park the police have agreed to increase their patrols and reinstall a security camera where a hot spot for anti-social behaviour has been identified. We hope that by sharing with local people that improved awareness and security is in place we can encourage some engagement activity in the space.

We are now offering two sessions per week, one held in the park and the other at Langworthy Cornerstones. We have recruited 9 volunteers. The sessions have looked at the history of Chimney Pot Park alongside some practical growing activities, like planting sweet peas.

One of our volunteers and her daughter enjoyed learning about nature and the environment “I love gardening, it makes new homes for the bugs" -Emma

We have a volunteer who is visually impaired she had some suggestions which we will pass onto the council "It would be a good idea to add bright colours to the steps, so that people who are visually impaired can see them better" – Fiona

Michael was not sure whether he wanted to come to the session but was really pleased that he did. He said that he really looks forward to joining us again next week. Michael also said that it is nice to do new things as he can get very bored, and it is something new to tell his daughter and son.

As part of the housing redevelopment being built by KeepMoat Homes in the Whit lane area there is a requirement for the developer to replace a park which had been removed during the building work. We had hoped that Whit Lane Park would have been completed for the summer school holidays but due to additional works required this may now be not until the autumn. We however continue to work with KeepMoat Homes. Going forward are working to ensure a plan is in place for the ongoing management of the park and will be working with KeppMoat Homes and Salford City Council to explore opportunities to ensure this is in place.

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Our intergenerational green and grow group based at Sports Village continue to support our Yoghurt Pots nursery. The children have helped to plant vegetables including lettuce, radish, and rhubarb and harvest the vegetables alongside the volunteers.

Sessions have focused on healthy meals which can be prepared from fresh produce and the local community kitchen has benefited from any leftover produce. The group visited the RHS garden Bridgewater over the summer the volunteers enjoyed the visit and this gave them ideas around how to manage our own green space, what to grow and when.

4 Young people from Remidi (community payback) continue to attend the group often doing more of the heavy/manual work. The area has transformed over the past year and has become a great area for local people and children to grow fruit and vegetables. Some of the produce has been given to local community kitchens and parents at Yogurt pots.

We continue to support Salford City Council with regular grot spotting and street checks (Barff/Kennedy road and Valencia/Ukraine Road). This includes checking alleyways and streets for rubbish, fly tipping and environmental issues. We then report any issues to the council via the ‘report it’ system. We also use this as an opportunity to speak to any residents along the streets about any concerns or environmental issues. This is completed once a week in both Weaste and Lower Kersal. We then update the Waste awareness and neighbourhood managers from the council about our findings on a monthly basis and discuss

strategies to improve the areas.

At the end of October we were invited by East Salford Neighbourhood Management Team to take part in a walk about around Kersal attended by Salford City Mayor and local councillors. The group enjoyed a tour around Yogurt Pots Garden area and the community allotment and then onto the Riverbank Park, to see the renovations which had taken place with some grant funds secured by ICT.

Continuing our approach to teams working together our live well and age well team support our weekly walk and talk sessions. This raises awareness of Salford green spaces and once a month a litter pick is built into the session encouraging those who attend the walks to look after the natural environment. Building on our walk and talk work for the Festival of walking we created a set of fun and interesting - walking maps of public green spaces Park on a Page Inspiring Communities Together to encourage more people to walk on their own.

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Learning: Historically we have delivered a community learning model however as funding for this type of activity is now coordinated as a Greater Manchester model we have been testing different approaches to our learning offer

Last year we delivered placement opportunities for young people through the government funded Kickstart programme. This programme ended in August 2022 with our final child care placement securing an apprenticeship with another nursery in Salford. piper said

“ she felt supported during their time with us and had learnt a lot about child development”.

During the school summer holidays (July-Sept 2022) we have supported individuals in our live/work summer programme working in partnership with Keepmoat Homes and Salix Homes facilitating employability sessions for young people who were deemed to be at risk of becoming NEET (not in employment, education, or training), supporting their growth professionally and develop soft skills. The sessions involved team building exercises, CV work, practice interviews and career discussions. Guest speakers where invited which included the mental health and wellbeing team from Salford City Council.

The aim of the sessions was to build the learners confidence and resilience and to prepare them for higher education in their chosen

subject. The young people were supported on their practical days trying out different trades, plastering, tiling and brick laying. They had a site visit to see other trades, including ground working, painting, and decorating, and a visit to the college where they were able to observe electrical engineering and had a tour of the college.

All the young people left the programme with a CV and personal statement, as well as an idea of what an interview involves and some key interview questions as well as a career plan and a confirmed place at college, in their chosen subject.

Before the sessions, most of the students were unsure of the courses they wanted to take, and the programme helped them to identify a job that they would enjoy and progress in. Despite many challenges and the students coming from diverse backgrounds the group bonded and individuals improved their own confidence.

When asked how they rated their experiences 75% of students said excellent with the remaining 25% rating it as good.

The neighbourhoods of Charlestown and Lower Kersal continue to see significant changes with new

housing developments take shape. Whilst there are a variety of different providers working in the area we have developed and maintained a strong working relationship Building on both our relationship with KeepMoat Homes and have delivered a variety of programmes with them over the past seven years.

Build on our relationship with KeepMoat Homes and the local Primary Schools we delivered a session with Year 6 pupils from St Sebastian’s primary School on careers in the

housing development sector.

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The activity involved the children creating a new housing development working though the criteria of: Plan, Design, Build Back Greener. The children were given information regarding roles within the construction industry and how they worked together to produce new sustainable homes. Children had to delegate roles and work as a team to create a housing development that was accessible, sustainable, and suitable for the demographics in the area, as well as provide an explanation as to why they had chosen to add certain aspects and amenities to the development. The children also produced a 3D plan of the development; a data sheet with budgeting and calculations and a short presentation to outline their development.

During this year we secured some funding from ESF (European Social Fund) to offer IT and Employability sessions for anyone over 50 years who is unemployed and actively looking for work.

We worked with the Growth Company to run the IT & Employability course. The course took place over five weeks and was designed to support the individuals to develop their employability and IT skills. Many

individuals, particularly in this age bracket can find using technology for accessing job search websites and online job applications difficult.

The sessions included theoretical and practical activities to cater for all digital abilities and involved email practice, CV writing, mock interviews and zoom training.

“I feel more confident, I’ve learnt new skills and I’ve got the basic skills to use my tablet”

“The course has pushed me in the right direction and its helped me gain enthusiasm to find a job. I feel motivated for the first time in years”

“It can feel as though our age group falls through the net and aren’t supported. I think we areexpected to have our lives sorted out and be working. It has been really nice to be recognised and have the confidence boost to find a job”

Jemma’s Story

Jemma had been out of work for over 36 months. As a trans person over the age of 50, she felt that she was unable to be herself and that she might be ‘too much’ or overwhelming for an organisation to hire her. Jemma felt like she did not fit into the right criteria for most jobs and that this had made her hide some of her personality and change the way she looked or what she wore. Jemma stated this was due to past experiences and the treatment she had previously received. Before this course, she saw her age group as “neglected and forgotten about, as we are expected to have their life sorted out”.

Before the pandemic, Jemma had completed an art course which she found really interesting and wanted to pursue a career in. She tried to get into the art business during the pandemic but she found this really difficult and this had caused her to lose confidence and motivation.

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Jemma felt she was lacking the basic self-confidence, as well as some of the IT skills that are required when applying for jobs. She stated that she felt isolated and that the pandemic had affected her very negatively, increasing her anxiety and lack of motivation to find a new job. Her personal goals were to

Jemma left the first session relieved that the session provided a warm and friendly atmosphere”.

Jemma reflected that the course -

In September we started a new partnership with Manchester University providing offsite 90 day placements for student social workers. We already work with Salford University to provide short term (two week placements). To support this work we need to explore how a longer term placement would work both practically and from a management perspective. We built on our tried and tested model of reviewing what we had learnt from previous placement work including Kickstart.

We recognised that we need to create a placement handbook which welcomed individuals to the organisation, explained a bit about who we are and what we do as well as setting out what is expected from the individual including relevant policies and procedures.

“Supporting a parent that did not want my help because I am a student social worker, she has had a bad experience with social service in the past.”

This partnership now provides us with additional resources to support the people we work with, helps the placement experience working in the Charity sector enhancing their knowledge of life outside a clinical setting and provides a small amount of financial benefit.

Age well: We have delivered a programme of work funded by Salford City Council and Salford Clinical Commissioning Group for the past seven years in partnership with Age UK Salford and Salford CVS. This year the commissioners advised that the contract for this work would be going out to tender. Following an extensive tendering process we were delighted to be awarded the contract for the next five years. Whilst we have always been the delivery lead for this work we were previously not the contract holder so this will be the first major contract that Inspiring Communities Together has secured and will lead on. The work will continue to be delivered through the original partnership and started in January 2023.

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The work addresses three themes:

Voice and influence – how older people can be support to have their voices heard across service provision

Strength and gifts – how older people and those who support older people can lear and share the knowledge they gain to support older people to live long and health lives

Social participation – programme of activities to support older people to look after their own wellbeing and reduce the impact of loneliness including use of digital technology

To support the work a new Age Friendly Salford (AFS) website has been built Age Friendly Salford as a one stop shop for resources ad information

One element of the work will be to measure the changes in Salford as we work towards the practicalities of being and Age Friendly City. To explore how this might be measured we have worked with older people to developed the Salford Age Friendly Standards . This work has taken some time to develop and in June 2022 we presented our first awards. Thanks to Councillor Roberts-Smith for attending and presenting these awards which recognises a building, business or space as Age Friendly https://youtu.be/i36BqoQdVnk This work saw organisations such as Harry Ramsden in Salford Quays, Tesco stores, Dentists, council gateway buildings and local voluntary sector organisations all being recognised for their contribution. Over 50 organisations have now been recognised and it is planned that this will double over the next year.

The age well work has enabled us to explore other funding opportunities and alongside the AFS programme we currently have three other externally funded pieces of work:

Neighbourhood Consultation: As we have done every year since 2011 we asked residents to complete a short neighbourhood questionnaire, to help us measure how the community is feeling. We used a combination of paper-based forms distributed in the community, alongside an online version shared via social media. Though we’re back delivering activities in-person in the community, due to staffing gaps, the number of responses received was less than our target of 300 residents. In total 123 people from across Salford completed the questionnaire, with 80 of them living in Charlestown, Kersal, Seedley or Langworthy. These results are collated from the 80 in-area submissions.

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Demographics

The consultation showed some improvements on last year’s results, demonstrating an upwards trajectory for getting back out into the community beyond Covid-19:

However, there were some results of concern:

We are continuing to monitor the impact of Covid-19, asking the question ‘ Now that we have come out of the pandemic and lockdown restrictions have been removed, do you feel that the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic has had long term impacts on your mental health and wellbeing? Please tick ALL that apply .’ Below are the responses:

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I feel socially isolated 10%
I worry about my own health 26%
I worry about the health of friends or family members 39%
I worry about my job or financial security 23%
I feel sad about not having access to leisure facilities 14%
I can’t access resources that help my physical health
24%
(e.g GP appointments, hospital procedures)
I can’t access resources that help my mental health
11%
(e.g. therapy, support groups)
Relationships with people i share a house with (e.g.
5%
family members, flatmates) are tense or unpleasant
None of these 28%
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Reserves policy

Our overall policy will be to increase the reserve in cash terms year on year, based on a percentage of Inspiring Communities Together budget. In the longer term we aim to secure reserves sufficient to continue activities of Inspiring Communities Together for 6-9 months in the event of no funding being secured. The main purpose of Inspiring Communities Together general reserve funds are as follows:

  1. To have some independent resources to develop and improve the services provided by Inspiring Communities Together for the direct benefit of the residents of Charlestown and Lower Kersal

  2. To be able to meet 50% of the cost of capital equipment, on the assumption that the remaining 50% costs can be met from other sources

  3. To meet basic costs of relocating to alternative premises in the event of the need to withdraw from the existing tenancy agreement and premises

Based on our new delivery model outlined the amount of reserve required has remained the same as last year and equates to:

The current cost to ensure ICT has enough funds set aside to achieve the reserve policy agreed by the Trustees is now set at £390,000. Currently the organisation is continuing to develop their unrestricted funds to meet the reserve policy. During 2023- 2024 we will continue to monitor and review the opportunities to continue to build the reserve funds.

As at the end of this financial year the total reserves are £686,425 of which

 £33,730 are the value of the fixed assets leaving £573,053 as general unrestricted funds. The Board have allocated funds in a CAF Deposit account with a view to meeting the reserve requirements. As of 1[st] March 2023 £109,814.05 is held in this account and a further £205,168.26 held in a Hargreaves Landsdown portfolio giving a current total of £314,982.31. This is around £75,000 short of the Boards agreed nine month delivery budget but enough to cover at least six months delivery. As we have now secured a five year contract with provides the Charity with some medium term security and enables us to continue to work on building our reserves.

Investment policy

Based on the approach set out above the Board of Trustees have considered how any surplus funds should be invested to ensure they are meeting their agreed aims of ensuring the reserve funds are protected but accessible if required as we currently hold limited surplus income other than our reserves.

Surplus funds apart from operating funding which are held in Co-op Bank all unrestricted funds are held in investments as set out in Inspiring Communities Together investment policy

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Plans for the future

Building on what we have learnt during this past financial year our priorities for 2023/24 will focus on the following themes:

Children and Families Programme
Manager		 Children and Families Programme
Manager		 Trainee
Programme
Manager		 Age Friendly
Salford
programme
Manager
Employment and
advice		 Children and
Families		 Place based
working		 Ageing well
Offer at least one
introduction level
post
(apprentice/Trainee
role)
Provide advice and
guidance support
including Increase
awareness of
benefit entitlements
and support
Provide quality
learning
opportunities for
staff members		 Continue to develop
our play and stay
provision to engage
families early
Offer a quality early
years provision for
local families
Maintaining at least
good Ofsted rating
Provide affordable
after school and
holiday programme
for working families
Provide Social
prescribing
provision as part of
Wellbeing Matters
partnership		 Work with
neighbourhood
management teams
to offer joined up
approach to
neighbourhood
work
Support local
people to be
resilience in face of
climate emergency,
extreme weather
and pandemics
Support the
regeneration of
public green spaces
Work with local
people to maintain
and use the natural
spaces within their
neighbourhoods		 Delivery of the AFS
contract across
neighbourhoods of
Salford
Test neighbourhood
working model
within one
neighbourhood of
Salford

Whilst last financial year we reported uncertainty due to the Age Well Tender process for the period 2023-24 we are in a good starting position with the income from the Annuity, confirmed contracts and improved management of the income generation from our children and families programme.

Structure, governance and management

The trustees are responsible for the strategic management and direction of the organisation. The day to day management is delegated to the Chief Executive. Board meetings are now held 4 times a year and sub- committees and task groups meet as necessary.

The organisation is made up of Elected and Nominated Trustees who are nominated by the named organisations as set out within the constitution – currently: Salford City Council and Salford University.

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The Board agreed to review the date of their AGM (the AGM originally was set for October each year) to enable members to receive information about what ICT has delivered in a timely manner. The AGM for 2022/2023 will take place in September 2022.

All Trustees are inducted by the Chair and Chief Executive and are provide with a Trustee Manual outlining their roles and responsibilities. Trustees complete a skills audit and are given opportunities for training. The trustees also complete an annual self-assessment tool (VIP dial). As part of the ongoing review of governance all Trustees will also now receive an informal 1-1 session with the Chair each year to discuss their performance.

The Charity is affiliated to the following organisations that provide advice, guidance and support:

The organisation is a charitable incorporated organisation, registered as a charity on 14[th] May 2014 in England and Wales.

The charity is constituted under a constitution 14[th] May 2014. The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity. The liability of the trustees in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 each.

The Charity Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

During 2015/16 it was agreed by the Trustees to remove the financial benefit made to the Chair although the right to make payments to Trustees remains within the constitution. Currently all trustees give their time voluntarily. The Chair however receives a benefit in kind as their own Charities operate from the office space of ICT. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in note 10 to the accounts.

Related parties and relationships with other organisations

The Board of Trustees role is to ensure a benefit to the community of Charlestown and Lower Kersal and neighbourhood districts. To enable this to happen Trustees are actively encouraged to have a relationship with other organisations operating within the neighbourhoods. All elected trustees are local residents and may from time to time benefit from activity we deliver. Some may have key roles including board membership of other groups and charities within the neighbourhoods we deliver who may benefit from the work being carried out by Inspiring Communities Together including staff time and resources provided by the organisation other than financial. A Local councillor is allocated a position on the Board of Inspiring Communities Together as the nominated Trustee for Salford City Council. This may from time to time bring into conflict their role within the as a Trustee of ICT and their work within the neighbourhood and Salford City Council. A clear conflict of interest policy has been developed and all Trustees have signed their commitment to this way of working. A register of interests is held and conflicts of interest are a standard agenda item at all board meetings.

Remuneration policy for key management personnel

The pay of the senior staff is reviewed annually through the appointments and remuneration sub group. As a small Charity the Trustees have taken the decision to benchmark against pay levels set by NJC to reward employees fairly and recognise the diverse needs of the workforce alongside attracting, retaining and training people with the skills needed for the future. The Board took the decision to become a living wage employer and so all staff salaries have continued to be reviewed to reflect this.

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Risk management

The trustees have a risk management strategy which comprises:

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those relating to the operations and finance of the Charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate their exposure to major risk.

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Statement of responsibilities of the trustees

Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the period and of its financial position at the end of the period. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the trustees should follow best practice and:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The trustees’ annual report has been approved by the trustees on //____ and signed on their behalf by

Mike Duddy

Chair

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Independent examiner’s report

to the trustees of

Inspiring Communities Together

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31[st] March 2023 which are set out on pages 29 to 50.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity 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 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company’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.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member 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 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 that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. 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

  4. 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 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.

Catherine Hall FCCA DChA Slade & Cooper Limited Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Manchester, M4 6JG

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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2023

Unrestricted
funds
Note
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
-
Charitable activities:
4
113,224
Investments
5
1,386
Total income
114,610
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities:
6
65,017
Total expenditure
65,017
49,593
-
-
8
49,593
Transfer between funds
(1,968)
Net movement in funds for the year
47,625
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
560,162
Total funds carried forward
607,787
Net income/(expenditure) before
net gains/(losses) on investments
Realised gains/(losses) on investments
Unrealised gains/(losses) on investments
Net income/(expenditure) for the
year		 Restricted
funds
£
8,249
439,655
-
447,904
437,157
437,157
10,747
-
-
10,747
1,968
12,715
65,923
78,638		 Total funds
2023
£
8,249
552,879
1,386
562,514
502,174
502,174
60,340
-
-
60,340
-
60,340
626,085
686,425		 Total funds
2022
£
71,716
536,672
4,818
613,206
602,801
602,801
10,405
-
(8,508)
1,897
-
1,897
624,188
626,085

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. Comparative SOFA is on page 54 of the accounts.

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Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023

Note
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
14
33,730
Investments
15
319,132
Total fixed assets
352,862
Current assets
Debtors
16
38,992
Cash at bank and in hand
17
326,990
Total current assets
365,982
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due in less than one year
18
(32,419)
Net current assets
333,563
Total assets less current liabilities
686,425
Net assets
686,425
The funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
19
72,055
Unrestricted income funds
20
614,370
Total charity funds
686,425
2023		 £
£
24,943
349,231
374,174
30,756
327,984
358,740
(106,829)
251,911
626,085
626,085
65,923
560,162
626,085
2022		 £
£
24,943
349,231
374,174
30,756
327,984
358,740
(106,829)
251,911
626,085
626,085
65,923
560,162
626,085
2022
374,174
251,911
626,085
626,085
65,923
560,162
626,085

The notes on pages 32 to 50 form part of these accounts.

Approved by the trustees on __/___/2023 and signed on their behalf by:

Mike Duddy (Chair & acting treasurer) Ruth Potts (trustee)

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Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending 31 March 2023

Note
2023
£
Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
22
(19,244)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends, interest, and rents from investments
1,386
Proceeds from sale of tangible fixed assets
-
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(13,235)
Proceeds from sale of investments
90,000
Management costs in investments
300
Purchase of investments
(50,000)
Cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
28,451
9,207
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
327,984
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
337,191
Represented in the balance sheet by:
Cash at bank and in hand
326,990
Cash held by investment broker
10,201
337,191
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents in the year		 2022
£
(20,830)
-
-
(24,943)
40,000
443
(80,100)
(64,600)
(85,430)
413,414
327,984
327,984
-
327,984

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023

1 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

a Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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), second edition - October 2019 (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair view'. This departure has involved following 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) issued on 16 July 2014 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

Inspiring Communities Together meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.

b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made no key judgments which have a significant effect on the accounts. The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

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c Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor’s intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

d Donated services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

e Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

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f Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose.

Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

g Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

h Allocation of support costs

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity's programmes and activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are set out in note 6.

i Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated

Outdoor equipment 10%
Computer equipment 33%

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j Fixed asset investments

Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year.

The Charity does not acquire put options, derivatives or other complex financial instruments. The main form of financial risk faced by the charity is that of volatility in equity markets and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors.

k Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

l Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

m Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

n Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

o Pensions

Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution ‘money purchase’ scheme. The charity’s contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 11. There were no outstanding contributions at the year end. The costs of the defined contribution scheme are included in note 8.

The money purchase plan is managed by NEST and the plan invests the contributions made by the employee and employer in an investment fund to build up over the term of the plan a pension fund which is then converted into a pension upon the employee’s normal retirement year age when eligible for a state pension. The total expense ratio of the plan is 0.3% and this is deducted from the investment fund annually. The trust has no liability beyond making its contributions and paying across the deductions for the employee’s contributions. There were no contributions outstanding at the year-end.

2 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation, registered as a charity in England & Wales.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Current reporting period
Donations
Kickstart
HMRC Job Retention Scheme
Total
Previous reporting period
Donations
Kickstart
HMRC Job Retention Scheme
Total		 Unrestricted
£
-
-
-
-
Unrestricted
£
26,592
-
460
27,052		 Restricted
£
-
8,249
-
8,249
Restricted
£
4,411
40,253
-
44,664		 Total 2023
£
-
8,249
-
8,249
Total 2022
£
31,003
40,253
460
71,716

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4 Income from charitable activities

Current reporting period
Community Support and Development
Salford City Council-Annuity
Salford City Council
Salford CVS-Age Friendly
University of Salford
Third Sector Consortium
Langworthy
Social Prescribing
Tech and Tea
Salford CVS
GMCA
Veolia Environmental Trust
Childcare
Other income
Total
Previous reporting period
Community Support and Development
Salford City Council-Annuity
Salford City Council
Salford CVS-Age Friendly
GMCVO
Third Sector Consortium
Langworthy
Social Prescribing
Salford Royal
Salford CVS
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
Veolia Environmental Trust
Salford City Council
Childcare
Other income
Total		 Unrestricted
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
108,794
4,430
113,224
Unrestricted
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
29,000
77,095
2,302
108,397		 Restricted
£
90,000
84,701
44,250
12,184
80,250
11,024
45,000
6,602
34,452
8,192
16,138
-
6,862
439,655
Restricted
£
90,000
6,583
59,000
6,250
137,000
11,024
45,000
14,995
20,200
19,572
18,651
-
-
-
428,275		 Total 2023
£
90,000
84,701
44,250
12,184
80,250
11,024
45,000
6,602
34,452
8,192
16,138
108,794
11,292
552,879
Total 2022
£
90,000
6,583
59,000
6,250
137,000
11,024
45,000
14,995
20,200
19,572
18,651
29,000
77,095
2,302
536,672

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

5
Investment income
Current reporting period
Income from bank deposits
Dividends received
Previous reporting period
Dividends received		 Unrestricted
£
1,386
-
1,386
Unrestricted
£
4,818
4,818		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
Restricted
£
-
-		 2023
£
1,386
-
1,386
2022
£
4,818
4,818

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6 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

Current reporting period
Staff costs
Project Costs
Training
Marketing
Premises
Running costs
Meetings & Events
Insurance
Equipment
Other expenditure
Depreciation
Community Activities
`
Restricted expenditure
Unrestricted expenditure
Governance costs
(see note 7)		 £
352,831
503
4,446
13,582
19,000
16,057
-
4,366
27,554
334
4,448
54,271
4,782
502,174		 Total 2023
£
352,831
503
4,446
13,582
19,000
16,057
-
4,366
27,554
334
4,448
54,271
4,782
502,174
2023
£
437,157
65,017
502,174		 Total 2022
372,003
58,179
6,179
4,917
19,000
55,451
988
4,035
50,570
46
26,490
4,943
602,801
2022
£
536,721
66,080
602,801

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

7 Analysis of governance and support costs

Current reporting period
Basis of
apportionment
Accountancy services
Governance
Legal and professional
Governance
Previous reporting period
Basis of
apportionment
Accountancy services
Governance
Legal and professional
Governance
8
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
This is stated after charging/(crediting):
2023
£
Auditor's remuneration - accountancy fees
1,365
475
Independent examiner's fee		 Governance
£
4,594
188
4,782
Governance
£
2,912
2,031
4,943
2022
£
1,365
475		 Total 2023
£
4,594
188
4,782
Total 2022
£
2,912
2,031
4,943

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9 Staff costs

Staff costs during the year were as follows:

ff costs during the year were as follows:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
Outsourced salaries		 2023
£
325,599
21,413
5,819
-
352,831		 2022
£
346,204
20,501
5,298
-
372,003

No employees has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2022: Nil).

The average number of staff employed during the period was 21 (2022: 22). The average full time equivalent number of staff employed during the period was 15 (2022: 17).

The key management personnel (KMP) comprise the trustees, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Operations (to Nov 2022), Ops Manager, Finance Manager (to June 2022) and Child & Families Ops Manager. The total employee benefits of KMP were £131,876 (2022: £157,720).

10 Trustee remuneration and expenses, and related party transactions

Neither the management committee nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2022: Nil).

No members of the management committee received travel and subsistence expenses during the year. (2022: £nil).

Aggregate donations from related parties were £nil (2022: £nil).

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.

No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2022: nil).

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

11 Related party transactions

The charity has one wholly owned subsidiary:-

Inspiring Housing Community Land Trust

2023 2022
£ £
Comprising of the following;
Assets 52,106 37,666
Liabilities (15,243) (17,300)
Share Capital - -
Turnover 38,972 27,086
Expenses 22,475 11,616
Profit/(Loss) 16,497 20,366

12 Government grants

The government grants recognised in the accounts were as follows:

Salford City Council (Annuity)
Salford City Council
HMRC Job Retention Scheme		 2023
£
90,000
84,701
-
174,701		 2022
£
90,000
6,583
460
97,043

There were no unfulfilled conditions and contingencies against these grants.

13 Corporation tax

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

14 Fixed assets: tangible assets

Cost
Additions
Disposals
Depreciation
Charge for the year
Disposals
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
At 1 April 2022
At 1 April 2022
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2023		 Outdoor
equipment
£
24,943
10,535
-
35,478
-
3,548
-
3,548
31,930
24,943		 Computer
equipment
£
-
2,700
-
2,700
-
900
-
900
1,800
-		 £
24,943
13,235
-
Total
38,178
-
4,448
-
4,448
33,730
24,943

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

15 Investments

Add: additions to investments at cost
Disposals at carrying value
Add net gain/(loss) on revaluation
Investments at fair value comprised:
Equities
Fixed Term deposit
Cash held within the investment portfolio
16
Debtors
Grants/contracts receivable
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
17
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and on hand
Market value at the end of the year
Market value at the start of the year
Cash
held
by
investment
broker
pending
reinvestment		 2023
£
349,231
49,700
(90,000)
-
308,931
10,201
319,132
208,168
109,814
1,150
319,132
2023
£
16,138
13,108
9,746
38,992
2023
£
326,990
326,990		 2022
£
313,264
84,888
(40,000)
(8,921)
349,231
-
349,231
208,168
139,913
1,150
349,231
2022
£
-
29,327
1,429
30,756
2022
£
327,984
327,984

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

18
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023
£
Grants received in advance
2,756
Other creditors and accruals
29,663
32,419
19
Analysis of movements in restricted funds		 2022
£
-
106,829
106,829
Tech & Tea
Salford City Council
Social Prescribing
Community Learning
Food Matters
Age Friendly
Langworthy Annuity
Kickstart
Riverbank Park
Total
Current reporting
period
Salford City Council
Annuity
Tech & Tea
(participants
contribution)
Live Well Postcode
Lottery
Wellbeing Stay in
Touch		 Balance at
1 April
2022
£
-
49,440
15,204
3,487
-
(192)
1,704
3,130
-
(1,460)
4,165
(9,555)
-
65,923		 Income
£
96,716
102,750
6,602
-
45,000
-
-
149,427
11,024
8,249
46
16,138
11,952
447,904		 Expenditure
£
(147,204)
(73,068)
-
-
(45,379)
-
-
(139,430)
(8,166)
(8,565)
(1,552)
-
(13,793)
(437,157)		 Transfers
£
2,858
(22,399)
-
-
-
192
-
22,399
(2,858)
1,776
-
(6,583)
-
(4,615)		 Balance at
31 March
2023
£
(47,630)
56,723
21,806
3,487
(379)
-
1,704
35,526
-
-
2,659
-
(1,841)
72,055

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

19
Analysis of movements in restricted funds (continued)
Balance at
1 April
2021
Income
Expenditur
e
£
£
£
Salford City Council A
(9,202)
90,000
(99,495)
Tech & Tea
68,898
137,000
(156,458)
Tech & Tea (participan
10,793
4,411
-
Salford City Council
3,487
-
-
Social Prescribing
9,842
45,000
(54,842)
Community Learning
-
-
(192)
Food Matters
1,704
-
-
Age Friendly
8,139
80,245
(85,254)
Langworthy Annuity
2,568
11,024
(28,371)
Kickstart
-
40,453
(41,913)
Live Well Postcode Lo
-
19,572
(15,407)
Riverbank Park
-
25,234
(34,789)
Wellbeing Stay in Tou
-
20,000
(20,000)
Total
96,229
472,939
(536,721)
Previous reporting
period		 Transfers
£
18,697
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14,779
-
-
33,476		 Balance at
31 March
2022
£
-
49,440
15,204
3,487
-
(192)
1,704
3,130
-
(1,460)
4,165
(9,555)
-
65,923

Name of restricted fund Description, nature and purposes of the fund

Salford City Council is an annuity which is allocated to be spend on activities in the Charlestown and Lower Kersal Area.

Tech and tea is low level digital skills programme delivered in Chalk and surrounding districts for older people

Kickstart – Government funded scheme to support young people gain short term employment support to enable them to improve their chances of gaining permanent employment

Social Prescribing is a wellbeing intervention programme delivered in Swinton working with neighbourhood health practitioners

Live well post code lottery – grant to support the delivery of green and grow activity to improve health and wellbeing through environmental projects

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

19 Analysis of movements in restricted funds (continued)

Ambition for Ageing is a lottery funded project to support older people to develop their own projects which increase health and wellbeing across three neighbourhoods of Salford

Riverbank Park – Grant funding to refurbish a local community park

Community Learning is a programme of work to increase confident and skills of local people to help them move into further learning or employment

Salford CVS - Age Friendly Is the revision of the community asset programme. Recognising that the delivery will going forward focus on the wellbeing of older people across Salford

Wellbeing stay in touch – grant to support telephone support provision during covid

Deficits in restricted funds will be covered by future payments.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

20 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds

Balance
at 1 April
2022
£
550,607
9,555
560,162
Balance
at 1 April
2021
£
518,404
9,555
527,959
Langworthy
Langworthy Donation
Current reporting
period
General fund
Previous reporting
period
General fund		 Income
£
114,610
-
114,610
Income
£
131,759
-
131,759		 Expenditure
£
(65,017)
-
(65,017)
Expenditur
e
£
(66,080)
-
(66,080)		 Transfers
£
4,615
-
4,615
Transfers
£
(33,476)
-
(33,476)		 As at 31
March 2023
£
604,815
9,555
614,370
As at 31
March
2022
£
550,607
9,555
560,162

Name of unrestricted fund Description, nature and purposes of the fund

General fund The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds Langworthy Donation To complete work in the Seedly and Langworthy Area

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

21 Analysis of net assets between funds

Current reporting period
Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total
Previous reporting period
Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total		 General
fund
£
33,730
319,132
251,953
604,815
General
fund
£
24,943
349,231
176,433
550,607		 Designated
funds
£
-
-
9,555
9,555
Designated
funds
£
-
-
9,555
9,555		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
72,055
72,055
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
65,923
65,923		 Total
£
33,730
319,132
333,563
686,425
Total
£
24,943
349,231
251,911
626,085

22 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Adjustments for:
(Gains)/losses on investments
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating		 2023
£
60,340
-
(1,386)
(8,236)
(74,410)
(19,244)		 2022
£
1,897
8,508
(4,818)
(5,250)
(21,167)
(20,830)

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Statement of Financial Activities

(including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2022

Income from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities:
Investments
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities:
Total expenditure
Transfer between funds
Net movement in funds for the year
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Realised gains/(losses) on investments
Unrealised gains/(losses) on investments
Net income/(expenditure) for the
year
Net income/(expenditure) before
net gains/(losses) on
investments		 Unrestricted
funds
£
27,052
108,397
4,818
140,267
66,080
66,080
74,187
-
(8,508)
65,679
(33,476)
32,203
527,959
560,162		 Restricted
funds
£
44,664
428,275
-
472,939
536,721
536,721
(63,782)
-
-
(63,782)
33,476
(30,306)
96,229
65,923		 Total funds
2022
£
71,716
536,672
4,818
613,206
602,801
602,801
10,405
-
(8,508)
1,897
-
1,897
624,188
626,085		 Total funds
2021
£
42,158
469,387
3,786
515,331
426,796
426,796
88,535
-
8,487
97,022
-
97,022
527,166
624,188

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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