**Charity registration number 1157070** ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** |**Trustees**|A Schenk| |---|---| ||J Sherrington| ||J Fawcett| ||S Merchant| ||T Boylin| ||U Badat| ||H Osman| ||K Syeda| |**Operations Manager**|Julie Darbyshire| |**Charity number**|1157070| |**Registered office**|Scott House| ||27 Silverwell Street| ||Bolton| |**Independent examiner**|Mr D A Kay FCA| ||Barlow Andrews LLP| ||Carlyle House| ||78 Chorley New Road| ||Bolton| |**Bankers**|CAF Bank Ltd| ||25 Kings Hill Avenue| ||Kings Hill| ||West Maling| ||Kent| ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **CONTENTS** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees' report|1 - 5| |Trustees' declaration|6| |Independent examiner's report|7| |Statement of financial activities|8| |Balance sheet|9| |Notes to the financial statements|10 - 15| ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". ## **Objectives and activities** The charity's objectives are: The advancement of health and the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability or financial hardship by; - a. encouraging and supporting local people to share their experiences of health and social care; - b. ensuring the involvement of local people in the commissioning, design and scrutinising, reviewing and monitoring of health and social care services; - c. the promotion of transparency and accountability within the health economy; - d. the provision of information and advice to the general public about health and social care services. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake and are of the opinion that the charity continues to provide public benefit through its activities, of which more detail is provided in the achievements and performance section. ## **Achievements and performance** ## **Priorities for the year 2022-23** Our priorities are set by the public via a public engagement process and analysing intelligence from our Information, Advice and Guidance service and our community engagement.activity. In 2022/23 our priorities were: **Primary Care and Mental Health** . In addition to this we have also continued to support ongoing work on cervical screening awareness and the carers strategy. For our work on **Primary Care** , the public told us once again that this was their number one priority, which includes GPs and dentistry. Throughout 2022-23 the public have been continuing to tell us they struggle to see their GP, get timely appointments, and sometimes cannot get the type of appointment they request’ such as face to face. We decided to do some work in partnership with Bolton GP Federation to gain some public feedback about the initiative that will look to offer an extended primary care service to patients. We consulted with the public to find out their views about accessing primary care professionals at weekends and in the evenings. From this work the Bolton GP Federation responded to the recommendations we formulated from the feedback and assured us that they would be implementing these from October 2022. We also worked in partnership with Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust to do some work on virtual health care appointments. As part of the NHS forward plan, all health care establishments need to be offering more digital or virtual appointments to people over the next few years. We wanted to find out people’s thoughts about this and about their experiences of having virtual health care appointments. We then formulated recommendations based on what people told us – mainly that virtual appointments should not be the default option for people. We received assurance that virtual appointments will only be offered with full consultation with the patient. - 1 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ For our **Mental Health priority** – we looked at the impact of difficulties accessing NHS dentistry and how this affects both physical and mental health. Many people are unable to access NHS dentistry because of a shortage of availability due to various factors such as dentists leaving the NHS, and the current NHS dental contract not paying enough for dentists to run a viable business. This has led to some dentists only offering a service for people who can pay privately. Many people are simply unable to afford private fees and are therefore left with nowhere to turn. We have worked with our colleagues across the Greater Manchester Healthwatch network on dentistry and Healthwatch England. We submitted some intelligence to the Health Select Committee for Health and Care for their enquiry into dentistry and Healthwatch representatives gave evidence at this enquiry. We also looked at how the cost of living has been affecting people’s wellbeing. This work has fed into the work undertaken by Bolton Local Authority and is currently being analysed to provide some practical support for people who are struggling with the cost of living in Bolton. ## **Impact and Building on Previous Work** ## **Carers** From the work we did on unpaid carers in 2021/22, we continue to participate in the carers strategy meetings with the Local Authority. Our work has contributed to the strategy and we have helped to produce videos showcasing the experiences of carers. The strategy is being implemented in 2023 and there is still much work to be done to which we will be involved in where we can. ## **Cervical Cancer Screening – Smears Means Years project** We have continued to support the outreach screening sessions in the community with Bolton GP Federation. The project has been taken into community settings including a mosque and a homeless hostel. We have helped to raise awareness of the project and have also helped to build connections with different agencies who have been able to reach out to more people. It is unclear if the project will continue in 2023. ## **Greater Manchester Healthwatch Network (GMHW) and the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP)** In July 2022 the new Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership became live. We have been working closely with the ICP in Bolton to ensure we are sat in the right meetings to ensure our reports are presented to commissioners and responses received. We have seats on the Bolton Locality Board, the Strategy, Planning and Delivery Committee and the Voice of the Public Enabling committee. We have also contributed to the discussions setting the 3 priority areas for the ICP, using our feedback and intelligence. The GMHW network has also been continuing to work towards working with the GM ICP, funding for the network is expected some time in 2023 so we can start to do some meaningful work with the GMICP. We did undertake some public engagement across GM – The Big Conversation consulted members of the public all across GM to find out what people are happy or not happy with their health and care. Our feedback contributed to the GM ICP strategy priority areas ## **Community Engagement** During 2022/23 we gathered the views of 887 members of the public through surveys and social media feedback. Our social media following continued to grow and at the end of the year we had 4210 followers on social media (Twitter 2844, Facebook 705, Instagram 661). We have signed up 112 more people to our mailing list. We have continued to attend many events, meetings and groups to promote our work and to encourage people to share their feedback. We have helped groups to forge links with health and care professionals and this has encouraged people to hold their own events. Deane and Derby college hosted a wellbeing and cancer awareness event with our support. Other group are planning events looking at raising awareness of prostate cancer. ## **Volunteer involvement** We have not recruited many new volunteers this year, but the ones we have, have been working well with us. One volunteer helps with our IT packages and we have a new volunteer who is studying for a public health masters qualification, and is helping us with community engagement and supporting us at events. - 2 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ ## **Information and Advice** During 2022/23, Healthwatch Bolton Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) service continued to provide an effective and valuable service to the people of Bolton. During the period, the information and advice service dealt with 266 enquiries. Again, nearly half of the enquiries we dealt with this year were around people unable to access an NHS dentist. We have repeatedly raised the issue of NHS dentistry and the lack of access to commissioners and providers. We have also submitted our intelligence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee Inquiry into Dentistry. We continue to monitor the situation in Bolton and liaise with Healthwatch England to ensure the issue stays on the agenda. Our IAG service continues to be in demand and we find that people’s issues are becoming more complex and take more time to deal with. We are very pleased to say we receive a lot of very positive and humbling feedback from clients who say how we have made a difference in helping them with their query. Sometimes people tell us that it is the time we spend and the fact that we listen to people and give them time to talk about their issue. On the whole, most clients are extremely grateful and although we cannot solve every problem, we do strive to offer the best service we can with the best solutions available to us. ## **Plans for 2023-24** The charity will continue to hold the Healthwatch Bolton contract until 31/3/2026, with the same funding of £125,000. As there will be no uplift to this funding in line with inflation, and currently no other income streams identified, then the charity is only now able to employ three members of staff – two on 100% of full time equivalent and one at 80% of full time equivalent. In order to ensure the charity is on track with its duty to hold the required monies in reserves, the charity will not be able to provide any increases in salary for staff for the duration of the current contract. That is unless extra income can be identified. The workplan has been set for 2023-24 priority areas identified from feedback from the community. In addition, there will also be work undertaken with the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership. There is a small amount of income expected from this work which will be approximately £1,800. It has also been agreed to dispose of the physical office to save money. Staff have been mainly working from home since the Covid 19 pandemic and have all the necessary equipment needed to do this effectively. The Local Authority asked for a risk analysis and gave their agreement to close the office permanently in July 2023. Members of the public can still access Healthwatch Bolton staff online or arrangements can be made in person at locations in Bolton. The charity has now set up a PO box address for post, it has a cloud-based telephone system and all other online communications will stay the same. Arrangements for room hire and printing can be made with Bolton CVS which the charity will need to pay for. ## **Trustee Appointment, Training and Development** Voice: Local is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). This means it has a board of trustees which oversees the governance and leadership of the organisation. It is also a membership organisation with 223 members. The organisation continues to support active volunteers, with a total of 12 active volunteers this year, including trustees. Where there is a vacancy for a trustee position, this role and skills specialty is advertised with CVS and through our own media channels. Anyone showing an interest is invited to come in and speak to the chair and other trustees and staff. New trustees complete an application form and if they meet the required skills needed for the role, they are co-opted into the organisation. They are formally appointed at the next Annual General Meeting. This year we lost our trustee Anne Bain who sadly died in April 2022. When new trustees are appointed, they undergo an induction session that covers the following: Introduction to Healthwatch Bolton/VOICE Local Charity Commission Guide: The Essential Trustee Annual reports and finance reports Strategic Plan Copies of board minutes Copies of policies and procedures Data protection processes Training opportunities Trustees also undertake development sessions in partnership with Bolton CVS. They are invited to attend the regular TGI Friday trustee sessions that are run by Bolton CVS to discuss any issues around trusteeship etc. Trustees are also invited to attend webinars and sessions run by Healthwatch England, Hempsons Solicitors and Peninsula HR. - 3 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ ## **Partnership Working, Engagement, Co-production, Co-design** Working in partnership is extremely important to us and to getting the best outcomes for people. This year we have worked with Bolton GP Federation, Bolton Hospital, Bolton Local Authority, Answer Cancer, Bolton Health Information Partnership, Caribbean Health Network, Youth Leads, to name a few. Our engagement team work to forge links and bring together other agencies to network and share information. From this work other organisations have been encouraged to hold their own health events. We have been forging better links with schools and have supported health and wellbeing clinics on school premises. ## **Working with Healthwatch England** We continue to be supported by Healthwatch England who provide our website support, training and governance support. We share all our intelligence with Healthwatch England and they in turn escalate national feedback direct to Westminster. ## **Financial review** In 2022/23 the organisation continued to hold the Healthwatch contract for Bolton. The contract with Bolton MBC ended on 31 March 2023. We have been informed that we are to be contracted to provide a Healthwatch function until the end of March 2026, with annual income of £125k, and there will be no tendering process. The financial performance of the organisation is shown in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 8 and its financial position at year end is outlined in the balance sheet on page 9. ## **Reserves policy** The charity ended the 2021/22 financial year with free reserves of £75,025. A review of our reserves policy concluded that we should aim to: (a) ensure that the organisation can cover its liabilities and (b) work towards maintaining free reserves equivalent to at least 3 months' operating costs. At the end of the 2022/23 financial year our free reserves of £82,806 enable us to more than satisfy both these measures. However, as explained earlier in the Plans for 2023-24, our funding for the next 3 years will be extremely tight. We will need to operate with just 3 staff members and no physical office, and it is likely that we will need to utiliise our free reserves to sustain us through the next 3 years. ## **Risk review** The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to those risks. - 4 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ ## **Structure, governance and management** Voice: Local was set up under the name Healthwatch Bolton by statute in April 2013 with a ‘Shadow Board’ and a parent company (The BHA for Equality) appointed by the Local Authority. In May 2014 Healthwatch Bolton became constituted in its own right and registered with the Charity Commission. The registered charity number is 1157070. Healthwatch Bolton became fully independent in July 2015. In 2017 the charity changed its name to Voice: Local, retaining its original charity status and charity number, Voice: Local is used as a contractual name and the organisation continues to operate under the Healthwatch Bolton name in terms of its day-to-day activities and public awareness of it. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: A Schenk J Sherrington J Fawcett S Merchant A Bain (Deceased 20 April 2022) T Boylin U Badat H Osman K Syeda The current Board of Trustees remains as the governing body. The Board continued to consider matters of risk and to support the staff to develop and pursue new avenues for obtaining funding and developing services relevant to the charities overall mandate and to provide active and effective support to the Operations Manager. The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees. _Jim Fawcett_ ## **J Fawcett** Trustee Dated: 5 July 2023 - 5 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES** ## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The 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 state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient 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, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. 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. - 6 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF VOICE: LOCAL** I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of VOICE: Local (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements 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 2011 Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** - 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 charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or - 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or - 3 the financial statements 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 financial statements to be reached. David Kay, FCA Barlow Andrews LLP Chartered Accountants Carlyle House 78 Chorley New Road Bolton Dated: 5 July 2023 - 7 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ |||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted| |---|---|---|---| |||**funds**|funds| |||**2023**|2022| ||**Notes**|**£**|**£**| |**Income from:**|||| |Income from charitable activities|**2**|151,523|135,250| |**Expenditure on:**|||| |Expenditure on charitable activities|**3**|142,941|120,797| |**Net income for the year/**|||| |**Net movement in funds**||8,582|14,453| |Fund balances at 1 April 2022||79,497|65,044| |**Fund balances at 31 March 2023**||88,079|79,497| The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. - 8 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **BALANCE SHEET** ## _**AS AT 31 MARCH 2023**_ |**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**8**
**Current assets**
Debtors
**10**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**11**
Net current assets
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Income funds**
Unrestricted funds|**2023**
**£**
1,049
90,685
91,734
(8,928)|**£**
5,273
82,806
88,079
88,079
88,079|**2022**
**£**
32,175
106,084
138,259
(63,234)|**£**
4,472
75,025| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||79,497| |||||79,497| |||||79,497| The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 5 July 2023 ## _Jim Fawcett_ J Fawcett **Trustee** - 9 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ ## **1 Accounting policies** ## **Charity information** VOICE: Local is a CIO constitued in its own right and registered with the Charity Commissioner. The registered charity number is 1157070. The charity was previously called Healthwatch Bolton. ## **1.1 Accounting convention** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. ## **1.2 Going concern** At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. ## **1.3 Charitable funds** Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives. Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements. ## **1.4 Income** Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received. ## **1.5 Expenditure** Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities. It includes both costs that can be directly allocated to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. It also includes costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity, the professional fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity and costs associated with the staffing and the general running of the charity. - 10 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ ## **1 Accounting policies** **(Continued)** ## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets** Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses. Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases: Computers 25% straight line ## **1.7 Impairment of fixed assets** At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). ## **1.8 Cash and cash equivalents** Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand. ## **1.9 Financial instruments** The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. ## _**Basic financial assets**_ Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. ## _**Impairment of financial assets**_ Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through income and expenditure, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting date. Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. ## _**Basic financial liabilities**_ Basic financial liabilities, including creditors are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. - 11 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ ## **1 Accounting policies** **(Continued)** ## **1.10 Employee benefits** The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received. Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. ## **1.11 Retirement benefits** Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due. ## **2 Income from charitable activities** |Bolton MBC
Other income|**2023**
**£**
149,000
2,523
151,523|**2022**
**£**
135,250
-| |---|---|---| |||135,250| - 12 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ ## **3 Expenditure on charitable activities** |Staff costs and benefits
Travel and accommodation
Books and subscriptions
Telephone and internet
IT support and other computer costs
Equipment lease and maintenance
Legal and professional fees
Property rents, running costs and repairs
Advertising, photocopying, postage and stationery
Sundry running costs
Staff training
Share of support costs (see note 4)
Share of governance costs (see note 4)
**Analysis by fund**
Unrestricted funds|**2023**
**£**
113,957
197
1,613
2,811
3,069
2,348
2,378
8,527
1,782
1,925
607
139,214
1,507
2,220
142,941
142,941|**2022**
**£**
94,832
57
384
3,197
3,127
3,137
2,966
5,907
801
3,045
1,131| |---|---|---| |||118,584
113
2,100| |||120,797| |||120,797| ## **4 Support and governance costs** |Depreciation
Accounts/examination
Analysed between
Charitable activities|**Support**
**costs**
**Governance**
**costs**
**£**
**£**
1,507
-
-
2,220
1,507
2,220
1,507
2,220|**2023**
**£**
1,507
2,220
3,727
3,727|**2022 Basis of allocation**
**£**
113 Usage
2,100 Governance
2,213
2,213| |---|---|---|---| ## **5 Trustees** None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration, reimbursed expenses or benefits from the charity during the year. - 13 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ ## **6 Employees** The average monthly number of employees during the year was: |Management and service
**Employment costs**
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs|**2023**
**Number**
4
**2023**
**£**
107,761
2,385
3,811
113,957|**2022**
**Number**
3| |---|---|---| |||**2022**
**£**
83,869
7,761
3,202| |||94,832| There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000. ## **7 Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxationof Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. ## **8 Tangible fixed assets** |**Tangible fixed assets**|| |---|---| ||**Computers**| ||**£**| |**Cost**|| |At 1 April 2022|4,853| |Additions|2,308| |At 31 March 2023|7,161| |**Depreciation and impairment**|| |At 1 April 2022|381| |Depreciation charged in the year|1,507| |At 31 March 2023|1,888| |**Carrying amount**|| |At 31 March 2023|5,273| |At 31 March 2022|4,472| - 14 - ## **VOICE: LOCAL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ |**9**
**Financial instruments**
**Carrying amount of financial assets**
Debt instruments measured at amortised cost
**Carrying amount of financial liabilities**
Measured at amortised cost|**2023**
**£**
90,685
(8,928)|**2022**
**£**
106,084| |---|---|---| |||(63,234| The trustees consider that the carrying amounts of financial assets carried at amortised cost in the financial statements approximate to their fair values. The trustees consider that the carrying amounts of financial liabilities carried at amortised cost in the financial statements approximate to their fair values. ## **10 Debtors** |**Amounts falling due within one year:**
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income|**2023**
**£**
-
1,049
1,049|**2022**
**£**
31,250
925| |---|---|---| |||32,175| ## **11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** |Other taxation and social security
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|**2023**
**£**
3,356
530
543
4,499
8,928|**2022**
**£**
3,490
643
1,691
57,410| |---|---|---| |||63,234| Included within the year end balance for accruals and deferred income is £nil in relation to deferred income (2022: £55,250). ## **12 Related party transactions** There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2022 - none). - 15 -