| Trustee’s Annual Report for the period | |||||||||
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| 06 | April | 2020 | 05 | April | 2021 |
Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Seaford Down’s Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1158693 Charity’s principal address 47 Fullwood Avenue Newhaven East Sussex Postcode BN9 9SW
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| 1 | David Brown | Co-Chair | Membership | |
| 2 | Alison Woodman | Co-Chair | Membership | |
| 4 | Colin Morrison | Treasurer/Secretary | Membership | |
| 5 | Michelle Evans | Trustee | Membership | |
| 6 | Lisa Prior | Trustee | Membership | |
| 7 | Michael Buroni | Trustee | Membership | |
| 8 | Kevin Tant | Trustee | Membership | |
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional Information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Elected by members and co-opted by trustees as per constitution (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
| Youmay chooseto include additional information, where relevant, about: ●policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; ●the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; |
Trustees are inducted by adopting our constitution. Disclosure and Barring Service checks are carried out prior to the commencement of employment or trusteeship. These checks are renewed every 3 years. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits. We risk assess all activities, to minimise the risk of injury. |
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●relationship with any related parties;
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●trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C
Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
Provide resources and services for persons affected by Down’s Syndrome and/or other additional needs to include the advancement of education and the medical professions.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
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At our planning meetings, we keep in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
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Our main activities normally include:-
Swimming Classes
Children are helped to engage in specially tailored swimming sessions, some with parents and/or siblings in the pool to promote confidence and the more advanced children partake on their own. These sessions run multiple times over each weekend. Where required and appropriate, children not progressing through regular sessions are given fully funded private sessions.
Music Classes
Our music classes (Sensory and Music) may help to improve speech and language, fine and gross motor skills and help to enhance greater reasoning intelligence. The Music classes run weekly, during term time and occasionally at our monthly Drop-in to help improve the accessibility of this programme.
Drop-in Sessions
We host a monthly family oriented drop-in with activities for all of the family.
Advice/Education
We offer warm, positive advice to parents, especially those who have children who are newly diagnosed with extra needs.
Speech Therapy
We offer Speech Therapy with a local authority approved therapist monthly to supplement a local hiatus. Currently 10 children benefit from this activity.
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
We have a number of extremely helpful volunteers who help to provide support in various ways such as admin, play work and fundraising.
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
| Section D | Achievements and performance | Achievements and performance |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
Unfortunately due to the Covid19 Pandemic almost all of the activities of the Charity were put on hold in March 2020. We did manage to continue with Speech Therapy but these sessions were held over the telephone Overall, we support just over 80 member families. A further cleanup is under way following our decision to restart our Drop Ins in October 2021. We are hopeful that our swimming sessions will resume, albeit in a slightly different format in November/December and we are currently in discussions with our providers in this regard. |
| Section E | Financial review | Financial review |
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| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves |
We do not have a policy on reserves. | |
| Details of any funds materially in deficit |
none | |
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Further financial review details (Optional Information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Sources of funds are:
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Grant from BBC’s Children in need, continued to support our popular swimming programme. CIN have approved further funding of £59,520 until 2021 payable in installments. During the year £20,115 was received. We have been in contact with CIN and they are happy for us to utilise the funds and extend the period of the Grant.
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We continued with our fundraising efforts albeit these were somewhat curtailed.Various individual and group fundraising initiatives were undertaken most notably from Nationwide (and their staff who carried out a skydive) which raised c£1,500 and 2 individuals walking the South Downs way which raised c£850
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We were appointed as one of the Co Op’s nominated charities and received £3,250 from this source. In addition there were various others bringing our total income from Donations and Fundraising to £8,614
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Total income was £28,729 (down from £32,634 the previous year reflecting the position with Covid) against expenditure of £4,541 compared with c£28,500 with the main reduction being due to virtually no swimming costs. Our cash position has increased from £79,117 to £103,305 but obviously this will decrease as swimming restarts. Whilst looking comfortable this only covers c4 years expenses should we not continue to receive CIN grants and we continually seek to raise funds from other areas.
Section F Other optional Information
Our figures to April 2022 will also reflect our lack of activities but we are hopeful that we can return to some form of normal situation in the 2022/2023 period.
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc.) Date |
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| David Paul Brown | Colin Morrison | ||
| Co-Chair | Secretary & Treasurer | ||
| November 2021 | |||
| November 2021 |
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| Seaford Down's Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group |
Seaford Down's Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group |
Seaford Down's Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group |
Seaford Down's Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group |
Seaford Down's Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group |
1158693 | 1158693 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
Period start date 6 Apr 2020 |
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 1,427 | - 520- |
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- 1,947- |
- 6,239- |
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| Fundraising | 3,417 | - -- |
- 3,417- |
- 464- |
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| Grants | 23,365 | - -- |
- 23,365- |
- 25,932- |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
- 4,844- |
- 23,885- |
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- 28,729- |
- 32,634- |
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| Sub total Total receipts A3 Payments Swimming |
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| - 4,844- |
- 23,885- |
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- 28,729- |
- 32,634- |
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- 16,055- |
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| Music | - 344- |
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- 344- |
- 1,278- |
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| Room Hire | - 280- |
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- 280- |
- 1,647- |
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| Equipment | - -- |
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| Speech | - 108- |
- 3,357- |
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- 3,465- |
- 7,674- |
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| General | - 396- |
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- 396- |
- 1,491- |
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| Training | - -- |
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- 72- |
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| Telephone | - -- |
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- 68- |
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- 54- |
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| **Sub total ** | - 1,128- |
- 3,357- |
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- 4,485- |
- 28,339- |
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- 56- |
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- 178- |
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| Sub total Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds |
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- 56- |
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- 56- |
- 178- |
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| - 1,128- |
- 3,413- |
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- 4,541- |
- 28,517- |
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- 20,472- |
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- 24,188- |
- 4,118- |
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| A6 | Cash funds last year end | - | 74,836- | - | 4,281- | - | -- | - | 79,117- | - | 74,999- | ||||||||||
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| **Cash funds this year end ** | - | 78,552- | - | 24,753- | - | -- | - | 103,305- | - | 79,117- | |||||||||||
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| A6 Cash funds last year end | - 74,836- |
- 4,281- |
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- 79,117- |
- 74,999- |
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| **Cash funds this year end ** | - 78,552- |
- 24,753- |
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- 103,305- |
- 79,117- |
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| Categories B1 Cash funds |
Details Bank |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - 78,552- - -- - -- |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - 24,753- - -- - -- |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Bank | - 78,552- |
- 24,753- |
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| B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities |
Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Equipment Details |
- 78,552- |
- 24,753- |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of Charity Name Seaford Down’s Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group On accounts for the year 05/04/2021 Charity no 1158693 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-7 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2021.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
- of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
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Signed:
Name: Caroline Clarke
Relevant professional ACA
qualification(s) or body
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Address: 99 Western Road
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
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