Kayaks
A Charity Registered in England & Wales Registration no: 1158725
12 months to 27th March 2024
Financial Statements and Trustees' Report
Legal and Administrative Information
Name: Kayaks
Reg'd Charity No: 1158725
Structure Registered Charity
Management Committee Members: Trustees Chair: Alison Bland Vice Chair : Fay Cunningham Treasurer: Jill Osborne KOPE Lead : Malcolm Osborne Address: 8 Horsley Hill Square South Shields Tyne & Wear NE34 7HE Bankers: TSB Bank Independent Examiner: Mark Thompson MAAT VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
Trustees’ Annual Report For the year ended 27 March 2024.
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 27 March 2024 Structure
The Kayaks is a charity for children and young adults with SEND (Special Educational Needs or Disabilities). We are based in South Tyneside and serve the North East of England
Legal and administrative information including details of trustees is set out in the annual accounts.
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
The objects of the KAYAKS are:
The objects as set out in the Charities Governing Document CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07/06/2014
• To provide opportunities for children and young adults with special needs to help develop their potential through a range of educational, social, recreational and leisure activities in a safe supporting environment.
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To provided practical help, support and advice to parents and carers.
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To promote information, education and awareness on special needs issues to the wider community.
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To develop services and activities appropriate to the needs of the group.
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To develop partnerships and friendship opportunities with other groups and organisations having similar objects.
We support families who are struggling to obtain an EHCP (Education & Health Care Plan) via volunteers who are IPSEA trained
Summary of the main activities in relation to the public benefit
The charity carries out a wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims. The trustees consider these activities, summarised below, provide public benefit to the community with regard to Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The KAYAKS have an office in South Shields with a large community education room and a smaller café/teenage section.
It is here where we hold parent/carer support groups, adult education and training sessions, home education sessions, family cooking sessions, sewing & crafting sessions, youth meetings and pizza & gaming club. Our younger members often find friendships more difficult, mainly due to their school not being local to the area in which they live.
We have weekly family activity sessions at Harton Academy in South Shields, , we have an adult sized bouncy castle, arts & crafts, games, PS5, sensory toys and role play toys. We also have use of outside space where we offer a range of outdoor activities weather depending.
We believe that to nurture a family you strengthen the community.
Achievements and Performance
The North East is a region which is impacted greatly by austerity through funding and the cost-of-living crisis. We offer our services to the whole of the North East and have members from some of the hardest hit localities.
We secured a three-year funding scheme from The Mercers which allowed us to rent our office and education rooms. Here is where we really make a difference to our parents and carers. They learn new valuable skills on top of what skills they already have. We hold a lot of social and educational events as it is common for parents/carers of children with additional needs to feel isolated. Having our own premises allows us to expand our services to meet the needs of our members.
The feedback from our members is so valuable and shows us how much our service is needed.
“Being part of a group has really changed how I feel about myself and my situation, I feel I belong to something now”
“I loved cooking with my child, we never get the time at home”
We have recently moved to holding all of our information online and we are collecting data to improve how we evidence our work.
Concerns, Complaints and Compliments
We love to get feedback. A complaint or concern helps us to improve and make changes. A compliment tells us we have it right. If anyone would like to contact us we can be reached via our website www.thekayaks.org.uk All of our complaints or concerns are treat with the confidentiality and our policies and procedures will be followed.
Financial Review
Reserves Policy
The trustees have reviewed the reserves of the Charity. Their policy is to aim to hold enough funds to meet three months operating costs of the Charity.
Future Plans
If we look at our increasing number of members, how far some families are travelling to join us along with our positive feedback, we acknowledge and have the evidence to show we are needed.
We are always on the lookout for new ventures and new initiatives. Our trustees spend a lot of time searching for funding to enable us to provide for our members. We will continue to explore and develop new activities ensuring that those who use us have excellent experiences.
The Kayaks are looking to introduce a trading arm to their charity to enable us to raise funds to support our expenses including rent for The Hub.
Volunteers
At Kayaks no-one gets paid, our work is entirely voluntary. We have 6 trustees, 11 committee members and 15 adult volunteers. All give their time freely. The volunteers get to choose what area is of interest to them and they lead on that activity. Without our volunteers we would not be where we are today, the delivery of our activities is at times labour intensive. We seek honest feedback from our volunteers and take on board what they say. We listen and deliver activities they suggest giving us a diverse range of indoor and outdoor activities.
Signed:……………………………………………………, on behalf of Trustees
Print name: Alison Bland
Date:………………………………….
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
Report to the trustees of Kayaks
On accounts for 27 March 2024 Charity no 1158725 the year ended
Respective The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of responsibilities of accounts; they consider that an audit is not required for this year under trustees and section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent examiner Examination is needed. It is my responsibility to
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examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),
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follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
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Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and • state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions independent given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review examiner’s of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the statement accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: examiner's 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material statement respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: • proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of the Act); and • accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date: 27 January, 2025 Name: Mark Thompson MAAT Address: VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
Kayaks
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 27 March 2024
| Receipts Grants & Donations 4 Sponsored Events Raffles, Blind Cards and Tuck Charity Nights Other Fundraising Activities Total Receipts Payments Trips, Residential Weekends & Activities Office Costs Sports Activities Transport and Travelling Costs Advertising & Website Counselling Sessions Play Equipment, Arts and Crafts & Storage Repair & Maintenance of Equipment Mini Bus Running Costs Office hire (Rent) Classes & Venue hire Raffles, Blind Cards and Tuck Expenses Printing, Postage and Stationery Party Expenses Training Course Great North Run Places Relocation Expenses Volunteers Exp Insurance Accountancy Miscellaneous Expenses Depreciation Total Payments Nett Transfer between Funds Surplus/Deficit for the year Funds at 28 March 2023 Funds at 27 March 2024 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds 2024 2024 2024 2023 £ £ 11750 48017 59767 72748 3771 3771 4370 423 423 827 1138 1138 1399 1812 1812 650 |
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| 18894 48017 66911 79994 |
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| 6141 26940 33081 17879 2818 2792 5610 6079 678 678 588 545 545 301 26 389 415 31 1460 4340 5800 6635 1070 1800 2870 4999 1456 3900 5356 40 522 522 450 7515 7515 5657 2077 2077 0 987 987 1126 263 362 625 18 1180 1180 0 998 1889 2887 713 2300 2300 830 0 5000 306 306 0 1595 1595 1767 330 350 680 330 284 284 135 1837 1837 2296 |
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| 25278 51872 77150 54874 |
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| 0 -6384 -3855 -10239 25120 63661 12810 76471 51351 |
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| 57277 8955 66232 76471 |
Kayaks Balance Sheet as at 27 March 2024
| Fixed Assets 5 Current Assets: Cash at Bank & In Hand Total Cash Balances Net Assets at 27 March 2024 Represented by : Restricted Funds (Current Assets) Total Restricted Fund Unrestricted Funds (Fixed Assets) Unrestricted Funds (Current Assets) Total Unrestricted Funds |
2024 £ 7347 58885 58885 66232 8955 8955 7347 49930 57277 66232 |
2023 £ 9184 67287 |
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| 67287 | ||
| 76471 | ||
| 12810 12810 9184 54477 63661 |
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| 76471 |
The financial statements were approved by the following members of the Management Committee :
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Kayaks
Notes to the accounts, 2023/24
1. Basis of accounts
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) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
Kayaks meet the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets
and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
1.1 Fixed Assets
Fixed Assets are depreciated over a useful lifeline at the following rates: Motor Vehicles 20% reducing balance
2. Trustees and Staff
No Trustees were remunerated or received expenses payments.
3. Costs of financial services
The cost for the Independent Examination for the financial period will be £375.
4. Grants & Donations
Unrestricted Grants & Donations:
| Spectrum Groundworks Autismable Miscellaneous donations Restricted Grants: South Tyneside Council - HAF Mercer Community Foundation Ballinger Charitable Trust Nissan Grant Total Grants Henry Smith Charity YHA Trip South Tyneside Council - HAF Mercer Community Foundation Ballinger Charitable Trust Nissan Grant Total Restricted Funds c/fwd to 2024-25 5 Fixed Assets Cost As at 28 March 2023 Additions Disposals As at 27 March 2024 Depreciation As at 28 March 2023 Charge for the year Disposals As at 27 March 2024 Net Book Value at 27 March 2024 |
8600 1000 510 1640 11750 22517 20000 3000 1000 1500 48017 59767 Balance at Balance at March 2023 Income Expend March 2024 2500 2500 0 10310 10310 0 22517 22517 0 20000 11045 8955 3000 3000 0 1000 1000 0 1500 1500 0 |
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| 12810 48017 51872 8955 |
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| Minibus 14350 0 14350 5166 1837 7003 7347 |