## **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.
- To provided practical help, support and advice to parents and carers.
- To promote information, education and awareness on special needs issues to the wider community.
- To develop services and activities appropriate to the needs of the group.
- 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
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),
- follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
- 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|
|---|---|
||**18894**
**48017**
**66911**
**79994**|
||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|
||**25278**
**51872**
**77150**
**54874**|
||0
-6384
-3855
-10239
25120
63661
12810
76471
51351|
||**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|
|---|---|---|
|||**67287**|
||||
|||**76471**|
|||12810
**12810**
9184
54477
**63661**|
|||**76471**|
The financial statements were approved by the following members of the Management Committee :
Signed …………….……………………… Position ………………………………….. Signed …………….……………………… Position ………………………………….. Date ……………………………………….
## **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|
|---|---|
||**12810**
**48017**
**51872**
**8955**|
||**Minibus**
14350
0
14350
5166
1837
7003
**7347**|