**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08554307 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1159584**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND**
**UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
## **FOR**
## **FRIENDS AND PLACES TOGETHER**
Segrave & Partners LLP Chartered Accountants Turnpike House 1208/1210 London Road Leigh on Sea Essex SS9 2UA
**FRIENDS AND PLACES TOGETHER**
## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
|||**Page**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|4|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||5||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||6||
|**Balance Sheet**||7||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|8|to|13|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|14|to|15|
**FRIENDS AND PLACES TOGETHER**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 Objectives and aims**
The aim of the charity is:
To relieve need because of disability and ill health among young disabled people and their families and or carers by:
a) providing friendship groups to support and enable young disabled people to maximise social inclusion opportunities.
b) raising public awareness of the issues affecting young people, their families and carers.
c) providing workshops, forums, advocacy and general support for young disabled people, their families and carers.
d) providing out of school/holidays facilities and opportunities for young disabled people, their families and carers.
## **Significant activities**
During the year the charity offered the following actions to meet its activities:
a) providing personal assistance services to young adults to assist them to gain independent skills, confidence, assertive skills.
b) training and pre-employment experiences for several service users.
c) offering several short holiday breaks for service users.
d) offering community building and inclusion.
## **Public benefit**
The Trustees have referred to the guidance in the Charities Commission's general guidance on Public Benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.
The Trustees always consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set for the charity.
In consideration of the significant activities stated the Trustees are satisfied the Charity meets all requirements for the provision of providing a Public Benefit.
## **Grantmaking**
The charity does not make grants to other persons or organisations.
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Charitable / fundraising activities**
a) We have doubled our charitable activities income through a mixture of grants / trusts / fundraising and from clients direct payments, we are seeking further development of the charity to expand outside of Essex.
b) We have been successful in bringing back all our previous clients pre covid apart from two people who wanted one to one hours and not meeting up with friends.
c) We have new referrals from social services and from Essex County Council as well as Southend Local Authority.
d) Clients are using their direct payment hours to pay for our services, this has nearly doubled from last years figures.
e) Clients are using one to one hours even if they are meeting up with their friends, this was agreed by social services during covid to enable us to financially mange the services and core costs.
f) Our core model has been clear that we only offer friendship to small groups, and we provide a limited number of gatherings.
g) Although our lottery funding came to an end in March 2022, we have managed to seek other funding opportunities to replace this income.
h) We have managed to be successful with several grants and trusts which has enabled us to increase pay to staff and we have maintained a healthy reserves to meet future challenges.
i) The CEO has managed to negotiate a number of rental agreements of the head office to cover some of its costs through sub-letting and hiring. We rented out office space to another group for £240 a month and a drop in service rented the unit on Tuesday mornings for £180 a month.
j) We have been successful in increasing our direct payments through small friendship groups for the last year. We now have 65 small friendship groups of people that meet throughout the week.
k) We have successfully raised £54k as well as £10k from the Essex Community Fund and a further Southend Social Investment grant of £10k. Having been successful in securing additional grant funding this has taken the pressure off us as a charity to be able to concentrate on the people we support.
l) We have clear processes and procedures that govern us and keeps the service within set boundaries, whilst also updating the financial processes and procedures to ensure robust financial control for an organisation of this size.
m) We are looking at developing services for the over 25 years age group and have started to research unmet needs.
n) We had an Abba night at the casino which raised funds £1,800 and brought in new people to the charity.
o) Our head office lease came to an end in February 2022 and we successfully manage to secure the lease for a further 3 years on the same terms and conditions.
p) We managed to recruit two apprentices which helped with staff costs as they were employed on an apprenticeship wage.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW Reserves policy**
The charity aims to hold cash reserves of £25,000 within the bank account in order to cover expenses required in a period of wind down or reduced funding. The charity is pleased to report it currently meets this target and continues to monitor the level of reserve funds required.
## **Funds in deficit**
No funds were in deficit during the year or at the year end.
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The charity sources trustees with the skills required to fill skills gaps in the charity from advertisements with local voluntary services associations and by current trustees approaching suitable persons. The charity is currently recruiting new trustees.
## **Organisational structure**
Chief Executive Officer - Denise Nygate
Coordinator - Michelle Thompson
The officers above manage and coordinate the day to day operation of the staff and volunteers of the charity to perform the activities of the charity.
## **Induction and training of new trustees**
The charity has in place an induction and training programme for new trustees to ensure they gain an understanding of the board's activities, responsibilities and undertakings while ensuring their compliance to prevailing rules and regulations.
## **Related parties**
The charity maintains a register of business interests of which any possible related party transactions are bought to the attention of the trustees at a meeting and adequate procedures followed.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number**
08554307 (England and Wales)
## **Registered Charity number**
1159584
## **Registered office**
Turnpike House 1208/1210 London Road Leigh on Sea Essex SS9 2UA
## **Trustees**
W M Bennett S Raviraj M Wilson L Brown (resigned 10.2.22) I Jones (appointed 21.3.22) C J Woollard (appointed 2.3.22)
## **Independent Examiner**
Stephen Pearce ACA FCCA Segrave & Partners LLP Chartered Accountants Turnpike House 1208/1210 London Road Leigh on Sea Essex SS9 2UA
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 10 March 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
## SRaviraj
SRaviraj (Mar 13, 2023 15:21 GMT)
S Raviraj - Trustee
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FRIENDS AND PLACES TOGETHER**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of FRIENDS AND PLACES TOGETHER ('the Company')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2022.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's 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 charity'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**
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:
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.
## Stephen Pearce
Stephen Pearce (Mar 13, 2023 15:22 GMT)
Stephen Pearce ACA FCCA Segrave & Partners LLP Chartered Accountants Turnpike House 1208/1210 London Road Leigh on Sea Essex SS9 2UA
10 March 2023
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## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
4,479
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
124,930
Other trading activities
2
7,447
Investment income
3
6
**Total**
136,862
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
88,045
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
48,817
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
35,057
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
83,874|Restricted
funds
£
-
26,225
-
-
26,225
26,225
-
-
-|2022
Total
funds
£
4,479
151,155
7,447
6
163,087
114,270
48,817
35,057
83,874|2021
Total
funds
£
277
88,094
-
58
88,429
112,199
(23,770)
58,827
35,057|
|---|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **BALANCE SHEET 30 JUNE 2022**
|Unrestricted
Restricted
fund
funds
Notes
£
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
8
7,397
-
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
9
3,721
-
Cash at bank
80,218
-
83,939
-
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
10
(8,962)
-
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
74,977
-
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
82,374
-
**NET ASSETS**
82,374
-
**FUNDS**
11
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|2022
Total
funds
£
7,397
3,721
80,218
83,939
(8,962)
74,977
82,374
82,374
82,374
82,374|2021
Total
funds
£
9,223
2,622
36,481
39,103
(13,269)
25,834
35,057
35,057
35,057
35,057|
|---|---|---|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 June 2022.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 10 March 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:
S Raviraj - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Improvements to property - 15% on reducing balance Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 25% on reducing balance
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits**
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
continued...
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
## **2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
|**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**||
|---|---|
||2022
2021|
||£
£|
|Fundraising events|7,447
-|
|**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Deposit account interest|2022
2021
£
£
6
58|
|**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation - owned assets|2022
2021
£
£
1,537
1,982|
## **3.**
## **4. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
## **5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 June 2022 nor for the year ended 30 June 2021.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 30 June 2022 nor for the year ended 30 June 2021.
## **6. STAFF COSTS**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
## **7.**
|Direct delivery staff
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
fund
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
277
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
59,063
Investment income
58
**Total**
59,398
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
83,168
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(23,770)|2022
6
Restricted
funds
£
-
29,031
-
29,031
29,031
-|2021
10
Total
funds
£
277
88,094
58
88,429
112,199
(23,770)|
|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
|**7.**
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**
Unrestricted
Restricted
fund
funds
£
£
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
58,827
-
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
35,057
-
**8.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Improvements
Fixtures
to
and
Motor
Computer
property
fittings
vehicles
equipment
£
£
£
£
**COST**
At 1 July 2021
11,332
446
900
3,192
Disposals
-
-
(900)
-
At 30 June 2022
11,332
446
-
3,192
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 July 2021
4,373
322
611
1,341
Charge for year
1,044
31
-
462
Eliminated on disposal
-
-
(611)
-
At 30 June 2022
5,417
353
-
1,803
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 30 June 2022
5,915
93
-
1,389
At 30 June 2021
6,959
124
289
1,851
**9.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
2022
£
Trade debtors
3,721|Total
funds
£
58,827
35,057
Totals
£
15,870
(900)
14,970
6,647
1,537
(611)
7,573
7,397
9,223
2021
£
2,622|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
## **10. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|2022
£
250
1,305
6,157
1,250
8,962|2021
£
-
4,985
7,034
1,250
13,269|
|---|---|---|
## **11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Natonal Lottery
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Comparatives for movement in funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.7.21
£
35,057
35,057
Incoming
resources
£
136,862
26,225
163,087
At 1.7.20
£
58,827
58,827|Net
movement
At
in funds
30.6.22
£
£
47,317
82,374
47,317
82,374
Resources
Movemen
expended
in funds
£
£
(89,545)
47,317
(26,225)
-
(115,770)
47,317
Net
movement
At
in funds
30.6.21
£
£
(23,770)
35,057
(23,770)
35,057|
|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
## **11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Natonal Lottery
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
59,398
29,031
88,429|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(83,168)
(23,770)
(29,031)
-
(112,199)
(23,770)|
|---|---|---|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**|At 1.7.20
£|Net
movement
At
in funds
30.6.22
£
£|
|---|---|---|
|General fund|58,827|23,547
82,374|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|58,827|23,547
82,374|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Natonal Lottery
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
196,260
55,256
251,516|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(172,713)
23,547
(55,256)
-
(227,969)
23,547|
|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
## **12. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30 June 2022.
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## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
**Other trading activities**
Fundraising events
**Investment income**
Deposit account interest
**Charitable activities**
Activity income
Grants
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Charitable activities**
Wages
Social security
Pensions
Rent
Light and heat
Activity costs
Printing, postage and stationery
Telephone
Subscriptions
Motor expenses
Staff training
Repairs and renewals
Insurance
Advertising and promotion
General expenses
Travelling expenses
Computer software
Consultancy and professional fees
Improvements to property
Fixtures and fittings
Motor vehicles
Computer equipment
**Support costs**
**Finance**
Bank charges|2022
£
4,479
7,447
6
96,470
54,685
151,155
163,087
79,679
-
986
2,015
2,543
7,698
1,779
1,074
2,987
335
422
2,583
629
728
2,261
3,002
1,391
-
1,044
31
(31)
462
111,618
152|2021
£
277
-
58
59,063
29,031
88,094
88,429
71,332
1,050
3,314
5,702
2,799
2,643
723
1,992
3,223
2,657
373
2,677
539
715
2,298
827
650
3,843
1,228
42
96
616
109,339
-|
|---|---|---|
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## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022**
|**Finance**
**Governance costs**
Accountancy and legal fees
Total resources expended
**Net income/(expenditure)**|2022
£
2,500
114,270
48,817|2021
£
2,860
112,199
(23,770)|
|---|---|---|
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## Friends & Places Together Final Accounts Y.E 30.06.2022
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