WHEELY TOTS Trustees Annual Report & Financial Statements For year ended 30 April 2022 Registered Charity Number 1161237 ## **From our Chair of Trustees** As a community led charitable social enterprise Wheely Tots are focussed on creating healthy, confident, resilient communities. This year our cycling and walking activities have seen us expand our activities to embrace age friendly family provision. As a result, we have got to know even more fantastic people and organisations in our community. We’d like to thank everyone that has attended a session, brought along a friend, made a suggestion and shared a story with us. Thanks also to: - Lordship Community Hub for the use of the community space to store items and for inviting us to support their events - The Haringey Regeneration team for their ongoing support and belief in us to deliver - • The Broadwater Farm stakeholders group, run by Haringey Council, for introductions to local residents and use of community spaces - The Trampery for providing a space to work with an inspiring community of local organisations - The National Lottery Community Fund for supporting our age friendly activities and enabling us to embed community-led approaches across the organisation - Our brilliant team of local Session Leaders for sharing their skills, co-developing and running sessions that participants enjoy attending - The volunteers who have given their time and skills to help our small team to achieve even more. We review the past year with a smile on our faces at what we have achieved and look ahead with excitement for the year to come. Gloria Obilana, Chair of Trustees 2 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** ## **Wheely Tots Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2022** **Full name** Wheely Tots ## **Registered charity number** 1161237 **Registered address** The Trampery Tottenham, 639 High Road, Tottenham, N17 8AA ## **Committee members** Chair of Trustees: Gloria Obilana Trustees: Merna Daabis (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), David Furness (Secretary), Richard Markland (Treasurer), Eleanor Mitchell (Vice Chair of Trustees) Chief Executive **:** David Pitcher **Bankers** Barclays Bank ## **Governance and management** Wheely Tots is a CIO managed in accordance with the constitution dated April 2015. Trustees are appointed for a minimum term of 2 years. Applications from new Trustees and volunteers are always welcome. ## **Safeguarding** All individuals responsible for delivering Wheely Tots sessions have Enhanced DBS checks, either completed within the last two years or registered with the update service. Other policies in place are: equality, diversity and inclusion; safeguarding; volunteer; privacy; online safety and financial procedures; these are reviewed annually. ## **Aims and objectives** Wheely Tots’ formal charitable objective is “The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of cycling advice, cycle training, cycle maintenance, and other cycling related activities.” In practice we achieve our objective by - taking a “whole family” approach to helping families grow - taking a lead on social inclusion and community development, and - referring families to other healthy activities and services. 3 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** ## **Our activities** Wheely Tots is a registered charity that believes all children, families and communities should be healthy, confident and resilient. Wheely Tots is based in North London in the borough of Haringey and helps to unite the community by promoting a healthy and active lifestyle through cycling and walking activities. We create as many positive micro interactions as we can. Each seeds another and another, leading to more connections within our community. We continue to deliver our flagship activity with parent and toddler balance bike sessions run weekly in local parks. This year we have expanded our activities to take an age friendly approach to support our wider community to embrace active travel through cycling and walking. _Connecting Well walk, with staff and children from Broadwater Farm Community Centre and local volunteers, 2021_ We continue to run activities with 11-18 year olds in Haringey and the foodbank at Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham set up in March 2020 is still operating to support around 45 families each week. The majority of our activities take place in the east of the London Borough of Haringey. Haringey is the 4th most deprived borough in London and more than half the neighbourhoods in the east of the borough are among the 20% most deprived in the country. Haringey is a diverse borough: 64% of the population are from BAME or Other White groups; over 180 languages are spoken and 30% of residents do not speak English as their main language, the 6th highest rate in London. 14.7% of children in Haringey live in relative poverty. In West Green ward, where Lordship Recreation Ground is located, only 38% of homes have good access to nature. Of all London boroughs, Haringey has the fourth largest proportion of residents earning below the London Living wage (26%). Wheely Tots is proud to be a Living Wage employer, all our roles pay at least the London Living Wage. Haringey, State of the Borough 2022 4 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** The public benefit we provide can be summarised as; - Community development: we bring together a diverse range of individuals from varied socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds - Confidence building: bikes/cycling provides an amazing focus for people to move out of their comfort zone and realise the art of the possible - Improving and facilitating positive interactions between individuals - Improving mental and health through physical activity - Promoting the use of urban outdoor space (pavements & parks) - Developing core skills e.g. agility, balance, coordination, emotional intelligence, navigation - Learning by doing; learning how to ask the right questions and helping people to help themselves We are a responsible, well managed organisation providing genuine public benefit. We have been successful in securing grant funding in the past year which has allowed us to expand our activities to offer age friendly sessions and reach a wider range of people. _**“I have lived in Haringey for almost 40 years. I never knew things like this existed. The advantage of this walk is that I have learned more about the area.”**_ Walking Group Participant ## **Our social value** Wheely Tots received £271,272 income in 2021-22. Using the social value calculator thus created £6.2million in social value. For each pound received, Wheely Tots creates £23 in social value. _Zoe and Ionie, two of our local session leaders_ 5 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** _**Summary of the main outputs during the period from Wheely Tots records**_ _**At a glance numbers 2021-22**_ |**_At a glance numbers 2021-22_**|| |---|---| |**_Number of cycling & walking sessions delivered_**|**_237_**| |**_Hours of session delivery_**|**_191.25_**| |**_Number of people attending sessions_**|**_581_**| |**_Volunteers who have kindly donated time and expertise_**|**_22_**| |**_Number of volunteer hours_**|**_450_**| |**_Number of bikes bought/borrowed from Kit Library_**|**_68_**| |**_Number of bikes serviced_**|**_24_**| |**_Number of households attending food bank per week_**|**_45_**| ## **Outcomes** We are focussed on improving social integration in our local area. In practice this means running sessions involving different people, recognising the barriers and hurdles we all face. This creates a positive sense of community and as a hook we seek common ground around people's enjoyment of healthy outdoor recreation. 69% of attendees at Wheely Tots sessions responded that they met people from different backgrounds and 67% of attendees met new people and expanded their social group. ## **Projects** We have increased the number of projects we have worked on this year and have been supported by new and past funders including: ## _National Lottery Community Fund_ Connecting Well: Age friendly activities _Transport for London & London Marathon Charitable Trust: Walking & Cycling Grants London_ - Family Explorers: Family-friendly walks (Year 3) - Winter Rides: Family rides in and around Lordship Rec and Broadwater Farm (Year 2) ## _Haringey Council_ - Your Bike Project: Cycle training / maintenance at Broadwater Farm and Northumberland Park Estates for young people (Year 3) - People Need Parks: Summer provision for families in Hartington Park and Lordship Rec - School Holiday Food provision 6 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** _Clarion Futures_ Ride: Connecting people and places in Tottenham and providing tools, skills and opportunities to communities most impacted by COVID-19 _Sage Foundation_ Employability and extra management support for Kickstart placements _Laureus_ Train the Coach: Training programme for session leaders ## _Bikeability_ Widening Participation: Outreach and cycling provision, targeting families and young women in Haringey + Waltham Forest (in partnership with JoyRiders) _Haringey Giving_ Together We Can: COVID-19 Fund Grant to support foodbank _Arnold Clark Community Fund_ Support for foodbank and winter care packages ## **Our Funders** 7 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** ## **Our partners and supporters** This has been a challenging year for many organisations. Wheely Tots has continued to deliver activities in the community and has expanded into new areas. Our activities are made possible by the assistance of individuals and partner organisations who offer in kind support. Our relationship with Haringey Council has developed further this year through the delivery of Your Bike Project and the foodbank set up alongside at Broadwater Farm. Through Your Bike Project we have built new partnerships with residents associations, other youth projects and local schools. The Felix Project continue to provide food for the weekly foodbank at Broadwater Farm. We have secured additional funds from Haringey Council through the People Need Parks project and to support school holiday activity provision. Lordship Community Hub at Lordship Recreation Ground allow us to store a cargo bike and balance bikes in a secure location in the park. The Bridge Renewal Trust has supported our growth in Haringey by helping us to connect with local community groups and charities and promoting our vacancies through their weekly newsletter. Berkeley Homes via Rendall & Rittner allow us to use secure storage space for our cargo bikes, balance bikes and other cycling equipment at Woodberry Down. We operate our Kit Library from this location. The Friends of Finsbury Park and Haringey Council Park Management continue to be very supportive of our activities in Finsbury Park. This kind assistance from partner organisations is much appreciated and is essential to the success of our activities. Our partners recognise that working collaboratively and “going the extra mile” are key Wheely Tots organisational strengths. _Warm up before Connecting Well walk, led by a participant. 2021_ 8 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** ## **Our Team** The Wheely Tots team has grown this year to support the increased funded activity. All team members at Wheely Tots work part-time and live locally. All roles are paid at least London Living Wage. David Pitcher continues as CEO supported by a Development Manager, Project Manager, and Finance Manager. In August 2021 a Delivery Manager and Community Engagement Manager were recruited to expand the team. Wheely Tots has seven part-time freelance session leaders and a Foodbank Coordinator. Two local young people were recruited through the government funded Kickstart scheme in March and May 2021 as Social Media Coordinator and Bookkeeping Coordinator. Both successfully completed their six month placements at Wheely Tots and have progressed to work for other organisations. ## **Volunteering at Wheely Tots** Wheely Tots has always been keen for people to come and apply existing skills or learn new skills on a short term basis. As a small organisation, volunteers help us to achieve things we do not have the resources to do. In total we have received support from 22 volunteers from May 2021 to April 2022 giving a total of 450 volunteering hours. Our foodbank in Broadwater Farm has benefited from a regular team of volunteers from the local community keen to offer practical support. Their contribution was recognised at Bridge Renewal Trust’s Volunteer Week Celebration in May 2021, when they were awarded certificates. Sage Foundation once again supported with volunteers. A team from the cyber security team carried out penetration tests on the website and provided a detailed report on their findings. A volunteer from a City law film carried out a website review and gave recommendations. ## **Fundraising** We continue to use Givey as our fundraising platform. The site captures the required information for our Gift Aid return. In July and August 2021 we ran The Great Summer Tour, a virtual event encouraging people to walk, cycle, run, roll or swim to raise money for Wheely Tots. There were 5 routes to choose from and the event was promoted to existing Wheely Tots followers and clients as well as the wider community. A total of £1,954 was raised. ## _**Other fundraising**_ We have accounts with Don’t Send Me A Card, Amazon Smile, Nectar Donate, Easyfundraising and Give As You Live which provide additional income streams. We are set up to receive donations through Facebook and PayPal Giving Fund. 9 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** ## _**Policy on reserves**_ Wheely Tots currently has a minimum reserve of £42,000 which is set aside for future use. Signed on behalf of the CIO’s trustees: Gloria Obilana, Chair of Trustees Date 24/02/2023 10 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Wheely Tots** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Wheely Tots** I report on the accounts for the year ended 30 April 2021 set out on pages 12 - 15. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this period (under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is required. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act - to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of the independent examiner's report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view ' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements - to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Scott Reynolds (ACCA) – Day Accountants (Herts) Ltd 20/02/23 11 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30[th ] April 2022** ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**2022 Total**|**2021 Total**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Income**||||| |Donations and legacies|25,658|-|25,658|35,167| |Grant income|1,000|220,533|221,533|174,717| |Furlough & government kickstart|24,081|-|24,081|-| |**Total**|**50,739**|**220,533**|**271,272**|**209,884**| |**Expenditure**||||| |Contractors & wages|39,570|177,650|217,220|127,709| |Advertising|-|202|202|309| |Depreciation|-|2,065|2,065|2,440| |Equipment|3,941|8,563|12,504|19,080| |Office & admin expenses|3,152|2,844|5,996|8,342| |Rent|120|6,315|6,435|1,240| |Training|200|5,050|5,250|1,746| |Travel & accommodation|76|498|574|285| |Volunteer expenses|688|7,057|7,745|2,908| |Other|-|-|-|884| |**Total**|**47,747**|**210,244**|**257,991**|**164,943**| |**Net income/(expenditure)**|**2,992**|**10,289**|**13,281**|**44,941**| |**Reconciliation of funds:**||||| |Total funds brought forward|50,060|47,143|97,203|52,262| |**Total funds carried forward**|**53,052**|**57,432**|**110,484**|**97,203**| 12 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** ## **Statement of Assets & Liabilities** ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**2022 Total**|**2021 Total**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Fixed assets**||||| |Equipment|-|1,719|1,719|3,784| |**Total**|**-**|**1,719**|**1,719**|**3,784**| |**Current assets**||||| |Debtors|-|35,559|35,559|51,515| |Cash at bank and in hand|53,052|24,023|77,075|52,977| |**Total**|**53,052**|**59,582**|**112,634**|**104,492**| |**Creditors: within one year**|**-**|**3,869**|**3,869**|**11,073**| |**Net current assets/(liabilities)**|**53,052**|**55,713**|**108,765**|**93,419**| |**Total assets less current liabilities**|**53,052**|**57,432**|**110,484**|**97,203**| |**Creditors: after one year**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Total net assets/(liabilities)**|**53,052**|**57,432**|**110,484**|**97,203**| |**Funds of the charity**||||| |Unrestricted|53,052|-|53,052|50,060| |Restricted|-|57,432|57,432|47,143| |**Total**|**53,052**|**57,432**|**110,484**|**97,203**| _The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing accounts, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the CIO as at the end of its financial year._ _These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable incorporated organisations subject to FRS102 SORP._ _Signed on behalf of the CIO’s trustees:_ Signed: Gloria Obilana, Chair of Trustees Date: 24/02/2023 Charitable incorporated organisation: 1161237 13 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **1. Basis of accounting** These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. ## **2. Accounting policies** ## **2.1 Income** Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources; it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. ## **2.2 Expenditure** Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. ## **2.3 Taxation** The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. ## **2.4 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 purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. ## **3. Trustees remuneration and benefits** There were no trustees that received remuneration from the charity within the year ending 30th April 2022 nor the year ending 30th April 2021. There was one employee whose annual employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) were between £60,000 to £70,000 during the year ending 30th April 2022. 14 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com** ## **3. Debtors** **This year Last year £ £** Trade debtors 35,559 51,515 Prepayments/accrued income - - Other debtors - - Total **35,559 51,515 4. Creditors This year Last year £ £** Trade creditors 3,869 9,371 Accrued expenses - - Other creditors - 1,702 Total **3,869 11,073** ## **6. Related party disclosures** There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30th April 2022. ## **7. Notable donations & grants** During the year the charity received the following notable donations and grants: |The National Lottery|£100,000.00| |---|---| |London Borough of Haringey|£64,165.25| |Bikeability Trust|£37,367.29| |Laureus Sport|£5,000.00| |Clarion Futures|£5,000.00| |Clarion Grants|£4,000.00| |Sage Foundation|£3,000.00| 15 **wheelytots.com @WheelyTots info@wheelytots.com**