CHARITY REGISTrATION NUMBER: 1162947
Access Bedford
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 March 2024

Access Bedford
Financlal Statements
Yoarended 31 March 2024
Page
Trustee5' annual report
Independent examinees report to the trustees
Statement of financial activrties
statement of financial position
Notes to the financial stalernents
The following pages do not form part of the ftnancial statements
Delailed statement of financial activrties
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Trustees. Annual ReF)Ort
Year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees present thar report and the unaudited finanaal statements of th8 charity for th$ year
ended 31 March 2024.
Refrrence and administrntive d¢tsi1s
Reglstered charity narn•
Acce5$ 8edford
Charlty rrylstratlon number
1162947
Princip•l office
40 Kimbollon Road
Bedford
Beds
MK40 2NR
The trust
Mrs R James
MT5 H Bolltsn
Mrs C Wright
Mrs E Mcmlister
(Appointed 3 May 20231
IResigned 20 May 20231
structure* 9overn&nce and maTragement
ess Bedford is a deaf4ead unincorporated charity managed by a board of tnjstees with the
assistance of 8 P8rt-lime paid charlty manager and a volunleei committee. The committee is madè up
of deaf and hard of hearing indlviduals from the Bedfordshire are8 whom ha¥e a wealth of relevant
experfence and help th8 trustees understsnd the needs of the local deaf community In othr to
detemiine the services on offer.
OblectiV•8 And a¢tlvltl88
The obl￿t￿leS of the tharty are to empcwer the l¢xal deaf community, reduce local isolation and
improve physicgl and mental wellbeirbg Ihrotrgh events. support training and the provisic￿ of free
access to qualffied interpreter5. We also airn lo improve inclusivity within Bedford by wofking with
indsvKluaLs and service providers in the hearing community, lo irnprovg deaf awarenes5 arKJ
understanding through traiiing. education and the creation of indu$ive events and actNities.

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Trustees. Annual Report {ctytllnvoo)
Yaar endod 31 March 2024
Aehlevomerts and perfornian¢è
Access Bedford has been a decjrcated champion for change, inclusKin. and equality for the deaf and
hard of hearing community for over 8 decade. We address the marginalisation and discrimlnalion
faced by deaf individuals in all aspeGls of life wrthin region. Through our Deaf Space Support
provlston, we regularly work with familie5 in the Joc81 Area. providing support in all areas of lifè, from
booking travel 8nd Job seeking to accessing health care and filing HMRC tax returns,
We Clyttinue to work with any relevanl, appropriate. and engaged partners from all seth to open
4)rs, rèmove barriers, and empower ¢ur community to thrive. By leveraging these collaborations and
referTal Processes, Access Bedtord ensures that our community recewes comprehensr¥fr and effective
suppJrL enhancing their quality of lrfe and promotlng inclusNely.
Our deaf4ed fitness Club continues lo thrivé and heips improve the physical and ment81 wellbein9 of
our deaf communty and also proMo￿S indusion thr￿gh weleoming hearing people lo the activities.
The Deaf Space seryice provid&s infomialign, advice and guKlance IIAG) through the provision of frea
IAG support workers and interpreters.
We are working hearing parents of deaf children lo support and encourage families to tearry BSL
and empower deaf children lo ac￿SS their primary language. Through fvnding ￿￿￿ed from The
Harpur Trust, we have set up a fvnded Farn1￿ 8SL course. providing fre8 BSL classes lo the hearing
families with children.
Vve continue to deliver BSL Courses & Degf Awareness training in 5th001s. hospitals. flre servlces.
hospices, local government and lo all GP diniGal and nOn￿lniCal staff across Bedford.
We have weNed fvnding trj pmvrde wellbeing and information events fc¢u$ing on sexual health,
disbetes, mental wellLEirNJ, and fitness Through these sessions, we will develop partnerships with
organisattons such as icash. Bedford Oiabetes, Diabetes UK, Ceroc Dancing, DeeSign$ Fcvndalion
and Heallhwatch Bedftsrd Borough. W8 have additional partners stheduled for the upcoming year.
Flnanclal review
The charity's activib'es continue to extend as a resu￿ of In¢￿aSeS in fvnding (Iblained. Future plan8
include maknng a substsntial fvnding appllcation to the Nat￿nal Lottery which, if approved, will expand
our stsffecl team to SUPFK)rt the charity to grow and become sustainable into the next decacfe. The
fijnding application will include a move to permanent premises 0￿rIng Access Bedforcl a home and
alicywing US to continue to provide sefvices to support and ernpower our deaf sejvice users

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Trustsas. Annual Report(¢oft*•u
Year ended 31 March 2024
TMt••s' rnspoll$ibllltl•8 statemènt
Th6 tfUSt885 are responsible for prop8rirwJ the truste8s' r8FK¥t aThl th8 financial staternents in
aC0)rdan￿ wth applicable law and Urmted Kingdom AceA)unWng Standards (Unlted lon￿1
G8ngralty Accepted A￿oUnting PractiGe).
The law applicable to charthes in England and Wales requires the charity Imstees to Prn￿re finan￿al
statsmenls for each year whiGh gtve a true and fair view of the state of afFairs of the charty and of the
in￿ming resources and applic*￿an ol resources. ofthe chaiity forthat P8ncd.
In F¥eparing these fina￿￿1 Stat￿￿ents, the trustees are required to..
sdect suitable a¢¢ounting pohcies and then appty them conststenty,.
observe th• ￿￿th0o$ and principtes in the applicaue Chanties SORP.
make judgments and accounts'ng estimates that are reasonable pNden(
prfjpare the financial 5tstem8nts on the goKvJ COFwn basi$ unless it is inapproprth to presume
that the charity TrMII ￿ntInUe in busNw.
The tnBte8s are responsible for kéeping adequate accwnting reux(Is that are su1￿8n1 to show and
explain thg ch8rity'8 transaclions and disclose with re8sonable acwracy at any tlm the financial
ition of tho Charity and enable them to ensure that the financkil ststements comply wrth the
Charit* A¢t 2011, the appliobEe charit￿ (Accounts and Reports) ReguFations, and the provisions of
the Trust Deed. They are also res[￿sIble for safeguarding the a5sels of the charity and hence for
taktng reasonable 8teps for the [￿e￿Il0n and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The tru5tee8' annual report was approved on ....... ..
trustees ty..
and signed on t>ehaW of thè board of
Mrs H Bolton
Trustee

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Indopendent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustèes of Access Bedford
Year ended 31 March 2024
I rerort to the trustees on my ex8minatson of the financial statements of AeL8ss Bedford I'lhe charity?
for the year ended 31 Mai¢h 2024.
R•sponS￿lI111e￿ and bas5$ of rnport
As the Irustses of the charity you are responsib￿ for the preparalion of the financial ststements in
accordance with the requirements of the charit￿ Act 2011 I'the Acl'}.
I report in respect of my examination of the charlty's financial statements carried out under sactron 145
of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exominalion I have followed all the applicable Directions Grven
by the Charity Commission under section 145151(bl of the Act
Independenl •xaminef$ statemfrnl
I have ¢ompFeted my examination. I confirm IFial no rnalerial matters have come to my attention in
connfjclion with the examination giving ffle cause lo believe that in any material rospectr
8cLY>unling records were not kept in respect of the chartty as required by section 130 of the
Act., or
the financial statements do not ae£ord wrth those records. or
the financial ststements rlo not ￿)mPlY with the 8ppllcable requirements conceming Ihe
form and content of acC￿untS set out in the CharitEs (Accounts and Reports) RegUla￿on5
2008 other than any requiiemenl that the accounts give o Irue and fair view which is not a
matter eonsiclered as part of an independent examination.
I have no conrErns and have come across no other matter5 in conneclton wlth the examinallon lo
attentlo should be drawn in this report In order to enab￿ a propèr understsnding of the
ount
reach￿.
Andrew Upton
CCA
Independent Examiner

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Statsment of Financial Activitie8
Year ended 31 March 2024
2024
Rastricted
funds Total funds Totsl fiJndJ
2023
Unr951ricted
funds
Ineome and ¢ndowm•nts
Donations and legacies
Totsl Income
20,516
20,516
6,019
6,019
28.535
31.575
28.535
31.575
Expenditur•
Expenditure on Charitab￿ adNities
Totsi •xpendilurn
25,145
25,145
4,058
4,058
29,203
29,203
19,241
19,241
Net l•xpenditureylncome and net
movement in fund8
14,629}
1.961
(2,8681
12.334
Rocondllatlon of funds
Total funds brought fo￿ard
Total fund¥ Garrled fornwfd
17,649
3,865
S.826
21,514
18,848
9,180
21.514
13,020
Tre st2tement of financial actNities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year
All incorne and expenditu￿ derive from continuing a¢tivitie5.
notss on pages 7 to 12 fomi part of th88e financial 8tatsmgnts.

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Statement of Financlal Positlon
31 March 2024
2024
2023
Current auets
Cash at bank and in hand
Net current •8sets
T4)tsJ assets less curront Ilablllti
18.846
18,846
18,846
21,514
21.514
21,514
Funds of the charlty
Restricted funds
Unros￿C1￿j funds
5.826
13,020
18,846
3,865
17,649
21.514
Tot•1 charfty fund8
10
The
finana* st*•ments were approved ty the board of trustees and authoTi*d for i55ue on
Mts H Bolton
Mrs R James
Trustee
Thg notss on p•ys 7 b> 12 fami port ofthg8eflnanclal slatements.

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Notss to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
Genernl inforniatlon
The charity Is a public benefit entity and a reglstered charity in England and Wales and is
unln¢cfpcJraled. The address of the principal office is 40 Kimbolton Road, Bedford. MK40 2NR.
Statement of compllanc•
These financial stslfjments have been propared in compliance with FRS 102. Tr¢ Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland,, tt)e Stalernenl of
Recommended Pract￿ applicable to charits.es preparing their accounts in atttsrdan￿ with th8
Flnancial Reporting Standaid applicable in the UK 3n¢ Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 (Charities
SORP (FRS 1021} and the Charities Act 2011.
Accountlng pollcieB
Bas18 of preparntion
The financial statements have keen prepared on the historical cost basts, as mtjdified by the
maluation of certain financial assets and liabilitie$ and inveslmenl Properties measu￿￿ at fair
value through income or expendrture.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional wrrency of the entity.
Going concorn
There are no material Lfncertatnl'es about the charity's ability to continue.
Judgemènts and key sources of estimation unt•rtainty
The preparation of the ￿nanCIal statements rBquiies tnanagerrEnt to rnake judgements,
estimates and assumptlons that affect the Arnounts reported. These estimates and judgements
are continually reviewed and are based cn experience ano other factors, induding expectstions
of future events that are believed lo be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund a¢counting
Unrestricted lunds 8re available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the
¢ttarity'$ purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earnark￿ by the trustees for particular future projeGt or
commitment.
Restrlcted funds are subjeeted to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or
throloh the terms of an appèal, and fall into one of Iwo SU￿laSSeS.. restn.cted income funds or
endowrrEnt funds.

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Notes to the Financial Ststements {¢orrflnue
Year ended 31 March 2024
A¢¢ountlng poliGigS (¢Onlthu¢dJ
Incomthg re8ource8
Al In¢orning resources are Includèd in the slalernent of financial acttvllies when entitlement has
passed to the charity,. it is probable that the economic beneth'ts associated wth the transactM)n
Will flow lo the charity and the amount can be Teliably measured. The following specific pol￿166
are ap￿led to particular categories of irKome.'
ncome from dOn>t￿1n$ or grants is r￿gnised when there is evidence of entrtlement to the
gift, reekipl is probabk and its amount can be measured reliably.
leg8ry ino)me is retognised when re￿Ipt is probable and entrfemenl is established.
incorne from donated goods 18 rneasured at the fair value of the good5 unless this is
impractical lo measure reliably, in wh￿h case the value is derived frorn the cost lo the donor
or the esllmated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the
acrolsnts when received if the value can be reliably m￿sured. No amounts are induded for
the contrrbubon of general vdunteers.
income from contracts for the supply of services is r2cognised with the delivery of the
contracted $ervl¢e. This is classified as unwlrfcted fund$ unless there 1$ a contractyal
reqU1￿ment for it to be sFenl on a partl¢ular purpose and relumed rf un$penl, in which case
it may be regarded as restricted.
Rest)UTces expended
Expenditure is recognised Dn an accruals basis as a liabilty is incurred. Expenditure includes any
VAT whtch cannot b8 fully recover￿, and is classiffed under headings of the 51alement of
ffnar%ial activities to which rt rèlates:
expenditsjre on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-
charitable trading athities, and the sale of donated goods.
expenditure on charitable acllvilies includes all ¢osts Incurred by a charity In Underta￿ing
activities that frjrther its charitable aims frjr the benellt of its beneficlanes. indLtding those
supp¢M costs and costs relating to the governanrE of the tharrty apporlioned to charitab
activities.
other expenditure includes all expenditure th* is neither related to raisir#J funds for the
charty nor part of its expenditure on charitab18 a¢tivf(ies.
All costs are allocated to expendrture categories refiects'rkg the use ol th8 resource. Direct cosls
attnbU1a￿e to a sing@ activity a￿ 8lkJc4led direcfjy lo Ihat aolivity. Shared costs are apportioned
tsefv￿en the actwilies they contribute to on a reasonabl8, justifiable and consthnt basks.
Flmnclal Instruments
A finanual asset or a ffnanry81 liablity is re¢ognised onty when the charity 1Xc4￿ 8 paty to the
conlraclual provBions of the instNment.
Basic financial instruments are initially recwnised at the amount receivable or PaYa￿e including
any related transaction costs.
Current assets ar￿ current liabilit*s are $ubs4L*enlty measured al the eash or other
Co￿[deration expected to be paKI or receNed and not di5COL5nted.

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Notes to the Financlal Statements {conlinu¢
Year ended 31 March 2024
Accounting policies [condnu¢d)
Financlal Instruments (eO•llnuedJ
Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amorti88d ¢osi.
Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measur8d
liabty, the investment is ¥ubsequendy measuied at fair value with changes in fair value
reGognised in income arxl expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured *
cost less impairm¢nl.
Other )Ihancial instruments, including derFvabves, are initi81ty recogni5ed al fair value, unless
payment for an asset is deferred beyond nomal business terms or financed at a rate of interest
that 15 riot a n)arket rate, in which case the asset is rrieasured at the present value of the future
paynknts discounted * a rnarkel late of interest for a similar dpbl inthment.
Other financial inslrurnenls are sub8equenUy rTEasured at fair value, with any change5
cognised in the $tslement of finan￿al gctivilies, with the exception of hedging lnstrurr￿nts in a
designated hedglng rèlationship.
Financial assets that a￿ measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objectNe evidence
of imp8im*nl at the end of each réportins dale. If ttle￿ is objective evidence of impairment, an
impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading In the statement of linancial
activib.ès in wthich the initial gain was recognised.
For all equity inslrurrEnts regardless of slgnificaftce, And other financial assets that are
individually svjnlfi￿n( th8$e are assessed indNidualty for impairment. Other financial as8*s a
either assessed indiv￿uallY or grouped on the bas15 01 Similar credit risk characterisles.
Any revers￿$ of impairment are recognised imm8diatgly, to the extsnt tt)at the reversal does not
resutt in a canying amount of the financial asset that exGeeds what the earryiftg amount would
have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
Donations and lega¢ies
Unrestricted
Funds
Resfrict8d Total Funds
Funds
2024
Grants
Grants and donations receivable
20,516
6,019
26.535
Unre5tiicled
Funds
Restrictod Total Funds
Funds
2023
Grants
Grants and donat¥)ns r￿1Vable
28,405
3.170
31,575

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Notss to tha Financial Slatements
Year 8nd8d 31 March 2024
Expenditure on charltable activities by fvnd type
Unrestricle
Funds
Restr￿tell Total Funds
Funds
2024
Support costs
25.145
4.058
29,203
UnrestriGt8d Resthctod Total Funds
Funds
Fund$
2a23
SupFQrt costs
16,751
2,490
19,241
Exp•ndlture on charitable acttvttles by activty typ&
Acknvities
undertaken Total funds
directly
2024
Totsl fvnd
2023
Support costs
29,203
29.203
19,241
Ind•pend•nt Èxaminatlon fées
2024
2023
Fees payable to the independent examiner for".
Inde￿ndent examination of the financial ststements
120
8taff ¢osts
The averagé head count of employees during the year was Nil12023'. Nil).
No en7plcyee rweived employee benefits of more than £60,000 dltring th8 year12023". Nil).
Trustee r¢muner#tion and expens•y
No salarigs were paid lo any of the tustees although interpreter arKI Iranslation fees totalling
£2,095 {2023 - £655) were paKI to Mrs H Bolton.

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Notes to the Financial Statsments (conthtfftdj
Year ended 31 March 2024
10. Analys1$ of ¢harltsble funds
Unrestrlcted funds
At
E￿￿ndtture 31 March 2024
At l April 2023
Incojne
Genwal funds
17,649
20,516
125,1451
13,020
At
Ints)me E¥perk*iture 31 Marth 2023
At 1 April 2tr22
General funds
5,995
28,405
116,7511
17.649
Ro$tricted fvnds
At
EKp*ndthre 31 March 2024
At 1 Aprll 2023
Inc￿lle
Restrfcted Fund 1- NHS Bedfordshire
CCG
RestrJ"cted Fund 2 - Tr*3ether Fund
Restri¢ted Fund 3- Deaf Coffeè Club
Restricled fund 4- Family signing
3,185
11,0321
{1,7581
(792}
14761
(4,058)
2.153
1,758
1,128
3,133
6,019
680
1,016
2.6S7
3.865
5,826
At I l)ri12Q22
Income
Ex￿dituTe 31 March 2023
RestrKted Fund 1- NHS Bedfordshire
CCG
Restricted Fund 2 - Together Fund
Restricted Fund 3- Deaf Coffee Club
Restricted fvnd 4- Famity S￿nIng
3,185
3,185
2,490
S80
12,4901
680
3,185
3,170
{2.4901
3,865
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Notes to the Financial Statements (COnth￿
Year ended 31 March 2024
10. Anaty¥i8 of charltablo fund5 (conih)u•d)
NHS Bedfordshlre CCG
Grant monies were fttetved from the NHS to provide tr8nslat¢c*n of English to British sign
language on vldeos to be used on thelr so¢ial media Channe￿ lo wovide access lor the deaf
eommunty.
Tog•thDr Fund - LIK Deaf Sport
This fvnd represents grant monies rec￿￿e￿ from Sport England to pn)VKle lasler *tivty
Sessions for the dgaf community to tske part in.
Deaf Coffee Club
Funding wxs prpvided from various gources to providè space for the deaf ctrmmunity to meet and
50cialise and to provide swiBI aGlrvitss for the group.
Famity Slgning
Grant mnie5 received will enable the 12-month project to deliver Month￿ face to face dasse5 to
f8milies of deaf children aged O*. The Sessions will be open to parents and up to 2 other primary
caréts for e&h child, with a mAxlmum af 5 children per class.
11. Analysls of not assets beiw6•n lund8
Unrgstricled
Fund$
Re5trrted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Current assets
13,020
S.826
18,846
Unrestncted
Funds
Restrcled Total FuThJs
Funds
2023
CuTrent £sset8
17.649
3,865
21,514
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Management Inforniation
Year ended 31 March 2024
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Incom• and endowments
Donations and Itya¢les
Grants and donat￿InS receivab
26.535
31,575
Total Income
26,535
31,575
Expendfture
Expèndfture on ch•rttablo actlvltlés
Interpreter & Iranslotion fee
Purchases
InstructOT fees
Rccjm hire
TrainiNJ costs
Admintstralion supp)rt
Insuran
Printing. postsge & stationery
Travelling costs
Accountancy
Subscription
Computer costs
Tdephone
Website costs
Sundries
4,312
3,100
4.005
2,915
2,019
10,494
227
103
57
386
396
240
170
779
6.894
3.771
1,735
224
2,250
188
243
270
913
216
421
545
207
29.203
19,241
Totsl •xp•nditur¢
29,203
19,241
N•1 (•xp0ndltttre￿jncOM0
12.6681
12,334
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