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disabilityfirst FfQrtng Fe0* STh£ ffll. Annual Report 2021- 2022

“Supporting people since 1992”

The trustees wish to acknowledge the financial support of the following

organisations and trusts:

Councillors Michele & Danny Scott – Warbreck Ward, Blackpool

“Supporting people since 1992”

The many people who have generously given contributions & donations whom without their support we would not be able to continue our services across Cumbria & Lancashire.

Chief Executive Officer – Lindsay Barlow

Many of you will be aware that I have worked for Disability First since 2014, starting with a volunteering role with our form filling service and moving from that to employment on our Lancashire County Council project, then as Office Manager. After leaving the charity in 2020 for a Fundraising and Business Development Worker role at ICANN I was asked to return to Disability First as Acting CEO to enable the charity’s work to continue in 2021. Of course I agreed, and due to the supportive team around me the charity was able to move forward.

As a charity who supports people with disabilities and long term health conditions, the impact of COVID 19 was extended for us far longer than the rest of the community. Many of our clients were continuing to shield throughout 2021 and 2022 and continue to do so for their own safety.

Through using a strict protocol for our services we were still able to support people with our services remotely, by telephone and with our own office restrictions for in person appointments. Staff long term sickness also had an impact throughout 2021 and 2022 which impacted our service provision. However due to the dedication and hard work of our staff we were able to continue and our new building opened in September 2021, allowing us to keep going forward.

I would like to thank staff for their hard work during this period, and their positive attitude during a difficult year for the charity. As we enter a new year for Disability First CIO we have continued to generate new ideas, retained an excellent volunteer team and are moving forward.

I would also like to thank the Trustees for their ongoing support and guidance, their faith in Disability First CIO and the work we do has never wavered.

2022 was the 20[th] Birthday of Disability First CIO, and we are pleased to celebrate this anniversary with you all. 30 years of helping people with disabilities and health conditions, here is to many more.

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Specialist Advice Service for Asbestos Related Conditions –

CLASAG aims to support patients and carers by providing information on the latest drug trials and treatments, NHS and community support and similar topics, through monthly meetings held at the Barrow Disability Centre. Officially launched in January 2019,the meetings also provide an opportunity to share experiences and find out what help and advice is available.

We have introduced a separate CLASAG Facebook page to share Asbestos related issues and offer direct communication for our groups online. We have also designed and printed new leaflets to promote CLASAG and the services we offer which are being distributed throughout Cumbria and Lancashire.

We have continued to offer specialist advice for asbestos related conditions throughout the last year, providing a Covid safe service. Initially our meetings have also been held via Zoom to ensure the safety of all of our attendees and staff. We have now recommenced our Barrow meetings on the third Monday of every month.

Preston Support Group

Our development of our CLASAG group in Preston was a new step to providing asbestos related support for Lancashire, as well as resuming our Barrow CLASAG meetings. We have made new connections with Mesothelioma nurses in Chorley and Preston, as well as Meso UK to refer people to our services and group.

Number : 42

Volunteer Coordinator – Sandra Wilson

 Aims and Objectives – To raise awareness of the charity , support where needed and recruit and retain volunteers to Disability First

“Supporting people since 1992”

CIO via social media platforms, volunteer centre and locally sourced recruitment events an fairs

ADMIN

NEW forms produced for clients completing benefit forms at the centre

Customer registration forms – showing address
Customer Health forms – showing dates of vaccines and Lateral flow test dates
Customer feedback forms
Evaluation forms – showing scores 1-6 and comments from the clients to our form completers

New forms also produced for Volunteers:

Application form – showing more details
Placement Plans
Role description and Volunteer agreement
Policy and Procedure forms for Volunteers to sign
NEW Volunteers HANDBOOK

Health and Safety Procedures

COVID 19 register – Paper and spreadsheet produced – Volunteers testing for every volunteering session and details of vaccination dates
Volunteers have to show NEGATIVE/POSITIVE testing tab or text message showing results
Regular and intense COVID 19 cleaning monitor for the office and toilet areas
Regular updates at meetings re health and safety

Events and planning

Disability first CIO received an invite by CUFF and TAYLOR promotions and event organisers to be the chosen charity for the WONDERHALL 2021 festival in August of that year. Volunteers were needed to man the access areas at the festival for 6 nights in total. We were delighted to take part and this helped to raise the profile of the charity within the local community.
Due our presence at WONDERHALL we were then invited as one of the chosen charities for Lytham Festival 2022 and on 2nd July our night was Nile Rodgers and Chic which raised £1,095.49 for Disability First and enhanced our standing with CUFF and TAYLOR as a local charity.
The HARRI Bus – A local initiative from the NHS – Health Advisory Recovery and Resilience initiatives. I (on behalf of Disability First CIO) attended events at Poulton, Cleveleys, Thornton and central Blackpool. Handing out our leaflets and answering benefit enquiries. I made useful contacts with Minds Matter a local mental health support organisation and the NHS (Various support and recovery groups) who have since referred clients to our charity mainly for welfare benefit enquires and support.

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Blackpool and Fylde College. Attendance at fresher’s fairs and volunteering events – Next event – Main fresher’s fair 20th September 2022. The aim to recruit young

Benefit Forms

I complete on average around 2/3 different forms per week ranging from PIP/PIP Reviews/Attendance Allowance Forms/Carers Allowance/ESA and now bus pass forms and Blue Badge.

Welfare Benefits Project

The start to the year was still completed remotely by telephone for our client’s safety. Due to staff sickness and shortage we were limited in how many forms we could complete this year, also our volunteers were not able to deliver services by phone. This year’s figures will reflect this. However we did still manage to keep our service open. We continued with our help and advice line and were still able to support people. From September 2021 we reintroduced in person appointments with strict COVID19 restrictions to keep our clients, volunteers and staff safe.

It was wonderful to have all our staff and volunteers back together after isolation for so long, many of our volunteers have disabilities and health restrictions themselves so were isolated for a significant period of time.

From March we trained our new Kick Start worker Antony Dixon in welfare benefits form completion. Anthony brought new skills to the service including an aptitude for online form filling which has allowed us to extend our form filling service to Universal Credit applications, Blue badges and Bus Pass applications.

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Type of form Number of clients
AA 23
CA 2
DLA 4
ESA 13
PIP 181
UC 1
PIP REVIEW 3
total 227
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Appeals - 29

Our appeals volunteers continued their support for tribunal representation remotely during the whole of the pandemic. These were with three way telephone tribunal calls set up so that we could represent our clients. During this period Jeanie King and John Hutchinson supported 29 people at appeal.

Kick Start Project Staff – Anthony Dixon

“Supporting people since 1992”

My experience with Kickstart

I first started on a Kickstart programme in March 2022 with Disability First CIO. When I was initially told I would be working for a charity as a Welfare Benefits Advisor, I was apprehensive as I had previously graduated from university with a science degree and it was, in my mind, a vastly different discipline to advise people on benefits. Within the first week of being at the charity and on the Kickstart programme I learnt that the skills needed for both my job and my degree were the same. I was taught in university to analyse data, look for trends in results and write in depth about what my findings were, but in my job I had to analyse the person, look at how they were affected by their conditions and write in depth about why they are entitled to the benefit they were applying for. I also learnt lots of new skills like, how to deal with clients who are suffering with mental health conditions, how to deal with people who have physical and neurological problems like dementia, Tourette’s and arthritis.

Feedback

“Excellent service from start to finish, good advice and very well explained throughout. Anthony explained what we needed and how best to present that information within the form." –M

“Would recommend because they are very helpful, and was made to feel very comfortable”- S

“Will be recommending to friends and family”-V

“Maxine was very kind and understanding, very helpful”- C

“Without this support I wouldn't be able to cope with or understand the forms”.- R

“Superstar”- D

“Very helpful, lovely gentleman helped me today with completing the forms” - A

Would YOU like to help us help others?

We know time is precious, it’s the new currency. Time weighs heavily when you are worrying – whether it is about the health and welfare of a loved one, how to juggle finances, or access services, which open a window on the world.

We know others want your help too. If recent events have taught us nothing else, it is that charity may well begin at home, but it does not end there – the sense of community engendered extends way beyond that.

Charities such as ours help stitch together the gaps in society’s safety net. We catch people when – or ideally long before – they fall.

Disability First CIO has not survived by helping people merely get by; we help them thrive by providing specialist and critical services. We right wrongs, create opportunities, fight their corner and stand shoulder to shoulder with others. 6

“Supporting people since 1992”

Now we are seeking new trustees to join our Management Board and help us do so much more within the ‘new’ normality of a very different and even more challenging and changing world.

We already offer a range of projects, some of them overlapping, all of them crucial, such as digital training, welfare benefits advice & intervention and volunteer recruitment. They all aim to enable disabled people, of all ages, to live independently – and have quality of life.

In addition, we provide infrastructure support to organisations within the disability field, including access audits, advice, and training. We do not expect them to go it alone, nor should we, that is why we need you.

For further information, contact Lindsay Barlow at lindsaybarlow@disabilityfrst.org or call 07508061904

For more details about the charity please visit:

www.disabilityfrst.org

http://www.facebook.com/#!/disabilityfrst

http://www.charity commission.gov.uk/

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Dls!tslliry.Fir%i CIO Rep_urt of Iht Trustees ror ¢h¢ KOgLElldÉLrQh Z ACHIEVF.NTF.L%'T AiYD PF,RFORMANCE Charilablt ¥¢tivlt1¢5 A d Lli4iiily ,lIU 5uppurty s)cuplc '11h disabilities and lon¥ lerm healih conditions. Ihe Inipaei of COVID IY wa8 e.xiendtd lor us lar longer Ihan Ihe re%1 of the community. Many of our clicnts were ¢onTinuing to shield throughoui 2021 7011 dnd coniinui 10 do io li)r rhciT own %at¢ty. Thr¢>ii8h usin¥ a 51nc¢ proioLol lur OUT s#rvi¢e5 wc wcrc Still ablc suppon pcoplc with our serviccs rcmot¢ly, by Icl¢phon¢ and wilh Dur own otTice resiriciions for In peTson appoin(m¢TI15. Staff long lem sickncss also had an impaLI Ihroughoui ?011 2nd 211?? whiLh ImpaL(l our g¢IVILe provision. However due 10 the dediiatiun hard wurk ol uur sr&ff ive wefL able 10 coniinut and Iwr neiv building opened in SepT¢mber 2021. allgw1ng u5 10 keep going forwArd. l 'QUId likL 10 Ihonk sMtT for Iheir hurd work during this period, and Iheir p08iiive ttttilude durinK a dil'ficult year for the chariiy. As wc ertitr a neu. yedr for Disability First CIO we have continucd to g¢neraie Thew idcas. reIrt¢d Jn ¢x¢¢llcni voluniecr Icam and are moving forward. OUT d¢Yelopm¢i)i of our CLASAC) xroup in Presion new $iep ty providing asbestos rclBd 5UPPQrt for Lancashire. a5 well as rc4urning our BrDw CLASAG Incelin8S. Our aim ltir Ihe fuiure Ib In ijevclfip iiur serviccs funhcr. (bffcT murL' guppthrt for di%llbled pcopl¢ #nd wJ4' dg a chariiy. T would al$0 like 10 thank Ihe TnL%iees for their ongoing 5uppoff and 8iJid4nce, Lheir taiih In Disability Firsi CIO and the vurk we Jn has n¢vcr wavcrcd. For morc detai18 aboui ihc Lhthty ple. visil.. www.dii8hilirytiryr.org hnp.'Ilwivw.li¢¢book.eomi#lldi¥tsbilityfir51 hnp'.ilwwW.LhaTlly-L(>mmission.go.Ub, FINANCIAL REVIEW Rtien'ts pollcy The iru%iee4 p(ilicy is to unresiricEed nds, which are Ihe frcc rc5CTVeS of lh¢ Charity. ai 8 level whiLh tqutties 10 a minimum level of six mon1¥ ol unrestnctrd expendiiure. STRVCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND.IIANAGEMENT Cowtrnlni documemt The charity Is controlled by irs goveming document. a thcd of tru51, and ¢on$iiwi¢s a limiied c(Impany, limited by rllnlec. i$ defined by the C.ompBnies Act 2006 Kt) mnAgmenl remnerAtIOn The lems and Lundiliuns Ill. empluyrncnl ut. all pergonnel are deiennincd by Ihe Tur51¢e$. This in¢ludBs hour5 of work, 5alarie5 and any Incrcusc'5. for example because of cost of living increas¢s, eic. The PTaciice is io create appropria[¢ job dcscriplioD5 and p¢rsondl sp¢cificy(ion5 and we are fonunAt¢ w hwe $ome mLsi¢es with a brcddth of i¢lcvanl ykills and experienLe. When necessary. INsiee8 seek the advicc of cxtrrnal constslianis. We do nDI operate a financiol PLrtormancg maftagemcni sysicm &1 prcseni. However. ¢crt&in princip81 8¢tivities such as the Acces5 Fyl¢le Cwi projcLi hav¢ thu0¢ agr¢¢d widi Ili¢ fund¢r. Risk rngnagemenl Thv TtU%lee4 hBve sesSEd the Tn&Jor ri%k4 to which the chuiry Is cxrx)sed, in paniculaT thos¢ relaod t() the operation¥ and linanLe4 ol. (he chariry. and arc saiisfied that yysiclns and PToc¢dur¢s #te in place 10 miiigatr expUre to the major risk5.LC controlg Rrc ill placc lo pruvidc rc850nablc a55urancr a8ainst tyaud al crror. RF.FERENCF AliD ADMIliISTRATIVE DETAILS Reglsteted Compattw thllmber LE04341 IEn8land and WalY%l Regis¢ered Charfty Page ?

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Disability Firs1 CIO Sialement tsl FiT¢ancial Acdiltles ror thL Yt 31.3.22 To[ 31.321 Total UThresiriaed fijnd Rcstri¢ted fund5 Nole¥ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM DonalioD5 and leg8ti¢$ 90590 .5) 220,073 InvcslmcThl income 70 Totll 90.599 90.599 220.143 EXPENDITURE ON ChrltAble Ietlvlties CoasMI Communitie5 Fund Digital Trainiug 290.489 7.361 Other 97.967 3,963 101.930 124,744 TotAI 97,967 3,963 101,930 422,594 NET INCOMEJ(EXPENDITURE) 17.3681 13,963) 1202.451) Trnsf¢r$ bethe¢n (¥ndi 16.436 116,4361 Net movement Irh fuadi 9.IM58 (20.3991 1202,4SI I RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl fvndi brou¢ fornrd 124.392 20,399 144.791 347,242 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 133.460 133.460 144.791 The rtotts fomi part of Ihese financial sthtements Page 5

Indepsndeni E.STnln¢r'i Report to ihe Tru51ee5 of Di5#b115T)' Flr51 CXO Independeht examlner's reporl lo thc trusted of Disability Flrgt CIO I'the Cony,) report the charity mskes on my examinaiion of the accounts of the Company for ihe year Ended 31 MarGh 2022. Responsibi1Stl¢s and bjsls of report A¥ the charity's uu51tes of the Ctsmpaay iaftd &lso its dire¢wv4 for the PUTWJS¢5 of Lompany lawl you arE responsible for the prepardtion of Lh¢ occounL8 in accordanc¢ with the requircm¢nts of Ihz Companics Act 20061'the 2Q06 Aeri. Having satisfied myself Ihai the aCCOUDts of Ihe Company are noi qUired lo be audited under Part 10 uf Ihe 2006 Act and ar¢ ¢ligible for dcpCndenl examinaiiotx I rewrt ID respect of my examinalioD of your chari$ xccounls as e4rri¢d out undei settion 145 of the Ch&n¢ies Aci 2011 I'ihc 2011 Acl'l. In caryin8 out my ex&mina(ion I havc followed the Direciions 8iven by the Charity COMM910# under gection 145151 Ibl of the 2011 AGI. Independent exAmlllerf8 $tAi¢m¢nt I have tompleied my txaminaiioii. I Confi th&1 no mallers have come to my itreniiort ift connection with the ¢xJminaiiort 8JVItI8 me cause 10 bclicvc.. H¢countiii8 ffcords were M( kepi in respect of the Compony a5 rquir¢d by ytttion 366 of th¢ 21)6 Act; or th¢ accoun1$ do not a¢cor(I with thtssc records. or th¢ xcouni% do rLOi comply with the a01]n8 requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Acr othcr th8tt atty requiremeDI ihai the •cwunts w'v¢ i true and fair VI which is not a maitrr ¢onsidered u part of an independenl exatnin•tioL: or the accounis hbvc rK>t bren pr¢pared in accordonee wilh the method8 principles of th¢ StAtemenr of Recommended PcUCe for k¢eouniin8 4nd r¢portin¥ by ¢knTiti¢s (applicable w ch•rittes preparing their 4¢¢0unts in kOTnGe with th¢ Financid Reporting St#nd•rd AppliLAble in the UK aftd R¢public of Ild IFRS 10211. I have ¢on¢trn$ and have come acrtss$ rto oiher mbtt¢rs in CnecTion with the examinirion th whi¢h attcntion should be drRwn in thii T¢POrt in order to enAble & proper underndIng of lh¢ occounts to be reached. Puul Konson FCA InhtiDJte of Chartered ALcounlS in Englllnd ind Walej CCW Limited Chth¢Ted A¢counMnts 2951297 Chufch Sireei Blackpool LaTrcL%hire FYI 3PJ DatE'. Page 4

Shee¢ 22 31.3.22 Total funds 31.3.21 Totsl funds Unrestricted tsd Resrricted fi¥ndg Noi FIXED ASSETS Tangible AsseL$ 1551 6.523 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and in hand 134,562 134J62 171.738 CREDITORS Amoun18 t&ll¢ng (bJ¢ withith ort year 12,6531 1165Jl {33.4701 NET CURRENT ASSETS 131.90Y 131,909 138,268 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LVABILYfiF.S 133.460 lJ3,460 144,791 NET ASSETS 133,460 133,460 144,791 FUNDS Unjrsuicied fLLnds Re8ir1cied fijnds 133,460 124,392 20,399 TOTAL FUNDS 133.460 144.791 The th¥ithble coMpY 18 Cnlltled 10 exempiim from 4udL't uith Section 477 of the Complnia Au 2006 for tbe ycar ended 31 Marcb 2022. The rnrn)b¢rs have TJOt qUIred ihe ¢ompAny to obtain &n audit of its financial sthtem¢nts for thc year ended 31 March 2022 in accordAD¢c with Section 476 of ihe Companies ACL 2006. The tru81ees acknowledge their r¢spon8ibilities for vnsurTn8 thai the chanthble compatty ke¢pg a¢¢oulltittg iecord8 comply with S¢¢rion$ 386 Aod 387 of the CompBnies Act 2(K)6 and prewitt8 fthan¢ial uatemenis wbicb give a tyjr And fair iew of thv of affain of the ¢hpn'table COmP•XLy 1¢ the end of ellch financial ycar of its 5urplu5 or Ikfi¢il for eRch fin4KI81 year in accordAnce with the requirctncnts ot S¢¢tion$ 394 and 395 Dnd which otherwise comply with tbe requioI¢ll¢S of the Comp#ni¢$ Aci It ttiaiin8 financial $taments, so far applicabl¢ the ¢hiritsble comwy. {bl The notes fomi pArt of these financial sts*ments Page 6 ontithued...

r)isfilI1 FITS! CIQ. ar These financial stAternenLq have been prepBTcd itl ACCOtdaDcc with the provisions applicable to ¢hAritsbk ¢orwi¢8 Jubject tothc small cornponi¢8 reMe. fIrIcial sthictnLnlS 4.crc approved by thr Bovd of Trw*eB and iuthorised for issue - c.:i.i. ia. . and w¢rf sign¢d on it8 bebjlf by: V R MacheTh- Trtee II%Loe- Ttwi¢¢ The note5 fonn part of thcyc finaKilll 5tat¢TrKnts Pg8¢ 7

DS$blllt) FlrsilJQ 'ote5 10 the Flknxncll s19rtmLilIS ACCOVPITVNG POLICIES B•$is thf preparlng the firanCi statements The financial SUlvtti¥tsis of ihe charilable comparty, which is a public benetil entity wjder FRS 102. have beert prepared in dLcordanLC Wlth (he Clidrit125 S()RP IFRS I Tr?) 'AccounEbng and Rcportin¥ by Charities. StsiL'meni ()f ReLommended Prnciicc applicable charities PpaTing their accounls In accordancc with Iht Financial Rcportino 8undar(l applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffcctive l January 2fl191'. Finantittl Repor11nu Standard 102 Thc Finhneial Reporting Siandard applicable in thc UK and Rcpublic ot. Ireland, and the LumpaniL5 ALt 2U(16. 'rhe finanLial si8iemcn15 have been pr¢paied under Ihe histOliL21 cosi convcnilon. All InLome is recogniscd in the sts1¢Thr of Financial ALtivilie$ oThcc the ihiriry h8$ tntitlemcni 10 th¢ fvN(L%. it Is Iirob&bl¢ ihal th¢ incomc will be receivEd Jnd The can be measuTd reliably. Exptndlturt LiabiliTie& drL' fL'Lu¥nised as expLndiiur guon as Ihcre Is 8 l¢¥al or Constnlive obligation cnmmirting ¢h¢ chariry 10 thai ¢xp¢ndiTure. il is probable Ihat a rr8nsfer ol. economic bcnefil% will be required in %Èiilemeni and Iht an)ouni of Ihc obli¥aiion m¢a8ured rcliably. Exnd10re is 8ccounied for on an 8CCTuals b9515 and h88 been t151r1ed under heading5 thdi 4ggr¢sai¢ all co51 Telnd 10 Ihe tatexory. Whcr< ¢osts cannoi be dITllY aNTibuied 10 partiLiilxr heailin8s they knave bcer 41104At¢d 10 athiviiie5 OTh a basis Lonsiyicni with ihe usc of r¢stsurce$. T#n8lbl¢ nxed 4ist15 DcprcLiaiion t$ provided Al lh¢ following annual in ord¢r to write off ¢h over Ils estimaied usefvl FixNr¢s and fiiiin8S Lompuicr equipffl¥nl 25 oft ¢osi 20Yrt on cost Tixlllo The ¢tsriry 18 ¢xempi (rom coor&i10n tsx on lis ¢hariwble activlties. Fund •¢¢ountlnt UnreNifiLl¢d lunds b¢ u$¢d irt MeLord¥Lnce with the ehoritable obje¢Live$ at thc di5Gr¢iion ufthe Iru%t¢E¥, Restrickd fvnds can only bc u5cd tor P1£1#r resrricted purwc8 withirj ihe objects of the chariiy. Rcsiriction¥ aris¢ when $pecified by the donor or wh¢n raised for Particul re$tricitd purp05e$. Furihcr c%planaiion of th¢ na¢ur¢ wld pwpose of eoch fvnd is included in the nolc5 to the fin3ncial stalcmettis. P¢nsloll cosii ¥nd olber post-retlremtni ben¢nti ThL Lhdrit&blL Lornpany op¢rdi¥S a dLfin¥d conmbuiion pcnsion schLme. Conrribuiion5 PAyAble 10 rhe Lharitsbl¢ ompatty's pcn510n 5rhzme are ¢har8ed to the Staternent of Fitwicial Aciiviiies in th¢ p¢riod 10 which they rclate. Page 8 coniinucd...

Dliqbi1styFlrst CIO otts lo rhe Fin8nLiwl 51remenis. conTin¥Ed for th¢ I'gar Ettded 31 NIArc.h 21122 VNVESTMEPIT INCOME 31.3.?2 31.3.21 ikp09il )¢¢ouni interest 70 NET INCOMFJIEXPENDITURE) Nei incorne1lcxpendittj is 5tat¢d aftcr char8ingllcreditsngl'. 31.3.22 31.J.21 D¢pr¢¢iaiion- owned se1$ Deficit on disposal nt fixed llgxtts 1,009 3,963 1495 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS Tkrc were no trUSt¢¢$' rBMurterntion or other b¢rtefits for tht year ended 31 March 2022 nor for th¢ y¢ar ended JI Mar¢h1021. Trnsteei. •xpÈn There were no In¢£¥ ¢xpenses pRid fol the yebr cnded 31 March 2022 nor for the yur ended 31 March 2021. STAFF COSTS The iveraBe monihly numt¢r of employee8 during the YeArW as followj.. Jl.3.22 31.3.21 TnJsiee$ Stllff 13 No employee5 ¢¢iVed emolwnents io exce85 of £60.Q)O. COMPARATtVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted fi]nd Restricted To1 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donaiiort$ legAcies 124.224 95.849 220,073 Inv¢sLm¢tti income 67 70 Tot1 124291 95.8S2 220.143 EXPEP4DITURE ON Charitgble Attlvldes Coastsl CurnmuniLies Fund Digital TTaJninB 290,489 7,361 290.489 7,361 Other 13,739 11,005 124.744 Total 113.739 308.855 422.594 Page 9 crsntinued...

D.ii#b.tllri Flrst C.10 Noie5 to the Flm!n¢i81 St81emtnts- continutd_ fthr the Yemr Ended 31114rrh 1022 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTlVtTJES- eoDtinued Unrestricted Res¢ri¢ted Total NET INCOMEJ(EXPXNDiTUREI 10,552 1213.IK)31 1202,4511 TTaMfen betwctn fuDth 45,748 145.7481 Yet TDovemeit IM 56,300 1258,7511 1202.4511 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Tothl funds brou8ht foTw*rd 61,092 279,150 347242 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 124.392 20,399 144.791 TANGIBLE xED ASSETS Fixftwes and fitriD8$ Computer equipment Tothls COST At l April 2021 Dispou 3,885 J49 12,474 17,4301 16J59 {7.0811 At 31 March 2022 4.234 9,278 DEPRECIATION Al l April 2021 Char8c for ycar Eliminakd on di5rrfJ¥al 3,885 5,951 1,009 13.4671 9,836 I,9 349 At 31 Mirch 2022 4.234 3.493 7,727 YET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2022 lJ51 At 31 March 2021 6.523 6,523 Page 10 coniinu¢(L..

T)Is hill . FlrytLCID ot.¢5 iu lh¢ FingnEiil Sitemen14- C4jntltse for th¢ I'elr Ended JI li lJrch 2011 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITlllN ONE YEAR 31.3.22 31.3.21 Tradc crcdiro Social security oth¢r t8xe8 Accrutd exptnses l.035 718 9)0 32,620 850 2.653 J3.470 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS NeL tThovthi¢rtl in iIuLds Tran$f¢rs betw¢¢ At 1.4.21 31.3.22 Unratrle¢ed fvndi GtrttrAI fuThd 124.392 17J681 16,436 133.460 Rtitrtcted Buildiiig B¢t*r Oppornmiii Co&$tsl Communines Fund Lottery 2.560 7.839 10.000 12.S601 13,8761 I10,0) 13.9631 20,399 13.96.11 116.436) TOTAL FUNDS 144,791 133,460 Nei movcmcnt in funds. iocluded lli the above Ire u f10.. Irt¢OAIiO8 Rgwur¢ey exp¢nded Movement UnreitrlLltd fun ccra1 fiu 90,599 197,9671 17.3681 Rtitrlcttd fuftdl Coastal CommuTriii Fund 13,9631 13,9631 TOTAL FUNDS 90,59¥ 1101,930) PAg¢ 11 continued...

Dtsabillty Firs! CIO tes io i. Fln#ntifil.Staiemen15. tnnut0 fthr the Yur Ended 3L %lrth 2022 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- ¢onrin•ed Comparativu for movemtnl in fulld$ Nei movemeni in funds Tran5fc bemeen fiJnd5 At 31.3.21 At 1.4.20 Unrestrkled fundo G¢nerAI fvud 68.092 10.552 4S,748 124J92 Re8trl¢ttd Compul¢rs Made Easy Building Bellttr oppOrtni11¢S Good Thirt8s Foundaiion Society of Ihg Holy Cttsss Reh FuAd Welfare Benefits CoAStal Communiricg Fund Digital Training Lottery 14.454 13.996 16,297 25.LNXI 8,510 i.aoo 199,893 114,4541 110.4271 116.2971 125.IJOOI 11,IYJ91 2,560 18,5101 11,000) 19,029 2.401 1211,0831 12.4011 10.000 7,839 10,000 27Y.150 1213.()L>J I 145.748} 20.3¥9 TOTAL VUNDS 347,242 1202,4511 144.791 Compomive n¢L movemeni in tluth, included in the above are 4$ follows-. Incomlng resources Re*)urtt$ Movemenl xpended iti fvnd$ Unremrltted General 124,191 1113.739) 10.552 trltttd funds Buildin¥ Better0ppoLmItI R¢a¢h Fund LoHsthl Commwiitses Fund Diiithj Training Lortery 11,M9) 18.5lOI 1291,9751 {7,3611 11,IM)91 18.5101 1211.0831 12.4011 10,000 80.892 4,960 10.000 95,852 1308,8551 1213.003) TOTAL FUNDS 220.143 1422.594) 1202,4511 Pw12 rontinued...

Dlsablllt). Flrsi CIO tLS In.th.¢ Finanell:StJtemeni%- t¢ithtlnued lor thc I't¥r End¢d 31 ,Nlreh 2011 MOVEMENT IN VUNDS- ¢otttlnued A ¢urr¢ni yt4r 12 monttLS and prioT year l? months combined posiriott is follow5.. N¢¢ movement In fijnds Tronsferg beftvccn funds At 31.3.22 At 1.4.20 UDrMtrfcted fvllds Gencrnl lld 68,092 3.184 62,184 133.460 Rei¢rkt¢d funds Compuiers Madc Easy Building Ben¢rOppomJnities (iood Things Foundaiiun Society of Ihc Holy Cross R¢a¢h Fund Welfarc B¢n¢tlL% CO1 Communitses Fund DiKital TrnLThbn Lottery 14,454 13.996 16.297 25,000 8.510 114.454) (12.9871 116J97} 125.0001 11.oogi {8.5101 11,Q(M) 15,IS3 2.401 I10.o(rf)I 199,893 1215.0461 10.000 279,ISO 1216.9661 161184) TOTAL FUNDS 347,242 1213,7821 133,460 A curreni year 12 monihs pnd prior year 12 months ¢ombined I1 movement in fw¥J8, included in ihc trrt)ve Are 8 foliow$'. Incomits8 re3owcei Resource ¢xprnded Movemeni in fimd9 Unrestrlcted funth Gen¢rnl fiLnd 214.890 1211,7061 3.184 Re4ty1ct¢d f¥ndi Buildiny B¢ll¢T iportuniiies R¢ach Fund Cwtlll Commwiities Fund Disjtal TTaLllhD8 Lottery {I.Q09) 18.5101 1295.9381 17.3611 11,(J)91 18.5101 1215.0461 {2.4011 10.ooo 80,892 4,960 10,wo 95.852 1312.8181 1216,9661 TOTAL FUNDS 310,742 1524.5241 1213,7821 Pag¢ 13 cotLtinued...

otes (p iht Flnantial Sigiemenls- lor Ihi Ygy..LEnJ_cd31 ,IIMr¢h 202 10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Thert w¢r¢ no r¢l2ied party trnng8¢1ioos for the Ye ended 31 MarcFL 2022. P&ge 14

Plsablllt). First Cl _¢.talled_Si8temeni ijf Fin*n¢i31 Acil%'lile$ Iyr th¥_Ygar knded 31 f+lar¢h 31.3.22 31.3.21 INCOF¥lE AND LYDOWMENTS and l¢g•¢les Charity evenis Donalion5 Gran15 83,055 7,532 98,754 121.319 90.590 220.073 Invtjtment Income tkw$ii •L¢ouni inwrest 70 To¢•1 ID¢omlng r¢Jourcei 90,599 220,143 EXPENDITURE Ch8rltable acdvltl Insurartce Telcphone Pv5t2¥¢ and si&tionery Adv¢nisin CornpuLef expenses Staff travellin8 expenses Staff Social security Empli>yer pension contrilKJiions Ingurance Sundnts Su)n1CtOrs 294 1,218 71,912 6,631 1.383 69.095 5,323 1.489 368 66 239,371 Otbtr Lomputer equipmeni Luss vn sale uf tsngibl¢ fixed ass¢¢s 2.49S 3,963 4.972 2,495 Support B4nk thar8es 126 228 IDformA¢lon tethnol compuT¢r software and 5UPPOrt 1.921 4.S2S Human rtwurcei Wagcs 68,372 622 68.994 77.053 1088 79.141 Carri fomrd This p88¢ d0¢5 not form part of the ststhjtory financial siatwu15 Page 15

Deigiled 5t8tcment ibf Fknanclxl A¢ilvlri ar Ed0fj 31 Nl#rth 2022 31.3.22 31.3.21 HumD rewur¢ei Bwught foNard Pension8 68,994 983 79.141 I,S06 69,977 80.647 Other Rtst attd utih.ry costs 2,363 1307 1426 188 295 177 1.696 1112 279 1,662 S92 1,224 2.029 lJ28 7.712 Tel¢pholle aDd inmct Sundn" Trninin8 ¢osty nthiajs Travellin8 expenKs Vojunicer exp¢nses Poll• $rationery Adveni8in8 sUtracIor8 1.473 l J78 16.468 22,724 26,081 Govern*Dce 9SO 1,2( 850 68J97 ProfessioMI fK9 2,210 69.247 Tot41 fu0w¢ ¢xp¢nd¢d 101.930 422,594 N¢t expelldlthpe 1202.451) Th$ do¢s rtot fo pAn of thc ststutory fi[la1 mt¢mcots Page 16

otes (p iht Flnantial Sigiemenls- lor Ihi Ygy..LEnJ_cd31 ,IIMr¢h 202 10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Thert w¢r¢ no r¢l2ied party trnng8¢1ioos for the Ye ended 31 MarcFL 2022. P&ge 14

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