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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** 

**&** 

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_**“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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_**“Supporting people since 1992”**_ 


## **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** 

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_**“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 

1. Customer registration forms – showing address 

2. Customer Health forms – showing dates of vaccines and Lateral flow test dates 

3. Customer feedback forms 

4. Evaluation forms – showing scores 1-6  and comments from the clients to our form completers 

New forms also produced for Volunteers: 

1. Application form – showing more details 

2. Placement Plans 

3. Role description and Volunteer agreement 

4. Policy and Procedure forms for Volunteers to sign 

5. NEW Volunteers HANDBOOK 

## **Health and Safety Procedures** 

1. COVID 19 register – Paper and spreadsheet produced – Volunteers testing for every volunteering session and details of vaccination dates 

2. Volunteers have to show NEGATIVE/POSITIVE testing tab or text message showing results 

3. Regular and intense COVID 19 cleaning monitor for the office and toilet areas 

4. Regular updates at meetings re health and safety 

## **Events and planning** 

1. 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. 

2. 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. 

3. 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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_**“Supporting people since 1992”**_ 

4. 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<br>AA 23<br>CA 2<br>DLA 4<br>ESA 13<br>PIP 181<br>UC 1<br>PIP REVIEW 3<br>total 227<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **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** 

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_**“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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REGISTERED CHARJTY NUNIBER: 1103162
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the fihancial 8iaiements of th¢ ch&n'ty foT th¢ year ¢nded 31 March 2022. The tswsiees have adopied the provisions of
Accounting and RzptbrtittA by Chariiie&'. Staiemeni of R¢commeftded Practice applicable lo charities prcparing Iheir
accDunis in a¢curdanLe with the Financial Rcporting Stsndard applicable in the UK Republic of Irew IFRS 1021
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OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES
Objectives and 4im5
Disability First CIO Is a Blackpool b8scd chuity thii woiks across Lanca5hir¢ and Cumbril We offer inforniaiion.
advice lln(15UPPOrt 5¢￿iet$ tts anyont living with, or caring for wmeone with, a disability.
The aims of the charity are.,
l. I'he rclief ol'phygically or mttnth]ly disabled peopl¢ in th¢ Lounry of L￿*shirt in Partic￿$[ bul nol
exclusively by Ihe provision ot advicc, iufornJaiJon at￿ support, which will direcily r¢li¢ve the needs ot such
people,
The promotion orequ￿￿ty and diversity for the public benefit by..
01 Ihe eliminaiion ofdiscriminaiion on the ¥roundy of racc, gender, disability. sexual OTieniaiion or r¢li8iori.
bl advancinB educ&iion and rdi5ing &w￿Ch￿S io equBIity and th"v¢rsity.
cl prornoting aLlivitiu Iv f051¢r undcTStsThdin8 beThveen pcople frorn divers¢ bsckgroundy.
dl conducting or ¢ommisgioning reyearch on equality and diver5iEy i$$ue8 And publishing thc results to the
publiL.
¢1 ¢uliivaiin8A sentiment in f&vourof equality llnd diversity
Ow key objectivc5 BTC..
Str￿8th¢￿ our unr¢giri¢i¢d ￿nding base
2. ro develop s(mll8cr connections with the NHS
xeek uppurtunilie8 [4) work in partnership
investh%nt in and inclusion of our volun*¢rs
inLre8se awareness of whal w¢ do
Cri*rii or metsure5 we to ISl¢85 8u4¢¢55 in the r¢portin8 penod.
Our funder5 ¢xpecI w tsi dtmt>nstsat¢ suL¢¢g$. Funding comu in the fLIrnI (bf bDih restricLed and Whrtskntkd
income. Therefore we have differeni reportitig models key perfonDaDce indicaiots. Thi's meaDs thai in ordeT to
M¢￿U¥¢ d¢mVrt5￿l¢ ¥u¢c¢ssful Ots¢wm¢& wc ule s rgn¥e of 10015 includin¥ dxtAbages, individual eVal￿atiOn fomis
and specific fijnder rewrting models. This en&blc$ us 10 boih a$ses$ Ind demon5tratr our Succe￿ in the reporting
P¢riLW
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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. re￿Irt¢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 rclB*d 5UPPQrt for Lancashire.
a5 well as rc4urning our B￿rDw 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$0 like 10 thank Ihe TnL%iees for their ongoing 5uppoff and 8iJid4nce, Lheir taiih In Disability Firsi CIO and the
vurk we Jn has n¢vcr wavcrcd.
For morc detai18 aboui ihc Lhthty ple￿. visil..
www.dii8hilirytiryr.org
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Rtien'ts pollcy
The iru%iee4 p(ilicy is to unresiricEed ￿nds, which are Ihe frcc rc5CTVeS of lh¢ Charity. ai 8 level whiLh tqutties
10 a minimum level of six mon1￿¥ ol unrestnctrd expendiiure.
STRVCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND.IIANAGEMENT
Cowtrnlni documemt
The charity Is controlled by irs goveming document. a thcd of tru51, and ¢on$iiwi¢s a limiied c(Impany, limited by
rllnlec. i$ defined by the C.ompBnies Act 2006
Kt) m*nAg*menl rem￿nerAtIOn
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 h*we $ome mLsi¢es with a brcddth of i¢lcvanl ykills and
experienLe.
When necessary. INsiee8 seek the advicc of cxtrrnal constslianis.
We do nDI operate a financiol
PLrtormancg maftagemcni sysicm &1 prcseni. However. ¢crt&in princip81 8¢tivities such as the Acces5 Fyl¢le Cwi
projcLi hav¢ thu￿0￿¢ agr¢¢d widi Ili¢ fund¢r.
Risk rngnagemenl
Thv TtU%lee4 hBve ￿sesSEd the Tn&Jor ri%k4 to which the chuiry Is cxrx)sed, in paniculaT thos¢ relaod t() the operation¥
and linanLe4 ol. (he chariry. and arc saiisfied that yysiclns and PToc¢dur¢s #te in place 10 miiigatr exp￿Ure to the major
risk5.LC controlg Rrc ill placc lo pruvidc rc850nablc a55urancr a8ainst tyaud al￿ crror.
RF.FERENCF AliD ADMIliISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglsteted Compattw thllmber
LE04341 IEn8land and WalY%l
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Regi$tered offiee
Blackpool Centre forlndependent knving
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D Ptolomey IAPPOityted 17.10.221
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Sialement tsl FiT¢ancial Acdiltles
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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
Ch*rltAble 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)
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Tr*nsf¢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
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Indepsndeni E.S*Tnln¢r'i Report to ihe Tru51ee5 of
Di5#b115T)' Flr51 CXO
Independeht examlner's reporl lo thc trusted of Disability Flrgt CIO I'the Co￿￿￿ny,)
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 COMM￿910# 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 a￿0￿￿1]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 P￿cUCe for k¢eouniin8 4nd r¢portin¥ by ¢knTiti¢s (applicable w ch•rittes preparing their 4¢¢0unts
in ￿kOT￿nGe with th¢ Financid Reporting St#nd•rd AppliLAble in the UK aftd R¢public of I￿l￿d IFRS 10211.
I have ￿ ¢on¢trn$ and have come acrtss$ rto oiher mbtt¢rs in C￿necTion with the examinirion th whi¢h attcntion should
be drRwn in thii T¢POrt in order to enAble & proper undern￿dIng 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
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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 coMp￿Y 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 requi￿oI¢ll¢S of the Comp#ni¢$ Aci
It￿ ttiaiin8 ￿ financial $ta*ments, so far ￿ applicabl¢ ￿ the ¢hiritsble comwy.
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The notes fomi pArt of these financial sts*ments
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II%Loe- Ttwi¢¢
The note5 fonn part of thcyc finaKilll 5tat¢TrKnts
Pg8¢ 7

DS$*blllt) FlrsilJQ
'ote5 10 the Flknxncl*l s19rtmL￿ilIS
ACCOVPITVNG POLICIES
B•$is thf preparlng the fir*anCi￿ 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 P￿paTing 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 Constn￿live 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. Ex￿nd10￿re is 8ccounied for on an 8CCTuals b9515 and h88
been t1￿51r1ed under heading5 thdi 4ggr¢sai¢ all co51 Teln*d 10 Ihe tatexory. Whcr< ¢osts cannoi be dIT￿llY
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 co￿or&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 P￿1£￿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 51*remenis. 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 incorne1lcxpenditt￿j 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
To￿1
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donaiiort$ legAcies
124.224
95.849
220,073
Inv¢sLm¢tti income
67
70
Tot*1
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
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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
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T)Is
hill . FlrytLCID
ot.¢5 iu lh¢ FingnEiil Si*temen14- C4jntl*tse
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 f￿10￿..
Irt¢OAIiO8
Rgwur¢ey
exp¢nded
Movement
UnreitrlLltd fun
c￿cra1 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. t￿n￿nut0
fthr the Yur Ended 3L %l*rth 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 oppOrt￿ni11¢S
Good Thirt8s Foundaiion
Society of Ihg Holy Cttsss
Re*h 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¥ Better0ppoLm￿ItI
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
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Dlsablllt). Flrsi CIO
tLS In.th.¢ Finanel*l:StJtemeni%- t¢ithtlnued
lor thc I't¥r End¢d 31 ,Nl*reh 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%
CO￿￿1 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 I￿1 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 i*portuniiies
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
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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￿)n1￿CtOrs
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
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Deigiled 5t8tcment ibf Fknanclxl A¢ilvlri
ar
E￿d0fj 31 Nl#rth 2022
31.3.22
31.3.21
Hum*D 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 in*mct
Sundn"
Trninin8 ¢osty nthiajs
Travellin8 expenKs
Vojunicer exp¢nses
Poll•￿ $rationery
Adveni8in8
sU￿￿tracIor8
1.473
l J78
16.468
22,724
26,081
Govern*Dce
9SO
1,2(
850
68J97
ProfessioMI fK9
2,210
69.247
Tot41 fu0w¢￿ ¢xp¢nd¢d
101.930
422,594
N¢t expelldlthpe
1202.451)
Th$ do¢s rtot fo￿ pAn of thc ststutory fi[￿￿la1 mt¢mcots
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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. CEIM342 IEngl4nd and Wfilesl
REGISTERED CHARJTY NUNIBER: 1103162
Btport of ihr Tru$toci
Ijnaudlifd Flnanri41 Sf¥twgDt>. for ihe 1'4#r En.4￿ JI Ilar¢h 1011
for
D15ab511t)' Flrit CIQ.
CCW Limited
Chancred AccouDran
2951297 Church Sireei
Bla¢kwol
LanLa8hire
FYI 3PJ

_IgibllSty Flrst CSQ.
ConiL'lll% of IhL' FinJnLl#l SiJii'm¢nts
Iht Ended 31 Mpr¢_h 2022
PY48e
Report of tht Tru5tet
Indeptndtnt Eximlner's Report
StAt¢m¢nt of Fln*ncl&l Actbvltles
Bal¥nLY 8hett
P¥otes to the Flnanclql 8t4ttme*ts
D¢t*lltd Statemtnt of Fln*tttl*l A¢tlvltl¢i
15 to 16

DlsablliLElrs¢LQ
Rtp¢pri of the Tnj51ecs
fvr lh¥ I'£#LEudo￿LILar¢￿2Q2I
Th¢ livs￿¢S whu ar¢ alw ￿￿eLt￿% uf ¢he charjly lor purpoKs of the Companie8 Act 2006. pr¢sent their with
the fihancial 8iaiements of th¢ ch&n'ty foT th¢ year ¢nded 31 March 2022. The tswsiees have adopied the provisions of
Accounting and RzptbrtittA by Chariiie&'. Staiemeni of R¢commeftded Practice applicable lo charities prcparing Iheir
accDunis in a¢curdanLe with the Financial Rcporting Stsndard applicable in the UK Republic of Irew IFRS 1021
ietf¢ciivc l J&DUBry 20191.
OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES
Objectives and 4im5
Disability First CIO Is a Blackpool b8scd chuity thii woiks across Lanca5hir¢ and Cumbril We offer inforniaiion.
advice lln(15UPPOrt 5¢￿iet$ tts anyont living with, or caring for wmeone with, a disability.
The aims of the charity are.,
l. I'he rclief ol'phygically or mttnth]ly disabled peopl¢ in th¢ Lounry of L￿*shirt in Partic￿$[ bul nol
exclusively by Ihe provision ot advicc, iufornJaiJon at￿ support, which will direcily r¢li¢ve the needs ot such
people,
The promotion orequ￿￿ty and diversity for the public benefit by..
01 Ihe eliminaiion ofdiscriminaiion on the ¥roundy of racc, gender, disability. sexual OTieniaiion or r¢li8iori.
bl advancinB educ&iion and rdi5ing &w￿Ch￿S io equBIity and th"v¢rsity.
cl prornoting aLlivitiu Iv f051¢r undcTStsThdin8 beThveen pcople frorn divers¢ bsckgroundy.
dl conducting or ¢ommisgioning reyearch on equality and diver5iEy i$$ue8 And publishing thc results to the
publiL.
¢1 ¢uliivaiin8A sentiment in f&vourof equality llnd diversity
Ow key objectivc5 BTC..
Str￿8th¢￿ our unr¢giri¢i¢d ￿nding base
2. ro develop s(mll8cr connections with the NHS
xeek uppurtunilie8 [4) work in partnership
investh%nt in and inclusion of our volun*¢rs
inLre8se awareness of whal w¢ do
Cri*rii or metsure5 we to ISl¢85 8u4¢¢55 in the r¢portin8 penod.
Our funder5 ¢xpecI w tsi dtmt>nstsat¢ suL¢¢g$. Funding comu in the fLIrnI (bf bDih restricLed and Whrtskntkd
income. Therefore we have differeni reportitig models key perfonDaDce indicaiots. Thi's meaDs thai in ordeT to
M¢￿U¥¢ d¢mVrt5￿l¢ ¥u¢c¢ssful Ots¢wm¢& wc ule s rgn¥e of 10015 includin¥ dxtAbages, individual eVal￿atiOn fomis
and specific fijnder rewrting models. This en&blc$ us 10 boih a$ses$ Ind demon5tratr our Succe￿ in the reporting
P¢riLW
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Dls!tslliry.Fir%i CIO
Rep_urt of Iht Trustees
ror ¢h¢ KOgLElldÉ￿LrQh 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. re￿Irt¢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 rclB*d 5UPPQrt for Lancashire.
a5 well as rc4urning our B￿rDw 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) m*nAg*menl rem￿nerAtIOn
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 h*we $ome mLsi¢es with a brcddth of i¢lcvanl ykills and
experienLe.
When necessary. INsiee8 seek the advicc of cxtrrnal constslianis.
We do nDI operate a financiol
PLrtormancg maftagemcni sysicm &1 prcseni. However. ¢crt&in princip81 8¢tivities such as the Acces5 Fyl¢le Cwi
projcLi hav¢ thu￿0￿¢ agr¢¢d widi Ili¢ fund¢r.
Risk rngnagemenl
Thv TtU%lee4 hBve ￿sesSEd the Tn&Jor ri%k4 to which the chuiry Is cxrx)sed, in paniculaT thos¢ relaod t() the operation¥
and linanLe4 ol. (he chariry. and arc saiisfied that yysiclns and PToc¢dur¢s #te in place 10 miiigatr exp￿Ure to the major
risk5.LC controlg Rrc ill placc lo pruvidc rc850nablc a55urancr a8ainst tyaud al￿ crror.
RF.FERENCF AliD ADMIliISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglsteted Compattw thllmber
LE04341 IEn8land and WalY%l
Regis¢ered Charfty
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DiJ8bSliry Flry¢.ClO
Repori of rhe Trustoes
(tsr th¢.l_'¢ai E￿d¢d JI INlarch 21123
Regi$tered offiee
Blackpool Centre forlndependent knving
259 White8ate DTiV¢
Blackr￿1
)ca8biT¢
FY3 9TL
V R MAL'b2n
P M Taylor ITCSigr￿d 16.S.221
V BdlJgutU
Z Roscoe
A L Dunn 1res1￿d6.9.2I)
B Cjrney lip￿inted 16.5.221
K Barrett lappoint¢d 22.8.22)
D Ptolomey IAPPOityted 17.10.221
CoMp￿bY S¢¢retary
IndepeAdent Ex•rnlN•r
CCW Limited
Ch&rt¢red A¢coulltsr
2951297 CThurch Stre
Blackwol
L4nca5hi
FYI 3PJ
Appro￿1 by ord¢rof th¢ bo*rd of OD.
. and li￿d ott tu b¢bAlf by..
V k Mochen. Tnllthe
P8g¢ 3

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
Ch*rltAble 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)
Tr*nsf¢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.S*Tnln¢r'i Report to ihe Tru51ee5 of
Di5#b115T)' Flr51 CXO
Independeht examlner's reporl lo thc trusted of Disability Flrgt CIO I'the Co￿￿￿ny,)
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 COMM￿910# 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 a￿0￿￿1]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 P￿cUCe for k¢eouniin8 4nd r¢portin¥ by ¢knTiti¢s (applicable w ch•rittes preparing their 4¢¢0unts
in ￿kOT￿nGe with th¢ Financid Reporting St#nd•rd AppliLAble in the UK aftd R¢public of I￿l￿d IFRS 10211.
I have ￿ ¢on¢trn$ and have come acrtss$ rto oiher mbtt¢rs in C￿necTion with the examinirion th whi¢h attcntion should
be drRwn in thii T¢POrt in order to enAble & proper undern￿dIng 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 coMp￿Y 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 requi￿oI¢ll¢S of the Comp#ni¢$ Aci
It￿ ttiaiin8 ￿ financial $ta*ments, so far ￿ applicabl¢ ￿ the ¢hiritsble comwy.
{bl
The notes fomi pArt of these financial sts*ments
Page 6
ontithued...

r)isfi￿lI1￿ FITS! CIQ.
ar
These financial stAternenLq have been prepBTcd itl ACCOtdaDcc with the provisions applicable to ¢hAritsbk ¢orwi¢8
Jubject tothc small cornponi¢8 re￿Me.
fIr￿Icial 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- Tr￿tee
II%Loe- Ttwi¢¢
The note5 fonn part of thcyc finaKilll 5tat¢TrKnts
Pg8¢ 7

DS$*blllt) FlrsilJQ
'ote5 10 the Flknxncl*l s19rtmL￿ilIS
ACCOVPITVNG POLICIES
B•$is thf preparlng the fir*anCi￿ 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 P￿paTing 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 Constn￿live 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. Ex￿nd10￿re is 8ccounied for on an 8CCTuals b9515 and h88
been t1￿51r1ed under heading5 thdi 4ggr¢sai¢ all co51 Teln*d 10 Ihe tatexory. Whcr< ¢osts cannoi be dIT￿llY
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 co￿or&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 P￿1£￿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 51*remenis. 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 incorne1lcxpenditt￿j 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
To￿1
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donaiiort$ legAcies
124.224
95.849
220,073
Inv¢sLm¢tti income
67
70
Tot*1
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
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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
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coniinu¢(L..

T)Is
hill . FlrytLCID
ot.¢5 iu lh¢ FingnEiil Si*temen14- C4jntl*tse
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 f￿10￿..
Irt¢OAIiO8
Rgwur¢ey
exp¢nded
Movement
UnreitrlLltd fun
c￿cra1 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. t￿n￿nut0
fthr the Yur Ended 3L %l*rth 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 oppOrt￿ni11¢S
Good Thirt8s Foundaiion
Society of Ihg Holy Cttsss
Re*h 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¥ Better0ppoLm￿ItI
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.¢ Finanel*l:StJtemeni%- t¢ithtlnued
lor thc I't¥r End¢d 31 ,Nl*reh 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%
CO￿￿1 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 I￿1 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 i*portuniiies
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￿)n1￿CtOrs
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
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Deigiled 5t8tcment ibf Fknanclxl A¢ilvlri
ar
E￿d0fj 31 Nl#rth 2022
31.3.22
31.3.21
Hum*D 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 in*mct
Sundn"
Trninin8 ¢osty nthiajs
Travellin8 expenKs
Vojunicer exp¢nses
Poll•￿ $rationery
Adveni8in8
sU￿￿tracIor8
1.473
l J78
16.468
22,724
26,081
Govern*Dce
9SO
1,2(
850
68J97
ProfessioMI fK9
2,210
69.247
Tot41 fu0w¢￿ ¢xp¢nd¢d
101.930
422,594
N¢t expelldlthpe
1202.451)
Th$ do¢s rtot fo￿ pAn of thc ststutory fi[￿￿la1 mt¢mcots
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