Friends - Play for Disabled Children
Charity number 1167995
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ending 30 June 2023
Friends - Play for Disabled Children
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ending 30 June 2023
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| Trustees' report | 2 to 4 |
| Examiner's report | 5 |
| Receipts and payments account | 6 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 7 |
| Notes to the accounts | 8, 9 |
Prepared by the Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service
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Friends - Play for Disabled Children
Trustees' report
The Trustees during the year were: Name Position Melanie Battye Paula Jones Sue Rimmer
Dates
Method of appointment
Election annually by AGM, or interim appointment by trustees until next AGM.
Principal address
4 Gorsefield St Helens Merseyside WA9 5PH
Bankers
HSBC 11 Bridge Street Warrington Cheshire WA1 2EY
Governing document
CiO Registered 1st July 2016
Objects of the organisation
To relieve the needs of disabled children and young adults up to the age of 25 and their families within the St Helens area by organising and arranging activities including safe play which are accessible to them, encouraging siblings to support each other and to help them realise that they are not alone, and providing informal support for parents and carers of disabled children.
Independent examiner
on behalf of:
Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service
Beacon Building College Street St Helens WA10 1TF
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Friends - Play for Disabled Children
Trustees' report continued
We increased the number of activities available this year. We continued to work with St Helens Council delivering SEND activities under the HAF funding. These were delivered during Easter, Summer & Christmas school holidays. We are looking to continue this during 2024.
We continue to have close links with The Tunza Centre & have developed our Friends Friday’s & Mates Monday’s as regular sessions in school holidays. These will continue in 2024
Volunteer recruitment has been slow & something we will look to develop further in 2024.
We continue to see growth year on year from word of mouth & signposting from professionals.
The Charity continues to operate on a combination of grants, donations & self generated income.
We have continued to offer a variety of free, subsidised & self funded events throughout the year.
Future Plans for 2024 & onwards
Continue with links to St Helens Council through the HAF funding.
Further develop our volunteers
We want to start to develop weekly/monthly sessional activities to run along our sing & sign choir.
Start to look at options for ages 25+
We will be looking to offer our volunteer Emma Roberts a Trustees role.
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Friends - Play for Disabled Children
Independent examiner's report on the accounts of Friends - Play for Disabled Children for the year ending 30 June 2023
I report on the accounts of the charity set out on pages 5 to 8
Respective responsibilities of the Management Committee and the examiner
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) does not apply and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
q examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
q to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioner under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act: and
q to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
q to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
- q to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Jane Williams MAAT Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service Beacon Building College Street St Helens WA10 1TF
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Friends - Play for Disabled Children Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 30 June 2023
| Notes 2023 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 41,655 Other Income - Total receipts 41,655 Payments Events & Trips 45,572 Sundry costs 1,825 Refunds - Bank Charges 70 Governance Costs Independent Examination 360 Total payments 47,827 Net receipts / (payments) (6,172) Cash fund balances brought forward 6,890 Cash fund balances carried forward (2a) 718 |
2023 Restricted funds £ 49,948 - 49,948 56,516 - - - - 56,516 (6,568) 7,596 1,028 |
2023 Total funds £ 91,603 - 91,603 102,088 1,825 - 70 360 104,343 (12,740) 14,486 1,746 |
2022 Total funds £ 50,690 4,776 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55,466 | |||
| 46,663 1,380 4,272 32 180 |
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| 52,527 | |||
| 2,939 11,547 |
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| 14,486 |
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Friends - Play for Disabled Children
Balance sheet
as at 30 June 2023
| Friends - Play for Disabled Children Balance sheet as at 30 June 2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Unrestricted Current Assets £ Debtors and prepayments - Cash at bank and in hand 718 Total current assets 718 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals - Total current liabilities - Net current assets / (liabilities) 718 Funds Restricted Funds - Unrestricted funds 718 Total Funds 718 |
2023 Restricted £ - 1,028 1,028 - - 1,028 1,028 - 1,028 |
2023 Total £ - 1,746 1,746 - - 1,746 1,028 718 1,746 |
2022 Total £ - 14,486 |
| 14,486 | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| 14,486 | |||
| 7,596 6,890 |
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| 14,486 |
The financial statements were approved at a meeting of the trustees held on and signed on its behalf by:
Paula Jones Treasurer
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Friends - Play for Disabled Children
Notes to the accounts
for the year ending 30 June 2023
1 Accounting Policies
a Basis of accounting
The Trustees have taken advantage of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
b Taxation
As a registered charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
c Fund accounting
Funds held by the charity are either:
Unrestricted general funds
These are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds
These are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Designated funds
These are funds set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific future purposes or projects.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ending 30 June 2023
| 2 Grants and Donations Restricted funds Donations Family Contributions 3 Restricted funds summary Main Grants Lottery St Helens MBC: HAF |
Balance b/f £ 3,872 3,724 7,596 |
2023 Unrestricted funds £ 4,250 7,531 29,874 41,655 Incoming £ - 49,948 49,948 |
2023 Restricted funds £ 49,948 - - 49,948 Outgoing £ 3,872 52,644 56,516 |
2023 Total funds £ 54,198 7,531 29,874 91,603 Transfers £ - - - |
2022 Total funds £ 25,658 1,942 23,090 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50,690 | |||||
| Balance c/f £ - 1,028 |
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| 1,028 |
4 Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions to report during the accounting period.
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