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Table of Contents
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Welcome from the Chief Officer
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About SELFA
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Who, what and where
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Health & wellbeing programmes
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Mental health provision
Targeted holiday activities 11
Food insecurity 14
Finance & governance 15
20 Independent examiner’s report
Accounts 21 Our supporters 31
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Welcome
It has been another busy year at SELFA, with continued growth to meet the challenges of the cost of living crisis and how this has impacted the children and families we support.
During this year we have welcomed 4 new trustees onto our board, strengthening our governance even further, and we have also established our Youth Board to support our vision of sharing power, building capability and co-production.
Collaboration has been key to our success this year: our award-winning partnership with Youth in Mind has enabled us to work with 5 other mental health and wellbeing services that provide one-to-one and group support to children and young people throughout the Bradford and Craven district. We are also part of the Wellbeing Network, an open access network of community organisations, locality-based Hubs and Out of Hours services, as well as the Safe Spaces partnership - all of which bring care closer to home for our Craven families through the provision they have funded at SELFA.
On a local level we've delivered joint projects with Settle Stories, Pioneer Projects and Skipton Step Into Action to further enhance the opportunities for children and young people in our rural communities, and
we work closely with Age UK North Craven and other groups addressing food insecurity through the Craven Food Partnership.
Financially we have continued to grow to meet the increased need, with a 27% more children and families accessing SELFA than last year. We've worked on diversifying our income streams so that we are less dependant on a small number of funders, and of course we are so thankful for all those who give their time to SELFA through fundraising and volunteering: we'd be lost without them.
About SELFA
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O U R M I S S I O N
To support children and families experiencing vulnerabilities, to build resilience, thrive and achieve.
O U R V I S I O N
A community where all children and young people are celebrated and know they belong.
O U R S E R V I C E S
We support children, young people and parents through health and wellbeing programmes, mental health provision and targeted holiday activities.
“Staff understand our family dynamics and my children's needs. It is the only place where I can leave my children and know their needs will be met and understood, so they feel confident and happy being there”
5 Who, what and where
Over 35% of our services users live in or around the town of Skipton The majority of our service users are primary-school age, with 55% aged 4 to 10
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“SELFA help vulnerable people thrive in a society that wasn’t built for them” - parent
C H I L D R E N , Y O U N G P E O P L E A N D P A R E N T S S U P P O R T E D
In 2023/24 we supported over 600 children, young people and parents, with over 170 people accessing SELFA each week. The number of referrals increased by 26% from 2022/23.
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89%
developed positive saw an improvement relationships and a in resilience sense of belonging
99% 91% became more showed an independent improvement in wellbeing
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Health & wellbeing programmes
Five groups in North Craven (two primary age, two youth age and one for parents/carers
Five primary school age groups in Skipton
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Five weekend groups for children and young people with profound and multiple disabilities, where we provide a high level of support
sessions of our health and wellbeing programmes
SELFA Springboard, our supported volunteering programme for young people aged 19-25
Pathfinders, a 10-week rolling programme for young people with Emotional Based School Avoidance
Four youth groups in Skipton, including our newly launched Youth Board
F O C U S O N . . . P A T H F I N D E R S
The Pathfinders programme is aimed at young people who have school phobia/refusal and anxietyrelated absence as well as those experiencing academic pressure, bullying & friendship challenges and difficulties outside of school such as bereavement, parental illness, young carer etc. The aim of the programme is to positively help to reintegrate young people back into school with increased selfesteem, independence, less isolation and positive relationships with the intention for school to see improved attendance as a result.
Over the past year we’ve run the programme with four cohorts. Our impact measurement found that 90% of participants said the programme had helped them to make positive friendships,
70% said it it made them feel more able to deal with challenges and tricky situations and 60% said it helped them have more goals and dreams for the future.
One participant was home schooled due to anxiety about travelling to school on public transport. Having taken part in the programme, they have built independence and the confidence to travel by themselves, and have now enrolled at a new school, ready to begin in the new term. She said: “I’ve been bored at home and want routine and structure to my week. It’s taken doing Pathfinders for me to realise this. It’s helped me to think clearer and come out of my shell.” Her parent added “It's so good to see her smiling again and making friends.”
K A R T H I K ’ S S T O R Y
Karthik aged 7 has a diagnosis of autism and learning disabilities with multiple and complex needs. Karthik is of Indian heritage and only recently moved to the UK, his family have experienced loneliness and isolation in difficult circumstances.
Karthik attends SELFA's weekly Sunday group where he was initially playing in quite an isolated way preferring to be alone than to interact with anyone. Through the inclusion of a professional musician delivering sessions here at SELFA Karthik’s engagement has completely changed. The musician met Karthik on his level, using the trains he was playing with as a way of engaging him in music and using the words Karthik can say to create a song with a repetitive rhythm – Karthik loved it! Feeling safe in the repetition of the music he began to access the session fully.
Karthik will now arrive to sessions and can communicate the box of toys he’d like to play with, he can play along a staff member and gets so much more interaction within sessions than he did previously. He now takes part in Rebound Therapy, music, baking and free play. It has been fantastic to see his growth.
Karthik’s sister, Srividya, is now accessing her own weekly group at SELFA, providing a break from caring responsibilities and an opportunity to build positive relationships with peers and staff.
The family join in our trips and stay & play sessions in the holidays. Here his parents receive support, build up their support network, and develop their confidence in visiting new places to visit with Karthik. The sessions give them all something inclusive to look forward to in the school holidays which would otherwise be a very daunting and isolating time for the family.
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9 Mental health provision
Last year, SELFA’s mental health provision went from strength to strength. We provided hundreds of children and young people free, mental health and wellbeing support in a safe, supportive environment with very minimal waiting times.
We’ve seen increasing demand for our one-to-one support. At SELFA, we follow a mentoring structure where the young person can explore their emotions and work with staff to set and plan their own goals that they would like to achieve. Our trained staff deliver the one-to-one support both in schools and in community settings across the Craven district. Last year, SELFA visited over 15 different schools to deliver mentoring support including schools in the most rural areas of Craven. Sessions were also delivered at our bases in Skipton, Settle and Bentham where families were offered the opportunity to organise scheduled sessions for their child at a time that works best for them. As well as this, we embedded additional staff within our health and wellbeing programmes and holiday provision to offer in-themoment support for young people struggling to manage their emotions or in need of a supportive adult to lend a listening ear.
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children, young people and parents accessed one-toone support
“It’s actually been refreshing to have someone come and see me that actually listens.” - young person, aged 14.
“My daughter has been attending the Mindful programme that Lucy from SELFA ran on Thursday afternoons. I just wanted to pass on my thanks as she has really enjoyed the sessions and I believe has benefitted significantly from attending.” - parent
SELFA delivered 12 ‘Mindful’ programmes in primary schools. Mindful is a 10-week wellbeing programme that aims to develop emotional intelligence and devise positive coping strategies to help participants manage their emotions. Schools identify students who would benefit from some early intervention and encouragement to talk about their emotions and wellbeing.
Children finished the programme with several strategies to use to manage difficult emotions such as gratitude journals, worry jars and anger stress squishes. Impact of the programme was measured using the SWEMWBS (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale). The results from last year are shown below.
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wellbeing cafés supporting 88 children and young people
We’ve also offered group support outside of schools with our wellbeing cafés. Throughout the year, we delivered 3 different weekly wellbeing cafés and 1 monthly wellbeing café. Young people aged 7-19 in Skipton, Settle and Bentham had the opportunity to attend the sessions as either a one-off or to attend on a more regular basis. The wellbeing cafés had different themes and topics based on the needs of the young people accessing the service. Examples include: managing anger, young carer’s wellbeing, worries and anxiety, and friendships.
“I know how to talk about my feelings now. I used to not like talking about them but I can do it now.” – child, aged 8
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School holidays can be a difficult time for children and young people, and we helped to combat isolation resulting from emotional/ behavioural issues and financial and geographical exclusion by giving access to enriching activities.
These activities helped to support the emotional and physical wellbeing of children and young people during the school holidays and to avoid a deterioration in wellbeing away from the routine of school.
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holiday activity sessions
residentials breaks in the Yorkshire Dales
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children and young people supported
“My child has had a fantastic time at SELFA, thanks so much for supporting him to make new friendships. It can be really tricky when in foster placements to find friendship groups in a new place but with SELFA’s support he has made friends very quickly.” - parent
We’ve been on trips to Carlisle Castle, Morecambe, the Butterfly House in Lancaster, Ingleborough Caves, the Royal Armouries in Leeds and Thornton Hall Farm.
Is this the beach? I have never been, am I going to see an octopus? - J, age 12
We’ve even had the farm come to SELFA, with visits from HART Animals and over Christmas had our very own pantomime performed at our base in Skipton.
I look forward to coming to SELFA every week in the summer, it gives me something to do away from my brothers and sisters
- T, age 17
The children and young people have also enjoyed getting creative with Easter crafts, tie-dye and pumpkin carving; developed their skills at cooking and baking and burnt off some energy with trampolining, swimming pony trekking, treetop climbing and woodland walks.
We've had a fantastic day film making and I can't wait to see the film when it's been edited - I'm going to show all of my family - C, age 14
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T R A C Y ’ S S T O R Y
Tracy is mum to Harry and Edward. Ed is 9. His younger brother Harry (6) has Downs Syndrome. Edward is classed as a young carer for Harry. Ed attends Community Champs. We asked Tracy how the family got involved with SELFA:
‘”His SENCO suggested SELFA. Edward was having problems with one of his long term friends so he was worried whether he’d be accepted. But from the start he’s never ever anything other than happy! As a family we try to give our children different experiences but our choices are limited and there are things we can’t do or take Harry to, so Ed misses out.
He’s had different experiences we would have dismissed or not thought of. He went on a picnic, I mean we go on picnics but he could paddle, and go swimming as well. My husband works long hours so it’s just me most of the time with the two boys. I feel fearful and anxious – I feel restricted on what I can do – I couldn’t let him paddle in the river as I need to hold on to Harry.
He had a weekend where he went on a residential – his first “resi” – it’s not something we could have done. He was so enthusiastic about it.
You always feel a guilt as a mum – sometimes his perception might be that we don’t love him as much as Harry, don’t spend as much time with him. At SELFA Ed is doing something just for him and getting a lot out of it. I don’t have to feel that guilt on that day, during the session for that hour or so.”Tracy went on to talk about
community and connection; ‘He’s learned a lot about food, where food comes fromthrough going to the allotment. It’s the thought process but it’s also the being alongside other children. He starts to mix with older children with disability. He is learning that lots of families have children
“Ed’s built up a good relationship with the staff and he and I feel like we can talk to them. They get a grasp of how Ed is – quickly got to grips with him.
I am over protective as a mum but I don’t even think about it when I leave him – he’s good in hands, I trust them completely to take care of him”
with all sorts of differences. He’s seeing that. He has always been proud of Harry but its good for him to see lots of other families like that.
It’s just the enrichment that these experiences give Ed – the self-worth it gives him. He beats himself up sometimes but he comes out bubbling. He’s shattered! He shows that different side of his personality – he’s happy, content – you can tell he has been interacting with friends – with friendly people. He’s accepted, he’s not back in his shell. He can chat freely. If we didn’t have that outlet it wouldn’t be the same – enrichment of meeting children of different backgrounds – getting to know Skipton and other parts of the Dales.
Food insecurity
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“I appreciate everything you and your volunteers do. I couldn’t say it in person as I’d have probably cried because literally no one has ever helped me before. You guys are amazing, and you’ll never know truly how grateful I am. So, thank you so much”.
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children, young people and parents supported by our Community Fridge
The children and young people we work with often have low self-esteem, lack confidence and are socially isolated and come from low-income homes. They are from the families who have been most affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
In response to growing problems with food insecurity, we run a Community Fridge providing fresh, long life and frozen food along with essentials to children and families impacted by rising prices. We also offer a cooked meal to all children attending our activities. This service is vital as we recognise
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meals provided for children and young people attending our activities
that we cannot support children and families to build resilience, thrive and achieve if their basic needs are not met.
“Did you know it’s all homemade? The best thing is eating the food and seeing friends”
Those families we support have been increasingly struggling to make ends meet, with children and young people coming to activities having not eaten, or without an adequate packed lunch in the holidays. The Community Fridge and provision of meals helps ease the pressure on family budgets. We are increasingly finding parents mental health is being detrimentally affected by the stress and worry of putting food on the table whilst costs are rising, and this has a knock-on effect on children's physical and emotional health. Knowing that they can access support at SELFA helps to ease this anxiety, having a positive impact on wellbeing.
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E X P E N D I T U R E
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Charity information
S T R U C T U R E & G O V E R N A N C E
The charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 2nd February 2021
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 14th October 2016.
R E G I S T R A T I O N
Reg. Number: 1169686 (Previously 1124020)
T R U S T E E S
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Judith Holliday (Chair) Simon Collings (Vice Chair) Susan Bailey (Treasurer) George Garland Lauren Hopkins (appointed Jan 24) Joanne Lloyd Patricia Lord
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Nicky Shoesmith (appointed Jan 24) Heather Tattersall (appointed Jan 24) Claire Wood (appointed Jan 24)
Address: Ings CP School Broughton Road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1TE
K E Y P E R S O N N E L
Emma Pears - Chief Officer Karen Martin - Service Manager
I N D E P E N D E N T E X A M I N E R
Mrs S Curran Pinnacle Bookkeeping 1 Vincent Avenue Grange Road Eastburn BD20 8UD
B A N K E R S
CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill West Maling Kent ME19 4JQ
Governance
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O B J E C T S O F T H E C H A R I T Y
The objects of the charity as included in the Constitution are:
The relief of vulnerable, disadvantaged and disabled children and young people, their families and/or carers, in particular, but not exclusively, by the provision of health and wellbeing programmes, peer support groups, targeted holiday workshops and trips and residential breaks.
P O W E R S A N D D E L E G A T I O N S
The Board of Trustees hold all the charity’s powers and authorities. The Board is ultimately responsible for the overall control and strategic direction of the charity and the protection of its assets. The Board meets formally four times a year. Day-to-day running of the charity is the responsibility of the Chief Officer, Emma Pears.
The Trustees of the charity are appointed by the Board.
New Trustees attend an initial meeting where they are provided with a full report on the charity’s activities and what their roles and responsibilities are as Trustees. Trustees are encouraged to call meetings of Trustees whenever they feel it is necessary to discuss any issues that arise. Ongoing training is available as needed.
R I S K M A N A G E M E N T
SELFA maintains a risk register and the Board of Trustees ensure that all major risks to which the charity is exposed are reviewed on a regular basis and that the systems and procedures are in place to manage these risks.
S T A T E M E N T O F R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S O F T H E T R U S T E E S
SELFA’s Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
The Trustees review and agree financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charity.
The Trustees are responsible for ensuring the employees of the charity maintain proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charity Commission’s requirements.
The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The names of Trustees who served during the year are set out on page 16.
S T A T E M E N T O F P U B L I C B E N E F I T
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, ‘Charities and Public Benefit’.
That guidance addresses the need for all charities’ aims to be, demonstrably, for the public benefit.
SELFA addresses its objectives through the provision of out-ofschool enrichment activities, and achievements over the year are highlighted in this report.
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Financial review
The financial statements of the charity are prepared on an accruals basis and in accordance with Charity Commission regulations.
O V E R V I E W
SELFA’s income decreased from £488,382 to £420,256, although grants of £155,660 were deferred to 2024/25. Local Authority Funding (from Craven District Council and North Yorkshire County Council, including North Yorkshire Together) accounted for 6.9% of total income. The National Lottery Community Fund and Children in Need continued to be key funders, and we received significant grants from Igen Trust and The Rank Foundation. We received funding for mental health support from The VCS Alliance and Mind in Bradford.
Expenditure increased from £455,863 to £514,711, largely due to an increase in staffing to deliver new services, and restricted funding for specific projects.
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Meet contractual liabilities should SELFA have to close. This includes redundancy pay, amounts due to creditors and commitments under leases
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To ensure SELFA can continue to provide a stable and quality service, including minimising recruitment, staff training, staff induction and marketing costs by avoiding redundancies caused by financial crisis
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To meet unexpected costs like the breakdown of essential equipment, staff cover due to illness or periods of extended leave
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To replace equipment as it wears out
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To provide working capital when funding is paid in arrears
The current unrestricted reserves are £315,284, which equates to seven months operating costs based on 2023/24 expenditure.
The charity does not make investments.
R E S E R V E S P O L I C Y
It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain the unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level of 3 to 12 months expenditure, ideally between 6 and 12 months. This level is required to:
The Trustees’ Report, incorporating the Financial Statement, was approved by the Board on 24th September 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
Judith Holliday Chair of Trustees
Emma Pears Chief Officer
Independent examiner’s report
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Report to the Trustees of SELFA Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“the CIO”).
come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 21 to 30.
R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S A N D B A S I S O F R E P O R T
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)b of the Act.
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Accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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The accounts do not accord with those records; or
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The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
I N D E P E N D E N T E X A M I N E R ’ S S T A T E M E N T
Since the Trust’s gross income exceeded £250,000, your examiner must be a member of a body listed in Section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
Sarah Curran Pinnacle Bookkeeping 1 Vincent Avenue Grange Road Eastburn West Yorkshire BD20 8UD
Signed:
Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (MAAT) Date: 19th September 2024
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 March 2024
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| Notes | 2024 Unrestricted funds £ |
2024 Restricted funds £ |
2024 Total funds £ |
2023 Total funds £ |
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| Income from: | |||||
| Schools - Pupil Premium | 21,334 | - | 21,334 | 18,487 | |
| Donations | 50,083 | - | 50,083 | 29,158 | |
| Grants | 2 | - | 324,737 | 324,737 | 418,153 |
| Sports coaching | 4,998 | - | 4,998 | 1,775 | |
| Administration fees | 3 | 155 | - | 155 | 2,100 |
| Salary costs recovery | 3 | 2,404 | 14,446 | 16,850 | 16,633 |
| Other income | 2,098 | - | 2,098 | 2,077 | |
| Total income | 81,073 | 339,183 | 420,256 | 488,382 | |
| Expenditure on: | |||||
| Activity costs | 3,748 | 95,854 | 99,602 | 111,173 | |
| Salaries/staff costs | 4 | 7,220 | 354,769 | 361,989 | 314,545 |
| Fundraising costs | 3,104 | 99 | 3,203 | 113 | |
| Premises costs | - | 19,940 | 19,940 | 11,472 | |
| Running costs | 1,317 | 28,661 | 29,978 | 18,560 | |
| Total expenditure | 15,389 | 499,323 | 514,711 | 455,863 | |
| Net income/ (expenditure) | 65,684 | (160,140) | (94,456) | 32,519 | |
| Transfers between funds | 3,611 | (3,611) | - | - | |
| Net movement in funds | 69,295 | (163,751) | (94,456) | 32,519 | |
| Fund balances brought forward | 245,989 | 163,751 | 409,740 | 377,221 | |
| Fund balances carried forward | 5 | 315,284 | - | 315,284 | 409,740 |
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Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024
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| Notes | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Tangible assets | |||||
| Fixtures & Fittings | - | 3,611 | 3,611 | - | |
| Fixtures & Fittings Depreciation | - | (608) | (608) | - | |
| Total tangible assets | - | 3,003 | 3,003 | - | |
| Current assets | |||||
| Debtors and prepayments | 6 | 138 | 3,686 | 3,824 | 5,093 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 7 | 322,893 | 153,602 | 476,495 | 376,673 |
| Total current assets | 323,031 | 157,289 | 480,319 | 381,766 | |
| Current liabilities | |||||
| amounts falling due within one | year | ||||
| Creditors and accruals | 8 | 7,747 | 4,631 | 12,378 | 4,545 |
| Deferred income | - | 155,660 | 155,660 | - | |
| Total current liabilities | 7,747 | 160,291 | 168,038 | 4,545 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 315,284 | - | 315,284 | 377,221 | |
| Net assets | 315,284 | - | 315,284 | 377,221 | |
| Funds | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | 315,284 | - | 315,284 | 221,081 | |
| Restricted funds | - | - | - | 156,140 | |
| Total funds | 315,284 | - | 315,284 | 377,221 |
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Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024
1 Accounting Policies
GOING CONCERN
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
RECONCILIATION WITH PREVIOUSLY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRACTICE
The trustees have considered whether in applying the accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102 the restatement of comparative items was required. They have determined that no such restatement is required.
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
INCOMING RESOURCES
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
GRANTS AND DONATIONS
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
As a consequence, there has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
GRANTS PAYABLE WITH PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
TAXATION
As a charity the organisation 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.
PENSIONS
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
FUND ACCOUNTING
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows:
Freehold land: nil
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Freehold buildings: over 50 years Project and office equipment: over 5 years
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Computer equipment: over 3 years Motor vehicles: over 4 years Equipment held under finance leases: over the life of the lease
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2 Grants and donations
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Age UK | - | - | - | 6,482 |
| AWC Community Health | - | 7,507 | 7,507 | 7,468 |
| Barbara Ward Children's Foundation | - | - | - | 7,500 |
| Beyondly | - | 12,000 | 12,000 | - |
| Brathay | - | - | - | 7,000 |
| Children in Need | - | 42,728 | 42,728 | 20,080 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | - | - | - | 15,000 |
| Hubbub | - | 6,000 | 6,000 | - |
| Igen Trust | - | 35,000 | 35,000 | 57,976 |
| Julia & Hans Rausing Trust | - | - | - | 7,000 |
| Kentown Wizard Foundation | - | 26,000 | 26,000 | - |
| Masonic Charitable Foundation | - | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Mind in Bradford | - | 21,184 | 21,184 | 12,830 |
| Morrisons Foundation | - | 10,000 | 10,000 | - |
| National Lottery Community Fund | - | 122,058 | 122,058 | 86,311 |
| North Yorkshire Police | - | - | - | 16,242 |
| North Yorkshire Sport | - | - | - | 6,977 |
| North Yorkshire Together | - | 28,137 | 28,137 | 23,563 |
| Sport England | - | 6,630 | 6,630 | - |
| St. James's Place | - | 10,000 | 10,000 | - |
| The Donnelly Foundation | - | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| The Rank Foundation | - | 43,464 | 43,464 | 43,063 |
| Two Ridings Charitable Foundation | - | 5,000 | 5,000 | 14,100 |
| VCS Alliance | - | 25,750 | 25,750 | 38,500 |
| Youth in Mind | - | 32,551 | 32,551 | 5,734 |
| Grants under £5,000 (22) | - | 36,388 | 36,388 | 32,326 |
| Confest 2022 | - | - | - | 4,229.00 |
| Skipton Building Society | 10,000 | - | 10,000 | - |
| Charities Trust (Payroll Giving) | 5,900 | 5,900 | ||
| Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust | 4,000 | - | 4,000 | |
| The Cares Family | 2,000 | - | 2,000 | - |
| Donations under £2,000 | 28,183 | - | 28,183 | 24,928.88 |
| 50,083 | 480,397 | 530,480 |
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3 Income
Administration Fees comprises payments to SELFA for administration of Craven Communities Together funds.
Salary Cost Recovery includes: Payments from AWC Modality for employee secondment, and payment for backfill of time attending meetings and events.
4 Staff costs and numbers
| Staff costs and numbers | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Gross salaries | 335,221 | 299,038 |
| Social security costs | 20,740 | 17,702 |
| Pensions | 6,028 | 5,385 |
| 361,989 | 322,124 |
The average number employees during the year was 25, being an average of 11.6 full time equivalent.
There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
Defined contribution pension scheme
| Defined contribution pension scheme | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year | 6,028 | 5,385 |
| Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end | - | - |
| Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end | - | - |
5 Restricted funds
| Restricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance b/f | Incoming | Outgoing | Transfers | Balance c/f | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Age UK | - | 2,630 | (2,630) | - | - |
| Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust | - | 3,000 | (1,066) | - | 1,934 |
| Asda Foundation | - | 600 | (600) | - | - |
| AWC Modality | 4,933 | 21,952 | (21,077) | - | 5,809 |
| Barbara Shuttleworth | - | 350 | (350) | - | - |
| Barbara Ward CF | 7,046 | - | (7,046) | - | - |
| Barclays Community Football | 110 | - | (110) | - | - |
| Bentham Community Hub | - | 2,000 | - | - | 2,000 |
| Beyondly | - | 12,000 | (1,549) | - | 10,451 |
| Boshier-Hinton Foundation | 660 | - | (660) | - | - |
| Brathay Trust | 31 | - | (31) | - | - |
| Brelms Trust | 2,400 | - | (2,400) | - | - |
| Children in Need | (9,622) | 42,728 | (25,947) | - | 7,159 |
5 Restricted funds (continued)
| Balance b/f | Incoming | Outgoing | Transfers | Balance c/f | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Co-op Local Community Fund | - | 2,708 | - | - | 2,708 |
| Craven District Council | - | 600 | (600) | - | - |
| David Solomons Charitable Trust | - | 500 | - | - | 500 |
| DWF Foundation | 540 | - | (540) | - | - |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 15,000 | - | (15,000) | - | - |
| Gertrude Beasley Foundation | - | 1,000 | (585) | - | 415 |
| Hedley Foundation | - | 2,500 | - | - | 2,500 |
| Hubbub | (1,000) | 6,000 | - | - | 5,000 |
| Igen Trust | 36,953 | 35,000 | (48,578) | - | 23,375 |
| Julia & Hans Rausing Trust | 5,026 | - | (5,026) | - | - |
| Kentown Wizard Foundation | - | 26,000 | (26,000) | - | - |
| MCF | 1,252 | 5,000 | (3,332) | - | 2,920 |
| Metis Trust | - | 1,000 | (1,000) | - | - |
| Mind in Bradford | 1,283 | 21,184 | (15,808) | - | 6,659 |
| Morrisons Foundation | - | 10,000 | (5,785) | - | 4,215 |
| NatWest Thrive | - | 400 | - | - | 400 |
| NLCF | 41,168 | 122,058 | (118,251) | (2,078) | 42,898 |
| North Yorkshire Council | - | 3,000 | (1,467) | (1,533) | - |
| North Yorkshire Police | 16,225 | - | (16,225) | - | - |
| North Yorkshire Sport | 1,876 | - | (1,876) | - | - |
| North Yorkshire Together | 3,750 | 28,137 | (29,065) | - | 2,822 |
| Pixel Fund | - | 4,300 | (2,150) | - | 2,150 |
| Rank Foundation | 11,894 | 43,464 | (54,451) | - | 907 |
| Rotary Club of Settle | - | 160 | (160) | - | - |
| Rotary Club of Skipton | - | 1,000 | (1,000) | - | - |
| Rotary Club of Skipton Craven | 936 | - | (936) | - | - |
| Skipton Mechanics Institute | - | 1,000 | (1,000) | - | - |
| Sovereign Healthcare | - | 3,640 | - | - | 3,640 |
| Sport England | - | 6,630 | (1,326) | - | 5,304 |
| St. James's Place Foundation | - | 10,000 | (2,431) | - | 7,569 |
| Tarn Moor | - | 3,000 | (108) | - | 2,892 |
| Temperance Hall Trustees | 1,500 | 2,000 | (3,500) | - | - |
| The Donnelly Foundation | 2,026 | 5,000 | (5,304) | - | 1,722 |
| Two Ridings CF | 9,858 | 5,000 | (11,905) | - | 2,953 |
| VCS Alliance | 9,905 | 25,750 | (29,605) | - | 6,050 |
| Young Achievers Foundation | - | 1,000 | (292) | - | 708 |
| Youth in Mind | - | 32,551 | (32,551) | - | - |
| 163,751 | 494,843 | (499,323) | (3,611) | 155,660 |
5 Restricted funds (continued)
| Fund name | Purpose of restriction |
|---|---|
| Age UK | Community Fridge |
| Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust | Community Fridge/provision of meals |
| Asda Foundation | Community Fridge |
| AWC Modality | (1) Secondment of SELFA staff (2) Youth Active group |
| Barbara Shuttleworth | Christmas pantomime |
| Barbara Ward CF | Holiday activities |
| Barclays Community Football | Sports activities for children with SEND |
| Bentham Community Hub | North Craven services |
| Beyondly | Environmental awareness residentials |
| Boshier-Hinton Foundation | Trips to Nell Bank |
| Brathay Trust | Mentoring |
| Brelms Trust | Premises rental |
| Children in Need | Holiday activities |
| Co-op Local Community Fund | Community Fridge |
| Craven District Council | New flooring |
| David Solomons Charitable Trust | SEND clubs |
| DWF Foundation | Arts project |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | Core costs |
| Gertrude Beasley Foundation | Services for children and young people |
| Hedley Foundation | Camping residential |
| Hubbub | Community Fridge |
| Igen Trust | (1) North Craven mental health support (2) Pathfinders project |
| Julia & Hans Rausing Trust | Community Fridge |
| Kentown Wizard Foundation | SEND rebound clubs |
| MCF | Core costs |
| Metis Trust | Services for children and young people |
| Mind in Bradford | Mental health support |
| Morrisons Foundation | Youth activities |
| NatWest | Thrive project |
| NLCF | (1) Springboard Project (2) Smile intergenerational project (3) Cost of living support |
| North Yorkshire Council | (1) Arts project (2) Furniture |
| North Yorkshire Police | Wellness girls group |
| North Yorkshire Sport | After-school groups |
| North Yorkshire Together | Holiday activities |
| Pixel Fund | Senior Children & Young People's Worker costs |
| Rank Foundation | (1) Time to Shine Programme (2) Environmental project (3) Mental health worker costs |
| Rotary Club of Settle | Holiday activities |
5 Restricted funds (continued)
| Fund name | Purpose of restriction |
|---|---|
| Rotary Club of Skipton | Holiday activities |
| Rotary Club of Skipton Craven | Trips to Nell Bank |
| Skipton Mechanics Institute | Christmas pantomime and fancy dress |
| Sovereign Healthcare | Settle Stories project |
| Sport England | SELFA Active |
| St. James's Place Foundation | Primary clubs in North Craven |
| Tarn Moor | Holiday activities |
| Temperance Hall Trustees | Core costs |
| The Donnelly Foundation | Mindful project in schools |
| Two Ridings Charitable Foundation | (1) Plant to Plate project (2) Community Fridge/meal provision |
| VCS Alliance | (1) Mental health support (2) Volunteer Coordinator costs |
| Young Achievers Foundation | Transport costs |
| Youth in Mind | Mighty Minds project |
6 Debtors and prepayments
| Debtors and prepayments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Debtors | 1,342 | 8,811 |
| Prepayments | 2,482 | 2,038 |
| 3,824 | 10,849 | |
| Cash in bank and in hand | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| CAF Bank Current Account | 175,118 | 401,783 |
| Flagstone Deposits | 301,345 | - |
| Undeposited Receipts | -220 | - |
| Petty Cash | 253 | 80 |
| 476,495 | 401,863 | |
| reditors and accruals | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Creditors | 12,378 | 2,972 |
| Accruals | - | - |
| 12,378 | 2,972 |
7 Cash in bank and in hand
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9 Key management personnel
| Key management personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Chief Officer | 50,271 | 47,188 |
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Thank you to ...
Igen
Trust
The Donnelly
Foundation
Gertrude
Beasley CT
Barbara
Shuttleworth
Trust
David Solomons Tarn
CT Moor
Metis Temperance
Trust Hall Trustees
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A N D A S P E C I A L T H A N K Y O U . . .
… to all the individuals who donated to SELFA, undertook sponsored challenges; organised fundraising events; gave raffle prizes, toys and resources; or volunteered their time at our activities. SELFA wouldn’t work without you.