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2024-12-31-accounts

Annual Report and Accounts

For the year ending Dec 31[st] 2024 Reg. charity no. 1173939

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Table of Contents

Legal and Administrative Information ................................................................. 5 MoorVision’s Mission and Vision ........................................................................ 6 A Message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees ............................................. 7 CEO and Trustees' Report .................................................................................. 8 Structure, Governance & Management ............................................................... 8 Membership .................................................................................................... 10 Activities, Training, Support and Advocacy ....................................................... 11 Information, Online Resources and Social Media.............................................. 15 Vision Zone SW Children and Young People’s Exhibition ................................... 16 Partnership work ............................................................................................. 17 Impact and Quotes .......................................................................................... 18 Staff, Trustees and Volunteers ......................................................................... 21 Financial ......................................................................................................... 22 Moving Forward ............................................................................................... 23 Financial Review ............................................................................................. 25

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Legal and Administrative Information

Trustees

Rebecca Bartlett – Co-Chair, re-appointed April 2024

Naseem Shuker - Co-Chair, appointed April 2024

Peter Watkins - Treasurer, re-appointed April 2024

Shelley Peddie – Secretary, Lead Safeguarding, re-appointed April 2024

Sara Kane, reappointed April 2024

Lucy Blackley, reappointed April 2024

Daisy Whitbread – Lead Safeguarding, reappointed April 2024

Georgia White – co-opted Jan 2025 and appointed April 2025

Senior Personnel

Laura Hughes - CEO (appointed as CEO April 2023, previously Executive Director, General Manager, Coordinator and Treasurer from Jan 2007.)

General Information

Status: Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Charity Commission Registration number: 1173939

Registered Address: Unit 6-7, The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Rd, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0SZ

Website: www.moorvision.org

Independent Examiner: Albert Goodman LLP, Goodwood House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PX

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MoorVision’s Mis ~~sion and Vision~~

MoorVision’s primary mission is to enhance the well-being, opportunities and potential of children and young people with vision impairment and their families across Devon and Cornwall.

The charity was founded and developed to alleviate the needs of these families due to the particular challenges faced by these children and young people with this very low incidence but high need disability.

The strategy is delivered through a comprehensive programme of activities and support in all areas of their lives with the ultimate goal of ensuring that each child achieves their potential.

The strategy focuses on addressing health, educational, social, and emotional needs, promoting inclusivity, raising awareness and providing the necessary resources for a brighter future.

MoorVision’s Vision is to ensure that every child and young person with vision impairment in our area will be able to access the full range of both statutory and non-statutory support that they are entitled to and need to achieve this aim.

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A Message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees

As the Co-Chairs of MoorVision, we are pleased to present our annual accounts for the year ending 31st December 2024.

The range of events, courses and training are always well planned, varied and enjoyed by all. The feedback from families is always excellent!

The staff at MoorVision strive to offer services to families at the right time in the right way. They have been supporting families with benefit and grant applications this year alongside crisis funding for families who are in urgent need. In these particularly challenging times, due to the intense processes and time needed to complete these applications, professional support is so valued by parent carers, who often find the challenge overwhelming. The team have been very successful in the outcomes of the grants and applications for benefits. The outcomes from this year’s educational advocacy pilot project has been outstanding with families upskilled to tackle SEND education and with MoorVision’s help, a 100% success rate at mediation and tribunal.

We are hugely thankful to the funders and donors as without their contributions the charity would not be able to run. I know Laura and the team are diligent and careful with the funding to ensure that they offer excellent value opportunities leading to the very best outcomes and impact.

On behalf of all Trustees, thank you to all our families for your continued support, attendance and wonderful feedback, to the staff and volunteers for your continued efforts and dedication, and to the funders for continuing to believe in us and helping us to achieve our best.

Nassem Shuker and Rebecca Bartlett, Co-Chairs of the MoorVision Board of Trustees. 7

CEO and Trustees' Report

The CEO and Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of MoorVision for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The accounts 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) issued on 16 July 2014 and with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities.

Structure, Governance & Management

Governing Document

The Charity, registration number 1173939, is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), entered originally as a registered charity on 29 July 2009 and as a CIO on 25 July 2017. The charity’s objectives are:

(i) The relief of children and young people aged 0-29, and their parents/carers and immediate families, who are in need by reason of disability through blindness or visual impairment through support, the provision of information and enabling shared experiences within Devon, Torbay, Plymouth and Cornwall, open to families from these areas and adjoining counties.

(ii) The relief of parent/carers of children and young people aged 0-29 who are in need by reason of disability through blindness or visual impairment, who are themselves (the parent/carers) also in need by reason of disability through blindness or visual impairment, through support and the provision of information within Devon, Torbay, Plymouth and Cornwall, open to families from these areas and adjoining counties.

(iii) The advancement of public awareness of the needs of children and young people aged 0-29 who are in need by reason of disability through blindness or visual impairment, within Devon, Torbay, Plymouth and Cornwall.

Appointment of Trustees

The Charity is governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees all medium- and

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longer-term strategic decisions. Day to day running of the Charity is overseen by the CEO. Together the Trustees and CEO are responsible for the delivery of the long-term strategy approved by the Board. The names of the Members of the Board of Trustees are shown on page 4 of this report.

MoorVision has two co-chairs who lead the board of trustees.

The Treasurer takes the lead on all financial matters including accounting, banking and management of cash and reserves.

Each Trustee is appointed by a resolution at a properly convened Trustee Meeting and will have an initial three-year term of office with the option of renewal for a further two terms of three years by agreement between the Trustee seeking reappointment and the other Trustees. After three consecutive terms they may reapply to join the Board but must have been absent from the board for a minimum of one year before doing so.

Risk Management

The Board and CEO / Operations Manager review major and minor risks to which the Charity is exposed and maintain a risk register, which is reviewed annually. Appropriate policies, systems and procedures are identified to mitigate major risks.

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Membership

MoorVision membership continues to grow at an encouraging rate. Our overall membership increased from 250 to 262 families, with more joining on a regular basis. The distribution of families is as follows:

By area

Families supported by LA 2023 2024
Devon 123 125
Cornwall 50 54
Plymouth 31 33
Torbay 35 37
Somerset and Dorset 11 13
Total 250 262

Other demographics

Children by age
group – end of
year		 Children with
VI		 Children with
VI		 Children
with VI and
additional
needs		 Children
with VI and
additional
needs		 Siblings Siblings Siblings
with
additional
needs		 Siblings
with
additional
needs
Year 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024
0-5 31 20 10 9 45 30 1 0
6-11 83 63 31 32 71 67 9 9
12-16 73 85 46 48 71 70 13 6
17-25 61 83 36 40 31 65 9 18
26-29 (Note 1) 5 14 5 8 NA NA NA NA
Total 253 265 128 137 218 232 32 33

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Activities, Training, Support and Advocacy

Activities

Face-to-face activities have always been key to MoorVision’s offer enabling children and young people with VI to take part in a very wide range of fully accessible activities, bringing families together, reducing isolation and enhancing wellbeing in all areas of their lives. We offered the following activities in 2024 which were attended by the number of members shown. Most activities and both residentials were quickly booked to capacity and a few had waiting lists. Attendance on the day at activities is extremely high at between 90-100%.

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Science Nature/Outdoors Animal/Parks
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Face to Face Activities

Date Location Activity Total
attending
13th Jan St. Austell Leisure Centre Swim Cornwall 66
3rd Feb Theatre Royal Plymouth Disney Aladdin/Touch
Tour		 108
10th Feb Ivybridge Leisure Centre Swim Devon 64
24th Feb Tide Climbing,
Wadebridge		 Climb Cornwall x 2
sessions		 39
9th March Exeter Clipn' Climb Clipn' Climb 56
6th April Cornwall Science Cornwall 37
27th April Mid-Devon Devon RailwayCentre 61
18th May West Hill,Exeter Forest School 38

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29th May Northcott Theatre,Exeter Mythical Beasts 78
8th June InFocus College,Exeter Sports Day 29
29th June Hall for Cornwall,Truro Awful Auntie/Touch Tour 65
13th July Horizons,Plymouth Sailing 16
3rd August Screech Owl Cornwall Summer activity 53
10th Aug Newton Abbot Museum Summer activity 27
7th Sept Flambards,Helston Back to School 51
14th Sept World of CountryLife Back to School 52
17th Sept Exeter Corn Exchange Circus Starr 92
21st Sept Plymouth College British Blind Sport 26
12th Oct Seale Hayne Hydro Hub - high need 16
19th Oct Kenn Centre, Exeter Halloween Arts and
Disco		 51
2nd Nov Plymouth Theatre Royal The Creakers/Touch Tour 85
16th Nov Cornwall Kidzworld 70
30th Nov Bodmin and Wenford Rail Santa Train 80
6th Dec Ten Pin Teen Christmas 15
8th Dec Northcott Theatre, Exeter Cinderella AD/Touch
Tour		 83
14th Dec Dartmoor Zoo Light show and animal
tour		 57
15th Dec Taunton Brewhouse Pinocchio AD/Touch
Tour		 34
19th Dec Princess Theatre, Torquay Jack & the Beanstalk
AD/Touch Tour		 101
23rd Dec Hall for Cornwall, Truro Jack & the Beanstalk
AD/Touch Tour		 89
Total 1639

Residential trips

Date Location Activity No. of
sessions		 Type Total
attending
2-5th
May		 Calvert Activities Residentials 10 Sport/out-
door		 58
18-
20th
July		 Skern Activities Residentials 8 Sport/out-
door		 66
Total 18 124

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Online Support

Online Support Online Support Online Support
Parent/carers
Date Activity No. of
sess-
ions		 Type Duration
hours
per
session		 Parent
Carers
atten-
ding		 Total
number
atten-
ding
Monthly Talk and
Support
Group		 11 Parent /
carer
support		 1.5 5 55
Oct/Nov
24		 EHCP
Master-
class		 3 Educational
Advocacy		 2 6 18
Totals 14 11 73
Children/Young People Children/Young People
Date No. of
sessions		 Activity No. of
children per
session		 Total
number
attending
Positive Eye
Winter Adventure 3 Learning 4 12
SpringAdventure 3 Learning 5 15
Farm Adventure 3 Learning 5 15
Autumn Adventure 3 Learning 5 15
Totals 19 57

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One-to-one Support and Advocacy

Extensive support and advocacy sessions were offered across education, emotional welfare, health, benefits, grants and general family support as shown below including multiple sessions for many families, home visits, school meetings, education and DLA/PIP appeals and tribunals (all successful).

Type of support
session		 Family support inc.
health and
emotional welfare		 Education
Advocacy		 Benefits
support		 Grants
support
Total Number of
Support Sessions		 133 197 37 19

The Sight Loss MOT

Following the successful launch of our CYPF Sight Loss MOT, an award-winning assessment and support framework, we expanded this service from all children under 12 during 2023 to children and young people of any age during 2024. We have had excellent results and feedback from the MOT service. 20 MOTs were completed in 2024.

(and have now moved to all under 18 in 2024) with excellent results and feedback. 20 Sight Loss MOTs were completed in 2023.

Crisis Funding Support

We received a total of £9,000 in Crisis Funding from Devon and Cornwall Councils to administer to families in need. This funding was distributed across 55 families.

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Information, Online Resources and Social Media

Information

We hold a wide range of information on all areas of raising a child with a vision impairment and our website at www.moorvision.org continues to provide an up to date and accessible portal to our services and links to other sources of support.

Social media

Our Facebook page is very popular and well used for information giving, connecting, booking and sharing stories about events. All staff are administrators. We now also have an open page as well as the closed group for advertising purposes.

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Vision Zone SW Children and Young People’s Exhibition

MoorVision and Optelec ran Vision Zone SW on Weds 30[th] Oct 2024 in

Plymouth bringing together a wide range of local and national exhibitors and speakers from all areas of the children’s sight loss and other related sectors.

This was the first ever regional Sight Loss Exhibition for Children and Young People with VI in England.

There were 24 exhibitors, 9 local and 15 national and 6 workshops all of which were very well attended.

A total of 125 delegates attended the event including 27 existing MoorVision families and 6 new families, all of whom are now registered with us for future support.

There were activities and food for all children and families attending.

Feedback from exhibitors: “This exhibition was fantastic; putting the event on during half term was inspired; as for VICTA, our interest is in children, young people and their families. The marketing of the event certainly was a success because it’s been the busiest exhibition I have ever attended - and I’ve been to a far few!”

Feedback from families: “Great exhibitors. Very informative and helpful.” “It was great having a full range of charities that support VI children and their families.” “The activities for the children made a really big difference.” “I came with children but may mum came too and took part in activity. Nice to have something to do.” “Children's crafts/play was great. Really engaging and well managed throughout the day.”

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Partnership work

Partnership work

We continue to advertise services and offer information and to our group from Guide Dogs, RNIB, RSBC (Royal Society for Blind Children), LOOK, VICTA, TPPF (The Powell Family Foundation), RNC (Royal National College for the Blind), NCW (New College Worcester), In Focus Exeter, British Blind Sport, PIAS and DIAS (SEND Advisory Services), Esme’s Umbrella, Nystagmus Network, Ushers Kids, BWBF (British Wireless for the Blind Fund), Seeability, Clearvision and Living Paintings. These organisations also refer families to us. We have also worked with VICTA supporting their Young Achiever Award Scheme.

We liaise with the adult services for VI across Devon and Cornwall to ensure transition to adult services are in place.

We have worked with a number of other organisations including Positive Eye, Press Play Audio and Psychology Associates

We are members of Visionary, the umbrella organisation for all local VI societies, both locally and nationally. We attend the monthly CYPF and Small Organisation sessions plus other one-off sessions of interest. We meet with the SW Visionary Group 3-4 times per year as one of only 2 SW societies offering children’s services.

We share our knowledge and successes with other societies across the UK and also receive support, advice and information from other societies on a wide variety of issues including funding, IT, HR, general management, policy and database management.

We are on the National Children’s VI Sector Partnership Group, representing ourselves and Visionary including the subcommittees for Education/Policy, Mental Health and on the Steering Committee.

We chair both the Plymouth and the new Cornwall VI Children’s Network groups and have very recently set up the Torbay, Devon and Joint SW groups. We are on the DIAS (Devon SENDIAS) reference group.

We have attended the national Visionary, SEND Law and VIEW Conferences this year (including speaking at the VIEW conference) plus a number of relevant local conferences and exhibitions.

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Impact and Quotes

Our 2024 family services overall response

Category % benefitting % benefitting
Whole family benefitting 100.0
Increased parent/carer knowledge/confidence 100.0
Improved parent/carer wellbeing 100.0
Access to information 100.0
More access to activities for child with VI 100.0
Child with VI trying new activities 100.0
Increased wellbeing/self-esteem in child with VI 100.0
Child with VI more physically active 100
Benefit to siblings 100
Feeling less isolated 96.4
Child with VI more independent/confident 96.2
Child with VI making friends 94.2
Average score 98.9
How supported 2023 % 2024 %
Very much so 71.8 74.13
Somewhat 19.7 18.58
A little 6.4 6.34
Not at all 2.1 0.95

Over 12 categories, MoorVision services scored 98.9% (compared to 97.9 in 2023) for families feeling a little, somewhat or very much supported as below (compared to 2023). Both sets of figures show a small increase in what is already a very high satisfaction score.

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Quotes

“We have been members of MoorVision for a number of years. The team do an amazing job at bringing families together in order to take away the stress and isolation.”

“It is always lovely to meet up with other family 'regulars' and meet new families to Moorvision. It is such an amazing organisation, that offers exciting and varied activities, safe family venues, support and advice for not only VI children but also other areas like education, EHCP's etc.”

“MoorVision are totally unique in arranging events that we can go to as a family (as opposed for just our VI child). This is invaluable. It also means our son's sibling meets other siblings and 'normalise' disability. MoorVision are amazing at putting on events that work for all different sorts of families- truly something for everyone.”

“All activities are always lovely and enjoyable with lots of detail. Moorvision always go that extra mile.”

“We gained helpful advice from Moorvision when going through an education tribunal process.”

“The information shared via email, Facebook and through events such as the exhibition this year was amazing.”

“They have helped me appeal my child's EHCP (Education and Health Care Plan) and helped with all the paperwork and spoke to the LA on my behalf.”

“Isolation is crippling. To have that initial introduction to a new venue within the safety of a group all looking out for each other as well as being with a calmer

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cohort makes a tremendous difference when exploring something new.”

“We have done and experienced so many different things that we wouldn't otherwise have done thanks to MoorVision.”

“MoorVision provides activities that cater to all of my son’s needs - his physical needs and his vision needs and this is something we have not encountered before. We have felt excluded from other disability support groups because of his more complex needs but at MoorVision, they think about all of the children’s needs and that’s so important.”

“She is a different child since joining Moorvision.”

“It has been wonderful to see our son gain in confidence through Moorvison events and the friendships he has built and continued outside MV.”

“Having the chance to volunteer for Moorvision was fantastic for his self confidence and learning social skills.”

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Staff, Trustees and Volunteers

Staff

Laura Hughes: full-time CEO.

Ali Kohler: part-time Finance and Fundraising Administrator.

Hannah Bell: part-time Family Support Officer.

Ellie Thomas and Kat Squire: part-time Activities Coordinators

All staff are regularly supervised and appraised, and we have monthly staff team meetings.

Training this year has included:

Volunteers

We have a great team of 10 activity volunteers, some of whom are themselves young people with a vision impairment plus some siblings of younger VI children and parent/carers.

Trustees

We have 8 trustees including a high level of lived experience with 4 parents of children/young people with VI and a young person with VI on the board. The parents and young person also bring experience in mental health, complex needs, adoption, counselling, supporting special needs education and evaluation.

We have a parent with VI who is also a Rehabilitation Officer, a qualified accountant/retired optician, and a SENDIAS officer.

The trustees give us direction and support in all areas of the charity’s work.

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Financial

Cost of Living

Whilst not quite on a par with the previous 2 years, there has been no escaping from the continuing increases in the cost of living and like most charities, we have incurred further increases in our rent, utilities and particularly event venues and activity costs.

Additional costs to activities and an increase in families now identified as being on low incomes (therefore receiving a minimum of 87.5% subsidy on activities) have necessitated an increased need to apply for grants and to fundraise.

We applied for and received a 7% cost of living lift to our National Lottery Community Fund grant for 2024. We are also in our last year of a 3 year grant of 6K per year to support with cost of living increases from Pears/UK Youth.

Funding

2024 was our third year of National Lottery Community Funding (£80K for the year including the uplift) that covered virtually all of our core costs, 75% of four of our five salaries and approx. 25% of project costs. The support from the National Lottery Community Fund has been immensely valuable to our charity and allowed us to expand membership, geographical reach and services across the board.

We continued our previously successful method of applying to a large number of grant givers for both large and small amounts, both from previous and new funders.

Our 2024 funders included:

National Lottery Community Fund Hedley Foundation Powell Family Foundation South-West Water Uk Youth Skipton Building Society NPC Mrs Muller Trust Adamson Trust Ulverscroft Norman Family Cornwall Community Foundation D'Oyly Carte Tesco Groundwork Devon Growing Communities James Fund (Primary Club) Yorkshire Building Society Warburtons Devon Food, Fuel, More Toy Trust (2) John Ackroyd

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Powell Family Foundation Devon Growing Communities Postcode Lottery Devon Crisis Funding Barchester Calvert Bursary Henry Smith Thistle Trust Cornwall Comm Foundation

We applied for 62 grants and received 31 – a success rate of 50% which is considerably higher than the national average of 15-20%. In terms of financial value this equated to 44% of the total amount applied for.

Fundraising

We have received fundraising income from:

We were selected as choir of the year by Plymouth Rock Choir and this will be paid out in 2025.

Covid 19 update

MoorVision continues to maintain a high level of good practice in both its family activities and office working as we have children, parents, staff and volunteers who are clinically vulnerable.

We undertake a pared down Covid risk assessments for all activities and maintain a high standard of hygiene in the office. Staff, volunteers and families are asked not to come into the office or attend activities if they are showing signs of or have tested positive for Covid.

Moving Forward

All activities and residentials are organised through to Dec 2025 and very many are already fully booked. We will start working on our 2026 programme in Autumn 2024.

We are adding value to our activities through the inclusion of habilitation

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skills and increased use of tactile resources from Living Paintings and other sources, pre-event scripts and stories to aid understanding.

We will continue to offer the very successful Sight Loss MOT to all new and any existing family requesting it.

We will continue to offer support with benefits and grants.

The demand for Educational Advocacy support continues to increase as the SEND crisis deepens. We have just started our 2 year educational advocacy project funded by Fight for Sight to expand this service.

We are working with Plymouth Marine Sound to offer accessible, interesting and fun opportunities around our amazing coastline.

We are working with the National Trust to offer 2 fully accessible, childfriendly activities at Killerton and Lanhydrock.

We will be working with VICTA and Blind in Business to extend our offer of activities and training.

We would like to add a very large thank you to Laura, Ali, Ellie, Hannah and Kat who all work so hard, giving their very best to the charity at all times, and of course to all of the trustees and volunteers for their very valuable and appreciated time, advice and support and to our funders, donors and fundraisers for their ongoing support.

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Financial Review

Unrestricted income in the year totalled £12,702 (2023: £13,792), with restricted income totalling £258,644 (2023: £210,028). Of the £208,339 total expenditure (2023: £177,504), £207,527 was for charitable purposes (2023: £177,267). The remainder was for raising funds.

Reserves stood at £150,292 at the year end, of which £31,267 is unrestricted and £119,025 is restricted.

In the year to December 2024 the charity made a surplus of £63,007. Currently our cash reserves are strong and stood at £180,727 as at the end of December 2024.

The charity does not hold any investments.

Potential risks the charity faces depends very much on the size, nature and complexity of restricted funds granted which impact the activities we undertake.

There is no significant pension liability arising.

Reserves policy

Reserves are provided to ensure the financial stability of the charity and the ability for it to meet its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future. The movement in reserves is shown in the notes to the accounts.

MoorVision needs to retain some money in reserve for the charity to be effective for the following reasons:

  1. The risk of unforeseen emergency – this is not a high risk in our charity and would mainly be needed to cover a one off item of office equipment such as a new computer or a possible office move were our lease to be withdrawn for any reason. We would need to consider a deposit on new office space if this was needed. It might also be needed to put down a deposit for a planned high cost activity. It might also need to cover multiple items of IT and office furniture in the unlikely event of a fire or theft until insurance could be paid out.

  2. Unforeseen day-to-day operational costs – this could include employing temporary staff to cover long term sickness or maternity cover. (Note: Small firms have now lost the right to reclaim their statutory sick pay (SSP) costs; this is the minimum amount that must be paid to sick staff by every employer, regardless of size, for a period of up to 28 weeks.) We also need to factor in redundancy payments for staff who have been with us for more than two years in the event of an emergency closure.

  3. MoorVision’s income is entirely reliant on grants and fundraising, and as such is not certain from year to year. It would be prudent to put aside enough reserve to cover at least 4 months of operational costs for activities etc.

  4. Our total reserve requirements currently stand at £30,000 as of Jan 2025.

MoorVision aims to maintain reserves at a level that is at least equivalent to 4 months’ operational unrestricted expenditure, currently calculated at approx. £30,000. At the year-end free reserves stood at £31,267 (unrestricted reserves) which is just above the required level.

The Trustees review the amount of reserves that are required to ensure they are adequate to fulfill the charity’s continuing obligations at their board meetings.

Risk Management

The Trustees have conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and systems have been established to mitigate those risks including the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects and for ensuring the consistent quality of the delivery of all operational aspects of the charity. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity.

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed/constitution. They 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 trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approved by the board on 20 October 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

P Watkins Trustee

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MoorVision Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for MoorVision (“the charity”) for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the Charity’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 Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act: or

  2. the accounts do not comply with these records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the 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 to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Michelle Ferris BSc (Hons) FCA DChA Albert Goodman LLP Goodwood House Blackbrook Park Avenue Taunton Somerset TA1 2PX

Date: 22 October 2025

MoorVision Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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Unres- Res- Total Unres- Res- Total
tricted tricted 2024 tricted tricted 2023
Notes £ £ £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 2 8,091 242,864 250,955 8,932 202,913 211,845
Charitable activities 3 - 15,780 15,780 4,328 7,115 11,443
Other trading activities 4 3,946 - 3,946 131 - 131
Investment income 5 665 - 665 401 - 401
Total income 12,702 258,644 271,346 13,792 210,028 223,820
Expenditure
Raising funds 812 - 812 237 - 237
Charitable activities 6 23,248 184,279 207,527 6,117 171,150 177,267
Total expenditure 24,060 184,279 208,339 6,354 171,150 177,504
Net income / (expenditure) (11,358) 74,365 63,007 7,438 38,878 46,316
before transfers
Transfers between funds 10 22,927 (22,927) - (7,564) 7,564 -
Net movement in funds 11,569 51,438 63,007 (126) 46,442 46,316
Reconciliation of funds
Fund balances at 1
January 2024 19,698 67,587 87,285 19,824 21,145 40,969
Fund balances at 31 31,267 119,025 150,292 19,698 67,587 87,285
December 2024
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The results for the year derive from continuing activities and there are no gains or losses other than those shown above.

MoorVision Balance sheet As at 31 December 2024

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2024 2023
Notes £ £
Current assets
Debtors 8 10,358 12,338
Cash at bank and in hand 180,727 76,870
191,085 89,208
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 9 (40,793) (1,923)
Net current assets 150,292 87,285
Net assets 150,292 87,285
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds 10 119,025 67,587
Unrestricted funds 10 31,267 19,698
150,292 87,285
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Approved by the Board for issue on 20 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

P Watkins Trustee

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1 Accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)(Charities SORP (FRS 102)).

The charity meets the definition of public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.

1.2 Income

Donations and legacies (including grants) are recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of

receipts and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Income from grants and donations is recognised in the year in which they are receivable when there is evidence of entitlement, receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.

Income from government grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. Where no conditions are attached to the grant income they are recognised within donations and legacies and where conditions relating to performance of services are attached, grant income is recognised in income from charitable activities within the Statement of Financial Activities.

Income from trading is recognised on a receivable basis. Income from charitable activities includes income recognised as earned (as the related goods or services are provided) under contract.

Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis.

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1.3 Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.

Raising funds costs comprise the costs of trading for fundraising purposes.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

1.4 Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due and prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

1.5 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other shortterm highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

1.6 Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are recognised at their settlement amount.

1.7 Taxation

The company is a registered charity and is therefore not liable to corporation tax to the extent that income and gains are applied to charitable purposes.

1.8 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds receivable or generated for the objects of the company without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.

Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets this criterion is charged to the fund, together with a fair allocation of management and support costs.

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1.9 Financial instruments

The charity only holds basic financial instruments as defined in FRS 102. The financial assets and liabilities of the charity and their measurements are as follows: Financial assets- trade and other debtors are basic financial instruments and are debt instruments measured at amortised cost. Prepayments are not financial instruments.

Cash at bank- is classified as a basic financial instrument and is measured at face value.

Financial liabilities- trade creditors, accruals and other creditors are financial instruments, and are measured at amortised cost.

1.10 Operating Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as incurred over the term of the lease.

1.11 Pension Costs

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period which they relate.

1.12 Going concern

The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Trust to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting when preparing the financial statements.

In the year to December 2024 the charity made a surplus of £63k. At the year end the total funds of the charity were £150k, of which £30k is unrestricted/free reserves.

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2 Donations

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Unres- Res- Total Unres- Res- Total
tricted tricted 2024 tricted tricted 2023
£ £ £ £ £ £
Grants
National Lottery Community
Fund - 77,221 77,221 - 81,810 81,810
Awards For All - 20,000 20,000 - 9,750 9,750
- -
Powell Family 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
- - - -
Post Code Lottery 50,000 50,000
Will Trust - 10,000 10,000 - - -
Claire Milne Trust - - - - 18,883 18,883
- - - -
Devon County Council 13,100 13,100
Ulverscroft - - - - 10,000 10,000
-
Individually under £7k 1,600 65,643 67,243 49,304 49,304
Grants 1,600 242,864 244,464 - 202,847 202,847
Donations 6,491 - 6,491 8,932 66 8,998
8,091 242,864 250,955 8,932 202,913 211,845
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*denotes government grant

Amounts received from government grants are as listed above. There are no unfulfilled conditions or other contingencies attached to grants that have been recognised in income and the charity has not benefitted directly from other forms of government assistance.

3 Charitable activities

Unres-
tricted
£		 Res-
tricted
£		 Total
2024
£		 Unres-
tricted
£		 Res-
tricted
Total
2023
£
£
Activities - 7,954 7,954 - 4,858
4,858
Residentials -
-		 7,826
15,780		 7,826
15,780		 4,328
4,328		 2,257
6,585
7,115
11,443

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

4 Other trading activities

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Unres- Res- Total Unres- Res- Total
tricted tricted 2024 tricted tricted 2023
£ £ £ £ £ £
Fundraising income 3,946 - 3,946 131 - 131
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5 Investment income

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Unres- Res- Total Unres- Res- Total
tricted tricted 2024 tricted tricted 2023
£ £ £ £ £ £
Bank interest 665 - 665 401 - 401
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6
Expenditure on charitable activities		 6
Expenditure on charitable activities		 6
Expenditure on charitable activities		 6
Expenditure on charitable activities
Charitable activities
Activity costs
Wages
Premises costs
General administrative costs
Motor and travel
Accountancy
Indpendent examination
Legal and professional fees		 Unres-
tricted
£
93
7,957
-
13,796
578
824
-
-
23,248		 Res-
tricted
£
85,583
74,026
9,618
12,553
1,674
615
210
-
184,279		 Total
2024
£
85,676
81,983
9,618
26,349
2,252
1,439
210
-
207,527		 Unres-
tricted
£
128
-
-
2,994
2,062
933
-
-
6,117		 Res-
tricted
Total
2023
£
£
72,840
72,968
75,309
75,309
9,360
9,360
7,750
10,744
1,566
3,628
645
1,578
180
180
3,500
3,500
171,150
177,267

6 Expenditure on charitable activities

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

7 Wages and salaries

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:

Wages and salaries
Pension costs		 Total
2024
Total
2023
£
£
80,546
74,018
1,437
1,291
81,983
75,309

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year (2023 – none).

The average monthly head count was 5 (2023 – 5)

The charity operates a defined benefit pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme amounted to £1,437 (2023 - £1,291).

Contributions were payable to the scheme at the end of the year of £301 (2023 – £263).

The key management personnel of the charity is considered to be the executive director. The total costs to the charity of employee benefits for the key management personnel were £37,652 (2023 - £36,216).

The charity did not reimburse trustee expenses during the year (2023: none).

8 Debtors

Prepayments and accrued income Total
2024
Total
2023
£
£
10,358
12,338
10,358
12,338

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Other taxes and social security
Accruals
Deferred income		 Total
2024
Total
2023
£
£
923
843
1,260
1,080
38,610
-
40,793
1,923

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

10 Statement of funds

10
Statement of funds
Restricted funds
Activities
Adamson Trust
Awards for All
Barchester
Claire Milne Trust
Cornwall Community foundation
Cornwall Crisis Fund
Devon County Council
Devon Crisis
D'Oyly Carte
Elmgraat Trust
Farringdon House
Grace Trust
Groundworks
Happy Days
Hays Travel
Hedley
Henry Smith Charity
James Fund
Mobiloo True Colours
National Lottery Community Fund
Norman Family
Postcode Lottery
Powell Family
Residentials
Restricted
Skern
Souter
Sport England
SWW
Thistle Trust
Thomas Pockington Trust
Toy Trust
UK Youth Grant
Ulverscroft
Victa Events
Warburtons
Will Trust
Whirlwind
Total restricted funds
Unrestricted funds - general
Total funds		 Opening
Balance
01/01/24
£
4,725
-
898
-
990
-
187
4,785
-
-
-
4,700
-
-
2,664
-
-
-
5,000
759
25,502
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,550
1,017
-
1,780
2,500
-
10,000
530
-
-
-
67,587
19,698
87,285		 Income
Expenditure
£
£
7,953
(7,522)
750
(750)
20,000
(386)
1,000
(1,000)
-
(236)
6,250
(3,600)
-
(187)
7,750
(9,357)
3,000
(3,000)
4,000
(4,000)
500
(500)
-
-
1,000
-
1,500
(1,500)
2,000
(2,000)
4,500
-
2,500
-
2,470
(2,470)
-
(5,000)
-
(759)
81,810
(77,341)
1,500
(1,500)
50,000
(16,098)
23,810
(14,953)
-
(7,082)
7,826
(4,997)
-
(5,256)
1,625
(1,625)
3,200
-
-
(1,017)
2,000
(2,000)
-
(1,721)
-
-
6,000
(6,000)
-
(1,500)
-
-
400
(400)
10,000
(522)
5,300
-
258,644
(184,279)
12,702
(24,060)
271,346
(208,339)		 Transfers
£
(5,156)
-
(899)
-
-
100
187
(678)
-
-
-
(4,700)
-
-
(2,664)
-
-
-
-
-
(6,017)
-
-
-
7,082
(2,829)
5,256
-
(1,550)
-
-
(59)
(2,500)
-
(8,500)
-
-
-
-
(22,927)
22,927
-		 Closing
Balance
31/12/24
£
-
-
19,613
-
754
2,750
187
2,500
-
-
-
-
1,000
-
-
4,500
2,500
-
-
-
23,954
-
33,902
8,857
-
-
-
-
3,200
-
-
-
-
-
-
530
-
9,478
5,300
119,025
31,267
150,292

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Statement of funds – 2023

Restricted funds
Activities
Awards for All
Bloss Family
British Blind Sport
Claire Milne Trust
Cornwall Crisis Fund
David Family Foundation
Devon County Council
Farringdon House
Happy Days
Henry Smith Charity
James Fund
Jules Thor
Little Lives
Magic Little Grants
Mobiloo True Colours
National Lottery Community Fund
Powell Family
Residentials
Skern
Sport England
SWW
Thomas Pockington Trust
Torbay Council
Toy Trust
Treilix Fund
UK Youth Grant
Ulverscroft
Victa Events
Total restricted funds
Unrestricted funds - general
Total funds		 Opening
Balance
01/01/23
£
4,725
-
-
2,000
-
-
-
-
4,700
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,775
6,395
-
-
-
1,550
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,145
19,824
40,969		 Income
Expenditure
£
£
4,975
(4,975)
9,750
(8,852)
750
(750)
3,000
(5,000)
18,883
(17,893)
3,000
(2,813)
-
-
13,100
(8,315)
-
-
2,664
-
1,720
(1,720)
5,000
-
2,500
(2,500)
2,170
(2,170)
500
(500)
-
(1,016)
81,810
(62,703)
20,000
(20,000)
556
(5,810)
1,650
(3,960)
-
-
2,000
(983)
8,000
(6,220)
7,500
(7,500)
2,500
-
1,000
(1,000)
6,000
(6,000)
10,000
-
1,000
(470)
210,028
(171,150)
13,792
(6,354)
223,820
(177,504)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,254
2,310
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,564
(7,564)
-		 Closing
Balance
31/12/23
£
4,725
898
-
-
990
187
-
4,785
4,700
2,664
-
5,000
-
-
-
759
25,502
-
-
-
1,550
1,017
1,780
-
2,500
-
-
10,000
530
67,587
19,698
87,285

MoorVision Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The specific purposes for which the material funds are to be applied are as follows:

Ulverscroft: A grant to provide fully accessible sporting activities to children and young people.

Powell Foundation: A grant to support an MOT project for children and young people.

The National Lottery Community Fund: A grant towards Aiming High for VI Children.

Awards for all art: To support days out and activities, and volunteers’ expenses, along with overheads and salaries.

National Lottery Community Fund: To support salaries and overhead costs.

Thomas Pockington and Douglas Arter Foundation: To cover the full transfer of our previous Excel database to Charity Log. Covers staff time, training and an additional temporary worker to handle the data migration.

Claire Milne Trust – To support days our and activities, along with overheads and salaries.

Devon County Council: A specific grant for MoorVision to administer crisis funding to Devon families.

Postcode Lottery: To support activity provision for children and young people, both direct costs and salaries.

Will Trust: To support general day and residential sporting activities for children and young people.

Torbay Council: to support activities for children and young people in Torbay, South Devon and Plymouth.

11 Analysis of net assets between funds

Net current assets Unres-
tricted
£
31,267
31,267		 Res-
tricted
£
119,025
119,025		 Total
2024
£
150,292
150,292		 Unres-
tricted
£
19,698
19,698		 Res-
tricted
Total
2023
£
£
67,587
87,285
67,587
87,285