Retste￿ Ch•rfty Numbw. 1175151
Dlsablllty Awareness wfth Sport
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDrrED FINANaAL sfATEMErirs
the y¢•r •fid•d 31 M*th 2023

Dls•blllty AYArnnes% wilh Spryt
Cort¢nts
Le8al and alm￿l$tratI%* Information
Trustee5' onnual report
Irrtlependent eKaminerfs report
Receipts ar￿ payn*nts ac£ount
Ststement of assets and liab6jitjes
Notes to the accounts
9-10

for the year ended 31 Marth 2023
Oth•f names kno¥m
OAW.S Community Gym
Trustees
lan Davles
Chair of Trustee
Davld Morri5
Trusteel Social Medja
Sue Davies
Tn￿teel Fund Raising
Tracey Moni5
Tntsteel Adrnln & Finar￿ I Sport Asslstanl
lan Thackerav
Trusteelcoundl Liaison
Lorralne Tracey 8irkby Tnjsteel Safe8uardin8 Officer
Awela 8foikMiell
Other key per5(ffrtl
Stephen Bir*
Shelby 8irkty
Ann Dèvie5
Fo￿1￿1 and Dirert¢x of DAW.S Gym
Assistant Coach
Fitn¢55 Instr￿[Or
CharSty wmb•r
1175151
Prfnclpal addrn
clo 22 Cotleigh Avenue
Ha(kenthorpe
sheff￿ld
512 4HQ
Susan Cochrane. FCA
Seven Hills ACCO￿tants Umlted
57 8urtoTh Streel
Sheffield
S6 2HH

Dlsablllty Awwenets with Spwt
Tru5tees' annual report
For the y•ar •ndod 31 Marth 2013
The tn￿ee5 suljmlt 1P￿r annual weport and tr* financlal statements ft)r the ￿*r ended 31 March
2023.
StnKture, ¢o¥ernance arbd manwm¢nt
Disability Awarenéss with Sport is o Charitab* I￿rated Orpnlsatloft vknlch TeEistered wrth
c￿rity CommlssK)n on 13 Qctober 2017. Disability Awareness with Sport s zoverned by the wle5 and
regulatSons set down in its 8o¥emir* (k￿fit as last urmlated on 21 May 2018.
The oryanlsatk)n started operatiry Awl 2014 as a sole tradef btisiness and reforrned to a Charity
InC0f￿ra1￿￿ Ofz•nlsation ICIOI on l March 2017, galniry Chafity Status on 13 October 2017.
Method of Recruftment and Appolntment olTntsttes
Trnstees are chosen frorn ih05e people who have a special emmly with its members, requlremet)ts
whilll also havlr8 the ab4ity and acwnen th Contri￿te toward5 the successftsl operation of thi5
charftabk or8ankat#)n.
These people afe hwited to a Trustee r*￿ti￿ to mea the other t￿Stee4 aftef wthich a di5fU$5ion 15
hekl to see if both parties are happy for a new appointment to take place. TrU￿ee5 will be appointed
frjr a tenn of three year&
Ch•rlt•bl• obJKtives and •thlil•s
The object of the charity 15 the preseftrat￿ and protectlon of zTh)d &thy5ical arKI menial health
aff￿nest dISab￿ or impaired Indivwltsals of any a8e in the SoLrth yorkshi￿ are• for the pubk be￿it
makin8 available 5pecr4list 8ym artl¥itles a￿1 physKal fftn￿ traini￿.
11 One to one personal 8ym 5e55k>ns impro•iry streiigth and wellbei￿.
21 One to one homo visits.
31 Group gym sessions and exeffise dasses.
41 Group exercise sessions {Low impaa chair ba5edl.
51 Wheelchair safety 5es5ions Ilnslde and outsrflel.
61 Specific wheekhair exerclse equipment and wel8hlrvd xale5 to rnonkn wet8hl, health and
fitne55.
71 Group actlvlty sessions in BoccWBowfin8 Ilow Impact al a8es1.
81 Indoor Curtlryjskittles Ibw impart all a8esl.
91 Children's fvn fft sessions lailored to age.
101 COmm￿nity Exercise and siretchin8 obility sessM)ns.
111 Differentiated disabilrty Physkal Exercise sessh)ns (for SC1K￿lIS}
121 We use • Siatr-of-the-art with dedicated wheelchair fftness equipment and dedbcaied
wheekhair attess thrOu8h0￿ the centre. with ample ur Park1￿ 4>aces.
131 Safe Zone Archery. expandiw to mainstream •ftt*ry.
All the abo¥e actv¥ltles afedelrlefed bya h*hly speciallsed sy7npathetic Instr￿•￿0 team, who tr*lp
to improve your health wlih tsllored exerclse sessions rel•iir8 to your indlvidual Deeds. rf you have a
mental or phy5Kal dISa￿lIty. health condltk>n. or I￿t rtqulfe exercise guklanee, we have ded￿ated
staft with a passion to help you succeed.

l>lsabllltyAwareness wlth Sport
TnMt•es' annual rep(Yt- Mnllftu•d
Fty th• y•¥ ended 31 Marth 2023
Publle Be￿ Statsm•rt
The trustees have had due re8ard to the Charity Cornmiswn 6uidaDce on publlc benefft reportire In
decad1￿ what activities the charlty should undertake. This re￿rt IllustratÈs tl* actlvities undertaken
to suppori the publ•c benefft requlremert.
Post Covid 19. 0.A,W.S sut¢ess ard Commitment to helpiry disabled client5 has allowed us to grow
and stay true io ihe loundatK>n principle5 through ihe adver￿ of Ctyld Parmlemlc.
mainstream fitness pro¥lders have ceased.
SSnte D.A.W.S commun￿ Gym SUC￿$sfUllY linked up wlth the Sheffiekl Physical Activity Referral
Sehème ISPARS} In January 2020 and since the end of restrictK)ns from the Covld 19 pandemk,
referrals have steadily Incre•sed. Many different Pfofessionals refer their cl*nts to D.A.W.S such as
doC￿r$. phy￿0,& soci•l westtlber& a￿1 clients even refer ihemsthts,
oelhÈrS￿d sporti￿ actplttles In s*eral SCI￿1$ and at school holiday camps held at the Engli5ti
Institute of Sport. have become more frequent wlth reBular bookings be•nE taken.
The Power To chan￿ prcfram Ythlch offered clientele a bespoke 12 week exercise and keep fit
pro8ram whkth was stbll artiye at the *lnniry of Awil 2022 and finished at the end ol June 2022, a
good proportlon of the (l￿tele **ni onto either become members of the gym Y•there D.A.W.5
operates or went onto other8yms ne4rer their
The tharfty a￿tInUeS to with stroke Survkn ￿ a re8ular I:1 basls.
Our monthty membershlp at leisure Uniled has steadily 8rD4￿ from 23 monthty members as of Apr
2022 to 36 member5 •$ •t Mafth 2023 and with our Pay As You Go Members alx) on irKrease.
Regular charity events such as DA.WS's So¢lal Get Together5. Table Top Events and Vaflous rafflès
taking place durin8 the xcountine period have gt>ne ahead brin8in8 funds into the ch•rlty. as as
allowing much rbeedeo social iTrteractlon for many of our member5. fr*nds and famlfy.
Supportin8The Mavericks Ciisabled Swts Gn)up to get their dub up and runnln8 and basin8 it at one
of Sheffiekl's bi8Eest exerc￿ ven￿5 Is helpir8 Slthld aty TruM to contractually keep favour with
Shelfield City Countil.
Doncaster Deaf Trust Specialised College have acknowledged our partbclpation in student placemeni
for work experiente wrth Wowin8 report5 from student I￿1 accompanyln8 chapefone leadlnc to
D.A.WS bel￿ mentloned in thelr publitations T*thich go out to families and other organisations. A
rther plxement wlll be offered t*hen the time is rryht as *A* meet their Strki uiterii.
Below Is an extenswve Ilst of some of Organi￿￿+rfj who support and or refer d*ntele to DA.W.S
Crynmunlty Gym:_
Sheffield Physical ActNity Relerral Scheff* ISPARSI
Sheffield Hèalth Trainers & 5￿th East Sheff*ld Social PrEscrfbe
Local GP surEerie$19 in total)
Aknhelmerfs 5￿ty- We are Dementia FrlÈnds

Olmblllty Awareness wlth Sport
For th• year trthd 31 M¥th 2023
Woodhouse and DistrK¢ Communlty Forvfft
People Keepin8 Well Sheffield South E35t Inrtiati¥
1Th4in Mitchell LLP
To monitw our perfornMncÉ that ol membef5. we ask members to fiH out TestinK*nial and
Evaluatit>n Forms on a fegular basL%. These will help 5UPPOrt new bkls for lufidin8 a5 well as allowin8
OAW.S to take on bo•rd SLuestlons and m•ke Iharyes •s •nd necessary.
Stephen 8irkby wh0 15 the Founder of DAWS Comunity Gym as well as bel￿ Its Printipal Frtness
InstThclor. has had articles published In Tr Starf - Unique Gym 8fIn￿ Healih and fitress to All-
Cfynersl As **ll as an artkle In a local ma8azine c411ed Image and Gym owner m¢)nthty.
Addition•1 Infomwilofft
The Principal Fhne55 In5tnxtOf (Stephen Birkby) is a qualllled Ltrel 314 Personal Trainer. GP Refeiral
Exercise InstrL¥rtOf ènd specialist Disability GyTh ar￿ Exercise Instructor. Ste￿n Is a member of T
Chartered In5tituie for the Management of Sport and Attiwty iaMSPAI. Stephen is a150
member of Coachlng UK and 15 a Disal*ltty Pwtlth)ner. There is a Safe6uafdin8 Pollcy arKJ siaff who
are Ilm)￿ed with the dell¥eran￿ ol the fftnesslexercise se55iQfi5 are D8S checked. Ix)Id •
Safè8uardin8 Certificate as well 35 First Aid Certlfi¢ates. These are rel￿Wed In lirne with statutory
requlrements. In regard to Conlinuous Profess4onal Development- 80th step￿ 8lrkby ahd Tr￿Y
Morrls have pa55ed their Coath Bov4ts Level l and Tracey Morris passed Level 2 in Food Safety and
HyTlene foi Cateri￿. Stephen 8irkby. Tracey Mort Ann Dovie5 and Shelby Birkby will always
undértake further lrnlning as and when necesmry and durir8 2020. the fo11c￿[n& has been achieved..
Stephen 8ained a qualificatK)n In. Mental Health and Wellbein8 in tP* workplace Ll and Mental Health
LIIL2.
Stephen In December 2021 wssed the Arthery GB InstnKtor TrainiT¥ Coufse ènd became a B￿(la
Reteree and Garnes Initiator.
Ann Davles passed the ActNe IQ L4 CertifKate in Physkal Actiwty Wewdht Management for Obese
ano Doabetic Cl￿ntS 6011493212. In June 2022 Ann pa55ed the Lower Back a￿1 Pain Mana8eff*nt
Le¥*1 4 Courye.
Stephen Birkby, Tracey k•thris and Trxty Blr*ty pa55ed Abl*vdale Archery Introduction to
Arthery in Au8Ltst 2021.
Acknowled8¢rnents
D.A.W.S CommLmity Gym would like to thank all personnel InV0fv￿ in tl* Charity gave tt*ir
time voluntarlly. espKialty Ann Davie5 who is a Fltnes5 Instr￿lOr.
Special thanks lo the follows￿ ￿3￿151t￿l￿5 for Grdnts. Fwdiwa and fjonations durir* 202212023..
Belmayne Foundation
Ga￿th Evans
The Maverlcks Dlsabled Sports Group
SCC Community Fvrkd

Fty the ytar ended 31 March 2023
Sported Foundation
Wi)odhouse and Distrlct Communlty Fonmn
sO￿h Yorkshlre Commufilty F()undat￿n
Our plan5 forthe future are to tarryon Iwilding up • cllentele T*trwe we can offer tailor made exÈrtlse
and ￿alth pro8rammesio meei the needs of indivMJuals. We are In discussions ￿th a cofflpany called
8re¥io.or& who wholty support our Charity arrfl have pledged to help us with hJndin8. This may lead
to dlscussions regarding advancement and with the future of D.AWS tharity belng kepl al Leisure
Ha¥ln8 checked and beeft glven the 80 ahead wlth the office of the Guinrbess World Retord Holder5
120191. the charity V4fjuld still like lo have an attempt at hostin8 the ￿>￿e$l wheel¢hair conga and we
are sourciry fvndlre and support trom external bodies to help thls happen 2023.
To obtain fundir¥ to a GP Reftrrdl Scheme.
The trustees hwe set taitrt reseThes of £2.iJ)). Free ￿ServeS held ai 31 March 2023 were £6,588.
Apwpved by iht irustee5 on la.kn.3
arKI sv4ned on their ￿kn31f ty".
Prlnt name:
l Thackèray
Trustee

Ewnin•rf5 Report to tho Trustees d Dlsèblllty AWar¢fi￿ wlth Swt I'th• Cl
I report to the trustees ¢)n my examln•t#)n of accounts of CIO for ihe year eThled 31 March
2023.
R￿￿IbIlI￿1% •nd basls ol rnprxt
As the charity twstees of the CIO You a￿ responsiAe for the preparation of the In
accordance wlth the requI￿rnents of Charities Art 20111.the
I feport in respect of my eyamln•iknn of c￿.5 account5 carried oth under secth)n 145 of the 2011
Art and In ca￿Ing out my examinatw)n I have followed all the appluble Lh'rertion5 given by the
Charity Commbsk4n under sertw)n 14515Mbl of the ACL
Indepe￿ •Mminoes strtenwrt
I have completed my examination. I confirm ihat no m￿erIal matters have come to my attentlon In
onnection with the examuwtion which 8lves me cause ￿ bekne thaL in any fflaterlal re¥)ecL'
l. attountinÉ recwth TAYre rM)t kept as requlred by sertbn 130 of A¢. or
2. Ihe ¥counts do not accord wlth ihose rocwd&
I have no Con￿M$ and hove coffle •cn)ss rK) other matters in connectlon wlth the examinatw)n to
which attention should be drawn In report th order to enable 4 fvwoper wx1erstsndl￿ of t
counts to be rt•ched.
sU￿n Cochrnne. FCA
Seven Hills Ac(ountaTrts Llmlied
57 Burton Street
s￿￿le¢d
S6 2HH
Date: 1910612023

For the ended 31 Marth
Total
2022
20
nd
fvnds
Grants & dort•iths
FuNlraisiTr
Membefshlp subs¢fjokns
Ses￿On subs¢dplions
insiiuctoi fe
5.287
1.314
1,098
7.473
7.769
3580 8067
1.314
1.098
7,473
7,769
240
1.047
621
250
5912
22
22.244
I,IX7
621
250
5.912
Tfflal r•c•*ts
8,092
22,244
30J36
Fundrisl*vJ costs
Gym and 8•ne5 equipmeni
Instr￿lor5 lee5 ar￿ expenses
Spoits Assl$￿t
Venue hire
AdmlntstTatSon
' Prulesslo￿ al￿ fees
Insurance
Tr•nln8
Offi¢e and Storage eq￿￿￿ent
PrIntI￿ p05w¢ statx>nery .
Telephotle
Refreshmertts
Indewndeni e¥amInat￿l le•
COVID response. PK •nd commwilc*k
Veh*le pwd
v•hK￿ rvnnin8 costs
523
173
2.827
523
623
1428B
IA)2
2,223
603
9,624
258
861
6.]￿ IS￿14
530 3.894
1287 I￿93
i.iQ5
133
431
450
11,461
337
L765
458
1.690
1.105
133
431
198
438
741
172
741
172
184
175
259
276
Isi
259
463
178
356
330
242
187
27
351
160
330
212
30
2210 22
1,747 1,747
1.394
1.394
Ta¢al p•ymw
18A40 12307 XI.747
9.220
29￿55
4301
i&n7J 14.2261
(1.1281
781
Total fund5 brouiht lo￿ard
2.1177
16M6 18.743
1215
14.747
17962
SU
7,929 14.51?
2.037
16.656
18.743

Ixsabllty Awaren•4 TAIth Swt
As*t JI 2023
2023
2022
Balances ai ban*=
Curr￿¥ xc(X4nl
Toul
14,517
14.517
18.743
18,743
2023
2022
No
23
2022
Ilablfftl•s
Indepe￿ent examination fee
474
1022
VehKle- ¢*pre¢lati￿ basis
L334
1,334
1667
ThE5e 5tstenwits are apwty*d Vustee5 1
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The C￿rIeS & E15iè&fftsTrust
5,187
lknh
t43r0￿ Fu
47
102
2.783
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Sprylpd Ta(*1kn8hwu•11th5 FWKI
11,8641
14.2131
R37J
4,Zn
3.517
16371
v¢hic*fv
7.451
14541
.U6P
.72n
Ch￿¢é
4,273
16S4
20.335
1fifi56

T•t•l
Tots
Fees. a*￿1$￿&110￿
6J17
103
130
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