## **STEP (SWINDON)**
**REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
## **31 MARCH 2021**
**CHARITY COMMISSION No: 1176672**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **CONTENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
||**PAGE**|
|---|---|
|TRUSTEES’ REPORT|1 – 9|
|INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS|10|
|STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES|11|
|BALANCE SHEET|12|
|NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS|13 – 24|
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **Trustees’ Report**
The Trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.
## **Charity Information**
Charity name STEP (SWINDON) Working name STEP Principal address Nythe Centre The Drive Nythe Swindon SN3 3RR Independent Examiner Simon Knee FCA S D Knee Chartered Accountants 10 Bath Road, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4BA Bankers The Co-operative Scottish Widows Bank
## **Trustees**
The trustees who served during the period were:
Treasurer Sylvia Snelson Chair Bob Barrett Vice Chair Caroline Symmons Other William Edwards Ian Ritchie
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**TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The CIO is overseen by a Board of Trustees. Trustees are invited to join the Board on the basis of their experience, interest and skills. Applicants are initially contacted by the Chair of Trustees and are invited to meet with the current Board, to learn more about the organisation before formally attending a meeting. New Trustees are voted into position by existing Trustees and will be inducted in accordance with the organisations Induction and Training and Development policy for volunteers.
## **Constitution, Objects and Policies**
STEP (Swindon) is a registered UK charity number 1176672, governed by its constitutional document.
The objectives of the charity are:-
To advance in life and relieve the needs of young people residing in the borough of Swindon and surrounding areas, including such people who are in need and disadvantaged due to social, emotional and or behavioural issues that have negatively impacted their lives as a consequence of suffering the effects of, amongst others, deprivation, abuse, neglect and mental or physical issues, through
A. the provision of support and activities which develop their technical, social and life skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
B. Providing recreational and leisure time activities in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life.
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission.
## **Achievement and performance**
## **Trustees Opening Statement**
The Trustees acknowledge that this year has been an extremely challenging one for everyone, with unprecedented restrictions imposed due to the pandemic.
Despite Covid -19 and its effects, it is important to recognise the tremendous dedication, effort, skill and care exercised by all members of staff and external bodies in adapting to, and dealing with, the many issues, both practical and financial, that have arisen as a result.
The Trustees would like to extend their gratitude to all funders for their continued support and flexibility during this time, allowing us to suspend / defer programmes but to keep funds coming in. Without this financial backing, STEP would not be able to do all the valuable work it does to support some of the most vulnerable children living in and around Swindon.
The work the staff and volunteers of STEP carry out for young people and their families is incredible. The difference that STEP makes to their lives, self-esteem and prospects is astounding. The staff and volunteers should be very proud of all their achievements.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
STEP (Swindon) continues to be financially sound and well run and can deliver the valuable services to young people who now, more than ever, need help in dealing with difficult issues in their lives. The Trustees are truly grateful for the professional and caring commitment from all involved.
We feel very privileged to be able to support STEP, the staff, volunteers, and young people of Swindon.
## **Adapting direct service provision to enable safe working under Covid-19 restrictions**
A ‘Working safely during Covid-19’ risk assessment was completed, and staff worked tirelessly on all actions required to ensure that STEP was prepared and ready to provide a direct service as soon as lockdown restrictions were eased. Actions carried out included:
- Reconfiguration of building layout, creating socially distanced / individual workspaces to accommodate a ‘bubble’ of service provision each evening.
- Provision of safe break out areas to support young people who need time away from a desk.
- Individual resources, including fidget toys and stress balls for each young person.
- Additional resources purchased for practical activities during group sessions as service users were not able to share resources.
- Sanitising stations set up throughout building.
- All PPE required to comply with Covid-19 rules purchased and made available to staff, volunteers, and service users.
- Covid-19 specific safety advice displayed throughout building.
- Temperature checks of all staff, volunteers and service users carried out before allowed entry into STEP premises.
- Production of video that walked service users through ‘returning to STEP provision’ and what this might look like from September 2020 – posted on Facebook page and sent via link to all parent/carers (where possible).
- Information leaflet that guides parent/carers (and children) through what the adapted STEP service looks like from September 2020 sent out to all allocated families, revised January 2021 and again updated April 2021.
- • Regular ‘deep clean’ of all shared spaces throughout STEP building.
- Staff researched and created practical activities/icebreakers to be provided within a social distancing setting (non-contact).
- Parent/carer guide created (as additional resource). The resource split into ‘needs’ categories; Anxiety, Anger, Stress Management, Communication, Relationships/Friendships (not exclusive list). Each section including guides, information, practical activities, and useful links. Parent/carer guides created (bespoke) for each of our families to meet the specific/identified needs of the child. This resource is a working document that can be added to as new/additional ‘needs’ are identified.
- Only one group within the Centre per evening (Monday – Friday), maximum 15 people in each group (including staff, volunteers and service users).
- All staff/ volunteers vaccinated against Covid-19 – all double vaccinations completed across whole staff team (by April 2021).
- Lateral flow testing (LFT) carried out across whole staff team and volunteer workers (twice weekly for main staff team and prior to session attendance by volunteers) – register of LFT results and dates kept within STEP premises.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
- All staff/ volunteers to wear PPE; face coverings and gloves (where necessary) during group sessions, this includes the minibus when transporting young people.
- All service users and families to be contacted weekly prior to group attendance to check on LFT results and any Covid-19 health concerns. Young people will not be allowed to attend sessions unless notification has been received that there are no Covid-19 concerns. Weekly register to be completed with this confirmation for each group session.
- Service users aged 11+ years to wear face masks during group sessions and if on STEP transport.
## **STEP (Swindon) was signed off by NHS England as a Covid safe provision and recommenced direct service provision in September 2020**
## **Our client profiles**
The children and young people we work with are some of the most vulnerable in our society. They have multiple and complex needs and are experiencing isolation and exclusion due to their lack of social skills, personal circumstances, or poverty.
All young people are referred to us by health, education, or social care professionals for targeted, specific support.
In 2020 / 2021, these vulnerabilities included:
27% - Special Educational Needs / Disabilities
52% - Living in area of deprivation (lowest 10% nationally)
- 68% - Poor emotional health and well-being / self-harm / isolation
39% - Anti-social behaviours / Anger management
35% - Low self-esteem / confidence
41% - Relationship / friendship issues
Additional needs identified by families – specific to lockdown and Covid-19;
- Increased aggression / family conflict
- Increased mental health concerns (including self-harm, depression, low mood)
- Concerns child will refuse to reengage with education in September
- Inappropriate online activity
- Improved mental health and less anxiety during lockdown but concerns anxieties will return once restrictions lifted (especially towards education)
- LAC – contact with birth family significantly affected during lockdown which child found distressing / emotionally challenging
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
Needs identified January – March 2021
- Coping with challenges of returning to education; peer conflicts, inability to manage day to day routines required within schools, struggling with learning requirement (frustration, low self-confidence)
- Attachment issues due to prolonged period of lockdown
- Isolation and peer relationship issues
## **Performance**
Throughout this period, we provided a variety of services (face to face, remote and virtual) to support our service users and their families, and continually adapted our service to comply with all Covid-19 restrictions implemented by the UK Government.
**34** Facebook uploads with **55,966** reaches
**85** – Contacts with professionals
**220** - contacts with families (e-mail / video calls)
**190** – contacts with families (telephone)
**13** families whose children are accessing provision sent parental guides to underpin STEP’s work within home
**60** parental guides sent out to families on waiting list and professionals supporting families (including social care and education practitioners) - Anger 11, Anxiety 13, ADHD 7, 5 Ways to wellbeing 5, Stress 8, Self-esteem, and body image 6, Communication 5, ASD 6, Resilience 5
**314** – face-to-face contacts made in our Centre
**290** – remote contacts made (phone calls / video calls)
**209** - Microsoft Teams meeting (virtual) contacts made
**56** - young people provided with activity workbooks to support them and their families to meet needs identified by professionals (at point of referral). Workbooks include guides, information, and activity sheets to support young person developing skills to manage behaviours and feelings post service from STEP.
**37** resource packs sent out
**3** - safeguarding cases (young people supported)
**14** – Core group meetings
## **8** – TAC meetings
**18** - Mental Health and Anxiety Journals sent to service users. ‘Discovery Journals’ are diaries used to help the young people develop awareness of their moods and understand their feelings. Writing in the journals is a great way to offload worries and clear their minds. The journals are working tool that we revisit weekly. Documenting ‘A day in their life’ highlights anything significant that could benefit from having some work done, by tracking their thoughts and picking up on patterns.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **Our key successes**
## **Flexibility of staff team – adapting to changed ways of working (at short notice)**
- Creating parental guides to support both families on our waiting list / deferring families and to underpin and support families whose children are receiving a service.
- Creating resource packs for service users to underpin remote / virtual provision.
- Creating sessions that could be delivered virtually.
- Creating sessions that could be delivered safely in a socially distanced group session.
- Producing workbooks of information and guidance for all young people who have received a service (face-toface and virtually) to support the work carried out during sessions and to be used once child has left our service.
## **Feedback from families / service users accessing STEP provisions**
The majority of families engaged well with both face-to-face and remote service offers, being flexible in adapting to the service changes that were implemented to meet Covid-19 restrictions.
**89%** of the families that had engaged with face-to-face delivery (September- November 2020) continued with remote service provision (November- December 2020).
**91%** of families stated that the combined service (both face-to-face and remote) had helped and had a positive impact for family/young person (September-December 2020).
## **Service Impact – Dip sample of service users (accessing virtual group support)** – February 2021
Our families told us the following:
**63%** - Engaged each week and benefiting from service.
**27%** – Engaged most sessions but struggling at times to engage.
**88%** - Noticed improvement in child.
**88%** –Happy with support given from STEP (even if virtually)
**80%** parents’ fed back that the virtual support (January -March 2021) had had a positive impact for them and their children, especially at a time when other support had ceased.
**88%** of young people stated that the virtual support (January – March 2021) from STEP had helped them.
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**TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## _**We asked young people what new skills they had learnt, and they said:**_
- _Managing my anger – learning to not fight back and to just walk away_
- _How to deal with bullying_
- _How to calm myself down_
- _How to keep myself healthier_
- _Talking about my feelings with others_
## **Statements of thanks from families**
- _My daughter’s outbursts have become less frequent, and she is slowly finding it easier to share her feelings._
- _Yes, she is now talking about issues that concern her and are affecting her well-being._
- _An amazing place that really supported my son to positive affect, thank you._
- _As a family we have all learnt new techniques on how to manage outbursts and more positive ways to help._
- _Our son is now more positive which helps how the family feels._
- _She has a more positive attitude and will try new things which means as a family we can enjoy quality time together._
- _STEP has helped my family a lot. Not only did it give my son support with his emotions, but it has given me someone to discuss his needs with. Thank you STEP for everything - my family have really needed you._
## **Statements of thanks from young people**
- _I now talk through my feelings and let other people know how I am feeling._
- _I have learnt that anger is a waste of time, it just gets you into trouble and is exhausting._
- _I have learnt to open up about myself and that my anger just hides my emotions._
- _I thought about my feelings which I didn’t think I had because I hide them. I now know how to notice my feelings better and deal with them._
-
- _I can now see that bad comments can really make others sad._
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **Financial Review**
The result for the period is an excess of income over expenditure of £4,515 (2020: £6,505) on unrestricted funds. The total net income over expenditure for the period was £52,346 (2020: £26,635).
Total reserves at the period end amounted to £236,024 (2020: £183,678). Restricted reserves at the period end amounted to £118,268 (2020: £70,437).
Unrestricted/free reserves at the period end amounted to £117,756 (2020: 113,241).
## **Organisational Structure**
STEP is led by a management committee of volunteers, who work closely with the management team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the organisation, and a team of youth workers and community volunteers deliver the interventions.
## **Reserves Policy**
The trustees’ policy is to hold reserves at an appropriate level to continue core activities for six months and redundancy costs arising in the event of funding not being renewed.
## **Risk**
The major risks to which the Charity is exposed have been reviewed. Systems and policies have been established to mitigate those risks.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**
The purpose of this statement is to distinguish the Trustees’ responsibilities for the financial statements from those of the examiner as stated in their report.
Under charity law the Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the charities financial activities during the period and of its financial position at the end of the period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees should follow best practice and:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether the recommendations of the of the Statement of Recommended Practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are required to act in accordance with the trust deed of the charity, within the framework of trust law. They are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, sufficient to disclose at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time, and to enable the trustees to ensure that, where any statements of accounts are prepared by them under section 132(1) of the Charities Act 2011, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on the 25[th] February 2022 on its behalf by:
Sylvia Snelson Bob Barrett
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
I report on the financial statements of STEP (Swindon) CIO for the year ended 31 March 2021 on pages 11-23.
This report is made solely to the CIO's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act") and regulations made under section 154 of the Act. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the CIO and the CIO's Trustees as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
## The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011) (The Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to
1. Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act),
2. to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and
3. to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act; have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Signed**
**Date**
Simon Knee FCA
S D Knee Chartered Accountants
10 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2021**
|Notes
**Income**
Grants Receivable
2
Donations
Investment Income
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Charitable Expenditure
3
**Total Expenditure**
**Net income and expenditure**
**for the period**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Brought forward at 1 April 2020
Net income and expenditure for the
period
Transfer of assets from Swindon 10-18
on 26thJanuary 2019
**Carried forward at 31 March 2021**|Restricted Funds
250,178
-
-
250,178
202,347
202,347
**47,831 **
70,437
47,831
**118,268**|Unrestricted
Funds
14,679
4,444
71
19,194
14,679
14,679
**4,515**
113,241
4,515
**117,756 **|**Year**
**ended**
**31**
**March**
**2021**
Total
**Period**
**from**
**26/01/2019**
**to**
**31/03/2020**
Total
264,857
257,070
4,444
6,423
71
82
269,372
263,575
217,026
236,940
217,026
236,940
**52,346**
**26,635 **
183,678
-
52,346
26,635
157,043
**236,024**
**183,678 **|
|---|---|---|---|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021**
|Notes
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets for use by
Charity
8
**Current Assets**
Debtors
9
Cash at Bank and in Hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year
10
**Net Current Assets**
**Net Assets**
**Income Funds**
Restricted
11
Unrestricted|1,759
233,521
235,280
4,292|**31st March**
**2021**
5,036
230,988|1,805
184,096
185,901
5,095|**31st March**
**2020**
2,872
180,806|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||236,024||183,678|
|||118,268
117,756||70,437
113,241|
|||236,024||183,678|
Approved on behalf of all the Trustees on the 25[th] February 2022
Sylvia Snelson
Bob Barrett
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## **Basis of preparation**
The financial statements of the charity have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘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 2015)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The financial statements are prepared in UK £ Sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity and rounded to the nearest £1.
## **Going concern**
The financial statements have been prepared on the basis of being a going concern as the trustees do not have any concerns about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern as there are sufficient resources in reserve to meet any liabilities that may fall due for at least the next 12 months from the date these accounts are approved. The assessment has been made with the consideration of the impact of Covid-19.
## **Public benefit**
The Charity is a public benefit entity.
## **Statement of cash flows**
The trustees do not have to prepare a statement of cash flows on the grounds that the charity is not considered “large” under the Charities SoRP (FRS 102)
## **Debtors**
Debtors are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount, and subsequently at the amount expected to be received or paid.
## **Government grants**
Government grants are accounted for under the performance model, and are recognised when the performance conditions are met and receipt is certain.
## **Income**
Income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the Charity becomes entitled to the resources, the trustees believe it is probable they will receive the resources, and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **Expenditures and liabilities**
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation which commits the Charity to the expenditure.
Charitable activities include expenditure associated with grant making and included the direct costs, support costs and governance costs relating to these activities.
## **Funds structure**
Unrestricted funds are incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of the charity without specified purpose and are available as general funds.
## **Judgement and key sources of estimation uncertainty**
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with FRS 102 requires trustees to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenditure. The estimates and associated assumptions are based upon historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under circumstances, the result of which form the basis of making judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other resources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **Taxation**
The charity is a registered charity and accordingly is exempt from taxation on its income and gains where they are applied for charitable purposes.
## **Tangible fixed assets for use by charity**
Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity are stated at cost less depreciation.
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost over their expected useful lives on the following basis:
Plant and equipment: 20% straight line
Motor Vehicle: 20% straight line
## **Pensions**
Existing employees of the charity were entitled to join a defined contribution pension scheme. New and existing employees who are not in the pension scheme were automatically enrolled into the defined contribution scheme unless they have exercised their right to opt out of scheme membership. The charity makes a contribution of 5% and the contributions made for the accounting period are treated as an expense and were £7,741.
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **2 Grants Receivable**
|Swindon Borough Council
Therapeutic
Respite
Participation
Innovations project
(Restore)
Furlough claims
Total Government grants
Other grants
Barnados (Participation)
National Lottery
Zurich
Covid Recovery
At Risk Group
Children in Need (BBC)
Nationwide (Covid
Recovery)
Community Foundation
Therapeutic AQA
Tampon Tax
Covid Recovery
Globals Make Some Noise
Therapeutic 5 Steps
Positive Steps
Total other grants
Total Grants|Restricted
Funds
112,300
-
21,500
11,532
-
145,332
20,722
5,592
8,000
12,875
4,046
3,320
-
-
9,945
32,988
7,358
104,846
250,178|Unrestricted
Funds
-
-
-
-
14,679
14,679
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14,679|**Year ended**
**31 March**
**2021**
Total
112,300
-
21,500
11,532
14,679
160,011
20,722
5,592
8,000
12,875
4,046
3,320
-
-
9,945
32,988
7,358
104,846
264,857|**Period from**
**26/01/2019 to**
**31/03/2020**
Total
137,110
4,783
33,838
11,532
-
187,263
-
-
-
-
19,994
4,854
4,676
-
32,744
7,539
69,807
257,070|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **3 Total Expenditure**
|Notes
Staff Costs
5
Group Costs
Vehicle and Transportation
Costs
Staff Travel and Expenses
Staff Training
Administration Costs
4|Restricted
Funds
172,566
5,290
2,180
495
45
21,771
202,347|Unrestricted
Funds
14,679
-
-
-
-
-
14,679
|**Year**
**ended**
**31**
**March**
**2021**
Total
187,245
5,290
2,180
495
45
21,771
217,026|**Period from**
**26/01/2019 to**
**31/03/2020**
Total
200,020
6,746
3,577
2,634
230
23,733|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||236,940|
## **4 Administration Costs**
|Office Rent
Other Costs
Office Running Costs
Telephone & IT Costs
Insurance
Professional
Depreciation
Accountancy
Bank charges|Restricted
Funds
6,000
1,246
6,632
2,491
1,650
35
1,677
2,040
-
21,771|Unrestricted
Funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Year**
**ended 31**
**March 21**
Total
6,000
1,246
6,632
2,491
1,650
35
1,677
2,040
-
21,771|**Period from**
**26/01/2019**
**to**
**31/03/2020**
Total
7,000
2,109
6,997
2,399
1,749
35
1,374
2,040
30|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||23,733|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **5 Staff Costs**
|Wages and Salaries
Employer’s National Insurance
Pension costs
Average number of employees|**Year ended**
**31 March**
**2021**
168,087
11,417
7,741
187,245|**Period**
**from**
**26/01/2019**
**to**
**31/03/2020**
179,604
12,360
8,056
200,020
12 (2020: 13)|
|---|---|---|
No employees had employee benefits in excess of £60,000. Pension costs are allocated to activities in proportion to the related staffing costs incurred.
The charity’s trustees were not paid or received any benefits from employment with the charity in the period neither were they reimbursed expenses during the period. No charity trustees received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity.
There were no related party transactions.
The key management personnel of the charity were the Project Director and Project Manager.
The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £69,254. (2020: £68,258)
## **7 Net movement in funds for the year**
|The net movement in funds for the year is stated after charging:
Fees for the examination of the accounts
Depreciation|**Year ended**
**31 March**
**2021**
**Period**
**from**
**26/01/2019**
**to**
**31/03/2020**
2,040
2,040
1,677
1,374|
|---|---|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **8 Tangible Fixed Assets**
|Cost
At 1 April 2020
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation
At 1 April 2020
Charge for year
Elimination on disposal
At 31 March 2021
Net Book Value
At 1 April 2020
At 31 March 2021|Equipment
23,123
3,842
(14,797)
12,168
20,251
1,677
(14,797)
7,131
2,872
5,036|Mini Bus
12,500
-
-
12,500
12,500
-
-
12,500
-
-|Total
35,623
3,842
(14,797)|
|---|---|---|---|
||||24,668|
||||32,751
1,677
(14,797)|
||||19,631|
||||2,872|
||||5,036|
## **9 Debtors: amount falling due within one year**
|Other Debtors
**10**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Accruals|**31 March**
**2021**
1,759
1,759
**31 March**
**2021**
4,292
4,292|**31 March**
**2020**
1,805|
|---|---|---|
|||1,805|
|||**31 March**
**2020**
5,095|
|||5,095|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **11 Restricted Income Funds**
|**11 Restricted Income Funds**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Fund Name**|**Purpose and Restrictions**||
|**Swindon Borough Council – Therapeutic**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young people aged 7 to 18, residing in the borough of**
**Swindon.**||
|**Swindon borough Council – Participation**|**For the provision of a participation programme for**
**young people between the ages of 11 to 19 in Swindon**||
|**Swindon Borough Council – Innovations Project**
**(RESTORE)**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young people whose parent / carers are alcohol**
**dependent aged 7 to 18, residing in the borough of**
**Swindon.**||
|**Global’s Make Some Noise – Therapeutic 5 STEPs**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work with a**
**specific focus on mental health and emotional well-**
**being for young people aged 7 to 18, residing in the**
**borough of Swindon.**||
|**Global’s Make Some Noise – Positive STEPs**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young men at risk of exploitation. Delivered within**
**the school setting (outreach) in the borough of**
**Swindon.**||
|**Children in Need - Therapeutic**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young people aged 7 to 18, residing in the borough of**
**Swindon.**||
|**Community Foundation – Therapeutic AQA**|**For the provision of an accredited participation**
**programme for young people with between the ages**
**of 11 to 19 in Swindon.**||
|**Community Foundation – Tampon Tax – Young**
**Girl’s group**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young women at risk of exploitation. Delivered**
**within the school setting (outreach) in the borough of**
**Swindon.**||
|**Barnardo's Mental Health Swindon Trailblazer**
**Participation**|**For the provision of a participation programme for**
**young people and their parent/carers in relation to**
**Barnardos mental health support work in Swindon’s**
**schools.**||
|**Wilts. Community / Nationwide Foundation -**
**COVID Recovery**|**For the provision of resources to enable a safe phased**
**return to service and adherence to Public Health**
**guidance following COVID lockdown**||
|**Wilts. Community Foundation - COVID Recovery**|**For the provision of resources, and additional worker**
**hours to enable a safe phased return to service and**
**adherence to Public Health guidance following**
**COVID lockdown**||
|**Zurich Community Trust - COVID Recovery**|**For the provision of resources, and additional worker**
**hours to enable a safe phased return to service and**
**adherence to Public Health guidance following**
**COVID lockdown**||
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **Restricted Income Funds (continued)**
|**Restricted Income Funds (continued)**||
|---|---|
|**Fund Name**|**Purpose and Restrictions**|
|**Zurich Community Trust - At Risk Group**|**For the provision of therapeutic group work for**
**young people whose parent / carers are alcohol or**
**drug dependent / experiencing domestic abuse, aged**
**7 to 18, residing in the borough of Swindon.**|
|**National Lottery Summer Programme**|**For the provision of 2 week therapeutic group work**
**for young people aged 7 to 18, residing in the**
**borough of Swindon. To take place Summer 2022**|
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**NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **11 Restricted Income Funds (continued)**
## **Movements of Funds**
|Swindon Borough Council
Therapeutic
Respite
Participation/Thought Tank
Innovations project (Restore)
Children In Need - Therapeutic
Barnardo’s
National lottery
Zurich
Covid Recovery
At Risk Group
Nationwide – Covid Recovery
Wiltshire Community
Foundation
Covid Recovery
Tampon Tax
Therapeutic AQA
Globals Make Some Noise
Therapeutic 5 Steps
Positive Steps|1StApril
2020
23,710
4,346
11,310
-
9,019
-
-
10,099
2,248
7,638
2,067
70,437|Income
112,300
-
21,500
11,532
4,046
20,722
5,592
8,000
12,875
3,320
9,945
-
-
32,988
7,358
250,178|Expenditure
and
transfers
(95,134)
(4,346)
(18,214)
(5,423)
(3,428)
(17,554)
-
(6,777)
-
(2,813)
(8,425)
(3,806)
(2,248)
(27,946)
(6,233)
(202,347)
|31st
March
2021
40,876
-
14,596
6,109
9,637
3,168
5,592
1,223
12,875
507
1,520
6,293
-
12,680
3,192|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||118,268|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **Movements of Funds (continued)**
|Swindon Borough Council
Therapeutic
Respite
Participation/Thought Tank
Innovations project
Children In Need - Therapeutic
St James’s Place – 5 Steps to
Wellbeing (Junior)
Zurich – 5 Steps to Wellbeing
Wiltshire Community
Foundation
5 Steps to Wellbeing
Social Action Group
#IWill
Tampon Tax
Therapeutic AQA
Globals Make Some Noise
Therapeutic 5 Steps
Positive Steps|Transfer
from
Swindon
Ten to
Eighteen
20,146
4,402
11,009
-
1,378
393
3,308
124
150
3,028
6,369
-
-
-
50,307|Income
137,110
4,783
33,838
11,532
19,994
-
-
-
-
-
4,676
4,854
32,744
7,539
257,070|Expenditure
and
transfers
(133,546)
(4,839)
(33,537)
(11,532)
(12,353)
(393)
(3,308)
(124)
(150)
(3,028)
(946)
(2,606)
(25,106)
(5,472)
(236,940)
|31st
March
2020
23,710
4,346
11,310
-
9,019
-
-
-
-
-
10,099
2,248
7,638
2,067|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||70,437|
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **12 Unrestricted Funds**
|1stApril 2020
Income
Expenditure
Unrestricted
Funds
113,241
19,194
14,679
113,241
19,194
14,679
Transfer from
Swindon Ten
to Eighteen
Income
Expenditure
Unrestricted
Funds
106,736
6,505
-
106,736
6,505
-
**3**
**Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds**
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
Fixed Assets
-
5,036
Net Current Assets
117,756
113,232
Total Net Assets
117,756
118,268||31stMarch
2021
117,756|
|---|---|---|
|||117,756|
|||31stMarch
2020
113,241|
|||113,241|
|||Total
5,036
230,988|
|||236,024|
## **13 Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds**
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## **STEP (SWINDON)**
## **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **13 Comparative figures by fund**
|**Income**
Grants Receivable
Donations
Investment Income
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Charitable Expenditure
**Total Expenditure**
**Net income and expenditure for**
**the period**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Transfer of assets from Swindon 10-18
on 26thJanuary 2019
**Carried forward at 31 March 2020**|Restricted Funds
257,070
-
-
257,070
236,940
236,940
**20,130**
50,307
**70,437**|Unrestricted
Funds
-
6,423
82
6,505
-
-
**6,505**
106,736
**113,241**|**Period**
**from**
**26/01/2019**
**to**
**31/03/2020**
Total
257,070
6,423
82|
|---|---|---|---|
||||263,575|
||||236,940|
||||236,940|
|||||
||||**26,635 **|
||||157,043|
||||**183,678**|
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