Wrose Adventurers CIO
Charity number 1178041
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2021
Wrose Adventurers CIO
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Examiner's report | 4 |
| Receipts and payments account | 5 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 to 8 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2021
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Jackie Halliday Chair Cath Brazendale Deputy-chair George Lambourne Treasurer Marie Feaviour
Charity number
1178041
Principal address
c/o Highcroft Youth Centre Snowden Road Wrose Shipley BD18 4SN
Bankers
HSBC Bank plc 1 Well Croft Shipley BD18 3QH
Independent examiner
Stephen Procter West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 23 April 2018.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2021
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To relieve the needs of young people aged 11 - 25, who live in the Bradford district and have an autistic spectrum condition or are in the process of having an assessment of their condition without a formal diagnosis, their families and carers, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of social opportunities, the continued development of their individual capabilities, competencies, skills and understanding to promote independence and well-being.
The charity's main activities
Wrose Adventurers exists to relieve stress and advance to education, social and mental wellbeing of young people with autism (and related conditions) and their families and carers. The group's aims are twofold:
To provide a safe, friendly setting that young people with high functioning autism living in the Bradford Metropolitan District can attend, outside of their home, in order to make friends and take part in activities that they would not normally have access to.
To provide short breaks from caring, for the parents and carers of young people with autism living in the Bradford District.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular to relieve the needs of young people aged 11 to 25, who live in the Bradford district and surrounding areas and have an autistic spectrum condition.
Achievements and performance
During 2020-21 all group sessions were suspended due to Covid restrictions. When restrictions are lifted the group intend to deliver a weekly social club session on Wednesday evenings, at Highcroft Youth Centre in Wrose. Our members mainly come from across the Bradford District to attend. The group previously operated for 44 out of 52 weeks in the financial year, with the support of additional funding for extra activities such as bowling, meals out, bingo nights, and cookery lessons.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £1,430, all relating to unrestricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves at the year end were £20,142.
The charity have agreed that the reserves should equate to a minimum of 3 months and maximum of 3 years running costs based on the previous year's expenditure.
The policy is to be reviewed every 3 years. The actual level of reserves is to be reviewed each year by the trustees at the time of the AGM to ensure it is on target
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 24/11/2021
George Lambourne (Trustee)
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Wrose Adventurers CIO Charitable Incorporated Organisation ('the CIO')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
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 CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Stephen Procter
29/11/2021
West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Notes 2021 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 3,280 Subscriptions - Other income - Bank interest 1 Total receipts 3,281 Payments Salaries and NI 171 Payroll charges 764 Volunteer expenses - Stationery and postage - Refreshments - Insurance 616 Training - Rent - Activities and events - Independent examination 300 Computer equipment - Sundries - Total payments 1,851 1,430 Fund balances brought forward 18,712 Fund balances carried forward (3) 20,142 Net receipts / (payments) |
2021 Restricted funds £ 2,912 - - - 2,912 2,912 - - - - - - - - - - - 2,912 - 193 193 |
2021 Total funds £ 6,192 - - 1 6,193 3,083 764 - - - 616 - - - 300 - - 4,763 1,430 18,905 20,335 |
2020 Total funds £ - 2,794 380 6 3,180 5,850 269 21 210 1,069 618 - 660 1,602 342 - 171 10,812 (7,632) 26,537 18,905 |
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2021 2021 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank - current account 16,245 Cash at bank - deposit account 3,310 Cash in hand 587 Total cash funds 20,142 |
2021 Restricted £ 193 - - 193 |
2021 Total £ 16,438 3,310 587 20,335 |
2020 Total £ 15,009 3,309 587 18,905 |
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Assets retained for the charity's own use
The Wrose Adventurers have a number of items of furniture, cameras, computers, office equipment and games held for the use of its members. A full register of assets is retained by the group.
Liabilities £ Independent examination 240 240
Approval of the accounts
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 24/11/2021
George Lambourne (Trustee)
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2021
| 2 Grants and donations Co-op HMRC Job Retention Scheme 3 Restricted funds Lord Mayor's Fund HMRC Job Retention Scheme Fund name Lord Mayor's Fund HMRC Job Retention Scheme |
2021 2021 2021 2020 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds funds funds £ £ £ £ 3,280 - 3,280 - - 2,912 2,912 - 3,280 2,912 6,192 - Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Balance c/f £ £ £ £ 193 - - 193 - 2,912 2,912 - 193 2,912 2,912 193 Purpose of restriction Towards the costs of computer equipment. To fund staff furlough costs during Covid lockdown. |
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4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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