Wrose Adventurers CIO
Charity number 1178041
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2022
Wrose Adventurers CIO
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| 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 Accountancy Service CIO
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2022
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 Resigned 5 April 2022 Nichola Grogan Treasurer Appointed 9 March 2022 Sarah O'Donnell Secretary Resigned 4 September 2021 James Ellis Secretary Appointed 9 March 2022 Marie Feaviour Colette Fisher Appointed 9 March 2022 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
Accountants
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO 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 2022
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
The group was suspended due to Covid restrictions from April 2021 and sessions restarted in September 2021. The group delivers a weekly social club on Wednesday evenings at High Croft Youth Centre in Wrose. Our members predominantly come from across the Bradford District.
Wrose Adventurers currently have 20 regular members on the register and an average of 14 members attending each week. The group runs well and have a planned programme of activities. These activities have included martial arts evening, Easter crispy bun making, doughnut soap and bath bomb making, fish and chip night, quiz nights, bun decorating, waffles and toppings night, BBQ night, arts and crafts, archery night, fire pit/toasting marshmallows, dot mugs, key rings, bonfire theme night, archery night, Christmas pudding truffles and Christmas card making, meal out and social nights.
Financial review
Net payments for the year were £4,351, all relating to unrestricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £15,791.
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
Approved by the board of trustees on 08/12/2022
Nichola Grogan (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 2022, 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. Whilst an independent examination is not required under section 145 of the Act, the trustees have opted for this type of scrutiny.
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
23/12/2022
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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 2022
| Notes 2022 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants (2) - Other income 337 Activity contributions 1,830 Bank interest - Total receipts 2,167 Payments Salaries and NI 3,524 Payroll charges 554 Insurance 547 Rent 360 Refreshments 562 Stationery and postage 139 Activities and events 373 Independent examination 240 Sundries 219 Total payments 6,518 (4,351) Cash fund balances brought forward 20,142 Cash fund balances carried forward (3) 15,791 Net receipts / (payments) |
2022 Restricted funds £ 1,182 - - - 1,182 1,182 - - - - - - - - 1,182 - 193 193 |
2022 Total funds £ 1,182 337 1,830 - 3,349 4,706 554 547 360 562 139 373 240 219 7,700 (4,351) 20,335 15,984 |
2021 Total funds £ 6,192 - - 1 6,193 3,083 764 616 - - - - 300 - 4,763 1,430 18,905 20,335 |
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Statement of assets and liabilities
as at 31 March 2022
| 2022 Unrestricted Cash funds £ Cash at bank 14,494 Cash in hand 1,297 Total cash funds 15,791 |
2022 Restricted £ 193 - 193 |
2022 Total £ 14,687 1,297 15,984 |
2021 Total £ 19,748 587 20,335 |
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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 08/12/2022
Nichola Grogan (Trustee)
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Wrose Adventurers CIO
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
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 registered 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 2022
| 2 Grants HMRC Job Retention Scheme 3 Restricted funds Lord Mayor's Fund HMRC Job Retention Scheme Fund name |
2022 Unrestricted funds £ - - Balance b/f Incoming £ £ 193 - - 1,182 193 1,182 Purpose of restriction |
2022 Restricted funds £ 1,182 1,182 Outgoing £ - 1,182 1,182 |
2022 Total funds £ 1,182 1,182 Transfers £ - - - |
2021 Total funds £ 2,912 2,912 Balance c/f £ 193 - 193 |
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Lord Mayor's Fund Towards the costs of computer equipment. HMRC Job Retention Scheme To fund staff furlough costs during Covid lockdown.
4 Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
5 Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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