## Wrose Adventurers CIO
Charity number 1178041
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
## Wrose Adventurers CIO
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Receipts and payments account|4|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|5|
|Notes to the accounts|6 to 7|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Wrose Adventurers CIO
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **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 James Ellis Secretary Marie Feaviour Resigned 22 March 2023 Collette Fisher
## **Charity number**
1178041
Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
## **Bankers**
c/o Highcroft Youth Centre HSBC Bank plc Snowden Road 1 Well Croft Wrose Shipley Shipley BD18 3QH BD18 4SN
## **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) association formed on 23 April 2018 and is governed by a constitution.
## **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 2023
## **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 the 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**
Wrose Adventurers currently have 20 regular members on the register and an average of 14 members attending each week. We also have a waiting list of approximately 8-10. The group runs well and has a planned programme of activities. These activities have included a 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**
The net payments for the year were £5,523, including net payments of £5,468 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £55 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £10,323.
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 20/11/2023
Nichola Grogan (Trustee)
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## Wrose Adventurers CIO
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
655
Activity contributions and members subscriptions
3,677
Bank interest
16
Other income
-
**Total receipts**
4,348
**Payments**
Salaries and NI
5,685
Payroll charges
241
Insurance
553
Rent
495
Refreshments
1,773
Stationery and postage
137
Activities and events
586
Accounts preparation
240
Sundries
24
Bank charges
82
Equipment
-
**Total payments**
9,816
**Net receipts / (payments)**
(5,468)
**Fund balances brought forward**
15,791
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
10,323|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
55
55
(55)
193
138|2023
Total
funds
£
655
3,677
16
-
4,348
5,685
241
553
495
1,773
137
586
240
24
82
55
9,871
(5,523)
15,984
10,461|2022
Total
funds
£
1,182
1,830
-
337
3,349
4,706
554
547
360
562
139
373
240
219
-
-
7,700
(4,351)
20,335
15,984|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Wrose Adventurers CIO
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 March 2023
2023
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
9,902
Cash in hand
421
**Total cash funds**
10,323|2023
Restricted
£
138
-
138|2023
Total
£
10,040
421
10,461|2022
Total
£
14,687
1,297
15,984|
|---|---|---|---|
## **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**
Accruals|2023
£
330
330|
|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 20/11/2023
Nichola Grogan (Trustee)
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## Wrose Adventurers CIO
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **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 2023
|**2 Grants and donations**
HMRC Job Retention Scheme
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Lord Mayor's Fund
**Fund name**
Lord Mayor's Fund|2023
2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
-
-
655
-
655
-
Balance b/f
Incoming
Outgoing
£
£
£
193
-
55
193
-
55
**Purpose of restriction**
Towards the costs of computer equipment.|2023
Total
funds
£
-
655
655
Transfers
£
-
-|2022
Total
funds
£
1,182
-
1,182
Balance c/f
£
138
138|
|---|---|---|---|
## **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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