## Wrose Adventurers CIO
Charity number 1178041
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
## Wrose Adventurers CIO
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
|**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 2024
## **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**
**Position Dates** Jackie Halliday Chair Cath Brazendale Deputy-chair Nichola Grogan Treasurer James Ellis Secretary Collette Fisher Tomislav Jovanovic Appointed 7th August 2024
## **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 2024
## **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 Adventures as a CIO has continued to run a programme of varied activities for young people with autism. Activities have included, soft archery, cake decorating, karate/self-defence, baking, bingo, crafts, and activities to encourage and build on social interaction and social skills. The interactions our members develop at group are transferable skills which have allowed them to flourish at school, college, social settings and groups within the community.
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year were £6,878, including net receipts of £2,925 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £3,953 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £13,193.
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 19/11/2024
Nichola Grogan (Trustee)
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## Wrose Adventurers CIO
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024
|Notes
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
1,983
Activity contributions and members subscriptions
2,668
Bank interest
59
Other income
36
**Total receipts**
4,746
**Payments**
Salaries and NI
-
Payroll charges
-
Insurance
-
Rent
-
Refreshments
1,140
Stationery and postage
60
Activities and events
463
Accounts preparation
-
Sundries
75
Bank charges
83
Equipment
-
**Total payments**
1,821
**Net receipts / (payments)**
2,925
**Fund balances brought forward**
10,268
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
13,193|2024
Restricted
funds
£
11,154
-
-
-
11,154
5,758
54
399
660
-
-
-
330
-
-
-
7,201
3,953
193
4,146|2024
Total
funds
£
13,137
2,668
59
36
15,900
5,758
54
399
660
1,140
60
463
330
75
83
-
9,022
6,878
10,461
17,339|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|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Wrose Adventurers CIO
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 March 2024
2024
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
12,304
Cash in hand
889
**Total cash funds**
13,193
**Liabilities**
Accruals|2024
Restricted
£
4,146
-
4,146|2024
Total
£
16,450
889
17,339
2024
£
462
462|2023
Total
£
10,040
421
10,461|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 19/11/2024
Nichola Grogan (Trustee)
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## Wrose Adventurers CIO
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
## **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 2024
|**2 Grants and donations**
Bradford BMDC
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Lord Mayor's Fund
Bradford BMDC
**Fund name**
Lord Mayor's Fund
Bradford BMDC|2024
2024
2024
2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
funds
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
£
-
11,154
11,154
-
1,983
-
1,983
655
1,983
11,154
13,137
655
Balance b/f
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers
Balance c/f
£
£
£
£
£
193
-
-
-
193
-
11,154
7,201
-
3,953
193
11,154
7,201
-
4,146
**Purpose of restriction**
Towards the costs of computer equipment.
Towards running costs of the CIO, including insurance, accounts and
salaries.|
|---|---|
## **4 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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