## **Deaf Awareness: NE**
Trustees Report and Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2021
Charity No. 1178549
## **Legal and Administrative Information**
Name:
## **Deaf Awareness: NE**
Reg'd Charity No: 1178549 Trustees: Karen Skipper (Chair) Helen Ganson (Treasurer) Helen Kerridge Thomas Seagrave-Hindmarch Paul Lapham Patricia Craigie Rosie Woods Ann Dewar Barbara Office Andrew Craigie Mandy Price Address: The Linskill Centre Linskill Terrace North Shields NE30 2AY
Independent Examiner: Mark Thompson MAAT VODA Linskill Centre Linskill Terrace North Shields NE30 2AY
## **Trustees' Annual Report 2020-21**
**deaf awareness: NE** was established to raise deaf awareness amongst people and communities and bring together deaf and hearing people with areas of common interest.
From April 2020 we faced the daunting challenge of the appearance of the coronavirus and the accompanying restrictions on freedom and movement, and we knew that we needed to adapt our service provision quickly to continue to cater for the needs and desires of our client group.
Our Board of Trustees acted swiftly as we assessed the need for continued provision, deciding that this could be achieved online using the zoom platform. Our members were very positive in responding to this form of delivery and in a short space of time we were able to establish regular online Sign Language Sharing sessions and to create some online fun via our Signed Singing group.
With necessary financial support from Karbon Homes, the Covid 19 Response Fund, RW Mann and the Sylvia Wadilove Foundation, we managed to increase our weekly online programme and include a tinnitus support group, zoom photography group, deaf chat group and some generic health based sessions.
As the year progressed our Sport England funded Deaf Sports Project ably interchanged its face-to-face activity for online provision including yoga, pilates, tai chi and exercise and fitness.
Such online provision led to a broader geographical spread in our attendances and to an overall increase in membership. Membership subscriptions and donations have been crucial in helping us to maintain the diversity and quality in service delivery that we take pride in offering.
Our social media platforms have played a huge role this past twelve months in helping to keep our members informed and connected, with regular updates on our website and positive posts appearing across our Facebook and Instagram platforms.
Our members, volunteers and Board of Trustees remain key to the success of our organisation and we thank each and every person for their attendance, contribution and support through an incredibly challenging period that we are pleased say our organisation has emerged from strongly.
## **Trustees’ Responsibilities in relation to Financial Statements**
Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which comply with the regulations set out in the Charities Act 1993.
Signed: ………….………...……Chair, on behalf of Trustees
Date
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **Report to the Deaf Awareness: NE trustees of**
|**On accounts for**
**the year ended**|**31 March 2021**
**Charity no**
**1178549**|
|---|---|
|**Respective**|The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year|
|**responsibilities of**|(under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act)) and that an|
|**trustees and**|independent examination is needed.|
|**examiner**|It is my responsibility to|
||• examine the accounts (under section 43 of the Act),|
||• follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the|
||Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the Act), and|
||• state whether particular matters have come to my attention.|
|**Basis of**|My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions|
|**independent**|given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review|
|**examiner’s**|of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the|
|**statement**|accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of|
||any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking|
||explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The|
||procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be|
||required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion|
||on the accounts.|
|**Independent**|In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:|
|**examiner's**|1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material|
|**statement**|respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:|
||• proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of|
||the Act); and|
||• accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and|
||comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or|
||2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a|
||proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.|
|**Signed:**|**Date: 21 June 2021**|
|**Name:**|Mark Thompson MAAT|
|**Address:**|VODA|
||Linskill Centre|
||Linskill Terrace|
||North Shields|
||NE30 2AY|
## **Deaf Awareness: NE**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2021**
|**Receipts**
Grants
**2**
Member Donations & Subscriptions
Fundraising
Legacies
Training
Collaboration
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Salaries
**3**
Room Hire
Training Costs
Communication Support
Resources & Refreshments
Web Development
Travel
Outings
Rent
Admin Fees
Accountacy & Payroll fees
Supplies
Tenant Signage
Insurance
**Total Payments**
Surplus / deficit for the year
Funds as at 1 April 2020
**Funds at 31 March 2021**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2021**
**2021**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
721
37540
38261
29544
3078
3078
2140
0
0
324
0
0
0
75
75
2170
0
0
500|
|---|---|
||**3874**
**37540**
**41414**
**34678**|
||17268
17268
14342
336
421
757
3574
106
789
895
896
133
856
989
1741
11
11
219
0
360
0
970
0
206
2093
2093
2048
170
170
260
439
439
511
268
144
412
774
0
60
260
260
0|
||**1553**
**21741**
**23294**
**25961**|
||2321
15799
18120
8717
2509
18411
20920
12203|
||**4830**
**34210**
**39040**
**20920**|
## **Deaf Awareness: NE**
## **Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021**
|**Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2021**|**2020**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||**Notes**|||
|**Current Assets**||||
|Cash at Bank & in Hand||39040|20920|
|**Total Cash Balances**||**39040**|**20920**|
|**Current Liabilities**||**0**|**0**|
|**For the year ended 31 March 2021**||**39040**|**20920**|
|**Represented By:**||||
|Restricted Funds|**5**|34210|18411|
|Unrestricted Funds||4830|2509|
|||**39040**|**20920**|
Signed …………….……………………… Position ……………………. Signed …………….……………………… Position …………………….
Date ……………………………………….
**Deaf Awareness: NE**
## **Notes to the accounts, 2021**
## **1. Basis of accounts**
The financial have been prepared in accordance with 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) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
Deaf Awareness: NE meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
|**2. Grants Received:**
Karbon Homes
Badminton England
R W Mann
National Lottery - Covid Response
Co-op Local Community Fund
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation
Local Connection Fund
Enterprise Development Fund
Foyle Foundation
Magic Little Grants
**3. Trustees and Staff**
Salaries
Total Staff Costs for the year:|**Restricted**
**Unrestrict**
**Total**
1000
1000
500
500
1000
1000
4150
4150
721
721
1000
1000
2390
2390
24500
24500
2500
2500
500
500|
|---|---|
||**37540**
**721**
**38261**|
||**17268**|
## **4. Costs of financial services**
The cost for the Independent Examination for the financial period will be £300.
## **5 Restricted Funds balance at 31 March 2021**
|Hadrian Trust
Karbon Homes
Badminton England
R W Mann
Community Foundation - Prime Fund
Sport England
Community Foundation - Awards For All
National Lottery - Covid Response
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation
Local Connection Fund
Enterprise Development Fund
Foyle Foundation
Magic Little Grants
**Restricted Funds c/fwd to 2021-22**|**Balance at**
**Balance at**
**April 2020**
**Income**
**Expend**
**March 2021**
428
0
428
0
0
1000
1000
0
295
500
638
157
0
1000
1000
0
1865
0
1865
0
6223
0
4313
1910
9600
0
6939
2661
0
4150
3018
1132
0
1000
150
850
0
2390
2390
0
0
24500
0
24500
0
2500
0
2500
0
500
0
500|
|---|---|
||18411
37540
21741
34210|