Deaf Awareness: NE
Trustees Report and Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
Charity No. 1178549
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Deaf Awareness: NE
Reg'd Charity No: 1178549 Trustees: Karen Skipper (Chair) Helen Ganson (Treasurer) Barbara Office Ann Dewar Anna Marie Beresford Maureen Smith-Price William Peters Address: The Linskill Centre Linskill Terrace North Shields NE30 2AY Independent Examiner: Mark Thompson MAAT VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
Trustees' Annual Report 2022-23
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.
As of April 2022 the organisation was delivering weekly sessions both in-person and online. These sessions included regular sports and health based sessions, tinnitus support, a deaf chat group, sign language and signed singing.
Following the success of these sessions we were able to launch a Health Inequalities Funded Project called DASH (deaf access to sport and health), and a project based on Racket sports via Better Together funding.
Later in the year we added an Arts & Creativity regular session to our programme and two part-time workers were enlisted to help deliver the full weekly programme.
Alongside the weekly programme we continued to develop our deaf awareness training delivery and we set up a series of deaf access visits to various venues within the local area. A promotional video was made to help advertise our deaf awareness training programme and all money raised from deaf awareness training was reinvested into our delivery of weekly sessions and activities.
Our organisation was once more accepted into the Co-op Local Community Fund and this offered opportunities for additional fundraising activity.
Along with such fundraising activity, membership subscriptions and donations have again been extremely valuable in helping us to maintain the diversity and quality in service delivery that we take pride in offering.
Our social media platforms play a big part in helping to keep our members informed and connected, with regular updates on our website and positive posts appearing across our Facebook page.
Our members, volunteers and Board of Trustees remain key to the success of our organisation and we, once again, thank each and every person for their attendance, contribution and support throughout this financial year.
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 2023 Charity no 1178549 |
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| 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: 29 June 2023 Name: Mark Thompson MAAT Address: VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
Deaf Awareness: NE
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2023
| Receipts Grants 2 Member Donations & Subscriptions Fundraising Legacies Training Total Receipts Payments Salaries 3 Room Hire Training Costs Communication Support Resources & Refreshments Advertising & Promotion Travel Activities Rent Admin Fees Accountancy & Payroll fees Supplies Insurance Miscellaneous Service Costs Total Payments Surplus / deficit for the year Funds as at 1 April 2022 Funds at 31 March 2023 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds 2023 2023 2023 2022 £ 37113 37113 22269 2251 2251 3090 595 595 396 0 0 3850 3850 51 |
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| 6696 37113 43809 25806 |
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| 4538 24546 29084 28692 1267 3190 4457 1856 195 1559 1754 2080 1045 1100 2145 2561 768 248 1016 108 1000 1000 0 320 98 418 6 660 660 0 81 2591 2672 2736 180 66 246 415 638 124 762 692 1172 317 1489 1455 243 243 259 143 143 |
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| 11590 34499 46089 40860 |
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| -4894 2614 -2280 -15054 7125 16861 23986 39040 |
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| 2231 19475 21706 23986 |
Deaf Awareness: NE
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023
| Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Notes | |||
| Current Assets | |||
| Cash at Bank & in Hand | 21706 | 23986 | |
| Total Cash Balances | 21706 | 23986 | |
| Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | |
| For the year ended 31 March 2023 | 21706 | 23986 | |
| Represented By: | |||
| Restricted Funds | 5 | 19475 | 16861 |
| Unrestricted Funds | 2231 | 7125 | |
| 21706 | 23986 |
Signed …………….……………………… Position ……………………. Signed …………….……………………… Position …………………….
Date ……………………………………….
Deaf Awareness: NE
Notes to the accounts, 2023
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:
| Grants Received: Magic Little Grants (Arts & Creativity Project) Whitley Bay Big Local (Deaf & Social Sign) Community Foundation (Daisy Marr Fund) Community Foundation (Lets Create) North Tyneside Health Inequalities Fund Better Together Fund (Racket Sports) North Tyneside Badminton Partnership Group (Badminton) Badminton England (Badminton) Barbour Foundation (Support Groups) National Survivor Trustees and Staff Total Staff Costs for the year: |
Restricted Unrestrict Total 500 500 1200 1200 5000 5000 3000 3000 19000 19000 5893 5893 200 200 250 250 2000 2000 70 70 |
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| 37113 0 37113 |
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| 29084 |
3. Trustees and Staff
Total Staff Costs for the year:
4. Costs of financial services
The cost for the Independent Examination for the financial period will be £350.
| 5 Restricted Funds balance at 31 March 2023 Magic Little Grants (Arts & Creativity Project) Coop Local Communty Fund Whitley Bay Big Local (Deaf & Social Sign) Community Partnership Fund North Tyneside Health Inequalities Fund Community Foundation - Awards For All Badminton England National Lottery Enterprise Development Fund Barbour Foundation (Support Groups) Better Together Fund (Racket Sports) Community Foundation (Daisy Marr Fund) Community Foundation (Lets Create) North Tyneside Badminton Partnership Group (Badminton) National Survivor Restricted Funds c/fwd to 2022-23 |
Balance at Balance at April 2022 Income Expend March 2023 0 500 500 0 1019 673 346 0 1200 1200 0 2122 2122 0 0 19000 8167 10833 911 911 0 0 250 0 250 234 234 0 12575 12575 0 2000 261 1739 5893 4146 1747 5000 440 4560 3000 3000 0 200 200 0 70 70 0 |
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| 16861 37113 34499 19475 |