## **DEMENTIA TOGETHER WIRRAL** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** **Hailwood & Co. Chartered Accountants** ## **DEMENTIA TOGETHER WIRRAL** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **CONTENTS** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Report of the Trustees|1 - 2| |Independent examiner's report|3| |Statement of assets and liabilities|4| |Receipts and payment account|5| |Detailed account of funds|6| **DEMENTIA TOGETHER WIRRAL** ## **ANNUAL REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** Dementia Together Wirral of Wirral Commerce Park, Campbeltown Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9HP is registered with the Charity Commission (No. 1179533) and was constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 13 August 2018. The Charity is administered by its Trustees, comprising: |Chairperson|Allan Grogan|Resigned 11 February 2025| |---|---|---| |Chairperson|John Michael Rowson|Appointed 11 February 2025| |Treasurer|Rachel Grice|Resigned 10 July 2024| |Trustee|Linda Sharon Bird|Appointed 01 January 2021| |Trustee|Patrick Anthony Smith|Appointed 01 November 2022| |Trustee|Leah Morris|Resigned 30 September 2024| |Trustee|Paul Anthony Chriscoli|Appointed 01 February 2024| |Trustee|Ian Robert Kirby|Appointed 01 May 2024| |Trustee|Alan Clifford Wilson|Appointed 01 May 2024| Trustees are selected by interview and Board election with a simple majority. The object of the charity is to relieve the needs of those living with dementia, their carers and former carers on the Wirral by providing activities and services directed at supporting them in maintaining their social life within the community. As the charity works with vulnerable beneficiaries, safeguarding incidents represent a significant risk. A safeguarding policy is in place, all staff and volunteers receive training, and clear reporting procedures are followed. There were no safeguarding incidents reported in 2024/5. We have taken into account the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when making any decisions it is relevant to. The trustees have resolved to maintain reserve funds equivalent to three months of operating costs, based on the current year's expenditure. We provide a range of events, activities, and services across the Wirral. They include memory cafés, group activities, music and singing groups, a walking group, theatre outings, and trips on narrowboats and coaches. Other services involve delivering activity boxes to people’s homes, containing items and activities designed to stimulate memories and encourage conversations. ## **DEMENTIA TOGETHER WIRRAL** ## **ANNUAL REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** Over the year, we have experienced sustained growth in various areas. The number of members, known as ‘friends’, increased by 50 per cent to over 850. Additionally, there were more than 4,000 attendances at activities and events, with our friends participating in multiple events throughout the year. We added more activity and memory cafes, along with singing sessions, to the monthly calendar of events. We organised 12 coach trips, 8 narrowboat journeys, and two theatre outings. Additionally, we arranged a day trip to Liverpool for former carers. We continued to receive positive and constructive survey feedback from our friends about the events and activities. Over 20 events and activities were regularly advertised in our monthly calendars. To manage the increased activity, we recruited additional excellent volunteers, nearly doubling the number to over 60. We also invested in IT systems and support, and increased administrative assistance. As part of our plan to strengthen the charity’s administration, we recruited our first operations manager. These necessary investments required us to utilise a proportion of our reserves. We maintained partnerships with other dementia organisations and attended events such as classic car meetings and GP social prescribing gatherings to promote and discuss the range of services and support we offer. We also regularly participated in dementia-related board meetings with local NHS groups and collaborated with other organisations involved in dementia and health. We are grateful to the seventeen organisations that provided essential funding for specific activities or to help pay for our core running costs. We also thank all our volunteers and staff, who often share their own lived experience of caring for someone with dementia, and who use the knowledge they have gained to benefit all our friends. Their steadfast commitment and dedication to helping develop, design, and deliver our services are what make the charity successful. In February, Allan Grogan, the founder and Chair of Dementia Together Wirral, stepped down from the Board for health reasons. As the incoming chair, I would like to express, on behalf of the Trustee Board, our appreciation for his vision and drive in establishing the charity and working tirelessly to help get it off the ground and make it the success it is today. We are delighted that Allan has agreed to become our life president and will continue to be involved in the charity. John Rowson John Rowson (Oct 10, 2025, 6:22pm) Chair 10 October 2025 For and on behalf of the Trustees 3 ## **DEMENTIA TOGETHER WIRRAL** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** I report to the Trustees of Dementia Together Wirral on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 set out on pages 4 to 6. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act, or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. A D French FCA Hailwood & Co. Chartered Accountants Moreton 10 October 2025 4 ## **DEMENTIA TOGETHER WIRRAL** ## **ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** |
**Assets for the Charity's Own Use**
Equipment brought forward
Additions
Disposals
Equipment carried forward
**Monetary Assets**
Bank current account
**Liabilities**
Accountancy
Other|**2025**
**£**
2,507
1,019
-
38,552
470
-|**£**
3,526
38,552
470|**2024**
**£**

1,518
989
-
57,403
450
6|**£**
2,507| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||57,403| |||||456| Signed on behalf of the Trustees John Rowson (Oct 10, 2025, 6:22pm) J Rowson, Chairperson 10 October 2025 5 ## **DEMENTIA TOGETHER WIRRAL** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** |**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Incoming resources**
Donations
42,886
Grants
9,000
Gift Aid
3,516
Event fundraising
1,331
Community Groups
1,910
**Total incoming resources**
**58,643**
**Resources expended**
Accountancy
450
Advertising
2,002
Bank charges
592
Christmas party
692
Entertainers and room hire
2,000
Fundraising consultancy
11,550
General expenses
759
Insurance
265
IT software and consumables
3,350
Office costs
2,086
Premises rental
1,494
Subscriptions
3,247
Purchases for cafes and fundraising
1,401
Purchases of capital equipment
1,019
Staff salaries
36,338
Staff travel
1,451
Theatre, coach and boat trips
1,508
Volunteer expenses
690
**Total resources expended**
**(70,894)**
**Net income for the year**
**(12,251)**
Opening bank
37,441
Net income
(12,251)
Closing bank
**25,190**|**Restricted**
**Total Funds**
**Total Funds**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2024**
-
42,886
40,408
43,269
52,269
64,131
-
3,516
-
-
1,331
6,223
-
1,910
365
**43,269**
**101,912**
**111,127**
-
450
1,022
-
2,002
2,903
-
592
143
1,000
1,692
1,182
552
2,552
2,429
-
11,550
15,764
-
759
177
-
265
179
-
3,350
-
-
2,086
2,250
-
1,494
1,452
-
3,247
1,981
4,124
5,525
8,016
-
1,019
989
24,990
61,328
38,342
-
1,451
-
14,736
16,244
15,117
4,467
5,157
6,044
**(49,869)**
**(120,763)**
**(97,990)**
**(6,600)**
**(18,851)**
**13,137**
19,962
57,403
44,266
(6,600)
(18,851)
13,137
**13,362**
**38,552**
**57,403**| |---|---| 6 ## **DEMENTIA TOGETHER WIRRAL** ## **DETAILED ACCOUNT OF FUNDS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** |**Unrestricted funds**
**Total unrestricted funds**
**Restricted funds**
ASDA Foundation
Awards for All
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
Duchy of Lancester Benevolent Fund
(Merseyside)
Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust
Essar Oil UK
Gould Family Trust
Johnson Foundation
Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services
Lord Leverhulme's Charitable Trust
PH Holt Foundation
Price Parry Trust
Robert Clutterbuck Charitable Trust
Steve Morgan Foundation
The Pennycress Trust
W G Edwards Charitable Trust
W O Street Charitable Foundation
**Total restricted funds**
**Total funds**|**Brought**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Forward**
**Resources**
**Expended**
**Transfers**
37,441
58,643
(70,894)
-
**37,441**
**58,643**
**(70,894)**
**-**
-
600
(600)
-
-
18,964
(9,371)
-
-
4,000
(2,258)
-
-
3,036
(2,831)
-
-
5,500
(5,500)
-
-
1,000
(1,000)
-
-
2,000
(2,000)
-
-
2,800
(978)
-
160
-
(160)
-
5,000
-
(5,000)
-
6,750
-
(6,750)
-
5,000
-
(5,000)
-
1,520
-
(1,520)
-
-
5,369
(5,369)
-
300
-
(300)
-
292
-
(292)
-
940
-
(940)
-
**19,962**
**43,269**
**(49,869)**
**-**
**57,403**
**101,912**
**(120,763)**
**-**|**Carried**
**Forward**
25,190| |---|---|---| |||**25,190**
-
9,593
1,742
205
-
-
-
1,822
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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