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2024-06-30-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 09196411 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1180628

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

FOR

TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

P B Syddall & Co Chartered Accountants Grafton House 81 Chorley Old Road Bolton Lancashire BL1 3AJ

TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Report of the Trustees 2 to 7
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 8
Independent Examiner's Report 9
Statement of Financial Activities 10
Balance Sheet 11 to 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 13 to 23

TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

TRUSTEES C J Seneviratne - Chair
J M Tupman
Mrs L J Pearson
Ms A Woodvine
D Simpson (resigned 6.10.23)
R J Hatley (resigned 19.10.23)
Ms N F Campbell
J D Smith
Ms N Stewart (appointed 17.4.24)
O Oyedeop (appointed 13.11.24)
Ms F Chaudri (appointed 13.11.24)
REGISTERED OFFICE Kath Locke Centre
Moss Lane East
Moss Side
Manchester
M15 5DD
REGISTERED COMPANY 09196411 (England and Wales)
NUMBER
REGISTERED CHARITY 1180628
NUMBER
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER P B Syddall & Co
Chartered Accountants
Grafton House
81 Chorley Old Road
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 3AJ
BANKERS CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
Unity Trust Bank
PO Box 7193
Planetary Road
Willenhall
WV1 9D

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TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The objective of Together Dementia Support ("TDS") is the relief of people who are living with dementia, including their families and carers.

Our Vision

Everyone living with dementia and their carers have access to support, friendship, stimulating activities, and has their voice heard.

Our Purpose

To improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and their carers in Manchester and Trafford, through the provision of high-quality activities and opportunities for friendship and mutual support.

To amplify the voice of people living with dementia and carers, and showcase their talents, enabling them to participate in research and influence the provision of dementia services and care in Manchester and beyond.

To increase awareness and understanding of dementia and reduce stigma, through information provision, training and developing a growing community of volunteers.

To work with our partners, using our collective expertise to improve services and support for people living with dementia and their carers.

Public benefit

The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. This report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the trustees ensure the charity's aims, objectives and activities remained focused on its stated purposes.

The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.

Beneficiaries of our services

In July 2023 we had 629 service users. By the end of the financial year the number had grown a little to 640 (278 people living with dementia and 362 carers). We continue to have an ethnically diverse community and they live across all neighbourhoods of Manchester and north Trafford although some carers live a distance away from Manchester and their relative.

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TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

The year July 2023 to June 2024 at Together Dementia Support (TDS) was one of steady progress and significant positive impact on the lives of people affected by dementia. While securing income remains a challenge, we've made important strides in service delivery, fundraising, and community engagement.

Service Delivery

Service delivery has been steady, with a huge effort by staff to keep delivering, despite challenges due to staff absence and difficulties in recruiting.

The greatest encouragement has come from our community of carers who communicate regularly with each other, giving and receiving support and information. They very much value TDS services and want to speak out about carers' issues. Eight of them have become Carer Champions, each doing some volunteer role for TDS. Others step up and give talks to groups of professionals who want to better understand dementia and the challenges of caring. Talks at a Royal College of Psychiatrists conference and a University of Manchester Nursing study day were very well received.

We continued to run our Friendship & Activity Groups for our members with dementia, with just over 110 people attending a group each week. We merged two groups that took place in neighbouring communities and so continued to run seven groups each week. However, we will merge two more groups so that there is only one group requiring minibus transport each day. This will reduce the workload and cost a little as considerable financial and staff resource goes into each group.

We continually look for new activities that will appeal to our male members and bought a Table Tennis table for the north Manchester group and another e-tricycle for the Walk & Talk group. One of our groups runs a baking activity most weeks as that is also popular with members, both to make and enjoy food together! Our staff have now all done Cognitive Simulation Therapy training and so are confident in employing these principles in their group sessions.

Manchester Camerata secured a large grant for Greater Manchester to be a centre of excellence for music and dementia, and asked TDS to run two Music Cafes in Manchester, having trialled one already with us.

We also continued to run three monthly Dementia Cafes, with support from colleagues from GMMH (mental health trust). These are very popular with carers although we still want to increase participation in the north Dementia Café. Our group for dementia activists, Fab Forgetful Friends, continues to meet monthly and they want more TDS staff time to help them be more effective in campaigning, influencing, and teaching others. Our Gospel Choir continues to meet to sing and to perform. They performed at four community events over the year.

We successfully raised the funds in Autumn 2023 for a second minibus which was delivered in February 2024. With a tail lift and wheelchair fastening, it can transport people who have difficulty climbing steps and, on occasions, can transport someone in their wheelchair. Our minibus drivers all had specialist MIDAS minibus training which they found very beneficial.

The Together At Home project, grant funded by the Albert Gubay Foundation, ran better over it's second year with some great outcomes for people living with dementia who were paired with amazingly dedicated volunteers and support workers. People with young onset dementia, who are physically fit and keen to go out, have benefitted so much from weekly trips to arts venues, parks, and local cafes. For others, who are housebound, and especially isolated, visits broke up the monotony of the week and close friendships were formed. Staff and volunteers used their person-centred skill in finding activities to suit the individual. Some safeguarding concerns were also raised through uncovering neglect in caring for these isolated people. It hasn't been easy to find volunteers with the confidence and skill to undertake this more involved role and we will need more staff resource to deliver this service as the demand grows.

The number of carers accessing our support continued to increase slightly. In July 2023 we were supporting 345 carers and by July 2024 that number had grown to 362. This is problematic in that our capacity to give the level of support we would wish hasn't increased. We had to freeze our waiting list at the end of 2023 for two months in order to clear the backlog of outstanding home visit assessments of carers.

There is some great peer support shared via the WhatsApp group (113 members) and staff can follow up offline with carers. However, we want to proactively visit and be alongside more carers who don't use online platforms but who need our help. Much of the casework is complex, requiring research to answer questions or advocacy to ensure that carers' rights are upheld.

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Over the year we have run a carers' weekend away, in the Lake District, and a local spa day. We also ran local walks at the weekends. Thanks to funding from GMMH mental health trust, we were also able to offer four massage sessions every month, giving 15 carers a short massage.

We made a short film which shared powerful stories from carers of their difficulties in caring. https://youtu.be/TaBd-28nfwQ We are shocked and unhappy about the heavy burden that is being placed on family carers and we continue to campaign for more respite for them from Manchester or Trafford local authorities. At the same time, we want to offer and encourage them to come out with us, to relax and/or exercise.

Thanks to pro bono support from a local firm of solicitors, we have been able to start a legal clinic where people can come to make a simple will for free. They can also seek advice and make a more complex will or draw up Lasting Powers of Attorney for a fee. This is both another useful service to offer but also, potentially, another small source of revenue for the charity. (We are mindful of our duty to be impartial when giving information about any service which has a potential cost to service users.)

We set, as one of our grant outcomes, that we would monitor any increase in income from welfare benefits for our service users. Two of our staff have been trained to complete Attendance Allowance forms and helped several families to get that benefit.

TDS also works with other carer charities and statutory services in Manchester to improve services for carers. We are now team members of two of the general locality services for carers - continuing our work in the Carers Manchester South Team and now part of the new Carers Manchester North team. Those teams reach out to find more carers and to increase awareness amongst health professionals about the importance of carers. They also run information and social activities for carers in their localities since we know that carers won't travel from south to north Manchester or vice versa. We hope that we will get a better reach into the communities of north Manchester through this targeted work.

The other development in possible service provision was the offer, from Manchester City Council, of being added to the council's list of registered daycare providers. We spent a number of months discussing and consulting about the implications of such a development. We weighed up the risks and the possible benefits of changing our provision to make it fit the daycare model. It was anticipated that we might, over the next financial year, pilot one group and a 'Together Out & About' service for commissioning.

Influencing

Together Dementia Support were commissioned, along with Alzheimer's Society and Manchester Carers Forum, to form Manchester's Dementia Alliance, and tasked with consulting about what Manchester citizens want and need from dementia services. From August 2023 to May 2024, we ran a series of workshops across the city, asking professionals, carers and people living with dementia for their opinions and ideas about the different stages of the dementia journey. The outputs were a 'Living Well with Dementia' reference guide and a Manchester Directory of Dementia Services. The former, it is hoped, will be used by commissioners to shape service planning and the latter has been welcomed by carers who want this range of information in one place.

Our CEO Sally Ferris, and Chair of Trustees, Jeff Seneviratne, continued to participate in Manchester's Dementia Strategy Group throughout the year, aiming for higher profile, joined-up, secure services for people affected by dementia.

Income Generation

The Board constantly encouraged an increased emphasis on fundraising and reducing our reliance on grants, which became even more difficult to secure. We took on a freelance fundraiser in January 2024 and she has helped us in developing relationships with several corporate partners and in running and planning fundraising events, reaching beyond our usual supporters.

TDS stepped up our community fundraising during the financial year. In December 2023 we ran our first 'Christmas at the Cathedral' and made a profit of nearly £5,000. It was a joyful event and celebrated the talent of our members with dementia as we had performances from the Gospel Choir and the new 'Choir That Can!' from our North Manchester Group.

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We also ran a sponsored abseil, participated in the Manchester 10k, a community Spring Fayre, had a stall at a local theatre that was showing the play called 'The Father', and had two primary schools raise funds at Easter 2024 by doing a 'Bunny Hop'.

We linked with two local schools and took our members to meet the children and talk to them about living with dementia.

TDS has been fortunate to be chosen by a number of businesses and community groups to receive donations for our services. We also received a number of 'in memoriam' donations. Funding for our second minibus was secured from supporter donations, that were match funded by the Big Give, and a number of small grants.

We had our first formal corporate partnership early in 2024 with Manchester & Cheshire Construction. They have generously supported our fundraising events and have offered us in-kind information and advice.

It was pleasing to see a small increase in our non-grant income as the grant income dropped a little during the year. We know that the competition for grant funding has increased significantly. We were pleased to be chosen by the Edward Gosling Foundation to become a "legacy partner" but we didn't know exactly how this would benefit us.

The TDS Board have worked hard to support the staff and the direction of the charity even whilst having little leeway to invest in fundraising and marketing. Trustees held two joint planning sessions with staff members and have also thought about how to strengthen the management capacity of the charity.

In March 2024 TDS bought a new Customer Relationship Management programme, called Beacon. It was envisaged that this would primarily benefit our fundraising work, but it has become the database for all our client work. It has taken staff time to learn the new system and for managers to fully exploit its reporting functions.

The other main focus, as we approached the end of the financial year, was applying for a new grant from the National Lottery. At the same time, we were planning our 10th Birthday celebrations - a party for our service users and a Showcase for professionals to celebrate and show what the charity has achieved and is saying to our local communities. Both pieces of work sum up TDS' situation: we have lots to celebrate but still have some uncertainty about our future. Despite the ongoing challenges, TDS remains committed to delivering high-quality services, expanding our reach and influence, and securing a sustainable financial future. With the support of our dedicated staff, volunteers, trustees, and community partners, we are poised to make an even greater impact in the years to come.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The total income for the year was £480,428 (2022/23 was £476,839). Of this £337,097 related to project-restricted activities.

Direct expenditure for the year was £502,604 (2022/23 £424,768). Most expenditure continued to be on staff salaries. The costs of providing services increased partly due to higher costs for temporary staff to cover for sickness and also due to payroll inflation.

A loss of £22,176 was made in the year (2022/23 profit of £52,071).

As at 30th June 2024 total funds were £150,194 of which £51,543 represented restricted funds.

Reserves policy

The charity's reserves policy aims to have 3 months of running costs in reserve.

The unrestricted reserves were £98,651 at 30 June 2024, a reduction of £18,080 from 30 June 2023. With the increase in annual expenditure, our unrestricted reserves of £98,651 now amount to 2.4 months of running costs, a reduction of 0.9 months from the position at 30 June 2023. To meet our target of 3 months of running costs our reserves should have been £123,314, so the Charity was £24,663 short of meeting its target. Our unrestricted income for the year was £143,331. An increase in unrestricted income of £24,663 amounts to an increase of 17% on our actual unrestricted income of £143,331.

The trustees will aim to improve the reserves position in the financial year 2024 to 2025.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Plans for the future

Together Dementia Support aims to continue delivering the much-valued range of services that we have been to date.

We will manage our aspirations and responsiveness with our financial and staff capacity to deliver. We will increase investment in income generation and reduce reliance on grants a little. However, realistically, we will continue to need a significant amount of grant funding and are hopeful of securing another grant from the National Lottery and others.

Where our services fit the social care remit, we will aim to get them commissioned but will continue to advocate, with carers and people with dementia, that they should receive some services as part of their post-diagnostic and ongoing health support.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 30th August 2014 as a Community Interest Company, amended its Articles of Association on 16th October 2018, and registered as a charity on 9th November 2018.

The objects and powers of the charitable company are set out in the amended Articles of Association and is governed under those same Articles of Association.

A board of trustees exists and their powers are governed by Articles of Association. There was new recruitment to the board this year which was carried out by advertising, interview and skills assessment. The new trustees were appointed for a period of 3 years.

The CEO is responsible for the day to day running and management of the charity with delegated powers that are set out in the job description and a formal Delegated Limits of Authority document. The CEO reports directly to the trustees and is supervised by the Chair of Trustees.

Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The total number of such guarantees at 30th June 2024 was 7. The trustees are the members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in note 11 to the accounts.

Related parties and relationships with other organisations

TDS partners with related Manchester based organisations where this furthers the aims of the charity. TDS has a partnership with Manchester Carers Forum, Lihed, Connect Support, Ananna, TLC St Lukes, and Manchester Cares.

Remuneration policy for key management personnel

The remuneration of key management staff is reviewed annually.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN FOR OTHERS

We continue to hold a very small amount of money on behalf of the Chorlton & Whalley Range Dementia Action Group until a time that this group meets again and plans activity in the local area.

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Approved by order of the board of trustees on 19 December 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

C J Seneviratne - Trustee

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TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

The trustees (who are also the directors of Together Dementia Support for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Together Dementia Support ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  3. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

A J Syddall M.A., F.C.A.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

P B Syddall & Co Chartered Accountants Grafton House 81 Chorley Old Road Bolton Lancashire BL1 3AJ

19 December 2024

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TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations
2
37,628
Charitable activities
4
Grants received
20,000
Other charitable activities
3
81,003
Other income
5
4,700
Total
143,331
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
35,084
Charitable activities
Charity running costs
126,327
Total
161,411
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
(18,080)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
116,731
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
98,651		 Restricted
funds
£
-
330,407
6,690
-
337,097
36,376
304,817
341,193
(4,096)
55,639
51,543		 2024
Total
funds
£
37,628
350,407
87,693
4,700
480,428
71,460
431,144
502,604
(22,176)
172,370
150,194		 2023
Total
funds
£
33,569
373,458
69,812
-
476,839
58,501
366,267
424,768
52,071
120,299
172,370

The notes form part of these financial statements

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TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

BALANCE SHEET 30 JUNE 2024

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
9
42,589
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
10
5,059
Cash at bank and in hand
76,145
81,204
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
11
(25,142)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
56,062
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
98,651
NET ASSETS
98,651
FUNDS
12
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
51,543
51,543
-
51,543
51,543
51,543		 2024
Total
funds
£
42,589
5,059
127,688
132,747
(25,142)
107,605
150,194
150,194
98,651
51,543
150,194		 2023
Total
funds
£
6,248
6,064
174,402
180,466
(14,344)
166,122
172,370
172,370
116,731
55,639
172,370

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 June 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The notes form part of these financial statements

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TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

BALANCE SHEET - continued 30 JUNE 2024

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 19 December 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

C J Seneviratne - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

INCOME

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

EXPENDITURE

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings - 25% on cost Motor vehicles - 25% on cost

TAXATION

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

FUND ACCOUNTING

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

PENSION COSTS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees' annual report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

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TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

GOING CONCERN

At the time of approving the accounts the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.

2. DONATIONS

3.

4.

DONATIONS
2024 2023
£ £
Donations 37,628 33,569
OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024 2023
£ £
Fundraising activities 20,180 5,891
Sales of merchandise 1,514 1,167
Member contributions 48,579 33,302
Partnership contributions 13,148 22,223
Event charges 1,738 2,519
Training delivered 1,950 3,830
Miscellaneous income 584 880
87,693 69,812
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024 2023
Activity £ £
Grants Grants received 350,407 373,458

5. OTHER INCOME

FUNDS RECEIVED AS AGENT

During the year the charity paid out funds, as a agent, on behalf of Chorlton and Whalley Range Dementia Action Group totalling £78, leaving £156 funds retained at the balance sheet date.

6. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 15,512 10,024
Surplus on disposal of fixed assets (4,700) -
Independent examiners remuneration - accountancy fees 1,260 1,200
Independent examiners fee 390 360

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 June 2024 nor for the year ended 30 June 2023.

TRUSTEES' EXPENSES

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 30 June 2024 nor for the year ended 30 June 2023.

8. STAFF COSTS

STAFF COSTS
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
Chief Executive Officer
Administration		 2024
£
301,920
24,461
4,523
330,904
2024
1
12
13		 2023
£
273,243
22,605
3,361
299,209
2023
1
13
14

Key management personnel received a salary of £36,750 (2023 - £35,000)

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

COST
At 1 July 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 30 June 2024
DEPRECIATION
At 1 July 2023
Charge for year
Eliminated on disposal
At 30 June 2024
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 June 2024
At 30 June 2023		 Fixtures
and
fittings
£
7,896
8,060
-
15,956
3,948
3,989
-
7,937
8,019
3,948		 Motor
vehicles
£
46,239
46,093
(13,800)
78,532
43,939
11,523
(11,500)
43,962
34,570
2,300		 Totals
£
54,135
54,153
(13,800)
94,488
47,887
15,512
(11,500)
51,899
42,589
6,248

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10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

10.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
11.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Accruals and deferred income
12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At 1.7.23
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
116,731
Restricted funds
Big Lottery (Community Fund)
1,368
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
638
Manchester Guardian Society Charitable
Trust
270
Big Life Company (Social Prescribing
Development Fund)
1,451
Albert Gubay
-
Charity Service
500
W G Edwards
398
Our Manchester Voluntary and Community
Sector
20,456
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - Big Brain
Health Fund
1,107
Skipton Building Society
899
Manchester CC / Manchester Dementia
Steering Group
22,172
Manchester CC - Carers Network
Partnership grant
6,380
Beatrice Laing
-
National Academy for Social Prescribing
-
Manchester Carers Forum North Locality
-
Manchester Carers Forum South Locality
-
The Big Give
-
55,639
TOTAL FUNDS
172,370		 2024
£
621
4,438
5,059
2024
£
8,420
8,704
8,018
25,142
Net
movement
in funds
£
(18,080)
1,773
(638)
(270)
(1,451)
12,857
-
(398)
(1,583)
(373)
(899)
(14,437)
(6,380)
1,455
1,259
1,795
847
2,347
(4,096)
(22,176)		 2023
£
875
5,189
6,064
2023
£
6,335
4,076
3,933
14,344
At
30.6.24
£
98,651
3,141
-
-
-
12,857
500
-
18,873
734
-
7,735
-
1,455
1,259
1,795
847
2,347		 2023
£
875
5,189
6,064
2023
£
6,335
4,076
3,933
14,344
51,543
150,194

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12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Big Lottery (Community Fund)
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
Edward Gostling Foundation
Manchester Guardian Society Charitable
Trust
Big Life Company (Social Prescribing
Development Fund)
Albert Gubay
Charity Service
W G Edwards
Our Manchester Voluntary and Community
Sector
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - Big Brain
Health Fund
Skipton Building Society
Manchester CC / Manchester Dementia
Steering Group
Manchester CC - Carers Network
Partnership grant
Sir Jules Thorn (Ann Rylands small
donation)
Elise Pilkington Foundation
The Clothworkers Foundation
Edward Gostling
Bernard Sunley Foundation
Beatrice Laing
Transport for Greater Manchester
National Academy for Social Prescribing
Manchester Carers Forum North Locality
Manchester Carers Forum South Locality
Morrisons Foundation Grant
The Big Give
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
143,331
115,441
-
500
-
-
39,946
3,000
-
70,000
-
-
24,500
10,000
2,500
8,000
18,250
10,000
5,000
5,000
7,681
2,000
3,750
3,750
1,089
6,690
337,097
480,428		 Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(161,411)
(18,080)
(113,668)
1,773
(638)
(638)
(500)
-
(270)
(270)
(1,451)
(1,451)
(27,089)
12,857
(3,000)
-
(398)
(398)
(71,583)
(1,583)
(373)
(373)
(899)
(899)
(38,937)
(14,437)
(16,380)
(6,380)
(2,500)
-
(8,000)
-
(18,250)
-
(10,000)
-
(5,000)
-
(3,545)
1,455
(7,681)
-
(741)
1,259
(1,955)
1,795
(2,903)
847
(1,089)
-
(4,343)
2,347
(341,193)
(4,096)
(502,604)
(22,176)

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12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Big Lottery (Community Fund)
CRH Charitable Trust
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
Edward Gostling Foundation
Manchester City Council - Hobins
Community Fund
Manchester City Council - Winter Grant
Manchester Guardian Society Charitable
Trust
NHS Salford CCG (Dementia United)
NHS Salford CCG (Dementia United
Bounceback Fund)
One Manchester (Social Recovery Fund)
Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation
Big Life Company (Social Prescribing
Development Fund)
The Utley Trust (Paul & Nick Harvey
Fund)
Trafford Housing Trust
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Charity Service
W G Edwards
Our Manchester Voluntary and Community
Sector
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - Big Brain
Health Fund
Skipton Building Society
Manchester CC / Manchester Dementia
Steering Group
Manchester CC - Carers Network
Partnership grant
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.7.22
£
82,888
1,249
3,600
3,041
4,898
145
523
3,500
4,010
127
530
811
5,356
4,370
20
5,231
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
37,411
120,299		 Net
movement
in funds
£
33,843
119
(3,600)
(2,403)
(4,898)
(145)
(523)
(3,230)
(4,010)
(127)
(530)
(811)
(3,905)
(4,370)
(20)
(5,231)
500
398
20,456
1,107
899
22,172
6,380
18,228
52,071		 At
30.6.23
£
116,731
1,368
-
638
-
-
-
270
-
-
-
-
1,451
-
-
-
500
398
20,456
1,107
899
22,172
6,380
55,639
172,370

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12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Big Lottery (Community Fund)
CRH Charitable Trust
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
Edward Gostling Foundation
Manchester City Council - Hobins
Community Fund
Manchester City Council - Winter Grant
Manchester Guardian Society Charitable
Trust
NHS Salford CCG (Dementia United)
NHS Salford CCG (Dementia United
Bounceback Fund)
One Manchester (Social Recovery Fund)
Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation
Big Life Company (Social Prescribing
Development Fund)
The Utley Trust (Paul & Nick Harvey
Fund)
Trafford Housing Trust
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Hedley Foundation
Albert Gubay
Charity Service
W G Edwards
We Love Manchester
Salford CVS (GM walking fund)
Our Manchester Voluntary and Community
Sector
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - Big Brain
Health Fund
Skipton Building Society
Manchester CC / Manchester Dementia
Steering Group
Manchester CC - Carers Network
Partnership grant
Manchester Carers Covid Recovery Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
233,381
115,440
-
6,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,000
-
9,432
-
2,322
13,946
3,000
1,352
4,000
1,990
35,000
2,464
1,500
24,500
10,000
2,512
243,458
476,839		 Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(199,538)
33,843
(115,321)
119
(3,600)
(3,600)
(8,403)
(2,403)
(4,898)
(4,898)
(145)
(145)
(523)
(523)
(3,230)
(3,230)
(4,010)
(4,010)
(127)
(127)
(530)
(530)
(811)
(811)
(13,905)
(3,905)
(4,370)
(4,370)
(9,452)
(20)
(5,231)
(5,231)
(2,322)
-
(13,946)
-
(2,500)
500
(954)
398
(4,000)
-
(1,990)
-
(14,544)
20,456
(1,357)
1,107
(601)
899
(2,328)
22,172
(3,620)
6,380
(2,512)
-
(225,230)
18,228
(424,768)
52,071

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12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Big Lottery (Community Fund)
CRH Charitable Trust
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
Edward Gostling Foundation
Manchester City Council - Hobins
Community Fund
Manchester City Council - Winter Grant
Manchester Guardian Society Charitable
Trust
NHS Salford CCG (Dementia United)
NHS Salford CCG (Dementia United
Bounceback Fund)
One Manchester (Social Recovery Fund)
Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation
Big Life Company (Social Prescribing
Development Fund)
The Utley Trust (Paul & Nick Harvey
Fund)
Trafford Housing Trust
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Albert Gubay
Charity Service
Our Manchester Voluntary and Community
Sector
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - Big Brain
Health Fund
Manchester CC / Manchester Dementia
Steering Group
Beatrice Laing
National Academy for Social Prescribing
Manchester Carers Forum North Locality
Manchester Carers Forum South Locality
The Big Give
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.7.22
£
82,888
1,249
3,600
3,041
4,898
145
523
3,500
4,010
127
530
811
5,356
4,370
20
5,231
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
37,411
120,299		 Net
movement
in funds
£
15,763
1,892
(3,600)
(3,041)
(4,898)
(145)
(523)
(3,500)
(4,010)
(127)
(530)
(811)
(5,356)
(4,370)
(20)
(5,231)
12,857
500
18,873
734
7,735
1,455
1,259
1,795
847
2,347
14,132
29,895		 At
30.6.24
£
98,651
3,141
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,857
500
18,873
734
7,735
1,455
1,259
1,795
847
2,347
51,543
150,194

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12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 376,712 (360,949) 15,763
Restricted funds
Big Lottery (Community Fund) 230,881 (228,989) 1,892
CRH Charitable Trust - (3,600) (3,600)
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust 6,000 (9,041) (3,041)
Edward Gostling Foundation 500 (5,398) (4,898)
Manchester City Council - Hobins
Community Fund - (145) (145)
Manchester City Council - Winter Grant - (523) (523)
Manchester Guardian Society Charitable
Trust - (3,500) (3,500)
NHS Salford CCG (Dementia United) - (4,010) (4,010)
NHS Salford CCG (Dementia United
Bounceback Fund) - (127) (127)
One Manchester (Social Recovery Fund) - (530) (530)
Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation - (811) (811)
Big Life Company (Social Prescribing
Development Fund) 10,000 (15,356) (5,356)
The Utley Trust (Paul & Nick Harvey
Fund) - (4,370) (4,370)
Trafford Housing Trust 9,432 (9,452) (20)
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - (5,231) (5,231)
Hedley Foundation 2,322 (2,322) -
Albert Gubay 53,892 (41,035) 12,857
Charity Service 6,000 (5,500) 500
W G Edwards 1,352 (1,352) -
We Love Manchester 4,000 (4,000) -
Salford CVS (GM walking fund) 1,990 (1,990) -
Our Manchester Voluntary and Community
Sector 105,000 (86,127) 18,873
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - Big Brain
Health Fund 2,464 (1,730) 734
Skipton Building Society 1,500 (1,500) -
Manchester CC / Manchester Dementia
Steering Group 49,000 (41,265) 7,735
Manchester CC - Carers Network
Partnership grant 20,000 (20,000) -
Manchester Carers Covid Recovery Fund 2,512 (2,512) -
Sir Jules Thorn (Ann Rylands small
donation) 2,500 (2,500) -
Elise Pilkington Foundation 8,000 (8,000) -
The Clothworkers Foundation 18,250 (18,250) -
Edward Gostling 10,000 (10,000) -
Bernard Sunley Foundation 5,000 (5,000) -
Beatrice Laing 5,000 (3,545) 1,455
Transport for Greater Manchester 7,681 (7,681) -
National Academy for Social Prescribing 2,000 (741) 1,259
Manchester Carers Forum North Locality 3,750 (1,955) 1,795

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12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Manchester Carers Forum South Locality
Morrisons Foundation Grant
The Big Give
TOTAL FUNDS		 3,750
1,089
6,690
580,555
957,267		 (2,903)
(1,089)
(4,343)
(566,423)
(927,372)		 847
-
2,347
14,132
29,895

13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30 June 2024.

14. LEGAL STATUS OF THE CHARITY

The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The registered office address is disclosed on page 4.

15. FUNDS RECEIVED AS AGENT

At the start of the year the charity held funds on behalf of Chorlton and Whalley Range Dementia Action Group of £372.70.

During the year the charity paid out £146.56 as an agent, leaving £226.14 funds retained at the balance sheet date.

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16. PURPOSE OF RESTRICTED FUNDS

Big Lottery (Community Fund) CRH Charitable Trust Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust Edward Gostling Foundation Manchester City Council (Hobins Community Fund)

Manchester City Council (Winter Grant) Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust NHS Salford CCG (Dementia United)

NHS Salford CCG (DementiaUnited Bounceback Fund) One Manchester (Social Recovery Fund) Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation The Big Life Company (Social Prescribing Development Fund) Trafford Housing Trust Trusthouse Charitable Foundation

Charity Service W G Edwards Our Manchester Voluntary and Community Sector NHS Greater Manchester ICB - Big Brain Health Fund Skipton Building Society Manchester CC / Manchester Dementia Steering Group Manchester CC - Carers Network Partnership grant Albert Gubay We love Manchester Salford CVS Hedley Foundation Sir Jules Thorn (Ann Rylands) Elise Pilkington Foundation The Clothworkers Foundation Bernard Sunley Foundation Beatrice Laing Transport for Greater Manchester - Active Travel National Academy for Social Prescribing Manchester Carers Forum North Locality Manchester Carers Forum South Locality Morrisons Foundation Grant The Big Give

Funding for carers support co-ordinator Funding for volunteer co-ordinator South Manchester group activities and room hire Funding for work with carers Funding for meals and trips for North Manchester residents Living Well at Home project Funding for 3 dementia cafes per month Funding to create a training package for Dementia United Funding for 3 social events for South Asian carers

Getting Out and About project Taking Care of Carers project Towards cost of part time volunteer co-ordinator and Together at Home project Expand and extend into North Trafford Funding for DGL to work with carers. Salary plus costs and expenses Delivery of F&A Groups and carers dementia cafe Summer day trips and excursions Staffing, rent and vehicle costs "Mindful Motion" project, walking and Tia Chi Gardening, games, cooking and musical equipment Co-ordination and development steering group Development of carers network Together at Home project Support sessions to the South Asian community "Walk your Way" project Weekend respite break for carers To fund support coordinator salary Funding for minibus Funding for minibus Funding for minibus Minibus insurance and fuel costs Purchase of electric Bicycle and Tricycle Running of the 2 choirs 2 days per week staff secondment 2 days per week staff secondment Funding of robotic cats and dogs Platform for restricted grants

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