## **Trustees Report Financial Statements**
## **For the period ended 31 January 2025**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation Registered Charity Number: 1181852**
## **Contents**
Trustees’ Report and administration details ….……………………………………………………….………….….............. 1 - 3 Report of the Independent Examiner…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of assets and liabilities, together with supporting notes…………………………………………… 5 – 7
## **COUNT EVERYONE IN**
## **Trustees’ Report**
## **Reporting Period**
This report covers the full year up to 31 January 2025 of the charity Count Everyone In (‘CEI’) registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with the Charity Commission in England and Wales since 4 February 2019.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity incorporated as a CIO is governed by a constitution dated September 2018 whereby trustees may be appointed by ordinary resolution or by a decision of the trustees. During the year Martin Mant was appointed by the trustees as a trustee with the other trustees as per the previous year. The trustees are listed below.
During the year the trustees met three times (twice on-line and once in person) and the Chair and the Treasurer, other trustees and charity’s practitioners met to transact other business in between these meetings as necessary. The trustees are content that there is now a suitable set of Policies and Procedures in place for the running of the charity and that these are controlled through a register which facilitates regular and timely review. A risk register was in place during the year, and several items are reviewed on a rolling basis at each of the trustees’ meetings.
## **Objectives and Activities**
The objectives of the charity remained unchanged, and it continues to assist those with learning disabilities through working at Christian Festivals to provide accessible worship for adults with learning disabilities. Additionally, CEI continues to work with local churches to encourage and train them through ‘Know and Grow’ courses to provide similar accessibility in their own locality.
## **Public Benefit**
The trustees have taken account of the Charity Commission’s guidance and believe that CEI demonstrates public benefit to adults with learning disabilities and those who support them through both the activities and training undertaken in Churches and the wider community.
## **Achievements and performance**
CEI continues to expand its activities in delivering updated training, now entitled ‘Know and Grow: Longing to Belong’ and Know and Grow: Life Matters. The latter addresses life issues as they pertain to adults with learning disabilities. During the year an agreement was made with The Makaton Charity, and they have now accredited ’Know and Grow: Makaton’ which has been developed in partnership. It delivers specific Makaton language associated with Christian Worship.
Efforts were made to extend the practitioner base during the year but after a promising start this proved unsuccessful. The trustees continue to focus on the future vision for the charity, and the intention is to expand their work both through full time practitioners and training volunteers to deliver the charity’s training courses.
During the year, we were delighted to have a wonderful Christmas celebration which involved 80-90 attending in person and another 500+ views online. This has become an annual event with the possibility of running similar events at other times during the year.
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## **Financial Review and Reserves**
The total income for the year was £67,532 for the year and the expenditure £38,138 resulting in the charity’s year-end cash at bank being raised to £ 86,493. The trustees have a policy of holding three months of typical expenditure in reserve, so that the charity could continue to operate if income or expenditure should vary significantly. This equates to around £10,000. At the end of the year, cash at bank was £86,493 and the reserves policy was met.
The trustees have agreed to hold additional funds as it is expected there will be a point soon when the charity will need to retain employed staff both for administrative support and increased practitioner-based work.
With the prospect of continued financial assistance from a very loyal group of supporters, the trustees are confident that the charity can pay its liabilities going forward, for at least the next twenty-four months.
## **Responsibilities of trustees**
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records to prepare these annual financial statements for Independent Examination.
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and consider that the Receipts and Payments format is the most appropriate form of accounts for a charity of this size and financial profile and hence that is the basis of preparation for these accounts.
For the reporting year ended 31 January 2025 and subsequent years, the accounts will undergo the scrutiny of an Independent Examination as required by the Charities Act.
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## **Reference and Administration details**
**Registered Name:** Count Everyone In **Registered Charity Number:** 1181852 (registered 04.02.2019) **Registered Office** : 34 Enborne Road, Newbury, RG14 6AH
## **Trustees:**
Mr Richard J.W Coward (Chair) Miss Valerie A. Pritchard (Secretary) Mr Keith W.G. Barnard Revd. Jonathan P Edwards Mrs Janet H Eardley Ms Maryanne Stanley Mr Robert Kennaugh (Treasurer) Mr Martin Mant (appointed 5.11.2024)
## **Bankers:** Metro Bank
This report is agreed by the trustees and signed on their behalf
Richard J.W. Coward
Chair of Trustees
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **COUNT EVERYONE IN**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Count Everyone In ('the charity') for the year ended 31 January 2025 on pages 5 to 7 following.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. 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 to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sarah Crispin ACA
Stewardship
1 Lamb’s Passage
LONDON
EC1Y8AB
Date:
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## **COUNT EVERYONE IN**
## **Receipts and Payments Account For the year ended 31 January 2025**
|**2025**
Note
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Receipts**
Individuals
14,837
1,324
Gift Aid
3,348
Trusts etc
16,332
Churches
12,864
Keswick Ministries, Spring Harvest etc
6,000
Other Receipts
1,555
Bank Interest
153
Income from charitable activities
11,119
- -
**Total Receipts**
**66,208**
**1,324**
**Payments**
Charitable Activities
16,479
Administration and support costs
20,335
1,324
**Total Expenditure**
**3**
**36,814**
**1,324**
**Net Surplus for the year**
**29,394**
**-**
**Total Funds brought forward**
**57,099**
**0 **
**Total Funds carried forward**
**£86,493**
**£0**|**2025**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**|**2025**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**|**2025**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**|
|**£**
**Total**
**Funds**|**£**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**£**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**2024**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||14,837
3,348
16,332
12,864
6,000
1,555
153
11,119|1,324
- -
**1,324**
1,324
**1,324**
**-**
**0 **
**£0**|
|16,161
3,348
16,332
12,864
6,000
1,555
153
11,119|
|18,326
-
2,800
15,870
7,268
1,311
-
4,592||
|||
|||**67,532**
16,479
21,659|
|**50,167**
21,081
19,160
**40,241**
**9,926**
**47,173**||
||||||**38,138**||||
|||||**29,394**
**57,099**
**86,493**|||||
||||||||||
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## **COUNT EVERYONE IN**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities**
## **31 January 2025**
|**31 January 2025**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Cash at Bank – Metro Bank**|86,493|57,099|
|**Amounts owed to CEI**|||
|Prepayments|2,028|1,293|
|Gift Aid|407|-|
||2,435|1,293|
|**Amounts owed by CEI**|||
|Fees for Independent Examination|840|720|
|Other|-|1,771|
||840|2,491|
|**FUNDS**|||
|Unrestricted Funds|86,493|57,099|
|Restricted Funds|0|0|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**£86,493**|**£57,099**|
The charity has not given any guarantees and has not provided its assets as security for any liabilities.
The Financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by:
Signed
R J Coward (Chair)
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## **Notes to the financial Statements**
## **1. Accounting Principles**
## _Basis of Preparation_
The accounts have been prepared for this year and will be for the future under a Receipts and Payments format.
## _Incoming Resources_
Grants and Donations are recognised on receipt.
## _Payments_
Costs are accounted for as they are paid out.
## _Future Liabilities_
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and continue to pay it’s liabilities for at least the next twenty-four months.
## _Cash_
Cash includes cash at bank and in hand. The Charity does not hold any other short-term highly liquid investments
## **2. Receipts**
Receipts are made up of donations (plus the Gift Aid refund thereon), fees for training sessions and other events where the charity has taken an active role.
|**3.**
**Analysis of Payments**
These are made up of:
Unrestricted Payments on charitable activities
The direct costs associated with running the courses and events
Support costs of administration, website, and other costs
Restricted Payments
Payments made under the restriction placed on the receipt|**2025**
£16,479
£20,335
£36,814
£1,324|**2024**
£21,081
£19,160
£40,241
£2,301|
|---|---|---|
Certain funds have been received with a restriction by the donors (to be used for the development of a Makaton training program); these amounts have been treated as restricted funds throughout these accounts, although no separate bank account arrangements have been employed.
## **4. Trustees and Staff remuneration**
None of the Trustees have been paid remuneration for acting as a Trustee, also no trustees claimed expenses during the period
During the period, the Charity did not employ any staff but had the volunteer services of the three main practitioners in the work where there is agreement to reimburse them for travelling and other subsistence costs incurred.
## **5. Related Party Transactions**
There were no related party transactions during the period
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