
## **REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND** 

**UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

**FOR** 

**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 



**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

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|**Report of the Trustees**|1 to  8|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**|9|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|10|
|**Balance Sheet**|11 to  12|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|13 to  31|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|32 to  34|





**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

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 31 March 2023. 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 charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following: "The North Tyneside Disability Forum Ltd (NTDF) is established for the public benefit to relieve the needs of people with disabilities within North Tyneside and surrounding areas and their families and carers who are affected by their disability and elderly people in need due to their age or infirmity by providing advice and practical support, activities and services designed to advance their education and by providing facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life." 

## **The basic objectives of the organisation are:** 

To enable and encourage partnership working practices between disabled, non-disabled, lay and professional people, service users and service providers, carers, families and representatives. 

To empower them individually and collectively towards improving and enhancing the range and accessibility of opportunity/resources and services afforded through ongoing consultation and involvement in local and regional initiatives. 

To enhance communication between all related groups through representation, encouraging ongoing mechanisms and new channels for involvement in consultation, planning, implementation and monitoring and by working co-operatively locally towards identification of priorities for future and ongoing undertakings. 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

## **Beyond the COVID 19 year and impact:** 

**Physical Situation** : At March 2022, what had been our Mission Possible COVID 19 Response Project was now supporting people through food and fuel poverty, anxiety and post COVID distress and lending itself to tackle the challenges of a cost of living crisis. People of all ages, babies to nonagenarians who pre covid 19 used our portfolio of services Mondays to Sunday every week, and folk new to us, referred during and post lockdown were in the throes of dealing with physical, emotional and financial difficulty.  Many of these people had fallen through the covid safety net of food banks and LA hubs and were additionally anxious, frightened, food challenged and financially challenged - job losses, redundancies, increased emotional and physical disability increased across the year with folk trying to adapt, cope and recover from ongoing and mounting poverty, food insecurity and emotional fragility and new anxieties impacting negatively on their ability to carry out day to day life tasks. 

**Finance:** At March 2023, NTDF are reopened to larger numbers, coming in smaller group sessions to an increased number of sessions. This costly in terms of staffing and room usage and resilience monies have helped us begin to look at sustainability into the future. We are still looking to rebuild finances to the position at Feb 2020 where we had achieved a mixed receipt of income circa 68% grant support and 32% self-generated monies from shop, café and events. Our café and shop are open 4 days a week now, offering free warm space sessions of a hot meal and snacks and 3 days of heavily subsidised foods - our centre is rebuilding its portfolio of service provision slowly keeping folk safe and helping to rebuild lost relationships and social confidence. Currently we are working to manage higher staff and overheads costs, raised service charges and meet the challenges of post lockdown difficulties alongside costs of living crises. Recovery monies have helped us across this past year but the challenges of higher costs to service delivery and materials is yet to be wholly felt as funding pots shrink and self generated income is reduced by offering subsidised support to the local community who are struggling. 

**Taking Action:** Our aim across this 22-23 year has been to continue a level of outreach, remote, telephone, facebook, facechat, zoom, teams, text and newsletter support, begin to reduce food delivery support, offer in house food poverty support to begin to build face to face on site activities and services. In addition to this, whilst following the guidelines and directives of Social Distancing and Good Practice, NTDF began delivering groups sessions to younger and older people with our café open to provide quality meals at fair prices to mitigate the impact of reducing our food to folk work and with our shop open to support vocational work with young learners and provide value services to the local community. 

At March 2023, our website www.ntdf.co.uk is up and running again and has been overhauled and our 11 facebook pages are well used and link to the website. 

The future plan is to continue to provide services by a combination of remote and face to face work. We are looking to future proof our charity and safeguard our service users. There are still 19% of pre covid participants, reluctant to re-engage socially - loss of confidence, self-esteem and increased anxiety has left people of all ages, additionally vulnerable and isolated. The numbers of new participants, arriving during and post covid, and into this current cost of living crisis period, masks the 19% fallout rate - which qwe are tackling by peer support and volunteer led befriending. 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

## **Our NTDF Objectives and Activities into the future remain:** 

Significant activities So what do we actually do? 

We provide a range of opportunities to people of all ages to be involved in events and activities around health and social care, education and training, health and wellbeing, sports and arts, younger peoples work, older peoples work, disability issues, heritage and culture, advice information and guidance, deaf and hard of hearing issues, complementary health, personal development and vocational training, music and song, consultation and research. 

We provide a Monday to Sunday programme of activity, advised by ongoing user led consultation. Everyone is always welcome but post covid - places need to be booked - and we already have a waiting list. BSL/English interpreters, lip speakers, hearing loop and ramped access, large visual display, and large print format information are all provided and other requirements on request can in most cases be easily met. 

Within our Centre grounds we operate our Community Café which looks to reduce food poverty in our Borough and complements our services to support the vocational training of people of all ages to enhance their employability. 

Our eco friendly Community Garden enjoys an embryonic orchard, raised vegetable beds and a greenhouse to support local people growing their own veg and fruit and enabling outdoors activity. Our Cook from Scratch work provides horticultural therapy support to all ages. 

Our Community Shop in the local town serves to enable local people to get quality goods at fair prices and serves also to enable vulnerable people to volunteer and engage with the local community safely. 

## **Training** 

NTDF work with NOCN, UCQ and a range of other training providers to ensure disabled people of all ages have equal access to evidencing skills and gaining accreditations. 

## **Networks and Partnerships** 

In order to ensure disabled people are represented Locally, Regionally and Nationally, Trustees, management, staff, volunteers and members work hard to ensure viable networks and partnerships are established and maintained. We believe this is the best way to ensure a mechanism for communication and involvement. It serves to inform us and enables us to inform others and each other. Conferences, training days, local and regional area forums, information days, consultation days and presentations are all events where we try to ensure our presence and input. 

## **Public benefit** 

We encourage people to find a voice and to make that voice heard. We encourage people to come together and share their ideas and opinions and we use this information to set up projects and schemes that address the issues that people want addressed. We don't beat a drum but we believe that by working together with partners, with respect for diversity and difference and each other's aims and objectives that we can and do make a difference. This is the best way we know to make sure disabled people and their representatives are part of the decision making processes. 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

## **Volunteers** 

We are grateful  to the number of volunteers, who help with a range of tasks across all areas of Forum provision including photocopying, setting up rooms, refreshments to meetings, note taking and minute taking, tutoring, shop support, IT support, ironing, fundraising, raffle ticket sellers, tombola and gift donors, tombola and coffee morning support. Without volunteers we could not operate and again special thanks to those volunteers who have enabled NTDF to afford specialist assistance to other organisations e.g. with hearing loops, formatting, BSL etc. 

Professional volunteer support has been afforded via a range of local businesses and their staff - public and private sector enabling broader involvement and support to local disabled people and their families. 

We are grateful to the range of professionals who have given us their time and expertise an estimate of the potential cost of this for our organisation is shown in our accounts. Also the ongoing support from a range of commercial and corporate sponsorships makes a huge difference to our ability to provide appropriate services. Time and gifts in kind to all areas of our work are enormously important. 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities - to be booked in advance to keep numbers safe** 

Friday Baby and Toddlers Together session for parent and carers and their charges. Children's project Monday, Thur and Saturday incorporating music and drama dance and fitness 7 to 18 years and 18 to 25 years 

Thursday tea club - all ages - older groups cook for younger groups and 'meet and eat' tackles food insecurity. Thursday Cook from Scratch - young adults Tuesday and Wednesday PC club for all ages in partnership with Park View Project Performance Choir for all ages Adult choir for 25 + years. Employability project for over 18s Training and learning project -all ages and variety of accreditation and learning areas Future Lives Support to Over  16 to 25s and 25s and over Sing a Rainbow - Youth Music Network project under 18s and over 18s WOR SPACE older people support project Look after yourself - keep well - ageing well project across a range of small project areas to enhance wellbeing Children's dance theatre 7 -16 years Arts, crafts and music projects for all ages Mental health support work - specific groups to specific needs Nurture through Nature horticultural wellbeing project Music and Movement - all ages - Fit and Fun Health and Wellbeing project Tai Chi, Relaxation, Beauty and selected therapies Guitar classes, ukulele and piano Community shop life skills and retail training project Community café catering training Accessible information project /webdesign and IT support 'e' quality for all and putting I in IT partnership with Park View Project Social media project/ebay training Steel pans Heritage Lottery Fund projects - Saturnia Celebrations and Tales of COVID lives Boccia for all Kurling for all Lawn tennis skills Basketball skills Arts group and mental health support Fundraising Information sessions - speaker meetings 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

## **Principal funding sources** 

Charities Aid Foundation, Heritage Lottery Fund, Lloyds Foundation, Youth Music Network, Ballinger Trust, Children in Need, R W Mann Trust, Awards For All, Rothley Trust, The Joicey Trust, Tesco Bags for Life, Morrisons Foundation, Hadrian Trust, Sir James Knott Trust , D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, Thomas Wall Trust, Garfield Weston, Hays Travel, Bruce Wake Charitable Trust, Edward Gostling Foundation, Community Foundation Tyne and Wear. 

We would like to thank all our funders, sponsors and fundraisers for their support. 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

## **Reserves policy** 

The Statement of Financial Activities shows a surplus for the year of £66,880 (2022 - £115,171). This was made up of a surplus of £35,813 (2022 - £130,551) of Restricted Funds and a surplus of £31,067 (2022 - deficit £15,380) of Unrestricted Funds. 

Total reserves at 31 March 2023 amounted to £637,188 (2022 - £570,308) of which £239,278 (2022 - £208,211) are in Unrestricted Funds. 

In accordance with the Charity Commission guidelines and North Tyneside Disability Forum Ltd's Constitution, the Trustees must consider the setting aside of funds for necessary and appropriate expenditure. Provisions for staff and ensuring that sufficient attention is paid to the financial requirements of the charity are considered in determining this policy. 

In order to implement this policy and because of the significant number of projects the North Tyneside Disability Forum Ltd is operating, the Trustees consider it prudent for the 23-24 year, to see sufficient reserves for three months running costs. This is in line with the Charity Commission's recommendations and considers the COVID 19 impact. 

The unrestricted funds at 31 March 2023 amounted to £239,278 (2022 - £208,211). After deduction of the contingencies set out in note 22 to the accounts the balance remaining amounts to £144,032. The anticipated expenditure for 23-24 year is estimated at £390,000 however NTDF have several ongoing projects for which funding is already in place and this funding of £71,986 will cover a part of the total expenditure reducing the level of unrestricted running costs to £318,014 four months of which would be £106,005 leaving unrestricted free reserves of £38,027. 

This reserves policy will be reviewed annually at the end of each financial year. 

## **FUTURE PLANS** 

As a self enterprising charity, NTDF Ltd as Registered Charity 1182346 will continue to work hard to move away from 100 % grant dependence and look to achieving a mixed receipt of grants and generated, income to be reinvested back into our charitable activities. To this end, we are working to 60% grant support and 40% generated income. We recognise the decalogies involved in this during a financially challenging period. 

This is to build our infrastructure and stake holding capacity and look to our sustainability into the future. 

The activities and assets of the previous charitable trust registered number 1072475 were transferred into the new charitable company 1182346 in 2018 

In looking to generate income to support charitable work NTDF look to maximise their community shop project and further develop their community café initiative. 

Ongoing Organisational Review has been undertaken to look to better refining our 5 year Business Plan in consideration of local context, need, culture and economy and drawing together the strands of the NTDF Ltd portfolio of provision. 

## **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. 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

North Tyneside Disability Forum Ltd is a registered charity working with and for disabled and able bodied people and their groups in North Tyneside 

The North Tyneside District Disability Forum Trust was formed in 1987 and became a registered charity 1072475 in November 1998. 

In 2018, NTDF became a Company Ltd by Guarantee with a company number 11308068 and on 6 March 2019 the Ltd company achieved charitable status with Charity Registration Number 1182346. 

The charity is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association adopted on the 13th April 2018. 

## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** 

Appointment of the Trustees and Committee is governed by the constitution of the charity. The Committee is authorised to appoint new members to fill vacancies arising through resignation or death of an existing member. 

## **Organisational structure** 

The Charity has 6 Director/Trustees who are supported by a management committee which is drawn annually from general membership. Representatives from the Board of Trustees and  management committee and  from general membership make up specialist sub groups who support, direct, monitor and evaluate specialist areas of  the charity's work. 

Trustees and management committee meet bi monthly and Steering/Sub Committees every 6 weeks. 

## **Induction and training of new trustees** 

All Forum staff, management and membership are offered free training, and dbs check and have access to training courses across the range of areas relevant and appropriate to their needs and to the needs of the organisation. This ensures that we build firm foundations and strengthen our own infrastructure and the infrastructure of the voluntary and community sector. 

## **Related parties** 

North Tyneside Disability Forum Ltd takes a community development approach to service provision. Our ethos is participation on equal terms underpinned by partnership and collaborative working practices. We are represented on a range of the Local Networks across North Tyneside which provides a range of collaborative opportunities 

Our range of partners include Local Authority and Health Authority departments and functions with whom we enjoy good relationships but from whom we are completely independent. 

We offer support to and receive support from a range of organisations, agencies and community groups and charities. North Tyneside Disability Forum Ltd work with people of all ages and our working relationships across play, youth, generalist, disability and older peoples agencies and organisations is extensive. 

We are grateful for the support we receive from our partners and from our range of funders, charitable trusts and donors. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

## **Registered Company number** 

11308068 (England and Wales) 

## **Registered Charity number** 

1182346 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **Registered office** 

The NTDF Centre Earsdon Road Shiremoor Tyne and Wear NE27 0HJ 

## **Trustees** 

Ms J Byrne R L Dennis J F Nunn Ms A Reynolds Mrs A Craven Ms K Oxnard 

## **Company Secretary** 

S Adams 

## **Independent Examiner** 

Read, Milburn & Co 71 Howard Street North Shields Tyne and Wear NE30 1AF 

**Key personnel** Sue Adams Chief officer 

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 26 May 2023 and signed on its behalf by: 


R L Dennis - Trustee 

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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of North Tyneside Disability Forum Ltd ('the Company')** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2023. 

## **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 **ERROR - relevant professional body must be completed**, 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 

3. 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 

4. 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. 


Nicholas J Liley 

Read, Milburn & Co 71 Howard Street North Shields Tyne and Wear NE30 1AF 

30 May 2023 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>Notes<br>£<br>**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**<br>Donations and legacies<br>2<br>7,360<br>**Charitable activities**<br>5<br>Grant income<br>626<br>Other trading activities<br>3<br>53,255<br>Investment income<br>4<br>2,076<br>Other income<br>5,794<br>**Total**<br>69,111<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>Raising funds<br>6<br>11,922<br>**Charitable activities**<br>7<br>Staff costs<br>24,786<br>Training<br>-<br>Activities<br>7,342<br>Premises<br>25,773<br>**Total**<br>69,823<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>(712)<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>20<br>31,779<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>31,067<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>208,211<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**<br>239,278|Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>41,422<br>338,571<br>9,372<br>-<br>4,019<br>393,384<br>28,861<br>207,543<br>4,986<br>32,290<br>52,112<br>325,792<br>67,592<br>(31,779)<br>35,813<br>362,097<br>397,910|2023<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>48,782<br>339,197<br>62,627<br>2,076<br>9,813<br>462,495<br>40,783<br>232,329<br>4,986<br>39,632<br>77,885<br>395,615<br>66,880<br>-<br>66,880<br>570,308<br>637,188|2022<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>23,461<br>410,884<br>40,086<br>121<br>13,096<br>487,648<br>32,919<br>198,192<br>14,430<br>34,994<br>91,942<br>372,477<br>115,171<br>-<br>115,171<br>455,137<br>570,308|
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The notes form part of these financial statements 

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## **NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2023** 

|Notes<br>**FIXED ASSETS**<br>Tangible assets<br>15<br>**CURRENT ASSETS**<br>Debtors<br>16<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**CREDITORS**<br>Amounts falling due within one year<br>17<br>**NET CURRENT ASSETS**<br>**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**<br>**LIABILITIES**<br>**NET ASSETS**<br>**FUNDS**<br>20<br>Unrestricted funds<br>Restricted funds<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|2023<br>£<br>57,441<br>3,000<br>599,674<br>602,674<br>(22,927)<br>579,747<br>637,188<br>637,188<br>239,278<br>397,910<br>637,188|2022<br>£<br>35,224<br>8,740<br>592,741<br>601,481<br>(66,397)<br>535,084<br>570,308<br>570,308<br>208,211<br>362,097<br>570,308|
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023. 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for 

- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and 

- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **BALANCE SHEET - continued 31 MARCH 2023** 

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 26 May 2023 and were signed on its behalf by: 


R L Dennis - Trustee 


J Byrne - Trustee 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **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. 

|Improvements to property|-  in accordance with the property|
|---|---|
|Plant and machinery|-  20% on reducing balance|
|Fixtures and fittings|-  20% on reducing balance|
|Computer equipment|-  33% 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. 

## **Hire purchase and leasing commitments** 

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued** 

## **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. 

|**2.**<br>**DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**<br>Donations<br>**3.**<br>**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**<br>Fundraising income<br>Shop takings<br>Café takings<br>Hairdressing Takings<br>**4.**<br>**INVESTMENT INCOME**<br>Interest received<br>**5.**<br>**INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**<br>Activity<br>Grants<br>Grant income<br>Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:<br>Children in Need<br>Heritage Lottery Fund<br>R W Mann Trust<br>Community Foundation<br>North Tyneside Council Consortium<br>North Tyneside Council<br>National Foundation of Music<br>Lloyds Foundation<br>Bruce Wake Charitable Trust<br>Carried forward||2023<br>£<br>48,782<br>2023<br>£<br>9,584<br>29,807<br>16,923<br>6,313<br>62,627<br>2023<br>£<br>2,076<br>2023<br>£<br>339,197<br>2023<br>£<br>10,091<br>29,342<br>3,350<br>57,191<br>9,955<br>36,206<br>11,994<br>27,250<br>-<br>185,379||2022<br>£<br>23,461<br>2022<br>£<br>6,472<br>27,669<br>2,179<br>3,766<br>40,086<br>2022<br>£<br>121<br>2022<br>£<br>410,884<br>2022<br>£<br>38,769<br>111,610<br>500<br>8,146<br>31,410<br>8,550<br>17,989<br>25,000<br>835<br>242,809|
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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **5. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued** 

|Brought forward<br>Henry Smith Foundation<br>The Shears Foundation<br>Ballinger Charitable Trust<br>Edward Gostling Foundation<br>Hadrian Trust<br>Hospital of God Greatham<br>Garfield Weston Foundation<br>D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust<br>County Durham Community Fund<br>The Joicey Trust<br>Hays Travel Foundation<br>Awards For All<br>Sport England<br>Neighbourly Foundation<br>The National Lottery Community Fund<br>Charities Aid Foundation<br>Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council<br>Karbon Homes Ltd<br>Leeds Building Society<br>PCT<br>Sir James Knott Trust<br>Thomas Wall Trust<br>The Margaret Dobson Further Education Trust<br>The Rothley Trust<br>Sylvia Waddilove Foundation<br>North East Humanists<br>Cheshire Community Foundation<br>The Linnean Society<br>Asda Foundation<br>Barbour Foundation<br>Voda<br>Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation<br>The Queen's Club Foundation<br>Stagecoach Group plc<br>Arnold Clark Community Fund<br>The Pixel Fund<br>Wellbank Foundation<br>Rise North East<br>Rix Thompson Rothenberg Foundation<br>Screwfix Foundation|2023<br>£<br>185,379<br>750<br>5,000<br>15,000<br>8,984<br>1,500<br>1,100<br>10,000<br>-<br>-<br>3,000<br>988<br>10,000<br>-<br>500<br>-<br>57,782<br>-<br>-<br>560<br>-<br>500<br>4,568<br>-<br>600<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,940<br>5,000<br>500<br>1,400<br>780<br>500<br>3,000<br>2,500<br>9,816<br>250<br>4,800<br>2,500<br>339,197|2022<br>£<br>242,809<br>690<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>10,000<br>1,560<br>10,500<br>5,000<br>-<br>9,996<br>9,980<br>-<br>3,650<br>79,180<br>7,965<br>4,718<br>-<br>12,000<br>-<br>-<br>3,320<br>400<br>1,000<br>380<br>4,956<br>780<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>410,884|
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## **6. RAISING FUNDS** 

|**Charity shop expenditure**<br>Rental and services<br>Casual workers<br>Light and heat<br>Telephone<br>Materials and equipment<br>Fundraising costs<br>Bank charges<br>Cleaning<br>**Community café**<br>Purchases<br>Hire of equipment<br>Casual workers<br>Materials and equipment<br>**Hairdressing salon**<br>Casual labour<br>Materials and equipment<br>Aggregate amounts|2023<br>£<br>19,122<br>-<br>1,306<br>-<br>248<br>291<br>321<br>-<br>21,288<br>2023<br>£<br>4,110<br>-<br>12,374<br>1,705<br>18,189<br>2023<br>£<br>-<br>1,306<br>1,306<br>40,783|2022<br>£<br>14,936<br>133<br>1,135<br>25<br>2,345<br>338<br>202<br>26<br>19,140<br>2022<br>£<br>1,926<br>1,572<br>3,970<br>1,425<br>8,893<br>2022<br>£<br>2,340<br>2,546<br>4,886<br>32,919|
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## **7. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS** 

|Staff costs<br>Training<br>Activities<br>Premises<br>**8.**<br>**DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**<br>Staff costs<br>Van leasing charges<br>Casual workers<br>Sessional workers<br>Staff travel<br>Members expenses<br>Volunteers expenses<br>Training<br>Materials and equipment<br>Events and activities<br>Publicity<br>Catering and refreshments<br>Food supplies<br>Members support<br>Transport costs|Direct<br>Costs (see<br>note 8)<br>£<br>232,329<br>4,986<br>39,632<br>-<br>276,947|Support<br>costs (see<br>note 9)<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>77,885<br>77,885<br>2023<br>£<br>188,710<br>2,641<br>20,263<br>20,875<br>2,481<br>834<br>3,104<br>4,986<br>8,488<br>3,634<br>934<br>13,390<br>1,053<br>3,015<br>2,539<br>276,947|Totals<br>£<br>232,329<br>4,986<br>39,632<br>77,885<br>354,832<br>2022<br>£<br>170,896<br>2,420<br>11,241<br>12,721<br>3,334<br>452<br>2,935<br>14,430<br>12,154<br>2,411<br>1,776<br>235<br>1,332<br>8,700<br>2,579<br>247,616|
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|**9.**<br>**SUPPORT COSTS**<br>Governance<br>Management<br>costs<br>£<br>£<br>Premises<br>76,595<br>1,290<br>Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:<br>2023<br>Premises<br>£<br>Trustees' remuneration etc<br>324<br>Rent and services<br>25,646<br>Insurance<br>1,486<br>Telephone<br>7,597<br>Printing, post and stationery<br>2,185<br>Subscriptions and publications<br>942<br>Sundries<br>-<br>Computer and IT costs<br>15,880<br>Equipment hire<br>1,225<br>Repairs and maintenance<br>4,471<br>Bank charges<br>876<br>Bookkeeping and payroll costs<br>7,393<br>Professional fees<br>1,513<br>Cleaning<br>25<br>Depreciation of tangible and heritage<br>assets<br>7,032<br>Accountancy charges<br>1,290<br>77,885<br>**10.**<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):<br>2023<br>£<br>Accountancy fees<br>1,290<br>Depreciation - owned assets<br>7,032<br>Hire of plant and machinery<br>-<br>Rental and services<br>21,763|Totals<br>£<br>77,885<br>2022<br>Total<br>activities<br>£<br>382<br>25,647<br>1,451<br>6,372<br>2,732<br>840<br>194<br>18,277<br>1,225<br>13,136<br>640<br>7,338<br>1,700<br>130<br>10,618<br>1,260<br>91,942<br>2022<br>£<br>1,260<br>10,618<br>1,572<br>17,356|
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## **11. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** 

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

## **Trustees' expenses** 

|Trustees' expenses<br>**12.**<br>**STAFF COSTS**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Other pension costs|2023<br>£<br>324<br>2023<br>£<br>156,684<br>10,676<br>21,350<br>188,710|2022<br>£<br>382<br>2022<br>£<br>142,256<br>9,430<br>19,210<br>170,896|
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The charity's key management personnel comprise the Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel were £59,413 (2022 - £57,713). 

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: 

|2023<br>Projects<br>8<br>Administration<br>1<br>9<br>No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.<br>**13.**<br>**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**<br>Unrestricted<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>funds<br>£<br>£<br>**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**<br>Donations and legacies<br>5,649<br>17,812<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Grant income<br>42,080<br>368,804<br>Other trading activities<br>33,896<br>6,190<br>Investment income<br>121<br>-<br>Other income<br>4,923<br>8,173<br>**Total**<br>86,669<br>400,979|2022<br>8<br>1<br>9<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>23,461<br>410,884<br>40,086<br>121<br>13,096<br>487,648|
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|**13.**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|||funds|funds|funds|
|||£|£|£|
||**EXPENDITURE ON**||||
||Raising funds|14,781|18,138|32,919|
||**Charitable activities**||||
||Staff costs|18,021|180,171|198,192|
||Training|26|14,404|14,430|
||Activities|14,435|20,559|34,994|
||Premises|36,669|55,273|91,942|
||**Total**|83,932|288,545|372,477|
||**NET INCOME**|2,737|112,434|115,171|
||**Transfers between funds**|(18,117)|18,117|-|
||**Net movement in funds**|(15,380)|130,551|115,171|
||**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||
||Total funds brought forward|223,591|231,546|455,137|
||**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED**||||
||**FORWARD**|208,211|362,097|570,308|



## **14. GIFTS IN KIND** 

NTDF are grateful for the help in kind support of Morrisons Community Champions, Gaynor and Ann providing volunteer support and discount to the value of £1200 to support our Food Poverty work, Volunteers from DWP making our events a success and providing 5 staff three times a year to provide enabling support to our participants - value £1000,  Jane from Newcastle Building Society giving us an extra pair of capable hands to events 3 times per year,  £200, Darren at Hays Travel for support to our Employability work by providing Internal Verifying for our courses  £500,   TRACED for musical accompaniment at our events £300 and  Hilary and Gillian from Gillian Quinn School of Theatre and Dance £300 and Gary Kennedy providing much needed advice and practical help around fuel costs and services. 

The charity operates from premises owned by North Tyneside Council at a reduced rent of 25% of market value currently £7,749 per year. The gift in kind is valued at £23,247 annually. 

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## **15. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** 

|Improvements<br>Fixtures<br>to<br>Plant and<br>and<br>Computer<br>property<br>machinery<br>fittings<br>equipment<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**COST**<br>At 1 April 2022<br>37,460<br>2,859<br>13,314<br>13,158<br>Additions<br>27,700<br>-<br>-<br>1,549<br>At 31 March 2023<br>65,160<br>2,859<br>13,314<br>14,707<br>**DEPRECIATION**<br>At 1 April 2022<br>18,280<br>1,247<br>6,159<br>5,881<br>Charge for year<br>2,344<br>320<br>1,429<br>2,939<br>At 31 March 2023<br>20,624<br>1,567<br>7,588<br>8,820<br>**NET BOOK VALUE**<br>At 31 March 2023<br>44,536<br>1,292<br>5,726<br>5,887<br>At 31 March 2022<br>19,180<br>1,612<br>7,155<br>7,277<br>**16.**<br>**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**<br>2023<br>£<br>Trade debtors<br>2,817<br>Other debtors<br>183<br>3,000<br>**17.**<br>**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**<br>2023<br>£<br>Accrued expenses<br>11,041<br>Deferred income<br>11,886<br>22,927|Totals<br>£<br>66,791<br>29,249<br>96,040<br>31,567<br>7,032<br>38,599<br>57,441<br>35,224<br>2022<br>£<br>80<br>8,660<br>8,740<br>2022<br>£<br>18,388<br>48,009<br>66,397|
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## **Deferred income** 

Income from members contributions and funders has been deferred in this year because it was received for future events and projects to be staged in 23-24. The grants were only deferred where the funding conditions allowed or permission was received from the funder. 

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## **18. LEASING AGREEMENTS** 

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: 

|Within one year<br>Between one and five years<br>In more than five years|2023<br>£<br>34,394<br>75,720<br>56,790<br>166,904|2022<br>£<br>47,217<br>78,361<br>75,720|
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## **19. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS** 

|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>£<br>Fixed assets<br>57,441<br>Current assets<br>203,431<br>Current liabilities<br>(21,594)<br>239,278|Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>399,243<br>(1,333)<br>397,910|2023<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>57,441<br>602,674<br>(22,927)<br>637,188|2022<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>35,224<br>601,481<br>(66,397)<br>570,308|
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## **20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>Designated - Fundraising Activities<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Digital Support Fund<br>Food Poverty Fund<br>Sports For All Fund<br>Health and Wellbeing Fund<br>Music and Arts Fund<br>Training Fund<br>Play and Youth Work Fund<br>Older and Vulnerable People Support<br>Work Fund<br>Post Covid Recovery and Resilience<br>Work Fund<br>Social Activities Support Fund<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1/4/22<br>£<br>113,470<br>94,741<br>208,211<br>12,937<br>7,732<br>11,298<br>12,302<br>48,245<br>14,214<br>15,505<br>19,131<br>191,757<br>28,976<br>362,097<br>570,308|Net<br>movement<br>in funds<br>£<br>(48,716)<br>48,004<br>(712)<br>2,726<br>23,889<br>(9,989)<br>17,186<br>(721)<br>16,628<br>60,153<br>(5,759)<br>(63,635)<br>27,114<br>67,592<br>66,880|Transfers<br>between<br>funds<br>£<br>31,779<br>-<br>31,779<br>-<br>(7,334)<br>(669)<br>(3,599)<br>(807)<br>105<br>(976)<br>(7,107)<br>(8,567)<br>(2,825)<br>(31,779)<br>-|At<br>31/3/23<br>£<br>96,533<br>142,745<br>239,278<br>15,663<br>24,287<br>640<br>25,889<br>46,717<br>30,947<br>74,682<br>6,265<br>119,555<br>53,265<br>397,910<br>637,188|
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## **20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

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

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>Designated - Fundraising Activities<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Digital Support Fund<br>Food Poverty Fund<br>Sports For All Fund<br>Health and Wellbeing Fund<br>Music and Arts Fund<br>Training Fund<br>Play and Youth Work Fund<br>Older and Vulnerable People Support<br>Work Fund<br>Post Covid Recovery and Resilience<br>Work Fund<br>Social Activities Support Fund<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming<br>resources<br>£<br>14,210<br>54,901<br>69,111<br>4,579<br>36,430<br>3,640<br>28,587<br>53,817<br>33,595<br>87,869<br>12,427<br>80,239<br>52,201<br>393,384<br>462,495|Resources<br>Movement<br>expended<br>in funds<br>£<br>£<br>(62,926)<br>(48,716)<br>(6,897)<br>48,004<br>(69,823)<br>(712)<br>(1,853)<br>2,726<br>(12,541)<br>23,889<br>(13,629)<br>(9,989)<br>(11,401)<br>17,186<br>(54,538)<br>(721)<br>(16,967)<br>16,628<br>(27,716)<br>60,153<br>(18,186)<br>(5,759)<br>(143,874)<br>(63,635)<br>(25,087)<br>27,114<br>(325,792)<br>67,592<br>(395,615)<br>66,880|
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## **Comparatives for movement in funds** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>Designated-Youth Fund<br>Designated-Health and Wellbeing<br>Fund<br>Designated-Deaf Work Fund<br>Designated-Shop Trading Fund<br>Designated-Cafe Trading Fund<br>Designated-PVP Fund<br>Designated - Fundraising Activities<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Children in Need-All Year Round<br>Seasonal Holiday Programme<br>R W Mann Trust Fund<br>National Foundation of Music-Youth<br>Music<br>Groundworks Tesco-Bage Scheme<br>Shears Foundation-Salary Costs<br>D M Thomas Foundation-Training<br>iPads<br>North Tyneside Council<br>Consortium-Brighter Futures<br>Boshier Hinton Foundation-Steel Pan<br>Work<br>Tyne and Wear Sport-Basketball<br>Community Foundation-Clog Dancing<br>Edward Gostling Foundation-Training<br>Salary<br>Garfield Weston Foundation-Core<br>Costs<br>Zurich Community-iPad Contribution<br>DWF Charitable Foundation-Youth<br>Training<br>Hospital of God Greatham-Health and<br>Wellbeing<br>D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust-Singing<br>County Durham Community<br>Foundation-Tampon Tax<br>North Tyneside Council-Music Hub<br>The Joicey Trust-Core Costs<br>Morrisons Foundation-Baby and<br>Toddler Group|At 1/4/21<br>£<br>132,042<br>5,454<br>8,142<br>126<br>58,906<br>15,005<br>3,916<br>-<br>223,591<br>14,978<br>905<br>707<br>14,979<br>135<br>3,590<br>3,057<br>(9,089)<br>1,214<br>683<br>804<br>6,224<br>5,727<br>2,000<br>646<br>821<br>1,560<br>6,305<br>808<br>3,665<br>4,084|Net<br>movement<br>in funds<br>£<br>(18,093)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>20,830<br>2,737<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|Transfers<br>between<br>funds<br>£<br>(479)<br>(5,454)<br>(8,142)<br>(126)<br>(58,906)<br>(15,005)<br>(3,916)<br>73,911<br>(18,117)<br>(14,978)<br>(905)<br>(707)<br>(14,979)<br>(135)<br>(3,590)<br>(3,057)<br>9,089<br>(1,214)<br>(683)<br>(804)<br>(6,224)<br>(5,727)<br>(2,000)<br>(646)<br>(821)<br>(1,560)<br>(6,305)<br>(808)<br>(3,665)<br>(4,084)|At<br>31/3/22<br>£<br>113,470<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>94,741<br>208,211<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
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|**20.**<br>**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**<br>The Biscuit Factory-Arts Support<br>Hays Travel Foundation-Youth<br>Training<br>Mission Possible Covid 19 Response<br>County Durham Community<br>Foundation-Banks Group-Building<br>Work<br>Sport England-Fitness Project<br>Sport England-Toyota Parasport Fund<br>Special Purpose Fund<br>North Tyneside Council-Rates Relief<br>Covid 19 Support<br>The National Lottery Community<br>Fund-Wor Effort<br>Children in Need-Music, Music, Music<br>Ballinger Trust-Wor Space Core Costs<br>Gateshead Metropolitan Borough<br>Council-LA6 Training<br>Bernicia Foundation-Training<br>Postcode Neighbourhood<br>Trust-Mission Possible Covid 19<br>Community Support<br>Groundworks UK-Tesco-Play Project<br>North Tyneside Council-Covid 19<br>Winter Award<br>Thomas Wall Trust-training<br>Digital Support Fund<br>Food Poverty Fund<br>Sports For All Fund<br>Health and Wellbeing Fund<br>Music and Arts Fund<br>Training Fund<br>Play and Youth Work Fund<br>Older and Vulnerable People Support<br>Work Fund<br>Post Covid Recovery and Resilience<br>Work Fund<br>Social Activities Support Fund<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|296<br>6,368<br>61,117<br>(3,088)<br>9,920<br>4,200<br>2,814<br>24,092<br>1,471<br>9,129<br>15,000<br>2,032<br>9,055<br>19,670<br>1,000<br>1,597<br>3,070<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>231,546<br>455,137|-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>3,633<br>7,732<br>(3,431)<br>(3,517)<br>19,755<br>(3,575)<br>(10,582)<br>6,392<br>84,865<br>11,162<br>112,434<br>115,171|(296)<br>(6,368)<br>(61,117)<br>3,088<br>(9,920)<br>(4,200)<br>(2,814)<br>(24,092)<br>(1,471)<br>(9,129)<br>(15,000)<br>(2,032)<br>(9,055)<br>(19,670)<br>(1,000)<br>(1,597)<br>(3,070)<br>9,304<br>-<br>14,729<br>15,819<br>28,490<br>17,789<br>26,087<br>12,739<br>106,892<br>17,814<br>18,117<br>-|-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>12,937<br>7,732<br>11,298<br>12,302<br>48,245<br>14,214<br>15,505<br>19,131<br>191,757<br>28,976<br>362,097<br>570,308|
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## **20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

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

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>Designated - Fundraising Activities<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Digital Support Fund<br>Food Poverty Fund<br>Sports For All Fund<br>Health and Wellbeing Fund<br>Music and Arts Fund<br>Training Fund<br>Play and Youth Work Fund<br>Older and Vulnerable People Support<br>Work Fund<br>Post Covid Recovery and Resilience<br>Work Fund<br>Social Activities Support Fund<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming<br>resources<br>£<br>51,712<br>34,957<br>86,669<br>7,321<br>11,556<br>10,815<br>11,682<br>57,388<br>42,695<br>35,460<br>13,606<br>199,294<br>11,162<br>400,979<br>487,648|Resources<br>Movement<br>expended<br>in funds<br>£<br>£<br>(69,805)<br>(18,093)<br>(14,127)<br>20,830<br>(83,932)<br>2,737<br>(3,688)<br>3,633<br>(3,824)<br>7,732<br>(14,246)<br>(3,431)<br>(15,199)<br>(3,517)<br>(37,633)<br>19,755<br>(46,270)<br>(3,575)<br>(46,042)<br>(10,582)<br>(7,214)<br>6,392<br>(114,429)<br>84,865<br>-<br>11,162<br>(288,545)<br>112,434<br>(372,477)<br>115,171|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

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

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>Designated - Fundraising Activities<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Digital Support Fund<br>Food Poverty Fund<br>Sports For All Fund<br>Health and Wellbeing Fund<br>Music and Arts Fund<br>Training Fund<br>Play and Youth Work Fund<br>Older and Vulnerable People Support<br>Work Fund<br>Post Covid Recovery and Resilience<br>Work Fund<br>Social Activities Support Fund<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1/4/21<br>£<br>132,042<br>-<br>132,042<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>455,137|Net<br>movement<br>in funds<br>£<br>(66,809)<br>68,834<br>2,025<br>6,359<br>31,621<br>(13,420)<br>13,669<br>19,034<br>13,053<br>49,571<br>633<br>21,230<br>38,276<br>180,026<br>182,051|Transfers<br>between<br>funds<br>£<br>31,300<br>73,911<br>105,211<br>9,304<br>(7,334)<br>14,060<br>12,220<br>27,683<br>17,894<br>25,111<br>5,632<br>98,325<br>14,989<br>217,884<br>-|At<br>31/3/23<br>£<br>96,533<br>142,745<br>239,278<br>15,663<br>24,287<br>640<br>25,889<br>46,717<br>30,947<br>74,682<br>6,265<br>119,555<br>53,265<br>397,910<br>637,188|
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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **20. 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: 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>Designated - Fundraising Activities<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Digital Support Fund<br>Food Poverty Fund<br>Sports For All Fund<br>Health and Wellbeing Fund<br>Music and Arts Fund<br>Training Fund<br>Play and Youth Work Fund<br>Older and Vulnerable People Support<br>Work Fund<br>Post Covid Recovery and Resilience<br>Work Fund<br>Social Activities Support Fund<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming<br>resources<br>£<br>65,922<br>89,858<br>155,780<br>11,900<br>47,986<br>14,455<br>40,269<br>111,205<br>76,290<br>123,329<br>26,033<br>279,533<br>63,363<br>794,363<br>950,143|Resources<br>Movement<br>expended<br>in funds<br>£<br>£<br>(132,731)<br>(66,809)<br>(21,024)<br>68,834<br>(153,755)<br>2,025<br>(5,541)<br>6,359<br>(16,365)<br>31,621<br>(27,875)<br>(13,420)<br>(26,600)<br>13,669<br>(92,171)<br>19,034<br>(63,237)<br>13,053<br>(73,758)<br>49,571<br>(25,400)<br>633<br>(258,303)<br>21,230<br>(25,087)<br>38,276<br>(614,337)<br>180,026<br>(768,092)<br>182,051|
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## **Funds** 

Charitable funds and contributions from members, with related purposes, have been combined together into projects as follows- 

## **Project 2 - Fundraising activities fund** 

This designated fund contains the trading monies from the charity shop, café and hairdressing activities. 

## **Project 3 - Digital support fund** 

Charitable funds include monies from Leeds Building Society for IT work and the Park View Project for digital support. 

## **Project 4 - Food poverty fund** 

This project includes monies for cooking from scratch and food poverty from Community Foundation, Barbour Foundation, Arnold Clark Community Fund, Stagecoach plc and The Neighbourly Foundation.. 

## **Project 5 - Sports for all fund** 

Various sports are funded like tennis by Queens Club Foundation, Rise North East and Community Foundation. 

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## **20. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

## **Project 6 - Health and wellbeing fund** 

This project promotes health and wellbeing through relaxation, safety and health and wellbeing classes funded by R W Mann, Hospital of God Greatham, Community Foundation, Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation, Hadrian Trust, Wellbank Foundation, Shears Foundation and Screwfix Foundation. 

## **Project 7 - Music and arts fund** 

There are several ongoing activities in this project with funding from Heritage Lottery for 'New Tales of Covid Lives', The National Foundation of Music's 'Youth Music' project, Children in Need's 'Music, Music, Music', Arts and Crafts have been funded by Community Foundation, Voda and Arnold Clark Community Fund and The Rothley Trust provided funding for costumes for a show put on by the charity.. 

## **Project 8 - Training fund** 

Training and youth training work has been funded by North Tyneside Council Consortium, Thomas Wall Trust, Rix Thompson Rothenberg Foundation, Hays Travel and Edward Gostling Foundation. 

## **Project 9 - Play and youth work fund** 

The charity has run summer and other holiday programmes with funding from North Tyneside Council, Community Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation, Asda, Henry Smith Foundation, Queens Club Foundation and The Pixel Fund. 

## **Project 10 - Older and vulnerable people support work fund** 

Funding for this work in this year has come from The Joicey Trust, and Community Foundation. 

## **Project 11 - Post covid recovery and resilience work fund** 

This year the charity has continued to build a safe environment for its members to enjoy activities with  support through funding from Heritage Lottery, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation, Children in Need and North Tyneside Council. 

## **Project 12 Social support fund** 

Included in this fund are monies which have been raised and donated for special purposes and the future use of these will be at the discretion of the Trustees. Funds were provided for the celebration of the Queens Platinum Jubilee and Music Around the Piano and Core Costs by Community Foundation, Ballinger Charitable Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, Hadrian Trust, Awards For All, R W Mann and North Tyneside Council. 

## **Transfers between funds** 

The fund transfers represent the transfer of restricted funds to unrestricted funds where a portion of the grant funding has been used to purchase fixed assets. Other transfers represent the completion of a project with the transfer of the remaining funds to unrestricted. 

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**NORTH TYNESIDE DISABILITY FORUM LTD** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **21. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES** 

The unrestricted reserves includes designated funds from fundraising activities amounting to £142,745. 

The unrestricted reserves of £239,278 may be required to pay redundancy payments of £40,573, leases to which the charity is contracted for the main premises rent and services of £12,823, shop rent and services of £18,930 and the lease of a van of £2,641. Also the employer's pension contributions not funded in project work of £20,279. 

If all of the above funds result in settlements being made at their anticipated amounts, this will leave a surplus on the general unrestricted fund of £144,032. 

## **22. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** 

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2023. 

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## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**<br>**Donations and legacies**<br>Donations<br>**Other trading activities**<br>Fundraising income<br>Shop takings<br>Café takings<br>Hairdressing Takings<br>**Investment income**<br>Interest received<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Grants<br>**Other income**<br>DWP income<br>PVP income<br>Miscellaneous income<br>**Total incoming resources**<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>**Charity shop expenditure**<br>Rental and services<br>Casual workers<br>Light and heat<br>Telephone<br>Materials and equipment<br>Fundraising costs<br>Bank charges<br>Cleaning<br>**Community café**<br>Supplies<br>Carried forward|2023<br>£<br>48,782<br>9,584<br>29,807<br>16,923<br>6,313<br>62,627<br>2,076<br>339,197<br>561<br>4,019<br>5,233<br>9,813<br>462,495<br>19,122<br>-<br>1,306<br>-<br>248<br>291<br>321<br>-<br>21,288<br>4,110<br>4,110|2022<br>£<br>23,461<br>6,472<br>27,669<br>2,179<br>3,766<br>40,086<br>121<br>410,884<br>634<br>7,321<br>5,141<br>13,096<br>487,648<br>14,936<br>133<br>1,135<br>25<br>2,345<br>338<br>202<br>26<br>19,140<br>1,926<br>1,926|
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## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**Community café**<br>Brought forward<br>Hire of equipment<br>Casual workers<br>Materials and equipment<br>**Hairdressing salon**<br>Casual labour<br>Materials and equipment<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Wages<br>Social security<br>Pensions<br>Van leasing charges<br>Casual workers<br>Sessional workers<br>Staff travel<br>Members expenses<br>Volunteers expenses<br>Training<br>Materials and equipment<br>Events and activities<br>Publicity<br>Catering and refreshments<br>Food supplies<br>Members support<br>Transport costs<br>**Support costs**<br> **Management**<br>Trustees' expenses<br>Rent and services<br>Insurance<br>Telephone<br>Printing, post and stationery<br>Subscriptions and publications<br>Sundries<br>Carried forward|2023<br>£<br>4,110<br>-<br>12,374<br>1,705<br>18,189<br>-<br>1,306<br>1,306<br>156,684<br>10,676<br>21,350<br>2,641<br>20,263<br>20,875<br>2,481<br>834<br>3,104<br>4,986<br>8,488<br>3,634<br>934<br>13,390<br>1,053<br>3,015<br>2,539<br>276,947<br>324<br>25,646<br>1,486<br>7,597<br>2,185<br>942<br>-<br>38,180|2022<br>£<br>1,926<br>1,572<br>3,970<br>1,425<br>8,893<br>2,340<br>2,546<br>4,886<br>142,256<br>9,430<br>19,210<br>2,420<br>11,241<br>12,721<br>3,334<br>452<br>2,935<br>14,430<br>12,154<br>2,411<br>1,776<br>235<br>1,332<br>8,700<br>2,579<br>247,616<br>382<br>25,647<br>1,451<br>6,372<br>2,732<br>840<br>194<br>37,618|
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## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**Management**<br>Brought forward<br>Computer and IT costs<br>Equipment hire<br>Repairs and maintenance<br>Bank charges<br>Bookkeeping and payroll costs<br>Professional fees<br>Cleaning<br>Improvements to property<br>Plant and machinery<br>Fixtures and fittings<br>Computer equipment<br> **Governance costs**<br>Accountancy charges<br>Total resources expended<br>**Net income**|2023<br>£<br>38,180<br>15,880<br>1,225<br>4,471<br>876<br>7,393<br>1,513<br>25<br>2,344<br>320<br>1,429<br>2,939<br>76,595<br>1,290<br>395,615<br>66,880|2022<br>£<br>37,618<br>18,277<br>1,225<br>13,136<br>640<br>7,338<br>1,700<br>130<br>4,795<br>401<br>1,787<br>3,635<br>90,682<br>1,260<br>372,477<br>115,171|
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