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2021-06-30-accounts

Charity no. 1183521

Report and Audited Financial Statements 30 June 2021

Alliance of Sport

Reference and administrative details

For the year ended 30 June 2021

REFERENCE AND ADMINSTRATIVE DETAILS

Alliance of Sport is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales on 21 May 2019

Other names used Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice
Charity registration number 1183521
Registered office address PO Box 1211
Bristol
BS36 9BD
Trustees Lucio Mesquita Chair of Trustees
Ivan Clark
Richard Hiscoke
Stacie Shelton
Brian Anderson (Resigned January 2021)
Executive team James Mapstone Chief Executive
Justin Coleman Chief Operating Officer
Bankers Barclays Bank UK plc
Business Banking
Barclays House
1stFloor, 5 St Ann’s Street
East Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 2BH
Solicitors Veale Wasborough Vizards
Narrow Quay
Bristol, BS1 4QA
Auditors Godfrey Wilson Limited
5thFloor, Mariner House
62 Prince Street
Bristol, BS1 4QD

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Alliance of Sport

Chair’s report

For the year ended 30 June 2021

CHAIR’S MESSAGE

Like any other charitable organisation in the UK, the Alliance of Sport faced a really challenging year, as developing projects amidst an international pandemic and supporting our delivery partners through ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions and regulations tested everyone’s commitment to deliver the kind of challenging and complex programmes we are involved with.

I am pleased to say that the Alliance of Sport’s team and our delivery partners more than met these challenges, helping further our aims and objectives, from shaping best practice for physical activity to reduce crime and reoffending to helping develop informed and evidence-based policy at both UK and international levels.

The team found creative ways to develop and maintain partnerships with all our key stakeholders despite the limited opportunities to engage face-to-face for most of the year. This included interactions with members of the Criminal Justice System, government, academic institutions, sport and business organisations, community groups and much more.

In our expert advocacy role, we are pleased to have been invited to engage directly with a new AllParty Parliamentary Group on Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System, a vital crossparty group aimed at better understanding what are the best policies to help reduce reoffending and crime as a whole through physical activity and sport.

Our expertise is also being recognised beyond the UK, with Thailand’s Institute for Justice having commissioned a study from the Alliance of Sport on the global use of sport for youth crime prevention and criminal justice. We hope this will be one of many future opportunities for the Alliance of Sport to use its evidence-based approach to provide expertise to policy makers beyond these shores.

Despite the delivery challenges posed by the pandemic, I am pleased to say that our Levelling the Playing Field programme, co-developed with the Youth Justice Board, is going from strength to strength, already showing a positive impact at local level. For that, we are also thankful to the great network of local partners developed across England and Wales and the programme’s funder, the London Marathon Charitable Trust, for their support and adaptability throughout a very unusual and unpredictable year.

We also want to thank David Haze for raising funds for the Alliance of Sport through his recently completed Stand-Up Paddle Boarding challenge. David has since accepted our invitation to become an Alliance of Sport ambassador, a great fit given the alignment between our aims and ambitions and his lived experiences and belief in the transformational impact sport can have on those who are going, or have been through the Criminal Justice System.

Although pleased with what we have achieved barely two years since we formally started as a charitable organisation, we have a lot more to do to ensure the Alliance of Sport fully delivers on its aims and objectives for years to come. We will continue to build on our fundraising capacity to ensure the organisation’s long-term financial viability, and on our governance, as we seek to increase the size of our board with a diverse mix of expertise and perspectives.

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Alliance of Sport

Chair’s report

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Above all, and on behalf of all Trustees, I want to thank the small but highly effective and committed Alliance of Sport team. They have worked incredibly hard throughout the year and, at times, in challenging circumstances to deliver fantastic outcomes.

Despite the considerable challenges, the highly positive feedback from our partners and stakeholders inspires both our team members and our Trustees to continue with the hard work, the dedication and the commitment to help shape and create a fairer, better and safer society for all.

Lucio Mesquita – Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

The Board of Trustees of the Alliance of Sport (“AoS” or the “Charity”) is pleased to present AoS’s Annual Report, and Financial Statements together with the report of the independent auditors for the year ended 30 June 2021.

The Board of Trustees’ report has been prepared pursuant to the provisions applicable to large charities. The reference and administrative details set out on page 1 form part of this report.

The accounts have been drawn up in compliance with the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (“SORP”) 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) and in accordance with the Charity’s Constitution.

Objectives and Activities

The Trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the Charity annually to ensure they remain relevant and focused on the charitable objectives.

Charitable Objectives

As set out in our Constitution, the charitable objectives of the Alliance of Sport are:

The Alliance of Sport exists because the potential for sport being used effectively to prevent offending and reoffending remains widely misunderstood and largely underutilised worldwide.

The Alliance of Sport was registered in 2019 to act as an interface for key stakeholders and a ‘go-to’ organisation for those interested in using sport to increase the health and promote the quality of life for its beneficiaries being those, predominantly, involved with, or on the fringes of the Criminal Justice System.

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Report of the trustees

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About us

At AoS, we envision a fairer society, free from crime in a more just world.

Our Mission is to build a better and safer society through the use of sport and physical activity in the Criminal Justice System and by actively helping the sector in its efforts to reduce violence, crime and reoffending.

Our core values:

Our activities as approved by the Trustees for year ended 30 June 2021:

Our strategic objectives as approved by the Trustees for year ended 30 June 2021:

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

The Problem

There is widespread acknowledgement that sport and physical activity can be a cost-effective tool to stimulate wellbeing and positive social change. However, its potential as a vehicle to prevent harm and reduce the number of people involved with the Criminal Justice System is significantly underutilised and is often seen as a ‘nice to have’, not a must.

Across England and Wales, there is a vast range of organisations and promising practice that use sport and physical activity to reduce crime, violence and reoffending. However, it is piecemeal and not well understood. Much of it frequently starts and stops, which ultimately can do more harm than good.

We know that the people involved with, or at risk of entering the Criminal Justice System already experience a disproportionately higher rate of poor mental and physical health - much of it intensified by early childhood abuse, neglect and trauma, adverse social circumstances and higher rates of alcohol and substance misuse. This phenomenon extends even further for those groups who are overrepresented in the system.

The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated inequalities, placing more barriers on people’s ability to succeed and live positive, law-abiding lives. This ultimately places a greater strain on the government and the financial purse.

Public benefit statement

The Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit has been used when reviewing aims and objectives and planning future activities.

AoS provides a crucial interface for key stakeholders such as community organisations, academia, sport, businesses, criminal justice agencies, governments and international agencies. As a result, the Charity is well placed to build multi-stakeholder partnerships; increase the quality of programmes using sport and physical activity to reduce violence, crime and reoffending; support the learning and development of front-line staff and create a robust evidence base that can be used to advance national policy and best practice.

The Charity also advocates for local role models and ambassadors, amplifying the importance of lived experience to elevate the power of sport and physical activity in crime prevention and criminal justice and to promote selected champions who are using positive activities to change lives on a daily basis. This approach enables the Charity to maximise its impact by helping multiple organisations enhance the health and life chances of its mutual beneficiaries.

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Main achievements delivered against our strategic objectives

A more robust evidence base for policy, practice and investment

Baroness Amanda Sater, Co-Chair of the APPG commented: “I am passionate about the role sport and physical activity can play at all levels in the Criminal Justice System and am very excited about the potential impact this group can make together. I believe that in forming this APPG we have created a platform that can make a real difference, especially to the lives of children and young people. We can also give a voice to organisations who work so tirelessly to increase positive outcomes for those involved with, or on the fringes of, the Criminal Justice System.”

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Luke Freer, Partnerships Manager at ThinkActive and Chair of the Coventry group said “It has got all the key players around the table, and everyone has become committed and engaged. It has grown organically and locally and it’s totally transparent. What we want now is to establish a process which all the leading statutory agencies are happy to sign up to.”

Tanayah Sam, Founder and Director of TSA Projects, said: “The TIF funding was the first opportunity for TSA Projects to take the lead in delivery of the area’s sport provision. It funded instructors for the climbing walls, a female table tennis coach from Sport 4 Life and continued mentoring support. It was the TIF that enabled us to do that in such a difficult period.

“The rules during lockdown allowed us to work with vulnerable young people with session time reduced to 40 minutes. Some of those kids are really vulnerable so we had to carry on behind closed doors. We had to safeguard these young people, keep them engaged in something positive and away from the streets. It’s overwhelming sometimes but giving them opportunities to engage in positive activity is absolutely vital.”

This data is being captured by the University of Birmingham and will be shared as part of the Levelling the Playing Field Evaluation Report at the end of the project.

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Confident and skilled teams using sport in the criminal justice system

CIT is a certified training programme for all educators (teachers, mentors, youth workers, coaches and social workers) which improves mental health by developing skills including selfregulation, resilience, compassion for others and engagement with complex systems.

Joe Jackson from our local delivery partners NPV Football Development said: “For me, it was a really, really great exercise. It showed how working on yourself as the practitioner can benefit those you’re working with so much. Sometimes when you’re delivering stuff constantly, you feel like a hamster on a spinning wheel. The biggest benefit for me, crazy as it may seem, was to step off that wheel for two hours, reflect and ponder with other people on the project.

“There was lots of stuff that will help me in situations when, for example, I’m challenging a kid or their parents about behaviours. It made me reflect on how to show compassion, forgiveness and discernment. I’ll get better as a practitioner, and therefore have a better impact on the kids in my care, if I have a good understanding of those things and the ability to take a step back and reflect on them ‘in the moment’.”

There was a clear narrative across all responses that AoS:

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Report of the trustees

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  - Adds value to organisations whether they’ve been working in this space or not, particularly by connecting them (locally and nationally) and increasing networking opportunities that helped to increase their visibility and favourably impact on their ability to learn and develop targeted provision moving forwards.

  - Our support and guidance have assisted staff in achieving their operational objectives, particularly around engaging with others and supporting their beneficiaries. All staff clearly valued the learning and development opportunities and highly commend our values-based approach to effectively working in partnership.

  - Helping our partners build trusted relationships was considered one of our greatest strengths. Partners identified opportunities where they felt we enabled them to be more visible, connected and influential.

  - We can do more by increasing learning and networking opportunities, working closer with partners to secure resources and being clearer about financial and data collection commitments.

  - Feedback showed us we should keep driving key agenda items in the public eye through communications, public relations and by increasing opportunities for partners to be engaged in strategic conversations. Also by continuing to champion role models and the evidence to show what does and doesn’t work.

  - When asked if our partners would recommend working with AoS to others, 100% said absolutely they would and many already do.

Increased awareness and support for sport in the criminal justice system

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Assuring strength in governance and financial sustainability

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

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Strategic priorities for 2021 – 2022 include the following:

AoS will continue working with government and other key stakeholders to seek opportunities in tackling health inequalities for people involved in, and who are at risk of entering, the Criminal Justice System. We will also seek out opportunities to deliver and evaluate long-term outcomes so that a robust evidence base can be achieved, and more guidance produced on what does and does not work.

AoS regularly receives requests from potential partners operating across England and Wales who want to work with us to level the playing field. They recognise the value we bring and how our approach empowers, strengthens and increases visibility. As such we will be working with key partners to grow the project and increase its reach and collective impact.

By obtaining stakeholder feedback, we have identified opportunities to strengthen our support offer and be more effective at collecting data. Therefore, we will use the learning to restructure our Community of Practice support offering and increase the range of learning and development opportunities for our partners as this is a critical component in scaling up our Levelling the Playing Field project moving forwards.

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Impact of COVID-19

The pandemic impacted heavily on operations through the year. However, with the support and flexibility of our supporters and sponsors, AoS was able to adjust deliverables and ensure it continued to provide support for those network members and partners who needed it the most.

Building and maintaining relationships has been incredibly tough. It has adversely impacted on the delivery of services, with our local delivery partners all reporting significant challenges in maintaining engagement with beneficiaries though multiple lockdowns. They also report the exacerbation of inequalities and the detrimental impact on children’s physical and mental health.

Another significant impact is the financial health and security of the organisations in our Community of Practice. Whilst AoS has some security and was fortunate to have built up a financial reserve in our first year, we have also been impacted by the critical need to provide more hands-on support to our network. This has adversely impacted on valuable management time resulting in less time spent on fundraising and strengthening governance.

We continue to explore strategic options and review our operating model with a view to developing new scenario plans and forecasts. As we move forwards, AoS remains dynamic and flexible, always reflecting on lessons learned.

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

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We felt it was better to listen and learn whilst understanding more about how the UK government will put plans in place to ‘build back better’ and level up the country. Now we are more informed and in a better position to respond with a new longer-term strategy.

Statement on fundraising practices

AoS fundraising has been predominantly aimed at charitable trusts and statutory sources although we are in the fortunate position of having past funders come to us rather than AoS approaching them. We do not fundraise from the general public.

We have not yet undertaken any fundraising from the general public and have not worked with professional fundraisers or sought external support with any applications to Trusts and Foundations.

Earlier this year David Haze completed a Stand-Up Paddle Boarding challenge to raise money for AoS as our aims and ambitions are well aligned to his passion and lived experiences. We actively promoted this activity across our network and encouraged donations through David’s Just Giving page. David exceeded his fundraising target for his first challenge, and we will continue this partnership as David plans for his next fundraising activity.

As a priority, AoS will be setting up a Fundraising Committee to monitor this work, create a new Fundraising and Income Generation Strategy and seek compliance with the Code of Fundraising Practice.

There have been no complaints due to any of our fundraising activities.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Alliance of Sport is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) that uses a ‘Foundation’ model constitution. This model restricts official members of the Charity to the appointed Trustees. If the CIO is wound up, the members of the CIO have no obligation to contribute assets to cover liabilities and no further personal responsibility for settling Charity debts or obligations.

The Board is committed to achieving a fair representation of the people and communities the Charity aims to serve. As a result, gender, ethnicity, age and lived experience are all key features included within the Trustee Skills and Experience Matrix. At present, the Board is seeking to recruit additional members maintaining a target representation of 30% female members and to assure ample diversity.

All Trustees participate in an induction, receive a Trustee Handbook and the opportunity to attend meetings in advance of becoming a Trustee of Alliance of Sport. This year Brian Anderson stepped down as a Trustee.

The Board meets a minimum of four times a year and currently has a Finance, Audit and Risk Committee (FARC).

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Report of the trustees

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The FARC also meets at least four times a year and its purpose is to advise the Board of Trustees and provide assurance through independent and objective reviews on the adequacy of internal controls, including audit arrangements (internal and external), financial management, financial information, assurance arrangements including governance, risk management, risk appetite and compliance with legislation. The Charity has a Manual of Financial Policies which is reviewed every two years or more often if specific circumstances arise.

A new Fundraising Committee will advise the Board of Trustees and help create a new ethical policy and guiding principles for funders. It will also support the development and implementation of a new Fundraising and Income Generation Plan for AoS.

Day-to-day management of the Charity is delegated by the Charity Board of Trustees to its Chief Executive James Mapstone.

Risk

AoS closely monitors the risks to which it is exposed, mitigating effects where possible, to assure the sustainability of its operations and protection of funds provided by its sponsors, without compromising its objectives.

The FARC reviews the updated risk analysis on a quarterly basis and discusses the net risk exposure (after controls are put in place to mitigate risks and actions developed to reduce remaining risks), which are presented by management in the format of a Risk Quadrant.

The risk categories reviewed include governance, external, regulatory and compliance, financial and operations. Our process and approach to managing risk ensures that Trustees can take informed decisions and support the overall achievement of our aims and objectives.

Financial Review

Alliance of Sport is pleased to report on its financial performance in its second year of activities to 30 June 2021. Despite challenges presented by the COVID pandemic, AoS has successfully adapted its activities to deliver its project work, secure new sources of income and secure its core costs.

The Charity’s turnover for the year was £588,209 which represents a 34% increase compared to the prior year. Grants accounted for 96% of the total income. AoS wishes to express its thanks to Comic Relief, John Armitage Charitable Trust, London Marathon Charitable Trust (LMCT), Sport England and Thailand Institute of Justice for the confidence placed in the Charity and for the generous grants provided. We particularly appreciate the funders’ reassurance and understanding of the operational challenges we have faced during the pandemic.

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Alliance of Sport

Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

As well as continuing to support Levelling the Playing Field (LtPF) which began last year, new projects and activities have included an international research project for The Thailand Institute of Justice and funding received from Sport England’s Tackling Inequalities Fund (TIF), the latter being a new activity involving the issuing of grants to numerous organisations facing financial difficulties due to the pandemic. AoS also increased its earned income with consultancy work from Catch22 and generated £1,807 from donations. Total grants included 86% for two restricted funds (LtPF and TIF) with the balance of unrestricted funds allocated to cover core costs.

AoS continued to closely monitor controls and implement budgetary constraints, particularly in terms of overheads and core costs which were £22,841 less than budgeted. Total costs amounted to £378,041 which included £261,129 of expenditure on the two restricted projects, LtPF and TIF.

In addition to triggering operational challenges and delaying expenditure on projects, the pandemic has continued to affect the Charity’s access to new sources of income as funders’ decisions on key funding opportunities have been delayed as they focussed on the more immediate needs of charities due to COVID.

AoS achieved a surplus of £210,168 which includes a combined surplus of £230,181 on the two restricted funds (LtPF £133,895 and TIF £96,286). The deficit of £20,013 on unrestricted funds is an improvement of £8,648 against the budgeted deficit and is covered by the unrestricted reserve achieved last year. Unrestricted reserves of £54,722 remain to assure sustainability in meeting the costs of unfunded activities.

Reserves policy

The Charity’s reserves policy is to monitor levels of unrestricted resources on hand to achieve a level of reserves which is sufficient to cover at least six months of core costs (£60,000). This is designed to ensure:

In support of this policy, AoS will continually pursue alternative and additional sources of income to sustain and build upon the foundation of existing unrestricted reserves and ensuring the Charity’s ability to function as a going concern and deliver its charitable objectives.

Going Concern

The COVID pandemic continues to have a profound impact on the global economy and has in turn affected AoS’s fundraising initiatives to secure resources to cover core costs.

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Report of the trustees

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The Trustees have considered the matter on the Charity’s current and future financial position. The Charity has general and designated reserves (unrestricted) of £54,722 and a total cash balance of £482,155 of which £65,124 is unrestricted.

We remain focussed on securing funds and are currently working with potential funders on several initiatives that, if successful, will increase our profile and help shape our strategic direction as well as generating additional funds. Meetings regarding these initiatives are ongoing and AoS plans to engage with a Strategic Development Consultant to support further income generation and growth.

The Trustees therefore consider that the Charity will have sufficient unrestricted reserves and cash flow to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months.

Grant Making Policy

A new partnership with Sport England enabled AoS to start distributing small grants from their Tackling Inequalities Fund (TIF) to some of our local delivery partners.

The grant process is as follows:

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Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Statement of responsibilities of the Trustees

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Charity to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income or expenditure of the Charity for the year. 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 Charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the constitution. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The Trustees are members of the Charity, but this entitles them only to voting rights. The Trustees have no beneficial interest in the Charity.

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Report of the trustees

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Auditors

Godfrey Wilson Limited were re-appointed as auditors to the Charity during the year and have expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity.

Approved by the Trustees on 27 October 2021 and signed on their behalf by

Lucio Mesquita – Chair of Trustees

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Independent auditors' report

To the members of

Alliance of Sport

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Alliance of Sport (the 'charity') for the year ended 30 June 2021 which comprise the statement of financial activities, balance sheet, statement of cash flows and the related notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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Independent auditors' report

To the members of

Alliance of Sport

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees’ report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of the trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out in the trustees’ report, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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Independent auditors' report

To the members of

Alliance of Sport

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The procedures we carried out and the extent to which they are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, are detailed below:

(1) We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the charity operates in, and assessed the risk of non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Throughout the audit, we remained alert to possible indications of non-compliance.

(2) We reviewed the charity’s policies and procedures in relation to:

(3) We inspected the minutes of trustee meetings.

(4) We enquired about any non-routine communication with regulators and reviewed any reports made to them.

(5) We reviewed the financial statement disclosures and assessed their compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

(6) We performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected transactions or balances that may indicate a risk of material fraud or error.

(7) We assessed the risk of fraud through management override of controls and carried out procedures to address this risk. Our procedures included:

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. Irregularities that arise due to fraud can be even harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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Independent auditors' report

To the members of

Alliance of Sport

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charityʼs trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and the regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charityʼs trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditorʼs report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charityʼs trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Godfrey Wilson Limited

Date: 3 November 2021

GODFREY WILSON LIMITED

Chartered accountants and statutory auditors 5th Floor Mariner House 62 Prince Street Bristol BS1 4QD

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Statement of financial activities

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Restricted Unrestricted
Note
£
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
-
1,807
Charitable activities
4
491,310
75,092
Other trading activities
5
-
20,000
Total income
491,310
96,899
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
-
15,470
Charitable activities
261,129
101,442
Total expenditure
7
261,129
116,912
9
230,181
(20,013)
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
186,850
74,735
Total funds carried forward
417,031
54,722
Net income / (expenditure) and
movement in funds		 2021
Total
£
1,807
566,402
20,000
588,209
15,470
362,571
378,041
210,168
261,585
471,753		 2020
Total
£
28,633
409,471
1,578
439,682
25,708
152,389
178,097
261,585
-
261,585

All reported balances relate to continuing activities; the Charity had no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. Movements in funds are disclosed in Note 16.

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Alliance of Sport

Balance sheet

As at 30 June 2021

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
12
Current assets
Debtors
13
Cash at bank
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due within 1 year
14
Net current assets
Net assets
15
Funds
16
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Total charity funds		 £
22,287
482,155
504,442
35,471		 2021
£
2,782
468,971
471,753
417,031
54,722
471,753		 2020
£
6,568
36,045
227,081
263,126
8,109
255,017
261,585
186,850
74,735
261,585

Approved by the Trustees on 27 October 2021 and signed on their behalf by

Lucio Mesquita, Chair of Trustees

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Alliance of Sport

Statement of cash flows

For the year ended 30 June 2021

For theyear ended 30 June 2021
Note
Cash used in operating activities:
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities
17
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities
Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year		 2021
£
254,746
1,201
(873)
328
255,074
227,081
482,155		 2020
£
237,023
-
(9,942)
(9,942)
227,081
-
227,081

The charity has not provided an analysis of changes in net debt as it does not have any long term financing arrangements.

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Alliance of Sport

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

1. Accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities in preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Alliance of Sport (also known as Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice, "AoS", and here also referred to as 'the Charity') meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.

b) Going concern basis of accounting

The accounts have been prepared on the assumption that the charity is able to continue as a going concern. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the global economy, and has, in turn, affected the charity. The trustees have considered the impact of this issue on the charity’s current and future financial position. The charity holds unrestricted, general reserves of £54,722 and a cash balance of £482,155. The trustees consider that the charity has sufficient cash reserves to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date on which these financial statements are approved.

c) Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from the government and other grants, whether 'capital' grants or 'revenue' grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance of provision of a specified service is deferred until criteria for income recognition are met.

d) Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity: this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

e) Funds accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity's work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

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Alliance of Sport

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

1. Accounting policies (continued)

f) Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

g) Allocation of support and governance costs

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Governance costs are the costs associated with the governance arrangements of the charity, including the costs of complying with constitutional and statutory requirements and any costs associated with the strategic management of the charity’s activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on the following basis:

2021 2020
Raising funds 7.0% 16.0%
Charitable activities 93.0% 84.0%

h) Grants payable

Grants payable are recognised as expenditure when the charity has a constructive obligation to transfer resources to the third party.

i) Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates in use are as follows:

Furniture and fixtures 5 years Straight line
Computer equipment 3 years Straight line

Items of equipment are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £500.

j) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

k) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

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Alliance of Sport

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

1. Accounting policies (continued)

l) Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

m) Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently recognised at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

n) Pension costs

The operates a group personal pension scheme for its employees. There are no further liabilities other than that already recognised in the SOFA.

o) Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at rates prevailing at the date of the transaction. Balances denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing at the year end.

p) Accounting estimates and key judgements

In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are described below.

Depreciation

As described in note 1i to the financial statements, depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life.

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Alliance of Sport

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

2. Prior period comparatives: statement of financial activities

Income from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net income
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
3.
Income from donations and legacies
Donations
2nd Chance Group CIC		 Restricted
£
£
-
28,633
247,471
162,000
-
1,578
247,471
192,211
-
25,708
56,219
96,170
56,219
121,878
191,252
70,333
(4,402)
4,402
186,850
74,735
2021
Restricted
Total
£
£
£
-
1,807
1,807
-
-
-
-
1,807
1,807
Unrestricted
Unrestricted		 2020
Total
£
28,633
409,471
1,578
439,682
25,708
152,389
178,097
261,585
-
261,585
2020
Total
£
-
28,633
28,633

In the prior period, donations were from 2nd Chance Group CIC comprising £25,294 of Comic Relief funding from March 2019 that was unspent on 1 July 2019 and the transfer of fixed assets valued at £3,339. The donation was unrestricted.

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Alliance of Sport

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

4. Income from charitable activities

London Marathon Charitable Trust
Sport England
Comic Relief
Thailand Institute of Justice
Total income from charitable activities
Prior period comparative:
London Marathon Charitable Trust
Comic Relief
John Armitage Charitable Trust
Total income from charitable activities		 Restricted
£
£
293,209
-
198,101
-
-
40,000
-
35,092
491,310
75,092
Restricted
£
£
247,471
-
-
90,000
-
72,000
247,471
162,000
Unrestricted
Unrestricted		 2021
Total
£
293,209
198,101
40,000
35,092
566,402
2020
Total
£
247,471
90,000
72,000
409,471

5. Income from other trading activities

Training and presentations
Consultancy		 Restricted
£
£
-
20,000
-
-
-
20,000
Unrestricted		 2021
Total
£
20,000
-
20,000		 2020
Total
£
-
1,578
1,578

All income from other trading activities in the prior period was unrestricted.

6. Government grants

The charitable company receives government grants, defined as funding from Sport England and the Thailand Institute of Justice to fund charitable activities. The total value of such grants in the period ending 30 June 2021 was £233,193 (2020: £nil.) There are no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies attaching to these grants.

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Alliance of Sport

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

7. Total expenditure

Total expenditure
Staff costs (note 10)
Premises costs
Training
Back office costs
Travel and subsistence
Website and comms (including project costs)
Equipment and software (including project costs)
Insurance
Audit and accountancy services
Consultancy and professional fees
Depreciation and loss on disposals
Bad debt, bank charges and interest
PR and branding
Grants payable (Tackling Inequalities Fund)
Levelling the Playing Field project costs
Other governance costs
Sub-total
Allocation of support and governance costs
Total expenditure		 Raising
funds
£
11,362
-
-
-
26
168
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,556
3,914
15,470		 Charitable
activities
£
125,605
-
-
-
1,481
18,244
489
-
-
41,079
-
-
385
90,048
32,200
-
309,531
53,040
362,571		 Governance
costs
£
12,394
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,200
-
-
-
-
-
-
520
17,114
(17,114)
-		 Support
costs
£
12,394
10,754
1,000
235
-
649
2,891
852
-
4,327
3,458
2,874
405
-
-
-
39,839
(39,839)
-		 2021 Total
£
161,755
10,754
1,000
235
1,507
19,061
3,380
852
4,200
45,406
3,458
2,874
790
90,048
32,200
520
378,041
378,041

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Alliance of Sport

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

7. Total expenditure (prior period comparative)

Staff costs (note 10)
Premises costs
Training
Back office costs
Travel and subsistence
Website and comms (including project costs)
Equipment and software (including project costs)
Insurance
Audit and accountancy services
Depreciation and loss on disposals
Bad debt, bank charges and interest
Sub-total
Allocation of support and governance costs
Total expenditure		 Raising
funds
£
16,574
-
-
-
1,611
369
-
-
-
-
-
18,554
7,154
25,708		 Charitable
activities
£
79,485
-
-
-
6,228
16,213
12,215
-
-
2,201
-
116,342
36,047
152,389		 Governance
costs
£
8,288
-
41
-
-
-
-
-
4,200
-
-
12,529
(12,529)
-		 Support
costs
£
10,488
10,670
-
651
1,209
1,162
1,536
541
3,122
1,173
120
30,672
(30,672)
-		 2020 Total
£
114,835
10,670
41
651
9,048
17,744
13,751
541
7,322
3,374
120
178,097
-
178,097

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Alliance of Sport

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

8. Grants payable

Sport England Tackling Inequalities Fund (TiF) provided AoS with £198,101 in the year for grants to be passed onto community network organisations, selected by AoS, that were facing difficulties due to the pandemic, once approved by Sport England for disbursement. Sport England has yet to approve project disbursements amounting to £89,148 which is carried forward to next year within the restricted fund balance. Payments made during the year and payable for appproved projects, recorded by AoS as income and expenditure from charitable activities, were as follows:

Tackling Inequalities Fund Grants
Aptitude CIC
Ellesmere Youth Project
InPower Academy
NPV Football Development
Positive Youth Foundation
Reach Up Youth
Sport 4 Life
Sporting Elite CIC
Street Soccer London
TSA Sport and Education
Unity Gym Project
Urban Yogis
Zest
Total		 2021
£
6,980
7,280
6,720
7,000
6,930
6,000
6,178
7,000
6,860
7,000
7,800
8,050
6,250
90,048		 2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

9. Net movement in funds

This is stated after charging:

Loss / (profit) on disposal of fixed assets
Depreciation
Operating lease payments
Trustees' remuneration
Trustees' reimbursed expenses
Auditors' remuneration (statutory audit including VAT):		 2021
£
965
2,493
9,360
Nil
Nil
4,200		 2020
£
-
3,374
9,360
Nil
Nil
4,200

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

10. Staff costs and numbers

Staff costs were as follows:

Staff costs were as follows:
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2021
£
147,414
10,962
3,379
161,755		 2020
£
106,983
5,156
2,696
114,835

No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year.

The key management personnel of the charitable company comprise the Trustees, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel were £108,268 (2020: £97,090).

Increased staff costs were due to additional staff resources during the year.

Average head count 2021
No.
3.3		 2020
No.
2.8

11. Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

12. Tangible fixed assets

£
Cost
At 1 July 2020
3,339
Additions in year
-
Disposals
(2,708)
At 30 June 2021
631
Depreciation
At 1 July 2020
1,173
Charge for the year
-
On disposals
(542)
At 30 June 2021
631
Net book value
At 30 June 2021
-
At 30 June 2020
2,166
13. Debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income
Other debtors (2nd Chance CIC)
Furniture and
fixtures		 £
6,603
873
-
7,476
2,201
2,493
-
4,694
2,782
4,402
2021
£
21,200
1,087
-
-
22,287
Computers
and IT
infrastucture
equipment		 Total
£
9,942
873
(2,708)
8,107
3,374
2,493
(542)
5,325
2,782
6,568
2020
£
-
775
30,000
5,270
36,045

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

14. Creditors : amounts due within 1 year

Creditors : amounts due within 1 year
Trade creditors
Accruals
Other taxation and social security
Grants payable		 2021
£
5,780
19,691
3,140
6,860
35,471		 2020
£
861
4,200
3,048
-
8,109

15. Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets at 30 June 2021
Prior year comparative
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets at 30 June 2020		 £
-
417,031
-
417,031
£
-
187,545
(695)
186,850
Restricted
funds
Restricted
funds		 £
2,782
87,411
(35,471)
54,722
£
6,568
75,581
(7,414)
74,735
Unrestricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds		 Total
funds
£
2,782
504,442
(35,471)
471,753
Total
funds
£
6,568
263,126
(8,109)
261,585

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Alliance of Sport

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

16. Movements in funds

Restricted funds
Levelling the Playing Field
Tackling Inequalities Fund (TIF)
Total restricted funds
General funds
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds
Unrestricted funds		 At 1 July
2020
£
186,850
-
186,850
74,735
74,735
261,585		 Income
£
293,209
198,101
491,310
96,899
96,899
588,209		 £
(159,314)
(101,815)
(261,129)
(116,912)
(116,912)
(378,041)
Expenditure		 £
£
-
320,745
-
96,286
-
417,031
-
54,722
-
54,722
-
471,753
Transfers
between
funds
At 30 June
2021		 £
£
-
320,745
-
96,286
-
417,031
-
54,722
-
54,722
-
471,753
Transfers
between
funds
At 30 June
2021
417,031
54,722
54,722
471,753

Purposes of restricted funds

Levelling the Playing Field

Levelling the Playing Field (LtPF) is a 3 and a half year project, started in 2020 and funded by London Marathon Charitable Trust, designed to develop and promote programmes of sport and physical activities and increase the support and opportunities of 11,200 ethnically diverse children who are on the fringes of, or already involved in the Criminal Justice System.

Tackling Inequalities Fund (TIF)

The Tackling Inequalities Fund (TIF) is a new initiative implemented in 2020-21 and funded by Sport England. The Fund was introduced to deal with the immediate problems caused by the pandemic and aims to help reduce the negative impact of activity levels of under-represented groups. AoS was appointed as a a National Partner to pass on small grants to many of our Local Delivery Partners.

Prior year comparative
Restricted funds
Levelling the Playing Field
Total restricted funds
General funds
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds
Unrestricted funds		 At 1 July
2019
£
-
-
-
-
-		 Income
£
247,471
247,471
192,211
192,211
439,682		 £
(56,219)
(56,219)
(121,878)
(121,878)
(178,097)
Expenditure		 £
£
(4,402)
186,850
(4,402)
186,850
-
4,402
74,735
4,402
74,735
-
261,585
Transfers
between
funds
At 30 June
2020		 £
£
(4,402)
186,850
(4,402)
186,850
-
4,402
74,735
4,402
74,735
-
261,585
Transfers
between
funds
At 30 June
2020
186,850
-
74,735
74,735
261,585

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 30 June 2021

17. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities

Net movement in funds
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
Loss / (profit) on the sale of fixed assets
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities		 2021
£
210,168
2,493
965
13,758
27,362
254,746		 2020
£
261,585
3,374
-
(36,045)
8,109
237,023

18. Operating lease commitments

The charity had operating leases at the year end with total future minimum lease payments as follows:

Amount falling due:
Within 1 year
Within 1 - 5 years		 2021
£
-
-
-		 2020
£
9,360
13,260
22,620

19. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the current or prior year.

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