Charity number: 1184116 Company number CE018003 Voluntary Acllon Doncaster Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2024 Voluntary Action Doncaster Contents of the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2024 Contents Page Officers and Advisers Trustees. Repc¥t 4108 Independenl Examinerfs Rèport Statement of Financial ActNities 10 Balance Sheet Notes lo Ihe FIn8nry￿ Stslernents 12to18 Voluntary Action Doncaster Officers and Advisevs For the Year Ended 31 March 2024 Trusttss Lai & Lim Chair Stephen Nigel Sherratt Lyn4)e Rothwdl Tafa Hannan-murphy lan Hate James John McLaughlin Nicky Birkinshaw Syed Miah Neena Rainey Registered address clo Benlley Resource Centre High Stre Bent￿Y Doncaster DNS OAA Reglst•r4d eharity nUM￿r 1184116 Registered company number CEO181XJ3 Indgpendent Examiner Hawsons Chartered Accounlants 5 Sidtngs Court Whrte Rose Way t)oncaster DN4 5NU Page". 3 Voluntary Actlon Doncaster Trustees. Report for the year ended 31 March 2024 INTRODUCTION The Trustees present their report and the unavdited financial stalements of the charity for the year ended 31 Marth 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of ihe Statement of Recommended Pi8ctice ISORP} -AccoLtnting and RepoFting by Charih"es' IFRS 702} in PTeparing the annval report and financial $tstemènt$ ofthè tharrty. The finanaal statements have been prepa￿ in accordan￿ wth the accounting polic4es sèt out in notes lo the accounts and comply with the charity's goveming document. the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practbce applicable to charities prepanng their accounts in acC￿danCe wrth Ihe Financiaj RerATrrts"ng Slandwd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland- sery)nd editj'on published in October 2019. TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY The trust885 who have sèrved during the year alld $rKe the year end were as follvws: Lai Lim (Chair, appoinled 181011241 Steve Sherratt ITreasuref, elecied 071CW23) Lynne Rolhwell Tara Hannan-murphy lan Halely (elected 071￿123) Jim McLaughlin (appointed 20106r24} Nicky Birkinshaw lappoinled 201(￿124) Syed Miah (appointed 20106r241 Neena Rainey lappointed 201[￿r24) ctoria Beere Iresigned 18h)¥231 Glen Monks Iresigned 18105r231 Lesley Hill l¥esigned 18105r231 Andrew Ryan (resigned 1810Y231 Andrew G¢)odall (Chair. resigned 12112123) David D'silva (elected 07106123, resigned ￿1￿24) Camelle Hafold (elected 07106r23. resigned ¢M)3r241 Fran Joel (elected 07106r23, res￿￿ed 18104r24} Ell¢e Acomley lappotnted 18101124. res•Jned 16105r241 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 1184116 Principal addrèss cjo Bentley Resource Centre High Street Bentley Donca5tef DN5 OAA Pagè." 4 Voluntary Action Doncaster Trustees, Report for the year ended 31 March 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS - ¢ontiThJ Indèpèndent Examlners Hawsons Chartered Accountants 5 Sidings Court White Rose Way Ooncaster ON4 5NU STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Constitution The charity was Tegi5tefed on 26 June 2019. R•crultm•nt and appolntment of now trust All trustees are appointed on a voluntary basis, and do not ieceive any remuneration for Iheir time. Sorn8 of thè organisations which empby thè Tnjstees have received a slipend which is intended to provide soffle recompense releasing slaff to ftjlfil their Trustee duties and for representing the volut)lary and community seclor at various meelings. All expenses reimbursed afe disclosed in the accounts. Rlsk Management The trustèès activety review the majtsr wi$ks whir* Ihe chwity fa￿ on a regular basis and believe Ihat maintaining reserves at current levels. combined with an annual review ol the controls over key financial systems will pfovide sufficsent resoufces in the event of adverse cOndit￿n$. The trustees have also examined the operational and business risks laced by the charEty and confim that they have established systems lo mrt￿ale the sufficient risks. Going Concem Whilst core funding from Ihe local authority has ceased during the yeai, the chafity h85 the benefrt of having adequate unrestncte(I funds lo carry on rts adivjb.es and to pursue other working partnerships. Having assessed ongoing and foreseeable future financial commitments. Ihe Trustees are satisfied with Ihe validily of preparing these a￿o￿ntS on the basis of being a concem. Objectives and Aetivities The m84n obje(# of the tharity is to= ' Pfomote any charitable purposes for Ihe benefit of the put￿lC, prinupally b4rt not exthsNely, in the local goveffltllent afea of DorKasler and its environs. and. in particutaf. to build Ihe capactty of third sectoi organisations and provkye them ￿th the necessary support, infomiation and servi￿S to enable them to pursue or contribute to any charitabk purpose to benefit local residents and communilies.. and promote, Ofgani%e and faolrtale o)opÈrab"on and parlnÈrship worktng be￿en third sector, statutory and other relevant bodies in the achievement of the above purposes within the area of benefit. The Trustees refer to the Charity ComnNss￿n'S general guidance on publ￿ b￿errt when revTrvwing the Charty's aims and future direclion. The guidance is available fr¢Jm the Charity commissic￿. Page.. 5 Voluntsry Actlon Doncaster Trustees, Report for the year ended 31 March 2024 2023124 REVIEW The year ending 31* Mar¢h 2024 was one of signthcant thange lot Voluntary Action Don￿Ster. At the beginning of the year. VAD ern￿Oyed 10 members of staff. and pro¥hled core ser¥￿S to our member organisations. In Augus12023, Don¢a5tèr Council made thè deusion to temiinate rts conlrad wth Voluntary A¢b"on Doncaster, whKh had provided infrastructure servtis to the Voluntary. Community and Faith sectof in Doncastèr since 2020. Although Doncaster Counol had alfeady indtated that rt was intending to pul the contract out to tender at some stage. the decision lo temiinate the contract prior to appointing new provkyer was unexF*ded to both the management and TrusiÈe5 of VAD. th no ongoing income lo pay thè salaries of staff as well as the oncosts ol running the organisalion, a major review of the slructure and activities ol VAO was immedkqtety required. The Chief ExecutNe Offw resigned in Novernber 2023. folknwed by other Members of staff and VAD Was left in the posrtion whereby the flelNery of contracts couk1 not ￿ guaianteed. Doncaster Council a150 terminated the ￿traCt6 to delNer the Community Inveslment Fund for the Central Area. and the Digital Champions project. Oulstanding funds relating to ihese projects were returned back lo Doncastef Counul by VAD in January 2024. In January 2024. the Tnjstees de(ided that it would be in the best interests of Voluntary Adion Doncaster lo bring all remaining contracts to a dose by 31" March 2024. and lo temiinate all remaining staff contracts by that date. Thè Trustees decmled Ihat, from April 2024. the (xganisation would be run on a voluntary basis until a ftrture stralegy and appropriate business plan could be confirrned. By February 2024. only three member5 of ¥8ff remained. and their FK)sls were rnade redundant by the end of the financial year. VAD is pkased to rewrt that all employees found suitable altemative employment almost irnmediatety. and the redundancy process was Garried out in a salisfaclory manner to Ihe credit of all staff. VAD would like to go ￿ record lo thank the staff for their understanding and Cooperati￿ at thi5 stresslul tirne. We can also report that all of the lo11D￿r￿j contracts were brought lo a succassfvl rJ)mpletion by Ihe end of March 2024. to the satisfaction ol all dients. Digital IrhdusK)n arKI Conn8dNity Gtsnts INHS- Inte9ralèd Caie Board) British Gas Energy Advice Icitvzens A¢fvice Doncaslerl Point of w￿w Pioied IBa$5etlaw CVS) Organisational Advice to Members18relms Trust) Page". 6 Voluntary Action Doncaster Twstees. Report for the year ended 31 March 2024 202412025 OUTLOOK AND PLAN hilst the Trustees endeavoured to represent the sector on Ihe vallou5 5t¥alegic forums and working groups thal We￿ active in Doncaster during 2023124. it is inevitable thal. due to a lack ol resources. VAD is unable to provide the wevious lev81 of re￿Sental10n for the serAor going forwards. However, the Board is exoted to focus on the follv*ing key objectNès for the year ahead. and to work on a new structure to demonstrate the principles of a member 1gJ organisation, and to carry on our cotnmitment to and engagement with our membet organisations. To undèrstand mem￿ts. needs and aspirations To include our members in VAD'S strategic and operational plans. To commission Faithstar LLP to farAlitate development work VAD To implement a slrdlegK plan our mwnb•ws and $takeholders To invO￿e members in fLrture projects and actNibes of VAD through co-designing, collaboration and by working in partnership. To examine a SIructu￿ that would enhance members, invofvement in the work of VAD. Refresh. rebuild and rec￿ne¢1 relalionship5 To ￿-establISh relalK)nships with partners arml stakeholders through project collaboration e.g. on Specific projects argund volunteefing and 5UPWrt for volunteers wth Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust IRDaSHI and Famity Lives To rery)nnect wrth the work of the Integrated ca￿ ￿[d, VCSE Alliance. Sharing skills and bulding capaaty wth and for the VCF sector. The Tmstees continue to Wofk wilh suitabk partners and to support voluntary sect¢x member organisations and volunteers as lollows.. to communule ￿th our MeMb￿S and the publ￿ thfough VAD'S Facebook and rnedia to further nthorking events to deliver Iraining needs of member to commission membef organisatw)ns to delNer spgific workshops. Page.. 7 Voluntary Action Doncaster Trustees. Report for the year ended 31 March 2024 STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES The IfUSteÈs are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the ffinancial statements in accordance wrth applicable law and Unrted K"bngdom Standards Iunrted Kin9doffl Gonerally Accepted AccL)unting Practs.￿l The law applicable to chafilies in EnglaThY and wa￿$. the Charilies Act 2011. Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulalw)ns 2008 and Ihe provisions of the trusi deed requires the trustees to prÈp3re finanrJal statements for each financial year Wh￿ give a true and lair view of thè state of affairs of the tharity and of thè in(x)ming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of Ihe ctwity for that peri¢xl. In preparing those financial stalements. the Iruslees are required to select suitable &eounting wliiiès and then appty them consislentty.. observe the methods and principle5 in the Charrties SORP 2019 IFRS 1021., make judgements and eslimates that are reasonable and prudent.. prepare the financial statements on the concem basis untess it is inappropriate that the charity will cOnt￿￿e in bu￿ne$s. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accountFng records which •Jisclose with reasonable accuracy al any time Ihe finanoal position ol Ihe charity and to enable Ihem to ensure that the financial staternents comply wrth the Charities Act 2011. the Charity (Accounts and Report) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They a￿ also responsible lor saleguaTding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps fw the prevenb.on and detection of fraud and other irregularities. On behalf of thè board L81 Lim (Chairl 1610112025 Dale................................. Page: 8 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Voluntary Action Doncaster For the Year Ended 31 March 2024 I report to Ihe charity Iruslees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for thè yeai ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on page5 10 10 18. Re¥ponsibiliti8s and basss of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible fr)r preparat￿ of the ac(xsunts rn ae£ordance with the requirements ol the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act'}_ I report in rèspect of my examinat￿ of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examinatTron I have followed all Ihe appk'cable Directions gNen by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Ata. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my exambnation. I confirrn that no material mallers have comè to my attention in Connecti￿ with the exanwnation gNing me cause lo beLEve Ihat in any rnalerial resp￿.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the chwity as fwuired by sec*ion 130 of the Act.. or the accounts do not accord with those records., OT the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the ChaTilie5 {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2rx)8 other than any requiremenl that the accDunfs glve a Ilue and fair view which is not a matter Ix>nsidered as part of an independent examinat￿. I have no Cor￿EmS and have me a(x>ss no other matters in connectwjn with the examination to which atlention should be drawn in Ihis ieport ordet to enab￿ a propet undwstarhding ol the accounls to be reached. Daniel Wood ACA Hawsons Ghartered Accountant$ 5 Sidings Court hite Rose Way Doncaster DN4 5NU 1610112025 Date.. Page.. 9 Voluntary Action Doncaster Statement of Financial Activities lincluding income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024 U￿r￿tricted Fund¥ Restrietèd Fund¥ Year ended 31.03.24 Year ended 31.03.23 Incoming from: Donations and lega(ies Grants receivable 1,078 1,078 634,513 126 260.819 634,513 Total 1,078 634,513 635,591 260.945 Expenditure on: Charitable adiv*tse5 Olher 319,¢X)8 196,669 319,IMJ8 .327 203,741 Total 515,677 515.677 Net rncome I Idefi¢itl and n movernent in funds 1.078 118,836 119.914 139,123) Transfer between fvnds 94,302 {94,302) Reconciliation of fund¥= Total funds brought forward 33.991 39,744 73,735 112,858 Total funds carried forward 129.371 64,278 193.649 73.735 Page.. 10 Voluntary Action Doncaster Registered company number: CE018003 Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024 2024 2023 CURRENT ASSETS Prepayments Cash at bank and in hand 195,610 355.701 195.610 355.701 Creditofs.. amounts lalling due Wtthin one year I1.￿1) (281,￿) NET CURRENT ASSETS 193.649 73,735 TOTAL NET ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABIUTIES 193.649 n.735 THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY: Unrestricted funds Resliicted funds 129.371 64.278 33,991 39.744 TOTAL FUNDS 193.649 73.735 1610112025 The ffinancial statements weie approved by the Board of Trustees on ......... signed on behalf ol the Board by.. . and were Lai Si Lim- ￿ruSteel Pa9e: 11 Voluntary Action Doncaster Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 Summary of significant accounting policies lal Gèneral Inf0m)a￿On and basis of preparntion chanty conslilules a public benefft enbty as der￿ed by FRS 102. The finanaal statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Praclice appl¢cable to charit*s preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 second edrtitsn published in October 2019 . the Finanoal Rewting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. ihe Charrties Acl 2011 and UK Genefally Accepted PraCt￿e as it applies from 1 January 2019. Voluntary Action Doncaster is a tharity formed in England ￿1h1n the United Kingdom. The principal address is gNen in the tharity information on page 3 of these financial siatements. These financial stalements are prv6ented ￿ sterfing wh** is the functional currency of the charity and rounded lo the nearesl £. Ibl Funds Unrestricled funds a￿ aval￿ble fot use at the disrxetion of Ihe Irustees in furtherance of the general obl￿tIveS of charity and whith have nol been desTrgnated for other purposes. Restricted funds are ftjnds which are to be used in accordwce w￿¢h specAfic restriclions imposed by donofs or which have been raised by the charrty for part￿Allar purposes_ The ca)st of raising and administering such funds are charged agains1 the specific fund. The aim ano use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes lo the finanryJ stalements. Icl Income ￿09￿1t11)n All incoming fesources are included in the Ststement of Finan(ial A(aivrtps ISOFAI when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance condrtions have been met. the amount can be measured reliabty and Is probable that Ihe income will be received. For donation5 to be recognised Ihe tharity will have been notified of the arnounts and the settlement dale in writing. 11 there are cxjnditions altached lo the donatti)n and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be oblained Ihen income is deferred until Ihose conditions are lulty met or the fuifilmenl of those conditM)ns is within the o)ntrol ol the charity and il is probable that they will be fU￿lled. Donaied laalit￿S and donaled professional servKes are re￿nised in income at their fair value when their economic benefft ts probable. il can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the rtem. Fair value is determined on Ihe basis of the value of Ihe gift to Ihe charity. For example the amount the charity would be willing to pay in the 0￿￿ market for such tscilities and sem￿S. A corresponding a￿K)Unt is re(￿nISed in expenditure. Page.. 12 Voluntsry Action Doncaster Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the year onded 31 March 2024 hwè practicab￿, grfts in kind donated for disln"bution lo the benefKiaries of the charity are included in stock and (lonalions in U)e finanual staternents upon receipt. If il is impracticable lo assess Ihe fair value at re￿Ipt w rf the costs to undertake such a valualion OU￿e1gh any beneffts. then the fair value is recognised as a component ol donalion5 when it is distributed and an equivalent amount recognised as chariiatAe expenditur8. For legaaes, entitlement is the eadief of the d￿nty being nobfpd of an irnpending distribulion or the legacy being received. At this poNIl income is rec(4nised On occasion legaaes will be notified lo the charity however it is not possible lo measure the an￿U￿t expected to be distributed. On these Occas￿$, the is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed. Income from trading activitses includes income eamed from fijndraisrng events and tradI￿g activrties to raise funds for the charity. Income is received in exchange lor supplying goods and services in order to raise funds and is recognised when entitlement has occurred. Idl Expendlture recognltlon All expenditure is accounted lor on an aCcA￿lS basis and has beèn dassffied under headin9S that ag9￿gate all costs related to the category. Expen