Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team (Registered charity, number 1186006) Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022
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| 2 - 5 | Trustees’ annual report |
| 6 | Independent examiner’s report |
| 7 | Receipts & payments account |
| 8 | Statement of assets & liabilities |
| 9 - 11 | Notes to the accounts |
Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Full name Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team
Other names by which the charity is known DAST
Organisation type Charitable incorporated organisation
Registered charity number 1186006
Principal address
34 Glumangate, Chesterfield, S40 1TX
Trustees
Dave Trigg, Chair Colin Hampton, Treasurer
James Eaden James Boyle
Independent examiner
John O’Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL
Governance and management
The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 28 October 2019.
Trustees are recruited and appointed through Trade Union membership, particularly where Unions have high membership of Asbestos Related Diseases, service users and those interested in the aims and objectives of DAST.
Objectives and activities
The principle objectives of the charity are the relief of persons who have suffered illhealth, injury or become disabled from their work with asbestos and their families by the provision of support, advice, advocacy and assistance and also by linking with other asbestos support groups throughout the UK and abroad to work together to ensure all those injured by asbestos are offered the support and assistance as required.
Activities include:
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Undertaking benefits advice including full benefits check for those who have been diagnosed with an asbestos related disease, the majority of whom are terminally ill with mesothelioma (asbestos related lung cancer) or lung cancer or other debilitating diseases such as asbestosis and pleural thickening. This year this has been via various methods; prior to COVID we undertook home visits and have undertaken some this year where necessary and according to Government Guidance;
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Representation at tribunals;
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Advice about Government Compensation Schemes;
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Providing information and advice about making civil compensation claims;
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Offer support, advice, advocacy for those who have been bereaved through an asbestos related disease;
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We organise events (this year online) and send out newsletters and resources to those affected or who have been bereaved through an asbestos related disease. We encourage our service users to share their experiences, (sharing patient stories in our newsletter as well as meeting online) which helps to reduce isolation;
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We organise events to raise awareness in the general population about the issues facing mesothelioma victims and raising awareness to prevent future exposure;
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We act as a voice for those diagnosed with an asbestos related disease or their families;
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We publish leaflets, booklets, articles and other materials for the benefit of the local community to raise awareness and understanding about the dangers of exposure to asbestos, the incidence of the disease in the area and the issues facing victims which will go some way towards preventing future exposure and consequential disease;
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We work with statutory agencies and health professionals when required;
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We take an active role in the work of the Asbestos Victims Support Groups' Forum and undertaking necessary tasks in supporting our aims.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit
We help and support anyone diagnosed with an asbestos related disease and their families. This includes help with welfare benefits and financial support as a result of ill-health caused by an asbestos related disease. Financial support helps with increased costs of heating, travelling costs for hospital visits, buying equipment, reducing the costs caused by ill-health as well as creating important memories for families such as holidays.
Our support group meetings and newsletters help reduce the feelings of isolation. Our support enables sufferers and those bereaved from asbestos related diseases to share experiences which increases and supports mental health.
Public benefit statement
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.
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Summary of the main achievements during the period
The Team have worked effectively throughout a very difficult time of COVID. We have been able to resume some home visits when necessary or specifically requested. We have continued to connect with service users by phone, magazine and online meetings.
Our Bereavement Support Service has been extended thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund to support people with complex grief as well as to engage bereaved men in the service. In March our Support Group 'Bereavement Booths', named after a legacy donation, re-started. We have continued to hold online meetings for patient and carers and bereaved families.
Events which were normally held in person were held online including Action Mesothelioma Day.
We held a follow-up conference with Asbestos Support Central England and Yorkshire and Humberside Asbestos Support Group for Trade Unions which was well attended and well received.
We have continued our core service of benefits advice by telephone, post and email.
Financial review
The charity continues to be in a healthy position financially. We have been successful in securing funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to support bereaved families with complex grief, which has enabled us to continue to employ our administrative worker. The project began on 1[st] October 2021 extending our workers hours from 22.5 to 28.5 to begin the new project. Funding was finalised for the National Lottery Community Fund Wellbeing Project for patient and carers on 31[st] March 2022 with our administrative worker continuing to be employed on the original hours under a new contract going forward.
One of our biggest expenses - staff travel due to home visits, has mainly been saved this year although we have started to re-open and offer home visits this year. Although we may have missed out on donations which would have been given to DAST at events, we have undertaken a number of fundraising initiatives. However, we are still reliant on Panel Solicitor Firm donations.
DAST was 20 years old in March 2022 and funding has been allocated to an event to mark the occasion in April 2022.
The charity’s policy on reserves
In line with guidance issued by the Charity Commission, the trustees review the reserves of the charity and have adopted the following policy:
We aim to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to meet any redundancy payments and to maintain activity for 12 months.
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Financial risks
Our main risk is loss of funding from panel firms. We meet with panel firms to discuss the situation. Due to COVID-19 and the lack of face-to-face home visits and meeting families, panel firms have reported a drop in civil claim take-up. We are in the process of making a video with our panel firms and will be speaking about civil claim take-up at a forthcoming patient and carer event in May 2022.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Signed ______ Date _ Dave Trigg, Trustee
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team for the year ended 31 March 2022
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
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 that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Signed ____ Date _______ John O’Brien MSc, FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus
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Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2022
| 9 months 2021 Total Unrestricted Funds Funds £ Note £ Receipts 1 Bank interest 27 153810 Grants & donations 2 123745 273218 Opening transfer - 427029 Total receipts 123772 Payments 15664 Admin support 17940 360 Advertising 3216 375 Bank charges 362 186 Cleaning & maintenance 225 2361 Equipment, repairs & renewals 611 2180 Events & resources 1157 810 Independent examination 744 1649 Insurance 1673 2520 Management charge - 714 Miscellaneous expense 245 16378 Printing, stationery & office supplies 13827 350 Provisions (Hospitality) - 1228 Publications & subscriptions 1011 2343 Rent, room hire & rates 896 - Staff travel expenses 1454 11541 Telephone, internet & postage 16738 130 Training 45 173 Travel & meetings 416 758 Utilities 1215 4171 Volunteer expenses 2856 86194 Wages, NI & pension 79527 1236 Website & IT 608 151321 Total payments 144766 275708 Net receipts/(payments) (20994) - Cash funds at start of this period 260783 275708 Cash funds at end of this period 239789 |
2022 Restricted Total Funds Funds £ £ - 27 69264 193009 - - 69264 193036 - 17940 240 3456 - 362 - 225 - 611 535 1692 - 744 - 1673 - - - 245 15719 29546 - - 90 1101 1292 2188 - 1454 4388 21126 - 45 8 424 - 1215 - 2856 22992 102519 - 608 45264 190030 24000 3006 14925 275708 38925 278714 |
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Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2022
| 2021 £ Cash assets Note 275675 Bank accounts 33 Cash in hand 275708 Other monetary assets 2038 Prepayments 4 2038 Assets retained for the charity’s own use HP Probook, purchased Jan 2021, cost £623. Sound system, purchased Nov 2020, cost £638. General equipment. Liabilities (2600) Creditors 5 (2600) |
2022 £ 278707 7 |
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| 278714 | |
| 1095 | |
| 1095 | |
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These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Signed _____ Dated _____ Colin Hampton, Trustee
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Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
1. Receipts & payments accounts
Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.
2. Grants & donations
| National Lottery Community Fund B & CE Charitable Trust Margaret Mead Unite Derbyshire Southern Mr A E Hammersley Trustees of Robert Moss Charity Comic Relief Arnold Clark Unite Notts Southern GMB Dorothy Berridge Sundry grants & donations Legal firm donations Unite Mrs J Smithson K Gillard HMRC Gift aid K Franklin C M Perkins BE & S Fogg J M Davies P E Sims Mrs C M Perkins |
Unrestricted £ - - - - - - - - - - - 31233 72492 5000 5000 2000 1945 1075 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 123745 |
Restricted Total £ £ 43133 43133 11200 11200 5000 5000 2000 2000 1000 1000 750 750 516 516 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 3665 34898 - 72492 - 5000 - 5000 - 2000 - 1945 - 1075 - 1000 - 1000 - 1000 - 1000 - 1000 69264 193009 |
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3. Funds analysis
| Restricted funds Bereavement Support fund National Lottery Community fund MAPS Benevolent fund Awareness Conferences fund Combined small grants Meeting Complex Grief fund Welfare Rights seconded worker fund Breathing Space fund Unrestricted funds General fund IT and office furniture fund Staff wages fund Big Awareness Event fund |
Opening balance £ 2977 1425 4620 1162 4741 - - - 14925 117333 12172 95241 36037 260783 |
Receipts £ - 32963 - - 2026 10170 11200 12905 69264 123772 - - - 123772 |
(Payments) £ (2977) (31350) (200) (981) (6767) (2989) - - (45264) (144766) - - - (144766) |
Closing balance £ - 3038 4420 181 - 7181 11200 12905 |
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| 38925 | ||||
| 96339 12172 95241 36037 |
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| 239789 |
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
Bereavement Support fund – donation from Chesterfield Crematorium to fund our Bereavement Support activities;
National Lottery Community fund – a project to employ an Administration worker to arrange support group meetings, befriending for patient and carers and increasing volunteering;
MAPS Benevolent fund – a grant to hold various events;
Awareness Conferences fund – grants towards the costs of Awareness Conferences; Combined small grants – a combination of small restricted grants for a variety of purposes including events, coffee mornings, a befriending scheme, bereavement and victim support and awareness raising;
Meeting Complex Grief fund – funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for bereavement support;
Welfare Rights seconded worker fund – funding from B&CE Charitable Trust for the delivery of advice and support to non-cancer asbestos disease cases; Breathing Space fund – funding from various funders/donations to be donated to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to develop their facilities so that we can encourage people to visit the site, walk and be mindful in the woods. It is recognised that being out in nature and taking exercise can have a positive impact on mental health. Money will also be put towards an event in the area and a commemorative book about the project.
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4. Prepayments
| Insurance Publications & subscriptions Website & IT |
£ 576 425 94 |
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| 1095 |
5. Creditors
| Independent examination Utilities HMRC Pension |
£ 768 625 1914 688 |
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| 3995 |
6. Trustees’ remuneration
- Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.
7. Glossary of terms
Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.
Prepayments: These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period.
Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.
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