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2023-03-31-accounts

Charity number: 1187329

TOGETHER ACTIVE

TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

TOGETHER ACTIVE

CONTENTS

Page Page
Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and advisers 1
Trustees' report 2
2 - 13
Independent auditor's report on the financial statements 3 - 6
14 - 17
Statement of financial activities 7
18
Balance sheet 8
19
Statement of cash flows 9
20
Notes to the financial statements 10 - 26
21 - 37

TOGETHER ACTIVE

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Trustees Malcolm Armstrong (Chair) (resigned 18 October 2022)
Paul Muir (Chair) (appointed 24 January 2023)
Tim Clegg
Alistair Fisher
Sarah Getley
Sharon Heath
Toyin Higgs (resigned 18 October 2022)
Derek Peters
Kimiyo Rickett (Senior Independent Director)
Rebecca Roberts (resigned 26 April 2022)
Jonathan Topham
Pauline Walsh
Catherine May Jenkinson (appointed 26 April 2022)
Abi Dean (appointed 26 April 2022)
Charity registered
number
1187329
Principal office
Mellor Building
2nd Floor IEZ Hatchery & Incubator
Staffordshire University
College Road
ST4 2DE
Independent auditor
Crowe U.K. LLP
Chartered Accountants
Black Country House
Rounds Green Road
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 2DG
Bankers
CAF Bank Ltd (Charities Aid Foundation)
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4QJ

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1. Introduction

The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of Together Active for the year ended 31 March 2023. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and Charities Act 2011.

2. Structure, Governance and Management

2.1 Legal Status and Date of Registration

Together Active is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), entered on the Register of Charities on 13[th] January 2020. Its objects and powers are set out in its Constitution, which is reviewed annually (no changes have been made since it was originally accepted by the Charity Commission).

2.2 Objects

The objects of the charity are:

2.3 Active Partnerships

Together Active is the ‘Active Partnership’ for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, one of 43 Active Partnerships funded by Sport England that cover the whole of England. Each Active Partnership receives System Partner funding from Sport England to support the delivery of Sport England’s Uniting the Movement strategy in their local area, but has the autonomy to decide on the best way of doing this depending on local need.

2.4 Governance

Together Active is governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees which is supported by a number of voluntary Board Committees. The day-to-day delivery of Together Active’s strategy is undertaken by a team of paid staff.

The purpose of the Board of Trustees is to:

Provide leadership To provide inspiration, vision and clear direction to Together
Active
Provide strategic
direction		 To be responsible for agreeing the strategic direction of
Together Active based on intelligence and insight
Be the ultimate decision-
making body of the
organisation		 To exercise all of the powers of the organisation, ensuring that
key decisions are made in a timely manner based on sufficient
information and consideration

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Ensure effective
governance		 To ensure the Board complies with Tier Three of A Code for
Sports Governance
Scrutinise the
effectiveness of the
organisation		 To retain an overview of the operation of the organisation,
scrutinising effectively as required.
Uphold and protect the
Values		 To ensure behaviours comply with, and decisions are made in
line with the values of Together Active
Act collectively in the
best interests of Together
Active		 To declare interests where appropriate and work together as a
Board in the best interests of Together Active.
Provide advocacy and
attract additional
resources		 Trustees should be staunch advocates for Together Active
and where appropriate and/or feasible should assist in
developing a resource base for the partnership.
Ensure equality To ensure the Board and Organisation are committed to
working proactively to ensure equality. To ensure the Board
has appropriately diverse membership.

2.5 Recruiting and Appointing New Trustees As outlined in the constitution, the Board comprises a minimum of three and not more than 12 Trustees. Trustees hold office for a term of three years. After three years Trustees who wish to continue their service can seek re-election via a Board decision, but can serve no more than three, three-year terms in total.

Trustees are appointed via an openly advertised recruitment process. The skills, knowledge and behaviours required are identified using the skills and behaviours matrix which is completed by existing trustees. Prospective trustees are assessed against specific criteria through an interview process.

The Chair is supported by a Vice Chair/Senior Independent Director who is elected by existing trustees. Trustee, Chair and Vice Chair positions have role profiles that outline their duties and expectations.

Recruitment of board members is overseen by the Governance and Appointments Committee, acting as the Nomination Committee. All trustees sign a code of conduct, Declaration of Good Character and Declaration of Interest or Loyalty.

2.6 Decision Making

The Board of Trustees is ‘responsible for agreeing the strategic direction of Together Active and delegates day to day running of the organisation to the Chief Executive and senior leadership team.

The Board meets a minimum of four times per year. Additional Board meetings may be required when circumstances dictate. The Board maintains a proper record of meetings and decisions, normally in the form of minutes which are published on the Together Active website.

Decisions can only be taken if a meeting is quorate. The quorum is three Trustees or the number nearest to one half of the total number of trustees, whichever is greater, or such larger number as the Trustees may decide from time to time.

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Wherever possible decisions are reached by consensus. If this is not possible then a majority vote will decide the issue. In the event of a tied vote the Chair of the meeting has the casting vote.

Standing agenda items are:-

The Board may establish Committees as required and delegate authority, responsibility and tasks, as appropriate. Any Committee established shall have clear terms of reference specifying the responsibilities and any powers delegated to the Committee, which shall be agreed by the Board. Any one-off delegations of authority will be agreed by the Board and appropriately documented.

Any Committee established shall maintain a proper record of meetings and decisions. T

2.7 Organisational Structure

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Governance and
Fiance and Audit
Appointments
Committee
Committee
Equality, Diversity
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Committee
Chief Executive
Digital,
Chief Operating Active Places
Campaigns and
Officer Manager
Health Manager
Community Programme
Digital and
Projects Manager -
Events Officer
Manager School Games
Administrative Programme
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In addition to our sub committees, we also have trustee champions for safeguarding and whistleblowing.

2.8 Formal Board Committees

2.10 Diversity of the Board

Together Active aims to recruit and engage people from a cross section of the communities we support to ensure we make effective decisions that help us achieve our vision. During the year under review we have challenged ourselves to think differently about diversity and inclusion. We know that our current board composition does not have a sufficient range of people from different backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to changing this and it is one of our top priorities for 23-24.

2.11 Induction and Training of Trustees

All new Trustees attend an induction session with the Chair and the Chief Executive, and receive a link to the Board Handbook, which is published on a secure section of Together Active’s website and is accessible only to Trustees.

All Trustees are encouraged to attend relevant training, such as that provided by the Sport and Recreation Alliance or the Sports Governance Academy. In addition, training for the whole Board training and briefings may be organised from time to time in key areas such as safeguarding or risk management.

2.12 Pay and Remuneration

A Remuneration Policy was adopted by the Board in April 2021, outlining the principles by which any pay increases will be made. The Finance and Audit Committee makes recommendations to the Board based on the content of this policy, and put forward the Pay Award proposal for 2022-23, which was agreed by the Board.

The Trustees give of their time freely and no remuneration was paid in the year. Trustees are able to claim expenses based on actual expenditure, and during 2022-23 this totalled £356.10.

2.13 Governance Standards

As a recipient of Sport England funding, Together Active is required by Sport England to achieve and maintain Tier Three of A Code for Sports Governance , which sets out the levels of transparency, accountability and financial integrity that are required.

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Together Active achieved compliance in November 2021. Since then, the Code has been revised. By 30.04.23, all Tier Three organisations are required to confirm whether they remain compliant with the existing criteria, and which of the additional criteria they currently comply with. Full compliance across all criteria is required by December 2023. Together Active’s assessment is that we remain compliant with all existing criteria, and that we are currently compliant with some of the new criteria, with the remaining criteria due to be met well in advance of the December 2023 deadline.

We also ensure that our board is fully conversant with the Charity Governance Code and apply the standards from this code to our practice.

2.14 External Review

Together Active appointed Governance United to carry out an external review, which took place in January to April 2022. Governance United attended the January 2022 Board and Committee meetings, and then carried out a survey and one-to-one interviews with Trustees and Senior Leadership. The results were presented at the April 2022 Board Meeting, with the key findings being as follows:

Areas of strength

Credit due to all for leading the organisation through very challenging times:

Areas for consideration

These were discussed by the Trustees and are being addressed through the Board Development Plan, currently in draft format.

2.15 Related Parties

Stafford Borough Council is a funding partner of Together Active and its Chief Executive, Tim Clegg is a member of our board of trustees. In the year under review funding totalling £2,500 was received from Stafford Borough Council to support Together Active’s work.

3. Objectives and Activities

In April 2021, Together Active launched Step Up, a new Strategy for 2021-25 stating that “Over the next four years, Together Active will dedicate itself to inactive people. We will have a focus on those facing financial disadvantage and those with health conditions and disabilities. For young people, we will also include those in the care or criminal justice systems.”

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Delivery of the strategy was focused through four pillars, which formed the basis of the 202223 Delivery Plan:

The Team produced an Annual Delivery Plan, identifying the actions required to address the priorities and achieve the strategic outcomes outlined in our Strategy. This was signed off by the Board, and the Board receives a report of progress at each quarterly meeting. Alongside this, a ‘Dashboard’ is also presented to the Board each quarter, which RAG-rates each priority against expected progress and summarises the Quarter’s highlights and challenges.

4. Achievements and Performance

Below is a summary of the achievements and performance of Together Active during 202223, taken from Together Active’s annual report. Further details, including case studies, can be found in the full report which will be available on www.togetheractive.org

Our year in numbers

Better Health Staffordshire

Together Active are a key partner in Better Health Staffordshire (BHS), a whole systems approach to tackling the causes of excess weight and promoting a healthy weight and active lifestyle. We have supported the delivery of four systems mapping workshops and the development of a Staffordshire BHS causal map. Draft action registers have been completed for all three districts that have been part of the initial roll out with strong physical activity themes in all.

Cannock Chase Wayfinding Project – increasing access to green space

The Cannock Chase Wayfinding Project is well underway. We supported a successful bid to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to support with increasing costs due to the recent economic crisis which enabled us to create an access path to the start of the TOC-H trail. The TOC-H trail is one of the main routes from the visitor centre in Marquis Drive. We have supported partner, Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles, with community engagement. Plans to codesign the accessible path on the TOC-H Trail, create a lookout stage, rest stops and have embedded QR codes where visitors can access interesting and vibrant content about the area are all in development.

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Active My Way

Our bespoke online platform, Active My Way, has continued to grow and we’ve ensured high quality information, advice and guidance is available concerning the impact of hormones on the body and physical activity, working with people with Down’s Syndrome in an activity context, supporting carers with physical activity, and the impact of being active on low level mental health conditions.

We also saw the first licensing deal of the Active My Way brand to Active Humber and North Yorkshire Sport, which has substantially increased the size of the website as well as the footprint of the brand and strengthened our collaborative partnership with the organisations.

Clinical Champions and Social Prescriber training

Part of what Together Active do is to help equip health care professionals and link workers with the tools to feel confident to talk about and prescribe physical activity to people who could benefit from moving more. We trained 13 link workers and social prescribers in behaviour change, motivational interviewing techniques and local resources at two sessions in North and South Staffordshire.

School mental health pilot

Working with the educational mental health leads at 2 Stoke-on-Trent schools in deprived areas of the city, we identified groups of young people who were at risk of being referred to CAMHS due to mental health issues. These young people then co-designed a 10-week programme of activities to help with their self-esteem and self-confidence. Following the intervention, we saw a 14-point increase in self-reported mental wellbeing, with the biggest uplifts around confidence and self-esteem. A total of 39 young people joined the sessions, and the Educational Mental Health Leads reported the sessions had helped build positive relationships and trust between students, provided a safe space where students could express their feelings, had encouraged young people who would normally avoid P.E. to be active without fear of judgement, and increased communication and encouragement between students in the group. We are taking these learnings forward to apply to similar programmes and encourage increased use of physical activity as a tool to support mental health at a systemic level.

Virtual Schools

The Virtual Schools programme supports young people who are in care settings to access additional opportunities for out of school learning and activities that enhance their life experiences and future possibilities. We have been funded by the West Midlands Virtual Schools Foundation to deliver a programme of activity and education to engage young people in physical activity. A total of 55 young people aged 5-14 attended activities led by Together Active and delivered by partners that included sport taster sessions and nontraditional sporting activities like forest skills.

School Games

Our annual Summer School Games Festival was attended by over 1,000 pupils from 120 schools. We also delivered leadership and event volunteer training to 60 students from across the region. We organised a day-long Toughest Challenge event at Chasewater Activity Centre in partnership with our School Games Organisers. The event engaged over 70 young people who had experienced a deterioration in their mental health or did not engage with physical activity. Young people participated in team-based problem solving activities like raft building.

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Together Fund

Together Active manages the Together Fund across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and aims to support groups to increase participation in physical activity particularly for those that experience the greatest inequalities. We awarded £245,121 to 61 projects across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in 2022-2023. Over half of the grants awarded were to organisations not funded before. Over a third were non-sporting organisations developing a physical activity offer to enhance their support services. This included organisations working with those who have long term health conditions, experience mental distress, are vulnerably housed, survivors of domestic abuse and older people’s supported accommodation settings.

Opening School Facilities

Opening School Facilities is a three-year Department for Education funded programme to support schools to increase out of school access to their facilities and increase community participation. In year one we worked with 19 Stoke-on-Trent schools to develop programmes of activity specifically targeting students from deprived backgrounds. Student voice has been particularly important, which has led to some interesting and innovative approaches to the activities delivered. One school has chosen to have a sports day theme to their activities for SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) students, who have struggled with confidence issues when taking part in sports day and having to perform activities which aren’t usually practiced. Other school activities include specialist dance sessions for SEND students, fitness and health sessions for girls, multiactivity sessions for free school meal students, and introductions to fitness for students on free school meals and their families. Many of the schools have also incorporated staff training for sustainability, and we will be engaging with the schools to develop links into the community on an ongoing basis. A total of £330,000 has been distributed so far, with an additional 14 schools set to join over the next 2 years.

5. Public Benefit Disclosures

Having reviewed the Objective and Activities, and the Achievements and Performance of the organisation, and having given due consideration to the Charity Commission’s published guidance eon the Public Benefit requirement under the Charities Act 2011, the Trustees are satisfied that Together Active’s has delivered significant public benefit during 2022-23.

6. Grant Making

During 2022-23, Together Active has operated three main grants programmes:

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7. Volunteers

During 2022-23, 94 young people helped to deliver School Games county events, which saw 2160 school children participating from 286 schools.

8. Safeguarding

During 2022-23 Together Active appointed a Safeguarding Lead Trustee, whose main purpose is “to ensure the Board gives appropriate consideration to safeguarding within its decision making, and to provide both support and challenge to the staff Designated Safeguarding Leads”.

At our annual review meeting with the Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU), Together Active was assessed as meeting the relevant requirements and our updated Safeguarding Action Plan is now being implemented. Safeguarding training was delivered by the CPSU and Ann Craft Trust to the team, which was followed up by a team learning event, and to the Trustees.

9. Financial Review

At 31.03.22 the total funds held were £1,019,853, and at 31.03.23 total funds held were £933,888.£918,548.

Funding Sources

Together Active has received £773,127 income during 2022-23 This consists of £640,892 of funding from Sport England during the period 01.04.22-31.03.23, along with £53,502 of funding from local partners (Local Authorities and Universities), £74,577 of other restricted funding from a range of partners and £4,156 of income generation / bank interest.

Together Active recognises the risk of over-dependency on Sport England funding, and aims to reduce the percentage of funding which comes from Sport England year on year by increasing our income generation and securing additional funding from other sources. 83% of income came from Sport England in 2022-23 compared to 88% in 2021-22.

11.1 Reserves

At 31.03.23 total funds held were £918,548. Together Active’s Reserves Policy outlines £933,888. three types of funds which Together Active holds:

Restricted Funds

This is grant funding which has been received and is held for future delivery within the grant period or which is grant underspend where we have permission from the grant provider to carry it forward. It can only be spent on expenditure allowed within the terms of the grant agreement. At 31.03.23 this totals £320,200 and is detailed within the accounts £335,540

Unrestricted Funds

This is the amount of funding which is not restricted and totals £598,348. The Trustees have identified the amount of funding which needs to be held to manage the dissolution of the CIO should this be necessary, meeting all associated liabilities as outlined in the organisation’s Reserves Policy. As of 31.03.23 this figure was £168,840 and includes:

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Unrestricted funds in excess of this policy are currently held. These funds can be invested back into the organisation and its delivery to support the organisation’s growth. As of 31.03.23 this figure was £429,508.

11.2 Going Concern

Together Active has a long-term financial forecast (currently running to 31.03.27) which is kept up-to-date. Based on these figures the Trustees have no reason to believe that Together Active will not be able to continue as a going concern during this period and beyond.

10. Risk Management

Together Active has an up-to-date Risk Management Policy and Risk Register. The Risk Register outlines the major risks faced by Together Active, and identifies existing and additional controls to mitigate them. This is reviewed on a quarterly basis by the Finance and Audit Group and reported to the Board, with the Board undertaking a full review of risk on an annual basis.

Together Active’s risks are outlined under five key headings:

Having assessed the major risks, the Trustees are satisfied that the existing and proposed measures within the Risk Register are sufficient to adequately mitigate the identified risks.

A full review of the Risk Register and reporting mechanisms took place towards the end of 2022-23 and a new format will be used from 01.04.23

11. Plans for the Future

In 2023-24, we will be refreshing our strategy to reflect the learning we’ve gained through our role as a system partner. We have identified three strategic objectives that will be our focus over the coming years. These are:

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These objectives will be underpinned by our core pillars that cut through everything we do:

Over the next twelve months we are putting insight and evidence front and centre of our work. We’ll be investing in a strategic partnership with an external insight partner that will help us map the landscape in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. We’ll also be reaching into our communities to properly understand them. We know the people that are least heard are least counted and we won’t be shying away from addressing that challenge as a key priority for the organisation.

We’re planning to reshape the way we work in the coming year which will mean investing our growing our team and developing their knowledge and skills to help us become the expert in physical activity for our region.

Finally we’ll be continuing to support key initiatives like Opening School Facilities and the implementation of additional safeguarding resource for National Governing Bodies at local level. We will maintain our focus on influencing systems by working in partnership with grassroots organisations to prove concept and stimulate effective system change that is based on what people want and need. We will continue pump prime new work and help small local organisations enhance their sustainability to ensure their experiences are what we use to compel policy and system change in the region.

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12. Statement of Trustees' responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and 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 Trust deed. They 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.

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees' report is approved has confirmed that:

Auditors

Crowe U.K. LLP, has indicated its’ willingness to be re-appointed as statutory auditor, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees on 13.12.2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Paul Muir (Chair)

Kimiyo Rickett (Senior Independent Director)

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF TOGETHER ACTIVE

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Together Active (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of financial activities, the Balance sheet, the Statement of cash flows and the related notes, 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).

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn.

This has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.

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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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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Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report other than the financial statements and our Auditor's report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual report. 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. 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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees' responsibilities statement, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees 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.

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Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

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.

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 extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the charitable company operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Charities Act 2011 together with the Charities SORP (FRS 102). We assessed the required compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items. In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which might be fundamental to the charitable company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the charitable company for fraud. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context were General Data Protection Regulation, health and safety legislation and employee legislation.

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be within the timing and completeness of income recognition and the override of controls by management. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management and the Finance and Audit Group about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of journals, reviewing accounting estimates for biases, reviewing regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission, and reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing noncompliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

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 AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF TOGETHER ACTIVE (CONTINUED)

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor's 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 charity and its trustees, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Crowe U.K. LLP

Chartered Accountants

Black Country House

Rounds Green Road

Oldbury West Midlands

B69 2DG

Date: 15 December 2023

Crowe U.K. LLP are eligible to act as auditors in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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TOGETHER ACTIVE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Note
Income from:
Grants
3
Other income
4
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Total expenditure
Net (expenditure)/income
Transfers between funds
15
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
Total funds carried forward		 Restricted
funds
2023
£
715,469
-
715,469
859,092
859,092
(143,623)
(679)
(144,302)
479,842
(144,302)
335,540		 Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
53,502
4,156
57,658
-
-
57,658
679
58,337
540,011
58,337
598,348		 Total
funds
2023
£
768,971
4,156
773,127
859,092
859,092
(85,965)
-
(85,965)
1,019,853
(85,965)
933,888		 Total
funds
2022
£
1,187,403
2,037
1,189,440
917,825
917,825
271,615
-
271,615
748,238
271,615
1,019,853

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

The notes on pages 10 to 26 form part of these financial statements.21 - 37

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TOGETHER ACTIVE

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023

Note
Tangible assets
11
Current assets
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
13
Net current assets
Total net assets
Charity funds
Restricted funds
15
Unrestricted funds
15
Total funds		 33,013
955,823
988,836
(55,615)		 2023
£
667
667
933,221
933,888
335,540
598,348
933,888		 279,088
787,207
1,066,295
(47,775)		 2022
£
1,333
1,333
1,018,520
1,019,853
479,842
540,011
1,019,853

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on _______ and signed on their behalf by:

13.12.2023

Paul Muir (Chair) (Chair of Trustees)

Kimiyo Rickett (Senior Independent Director)

The notes on pages 10 to 2621 - 37 form part of these financial statements.

Page 819

TOGETHER ACTIVE

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating actvities
17
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities
Change 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
18
The notes on pages 10 to 26 form part of these financial statements
21 - 37		 2023
£
168,616
-
-
-
168,616
787,207
955,823		 2022
£
(136)
(1,999)
(1,999)
-
(2,135)
789,342
787,207

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

1. General information

The organisation is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), incorporated and registered as a charity on 13 January 2020. The principal office is the Mellor Building, 2nd Floor IEZ Hatchery & Incubator, Staffordshire University, College Road, ST4 9QJ. The charity's registered number is 1187329. The charity is registered in England & Wales.

2. Accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair' view. This departure has involved following the Charities SORP (FRS 102) published in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

Together Active 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.

2.2 Going concern

The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They continue to believe the going concern basis of accounting appropriate in preparing the annual financial statements.

2.3 Income

All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.

Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service.

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2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.4 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.

Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end are noted as a commitment, but not accrued as expenditure.

All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.

2.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets costing £750 or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably.

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Computer and office equipment - 33% straight line

2.6 Debtors

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

2.7 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and 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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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.8 Liabilities and provisions

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.

2.9 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 measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

2.10 Pensions

The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Charity to the fund in respect of the year.

2.11 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

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

3. Income from grants

Grants
Total 2022		 Restricted
funds -
Sport
England
2023
Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
£
715,469
53,502
1,124,904
62,499		 Total
funds
2023
£
768,971
1,187,403		 Total
funds
2022
£
1,187,403

4. Other incoming resources

Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
Other Income
4,156
Total 2022
2,037
Analysis of grants
Grants to
Organisatio
ns
2023
£
Grants
299,652
Total 2022
377,595
Grants to
Organisations		 Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
Other Income
4,156
Total 2022
2,037
Analysis of grants
Grants to
Organisatio
ns
2023
£
Grants
299,652
Total 2022
377,595
Grants to
Organisations		 Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
4,156
2,037		 Total
funds
2023
£
4,156
2,037
Total
funds
2023
£
299,652
377,595		 Total
funds
2022
£
2,037
Total
funds
2022
£
377,595
Grants to
Organisatio
ns
Grants to
Organisations
2023
£
299,652
377,595

5. Analysis of grants

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5. Analysis of grants (continued)

During 2022-23, Together Active operated two new grants programmes on behalf of Sport England, overseeing distribution of the funds across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent:

• Together Fund – a national replacement for the Tackling Inequalities Fund (see below), with a focus on supporting organisations to recover from the pandemic or to survive the cost of living crisis. These organisations target people from priority groups (those on low incomes, those with long-term health conditions or disabilities and those from ethnically-diverse communities). Maximum grants are normally £5,000 per organisation. The majority of organisations we have funded through this programme are registered charities, Community Interest Companies or local voluntary organisations.

• Birmingham 2022 Small Grants – a Commonwealth Games Legacy programme rolled out across the West Midlands. Grants are given to organisations to support community activation of physical activity, focusing on three of the Games missions (Bringing people together; Improving health and wellbeing; Helping the region to grow and succeed). Priority groups are the same as for the Together Fund (above) along with any other locally-identified underrepresented group. Maximum grants are normally £2,500 per organisation and the majority of organisations we have funded through this programme are registered charities, Community Interest Companies or local voluntary organisations.

In addition to the above, Together Active paid out Sport England funding under the following grants programmes, where this funding was allocated during the previous financial year:

• Tackling Inequalities Fund – (national Sport England programme) - a programme to support organisations that deliver physical activity or sport and who target priority groups, helping them to recover from the pandemic. Maximum grants are normally £5,000 per organisation. The majority of organisations we have funded through this programme are registered charities, Community Interest Companies or local voluntary organisations.

• Commonwealth Games Legacy Grants (national Sport England programme) – a programme to provide delivery funding of £3,000 to each School Games Organiser’s Host School within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (ten in total) to deliver sport and physical activity events linked to the Commonwealth Games.

• Satellite Clubs (national Sport England programme) – a programme to set up local sport and physical activity clubs that are designed around the needs of inactive young people age 14 – 19years. Maximum grants are normally £2,500 per satellite club. The majority of organisations we fund through this programme are voluntary sports clubs, Local Authorities and Leisure Trusts.

• Community Youth Activity Fund (local grants programme in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent only) – a programme to provide diversionary sport and physical activity opportunities to young people who are causing or who are at risk of causing anti-social behaviour. Grants of up to £2,500 are awarded to voluntary organisations and charities, Local Authorities and Leisure Trusts.

• School Games Pilot Projects (local grants programme in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent only) – a programme to support School Games Organisers to pilot new, innovative ways of engaging specific target groups of young people in physical activity and sport, through delivering festivals, events, and leadership training. Grants of up to £1,000 are awarded to the Host School of each School Games Organiser.

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

6. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Summary by fund type

Costs of Running Charity
Total 2022		 Restricted
funds
2023
Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
£
859,092
-
917,335
490		 Total
2023
£
859,092
917,825		 Total
2022
£
917,825

7. Analysis of expenditure by activities

Costs of Running Charity
Total 2022		 Activities
undertaken
directly
2023
£
211,646
198,315		 Grant
funding of
activities
2023
£
299,652
377,595		 Support
costs
2023
£
347,794
341,915		 Total
funds
2023
£
859,092
917,825		 Total
funds
2022
£
917,825

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TOGETHER ACTIVE

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

7. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)

Analysis of direct costs

Staff costs
Programmes
Professional fees
Travel
Telephone
Training
Computer costs
Insurance
Hire of equipment and facilities
Post and stationery
Office equipment & furniture
Total 2022		 Activities
2023
£
120,383
72,903
30
4,097
1,123
230
2,274
455
10,087
4
60
211,646
198,315		 Total
funds
2023
£
120,383
72,903
30
4,097
1,123
230
2,274
455
10,087
4
60
211,646
198,315		 Total
funds
2022
£
124,000
62,157
135
2,405
1,644
177
5,676
37
2,018
10
56
198,315

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

7. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)

Analysis of support costs

Activities
2023
£
Staff Costs - Support
275,019
Sundry
2,552
Professional fees
9,942
Programmes
-
Telephone
2,345
Travel
4,279
Marketing
12,750
Hire of equipment and facilities
198
Training
2,028
Computer costs
8,821
Rent
12,782
Accountancy
1,201
Audit
5,400
Subscriptions
4,366
Insurance
3,833
Post and stationery
1,047
Office equipment & furniture
565
Depreciation - office equipment
666
347,794
Total 2022
341,915
8.
Auditor's remuneration
Fees payable to the Charity's auditor for the audit of the Charity's annual
accounts		 Total
funds
2023
£
275,019
2,552
9,942
-
2,345
4,279
12,750
198
2,028
8,821
12,782
1,201
5,400
4,366
3,833
1,047
565
666
347,794
341,915
2023
£
5,400		 Total
funds
2022
£
256,481
1,044
8,329
877
1,871
3,021
12,430
180
10,586
15,562
10,498
1,783
5,400
3,979
5,776
340
3,092
666
341,915
2022
£
5,400

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

9. Staff costs

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes		 2023
£
328,950
30,106
36,346
395,402		 2022
£
315,143
26,584
38,754
380,481

The average number of persons employed by the Charity during the year was as follows:

2023 2022
No. No.
Average number of employees 10 11

The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was nil (2022: nil).

The number of employees whose employee benefits (including employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was nil (2022: 1).

The key management personnel of the charity consists of the Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Digital, Campaigns and Health Manager, Young people and Workforce Manager, Active Places Manager and the Insight, Evaluation and Engagement Manager. The total amount paid to the key management personnel was £251,250.

10. Trustees' remuneration and expenses

During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2022 - £NIL) .

During the year ended 31 March 2023, expenses totalling £ 356 were reimbursed or paid directly to 1 Trustee (2022 - £190 to 1 Trustee) . This was for the reimbursement of travel and subsistence costs.

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

11.
Tangible fixed assets
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2022
At 31 March 2023
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2023
Net book value
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
12.
Debtors
Due within one year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 2023
£
24,790
8,223
33,013		 Computer
and office
equipment
£
1,999
1,999
666
666
1,332
667
1,333
2022
£
14
279,074
279,088

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

13. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Deferred income at 1 April 2022
Resources deferred during the year
Amounts released from previous periods		 2023
£
5,000
13,385
37,230
55,615
2023
£
19,156
3,583
(19,156)
3,583		 2022
£
176
19,062
28,537
47,775
2022
£
8,417
19,156
(8,417)
19,156

14. Financial instruments

Financial assets
Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities measured at fair value through income and expenditure		 2023
£
984,613
2023
£
52,033		 2022
£
1,059,711
2022
£
28,619

Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure comprise cash at bank, accrued income and other debtors.

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through income and expenditure comprise accruals and other creditors.

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

15. Statement of funds

Statement of funds - current year

Unrestricted funds
General Funds - all funds
Restricted funds - Sport
England
System Partner Funding
Together & Tackling
Inequalities Funds
Children & Young People
Funding
Birmingham 2022 (B2022)
Satellite Clubs
Commonwealth Games Legacy
Other Sport England Funding
Active Partnerships - Opening
School Facilities
Staffordshire County Council -
Open Data Post
Black County Consortium - Gen
22
West Midlands Virtual Schools
- Virtual Schools
British Blind Society - See My
Voice
Other Restricted Grants
Total of funds		 Balance at 1
April 2022
£
540,011
-
191,772
138,614
99,375
34,582
9,209
500
-
1,322
-
-
-
4,468
479,842
1,019,853		 Income
£
57,658
559,898
75,000
-
-
-
4,792
1,200
30,319
16,032
15,000
7,728
5,000
500
715,469
773,127		 Expenditure
£
-
(336,764)
(184,405)
(138,614)
(98,818)
(29,960)
(14,001)
(1,021)
(30,319)
(7,281)
(9,726)
(7,683)
-
(500)
(859,092)
(859,092)		 Transfers
in/out
£
679
-
-
-
-
-
-
(679)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(679)
-		 Balance at
31 March
2023
£
598,348
223,134
82,367
-
557
4,622
-
-
-
10,073
5,274
45
5,000
4,468
335,540
933,888

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

15. Statement of funds (continued)

Statement of funds - prior year

Unrestricted funds
General Funds - all funds
Restricted funds
TACR - Together Active Core
TASG - Together Active School
Games
TATI - Together Active
Tackling Inequalities
TAVO - Together Active
Volunteering
TAWF - Together Active
Workforce
TAYS - Together Active Youth
Sport
TAOS - (OSF)
Total of funds		 Balance at
1 April 2021
£
475,965
18,318
25,701
113,597
4,075
14,484
96,098
-
272,273
748,238		 Income
£
64,536
355,826
64,130
281,729
57
86,221
104,840
232,101
1,124,904
1,189,440		 Expenditure
£
(490)
(348,067)
(69,972)
(113,218)
(3,583)
(61,336)
(89,558)
(231,601)
(917,335)
(917,825)		 Transfers
in/out
£
-
-
549
-
(549)
-
-
-
-
-		 Balance at
31 March
2022
£
540,011
26,077
20,408
282,108
-
39,369
111,380
500
479,842
1,019,853

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15. Statement of funds (continued)

Together Active has changed the way that it reports the breakdown of restricted funds, giving individual fund balances, rather than totals grouped by cost centre.

Sport England System Partner & Delivery Funding : In April 2022 Sport England adopted a new approach to partner funding which considered their future investment in existing partners to help deliver the Uniting the Movement Strategy. Key investment funding was awarded in April 2022 to run until 31st March 2027 and includes support for agreed systemic outcomes, and delivery funding in relation to children and young people.

Together & Tackling Inequalities Funds : These funds are grant programmes operated on behalf of Sport England, with the purpose of supporting organisations to recover from the pandemic, or to survive the cost-of-living crisis. Together Active oversees the distribution of these funds across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, targeting people from priority groups (those on low incomes, those with long-term health conditions or disabilities and those from ethnically-diverse communities).

Children & Young People Funding : Sport England funding awards carried over from 2022 to support working with children and young people via a variety of programmes.

Birmingham 2022 (B2022) : This is a Commonwealth Games Legacy programme rolled out across the West Midlands. Grants are given to organisations to support community activation of physical activity, focusing on three of the Games missions (Bringing people together; Improving health and wellbeing; Helping the region to grow and succeed).

Satellite Clubs : A programme to set up local sport and physical activity clubs that are designed around the needs of inactive young people age 14 – 19years.

Commonwealth Games Legacy Grants : A programme to provide delivery funding to each School Games Organiser’s Host School within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, to deliver sport and physical activity events linked to the Commonwealth Games.

Other Sport England Funding : Additional funding, including governance support.

See My Voice (British Blind Sport) : The See My Voice inclusive sports leadership programme was designed to recruit 15 young leaders, fund the membership of Sports Leaders UK and qualification fees for each learner. Together Active worked in partnership with Bee Active to deliver the project in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

West Midlands Virtual Schools : Funding for a programme designed to be a support mechanism for children and young people in care, via multi-sports events for children and young people to access alternative activities to ‘give it a go’ and festival events.

Open Data (Staffordshire County Council) : funds designed to support the growth of our open data platform and work. Open data allows activity providers to share their sessions online, so that participants can find and book them easily. By uploading the details of an activity to one location, activity finders like ours can pull that information through and display it in multiple locations on the internet or within apps.

Gen 22 (Black Country Consortium) : This programme was designed to provide volunteering opportunities and to engage young people aged 16-24 into placement / training opportunities.

Opening School Facilities (Active Partnerships) : A programme designed to allocate funds to eligible schools with the aim of creating and increasing sport and physical activity opportunities via opening school facilities.

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15. Statement of funds (continued)

Other Restricted Grants: Other small restricted grants, including underspends from previous years.

Transfers In / Out

A transfer of £679 has been made into General Funds because whilst £1,146 of expenditure was taken from unrestricted funds, a credit of £1,843 was made to unrestricted funds due to a decrease in accrued leave costs compared to 2021-22, leaving a balance of £697.

16. Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds - current year

Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
Total		 Restricted
funds
2023
Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
£
-
667
391,155
597,681
(55,615)
-
335,540
598,348		 Total
funds
2023
£
667
988,836
(55,615)
933,888

Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year

Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
Total		 Restricted
funds
2022
£
-
527,617
(47,775)
479,842		 Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
1,333
538,678
-
540,011		 Total
funds
2022
£
1,333
1,066,295
(47,775)
1,019,853

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

Net income/expenditure for the year (as per Statement of Financial
Activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase in creditors
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities		 2023
£
(85,965)
666
246,075
7,840
168,616		 2022
£
271,615
666
(272,434)
17
(136)

18. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

Cash in hand
Total cash and cash equivalents		 2023
£
955,823
955,823		 2022
£
787,207
787,207

19. Analysis of changes in net debt

Cash at bank and in hand At 1 April
2022
£
787,207
787,207		 Cash flows
£
168,616
168,616		 At 31 March
2023
£
955,823
955,823

20. Pension commitments

The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Charity in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the group to the fund and amounted to £3,616 (2022: £5,233) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in creditors.

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21. Related party transactions

During the year, Together Active received £2,500 (2022: £2,500) from Stafford Borough Council. Tim Clegg, a Trustee of Together Active, is also a Chief Executive at Stafford Borough Council. There were no balances outstanding at the year end.

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