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Respect for All CIO
Unaudited Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
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Respect for All Approval Statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
We approve these accounts which comprise the statement of financial activities, balance sheet and related notes. We acknowledge our responsibilities for the accounts and providing all of the information and explanations necessary for their completion.
Treasurer - Priscilla Asirifi
Date: 12/5/2024
Chair - Caroline Jane Gay
Date: 12/15/2024
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Report from the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024
Respect for All CIO (RfA) is a registered charity that provides specialist counselling services to individuals with learning disabilities, autistic people, and their families and carers across Greater Manchester.
The Trustees have carefully considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit in alignment with the charity’s objectives. This report outlines those objectives and demonstrates how they have been fulfilled in the current year.
Our History and Values
Respect for All CIO continues to uphold the founding values established in 2001, emphasising a clientcentred approach grounded in the social model of disability. Originally registered as an unincorporated charity in 2009, RfA was supported by charitable trusts and later by NHS grants and commissions. In 2020, RfA transitioned to an incorporated charitable organisation (CIO), inheriting all assets and liabilities from the previous entity (Charity 1129953).
We pride ourselves on maintaining our identity as a ‘lived experience’ organisation, which we believe is essential for achieving the best outcomes for our clients. RfA recruits’ employees, counsellors, and student placements who either have personal or lived experience with learning disabilities, autism, or neurodivergence, or possess significant professional expertise and a passion for providing specialised support to our client base. We seek a range of skills to offer diverse therapeutic approaches, including person-centred therapy, integrative therapy, hypnotherapy/relaxation, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), play therapy, and mindfulness. RfA also supports students on placement and engages experienced volunteers, all recruited through a robust safer recruitment process.
Operational Growth and Service Expansion
During the 2023/24 financial year, RfA continued to deliver its specialised counselling services in line with our 2021–2024 business plan. Our organisational infrastructure and staffing have expanded, positioning RfA well for future growth and funding opportunities.
We successfully recruited five new staff members, increasing our team from three to eight employees. This includes a full-time senior manager, the Head of Charity Development, who works alongside the Head of Operations to ensure organizational resilience and growth. Additionally, three part-time service coordinators have been appointed to manage the growing demand for our services, and one part-time group services coordinator has been recruited to develop and oversee RfA’s expanding group support services. Thanks to continued funding from the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP), these group services now run throughout the year.
Co-Production and Strategic Development
RfA remains committed to collaboration, with co-production central to our service development, design, and evaluation. This includes input from senior management, the Board of Trustees, service users, employees, and counsellors. Through a truly grassroots, client-needs-led approach, we have developed a new 3-year strategic plan (2024–2027), which will guide our activities and ensure that our objectives and values remain at the core of everything we do.
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Addressing Growing Demand
Our mission is to reach more autistic and learning-disabled individuals across Greater Manchester. The demand for specialised mental health support within these communities is increasing rapidly, evidenced by a fourfold rise in referrals. Despite this, a gap in NHS funding persists, often resulting in inappropriate spot purchase arrangements to meet the needs of this significant cohort.
Encouragingly, central GM commissioning strategy has recognised this need and indicated plans to address it in future commissioning from April 2025. RfA remains actively involved in advocating for these changes.
Service Engagement Across Greater Manchester
Stockport has a longstanding arrangement for supporting autistic individuals through GP spot purchases. In recent years, Trafford and Salford have collaborated with RfA to establish effective referral processes, leading to significant increases in service uptake. Manchester continues to utilise spot-purchase referrals, though successful funding applications remain limited compared to the volume of referrals and evident need. Rochdale (HMR) continues to provide a small annual grant of £25,000.
In Bury and Oldham, we have managed to assist some clients through spot funding, while residents of Bolton, Wigan, and Tameside have seen limited or no successful applications for service funding.
The GMHSCP grant has enabled us to mitigate this 'postcode lottery' by providing group services to those in need but not yet eligible for NHS-commissioned support, including counselling for families and carers of autistic and/or learning-disabled individuals.
Counselling Services Delivery
Our dedicated team of counsellors are the backbone of RfA, delivering counselling to 711 individual clients over the past year, with 792 unique referrals received. We are currently experiencing a referral rate that projects to over 1,000 new referrals annually. To address this demand, we continue to recruit specialist counsellors and students, with our counselling team now numbering 44.
Public Benefit and Financial Overview
The public benefit of RfA’s services is reflected in the improved well-being reported by clients, as measured through standardised assessment tools used by both clients and their counsellors. Additional information, including our Annual Reports, is available upon request via info@respectforall.org.uk
Respect for All has seen year-on-year growth in income, rising from £201,661 in FY20/21 to £314,717 in FY21/22, and £324,486 over a 10-month period in FY22/23. Our FY23/24 accounts show an income of £423,771.
RfA maintains all grant income as restricted funds, with £12,238 carried forward, already allocated to clients whose counselling will extend beyond 31 March 2024. We close FY23/24 with £216,317 in unrestricted reserves, which aligns with our reserves policy of maintaining six months' forecast running costs. This stability allows us to invest in service development, including the appointment of a Training Development and Delivery Lead to meet future demands.
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Governance and Organisational Structure
Respect for All is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation incorporated in 2020 and is governed by a board of trustees.
Respect for All CIO
Charity Name: Respect for All CIO Contact Address: The Old Town Hall, 5 Irwell Place, Eccles, Salford, M30 0FN Bank: The Co-operative Bank PO Box 200, Skelmersdale, WN8 6 WT Website: www.respectforall.org.uk Email: info@respectforall.org.uk
| Trustees as at 31st March 2024: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Judy Turner | Chair | (appointed 09/03/20) |
| Priscilla Asirifii | Treasurer | (appointed 28/06/23) |
| Maggie Walker | (appointed 09/03/20) | |
| Eric Irozuro | (appointed 27/04/21) | |
| Shirley Woods-Gallagher | (appointed 28/06/23) | |
| Michael Molete | (appointed 28/06/23) | |
| Grace Kathingo | (appointed 04/12/23) | |
| Carl Ashcroft | (appointed 17/02/24) | |
| Trustees at time of writing: | ||
| Caroline Jane Gay | Chair | (appointed 17/06/24) |
| Michael Molete | Deputy chair | (appointed 28/06/23) |
| Priscilla Asirifii | Treasurer | (appointed 28/06/23) |
| Maggie Walker | (appointed 09/03/20) | |
| Eric Irozuro | (appointed 27/04/21) | |
| Shirley Woods-Gallagher | (appointed 28/06/23) | |
| Michael Molete | (appointed 28/06/23) | |
| Grace Kathingo | (appointed 04/12/23) | |
| Carl Ashcroft | (appointed 17/02/24) | |
| Jayson Haynes | (appointed 27/05/24) | |
| Andrew James Abernethy | (appointed 05/08/24) |
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Respect for All – Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Income Rochdale SIF Grant GMHSCP Grant Stockport Biglife Counselling Fees Other boroughs/CCGs Counselling Fees self-funders Counselling Fees Stockport CCG Counselling Fees Manchester CCG Counselling Fees Trafford CCG Counselling Fees Salford CCG Bank interest received Total Income Direct Costs Counselling Sessions Counselling DNA Counselling GMHSCP Counselling Supervision Mentoring Safeguarding Training Advocacy Total Direct Costs Indirect Costs Administration and Co-ordinator Salaries Staff costs Insurance - RFA General CRB/DBS Stationery Telephone and internet Accounting costs Website/IT Sundry Expenses Travel Advertising and marketing Depreciation Total Indirect Costs |
Year ended 31/03/2024 31/03/2024 10 month period 31/03/2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total £ £ £ £ 25,000 25,000 21,197 116,150 116,150 91,417 5,000 5,000 2,500 2,500 31,280 31,280 68,230 501 501 440 103,920 103,920 114,177 40,860 40,860 29,025 49,260 49,260 49,300 49,300 1,934 1,934 63 277,055 148,650 425,705 324,675 156,785 33,859 190,644 153,797 4,987 3,307 8,294 5,427 87,856 87,856 50,929 1,812 1,812 3,624 2,926 121 829 829 1,658 918 414 414 828 - 2,166 84 2,250 1,724 166,993 128,161 295,154 215,842 538 81,462 88,251 169,713 79,576 410 444 854 2,168 533 652 1,185 1,104 149 182 331 894 54 66 120 64 469 573 1,042 1,258 547 668 1,215 900 2,915 3,563 6,478 4,946 2,797 3,416 6,213 4,666 612 748 1,360 116 686 839 1,525 3,723 3,723 3,705 |
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| 94,357 99,402 193,759 99,935 |
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Continued - Respect for All – Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Surplus/(deficit) for the period Surplus/(deficit) brought forward Total surplus/(deficit) carried forward |
year ended 31/03/2024 31/03/2024 31/03/23 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total £ £ £ £ 15,705 (78,913) (63,208) 8,898 200,612 91,151 291,763 282,865 |
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| 216,317 12,238 228,555 291,763 |
The Statement of Financial Activities include all the gains and losses in the period and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and loses has not been prepared. All the above amounts relate to continuing services.
The notes on pages 9 – 11 form part of the financial statements
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Respect for All - Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Note Fixed Assets Computer Equipment 2 Current Assets Bank Balances Unrestricted Restricted - Allocated funding 3 Total at Bank Debtors 4 Prepayments and Accrued Income Total Assets Current Liabilities Creditors 5 Accruals Grants Net Assets Funds of the Charity Restricted Funds Unrestricted Funds |
31/03/2024 £ £ 5,363 132,513 12,238 144,751 70,739 38,570 109,309 259,423 25,801 900 4,167 (30,868) 228,555 31/03/2024 £ 12,238 216,317 228,555 |
10 month period 31/03/2023 £ £ 8,447 249,501 91,151 340,652 38,830 28,018 46,323 85,153 434,252 26,588 900 115,000 (142,488) 291,763 10 month period 31/03/2023 £ 91,151 200,612 291,763 |
10 month period 31/03/2023 £ £ 8,447 249,501 91,151 340,652 38,830 28,018 46,323 85,153 434,252 26,588 900 115,000 (142,488) 291,763 10 month period 31/03/2023 £ 91,151 200,612 291,763 |
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| 291,763 |
12/15/2024
These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............... and signed on their behalf by ............................
The notes on pages 9 – 11 form part of the financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
1. Principle Accounting Policies
Accounting convention
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
The accounts 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 UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014
Going concern
The trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Recognition of income
Income is accounted for when the charity becomes entitlement to the resources, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably.
Liability recognition
Expenditure is included on an accrual basis once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £100.00. Depreciation is charged to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets over their estimated useful lives.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis: Computer equipment - 25% on cost Office equipment – 25% on cost
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term deposits with a maturity of three months or less.
2. Tangible Fixed Assets
| Cost At 1 April 2023 Additions Disposals At 31 March 2024 Depreciation At 1 April 2023 Charge for the year At 31 March 2024 Net Book Value at 31 March 2024 |
Computer Equipment Office Equipment Total 14,372 450 14,822 438 202 640 |
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| 14,810 652 15,462 |
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| 6,266 151 6,375 3,611 112 3,723 |
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| 9,837 262 10,099 |
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| 4,973 390 5,363 |
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3. Summary of restricted Income and Expenses
| Funds brought forward Grant received Direct Restricted expenses: Counselling Sessions Counselling DNA Counselling GMHSCP Counselling Supervision Safeguarding Training Advocacy Total Direct Restricted Expenses Indirect Restricted Expenses Salaries Staff costs Insurance - RFA General CRB/DBS Stationery Telephone and internet Accounting costs Website/IT Sundry Expenses Travel Advertising and Marketing Total Indirect Restricted Expenses Surplus/(deficit) for the current year Surplus/(Deficit) restricted funding |
GMHSCP Rochdale SIF Stockport Big life Total |
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| 73,938 17,213 91,151 |
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| 116,150 25,000 5,000 2,500 148,650 |
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| 9,052 19,339 3,476 1,992 33,859 2,728 579 3,307 87,856 87,856 1,450 326 27 9 1,812 663 149 13 4 829 331 75 6 2 414 84 84 |
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| 102,080 20,552 3,522 2,007 128,161 |
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| 71,280 15,274 1,273 424 88,251 359 77 6 2 444 533 107 9 3 652 149 30 2 1 182 54 11 1 0 66 469 94 8 3 573 547 109 9 3 668 2,915 583 49 16 3,563 2,795 559 47 16 3,416 612 122 10 3 748 686 137 11 4 839 |
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| 80,399 17,103 1,425 475 99,402 |
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| (66,329) (12,655) 53 18 (78,913) |
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| 7,609 4,558 53 18 12,238 |
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| 4. Debtors Amounts falling due within one year Trade Debtors Total Debtors 5. Creditors Amounts falling due within one year Trade Creditors Total Creditors |
31 March 2024 10 Month period 31 March 2023 70,740 38,830 |
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| 70,740 29,080 |
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| 31 March 2024 10 Month period 31 March 2023 25,801 26,588 |
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| 25,801 26,588 |
6. Funds
Unrestricted funds
Comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use in accordance with the charity’s general purpose.
Restricted funds
Comprise donations and grants for specific activities set out by the donor.
7. Salaries and Pensions
| Salaries Employers National Insurance Payroll service |
31 March 2024 10 month period 31 March 2023 120,363 75,374 41,788 3,840 7,562 362 |
|---|---|
| 169,713 79,576 |
The average number of persons employed by the charity during the year was 5 (2023: 3).
Respect for All offers an auto enrolment pension scheme, As at the period end 31 March 2024, all employees are enrolled on this scheme.
8. Trustee remuneration
The charities policy is that trustees cannot be employees, but are entitled to claim reasonable expenses incurred in their role as trustee of the charity. No expenses were claimed by the trustees for the period ending 31 March 2024. (2023: £Nil).
9. Related party disclosure
There were no related party transactions for the period ended 31 March 2024 (2023: £Nil)
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Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of Respect For All
This report is made solely to the trustees of Respect for All CIO, for the year ended 31 March 2024. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity’s trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees for my examination work.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is required.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Charities Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with general directions given by the Charity Commission. My examination included:
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A review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.
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It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met.
18 November 2024 Emily Edward FCCA – Smile Accountants Limited
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