## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1/4/2021 Period start date To 31/3/2022 Period end date** **Charity name:** Swansea Parent Carer Forum ## **Charity registration number:** 1189730 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To relieve the needs of disabled children of
all ages.
1. The provision and opportunities for
parent carers to influence the
decisions that affect their families
and to contribute to developing
services that meet the need of their
families.
2. The provision of advice and support
to parent carers via workshops and
other means to unform and
empower about the services and
issues that affect them and their
families.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|•
Our Purpose – We are an
independent organisation whose
purpose is:-
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To strategically influence change by
co-producing services for disabled
children, young people and adults
and their families.
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To enable disabled children, young
people and adults and their families
to have a voice at the centre of
decision making.
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To reflect the diversity of our
communities.
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To take a rights-based approach
and empower our community.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|As a charity we have regard to the Charity
Commission’s public benefit guidance.
Trustees make decisions to ensure the
charity’s purpose provides benefit to our
membership. We also make decisions to
manage risks of detriment or harm to our
membership and partners that might result
from carrying out its purpose.| We are a member of and work closely with Swansea Council for Voluntary Service who provide training and guidance on good governance. ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|•
We co-produce and co-
design services that meet the needs
of disabled children of all ages and
their families e.g. Additional
Learning Needs Implementation,
Direct Payments and Carers Needs
Assessments improving services to
meet needs of parent carers.
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We develop and empower our
membership to have a
strong collective voice and to
influence positive change by
providing a constructive channel of
communication between parent
carers and strategic partners. We
achieve this through sitting on
working groups with the Local
Authority, Health Board and West
Glamorgan Regional Partnership.
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Arranging training for parent carers.
Although we were unable to deliver
the face to face we delivered online
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We listen and feed the voice of
parent carers in Swansea into
decision making. We launched our
first survey of members which will
drive our priorities for 2022-2023
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We ran a successful respite project
for our members during the year
with additional funding
Spcf Annual Report 2021 2022 final| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As at 31/3/2022 we held £17013. Due to
the impact of the pandemic our face to face
engagement events during the year were
reduced.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|•
SPCF intends to spend all its
(unrestricted) funds received in any
given year on supporting the aims
and objectives of the charity.
•
We wish to be prudent, however,
and have set a reserve in order to
ensure SPCF has some funds
available for emergencies,
unforeseen opportunities etc.
•
This reserve can be used for any
agreed purpose the trustees see fit,
in order to fulfil the charity’s
continued operation and support for
its members, and the wider parent
carer community.
•
SPCF typically sets aside 5% of the
unrestricted funds as its reserve.
This reserves policy shall be regularly
reviewed and monitored in order to ensure
it continues to meet the needs of SPCF,
taking into account changes in funding, the
local landscape, membership etc and at
least annually the review will be minuted.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£17013| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(Foundation Model)| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|1. There must be at least four charity
trustees and every charity trustee
must be a resident of Swansea and
must be a parent or carer of a
person of any age with a disability.
2. Apart from the first charity trustees,
every trustee must be appointed by
a resolution passed at a properly
convened meeting of the charity
trustees.
3. In selecting individuals for
appointment as charity trustees, the
charity trustees must have regard to
the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Swansea Parent Carers Forum| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Swansea PCF| |Registered charity number|1189730| |Charity’s principal address|61 Pennard Drive Swansea SA3 2DN| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Heidi Lythgoe|Chair||| ||Joanann Phillips|Secretary||| ||Chris Law|Treasurer||| ||Ishbel Hansen|||| ||Hazel Lim||Resigned February22|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **|| |---|---|---| |Heidi Lythgoe||| |Joanann Phillips||| |Chris Law||| |Ishbel Hansen||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Chris Law|Jo Phillips| ||
Treasurer|Secretary| ||5 September 2022|| ||5 September 2022|| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES 1189730 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a FOT the perfod from 01104r2021 3110312022 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrn•trlcted lund• Restrlcted funds Endowm•nt funds Total lund8 Lastygar lo th• ts> th• n•w••t E t• lh• Mamt£ A1 Rae•l ts 44X•]O 000 7.wo 10.620 LA. You fime BaL* ticwbabth$ AIrW￿ srri￿) 37 37 233 6,258 59 2.ass 221 ALN ITCOVID VSEF Sei up ¢ost5 Sub ¢otal(Gmss incm for ARJ 44037 61A iOS.S46 A2 Ass•t and Inv•stm•nt sales, Is•• tabl•l. Sub total ¥037 61A09 A3Pa viwyou Tity* P*nlcarEr ICOMD) 5A740 53.74D 11S2 P8th5 ALN.Wtr*in4 T¢¥euier 20 154 l71• 1114T 2139 1.J19 11147 J99 196 Celebrabon E¥eni Insurnrt4 SIRt￿ry & 176 212 920 302 Sub tolal 101117 11711 A4 A88•1 and Inv•8kn•nt UrchaS￿. 8•0 tabl• Eryjipnwt Sub total 40,847 81.640 16,611 N•1 ofrnC•lp￿(paYMentsj A5 Transfers betw••n funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this y•ar•nd 3.191 331 13, 12.695 15. 1.1TI 17,013 13.725 CCXX R1 accounts {SSI Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrfcted Restrlcted lunds fund8 Endowment funds Categories Detsils B1 Cash funds At tonk 15.115 1.127 Total cash 15086 Unrn8trkt•d funds R•8trlctsd funds Endowmènt fund• Dela51$ B2 Oth•r monetsry 4880ts lo*thlch ¢uThant wlu• Details B3 Inveslment auets Fund lo whkh b•1 Currnnt v•lu• Details IT B4 Assets retalnod for tho charlty'q own u8e 570 Fwd toYJ Wh•n dup Detalls OMI B5 Llablllll•s Sv4rRd by (￿e or t￿￿tse$ on b8haK ofal th• INsltts Spanalur• Prlnl Name Dale of oval LyLhs Q5mV2022 Clwis Law CCXX R2 aCC￿￿nts ISSI oNogr2022 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port lo tho trusteesl rnember5 of S AfrJgeA PFkLc￿f CA On accounts for the year ended Charfty no (If any) 118qiao Set out on pages I report to Ihe trustees on my e￿MInatiOn of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended a 1103120 2 Raspon8lblliti•s and As the tharity trustees of the Trusl, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts tn acc(￿ance ￿ryth th8 requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Acr). I report in resp8d of my eXaM*￿tiOn of the TwsV5 accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrylng out my examination. I have followed the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commisslon urKJer sectvjn 145{5)(b) of the A I have completed my e￿￿MInation. I confirm that no materfal matters have come to my attention In connectlon wlth the exarnInatm￿ ￿lch gives me cause to belleve that In, any material Independent examlnerfs statement accxjunttiw recc*ds ￿re not kept In accordance with section 130 of the Acl or the accounts do not ac(ud valh the accounting records I have no concems and have come across rv) other matters in connedlon th the examnation to whth attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper underslanding ol the accounts to be reached. ' Pkase delete the worfs in the brnckets rflheydo not apply. Signed: Date: S/ql21 Naffl?: Relevant professlonal quallficatlon($) or body (If any): FCCA - Address: q SfAr4 Liff PLA0& th• n•w••t E t• lh• Mamt£ A1 Rae•l ts 44X•]O 000 7.wo 10.620 LA. You fime BaL* ticwbabth$ AIrW￿ srri￿) 37 37 233 6,258 59 2.ass 221 ALN ITCOVID VSEF Sei up ¢ost5 Sub ¢otal(Gmss incm for ARJ 44037 61A iOS.S46 A2 Ass•t and Inv•stm•nt sales, Is•• tabl•l. Sub total ¥037 61A09 A3Pa viwyou Tity* P*nlcarEr ICOMD) 5A740 53.74D 11S2 P8th5 ALN.Wtr*in4 T¢¥euier 20 154 l71• 1114T 2139 1.J19 11147 J99 196 Celebrabon E¥eni Insurnrt4 SIRt￿ry & 176 212 920 302 Sub tolal 101117 11711 A4 A88•1 and Inv•8kn•nt UrchaS￿. 8•0 tabl• Eryjipnwt Sub total 40,847 81.640 16,611 N•1 ofrnC•lp￿(paYMentsj A5 Transfers betw••n funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this y•ar•nd 3.191 331 13, 12.695 15. 1.1TI 17,013 13.725 CCXX R1 accounts {SSI Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrfcted Restrlcted lunds fund8 Endowment funds Categories Detsils B1 Cash funds At tonk 15.115 1.127 Total cash 15086 Unrn8trkt•d funds R•8trlctsd funds Endowmènt fund• Dela51$ B2 Oth•r monetsry 4880ts lo*thlch ¢uThant wlu• Details B3 Inveslment auets Fund lo whkh b•1 Currnnt v•lu• Details IT B4 Assets retalnod for tho charlty'q own u8e 570 Fwd toYJ Wh•n dup Detalls OMI B5 Llablllll•s Sv4rRd by (￿e or t￿￿tse$ on b8haK ofal th• INsltts Spanalur• Prlnl Name Dale of oval LyLhs Q5mV2022 Clwis Law CCXX R2 aCC￿￿nts ISSI oNogr2022 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port lo tho trusteesl rnember5 of S AfrJgeA PFkLc￿f CA On accounts for the year ended Charfty no (If any) 118qiao Set out on pages I report to Ihe trustees on my e￿MInatiOn of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended a 1103120 2 Raspon8lblliti•s and As the tharity trustees of the Trusl, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts tn acc(￿ance ￿ryth th8 requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Acr). I report in resp8d of my eXaM*￿tiOn of the TwsV5 accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrylng out my examination. I have followed the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commisslon urKJer sectvjn 145{5)(b) of the A I have completed my e￿￿MInation. I confirm that no materfal matters have come to my attention In connectlon wlth the exarnInatm￿ ￿lch gives me cause to belleve that In, any material Independent examlnerfs statement accxjunttiw recc*ds ￿re not kept In accordance with section 130 of the Acl or the accounts do not ac(ud valh the accounting records I have no concems and have come across rv) other matters in connedlon th the examnation to whth attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper underslanding ol the accounts to be reached. ' Pkase delete the worfs in the brnckets rflheydo not apply. Signed: Date: S/ql21 Naffl?: Relevant professlonal quallficatlon($) or body (If any): FCCA - Address: q SfAr4 Liff PLA0&