2022-04-01-accounts - O.p.a.l Centre

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2021 Period start date To 01/04/2022 Period end date Charity name: O.P.A.L. CENTRE

Charity registration number: 1193989

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To promote social inclusion and advance the provision available for children and young people with special needs aged 6-25years living on the Wirral by providing opportunities to learn skills and develop capabilities through play. To provide short term daytime respite for families of children and young people with complex needs by providing closed access opportunities for play, adventure and learning. This will be achieved through providing a safe space for children and young people with special needs to socialise, develop friendships, and further capabilities. This will be achieved through a range of activities planned and implemented by experienced and knowledgeable staff members who understand the children’s needs and how to best support them. We will also be providing short term respite for families of children and young people with complex needs.
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	• To support ‘SEND’ Special educational needs and disabilities and ‘PMLD’ profound and multiple learning disability children, young people and their families across the Wirral through short term respite. • To provide weekly respite sessions for children and young people to socialise, gain independence and engage in varied experiences. • To provide weekly respite sessions for families to be able to spend time with siblings and/or complete daily tasks • To provide short term respite during half terms for children and young people
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance	Para 1.18	Market research shows evidence of a gap in specialist out of school provision for children with complex needs. Recently,with the effects

issued by the Charity of COVID a local charity, that met this need Commission on public for children, has closed leaving many families benefit without much needed respite. Wirral’s local assessment of need (2016) states that there are 1660 school aged children on the Wirral with an Education, Health Care Plan and 56.4% of these children are placed within specialist schools which highlights the amount of families in need. This service will provide support to children and young people with special needs as it provides a safe space for them to socialise and access a range of different opportunities with staff that understand their needs and can support them to communicate in a way that best suits their needs and capabilities.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

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	The Charity has been in the planning and development stages since gaining its charity commission approval, it will be shortly launching its offering to community at the end of Quarter 1, early Quarter 2 2023. The reason for delay is due to funding and the ability to secure a play site and office to operate from. For the short, medium and long term we have completed budgets and projections to secure a fully working site based on income from charging fees on each child or young adult attending, we are also in the process of applying to secure funding from charities and Trusts set up to assist charities such as ours in the local communities. We envisage that we will be making a strong and positive contribution to the local community by offering support and places to families that have lost the equivalent SEND & PMLD centres that were provided previously by the Local council and governments and have been closed due to budget cuts,

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Cash held is from donations, no other income has been received since the granting permission as a Charitybythe commission.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	None
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	None
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	None
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

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	CIO
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	Trustees have been vetted on experience, passion for providing support and overall appreciation for creating a worthwhile cause for the community. Once a Trustee has been identified or proposed we undertake an interview process and then vote amongst all on whether they should be appointed.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	O.P.A.L CENTRE
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1193989
Charity’s principal address	1 Berner Street Birkenhead Wirral CH41 4JY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Ryan Corton	Chair	20/04/2021
Susan Elizabeth Bonner		20/04/2021
Emma London		20/04/2021

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Not Applicable

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year

Not Applicable

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not Applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not Applicable 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 None

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
	Ryan Corton
	Chair
	27thJanuary 2023
	27thJanuary 2023

	O.P.A.L. Centre Charity Name	O.P.A.L. Centre Charity Name	O.P.A.L. Centre Charity Name	1193989 No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	4/1/2021 Period start date	To	4/1/2022 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 1,980 412 187 100 12 21 5 5 4 10 5 6 3 2 5 5 58 15 424 3,259 - - - 3,259 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,259 - - 3,259	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 1,980 412 187 100 12 21 5 5 4 10 5 6 3 2 5 5 58 15 424 3,259 - - - 3,259 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,259	Last year to the nearest £
A E Wilkinson N V Adyen N V Adyen Nat West Compensation C Povell Paypal K McKenna M Wylde G Wilson S Jones J Catterall H Hickman Woodworth + Lynchy H. Panteli L Nicholls P Murphy Paypal Amazon Europe Core Paypal	1,980				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	3,259				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	3,259	-	-	3,259	-
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

1/27/2023

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details O.P.A.L. Centre balance at end of 2022 Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 3,259 - - - - - 3,259 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Ryan Corton	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of
		Ryan Corton	27th January202

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

1/27/2023