## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 23/08/2022 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: BREAKIN BARRIERS**
## **Charity registration number: 1200151**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To provide support and initiatives to
children, youth and adults who suffer from
spinal cord injuries & disorders.
Additionally, we provide youth interventions
and Inclusion initiatives that benefit the
wider community.|
|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|Breakin Barriers is a UK charity and in
relation to the reporting period we have
held Online virtual and group sessions
which give spinal cord injury survivors a
safe space to speak on mental struggles
they experience transitioning or navigating
through day to day life.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All Trustees of Breakin Barriers are aware
of the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **N/A** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
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|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|**With regards to the reporting period**
**Breakin Barriers have by large used this**
**period to set out a forward**
**vision/strategy for the organisation and**
**the charitable services that we will**
**provide.**
**This has been formed in consultation**
**with current and potential beneficiaries**
**and will entail Inclusion events,**
**activities, workshops and awareness**
**raising initiatives that will be referenced**
**in our next annual reporting.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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|**We are on a strong financial footing with**
**a range of grant funding, donations and**
**income from activities expected in our**
**forthcoming financial year.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Our reserves policy is to work to a**
**position where we have at least 3**
**months’ worth of operational and**
**overhead costs.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**First period of operating**|
|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**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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 Of A Charitable**
**Incorporated Organisation**|
|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|**Open process by way of nomination and**
**trustee quorum voting.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|BREAKIN BARRIERS|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1200151|
|Charity’s principal address|5 Park Court
Birmingham Road
Coleshill
B46 1AS|
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||Joseph Bailey||23/08/2022||
||Jessie Gayle||23/08/2022||
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## – 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**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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)** F. Thompson
**Full name(s)** Fidel Thompson
**Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
19/03/2024
## **BREAKIN BARRIERS**
(Charity Incorporated Organisation number 1200151)
## **Financial statements**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2023**
|**Page**|**Contents**|
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|2 - 4|Directors’ (Trustees’) annual report|
|5|Income and expenditure account|
|6|Balance sheet|
|7|Notes to the accounts|
## **BREAKIN BARRIERS**
## **Directors’ report (incorporating the Trustees’ annual report)**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2023**
The trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act, submit their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
|**Full name**:|Breakin Barriers|
|---|---|
|**CIO Registered Number:**|1200151|
|**Principal address:**|5 Park Court, Birmingham Road, Coleshill, B46 1AS|
|**Directors (Trustees):**|Joseph Bailey, Chair|
||Fidel Thompson|
||Jessie Gayle|
|**Bankers:**|HSBC, 67 The Parade, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1PD|
|**Independent examiner:**|Paula Wilson, MAAT|
||2 Hickman House, Hickman Road, Galley Common|
||Nuneaton, CV10 9NQ|
## **Governance and management**
The charity is a Charity Incorporated Organisation. It is operated under the rules of its constitution, dated 23 August 2022. The only voting members are the charity trustees It has no share capital and the liability of each member in the event of winding-up is limited to £1.
Overall management of the charity is the responsibility of the trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the constitution.
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## **BREAKIN BARRIERS**
## **Director’s Report (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **Aims and objectives**
For the public benefit, the objects of the CIO are:
1. To relieve the needs of people with spinal cord injuries in the UK, particularly, but not exclusively, those who may be experiencing or at risk of experiencing poor mental health, by the means of, but not exclusively:
- a. Increasing awareness of the impact of spinal cord injuries upon mental health;
- b. Providing early intervention opportunities for those with spinal cord injuries to work on their physical and mental health such as painting, exercise, socialising, coaching and counselling;
- c. Creating content, events, partnerships and experiences that encourage those with spinal cord injuries to share their experiences in a friendly and supportive environment;
- d. Providing funding and support to midlands Centre for Spinal Injury, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital.
2. The Promotion of social inclusion amng people with spinal cord injuries and their families who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of their injurty or disability by:
- a. Raising Public awareness of the issues affecting people with spinal cord injuries and their families, both generally and in relation to their social exclusion;
- b. Providing recreational facilities and opportunities for people with spinal cord injuries.
## **The charity’s policy on reserves**
The charity has no specific policy with regard to the level of reserves.
## **Exemptions**
The trustees have taken advantage of the exemptions available to small companies, including the audit exemption (see statement on balance sheet).
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## **BREAKIN BARRIERS**
## **Director’s Report (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **Responsibilities of the trustees**
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities of England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
- observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures that must be disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy, at any time, the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity’s website in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements.
## **Declarations**
The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors
Signature F. Thompson ________________________. Date 18/03/2024__________
Full Name: Fidel Thompson
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## **BREAKIN BARRIERS**
## **Statement of financial activities incorporating the**
## **income and expenditure account**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2023**
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the organisation by:
Signed F. Thompson ___________________________________ Dated 18/03/24___________
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## **BREAKIN BARRIERS**
## **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1200151**
## **BALANCE SHEET TO 31 MARCH 2023**
## **Exemption from audit**
_For the year ending 31[st] March 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies._
## _Directors’ responsibilities:_
- _The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006:_
- _The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts._
_These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP._
The directors declare that they have approved the accounts above.
Signed on behalf of the company’s directors:
Signed: F . Thompson ____________________________
Dated: 18/03/24____________________
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## **BREAKIN BARRIERS**
## **Notes to the accounts**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## **Basis of the preparation of the accounts**
These accounts 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 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 and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and with the Charities Act 2011
## **Incoming resources**
All material incoming resources have been included on a receivable basis – i.e. they are included if the date receivable falls within the period covered by these accounts.
## **Resources expended**
These have been analysed using a natural classification
## **2. Creditors**
## **3. Trustees’ remuneration, benefits and expenses**
Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.
## **4. Independent examination and accountancy services**
During the period, the cost of accountancy services was £50.
## **5. Glossary of terms**
**Creditors:**
These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.
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