Memory Action Group
Charity number 1203322
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Memory Action Group
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Examiner's report | 4 |
| Receipts and payments account | 5 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 to 8 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Memory Action Group
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates
Position Laura Williams Chair Elizabeth Bullock Vice Chair Janet Archbold Treasurer Mark Gillen Secretary Monica Haley Jane Spedding Richard Opasiak Helen Watkiss
Appointed 18 July 2024 Appointed 2 May 2023 Appointed 9 March 2024 Resigned 4 March 2025 Appointed 9 March 2024 Resigned 5 February 2025 Appointed 9 March 2024
Charity number
1203322
Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address Bankers 28 Belgravia Road Santander UK St Johns Bridle Road Wakefield Bootle WF1 3JP Mersyside L30 4GB
Independent examiner
Sarah Coates West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 31 May 2023 and is governed by a constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The relief of those in need by reason of ill-health for the public benefit by providing support for people living with dementia their carers and families in Wakefield district. The area of benefit would be Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and surrounding areas.
The charity's main activities
The charity provides drop in sessions weekly for people with dementia and their carers, run monthly exercise and singing sessions. They also run events and activities throughout the year.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
Achievements and performance
Numbers attending Memory Action Group (MAG) twice weekly drop in sessions are increasing exponentially. MAG is well known in the area and receives referrals from many organisations including NHS, Alzheimer’s Society, Age UK, Carers Wakefield. MAG now offers a monthly Singalong session, Chair exercises session and a Music and Movement Session.
During the year we enjoyed three barge trips, day trips to York, Pickering, Whitby Steam Train with North Yorkshire Moors Railway and afternoon tea at Blackpool Tower Ballroom. We worked with Actual Size Theatre Company on their play ‘Memory Palace, I am still here’ about living with dementia.
Three crafting sessions were held with Recovery College, four get set goal sessions were held with nursing students from Huddersfield University including health checks, e.g. blood pressure and heart rate with talks covering exercise, sleep and anxiety etc.
Sessions were held with members from the Hepworth gallery, a music and movement session held with Hoot Creative and Spectrum People with two musicians and dancers from the Netherlands. MAG was chosen as the Wakefield Mayor’s Charity, also the charity of the club captains and Lady captains at Waterton Park and Wakefield golf clubs. The Christmas party was attended by over 90 people.
Visitors at the centre included Wakefield Wheelchair Services; Open Country; Continence Team, Simon Lightwood MP; National Mining Museum; Live Well Wakefield; Health Watch Wakefield; MHA Communities; and representatives from Wakefield MDC Adult Wellbeing Programme. We carried out a survey with attendees which gave ideas for improvements and also highlighted what’s going well. Larger premises are being sought to allow us to provide much more for more people.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £35,364, including net receipts of £31,002 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £4,362 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £86,416.
The charity have agreed to keep at least 6 months reserves which is a minimum of £3,696, with view to amend in the future if required.
Approved by the board of trustees on 02/04/2025
Janet Archbold (Trustee)
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Memory Action Group
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sarah Coates
07/04/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 25,276 Events and activities 1,502 Market income 17,226 Transfer on incorporation - Total receipts 44,004 Payments Rent and storage costs 4,691 Equipment 2,148 Insurance 179 Events and activity costs 4,489 Donations 85 Refreshments and sundries 345 Printing, postage and stationery 340 Books and publications 63 Administration costs 134 Independent examination 528 Total payments 13,002 Net receipts / (payments) 31,002 Fund balances brought forward 55,414 Fund balances carried forward (3) 86,416 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 9,932 - - - 9,932 2,400 - - 3,170 - - - - - - 5,570 4,362 1,650 6,012 |
2024 Total funds £ 35,208 1,502 17,226 - 53,936 7,091 2,148 179 7,659 85 345 340 63 134 528 18,572 35,364 57,064 92,428 |
2023 Total funds £ 11,744 719 12,385 40,244 65,092 2,874 48 129 4,276 200 155 130 197 19 - 8,028 57,064 - 57,064 |
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Memory Action Group Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 December 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 86,406 Cash in hand 10 Total cash funds 86,416 Debtors and prepayments Prepayments Liabilities Accruals |
2024 Restricted £ 6,012 - 6,012 |
2024 Total £ 92,418 10 92,428 2024 £ 149 149 2024 £ 528 528 |
2023 Total £ 57,033 31 57,064 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 02/04/2025
Janet Archbold (Trustee)
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Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2024
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2024
| 2 Grants and donations Sport England Wakefield District Housing Windmill Community Transport NOVA Wakefield Donations from organisations Drop in donations Other donations 3 Restricted funds NOVA Wakefield Windmill Community Transport Sport England WDH Community Grant NOVA Wakefield - Activites Fund name NOVA Wakefield Windmill Community Transport Sport England WDH Community Grant NOVA Wakefield - Activites |
2024 2024 2024 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds funds funds £ £ £ £ - 2,040 2,040 - - 1,750 1,750 - - 6,142 6,142 - - - - 3,960 10,619 - 10,619 2,625 4,149 - 4,149 2,613 10,508 - 10,508 2,546 25,276 9,932 35,208 11,744 Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Transfers Balance c/f £ £ £ £ £ 1,650 - 1,650 - - - 2,000 2,000 - - - 2,040 1,170 - 870 - 1,750 - - 1,750 - 4,142 750 - 3,392 1,650 9,932 5,570 - 6,012 Purpose of restriction Towards the costs of providing support to individuals living with memory loss, and their carers / families including providing singing, movement to music and drop in sessions. Towards the costs of room hire for the drop in centre. To provide coach hire for three day trips during the year. Towards the costs of monthly Chair Exercises, and Music & Movement sessions plus four ‘Get Set Goal’ sessions with University of Huddersfield. To purchase stacking chairs for the drop in centre. |
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4 Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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