## 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**|
|---|---|
|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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## Memory Action Group
## 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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## Memory Action Group
## 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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## Memory Action Group
## 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|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 02/04/2025
Janet Archbold (Trustee)
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## Memory Action Group
## 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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## Memory Action Group
## 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.|
|---|---|
## **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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