Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start dale Period end dale April 2025 31 Mai¢h 2025 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Adapted for Life IAfL) Other names charity is known by Registered charity number lif any) 1205981 Charity's principal address Wick End Farm Wick End Stagsden Bedfordshire MK43 8TS Names of the charity trustegs who manage the charity Dates acted if not for wholè year Trustee name Office lif any) Name of person lor body) enlitled to appoint trustee (sf any) 1 Laurence Whitehead Chair 2 Katherine Drake 3 Andrew Harris 4 Florentin Silisteanu 5 Nicholas Worrall Names of the trustees for the charity, if any. Ifor example. any custodian trustees) Dates acted If not for whole year Name Names and addresses of advisers {Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Independent Examiner MHA .The Pinnacle, Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 1BP Bank Co-operative Bank '. 1 Balloon Street, Manchester, M4 4BE Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity's trusts Constitution Type ofgoverning document leg trust deed, conslilulionl How the charity is constituled leg Irusl, association, company) Chatitable IncoTporaled Organisalion ICIOI Trustee selection methods leg. appointed by, elected by) By the existing trustees Additional govemanGe issues (Optional information) You may ch005e lo include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and prOdureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisalional structure and any wider network with which the charity works.. relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Objectives and activities The object of the charity is to relieve the needs of people with learning and serisory disabilities by providing high quality supported living accommodation and associated services at Wick End Farm, thus creating a sustainable structure which will ensure that future generations of people with a complex range of difficulties are 8ble lo enjoy the benefits that supported living offers whilst remaining close lo the area where they grew up. This object goes hand in hand wilh meaningful social and local community participation, deve5oping relationships with peers who have similar needs and interesls and maintaining familial bonds. To the wider community, the charity also provides additional services, such as advocacy & advice, signposting, raising public awareness about profound & multiple learning disabilities IPMLDI and liaising with people and organisations looking to replicate the charity s model. Summary ofthe objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The Iruslees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. The charity has provided high quality supported living accommodation al Wick End Fami, has facilitated meaningful social and local community participation and has also delivered additional services, such as advocacy & advice, signposting and guidance to third parties regarding supported living arrangements. Hence the trustees consider Ihat they have complied with their duty lo have due regard lo the public benefit guidance when exercising duties to which the guidance is relevant. Summary of the main activitie5 undertak&n for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the ststutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charlty Commission on public benefit) Additional details of objectlves and activities (Optional infonnation) You may Ghoose lo include further slatements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking. policy programme ielaled investment- contribution made by volunteers.
Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year The main focus of the charity during the period has been advocacy. The secretary and chair of the charity attended the National Star College Transition event in October 2025. Several sessions were held and approximately 80 people allended the event. Feedback was positive with a number of attendees speaking to the charity representatives during the event, as well as contacting them charity after the event for further information and visiling Wick End Farm to farniliarise themselves wilh Ihe facility. Enquiries continue to come into the charity asking about how to sel up a supported living provision. Teams meetings are generally the best way to answer queries but, as noled above, some people have visiled Wick End Farm as well as meeting via Teams. A local network of contacts is being developed and friends of the four young people. who live in the house, regularly visit and join in activities. The four young people have joined in community activities and, by doing this, they have widened their circle of friends. This will stand the charity in good stead in terms of raising awareness of PMLD and demonslraling that supported living is a sustainable option. There has been some ongoing fundraising & donation activity during the period which has also contributed lo raising awareness of the charity and and to increasing the charity's cash reserves.
Section E Financial review AfL's policy has been to build up a cash reserve lo ensure Ihere are enough funds readily available for prompt maintenance of the property and to cover any potential rental income voids {lo dale there have not been any voids). The Iruslees are pleased lo be able to confirm that as al 31 March 2026. Ihe cash balance at the Co-operative Bank was £44,551 {2025.' £21.500). Brief ststement of the charity's policy on reserves Detsils of any funds materlally in deficit Furtherfinancial review details {Optional infomiationl AfL's principal Sour of funds for the period came from housing benefit & utilities conlribulions1£113,410,' 2025: £65,059) and charitable donations {£7.384,' 2025.. £1,376). The income has been used to cover the following expense.. rent (£44,799.. 2025.. £32,121), repairs. maintenance & ongoing property cosls1£33,837,' 2025.. £5,883) and professional fees (£19,107,. 2025.. £6,882). As a result, a surplus of £23,051 was generated during the period. You may choose to include additional information. where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising).. how expenditure has supported the key objectives The trustees are considering how best to utilise surplus funds now that of the charity., the actual cash feserve amount is in excess of the original target. investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Plans for the next twelve months include further fundraising events, as and when they can be planned and are appropriate, also sensory workshops and other activities to increase independence skills and boost health and wellbeing, and also L)ngoing advocacy to families who have relatives with PMLD. Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustses, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signatures Full names Lauren Whitehead Katherine Drake Position Trustee Trustee Date 0710712026
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 1205981 Receipts and payments accounts i CC16a For the p8riod fTom 01.AprQ5 31.MarQ6 Section A Receipts and payrnents Unrestricted fund5 to thÈ nearest Restrittèd funds Endowment lunrts Total funds Last year tothe neaiest£ io the nE*rèst£ tothÈ nu¥eStÉ to IhenBAteSt£ A1 Rec8iptS .Hwsing & Uti5 113,410 7,384 65,0$9 7.3a4 Sub total(Gmss incom& for ARJ 12I7941 17ll,794.: . 430 A2 A55et and investment sales, (see tablel. Sub total Total rocgipts 120,794 11Q.791: 66,435 A3 Payments 44799 33,837 19.107 ,799. 35.837 19.107 5.J63 Legal 8 prof•sEN Sub total 97.74J 4{•35 A4 A$5et dnd investment purch8ses. l$ee table) Sub total. Total payments 97.743 1.. 44935 Net ofreceipts/(paymEntsJ AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash fuftds last year end Cash funds thls year end,. 23.051 1 23,051 21,500 21.500 44,551 j-- .500 1 44,551 1 21.$00
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrostricted funds tts nÈèie5t£ Restricted funds to nearest £ Eftdowment funds Categories Details B1 Cash funds 8ankx¢oiini SS1 Total ¢8sh lunds 44.551 la9 b8nl¥lIh reccipl-and ptyM¢hl- wunl1611 OK Unrestricted fuftds lo noafest £ OK Restricted runds to neares1£ OK Endowrnent lunds to nc4lFcSt t Details B2 Other monetary assèts Fund to wNGh asset belongs Currerst value loptK)nall Detsils Costlopwgnall B3 Investment assets Fund t(>whi¢1s asset belongs Detai15 C051 (Op) CurrcDtvalu¢ 84 Assets retained for th6. charsty's own use Fund to vthlch Amount due When duÈ Details B5 Liabilities Sign2d by one or ttvo trusièÈs on behAlf of all the trustees Date or approval Signaiure Print Name Laurence Whitehead 0710712026 Katherine Drako 0710T12Q26
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Adapted for Lrfe On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 Charity no (if any) 1205981 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the aOuntS of the above charity I'th8 Trust.) for Ihe period ended 3110312026. Responsibilitres and basls of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirrn that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements Conrning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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. Signed: Date: 16 JOY I'JZ6 Nama: Elizabeth Newell BA (Hons) FCA Relevant professlonal qualifieation{sl or body (if any): ICAEW- FCA Address: MHA. The Pinnacle, 150 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 1LZ IER Oct 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner need5 to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief detalls of any items that the examlner wishes to disclose. NIA IER Oct 2018