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2021-03-31-accounts

Charity Registration Number: 223007 Company Number: 00215695 (England and Wales)

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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Contents Page
Legal and administrative information 1 - 2
Chair's foreword 3 - 5
Trustees' report (including Directors’ report) 5 - 18
Trustees' responsibilities 19
Independent auditor’s report 20 - 22
Statement of financial activities 23
Balance sheet 24
Cashflow statement 25
Notes to the accounts 26 - 43
Appendix A - Organisational structure 44
Appendix B - Staff and volunteers 45 - 48

VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Registered office:

The Circle 33 Rockingham Lane Sheffield S1 4FW Telephone: 0114 253 6600 Fax: 0114 253 6601 Web: www.vas.org.uk Email: info@vas.org.uk Charity No: 223007 Company No: 00215695 VAT Reg No: 706 1183 63

Honorary officers:

Andy Buck (Chair) Rachel Boyce (Vice-Chair) Kay Dickinson (Treasurer)

Other trustees:

Debbie Mathews Neil Booth James Lock Uri Rennie Tim Furness Julie Toner (resigned 1 December 2020) Peter Wozencroft Sara Hill Amy Dowling David Bussue (elected 10 December 2020) Safiya Saeed (elected 10 December 2020)

‘Observer’ (non-voting) attendees at the Board:

Dawn Shaw (Sheffield City Council) Nicki Doherty (NHS Sheffield) Brian Hughes (NHS Sheffield)

Chief executive and company secretary:

Maddy Desforges (to 8th March 2021) Helen Sims (from 8th March 2021)

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Committees and advisers:

Audit and Risk Committee

Kay Dickinson (Chair for Finance section), Tim Furness (Chair for Strategy and Governance section), Andy Buck, Rachel Boyce, Peter Wozencroft, Maddy Desforges (to 8[th] March 2021), Helen Sims, Liz Dingle.

Auditor:

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Bankers:

Unity Trust Bank plc Nine Brindleyplace Birmingham B1 2HB

Solicitors:

Banner Jones Solicitors Ltd 24 Glumangate Chesterfield S40 1UA

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Foreword from the Chair

Welcome to the Voluntary Action Sheffield Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for 2020-21.

We concluded our report for 2019-20 by saying:

Looking ahead, we face the same huge uncertainties that are faced by the whole country, indeed world. The role played by voluntary and community action has, in the past few months, rarely been so important and clear. We are determined to build upon this, securing a new future for the sector as part of a new vision and strategy for Sheffield as whole. We want to play our part in changing the city for the better – a more inclusive, cohesive city in which everyone and all communities can thrive and succeed.

Little did we know that one year on, we would remain in the grip of the pandemic, with over 150,000 deaths, 1300 of them in Sheffield, and the greatest shock to our social, economic and cultural well-being in over 70 years.

In the midst of this turmoil, we have witnessed an extraordinary response from the voluntary and community sector, working alongside the public sector and businesses to seek to mitigate the worst effects of the pandemic. We are pleased that VAS has been able to play its part in this response.

We have represented and advocated for the voluntary and community sector at all the major Covid-19 forums in the city, sitting alongside Sheffield City Council, the NHS and other partners to plan the city’s response to the pandemic. Our relationship with the Council and NHS is as strong as it has ever been. We represent the sector at the Sheffield City Partnership Board, Accountable Care Partnership and Health and Wellbeing Board.

We have developed and led several VCS partnerships. In the summer of 2020, we led the Healthy Holidays programme, which provided food and activities to over 7,000 children during the school holidays. The New Beginnings and SPRING projects, both of which we host, have actively worked with 279 refugees during the year. We are partners in Move More facilitating the Empowering Communities programme and in this year’s phase of the programme we have recalibrated the approach to engage more VCS organisations that are supporting priority Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and other groups suffering the highest levels of disadvantage. This means we are now supporting 15 additional organisations that have relationships with specific communities of interest, that are developing and delivering support for groups that face the greatest barriers to physical activity.

We host Sheffield Healthwatch, which in the past year focussed on understanding the impact of Covid on health and care services, and explored people’s mental health journeys. The team have connected with hundreds of Sheffield people through online events and have introduced short, frequent ‘What we are hearing’ reports to enabled timely operational responses to issues raised. The team worked in partnership with Disability Sheffield to publish the report ‘Disabled people and Covid’, where the voices of people with disabilities raised issues with respite services, travel and social care.

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We have continued to support many voluntary and community groups and organisations. We have provided development support to over 280 organisations. We have processed on average 1,000 payslips per month and over 100 organisations have benefited from our community accountancy service.

We have, of course, faced our own challenges in the past year. We began the year with the implementation of our workforce review, which introduced a much-needed new staff structure and pay regime. Since then, our workforce has risen admirably to the need to work from home, with many having to add home-schooling to the work-life balance. As the year proceeded, it became clear that we would have to make some changes to our workforce, regrettably with a small number of redundancies. Our chief executive, Maddy Desforges, left us for a national role in March 2021; we were unable to make a permanent appointment, but are delighted that Helen Sims and Helen Steers have stepped up to become our joint interim chief executives. We will seek to appoint a substantive new chief executive later in 2021.

The Circle has for the past 13 years been an enormously important asset to both VAS and the wider sector. In March 2020, with the onset of the lockdowns, this asset became, temporarily, a liability. We are very pleased that the great majority of our tenants have been able to remain with us. Conference and room bookings, though, completely dried up for much of the year. We are very pleased that use of The Circle is slowly but surely returning – we are providing a high quality, Covid-secure service which is open to all.

Maintaining financial stability has been a key priority and, without the support provided by the Government, would have been extremely difficult. We have, though, succeeded in protecting our financial standing, the detail of which is described in this report.

Good governance is a prerequisite for organisational success. We have been determined during the past year to sustain and indeed strengthen our governance. We have diversified and hence strengthened our board of trustees. The board and our audit and risk committee have continued to meet as usual, albeit virtually. We have, we hope, continued to provide support, challenge and oversight to our chief executive, senior management team and staff. We have taken further steps to ensure compliance with the Charity Governance Code. We are now focusing in particular on the much-improved equality, diversity and inclusion part of the code. We hosted a very well attended seminar about the Race Governance Code, which focused on achieving leadership and governance which is a much better reflection of people and communities.

Perhaps the greatest new challenge we have faced has been about racism and race equality. The Black Lives Matter movement has proven to be a major call to action, one to which we are determined to play our part in rising. We have had to ask ourselves whether we are just another white led and dominated organisation which serves mainly white people, communities and organisations, or can we be a force for positive change – ourselves, within the voluntary and community sector and in the city? We have agreed a Race Equality Statement of Intent, and, more importantly, a race equality action plan. We will endeavour to ensure that our governance and leadership is properly reflective of the city’s communities; that all our services and projects are fully inclusive; and that we use our leadership role to advocate for positive change throughout the city.

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Lastly, the trustees would like to extend our heartfelt thanks – to all our staff; to all in the voluntary and community sector; to the City Council, NHS and other public sector partners; to our business partners; and to all our funders and supporters.

The ambition we spoke about a year ago – for a new future for the sector as part of a new vision and strategy for Sheffield as whole, for changing Sheffield for the better and for a more inclusive, cohesive city in which everyone and all communities can thrive and succeed – is even more relevant today. It is this ambition we will continue to aspire to in the year ahead.

Andy Buck Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Objectives and activities

Our vision, purpose and values

Our vision is that people work together to make a vital and growing contribution to the quality of life in all of Sheffield’s communities.

Our purpose is to support the development of voluntary and community action in a professional way, so that it is sustainable and brings about positive social change.

Our focus is on: tackling inequality; increasing democratic engagement; and influencing change to city systems and structures to better meet people’s needs. We are ambitious and optimistic – we love Sheffield and want it to be a great city for all its people and communities.

Our values are the promotion of social justice, fairness and respect. We value diversity and seek to empower and enable others. We seek to demonstrate integrity, openness, resilience and innovation. We actively seek collaboration and cooperation, working in partnership with others in the voluntary and community sector and beyond.

Our strategic priorities

We have four priorities:

  1. Provide leadership and advocacy for the VCS, and support people and organisations to speak up and be influential;

  2. Support organisations and groups to fulfil their purpose;

  3. Encourage and support people to volunteer, and support organisations to offer great volunteering opportunities;

  4. Work in partnership, bringing people and organisations together to optimise their impact.

We enable our priorities by making the very best use of our people, money, facilities and knowledge.

Outcomes in 2020-21

We have made good progress against our priorities and aims in 2020-21:

1. Provide leadership and advocacy for the VCS, support people and organisations to speak up and be influential

Aims:

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Outcomes:

Voluntary and community sector (VCS) response to Covid 19

In March 2020 we formed a new network of over 30 locally-based and citywide organisations of Covid-19 Community hubs. The network was formed in emergency response, to support people and communities in the city to live and cope with the health, social and economic impact of the pandemic.

This network has collectively absorbed the emergency needs brought about by the periods of lockdown and adapted to meet the changing needs of those people most impacted by Covid-19. This work has evolved significantly to distil and respond to the subsequent strategic priorities of health inequality, economic impact and the mass vaccination programme in the city.

In October 2020 VAS was appointed as the liaison lead for South Yorkshire in the national VCS Emergency Partnership. We contributed to weekly North of England multi agency team calls together with British Red Cross, Fareshare, Business in the Community, St John Ambulance and Community Foundations UK representatives. The partnership has been invaluable in anticipating the demand and pressure on the VCS in the changing Covid-19 restrictions. For example, the national learning from the roll out of mass testing and deployment of volunteers has informed our advice and support to the vaccination infrastructure development.

VCS priorities for recovery

We have worked to expand our network and have formed working groups around the strategic priorities we collectively identified. The VCS Skills and Employment group was established for the sector to have strategic voice on skills post Covid-19. The group made improvements to the skills and employment strategy and are engaging in implementation planning with colleagues from Sheffield City Council.

We have facilitated key VCS organisations to come together to articulate the crisis presented by a number of financial “cliff edges” created by the lifting of temporary COVID protections. Following a presentation to Sheffield City Partnership Board, we received positive recognition from leaders of shared responsibility of these issues and this has culminated in a cross-sector working group developing a city action plan.

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Leadership and inclusion

We have focussed on building relationships with leaders from a range of place based and citywide organisations from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities:

2. Support organisations and groups to fulfil their purpose

Aims:

Outcomes:

The development team have supported over 280 groups with signposting, information and advice over the last year. The volume of support has been consistent with previous years, but in addition we have produced and updated comprehensive guidance and signposting information around re-opening community venues and delivering face to face services after lockdown.

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In December we facilitated free webinars on funding strategy with 20 groups to support with

understanding and responding to the financial impact of the pandemic titled “Fundraising in the time of Covid”. In addition, the team have designed and piloted a good governance online workshop and will be rolling this out in the coming year to small charities.

We have supported lunch club leaders with resources for support package delivery and remote and online activities. We have established an online peer support network for a cohort of lunch club organisers. Meeting monthly, we are working to support digital inclusion, new ways of working and preparing for reopening in Summer 2021.

Community Accounting, Payroll and HR services moved online and supported over 250 organisations with ensuring that good financial practice and oversight was supported. Amidst the lockdown over 1,000 staff continued to be paid on time and organisations were given advice about furlough, communication with staff and ultimately hundreds of vital furlough claims were processed.

The Move More Engaging Communities programme got underway with over 20 community organisations to develop their proposals for providing accessible physical health activities in some of the most marginalised communities. Managing the funding allocations and organisational support together within VAS is created direct funding opportunities for organisations working with disadvantaged communities and which reach new groups of people. This process is helping VAS to develop a much richer evidence base about how to impact on health inequalities across the city.

3. Encourage and support people to volunteer, support organisations to offer great volunteering opportunities

Aims:

Outcomes:

Our Volunteer Centre moved on-line and a virtual brokerage service wassuccessfully delivered by VAS Volunteer Advisors offering to phone or email prospective volunteers. Over 1000 new volunteers were supported to register for opportunities.

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In addition, two virtual volunteer fairs were delivered, enabling over 30 organisations to reach new volunteers in an online market-place.

Nationally, VAS presented findings and concerns about the collapse of inclusive volunteering at a national NCVO webinar on Volunteering and Health inequalities. This was well received and NCVO have adopted inequality in volunteering as a key theme for next year.

The New Beginnings Team continued to support clients remotely with check-in calls and connecting them to essential support services such as food banks. Over 50 families were referred to the Sheffield Healthy Holidays programme who otherwise would not have engaged.

Refugees are being supported to lead and run on-line classes and staff are working with partners, particularly at the Sanctuary to develop a road map to safe face to face client work.

4. Work in partnership, bringing people and organisations together to optimise their impact

Aims:

Outcomes:

Just a couple of days before lockdown was announced in March 2020, we learned that our bid to the Department for Education for a £1 million Holiday Activities and Food programme grant (HAF) had been successful. In summer 2020 our Sheffield Healthy Holidays programme worked with seven community hub partners across the city to develop and deliver a healthy hamper offer of activities, healthy recipes and ingredients over four weeks of the summer to 6,732 children. As restrictions gradually lifted from July, we were also able to support 1,953 children to attend a variety of Covid-safe activities with food in the school holidays. The project targeted the 14 most deprived wards in the city and successfully reached many of the most vulnerable children in the city, already impacted by school closure.

The Sheffield Project for Refugee Integration and Growth (SPRING) partnership has continued to strengthen this year, developing the holistic offer to refugees and asylum seekers in navigating the support system in Sheffield. The partnership of New Beginnings, Citizens Advice Sheffield, Sheffield

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Association for the Voluntary Teaching of English, City of Sanctuary, SOLACE, working with Sheffield City Council Housing team, were pivotal during the periods of lockdown to address some serious issues for refugees, some of whom who continued to be evicted and needed urgent support to access bank accounts, benefits, housing and health.

2020-21 was the final year of Cohesion Sheffield. The programme team, hosted by VAS, were unable to carry out planned face to face events, but instead held an online event ‘Moving Forward in the Face of the Pandemic’ in September 2020 that was attended by 31 delegates from 23 organisations.

The Cohesion Sheffield network continued to grow to 56 organisations and despite home working, cohesion advisors continued to maintain relationships with the organisations that they were linked to. Cohesion Sheffield was unable to secure additional funding in 2020, but a working group of partners is developing the vision, mission and proposed approach of a new inclusive city partnership.

Two years ago we joined forces with Arm, Arup, Henry Boot, Irwin Mitchell and John Lewis, Business in the Community and the city’s universities to form Sheffield Business Together. We broker partnerships and support from the private sector for charitable projects and businesses donate resources, expertise or funds.

Throughout the pandemic Sheffield Business Together has delivered 51 Projects to over 46 charities in Sheffield giving £245,644 in total value (this value covers hours, funding money and in-kind donations). As we move into 2021-22 we are delighted to be teaming up with Sheffield Chamber of Commerce to scale up team working between employers and charities to address key challenges in Sheffield.

VAS continues to coordinate the VCS Social Prescribing and Link Worker network, building more capacity and skills within the organisations, developing collaborative approaches and skills sharing opportunities and creating new links with the Teaching Hospital and funded opportunities.

Autistic people in Sheffield are a group of people that suffer extreme levels of inequalities in health, care and employment. Working with a group of VCS organisations that provide specialist preventative support to Autistic adults, we facilitated stronger partnerships, developing a Sheffield Autism Partnership Network, shaped by VCS organisations and Autistic people in the city.

Healthwatch Sheffield re-focused their work in light of the pandemic to understand how health and care services and people were impacted. Their work continued to highlight priority issues. ‘The Mental Health Journey’ report published in partnership with Sheffield Flourish used narrative stories to highlight challenges in the health system. 13 small SpeakUp grants were awarded to local community groups to help them amplify the voices of the people they work with.

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Our People

Over the course of the last year the wellbeing of our staff has been our priority. Managers have checked in on-line, often daily, to support staff. We have organised on-line drop-in sessions and regular staff ‘huddles’ with the chief executive.

The impact of Covid-19 on our organisation has meant the restructuring of our The Circle team and VCS Support team has been necessary and this implementation will be completed in 2021-22.

In December 2020, we recruited two new trustees to the VAS board, bringing a wealth of additional experience and insight to our governance.

Our Facilities:

The Circle team have worked tirelessly to maximise the safe access to our building for tenants and VAS staff. We have repeatedly revised our risk assessment and Covid-19 safe guidance to enable permitted activities for vital support groups and distribution of personal protective equipment during lockdown.

Our knowledge

We understand that the knowledge and intelligence we gather and share is a key enabler in supporting all our aims.

This year we worked in partnership with South Yorkshire Community Foundation on understanding the wider impact of the pandemic on voluntary and community organisations with a survey in summer 2020.

We are also working with Sheffield Hallam University to establish a new narrative and findings about the impact of the sector during the pandemic, using this deeper research to influence wider understanding and reframe some of the messages about how the sector brings value.

Looking ahead 2021-22 and beyond

We have revisited our strategy and aims, sharpening our focus on tackling inequality through the recovery and greater inclusion of under-served communities in all our work.

We have four priorities:

  1. Lead and advocate for the VCS, support people and organisations to speak up and be influential.

  2. Support organisations and groups to fulfil their purpose

  3. Encourage and support people to volunteer, support organisations to offer great volunteering opportunities.

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  1. Work in partnership, bringing people and organisations together to optimise their impact.

  2. We have a new Race Equality Statement of Intent and race equality action plan.

We will continue to the very best use of our people, money, facilities and knowledge.

1. Lead and advocate for the VCS, support people and organisations to speak up and be influential

We will:

2. Support organisations and groups to fulfil their purpose

We will:

3. Encourage and support people to volunteer, support organisations to offer great volunteering opportunities.

We will:

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4. Work in partnership, bringing people and organisations together to optimise their impact.

We will:

Race equality

We aim to ensure that:

Structure, governance and management

Members of the Board of Trustees are nominated from and elected by the members. Each trustee is elected at an annual general meeting to serve for a three-year term, with approximately one third retiring each year. Casual vacancies may be filled by appointment by the Board until the next AGM. Honorary Officers (Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer) are nominated and elected by trustees annually, at the first Board meeting to follow the AGM.

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The Board also has the power to admit observers, which is used to ensure close links with important partner organisations, such as the City Council and the NHS. Observers are not registered trustees or directors, and do not have voting rights.

The Board is also served by its sub-committees and working groups, each chaired by a member of the Board, which meet between three and five times per year. These are responsible for scrutinising specific areas of work, undertaking tasks delegated to them by the Board, and advising the Board on policy and strategy. In 2020/21 there was an Audit and Risk Committee and a Healthy Holidays Programme Governance task and finish group.

The Board has undertaken a self-assessment against the Charity Governance Code and regularly reviews progress against a governance action plan.

All new Board members receive an induction with the Chair and Chief Executive. In addition, there are annual or twice-yearly strategy away sessions with senior managers and trustees - development and planning events to enable Trustees to understand the organisation and their responsibilities.

The senior management team (SMT) is the executive decision-making body for VAS. This comprises the Chief Executive, Head of Business Growth, Head of Finance, Head of Human Resources and Departmental Managers.

The link between the Board of Trustees and staff is maintained through the following mechanisms:

In 2020/21 VAS benefited again from having a skilled and experienced cadre of trustees who brought constructive challenge and support to the Executive. Relationships between trustees and the Senior Management Team developed productively and positively, largely via our joint away-days.

Risk management

We reconfigured some of our governance during the course of the year, with a newly constituted Audit and Risk Committee leading on risk management. Alongside this the risk register was fundamentally reviewed, and restructured to follow our strategic priorities. The risks we face were reviewed by both senior managers and Audit and Risk Committee through this process. Each trustee board reviews the most significant risks to the organisation, and those where we are most reliant on mitigating actions to reduce the risk faced.

As we enter the next period the principal risks and associated mitigating actions are:

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Financial review

The % breakdown of charitable expenditure by department in 2020-21 (see note 7 in the accounts) was as follows:

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Compared with the previous year, expenditure increased by just over £1m. This is largely due to the £1m Sheffield Healthy Holidays programme – the vast majority of which was passed to partner delivery organisations. In addition, we received funding for our Covid-19 response co-ordination work, including £100k from the Big Lottery. There was some reduction in costs relating to The Circle which helped to offset income lost for room hire. Expenditure on all areas is closely monitored throughout the year to ensure it stays within the funds available.

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A summary of the principal sources of income is set out in the table below.

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30.00%
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Public Sector grants Public Sector Chargeable Services Rents & room hire Other grants Miscellaneous
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Net movement in funds was an increase of £354k made up of £87k unrestricted funds and £267k in restricted funds. The increase in unrestricted funds comprises £63k designated funds, largely to reflect the cost of the mortgage, and £24k increase to the general fund. As explained below, it is expected that this will be required to cover a deficit in 2021-22 as Covid-19 restrictions continue to bite. The increase in restricted funds relates to grant funding received in advance of project delivery, in particular an upfront payment for the second phase of the SPRING project.

Reserves policy

The Board has determined:

To take a flexible approach to the precise amounts designated for each purpose if necessary.

At 31 March 2021, free reserves stood at £255,439, an increase of £24,182. This is slightly more than the level required by the reserves policy, however it is expected that there will be a considerable draw on reserves in 2021-22.

The budget for 2021-22 has been set at a deficit as it is likely that income will continue to be impacted by the effects of Covid-19 on activities, in particular room hire at The Circle. It is difficult to forecast income for The Circle in the current circumstances but the Trustees believe that the budget represents a mid-case scenario and therefore the outturn could be worse or better than budget. Additional monitoring measures have been put in place in order to be able to react promptly to any variances that occur.

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Restricted funds are all grants received in advance of delivery of objectives. They are held in VAS’s current account.

Designated funds totalled £1,437,475 at the year end. These relate to the Circle building less the outstanding mortgage and the amount owing to eliminate the pension fund deficit. It also includes amounts ring fenced for consortium projects, Healthwatch activities, development of The Circle as a venue and COVID recovery costs. See note 21 of the accounts for further details.

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Trustees’ responsibilities statement

The trustees (who are also directors of VAS for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Annual Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

On behalf of the Board of Trustees

Andy Buck Chair Date: 24 June 2021

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of Voluntary Action Sheffield

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Voluntary Action Sheffield (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the chair’s forward and the trustees’ annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement [set out on page 19], the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.

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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Philip Allsop (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of BHP LLP, Statutory Auditor 2 Rutland Park Sheffield S10 2PD

Date: 23 September 2021

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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Unrestricted
Note
Funds
£
Income:
Donations and legacies
3
34,203
Income from charitable activities
4/5
614,324
___
Total income
648,527
___
Expenditure:
Costs of raising funds
6
(9,398)
Expenditure on charitable activities
7/10
(544,821)
___
Total expenditure
(554,219)
___
Net income/(expenditure)
9
94,308
Transfers between funds
21
(7,291)
___
Net movement in funds
87,017
Funds brought forward as at
1 April 2020
1,605,897
___
Funds carried forward as at
31 March 2021
1,692,914
___		 Restricted
Funds
£
19,300
2,290,297
___
2,309,597
___
-
(2,050,065)
___
(2,050,065)
___
259,532
7,291
___
266,823
244,526
___
511,349
___		 Total
Total
2021
2020
£
£
53,503
41,325
2,904,621
1,670,570
___
_
2,958,124
1,711,895
___
_
(9,398)
(8,174)
(2,594,886)
(1,528,520)
___
_
(2,604,284)
(1,536,694)
___
_
353,840
175,201
-
-
___
_
353,840
175,201
1,850,423
1,675,222
___
_
2,204,263
1,850,423
___
__

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. The result for Companies Act purposes comprises the net movement in funds of £353,840 (2020: Net movement in funds of £175,201).

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.

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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021

Note
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
15
Current assets
Debtors
16
298,062
Cash at bank and in hand
760,439
___
1,058,501
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
17
(257,781)
___
Net current (liabilities)/assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due in more than one year
18
Net assets
Charity funds
Restricted
19
Unrestricted
Designated
22
1,437,475
General
24
255,439
___
Total Charity funds
23		 2021
£
1,966,000
--------------
1,966,000
800,720
2,766,720
(562,458)
___
2,204,262
___
511,349
1,692,914
___
2,204,263
___		 2020
£
1,997,000
--------------
1,997,000
313,613
421,460
_
735,073
(227,522)
_
507,551
2,504,551
(654,128)
_
1,850,423
_
244,526
_
1,374,640
231,257
_
1,605,897
_
1,850,423
_

These accounts were approved and authorised for issue by the Board on 24 June 2021 and are signed on its behalf by:-

K Dickinson Honorary Treasurer

A Buck Chair

Company Registration No.00215695

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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD CASHFLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

2021
£
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities
412,481
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of fixed assets
-
Interest on investments
-
Net cash used in investing activities
-
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of borrowing
(73,502)
Net cash used in financing activities
(73,502)
___
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
338,979
___
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April 2020
421,460
___
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March 2021
760,439
_
Cash and cash equivalents consists of:
Cash at bank and in hand
760,439
___
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March 2021
760,439
_
Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities
2021
£
Net income for the reporting period
353,840
(as per the statement of financial activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation charges
31,000
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
15,550
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
25,709
Increase in pension deficit provision
(13,618)
___
Net cash provided by operating activities
412,481
___		 2020
£
45,550
-
-
-
(69,302)
(69,302)
_
(23,752)
_
445,212
_
421,460
_
421,460
_
421,460
_
2020
£
175,201
35,868
(143,086)
(4,031)
(18,402)
_
45,550
_

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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. Accounting policies

(a) General information and basis of preparation

Voluntary Action Sheffield is a registered charity in the United Kingdom and a company limited by guarantee in the United Kingdom. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The address of the registered office is given in the charity information on page 1 - 2 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are detailed in the Trustees’ report.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to 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, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

(b) Funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements .

(c) Income recognition

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.

Donated facilities and donated professional services are recognised in income at their fair value when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the item. Fair value is determined on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity. For example the amount the charity would be willing to pay in the open market for such facilities and services. A corresponding amount is recognised in expenditure.

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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. Accounting policies (continued)

No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP (FRS 102). Further detail is given in the Trustees’ Report.

For legacies, entitlement is the earlier of the charity being notified of an impending distribution or the legacy being received. At this point income is recognised. On occasion legacies will be notified to the charity where it is not possible to measure the amount expected to be distributed. On these occasions, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed.

The charity receives government grants in respect of Infrastructure Support to the Voluntary and Community Sector, the Sheffield Healthy Holiday scheme and the Volunteer Centre. Income from government and other grants are recognised at fair value when the charity has entitlement after any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.

Investment income is interest earned on the Charity’s current account.

(d) Expenditure recognition

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.

Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grants. Where grants are conditional relating to performance then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the charity.

(e) Support costs allocation

Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative and payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources. Premises overheads have been allocated on a cost per square foot basis and other overheads have been allocated on a staff hours basis.

Fund-raising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

The analysis of these costs is included in note 7.

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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. Accounting policies (continued)

( f) Intangible assets

Research expenditure is written off in expenditure in the SoFA in the year in which it is incurred. Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated. Intangible assets are amortised on a straight line basis over their useful lives.

(g) Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows:

Leasehold land Nil Leasehold buildings 50 years straight line Computer equipment 3 years straight line Fixtures and fittings 10 years straight line

(h) Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

(i) Loans and borrowings

Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the transaction price including transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. If an arrangement constitutes a finance transaction it is measured at present value.

(j) Impairment

Assets not measured at fair value are reviewed for any indication that the asset may be impaired at each balance sheet date. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, or the asset’s cash generating unit, is estimated and compared to the carrying amount. Where the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss unless the asset is carried at a revalued amount where the impairment loss is a revaluation decrease.

(k) Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the charity has an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount can be reliably estimated.

(l) Leases

Rentals payable and receivable under operating leases are charged to the SoFA on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. Accounting policies (continued)

(m) Employee benefits

When employees have rendered service to the charity, short-term employee benefits to which the employees are entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected to be paid in exchange for that service.

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its employees. Contributions are expensed as they become payable.

The charity contributes to the Pension Trust Growth Plan for its employees. This is in most respects a money purchase arrangement, but does include certain guaranteed benefit elements. The Plan is a multi-employer scheme. Since the charity has entered into an agreement (the Recovery Plan that determines how each employer within the scheme will fund the overall deficit), the contributions paid are shown in the income and expenditure account. Under FRS 102, the fair value of the commitment is recognised. The calculation of their fair value of the commitment is subject to an assumption on the discount rate. The discount rate is determined by reference to market yields at the reporting date on high quality bonds.

(n) Tax

The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.

(o) Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

(p) Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results.

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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

2. Prior Year Statement of Financial Activities – for comparison

Unrestricted
Note
Funds
£
Income:
Donations and legacies
3
22,158
Income from charitable activities
4/5
788,886
___
Total income
811,044
___
Expenditure:
Costs of raising funds
6
(8,174)
Expenditure on charitable activities
7/10
(742,164)
___
Total
expenditure
(750,338)
___
Net income/(expenditure)
9
60,706
Transfers between funds
21
(15,021)
___
Net movement in funds
45,685
Funds brought forward as at
1 April 2019
1,560,212
___
Funds carried forward as at
31 March 2020
1,605,897
___		 Restricted
Funds
£
19,167
881,684
___
900,851
___
-
(786,356)
___
(786,356)
___
114,495
15,201
___
129,516
115,010
___
244,526
___		 Total
2020
£
41,325
1,670,570
___
1,711,895
___
(8,174)
(1,528,520)
___
(1,536,694)
___
175,201
-
___
175,201
1,675,222
___
1,850,423
___

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. The result for Companies Act purposes comprises the net movement in funds of £175,201 (2019: Net movement in funds of £68,432).

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.

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3. Income: Donations and legacies

Unrestricted
Restricted
£
£
Marjorie Coote Old People’s Charity
10,000
-
Sheffield Town Trust
9,000
-
Hugh Neill Charity
1,000
-
James Neill Trust Fund
2,000
-
Church Burgesses Trust
7,000
-
Dr Patricia Cooke
5,000
-
Henry Boot Plc
-
5,000
Irwin Mitchell
-
-
ARM
-
10,000
MESH
-
-
Ove Arup
-
2,300
SHU South Yorkshire Futures
-
2,000
Sundry donations
203
-
______
______
34,203
19,300
______
_		 Total
2021
£
10,000
9,000
1,000
2,000
7,000
5,000
5,000
-
10,000
-
2,300
2,000
203
______
53,503
_		 Total
2020
£
10,000
9,000
1,000
2,000
1,250
-
5,000
1,300
10,000
1,114
-
-
661
__
41,325
____

4. Income from charitable activities: analysis by activity

This income can be analysed over the following activities:

Core Services and accommodation
Volunteer Centre
Health and Wellbeing
Professional Services
Training and Development
ICT Support Services
Consortium Service
Total		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
226,149
252,453
478,602
435,157
(278)
194,455
194,177
224,000
210352
175,648
386,000
480,447
146,794
9,812
156,606
143,355
6,048
178,690
184,738
153,184
23,659
0
23,659
29,188
1,600
1,479,239
1,480,839
205,239
614,324
2,290,297
2,904,621
1,670,570

An analysis of the sources of this income is shown in note 5.

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5. Income from charitable activities: analysis by funding source

5.
Income from charitable activities: analysis by funding source
Sheffield City Council – Voluntary Sector/revenue grants
Sheffield City Council – Other Funding
- Healthwatch
- VALUES project
- Sheffield Healthy Activities Fund
- Food co-ordination
- Health and Wellbeing Board
- Cohesion Sheffield
- Wish Course
- Walking Project
- Development team
Sheffield ACP
NHS Leadership Academy (via ACP)
Sheffield CCG
Move More
Big Lottery
- NRC New Beginnings – (Ref. RC/5/010423756) – Restricted Fund
- RC VAS Sheffield VCS Covid response co-ordination (Ref RC/20136576) restricted
grant
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Asylum and Migration Integration Fund
Department for Education – Healthy Activities and Food (HAF) programme
HMRC - Job Retention Scheme
VCS Emergency Partnership programme
Access to Work
Sheffield City Trust
Care Quality Commission
Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire Police
Healthwatch England
The Circle – Rental income / room hire / conferencing
Chargeable services / sundry income
6.
Costs of raising funds
Staff costs
Other costs		 2021
£
224,497
209,952
6,000
1,250
8,633
-
-
-
-
-
75,200
14,000
53,708
51,228
146,146
100,000
55,000
440,419
1,017,233
91,682
9,500
4,498
4,000
1,700
-
-
203,374
186,601
___
2,904,621
___
2021
£
8,973
425
______
9,398
______
2020
£
150,194
209,952
-
-
-
30,000
10,000
1,009
3,466
1,933
-
-
191,958
44,500
179,953
-
55,000
205,239
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,000
3,000
329,246
254,120
___
1,670,570
__

2020
£
7,760
414
__
8,174
____

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7. Expenditure on charitable activities

Support costs totalling £222,032 (2020: £182,867) have been allocated across activities. Costs have been allocated either on the basis of time spent by the departments in supporting the activities, or other usage of the service.

Finance
Human Resources
ICT internal services
Executive management and administration		 2021
2020
£
£
31,014
31,014
25,598
16,568
46,954
37,396
118,466
97,889
__
222,032182,867
_
______

Expenditure can be analysed over the following activities:-

Activities
Activities undertaken
undertaken
by		 Consortium Support Total Total
directly members costs 2021 2020
£
£		 £ £ £
Core services and Accommodation 459,299 222,032 681,331 691,749
Less: Support costs recharged to projects -137,548 -179,141 -316,689 -298,388
321,751 42,891 364,642 393,361
Volunteer Centre 175,583 38,952 214,535 216,548
Health and Well-being 344,628 64,258 408,886 360,058
Professional Services 122,910 22,185 145,095 133,641
Training and Development 113,897 26,471 140,368 150,560
ICT Services 29,070 2,122 31,192 37,100
Consortia Function 209,886
1,055,129		 25,153 1,290,168 237,252
1,317,725 1,055,129 222,032 2,594,886 1,528,520

8. Governance costs

Governance costs
Staff costs
Related office costs
Audit		 2021
£
28,321
1,274
10,967
______
40,562
______		 2020
£
28,294
1,241
9,088
__
38,623
____

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9.
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
is stated after charging:
Auditor’s remuneration
Operating lease rentals in respect of equipment and vehicles
Depreciation of fixed assets
10.
Interest payable
Bank loans/mortgage
11.
Staff costs and employee benefits
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension contributions – current service
Pension contributions – scheme deficit (see note 13)		 2021
2020
£
£
10,967
9,088
1,996
1,996
31,000
35,868
______
__
2021
2020
£
£
19,245
25,803
_______
2021
2020
£
£
956,660
865,561
75,591
63,194
56,204
51,216
18,099
17,572
____
1,106,554
997,543
_________

The average number of employees during the year was 50 (2020: 50).

No employee earned more than £60,000 per annum (2020: nil).

12. Trustees and key management personnel remuneration and expenses

None of the trustees receive any remuneration in respect of their role as director/trustee of VAS. No travel expenses were paid during the year (2020: nil). No trustees received payment in respect of training and consultancy (2020: nil).

Several VAS trustees are also employees or trustees of VAS member organisations to which VAS provides various services including payroll and accountancy services. The charges for these services are relatively small and always on normal commercial terms. One trustee, Andy Buck, is a trustee of South Yorkshire Housing Association that provided sub-contracted services to three projects with a total value of £22,353 (2020: £17,300). Two trustees, Andy Buck and Sara Hill are members and a third trustee, James Lock, is a director and shareholder of Opus Independents that provided an evaluation report for the Sheffield Healthy Holidays programme for £6,750. (2020: £7,000 for partnering Cohesion Sheffield project). One trustee, Debbie Mathews is an employee of Manor and Castle Development Trust which received £151,765 funding as part of the Sheffield Healthy Holidays programme (2020: nil). One trustee, Uri Rennie, is an employee of Sheffield City Trust which gave VAS a grant of £4,000 towards food coordination as part of our COVID response work (2020: nil).

One member of the senior management team, Helen Sims, is a trustee of ZEST which received £106,562 funding as part of the Sheffield Healthy Holidays programme (2020: nil).

The total amount of employee benefits received by key management personnel is £283,539 (2020: £257,418). The Trustees consider key management personnel to comprise: Chief Executive Officer, Head of Business Growth, Head of Finance, Buildings and Facilities Manager, Head of Volunteering, Human Resources Manager, Healthwatch Chief Officer and Head of Health and Well Being.

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13. Pension costs

VAS makes payments on behalf of employees into individuals defined contributions pension schemes. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of VAS in independently administered funds. The pension cost charge in the statement of financial activities represents contributions payable by VAS to the funds and amounts to £74,303 (2020: £68,788). £18,099 of the contributions in 2021 related to the deficit on the Pensions Trust scheme (see note 26) (2020: £17,572). Contributions of £6,905 were due at the year-end (2020:nil).

14. Taxation

As a charity, VAS is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within the available tax exemptions to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the Charity.

15. Tangible assets

Cost
At 1 April 2020
Additions
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation
At 1 April 2020
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2021
Net Book Value
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020
16.
Debtors
Debtors falling due within one year
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Grants receivable
Other debtors		 Long
Computer
Leasehold
equipment
land and
and
buildings
software
£
£
4,305,888
130,232
-
-
___
______
4,305,888
130,232
___
______
2,308,888
130,232
31,000
-
___
______
2,339,888
130,232
___
______
1,966,000
-
___
______
1,997,000
-
___
______		 Other
fixtures
£
188,203
-
_
188,203
_
_
188,203
-
_
_
188,203
_
_
-
_
-
_
2021
£
195,133
7,309
94,918
703
_
298,063
_		 Total
£
4,624,323
-
__
4,624,323
__
2,627,323
31,000
__
2,658,323
__
1,966,000
__		 Total
£
4,624,323
-
__
4,624,323
__
2,627,323
31,000
__
2,658,323
__
1,966,000
__

1,997,000
_
2020
£
203,933
9,400
80,574
417
_
294,324
_

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16. Debtors (continued)

Debtors falling due in more than one year
Other debtors
17.
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Amount held on behalf of other organisations and special
projects (see note (a) below)
Bank loan
Pension scheme deficit contributions
Accruals
Deferred income – income received in advance
Tax and social security
Staff holiday accrued
(a) Amounts held on behalf of other organisations and
special projects:
Help Yourself Directory		 _
_		 2021
£
-
_
-
_
2021
£
6,981
75,808
18,642
91,636
30,762
18,407
15,545
__
257,781
__
2021
£
6,981
______
6,981
______		 2020
£
19,289
_
19,289
_		 2020
£
19,289
_
19,289
_

2020
£
6,981
71,801
18,099
67,326
29,209
23,690
10,416
_
227,522
_

2020
£
6,981
__
6,981
____
The bank loan is secured on freehold land and buildings of the company over 10 years from February
2018, at a rate of 3% over Unity Trust Bank’s base rate, subject to a minimum rate of 3%.
18.
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2021
2020
£
£
Bank loan
507,434
584,943
Pension scheme deficit contributions
55,024
69,185
____
562,458
654,128
____
Bank loan maturity analysis:
In less than one year
75,808
71,801
In more than one year but not more than two years
78,186
74,534
In more than two years, but not more than five years
249,548
241,007
In more than five years
179,700
269,402
____
583,242
656,744
____		 The bank loan is secured on freehold land and buildings of the company over 10 years from February
2018, at a rate of 3% over Unity Trust Bank’s base rate, subject to a minimum rate of 3%.
18.
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2021
2020
£
£
Bank loan
507,434
584,943
Pension scheme deficit contributions
55,024
69,185
____
562,458
654,128
____
Bank loan maturity analysis:
In less than one year
75,808
71,801
In more than one year but not more than two years
78,186
74,534
In more than two years, but not more than five years
249,548
241,007
In more than five years
179,700
269,402
____
583,242
656,744
____		 The bank loan is secured on freehold land and buildings of the company over 10 years from February
2018, at a rate of 3% over Unity Trust Bank’s base rate, subject to a minimum rate of 3%.
18.
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2021
2020
£
£
Bank loan
507,434
584,943
Pension scheme deficit contributions
55,024
69,185
____
562,458
654,128
____
Bank loan maturity analysis:
In less than one year
75,808
71,801
In more than one year but not more than two years
78,186
74,534
In more than two years, but not more than five years
249,548
241,007
In more than five years
179,700
269,402
____
583,242
656,744
____

75,808
78,186
249,548
179,700
___
583,242
___		 _

71,801
74,534

241,007
269,402
_

656,744
___

See note 26 for details of the pension deficit payments.

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19. Restricted funds

Balance at
01.04.20
Core
Awards Ceremony
2,503
Thriving VCF Group
990
Access to Work
-
Voice and Leadership
-
Cohesion Sheffield
9,564
Job Retention Scheme
-
_
13,057
_
Volunteer Centre
Volunteer Centre
-
Refugee & Asylum Seekers
New Beginnings Project
45,355
Sheffield Business Together
13,841
_
59,196
_
Health and Wellbeing
Healthwatch
26,407
People Keeping Well
30,589
Health Leadership
579
Autism project
45,000
Move More
3,890
_
106,465
_
Training and Development
Lunch Clubs
9,196
Lunch Club Referral Service
2,101
Development Team
3,000
_
14,297
_
Consortium Service
SPRING
51,511
Sheffield Healthy Holidays
-
Food Co-ordination
-
Other
-
_
51,511
_
Total
244,526
_		 Incoming
resources

£
-
-
4,498
113,216
55,000
88,508
______
261,222
______
28,105
165,262
21,431
______
214,798
______
26,900
44,000
50,000
3,520
51,228
__
175,648
__
42,000
28,188
108,502
__
178,690
__
440,419
1,017,233
17,587
4,000
__
1,479,239
__
2,309,597
__		 Resources
expended
£
-
-
4,498
78,802
56,831
88,508
_
228,639
_
26,669
154,320
23,824
_
204,813
_
41,607
37,975
54,618
14,603
50,903
__
199,706
__
40,834
28,903
61,512
__
131,249
_
246,163
1,017,951
17,544
4,000
__
1,285,658
__
2,050,065
__		 Balance at
Transfers 31.03.21
£
£
-
2,503
-
990
-
-
-
34,414
-
7,733
-
-
_
_
-
45,640
_
_
2,424
3,860
-
56,297
-
11,448
_
______
2,424
71,605
_
_
-
11,700
(28,500)
8,114
28,500
24,461
-
33,917
-
4,215
_
_
-
82,407
_
______
-
10,362
-
1,386
-
49,990
_
______
-
61,738
_
______
4,192
249,959
718
-
(43)
-
-
-
_
______
4,867
249,959
_
_
7,291
511,349
_
_

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19. Restricted funds (continued)

Prior Year restricted funds – for comparison

Balance at
01.04.19
Core
Awards Ceremony
2,000
Thriving VCF Group
990
Cohesion Sheffield
997
_
3,987
_
Volunteer Centre
Volunteer Centre
1,245
Refugee & Asylum Seekers
New Beginnings Project
7,243
Sheffield Business Together
16,217
_
24,705
_
Health and Wellbeing
Healthwatch
-
People Keeping Well
3,994
Health Leadership
3,315
Autism project
-
Delayed Transfer of Care
-
Move More
-
_
7,309
_
Training and Development
Lunch Clubs
3,126
Lunch Club Referral Service
858
Development Team
5,258
_
9,242
_
Consortium Service
SPRING
69,767
_
69,767
_
Total
115,010
_		 Incoming
resources

£
503
-
67,114
______
67,617
______
23,784
198,522
16,300
______
238,606
______
39,407
79,982
-
45,000
37,500
44,500
__
246,389
__
45,066
27,500
70,434
__
143,000
__
205,239
__
205,239
__
900,851
__		 Resources
expended
£
-
-
58,547
_
58,547
_
30,085
164,843
18,676
_
213,604
_
13,000
53,387
2,736
-
37,500
40,610
__
147,233
__
38,996
26,257
72,692
__
137,945
_
229,027
__
229,027
__
786,356
__		 Balance at
Transfers 31.03.20
£
£
-
2,503
-
990
-
9,564
_
_
-
13,057
_
_
5,056
-
4,433
45,355
-
13,841
_
______
9,489
59,196
_
_
-
26,407
-
30,589
-
579
-
45,000
-
-
-
3,890
_
_
-
106,465
_
______
-
9,196
-
2,101
-
3,000
_
______
-
14,297
_
______
5,532
51,511
_
______
5,532
51,511
_
_
15,021
244,526
_
_

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19. Restricted funds (continued)

Core - Funding to support core running costs.

All of the other restricted funds relate to specific projects being undertaken by VAS. The projects are shown separately, but categorised into the main activities of VAS. Details of many of these projects are given in the Trustees’ Report.

Those restricted projects that are believed to need further narrative to explain what services they provide are detailed below.

20. Transfers between funds

There were transfers totalling £7,291 between funds during the year (2020: £15,021). This represents unrestricted funds applied to restricted projects.

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21. Designated funds

The unrestricted funds of the Charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the Board of Trustees for specific purposes:-

Balance at
01.04.20
Transfers

£
£
Fixed assets
1,252,972
-
Consortium Service funds
41,312
-
Circle maintenance fund
2,356
-
IT infrastructure and equipment fund
-
-
Healthwatch
22,000
-
Workforce review costs
25,000
-
Circle Redevelopment Fund
31,000
-
COVID recovery fund
-
-
_
_
1,374,640
-
_
_		 Utilised/
New
realised
Designations
£
£
-
56,120
(7,101)
-
(2,356)
-
-
15,000
-
1,172
(25,000)
-
-
-
-
25,000
_
_
(34,457)
97,292
_
_		 Balance at
31.03.21
£
1,309,092
34,211
-
15,000
23,172
-
31,000
25,000
__
1,437,475
___

Prior Year designated funds – for comparison

Balance at
01.04.19
Transfers

£
£
Fixed assets
1,201,135
-
Provision for cost of getting
55,069
-
Consortium Service up and running
Circle maintenance fund
10,000
-
IT infrastructure and equipment fund
15,000
-
Healthwatch
10,000
-
Workforce review costs
-
-
Circle Redevelopment Fund
-
-
_
_
1,291,204
-
_
_		 Utilised/
New
realised
Designations
£
£
-
51,837
(13,757)
-
(7,644)
-
(15,000)
-
-
12,000
-
25,000
-
31,000
_
_
(36,401)
119,837
_
_		 Balance at
31.03.20
£
1,252,972
41,312
2,356
-
22,000
25,000
31,000
__
1,374,640
___

Fixed assets are funds which represent the net book value of the fixed assets (£1,966,000) less the amount outstanding on the mortgage relating to the building (£583,242) and the amount committed to eliminating the deficit on the pension fund (£73,666). See note 26 for more details of the pension deficit payments.

Consortium Service funds are funds donated to Voluntary Action Sheffield by Sheffield Cubed as part of the agreement to transfer a significant proportion of their undertakings to VAS. The Board have decided to designate these funds in order to cover the cost of making the Consortium Service viable.

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21. Designated funds (continued)

Circle maintenance fund is a fund created in 2019 to cover the cost of specific repairs needed on The Circle building. This fund has been released as expenditure has been incurred.

IT infrastructure and equipment fund is a fund to cover the cost of new/updated databases identifies by the Trustees as required to improve the communication facilities at VAS.

Healthwatch is funds set aside to cover additional staff costs for the Healthwatch function.

Workforce review is a fund set up in 2020 to cover the additional costs arising from the workforce review carried out in 2019. The fund was released in the year to March 2021.

Circle redevelopment fund is a fund set up to cover the cost of developing facilities at The Circle in order to continue to attract room hire customers.

COVID recovery fund has been set up in recognition that COVID 19 will continue to impact on income levels into 2021-22 and that government funding is unlikely to be available at the same levels as it was in 2020-21.

22. Analysis of Charity funds balances between net assets as at 31 March 2021

Unrestricted
Funds
£
Fixed assets
-
Current assets
352,130
Current liabilities
(96,691)
Creditors: amounts falling due
in more than one year
-
_
255,439
_
ear analysis – for comparison
Unrestricted
Funds
£
Fixed assets
-
Current assets
325,811
Current liabilities
(94,554)
Creditors: amounts falling due
in more than one year
-
_
231,257
_		 Designated
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total Funds
£
£
£
1,966,000
-
1,966,000
128,383
577,989
1,058,502
(94,450)
(66,640)
(257,781)
(562,458)
-
(562,458)
___
_
__
1,437,475
511,349
2,204,263
___
_
___
Designated
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total Funds
£
£
£
1,997,000
-
1,997,000
121,668
287,594
735,073
(89,900)
(43,068)
(227,522)
(654,128)
-
(654,128)
___
_
__
1,374,640
244,526
1,850,423
___
_
___

Prior Year analysis – for comparison

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23. Statement of movement on unrestricted reserves

Balance at 1 April 2020
Net movement in fund
Balance at 31 March 2021		 General
Designated
reserve
reserves
£
£
231,257
1,374,640
24,182
62,835
_
__
255,439
1,437,475
_
__

24. Obligations under operating leases

At 31 March 2021, the total of future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods are as follows:-

not later than one year
later than one year and not later than five years
later than five years		 2021
£
1,996
2,162
-
______		 2020
£
1,996
4,158
-
_____

These payments relate to two photocopiers at The Circle.

25. Commitments

As at the year end, VAS had capital commitments outstanding of £nil (2020: £nil).

26. Pension costs and liabilities

SCHEME: TPT Retirement Solutions – The Growth Plan

VAS participates in two pension schemes – a defined benefit scheme and a defined contribution scheme. They are both with The Pension Trust (TPT) and are part of their Growth Plan Scheme. The defined benefit scheme is closed to new members and to the accrual of benefit by existing members. The only payments to this scheme therefore relate to the funding deficit, details of which are given below.

Defined Contribution Scheme

For the defined contribution scheme, VAS paid contributions at the rate of 6% during the accounting period and members paid contributions at rates between 1% and 11% during the accounting period. As at the balance sheet date there were 43 (2020: 42) active members of the Plan employed by VAS. VAS continues to offer membership of the defined contribution scheme to its employees.

Defined Benefit Scheme

The defined benefit pension scheme that VAS participates in is a multi-employer scheme which provides benefits to some 950 non-associated participating employers. It is not possible for VAS to obtain sufficient information to enable it to account for the scheme as a defined benefit scheme. Therefore it accounts for the scheme as a defined contribution scheme.

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26. Pension costs and liabilities (continued)

The scheme is subject to the funding legislation outlined in the Pensions Act 2004 which came into force on 30 December 2005. This, together with documents issued by the Pensions Regulator and Technical Actuarial Standards issued by the Financial Reporting Council, set out the framework for funding defined benefit occupational pension schemes in the UK.

The scheme is classified as a 'last-man standing arrangement'. Therefore the company is potentially liable for other participating employers' obligations if those employers are unable to meet their share of the scheme deficit following withdrawal from the scheme. Participating employers are legally required to meet their share of the scheme deficit on an annuity purchase basis on withdrawal from the scheme.

A full actuarial valuation for the scheme was carried out at 30 September 2017. This valuation showed assets of £794.9m, liabilities of £926.4m and a deficit of £131.5m. To eliminate this funding shortfall, the Trustee has asked the participating employers to pay additional contributions to the scheme as follows:

Deficit contributions

£11,243,000 per annum (payable monthly and increasing by 3% each From 1 April 2019 to 31 January 2025: on 1st April)

Unless a concession has been agreed with the Trustee the term to 31 January 2025 applies.

Note that the scheme’s previous valuation was carried out with an effective date of 30 September 2014. This valuation showed assets of £793.4m, liabilities of £969.9m and a deficit of £176.5m. To eliminate this funding shortfall, the Trustee has asked the participating employers to pay additional contributions to the scheme as follows:

Deficit contributions

£12,945,440 per annum (payable monthly and increasing by 3% each From 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2025: on 1st April) £54,560 per annum (payable monthly and increasing by 3% each From 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2028: on 1st April)

The recovery plan contributions are allocated to each participating employer in line with their estimated share of the Series 1 and Series 2 scheme liabilities.

Where the scheme is in deficit and where the company has agreed to a deficit funding arrangement the company recognises a liability for this obligation. The amount recognised is the net present value of the deficit reduction contributions payable under the agreement that relates to the deficit. The present value is calculated using the discount rate detailed in these disclosures. The unwinding of the discount rate is recognised as a finance cost.

When an employer withdraws from a multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme which is in deficit, the employer is required by law to pay its share of the deficit, calculated on a statutory basis (known as the buyout basis). The calculation basis that applies to the Growth Plan was amended due to a change in the definition of money purchase contained in the Pensions Act 2011 and therefore Series 3 liabilities have to be included in the calculation of an employer’s debt on withdrawal.

VAS has been notified by the Pensions Trust of the estimated employer debt on withdrawal from the Plan based on the financial position of the Plan as at 30 September 2019. As of this date, the estimated employer debt for VAS was £262,894 (2018: £248,895).

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26. Pension costs and liabilities (continued)

The present value of the deficit repayment provision and the rates of discount used are as follows:

31 March 202131 March 2020 31 March 2019 March 2020 31 March 2019
Present value of provision (£) 73,666 87,284 105,883
Rate of discount (% per annum) 0.66 2.53 1.39
Reconciliation of opening and closing provisions
2021 2020
£ £
Provision at start of period 87,284 105,883
Unwinding of the discount factor/ impact of any change in assumptions 1,962 1,340
Deficit contributions paid (18,099) (17,752)
Impact of changes in assumptions 2,519 (2,367)
Amendments to contribution schedule – revised recovery plan - -
_ _
Provision at end of period 73,666 87,284
_ _
Disclosed as creditors:
Due in less than one year 18,642 18,099
Due in more than one year 55,024 69,185
_ _
73,666 87,284
_ _

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APPENDIX A – ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 2020/21

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Board of Trustees
Audit and Risk
Committee
Healthwatch Advisory
Board
Chief Executive
Head of Business Growth
Head of Healthwatch Facilities and Professional Head of Head of
Health and Chief Buildings Services Volunteering Finance
Wellbeing Officer Manager Manager and
Partnership
Health and Healthwatch Reception & Development Professional Volunteer ICT
Wellbeing Team Facilities Team and Services Centre Department
Team Department Lunch Clubs Department Department
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APPENDIX B – STAFF & VOLUNTEERS 2020/21

Staff (including new starters and leavers)

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Nabil Alsoufi Employment Adviser (New Beginnings)
Angela Alsoufi Support Staff (SPRING)
Mandy Bailey Cleaner
Nikola Bakalov Engagement Officer (Healthwatch)
Gavin Baron Bank Support Staff (The Circle)
Adam Batty Move More – Empowered Communities Project Manager
Gill Bell Reception and Administration Worker
Jill Bentley Cleaner
Lottie Carter Cohesion Hub Administrator
Teresa Clayton COVID Hub Support Officer
Susan Cochrane Community Accountant
Laura Cook Policy and Evidence Co-ordinator (Healthwatch)
Elaine Davies Development Officer
Lucy Davies Healthwatch Chief Officer
Maddy Desforges Chief Executive
Liz Dingle Head of Finance
Heather Endcliffe Volunteering Co-ordinator
Sophia Fara Payroll Assistant
Sarah Fowler Community Outreach Lead (Healthwatch)
Alice Griggs Employment Support Officer (SPRING project)
Roza Hamed Support Staff (SPRING)
Paul Harvey Head of Volunteering and Partnership
Karen Hill Business/Charity Connector (Sheffield Business Together)
Philip Howarth Reception and Administration Worker
Colin Jenkinson Cleaner
Helene Keller Sheffield Healthy Holidays Programme Officer
Charlotte Killeya Emergency Food Coordination Officer
Kerry Kilvington Reception and Administration Worker
Sarah Lightfoot Senior Community Accountant
Panni Loh Cohesion Hub Development Manager
Moses Lutakome Volunteer Co-ordinator New Beginnings Project
Winnie Lutakome Participation Co-ordinator New Beginnings Project
Jill Malcomson Development Officer - volunteering
Chris Marriott Programme Manager (Sheffield Healthy Holidays)
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Alison McCrave Payroll Manager
Sayad Mirreh Cleaning & Facilities Supervisor
Katie Monach Bank Support Staff (The Circle)
Katrina Morrison Payroll Assistant
Francesca Morton Project Manager (SPRING)
Rosie Priestnall-Birkett Engagement Officer (Healthwatch)
Katy Pugh Employment Support Officer (SPRING project)
Diana Quinn Health and Wellbeing Officer
Holly Robson Operational Support Officer (Healthwatch)
Vicki Rolley Bank Support staff (The Circle)
Damian Sackett Reception and Administration Worker
Joanna Sansom Administrator (Healthwatch)
Liz Searle Lunch Club Referral Officer
Shakila Sharrif Food Co-ordination Officer
Melissa Simmonds Adult Autism Project Co-ordinator
Helen Sims Head of Business Development
Helen Steers Head of Health and Wellbeing
Verni Tannam Partnership Engagement Manager
Jessica Thomas Admin Support (SPRING project)
Annalisa Toccara Communications Manager
Diana Tottle Development Officer
Frances Walker Health and Wellbeing Administrator
Michele Ward Project Manager (New Beginnings)
Rachael West Head of Facilities Management
Bernard Wilson IT Manager
Marge Wiltshire Head of HR/Professional Services Manager
Stephanie Windle Bank Support Staff (The Circle)
Patrick Wood Lunch Club Referral Officer
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Volunteers

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New Beginnings Project
Charity Rambayi Abdulbaset Mohamed Diyo Mulopo Bopengo Junior
Vitamin Gebrehiwot Elizabeth-May Oshuolale Marcella Amita
Muse Jama Neetu Arora Peter Gladden
Yordanos Gebrehiwot Rosie Chitty Jeanet Joseph
Joan Rudder Ruthie Ford Keong Sook
Christophe Bitchi-Akue Adote Naziona Mphande Rebecca Luhanga
Hevin Mohamad Abdulrhman Soufi Hasifa Nabajja
Saniah Wavamunno Maureene Kasasi Heydar Azhari
Lubelihle Tshuma Mamadou Mbaw Leah Mawodza
Nazia Khan Ragel Kammies
Volunteer Centre
Jackie Bailey Diyo Bopengo Junior Sheila Colman
Steve Widdowson Margot Fox Karen Hill
Olivia Marsden John McWilliam Keith Roberts
Barbara Savage Abbie Smyth Frances Walker
James Liu
Healthwatch
Abigail Hunter Gakoula Kissantou Nazrine
Alice Riddell Hannah Darley Nida Shaikh
Anne Wiliamson Hannah Jauncey Nupur Chowdbury
Amalie Schramm James Lock Paulette Johnson
Asma Rabeha Janet Harris Peter Askew
Asmaa Chaudhry Jennifer Gustilo Phoebe Lickiss
Barry Naylor John Kirkman Rose Filler
Beth Kyte John Malcomson Sarah Tindall
Billie Critchlow Joyce Justice Shakila Sharif-Khan
Blake Williamson Judy Robinson Simon Duffy
Brenda Riley Lawahiz Ali Stephen Bell
Charlotte Morton Lawahiz Kheir Elseed Sue Kirkman
Chris Sterry Lee Harker Tara Cahill
Danial Zanial Les Baker Tim Baron
Darren Ward Liz Bennett Trish Edney
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VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Dave Thomas Lizz Tuckerman Verni Tannam
David Boddy Marim Alfakih WendyBirks
David Miller MaryVere Yvonne Bramall
Eunice Batty Mike Pettitt

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