IILACKPOOL MENCAP NNUAL RF.PORT AND ACCOUNTS i Oo[lER 2023 TO 30 SEPTEIBER 2024 Charity Commission Referen¢¢ Number 249596
KPO ONTF.N Titk P• ConMIts Trustees Rep 3&4 arity Inf(m*ioft Exarninerfs Reprrt atement of Finan¢ial Activities Notes w th¢ 9-13
ULA KI•U()L MENC RU5TEES' RF.PORT lknc I'ru¢¢s prLWrti Ihtir iiwahcf wilh Ihc nnon¢lo1 %thlcmcnls of Ihc ch?rliy ftsr th¢ y¢ar cnd¢d 3f 5¢pl{lr 2024.lThi finonLittI SIthLYI1L1% h#vc br¢n In bccor(IHncc with lh¢ i¢{btIng 1•¢1$ oul on PlbL 11 thiid ixiiiipl!. iiiih the Lwmxii M411Ulut)' rtqultrmcni& the Sta1¢ ofRecpmffj¢ndcd Pfacticc- Accollniing ncl R¢p)rtinB b}. Lthtiriiits. I%OKP I.'FiS1021. Ixyails of l ran SL'cn i)n pagc 5. ApintMen1 ofTNstCCs is govemcd by Ihc Tryst D¢¢d ofthe Ch3Tiry. lThc IhiJTrl Ilt. 1'rn51L5 is auihorised 10 grTriinl nt TrnA¢¢s lo fill vac•n¢i¢s arising through the rtSiBnaiion or dcaih of an ¢xi51in8 ITUStee. t Poll¢ The Tru lknj auilNis¢d th¢ Tntstets mke xrtd knld inv¢slm¢nts usingthc g¢ty¢rnl fundsof the Chtirity. Athd The Si)ci¢i> ¢slabli5hryJ uThJ¢T •TnL4 Dted in ord¢r lo ork ahd womotc ih¢ uKiil QrenC$S thnd Iniegrniion Inio ¢iffj fDr 5Kopl¢ iiiih IcarninB disabilili rhc poli ofih¢ So¢i¢iy ¢Onlirtu¢s w be K s¢¢k a11101 rimr 5wrrt to cmiinuc 10 prnvide carc and 10 mak¢ ai'ailabl¢ funhcr prow¢i¢5 Miihin the Icrtaliiy a5 fund5 dPtr I"hc I fU%lL%S ¢on%ider Ihat the tkrfomiante of Iht Charity ihis yrtr otrernll his ten Satlsfaery. th¢ ¢h•rity h had ay¢ar ofiDv¢s¢m¢ni with m(tY b¢in8 sp¢nion ¢h¢ TbUIld of th¢ ¢enwt on WhiieKai¢ Driv¢. Th¢ Chariiy 4%ould able to pM¥e yxh a Mid¢ 5¢ryitc 10 b¢neficbw¢5 wiihoui the coniimJ¢d support of 4 l#rye nymb¢Tofwillin8 SllPPOrt sth[fwhogitheir volunthrily. In¢omin8 Resources h•Ye falkn £34.5w fT¢m £39.03? Iye. RuOUL ¢xrKnded ha ¥¢duj lo £42.406 from Ufj. 1this hts resulityj in o¢rnll incoming rewur¢e5 thts year of£4.262 thk'ing inio xrouni ihe increase in the inw¢simtnt& wmpaT¢d 19 £14.649 ofnrf oul80in8 expeiis¢s in the previous y¢ar. T&1 unresttlctrd fur¥Jsofth¢ ¢lwity h•ve irfftsed to £1,474295 from £1.470.032 In 2023. Tothl unr¢Ari¢td fuN15 Are sutri¢ie#i lo pcmii th¢ Ch¥ity to in (yrntion in th¢ mtdlum io term given Ihc wniinu¢d $4)rth of voluht Rlsk Assesxm lThe main risk 10 funds ofthe Charii) is th¢ inv¢stm¢nt hcld. The truscs id¢ntlfitsJ this Ti5k MOV the fuN15 to hjwer rlsk with Fidelity Fuhds Nelwork ffi piembcT 2(K)8. "Ihe Iw51CCS ofih¢ Soeid). havL approY¢d th¢ 131(. 1101 tod¢wttia land and buildin8$ 45 p4e 13 vfib¢ fin¢1¥1 51•1¢m¢ni& as thi5 Thould nm 5ho%b th¢ So¢ieLy In i und fwirsiluali(th.
BLA KPOOL fvIEN AP TEES. REPORT Si*temtnt of Trusltes. onslbllltles LIIRriti. laKI' rcquirL'S ihc frusie¢s io Pp17r¢ statemenl5 orOnI for each finan¢ial year which giv¢ a trne and fair view of ihe slate of atTair5 ofihc Charity and of its incoming resouwes and application of resources for thai pttiod. In preparing Ihose fEn#ncial siatement& the TNsiees are required io: select suitable accounting liCi¢S and apply them ¢onsi51ently. make judg¢m¢nts esiimeies that are re&sonable and prudent. prepare the fknancÉal slaiements ott the 80ing ¢onc¢rn b&sTrs unless 1¢ is iDappr<ypriate to prtsume th Ihe charity will conlinue in 0ratIon. to valuc asseis and liabililies in a¢cLYdantt with the Swement of Recommended Prnctic¢ Accountirtg by Chariiies. The TNsiees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records whtch are suifi¢ient 10 show and explain the Charity's trarisa¢iions and io dis¢lose with rcasonable accuracy at any lime the fjnancial PJ51tion of ihe So¢irfy, and enable them io ensuff that any SteThets of ac¢ount comply with the requircments of the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 1995. They are ¥150 responsible for safeouarding lh¢ &s5¢15 of Ihe Charity and hente for thking reasonable steps for the prevention and delection of fraud and other irye8ularities. Approved by the Tnjslees on 30 July 2025 signed on their behalf by Ms L. Hinds (TThste¢l. Ms L.Hinds
oLlE IIARITY INFORMATION Ch•rft}' Commllon Numb¢r- 249596 offi Chairyerson: Mr5 S S¢holey Gtner#l Se¢relry: Mr. S Ilind5 Tre#sur¢r: Ms L Hinds Trn$t. Mr. R Shaks Ms. K Dodgson Miss E Hinds Mr. P Cryjper Mr. M CLWW Mr. D. kgev Miss O Gnnt Ms. Halo'.K¢ti Ms. A Timms BAnkers: HSBC Bank l Neyhous¢ Ro&1 Oxford Squwe Blackpool FY4 4YH A¢eounln¢S: Gw & Co. Chtred Certified Accoyntants 15 01)'mpic Court Boardmzns Way Blatkpool FY4 5GU Sollcllon: Barker Booth & Ea5tswix)d, Blackw1 Property V•lu¢n: Bentley Hiw & Co. 49 WThiteg* Drive. Blackwl FY3 9DG Rt%isi¢nd offlct: 86 Whiiegate Drive Blackwl
iII.ACKPq)OL hlF. AP INI)F.PF.NDb.NT EXAhllNER'S REPORT OR TIIE YEAR ENDF.D30SEPTE lJ24 Ind¢pendenl tiamlner's report lo the Truslert of BIAfkpMI Soeict). for Mentll)' IIAndicpptd Clblldr¢n Adultj I rew)rf on the acwunts of the TL for the year eth 30 Scptcmber 2024. which Are set out On PAgts 7t0 13. Res(17 r¢sp)nsibilili¢s of tiu51rts and examiner The charity's ITusiees are re4K)nsible for the preparaiion orth¢ ¥¢¢wits. The charity's truse$ Consider that an audit 15 not required for this year under seciion 144 of the Charilies Act 2011 {the -Ch2riiies Acl") and ihal an indcpendcnt examination is needed. l am qualified 10 undertake ihe examination by being a qualified member of the Asswiation of Chartered Certifi¢d Accounththts. It is my Ttsponsibility to= examine Ihe acc(wJnts under seciion 145 of the Charilcs Aa: to follow the procedures laid ¢kn¥'n in ihc gcn¢Tal DirectlOn5 given by th¢ Chariry Commission urtdcr seciion 145{5Xb) ofthe Clwiiies A¢i.' and to Slaie wheiher particular maiws have come my niion. My examinatign w85 carried w in ¥cwdan¢¢ with th¢8enml Directions Kiven by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review ofihe accountin8 records kew by th¢ ¢harity and a comparison of the a¢Unts prcsiiiied iih Ihose records. li elso in¢lud¢s consideration of any unusu41 iiems or disclosures in ihe accounts and sttkin8 cxplathaiions from you as iw51C¢5 con¢¢min8 any such maners. The procedures undertaken do nol Provide 011 the eviderbce thai woukl be required in an audi¢ and n$t9CllY no opinion is given as to whdher ihe nccounts preseni a'mie and fair view, 8nd the repon is limited io ihose matters sd out in th¢ stst¢m¢ni below. In connection wilh My examinatithL no m¥tter has Come 10 rny aNenlion: {1) which gives me reasonable cause io believe ihat i) any maieriol respett the qUireMents. to keep a¢1n1]ng recLvds in t{an¢t wilh seciion IJO of ihe Charites Acl: and prepare accounts whi¢h ac¢ord with the a¢¢ounling rewds and eomply with the a¢¢ountin8 rcquircments of the charl Ad hav¢ not be¢n mei: or (2) to which, in my l•0m. attention should be drnwn in or&r to enabk a proper derstanding of the accounts w be rcKhed F. CDOSY F I ftrtifiNI A¢¢ount4wts l¢Co Il'hblehill% IIu51nt55 Park IIIAfk. ool Fl'4 'JO Juty 102
BLACKPOOL MENCAP YEAR ENDED JOTH SEPTEMBER 2024 vl 2024 2023 915 3,535 30.355 4,232 4.850 28.910 420 39.037 32.108 46.805 10,298 9.695 42.4C6 12.088 2,814 NET IMCOMINIYOUTGOINGI AESOURCES BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED GIJNSAND LOSSES 114,649) Totsl ETMOVEMEMT IM FUNDS 114,6491 1.470.033 1,484,682 Tiansleroliealmd 1474 295 1470 033
LACKPOOL MENCAP YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTeMBeR 2024 lan h• 301h Se tember 2024 2024 2023 A•sets •nd Il•blllll•• HXED ASSETS Fixed assets for charity F*d assel inv•5tmEnls 10 9&12 839,855 505,318 604,854 496.460 1,345.171 1.101.314 CURRENT ASSETS Prepayments Cash ai bank and in hand 131.094 370.6 131,094 370, CURRENT UA81LYfES Creditor5 AcK4ued expenses 470 470 1.970 1,970 NET CURRENT ASSETS 129,124 IOTAL sET?> LESS CURRENT UABIUTES 1.474.295 1.470,034 THE FUNDS OFTHE CHARITY.. UNRESTRICTEO INCOME FUNDS UnTesirtt•d incAxne funds 12C6,354 1.202.1)93 Revaluation rew¥ 11 287,941 267.941 Total UnreslThed funds 1.474.29S 1.470,034 APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES ON 30 JULY 202 AHD SIGNED ON THEIR BEHALF BY: L trndS ..TRUSTEE
IILA KPOOL MF.NCAP ()IINTS frOR TII Jlb.SF'PI'I.IIIIF-112024 511 of ,It¢oMnllth%. lkne liii&iiiifjl smtmthts w¢ PTtpBrYd lh¢ hi.s¢orital cost tonv¢ntion mThlifiLxI In Ihc inelusiuth of Ini'esimen15 and l.-ixed A55et% ai lUall0) and ith accordanec wilh Ihc Finantial RcrM)rttng Slan%11 rd f(>T Sm#ll¢T l-.nlilics: IhL Chariiics Aer 20118nd follow Ihc rce(>mrrKdal1on$ ofihe fjieni¢M ofReLThMnendcd Prxl1.A¢C0VnlIng WKI I1¢W1N8 ty Charilics, ISORP FR$1021. Chir'llbl •nd FM Inromt. IMn&iion5 awj legll xcOunl for rttcivcd by th¢ Socidy. her incom¢ is xcounled for on an aLYNu15 ba5i3M far it 1$ pnthni lo th 30. In¢ow ithtlude5 income ia¥ r¢toverablc. Gifts in klnd. Thccharity T¢1¥¥ th¢ knfilof wwk ryri out by volum¢¢F5 I1 rc¢civ¢s Ihc us¢ or filclliiits and ¢quipmeni wiiknji chHr8c. No value 15 placed on Ih¢s¢ il¢ms. Wh¢r¢ Ihc berKfJt exlcnds OVCT se%enl wriod& th¢%. e %allled at incluthd in tht balanc¢ 5h¢d M • T¢&50nabl& vulvlim. Re%¢nue granlsu¢ ed1d thc in¢om¢ond¢xwditurt xcowil a5 rettiv¢d. DtprttlitloTh. I110n OTTlIb Fixttt Assets iswvided ¢IL¢ following wtnulll rni¢s in ordcrio T1kOtr¢h &8Sd 0¥ its estim useful lif¢:. Fixwfes filling5- 15%0n nrtwTilI dmvn 1 ImprovtyneM$ 10 property- 1S%on4 5Thi8hl-li bBsi5 No d¢prrfi•iion Ispmvided M fyeehold woperti¢s as th¢ So¢iay feli &5 th¢ Hom¢s 4Te kepi lo a v¢ry hi8h sxandard Orrtl1that nothprt¢iotion nc¢¢ssDr)'. Il•J dcprtcialiott bc¢n ¢knaryed 4% ono strni8hi lin¥ basik drlaIl0rt of £44.357 ¥ffjuld hove bten tharB¢d in the acuvni The irusle¢5 trKlie¥ethat not providin8 ford¢prl1m is forth¢ cwunts 10 8ive airnc fail Rtvlu#ilott of lind bulldon Lwd thj lyJildiTryar¢ th¢ir rec1 YUatIOn ihe bal8nte shed d¢. Revalua120n olIlK ljryj 4nd buildin85 is undcriakcn then thert has tttn a maierial ¢han8e in Iht property m•vk¢t. dllring Ihe K¢ouniin8perioJ. A yah10n WAS wfonned on 14 Janw. 2014. Fund-raisin8 hd ChrltsbltObjt¢tlves Costs. l.-uthi5Én8 cxsKndiluTC Comprises coms in¢lutsl in in¢Jucin8 rthple and orgahis81ions th t(1rIbu finan¢ially 10 th¢Chty s 0-. fxn#2ement #nd AdmSnlstr15on. KlIre0 mBnggemeni 8nd adMinirni10 of th¢ Charity inLlud all ¢.xrrtndiiur¢ n(d dirtcil). relaitd Ih¢ chble 1vity. of fyndryrntsins vtniuT¢5. Thi5 in¢luded cos1S or running the otric¢ arkl taoutharty ¢hoTg TA%•tlon. A5 a r¢8t5tu¢d Charity. the b¢n¢fits from Rates rtlief ond is 8¢ncrallv eMPt Ikom Incom¢ and Clpilal GalttsTa¥ bui from VAT. INeeoY¢r•bl¢ VAT 15 inclwJe4 in ihe wsr ofthos¢ ims to whtch 1¢ 1¢& Invotm¢ntk ReIsed gain5 arNJ105¢$8tt tsken th thc IrL¢ome and A¢wuni. All investhnIS have bcen ¥U¢d * mth¢i Val ai lh¢ Iyalan Sl*et dd¢ All ItK¥t and dtsr¢a5¢5 in i4iu¢ the w¢ shown on the StsiLmLnl of Financial Ac¢ivili¢
BLACKPOOL MENCAP NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2024 2. Donatl¢)ns and l•gacl•8 4 Ros8berry Av8 Argyll Court Totsl 2023 total Ave CJnalions Le98¢S 915 Toils 915 Income fnxn ¢harttabl8 acilvltl•s 4 Rosetffji Ave Argyll Court 2023 totsl Tot81 Ave Outings & events IKkets 420 420 4.232 Renl Total¥ 420 420 4,232 4. Othertradlng xtlvlt•8 4 Rosebery Ave Argyll Cwrt Ave TeAal 2023 total Raffles aThJ draws 1,970 1.970 1,205 Menorshw sub8UiPtion8 2.680 2,330 Totsls 4.850 4.650 3.535 6. 1ftve8tmt Incom• Roseberry Lthlge Ave 4 RosthNy Argyll Ave C(rt 2023 tot81 Dewsit account interest 11.141 8,139 4.150 28.910 30,355 Tot¥ 11.141 5.480 8,139 4.150 28.910 30.355 10
BLACKPOOL MENCAP NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 30th 8EPTEMBER 2024 6. Ch•rft4ble a¢tl¥ltlg8 Soci6ty Rosebwry Th8 Lodge Ave 4 Roseberry Ave Afgyll Court 2023 totsl Total Events and outir•J Council tax LwJhi & heal Sundries Repairs and reneva Gardenirrfj, doaning and18undry Insurnr Lo(bge nTrnniNJ costs Srte fees Depreui 7,273 7,273 9,419 414 414 717 5.913 1,058 1,095 4,258 717 359 3,116 318 45 7,750 216 1,734 45 7,750 7.162 1.11)) 1,176 248 7.930 20.621 3.930 107 3.122 1.1) Totals 11,920 1.971 9.663 1.000 7.554 32.108 46.805 7. E¥pendllur• on ralBlng lunds 4 Rosebewy Argyll Court Ave T¢Xal 2W23 tot81 Ave Lkertts Events and ¢)utings 8. GovemanG• cos1• 4 R05ebefry Ave Argyll court Ave 21Y23 tt)tal Afxountaty f Se¢retary costs Bookkeeping a1 admin Posta9e. printing and sLiongry MENCAP Insuran- rfr Web5ts Lyht 8 heat Watef 2.780 2.760 2,760 837 60 837 60 1.02S 259 259 35 109 2.033 2.365 Ckaning 8ank Charges 91 178 231 2,880 H¢)norafium 269 375 289 375 289 Log81 & profos**al f 10.211 10.298 9.695 11
BLACKPOOL MENCAP NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YÉAR EMDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2024 9. Flxed Ass•1 Inv••tm8nts Frn•hold LeA•ehold Improv•mont• Flxturn• PrortY Property to property & fll¢lng• Tot•1 Cost or valuatlon at 1110123 RosebeTry Ave 4 Rosebery 6Ka AryW Court 135,1NN) 150.tNy) 85,INXI 370.fXX) 11,889 154,549 175.128 119,536 11.849 449211 24.9B8 34.5 67.362 Addlllon61fMsptsJ•l• Cost orvaluallon at 2fy94 370.0 67.362 11.849 449.211 LknprKl¥tltsn AI 1M012023 Cbarge for ar Roseb6rry Ave 4 Roseberry Ave 616a ArgWI Couyi At 301912024 64.240 iO.(W)3 74.243 107 107 3,122 67,362 3.122 77.475 10.113 67,362 10.113 77,475 N•1 book valu• At 301V2024 J70,000 1,736 371.738 At 30tstt023 370,C 3.122 1,846 374, 10. Flx¢d AM•t• lor ehallty u Frn•hold Le••ghold Improvem• FIxrn• Property Prop•fty to proprty & Ilttlng8 Total Co•1 orv•luatlon •t 111012023 Socth. Whitegate Trive Lodge 499,984 597,104 1CKI.940 8,652 698,lJ44 236.931 1.910 499,984 1W.940 238.931 AddltlonslDhpo••l$ Colt or valuatlon •t 30m9024 738,915 1(X),940 6.652 938,975 At 111012023 Charge for ye•r a4.3 93,19) 3.885 45 8.652 97.120 88,468 8.652 97.120 Net tJo¢k VAI At 2WgR024 738,916 11x1,940 839,855 AI 3019r2023 499.984 11XJ.940 3.885 45 604.854 12