Charity registration numb¢r 276422 Company r•g1S￿lI0n nUM￿r 01405937 (England and Wal•sl ENABLE ABILITY ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 ENABLE ABILITY LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees J R MUl￿r {Chairnianl K M Blomerus ACB0￿e WMJohn D Ramsay (Vice chaimian) J Harbour ITreasurerl S Elsom chairnan S Coldham P Robertson M Thomas DDa¥ (Appointed 7 March 20241 (Appointèd 2 July 20241 (Appointed 7 December 20231 (Deceased 22 December 20231 S•cr•tary R Soutsr Charfty number 276422 Company numb•r 01405937 R•gi3ter•d offl 311-313 Copnor Road Portsmouth H8mpshire P03 SEG Audltor Sumer Auditco Limrtad Pipef House 4 Ovkes Court Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex P019 8FX Bank•r8 CAF Bank Limrted 25 bQ"ngs Hill Avgnue "ng$ Hill Wesl MallitvJ Kenl ME194JQ LWS Bank Pl¢ 113 Commèrual Road Portsmouth Hampshire P01 1BY Sollcltorn Blake Morgan LLP Harboijr Court Compass Road North Harbouf Portsmouth Hampshire P06 4ST ENABLE ABILITY CONTENTS Pag• TNslees' report 1-10 Statèment of tnJslees' responsibilities Independent audrtorf5 report 12-14 Stalfjmenl of financial 4divrties 15 $he81 16 Slalement of cash Ilows 17 Notes lo the financial statements 18-29 ENABLE ABILITY TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The trustees present their annual report and finana* Statements for Ihe year ende1131 March 2024. The financial statements have been prepared In accordance with the a¢cDunling kX)liryes sel out in note 1 to the nanaal statements and comply wth the d)anty's Igoveming doojmentl, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement ol RecL)mmendeil Praui¢e applicatyk io charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Slandaid applicat4e in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland IFRS 1021" (effective 1 January 20191. Oblective• and *ctl¥ltl•• Oble¢tiv•¥ and alms The objectives ol the charitable company are.. To provide ca￿, welfare. interest and adwancem8nl of disabled people and their families and Carèrs In the locality. To respond to the needs of ihe above people. Enable Ability ha5 the general aims of contn"bLrting lo the qu81ty of Irf¢ fof disa￿$￿ people and those relatad to them in the greater Portsmouth area. The key aims al Ihe start of the year were financig1'. Our BBC Children in Need grant was due to run out on 31sl March 2024, this covering the majority of costs for our Saturday Club. 111$ pleasing to report Ihal we made a further SU￿Ss￿l grant application to BBC Children In Need and this now secures thè projed lor a furthaf three years. Employ Abilily Is the that employs an In1￿Work Skills Coach to support our young people into future Work. training or volijnieering and their $ubsequgni mowng on. Funding from Hampshire and Isle of Wuht Comrnunrty Foundation ￿Vered us to July 2023 but Ihen cam8 to an end. It is therefore pleasing to report thal a grant from the Peler H8mson Foijndalion iogelher wrth a donation from Store Prop8rty in Chichést8r will cover this work until October 2024. when further funding will be neede{1. Agreernent was achieve(I loi the running of Rivefside School Play-scheme, the existing providers 1881ing that we were besl placed lo lake thi5 on. Funding was agreed from Hampshire County Counc41 Short 8reaks lo run the scheme Initially dufing Easter and Summer 012024. Wtheel¢hair Basketball was in need of new equipment and supporl finanaally and an amazing fundraising effort by ECASS (Every Charrtable Acl Supports Someone) wa their sponsored 'Walking the 151and' evenl made this happen. Dis¢ussion$ look place with 'Testlands' Ivtho are based in Sovthamplonl and we are pleased lo announce that. vi8 a grant Ihat they received in support ol projecls in Southamplon and Portsmouth. It was a￿eed lor them lo fund certain holiday sc*eme e*ntS 8nd a sub3tsnbal prOP￿10n of our slaffing costs for the EA Youth Project in 2024. We believe we athieved our primary goal ol supporting our projects to at fvll or near capauty and for our finances lo break even. The following is a summary of what was achieved.. ENABLE ABILITY TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORTI (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Play S¢hemea These run through èvery school hol￿aY period wrth the Slacey Centre and Morelands Piimary Sd)ool covering the specialist schemes whilst the Healthy Eating and Fc#)d IHAFI scheffles took place al Landport and Pau15grove Community Centres. In lolal, for the main summer holiday scheme. we promded 5.424 hours of support 14.585 in 20231 to 112 children 11161. The ratio of hours to children increasin9 was due to the rise In the number of children with more complex needs that altended. all ofvknom were dire(X referrals from S(￿1 SeNc8s. th all of our Play Schemes there is a huge demand- and Ihi$ is espec4.ally so during the long summer school break. Inevitably this has resutted In our warting list gr(￿Ing t￿nsIderablY- though we do place limrts on the number ol days we can offer lo each indiwdual lo address this as effectivdy as we can. In an ideal worfd we wtsuld like our schemes to be expanded lo mre fvlty meet the kxal need; however, funding and staffing issues make this very difficJJlt to achiava. We employed 158 slaff1132 in 20231 on Play Schemes over summer period alone and this. more than anything else, shows just how large and Complex they have now become. Some ol the summer actiwligs that the ¢hildran undertook induded.. themed projects based on myth￿1 beasl6. bottom of Ihe garden, books are the best and space vthh actiwlies. Ouring this holiday period they attended a diversity of sessions, including Bike Ability at 8ransbury Park. kayaking and paddle boarding, Boog* Miles (dance and rntsvemenll and outings lo feed th8 duds at Baffins Pond. In addition to th& specialist play schemes, we Tan from the two HAF venuès and employed staff memt*rs 81 Farfinglon Wrap Around Car8 and the YMCA to prowde opportunrtie5 to children vnth mild to moderatè levels of disability to allénd indusive setlings. Joinlty Ihey pr￿Ided 2.830 hours of suppofl 12.287 hours in 20231 lor 93 children 1711 during the summer holiday. Some of the acliwlies they were involved wth induded.. sailing, fam visits, an Isle ol Wght trip kia the hovercraft, splash-park wsits, swmming and soft-play. Other play-schemes during Easier and May halklerm periods led lo 122 children 1102 in 20231 altending the main schemes with 4,808 hours of support 14.4531 given. Some ol the fun actmlies induded a streel party for the Kings Coronalion and visits from Easter Bunny ¢oslumed characters Icgether wth hotone basi$ for Very high41ependency needs children. In total 8,484 hours ol support 110.271 In 20231 wèrè delivered wrth 79 thenis1661". the befn'ending was prowded by 47 slaff1461. The drop in hotjrs relates lo som• speualisl diènts in 2023 who were funded lor extended help al that time. Adult Befriending This is an on-going serwce offering fAJmpanionship, support and encnuragemenl lo those who are socially or physically Isolated through dtsability. In the age range of 18 10 25 the senrice prO￿ded 3.704 hours of $upport12,530 in 20231 these being prowded by 21 staff 1221. 8efriending for adulis over the age of 25.•mounied b) 2.680 hours {2.7081 ol support being prowded by 14 siaff1171 to 13 dients1151. Saturday Club Th15 project offers stimulating actiwbes for chIld￿n with very high dependency needs during school lemi-time, whilst giving families and earers mud) neèdéd fesprte. Tha project was run from Morelands Primary School with funding mainly received from ChildTen in Need. A lolal of 56 child￿n attended IPAS in 20231 and 62 staff1461 supported them.. the slightly red￿￿d number of children that we supported resulted Irom the 51gnfficantly higher nee{15 of some of those that attend￿. thereby requiring greater staff to child ratios. A comprehensive programrne ol actiwties was provided on a week-lo-week basis and we are Indebted to the Southsea Skiffle Orchestra for donaling instruments thal Ihe children have been able to a￿58 during the music sessions. ENABLE ABILITY TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORTI (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Wheelchair 8asketball Weekly sèssions are held al Portchester Communty Sthoc4 wth regular matches taknng place against other clubs. Positive out￿me$ for the main group primarily relate to improvemenls in fitness and health. Indiwdual outcomes include recognition that four ol our former particJpan15 now play for National League teams and Team GB. We owe a debl ol graiilude Its ECASS (Every Charilable Act Supports Someiynel for organising a 'Walk the Island. lundraiser. Whilst this was primarily for the purchase of new wheekthairs and eouipmenl. rt has also helped us lo run additional sessions dsjnng sthool holiday penoos. Junior Clubs The junior proJec15 that we prowde cornwise.. Portsmouth Junw {whi¢h 1$ partly lund&d wa Port$mouth City Council Short 8reaks and works very dosely with 'SEND Butterf4es' whth is a peer led C￿MMUnity gioup lor the parents and Care￿ of young peopbe speual educalK￿al needs and dwtrilits.osl and Hampshire Junior Club Iwthich is part-thjnded by Hampshire County Counril Short Breaks). 80th projects h•lp young aged 5 to 12 y•ars of age with phy*c4 and leamin9 drt[￿lI1•8 to tak• part in leisure antj sports o¢ttMti*s. Th* groups $UPPOrt 0￿r 40 famih•s and there arè •venl programmes for tN)th of thes& dubs Ihot indu¢Jo r¢9ular gym wssions, sports and ￿la4 events as wdl as advenlurous actiwti•s that widud8 sailing, acc•$8ibkn and lots ollun %v4ts, all deyed to ￿P[￿ tho young Fwpl8'8 d8¥dopm8nt. Teenag? Projects This is partty fundod by PortsmoLrth Cty Countil Short Breaks and worts young people aged 13 10 18. They m￿1 regularty during xhool lemi lim• and thcoughoul the schts)I Whjay ￿riods on a daily bass. The activitie$ afa sot to be both thallenging and rewarding and induded g¢>ka￿"ng. a sway experiene*. wakelh)ardlng. Skiing and d¢>nutting, kayaking and paddle t¥)arding, cgnema and theatre trips lo name lust 8 few. Ouring th• yèar we continl￿d lo njn a Hampshire Toenaga Projod from ￿nveS in both Plav4nt and Farnh8m. This had limit8d funding and, desprte great efforts and publicty. the numbers became too lo sustain the project beyond the end ol the 202>24 financial ygar. its c*wr•, al r•mainKw ffl0mb•rs have baen gI￿n tho opportunity lo integrate into the Portsmouth scheme. EA Youth Project This projeci is SFwficalty young p*Jults •gtd 18 to 25 yèarn., an6ndees mèet weekty during tèmFtimt and through￿ Ihe schoc4 holiday p8riods on a daity basis. The project conbnues to have a t4ooming demand from fAr seTrryc* usèrs wlh exrjlino ¥diviti•s such as go•karting, laser qu•sl. karale & driving range. abngsKle more s￿iaty orienlated events suc* as trips lo M￿keY ￿ld, the cir￿5 and th•atres, plus creative adiwties that indude d￿C£￿ale makirvJ and c4Joking. Thwe are 35 young aduks rggistwfjd sdwne Wbth 25 or more ofthoffl atton(*n9 month. Its great strength is its capaLW to develop fn"endships ihat r￿ty"nUt way frcrfn fv yci8(I, ¥th•reby the young people thoose lo meet up outside of Ihe group for soaal actmlies. We are pleased that our immediate funding need3 for tho Youth Proi•La Holiday &*omtr èvents has been agreed wlih 'Testkinds', wlh fijrther funding continuing lo be s￿h1. The IfUStee$ hav8 paid due regard to guHlance issued by the Charity commis￿on in deciding what actiwties the chanty should undertake. ENABLE ABILITY TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Advocaey This proiecl gives h8lp and support through our team of experienced advocates to some ol the mosl vulnefable people in the community and holds a regular drop-in surgery al Landport Communsty Centre. It is hoped lo expand this service with mole advocates Iwning the team. Funding for the project Is through donations and requests lo giant awarding bodies. Training The Trustees have en8ured Ihat all staff have access to trainirMJ. ihis 1hr￿th.. The on-line training platform which enables staff lo not onty C4)mp￿te the training that IS fequired bul also. through 5e8rching. to advance Iheif personal training. Our Investors In People assessor has nTrn skills courses for our team leaders and depulies Forums have taken place wslh Team Leaders and Trn￿eeS attending to ensure effoclive communicats'on al all vels. Publ1¢ Bon•flt The Trustées Confirm that they have referred to Ihe guKlancE coniained in lh¢ Chanty Commission's gèneral guldancè on public benefrt when rewewing Ihe chanty'5 aims and objectives and in planning futur8 actimties. The Twstees refor lo public benefil IhroughoLrt this report. Fln*n¢lal rIv￿W Inv•8tm•nt pow•rn and pollcy Under the Mernorandum and Artide$ ol As￿latiOn, the charrtable c£rfnpany has the power lo make any In¥e8lmenl which the Trustees cons￿￿ lo be fil anij appropriate. Overview Our finances had taken a baltering during the Covid years wilh ex￿sseS of expendrture 0￿r income 01 £62,000 in 2022 and £87,000 in 2021- which was alaming as we a￿ayS l￿d98t to breakoven. 2023 saw the Iransler ol the Lan¢Jport Communily CenlTe lease to Enable Ability which arrL*unled for £482,399 01 total income. Exduding this frorn the aceounls gave nel income over expenditure of £22,020 and with £21,847 01 this being received but to be used on speafic projects during 2024 11 showed Ihe real nel Income for the y¥ar was £173, meaning our budg&1 plan of breaking even had been athieved again. en we lookad ahead lo 2024 we knew it was going to be a real challenge lo break even, with Inflation al its highèst level lor many years and the minimum wage increasing by 9.7%. Wth our payroll sel lo Increase by £70.600 this sum had to be found Iusi lo slan&still. Ihis on top of the grant ap￿iCatIonS thal were budgeted for. were therefore lortunale in receiving an £84.orxi legacy fv¢)m one of our supporters in Mrs Stella Casley and this meanl we again broke even financially. Now looking ahaad to 2025 the NaI￿nal Liwng ￿tsge wll incmse by 9.8% and the inrjease Mll eA)N*r a wider age bracket as 21122 year-olds will benefit lully. thus giwng them a 12.4% inuease. After a careful review the Trustee8 agreed that the National Minimum ￿￿ge be pah1 to all Ihose that were ojrrenlly receiwng it with all olher5 receivin9 a minimum ol 3 4.4% increase, this being the average wage gr￿￿ figure at Ihe lime. The oosl of these Inerea$es will cost the charity an addrtional £80.876. wilh lurther r￿StS coming from ¥elaied addilional Employer's National Insurance 8nd Pension contributions. Our adminislrats'on Costs are consiantly monrtOTed to ensure Ihat as mud) income as possible goes into meeting the charity's airns and objecttves. We have cjose budgelary conlrd in p￿?￿ and are transparenl in al of our dealings.. in this way we minirnise the finanu31 risk to the ftrture ol thè k*arity. ENABLE ABILITY TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Designated Fund We received a I￿acY from the estate of Mr Aubrey Gant of £232.707 in 2015 arK1 Ihe TnJstèès at that time decided that these funds should be sel aside lo powbty purthase a premises for our young peop￿'S 'HutrTrProjec¢'. Having taken over the running of Landport Community Cenlre and vnth the ￿3s8 transferring to us last year, Inter Activ lour Soual Enterprisel- being predominantly fvnded by the Nalional Lottery- rt was agreed that this fund would help lo run and maintain our Cornrnunty Centre. at the end ol the year. £92,639 of this fund had been spent to date. It Is hoped that in the fullness of time bolh the Community Centre and Int8r ACIN will be ab￿ to stand on their own financially and a plan is in place lo work towards this objective. R•8•Th•8 PolScy Thè Trustees feel Ihal there is a need to have sufficient fund$ In reserye to cover all of Ouf seNce5 for at lea513 rnonths should there be a down-tum and our income streams dry up. When calculatin9 our feserve$ w8 do nol include play-scheme5 as these would not proceed unle$$ funding was in placE lor al kast be ojnfirmed beforehand). Our genefal reserve h8$ the￿lOre now been set al £278,CKrf) and this wil be maintained throughout 2024125. A further aim is lo be able to raplace Ouf wheelchair attessible Min￿buS when rt becomes ne￿$sary and, lo this end, over previous years a fLtnd has buih up, this now stands at £28.lJ)O land this has ntst been addèd to over tha past yearl. Long and Short-T•mi Fln4n¢lal Obl•etlvès We have had inilial talks with the Edward Goslling Foundation to be a rec¢pient ol a Oeed of Grfl from Ihem in the forthcoming year. Should this be completed al the level d￿5$￿(1 then this should secJJre long-lerm back-up lo our reserves. We still h8v6 prtsjects that ara not fully funded and these indude Landport Community Cenlre, Inlw A¢tiv. EA Youth Projecl and our Advocacy SeNicè. Wè therelore have a fvnding r￿UnCIl who meel regvl8rfy lo dis￿$$ whi¢h lunders we Shou￿ approa¢h ftsr fundin9 for 8ach of our projects and we also have a superb lunc*r8ising committee who run regular even15. raising much needed funds fof Ihe charity. Contrlbutlon of Volunt••rn The Charity is blessèd with the aid ol many volunteers. espeoally within youlh projeds and advocacy. Wthin thesg are83 ad-hoc hour5 are given to support and adwse disabled people and a monelary figure could nol be placed on this support. The ch8nly Is 10 resumè Its annual volunteers evenl to which all of our volunleers a￿ freely in￿led and duly recognised for thèir contributions linduding the preSentalK￿ ol aWaTdsl. Our volunieers do so much lo help Ihg Chanly and we warmly express our thanks for all that they do. Future Po•sible Concern• As mentioned above. with the majonty of our expendilure being our payroll u)sls and these continuin9 to rise we nèed to increase our incorne each year jusl lo slan¢>slill. On lop of this some high-cosl projects are underfunded and grant funding Is being squeezed. as is the budget ol the local authority who are our main purchasei ol semces. Thè Truslees may therelore have Some hard decisions to make ￿gardIng our underfunded serwces should this trend continue a5 our reserves cannot Sustain things for more than a few years should o*Jr income streams rot only continue but also incf8aw gthng fo￿ard. ENABLE ABILITY TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 l.Costs Inflation is running at the start of ihis financAal al 4.2% thus olher o¥erhead costs o)ntinue to rise and our wage cost increases have been fully documented above. Ahhough certain Ihings can be increased there is very little flexibility within our ￿ntraCtS to fully meet these ri*ng cost. The need for ￿nSIderable income through grant applications and fvndraising to keep pace with these inueases is an on-going demand Ihal we have ¢0 strive lo meel. 2.Strategic Future In October 2021 our Away-Day for team leader$ and TnJ$tees produced a new 3-year plan for the future,. this to meet the needs of our client base - especially as we s￿ Oufselves as a d￿nt led charrty. We are CLJnstanlly changing and need to continue lo evolve around ¢he nee$es. At 1 April 2023 Incoming resou￿¢¥ ResOu￿e$ expended Transfe Gains and At 31 March losses 2024 General fvnds 1.020.602 1.135.099 {1.154,3481 2,260 1.003,613 -27- ENABLE ABILITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 19 un￿StrICted fvnds {Contlnuedl Previous year. At 1 April 2022 Incoming r•gources Reiourc•8 expended Tran$f•rs Galns and At 31 March losses 2023 General fvnds 528,423 1,508,513 {1.032,533) 13.99] 2,209 1,02Q.602 20 Analy81• of net as•et• between lunds Unv•$trictsd fvrtds 2024 Ré$trbct•d fund$ 2024 Total 2024 Fund balanc•8 at 31 March 2024 ar• r•prns•nt•d by: Tangible assets Inveslments Current assetsllliabilitsès) 612.784 59,586 331,243 612.784 59,588 379,603 48,360 1.W3,613 48,360 1.051,973 Unr••trlct•d lund$ 2023 Totsl funds 2023 2023 Fund balanc•s at 31 Mar¢h 2023 ar• rnpr•8•nt•d by: Tangible assets Investments Currgnl a$setWlliabilitiesl 820.229 57.326 343.047 820,229 57.326 384,894 21,847 1.020,802 21,847 1,042,449 21 Related paty tr￿n￿ctIonS The￿ We￿ no disclo$able related party tran$art￿n$ during the yeac12023- none). 28- ENABLE ABILITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 22 Cash generated from operation¥ 2024 2023 Surplu$ for the year 9.524 504.419 Adjustments for.. Investment income recognised in slalement of financaal aclTr*ilies Fair value gains and losses on Investments Oepreciation and impèimwnl ol tangible fixed assets 147,3301 12,2801 7,445 141,Q571 12.2091 Movements in working capital-. IlneJeaselldecrease in debtors In¢reas8 in creditors IDecreasell1ncrea￿ in deferred income {20.521 276 {13.4741 20,742 4,204 17,626 Cajh l•b•orb•d byllg•n•rat•d from oporatbon• 108.3401 511,325 Difference 159,5861 157.3261 Per tash fl¢JW slalemenl pa 1125,9281 453.999 23 Analy•l• of ¢h4n9￿ lrt n•t fund• The d)anly had no malgrial debl during the year. 29-