## **ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 1[ST] APRIL 2023 – 31[ST] MARCH 2024**
## **1. ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Charity number: 510656**
## **Office**
Allerdale Disability Association Moorclose Community Centre Needham Drive Moorclose Workington Cumbria CA14 3SE
Tel: 01900 61912
## **Principle Bank**
CAF Bank Limited 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
## **2. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT**
The charity trustees are elected or reelected by the association members annually at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the constitution adopted on 11[th] September 2003.
|eptember 2003.||
|---|---|
|**Office**|**At 3 Trustee name Date acted if not whole year**|
|**Chairman**|John Brown|
|**Honorary Secretary**|Margaret Carey|
|**Honorary Treasurer**|Margaret Crabtree|
|**Ordinary Members**|Anthony Markley|
||Konrad Hansen|
||Marion Fitzgerald|
||Patricia Hall 12thMarch 2024|
The day-to-day management of ADA is delegated by the Executive to the following staff member:
**Manager**
Mrs Tracey Parker
## **3. OBJECTIVE**
To promote the welfare of disabled people within Allerdale and West Coast District.
## **4. SUMMARY OF MAIN ACTIVITIES**
In delivering our activities this year the trustees have had regard to Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. The focus of our activities remains to provide a range of quality services to disabled people, their families and carers, enabling greater accessibility and integration. We promote equality and social justice through information and empowerment.
- Information service gives advice on any disability related issue to people with disabilities, their families and carers
- Assisting people to complete welfare benefit forms.
- Drop in sessions for physically disabled adults and their carers.
## **5. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
Our Welfare Benefits Service delivers advice and support to people with any disability from older people to the parents of infants and their families and carers, regardless of whether due to age, physical, mental, or learning disability. This specialist service is tailored and bespoke to the needs of each individual and guides them from application through medicals, appeals and 1st tier tribunals. There is no other tailored advice service offering this in the area.
People with disabilities face financial and social marginalisation, the need to get support without facing barriers whether physical or attitudinal is paramount. Our services mean they are not only better off financially but the detrimental effects of money worries and loneliness are reduced and they have improved well-being and quality of life. This financial year we have helped clients to generate income by claiming benefit entitlements of £8.4 million.
The year has been challenging in a several of ways, and our clients put under additional stress by length of waiting times for a claim to go through the application process. At this point in time we have 124 clients from this year still waiting for dates to have their case heard at tribunal, 16 clients awaiting decisions for longer than 2 years, the worst case being a client who is still awaiting a final outcome from an application from 2018. These backlogs result in our clients contacting us for updates, reassurance and emotional support.
We have also seen a huge increase in demand for the service, with an increase of a massive 43% with numbers rising from 1333 to 1908.
All our services are only possible due to the dedication and knowledge of our staff and the huge contribution made by volunteers who give their time, skills and commitment freely. Our sincere thanks to all of them.
The official opening of our new premises took place on 13[th] July 2023 and we were very fortunate in getting Michael Owen to agree to perform the ribbon cutting. The event was open to the public, and we invited our funders, supporters and all the wonderful trades people from Sellafield and OneAim, who made it possible.
We received fabulous publicity from the local news channel, and this directly contributed to the increase in client numbers for the welfare benefit service and people attending the drop in social activities. We have introduced an additional day solely for crafts, using different mediums to produce a wide range of beautiful items that the members can then take home. These have included printed photo collages made into pictures, cushions and books. Resin bookmarks with pressed flowers or other decorations, bird feeders and many more wonderful things. The keep fit equipment is well used and available for members to borrow to use at home. We now have a table tennis table and a pool table that the men in particular are enjoying. As ever bingo, and just sitting talking with friends remains a must for all.
With only one full time and two part time staff, and the increase in demand the challenge of delivering our services has only been possible thanks to the huge contribution of our wonderful volunteers.
## **6. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS**
We will continue to take full advantage of working with other groups within the Community Centre to share resources and look to increase partnership working.
Fund raising and obtaining grants for the future must continue to be a high priority to ensure continuation of our services to the disabled community.
## **7. FINANCIAL REVIEW**
Total funds carried forward on 31[st] March 2024 were £38,984.76
Thanks to our funders, the National Lottery Community Fund and Cumberland Council.
Fund raising and obtaining grants for the future must continue to be a high priority to ensure continuation of our services to the disabled community.
## **M.B. Crabtree Treasurer**
## **ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION Charity Number 510656 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2024**
|**Reserves Brought forward**
**1st April 2023**
**Income**
Grants
Donations
Fund Raising
Subscriptions
Sundry Receipts
Bank Interest
Room Hire|**ADA**
**General**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|
||£
20,209.32
82,575.00
6,372.22
1,878.98
185.00
-
37.27
-|£
20,209.32
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
|**Total Income**|**91,048.47**
**91,048.47**||
|**Expenditure**
Salaries
National Insurance/PAYE
Pensions
Rent
Bank Charges
Insurance
Cleaning Costs
Repairs
Equipment
Consumables & Equipment
Computer expenses
Telephone & Internet
Stationery
Fundraising Costs
Accountancy
Subscriptions
General Expenses|47,210.36
5,810.66
3,532.31
7,440.00
121.50
901.00
1,737.80
9.94
1,644.66
478.87
340.00
3,045.93|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
|**Total Expenditure**|**72,273.03**|**72,273.03**|
|Surplus/-Deficit for Year
Inter-Department Transfers|18,775.44
**-**
**-**|18,775.44
**-**|
|**Reserves Carried Forward to 2024**|**38,984.76**
**38,984.76**||
**Allerdale Disability Association Charity No 510656**
**Income Expenditure Account**
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|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2024**
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||||**BALANCE SHEET as at 31st MARCH 2024**||||
||**2023**||||||
|**£**||**£**|**Cash at Bank:**|**£**|||
|164||-|HSBC - ADA General|594.06||-|
|20178.06||-|CafBank - ADA General|38,318.84||-|
|0||-|||||
|155||-|Cash in Hand|133.07||-|
|717.65||-|Debtors & Payments in Advance|1,069.34||-|
|||21,214.71|**Total Current Assets**|||40,115.31|
|||1005.39|Creditors|||1,130.55|
|**£**||**20,209.32**|**Net Current Assets**|**£**||**38,984.76**|
||||**Division of Funds:**||||
||||**Project Restricted**||||
||-|75,375.00
-|||-|82,575.00
-|
|||||||-|
|||-|||||
|**£**|**-**|**75,375.00**
**-**|**Total Funds**|**£**|**-**|**82,575.00**|
**John Brown** Chair
**Jeremy Scott MSc ACMA**
Independent examiner
**Allerdale Disability Association Charity No 510656**
**Balance Sheet**
|**ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION**
**Charity Number 510656**|**ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION**
**Charity Number 510656**|**ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION**
**Charity Number 510656**|**ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION**
**Charity Number 510656**|**ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION**
**Charity Number 510656**|
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|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2024**|||||
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|**ANALYSIS OF FUNDS**
**ADA GENERAL**
Brought forward 1st April 2023
Income for Year
Expenditure for Year|RESTRICTED
**£**
82,575.00
-||UNRESTRICTED|Total|
||||**£**
7,674.59
8,473.47
72,273.03|**£**
7,674.59
91,048.47
72,273.03
**26,450.03**|
|**Carried forward 31st March 2024**
**TOTAL FUNDS**|||-
**£**||
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|||||**26,450.03**|
**Allerdale Disability Association Charity No 510656**
**Analysis of Funds**
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**Charity Number 510656**|**ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION**
**Charity Number 510656**|**ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION**
**Charity Number 510656**|**ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION**
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|**INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2024**|||||
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|**ADA GENERAL**
**INCOME**
Subscriptions
Grants
Donations
Sundry Receipts
Fund Raising
Bank Interest
**Total Income**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Direct Charitable Expenditure**
Salaries and National Insurance and Pensions
**Other Expenditure**
Office Rent
Stationery,Postages,Telephone, Equipment
Repairs, Purchase of Equipment & Costs(net)
Insurance
Special projects/activities
Sundry Expenses, Bank Charges, Subscritions
**Total Expenditure**
Surplus/-Deficit for the Year
Reserve funds as at 31st March 2023
**Reserve Fund at 31st March 2024**|2024||2023||
||**£**
**£**
185.00
82575.00
6372.22
89132.22
0.00
1878.98
37.27
1916.25
**£**
**91,048.47**
56553.33
56,553.33
7440.00
2133.47
1737.80
901.00
3507.43
15,719.70
**£**
**72,273.03**
18,775.44
20,209.32
**£**
**38,984.76**||**£**
**£**
100.00
75375.00
22242.75
97717.75
0.00
1339.50
36.62
1376.12
**£**
**99,093.87**
46650.66
369.30
47,019.96
7440.00
2494.10
27033.48
432.11
2139.49
39,539.18
**£**
**86,559.14**
12,534.73
7,674.59
**£**
**20,209.32**||
|||18,775.44
20,209.32||12,534.73
7,674.59|
|||**38,984.76**||**20,209.32**|
**Allerdale Disabled Association Charity No 510656**
**ADA General**
## **ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION Charity Number 510656 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2024**
## **NOTES RE ADA GENERAL ACCOUNTS GRANTS & DONATIONS**
|NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND
Cumberland County Council
**£**
MISCELLANEOUS DONATIONS
GIFT AID
FUND RAISING
**£**
**TOTAL £**|**RESTRICTED**
62,575.00
20,000.00|**RESTRICTED**
62,575.00
20,000.00|
|---|---|---|
||**82,575.00**||
||**NON RESTRICTED**
6,372.22
582.00
1,296.98||
|||**8,251.20**|
|||**90,826.20**|
**Allerdale Disability Association Charity No 510656**
**Notes to Accounts**
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
## **Report to the trustees**
Charity Name Allerdale Disability Association
**On accounts for the year** 31[st] March 2024 **Charity no** 510656 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** .
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
- **Independent** [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to
- **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
|**Signed:**|||**Date:**|29thMay 2024
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|**Name:**||Jeremy Scott||||
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|**Relevant professional**||Chartered Management Accountant||||
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**Oct 2018**
**IER**
## **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**Address:** 18 Curzon Street Maryport CA15 6LN
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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**Oct 2018**
**IER**