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| Trustees'/Directors' | report | 3 - 10 | |
| Independent Auditor's |
report | 11-13 | |
| Statement offinancial | activities | 14 | |
| Balance sheet | |||
| Cash flow statement | 16 | ||
| Notes to the financial | statements | 17-32 |
| Charity number: | Charity number: | 519639 | ||||||||
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| Company | number: | 02202427 | ||||||||
| Authorised | dk regulated | by the Financial Conduct | Authority | FRN: | 617509 | |||||
| Registered | offlce: | Gazette Buildings | ||||||||
| 168Corporation | Street | |||||||||
| Birmingham | ||||||||||
| B46TF | ||||||||||
| Trustee Directors: | Paul Southon | |||||||||
| JiBLambert | ||||||||||
| Councillor Gareth Moore | ||||||||||
| Elizabeth Alvey | ||||||||||
| Chaitali Desai | ||||||||||
| Liam Bmoker | ||||||||||
| Sundeep Gill |
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| Lydia Stockdale | ||||||||||
| Lucy Vernall | ||||||||||
| Richard Burden | ||||||||||
| Phil Marris | ||||||||||
| Kay Burton-Williams | —Appointed | 2/3/23 Co-opted 22/2/23 | ||||||||
| Dee Kundi —Appointed | 9/3/23 Co-opted 22/2/23 | |||||||||
| Stuart Crowe —resigned | 23/11/22 | |||||||||
| Abisola Latunji-Cockbill | -resigned | 23/11/22 | ||||||||
| Senior Management | Team: | Janice Nichols (Chief | Executive) | |||||||
| Kelly Danks | ||||||||||
| Samantha Catchpole |
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| Jane Priest | ||||||||||
| Auditors: | CKCA Limited | |||||||||
| No. 4Castle Court 2 | ||||||||||
| Castlegate Way | ||||||||||
| Dudley | ||||||||||
| DY1 4RH | ||||||||||
| Bankerst | Unity Trust Bank | Pic | ||||||||
| 9Brindley Place | ||||||||||
| Birmingham | ||||||||||
| Bl 2HB | ||||||||||
| Solicitors: | DLA Piper UK LLP | Gowling WLG (UK) LLP | ||||||||
| Victoria Square House | Two Snowhill | |||||||||
| Birmingham B24DL |
Birmingham | B46WR |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Funds | Funds | 2023 | Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||
| 8 | f, | f. | ||||||
| Income from: | ||||||||
| Donations and legacies |
2 | 7,565 | 7,565 | 2,935 | 2,935 | |||
| Charitable activities |
3 | 820,905 | 986,274 | 1,807,179 | 737,412 | 1,085,198 | 1,822,610 | |
| Activities for generating | funds | 4 | 2,912 | 27,975 | 30,887 | 8,648 | 7,532 | 16,180 |
| Investments | 5 | 24,014 | 24,014 | 13,528 | 13,528 | |||
| Total income | 855896 | 1,014,249 | 1,869,645 | 762,523 | 1,092,730 | 1,855,253 | ||
| Expenditure on: |
720,861 | 979,550 | 1,700,411 | 827,551 | 1,020,406 | 1,887,307 | ||
| Charitable activities |
6,7 | 369 | 25,583 | 25,952 | 1,129 | 5,757 | 6,886 | |
| Other expenditure | 8 | |||||||
| 721/30 | 1,005,133 | 1,726@63 | 828,680 | 1,065,513 | 1,894,193 | |||
| Total expenditure | ||||||||
| Net income/(expenditure) | ||||||||
| before transfer | 134,166 | 9,116 | 143,282 | (66,157) | 27,217 | (38,940) | ||
| Transfers between funds | 20,21 | (4,713) | 4,713 | 17,029 | (17,029) | |||
| Net movement in funds |
129,453 | 13,829 | 143,282 | (49,128) | 10,188 | (38,940) | ||
| Reconciliation offunds: |
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| Total funds brought | ||||||||
| forward at01 April 2022 | 1,025,486 | 28,510 | 1,053,996 | 1,074,614 | 18,322 | 1,092,936 | ||
| Total funds carried | ||||||||
| forward at31March 2023 | 1,154,939 | 42v339 | 1,197,278 | 1,025,486 | 28,510 | 1,053,996 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | ||||||||||
| Fixed assets | ||||||||||
| Tangible assets | 14 | |||||||||
| Investments | 14 | 225,000 | 225,000 | |||||||
| 225,000 | 225,000 | |||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||||
| Debtors | 15 | 309,083 | 208,549 | |||||||
| Cash at bank and | in | hand | 26 | 1,053,514 | 963,432 | |||||
| 1)362,597 | 1,171,981 | |||||||||
| LiabiTities | ||||||||||
| Creditors: amounts | falling due | |||||||||
| within one year | 16 | (310,319) | (262,985) | |||||||
| Net current assets | 1,052,278 | 908,996 | ||||||||
| Total assets less | current | liabilities | 1,277,278 | 1,133,996 | ||||||
| Provisions for liahiTities | 19 | (80,000) | (80,000) | |||||||
| Total net assets | 1,197,278 | 1,053,996 | ||||||||
| Funds ofthe charity | ||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds: |
20 | |||||||||
| General funds | 145,746 | 81,485 | ||||||||
| Designated Revaluation |
reserve | 53,557 | 53,557 | |||||||
| Other Designated | funds | 955,636 | 890,444 | |||||||
| 1,154,939 | 1,025,486 | |||||||||
| Restricted funds | 21 | 42)339 | 28,510 | |||||||
| Total charity funds | 22 | 1,197,278 | 1,053,996 |
| Note | 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating | activities: | ||||||
| Net cash | provided by operating activities |
25 | 66,068 | (49,271) | |||
| Cash flows from investing | activities: | ||||||
| Dividends, | interest and rents | &om investments | 24,014 | 13,528 | |||
| Net cash | provided by investing activities |
24,014 | 13,528 | ||||
| Increase / |
(decrease) in cash | and cash equivalents | in | ||||
| the reporting period |
90,082 | (35,743) | |||||
| Cash and | cash equivalents | at the beginning | of | the | |||
| reporting | period | 963,432 | 999,175 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of |
the | ||||||
| reporting | period | 26 | 1,053,514 | 963,432 |
| 2 | Donations and legacies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||||
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| f | |||||||
| Donations and gifts | 7,565 | 7,565 | 2,935 | ||||
| 3 | income from charitable | activities | |||||
| Grants and contract income | receivable | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
| for charitable activity information |
—advice and | Funds 8 |
Funds f |
2023 g |
2022 | ||
| General Advice: | |||||||
| Birmingham CC - Advice Service |
272400 | 272,500 | 210,000 | ||||
| Birmingham 8t Solihull |
NHS | 160,296 | 160,296 | 131,232 | |||
| Universal Support —Help to Claim |
302,057 | 302,057 | 4$8,190 | ||||
| The Henry Smith Charity | 4$,250 | 48,250 | 35,625 | ||||
| Cadent Foundation | 7,084 | 7,084 | |||||
| Energy Saving Trust | 21,19$ | 21,198 | |||||
| Other grants | 6,237 | 7,901 | 14,138 | 21,407 | |||
| 278)737 | 546,786 | $25,523 | 866,454 | ||||
| Debt Advice: | |||||||
| Money Advice Service: | Debt | Advice | 491,902 | 491,902 | 493,232 | ||
| Community Law Partnership |
(CLP) | 50,266 | 50,266 | 26,376 | |||
| Other grants | 7,804 | ||||||
| 542,168 | 542,168 | 527,412 | |||||
| Benefit Advice: | |||||||
| Birmingham CC - Mental Health |
74,000 | 74,000 | 74,000 | ||||
| Macmillan Cancer Support |
365,488 | 365,488 | 334,744 | ||||
| 439,488 | 439)488 | 408,744 | |||||
| Total income from charitable activities |
820,905 | 986,274 | 1,807,179 | 1,822,610 |
| ctivities f | or generating | funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||
| Fundsf | Funds | 2023f | 2022f | |||
| Solar panels dt cashback | scheme | 1,896 | ||||
| Windrush | compensation | scheme | 2,925 | |||
| Other income | 2,912 | 27,975 | 30,887 | 11,359 | ||
| 2,912 | 27,975 | 30/87 | 16,180 | |||
| vestments | ||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Toad | |||
| Funds f. |
Fundsf | 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Interest received | 9,581 | 9,581 | 528 | |||
| Investment | property rental income | 14,433 | 14,433 | 13,000 | ||
| 24,014 | 24,014 | 13,528 |
| xpenditure on charitable activities |
by fund | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Fundsf | Funds | 2023 | 2022 | |
| General Advice | 207,290 | 543,160 | 750,450 | 917,304 |
| Debt Advice | 5139571 | 513/71 | 555,541 | |
| Bene6ts Advice | 436890 | 436,390 | 414,462 | |
| 720,861 | 979,550 | 1,700,411 | 1,887,307 |
| Analysis ofexpenditur | e on charitable activ |
ities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basisof | General | Debt | Benefits | Total | Total | ||||
| Allocation | Advice | Advicef | Advice | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Direct costs: | |||||||||
| Salaries and wages | Direct | 528,467 | 389,633 | 322,440 | 1)240)540 | 1,367,861 | |||
| Staffand volunteers | Direct | 4,507 | 360 | 903 | 5,770 | 3,739 | |||
| Offic costs | Direct | 14,628 | 712 | 671 | 16&011 | 18,489 | |||
| Premises costs | Direct | 64 | 64 | ||||||
| Other costs | Direct | 365 | 365 | 70,714 | |||||
| 548,031 | 390,705 | 324,014 | 1,262,750 | 1,460,803 | |||||
| Support costs: | |||||||||
| Salaries wages | StaffIHrs | 61,933 | 38,205 | 34,084 | 134/22 | 104,164 | |||
| Staffand volunteers | Staff/Hrs | 2@87 | 1,457 | 1,285 | 5,129 | 971 | |||
| Office costs | Staff/Hrs | 72,239 | 44,981 | 40)352 | 157,572 | 191,678 | |||
| Premises costs | Staff/Hrs | 58)256 | 33,555 | 32,740 | 124,551 | 105,579 | |||
| Governance costs |
Staff/Hrs | 6@64 | 5,121 | 3,509 | 14,994 | 22,471 | |||
| Other costs | Staff/Hrs | 1,239 | (452) | 406 | 1,193 | 1,641 | |||
| 202,418 | 122,867 | 112,376 | 437,661 | 426,504 | |||||
| Total expenditure | on | ||||||||
| charitable activities |
750,449 | 513472 | 436&i90 | 1,700,411 | 1,887,307 | ||||
| Other expenditure | |||||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||||||
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| Investment property |
expenditure | 369 | 369 | 1,129 | |||||
| CEO Fonun | 12)881 | 12)881 | 5,757 | ||||||
| Other expenditure | 12,702 | 12,702 | |||||||
| 369 | 25,583 | 25,952 | 6,886 | ||||||
| 9 | Net incoming resources for the year | 2023 | |||||||
| This | is stated after charging | ||||||||
| Operating leases - land and |
buildings | 91,819 | 85,257 | ||||||
| Auditor's remuneration: |
|||||||||
| Audit | 8,700 | 8,340 | |||||||
| Depreciation and Impairment |
Charges |
| Employees | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTK | FTE | Bead | Head | |
| Number | Number | Count | Count | |
| Number ofemployees | ||||
| The average number ofemployees, | ||||
| analysed by function was: | ||||
| Advice workers and support staff | 37 | 46 | 42 | 49 |
| Key management personnel |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 41 | 50 | 46 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Employment costs |
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| Wages and salaries | 1,202,743 | 1,294,122 | ||
| Social security costs | 113/98 | 116,182 | ||
| Pensions costs | 58,721 | 61,721 | ||
| 1874,762 | 1,472,025 |
| 14 | Fixed Assets | investment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Properties | Equipment | Furaiture | Total | ||
| K | |||||
| Cost | |||||
| At 31March 2022 | 225,000 | 32,550 | 10,589 | 268,139 | |
| At 31March 2023 | 225,000 | 32,550 | 10,589 | 268,139 | |
| Depreciation | |||||
| At 1 April 2022 | 32,550 | 10,589 | 43,139 | ||
| At 31March 2023 | 32,550 | 10,589 | 43,139 | ||
| Net book value | |||||
| At 31March 2023 | 225,000 | 225,000 | |||
| At31 March 2022 | 225,000 | 225,000 |
| 15 | Debtors | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants receivable | 196,432 | 112,413 | ||
| Prepaym ants | 31,140 | 34,101 | ||
| Accrued income | 81,511 | 59,802 | ||
| Other debtors | 2433 | |||
| 309,083 | 208,549 | |||
| 16 | Creditors: amounts | falling due within one year | 2023 | 2022 |
| 5 | ||||
| Trade creditors | 132,301 | 42,455 | ||
| Social security costs | 37,728 | 31,569 | ||
| Pensions | 8,199 | 9,578 | ||
| Accruals | 67,085 | 50,029 | ||
| Deferred income | 65,006 | 79354 | ||
| Other creditors | 50,000 | |||
| 310/19 | 262,985 |
| BCC | Mental | Universal | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAS | Health | Support | ||||
| f. | ||||||
| Balance | as at 01 | April 2022 | 50,000 | 7,729 | 21,625 | |
| Amount | released | to income earned | (50,000) | (7,729) | (21,625) | |
| Amount | deferred | in year | 3,700 | 61,306 | ||
| Balance | asat31March 2023 | 3,700 | 61,306 |
| 18 | Financial instruments | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets | |||||||
| Financial assets measured | at | fair value through profit4loss: | |||||
| -Cash atbank and in hand | 1,053,514 | 963,432 | |||||
| Financial assets that are debt | instruments | measured | at amortised cost: | ||||
| -Grants receivable | 196,432 | 112,413 | |||||
| -Accrued income | 81,511 | 59,802 | |||||
| 1331,457 | 1,135,647 | ||||||
| Fiuancial liabilities | |||||||
| Financial liabilities measured | at amortised | cost: | |||||
| -Trade creditors | 132,301 | 42,455 | |||||
| -Taxation and social security | costs | 37,728 | 31,569 | ||||
| -Pensions | 8,199 | 9,578 | |||||
| -Accruals | 67,085 | 50,029 | |||||
| -Other creditors | 50,000 | ||||||
| 245@13 | 183,631 | ||||||
| 19 | Provisions for liabilities | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Dilapidations on leased preuuses |
80,000 | 80,000 | |||||
| The dilapidations cost is payable as follows: |
|||||||
| Within one year | 80,000 | 80,000 | |||||
| Between one and two years | |||||||
| Between two and five years | |||||||
| After five years | |||||||
| 80,000 | 80,000 | ||||||
| Movement in provisions |
2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Dilapidations provision brought forward |
80,000 | 80,000 | |||||
| Increase/(decrease) in the |
year | ||||||
| Provision carried forward | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| 20 Unrestricted |
20 Unrestricted |
funds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at | Transfer | Balance at | |||||||
| 01April | Incoming | Resources | Between | 31March | |||||
| 2022 | resources | expended | Funds | 2023 | |||||
| f, | g | K | |||||||
| General funds | 81,485 | 855,396 | (721,230) | (69,905) | 145,746 | ||||
| Designated | funds: | Reserves policy | 449,001 | 65,192 | 514,193 | ||||
| Designated | funds: | Redundancies | fund | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||||
| Designated | funds: | Investment | property | 225,000 | 225,000 | ||||
| Designated | funds: | Properties | improvetuents | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||
| Designated | funds: | ITimprovements | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||||
| Total Unrestricted | funds | 1,025,486 | 855,396 | (721,230) | (4,713) | 1,154 tt39 |
| Balance at | Transfer | Balance at | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01April | Incoming | Resources | Between | 31March | ||||
| 2021 | resources | expended | Funds | 2022f | ||||
| General funds | 89,335, | 762,523 | (778,680) | 8,307 | 81,485 | |||
| Designated | funds: | Reserves | policy | 460,279 | (11,278) | 449,001 | ||
| Designated | funds: | Redundancies fund |
150,000 | 150,000 | ||||
| Designated | funds: | Investment | property | 225,000 | 225,000 | |||
| Designated | funds: | Properties | improvements | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||
| Designated | funds: | ITimprovements | 50,000 | (50,000) | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||
| Total Unrestricted | funds | 1,074,614 | 762,523 | (828,680) | 17,029 | 1,025,486 |
| Balance at | Transfer | Balance at | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 April | Incoraing | Resources | Between | 31March | |||
| 2021 | resources | expended | Funds | 2022 | |||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Birmingham | CC - Mental Health | 18,322 | 74,000 | (73,183) | 19,139 | ||
| Birmingham | &Solihull CCG | 131,232 | (107,669) | (23,563)s | |||
| Macmillan | Cancer Support | 334,744 | (341,278) | 6,534 | |||
| The Henry | Smith Charity | 35,625 | (29,719) | 5,906 | |||
| Universal | Support —Help to Claim | 488,190 | (488,190) | ||||
| CEO Forum | 7,532 | (5,757) | 1,775 | ||||
| Other | 21,407 | (19,717) | 1,690 | ||||
| Total | 18,322 | 1,092,730 | (1,065,513) | (17,029) | 28,510 |
| Analysis o | fnet assets between funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Rest)acted | |||
| funds | funds | Total | ||
| K | ||||
| Fund balances at 31March 2023 are | ||||
| represented | by: | |||
| Investment | property | 225)000 | 225,000 | |
| Net current | assets | 1)009,939 | 421339 | 1,052,278 |
| Pmvisions | (80,000) | (80,000) | ||
| 1,154,939 | 42439 | 1,197,278 | ||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | |||
| funds | funds | Total | ||
| f. | ||||
| Fund balances at 31March 2022 are | ||||
| represented | by: | |||
| Investment | property | 225,000 | 225,000 | |
| Net current | assets | 880,486 | 28,510 | 908,996 |
| Provisions | (80,000) | (80,000) | ||
| 1,025,486 | 28,510 | 1,053,996 |
| Land and buildings | Land and buildings | Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Within one year | 43,629 | 87,257 | |||
| Between one and two years |
| 25 | ReconciTiation ofcash flows from operating | activities | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income / (expenditure) for the reporting period |
143)282 | (38,940) | |||
| Add: Depreciation charge |
|||||
| Less: Dividends, interest and rents &om investinents |
(24,014) | (13,528) | |||
| (Increase) / decrease in debtors | (100,534) | (15,792) | |||
| Increase / (decrease) in creditors and provisions | 47@34 | 18,989 | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
66,068 | (49,271) | |||
| 26 | Analysis ofcash and cash equivalents | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| 5 | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,053,514 | 963,432 | |||
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 1,053,514 | 963,432 | |||
| 26A | Analysis ofchanges in net debt | ||||
| At start | Casbflows | At end | |||
| ofyear f |
in yearf | ofyear | |||
| Cash | 963,432 | 90,082 | 1,053,514 | ||
| 963,432 | 90,082 | 1,053)514 |