| Patron | Her Majesty the Queen | Her Majesty the Queen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Miss JWoosey | |||||
| Vice Presidents | Col M Amlbt OBEOStJ DL FRSA | |||||
| Dr D Withey MA |
PhD FRSA | |||||
| Treasurer | Mr M Rogers | |||||
| Trustees | Col M Amlbt OBE OStJ DL FRSA | |||||
| HHJ G E Morrow | QC | |||||
| MrA Perry FRICS C.Eng M.l. Mech | ||||||
| Mr B Lawlor LL.B | ||||||
| Dr D Withey MA |
PhD FRSA | |||||
| Mrs S I George LL.B M.Phil |
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| Dr SWinchester | MBCh.B Dobe RCOG MFCH | |||||
| Miss JWoosey | ||||||
| Miss M MacCoss | BSc,PGCE | |||||
| Rev J Phtllips | ||||||
| Prof. Emeritus B |
Longden BSc,PEE, MSc, Ed | |||||
| D. | ||||||
| Ms H Casstles | (Appointed | 17December 2020) | ||||
| Mr M Rogers | (Appointed | 17December 2020) | ||||
| Charity number | 526090 | |||||
| Principal address | 8 | Church Road North |
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| Schooland | Wavertree | |||||
| Administration | office | Liverpool | ||||
| L156TQ | ||||||
| Telephone: 0151 | 7331012 | |||||
| F&x;0151733 1703 | ||||||
| Email: karen. bibby@rsblind. co.uk | ||||||
| Website: http://www. rsblind. org | ||||||
| Auditor | BWM | |||||
| Suite 5.1 | ||||||
| 12Tithebarn Street |
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| Liverpool | ||||||
| L2 2DT | ||||||
| Bankers | HSBC Bank PLC | |||||
| 99-101Lord Street | ||||||
| Liverpool | ||||||
| L2 6PG |
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| Trustees' report |
1-9 | |
| Statement oftrustees' |
responsibilities | 10 |
| Independent auditor's |
report | 11 - 13 |
| Statement offinancial |
activities | 14-15 |
| Balance sheet | 16 | |
| Statement of cash flows |
17 | |
| Notes to the financial | statements | 18-31 |
| Current financial year | Current financial year | Current financial year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted Unrestricted |
Total | Total | |||||
| funds | funds | ||||||
| general | revaluation | ||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| Notes | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| IttgggttL(tgin. Donations and |
legacies | 3 | 44,190 | 44,190 | 97,200 | ||
| Charitable activities |
4 | 4,213,782 | 4,213,782 | 4,100,901 | |||
| investments | 5 | 224,849 | 224,849 | 219,725 | |||
| Total Income | 4,482,821 | 4,482,821 | 4,417,826 | ||||
| Raising funds | 6 | 53,240 | 53,240 | 50,201 | |||
| Charitable activities |
7 | 4,404,501 | 33,922 | 4,438,423 | 3,916,292 | ||
| Total expenditure | 4,457,741 | 33,922 | 4,491,663 | 3,966,493 | |||
| Net gains/(losses) | on investments | 13 | 1,650,785 | 1,650,785 | (96,713) | ||
| Net movement | in | funds | 1,675,865 | (33,922) | 1,641,943 | 354,620 | |
| Fund balances | at 1 September 2020 | 16,804,010 | 1,652,541 | 18,456,551 | 18,101,931 | ||
| Fund balances | at | 31August 2021 | 18,479,875 | 1,618,619 | 20,098,494 | 18,456,551 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | |||||
| general | revaluation | |||||
| 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | ||||
| Notes | f | 6 | ||||
| lggmmffgtn; Donations and |
legacies | 97,200 | 97,200 | |||
| Charitable activities |
4,100,901 | 4,100,901 | ||||
| investments | 219,725 | 219,725 | ||||
| Total income | 4,417,826 | 4,417,826 | ||||
| Raising funds | 50,201 | 50,201 | ||||
| Charitable activities |
7 | 3,882,370 | 33,922 | 3,916,292 | ||
| Total expenditure | 3,932,571 | 33,922 | 3,966,493 | |||
| Net gains/(losses) | on investments | 13 | (96,713) | (96,713) | ||
| Net movement | in | funds | 388,542 | (33,922) | 354,620 | |
| Fund balances | at 1 September 2019 | 16,415,468 | 1,686,463 | 18,101,931 | ||
| Fund balances | at | 31August 2020 | 16,804,010 | 1,652,541 | 18,456,551 |
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | f | f | ||||
| Fixed assets | ||||||
| Tangible assets | 14 | 6,071,936 | 5,670,210 | |||
| Investments | 16 | 12,015,791 | 10,435,761 | |||
| 18,087,727 | 16,105,971 | |||||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Debtors | 17 | 283,063 | 324,302 | |||
| Cash at bank and | in | hand | 2,082,018 | 2,118,156 | ||
| 2,365,081 | 2,442,458 | |||||
| Creditors: amounts | falling due within | |||||
| one year | 18 | (354,314) | (91,878) | |||
| Net current assets | 2,010,767 | 2,350,580 | ||||
| Total assets less | current | liabilities | 20,098,494 | 18,456,551 | ||
| Funds ofthe charity | ||||||
| Revaluation reserve |
20 | 1,618,619 | 1,652,541 | |||
| Unrestricted funds |
- general | 18,479,875 | 16,804,010 | |||
| 20,098,494 | 18,456,551 |
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 8 | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations |
25 | 255,533 | 164,258 | |||
| Investing activities Purchase of tangible fixed assets Purchase of investments |
(622,592) (1,998,031) |
(50,395) (1,732,287) |
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| Proceeds on disposal of invsstmsnts Investment Income and interest received |
2,008,087 224,849 |
1,800,208 219,725 |
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| Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities |
(387,687) | 237,251 | ||||
| Net cash used In financing | activities | |||||
| Net (decrease)/increase in equivalents |
cash and cash | (132,154) | 401,509 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at beginning | ofyear | 2,504,578 | 2,103,069 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at end of | year | 2,372,424 | 2,504,578 | ||
| Relating to: Cash at bank and in hand |
2,082,018 | 2,118,156 | ||||
| Short term deposits included invsstmsnts |
in fixed asset | 325,723 | 386,422 | |||
| Bank ovsrdrafts included in payable within one year |
creditors | (35,317) | ||||
| 2,372,424 | 2,504,578 |
| Depreciation is calculated so as |
to write | off the cost or valuation | off the cost or valuation | of an asset, less its estimated | residual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| value, over the useful economic | life of that | asset as follows: | |||
| Freehold property (at valuation) |
2% per annum | on a straight line basis |
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| Improvement works capitalised |
Over 3or 10years on a straight line basis |
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| Kitchen &other equipment | 10or 20% per | annum | on a straight line basis |
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| Furniture &furnishings |
10%per annum | on a | straight line basis |
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| Motor vehicles | 20% per annum | on a | straight line basis |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | ||
| general | general | ||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||
| 6 | f | ||
| Donations | and gifts | 18,314 | 29,981 |
| Legacies | receivable | 25,876 | 67,219 |
| 44,190 | 97,200 |
| 2021 | 2020f | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees and other educational | funding | 3,157,694 | 3,002,303 | |
| Nursery income |
26,946 | 50,826 | ||
| Respite, transport | and similar income | 141,081 | 113,869 | |
| Social care | 864,391 | 903,024 | ||
| Room hire and other income | 23,670 | 30,879 | ||
| 4,213,782 | 4,100,901 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestncted | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | ||
| general | general | ||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||
| 6 | |||
| Income | from listed investments | 222,485 | 207,614 |
| Interest | receivable | 2,364 | 12,111 |
| 224 849 | 219725 |
| 6 | Raising funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | |||
| funds | funds | |||
| general | general | |||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| f | ||||
| Investment management |
53,240 | 50,201 | ||
| 53,240 | 50,201 | |||
| 7 | Charitable activities |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| f | f | |||
| Staff costs | 2,955,272 | 2,607,512 | ||
| Depreciation and impairment |
220,866 | 147,468 | ||
| Rates, utilities and insurance | 164,206 | 162,986 | ||
| Maintenance costs |
240,738 | 381,645 | ||
| Cleaning contract |
177,610 | 125,619 | ||
| Class and other consumables | 80,981 | 61,171 | ||
| Therapy costs | 274,683 | 130,644 | ||
| Catering costs | 59,033 | 79,592 | ||
| Training costs | 104,167 | 38,582 | ||
| Office and similar costs | 95,448 | 123,254 | ||
| Motor and travel costs | 50,696 | 42,339 | ||
| 4,423,700 | 3,900,812 | |||
| Share of governance | costs (see note 8) | 14,723 | 15,480 | |
| 4,438,423 | 3,916,292 |
| Support | costs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support | Governance | 2021 | Support | Governance | 2020 | ||
| costs | costs | costs | costs | ||||
| f | E | E | f | f | f | ||
| Audit fees | 5,993 | 5,993 | 5,730 | 5,730 | |||
| Accountancy | 8,730 | 8,730 | 9,750 | 9,750 | |||
| 14,723 | 14,723 | 15,480 | 15,480 | ||||
| Analysed | between | ||||||
| Charitable | activities | 14,723 | 14,723 | 15,480 | 15,480 |
| The analysis of audito | r's remun |
r's remun |
eration is as follows: |
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| Fees payable to the | charity's | auditor: | 2021 | 2020 | |
| E | |||||
| Audit of the charity's | annual | accounts | 5,250 | 5,250 | |
| Non-audit services |
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| Taxation compliance | services | 300 | 300 | ||
| All other non-audit services |
8,430 | 9,450 | |||
| Total non-audit fees |
8,730 | 9,750 | |||
| In respect ofassociated pension schemes |
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| Audit | 743 | 480 |
| The average |
month | ly number of employees during t |
he year was: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| Number | Number | |||
| Senior management | 6 | 6 | ||
| Teachers | 13 | 10 | ||
| Education support |
staff | 50 | 40 | |
| Administration | 8 other | 16 | 12 | |
| Residential | 7 | 6 | ||
| Adult social care | 27 | 28 | ||
| 119 | 102 | |||
| Employment | costs | 2021f | 2020 | |
| Wages and salaries | 2,559,502 | 2,226,962 | ||
| Social security | costs | 176,109 | 160,603 | |
| Other pension | costs | 210,830 | 202,406 | |
| Other staff costs | 8,831 | 17,541 | ||
| 2,955,272 | 2,607,512 |
| The num | ber of employees whose annual remunerati |
on was f60,000 or more were: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | ||
| Number | Number | ||
| f60,001 | tof70,000 | 2 | |
| f70,001 | tof80,000 |
| Net gains/( | losses) on |
investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | |||
| funds | funds | |||
| general | general | |||
| 2021f | 2020f | |||
| Revaluation | gain/(loss) | on investments | 1,503,520 | (3,270) |
| Gain/(loss) | on sale of | investments | 147,265 | (93,443) |
| 1,650,785 | (96,713) |
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| 15 | Financial instruments |
2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| f | f | ||||||||
| Carrying amount |
offinancial assets | ||||||||
| Debt instruments measured Instruments measured at fair |
at amortised cost value through profit or loss |
2,689,044 11,690,068 |
2,827,121 10,049,339 |
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| Carrying amount |
offinancial liabilities |
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| Measured at amortissd |
cost | 272,467 | 15,090 | ||||||
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| Listed | Cash in | Total | |||||||
| investments f |
portfolio | ||||||||
| Cost or valuation | |||||||||
| At 1 September 2020 Additions Valuation changes Change in cash Disposals |
10,049,339 1,998,031 1,503,520 (1,860,822) |
386,422 (60,699) |
10,435,761 1,998,031 1,503,520 (60,699) (1,860,822) |
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| At 31August 2021 | 11,690,068 | 325,723 | 12,015,791 | ||||||
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| At 31August 2021 | 11,690,068 | 325,723 | 12,015,791 | ||||||
| At 31August 2020 | 10,049,339 | 386,422 | 10,435,761 |
| 17 | Debtors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts | falling due within | ons year: | 2021 f |
2020f | ||||
| Other debtors | 281,303 | 322,543 | ||||||
| Prepayments and accrued income |
1,760 | 1,759 | ||||||
| 283,063 | 324,302 | |||||||
| 18 | Creditors: amounts falling |
due within one year | ||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Notes | f | f | ||||||
| Bank overdrafts | 35,317 | |||||||
| Deferred | income | 19 | 81,847 | 76,788 | ||||
| Trade creditors | 4,318 | 3,693 | ||||||
| Other creditors | 17,725 | 387 | ||||||
| Accruala | 215,107 | 11,010 | ||||||
| 354,314 | 91,878 | |||||||
| 19 | Deferred | Income | ||||||
| 2021f | 2020 f |
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| Other deferred income |
81,847 | 76,788 | ||||||
| Deferred | income is included | in | the financial statements | as follows: | ||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| f | f. | |||||||
| Current | liabilities | 81,847 | 76,788 | |||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| f | ||||||||
| Total deferred income at 1 September 2020 | 76,788 | 45,644 | ||||||
| Amounts | received in year |
81,847 | 76,788 | |||||
| Amounts | credited to Statement | of Financial Activities | (76,788) | (45,644) | ||||
| Total deferred income at 31 |
August 2021 | 81,847 | 76,788 |
| Balance at 1 September 2010 |
Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Transfers | Transfers | Balance at 1 September 2020 |
Expenditure 3t |
Balance at Auaust2021 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | f | f. | |||||||||||||
| Revaluation reserve |
1,686,463 | (33,922) | 1,652,541 | (33,922) | 1,618,619 | ||||||||||
| The expenditure the professional |
of f33,922 (2020: f33,922) was revaluation of the charity's freehold |
ths additional depreciation charges required property in August 2018. |
following | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Analysis of net assets between funds |
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| Unrestricted | Revaluation | Total | Unrestricted | Revaluation | Total | ||||||||||
| general | reserve | general | reserve | ||||||||||||
| funds | funds | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 f |
2021 f |
2020 f |
2020 f |
2020 f |
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| Fund balances | at | ||||||||||||||
| 31August 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| are represented | |||||||||||||||
| by: | |||||||||||||||
| Tangible assets | 4,453,317 | 1,618,619 | 6,071,936 | 4,017,669 | 1,652,541 | 5,670,210 | |||||||||
| Investments Current assetsl |
12,015,791 | 12,015,791 | 10,435,761 | 10,435,761 | |||||||||||
| (liabilities) | 2,010,767 | 2,010,767 | 2,350,580 | 2,350,580 | |||||||||||
| 18,479,875 | 1,618,619 | 20,098,494 | 16,804,010 | 1,652,541 | 18,456,551 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Operating lease |
commitments | |||||||||||||
| At the reporting end under non-cancellable |
date the charity had outstanding operating leases, which fall due |
commitments as follows: |
for future | minimum lease |
payments | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| f | f | ||||||||||||||
| Within one year | 7,612 | 26,734 | |||||||||||||
| Between two and | five | years | 41,129 | 48,741 | |||||||||||
| 48,741 | 75,475 |
| 2021f | 2020f | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate compensation |
198,864 | 194,864 | |||||
| There were no other related party transactions |
during | the year (2020: none). | |||||
| 25 | Cash generated from operations |
2021f | 2020f | ||||
| Surplus for the year | 1,641,943 | 354,620 | |||||
| Adjustments for: |
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| Investment income recognised in statement |
offinancial | activities | (224,849) | (219,725) | |||
| (Gain)/loss on disposal of investments |
(147,265) | 93,443 | |||||
| Fair value gains and losses on investments | (1,503,520) | 3,270 | |||||
| Depreciation and impairment oftangible |
fixed | assets | 220,866 | 147,468 | |||
| Movements in working capital: |
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| Decrease/(increase) in debtors |
41,239 | (165,847) | |||||
| Increase/(decrease) in creditors |
222,060 | (44,764) | |||||
| Increase/(decrease) in deferred income |
5,059 | (4,207) | |||||
| Cash generated from operations |
255,533 | 164,258 |