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2024-03-31-accounts

LINCOLNSHIRE HOUSE ASSOCIATION

Financial statements

For the year ended

31 March 2024

Registered company number: 2262217 Registered charity number: 700717

LINCOLNSHIRE HOUSE ASSOCIATION

Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

CONTENTS PAGE
Executive Council’s report 1
Independent auditor’s report 6
Statement of financial activities 10
Income and expenditure account 11
Balance sheet 12
Statement of cash flows 13
Notes to the financial statements 14
The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts:
General account 22
Activities income and expenditure account 23
Power chair account 23
The Wish Appeal Fund 24

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Executive Council’s report for the year ended 31 March 2024

The council are pleased to present their annual directors’ report together with the audited financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 March 2024 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors’ report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) published in October 2019.

Reference and administrative information

Charity name: Lincolnshire House Association Charity registration number: 700717 Company registration number: 2262217 Registered office and operational address: Lincolnshire House Association Brumby Wood Lane Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire, DN17 1AF

The members of the Executive Council at the date of this report and who served during the year were as follows:

Mrs S K Eynott (Secretary) Mr M Burnett (resigned 13 September 2023) Mr N C Sofroniou Mr B G Taylor Mr R C Eynott Miss G Smith Ms I V Crowther Mrs W Liles Mrs L Haresign Mrs J Hodge Mr A Cheffings (appointed 13 September 2023) Mr S I Jervis (appointed 13 November 2023)

Manager

Mr I Millard

Auditors

RNS Chartered Accountants, 50-54 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7PQ

Bankers

HSBC Bank plc, 84 High Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6HQ

Solicitors

The Company has not formally appointed solicitors but uses a number of local firms as the need arises and depending upon the expertise required.

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Executive Council’s report for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

Objectives and activities

Lincolnshire House provides high quality residential accommodation and day care together with respite care for persons with cerebral palsy and associated or similar disabilities. Care services include education, treatments and the promotion of independence together with the necessary advice and support.

The policies adopted in furtherance of these aims are:

In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the council have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance ‘public benefit: running a charity (PB2)’.

STRATEGIC REPORT

Achievements and performance

The Wish Appeal income has remained similar at £14,617 compared to £13,166 the previous year. £10,871 was raised through fundraising events and £3,746 was donated.

The 200 club has raised £4,370 Fire Walk £2,567 Horse Racing £1,006 Summer Fete £1,640

These were the fundraising events along with support from car boot sales and the Xmas fayre. Thank you to everyone who has supported our fundraising.

Last year we completed the extension to the activities. The new facilities include a new training room, exercise room, toilets, changing room with shower and the hot tub room. This facility is proving to be a great addition to the wonderful facilities that we already have at Lincolnshire House. The Hot Tub is being used by both residents and Day service users. This has proved to be an enjoyable experience and has many therapeutic values. Later in 2024 we hope to install the swim spa, which everyone is excited about.

Like the rest of the care industry, we continue to slowly recover from Covid. Although we are offering respite it remains limited due to issues recruiting staff. Day care has returned to normal and many more activities are being offered to everyone.

There has not been an inspection from CQC as this is monitored with regular assessments, our rating remains good. We have received the annual validation by North Lincolnshire Council, no issues or concerns were raised.

Residential fees have increased on average by 7%. This has resulted in staff receiving a 7% pay increase ensuring the staff are paid above the living wage.

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Executive Council’s report for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

We continue to invest and always look at ways to improve the accommodation. In the past year we have revamped three en-suites, this is a continuous programme. We are now seeing the benefits of investing in solar energy and air source heating; on average we are saving £1,000 per month. We have also installed air conditioning units in several buildings, which will help the residents feel more comfortable in the warmer climate.

In the past year there have been three new residents who have come to live permanently at Lincolnshire House.

Key performance indicators

The Executive Council monitors the number of residents and day care attendees being housed and supported by the charity. The average numbers are:

Permanent residents
Regular day care attendees
Financial review		 2024
No
35
10		 2023
No
34
4

During the period under review, donations and other sundry income into the restricted fund for the WISH Appeal amounted to £14,617. £121,579 was transferred to the Completed Assets fund during phase 10 of the development leaving a balance of £nil in the restricted WISH Appeal fund, after the over-spend of £106,962 was transferred from the WISH Appeal designated fund. This leaves a cumulative designation of £100,474 for the WISH Appeal whenever this is required. The Activities fund is the only restricted fund.

Income for the general running expenses amounted to £2,176,751 of which £1,918,057 was expended. The closing balance of general unrestricted reserves amounted to £2,928,011. The Assets Completed Fund is £2,928,518.

Sponsoring authorities are the main source of income for the charity. Some fundraising is done in the local community and these events are generally run by our employees. We believe we are compliant with GDPR when contacting our supporters and this is done directly by our trained employees to prevent unreasonable intrusion on a person’s privacy, unreasonably persistent methods to receive a donation and undue pressure on a person to give a donation. We have received no complaints regarding our fund raising procedures during the year.

Sponsoring authorities remain committed to the residents of Lincolnshire House and the general reserves are maintained in line with the policy objectives.

Reserves policy

As of 31 March 2024 Lincolnshire House Association’s average monthly expenditure was £159,838, this includes an average monthly salary bill of around £120,510.

Lincolnshire House Association has decided to aim to keep 12-18 months running costs in reserve, a target range of between £1,918,057 and £2,877,086.

Currently, as at 31 March 2024, it has free reserves of £2,857,864 (unrestricted funds £5,957,003 minus tangible assets £2,998,665 minus designated WISH Appeal fund £100,474).

The current level of reserves, therefore, sits in the ‘target range’ above.

Lincolnshire House Association has decided on a target range of 12-18 months expenditure to allow for challenges still faced with the continuing impact of Covid, plus the challenging increase in inflation and rising energy costs on the charity. This is considered necessary to ensure the critical nature of the services provided could continue with minimum impact on the residents should Lincolnshire House Association have to close.

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Executive Council’s report for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

Plans for the future

We will:

Structure, governance and management

Lincolnshire House Association is a Charity governed by the Memorandum and Articles of Association and under which the Company is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee.

The Company continues to seek new members for the Executive Council from both public and from the residents of Lincolnshire House. When recruited, new members are given advice and information as to the objectives, policies and procedures of the organisation.

The Manager is responsible to and attends and reports to all meetings of the Executive Council on significant day to day events. All major decisions are discussed at the meetings of the Council and are delegated for implementation either through the Manager or by one or more representatives of the Council and the Manager.

The major risks, to which the Company is exposed, as identified by the Executive Council, have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks.

The Executive Council considers that the key risks and uncertainties facing the charity are a mix of issues relating to finance, governance and people.

The financial impact of the cost of living crisis means that budgeting and forecasting accurately are more difficult and ensuring that suppliers deliver value for money to the charity is increasingly important. Funding is always a key concern and the charity continues to keep in close contact with Local Authorities and private funders in order to maintain those income streams.

Through the passage of time, trustees will retire and there is a risk to good governance, if the charity does not maintain suitably experienced trustees. The charity is currently reaching out to the local community to recruit suitable new trustees.

Staffing and recruitment are issues for all businesses in all sectors and there is always the potential risk of being unable to recruit adequately experienced and qualified staff. The charity is well aware of this issue and has active recruitment and staffing policies in place to mitigate this risk.

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Executive Council’s report for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

Executive Council’s responsibilities

The Council’s members (who are also the directors of Lincolnshire House Association for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing a Council’s annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Council’s members to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the members of the Council are required to:

The Council’s members are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Council’s members are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Statement as to disclosure to our auditors

In so far as the Council members are aware:

In approving the Council’s Annual Report, we also approve the Strategic Report included therein, in our capacity as company directors.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

By order of the Council:

Principal address and
Registered office

Lincolnshire House Association
Brumby Wood Lane
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN17 1AF
Ms I V Crowther
Representative of
the Executive Council
Date: 12 August 2024

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Council Members of Lincolnshire House Association

Opinion on financial statements

We have audited the financial statements of Lincolnshire House Association for the year ended 31 March 2024, which comprise the statement of financial activities, the summary income and expenditure account, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement, and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Executive Council’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Executive Council with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The Executive Council is responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Independent auditor’s report to the Council Members of Lincolnshire House Association

(continued)

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or directors’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of Executive Council

As explained more fully in the Executive Council’s responsibilities statement set out on page 4, the Executive Council (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Executive Council determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Executive Council are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Executive Council either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue as auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and then design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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Independent auditor’s report to the Council Members of Lincolnshire House Association

(continued)

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:

In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:

We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.

Due to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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Independent auditor’s report to the Council Members of Lincolnshire House Association (continued)

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Mr J Heeney BA FCA Senior Statutory Auditor

For and on behalf of: RNS Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors

50-54 Oswald Road Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire DN15 7PQ

Date: 12 August 2024

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Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2024

**Restricted ** Unrestricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
2024 2024 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Notes
Income from:
Donations 3,746 - 3,746 3,400
Charitable activities 3 - 2,047,597 2,047,597 1,839,578
Other trading activities – fundraising events 10,871 - 10,871 9,766
Other 203 4,250 4,453 707
Investment income - bank interest -
 124,904 124,904 1,812
Total income 14,820
 2,176,751 2,191,571 1,855,263
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities 4 1,356 1,918,057
1,919,413		 1,717,700
Total expenditure
 1,356 1,918,057
1,919,413		 1,717,700

Net income		 13,464 258,694
272,158		 137,563
Transfers between funds (14,617)
14,617
-		 -
Net movement in funds for the year (1,153)
273,311
272,158		 137,563
Total funds brought forward 228 5,683,692 5,683,920 5,546,357
Total funds carried forward
 (925)
5,957,003		 5,956,078 5,683,920

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.

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Summary income and expenditure account

Year ended 31 March 2024


Income
Investment income
Gross income
Expenditure
Net income		 2024
£
2,066,667
124,904

2,191,571
1,919,413

272,158
 2023
£
1,853,451
1,812
1,855,263
1,717,700

137,563

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Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024

Company number: 2262217

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
8
Current assets
Stocks
9
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Liabilities
Creditors falling due within one year11
Net current assets
Net assets
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds
14
Unrestricted funds
13
Total charity funds
17		 £
2,200
168,636
2,948,449
3,119,285
161,872



 2024
£
2,998,665
2,957,413

5,956,078

(925)
5,957,003

5,956,078
 £
2,200
91,439
2,814,297
2,907,936
172,496

 2023
£
2,948,480
2,735,440

5,683,920
228
5,683,692
5,683,920

The financial statements were approved by the Executive Council on 12 August 2024

Ms I V Crowther

Representative of the Executive Council

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Statement of cash flows

Year ended 31 March 2024

Cash flow from operating activities
Net income for the year
Depreciation
Interest receivable

Increase in debtors

(Decrease)/increase in creditors

Profit on disposal

Cash flow from investing activities
Interest received
Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of tangible fixed assets
Net cash flow from investing activities
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
in the year

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April 2023
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March 2024
Cash and cash equivalents consists of:
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March 2024		 2024
2023
£
£
272,158
137,563
82,758
78,838
(124,904)
(1,812)
(11,501)
(5,000)
(10,624)
26,751
(827)
-
_
_
207,060
236,340
_
_
59,208
1,812
(133,116)
(274,873)
1,000
-
__
_
(72,908)
(273,061)


134,152
(36,721)
2,814,297
2,851,018
_
__
2,948,449
2,814,297


2,948,449
2,814,297
__
______
2,948,449
2,814,297

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Summary of significant accounting policies

General information and basis of preparation

Lincolnshire House Association is a private limited company registered in England. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The address of the registered office is given in the executive council’s report on page 1 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are described on page 2.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Council in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity where these have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Council for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Income recognition

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.

Donated facilities and donated professional services are recognised in income at their fair value when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the item. Fair value is determined on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity. For example the amount the charity would be willing to pay in the open market for such facilities and services. A corresponding amount is recognised in expenditure.

No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP (FRS 102).

For legacies, entitlement is the earlier of the charity being notified of an impending distribution or the legacy being received. At this point income is recognised. On occasion legacies will be notified to the

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

1 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

charity however it is not possible to measure the amount expected to be distributed. On these occasions, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed.

Income from trading activities includes income earned from fundraising events to raise funds for the charity. Income is received in exchange for supplying goods and services in order to raise funds and is recognised when entitlement has occurred.

Government grants

Government grants are accounted for under the accruals model. Revenue based grants that are received in respect of expenses or losses already incurred by the entity are recognised in profit and loss in the period when the grant becomes receivable.

Expenditure recognition

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings:

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of the provision of the residential accommodation and day care facilities and care services including education, treatments, advice and support.

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.

Governance costs allocation

Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, and administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. These costs have been allocated to expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.

The analysis of these costs is included in note 5.

Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended. Tangible fixed assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and included at cost.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows:

Leasehold buildings 2% per annum of cost
Fixtures and fittings 25% per annum of net book value
Motor vehicles 25% per annum of net book value

Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

1 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Taxation

The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.

Pension costs

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its employees. Contributions are expensed as they become payable.

Financial instruments

The trust only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Council believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Council have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

2 Legal status

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

3 Income from charitable activities

Income from charitable activities
Social Security Benefits
Local Authorities
Third parties		 Restricted Unrestricted

£

209,921

1,540,921

296,755

__

2,047,597
 2024
Total
£
209,921
1,540,921
296,755
__
2,047,597		 2023
Total
£
205,158
1,348,712
285,708
__
1,839,578
£
-
-
-
__
-




4 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Carers’ salaries
Food and provisions
Repairs and renewals
Telephone charges
Printing, stationery and advertising
Travel and motor expenses
Heating and light
Insurance
Rates
Care quality commission registration fee
Course and tuition fees
Cleaning and sundry
Activities
Depreciation
Profit on disposal of assets
Governance costs (see note 5)		 Restricted Restricted Unrestricted

£

1,276,629

56,160

148,545

1,294

18,709

6,794

68,489

32,512

20,400

5,779

3,218

13,213

-

82,758
(827)

184,384

__

1,918,057
 2024
Total
£
1,276,629
56,160
148,545
1,294
18,709
6,794
68,489
32,512
20,400
5,779
3,218
13,213
1,356
81,931
(827)
184,384
__
1,919,413		 2023
Total
£
1,108,846
52,272
156,264
1,223
13,300
6,027
48,879
31,514
20,061
5,779
4,137
14,591
832
78,838
-
175,137
__
1,717,700
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,356
-
-
-
__
1,356

















5 Analysis of governance costs
Bank charges and interest
Accountancy and audit fees
Legal and professional fees
Administration salaries
Administration staff pensions		 Restricted Restricted Unrestricted

£

2,456

5,919

6,518

163,029

6,462

__

184,384
 2024
Total
£
2,456
5,919
6,518
163,029
6,462
__
184,384		 2023
Total
£
1,162
5,432
6,805
155,764
5,974
__
175,137
£
-
-
-
-
-
__
-






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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

6 Net income for the year

This is stated after charging:

This is stated after charging:
2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation and amortisation of owned assets 82,758 78,838
Profit on disposal of tangible assets (827) -
Auditor’s remuneration:
Audit fees 3,600 3,600
Accountancy services 2,319 1,832

7 Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses, and the cost of key management personnel

The total staff costs and employees’ benefits was as follows:

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2024
£
1,326,127
86,891
33,102

1,446,120
 2023
£
1,165,085
75,520
29,979

1,270,584

The number of employees who received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000 is as follows:

£60,001 - £70,000 2024
1
1		 2023
-
-

The charity trustees did not receive any remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2023: £nil), neither were they reimbursed expenses during the year (2023: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2023: £nil).

Total remuneration of key management personnel in the year was £72,284 (2023: £69,691).

The average monthly head count was 71 staff (2023: 70 staff) and the average monthly number of fulltime equivalent employees (including casual and part-time staff) during the year were as follows:

Charitable activities
Governance		 2024
67
4
71		 2023
66
4
70

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

8 Tangible fixed assets

9
10
Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2024
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Provided during the year
Re disposals during the year
At 31 March 2024
Net book value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
Stocks
Consumables
Debtors:All receivable within one year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 Leasehold
property
£
3,907,748
121,579
-
4,029,327
977,816
78,155
-
1,055,971
2,973,356
2,929,932		 Leasehold
property
£
3,907,748
121,579
-
4,029,327
977,816
78,155
-
1,055,971
2,973,356
2,929,932		 Fixtures
and
fittings
£
174,282
11,537
-		 Motor
vehicles
Total
£
£
104,167
4,186,197
-
133,116
(24,570)
(24,570)
79,597
4,294,743
91,363
1,237,717
3,167
82,758
(24,397)
(24,397)
70,133
1,296,078
9,464
2,998,665
12,804
2,948,480
2024
2023
£
£
2,200
2,200


2024
2023
£
£
93,106
81,204
75,530
10,235
168,636
91,439
4,029,327 185,819
977,816
78,155
-		 168,538
1,436
-
1,055,971 169,974
2,973,356 15,845
2,929,932 5,744
2024
£
2,200

2024
£
93,106
75,530
168,636

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

11 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 14,276 35,173
Other tax and social security 19,783 17,211
Other creditors 6,737 11,598
Accruals and deferred income 121,076 108,514
161,872 172,496

12 Pension costs

The Association operates a defined contribution scheme and contributions are charged in the profit and loss account as they accrue. The cost for the year was £33,102 (2023: £29,979).

13 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds

Balance at 1 April 2023
Incoming resources
Resources expended

Transfers
Balance at 31 March 2024		 Retained
Surplus
£
2,592,202
2,176,751
(1,840,942)
-
Assets
Completed
£
2,884,054
-
(77,115)
121,579		 Designated Designated Designated Designated
Fund for
WISH
Appeal		 WISH
2,928,011 2,928,518

The Retained Surplus represents the free funds of the Charity which are not designated for particular purposes.

The Assets Completed Fund has been set up to assist in identifying those funds that are not free funds, and it represents the value of assets now completed less accumulated depreciation which have been funded from the First Brick and WISH Appeal.

The Designated Fund represents funds allocated to the WISH Appeal.

14 Analysis of movement in restricted funds

Analysis of movement in restricted funds


Balance at 1 April 2023
Incoming resources
Resources expended
Transfers
Balance at 31 March 2024


Activities
Fund
£
228
203
(1,356)
-		 WISH
Appeal
Fund
£
-
14,617
-
(14,617)		 Power
Chair
Football
Fund
£
-
-
-
-		 Total
Restricted
Funds
£
228
14,820
(1,356)
(14,617)
(925)
(925)
 - -

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

15 Control relationships

The Association was controlled throughout the current and previous period by its Executive Council.

16 Related party transactions

There are no related party transactions during the period (2023: £nil).

17 Analysis of net assets between funds

Fund balances at 31 March 2024 are represented by:

Analysis of net assets between funds
Fund balances at 31 March 2024 are represented by:

Tangible fixed assets
Cash at bank and in hand

Other net current assets/(liabilities)
Total
 **Restricted **


funds

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General account for the year ended 31 March 2024

Income
Social security benefits and third parties
Personal allowances
Local authority and third parties
- day attenders
- funding
- respite care
- assessment fees
- continuing care
Sundry receipts
Grants received
Rents received
Bank interest receivable
Less: Overheads
Salaries and employees healthcare
Food and provisions
Repairs and renewals
Telephone charges
Printing, stationery and advertising
Travel and motor expenses
Heating and lighting
Insurances
Rates
Accountancy charges
Bank charges
Legal, professional and CRB fees
Care Quality Commission registration fee
Course and tuition costs
Cleaning and sundry expenses
Depreciation
Profit on disposal of tangible assets
Net surplus for the year
 2024
£
230,843
(20,922)
113,470
1,473,830
11,008
578
230,480
8,310
3,500
750
124,904
_
2,176,751


1,446,120
56,160
148,545
1,294
18,709
6,794
68,489
32,512
20,400
5,919
2,456
6,518
5,779
3,218
13,213
82,758
(827)
_
1,918,057


258,694
 2023
£
227,537
(22,379)
91,530
1,299,790
14,626
101
223,826
4,547
-
570
1,812
_
1,841,960

1,270,584
52,272
156,264
1,223
13,300
6,027
48,879
31,514
20,061
5,432
1,162
6,805
5,779
4,137
14,591
78,838
-
_
1,716,868

125,092

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Activities income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 March 2024

2024
£
Balance brought forward 228
Income
Arts and crafts 138
126
Health and beauty 45
-
Baking 20 203 11
_
_

431
Expenditure
Arts and crafts
244
105
Baking
5
17
Christmas
-
710
Health and beauty
28
-
General
1,079
-

_
1,356

Balance carried forward (925)
BLF Grant– Power Chair Football account for the year ended 31 March 2024
2024
£
Balance brought forward
-
Transfer to Wish Appeal
-
_____

Balance carried forward
-

 2023
£
923
137
_
1,060
832
__
228
2023
£
867
(867)
_____
-

Balance brought forward
Transfer to Wish Appeal


Balance carried forward

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The Wish Appeal Fund for the year ended 31 March 2024

2024
£
Income
Donations received
3,746
Net Income from Fund Raising Efforts
200 Club
4,370
Car Boot sales
750
Christmas Draw
-
Summer Fete
1,640
Lincs Lotto
9
Easter Fayre
23
Horse Racing
1,006
Fire Walk
2,567
Christmas Fayre
506

10,871
Total income
14,617
Surplus for the year
14,617
The Wish Appeal Fund for the year ended 31 March 2024
2024
£
Balance brought forward at 1 April 2023
-
Funds raised during the year
14,617
Capital expenditure transferred to Assets Completed Fund (121,579)

Transfer from designated fund
106,962

Fund balance at 31 March 2024
-

Amount Designated for the fund from the Retained Surplus
Balance brought forward
207,436
Transfer to restricted fund (106,962)

Transfer from Power Chair account
-

Balance at 31 March 2024
100,474

Total Wish Appeal Fund
100,474