ONE KNOWSLEY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARENTEE)
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
for the year ended
31st March 2022
COMPANY REGISTERED NUMBER: 02401660 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 701955
ONE KNOWSLEY
Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022
| Contents | Page |
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| Company Information | 1 |
| Report of the Trustees | 2 |
| Independent Auditor’s Report | 13 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 16 |
| Company Balance Sheets | 17 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 18 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 19 |
ONE KNOWSLEY
Company Information for the year ended 31st March 2022
Incorporated in England and Wales on 6th June 1989
| Company number: | 02401660 |
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| Charity number: | 701995 |
| Trustees: | Mr D M Parr |
| Mr D Neilson | |
| Mr C Lawrenson | |
| Mrs L Gillespie | |
| Mr P Growney (resigned 22ndJune 2021) | |
| Registered office: | 1 Griffiths Road |
| Huyton | |
| Merseyside | |
| L36 6NA | |
| Statutory auditor: | DSG |
| 43 Castle Street | |
| Liverpool | |
| L2 9TL | |
| Bankers: | Unity Bank |
| 9 Brindley Place | |
| Birmingham | |
| B1 2HB |
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ONE KNOWSLEY
Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31st March 2022
The trustees, who are the directors of the charity, present their annual report and the audited accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 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)" (effective 1 January 2019).
Objectives and activities
Our objectives are the promotion of all or any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the area of the metropolitan district of Knowsley and surrounding areas (hereinafter called “the area of benefit”) and in particular by assisting the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in the advancement of education, promoting health, relieving poverty, and sickness or in pursuing any other objects which now or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable.
Our activities are summarised by Trustees and registered with the Charity Commission are:
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To enhance the quality of life within communities and neighborhoods by supporting and developing voluntary action in the borough of Knowsley.
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To support and develop the work of voluntary and community organisations.
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To provide and circulate information relevant to the work of the voluntary and community groups.
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To act as a focal point and resource for voluntary and community groups.
Our vision: A resilient, sustainable and vibrant Social Sector which is collaborative and self-supporting
Our values: Insight – harnessing information, knowledge, and experience
Authenticity – keeping it real, relevant, and rooted in Knowsley
Boldness – having the courage to be brave, be objective, be leaders and get the job done
Public Benefit
The trustees have given due regard to public benefit when planning One Knowsley activities, in accordance with Charity Commission guidance PB1, PB2 and PB3 (September 2013).
The following report outlines our activities which have sought to inspire local voluntary and community action and to enhance the quality of life and opportunities of Knowsley communities by developing and supporting the work of voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations. All activities are in keeping and directly related to the objects and purposes for which One Knowsley exists. These benefits are directly related to the aims of the charity and are fully compliant with Charity Commission guidance PB 1 - The Public Benefit Requirement.
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
Structure, governance, and management
The charity has no share capital and is a private company limited by guarantee, and a registered charity. In accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association the Board of Directors governs the charitable company; the Directors are also Trustees for the purposes of charity law.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for setting the overall direction and policies of the organisation. Implementation of policies and decisions is delegated by the Board as appropriate to the senior management team within the organisation. The Board meet with the senior management team every 4-6 weeks and as needed.
The Trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Mr D M Parr
Mr D Neilson
Mr C Lawrenson Mrs L Gillespie Mr P Growney (resigned 22[nd] June 2021)
There is no upper limit on the number of trustees but there should be a minimum of three. At each Annual General Meeting, 1/3 of the trustees retire based on those who have served the longest in office. These trustees are eligible for re-election. All new trustees are vetted through a robust values-based recruitment process.
Introduction and training of new trustees
New trustees receive an induction which includes a full day briefing on strategy and operations from the board and senior management team. They are fully briefed on their legal responsibilities under charity and company law, the content of the Articles of Association, the committee and decision-making process, the business plan and recent financial performance. They then shadow a board meeting, which is followed with a one to one briefing and information meeting with the Chair. All trustees are expected to attend trustee training events and, where possible, organisational training events and away days.
Risk management
The trustees confirm that the major risk to which the charity may be exposed is primarily a decrease in income including contracts, grants and earned income. Systems have been established and are reviewed to mitigate these risks as far as is reasonably possible, this includes a business plan and annual activities plan.
Achievement and performance
The Trustees report the organisation secured a high level of public benefit for the reporting period to deliver the charitable aims and objectives of the organisation.
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
During the reporting period the organisation continued to deliver and transition from Covid-19 emergency activity of Response, Redesign and Resilience to include Recovery
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Response – supporting voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise in Knowsley with practical resources, advice, information, and guidance to navigate and address the complexity of governance and resource requirements across the sector, to respond to the Covid-19 crisis.
Re-design – support to organisations to re-design community and support services to increase support for Knowsley communities.
Resilience – enabling the sectors capacity to recover from Covid-19 through our work with key decision makers and funders, as a trusted voice of the sector
Recovery - Three overarching priorities for recovery informed our work during the reporting period:
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Support and develop Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprises (VCFSE) to be the best they can be and fulfil their missions more effectively
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Lead and facilitate effective and impactful collaborations amongst VCFSE and between different sectors
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Grow and strengthen partnerships and representation
Importantly, the last year has seen a significant step change in our relationship with the local authority and the value of small organisations and the value of One Knowsley as the infrastructure organisation. Historically the sector in Knowsley was perceived to be “underdeveloped” due to over 500 grassroots organisations and approx. 300 Social Enterprise and Charity organisations. Strategic discussions now reference this as a strength that strategic partners want to support and enable the resilience of the sector. This is directly due to our work to mobilise and co-ordinate the sectors response to Covid, and because of the local profile and strength of our existing relationships with the sector this response was agile, immediate, targeted and responsive. There is consensus that “the community was there first” across strategic partners.
We are very proud of the fundamental shift and step change in the visibility and increasing recognition of impact of VCFSE by key strategic partners.
Support and develop VCFSE to be the best they can be and fulfil their missions more effectively – key activity 21/22
We developed and established a workforce development programme for paid staff and volunteers with focus on governance, leadership, education and training and health and wellbeing. We delivered organisational capacity building programmes enabling VCFSE to access resource, skills and relationships for sustainability
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Growth in organisational capacity through sustaining 9,513 regular volunteers
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Increased capacity in VCFSE through delivering 1,910 Advice, Information, Guidance
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Improved Confidence of 289 VCFSE Leaders through Leadership support and development
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Digital inclusion to 990 individuals Improving confidence and digital inclusion
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Increased capacity of 653 VCFSE individuals through access to general job training, improving skills and knowledge
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VCFSE Capacity Building intensive wrap around programme in writing group constitutions and basic policies including safeguarding for 8 VCFSE volunteer led groups
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
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Drug and alcohol awareness training in partnership with Change Grow Live (CGL)
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Carers awareness training in partnership with the Carers Centre to 20 VCFSE
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Dementia Awareness training in partnership with Sight and Mind CIC
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Enabling the volunteer movement through the establishment of an on-line digital volunteering platform
Through our partnership work we have secured and supported £1,303,108.00 through grant funding into VCFSE in the borough including direct awards through One Knowsley grant programmes.
HLF Microgrants - The aim of the Knowsley Heritage Grants (KHG) project is to create significant strategic and transformative change by acting as an intermediary between National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and the social sector in Knowsley by creating a programme of community-led heritage activities. Piloting a micro grants programme totalling £100,000 over 2-years, engaging a diverse range of grass roots organisations operating in the borough of Knowsley in exploring and engaging with their heritage. Facilitating access to heritage for groups who have never applied to NLHF before and Supporting 40+ grants between £250 up to £3,000 over a 2-year period via smaller projects averaging £2,500. One Knowsley have engaged a diverse range of grass roots organisations, operating in the borough of Knowsley, in exploring and engaging with their heritage. 1-2-1 Conversations held with a further 12 community groups (40 in total) with high level of support in scoping projects and capacity building. Seventeen applications in total have been successful, 10 of those have been awarded funding this reporting period. Ten community groups are currently developing projects for an application. Barriers to participation in heritage continue to be minimized (including the disadvantages experienced by people in Knowsley due to their geography, protected characteristics or income), through face-to-face on-site visits and relationship building, introductions to heritage professionals and introductory sessions to available resources facilitated by HEO, as well as introductions and signposting to other community groups and partner organisations for potential collaborations.
Facilitated and supported the Knowsley Foundation Covid-19 Support Fund. The Foundation was created in March 2011 and launched in November 2011 by four founding partners: Knowsley Chamber of Commerce, One Knowsley, Knowsley Council and the Community Foundation for Merseyside. The purpose of the fund was to enhance and instigate activities to enable living with COVID-19 as part of a pandemic recovery and resilience strategy. The Fund enabled greater community resilience to prevent and control outbreaks of COVID-19 through new collaborations, intelligence, and community empowerment and capacity building. The total amount available in the fund was £615,000.
Holiday Activity - HAF Summer Programme worked with 40 VCFSE delivery partners to create 30,000 places and deliver 1,800 places per day, enriching and nourishing 75% of the boroughs Free School Meals (FSM) children. 19,000 children where fed through the summer holidays through £610,698.00 grant funding.
HAF programme VCFSE capacity building to develop a pool of community providers for the programme
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HAF Connects Intro to Grant
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Bitesize Webinar ‘Meeting School Food Standards’
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Bitesize Webinar ‘Signposting Families’
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HAF Registration Zoom session
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HAF Monitoring & Evaluation session
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HAF Finance reporting session
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
We successfully ran the Sport Nutrition and Active Play (SNAP) February Half Term program for children and families during the school holiday and provided fresh and nutritious meals and enrichment activities to over 2,000 children across the week. Knowsley Council contributed £25,000 towards the project from the Household Support Fund, with a further £10,000 provided by Livv. Small discretionary grants were then offered to local VCFSE organisations, which was managed by One Knowsley. SNAP October half term Holiday Programme provided £23,000 to 8 community providers.
Social Isolation Grants. In partnership with Livv Housing we supported 22 VCFSE projects to assist 1,013 beneficiaries to reduce social isolation through a £13,500 grant program.
Merseyside Policy Participatory Budgeting Event for Stockbridge Village and Huyton. We supported the development of VCFSE led projects through a community café event which resulted in 24 VCFSE organisations submitting applications with 8 successful projects voted for by the local community totaling £40K.
Supported The Refuge and Whitechapel Centre with a clothing donation from a major high street brand, of PJ’s for the children with a value of £800. Further through ongoing partnership work, we received an additional allocation of PPE for the Sector valued at £7,010.00
The Social Prescribing model and service continued to develop, we worked with over 60 VCFSE organisations to develop their capacity, to offer social prescriptions to over 800 patient referrals from Kirkby Primary Care Network and East and South Primary Care Network. The service established effective and efficient referral pathways and led on capacity building VCFSE in safeguarding, Making Every Contact Count, Dementia, Carers and Drug and Alcohol awareness. The service in partnership with Adult Safeguarding and KMBC engaged 60 VCFSE in attending children and adults’ awareness session. The service was directly responsible for supporting VCFSE to access Social Isolation grants via One Knowsley addressing the highest reasons of referrals for social isolation. Further the service mobilised the Mental Health and Resilience VCFSE Forum in response to increasing referrals for low mood and mental health during the reporting period.VCFst they can be
– Lead and facilitate effective and impactful collaborations amongst VCFSE and between different sectors key activity 21/22
The innovative Social Prescribing model for a patient population of 100K is now established with Kirkby Primary Care Network and East and South Primary Care Network. The model was developed in partnership with VCFSE through extensive sector engagement, with One Knowsley leading the service and hosting Primary Care link workers. Social prescribing enables referrals from Primary Care via the link worker into community support. Link workers give people time, focusing on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. They connect people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers support existing community groups to be accessible and sustainable, and help people to start new groups, working collaboratively with all local partners. During the period the service established a Health and Wellbeing service to offer holistic support to patients.
Two key forums for VCFSE engagement with Primary Care continue to be established. The Mental Health Resilience Forum has grown to 62 VCFSE organisations and participated in a planning event. Kirkby Stakeholder Group continues to meet regularly with the Primary Care Network Kirkby as part of the governance arrangements, facilitated and supported by One Knowsley, group membership continues to grow.
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
Working in partnership with Kirkby Primary Care Network, KMBC and the Liverpool John Moores University Public Health Institute, we successfully applied to become a national demonstrator site for the Complete Care Communities Programme led by Dr James Kingsland. This built on our work with Cheshire and Merseyside Women & Children’s Services Partnership, to secure funding and develop a small grants programme, to develop and enhance the work of grass roots voluntary and community groups on women’s peri-natal mental health across the sub-region. The funding enabled very local activity to support women and their families who are expecting a child or have recently given birth. Allocation of funding in Knowsley has established a perinatal mental health pathway, with community providers working with the Social Prescribing team, this group of providers is being supported by One Knowsley as a community of practice to share skills, collaborate and identify opportunities to scale this pathway.
We successfully participated in 1,000 Voices – we commissioned and trained 4 community providers to undertake interviews with 100 residents on their experience of Covid for NHS project 1,000 Voices, which aimed to gather 1,000 first-hand accounts of experiences during the pandemic, forming part of a wider programme to address health inequalities in the northwest and the ongoing impact of the pandemic.
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In Cheshire and Merseyside, the following communities are being focused on.
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People living in the most deprived areas (lowest 20 per cent)
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Those aged 50 to 65
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People at risk of digital exclusion
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Those with English as a second language
We delivered two community cafes to bring a diverse range of VCFSE together with key partners to plan and develop VCFSE led projects. In partnership with Merseyside Police, we delivered a Community Café with 18 VCFSE attending from Stockbridge and Huyton to develop collaborations and local projects to address community safety. A further Community café developed and hosted by One Knowsley in partnership with Knowsley Council took place to launch a Physical Activity grant programme and support VCFSE projects to be developed. The fund will be available within the next reporting period. Further we hosted Kindred, to engage with Socially Trading Organisations in the borough to progress opportunities for LCR funding into social enterprises locally.
We hosted a Holiday Activity Fund Providers Celebration Event which was attended by the Leader and Deputy Leader of KMBC at Court Hey. Providers had the opportunity to share their experience of working on HAF with a strong message of how the programme had enabled them to grow their offer and organisations through recruitment of additional roles. The session enabled space to explore future collaborations across providers to forward plan for forthcoming delivery periods.
We hosted, in partnership with Knowsley Council, a Community and Business Leaders event at the Kirkby Centre following the launch of the Knowsley Better Together Strategy. The event which was attended by the Deputy Leader of KMBC was held at The Kirkby Centre, and was well represented by voluntary sector organisations and private business leaders, who were keen to collaborate in person at the first event since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted. Organisations had the opportunity to share their work, powerful stories and seek support from one another.
We finalised the response crisis delivery for Knowsley Kitchen providing an additional 4,200 boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables to supplement local food crisis responses. We are supporting the sustainability of this partnership of 26 community providers at a hyper local level and through policy work with the Liverpool City Region to address Affordable Sustainable Food.
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
During the reporting period we secured a contract, via Knowsley Council, to deliver the Community Champion Vaccine programme supported by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. This work has resulted in an increase in stakeholder engagement, we have been able to promote the programme across the borough to new and existing organisations and strategic partnerships. This resulted in extensive coverage of the programme, raised the agenda of health inequalities, and secured a wider reach to new audiences. Total Unique Audience: 12.2m.
We continue to use our social media platforms, newsletters and direct engagement with VCFSE to provide advice, information and guidance relevant to the sector and to amplify the many collaborations and outstanding impact of VCFSE in Knowsley.
Through the period the existing VCFSE communities of practice, led by One Knowsley, have continued to be supported virtually with plans to move these to active face to face engagement. This is in line with developments to secure a physical asset for One Knowsley, and VCFSE development and support activity in the borough.
– Grow and strengthen partnerships and representation key activity 21/22
As the infrastructure body we are also seeing increased demand from the sector, to support group leaders, and group settings with their recovery from Covid. Many organisations remain pivoted, responding to the pandemic, and it’s clear that the local sector is very tired. It is reassuring that we have been able to influence the local authority to put more funding (a Covid recovery grant programme) and support (stronger communities’ strategy) in place with a clear recognition of the position the sector is in at this time. There is a real concern about the cost-of-living increase and the ongoing effects of Covid. Externally challenges remain with the funding environment, the significant strategic flux with NHS transformation, and local pressures on the sector with increasing demand for their support, in particular responding to increased complexity in local community needs. We continue to work with regional and national partners to amplify the voice, role and impact of VCFSE in Knowsley, including acting as Local Liaison Lead National Voluntary Sector Emergencies Partnership.
Key activity across Knowsley strategic partnerships to amplify the voice and involvement of VCFSE in 21/22 included representation and participation in:
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Knowsley 2030 Blueprint for Recovery
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Chief Officers Group – Knowsley Better Together
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Knowsley Better Together Partnership Board
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Social Prescribing Strategy for the borough of Knowsley with Health Partners
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Court Hey and Bowring Park Renaissance
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Place Leader VCFSE Health Transformation
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H&WB Board Task group. One Knowsley has been asked to be a member of this group to drive forward local Place Transformation in the ICS agenda.
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Domestic Violence Strategic Partnership Board – Representation. We are developing as part of this a comprehensive programme of engagement and upskilling for VCFSE through a grant aid to One Knowsley of £60K.
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Knowsley Borough of Culture 2022 Steering Group
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Marmot Community Place Based Workshop
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Community Safety Partnership
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Adult and Children’s Safeguarding Partnerships
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
One Knowsley is the strategic place lead for the sector in the borough driving forward the Knowsley Better Together principles to secure a shared vision for Knowsley 2030. We work closely with strategic partners across the public sector and health transformation. Knowsley 2030 is a shared strategy across all Place leads from the public, private and voluntary sector with shared ownership of securing strategic outcomes for the borough:
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A place with a thriving, inclusive economy, with opportunities for people and business;
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A place with welcoming, vibrant neighbourhoods and town centres;
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A place where people are active and healthy and have access to the support they need;
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A place where people of all ages are confident and can achieve their full potential; and
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A place where strong and safe communities can shape their future.
During the reporting period One Knowsley has co-designed a new Stronger Communities strategy with the local authority, established a stronger communities board to feed into the strategic Knowsley Better Together Board and mobilised our local sector to work with us to continue to co-design, evolve and implement the strategy.
Influencing, speaking up for, and representing Knowsley VCFSE sector is a significant aspect of One Knowsley’s work. The Chief Executive Officer's role includes focus on advocating for VCFSE interests locally, regionally, and occasionally nationally. Throughout Covid-19 and into recovery, this has remained crucial.
The CEO now has a 1-day secondment into Voluntary Sector Northwest (VSNW) as a system leader for Merseyside within NHS transformation, at a Cheshire and Merseyside level, to influence and enable the architecture for VCFSE to be part of the NHS transformation. This work has to date included the emergent governance framework for ICS at Place level, engagement strategy and strategic partnerships with Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance and Community Mental Health Transformation. This is via VS6 as a conduit. VS6 is a partnership of support organisations working with the 8,600 voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups operating across our Liverpool City Region (LCR). The Chief Executive Officer continues to play a significant part in VS6 which has directly influenced the relationship, and how the sector is represented on the Local Enterprise Partnership, the Cheshire and Merseyside Care Partnership, and the work of the Combined Authority, the Mayor of the city-region is advised by the VS6 independent Chair. These are all significant influencing routes that directly have a positive impact on VCFSE in Knowsley. The CEO of One Knowsley continues to play an active leadership role with VS6 including the development of LCR VCFSE Manifesto, Volunteering Recovery Strategy, Health and Care Partnership Leaders Group, Metro Mayor Social Solidarity Economy Panel, LCR Climate Change Panel.
We have been instrumental through the CEO’s role on the Metro Mayor Economic Recovery Panel in securing Chrysalis Funding, of £480K, to be managed by VS6. This will cover key themes of:
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Mental health and wellbeing (CEO led this theme in development with the LCR sector)
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Community Wealth Building
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Digital Inclusion
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Supporting Volunteer Management
VS6 are further developing this fund and the Supporting Volunteer Management enables the volunteering strategy for the borough and investment into One Knowsley digital platform for volunteering.
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
Court Hey Courtyard Community Asset Transfer
During the period One Knowsley successfully produced a business case and secured investment to progress a community asset transfer from Knowsley Council. This was an extensive and in-depth piece of work for Trustees and the CEO of the organisation. After a long period of planning and negotiation, Knowsley Council formally announced the community asset transfer, of the courtyard and buildings within Court Hey Park, to One Knowsley on 14th October 2021. This exciting development signals the beginning of turning the vision into reality and kickstarts an intensive period of activity to transform the site into One Knowsley’s new headquarters and create a new green community hub. The new facilities will significantly enhance, support and deliver the activities of the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) within the borough, whilst also creating a high quality, attractive resource for residents and the wider population.
The community asset transfer represents an opportunity for us to establish an effective, prominent physical presence within the borough, better mobilise VCFSE and generate growth of the social economy. Mixed motives of financial health and increased impact drive the asset transfer. The opportunity aligns with our strategic objective of changing our financial model, diversifying income sources, increasing general unrestricted funds, and becoming more financially independent of the traditional CVS model of grant reliance, to deliver core activity of support and development to VCFSE.
The scope of the wider site development is transformational. As the Anchor Tenant we will be positioned to lead the site renaissance, identify and secure opportunities to continue to diversify our operating/financial model whilst elevating the social value we can generate. The asset will enable the organisation to amplify recovery for VCFSE and borough stakeholders from the Covid-19 crisis.
Building core competencies
The asset transfer will provide a physical base for our team that will better enable agile working, reduce social isolation and increase the health and wellbeing of staff. Our main challenges have come with growth. Onboarding new staff and programmes remotely has been a challenge, however working with the team to co-design a health and wellbeing policy has been really important to lock in our culture. Further the work we are undertaking with Lloyds TSB Foundation support to build our digital literacy has been key for how we communicate and collaborate internally. We intend to remain hybrid working, which works well for our organisation, however this has also shown us that communication is essential, we have therefore developed a communications and engagement plan that will enable us to keep this priority live.
Building our internal infrastructure, and core competencies of digital literacy, will enable communication and collaboration across a growing staff team and portfolio of work. We have strengthened our governance with a governance review, undertaken a comprehensive policy review, and further developed two key polices of talent recruitment and retention. This will help build the core competency of our staff, the policies have been developed with the Board, in line with the new health and wellbeing policy that has been co-designed with the staff team. Through the reporting period we have experienced exponential growth. We entered 2021 with 7 staff, we now have 18, and an additional new starter lined up, with a further 3 vacancies requiring recruitment.
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
Financial Review
The financial performance for the year is detailed in the Statement of Financial Activities. The Statement of Financial Activities shows net income for the year of £372,885 (2021: £83,616). The total reserves at the year-end are £463,497 (2021: £90,612). Restricted reserves at the year-end are £482,636 (2021: £100,914).
Going Concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for the twelve months from authorising these financial statements. The trustees assess the charity to be a going concern based on review of financial performance of the current financial year to date, the management accounts forecast for the remainder of the year, the rolling cash flow forecast, existing commitments from funders, and longerterm plans and forecasts for 2023 and beyond. As a result, the trustees are confident about the financial future of the charity and satisfied that these accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.
Reserves Policy
The trustees reviewed the reserves policy in December 2015 and agreed a continued policy that free reserves should be readily available and accessible to cover basic operating costs for three months plus redundancies in order to facilitate a shut down if ever necessary. The trustees monitor and review the reserves policy on a regular, ongoing, basis.
The free reserves of the organisation are currently in deficit by £24,441 (2021: £18,359). This reflects the organisation’s rapid scale up in activity levels using restricted fund sources, which has caused an increase in overhead and infrastructure costs that have not yet been recovered from the restricted funds. The unrestricted deficit has been eliminated during the 2022/23 financial year, as an appropriate contribution to core costs has been taken from funded projects as they have been delivered. Throughout the year, via the financial reports to the board, the trustees ensure that each restricted fund is appropriately spent, and that full cost recovery takes place on each fund. In addition, the opening of the Court Hey venue in 2022 will start to generate additional unrestricted revenue.
Investment policy
Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association the organisation has the power to make any investment which the trustees consider appropriate. Funds are invested in cash-based deposits to produce reasonable income and/or capital appreciation over time.
Related Parties and Co-operation with other organisations
No Trustees receive remuneration from their work with the charity. Details of transactions with the Trustees and key management personnel are set out in Note 8. No connections between Trustees/senior managers have been disclosed during the year, and therefore no such related party transactions have been reported.
Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of key management personnel is determined by the board of trustees. The trustees consider the seniority of the post, the expertise and experience of the post holder, the local market conditions and sector market conditions for remuneration, and benchmarking information from similar organisations in determining the remuneration of key management personnel.
Changes in fixed assets
Movements in fixed assets are shown in note 11 to the accounts.
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Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2022
Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and Accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts;
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prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Trustees’ statement of disclosure of information to the auditors
Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirm in so far as they are aware that:
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there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company’s auditor is unaware; and
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the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.
Auditors
DSG LLP have agreed to offer themselves for re-appointment as auditors of the charity, and a resolution for their reappointment will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
Small Companies Provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 27 January 2023, and signed on its behalf by:
Mr C Lawrenson
Trustee
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Independent auditors’ report to the members of One Knowsley
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of One Knowsley (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of 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 Accepted Accounting Practice).
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In our opinion, the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2022 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
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 trustees' 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 trustees 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 trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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.
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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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 auditors’ report to the members of One Knowsley (continued)
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
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the information given in the trustees' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared, which includes the directors’ report prepared for the purposes of company law, is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the directors’ report included within the trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors’ report included within the trustees' 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:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies’ regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the trustees' report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the statement of trustees' responsibilities, the trustees, who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purpose 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 trustees 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 trustees 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 trustees 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 an 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.
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Independent auditors’ report to the members of One Knowsley (cont’d)
Capability of the audit in detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instance 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.
Discussions with and enquiries of management and those charged with governance were held with a view to identifying those laws and regulations that could be expected to have a material impact on the financial statements. During the engagement team briefing, the outcomes of these discussions and enquiries were shared with the team, as well as consideration as to where and how fraud may occur in the entity.
The following laws and regulations were identified as being of significance to the entity:
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Those laws and regulations considered to have a direct effect on the financial statements include UK financial reporting standards, Company Law, Tax and Pensions legislation, and Charity Law.
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Those laws and regulations for which non-compliance may be fundamental to the operating aspects of the charity and therefore may have a material effect on the financial statements include compliance with charitable objectives, public benefit, fundraising regulations, safeguarding and health and safety legislation.
Audit procedures undertaken in response to the potential risks relating to irregularities (which include fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations) comprised of: inquiries of management and the Trustees as to whether the entity complies with such laws and regulations; enquiries with the same concerning any actual or potential litigation or claims; inspection of relevant legal correspondence; review of Trustee meeting minutes; testing the appropriateness of journal entries; and the performance of analytical review to identify unexpected movement in account balances which may be indicative of fraud.
No instance of material non-compliance were identified. However, the likelihood of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is limited by the inherent difficulty in detecting irregularities, the effectiveness of the entity’s controls, and the nature, timing and extent of the audit procedures performed. Irregularities that result from fraud might be inherently more difficult to detect than irregularities that result from error. As explained above, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements may not be detected, even though the audit has been planned and performed in accordance with ISAs (UK).
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Other matter
The financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 were unaudited.
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Independent auditors’ report to the members of One Knowsley (cont’d)
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 auditors' 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.
Jean Ellis BA FCA CTA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of DSG Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor Castle Chambers 43 Castle Street Liverpool L2 9TL 27 January 2023
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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31st March 2022
| Notes Income From: Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Other Income 5 Total Income Expenditure On: Charitable Activities 6 Transfers between funds Net (expenditure)/income for the year/Net movement in funds Fund balances at start of Year Fund balances at end of year |
Unrestrict ed funds 2022 £ 7,603 296,224 4,524 |
Restricted funds 2022 £ 0 1,537,652 0 |
Total funds 2022 £ 7,603 1,833,876 4,524 1,846,003 1,473,118 0 372,885 90,612 463,497 |
Unrestrict ed funds 2021 £ 34,228 139,332 0 |
Restricted funds 2021 £ 0 360,458 0 |
Total funds 2021 £ 34,228 499,790 0 |
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| 308,351 | 1,537,652 | 173,560 | 360,458 | 534,018 | ||
| 315,954 | 1,157,164 | 189,248 | 261,154 | 450,402 | ||
| (1,235) (8,838) (10,302) |
1,235 381,722 100,914 |
0 (15,688) 5,386 |
0 99,304 1,610 |
0 83,616 6,996 |
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| (19,140) | 482,636 | (10,302) | 100,914 | 90,612 |
All income and expenditure relate to continuing operations.
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.
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Balance Sheet as at: 31st March 2022
COMPANY NUMBER: 02401660
| Notes Fixed Assets Intangible Assets 10 Tangible Assets 11 Current Assets Debtors 12 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 13 Net Current Assets Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 14 Net Assets Income Funds Restricted Funds 15 Unrestricted Funds 15 |
2022 £ 0 5,301 5,301 72,775 705,742 778,516 (220,599) 557,918 563,219 (99,722) 463,497 482,636 (19,140) 463,497 |
2021 £ 1,666 6,391 |
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| 8,057 50,391 122,162 |
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| 172,553 (4,643) |
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| 167,910 | ||
| 175,967 (85,355) |
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| 90,612 | ||
| 100,914 (10,302) |
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| 90,612 |
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
These accounts were approved by the trustees and authorised for use on 27 January 2023, and are signed on their behalf by:
Mr C Lawrenson Trustee
The notes on pages 19 to 29 form part of these accounts.
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Statement of Cash Flows For the year ended 31st March 2022
| Notes Cash Flow from Operating Activities 17 Cashflow from Investing Activities Payments to acquire fixed assets Receipts from social investment loan Repayment of social investment loan Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities Net increase (decrease) in cash in the year Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year Cash and cash equivalents consists of: Cash at bank and in hand |
2022 £ 546,861 (2,905) 44,860 (5,237) 36,718 583,579 122,162 705,742 705,742 |
2022 £ 87,997 (2,475) 0 (14,122) |
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| (16,597) | ||
| 71,400 | ||
| 50,762 | ||
| 122,162 | ||
| 122,162 |
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
(a) General information and basis of preparation
One Knowsley is a private company by guarantee and a registered charity in the United Kingdom. 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 charity information on page 1 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are set out in the Trustees’ Report.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006. FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" ("FRS 102") and the Charities SORP "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)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £1.
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.
(b) Funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
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.
(c) 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.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP (FRS 102). Further detail is given in the Trustees’ Annual Report.
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
(c) Income recognition (continued)
Income received under a service level agreement is recognised in the period to which the agreement relates.
The charity receives government and other grants in respect of specific projects and to support general revenue requirements. Income from government and other grants are recognised at fair value when the charity has entitlement after any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met, then these amounts are deferred.
Investment income is earned through holding assets for investment purposes such as bank deposits and is primarily in the form of interest. It is included when the amount can be measured reliably using the effective interest method.
(d) Expenditure recognition
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
(e) Support 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 and include project management carried out at the FACT centre. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they 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 7.
(f) Intangible Fixed assets
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.
Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Website 3 years straight line
(g) Tangible Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures and Fitting 20% reducing balance Computers 25% on cost
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
(g) Tangible Fixed assets (continued)
- The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
(h) Impairment loss
- At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
(i) Financial Instruments
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
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Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
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Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
- Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities
- Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
- Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
- Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
(j) Cash and cash equivalents
- Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand deposits held at call with banks. other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
1. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
(k) Loans and borrowings
Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the transaction price including transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. If an arrangement constitutes a finance transaction it is measured at present value.
(l) Concessionary loans
Concessionary loans include those payable to a third party which are interest free or below market interest rates and are made to advance charitable purposes. Where the loan is repayable on demand within one year, the loan is measured at cost, less impairment. Where the loan is repayable more than one year, the loan is initially measured at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment.
(m) Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the charity has an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount can be reliably estimated.
(n) Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.
- Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
(o) Tax
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.
(p) Going concern
The financial statements show a net asset position of £463,497 (2021: £90,612). The trustees 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 are sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern. Having regard to this matter, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.
2. Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
| Note 4- Income from Charitable Activities Services provided under contract Analysis by fund: Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Note 5- Other income Job Retention Scheme Kickstart scheme Bank Interest |
Grants 2022 £ Contracts income 2022 £ Total 2022 £ 1,602,245 231,631 1,833,876 64,593 231,631 296,224 1,537,652 0 1,537,652 1,602,245 231,631 1,833,876 2022 £ 2021 £ 192 0 4,332 0 42 0 4,524 0 |
Grants and contracts 2021 £ 499,790 |
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| 139,332 360,458 |
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| 499,790 | ||
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
| Note 7- Expenditure for Support Costs Support Costs 2022 £ Depreciation 5,661 Rent and rates 6,906 Insurances 3,983 Telephone and Internet 10,406 Printing, postage and stationery 263 Subscriptions 3,863 Outsourced services 22,325 Bank Charges 11,298 IT costs 1,899 Legal and professional 0 Independent Examination Fees 0 Audit Fees 0 66,604 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,605 0 6,000 20,605 Governance Costs 2022 £ |
Total 2022 5,661 6,906 3,983 10,406 263 3,863 22,325 11,298 1,899 14,605 0 6,000 87,209 |
Support Costs 2021 £ 3,217 2,124 1,012 3,890 171 2,125 721 10,702 6,755 0 0 0 30,717 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,714 1,800 0 4,514 Governance Costs 2021 £ |
Total 2021 3,217 2,124 1,012 3,890 171 2,125 721 10,702 6,755 2,714 1,800 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depreciation Rent and rates Insurances Telephone and Internet Printing, postage and stationery Subscriptions Outsourced services Bank Charges IT costs Legal and professional Independent Examination Fees Audit Fees |
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| 35,231 |
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
8. Trustees
None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year (2021: £Nil). No trustees were reimbursed expenses in this or the previous year.
There are no trustees considered to be key personnel. The key management personnel consist of the CEO and the total amount of employee benefits received by them was £64,033.
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
| Note 11- Tangible Fixed Assets Fixtures and Fittings £ Computers £ Cost At 1 April 2021 500 16,741 Additions 0 2,905 At 31 March 2022 500 19,646 Depreciation and impairment At April 2021 500 10,350 Depreciation charged for the year 0 3,995 At 31 March 2022 500 14,345 Carrying amount At 31 March 2022 0 5,301 At 31 March 2021 0 6,391 Note 12- Debtors Amounts falling due within one year: 2022 £ Trade Debtors 42,308 Other Debtors 0 Prepayments and accrued Income 30,466 72,775 Note 13- Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2022 £ Trade Creditors 4,502 Other Creditors 25,278 Accruals and deferred income 183,293 HMRC Payable 7,526 220,599 Note 14- Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 2022 £ Other Creditors 99,722 |
Total £ 17,241 2,905 20,146 10,850 3,995 14,845 5,301 6,391 2021 £ 43,656 5,515 1,220 |
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| 50,391 | ||
| 2021 £ 0 0 4,643 0 |
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| 4,643 | ||
| 2021 £ 85,355 |
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Other Creditors |
Other creditors consist of a £125,000 social investment loan from Livv Housing issued in July 2021 with a five year repayment term. It is an unsecured loan with a 9% interest rate.
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
| Note 15: Movement in Funds Balance at 1 April 2020 2021 Restricted Funds £ Liverpool F.A - Active Through Football Engagement 0 NHS Foundation Trust - Cancer Community Engagement 0 Knowsley MBC - Community Vaccine Champions 0 NHS Foundation Trust - Lung Cancer Champion 0 Postcode Neighbourhood Trust 0 TNLF Response 0 KMBC Holiday Activity Fund 0 NHS Perinatal Grant (Maternal Mental Health Support) 0 Knowsley Kitchen 0 Trust House 0 Heritage Lottery Fund 0 Albert Gubay 0 LCR - CAF 0 LCR Cares 0 Cash for Kids 760 Merseyside Police 850 Livv Housing Social Isolation Grant 0 SNAP 0 Sustain 0 Groundwork/Comic Relief 0 Social Prescribing Link Workers 0 Restricted Funds 1,610 Unresticted Funds 5,386 |
Incoming Resources £ 0 0 0 0 19,920 79,061 0 19,999 27,857 9,640 19,256 24,220 27,373 1,430 0 0 0 0 34,350 2,000 95,352 360,458 173,560 |
Resources Expended £ 0 0 0 0 7,267 79,061 0 511 7,243 0 12,706 24,340 29,838 0 840 850 0 0 23,673 0 74,825 261,154 189,248 |
Balance at 31 March 2021 £ 0 0 0 0 12,653 0 0 19,488 20,614 9,640 6,550 (120) (2,465) 1,430 (80) 0 0 0 10,677 2,000 20,527 |
Incoming Resources £ 1,000 100,000 330,629 20,000 0 0 909,879 0 0 0 101,144 0 0 0 0 0 15,000 60,000 0 0 0 |
Resources Expended 1,000 0 0 0 7,399 0 909,879 19,488 3,500 107,694 0 0 0 0 0 15,000 60,000 10,677 2,000 20,527 |
Transfers between Funds £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 2,465 (1,430) 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Balance at 31 March 2022 £ 0 100,000 330,629 20,000 5,254 0 (0) 0 17,114 9,640 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| 100,914 | 1,537,652 | 1,157,164 | 1,235 | 482,636 | |||
| (10,302) | 308,351 | 315,954 | (1,235) | (19,140) |
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Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022
Note 16: Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricte d funds 2022 £ Fund balances at 31 March 2021 are represented by: Intangible fixed assets 0 Tangible assets 5,301 Current assets/(liabilities) 75,281 Long term liabilities (99,722) (19,140) |
Restricted funds 2022 £ 0 0 482,636 0 482,636 |
Total funds 2022 £ 0 5,301 557,918 (99,722) 463,497 |
Unrestricted funds 2021 £ 1,666 6,391 66,995 (85,356) |
Restricted funds 2021 £ 0 0 100,915 0 |
Total funds 2021 £ 1,666 6,391 167,910 (85,356) |
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| (10,304) | 100,915 | 90,611 |
Note 17: Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
| Net income (expenditure) for year Amortisation of intangible assets Depreciation of fixed assets (profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets (Increase)/decrease in debtors Increase/(decrease) in creditors excluding loan repayments Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities |
2022 £ 372,885 1,666 3,995 0 (22,384) 190,700 546,861 |
2021 £ 83,616 1,617 1,600 0 4,908 (3,744) |
|---|---|---|
| 87,997 |
18. National Organisation
One Knowsley is one of 230 Councils for Voluntary Service operating in the United Kingdom. The national contact is:
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
3rd Floor, Arudel Court
177 Arudel Street
Sheffield S1 2NU
19. Related Party Transactions
Morecroft Solicitors, who Trustee David Parr is a Partner at, was paid £648 from April 21 to Nov 21 in relation to legal advice provided. There were no other disclosable related party transactions during the year (2021 – none)
20. Post Balance Sheet Events
During the 2022/23 financial year, One Knowsley have undertaken a community asset transfer with Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council that has transferred properties at Court Hey Park to One Knowsley.
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