ELHAP - Accounts

After several years of delivering a deficit, it is pleasing to report that a small surplus has been delivered for the second financial year in succession.

As I've said in previous years, our service rates do not cover the cost of delivering them. Consequently, the decision the Board and Management made a few years ago to recruit a professional fund raiser has proved critical. It is the fund raising which has enabled the surplus. A significant part of this was the Mayor's Appeal which has been invaluable.

During the year a sizeable amount needed to be spent on maintaining and upgrading the buildings & site. Some of this was financed through grants.

Finally, as always, I must express my thanks to all those who have contributed to ELHAP whether they be funders, staff, volunteers or service users.

Dave Charlton

The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020.

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 [governing document], 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)".

ELHAP was established in 1976 as an adventure playground for children with disabilities in North East London and Essex. Since then we have expanded our support services to include toddlers, young people, adults and their families.

Over the course of our development and growth the concepts of ‘adventure’ and ‘play’ have remained at the heart of our work. We provide a space where children and young people with disabilities are given the freedom to explore their ideas, expand their abilities and make connection with the wider world. This is achieved through physical play in our outdoor playground and woodland reserve. Within this environment we endeavour to encourage all our service users to take part in all our activities such as drama, music, art, horticulture. We also offer regular outings for young adults in and around London.

We believe that these experiences of personal exploration and risk taking, so often denied to children and young people with disabilities, are vital to establish their confidence and resilience needed for a fulfilled life.

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

This year we received approximately 7,000 visits from service users and we expect that demand on our services will continue to grow in the future partly as a result of funding cuts experienced by other government organisations but also because of the uniqueness of ELHAP’s services. As in the previous years, we have pursued the continued development of our services, supported the development of strategies to increase awareness in the local community and reviewed our plans for the future.

Our services can be summarized as follow:

Orchard project: Aimed at young and older adults with disabilities, the project enables the participants to learn and develop practical skills. Unlike more traditional day services, the Orchard project is run in our beautiful 5 acre woodland site where activities such as horticulture, conservation and woodwork are encouraged and give the users the opportunity to connect with nature and explore the outdoors. In addition life enhancing skills are developed through drama, music and arts in general.

Weekend and Holiday Play Schemes: We run play schemes for younger children and their siblings during all school holidays, half terms and weekends. Most of the activities take place in the 5 acre playground and woodland space equipped with a wide range of play structures that enable the children to exercise and to benefit from fresh air and freedom. Within ELHAP’s safe boundaries the children are encouraged to explore, take risks, get messy and at the same time, deciding how to best use their time. In addition, as well as being a great source of fun for the children these activities offer families valuable respite time.

Term Time School Visit: We receive visits from local special and mainstream schools throughout term time. Again most of the activities offered take place outdoors in our playground and, within safe boundaries, give the opportunity to the children to take risks, get messy and express themselves freely and learn how to best use their time.

Transition Project: The ELHAP Transition Project is a springboard, offering opportunities and new experiences to help young people decide what they want to do with their lives. The project has undergone a significant development and now has 2 different strands.

1. Transition Studio: Our Studio runs on a Tuesday evening from 6.30 - 8.30pm at Redbridge Drama Centre. The studio uses performing arts and advocacy to encourage young people to express themselves, develop friendships and work creatively. We also do regular performances and presentations that highlight the issues that are important to the young people that attend.

2. Transition Pathway Our Pathway members will attend ELHAP one day a week. Pathway is all about accessing the community, exploring London, experiencing new things, developing skills and making a plan for your future.

Bridge Project: ELHAP Bridge is a project for young people with Learning Disabilities and Looked After Children who have been excluded from education or are at risk of losing their school place. We offer short term or medium-term placements, often as a transition phase during the search for a permanent school place. ELHAP Bridge is not a long-term alternative to school, its main aim being to encourage and facilitate access back into education.

Fundraising

In addition to Local Authority funding, ELHAP raised £267,586 from Fundraising Activities and Charitable Grants - a significant increase on the previous year. (2019 £144,817).

This is the fourth year of our fundraising strategy which is focused on complementing Local Authority income with funding from a range of income streams, to help make ELHAP financially sustainable in the long term. Our income this year is particularly impressive since it has been raised against a back-drop of funding cuts across the sector.

A large proportion of our income this year was raised through the London Borough of Redbridge’s Mayors Appeal. The impact of this Appeal – felt across two financial years as some income was received last year – has been nothing short of transformational for ELHAP. It has put us on the map in Redbridge, helping us to raise our profile across the borough and to develop important long-term relationships with new funders.

This year we also saw our income from Trusts grow, with generous grants from Rangoonwala Foundation (£20,600) for the refurbishment of our upstairs bathrooms, BBC Children in Need (£33,470) for our Wellbeing Playworker and general funds grants from the Joseph and Lilian Sully Foundation (£5,000) and Herbert and Stefanie Straus Memorial Trust (5,000). Our income from Corporate Partnerships also increased, with generous donations including Brookfield Properties (£20,053), Coop Local Community Fund (£2,940), Nationwide Building Society (£4,495), Amazon (£1,000), The Toyota Fund for a Better Tomorrow (£1,300)

In addition to receiving a cheque for a staggering £51,092 from the Mayor, we also raised over £10,000 from events linked to the Appeal. The Appeal also leveraged numerous other donations which, although they are shown separately, were from new funding relationships made as a direct result of the Appeal. These include: Stewart Investors (£25,000), Bancroft’s School (£10,000), London Borough of Redbridge CIL funds (£9,000), Leos/Lions Clubs International (£6000). Some of this income is shown in the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019.

The combined total of the donations received between 2018 and 2020 directly from the Mayor’s Appeal and those leveraged by her campaign is over £100,000. This is one of the most successful Mayor’s Appeals ever held in the London Borough of Redbridge. We are enormously grateful to Debbie Kaur-Thiara and her Mayor’s Appeal Committee for their phenomenal fundraising efforts, which will never be forgotten.

We also benefitted from a grant in kind for the value of £37,712 made by Lord’s Taverners as contribution to the cost of the much needed new Minibus purchased in June 2019.

In addition we continued to receive donations from individuals and community groups who fundraised throughout the year to support our work. As part of this, O2E - a network of individuals fundraising to support children’s charities - raised a staggering £25,000 for ELHAP.

We are enormously grateful to all our donors for their tireless commitment to ELHAP

Fundraising plans for future period

Over the coming financial year, we plan to continue to focus on raising multi-year funds from trusts and foundations in order to raise funds to increase ELHAP’s reserves as well as generating an annual surplus.

The charity had gross incoming resources of £923,387, an increase of 18% when compared to the previous year. However expenditure increased by 25% to £918,177. This generated an overall surplus of £5,210

Throughout the year, the trustees continued to assess and review the measures previously implemented to develop the charity’s financial stability. The trustees acknowledge that ELHAP must remain flexible and responsive to the changing social care climate.

Reserve Policy

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. In the opinion of the trustees reserves at this level ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, the charity would be able to carry out the activities while consideration would be given to ways in which additional fund may be raised.

However during the year under review and mainly due to increased expenditure it has not been possible to maintain this level of reserves. At 31 March 2020 free unrestricted reserves amounted to £121,119 and net current unrestricted reserves amounted to £76,484. The trustees are confident that the reserves will be restored to the level proposed by the charity’s policy over the next three years.

Principle Funding Sources

In the year ended 31 March 2020 our principle funding sources were:

1. London Borough of Redbridge Contracts;

2. London Borough of Waltham Forest’s Contracts;

3. Local Authorities Direct Payments and Individualised Budgets;

4. London Borough of Redbridge Contracts;

5. O2E (Ordinary 2 Extraordinary);

6. Redbridge Mayor’s Charitable Appeal;

7. BBC Children in Need;

8. Stewarts Investors;

9. Brookfield Properties;

10. Rangoonwala Foundation

11. Bancroft’s School

12. General fundraising and donations.

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and governed by the Memorandum and Articles of Association, establishing the objects and powers of the charitable company.

Administrative details

Charity Name: ELHAP

Charity Registration Number: 1077508

Company Registration Number: 3697053

Registered Office and Operational Address

119 Roding Lane North, Woodford Bridge, Essex, IG8 8NA

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:

The trustees for the purpose of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as members of the Board of Trustees.

The charity may by Ordinary Resolution at General Meeting appoint any person who is willing to be a trustee, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional trustee. At every Annual General Meeting a third of the trustees shall retire from office. Retiring trustees are then eligible for re-election.

Trustees are recruited through three routes:

• Recruited personally by existing members for their knowledge, experience of and interest in the charity’s work;

• Recruited through external volunteering agencies;

• Recruited through targeted recruitment campaigns.

Trustee Induction and Training

Trustees receive an informal induction which involves meeting the senior staff and is intended to inform them of the charity’s work and objectives. Trustees are also offered trustee governance training with NCVO.

Management and administration

Mr R Dighton - Director (Job Share)

Ms J Merry - Director (Job Share)

Mrs R Joseph - Head of Development

Mr K Ha    - Senior Team Leader

Mrs C Charles - Office Manager

Mrs A Shelley - Bookings Administrator

Mrs M Lazar - Finance Officer

Volunteers

There are 94 volunteers who throughout the year have helped in every aspect of the charity activities including supporting children and young people attending ELHAP, supporting young adults participating to the Orchard Project and helping with the day to day administration and fundraising. The Trustees would like to record their appreciation to all who willingly gave their time for the benefit of the charity.

Transactions with Trustees

There was no trustee remuneration in this financial year. Remuneration of the Trustees is governed by Clause 5 of ELHAP’s Memorandum of Association.

Related Parties

There were no related parties which require to be disclosed in these accounts.

Trustees beneficial interest

None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up

In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that Dutchmans Chartered Accountants be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.

Each of the trustees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

The trustees, who are also the directors of ELHAP for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company Law requires the trustees 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, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity 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 charity 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.

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of ELHAP (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2020 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet 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 FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2020 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;

have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

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 charity 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.

the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or

the trustees have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the charity’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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. 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.

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

the information given in the trustees' report, which includes the directors' report prepared for the purposes of company law, for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the directors' report included within the trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity 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:

adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or

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.

As explained more fully in the statement of trustees' responsibilities, the trustees, who are also the directors of the charity 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 charity’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.

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.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

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.

designated

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

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

ELHAP is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 119 Roding Lane North, Woodford Bridge, Essex, IG8 8NA.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with 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)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected.

Assets given for use by the charity are recognised when receivable. Donations in kind, excluding donated goods, are recognised at their value to the charity when received: the only amounts included for donated services are those provided in a professional capacity. Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid Gift Aid declaration and the donation has been received.

Incoming resources received for future accounting periods are deferred to that period.

Expenses are included in the financial statements when incurred. Most costs are directly attributable to the activities in furtherance of the charity's objectives. Where costs are not directly attributable they are apportioned as appropriate on the basis of 70% Orchard project and 30% Playwork services.

Liabilities are recognised at the point at which they are considered to be an obligation to pay.

Governance costs include audit fees, legal fees, and other strategic costs related to the running of the charity rather than day to day costs.

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:

Freehold land is not depreciated.

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 net income/(expenditure) for the year.

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible 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).

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, and bank current account balances.

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.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs.

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction.

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.

When the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled, the financial liability is no longer included.

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.

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to income in the period in which they are paid.

Transfers between funds

Transfers are made from unrestricted funds to restricted funds to cover any deficits on the restricted fund. Transfers are made from restricted income funds when the conditions imposed upon the fund are no longer applicable and the fund becomes unrestricted. Allowances to and from designated funds are made by the trustees to cover specific projects.

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.

designated

As explained in the Trustees’ Report the charity has benefitted from a grant of £37,712 made by Lord’s Taverners as contribution to a new Minibus purchased in June 2019.

Orchard Project

Playwork activities

Transition project

Services provided under contract and direct funding.

Orchard project

Aimed at young and older adults with disabilities, the project enables the participants to learn and develop practical skills. Unlike more traditional day services, the Orchard project is run in our beautiful 5 acre woodland site where activities such as horticulture, conservation and woodwork are encouraged and give the users the opportunity to connect with nature and explore the outdoors. In addition life enhancing skills are developed through drama, music and arts in general.

Playwork activites

Play schemes for younger children and their siblings during all school holidays, half terms and weekends. Most of the activities take place in the 5 acre playground and woodland space equipped with a wide range of play structures that enable the children to exercise and to benefit from fresh air and freedom. Within ELHAP’s safe boundaries the children are encouraged to explore, take risks, get messy and at the same time, deciding how to best use their time. In addition, as well as being a great source of fun for the children these activities offer families valuable respite time.

Term Time School Visits

We receive visits from local special and mainstream schools throughout term time. Again most of the activities offered take place outdoors in our playground and, within safe boundaries, give the opportunity to the children to take risks, get messy and express themselves freely and learn how to best use their time

Transition project

ELHAP’s Transition Project works with young adults to help them to develop their skills, explore their options for the future and get connected to the local community.

Bridge Project

ELHAP Bridge is a project for young people with Learning Disabilities and Looked After Children who have been excluded from education or are at risk of losing their school place. We offer short term or medium-term placements, often as a transition phase during the search for a permanent school place.

Orchard project

Playwork activites

Transition project

Fundraising costs

Other costs

Designated activities

Trustee insurance

Bank charges

Governance costs includes payments to the auditors of £3,600 (2019- £3,600) for audit fees.

Support costs are allocated between the Orchard and Playground projects and included within charitable costs.

No trustees received any benefits from the charity during the year.

Remuneration of the Trustees is governed by Clause 5 of ELHAP’s Memorandum of Association.

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.

The charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes was £9,382 (2019 - £6,381).

The carrying value of land included in land and buildings comprises:

The freehold land and buildings were purchased from Barnardos in October 1997. A consideration for the purchase included a requirement that, should the property be sold, 75/115 of the consideration received would be passed to Barnardos. This is recorded as a legal charge dated 7 October 1997. The trustees have no intention at the present time of selling the property or any part thereof.

Deferred income represents monies received in respect of the transition project and non government grants which are carried forward to be expended in the following period.

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2019 - none).

The movements on the funds and balances at 31 March 2020 comprise the following:

The XL Catlin Services donation formed part of a larger grant and donations awarded for the creation of a Play Room and the refurbishment of an art area. The amount overspent at 31 March 2020 has been transferred to unrestricted reserves.

The Grange Farm Trust donation forms part of a larger grant and donations awarded for the creation of a Play Room and the refurbishment of an art area.

The Abridge Golf Club monies were awarded for building an outdoor sensory learning space. The amount overspent at 31 March 2020 has been transferred to unrestricted reserves.

The Rotary Club of Loughton, Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell donation has been awarded for the purchase of equipment and furnishings for a sensory learning space.

The Toyota Fund for a Better Tomorrow grant was awarded for the purchase of Mad Science workshops and Exotic Animals workshops.

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund grant, brought forward from the previous year , had been awarded for running costs for the Adventure Play for All services.

The Toy Trust Fund grant was awarded for the purchase of new toys, bought after the completion of the new Playroom.

The Stewart Investors grant was awarded for vital maintenance work including the replacement of two boilers, new fencing and signage and painting of the outside of the building. In addition the grant funded the purchase of musical instruments in use in the outdoor sensory learning space.

The BBC Children in Need is part of a 3 years grant, starting from July 2019 and funding the Wellbeing Playworker salary.

The Bancroft's School fund was awarded to fund the Volunteer Co-ordinator role.

The Rangoonwala Foundation grant was awarded for the refurbishment of the toilets and washing facilities, including a new accessible wet room. Overspent monies have now been transferred to unrestricted reserves.

The Coop Local Community Fund grant was awarded for equipment and workshops in the charity Wild Woodland.

The Nationwide Building Society grant was awarded for funding a Community Gardener responsible for maintaining the charity's grounds and encouraging children and young people to participate in planting and gardening projects.

The Barkingside Rotary Club funded the purchase of musical instruments including outdoors Samba Drums.

The Jack Petchey Awards for All grant was used to purchase equipment, workshops or outings that were chosen by nominated young people aged 11- 25 years of age.

The Lions Club grant, part of the London Borough of Redbridge - Mayor's Appeal, was partly awarded as a contribution to the purchase of a new minibus. The balance carried forward represents the net book value of the contribution towards the Minibus.

The Redbridge Playbuilder grant was awarded for the construction of a Tree House, Water Play Area and Tunnel. The balance carried forward represents the net book value of the equipment.

The donation from O2E was used to fund a Play Development Worker, a Volunteer Activity Worker and a cleaner. The monies received in the year will be used for similar purposes.

The amount of £12,500 put aside by the charity has now been used as a contribution to the purchase of a new Minibus. The balance carried forward represents the net book value of the contribution towards the Minibus.

The London Borough of Redbridge - Mayor's Appeal represents the monies raised by the Mayor as part of her charity appeal. During the year under review the monies have been used to strengthen all areas of the charity's services thus enabling to offer support to a substantially increased number of children and young adults. In addition via the Appeal, monies were raised for the refurbishment of the kitchen and of a new Wildlife Hide.

The Barney Connell memorial donation was used to subsidise school visits.

The Amazon donation was used for the purchase of a trampoline. The balance carried forward will fund the purchase of similar equipment.

The Brookfield Properties donation of £10,053 has been used to fund overheads and support costs. The additional donation of £10,000 received in March 2020 is carried forward to be used for similar purposes.

The Valentines High School donation was used to re-model and refurbish outdoors play structures.

Unrestricted funds

Designated funds

Restricted funds

Unrestricted funds

Designated funds

Restricted funds