ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Company Registration No: 07848785
Charity No: 1147278
ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING
31 MARCH 2015
CONTENTS
Reference and administrative information
Page
2
Trustees' Report
3
Independent examiner's report
5
Statement of Financial Activities
(Incorporating the income and expenditure account)
7
Balance sheet
8
Notes to the financial statements
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ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Registered charity name
Achieve Change and Engagement ACE
Charity number
1147278
Company registration number
07848785
Registered office
Cornerstone
Sulyard Street
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1PX
Trustees
C Wilson
S Temple
S MacNeill
D Tyson
J Bebbington
M Simm (resigned April 2014)
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ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
TRUSTEES REPORT
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in presenting their report
and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the period ended 31 March 2015.
The charity incorporated on 15 November 2011 and registered as a charity with the charity commission on 16
May 2012.
Reference and administrative details
Reference and administrative details are shown in the schedule of members of the board and professional
advisers on page 2 of the financial statements. The charity is known as ACE.
The trustees
The trustees who served the charity during the period are shown on page 2.
Structure, governance and management
Governing document
The charity is governed by its memorandum and articles of association dated 6 October 2011.
Trustees
The number of trustees shall be at least three. A trustee must be a natural person aged 16 years or older. Any
person who is willing to act as Trustee, and is permitted by law to do so, may be appointed to be a trustee by
decision of the trustees.
Objectives and activities
The Charity's objects are specifically restricted to the following:
Object 1—Young people
To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 living in England and Wales by providing advice and
assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:
 advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable
them to participate in society as independent, mature individuals;
 advancing education;
 relieving unemployment;
 providing recreational and leisure time activities in the interests of social welfare for people living in the
area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and
economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.
Object 2—Social inclusion
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded,
relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
For the purpose of this clause 'socially excluded' means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a
result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health
(physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the
grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender reassignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is
housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender
rehabilitating into society). "
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ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
TRUSTEES REPORT
The charity undertakes the following activities for public benefit in relation to its objects:
 Peer support groups
Groups have been run for young people that were identified as not achieving educationally as well as they
could that would benefit from improving social and emotional skills. The results of this group have been
improvements in the behaviour and coping abilities of the young people that has enabled them to increase
their achievements and built their capacity.
 Health Action Groups
Groups of young people have researched the needs of young people around emotional and mental health.
From this research they have developed training programmes for adults and educational resources that can be
used to support young people with their emotional health needs. They have also done work around young
people, mental health and reducing stigma and bullying.
 Young Verifiers
Achieve Change and Engagement has recruited, trained and supported young people to become Young
Verifiers to ensure that health services meet young people friendly criteria and are easily accessible by young
people that need them, thus preventing young people from being excluded from these services.
 Participation
Achieve Change and Engagement has worked with young people to encourage organisations to involve young
people in all stages and areas of their service to ensure the service meets the needs of young people. This
includes commissioning services for children and young people.
 Binge Drinking Project
A.C.E. has worked with adults, young people and children to educate them about binge drinking and find out
their views on what education and other initiatives might reduce binge drinking. A video and questions has
been produced which can be used as an educational resource.
 Peer Coaching
Young people are taught the skills to enable them to act as support to other young people to help them
improve their emotional health and wellbeing. A typical programme would include communication skills,
valuing and respecting others, goal setting, confidentiality and safeguarding.
 Targeted Wellbeing Service
Young people referred to the service are offered either individual support or group work to tackle the causes
of poor emotional health and wellbeing and are encouraged to set goals to overcome them. This service is
currently available in the Lancaster and Morecambe area and takes place in community settings.
 Current Projects
A.C.E. has been commissioned to deliver a research and participation project to work with young people to
get more information about young people’s self-harming and to develop a resource aimed at reducing the
number of young people self-harming in a local school.
As well as recruiting adult volunteers, Achieve Change and Engagement has trained and supported young
people volunteers to become involved in the delivery of the work.
A young person sits on the board and young people are involved at every level within the charity influencing
how it meets its objects.
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COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
TRUSTEES REPORT
Achievements and performance
Achieve Change and Engagement has built up a reputation for delivering quality work that makes a difference
to the lives of young people and influences adult decisions.
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Has worked with young people to support them to develop new social and emotional skills which has
resulted in improved emotional health.
Has enabled young people to influence services and the work force to improve social inclusion of all young
people and especially those with poor mental health
Lancashire County Council has replicated the good practice demonstrated by Achieve Change and
Engagement in empowering young people to voice their views and influence decisions
Young people are now volunteering and bringing in income for the charity to use to meet its objects
Young people have received training to enable them to offer emotional health support to peers..
Financial review
The detailed results for the charity are included in the Statement of Financial Activities.
Reserves
The amount the trustees have agreed to hold is 20% of the gross value of any contract income received in the
financial period. 5% of this is for ACE running costs and 15% which could be used to develop ACE in meeting its
charitable objectives. This amounts to £5,493. The trustees will continue to monitor reserves.
Plans for future periods
The charity aims to build on its current good work to secure longer term funding to meet its objects. It intends
to build up a team of workers and volunteers to respond to the identified needs of people and deliver its
objects to more communities.
This report was approved by the Board on ______________________ and signed on its behalf by:
_________________________
D Tyson
Trustee
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ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2015
This page is intentionally blank – information from Lancaster CVS will be placed here when the accounts have
been examined.
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ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2015
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2015
Incoming resources
Note
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Incoming resources from generating funds:
Activities for generating Funds
Investment income – bank interest receivable
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Total incoming resources
Resources expended
Costs of generating voluntary income
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Total resources expended
2
3
4
4,690
51
25,380
30,121
2,385
2,385
4,690
51
27,765
32,506
80
38,720
38,800
5
6
7
810
33,500
679
34,989
91
91
810
33,591
679
35,080
39,696
150
39,846
(4,868)
2,294
(2,574)
(1,046)
-
-
-
-
(4,868)
22,836
17,968
2,294
1,249
3,543
(2,574)
24,085
21,511
(1,046)
25,131
24,085
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers
Transfers
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
2015
Total
funds
Last Year
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the period and therefore a statement of
total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared. All of the above amounts relate to continuing
activities.
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ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2015
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2015
Note
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at hand and in bank
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets
Funds
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
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10
11
12
Unrestricted
funds
4,483
26,592
(13,107)
17,968
Restricted
funds
3,543
3,543
3,543
17,968
17,968
3,543
2015
Total
funds
Last Year
4,483
30,135
(13,107)
21,511
2,506
38,072
(16,493)
24,085
1,458
20,053
21,511
1,249
22,836
24,085
For the period ending 31 March 2015 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of
the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
 The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in
accordance with section 476.
 The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with
respect to accounting records and the preparation of the accounts.
 These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for
Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).
These financial statements were approved by the Board on ______________ and are signed on their behalf by:
__________________________
D Tyson
Trustee
Company Registration Number: 07848785
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ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2015
1. Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Statement of Recommended
Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued in March 2005 (SORP 2005) and the Companies Act
2006.
Cash flow statement
The trustees have taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No 1 (revised) from
including a cash flow statement in the financial statements on the grounds that the company is small.
Incoming resources
Grants where the application of the grant is determined by the funder are included as restricted funds. Grants
where there are no conditions set by the funders other than the general objects of the charity are included as
unrestricted funds. Grants are accrued when any conditions on their receipt have been met and are deferred
where conditions on their receipt have not been met.
Income with contractual service requirements are accounted for when the conditions to entitlement are met
and are accounted for within unrestricted income from charitable activities.
Funds
Income which must be spent according to the terms imposed by the donor are included within restricted
funds. Income which can be used for the general activities of the charity is included in unrestricted funds.
Resources expended
All expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure is inclusive of
irrecoverable VAT. Costs are charged directly to the most appropriate category.
2 Voluntary income
Unrestricted
funds
Donations
Donations
Activities for generating funds
Fundraising
TOTAL
Restricted
funds
2015 Total
funds
Last Year
230
-
230
-
4,460
4,690
-
4,460
4,690
-
-
2015 Total
funds
51
51
3 Investment income
Bank interest receivable
TOTAL
Unrestricted
funds
51
51
9
Restricted
funds
Last year
80
80
ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2015
4 Income from charitable activities
Health Action Groups & Peer Support
Targeted Youth Support
LCC Public Health Self Harm project
Participation
Educational activities
TOTAL
Unrestricted
funds
18,320
7,060
25,380
Restricted
funds
2015 Total
funds
18,320
7,060
2085
300
27,765
Last year
Unrestricted
funds
810
810
Restricted
funds
2015 Total
funds
810
810
Last year
Last Year
173
407
2015 Total
funds
30,963
849
91
173
407
930
178
33,500
91
930
178
33,591
-
2015 Total
funds
100
204
375
679
2085
300
2,385
18,320
19,800
600
38,720
5 Costs of generating voluntary income
Cost of fundraising
TOTAL
-
-
6 Costs of charitable activities by fund type
Youth worker fees
Professional advice – inc overstated accrual
Insurance
YOLO
Materials / Resources / Activities
Training costs
Office Accommodation Costs – hot desk,
room hire, printing
Bad Debt
Sundry
TOTAL
Unrestricted
funds
30,963
Restricted
funds
849
91
37,794
(1,186)
849
147
2000
-
92
39,696
7 Governance costs
Accountancy and examiners fees
Professional Fees
Companies House
TOTAL
Unrestricted
funds
100
204
375
679
8 Staff costs and emoluments
There were no employees during the period.
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Restricted
funds
Last year
150
150
ACHIEVE CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT ACE
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2015
9 Debtors
Income receivable
Fundraising income to be banked
TOTAL
2015 Total
funds
4,344
139
4,483
Last Year
2015 Total
funds
13,107
13,107
Last year
2,506
2,506
10 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
Accruals
TOTAL
16,493
16,493
11 Restricted income funds
YOLO
LCC Public Health Self Harm
TOTAL
Balance Carried
Forward 2014
1,249
1,249
Incoming
Resources
300
2,085
2,385
Outgoing
Resources
91
91
Transfers
-
Balance Carried
Forward 2015
1,458
2,085
3,543
YOLO
The fund will be used to train young people in research and training skills so they can become volunteers for
the charity.
LCC Public Health Self Harm
The fund will be used to work with a group of young people with an asset based approach to develop
information about self harming behaviours and work to reduce such behaviour.
12 Unrestricted income funds
Balance Carried
Forward 2014
General funds
22,836
TOTAL
22,836
Incoming
Resources
30,121
30,121
Outgoing
Resources
34,989
34,989
Transfers
-
Balance Carried
Forward 2015
17,968
17,968
12 Company limited by guarantee
The charity is a company limited by guarantee. In the event of the charity being wound up or dissolved, each
member undertakes to contribute such amount as is required, not exceeding £1, for payment of any debts or
liabilities.
13 Related party transactions
During the period S Temple, a trustee and director, invoiced the charity £4,545 for youth worker project
management fees. This amount includes amounts to also cover expenses incurred. A balance of £1,070 was
due to S Temple at the year-end.
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