for the Period Ended 31 May 2023
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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 May 2023
Principal activities of the company
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 June 2022 to 31 May 2023
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
for the Period Ended
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The notes form part of these financial statements
This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
for the Period Ended 31 May 2023
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YAWN Life continues to provide day opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and support for their parents and carers. Day Opportunities45 adults with learning disabilities have benefitted from our day opportunity service during this year. According to their assessed needs and wishes they attend between 1 to 5 days every week, in total resulting in on average 140 day sessions/week throughout the year.For the majority of our clients the service has returned to be very “in the community” focussed. Clients are now accessing regular community activities once again. Activities include Tennis, Gym, Swimming, Dancing, Aqua Fit etc. Shopping outings and other community based sessions including art and craft instruction. We’ve continued to develop our own allotments, they are now thriving and the clients working on them deserve to feel very proud. The produce is used within our cookery sessions and future plans going forward may include donating surplus to our local food bank or homeless support services. An area of the allotment is also to be set aside for pollinator attracting flowers with the dual benefit of encouraging other clients to experience gardening.We have successfully rebuilt links with our neighbours and local businesses. We take pride in our local neighbourhood and teams of volunteers tidy, and weed our street and the grounds of local businesses. Benefitting our local community in a very direct way. A new partnership with a local older persons care home is already showing benefits to all involved.For some clients, confidence needs rebuilding and we are working hard on getting back to good levels of engagement for all. During the last 2 years clients have got very used to being onsite and reverting back to accessing the community is an ongoing challenge. However everyone continues to benefit from the opportunity for face to face contact with their peers and staff. Clients have daily opportunities to socialise and interact with their peers building those very important social, behavioural and confidence skills. The range of opportunities onsite included individual art and craft, group craft projects and lots of group activities such as quizzes, drama games, hangman etc. We continue to encourage everyone to be active with relaxed stretching, keep fit, dancing, music dancercise and much more. A recent partnership with Barnes Rose has brought qualified support with a Personal Trainer focussing on supporting some clients with added physical challenges. Benefits of this broad range of activities to clients are apparent every week. Health and fitness, confidence, self esteem, sociability and skills are improved and maintained. Friendships have become sources of self-support; opportunities to share anxieties with each other and staff has prevented them becoming overwhelming. In addition, we have continued to be a reliable source of information for clients and their families.As a small organisation we continually respond quickly to change and need without lengthy administrative procedures. Our directors are hands on, working within the service and being parent/ carers means we are in touch with and understand the needs and anxieties of everyday life and issues that impact our clients and community. The importance and benefit of a continuing service balanced against staying safe is still a consideration but other issues arising from the cost of living crisis are also impacting our clients. Clients disposable income is reduced and restricts the number of activities they can afford to participate in. Social care budgets are changing and clients are expected to contribute more towards their packages. Costs of the organisation also continue to rise. Recruitment of staff is more challenging than ever with staff rates of pay needing to increase substantially to keep pace and ensure our staff are rewarded appropriately during these times. Despite this, we are able to continue to subsidise most external activities to keep them affordable and provide many on site activities for free. This is achieved by low expenses for consumables through use of Community Recycling/Donation Schemes, prudent buying and topping up the social care funding we receive with fundraising.Carer SupportYAWN Life recognises that the best outcomes for people with learning disabilities are obtained if their carers are also supported.Carers benefit whilst their cared for person is with us. They are enabled to pursue other aspects of their lives independently of their need to provide care. This allows some to work, meet up with friends, do a regular leisure activity or just have a rest! The service operates 49 weeks of the year providing good continuity of care. Closure weeks are scheduled well in advance allowing families to plan.Social care and other professionals always value the support we provide to clients and the wider family which is valuable preventative work. Through this we can often identify potential issues or behaviours, reassure and sign post to the right support to prevent escalation. Carers of our clients value the understanding that our support workers can provide. As a service led by parents/carers of adults with learning disabilities there is a shared empathy through personal experience. They particularly value the information and support we are able to provide. Carers seek support for a variety of challenges. Whether it’s reviewing their benefits, financial reviews, growing old, issues around behaviour or health etc. They are confident to approach us and we will listen, help directly or point them in the direction of the right support. At the height of the pandemic we were proud to have achieved a 100% COVID vaccination rate among staff and clients and regular testing by all when applicable. We believe this contributed greatly to keeping everyone safe and well and was therefore worth the extra support given to all.We will continue to promote the importance of vaccinations when appropriate and other responsible behaviours to prevent unnecessary transmission of any infections. Covid presented many challenges but has also shown us how adaptable we can be as an organisation and how important we are to our clients, their families and the wider community that we support.
Clients, parents, carers and staff are encouraged to provide their feedback, ideas etc. on an ongoing basis. On a daily basis informal consultation with clients and their parents/carers and staff is on going. We listen to their aspirations and things they would like to do and achieve and usually arrange our future activities and their timetables accordingly. We recently consulted with clients and other learning disabled people in the area to obtain their views on accessing fitness activities in the community. The results highlighted some interesting barriers some of which we hope to overcome in the coming year.Our organisation, staff, directors and clients are very involved in our local disabled community both personally and professionally. Attending various forums and meetings as well as other events and social activities, usually enables us to consult others, obtain feedback and gain a wider understanding of developing needs and wants. Many of the pre Covid forums have not returned but we have continued our links with socialcare and are building new ones to address inequalities in health and fitness access.The Directors continue to be hands on members of the staff team, working daily to deliver services as well as leading the development and strategic direction of the company. This provides first hand opportunities to observe what works well for all our stakeholders and take any necessary action. In particular, close relations have been built with clients and their families and carers leading to an ongoing and open dialogue. As a result of this we are able to respond rapidly to the changing needs which continues to be vital in these ever changing times.Our staff continue to be one of our most valued stakeholders. They play a crucial role being aware of and feeding back clients feedback as well as their own. Last year “mainstream” Aqua Fit and Line Dancing was added to our timetable as a result of clients aspirations being known by staff. We continue to have a close working relationship with the social care teams in both Central Bedfordshire and Luton Borough councils at a management and delivery level. Demand continues to exceed capacity but working closely with and consulting local council social care has enabled us to offer places to priority cases best suited to our service. We will continue to look for innovative ways to develop our service to meet the changing needs of social care support.Feedback, ideas and suggestions from clients and parents are encouraged and incorporated into our current offer and future plans.
Director’s remuneration for the year totalled £85,314. We confirm there were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
7 July 2023
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Julie Woodhouse
Status: Director