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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 08737125
The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 July 2024
The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 July 2024
Contents
Pages
Officers and professional advisers
1
Strategic report
2 to 4
Directors' report
5
Chartered accountant's report to the board of directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory financial statements
6
Statement of income and retained earnings
7
Statement of financial position
8 to 9
Statement of cash flows
10
Notes to the financial statements
11 to 14
The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Officers and Professional Advisers
The board of directors
K Hicks
A Butcher
G Butcher
Registered office
The Wellness Centre
45 Montrose Avenue
Intake
Doncaster
DN2 6PL
Accountants
Hebblethwaites
Chartered accountants
2 Westbrook Court
Sharrow Vale Road
Sheffield
S11 8YZ
The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Strategic Report
Year ended 31 July 2024
Overview
The Directors are pleased to present their report for the financial year ended July 2024 on the operational and financial performance of the People Focused Group. As a peer support organisation dedicated to improving the well-being of individuals within our community, we remain steadfast in our mission despite challenges encountered over the past year. The aims and objectives of the company are: - to provide peer support as a route to mental wellness and a substance-free lifestyle; - to promote personalised services and support options for people who have been/are dependent on substances; - to work to reduce the stigma attached to substance misuse; - to provide a platform to promote independence and social inclusion; and - to work with any other member of the community to promote inclusion and acceptance amongst people, therefore reducing isolation.
Risk management
The directors have a duty to identify, review and manage the risks to which the company is exposed and to ensure that appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud or error.
Continuity of funding and contract challenges
The financial year has been marked by significant challenges in maintaining continuity of funding. The cessation of several key contracts has put pressure on our ability to deliver certain programmes at their previous capacity. This has necessitated careful resource allocation and prioritisation of critical services to ensure minimal disruption to the community we serve. Despite the uncertainties, we have actively sought alternative funding streams and engaged with a diverse range of stakeholders, including local authorities, charitable trusts, and corporate sponsors, to bridge funding gaps. We continue to advocate for the long-term sustainability of peer support services, emphasising their cost-effectiveness and proven impact on community well-being.
Financial performance and value for money
The organisation has maintained a robust focus on financial stewardship throughout the year. In benchmarking our performance against other community providers, we have consistently demonstrated exceptional value for money. Through efficient management practices and lean operational structures, we have been able to deliver services at a cost significantly below the average for comparable organisations, without compromising on quality. This has been achieved by recruiting the expertise and commitment of of our peer support volunteers, whose lived experiences enhance the authenticity and effectiveness of our services. However, the overall financial position has been impacted by reduced grant income, and securing stable funding remains a priority.
Building our infrastructure
As Directors we understand that building robust infrastructure around finance, administration, and HR is essential for ensuring sustainability, compliance, and efficiency. There has been a significant amount of growth and therefore, in this accounting year we have recruited new staff within our organisation that has helped us to establish clear financial management systems. This has included software for budgeting, reporting, and auditing practices, which is critical to maintaining the trust of our commissioners and helped us to map and manage effective resource allocation. In administration, implementing streamlined processes to support the everyday admin management adopting modern tools which has enhanced operational efficiency, enabling the Directors and our organisation to focus more on its core mission. Similarly, we have streamlined our HR framework, encompassing recruitment, training, performance management, and volunteer support, that helps attract and retain skilled staff and volunteers. By investing in these foundational areas, we believe that we will create a a resilient structure capable of adapting to challenges without impacting on any of the services that we provide.
Directors' management of community projects
The Directors have actively overseen the management of community projects, ensuring that they align with the organisation's mission and deliver measurable outcomes for the people who come to us from a wide range of communities. Over the past year, we have successfully launched joint services with our partners in Rotherham and Doncaster South Humber NHS Mental Health Trust which has expanded our reach of peer support and addressed emerging needs within the community both for mental health and physical wellbeing. These initiatives have been developed in close collaboration with communities and partners, ensuring they are both relevant and impactful. The following are the list of contracts and grants held by PFG during this accounting period: - Safe Space - a 3-year contract (with the option of a further 2 years)- ICB funded; - Locality Service provision, funded by the Local Authority - Bumping Spaces in Denaby and Better You young people service in Doncaster; - Better You project for 16-25 year olds (activity and resources) - Community Workers funded via the ICB; - Grove Park base for Better You - renovation of the building - Big Lottery Fund; - Primary Care Mental Health Hub peer support project - RDASH funded; - South CMHT Peer Support Workers - RDASH funded; - Patient Participation Project - RDASH funded; - Hospital-to-Home peer support programme; - Community Wellbeing Contract - RDASH funded; - Peer support - Rough Sleeper project - ICB funded; - Supporting people to gain physical health and wellbeing projects, delivering a service for people living in the most vulnerable and deprived areas of Doncaster, where we will work alongside Public Health and local agencies, focussing on the physical health needs of the community - Community Connectors; - Doncaster NHS to provide in-reach support to A & E over the winter months; - Physical and mental abuse and hate crime projects - Funding by the Violence Reduction Unit; - Patient Participaton - DBHT to understand patient experience of general hospital care;
Directors' management of community projects (continued)
- Preparing for Pregnancy Community Connector - ICB South Yorkshire project on peer support in pregnancy - grant funded; - Women in Menopause project - ICB funded; - Peer support project for Type II Diabetes - ICB funded; Recognising the evolving landscape of community support services, we have also been proactive in negotiating new contracts and service agreements with key funders and stakeholders. These efforts have enabled us to diversify our service offerings, such as working with the local general hospital to be part of their patient engagement and involvement programme, promoting health improvement techniques to support people to manage Type II Diabetes, support for women in menopause, working with niche groups from BAME and the LGBTQ community and supporting people with a learning disability and autism while exploring innovative approaches to delivery that maximise resources and extend our reach into communities where peer support works best.
Outlook and future plans
Looking ahead, the Directors are committed to strengthening the financial resilience of the organisation. This includes pursuing multi-year funding agreements, developing partnerships with new funders, and enhancing our ability to measure and communicate the value of peer support. We will continue to advocate for policies that recognise the critical role of peer support in improving mental health, physical wellbeing and fostering community resilience. Our ambition is outgrowing our physical space; therefore we will be looking at new opportunities to relocate some of our service offer into a new building space. We are working with our NHS partners to look at co-location of peer support blended with clinical services which will take place during 2025/26. The Directors extend their gratitude to our dedicated staff, our members, volunteers peers and stakeholders, whose unwavering support ensures that PFG can continue making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.
This report was approved by the board of directors on 19 February 2025 and signed on behalf of the board by:
K Hicks
G Butcher
Director
Director
Registered office:
The Wellness Centre
45 Montrose Avenue
Intake
Doncaster
DN2 6PL
The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Directors' Report
Year ended 31 July 2024
The directors present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 July 2024 .
Directors
The directors who served the company during the year were as follows:
K Hicks
A Butcher
G Butcher
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.
This report was approved by the board of directors on 19 February 2025 and signed on behalf of the board by:
K Hicks
G Butcher
Director
Director
Registered office:
The Wellness Centre
45 Montrose Avenue
Intake
Doncaster
DN2 6PL
The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Chartered Accountant's Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Financial Statements of The People Focussed Group
Year ended 31 July 2024
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of The People Focussed Group for the year ended 31 July 2024, which comprise the statement of income and retained earnings, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us. As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at www.icaew.com/en/membership/regulations-standards-and-guidance. This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of The People Focussed Group, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 12 December 2024. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of The People Focussed Group and state those matters that we have agreed to state to you, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF as detailed at www.icaew.com/compilation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than The People Focussed Group and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that The People Focussed Group has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of The People Focussed Group. You consider that The People Focussed Group is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year. We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of The People Focussed Group. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Hebblethwaites Chartered accountants
2 Westbrook Court Sharrow Vale Road Sheffield S11 8YZ
24 February 2025
The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Income and Retained Earnings
Year ended 31 July 2024
2024
2023
Note
£
£
Turnover
5
1,264,974
759,826
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Gross surplus
1,264,974
759,826
Administrative expenses
867,519
658,107
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Operating surplus
6
397,455
101,719
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---------
Surplus before taxation
397,455
101,719
Tax on profit
---------
---------
Profit for the financial year and total comprehensive income
397,455
101,719
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---------
Retained earnings at the start of the year
405,843
304,124
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---------
Retained earnings at the end of the year
803,298
405,843
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---------
All the activities of the company are from continuing operations.
The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Position
31 July 2024
2024
2023
Note
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
17,316
14,761
Current assets
Debtors
10
137,149
63,966
Cash at bank and in hand
1,044,675
791,740
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1,181,824
855,706
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
11
395,842
464,624
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---------
Net current assets
785,982
391,082
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---------
Total assets less current liabilities
803,298
405,843
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---------
Net assets
803,298
405,843
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The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Position (continued)
31 July 2024
2024
2023
Note
£
£
Capital and reserves
Profit and loss account
803,298
405,843
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---------
Members funds
803,298
405,843
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For the year ending 31 July 2024 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 financial statements 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 financial statements .
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 19 February 2025 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:
K Hicks
G Butcher
Director
Director
Company registration number: 08737125
The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 31 July 2024
2024
2023
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit for the financial year
397,455
101,719
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible assets
5,946
4,785
Accrued (income)/expenses
( 2,394)
10,014
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors
( 73,183)
( 60,090)
Trade and other creditors
( 66,388)
232,642
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---------
Cash generated from operations
261,436
289,070
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---------
Net cash from operating activities
261,436
289,070
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---------
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible assets
( 8,501)
( 10,914)
---------
---------
Net cash used in investing activities
( 8,501)
( 10,914)
---------
---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
252,935
278,156
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
791,740
513,584
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
1,044,675
791,740
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The People Focussed Group
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 July 2024
1. General information
The company is a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is The Wellness Centre, 45 Montrose Avenue, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 6PL.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland'.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. In the opinion of the directors, there are no judgements or key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant impact on the financial statements.
Revenue recognition
All material incoming resources have been included in the Income and Expenditure Account when the company is entitled to the income, when any performance conditions attached are met, when it is probable that the income will be received and when the amounts can be measured reliably.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Cost includes the costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Fixtures and fittings
-
20% straight line
Motor vehicles
-
20% straight line
Equipment
-
25% straight line
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly.
Financial instruments
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Defined contribution plans
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for employees. Pension costs charged to the Income and Expenditure Account represent the contributions payable by the company during the year.
4. Company limited by guarantee
The company is limited by guarantee, and is established as a not for profit organisation; any surplus profits or assets are used principally for the benefit of the community.
In the event of the company being wound up, the members are each required to contribute £1 only.
5. Turnover
Turnover arises from:
2024
2023
£
£
Donations
5,125
4,160
Grants and contracts
1,251,744
755,666
Other income
8,105
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1,264,974
759,826
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The whole of the turnover is attributable to the principal activity of the company wholly undertaken in the United Kingdom.
6. Operating surplus
Operating profit or loss is stated after charging:
2024
2023
£
£
Depreciation of tangible assets
5,946
4,785
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-------
7. Staff costs
The average number of persons employed by the company during the year, including the directors, amounted to:
2024
2023
No.
No.
Administrative staff
27
20
Management staff
2
2
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29
22
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The aggregate payroll costs incurred during the year, relating to the above, were:
2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
584,251
463,063
Social security costs
44,220
29,705
Other pension costs
11,693
8,728
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640,164
501,496
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8. Directors' remuneration
The directors' aggregate remuneration in respect of qualifying services was:
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration
99,451
95,742
Company contributions to defined contribution pension plans
2,276
1,796
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101,727
97,538
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The number of directors who accrued benefits under company pension plans was as follows:
2024
2023
No.
No.
Defined contribution plans
2
2
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9. Tangible assets
Fixtures and fittings
Motor vehicles
Equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 August 2023
8,902
10,000
4,021
22,923
Additions
6,144
2,357
8,501
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At 31 July 2024
15,046
10,000
6,378
31,424
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Depreciation
At 1 August 2023
4,093
2,000
2,069
8,162
Charge for the year
2,626
2,000
1,320
5,946
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At 31 July 2024
6,719
4,000
3,389
14,108
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Carrying amount
At 31 July 2024
8,327
6,000
2,989
17,316
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--------
At 31 July 2023
4,809
8,000
1,952
14,761
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10. Debtors
2024
2023
£
£
Trade debtors
135,994
63,504
Prepayments and accrued income
1,155
462
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137,149
63,966
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11. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Accruals and deferred income
382,504
453,916
Social security and other taxes
13,338
10,708
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---------
395,842
464,624
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---------
12. Employee benefits
Defined contribution plans
The amount recognised in profit or loss as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £ 11,693 (2023: £ 8,728 ).
13. Analysis of changes in net debt
At 1 Aug 2023
Cash flows
At 31 Jul 2024
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
791,740
252,935
1,044,675
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