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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 08737125

The People Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Unaudited Financial Statements

31 July 2025

The People Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 July 2025

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 15

The People Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Officers and Professional Advisers

The board of directors | K Hicks
| G Butcher
| J Whiteley

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 Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Strategic Report

Year ended 31 July 2025
Overview
The Directors are pleased to present their report for the financial year ended July 2025 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; - to promote recovery and wellbeing; - to promote personalised services and support for people and communities; - to work to reduce the stigma attached to mental health; - to foster neighbourhood inclusion; - to develop and deliver training; - to provide a platform to promote independence and social inclusion; - to work with children and young people to promote wellbeing; - to provide self-advocacy opportunities; - to collaborate with local services; and - to empower neighbourhood initiatives. This financial year the organisation has had a change in Directors, with Andrea Butcher retiring and welcoming Jonathan Whiteley to our board of Directors on 17th February 2025.
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 contracts has put pressure on our ability to deliver certain programmes at their previous capacity. This has necessitated 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. We have also welcomed new contracts such as the Peer Support Hub of Excellence. We gained the tenancy of 47b (the flat above Safe Space), and have been able to redecorate with the charitable support of Ikea and the skills of our young people.
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. As an organisation, we continue to run projects that have no funding allocated, which included in the financial year supporting ChAD (a self-advocacy group for people with a learning disability) to overcome the challenges they faced to maintain existence. Our Community Wardens service continues to run at a much reduced level through unpaid peer supporters.
Building our infrastructure
As Directors we understand that building robust infrastructure around finance, administration, and HR is essential for ensuring sustainability, compliance, and efficiency. As an organisation we have continued through this financial year to build streamlined processes that support organisational efficiency. This includes the introduction of an HR system that is accessible through mobile phones. We have invested in training and development opportunities for our staff team and peer supporters who give their time freely. This has also meant that we have been able to provide 2 x post-graduate placements at Northumbria University to train Children's Wellbeing Practitioners.
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; - Better You - project for 16-25 year olds - ICB funded; - Primary Care Mental Health Hub peer support project - RDaSH funded; - Hospital-to-Home peer support programme - RDaSH funded; - Community Wellbeing Contract - RDaSH funded; - Peer support - Rough Sleeper project - ICB funded; - Recruit to train post-graduate Children's Wellbeing Practitioners - NHS England; - Doncaster City Council - grants to support the food bank and Better You café project; - RDaSH charitable funds - grant to support Better Brew; - Neighbourly Fund - Sainsbury's to support food projects; and - Peer Support Hub of Excellence - RDaSH funded;
Directors' management of community projects (continued)
Supporting people to gain physical health and wellbeing projects, delivering a service for people living in the most deprived areas of Doncaster, where we will work alongside Public Health and local agencies, focusing on the physical health needs of the community. 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, supporting people with a 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 13 February 2026 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 Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Directors' Report

Year ended 31 July 2025
The directors present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 July 2025 .
Directors
The directors who served the company during the year were as follows:

K Hicks |
G Butcher |
J Whiteley | (Appointed 17 February 2025)
A Butcher | (Resigned 19 June 2025)

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 13 February 2026 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 Focused 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 Focused Group

Year ended 31 July 2025
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 Focused Group for the year ended 31 July 2025, 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 Focused Group, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 9 February 2026. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of The People Focused 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 Focused 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 Focused 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 Focused Group. You consider that The People Focused 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 Focused 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
19 February 2026

The People Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Income and Retained Earnings

Year ended 31 July 2025

| 2025 | 2024
Note | £ | £
Turnover | 5 | 1,225,776 | 1,264,974

| ------------ | ------------
Gross surplus | 1,225,776 | 1,264,974

Administrative expenses | 1,066,552 | 867,519
|  | ------------ | ------------
Operating surplus | 6 | 159,224 | 397,455

Other interest receivable and similar income | 9 | 11,631 | –
| ------------ | ------------
Surplus before taxation | 170,855 | 397,455

Tax on profit | 10 | 2,210 | –
| --------- | ---------
Profit for the financial year and total comprehensive income | 168,645 | 397,455
| --------- | ---------

Retained earnings at the start of the year | 803,298 | 405,843
| --------- | ---------
Retained earnings at the end of the year | 971,943 | 803,298
| --------- | ---------

All the activities of the company are from continuing operations.

The People Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 July 2025

| 2025 | 2024
Note | £ | £

Fixed assets

Tangible assets | 11 | 45,499 | 17,316

Current assets

Debtors | 12 | 26,082 | 137,149
Cash at bank and in hand | 1,197,112 | 1,044,675
| ------------ | ------------
| 1,223,194 | 1,181,824

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 13 | 296,750 | 395,842
| ------------ | ------------
Net current assets | 926,444 | 785,982
| --------- | ---------
Total assets less current liabilities | 971,943 | 803,298
| --------- | ---------
Net assets | 971,943 | 803,298
| --------- | ---------

The People Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position (continued)

31 July 2025

| 2025 | 2024
Note | £ | £

Capital and reserves

Profit and loss account | 971,943 | 803,298
| --------- | ---------
Members funds | 971,943 | 803,298
| --------- | ---------

For the year ending 31 July 2025 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 13 February 2026 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:

K Hicks | G Butcher
Director | Director

Company registration number: 08737125

The People Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 July 2025

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the financial year | 168,645 | 397,455

Adjustments for: |  |
Depreciation of tangible assets | 10,179 | 5,946
Other interest receivable and similar income | ( 11,631) | –
Tax on profit | 2,210 | –
Accrued income | ( 961) | ( 2,394)

Changes in: |  |
Trade and other debtors | 111,067 | ( 73,183)
Trade and other creditors | ( 100,341) | ( 66,388)
| --------- | ---------
Cash generated from operations | 179,168 | 261,436

Interest received | 11,631 | –
| --------- | ---------
Net cash from operating activities | 190,799 | 261,436
| --------- | ---------

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of tangible assets | ( 38,362) | ( 8,501)
| --------- | ---------
Net cash used in investing activities | ( 38,362) | ( 8,501)
| --------- | ---------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 152,437 | 252,935
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 1,044,675 | 791,740
| ------------ | ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 1,197,112 | 1,044,675
| ------------ | ------------

The People Focused Group

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 July 2025
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.
Income tax
The taxation expense represents the amount of current tax chargeable in respect of investment income generated.
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:

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Donations | 8,753 | 5,125
Grants and contracts | 1,199,322 | 1,251,744
Other income | 17,701 | 8,105
| ------------ | ------------
| 1,225,776 | 1,264,974
| ------------ | ------------

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:

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Depreciation of tangible assets | 10,179 | 5,946
| -------- | -------

7. Staff costs
The average number of persons employed by the company during the year, including the directors, amounted to:

| 2025 | 2024
| No. | No.
Administrative staff | 33 | 27
Management staff | 2 | 2
| ---- | ----
| 35 | 29
| ---- | ----

The aggregate payroll costs incurred during the year, relating to the above, were:

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Wages and salaries | 774,055 | 584,251
Social security costs | 64,240 | 44,220
Other pension costs | 15,730 | 11,693
| --------- | ---------
| 854,025 | 640,164
| --------- | ---------

8. Directors' remuneration
The directors' aggregate remuneration in respect of qualifying services was:

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Remuneration | 114,770 | 99,451
Company contributions to defined contribution pension plans | 2,559 | 2,276
| --------- | ---------
| 117,329 | 101,727
| --------- | ---------

The number of directors who accrued benefits under company pension plans was as follows:

| 2025 | 2024
| No. | No.
Defined contribution plans | 3 | 2
| ---- | ----

9. Other interest receivable and similar income

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Interest on cash and cash equivalents | 11,631 | –
| -------- | ----

10. Tax on profit
Major components of tax expense

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £

Current tax:

UK current tax expense | 2,210 | –
| ------- | ----
Tax on profit | 2,210 | –
| ------- | ----

The Corporation Tax charge has arisen for the first time in this period as a result of interest earned on surplus funds held on deposit. As a not for profit organisation, all other surplus income is not, and has not historically, been subject to a tax charge.
Reconciliation of tax expense
The tax assessed on the profit on ordinary activities for the year is the same as (2024: the same as) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19 % (2024: 19 %).

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation | 170,855 | 397,455
| --------- | ---------
Profit on ordinary activities by rate of tax | 2,210 | –
| --------- | ---------

The tax assessed is, however, as outlined above, purely in relation to interest received, involving a tax charge of 19% on £11,631, the latter forming part of the total ordinary activities, as above, of £170,855.
11. Tangible assets

| Fixtures and fittings | Motor vehicles | Equipment | Total
| £ | £ | £ | £
Cost |  |  |  |
At 1 August 2024 | 15,046 | 10,000 | 6,378 | 31,424
Additions | 400 | 31,687 | 6,275 | 38,362
| -------- | -------- | -------- | --------
At 31 July 2025 | 15,446 | 41,687 | 12,653 | 69,786
| -------- | -------- | -------- | --------
Depreciation |  |  |  |
At 1 August 2024 | 6,719 | 4,000 | 3,389 | 14,108
Charge for the year | 3,076 | 5,169 | 1,934 | 10,179
| -------- | -------- | -------- | --------
At 31 July 2025 | 9,795 | 9,169 | 5,323 | 24,287
| -------- | -------- | -------- | --------
Carrying amount |  |  |  |
At 31 July 2025 | 5,651 | 32,518 | 7,330 | 45,499
| -------- | -------- | -------- | --------
At 31 July 2024 | 8,327 | 6,000 | 2,989 | 17,316
| -------- | -------- | -------- | --------

12. Debtors

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Trade debtors | 1,725 | 135,994
Prepayments and accrued income | 24,357 | 1,155
| -------- | ---------
| 26,082 | 137,149
| -------- | ---------

13. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Trade creditors | 2,285 | –
Accruals and deferred income | 270,634 | 382,504
Corporation tax | 2,210 | –
Social security and other taxes | 20,892 | 13,338
Other creditors | 729 | –
| --------- | ---------
| 296,750 | 395,842
| --------- | ---------

14. Employee benefits
Defined contribution plans
The amount recognised in profit or loss as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £ 15,730 (2024: £ 11,693 ).
15. Analysis of changes in net debt

| At 1 Aug 2024 | Cash flows | At 31 Jul 2025
| £ | £ | £
Cash at bank and in hand | 1,044,675 | 152,437 | 1,197,112
| ------------ | --------- | ------------