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Cerebral Palsy Sport

Annual Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended

31 December 2015

Registered Company Number: 04181593 Registered Charity Number: 1088600

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Cerebral Palsy Sport

Annual Report of Trustees

For the Year ended 31 December 2015

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Chairman’s Report 3-4

Report of the Trustees 5-34

Independent Auditors’ Report 35-36

Statement of Financial Activities 37

Balance Sheet 38

Notes to the Accounts 39-46

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Chairman’s Report

For the year ended 31 December 2015

This is my first report as Chairman for Cerebral Palsy Sport, and as a long-standing supporter of

the charity I’m incredibly proud to be serving it in this way.

I became a trustee in March 2015 and was pleased at that time to offer my experience and

expertise in commercial finance to the Board. I was then delighted to step up to the role of

Chairman less than a year later in January 2016.

My tenure as Chairman began during a challenging but exciting time for the charity, as we

strive to build on the opportunities created by our hosting of the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA

World Games. While taking on this event brought its own challenges for us, it also opened up a

wealth of opportunities, and we now have the chance to really take the charity ‘by the scruff of

the neck’ and build on our success to consolidate our position as a key player on the national

and international stage.

The players in our team

We can only continue our work supporting people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities by

ensuring that the organisation and the team behind the scenes are not just fit for purpose, they

are world class.

We are working to bring about a new era of professionalism and commercialisation within the

organisation, supported by a completely new board of trustees who bring a range of skills and

experience in marketing, finance, business and legal services, human resources, information

technology, user and cerebral palsy involvement and sport specialisms.

We have also appointed both new accountants and new auditors to support a fully functioning

governance structure, and I would like to thank them for their work so far.

As trustees we are accountable not only to our members but also to those individuals and

organisations that choose to help fund us. We need to be able to demonstrate commitment,

value for money and how we make a difference, and I believe we’re now in a better position to

do that.

Building on success

The Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games, followed by the incredible success of the

Paralympics GB team (including Cerebral Palsy Sport Ambassadors Graeme Ballard, Sam

Ruddock and Stephen Miller MBE) in Rio this year, are raising awareness of disability sport

across the country. I’d like to thank them all and our other Sporting Ambassadors for their

support in raising our profile and awareness of our work.

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We’re supporting the drive at ‘grassroots’ level to build on this increased awareness and

encourage more people to get involved. We have developed new adapted sports to widen the

range of options for participation, including RaceRunning, Frame Football and Touch Golf.

While the underlying performance of the charity is already more than sound, having shored up

our foundations over the last few months we are now in the best position to take advantage of

this growth in interest. Work on a five-year plan is underway to help move us forward and

support our sustainability.

Raising aspirations

Disability sport is entering a new golden era and we want to play our part to the fullest. Our

mission is to improve quality of life for people with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities

through sport, physical activity and active recreation. Some of our key aims are to build

partnerships with organisations that have similar aims, reduce barriers and isolation and

maximise participation.

With these in mind, we’re working to increase our membership by opening it out more widely

to anyone with an interest in disability sport. We have already increased the full and affiliate

membership numbers from 102 to nearly 5,000 and counting. This means that we’re now

including and engaging with many more groups in addition to the athletes already linked to us

and their families.

By inspiring people of all ages and abilities to take part in sport we aim to raise their

aspirations, and we’re mirroring that with our own ambitions and plans for the charity.

Paul Goodman - Chairman

27 September 2016

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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31st August 2015

The trustees who are also directors of Cerebral Palsy Sport for the purposes of the Companies

Act, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the ended December

2015. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice

(SORP) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’.

Cerebral Palsy Sport has been operating for people with cerebral palsy since 1968 and was

formally constituted in 1992. In 2001, the organisation became independent of its parent

company Scope.

Cerebral Palsy Sport is a charitable company limited by guarantee and was established as a

charity on 26th September 2001.

Reference and Administrative Details:

Registered Company number: 04181593 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity Number: 1088600

Registered Office: 5 Heathcoat Building, Nottingham Science and Technology Park, University

Boulevard, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2QJ

Trustees: as of 31st December 2015

R L Harwood (Chairman), P Goodman, K Senior, F Williamson, S Holland- Leavens.

Trustees: as of 30th June 2016

P Goodman (Chairman), B Crichton (Vice Chairman), P Bowman, (Treasurer) A Blackborough, I

Freestone, E Finch MBE, R Oliver, F Williamson, G White.

The Board profiles can be viewed at: http://www.cpsport.org/?p=43

Company Secretary: A Blackborough

Chief Executive: Alison Talbot

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Professional Services for Cerebral Palsy Sport

Accountants/ Book-keeping Services

As of April 2016 Ashgates Corporate Services Ltd – 5 Prospect Place, Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8HG www.ashgates.co.uk

Auditors: As of June 2016 UHY Hacker Young 14 Park Row Nottingham NG1 6GR www.uhy-uk.com/nottingham Power Thompson, Statutory Auditors Up to 31st December 2015 Chartered Accountants 199 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester Leicestershire LE2 3AN

Bankers: Lloyds Bank plc Barclays Bank plc 53 King Street Nottingham High Street Business Centre Manchester 2 High Street M60 2ES Nottingham NG1 2EN (CP Sport World Games) Yorkshire Bank 11A Smithy Row, Nottingham NG1 3EJ

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Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited

company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Cerebral Palsy Sport is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association adopted on

the 3rd March 2001 and these governance documents were reviewed and amended. The new

Memorandum and Articles of Association were formally adopted at the General Meeting held

on 22nd September 2013. The Articles will be reviewed in 2017 as part of the Governance

processes for the charity.

All members are invited to nominate trustees prior to the Annual General Meeting (AGM),

advising members of the retiring trustees and of those nominated at the AGM. The trustees

maintain a skills matrix which includes all skills required to carry out roles and responsibilities.

The skills matrix is used to support the process of trustee member recruitment.

Appointment of Trustees 2015:

The directors of the charitable company (the charity) are the trustees for the purpose of charity

law. The Board (consisting of up to 15 Directors and not less than 3 elected by members of

Cerebral Palsy Sport) control and manage the affairs of the organisation. The members elect

annually a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and an Honorary Treasurer. One third of the Board

retired at the Annual General Meeting and may be eligible for re-election. A Board rotation

plan is in place for the organisation.

Throughout October and November 2015, an external national recruitment process was

undertaken to recruit new Trustees/ Directors to the Board. 17 enquiries and 9 applications

were received. Following formal meetings with the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Chief

Executive, 6 new Trustees were appointed to the Board. Their appointments were formally

approved at the meeting of the Cerebral Palsy Board on December 9th 2015. The new Trustees

/ Directors appointed were Mrs Ilana Freestone, Mrs Aideen Blackborough, Mr Paul Bowman,

Mr Bill Crichton and Mr Richard Oliver.

On January 25th 2016, the Chairman Richard Harwood and Trustee Susan Holland-Leavens

stood down from the Board, following this Keith Senior and John Ravenhill also stood down. Mr

Gavin White and Mr Ernie Finch MBE formally joined the Board in May 2016.

Induction and Training for new Trustees

New trustees receive an induction pack containing information about the charity and its work

and are required to attend a formal induction session delivered by the Chief Executive. They

are encouraged to meet with team members, volunteers and service users at sports events

prior to confirming agreement to their nomination being submitted for election. Trustees have

the power to co-opt further members to fill specialist roles. A skills analysis is undertaken to

map the identified skills and experience of current board members. When considering the co-

option and recruitment of trustees, the Board has regard to the requirement for ensuring that

there is a balance of knowledge and expertise to govern the organisation effectively.

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Structure, Governance and Management

Organisational Structure: Office Structure and Management - Governance:

In 2012, Cerebral Palsy Sport signed up to the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Voluntary Code of Good Governance. Cerebral Palsy Sport has since been reviewing each element of the Code of Good Governance and implemented a new sub-committee structure throughout 2015 to increase efficiency, scrutiny and decision making for Board members. The three Sub-Committees are:

Finance, Fundraising and Marketing Sub Committee

Sports Development Sub Committee

Governance, Compliance and Human Resources Sub Committee. Cerebral Palsy Sport’s governing and policy documents are regularly reviewed by senior team members and approval sought through the Sub Committee structure and reported up to the main Board. An annual review of Board members has been introduced to ensure that the Board is made up of individuals with the right balance of skills and experience to meet the needs of the organisation. There is an independent level of expertise on the Board, and currently there is a good mix of skills and gender. The Board skills currently include marketing, finance, business and legal services, human resources, information technology, user and cerebral palsy involvement and sport specialisms. Cerebral Palsy Sport have also undertaken a series of strategic planning sessions with team members and Board members to take account of the changing landscape of disability sport, government and other social factor including the Government’s new Strategy For Sport and Sport England’s Towards An Active Nation 2016 to 2021 Strategy. The organisation has worked with the Office of National Statistics to draw down further insight to identify geographical hotspots to target our development programmes. A new 3 year strategic plan is currently being developed and Cerebral Palsy Sport will consult with member and key stakeholders for input into the strategic planning. Organisational Structure

The total staff team comprises: Chief Executive Officer, National Sports Development Manager; Fundraising and Business Development Manager; National Swimming Development Officer, National Football Development Officer (part time); National Cricket Development Officer (part time), National Bowls Development Officer (part time - vacant), National Athletics Development Officer (Full time), Junior Sport Development Officer (Part Time - vacant), National Disability Sports Engagement Officer (Part time); Administrator (Part Time), 2 Fundraising Officers including one post with a part time focus on marketing and promotions. Human Resources Cerebral Palsy Sport’s Human Resources recruitment policy and procedures have been reviewed and updated to ensure fair and equitable systems have been operated in the

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recruitment of new staff members during the year. Regular review meetings are held between team members and their line managers to review training needs and evaluate work programmes. Annual appraisals take place with team members to plan a full performance review system. Salary and cost of living reviews are considered on an annual basis by the Remunerations Sub Committee and then recommended to the full Board. A cost of living increase was not awarded in 2015. A contributory pension scheme was introduced in 2014 in advance of the Automatic Enrolment Pension Scheme requirements with the charities staging date of April 2016. Risk Management The trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that suitable procedures are in place for the day to day management of risk. As required by law, the trustees confirm that the major risks to which the charity is exposed have been considered by the Board in the last year. Given the impact of the World Games, systems and procedures have been established to manage those risks identified. The systems encompasses a number of elements to facilitate an effective and efficient operation and includes:

Regular review and revision by Trustees and staff of Cerebral Palsy Sport’s service delivery plans

Regular consideration by the trustees of financial results including variance from budgets and future budget forecasts by the relevant Sub Committee.

Regular consideration of fundraising performance and review of activities.

Annual review of risk assessment register and business continuity plan.

Regular review of policies and procedures.

Annual review of insurance cover and liability. The headings on which the above items are reviewed are:

control environment: financial

control environment non-financial: client vulnerability, sport orientated processes, management and people

Systems and controls over the recording of income and expenditure have been reviewed to ensure that all income and payments are properly recorded and backed up by appropriate documentation. The Finance, Fundraising and Marketing Sub Committee review all the accounts every two months as well as reviewing the fundraising income performance and planned pipeline fundraising bids. Insurance Risk Management In June 2015, the insurance cover and requirements were reviewed including a re-assessment of liabilities for the charity. Perkins Slade was again appointed as brokers and the policy remained with Hiscox Insurers. An annual review of the organisation’s Health and Safety policies was undertaken in July 2015 to align the policies and procedures to up to date legislation and ensure oversight of all operational risk management processes. A policy library has been established on our website with key policies for the organisation to support transparency of the charities operations.

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Safeguarding Cerebral Palsy Sport’s Safeguarding Policy is also reviewed annually ensuring it takes account of all new requirements, and a DBS checks log is maintained in the organisation to ensure timely renewals of DBS checks for all personnel. All team members and Board members receive Safeguarding training delivered by an outsourced organisation SportsCoach UK. Training commissioned by Sports Coach UK has been delivered to all operational team members and key regular volunteers. Safeguarding training for the Board of Directors was commissioned through the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit. Additional Adult Safeguarding Training was delivered in the summer of 2015 to all team members and Board members and a member of the Board has been nominated as a Safeguarding lead. Data Protection The organisation is registered under the Data Protection Act. The safeguarding policy has been reviewed in light of the new legislation. Appropriate levels of Disclosure Barring Service checks are carried out in compliance with good practice in the area of child and adult safeguarding. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims Cerebral Palsy Sport’s objectives are set to reflect the services and activities for our user groups and these are reviewed each year by the Board. In carrying out this review, the trustees have had to consider the charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. Cerebral Palsy Sport’s Trustees ensure that the organisation meets its aims and objectives as set out in the Articles of Association. Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with UK accounting standards. The financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure for the financial year. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are required to follow best practice and:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently

make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, and prepare the financial statements on a "going concern" basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the company will continue in operation

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The trustees are also responsible for ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to safeguard the assets of the charitable company and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Significant activities Cerebral Palsy Sport’s mission is to support people with cerebral palsy to reach their life potential through sport and active recreation.

Our mission is to improve quality of life for people with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities through sport, physical activity and active recreation.

Our aim is to raise aspirations, promote inclusion and support people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities to play, participate and enjoy sport and active recreation.

Our Values:

Respectful - To respect yourself and others at all times and treat others with dignity.

Equality – Treat everyone equally, with fairness, parity and without discrimination, prejudice and bias.

Understanding – To listen and respond positively to our members, partners and supporters.

Caring – Showing care and consideration to everyone

Inspiration – To act as a positive role model for others.

Integrity – To act at all times with integrity, honesty and sincerity. In March 2015, the strategic direction was refreshed and approved by the Board of Trustees. Cerebral Palsy Sport Strategic Platforms Objectives

Cerebral Palsy at the heart of what we do

Partnerships and Alliances matter

Supporting Excellence, Insight and Research

Promoting Our Message

Opportunities for All

Resources Effectively Managed by all

Training for the Future

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Cerebral Palsy Sport provides a national service of development opportunities, delivery, advice and information to enable more people with cerebral palsy to take part in sport and active recreational activities. Cerebral Palsy Sport believes that people with cerebral palsy have a right / entitlement to take part in sport and recreation and to fulfil their potential. The charity believes there is a need and a desire for a specialist organisation to fulfil this work. The focus of the organisation is:

To inspire people with cerebral palsy, physical disabilities and long-term health conditions to lead to more active and fulfilling lives.

Make people aware of the wide range of opportunities to maximise participation,

To reduce barriers and isolation faced by so many people with cerebral palsy

To provide increased choice and access to sport and leisure activities and opportunities.

To build partnerships with key organisations and to connect organisations with similar aims together to create collaborative working

The key areas of the organisation’s work is:

reaching children, young people and adults with cerebral palsy

offering a professional and person-centred approach and support services

offering a signposting service for people with disabilities ( especially those with cerebral palsy and people from other impairment groups)

operating business of both an active and non-active nature

engaging with wider stakeholders and funders

offering training, events and participation opportunities

“CP Sport has changed my

life and they got me into

RaceRunning - a sport that

I love and couldn't imagine

my life without. (Ellie)

[Cite your source here.]

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Charitable Activities - Cerebral Palsy Sport’s Sports Development Team Report

Athletics

The Athletics Series 2015 took place across the country at a range of venue including Manchester, Doncaster and 2 events at Stoke Mandeville. The series was supported by 16 volunteers and 39 officials and over 220 athletes took part.

Training days took place at Ilkeston and Sheffield however numbers for these were low and as a results a survey has been distributed to athletes to identify what athletes want from a training day.

Sports Hall Athletics events took place in Manchester and was a huge success with 100 young people attending.

The National Championships took place at Harvey Hadden in Nottingham with 56 athletes competing in the final event of 2015 season.

The Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games athletics programme was coordinated by the National Athletics Development Officer with 90 athletes from across the world competing in the IPC Approved Athletics competition throughout August.

RaceRunning taster days were delivered at Ilkeston x 2, Sheffield and as part of the Time to Shine event at Stoke Mandeville with over 150 athletes taking part in the year’s events.

As the profile of Racerunner grew there was need to develop a resource that supported clubs, coaches and volunteers to understand the new sport and how to introduce RaceRunning, and the CP athletes into their clubs. An Introduction to RaceRunning’ resource was developed with the first workshop delivered at Cerebral Palsy Sport’s Disability Sport Development Conference.

Partnerships are crucial to our athletics programme and to enable us to provide a quality athletics series, Cerebral Palsy Sport have worked with key providers including BWAA- British Wheelchair Athletics Association, Doncaster Athletics Club, Amber Valley

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Athletics Club and Quest 88. There was also engagement with England Athletics and British Athletics.

For further information on all our athletics programme activities, please visit our website: http://www.cpsport.org/sports/athletics/

Bowls Development Programme Key Objectives:

The Bowls programme was developed in partnership with the Bowls Disability Association BDA) in 2015. The programme looked to engage with clubs who wanted to develop disability bowls, then for a BowlStart to take place and for more people to regularly participate.

The target areas were provided by the BDA and the following BowlStarts took place in Nottingham, Exeter, Lincoln, Worcester and Northamptonshire. 35 participants took part in this initial programme.

Although there was some success with the Bowls programme there were some instrumental issues that Cerebral Palsy Sport highlighted to the BDA. The main concern was that clubs highlighted to run disability bowls did not have the appropriate accessibility needed. As a result this was impacting on the retention of players. Cerebral Palsy Sport highlighted this to the BDA amongst other concerns. Cerebral Palsy Sport continue to support the BDA and will look at joint projects in future.

The National Bowls Development Officer also coordinated the bowls competition as part of the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games.

For further information on our Bowls programme, please visit our website: http://www.cpsport.org/sports/bowls/

Football Development Programme Key Objectives

Throughout 2015 6 Kickstart events took place at the following locations; Worcestershire, Portsmouth, Bedfordshire, Darlington, Hertfordshire and Stafford. Over 60 participants took part in this programme. Delivery of the programme was impacted on by the charities commitment to hosting the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games.

To bring together those clubs and players that had taken part in the KickStart programme, 2 Kick Off events were held in Burton on Trent and Essex.

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Frae During 2015 Frame Football opportunities grew via the Kickstart programme. The

National Football Development Officer (NFDO) started to support clubs taking on just frame football as well as those wanting to add it to their current CP football offer. The NFDO developed an introductory resource and delivered the first Introduction to frame football ‘A new way to play the beautiful game’ at the CP Sport conference.

The NFDO also planned, coordinated and delivered the Under 19s World Championships as part of Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games.

The NFDO also took on responsibility of coordinating the National CP Adult league 2015/16 as commissioned by the FA. 133 players took part in the League series.

For further information on our football development programme, please visit our website: http://www.cpsport.org/sports/football/

Junior Sports (SportStart) Development Programme

Throughout 2015 7 SportStart events took place with the purpose of each event being to provide a starting point for a young person with CP to try a new sport/activity usually provided by a local club. They are then provided with details of the sports/activities allowing them to access on a regular basis.

The events took place in Exeter, West Ealing, Warrington, Ipswich, Coventry, Nottingham and Manchester. Overall the junior sports programme engaged over 286 young people in 2015. The programme was also a success because of the range of partners worked with including County Sport Partnership, Local Authorities, School

Sport Partnerships, local physiotherapists and 3rd sector organisations.

For further information on our SportStart programme, please visit our website page: http://www.cpsport.org/sports/sportstart/

““my son find making

friends very difficult at

school but is really

comfortable at CP Sport

events when there are

many families attending”

(parent of a participant)

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Swimming Development Programme

2015 saw the evolvement of the Cerebral Palsy Sport Swimming programme with the introduction of SplashStarts, a family based fun introduction to swimming events and developing our SwimStarts – Movement in Water CPD with a practical session. The programme also included development galas and a National Championship.

The Swimming programme was delivered across the country including SwimStart days at Connor’s Quay, Barry and Nottingham. We delivered SplashStarts at Ealing and Nottingham as well as a Development Galas in Haywards Heath and the National Championships. 92 participants accessed the grass roots programme and 34 competitors enjoyed a great day at the National Swimming Championships.

The National Swimming Development Officer also planned and coordinated the

swimming competition as part of the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games.

A short version of Movement in Water course was created and delivered during a workshop at Cerebral Palsy Sport Disability Sports Conference.

For more information about our swimming programme, please visit: http://www.cpsport.org/sports/swimming/

Table Cricket

The National Cricket Development Officer (NCDO) joined Cerebral Palsy Sport in April 2015 taking on the National Table Cricket leagues and Nationals Finals programme. The leagues that took place during 2015 were Essex, 2 for Middlesex, 3 for Lincolnshire, 3 leagues from Yorkshire, Norfolk, Nottingham, Blackburn, Shropshire, Wheelpower, 2 teams from Sussex Durham x2, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The national finals took place at Trent Bridge in December and had 80 participants.

Throughout the year Table cricket engaged with 1,025 participants who made 11,705 visits to table cricket sessions.

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The NCDO also planned and coordinated the first ever international table cricket showcase as part of the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games. As a result of this the organisation has now established a Table Cricket performance group where those that have experienced competition can access further training and coached can work on their CPD.

Towards the end of 2015 the NCDO also revamped the Table Cricket courses and resources, moving the skills awards into an activators course. The first of this workshop was delivered at Cerebral Palsy Sport’s Disability Sport Conference.

For further information on our table cricket programme, please visit our website: http://www.cpsport.org/sports/table-cricket/

#Partnerships Matter Project

The National Sports Development Manager came into post on the 6th May 2015 to manage the Sports Development team and the Sport England funding project #PartnershipsMatter. Time was spent with the team to understand their roles and responsibilities, from this new work programs were created and a structured review process put in place.

The #PartnershipsMatter project is made up of 4 key themes Research and Insight, Engagement, NGBs and other organisations and Marketing and Communication. Areas and successes listed below for 2015.

Research and Insight

Completed jointed NDSO research project regarding ‘Transition’, the research discussed issues regarding the transition from school based sport to community/FE sport and identified way to support this.

A research and insight Group created and research underway for Adults with CP in sport.

o Engagement

Engaged with 6 CSPs (Greatersport, Living Sport, Nottinghamshire Sport, Derbyshire Sport, Lincolnshire Sport, Interactive and London Sport. MoUs were agreed and development plan created to increase awareness and opportunities.

Engaged with a number of 3rd sector organisations such as Stick and Step, Whizz Kidz and The Youth Zone Network to promote and increase awareness and opportunities.

CP Awareness training develop and available through resource pack. Supporting this is sport specific resources and CPDs.

Volunteer development – Games Starters who volunteered during the Games have stayed with Cerebral Palsy Sport with the lead volunteer supporting the development of volunteer policy.

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NGBs and other organisations – The list below demonstrates the NGBs that have engaged with Cerebral Palsy Sport. Each have different level of engagement from promotion of activities to developing new adapted sports and partnership joint activities.

Amateur Swimming Association

Badminton England

Boccia England

Bowls Development Alliance

British Athletics

British Cycling

British Swimming

British Taekwondo

England Athletics

England Cricket Board

England Golf

The Football Association

The Tennis Foundation

Great British Wheelchair Rugby

Disability Snow Sports UK

Great British Wheelchair Basketball

British Cycling

British Para Cycling

The Royal Yachting Association

Snooker and Billiards Association

Marketing and Communications Conferences and exhibitions attended throughout 2015 included: Hemihelp

Conference; Stick and Step Conference; Naidex Conference Kidz South; SCOPE Exhibition, Hemihelp Conference September; Physiotherapy UK conference, APCP Conference, Kidz Up North Conference.

As a result of attending these conference 306 people signed up to receive the Cerebral Palsy Sport newsletter and 12 organisations have engaged with our charity.

Other key success for 2015 was the establishment of Strategic Development Groups for the adapted sports including RaceRunning, Frame Football and Touch Golf. The groups bring together all key partners that provide a holistic approach to the development of each sport. These groups have been instrumental in the development of adapted sports resources and formats.

Touch Golf has been developed in partnership with the England Golf Partnership. Throughout 2015 work was carried out on researching the

concept, recruiting a consultant to develop the product, product development and the first set of trials.

The APCP work with CP Sport as they share the

belief that Children with Cerebral Palsy should

have the opportunity to be involved in active

recreation. It helps children to achieve their

full potential by encouraging meaningful

participation. This gives a sense of

achievement and develops independence skills

which will be invaluable as they grow and

develop. (APCP Committee member)

(parent of a participant)

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Cerebral Palsy Sport’s National Disability Sport Conference took place on the 8th December at Nottingham Conference Centre. The Conference had 4 themes, Therapy and Sport, Partnerships, NGB Opportunities and CPD and resources. The day was a success with 60 delegates attending and 12 partners providing workshops.

The NSDM also took on the role of Chef De Mission for Team England at the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games. Team England was made up of 78 athletes across the sports supported by 6 team managers and coaches. The games were a great success with England leaving with 86 medals.

For further information about our #PartnershipMatters project, please visit our website: http://www.cpsport.org/partnerships-matter/

Sporting Ambassadors

Our Sporting Ambassadors programme has grown in 2015 and it was a pleasure to introduce Sam Ruddock as a Sporting Ambassador. Sam is a Paralympic track & field athlete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who made his international debut at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Since the 2013-2014 season, he has switched events, competing at the 2013 IPC World Championships in Lyon as a sprinter and the 2014 IPC European Championships in Swansea as a shot putter. He chose to switch from track to field to further his development in the lead up to the 2016 Paralympic Games and beyond towards Tokyo 2020.

2015 also saw the unveiling of Stephen Miller MBE as one of our Sporting Ambassador. Stephen is a six times Paralympian who was born with athetoid cerebral palsy. He is a professional athlete, competing in field athletics primarily the F32 Club Throw, which is equivalent to the Javelin for my disability. Stephen has represented Great Britain for 20 years, competing in 5 Paralympic Games, 6 World Championships and 4 European Championships and so far winning 27 international medals. He won 3 Paralympic titles in a row and held the F32 Club Throw world record from 1997-2008. Stephen presented medals at the closing ceremony of the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games.

Our football Sporting Ambassador Leon Taylor has supported a number of events both football Kickstart events, rattling buckets at a number of our fundraising events as well as lots of support through his social media activity.

Athlete Graeme Ballard has supported a number of our sporting events and supported our Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games by presenting medals at the closing medal ceremony for the Games.

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Matthew Walker MBE has spent a lot of time with our charity inspiring a future generation of cp swimmers. Matt has supported our development galas and also came along to our National Swimming Championships to present the medals. Matt was also a coach for Team CP England Swimming team during the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games.

We wish to thank all our Sporting Ambassadors for the time and commitment they have given to the charity in 2015.

Membership Organisations:

Cerebral Palsy Sport is a founder member and holds current membership of the English Federation of Disability Sport; the British Paralympic Association and Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association (CPISRA).

Cerebral Palsy Sport is a member of the Great Britain Football Management Committee and has been in regular attendance at meetings throughout the year. The main points of business centres on the preparation, selection, training and pre-competition of the performance players in readiness for World, European and Paralympic Games.

Ali Talbot, Cerebral Palsy Sport CEO was appointed to the Board as a Director to the Great Britain Disability Football Association in July 2015.

Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association (CPISRA)

Cerebral Palsy Sport hosted a Nottingham 2015 World Games site visit from CPISRA in January 2015 where an inspection of all the Games venues was undertaken.

Cerebral Palsy Sport then hosted the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games on behalf of CPISRA. A separate report on the Games is contained within the Trustees report.

The team hosted a development meeting with a Member at large in October 2015 to discuss the development of relations and partnership working between Cerebral Palsy Sport and CPISRA on RaceRunning, research and development and communications.

International Affairs

Classification for swimming and athletics are carried out by the Sport’s National Governing Bodies under IPC jurisdiction.

Cerebral palsy football classification and regulations fall under the jurisdiction of the new International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) of which Cerebral Palsy Sport is a member.

Cerebral Palsy Sport is an affiliate member of the International Federation for Cerebral Palsy Football – IFCPF.

Volunteers and Student Placements

The volunteers who support Cerebral Palsy Sport through the sports or fundraising programmes are the lifeblood of the organisation. We have a range of volunteering roles incorporating administration, coaching, sports co-ordination, classification, international and national representation, providing assistance at events, management, and officiating and routine office administration work.

Following the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games - Games Starter Volunteer programme, the organisation developed a regular volunteer newsletter to keep in touch with volunteers. The charity also retained our Volunteer Volunteers Co-ordinators to help support our work with our valued volunteers. New volunteer policies have been developed with our fundraising team to add value and structure to our volunteer programme.

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Throughout the year the competitive events have utilised the regular support of over 2,700 volunteer hours.

In 2015 Cerebral Palsy Sport hosted one under-graduate student placement from Sheffield Hallam University, and two post graduate placements from the University of Nottingham. The organisation has also attracted a volunteer World Games Volunteer Coordinator who supported the volunteer programme for the Games.

Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games

Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) is the International

Sports Organisation for the Disabled (IOSD) for people with cerebral palsy. CPISRA is a member of the International Paralympic Committee. Cerebral Palsy Sport hosted the Nottingham 2015 World Games on behalf of CPISRA after the former Board committed to staging the event at the CPISRA General Assembly in 2012.

The Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games took place in the heart of the historic city of Nottingham, England with the majority of the competition taking place on the new iconic Harvey Haddon Sports complex site, with the generous support of Nottingham City Council. The Games were staged between August 6th to 16th 2015 with the opening ceremony taking place on 9th August 2015 and the closing Ceremony on 15th August 2015. 251 athletes from 13 nations competed and the Games were supported by 180 Games Starter volunteers.

The Games were delivered by the Cerebral Palsy team in partnership with a wide range of partners and we could not have delivered the Games without their valuable assistance. Ultimately staging such a large event did impact on the capability of the team to deliver their full scale sports development programme in 2015 and the activities were scaled down in the run up to the Games. The financial impact of staging the Games is detailed in the Financial Review section of this report.

The Competition Programme and Venues o The competition programme included Athletics (including Racerunner) (IPC); Bowls

(IBD); IFCPF Under 19 Football CP 7-aside World Championships; Swimming (IPC); Table Cricket – Demonstration Competition and Para Taekwondo – Demonstration Competition.

o The Primary Games competition venue was the Harvey Hadden Sports Complex as a state of the Art Games venue following the £16 million redevelopment, with funding from Nottingham City Council and Sport England Iconic Fund. The other Games venues were the Bowls venue at Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre and the Games Athletes Village will be at Nottingham Trent University’s City Centre Site.

The Games Delivery: o Athletics: 91 athletes competed in the IPC approved Athletics World Games

competition which took place between August 13th - 15th 2015 over six sessions and 11

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hours of competition. Three world records were broken on the track.

o The competition was preceded by an extensive programme of classification panels

being held to ensure that 59 new developmental athletes held international

classifications for the first time. The IPC Technical Delegate was very complimentary of

the work of Katy Johnson (National Athletics Development Officer) in his final report

and also made recommendations to IPC that they should consider Racerunning to be

included into the IPC programme of athletics events in the future.

o Bowls: The World Games Bowls IBD approved competition took place from 7th to 13th

August 2015 at Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre. 12 bowlers from Australia, England

and Scotland took part with Australia taking the golds in both the Singles and the Pairs

competition. The spirit of the Games Award was awarded to John Wardrop of Scotland.

Competitors from the Australian bowling team then took part in the Table Cricket test

match later in the week.

o Football: As part of the World Games, Nottingham 2015 was also hosting the inaugural

IFCPF 2015 CP Football World Championship - Under 19. In the run up to the Games

that were was concerns by the operations team on the status and condition of the

playing pitches at Harvey Hadden. Despite efforts by the team in bringing in support

from St Georges Park; after the first Tournament Technical meeting on Saturday 8th

August, the LOC was forced to find and relocate the competition to a different location

and re-planning of the logistics delivery of the tournament. This also meant the

complete redeployment of transport, volunteers, officials, classifiers, catering, ticketing

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and spectators, security, first aid and paramedic support as well as of course the

teams. This was achieved within 12 hours and the matches got underway at the new

venue of the University of Nottingham Pitches at 11am on Monday 10th August 2015. 3

days of classification saw 88 classifications take place in advance of the main

competition as well as 24 training sessions. 88 players competed over 5 competition

days with 16 matches over 960 minutes of football; supported by 7 referees, 29 Games

Starter volunteers and 2 anti-doping tests. 39 yellow cards, 0 red cards were issued,

108 goals scored, 38 medals awarded and one World Championship Trophy was

awarded to the Russian Federation.

o Para Taekwondo: The very first World Games Para Taekwondo competition took place

on August 8th with four competitors taking part. The competition was staged in

partnership with the World Taekwondo Federation and the LOC received very

complimentary feedback on the quality of the organisation of the classification and the

competition event.

o Swimming: The World Games swimming competition and training all went well with 32

swimmers taking part. The teams and officials all loved the facility and praised the

whole competition. A British Record was broken in the SM7 200 Individual Medley,

twice, by English swimmer Grace Harvey and all teams talked of excellent swims and

personal bests. Despite the low numbers in the competition due to no IPC

classification, all of the operations team and the officials ensured that all heats and

finals were competitive so that the swimmers got the best experience.

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o Table Cricket: Friday 15th August saw the inaugural CPISRA World Games Table Cricket

Competition take place. 16 England Athletes and 8 Australian athletes took part in the

competition supported by 3 Umpires, 1 Technical Delegate and 7 Games Starter

volunteers. The afternoon focused on the medals match, which was very competitive.

England took the first innings, however Australia came back in the second innings to

take the gold with 26 medals awarded for the Games.

o Games Starter Volunteering: Over the period of the World Games, over 180 Games

Starter volunteers stepped forward and volunteered their time to help deliver a

memorable Games. In the week immediately following the Games, every Games

Starter volunteer received a personal letter of thanks for their help with the Games.

The Local Organising Committee have received so many positive comments about the

quality, friendliness and professionalism of all our volunteers and we are truly

honoured that so many came forward to help. Many have also since communicated

that they wish to continue to support Cerebral Palsy Sport and some have volunteered

their time to support the National Athletics Championships and other events.

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o Ceremonies: With a unique partnership between Cerebral Palsy Sport, City Arts,

Dance4 and Nottingham City Council, the ceremonies programme took shape over a

relatively short period of time from April 2015 to July 2015 kindly funded by Arts

Council England’s Grants for the Arts funding. The well-received theme of Aspirations

and Transformations was announced and a lot of community engagement took place

to ensure that local artists, filmmakers, performers and musicians took to the stages of

the opening and closing ceremonies alongside the national companies of Cirque Bijou

and Jamie Beddard. The opening ceremony was a spectacular event which received

significant praise from professionals, media and from all the teams. The closing

ceremony showcased the film which has been created throughout the Games but there

was also a clear issue of misjudgement of timings with the closing ceremony medals.

The overall medal ceremonies presented a total of 376 medals throughout the Games

and the evening ceremonies and accessible medal podiums were very well received by

the majority of the teams and athletes. Team England took home 85 gold medals; 52

silver medals, 19 bronze medals and topped the medal table followed by Scotland and

then Australia.

o Ticketing and Merchandise:

In terms of ticket numbers through the online database system, the team

processed 2207 tickets (purchases and complimentary tickets). The total tickets

issued for the Games was approximately 2,500 and we processed £12,203 in

total tickets sales against a target budget of £5,000 of income. Total

merchandise and donations totalled income of £16,954.

o Marketing and Promotions:

Facebook: During the Games, the LOC almost doubled the World Games

Facebook likes taking the World Games page to over 1,000 likes. The total reach

for posts during Games time reached over 70,000.

External Advertising: The LOC placed some outdoor advertising throughout

Nottingham with 20 bus shelter sites and two 48 sheet billboards. The OTS

statistics for the billboards showed Bath Street/Beck Street having 120,985

impacts per week and West Bridgford having 5,000 impacts per week. As a

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result these channels will have greatly increased the visibility of the Games and

the charity in the local Nottingham community.

Media Coverage: The Games received really positive responses from the local

and regional media, of which examples of the coverage are detailed below:

BBC Radio Nottingham: Drivetime show (07/08/2015) - Interviewed

Team CP England swimmer Ben Rees live in air.

Nottingham Post: Samantha Carrington: My journey to flag bearer at

cerebral palsy games (08/08/2015)

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Samantha-Carrington-journey-flag-

bearer-cerebral/story-27559239-detail/story.html

Penny Briscoe MBE: Too many nations are put off bidding for sporting

events (08/08/2015) http://www.nottinghampost.com/Penny-Briscoe-

MBE-nations-bidding-sporting-events/story-27557524-detail/story.html

Nottingham welcomes the world as it hosts the CPISRA World Games

(10/08/2015) http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-welcomes-

world-hosts-CPISRA-World/story-27574619-detail/story.html

BBC East Midlands Today: They visited the Games three times.

o Pre-Games piece on team arrivals day and spent time with the

Japanese football team. On opening ceremony day, they

covered rehearsals, spoke to Jamie Beddard and Samantha

Carrington. EMT Sports team covered the swimming on the day

before competition started and interviewed Ben Lunn.

Notts TV: Covered the Games twice with a live interview with Ali Talbot

and covered training and build up to competition.

West Bridgford Wire: Nottingham Welcomes the World For CPISRA

Games http://westbridgfordwire.com/nottingham-welcomes-the-

world-for-cpisra-games/

Inside the Games: Nottingham 2015 make final preparations ahead of

CPISRA World Games Opening Ceremony.

http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1029226/nottingham-2015-

make-final-preparations-ahead-of-cpisra-world-games-opening-

ceremony

o A colourful Opening Ceremony saw the Cerebral Palsy

International Sport and Recreation Association (CPISRA) World

Games get off to spectacular start in Nottingham.

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http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1029273/cpsira-world-

games-begins-with-spectacular-opening-ceremony-in-

nottingham

o BBC News online: World Cerebral Palsy Games: 400 athletes to

compete in Nottingham http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-

england-nottinghamshire-33816535

o ITV Central: http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2015-08-

09/nottingham-hosts-cerebral-palsy-world-games/

A full Games Video was produced for the world Games and this can be viewed

here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jl6KD1chVE

“I started attending CP Sport’s

athletic days 4 years ago. Since then I

have made amazing friends;

participated in the CPISRA world

games; been nominated to represent

CP Sports doing the BBC children in

need rickshaw challenge. Basically

my life has changed incredibly for the

better. Thank you CP Sports for the

opportunities, I now want to help

others achieve their

best.” (Matthew)

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Fundraising Activities

During 2015, our Business Development and Fundraising Team consisted of the following: o Business Development and Fundraising Manager x 1 (Full Time)

o Community Fundraising Officer x 1 (Part Time)

o Corporate Engagement and Marketing Officer x 1 (Full Time)

The year ended 31st December 2015 was a challenging year in terms of income generation and fundraising as resources had been allocated to support the delivery of the World Games. The organisation continues to respond to this climate by having a structured and targeted fundraising and finance strategy which is supported by our Finance and Fundraising Sub Committee which consists of senior management and Trustees.

We remain focused on securing enough income to continue to provide and develop sporting opportunities for children, young people and adults with cerebral palsy whilst ensuring that we are efficient with maximising our resources to ensure that we continue to make a difference to the lives’ of people with cerebral palsy.

During 2015 our income has been generated through: o Trusts and Foundations

o Fundraising Events

o Corporate Sponsorship

o Individual Donations

The financial support we receive from our range of generous supporters have been vital during the previous year to help us sustain our charitable work. We are extremely grateful to the numerous Trusts and Foundations that continue to support us on a yearly basis and we have engaged with a range of new Trusts and Foundations to develop positive relationships and to secure new opportunities for funding for our sports programmes. Through this range of support we have been able to deliver sporting opportunities across the country which has led to an increase in participation in sports from people with cerebral palsy.

Our community fundraising activities continue to build on previous years’ success with an established programme of events now planned throughout the year. Our individual supporters have taken part in a range of events to support us which have included the London Marathon, Great North Run, Brighton Marathon, Silverstone Half Marathon and numerous local half marathons. We have also continued to deliver our own fundraising events which have included Golf Days, Quiz Nights and Bucket Collection days which have provided us with opportunities to engage with new potential supporters as well as generating income for our charitable activities.

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Our Corporate engagement programme has generated some limited success during the year with 2 new corporate partnerships being developed during the year.

These relationships consist of financial support to deliver our local sporting programmes and we are keen to expand upon this work during 2016.

A key focus in 2016 will be to define our offer to corporate partners with the aspiration to secure additional support for both local programmes and our national events.

We have continued to focus on developing robust monitoring systems which have included targeted bid submissions, stock and asset management, internal procedures, internal monitoring systems and grant reporting.

COMMUNICATING OUR MESSAGE

Throughout 2015 we have developed the range and methods that we communicate out to our members, partners, stakeholders and supporters with the key objective of increasing our profile and helping to inform people with cerebral palsy of the opportunities available to take part in.

Website o In March 2015, Cerebral Palsy Sport launched a new CRM website with the

capability for all the website editing to be undertaken in-house and reducing costs of external fees. There is a wider range of content with a focus of Play Participate Enjoy. Throughout 2015 the traffic to the website has grown with 220,835 page views; 39,281 users and 65,649 sessions with 54.6% being new users.

Social Media Development:

I am running for children like my

daughter to give them a chance

to have an opportunity to not only

get involved with sporting activities,

but to be given the chance to

experience what all children feel, that

despite a disability you too can

achieve your goals and your dreams

... (Mother of a child with cerebral

palsy)

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o Facebook – we have developed our Facebook presence and content as well as developing events and interaction with our followers. The page likes have increased from 1817 in January to 2415 by December 2015. The total reach for the charities Facebook posts for 2015 totaled 513,810.

o The Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games also had its own dedicated Facebook page with over 1000 likes for the page.

o Twitter – Cerebral Palsy Sport has grown its Twitter following from 1332 in January 2015 to 2371 by December 2015. Throughout the course of the year we had 1675 retweets and our reach through impressions totaled 516,000.

o LinkedIn - we have been gradually developing our LinkedIn profile and our following increased by 6.5% in 2015.

Newsletters o The team developed a monthly sports development newsletter to keep

members and supporters up to date with activities, events and news. Our 2015 constant Contact distribution totaled 5,316 for each newsletter.

o Our fundraising supporters also received a bi-monthly newsletter to keep them up to date with fundraising events and opportunities to help support the charity.

Campaigns o Cerebral Palsy Sport joined forces with the other National Disability Sports

organisations and English Federation of Disability Sport to launch the 2015 summer disability sports campaign Active Summer Fun. The campaign sought to encourage more people with disabilities to find out about sport and get active over the summer.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial Results and Review for 2015

The financial accounts for the year ending 31/12/2015 reflect quite a tumultuous year within the life of Cerebral Palsy Sport. As well as the ongoing work the charity does, it also staged the World Games, which had a significant impact from a workload as well as a financial perspective. These can be clearly seen in the 2 financial statements and the Trustees have recognised the need for immediate action to be taken to address the charity’s financial performance in 2016 and coming years.

Following the staging of the World Games in 2015, the benefits enjoyed through greater visibility and profile for the charity, together with the closer working with key strategic partners, will no doubt, strengthen the future position of CP Sport. That said, the overall loss incurred in staging the games of £168,853 has had a significant impact on the charity’s overall reserves, reducing them from £180,906 as of 31/12/2014 to £36,594. Many lessons can be learned from this event and these will be factored into the staging of any future large scale National or International events, as well as in the day to day running and administration of the business.

The Board is however pleased that the underlying operational trading position of the charity improved markedly in 2015, with a return to profit evidenced. A significant part of this was derived from reducing overhead spend, a benefit that will of course continue to be seen in

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future years. It should also be noted that there was a sizeable reduction in income in 2015, which has now been addressed, through new funding partners and increased grant and funding applications being made.

A key focus for the charity through 2016 and onwards, is the repair to the organisations reserves. The present policy is that the charity will hold reserves of 6 months operating resources and great steps are being made to address this as a priority. It is essential that the organisation truly reflects its operating requirements fully in any future funding requests and submissions, so that our partners have the confidence that the organisation is better able to meet its commitments to its key stakeholders.

Nottingham 2015 World Games Financial Outcome

The overall Nottingham 2015 World Games delivered a significant loss and the new Board have had to make the decision of meeting this deficit from the charities reserves.

From the initial level of entries that CPISRA member countries committed to compete through their intention to compete forms, 23 nations committed to attend the Games. By March 2015, that number dropped to only 13 nations and the net result was a gap of £252,875 projected income lost from the World Games event income projected to be received and a drop of £145,600 of event expenditure but the Board in place at the time still decided to proceed with the delivery of the Games.

A financial claim to Nottingham City Council for the costs of relocation of the Football World Championships due to the pitch conditions at Harvey Hadden was submitted.

The cost of international classifier’s travel were much higher than was budgeted for as the IPC and IFCPF appointed classifiers from outside Europe rather than inside Europe as had been initially indicated to the LOC in 2014 by these international federations.

Corporate sponsorship was generated from Carillion plc who supported the Games Starter Volunteer programme with a £15,000 donation which we were very appreciative of the support from Carillion.

The level of fundraising the Games were hoping to attract was far less than budgeted for and resulted in a gap of £20,500 as fundraising team members were diverted to support Games delivery and away from fundraising programmes.

Exposure for the Charity on Staging the Nottingham 2015 World Games o Despite the complex financial issues relating to the delivery of the World Games

and the respective financial impact, there were a number of positive outcomes that came out of hosting the Nottingham 2015 World Games. These include the level of press and media exposure the charity received as the host local organising committee. The Games receive high levels of media coverage on local, regional and national levels.

o The Local Organising Committee received large amounts of positive comments and thanks for a wide range of countries, partners, competitors and volunteers about their positive and memorable Games experience.

o The ability for the charity to have retained the level of volunteers into the charity is incredibly valuable to the delivery of our charitable activities for the future.

o The range of external partnerships that have been developed locally and nationally through the Games are still continuing to benefit the charity and its service users through unique access to services, activities and opportunities. This includes the new partnership with British Taekwondo, Nottingham City Council, Freestyle

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Marketing, Irwin Mitchell and Sport Nottinghamshire.

Reserves policy

The organisation has a reserves policy of six months' operating costs to take account of the

fluctuations in flow of funds and this is subject to regular review by trustees. Cerebral Palsy

Sport needs a reserves policy to:

provide working capital (salaries and overheads)

cover short term requirements (e.g. where grant income is delayed or for prepayment of events)

underpin project work and to enable Cerebral Palsy Sport to undertake projects without additional funding if necessary

Given the issue of the World Games, the current levels of reserves do not meet the six month

levels. The Board recognises the requirement for a reserves recovery plan which is detailed over

the period of 2016 to 2020 to build back up the level of reserves for the charity. The reserves

levels are now reviewed every two months as part of the remit of the Finance, Fundraising and

Marketing Sub Committee.

FUTURE PLANS AND DEVELOPMENTS

2016 will be a year of consolidation for the charity whilst also aiming to develop the quality

of the activities, events and opportunities we offer for people with cerebral palsy. These key

priorities include:

Governance and Financial Management o As part of the restructure of the Cerebral Palsy Sport Board, the charity is

undertaking further training of the Board for safeguarding, governance, risk management and strategy planning. A strategy planning day is taking place in 2016 to enable the new Board members and Senior Management team to come together to review the charities direction, activities in view of the changing sporting landscape.

o A regular programme of Sub Committee meetings is taking place to ensure close working relationships between Board members and the team members delivering the services.

o Monthly reviews of the charities accounts and reserves is taking place to ensure all elements on financial control and resources efficiency are being sought and achieved.

Organisation Assurance Process o Throughout 2016 the charity is undertaking a full assurance process which will

culminate in the full assurance submission to Sport England by December 2016 and will then be externally assessed. The Assurance process covers Governance, Strategic Planning, Financial Management, Human resources Management, Organisation Policy and Risk Management. The development work is resulting in the creation of a central policy library for the charity with access by all members of the Board and team.

Fundraising Developments – Events and Supporters o To enable the charity of develop its income streams, a focused piece of work is being

undertaken in 2016 to develop the range of supporters, scope of fundraising events

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and examining which events derive the maximum fundraised income for Cerebral Palsy Sport.

o We are increasing the range of funders the charity approaches for support to closer match how we can increase opportunities for people with cerebral palsy. The charity is also examining its project budgeting process, cost centering and allocations of grant funding as well as improving funder reporting and capture of impact from each project we undertake.

o We are seeking to develop our corporate partnership relationships, support and income and we sincerely value the support we have received from a range of partners so far.

Training and Development opportunities – consultancy services. o To enable the charity of diversify its income sources, the sports development team are

developing a range of Cerebral Palsy Awareness courses aimed to increase the knowledge and skills of professionals working in the fields of sport, physical activity and PE.

Membership Development o Cerebral Palsy Sport is seeking to develop its membership base with a wider range

of membership options. 2016 will see the launch of a new Affiliate Membership and other membership options to increase engagement, membership and income to celebrate our 15th Anniversary for the charity.

Developing the voice of people with Cerebral Palsy. o As part of our commitment to put cerebral palsy at the heart of everything we do, we

are developing a Young Ambassador Programme. We are also seeking to increase the level of representation at Board level for people with cerebral palsy as well as hosting placements and voluntary opportunities to increase the range of employment pathway support we can offer for people with cp.

Sports Development Programme o We are aiming to develop our Start programmes across a wider range of sports

through our unique partnerships with national governing bodies of sport. We want to increase the range of opportunities, locations and range of activities that people with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities can try and take part in.

o We will also be developing further learning resources for adapted sports such as Racerunning, Frame Football and table cricket and polybat to help support coaches, parents and professionals to introduce young people and adults with cp into these wonderful adapted sports.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND THANK YOU

Cerebral Palsy Sport is extremely grateful to all the individuals, charitable trusts and

organisations who have supported the charity's work in 2015. The following charitable trusts

and organisations made significant donations during the year and Cerebral Palsy Sport relies

heavily on voluntary funding for the majority of its work. We thank all of our funders and

supporters for their generous support.

BBC Children in Need

Sport England

England Golf

Football Association

Bowls Development Alliance

Arts Council England (World Games)

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Garfield Weston Foundation

The Blagrave Trust

Baron Davenports Charity

Fowler Smith & Jones Charitable Trust

Bishopdown Trust

Reuban Foundation

Lincolnshire Sport

Sportivate – Hampshire and IOW

Sportivate – Essex

National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NAFCB)

Dunn Family Trust

Edith Murphy Foundation

Miss Barrie Charitable Trust

The Disability Sports Development Trust

Goodman Corporate Finance

Business Money Magazine

Carillion plc (World Games)

Chetwode Foundation

The Bruce Wake Charitable Trust

Souter Charitable Trust

Amanda Lee Charitable Trust

Charles Littlewood Hill Trust

Global Charity Trust

I Motion Gym Ltd

Basher Hassan

Oakmere Golf Course

Spring Water Golf Course

Cerebral Palsy Sport would also like to thank the many charitable trusts and organisations

that have supported us during 2015 who wish to remain anonymous. We really appreciate

and value your support.

Cerebral Palsy Sport would also like to thank the many individuals who have supported us

during 2015 through taking part in a range of sponsored events. We really appreciate your

support and we could not provide so many services to people with cerebral palsy without

your incredible support.

Thank you for making such a difference to children, young people and adult with cerebral palsy

and helping them to achieve their sporting potential!

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 27 September 2016 and signed on its behalf

by:

Paul Goodman - Chairman

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF

C P SPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 _____________________________________________________________________________

We have audited the financial statements of C P Sport for the year ended 31

December 2015 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance

Sheet, and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been

applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting

Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

This report is made solely to the charity’s members, as a body, in accordance with

Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so

that we might state to the charity’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 charity and the charity’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report,

or for the opinions we have formed.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and auditor

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement, the trustees

(who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company

law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being

satisfied that they give a true and fair view.

Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in

accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and

Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s

(APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the financial statements

A description of the scope of an audit of financial statements is provided on the

FRC’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditscopeukprivate.

Opening balances

The prior period was audited by a predecessor auditor who issued an unmodified

audit report on 25 September 2015.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF

C P SPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 _____________________________________________________________________________

Opinion on financial statements

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 December 2015, and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;

have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

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

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion the information given in the Trustees’ Annual Report (which

incorporates the strategic report and directors’ report required by company law)

for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent

with the financial statements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where 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;

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

certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or

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

Margot Madin FCA – (Senior Statutory Auditor) 14 Park Row for and on behalf of UHY Hacker Young Nottingham Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors NG1 6GR 27 September 2016

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C P SPORT

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME &

EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

____________________________________________________________________________

Unrestricted

Funds 2015

Restricted

Funds 2015

World Games

Fund 2015

Total Funds

2015

Total Funds

2014 Note £ £ £ £ £

Incoming Resources

Incoming resources

from generated funds:

Voluntary income 97,685 174,045 79,475 351,205 377,124

Activities for generating

funds

88,914 44,178 255,314 388,406 209,426

Investment income 58 - - 58 134

Total Incoming

Resources

2 186,657 218,223 334,789 739,669 586,684

Resources Expended

Costs of generating

funds

Costs of generating

voluntary income

34,896 20,484 355,429 410,809 125,007

Fundraising trading: cost

of goods sold and other

costs

487 8,876 1,984 11,347 25,857

Governance costs 20,235 - - 20,235 18,599

Other resources

expended

228,103 67,258 146,229 441,590 445,150

Total Resources

Expended

3 283,721 96,618 503,642 883,981 614,613

Net income/(expenses)

for the year

(97,064) 121,605 (168,853) (144,312) (27,929)

Reconciliation of

Funds

Total funds brought

forward

3,383 177,523 - 180,906 208,835

Total funds carried

forward

12 (93,681) 299,128 (168,853) 36,594 180,906

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and

resources expended derive from continuing activities except for those relating to the CPISRA World Games

2015 which represents a one off event and, as such, is discontinued.

The notes form part of these financial statements

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C P SPORT

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015

___________________________________________________________________________

2015 2014

Note £ £ £ £

Fixed Assets

Tangible assets 8 12,400 13,131

Intangible assets 7 16,901 -

Current Assets

Stocks 37,886 8,025

Debtors 9 68,459 103,715

Cash at bank and in hand 229,527 196,142

________ _______

335,872 307,882

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due

within one year 10 (328,579) (140,107)

________ _______

Net Current Assets 7,293 167,775

________ _______

Net Assets 11 36,594 180,906

________ _______

Funds

Unrestricted funds 12 (93,681) 3,383

Restricted funds 12 130,275 177,523

________ ________

Total Funds 36,594 180,906

________ ____

____

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small

companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller

Entities (effective January 2015).

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 27 September 2016 and signed on its behalf by:

Paul Goodman (Chairman)

Trustee

Company Registration Number 04181593 (England and Wales)

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The notes form part of these financial statements

C P SPORT

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

______________________________________________________________________

1 Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have

been applied consistently throughout the year and in the preceding year.

a. 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 January

2015), the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting

and Reporting by Charities.

b. Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the

discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects

of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised

for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the

financial statements.

c. Incoming Resources

All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is

legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

d. Resources Expended

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that

aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular

headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

e. Intangible Assets

Amortisation is provided at 20% on cost for website development.

f. Tangible Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation provided at rates calculated to write

off the cost of each asset over its expected useful life as detailed below.

Fixtures and fittings - 15% per annum on reducing balance

Motor vehicles - 25% per annum on reducing balance

Computer equipment - 20% per annum on reducing balance

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

(CONTINUED)

_____________________________________________________________________________

1 Accounting Policies (continued)

g. Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for

obsolete and slow moving items.

h. Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

i. Foreign Currencies

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling

at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate

of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in

arriving at the operating result.

j. Operating Leases

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a

straight line basis over the period of the lease.

k. Pension Costs

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to

the charitable company’s pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in

the period to which they relate.

l. Donated Assets

Donations of assets during the year have been reflected in the Statement of Financial Activities.

m. Comparative Accounting Period

The comparative accounting period covers the period from 1 September 2013 to 31 December 2014

and, as such represents 16 months of activity.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

(CONTINUED)

_____________________________________________________________________________

2. Incoming resources Total Total

2015 2014

£ £

Voluntary income

Grant income 349,890 374,811

Subscriptions 1,315 2,313

________ ________

351,205 377,124

________ ________

Activities for generating funds

Fundraising & donations 68,085 130,334

Table cricket training courses 192 2,499

Event income 303,226 12,545

Product sales 12,783 42,115

Sports income 4,120 21,933

________ ________

388,406 209,426

________ ________

Investment income

Bank interest received 58 134

________ ________

58 134

________ ________

Total Incoming Resources 739,669 586,684

________ ________

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C P SPORT

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

(CONTINUED)

_____________________________________________________________________________

3. Total Resources Expended

Costs of Cost of goods Support Governance Total Total

generating sold and costs costs 2015 2014

voluntary other costs

income

£ £ £ £ £ £

Staff costs (note 5) - - 323,892 13,235 337,127 308,060

Telephone - - 2,774 - 2,774 2,262

Travel & accommodation 56,935 - - - 56,935 40,374

Fundraising costs - - 12,445 - 12,445 30,352

Coaching & training - - - - 8,410

Opening stock - 8,025 - - 8,025 12,250

Purchases - 8,554 - - 8,554 21,632

Closing stock - (5,232) - - (5,232) (8,025)

Auditors remuneration - - - 7,000 7,000 4,500

Hire of equipment - - 5,943 - 5,943 3,382

Rates & water - - - - - 843

Insurance - - 4,871 - 4,871 4,689

Light & heat - - 954 - 954 1,378

Postage & stationery - - 9,469 - 9,469 9,811

Sundry - - 678 - 678 134

Rent - - 24,532 - 24,532 31,089

Promotional expenses 90,552 - - - 90,552 6,983

Motor - - 15,774 - 15,774 3,521

Repairs and renewals - - 3,829 - 3,829 3,787

Subscriptions - - 2,772 - 2,772 2,366

Accountancy - - - - - 15,785

Recruitment - - 3,730 - 3,730 5,375

Hire of facilities 168,572 - - - 168,572 13,153

Entry fees 344 - - - 344 3,646

Volunteers travel 22,398 - - - 22,398 6,954

Refreshments 1,424 - - - 1,424 6,758

Sports meeting costs 27,465 - - - 27,465 18,439

Website & internet expenses - - 2,600 - 2,600 1,651

Grants awarded 700 - - - 700 21,800

Management meeting costs - - 7,961 - 7,961 9,005

Bank charges and interest - - 2,831 - 2,831 1,207

Exchange rate difference - - - - - 491

Legal and professional fees - - 12,258 - 12,258 2,749

TCCL project 33,062 - - - 33,062 16,170

Consultancy & training 9,197 - - - 9,197 -

Conferences 160 - - - 160 -

Amortisation of intangibles - - 1,878 - 1,878 -

Depreciation of tangibles - - 2,399 - 2,399 3,632

Total resources expended 410,809 11,347 441,590 20,235 883,981 614,613

Expenses are allocated between restricted and unrestricted funds based on the grants received and the purpose for which the

grants were awarded. Were this was not possible the expenses were allocated based on management estimates.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

(CONTINUED)

_____________________________________________________________________________

4. Net Incoming Resources for the Year 2015 2014

£

£

This is stated after charging:

Depreciation 2,399 3,632

Amortisation 1,878 -

Hire of plant & machinery 5,943 3,382

Auditor’s remuneration 7,000 4,500

______ ______

5. Staff Costs and Numbers 2015 2014

£ £

Staff costs were as follows:

Salaries and wages 310,842 285,723

Social security costs 23,181 19,661

Pension costs 3,104 2,676

______ _______

337,127 308,060

______ _______

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000.

The average monthly number of employees, calculated on the basis of full time equivalents

was as follows: 2015 2014

No No

Charitable activities 7 6

Cost of generating funds 2 2

Management and administration of charity 2 2

___ ___

11 10

___ ___

6. Trustee Remuneration & Benefits

No members of the Board of Trustees received any remuneration during the year or the

prior period. Expenses incurred by trustees in furtherance of the charity’s objectives

amounting to £7,961 (2014: £7,931) were reimbursed to the Board of Trustees.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

(CONTINUED)

_____________________________________________________________________________

7. Intangible Fixed Assets

Total

Cost £

At 1 January 2015 7,000

Additions 18,779

_______

At 31 December

2015 25,779

_______

Amortisation

At 1 January 2015 7,000

Charge for year 1,878

_______

At 31 December 2015 8,878

______

Net Book Value

At 31 December 2015 16,901

______

At 31 December 2014 -

______

8. Tangible Fixed Assets Fixtures and Motor Computer

Fittings Vehicles Equipment Tota

l

Cost £ £ £ £

At 1 January

2015 16,662 7,000 10,603 34,265

Additions - -

1,668 1,668

_______ _______ _______ ___

____

At 31 December

2015 16,662 7,000 12,271 35,933

_______ _______ _______ ___

____

Depreciation

At 1 January

2015 8,374 7,000 5,760 21,134

Charge for year 1,243 -

1,156 2,399

______ ______ _______ ___

___

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At 31 December

2014 9,617 7,000 6,916 23,533

______ ______ _______ ___

___

Net Book Value

At 31 December 2015 7,045 -

5,355 12,400

______ ______ _______ ___

___

At 31 December 2014 8,288 -

4,843 13,131

______ ______ _______ ___

___

C P SPORT

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

(CONTINUED)

_____________________________________________________________________________

9. Debtors 2015 2014

£ £

Trade debtors 26,483 7,673

Prepayments & accrued income 15,258 84,824

Other debtors 26,718 11,218

_____ _____

68,459 103,715

_____ ____

_

10. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 2015 2014

£ £

Trade creditors 41,916 6,780

Taxation & social

security 12,701 5,605

Accruals 160,445

9,714

Other creditors - 764

Deferred income 113,517 117,244

______ ______

328,579 140,107

______ ______

11. Analysis of net assets between funds Restricted General Tota

l

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Funds Funds Fun

ds

£ £ £

Tangible fixed assets -

12,400 12,400

Intangible fixed assets -

16,901 16,901

Current

assets 409,394 (73,522) 335,872

Current liabilities (279,119) (49,460)

(328,579)

_______ ________ ___

_____

At 31 December

2015 130,275 (93,681) 36,594

_______ ________ ___

_____

C P SPORT

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

(CONTINUED)

_____________________________________________________________________________

12. Movement in Funds At 1 Jan Incoming Outgoing

At 31 Dec

2015 Resources Resources Transfers 2

015

£ £ £ £ £

Funds

Unrestricted funds 3,383 186,657 (283,721) -

(93,681)

_______ ________ _________ _______

_______

Restricted funds:

Charitable activity funds 177,523 218,223 (96,618) -

299,128

CPISRA World Games fund - 334,789 (503,642) -

(168,853)

_______ ________ _________ _______

_______

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Total funds 180,906 739,669 (883,981) -

36,594

_______ ________ _________ _______

_______

Charitable activity restricted funds consist of Junior Sports, Table Sports, Partnership Development and

Team CP England funds.

The CPISRA World Games fund represents the income and expenditure relating to the CPISRA World

Games 2015 staged in Nottingham by C P Sport. Overall the games delivered a significant loss and the

new Board have had to make the decision of meeting this deficit from the charities reserves.

13. Control

The charitable company is under the control of the Board of Trustees.

14. Going Concern

The charitable company has shown a deficit for the past four accounting periods. The trustees

regularly review the cashflow and management accounts of the charitable company to ensure

there are sufficient funds to meet its liabilities. In the opinion of the trustees, their policy of

maintaining six months running costs in the bank is adequate to ensure the ongoing viability of

the charitable company.