Manchester were cancelled due to COVID-19.] The Association will also continue to work with UKCP and other related organisations to promote and develop family and systemic work. It will also update its website and commence using the
member management software, Your Membership, to manage the membership of the Association. It will continue to look to its structure and resources to deliver these objectives in an effi cient and professional way.
Principal Activity The principal activity of the company in the year under review
was that of promoting the study, practice, research and teaching of family therapy.
Trustees/Directors The trustees (directors) during the year under review were: S F Tate E Widdowson J S Sayers (Resigned 19 September 2019) C Tawodzera M J Adams S M Benbow N J Jacobs A Urry R S Khela U Saini (Appointed 28 February 2019) B McKay (Appointed 19 September 2019)
Trustees are elected by the members of the annual general
meeting or may be co-opted by the elected trustees for their experience, specialist knowledge or because of their role within the organisation. Trustees are provided with informal induction by the executive offi cer and other employees as appropriate. They are also made aware of the Charity Commission’s document for Trustees and Governance, “The Hallmarks of on Eff ective Charity”. Board members are allowed to attend specifi c training days that they feel are necessary to update their knowledge and skills. The Trustees are all unpaid volunteers and may claim reasonable out of pocket expenses. The Board of Directors and Trustees delegate the day to day management of the Association to the executive offi cer, employees, paid professional offi cers and chairs of committees, who meet regularly. The full Board of Directors and Trustees meet at least four times a year. Full management accounts are produced monthly.
Funds The Association aims to hold suffi cient reserves to underwrite
all its ventures and to be able to embark upon projects without fear of incurring a defi cit in either the short or long term, and this includes providing, where required, additional support for the Annual AFT Conference and other ad hoc training workshops to ensure that they remain aff ordable for delegates. Reserves at 31 December 2019 were £428,619. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special
provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
On behalf of the Board: S M Benbow – Director 27th April 2020
46 Context 170, August 2020
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees
(Directors) on the Unaudited Financial Statements of The Association for Family Therapy Ltd (A
Company Limited by Guarantee) for the Year Ended 31 December 2019
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of
the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2019, which are set out on poges 47 to 48.
Responsibilties and basis of report As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation
of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts
carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicoble Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14s(5)(b) of the Act.
lndependent examiner’s statement The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am
qualifi ed to undertake the examination by being a qualifi ed member of the lnstitute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICEAW). I have completed my examination. I confi rm that no material
matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect: • the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
• the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or • the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in
connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached
SBCA Chartered Accountants 17 Moor Park Avenue Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6A5 27 April 2020
Report of the Directors and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2019
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