2014 - 2015

ANNUAL REPORT

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Vision, Mission and Strategic Principles

Vision

Everyone living with a disability achieves their full potential.

Mission

Generating opportunities to maximise potential for people living with disabilities.

Our Strategic Principles

1. We will value and behave towards each other openly and with integrity.

2. We will treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and dignity, making the client central to everything we do.

3. We will be accountable to our clients, families and ourselves to ensure we maximise scosa’s potential and be transparent in our decision making.

4. We will challenge the status quo, listen to ideas, be proactive and value innovation.

5. We will work with purpose, enthusiasm and a sense of fun to ensure that everyone’s learning and skill development is maximised.

Contents

Our Board 1

President’s Report 2

Chief Executive Officer’s Report 3

Client Consultative Committee Report 4

GM-Client Services Report 5

Client Events 6

Family/Carer Liaison Committee 7

Engagement of Long Term Donors 7

GM-Business Development and Marketing Report 9

People and Culture Report 11

GM-Finance, Facilities and ICT Services Report 12

Treasurer’s Report 13

Financial Extracts 2014-15 14

Auditor’s Report 15

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Our Board

Johanna Churchill President Partner at Norman Waterhouse

Judith Worrall, OAM Board Member

Pete Madsen Secretary General Manager, Corporate Services at Leed Engineering and Construction

Michael Dilettoso Vice PresidentDirector at Meridien Investments

Louise Small Board Member State Manager SA/NT at Mortgage Choice Limited

Sam Matheson Board Member Matheson Management Consultants

Natasha Malani Board Member Director at Access India and Deputy Lord Mayor, Adelaide City Council Resigned from the Board January 2015

Caroline Patrick Board Member Head of Marketing, Wealth and Third Party at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group

Scott PetersTreasurerDirector, Armstrong Business Valuations

Marguerite DissingerBoard MemberStrategic Adviser/Consultant Non-Government SectorAppointed to the Board May 2015

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President’s Report

Welcome to this year’s Annual Report and thank you for your interest in scosa. A key highlight of the past year has been the development of a new Strategic Plan in preparation for the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The NDIS is a very positive development for our sector, although it is not without its challenges. Our new Strategic Plan aims to position scosa favourably as a proactive, client-driven and quality service provider. A key component of this plan is the commitment made by the scosa Board and Executive Management Team (EMT) to promote our core values of integrity, respect, client centred, accountability, proactiveness and fun. These values must be central to everything we do at scosa.

More than ever, understanding the specific needs of every client, both existing and new, will be crucial to our growth and development as an organisation. Over the past year we have worked closely with our clients and their families to better understand their needs and concerns, and a key milestone in this regard was the formation of a new Family and Carer Liaison Committee. This committee is comprised of family members and carers of scosa clients who meet on a monthly basis with the CEO and other members of the EMT.

The Family and Carer Liaison Committee complements the important role of the Client Consultative Committee (CCC) which reports directly to the Board and advocates on behalf of all scosa clients on matters including programs, new activities, community partnerships and health and safety.

The breadth of activities that we offer our clients is more diverse than ever and includes social media training, sport and leisure, arts and craft, gardening, meal preparation and cooking, photography, massage therapy and other tailored programs. It has also been pleasing to see many clients spending an increasing proportion of their time with scosa out in the community, whether that be at the Central Market, local recreation centres, or sailing on the Port River with the dolphins.

In the latter part of 2014-15 we made an important strategic decision to relocate our mid north Hub from Blyth to the more central location of Clare. As a result, we are far better placed to service the needs of this important regional community, including the surrounding mid north districts.

Especially in this period of major transition, I would like to acknowledge and thank all of our staff for their fantastic efforts over the past year. Your enthusiasm is contagious, and your commitment is to be admired. I particularly wish to thank Josie Kitch, scosa’s Chief Executive, who has led by example and nurtured a very positive and caring culture.

I also wish to thank our extraordinary volunteers who help out in many ways, especially at our major client events which are so popular, and also by collecting our bright orange donation balls from shops and cafes around South Australia. This year, our volunteers helped raise close to $60,000 from these donation balls which is a wonderful result.

I would also like to thank my fellow scosa Board Members for their commitment, knowledge and dedication to the scosa cause.

To our donors and corporate supporters, your contribution is sincerely appreciated. Without your support, scosa would struggle to pilot new initiatives and to provide the range of services and activities that it does. I hope you will take great satisfaction from the difference you are making in the lives of South Australians living with disabilities.

Finally, more than anyone, I wish to thank our clients and their families. You are the reason that scosa exists and we continue to draw great inspiration from your resourcefulness, enthusiasm and abilities.

Johanna ChurchillPresidentPartner at Norman Waterhouse

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Chief Executive Officer’s Report

This past year has been a very busy one at scosa with a 10% growth in the number of clients accessing our services. Furthermore, and in line with the objectives of the NDIS, we initiated a number of program changes to ensure we are offering a more outcomes oriented service which is focused on maximising every person’s potential through intellectual and physical development, emotional and spiritual wellbeing

and social development.

In particular, our Client Services team has focused on offering increasingly tailored services for every scosa client, both within our Hubs and increasingly

out in the community at, for example, recreational, sporting, educational and artistic centres.

Complementing this, we have entered into exciting new partnerships with groups such as Restless Dance Theatre, who worked closely with us to enhance the quality and expand the range of options that we make available to those clients with an artistic flair. In a similar vein, our relationship with the Port Adelaide Football Club continues to evolve and especially to the delight of many of our clients who were provided with the opportunity to meet their AFL heroes face to face.

Reflecting the need for innovation and following consultation with our clients and their families/carers, for the first time scosa opened three of our Hubs over the Christmas and New Year break to provide much needed support to our clients and their families during this busy time of the year. The most common feedback we received from many families was that by providing services on Christmas Eve, in particular, parents were freed up that day to make final preparations which made for a much calmer and enjoyable Christmas Day with the whole family. 45 clients participated in scosa’s Christmas Holiday Program and we look forward to extending this support again through the 2015-16 holiday season.

In another important development, and in response to feedback from families around the challenges they face balancing full time care with work and other commitments, scosa is now offering extended day options. This service provides scosa clients with the opportunity to start their days earlier and finish later in the afternoon. We are also looking to extend our services to weekend day options to meet individual needs in 2015-16.

This past year has also seen a strengthening of our existing relationships and the building of new partnerships with the corporate sector, especially in the case of our Maximum Potential Corporate Networking Club. The fees contributed by a wide cross section of South Australia industry who are members of Maximum Potential has directly enabled us to expand the number and range of services we are able to offer our clients. I wish to thank all of our members and in particular our Legend level members, Liberty International Underwriters and York Civil.

For the first time we also staged our Kick it Healthy Living Campaign and associated community walk through the Adelaide CBD last October. It was fantastic to see hundreds of South Australians participating and in particular, I was delighted to see a good number of our clients and their families take part. Kick it was also a very successful fundraising activity and we look forward to building this into a high profile community event on the Adelaide community calendar.

I wish to thank our Board members for their support and commitment over the past 12 months, especially through the important task of preparing a new Strategic Plan. To all my staff colleagues, your efforts have been appreciated and your dedication and skills give me great confidence in our future.

To all our supporters, whether you are a Patron, Life Member, Volunteer, Donor or Sponsor, I extend my deepest gratitude. You are making a difference by positively impacting on the lives of a very special group of courageous and inspiring individuals who never cease to amaze me.

Josie KitchChief Executive Officer

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Lobbe, Vice-Captain of Port Adelaide

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Kick it 2014 event

Client Consultative Committee Report

The Client Consultative Committee’s (CCC) primary purpose is to involve clients in advocacy, feeding key and strategic issues to the Board of Management. Christopher Young finished his 2 year term as Chairperson in January 2015 before Josh Goorty was elected as the new Chairperson. The CCC consists of a client representative from

each of our 12 Hubs and in 2014-15 they have achieved some fantastic outcomes, including:

• The CCC assisted the Executive Management Team with developing the new Strategic Plan.

• WHS issues from within the Hubs were discussed at the CCC meetings and brought to the attention of the WHS Manager before being resolved.

• The Gilles Plains Hub created a poster detailing their wish list for the empty park across the road from the Hub. Some items on the wish list included a liberty swing, BBQ area and wheelchair friendly pathways. The CCC passed this poster onto the local council and heard some great feedback – the Council will proceed ahead with a number of the ideas!

• The CCC provided feedback to the Marketing team about the branding of scosa’s community vans.

• Plans for the coming year:

• The CCC has invited a number of people to be guest speakers at meetings throughout the coming year. These people include Kelly Vincent from Dignity for Disability and Tim Ginever from the Port Adelaide Football Club.

• Josh Goorty will be helping the marketing team redesign the website and will be seeking input from the CCC.

Josh GoortyChair of the CCC

Chris Young, a member of the CCC

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GM-Client Services Report

Our focus this year has been expanding our activities and service offerings to meet the diverse needs of scosa clients and their families.

Feedback from scosa clients highlighted their interest in weekend social activities while families shared the difficulties they face balancing work and family commitments. Many clients are now enjoying our

extended day options services while weekend services are providing much needed respite for families. scosa clients are also enjoying an

increasing range of community based activities of their choice, including shopping trips, football matches, movies and cultural festivals. This year also

saw three of our Hubs open across scosa’s traditional Christmas break with great success and we look forward to offering this service again in 2015.

In a brand new initiative, 2014 saw scosa clients enjoy visits from our very popular Therapy Dogs. The joy scosa clients gain from interacting with the dogs is evident in the many smiles and excited stories of walking “their dog”, while families have shared that their loved ones are returning home calmer, more engaged and confident after interacting with the Therapy Dogs.

Visits to the Adelaide Zoo and Adelaide Gaol have been other highlights, as have the Restless Dance workshops and Indoor Sports programs, with many clients developing new skills and friendships through these programs. Our new

partnership with Xtra Home Care for massage is delivering great outcomes to scosa clients, enabling them to gain and retain

physical abilities, while increasing flexibility, strength and range of motion and reducing pain and discomfort.

We are now operating two groups for the Northern Titans and two groups for the Southern Titans, enabling more of our clients with autism to increase their social skills and networks through participation in a variety of activities in their local communities. Additionally, a “Friendship Group” has been very

popular amongst our young adult clients with strong verbal communication abilities and mild intellectual disabilities, providing new opportunities to meet

different people and develop natural friendships.

This year also saw an exciting program develop between local high schools and our Hubs with scosa clients hosting students from Years 10-12 then visiting the schools to share their life experiences at assemblies. It has been wonderful to see scosa clients growing in confidence, sharing their achievements and developing their public speaking skills as many aspire to become disability advocates in their local communities.

The Client Services team welcomed Trudy Hall this year as our NDIS Liaison Officer to impart the insights she has gained from service providers, clients and families in NDIS trial sites. Trudy will support scosa clients, their families and carers to gain a better understanding of the NDIS and the language of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) in readiness for their planning meetings. As we move toward the NDIS, scosa aims to be a service partner rather than a service provider, supporting our clients to identify and articulate their goals and advocate for their future support needs.

This year also saw the opening of two new scosa Hubs in Clare and Port Pirie. The change in location from the Blyth Hub to the more central location of Clare, and the movement within Port Pirie to a more purpose built Hub has enabled new activities to be undertaken within these Hubs, while also providing improved access to local educational and recreational facilities. We would like to thank the Clare community for their warm welcome and the Blyth and Port Pirie communities for their continued support.

Danielle WhitakerGM-Client Services

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Client Events

Our much loved major client events were a huge success again this year with Soccer Showdown kicking off the year with a bang. There was much excitement both on and off the field with our Hamilton, Spence and Flinders teams dressing in their colours and cheering enthusiastically throughout the day. It is always a highlight seeing scosa clients, staff, families, corporate partners and volunteers getting

thoroughly involved in the joy and competitive spirit of the day.

We celebrated International Day of People with Disability, an event instigated by the United

Nations, with over 200 people enjoying a BBQ lunch, live music, dancing, karaoke, games and

an animal nursery. scosa was delighted to host this year’s event at the Port Adelaide Enfield Community Centre, bringing together clients, families, staff and supporters from many local disability organisations.

Sailability saw our clients brave the water with many stepping into a sailboat for the first time and thoroughly enjoying the

experience. The summer sailing program, which runs for 5 months on the Port River, culminates in a colourful end-of-season regatta on the River Torrens with many families and supporters there to enjoy the smiles and celebrate our clients’ achievements. A big thank you to the volunteers from Sailability SA and the Port Adelaide Sailing Club and our program partner ASC for making this event

possible.

scosability saw a great mix of activities highlighting our client’s diverse interests ranging from cake decorating

to volleyball and science experiments while Performability showcased our clients’ talents in acting, singing and dancing. Each Hub spends months choosing their theme - designing and making sets and costumes, choreographing dance numbers and learning their lines for this spectacular event. Standout performances this year included the Plympton Hub with a Waltzing Matilda re-enactment, Elizabeth Park Hub working together with Elizabeth Downs Primary School to perform “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift and the Woodville team inviting everyone to join in on the ”Chicken Dance” at the end the day.

Kate Skipper Scholarship

The Kate Skipper Scholarship recipient for 2015 is Jessica Hobbs from our Elizabeth Park Hub. This scholarship was named in honour of former scosa client Kate Skipper, and is awarded to one scosa client each year to support their endeavours in learning and education. Jessica has a great love of animals and with support from the team at the Elizabeth Park Hub the scholarship will provide Jessica with the opportunity to work toward a TAFE qualification in Animal Studies, as she hopes to one day pursue a career in this field.

We extend our sincere thanks to Rob and Anne Skipper and family for their continued support of this important initiative.

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Engagement of Long Term Donors

For a number of years scosa has paid regular visits to our longer term donors, many of whom have been supporting our organisation for decades through financial contributions and also through their volunteer time. These visits, which are organised by former scosa employee and now long term volunteer, Ray Gabell, enable us to keep our donors updated as to how their support is impacting positively on the lives of our clients.

In a positive new development this past year and to complement these personal visits, we also brought groups of our long term donors together on two occasions – once for a lunch in March at Woodville, followed by a morning tea and tour of our Plympton Hub in June. Both occasions provided our supporters the opportunity to meet some of our clients, socialise with one another and in some cases, catch up on old times, while we also received some very positive suggestions for future fundraising activities. We look forward to more of these activities in the year ahead!

Family/Carer Liaison Committee

This year has seen the formation of an 11 person committee of family and carer representatives of scosa from across a broad range of our Hubs.

Meetings commenced in January of this year and have been held monthly on the first Wednesday of the month in the evening.

The committee has contributed in many ways, including being a voice for families in regard to providing feedback, raising issues of concern, providing input in regard to suggestions for new services for scosa to consider, reviewing key items such as the newly designed Client diaries, and assisting in the development of questions for the Family/Carer surveys.

The committee has been supported by the CEO and Executive Assistant of scosa to ensure the smooth running of the committee and has also had presentations from the General Managers of Client Services, Business Development and People, Culture & Quality, and also Pete Madsen, Board Director and Secretary.

Recently Expressions of Interest were sent to the committee for a Chair position and we are pleased to advise the new Chair is Jacqueline Payne who is the sister of Toni-Anne Payne from the Newton Hub. With a new Chair in place this committee will continue to develop its role in collaboration with the Executive Management Team over the next year.

Jodie loves entertaining visitors at our Plympton Hub

pictured right: Sam, one of scosa’s senior access workers with, Krishna

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GM-Business Development and Marketing Report

scosa is very grateful for the support we receive from our donors, bequestors, volunteers, the State Government and our corporate supporters.

The increased financial support we have received over the past year has enabled us to expand our existing programs and also implement

new activities for our clients. Additionally, in the past year we have seen significant growth in the number of people who access scosa’s services, with

fundraising playing an important role in helping to meet this demand.

Maximum Potential Corporate Networking Club

Our Maximum Potential Corporate Networking Club, launched in 2013, gained popularity and six networking forums were held in 2014-15 which saw special guests from business, politics, sport and the arts go under the Q&A spotlight.

Membership grew to 35 members by end June 2015, generating annual revenues of close to $150,000. A highlight was the attraction of York Civil as a new participant and at the highest level of membership, while Liberty International Underwriters continued its long association with scosa and also at the highest level of support.

Each networking forum typically hosted 80 guests with some of our more interesting and popular guests including UK based opera singer Grant Doyle, Port Adelaide FC Captain Travis Boak and the CEO of Robern Menz, Phil Sims.

We are extremely grateful to our Maximum Potential Members, many of whom are based in South Australia, who make a major contribution to improving the lives of scosa clients across the State.

Kick it!

Our inaugural Kick it Healthy Living Campaign was launched in 2014. Hundreds of South Australians kicked a bad habit, or started a positive new behaviour, raising over $40,000 in the process and culminating in a community walk through the CBD and a big day of celebration at the newly revamped Victoria Square in October.

Kick it is now scosa’s annual flagship event and in addition to raising funds, is important as it offers a community inclusive event which encourages

scosa clients to participate, while also helping to raise our profile across the State which will be increasingly relevant under the National Disability Insurance

Scheme (NDIS).

Flavours Dinner Series

In another new initiative, we introduced our Flavours of South Australia dinners with two successful events being held at Peel St restaurant in the city and Stella’s at Henley Beach. Both dinners attracted a new group of supporters who learned about scosa, while healthy funds were raised at both events, in particular through auctions of premium local products and experiences.

With a strong South Australian food and wine theme, these events reinforce our position as a long standing and respected South Australian service provider, while in the case of the second dinner, one of our clients, Songa from our West Croydon Hub, gave a most memorable and entertaining speech to the delight of our audience which also did wonders for her confidence.

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Donation Balls

scosa’s bright orange donation balls generated over $58,000 (up 15% from the previous year) and feature in approximately 700 businesses across South Australia. Thanks to every business that has provided space, whether it be a café, supermarket, fish ‘n chip shop or hotel.

Community Partners

We partnered with a number of new organisations this past year while reinforcing other relationships including:

• ASC who once again was the Main Partner of our sailability program and we are also appreciative of the important contribution of Sailability SA and the Port Adelaide Sailing Club.

• The Port Adelaide Football Club, which through game day collections and other initiatives assisted scosa to raise $6,000 while also hosting our clients for a special training session at Alberton Oval.

• The Highway Inn hosted a sold out luncheon where scosa was made the beneficiary for the first time.

• The Hackney Hotel again made scosa its Melbourne Cup charity partner and will do so in 2015.

• We once again partnered with The Australian Shop & Office Fitting Industry Association (ASOFIA) for its annual golf day.

• Branders Promotional Products, who sponsored our inaugural Battle of the Brains Quiz Night, helping us to raise over $12,000 after expenses.

• A growing number of school groups that participated in our Kick it campaign or organised to support scosa in some other way such as a gold coin casual day.

Our Volunteers

We are extremely grateful for our team of loyal volunteers who place and collect our donation balls, meaning that every cent raised goes directly

to supporting South Australians living with disabilities. Special thanks to Kay, Doug, Peter, Margaret and Cheryl for their countless hours and commitment.

In addition, we are thankful for the many people and companies who volunteered at scosa events, or helped out at the Hubs with gardening, painting and other odd jobs.

Marketing and the NDIS

In preparing for the transition to the NDIS, considerable work has gone into planning and preparation of new marketing strategies and associated tools to inform

potential new clients of the nature of scosa’s services and moreover, how scosa can partner with people living with disabilities to develop life pathways and maximise their independence and potential.

In thinking about how we position ourselves in the future, we have sought input from a range of sources and in particular, from our Client Consultative and Family/Carer Liaison Committees. Through this process the need to develop a new, more interactive website was reinforced and this will be commissioned and go “live” in the year ahead, while the more regular use of a range of social media tools will form an important component of our future digital marketing strategy which will complement some of our more traditional forms of marketing.

John TobinGM-Business Development and Marketing

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People and Culture Report

There were a number of achievements of note in the People, Culture and Quality area. This year saw the

introduction of our new Values, Vision and Mission Statements. Supporting our values was also the development and implementation of a new online reward and recognition system centred on our values. This has enhanced staff recognition and has reinforced our values and positive workplace culture.

Leadership development for the Team Leaders was a key focus over the year. Workshops

were facilitated by a leadership expert with the underlying aim of

enhancing the new values and the need for team building and

self-awareness. The workshops also supported the development of

capabilities regarding communication, leadership styles and relationship building.

Emphasis was also placed on the WHS, Risk and Injury Management System. The outcome has been the emergence of a culture underpinned by proactive hazard reporting, detailed incident investigation and regular follow up. scosa continued to maintain continuous improvement standards reflected through the ongoing certification to the ISO9001:2008 standard and the delivery of a quality service to clients with disabilities.

Once again scosa came together to celebrate staff and volunteer achievements and special mentions must go to David Hyde and Kerri Thornhill. David took out our award for Excellence in Leadership. David is

our Team Leader at Wynn Vale and in addition to being highly experienced in his leadership

role, he inspires respect and trust in all who work with him. Kerri Thornhill took

out our award for Employee of the Year. Kerri is our Team Leader at Elizabeth Park and always leads by example and puts the success of the team above her own interests.

We recognise and thank all scosa staff for their commitment, dedication, and hard work in ensuring the continued success of scosa.

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GM-Finance, Facilities and ICT Services Report

Finance

scosa operating surplus for the 2014-15 financial year was $1.30m, compared to $0.38m for the previous year.

Our total income has increased by 11.2% to $11.23m. This is a result of a combination of growth in our purchased services and continued generous donations from our supporters. Fundraising and business development have made significant contributions to our overall income, and we are thankful to all our donors and sponsors for their continuous support and generosity.

The performance in our investments delivered a strong return over the last 12 months, with continued management review of our investment portfolio by the Finance and Audit Committee (FAC).

Our operating expenses increased by 2.1%, to $9.92m. Excluding salaries, our operating expenses decreased by 7.4% through cost management of our overheads.

Our net assets have increased by 20.8%, to $7.30m. Our financial position remains sound to sustain future requirements as we move into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Facilities

During the financial year we relocated 2 of our 12 Hubs. Our Blyth Hub was closed and relocated to Clare where it has better access to larger communities and recreational opportunities for our clients’ needs. At Port Pirie, we relocated to a more purpose built facility thanks to a generous donor who made the purchase of an attractive property possible. This donor has also made significant contributions towards the fit out of the Hub, for which we are also grateful. We have continued to invest and improve our facilities in all our Hubs, delivering a greater experience for our clients.

Information Communication Technology Services

ICT continues to be an enabler of the business. During the 2015 financial year we have implemented and delivered a number of initiatives, all to improve efficiencies and reduce overhead costs. These include expansion of our Helpmaster Helpdesk System across a number of departments and rationalisation of data access to our off-site HR system, resulting in improved reliability and costs. Quality of service over all data connections has also been implemented to reserve bandwidth for telephony, VPN access and Internet traffic, which has improved overall speed and reliability. This has allowed more focus on client time and quality of service at the Hubs.

The focus is to continue to review our current business processes and explore system software options to comply with the requirements of the NDIS.

Ming LauGM-Finance, Facilitiesand ICT Services

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Treasurer’s Report

The focus of scosa management and the Board in the past year has been on effective and efficient delivery of services in preparation for the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). As a result, the financial results of scosa for the year ended 30 June 2015 are outstanding and have been well received by the Board.

Following the strategic investment in new Hubs in prior years, significant growth in both clients and the services offered by scosa continued in 2014-15 and drove the increase in Operating Income for the year. Growth in service revenue is a testament to the quality of the services we offer and staff who deliver these services.

This revenue growth has resulted in an increase in the cost of providing these services, predominantly in staff wages and associated costs. scosa has focused on the recruitment and retention of quality front-line staff and the efficient management of staffing needs, whilst reducing overhead staff.

As a result, revenue growth has exceeded the cost of salaries and combined with the containment of overhead costs, has driven a significant increase in our operating surplus.

This operating surplus, combined with donations and bequests received during the year has enabled scosa to expand our range of services, while a particularly generous donation directly facilitated the purchase of a new Hub at Port Pirie which was recently opened.

I would like to note that Ming Lau, General Manager, Finance, Facilities & ICT Services, joined scosa in February 2015 following the resignation of Paul Panos, General Manager Finance & Technology Services. The Board is very happy how Ming has taken on the role quickly, ensuring our strong financial systems and controls are maintained.

In conclusion, scosa continues to grow its services, both geographically as well as diversifying its revenue streams, and delivers these services in an effective and efficient manner to enable it to be as competitive as possible as we prepare for the NDIS implementation.

The operating surplus and resultant improvement in the Net Assets of the Association to over $7m will position the organisation to be well placed to face the challenges, and take advantage of the opportunities, as we prepare for the implementation of the NDIS.

Scott PetersTreasurer

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Extract Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 2015 2014For the Year Ended 30 June 2015 $ $

OPERATING INCOME

Sales revenue 5,700,824 4,453,677

Operating grants 3,935,138 4,464,889

Other income 1,590,509 1,176,913

TOTAL INCOME 11,226,471 10,095,479

OPERATING EXPENSES

Salaries (7,399,957) (6,991,927)

Other expenses (2,522,863) (2,566,871)

Finance costs - (156,951)

SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 1,303,651 379,730

Revaluation changes for property, plant and equipment (125,000) -

Net fair value movements for available-for-sale financial assets 80,025 334,213

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1,258,676 713,943

Extract Statement of Financial Position 2015 2014As At 30 June 2015 $ $

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents 1,200,981 988,867

Trade and other receivables 309,734 894,932

Current tax receivable 37,230 -

Other assets 222,866 224,713

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 1,770,811 2,108,512

NON CURRENT ASSETS

Investment in joint ventures 138,457 103,710

Financial assets 3,762,974 3,829,172

Property, plant and equipment 2,862,164 2,683,261

TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS 6,763,595 6,616,143

TOTAL ASSETS 8,534,406 8,724,655

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables 475,460 386,781

Borrowings - 1,495,427

Current tax liabilities - 132,134

Employee benefits 635,486 560,571

Other financial liabilities 115,173 95,617

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,226,119 2,670,530

NON CURRENT LIABILITIES

Employee benefits 8,875 13,389

TOTAL NON CURRENT LIABILITIES 8,875 13,389

TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,234,994 2,683,919

NET ASSETS 7,299,412 6,040,736

EQUITY

Reserves 1,577,463 1,725,925

Accumulated surplus 5,721,949 4,314,811

TOTAL EQUITY 7,299,412 6,040,736

This statement is an extract from the audited financial report, available upon request from the Association.

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Auditor’s Report

Independent Audit Report to the members of Spastic Centres of South Australia Incorporated

Report on the Financial Report

We have audited the accompanying extract financial report of Spastic Centres of South Australia Incorporated, which comprises the extract statement of financial position as at 30 June 2015, the extract statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year then ended and the statement by the Board.

Board’s Responsibility for the Financial Report

The Board of Spastic Centres of South Australia Incorporated is responsible for the preparation of the extract financial report derived from the full financial report which was prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 1985. This responsibility includes:

• establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation of the extract financial report;

• selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and

• making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the extract financial report based on our audit. We conducted an independent audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, of the financial report of Spastic Centres of South Australia Incorporated for the year ended 30 June 2015. Our report for the year was signed on 28 September 2015 and was not subject to any modification. The Australian Auditing standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.

Our procedures in respect to the extract financial report included testing that the information in the extract financial report is derived from, and is consistent with, the full financial report for the year. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the extract financial report is consistent with the full financial report.

Opinion

In our opinion, the extract financial report of Spastic Centres of South Australia Incorporated for the year ended 30 June 2015 is consistent with the full financial report from which it is derived upon, for which we expressed an unqualified opinion.

Hayes Knight (SA) Audit & Assurance

Graeme RoddaDirectorAdelaide

Dated this 28th day of September 2015

Statement by the Board of Directors

In the opinion of the Board, the extract financial report of Spastic Centres of South Australia Incorporated for the year ended 30 June 2015, as set out on the previous page, has been derived from and is consistent with the full financial report of the Spastic Centres of South Australia Incorporated.

This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board and is signed for and on behalf of the Board by:

Dated this 28th day of September 2015

Johanna Churchill Scott PetersPresident Treasurer

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