## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
**(A company limited by guarantee)**
**REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2023**
**Charity number 1028632 Company number 2869470**
**Riverside Community Health Project** (A company limited by guarantee)
## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## 1.0 Introduction
The trustees are pleased to present their Annual Directors� Report together with financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are prepared to meet the requirements for a directors� report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## 2.0 Chairperson�s Welcome
The past year has been especially challenging for members of our community as they have been bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis. We have heard from local residents and families that they have been struggling with rising costs and our team at Riverside have been offering invaluable support to help them. We have made sure that Riverside is a warm space for those who need it, and our much-needed winter wellbeing support has provided families with warm clothes and other essential items. We have also been putting on healthy cooking on a budget course. While we have managed to be reactive where we can, but as an organisation we strongly believe that it is not the responsibility of individuals to make changes to cope with this crisis, but the responsibility of decision-makers and policy that needs to change.
Our strategy development group made up of staff and trustees have been working hard this year to co-develop a strategy for Riverside with the community that puts community development principles at its centre. As part of this, we have written a community development statement that aims to underpin all of our work going forward. The Trustees will take ownership over our strategy and our renewed focus on community development to make sure it is at the heart of what we do, so we can best respond to the needs, wants and ideas of our local community members. In that vein, our staff team has made plans to undertake community
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organising training together. We have arranged to deliver a series of workshops with community members to understand their needs, preferences and aspirations for their community and this will shape the focus for our new strategy and work plan. Keep your eyes peeled for the launch of new strategy soon!
Our Children and Families team has continued to run our regular sessions and programmes for families in school holidays � we�ve had thousands of families take part in our activities. I want to make a specific mention about the Best Summer Ever family fun days, which was an all-handson-deck venture to offer free activities and food to families across July and August. We have been reviewing our training and volunteering offers this year, to make sure they tie in with our families support and ensure that they align with what members of community are telling us they would like and need. You may have also seen that we have been refreshing our communications this year � we hope you are signed up to our e-newsletter!
The last year hasn�t been without its struggles. We know the fundraising landscape has been challenging for the majority of local community organisations at the moment, and Riverside is no exception. The end of European funding for Community Led Local Development and the expected end of Home Office funding to support people from the European Union applying for settled status mean we are having to carefully assess our funding situation and look for new avenues of funding this year. We have had some issues with the degeneration of the Carnegie Building and we are looking for funding to both fix some issues and make it more energy efficient to reduce our carbon footprint. Despite this, we know that all challenges can become opportunities and we�re looking forward to seeking new funding opportunities based on the outcomes of our strategy development and to making the Carnegie Building an even better hub for the community.
We have reached thousands of people through our programmes, groups, training, and outreach in the past year. It�s been a particularly hard time for many people and so our open-door policy has been valued by so many people. This wouldn�t be possible without the tireless work of our
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staff team. I�d like to extend my thanks especially to Ellie Perry, who left her part time position at Riverside to take up a full-time post with Newcastle City Council and Gabriela Caradonna, who recently announced her retirement from Riverside. I would also like to thank two of our Trustees who are standing down � Michelle Gibson and Catherine Mackereth � for their dedication to Riverside over the past years.
With best wishes
Carly Walker-Dawson
Chair of the Board of Trustees
## 3.0 Riverside�s Mission Statement, Strategic Objectives and Guiding Principles
The objects of the charity are set out in the Charity's trust deed and are summarised as: to preserve and protect the health of persons in Newcastle particularly by advancing the education of the public in the promotion of health awareness, health related issues, and health problems.
## 3.1 Mission Statement
Riverside Community Health Project works according to community development principles to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged communities by acting with others to ensure appropriate service provision.
## 3.2 Strategic Objectives
Our strategic objectives, as presented in last year�s report are to support:
- Children to raise their aspirations and improve their life chances
- Parents to counter disadvantage
- Women to counter disadvantage and influence decisions that affect them, their families, and communities
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- Local community organisations to build their capacity to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals and communities
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- To work with others to improve community cohesion to improve the life experiences of local people
During the 22-23 year we set up a Strategy Working Group made up of trustees and staff members. A major aspect of our endeavour is to review our strategic objectives. We are still in the process of this activity by reviewing literature on evidence of needs, strengths, and perspectives in the local community, having conversations with residents and considering the work carried out by other local organisations. We hope to conclude this strand of our strategic review early in the 23/24 reporting year. In carrying out this review the Trustees are considering the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit.
## 3.3 Principles that Guide our Work
Riverside recognises the impact of inequalities and poverty on the health of individuals and communities and seeks to redress this balance through collective action. These inequalities include the reality that people from communities tackling social and financial hardship are likely to die younger and spend more of their lives with ill-health than people from more affluent communities. Some people are additionally disadvantaged, e.g., lone parents, people with disabilities and those who do not speak English as a first language. For several years we have stated the following principles underpin our practice:
- Using community development approaches in our work
- Ensuring organisational excellence
- Gathering and disseminating intelligence / know how about community health needs in the West End of Newcastle
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As part of our review of our strategy, mentioned in 3.2 above, we have undergone a review of what community development means to Riverside. The discussion has taken place among staff, volunteers, and trustees. We have also embarked on training the staff team and volunteers in community organising. We see embedding community organising skills into our organisation as key to helping develop with people the local community, not on their behalf. We will include more details in next year�s report when our strategy has been fully planned out and written up.
## 4.0 Activities and Services
Our activities are developed to meet the identified needs of the local community. We deliver the majority of our services in the Carnegie Building. However, we also work in other community locations and carry out some home visits. Important aspects of our work are:
- Providing first step support for family and women's health and well being
- Supporting communities of interest, identity, and geography, to address issues that affect them
- Ensuring people in the community have access to resources and support locally
- Being a vehicle through which local perspectives can be expressed and acted on
- Providing space for community activities
## 4.1 Summary of Activities
This infographic summary quantifies activities and services organised by Riverside throughout the 22/23 year and peoples� engagement with them.
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In the remaining sub-sections, we provide a more detailed account from each of the programme areas at Riverside.
## 4.2 Children and Family Support
Our work with parents / carers and young children is done as part of a network of practitioners in Children and Families Newcastle. Riverside facilitates a number of parent / carer and child sessions, from birth until the child starts nursery, which we strongly believe help lay the foundations for children to get the best possible start in life. The role parents and carers play in the lives of young children is crucial to children�s� physical and emotional health development. The first 1001 days from pregnancy to two years are the most important time for babies� brain development and, by far, the fastest development in a person�s lifetime. Riverside runs various
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sessions where children, alongside their parents / carers, learn through play and develop good relationships and social skills. The groups and courses we offered throughout the year are:
## Baby Massage
This programme is for parents/carers with babies under 12 months. Baby massage is a lovely way to enjoy time with your baby. Before babies are able to understand language, we often communicate and comfort them through touch. If a baby cries parents will hold and cuddle or stroke them. Baby massage builds on this natural impulse, nurturing touch, and positive communication to build strong, trusting relationships. Benefits include helping to calm and relax both parent and baby, boosting parents� confidence in handling their baby, helping baby to sleep more deeply and for longer, boosting baby�s immune system, aiding digestion, and helping relieve colic, wind, and constipation.
**�I really enjoyed the baby massage course and I now realise it is not just about the massage. It�s about connecting with my baby and knowing what he is wanting from me.�**
## My Baby and Me
My Baby and Me is for parents and babies up to 1 year. This session provides opportunity for parents to discover and learn with their baby and build secure attachment. We provide activities that encourage parents to engage in floor-based play and interaction. Parents are supported to explore new ways to play with their child and nurture interaction with their child.
**I have met some amazing people. We love coming each week to hear about peoples� parenting journeys and supporting one another and sharing ideas.**
## First Words Together
First Words Together is aimed at families with children up to 2 years old. This five-week programme promotes early language development skills using a range of specific activities with
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children and their parents / carers. Each week focuses on a �top tip� that parents can use to positively interact with their child. Each week, families receive one book to take home and share together.
**�This has been great for my daughter as when I came to this session I thought she was delayed in her speech. After finishing the course, I learnt she was communicating with me, just not verbally. Now I am able to use the top tips I was given to support her further.�**
## Boogie Bairns
Boogie Bairns is for families with children up to 2 years old. This is a sensory play session, using a disco theme. Boogie Bairns has lots of singing, exploring musical instruments as well as playing with puppets and song time. These fun activities support early communication and language skills.
**�I am so grateful to have regular sessions to look forward to each week, especially the themed discos, as she loves to sing and dance and this motivates me to do more fun things with her.�**
## Breakfast Stay and Play
This session is for families with children from 6 months to 4 years. This is a great space for parents / carers and their little ones to enjoy breakfast together and enjoy the play activities prepared. Very importantly, it is a session where little ones and adults can make new friends in the community. We really encourage parents / carers to support each other as we all know what a positive difference this can make. This year we made the decision to provide a hot breakfast in recognition of the impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on food poverty.
- **�My son is more willing to try new foods and he will even sit at the table for a short time which was always a struggle to get him to sit down.�**
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## Toddle Time
This session is for children aged 1 to 2 years. Each week we provide activities that enhance spatial awareness and improve cognitive and physical development. Parents / carers are supported to explore their child�s interests and respond to their ideas. These interactions enhance the mutual understanding between adult and child.
**�This group has been great for me and my son. It has enabled us to get out more and socialise with others as well, as learning how to create fun spaces within my home and cost-free activities using everyday items to make musical instruments and other fun things.�**
## Love Food Hate Waste
We ran two Love Food Hate Waste programmes as part of our Winter Wellbeing Support. Ten families attended the sessions over a five-week period. Families shared their ideas about cooking on a budget in the current cost of living crisis. We focused on top tips to minimise food waste. Best of all, parents and children got to try out recipes and enjoy the yummy food they made together.
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- **"It�s been nice coming and taking part in the cooking sessions. It�s given me a meal to give to the children and really helped when the cost of living is so high"**
## Further Family Support
School Holiday Programme: We regularly organise a programme of school holiday activities for families so they can enjoy fun experiences together. This school holiday work is co-ordinated with a wide variety of local organisations under the banner of Best Summer Ever. Indeed, the Family Fun Days we organised at Hodgkin Park during the summer holidays had a real festival feel. We brought hundreds of people together to celebrate being part of a great community. Holiday activities usually involves food as we know school holidays can be time of struggle for families when no school meals are available. We provided over 400 pack lunches during our Family Fun Days.
Early Help: We support families we work with including a small number of families referred through Children and Families Newcastle with Early Help Plans. Also known as early intervention, Early Help Plans set out the goals the family wishes to achieve and what needs to be put in place to help the family progress. An Early Help Plan can be instigated at any stage in a child or young person's life, up to 19 years.
## 4.2 Training and Volunteering Project
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Riverside organises a comprehensive training programme for local community members and hosts training in the Carnegie Building. We also recruit and help register community members on to courses that are delivered by formal training organisations providers. Our training courses are focused on employability, wellbeing, integration and helping people to develop practical skills that improve their quality of life. Employability focused courses include those aimed at future teaching assistants, interpreters and people who want to work in the night-time economy. We included a range of courses aimed at people interested in health and social care, cake decorating, and creative crafts courses have a distinct wellbeing benefit for participants. Integration is aided by courses include ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) courses and English
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conversation classes. We organised a new training course in Makaton (sign language for children) to encourage inclusion. It was so popular we were not able to accommodate everyone that wanted to take part. We have also continued with as well as courses revisiting courses people have taken at school, such as functional maths and English. We know learning in an informal community environment helps some people to thrive more than in formal educational settings.
## Volunteering
Last year we reported we had supported community members to take on the voluntary role of Covid Champions, rolling out key health messages on covid to their peers. This work was in partnership with Newcastle City Council, Connected Voice Haref, and a range of communitybased organisations. We concluded this work at the end of June 2022. Since then, we have focused on developing the kind of volunteering opportunities we offered prior to covid.
We are pleased to be able to support volunteering in the core groups and sessions in Riverside once more. In January 2023 we began to prepare to renew our Investing in Volunteers accreditation. We were delighted to be notified on 31[st] March that were successfully awarded this accreditation. This was our third time going through the process. Following the disruption to volunteering caused by covid, it was great for us to be able to reflect on how we want to support
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volunteering when not in crisis mode. It was also valuable to learn first-hand from volunteers about how volunteering benefits them.
We are looking at meaningful ways to enhance what we do with the important input of volunteers. For example, the Family Fun Days we ran at Hodgkin Park were supported by volunteers, who added to the overall sense of community coming together. Also, in summer 2022 we experimented with a new form of support for community members - a family trips savings club **.** This involved Riverside staff booking trips for large groups of families and encouraging them to pay a small amount each week towards them. We recognise that volunteers can make a positive impact on this kind of activity by encouraging a spirit of self-help and peer support. We are busy making plans to that end and volunteers are keen to organise the weekly savings club and liaise with the families that will take part in future. We also think that some of the popular child and family sessions could be enhanced by the input of volunteers, particularly local people whose children have now grown.
**�I started coming to Riverside by joining a cake decorating course. After meeting the Volunteer and Training staff I was introduced to the volunteering opportunities they have at Riverside. I started volunteering at family fun days and community events and I now volunteer once a week in Riverside. Becoming a volunteer is one of the best decisions I have made! Being a volunteer has helped massively with my mental health and confidence and I have made some really good friends�**
## 4.3 Welfare Support
We have provided welfare appointments to 171 people to support with a range of issues from benefits applications, to registering with a GP. Included in this support was specialist welfare advice which we bought in from a partner agency, Search. We don�t expect to continue purchasing specialist welfare sessions in future. However, we do intend to continue providing generic, or Level 1 welfare support, which our staff are trained to provide.
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Riverside has worked to provide a wide range of practical support to community members, to help them deal with financial hardship caused by the ongoing effects of austerity, poverty and what is now termed the cost-of-living crisis. We secured Winter Wellbeing funding to support families to deal with the challenges that come with cold weather. We provided household essentials such as soap powder and softener, toiletries, baby supplies and warm clothing. We were also able to help with shopping vouchers, fuel top-ups and fuel-efficient cooking supplies, as well as food hampers. We also secured funding to help families with children support children in out of school activities. The idea was to remove barriers they might face, such as the cost of bus travel, or swimming / sportswear. We know this form of support is not sustainable on an ongoing basis, but we feel compelled to assist where we can.
We supported 427 people from the European Union going through the process to settle in the UK. This number is much reduced compared to previous years. This is based on the fact the scheme was due to end before the year started. The Home Office decided to continue it in recognition that many more people still needed to go through the process. However, it was continued at a much-reduced scale. This has proven challenging for Riverside because the
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numbers of people still seeking support needed more time than we were funded to provide. Therefore, whilst we continued to work as lead agency in partnership with Children�s Society and the North East Law Centre, it has been in a climate of ever decreasing funding. We have been informed the scheme will end in the 23/24 year, which means are we unlikely to continue being registered to support people through the process. This is unfortunate.
**�Me and my girls are so grateful for the winter nightwear and duvets. Without the support from Riverside we wouldn�t have been able to afford these or keep warm during the cold nights�**
## 4.4 Women�s Groups
We ran three women�s groups throughout the year with a total of seventy-five women taking part. We seek to support women to identify the issues they face and raise their confidence and selfesteem to bring about changes to improve their lives. Here is a summary from the groups.
## Romanian Women�s Group
This group has continued the themes developed in previous years, such as ensuring women get to opportunity to learn about the key aspects of life in UK. This includes how engaging with schools, the police, the NHS and, as you can see from the picture below, the Fire and Rescue Service.
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## Czech / Slovakian Women�s Group
Women in the group have engaged in a wide variety of activities. In one session they learned about the importance of having people from different ethnicities involved in health and care research, as there is a representation gap which can affect health outcomes. The group took part in outdoor walking and indoor workout sessions as well as looking at specific women�s health issues. Women in the group have also been enjoying being part of West End Writes, a project focused on supporting and developing the creativity of people in Benwell and Scotswood.
## Time to Talk Group
The Time to Talk Group is a weekly space for women from a range of backgrounds and nationalities to come together in conversation. The goal is to encourage diverse women to get to know and support each other. In the last year women have talked about their experiences of life in the UK and how it is different to their home countries. They have reflected what they studied before coming to the UK and what they are learning since they arrived. One of the challenges women discussed was the different ways dates, day, month, and year, are written across the world, so they have spent some time learning how it is done here. Our goal is to develop this group further to make it a space where women from all backgrounds, including white British women can come together. We hope this will provide an opportunity for diverse women to talk about their perspectives of community life and what they can do to improve their individual and collective experiences.
## International Women�s Day
On Friday 10[th] March we were delighted to be joined by women from different communities and organisations across the West End to celebrate International Women�s Day. We took the opportunity to organise treats, such as massage, manicures, henna art, cake decorating, dance mats and a tasty lunch for the women. Several guests that came shared vital health information on, wellbeing, breast cancer including busting myths on how to examine your breasts. Over lunch, we reflected on why International Women�s Day came to be, as a day to mark women's struggles against discrimination and inequality, a struggle that continues still. Huge thanks to each and every woman that took part.
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## 4.5 Managing Carnegie Building
Riverside oversees the day to day running of Carnegie Building and the majority of our work is done within the Carnegie Building. Practitioners from other community groups, as well as children and family services also come to Carnegie Building to carry out work in partnership with Riverside. Examples include the Men�s Pie Club, Food Cycle and the Baby Clinic.
Several teams from other voluntary and community sector organisations are based in Carnegie Building. The sharing of space in Carnegie Building part of our ethos to ensure other valuable organisations are accommodated in the heart of the community in our busy community hub. The five partner organisations / projects based in Carnegie Building alongside Riverside Community Health Project are:
- JET - jobs, education, and training for people from diverse BAME communities Involve North East � health focused involvement and participation organisation Search Newcastle � support for older people
- Side-step - a young peoples� project by Action for Children, children�s charity Success 4 All - homework clubs for children, supported by volunteers
The charity, Riverside Community Health Project has a subsidiary company, Carnegie Building, which manages the license agreements and fees with all the organisations based in the building. This subsidiary ensures that any surplus generated from the license arrangements and room hire costs are ploughed back into Riverside to contribute to its charitable work.
## 4.6 Engaging in Research
Health Inequalities Research with Connected Voice HAREF and Partners Last year we reported that we recruited facilitators and participants for this research on inequalities experienced by different groups and ethnicities and contributed to the authorship of
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the research report. The report, Health Inequalities in the Age of Covid-19: Towards Fairer Health for Disadvantaged Communities, was launched in June 2022. Key findings relate to:
- The importance of established trusted connections to communicated accurate health information
- The need to involve communities, organisations, and individuals to break down communication barriers
- The crux of effective information sharing being trust and collaboration between community members and practitioners
We were delighted to be emailed by Haref to be told they were presented with the Investing in Children Dialogue and Change Award at a National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) event on 5 October 2022. In the email Haref dedicated the award to the **�community partners, who shaped and changed the research to make it the success it was�.**
Researching Community Needs, Strengths and People�s Perspectives in the West End As a member organisation of COBS (Community Organisations of Benwell and Scotswood) we led on an application with several COBS members and the Elders Council to run a community led research network for West Newcastle. Although this application was not successful, we were glad to have completed it. Working our ideas up together allowed us to reflect on the need for more community led research, similar to the Photo Speak Research we carried out and reported on last year.
## Participating in the Social Justice Advisory Group, Newcastle University
We participated in the Social Justice Advisory Group and Social Justice Forum organised by Newcastle University and partners from the community and voluntary sector. Through this participation we came up with an idea of reviewing the research carried out on the West End of Newcastle. We applied for and were awarded a small grant through the group and asked Suzanne Butler, from Newcastle University to carry out the work. We hope to share the findings early in the 23/24 year.
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## 4.7 Public Benefit Statement
The charity carries out a wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims. The Trustees consider the activities summarised above as providing benefit both to those who directly receive services, and the wider community in the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne. The trustees further confirm they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
## **5.0** Financial Review **Financial particulars of Riverside Community Health Project include:**
## 5.1 Reserves Policy
The Trustees have a policy of holding 3-6 months running costs in reserves. This reserves fund on 31 March 2023 was £258,370 (2022: £279,868) which is consistent with this policy. These reserves are held to cover short term gaps and shortfalls in funding and provide working capital.
## 5.2 Principal Funding Sources
Core funding for the work of the organisation came from Newcastle City Council through Action for Children, as well as North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. Additional funding for particular work was secured from a number of sources including, Public Health, Newcastle City Council, Home Office, European Structural and Investment Funds for Community Led Local Development, Virgin Money Foundation, and various charitable trusts.
## 5.3 Funding Projections
Trustees are aware of the projected shortfall of funds for the 23/24 financial year. They are taking actions to address this through fundraising and have set extra resources aside to that end.
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## 5.4 Pay Policy for Senior Staff
Trustees set the pay of the CE and other senior staff by comparing against equivalent roles within the voluntary sector. Inflationary pay awards are periodically approved.
## 5.5 Risk Management
The Trustees have conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and systems have been established to mitigate those risks including the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects and for ensuring the consistent quality of the delivery of all operational aspects of the charitable company. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity.
## 5.5 Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Name Riverside Community Health Project
Registered Charity 1028632 Number
Company 02869470 Registration Number Operational Carnegie Building address Atkinson Road Benwell Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 8XS
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|Trustees|Carly Walker Dawson|
|---|---|
||Suzanne Devlin|
||Susan Wroe|
||Michelle Gibson|
||Andrew White|
||Kuveri Katjangua|
||Catherine Mackereth|
|Principal Staff|Kate Mukungu|
|Independent|Jim Dodds FCIE|
|Examiner|33 The Glebe|
||Stannington|
||Northumberland|
||NE61 6HW|
|Bankers|Unity Trust Bank PLC|
||Four Brindley Place|
||Birmingham B1 2JB|
## 6.0 Structure, Governance and Management
The following arrangements are in place at Riverside Community Health Project.
6.1 Governing Documents
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The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, first registered on 5th November 1993, number 2869470 Registered as a charity on 17th November 1993, number 1028632. The company was established under a Memorandum and Articles of Association.
## 6.2 Appointment of Trustees
Trustees are elected at the AGM and can serve more than one term. Interested possible new trustees are encouraged to attend trustee meetings and then are elected at the AGM. The organisation has a �Governance Pack� that gives comprehensive information to Trustees about their roles and responsibilities. All Trustees are subject to interview and checks at the recruitment stage, followed by induction training.
## 6.3 Organisation
The Trustees meet at least quarterly and deal with the administration of the charity encompassing the strategic vision, financial accountability, and risk management. The operational management of the organisation is undertaken by the paid staff team.
## 6.4 Trustees� Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial Statement
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees� annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the group and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable group for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and the group and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company�s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
I report on the financial statements of Riverside Community Health Project for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 25 to 38
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The trustees (who are also directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The charity�s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act), and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a �true and fair view�and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or
- the accounts do not accord with such records; or
- the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 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; or
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).
I 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.
Jim Dodds FCIE 33 The Glebe Stannington Northumberland NE61 6HW Date:
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
(INCLUDING THE INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
For the year ended 31 March 2023
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General Designated
Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2023 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Income:
Donations and legacies 7 729 - - 729 622
Income from charitable activities:
Grants and contracts 8 230,229 - 249,608 479,837 665,299
Other trading activities: 9
Trading subsidiary income 81,499 - - 81,499 84,675
Investment income 10 237 - - 237 32
Total income 312,694 - 249,608 562,302 750,628
Expenditure
Costs of raising funds: 11
Trading subsidiary expenditure 79,900 - - 79,900 70,736
Expenditure on charitable
activities:
Operation of the charity 12 182,412 50,928 258,286 491,626 605,060
Total expenditure 262,312 50,928 258,286 571,526 675,796
50,382 ( 50,928 ) ( 8,678 ) ( 9,224 ) 74,832
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds ( 85,581 ) 92,286 ( 6,705 ) - -
Net movement in funds for the
( 35,199 ) 41,358 ( 15,383 ) ( 9,224 ) 74,832
year
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 181,050 856,672 36,450 1,074,172 999,340
Total funds carried forward 145,851 898,030 21,067 1,064,948 1,074,172
Notes
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The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities
The notes on pages 28 to 38 form an integral part of these accounts.
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
Company number 02869470
## **CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET**
As at 31 March 2023
|21
23
24
Notes
**_Total Fixed Assets_**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
Debtors and prepayments
**Liabilities**
**_Total Current Assets_**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**_Total assets less current liabilities_**
**_Net Current Assets_**
Creditors falling due within one year
**_Net Assets_**
**The funds of the charity**
Restricted income funds
General unrestricted income funds
**_Total charity funds_**
Designated unrestricted income funds|**Group**
**720,511**
**757,854**
**2023**
**2022**
720,511
757,854
41,385
68,875
**£**
**£**
898,030
**1,064,948**
304,496
**( 37,373 )**
**381,810**
**373,371**
**316,318**
340,425
**344,437**
**1,064,948**
**1,074,172**
**1,074,172**
**( 57,053 )**
**1,064,948**
36,450
181,050
856,672
**1,074,172**
21,067
145,851|**£**
**Charity**
**£**
**720,511**
720,511
41,963
78,976
**2023**
**2022**
**757,854**
757,854
145,851
898,030
**1,064,948**
274,844
324,994
**366,957**
**353,820**
**1,064,948**
**1,074,172**
**344,437**
**1,064,948**
**1,074,172**
**316,318**
**( 22,520 )**
**( 37,502 )**
36,450
181,050
856,672
**1,074,172**
21,067|
|---|---|---|
The company was entitled to an exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with the respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.
The notes on pages 28 to 38 form an integral part of these accounts.
These financial statements were approved by the Board on:
and are signed on its behalf by:
Carly Walker-Dawson Chair
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Charity number 1028632 Company number 02869470
## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
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2023 2022
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net movement in funds ( 9,224 ) 74,832
Depreciation 50,928 50,406
Investment income ( 237 ) ( 32 )
Decrease in trade receivables 27,490 68875 101,537
Decrease in trade payables ( 19,680 ) -57053 29,537
Cash generated from operations 49,277 256,280
Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment ( 13,585 ) ( 75,800 )
Interest received 237 32
Net cash used in investing activities ( 13,348 ) ( 75,768 )
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 35,929 180,512
Cash and cash equivalents at start of year 304,496 123,984
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 340,425 304,496
Notes
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The notes on pages 28 to 38 form an integral part of these accounts.
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## 1 **Accounting Policies**
The principle accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
## 2 **Basis of accounting**
## 2.1 **Basis of preparation**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) �Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011
Riverside Community Health Project meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
## 2.2 **Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis**
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In making their assessment the trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including their annual budget and future cash flows. The trustees are of the view that the immediate future of the charity for the next 12 months is secure and that on this basis the charity is a going concern.
## 3 **Income**
## 3.1 **Recognition of income**
Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the resources, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is more likely than not that the resources will be received and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliably.
## 3.2 **Offsetting**
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by FRS102 SORP or FRS102.
## 3.3 **Grants and donations**
Income from government and other grants, whether �capital�grants or �revenue�grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.
Income received in advance or provision of other specified service is deferred until the criteria of income recognition are met.
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## 3.4 **Volunteer help**
The value of volunteer help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report.
## 3.5 **Interest receivable**
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.
## 3.6 **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charities' work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.
## 4 **Expenditure and liabilities**
## 4.1 **Liability recognition**
Liabilities are recognised when it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty
## 4.2 **Charitable activities**
Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of family support and other activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.
## 4.3 **Governance and support costs**
Support costs have been allocated between governance cost and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## 4.4 **Irrecoverable VAT**
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
## 4.5 **Creditors**
The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts
## 5 **Assets**
## 5.1 **Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity**
Individual fixed assets costing £500 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:
Leasehold property improvements Office and computer equipment
Straight line over life of lease (25 years). Straight line over four years
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## 6 **The summary financial performance of the charity alone is:**
|**Analysis of income**
7
Gift aid from trading subsidiary
Expenditure on charitable activities
Income
**_Net income/(expenditure)_**
Represented by:
Total funds brought forward
**_Total funds carried forward_**
General unrestricted income funds
Designated unrestricted income funds
General
Unrestricted
Funds
£
**Income from donations and**
**legacies**
Donations
729
Restricted income funds
729|Unrestricted
Funds
Designated
-
-
£|Restricted
Funds
**1,599**
**482,402**
**491,626**
**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**480,803**
**( 9,224 )**
**1,064,948**
**1,074,172**
**145,851**
**21,067**
-
-
**898,030**
£
**1,064,948**|**Total**
**2023**
13,939
605,060
Total
2022
£
665,953
74,832
679,892
1,074,172
999,340
181,050
36,450
**729**
**729**
856,672
**£**
1,074,172|Total
2022
622
622
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
|**Analysis of income**continued
8
9
10
Connected Voice
3,350
671
ESF Women's Fund
Newcastle City Council
Creche income
124
Use of Riverside resources
-
Other
Virgin Money Foundation
-
230,229
**Income from other trading activities**
237
81,499
5,178
81,499
ESIF Community Led Local
Development (CLLD) Funding
**Investment income**
Bank interest
237
-
159,969
-
12,228
-
Trading subsidiary turnover
General
Funds
Unrestricted
£
Home Office EU Settlement
Scheme Grant
-
Income from grants and
contracts
**Income from charitable activities**
Power to Change -Community
Business Fund
-
North East and North Cumbria
Integrated Care Board
42,318
Street Games
Action for Children
Carnegie UK
Northumbria Police and Crime
Commissioner
6,391
HMRC Job Retention Scheme
-
Community Foundation
-
Other income
Community Foundation
Coronavirus recovery
-
Newcastle Fund
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Funds
Designated
Unrestricted
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
110,780
-
-
249,608
-
-
-
32,799
Funds
Restricted
£
43,529
10,000
-
-
10,000
-
5,000
-
-
37,500|**10,000**
**3,350**
**671**
**124**
**-**
**6,391**
**-**
**110,780**
**-**
**81,499**
**237**
**237**
**479,837**
**81,499**
**32,799**
**2023**
**Total**
**£**
**159,969**
**43,529**
**42,318**
**22,228**
**-**
**5,000**
**5,178**
**-**
**37,500**|38,315
-
5,183
32
241,250
11,785
-
4,128
17,250
22,316
32
665,299
84,675
84,675
64,423
2022
Total
£
41,611
157,743
3,726
-
-
29,434
4,000
20,000
4,135|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Income was £562,302 (2022: £750,628 ) of which £312,694 was unrestricted or designated (2022: £313,727 ) and £249,608 was restricted (2022: £436,901 ).
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Analysis of expenditure**
|11
12|Staff salaries
Project costs
**Charitable activities**
Support costs
Independent examiners fees
Depreciation
Governance costs
**Costs of raising funds**
Staff costs
Trading subsidiary costs
Project contribution to Carnegie
Building rent
Support
Management committee costs
Overheads|General
14,444
Funds
3,049
4,788
30
79,900
10,953
-
33,798
Unrestricted
182,412
149,148
£
46,102|-
-
-
Funds
-
-
-
50,928
Unrestricted
-
-
£
**50,928**
-
Designated|3,018
£
-
-
192,955
Funds
-
-
Restricted
13,946
-
48,367
258,286
-|**17,462**
**£**
**2023**
**3,049**
**33,798**
**342,103**
**50,928**
**59,320**
**Total**
**79,900**
**18,734**
**30**
**46,102**
**491,626**|306,298
15,388
£
Total
2022
41,219
70,736
200,630
29,517
27,133
4,061
50,406
605,060
1,144|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Expenditure on charitable activities was £491,626 (2022: £605,060) of which £233,340 was unrestricted or designated (2020: £234,211) and £258,286 was restricted (2020: £370,849).
|13 **Net income/(expenditure) for the year**
**This is stated after charging :**
Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
Other accountancy services provided by the examiner
Depreciation
Amortisation of leasehold improvements|**£**
**2023**
**-**
**54,660**
**3,025**
**2,785**
**48,850**|4,061
£
2022
1,652
56,120
2,232
48,175|
|---|---|---|
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
14 **Analysis of staff costs and the cost of key management personnel**
|Employer's pension costs
Employer's National Insurance costs
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind|**15,926**
**2023**
**375,901**
**£**
**24,607**
**335,368**|2022
8,589
301,448
£
335,815
25,778|
|---|---|---|
One employee received remuneration above £60,000 (2021: one).
The key management personnel of the charity, comprise the trustees and the Chief Executive. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £64,170 (2022: £65,336).
## 15 **Staff Numbers**
The average monthly head count was 16 staff (2022: 14 staff) and the average monthly number of full-time equivalent employees during the year were as follows:
|Management / admin staff
Support staff
The parts of the charity in which the employees
work|**2.0**
**2023**
**Number**
**12.0**
**14.0**|2.0
10.0
2022
Number
12.0|
|---|---|---|
## 16 **Transactions with trustees**
The charity trustees were not paid any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2022: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity. (2022: £nil).
## 17 **Trustees' expenses**
No members of the management committee received travel and subsistence expenses during the year (2022: £49).
## 18 **Transaction(s) with related parties**
No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or other transactions entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2022: nil).
## 19 **Defined contribution pension scheme**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.
The employer's pension costs represent contributions payable by the charity to the fund and amount to £15,926 (2022: £8,589) There was £nil outstanding as at 31 March 2023 (2022: £nil).
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## 20 **Corporation Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objectives.
|21
**Depreciation**
**Brought forward**
Disposals
**Balance carried forward**
**Tangible fixed assets**
**Cost**
Balance brought forward
Disposals
**Balance carried forward**
Depreciation charge for year
Additions
Balance brought forward
**Net book value**
**Carried forward**|2,785
62,775
2,078
-
**£**
-
65,560
60,235
**3,247**
62,313
2,540
**Fixtures**
**fittings &**
**equipment**|-
901,493
135,379
48,850
10,800
**Charity**
**£**
890,693
184,229
**717,264**
755,314
**Leasehold**
**improvem-**
**ents**
-|195,614
246,542
953,468
13,585
757,854
**£**
**Total**
967,053
**720,511**
-
-
50,928|-
**50,928**
**Total**
**Group**
-
**757,854**
**13,585**
**196,814**
**£**
1,200
**Equipment**
**-**
**720,511**
1,200
1,200
-
-
**-**
**954,668**
**247,742**
-
**968,253**
1,200
**£**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## 22 **Fixed asset investment**
Investment in subsidiary company
The charitable company owns a wholly-owned UK subsidiary guarantee company, Carnegie Building Newcastle registered in England and Wales (Company number 07373011). To provide an accessible community venue to local residents and community groups and pays all of its profits to the charity under the Gift Aid scheme. A summary of the trading results and balance sheet for the year ended 31 March 2023 is shown below.
Profit and loss account
|Administration costs
Donation to parent charity
Taxation
Other operating income
Net profit
Turnover
Net profit|**1,599**
**( 79,900 )**
**( 1,599 )**
**46,526**
**1,599**
**-**
**34,973**
**£**
**2023**|13,939
41,520
2022
( 70,736 )
( 13,939 )
43,155
**13,939**
-
£|
|---|---|---|
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## 22 **Fixed asset investment** continued
|The assets and liabilities were:
Current assets
Creditors amounts falling due within one year|16,451
( 16,451 )
**2023**
**-**
**£**|( 33,490 )
2022
£
33,490
-|
|---|---|---|
## 23 **Debtors and prepayments (receivable within 1 year)**
|Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings|**£**
34,925
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
-
-
45,013
6,460
**41,385**
**68,875**
23,862
**Group**|1,598
6,460
**Charity**
33,905
20,024
13,939
**41,963**
**78,976**
**£**
**£**
**2023**
**2022**
45,013|
|---|---|---|
## 24 **Creditors and accruals (payable within 1 year)**
|Accruals
Preparation of statutory accounts
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Deferred Income|**2022**
**£**
**£**
4,061
**Group**
15,548
19,810
10,655
3,025
**37,373**
**57,053**
**2023**
3,883
30,222
7,222|**£**
3,025
4,061
**2023**
**Charity**
**£**
1,965
10,655
7,222
**2022**
5,346
3,494
24,254
**22,520**
**37,502**|
|---|---|---|
## 25 **Deferred income**
Deferred income comprises of advance payment from grant providers.
|Balance brought forward
Amount deferred in year
Amount released to income earned from
charitable activities
Balance carried forward|**7,222**
**2023**
**£**
**10,655**
**( 7,222 )**
**10,655**|
|---|---|
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
- 26 **Analysis of charitable funds**
## **Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds**
|**_Totals_**
General unrestricted fund|**181,050**
**balances**
**£**
**brought**
181,050
**forward**
**Fund**|**312,694**
**£**
**resources**
**Incoming**
312,694|**expended**
**( 262,312 )**
**£**
**Resources**
( 262,312 )|**£**
**( 85,581 )**
**Transfers**
( 85,581 )|**carried**
**145,851**
**145,851**
**£**
**Fund**
**balances**
**forward**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Purpose of unrestricted funds**
General unrestricted fund
The 'free reserves' after allowing for designated funds.
|Designated fixed asset fund
Designated contribution to key
projects
Designated Carnegie
development budget
Designated reserves fund
**_Totals_**|**£**
757,854
-
95,661
**balances**
**Fund**
**856,672**
3,157
**brought**
**forward**|**£**
-
-
-
-
**-**
**Incoming**
**resources**|( 50,928 )
-
-
**( 50,928 )**
**£**
-
**Resources**
**expended**|13,585
65,000
13,701
**92,286**
-
**£**
**Transfers**|**720,511**
**65,000**
**Fund**
**carried**
**898,030**
**3,157**
**109,362**
**£**
**balances**
**forward**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Purpose of designated funds**
Designated reserves fund
To cover 3 months running costs.
Designated fixed asset fund
Designated Carnegie development budget Designated contribution to key projects
Represents the net book value of fixed assets which the charity does not consider to be general funds. Represents monies set aside to contribute towards the development costs of the building.
Represents funds the Trustees have designated for the planned use of unrestricted reserves for a number of key projects.
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## 26 **Analysis of charitable funds** continued
## **Analysis of movement in restricted funds**
|NCC Family Support
Home Office EU Settlement
Scheme Grant
After School Education Group
Winter Wellbeing
**_Totals_**
NCC Community Champions
Community Foundation
Coronavirus recovery
**Restricted funds**
ESIF Community Led Local
Development (CLLD) Funding
ESF Women's Fund
Virgin Money Foundation
Power to Change -Community
Business Fund
Street Games
ESIF Community Led Local
Development (CLLD) Funding
Community Foundation
Newcastle Fund|4,453
( 2,938 )
910
-
**36,450**
4,322
**balances**
8,081
7,520
**£**
**forward**
**brought**
-
10,215
3,887
**Fund**
-
-
-
-|43,529
**249,608**
-
-
-
10,000
106,860
**resources**
-
-
**£**
3,920
**Incoming**
10,000
-
32,799
5,000
37,500|( 4,453 )
( 40,591 )
**( 258,286 )**
( 7,520 )
( 37,500 )
( 910 )
( 3,887 )
( 4,322 )
-
( 10,000 )
( 10,215 )
-
**Resources**
**expended**
( 114,941 )
**£**
( 21,732 )
( 2,215 )|-
-
-
**( 6,705 )**
-
-
-
-
-
( 3,920 )
-
-
**£**
**Transfers**
-
-
( 2,785 )|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**forward**
**balances**
**11,067**
**10,000**
**-**
**£**
**carried**
**-**
**Fund**
**21,067**
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Purpose of restricted funds**
Restricted funds represent income resources used for a specific purpose within the charity as identified by the donor.
After School Education Group Community Foundation Community Foundation ESF Women's Fund
ESIF Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Funding
ESIF Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Funding Home Office EU Settlement Scheme Grant Newcastle Fund
Advice and support to Czech and Slovak communities. Coronavirus recovery and renewal funding. Purchase of equipment. Supporting women into employment. Supporting women into employment.
Contribution to Carnegie Building development.
Support Eastern European families to apply for Settled Status.
EU Migrant Support
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## **RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT**
A company limited by guarantee
## **NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## 26 **Analysis of charitable funds** continued
## **Purpose of restricted funds** continued
NCC Community Champions NCC Family Support Power to Change -Community Business Fund Street Games Virgin Money Foundation Winter Wellbeing
Recruit Champion to promote Covid vaccines and update. Covid welfare support for families.
To improve the sustainability of the Carnegie Building.
Providing summer activities for families.
Contribution towards the running of the community building.
Support families around food and fuel poverty.
## **Transfers between funds**
Between general unrestricted fund and designated fixed asset fund
Between restricted building refurbishment funding and designated fixed asset fund Between general unrestricted fund and designated reserves fund.
Between general unrestricted fund and designated reserves fund.
|This represents the value of the building refurbishment paid for
by restricted grants that were transferred to the fixed asset fund.
This represents the contribution from the charity to the building
refurbishment.
This represents an increase in allocated reserves to cover six
months running costs.
The Trustees have designated funds for the planned use of
unrestricted reserves for a number of key projects.
**Reason for Transfer**|**6,705**
**6,880**
**£**
**13,701**
**65,000**
**Amount**|
|---|---|
## 27 **Analysis of net assets between funds**
|Cash at bank and in hand
Other net current assets
Tangible fixed assets|206,839
Funds
4,012
Unrestricted
£
210,851
-|Designated
112,519
£
Funds
833,030
720,511
-|Restricted
£
21,067
Funds
21,067
-
-|**720,511**
**Total**
**1,064,948**
**4,012**
**£**
**2023**
**340,425**|Total
2022
£
757,854
304,496
11,822
1,074,172|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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