OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2023-03-31-accounts

The Charity Registration Number is :- 1033117

Surviving Christmas

Report and Accounts

31 March 2023

Surviving Christmas

Report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023

Contents

Page
Trustees' Annual Report 1
Chair's Report 2 - 3
Independent Examiners Report 4
Funds Statements:-
Statement of Financial Activities 5
Balance sheet 6

Surviving Christmas

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2023

The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Reference and administrative details

The charity name.

The legal name of the charity is:- Surviving Christmas

The charity's areas operation and UK charitable registration.

The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1033117

The trustees are all individuals.

The Trustees in office on the date the report was approved were:-

The Trustees in office on the date the rep
Sue Peck Megan Skinner
Yvonne O'Connor Judith Cooper
Lionel Parr Jan Murphy
Adam Newington

Trustees discuss suitable Surviving Christmas members bearing in mind the legal rules on eligibility, skills and knowledge, who are approached and if the member is in agreement the reccomnendation is taken to general committee for proposal. The member is given induction material including the governing document, accounts and previous meetings minutes.

Structure, governance and management of the charity

The Trustees meet monthly during each year to discuss the performance of the Charity and make decisions as appropriate.

The charity's financial position at the end of the year ended 31 March 2023

The financial position of the charity at 31 March 2023 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:-

2023
£
Net income 1,395

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations,the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015 (as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016) .

The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year.

Miss Y O'Connor Treasurer

27th April2023

1

Surviving Christmas

Chair's Annual Report 31 March 2023

This report is presented by the Chair for the year 2022-23

The main objective of the charity, Surviving Christmas is to relieve in cases of need, hardship or distress, persons who are resident, whether temporarily or not, in the county Borough of Hastings or the Rother District in the County of East Sussex.

We were relieved to be returning to some sort of normality following the Covid outbreak which meant we could plan ahead for the hamper provision and two day event over Christmas with less restriction.

Following consultation with the local Salvation Army leader, it was soon made clear that the demand for hampers would be in excess of 700 this year. We budgeted to that effect but the cost of living crisis was upon all local residents and us included. The need was certainly increased in the area, not only for local residents of Hastings and Rother but from the Ukranian refugees which have been accommodated in the area.

We had very successful collection days at Morrisons and Tesco supermarkets with the public being more generous than in previous years and recognising the needs of others.

We also held two successful fund raising events with a trend set to continue.

A hamper co-ordinator was employed for a few weeks in order to liaise with the local agencies, arrange deliveries, collections and details of recipients. Volunteers collected the donated hamper boxes from Reading and the local agencies collected and delivered hampers to their nominees personally. This was felt as a beneficial change to our normal delivery service not only saving our funds as we could manage with volunteers and their own transport, rather than hiring vehicles and paying for insurance, but also helped to build rapport between agency staff and clients.

The donations from schools, churches, local businesses and individuals, in the form or non perishable foodstuffs was heartily welcomed to make up the remaining hampers. Some £18,000 was spent on non perishable foodstuff from Morrisons who delivered on our first day. It was unfortunate that the weather turned to snow and made it difficult for volunteers to attend to make and pack the hampers. However, within a day our volunteers were back, packing with great enthusiasm.

Our toy appeal proved to be a great success with help from the Salvation Army and More Radio. This meant that on our Santa Day we were able to provide new toys to all the children brought along to meet Santa.

The Salvation Army have supported the toy appeal and are an ongoing support with the premises for the projects. This year we decided to purchase additional trestle tables for the hall to use for the prep and dining room and which of course will benefit the community throughout the year.

Feedback from hamper recipients is always uplifting and we received some great phone calls, texts, cards and messages saying how grateful they were to receive such an unexpected treat.

The Two Day Event on Christmas Day and Boxing Day provided refreshments, a two course Christmas lunch, medical assistance from our volunteer NHS doctor, haircuts, beard trims and lively entertainment. We had volunteers of all ages helping to serve, befriend, play chess, draughts, cards, scrabble etc., with our guests who were elderly, lonely, disabled and homeless.

2

Surviving Christmas

Chair's Annual Report 31 March 2023

Boxing Day was party day with the Hastings Old Town Ukelele Band coming along to provide lively music and dancing.

Contributions and donations were gratefully received from schools, churches, businesses, individuals and local clubs which made it possible for Surviving Christmas to provide the level f support we have become known for.

None of this could be possible without the continued support of our Trustees, Lead Volunteers, Committee members and volunteers during the christmas period.

We now have just under £69,000 in reserve for this year, which may seem alot, but our Christmas relief costs on average over £40,000. By keeping a healthy reserve we can ensure that the charity can continue for at least two years, if no further funding is received. On that note we are looking also looking for a dedicated fund raiser to work with us to obtain grant funding from many different sources.

Susan Peck Chairman Surviving Christmas

3

Surviving Christmas

Independent Examiner's Report 31 March 2023

I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31st March 2023, which are set out on pages 5 and 6.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The Charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. You consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

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:

Basis of Independent Examiners Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the 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 you as 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 Examiners Report

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:

have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr D Talbot Accountant, FCCA 28th April 2023

Frampton and Co (Sussex) Limited 37 Station Road Bexhill-On-Sea East Sussex TN40 1RG

4

Surviving Christmas - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2023

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2023

Income & Endowments from:
Bank Interest
Business Donations
Charity Giving
Church Donations
Club and Society Donations
Collections/Tins
Fundraising Events
Individual Donations
Legacies
School Donations
Gift Aid
Sundry Income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Catering Costs
Charitable Donations
Equipment Purchased
Waste Disposal
Fundraising Event Expenditure
Hampers
Insurance
Postage
Advertising and Website
Computer Equipment and Software
Staff Costs
Stationery and Printing
Sundries
Telephone
Bank fees
Utensil Hire
Vehicle Costs
Venue and Kitchen Hire
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Transfers between funds
Net income after transfers
Reconciliation of funds:-
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Net movement in funds		 Current year
Unrestricted
Funds
2023
£
4
33
9,550
6,016
1,165
1,362
471
1,122
3,125
-
5,476
441
-		 Current year
Restricted
Funds
2023
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Current year
Total Funds
2023
£
33
9,550
6,016
1,165
1,362
471
1,122
3,125
-
5,476
441
-
28,761
256
-
757
614
260
20,074
403
163
229
543
1,102
698
-
504
68
386
189
1,120
27,366
1,395
-
1,395
1,395
67,495
68,890		 Prior Year
Total Funds
2022
£
4
2,201
4,000
1,392
1,100
273
-
7,925
-
4,957
1,685
-
28,761 23,537
256
-
757
614
260
20,074
403
163
229
543
1,102
698
-
504
68
386
189
1,120		 724
2,500
3,041
969
-
19,692
373
165
-
-
580
327
99
-
22
257
176
1,000
27,366 29,925
1,395 (6,388)
-
1,395 (6,388)
1,395 (6,388)
73,883
1,395 67,495

5

Surviving Christmas - Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Current assets
Gift Aid Receivable
Prepayments
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
Net current assets
The total net assets of the charity		 400
60
68,430		 2023
£
-
68,890
68,890		 386
60
67,049		 2022
£
-
67,495
68,890
-		 67,495
-
67,495

The total net assets of the charity are funded by the funds of the charity, as follows:-

Restricted funds
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
Unrestricted Revenue Funds
Total charity funds		 - -
-
68,890
68,890		 - -
67,495
68,890 67,495
67,495

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of charity legislation with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Mrs S Peck Chairman Approved by the board of trustees on 27th April 2023

Miss Y O'Connor Treasurer Approved by the board of trustees on 27th April 2023

6