REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 2736636 {England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER. 1035308
NORTH SMETHWICK DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Un(iudit¢d Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2024
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north smethwick
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Contents
Reference & Administrative Information
Report of the Trustees & Directors
Independent Examiners Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements

NORTH SMETHWICK DEVELOPMENT TRUST
TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS REPORT)
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The Trustses. who are also Directors of thc charity for th¢ purposes of th¢ Companies Act 2006. present their
port and unduditcd fftnancial svatemenls of the charity for thc year cndlng 31 M¢irch 2023
TRUSTEES
During the year the following people served as Trustees:
A McFarlanc
P Kaur Randhdwa
M Trnmp
R K A￿arWal
S Bloomer
A Lcwis
Chair
Vice-chair
Treasurcr
DIRECTORS
Durin¥ the year thL following peoplL served as Directors of the company.-
A McFdrlanv
P Kaur Randhawa
M Trump
R K Aggarwal
S Bloomcr
A Lcwis
COMPANY SECRETARY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
J Harri¥on BEM
BANKERS
Unity Trust Bdnk
4 14rindley Place
Birniingham
BI 2JB
HUMAN RESOURCES AND HEALTH & SAFETY ADVISORS
Worknesl
Hcad Offic¢ - Woodhouse
Church Lane
Aldford
Chester
CH3 6JD
INSURERS

Zurich Insuranc¢ Company Limited
UK Bl'anch Head Offic¢: The Zurich Centre
3000 Parkway
Whitcly
Fareham
Hampshire
P015 7JZ

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is constituted as a Company Limited by Guardntee. Th¢ members of the company are the Truste¢s. In
the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guaranlee is limited to £ I per member of the
charity.
Thc Memorandum and Articles uf Association govcrn th¢ charity together with the policics mad¢ by the T￿S[eeS.
Thc Dir￿tOrS of the company arc also churity Truslces for the purposes of law and undcr the company's Articlcs
arc known as thc Board of t)irectors. Under the requiremcntb of thc Memordndum and Articlcs uf Association thc
mcmbers of thL Board ()f Directurt• are elcctcd to scrve a pcriod of three years after which they must stand down
and bc re-elL'Lt¢d or rL"si¥n at the next Annual Gcneral Meeting.
Reerultment and appointment of new trustees
The Board uf DireLtors are kccn to ensurc thilt thL Trustcc body rcfleLts' thc divL'n>ity of thL North Smcthwick ar¥Èl
as WL.11 at> P()sscss rclcvant skills to undcrtiike thc govLrnance und overscc the slrdtcgic dirLCtion ot thc
organisation.
Induction And trainlng of new trustees
Thc t)ircctors iirc fami liur willi thc practlcdl work uf the charity, hiiving been involved with thL organibation ti)r
many yLars. NLW DireLt()rs are inducted into the workingN% of the Lharity. An induclii)n pack for Direct()rb is iSl>ued
to dll new Directors, giving, dctails of financi(Il position, Minut¢b from last Annudl G¢neial Mceting, Latest Board
ML'Llinby notLs and Handbook including Cod¢ ot Conduct.
Organlsatlonll structure
Nurth Smethwick r)cv¢lopment Trust has a Bo¥rd of 6 Directi)rI4. With a ¢apa¢ity of up to I I membLrs. Thcy mect
quartcrly (Ind are risponsiblc for the Strategic direction dnd policy of thc. charity. The B()¢ird has a mcmbership
consisting of pe()plc that livc andlor work in North Smethwick and who ar¢ from a vari¢ty of prufcssional
b(Ickgrounds rclevanl lo the work of th¢ Trust.
During the year, th¢ Board held quarterly meetings. Sub group meetings (Finance & HR and tiovernance, Risk &
Stratcgy) of the Board ineet quarterly throughout the year.
Day to day rebpon5ibility for the workings of the Trust rests with the Chief Ex¢cutive Officer (CEO). The Chi¢f
Executivc Offic¢r is responsible for ¢nsuring that the charity dclivers the services specified by the Board and that
key p¢rforniance indicators are met. The Chicf Executive Officcr is also responsible for th¢ supervision of the
staff team and volunteers and also cn5uring that the tcam continue to develop th¢ir skills and working practices in
line with best practice and to meet the needs of the charity's causes.

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STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The financial administration is the responsibility of the Finance & Administrative Officer including the
prcparation, managem¢nt and monitoring of the managemcnt accounts. dnd the line mdlldgcment of the cdretaking
and cledning tcam and our Communiiy Food Hub Manager is responsibl¢ for the recruitm¢nt and developm¢nt of
voluntcers cnrollcd to support thc food pantry s¢rviLc. The Car Park Manag¢r is responsible for the upcrational
runniiig of the match day parking service and Lar park st¢wards.
Related partles
In so far ils It is complimentary to thc Trnsi's objects, the organisation is guid¢d by local, regional and national
policy. In 2013 the Trust sigtncd a 99-ycar le¢lbC asrecm¢nt with Sandwell Mctropolitan B()ruugh Council. Wc ar¢
bupportcd for our Health and S<ltcty Managcmenl dnd Human Resourccs respnnt>ibilitics by Wurknest.
Rlsk management
ThL Board of r)iTCCt()rb havc il duty to identify and revi¢w thc risks to which the charity is exposed und to ¢nbure
appropri<lte controls iwe in place lo providc rcasonable assurancL against fraud lind crror.
A range of risks have been identified by the Trust and is gFuided by the Charity Commission'5"Charities and Risk
M(Inagemcnt (iuidanLC (CC26). Financial security and ￿tUre ￿*Ut￿lainubIIltY [.% being in part. addrc5sed by thc
dcvel()pment of existing Communlty Busincss to gcnci7te suslain4ible inLome to achieve financiiil indepcndenLL.
Interndl control ribks arc minimi%cd by the implemcntation of a risk regi%tcr managcd by thc Chief Executive
Officer ilt an operiltional Icvel, in linc with our Risk Managcment PoliLy. Procedurcs for thc authorisatiun of all
trdnsactions and projccts, arc laid out in our Financi(Il Policy & ProLcdures. Procedurcs are in place to cnsuir
complidncc with heulth and ￿>afetY of &tdff. volunteers. clienL% (Ind visitors r¢J IhL Brdsshousc Ccntre. A numbcr of
orgdnisiltional poliLict> were rcvtcwed during thc year. Thesc risks drc mandgcd thri)ugh the Governance. Risk
and Strdtegy Sub Liroup who mect quarterly and all red risks are rcportLd to the Full Roiird of r)ircctors. The
tcgories of i'isk measurcd and monitor¢d are:
Financial
Govmian¢¢
Operation
Compliance, and
Environmental
OBJEcfivES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectlves and al￿5
The principal aim of the charity is to achieve th¢ social, economic and environmental regen¢ration of North
Sinethwick and provide the means by which the resid¢nts of North Smethwick and surrounding areas can actively
participate in and contribute lo the process of improving th¢ quality of life for all people living in the area.

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Our Misslon
To bc widely recvgnibed as a l¢adin¥ community anchur orbanisation pruviding services for uur community.
Locally uwned with aLtiVC Tnvolvement fri)m the cominunity, the Trust will cuntinuc to mak¢ a re¢il and positive
contribution to the lives of peoplc in North Smethwick. It will be been ai• an essential partncr for agencies
OPLfdting in North Smethwick and thc wider arca. The Trust will be financially independent with incom¢ streamb
derived from its own assets and social enfrrprisc.
To support our aim, we bav¢ a defInl￿ set of ambitions, th¢sc being
Health & Wellbeing
We want to work with our local cominunity to improv¢ health and wellbLing.
Reducing Poverty
Children & Young People
W¢ wanl to work with vur local community to reducc the impa¢t¥ of poverty.
We want to help and support our children & young pcuple to r¢a¢h their full
pvtcntial.
We want to makL our local Lommunity a plaLL where pcople feel pride in
whlrc they IivL' lind work
Proud of our communlty
Public Beneflt Statement: Objectlves and Activities for Publlc Benent
The trustees have referred to ihe guidance from the charities commission on 'Charities and Public Beneftt, The
tru%tce5 arc contidcnt Ihal thc aims (Ind activitics of North Smeihwick Devclopment Tru&4t to pri)vide a range ot
services and activitics foi. local peoplc (Ire in a¢cordanLc with the rcgulations on public benefit.
These aclivitics arc primarily to aid he¢ilth and wellbcing and lo facilitate the residents of North Smcthwick to
actively participalc in, and contributc to, the process ()t' improving the qudlity of life in the arca. Delai Is of
activitlLS delivered is provided in the next S¥Ltion of the report.
ACTIVITIES DURING THE REPORTING YEAR
Fol lowing d bcries of consultdtion. community convcrsations and evidcnce-based resedrch, we have developcd and
delivered opportunities for activitics directly or in colldboration with partners undertaken by thc Trnst and Ihcse
inLludc:
Cost of Living Advisors. with support frvm S(indwell Consortiurn and th¢ Sandwcll Advice Providers Network.
we wer¢ ablc to respond to the Cost of Living crisi5 through th¢ offer of Inforniation, Advicc and Guidance (IAG)
on welfar¢ bencfits, reduclion of debt, completion of forn]6, employment (Ind consumer advice.

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Continuing our initiattve "Your Local Pantry - Brasshouse" as a way to tackle issues of food povcrty within the
local community in a more sustainable Wdy. This enablLS local people to dcccss affurdable t"ood, household items,
period products. personal hygien¢ products and Idundry and cleaning items to people mobt in need.
Increase in volunte¢ring initiativ¢s following receipt of funds from Sandwcll Community Hubs CIC
Falls prevention exercis¢ by Solutions 4 Lif¢ Sandwcll to support people ag¢d 70 and over.
Growing Friends GardLning Cliib for mental health and wLllbein8
Rrothci'hood. a mentoring programrne for young black te¢nage buys delivcrcd by Powcred by CAN
Dclivcry i?f a rung¢ of Lrc(Itive arl activilic?* 10 5UPPOrt thc Incntal hcalth and well-bcing of pLople including
ewing, knittin¥, crafting and ilrts and LratTrs.
Thiinks to Cost uf Living Suppurt Fundinb? from thc Natiunal LottLry Community Fund, we arc able lo offer Cost
of Living Support, ()nc to on¥ counselling support, miiinlain thc pantry opcratkons, support orb7anisdtional cure
costs such hcating and lighting and stdffin¥ c05ls, dcvclop our Warni Space upcrationt* dnd inVC￿>t in new
Lquipincnt for the organitriation.
We worked with Agc UK Sdndwell to host dlgital cla&scb for oldcr peoplc to build thtrir c()nfidencc usinby digital
teclinology as well as helping tl) reduLL i501alion and improve soLial connLCtions.
Wc have tthUPPOrtcd 3 young peuplc from a local school gain valuablc work cxperiencc as part of their pcrson¢l and
future carcer dL'vclopmcnt.
Wc hosted a numb¢r of c(?Inmunity aclivitics such ¢16 the Halloween party tor farnilios, Christmaè+ dinncr and party
and distributed new toys, books and clothing to disadvantagcd local pcople in need.
We hosted fitness classcb such as Yoga, Tai Chi and Mixed Martial Arts, thanks lo funding from Black Country
B¢ Activc partn¢rbhip. Thib lias also cnablcd us to invest in sporting Lquipmcnt.
ESOL (English for Speakvrs of Oth¢r Languages) to aid Sociiil interaction. hc(Ilth literacy and employability.
Youth Club for young people aged 8-13, thanks to funding from the Heart of England Community Fund.
Over 50s and Famlly Cooking 8¢ssions, Weight Management and Fitness Class¢s
Moth¢r and Baby Event in partnership with Hawthorns MediGal Centre and the Community Local Prescriber

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In May we delivered a King's Coronation Event in partnership with the Co-operative GTOUP whereby over 500
people attended.
In August 2023 we facilitated a family day trip to Blackpool, which saw new locally settled families on the event,
which was lovely to s¢¢ and new friendships fornied.
Wc hostcd a cost of living day in which th¢ wider community dondlcd new and pre-Ii)vcd coats to local f<imilics.
(Wc had 150 surplus CU41ts after giving ¢iway 95 su w¢ gavc them to Éinothcr lucal chtirity, Brushbtrokes, t"oi' their
servicc user&4)
We hoè>ted a serieb of events that baw a celebrdtion of Bltick Hair as part of Black History Month - with over 30
pcople
Events that Involv8d our community included..
' A Halloween party where 150 people attended.
A family Christmas party for 120 people attended by all sections of the community.
We hosted a community Christmas meal in which we had the two local PCSOS attend and serve food to local
community members.
We worked with the Midland Langar Seva Society to distribute generous donations of clothes, period products,
hoodies and winter onesie pyjamas to local people, and thank5 to the Bangladeshi Islamic Centre for their
support too
National Citizenship Service - 12 young people attended to provide support to sorting out tOy5, and donations
worth over £15.000 to be able to distribute as part of our winter warming programme.
Working with the Canal & River Trust and the Book Trust to bring Santa on the Bar8e Christmas Event, where we
distributed 150 books for local children
ACHIEVFMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Chartlable Vdctivltles
BRASSHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE
North Smethwick D¢v¢lopment Trust has maintained its S¢rvice Level Agre¢m¢nt with Sandwcll Metropolitan
Burough Council providing a primary source of funding for the op¢rations of managing the Bra55hous¢
Community C¢ntre.
As a place foi- hire. th¢ Bi'asshouse Community Centre is abl¢ to offer a space for private hire, for
celebratory events, as well as a plac¢ to hire for training, meetings, s¢minar5, leisure and much more.

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Regular activities in addition to the direct offer of the Trust and is a chosen venue for many organisations
including:
Aman Group. a social group for Asian elders and provides gentle exercis¢, Spiritual and social connections.
KSOL (Key StagF¢s on Lin¢), an education tuition group for cliildren
Sandwcll MBC Think Local ErnplL)yment T¢am (Job Club). Providing practical support and a55lStance for pcopl¢
seeking employment, training and or work cxperi¢nce in urdcr to improve thcir cmployability and career
prospects.
GoPlily Sandwell & Powcred by CAN for their indoor Wint¢r Play provision.
Sunday Church
Councillor SurgL'ri¢S for St Pauls Ward EIL'Cted Mcinbers
Police Surgericts to improve awdrencsb of repurting crimc and improve positive rclationiihips within the
(Trmmunity.
St John Ambulance Cadets, a uniforn)cd youth or&ianisation for first aid.
The Trust has impruvcd eff()rts to raisc the profilc ot" Ihc Trust in the l(ILdl tind widcr community throughout the
revicw yVÉir. Thib has b¢cn achievcd through receiving dedicatLd mdrkctingi tr>UPPOrt from the Puwcr to Change
Trust for Digital Marketing. Attcndiinc#% at networking evcnts, Iocdl partnership bo(Irds, have ulso been 4iblL to
increa%c through a griint from the School for Social Entrcpreneurs that enable a short-term rulc for a Community
Development WorkLr to improve our cngagemcnt. Our Community Foud Hub M&ill¢iger has also takcn part in a
media campaign to promote tliL food pantry.
All statutory chccks reldting to Hcalth and Safely havc been underlakcn SULh gas scrvicing. firc safety
mainten&tncc (tircfighting cquipmcnt, firL (Ilarni and fire door servicing). Air conditi()ning servicing, PA T
(Portabl¢ Applidnce TLSting), IntThder Aldrm and CCTV mdinteniincc as well as Pest Control. Food Sturagc
equipment &crvicing. and scrvicing ()f our relrdctable wa115 Wlthin our hirc space. All of which help to maintain a
safc cnvironment for our staff, voluntLcrs, customers and the Vitr*iting public.
We rèplaced the existing lighting for LED in our Brasshouse Hall, brlnging all lighting intemally and externally up to
energy efficiency standards
YOUR LOCAL PANTRY- BRASSHOUSE
A key priority for the Bodrd was to maintain the provision of services that reduced the impact of poverty on the
local community in a sustiiinable way. We continue to be grat¢ful tu Farcshare Midlands{TM). Incredible Surplus.
Thrivc Togethcr Birmingham, Sandwcll MBC and Youi" Local Pantry in their support, advice and guidance. Our
partn¢rship with Farcshare Midlands(TM} means that surplus food that would uthcrwise go to wastc is provided to
us. This perfectly edible and good quality food is then used to supplement our Food Pantry servic¢ and also, we
utili5e some of the profits into providing additional stock for the pantry lo people who need it most. Th¢ food
pantry as a community busine55 also helps provide volunte¢ring and employment opportunili¢s for local people.

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The Pantry has been a huge success and is often the conduit to people seeking further support lo help them get out
of the cliallenging and difficult situations some find themsclves in.
Low incom¢ is one of the main r¢asons pcople access th¢ pantry. An evaluation of the s¢rvice estimated that for
customers who done a double shop (two weLkly visits at oncc) at C05t of £12.00, will have a basket worth on
avcrage £48.30. This is a total saving of £9342.80 cach year for each mcmber.
Due to grant ￿ndIng from the National Lottery Community Fund and Action Against Hunger wc were ablo to
r¢cruit il Community Fuud Hub ilSSiStant tu bUPPOrt membLrs with their shoppingy cxperienccs and suppvrl the
administratlVL ￿nCtiOn of the SLrvice ovLrall.
STAFFING
The Trust employed 13 mLmbcr.% uf staff, during thc rcview pcriod. Thc &Trt(iff team over thc ycaT Lomprised a
Full timc ChiL.r ExeLUtivc OfticLr, FinanLc & Administrativc Officer lind Community Food Hub MandgLr. PÉlrt
timc wvrkers includ¥d Community Food Hub Assistant. CarL'liikcrs and C¢ntre CIc&incr. Wc Illso engiigcd a
Seayondl Car Pill'k Mdn¢igyer and Car Parkin&1 SIL'wards.
The Board of r)ircctors wDuld like tv thank Ihe.4tatTtedm fur theTr continued Lommitmcnt and hdrd work t.ur local
peoplc and the Coinmunity.
All Staff havc undcrtaken Irdining ()vcr. the reporting yL'(Ir cuvering such topics as safegudrding children,
safLguarding adults, Inanu¢il h<indling, food salcty (level 2), food dllcrgies, firt4t aid in thc workplacc. health and
safety in the workplaLL, QTf)PR {Ddta prolcction), firc safety, customer scrvice, fir¢ marshal, timc mdnagcmvnt,
COSHH, lebyiunel la, lonc working. prevention of slips, irips and t"alls, .%trcsb man(Igcmcnt, hcdlth and wcllbeing for
cmployces, Covid awarcncss lind use of PPE. Our Finiince & Admini5triltive Officcr suCCC￿￿￿fu1lY pagscd Levcl 3
AAT a¥ part of hci. per%()nal and profcs5ion#l dcvclopmcnt and wc scnd cungratulaliunb and pr(li&iC in r¢cognition
of her hard work.
VOLUNTEERING
We continu¢ to be supported by a faniai+tic group of p¢ople over the i-evi¢w period with 31 volunteers giving 1550
volunt¢cr hours (represcnting 221 workinb d(iys) over th¢ y¢ar. Our largcst area of intcrest in voluntecring is
through the Your Local Pantry - Bras5house Service and the café and Latering Enterprise.
The Board of Director5 extend thank5 to all the volunteers who support the Trust and local people. We simply
ould not achieve all that we do without them.

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OUR DONORS, SUPPORTERS AND FUIYDERS
The Board of Dir¢ctUTS would lik¢ to thiink firstly our custumcr for utilising the services and provisiuns of the
Trust and to our funders, donors and inv¢stors. Somc of which includL (but not exhaustive)..
Action Against Hunger and Tenderstem
SandwLII Consortiuin and Sandwell Advice Providers Network
Sandwell Mctropolitan Borough Council
SCVO (SandwLII Council of Voluntary Organisations
Fareshare Midland5 TM
Incredibl¢ Surplus
Your Lociil Pantsy
Thrive Together Birniingham
A¥¢ UK (Sandwell)
Fced My Creativc
Bl(Ick Country BeALtivc
West Midlands Coinbined Authority
Locality
Harborne Parish Lands Charily
National Luttery Community Fund
Heart ot" England Community Fund
Powercd By CAN
Canal & Rivcr Trust
Kaleid¢sLope Plus Liroup
TM
The team havc worked hard to increase grant ￿nding to support the Lorc operaling scrvicets for Ihc Trusi and
alongiside the t>taff t¢am have continued to reduce expenditur¥ in non-essential ar¢as.
LOOKING FORWARD
Moving fonvard into the nLxt financTal year. Thc impact of the cost of living crisis alongside rising encrgy costs
will continuc to dominate how wc operate. HowLvcr, in order lo meet our charitable purposes, we need to
inLrease community-based activities to mcet Ihe identified Lore objectives of:
l. To work WAth our local community to iinprovL health and wellbL'ing
2. To work with our local comniunity to reducL thL impacts of pov¢ty
3. To help our children and young people reach thcir full potential
4. l'o mak¢ our local community be a place wh¢re people feel prid¢ in where they liv¢ and work
Further developm¢nt and success for the trust centres on r¢¢ruitment of additional Trustees and Director5 that
enabl¢ us to maximise opportunities that help meet our Strategic objectives.

We also want to return to the strong volunteer offer for the Trust, that identifies local tal¢nt and offers
opportunittes for local people and the business communtty to bc more involved in influencing the impact that the
Trust has.
Over the revRew period collaborative working has built fantastic opportunities for the Trust to respond to th¢
pandemic. Looking forward we look forward to ￿rther dcvelop collaborative partn¢rships for the benefit of our
local community.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW
During the ycar income increased to £300.291 and expcnditurc incrcased to £287,282, resulting in surplus for th¢
y¢ar of£13.010.
The Trust commenccd the loan rcpaymcnt to Sandwell Council in 201612017. The £65.000 intcrest fre¢ loan was
used to help support thc capital rcdcvelopment completed in July 2014. This long tcrni reducing liability had the
effcct to rcduLC thc level of unrestrictcd rescrves. Unrcstrictcd ￿nd￿> &ir¢ £29.205 and r¢i*tricted funds are £34,108.
Reserves polley
Thc trust has unrcstricted rcscrves uf £31.191, I months unrcstricted Cxpenditurc of thc organisÉltion is £16.162.
which means it has enough to Lovcr 1.9 months of unrestricted expcnditurc.
Due to the low level% of rcservcs. a revicw of th¢ Rescrvct> Policy for the organisation has tdkcn placc to look ilt
ways of building the levels uf reserv¢s. Key areas for the year includL:
* tiranl tunding to be sought to support staffing structure salarics wh¢n required to deliv¢r projeLt based
initiatives to be grant fund¢d.
* The charity will SLek to divcrsity itb unrestricted income through itb traded L()mmunity businesscs, through
pricing rcviews. increased miirketing to altrÉlCt busincsb and thri)ugh increased volunteering.
* Any other rcstriclcd èTrUTpluse¥ gcnerdtcd durinu the financial y¢ar will bc idcntified dnd negJotl<ltion% will be hcld
wilh thc relcvant fundcr as lo whcther thcse surpluses can bc tranSfc￿ed t() RLSerVc￿? Lind whethcr or not they must
remiiin restrtctcd.
* Incrcase funding iipplications to suppurt unrLstricfrdlcorc fundinglfull cotit recovLry to enablc the buildtng of
resirves whcr¢ abli to do so.

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STATEMENT OF TRSUTEES RESPONSIBILITIES
The twstees (who are also the directors of North Smethwick Development Trust for the purposes of company law)
are r¢sponsible for prcparing the Report of th¢ Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicabl¢
law and United Kingdom Gencrally A¢c¢pt¢d Accounting Practic¢.
fair view of the state of affairs of the charitablc company and of thc incoming resources and iipplication of
resources, inLludinsF thc incom¢ and cxpcnditure. uf the ch<iritsblc comp&iny for that pcriod. In prep(iring those
financial slatcment¥. thL trustees ar¢ requirL.d to..
* SelLLt suitable accounting poliLics dnd th¢n apply th¢m consistently
* Observe thL methods 41nd principles in the Charity SORP
* Mukc judgcments and LStimat¥s thdt arL rcayonable and prudcnt
* Prcpiirc the finanL'idl stiltcmcnts on a goingr conccrn basib unless it is inÉippropriatc to prL'i>ume that the ch&lritablc
comp.any will continue in busincss.
The trustecs are rcsponsible tur kccping proper Éiccounting rcLords, which dI￿￿close with rcason<ible accuracy <lt
any time thc financial PO￿•1t10n uf the chÉiriliible comp<iny dnd to cnablc them to cnsure thilt the financi&il
stdtcments comply with thc Companics Act 21)116. Thcy arc iilt>O re.¥ponsiblc for salLgudrding the asscts of (hc
huritablc company ¢ind hencc for t(IkTn¥ redsonablc 51eps for the prcvcnlion and dctcction uf fraud and othcr
irrcgularities.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
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CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's report on
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES the accounts
Sectlon A
Independent Examlner's Report
Report to the trust¢esldirectorsl n)embers of
North Sm¢thwick DLvclopment Trust
On accounts for the year ended
31. March 20234
Charlty no.: 1035308
Company no.: 02736636
I report to the charity tru¥tees on my examination of the
accounts of the Company for the year endcd 3110312023.
As the charity's trustees of the Company (who are also the
dir¢ctors of the compt￿Y for the purposes of company law), you
are rcsponsibl¢ for the preparation of thL accounts in
accordance with the requircments of thc Companics Act 2006
{"the 2006 Act").
Responslbilitles and basls of report
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of th¢ Company are
not r¢quired to bc audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006
Act and are eligible for indcpcndent examination, I rcport in
respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried
out under section 145 ofthe Charities Act 2011 ("the 2011
Act"). In carrying out my examination. I have followed the
Directions given by the Charity Commission (under s¢ction
145(5){b) of the 2011 Act.
The company's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am
qualified to undertakL the eX￿InatIon by bling a qualified
member of ACMA.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirn) that no matcrial
matters have comc to my attention which gives me caus¢ to
bclievc that:
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 Companieg Act 2006
other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and
fair, view whlch is not a matter considered as part of an
independent examination. or
•the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the
Charities SORP (FRSI 02).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in
connection with thc examination to which attention should b¢
drawn in this report in order to endbl¢ a proper undcrstanding of
the accounts to be reach¢d,
Slgned:
Date:
1011012024
Name:
Jtisbir Rai
Relevant professionAI qualilleatlon(J) or body (If
ACMA
Address:
Birmingham Voluntary Service Council
Latham House, 33-34 Paradise Street
Birmingham, 812AJ

North Smethwlek Development Trust
Statement of Fin&ncial Aetlvltle$
for the year cnded 31st March 2024
2024
Unrestrlct¢d
Funds
2024
Restrlcted
Funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
Total
Fundg
L¥ote$
INCOME:
DonAtlons 4nd legAcles
Income from Tradlng actlvltles
239
111,529
239
111.529
80
I20.226
Income from charltable *ctlvltle
Grants ReLeivable
65,521
123.002
188,523
170,231
TOTAI. INCOME
177.2911
123.002
300,291
290,537
EXPF.NDITURE:
Fxpendlture on Charltable Actlvltleg
161.622
125,660
287,2112
272,283
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
161,622
125,6611
287.282
272,2X3
NET INCOMEI(EXPE.YDITURE)
BEFORE TRANSFERS
15,668
-2.658
13,OlU
I 8,254
Gro$$ Transfers b¢tWLtn fund8
-403
223
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
15.265
-2,435
12,83U
114,254
RECONCILIATIOiY OF FUNDS
Total fundg bought fonvqrd
14.926
35,378
50,304
32,051
TOTAI. FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
30,191
32,942
63,134
5Q.3Q4

North Smethwick Development Trust
Balance Sheet
As at 31st March 2023
2024
2023
Notes
CURRENT ASSETS
Debiors
Cash at bank and in hand
7,600
101.114
108,714
7,708
90,597
9R,305
CREDITORS
Amounts tallin¥ due within onc year
3,800
3,8(h)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
104.914
94,505
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRE&YT LIABILITIES
104,914
94.505
LIABILITIES amounts falllng due after more than one yeAr
41.60Q
3J14
44.2QO
50.305
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Unrestricted lund
Reslricled
TOTAL FUNDS
10
14.1190
J5.414
511.3f14
32 rf)42
63.134
ON BEHAI,F OF THE BUARD:
Tru
nature
Trustee Name
Date; 171 Ix1<

ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS
2024
2023
Car Park Income
Brass Hous¢ Pantry
Room Hirc
Othcr Income
23,468
4.411
54,369
29.281
111,529
21,817
6.237
46,161
46,010
120,226

North Smethwi¢k Development Trust
Notes to the Flnancial Statementy
for the year ended 31st March 2024
Note
TRUSTEES RENUMERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no tru8fres remuneration or other benefits for the y¢ar ended 31 Mar¢h 2024
nor for the year ¢nd¢d 3 L March 2023.
Trust¢e$' Expenses
There were no trustees expen&+es paid for the y¢ar ended 3 1st Marbh 2024
nor for th¢ year cnded 3 Isl MarLh 2023,
STAFF COSTS
2024
2023
Wases and ¥alaries including National Insurance
143.5114
126.7113
The average monthly numbcr of full time equivalent employees during the year was a8 follows:
2024
2023
Management and Administration
Play worker- Casual Staff
Car park staff - Casual staff
13
13
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
There were no fixed assets purtsh&sed during the year.

North Smethwick Development Trust
Notes to the Financial statements
for the year ended 31st March 2024
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Trade Debtors
P￿PayMents
Total Debtors
7.600
7,708
7.600
7,708
Note
CREDITORS. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Loan
IndepLndent Examination Fci
Other Cr¢ditors
2,600.00
1.200.00
2600
1200
3,8L)L)
3,8110
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
2024
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
21123
Total
Funds
Current Assets
CU￿ent Liabiliti¢s
Long Terni Liabilitics
75,772
-3,800
-41,600
30,371
32,942 108,713
-3,800
41,600
63.313
94,505
-3,80U
40,400
50,3115
32,942
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Ther¢ were no relat¢d party transactions during the year.

North Smethwlck Developrnent Trust
Notes to the FinanclAI 8titernents
for the year ended 31st IMArch 2024
Note
10 MOVEMENT IYI FUNDS
Movement ITr Funds
Incomiiig
Ouigoii)
R¢8our¢es
Resources
Openirtg
Bdlance
Closing
Bal8n¢¢
Tran8fer$
Unreslrlrt¢d Fund$
G¢n¢riLI Fund
BI.LC Comniercial
Tot41 Unrestrleted Reservei
127,492
142.418
14.9Z6
127,492
157,6¥3
30.IYI
2(Ml,6¥8
2110,6118
£ 185.021
£ IlJ5,021
403
403
Restrl¢t¢d Fundi
MH.HR
Ath- Tander51•m Ch￿5￿￿8$
Ounstlon
Amdd Clarke Comrnunily Fund
8la(Ir Country Con&ortlum
Can81 and Rlver Trust
CBC- crea￿Ve Conn8cUons
ChurBh Acilon Group
Thè Graniham YoFk8 Trust
HolE 8ra88house Youth Club
HPLC PNntry
Loc&Yty- CoBt al Llvlng Grnnt
Maln Grants- NLCF
NLCF. COLF
SBndwell Con$ortlum- Haallh
Lllerqcy C1
Sandwall ConBOrtlum- SLN C1
SCHC Voluntogr Programma
SCVO 2023- Sewlng
SM8C- Pantry 88SIC$
SL*od Soclal Enirepren•ur4
YLP blg Glve 2023
Tot#l R￿trIcted Rtterwiil
4,186
187
3.999
S28
30S
64
159
7,300
7.46•
2,000
2.1100
I,uoo
1,353
I,ouo
5,1100
2,478
I,[￿0
1,&73
1.OOD
180
2.331
2,66Y
,000
10.000
11.478
5,61
4,445
4,445
80.197
820
820
2.703
22.577
s.wo
2,703
1&93A
3.639
4,XOO
s,000
5,0
IZ,PA1
12,801
706
I￿0
223
52h
32,942
35J77
123.0112
£ 12S,6611

North Smethwlek Development Trust
Notes to the Flnaneigl statements
for the yeAr ended 31yt March 2024
Note
li
In March 2011, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, at a Cabinet meeting, agreed to transfer the Brasshouse
Centre. The transfer of the centre to the Trust was in accordance with the Council's policy on sUPPOrting
community asset transfer. The Chair of trustees of North Smethwick Development Trust on 20 June 2013 signed
a 99 year lease on the basls of a fu15 repairing lease for a rent of £1 per annum.