2023-04-05-accounts

Charity Commission

Charity Commission Annual Return 2023

PORTA TRUST

Charity registration number: 1067590

Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2023.

Financial period

Financial period start date

06/04/2022

Financial period end date

05/04/2023

Income and spending

Income £

£40,520

Spending £

£36,264

Number of contracts from government

How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

0

Number of grants from government

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

0

Income breakdown

Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)

£40,520

Charitable activities

£0

Other trading activities

£0

Investments

£0

Other

£0

Recipients of grants

Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas).Individuals

£0

Other charities

£0

Other organisations that are not charities

£0

Trustee payments

Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?

⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid

Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?

No

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom

Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Spending outside England & Wales

Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Trading subsidiaries

Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?

No

Charity contact details correct

Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?

Yes

Charity headquarters details correct

Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters?

Yes

Charity contact address

4 Shepherds Close

Bury

Lancashire

BL8 4BL

Charity Headquarters address

4 Shepherds Close

Bury

Lancashire

BL8 4BL

Membership type

Is the charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies? no, the charity is not part of a wider group structure

Employment contract types

People were permanently employed by your charity

0

People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity

0

Self-employed people were working for your charity

0

Governance policies

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Not applicable

Safeguarding policy and procedures

Not applicable

Financial reserves policy and procedures

Not applicable

Complaints policy and procedures

Not applicable

Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Not applicable

Internal risk management policy and procedures

Not applicable

Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Not applicable

Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Not applicable

Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Not applicable

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Not applicable

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Not applicable

Social media policy and procedures

Not applicable

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Not applicable

Serious Incidents

Has your charity reported all Serious Incidents (including any historical incidents) that the charity became aware of during the financial period of this return?

There were no incidents to report

External risk and impact

Donations,

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - grants

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - contracts

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - investment

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Expenditure on charitable activities

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Expenditure on overheads

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of volunteers

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of employees

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of trustees

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Fundraising activities

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Capacity to deliver services

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Total service demand

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Volunteers

Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?

0

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Declaration

Your role at the charity (select one):

⊠ Trustee

Given names	ROBERT CARL
Family name	STREDDER
Telephone	07989265578
number
Email	[e-mail]
Date submitted	09/06/2024

It is a criminal offence under section 60 of the Charities Act 2011 for anyone to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the commission; this includes suppressing, concealing or destroying documents.

PORTA TRUST Statement of Accounts I. APRIL 2022- 31" MARCH 2023 OPENING BALANCE AMOUNTS TOTALS Nat West Current Account £5591.60 Nat West Business Reserve £151.25 £5742.85 MONIES RECEIVED Donations £38559.29 Inland revenue (Gift Aid) £1959.75 Interest on Reserve Account £0.64 Other Income £0. £40519.68 EXPENDITURE Oelci Santos Fund £36264.C Other £Q.(K) £36264.00 MONIES IN HAND Nat West Current Account £9846.64 Nat West Business Reserve £151.89 £9998.53 I have prepared the above statement from the bookslbank statementslinvoices and Consider it to be A Irue and accurate record. Signed by '. Examined by . 7c nvtym

Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Porta Trust Registered Charity No. 1067590 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Porta Trust for the year ended 1st April 2023. Responsibilities and basi5 of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charilies Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of mv examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryin8 out my examination I have followed all ihe applicable directions 8iven by the Charity Commission under section 1451511bl of the Aci. I confim that accordin8 to Section 145 of the Charity Act 2011.1 am qualified to be an independent examiner, and the Trusiees of Porta Trust are confident that I have the ability and practical experience to undertake this task. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my altention in connection with the examination 8ivinE me tause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with those records. or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reportsl Regulalions 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts Bive a 'true and fair view which is nol a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in ihis report in order io enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts lo be reached. Signed.. Name: Peter Lowe Address: 4 Sims Close Ramsbottom 8ury BLO 9NT Date: 30" October 2023