**Charity Number 1076692** ## **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## **CONTENTS** ||**Page**|| |---|---|---| |Company Information|1|| |Trustees’ Report|2 - 5|| |Independent Examiner’s Report||6| |Statement of Financial Activities||7| |Balance Sheet|8|| |Notes to the Accounts|9-13|| ## **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **COMPANY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** TRUSTEES Hazel Boutle - Chair David Boutle Sue Sander Louise Pashley Michael Wood Andrew Parnham Councillor Lou Cunningham Councillor Ann Forsaith Helen Fay Michelle Atkinson Niki Clayton ## **CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER** Ms Dawn Newsome ## **REGISTERED OFFICE** Strawberry Lane Community Centre Strawberry Lane Leeds LS12 1SF **CHARITY NUMBER** 1076692 ## **ACCOUNTANTS AND INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS** G L Barker & Co LLP 49 Austhorpe Road Cross Gates Leeds LS15 8BA **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** The trustees present their report for the year ended 31 March 2021. ## **Objects and principal activities of the charity** The charity’s objects are to provide facilities to advance the education, recreation and leisure time activities of the elderly in and around the Armley and Wortley districts of Leeds 12, in the interest of social welfare with a view to improving their quality of life. ## **Organisational Structure** In accordance with its Constitution the charity is managed by its trustees, who are elected by the members. The trustees meet on a monthly basis for this purpose and are assisted by volunteers. Day to day running of the charity is overseen by the Project Manager, Dawn Newsome. The trustees and management are grateful for the contribution that the staff and volunteers make towards the day to day planning and running of activities and for their commitment to providing a quality service to older people and their carers. ## **Trustees’ responsibilities for the financial statements** Charity law requires the trustees: - to prepare financial statements which show a true and fair view; - in preparing financial statements; - to select suitable accounting policies and apply them on a consistent basis. - to make judgements and estimates that are prudent and reasonable. - to prepare the accounts in accordance with the methods and principles set out in the SORP Accounting and Reporting by Charities. Trustees are further required; - to keep proper accounting records. - to safeguard the assets of the charity and take reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities. ## **TRUSTEE’S REPORT** Armley Helping Hands (Charity No 1076692)) is a registered charity supporting older people in the Armley & Wortley District of Leeds, West Yorkshire. It was established in 1995, in response to the Community Care Act by a group of local people and community activists. They were concerned about the welfare of local older people, living in very deprived inner-city areas of Leeds. Community Care grants were available, via Leeds City Council and the initial steering groups successfully applied and this enabled them to employ their first worker Dawn Newsome in 1995. Our project has grown, in response to the needs and aspirations of local people aged 50 plus. We have carefully listened to our members (people aged 50 plus) and tried to respond appropriately, by providing a range of services, advice, support and varied social and healthy living activities, enabling our older citizens to live independently and to pro-actively participate within their own communities. Armley Helping Hands provided support and service to people aged 50 plus and their families living in Armley and Wortley district of Leeds 12. These older people are at highest risk of adverse outcomes such as falls, disability, admission to hospital, or the need for long-term care. Leeds 12 average life expectancy is 77.7 yrs., the majority of early deaths in our area is related to unhealthy lifestyles, smoking (higher than the overall proportion of smokers in Leeds) excessive alcohol use, poor diet and low levels of physical activity. Armley has a high level of deprivation in which 20.12% of older people have existing health problems compared with 17.3% in the city as a whole and future health problems, based on current conditions and lifestyle 46.3% compared with 17.3%. We are engaging with older people with increased frailty, which restricted them and their carers/spouse to their homes. Every day we are seeing disadvantaged older people (50+) with poor diet and chronic health (3.3% compared with 0.5%) 7.4% of the housing in our area has no central heating (city average = 2.7%), leading to high heating costs, fuel poverty and winter health issues. The primary objective of the charity is to counteract loneliness and isolation, we provide intervention and services within the community to enable us to build trust and friendship, provide emotional support and understand a person and their carers/families day to day life. We offer the person the opportunity to discuss their barriers and frustrations in life, what intervention, and what ambition they would like to achieve now circumstances are different. The charity intervention is none prescriptive and enables people to achieve personal goals in line with their choice and preferences and in a way which is socially inclusive, reduce anxiety, implement support pathways promote independence and a positive vision after long period ill health, bereavement and palliative care. At the same time, we have worked very hard, to raise the necessary resources – people, funding and volunteers to enable us to offer a professional and comprehensive support network. Armley Helping Hands is committed in addressing these issues by providing a quality and effective service to older people. The charities pride themselves on being able to consult with Service Users, Carers, Partnership agencies, professionals, and the public to evaluate existing services and identify the needs of the local community. The charities protocol is to be the first point of contact for older people, carers looking back over our many years of neighbourhood work with older people, we are proud of our achievements and below are samples of our successes and key strengths. -3- The pandemic has highlighted how important Armley helping hands work is within the community, from the beginning of the pandemic the charity step forward and became a responsive service to our older people, carers, and the community as whole. In collaboration with Leeds Adult & Health, Public Health Leeds and our Community Partners we have delivered the COVID 19 Community Hub since March 2020. As a hub we delivered vital service to the community 7 day a week, ensuring that our most vulnerable people and people isolating still had access to food and support. As we go into potentially the recovery process, we continue to support individuals within the community to reduce the risk of contracting coronavirus, continue to provide support and mechanism for people who are self-isolating or continue to shield which meets the needs individuals and family’s needs who are struggling day to day. - Continue to provide the Community Hub service for existing and new referrals to people of all ages living in the district of Leeds 12. - Check on the person welfare and if they are managing to stay safe and well within their homes. - Distribution of emergency food parcels, baby product and utility vouchers, - Access to medication, transport to clinical appointments - Shopping service, - Hot Meals service, - Welfare & Befriending calls - Provide a wrap-around service and be a gateway to addition support service and intervention within the community including access to benefits, food, and long-term interventions. - Identify any support they may need from collecting prescription, contact medical service for alter appointments and provide safe reliable transport to access essential appointments etc. - Make them aware of community Service and activities been delivered by ourselves and our community partners, local business, and key partners, - To deal with payment which traditional they would complete at the post office, bank etc and assist with access to cash. (Staff are completing online) We continued to offer a person-centred approach, by meeting individuals needs from access to purchase a new fridge, provide covid safe transport to vital medical appointments, to taking the dog to the vets, to giving an older couple the opportunity to have one last holiday with their daughter who was terminally ill. We have adapted our services, offering support, guidance, and reassurance to our community. We have delivered one to one support and intervention, social assistance with remote activities Including hot meal with the little extra sweet treats, telephone befriending, exercise packs, activity boxes, gardening packs, digital services and a book & DVD swap shop with the view to encourage people to participate in community art project to enable people to keep active with in their home. Our Health and wellbeing coordinator has delivered exercise programs within people’s home and community to enable older people to keep fit and active, maintain strength and muscle and reduce risk of falls. We have worked closely with our GPs and Public health Leeds to engage people in the Covid vaccination program, participated in the Covid Vaccine pop up clinics and delivered clinics within the Charities facilities. -4- We are constantly consulting with our members, community partners and the community and take the role as the catalyst in the community to steer the community how they go forward after lockdown, with a view to deliver services and activities that meet the needs of our older people and the community. We envisage this is the perfect opportunity to bring these communities together, to form a stronger community network and to help themselves to create local solutions for service provision at a time of significant financial challenge for everyone. ## **Reserve Policy and Risk Management** The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in fixed assets (the free reserves) held by the charity should amount to approximately three months of the resources expended on unrestricted activities and also termination costs should they be required. At this level the Trustees feel that they would be able to continue in the event of a sudden decrease in funding, to operate the charity whilst alternative funding was sought. A 31 March 2021 the requirement was £63,872 and the reserves were £198,220. The Trustees continue to be aware of the need to consider ways in which additional unrestricted funds can be raised. Funds not immediately required are invested in bank deposits at the best rate conveniently available. The Trustees have conducted their own review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed and established systems to manage those risks. As can be seen from the financial statements the charity is almost wholly reliant of Leeds City Council for its core funding. ## **Independent Examiners** As resolution to re-appoint G L Barker & Co LLP as the independent examiners of the charity’s accounts will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting. Hazel Boutle Chair of Trustees Date………………. -5- ## **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees** I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 6 to 10. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. [The Charity is preparing accrued accounts and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants] 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) 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 the seeking of 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 examiner’s statement** 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: - to keep accounting records in accordance with s. 130 of the Charities Act 2011; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act 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. Graeme Peter Greenfield G L Barker & Co LLP Chartered Certified Accountants 49 Austhorpe Road Cross Gates Leeds LS15 8BA Signed ........................................ Date: …………………….. -6- ## **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Note Unrestricted Restricted Total
Total
Funds Funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Incoming resources:
Donations and similar
incoming resources 148,095 21,000 169,095 153,780
2
Activities to further the
charity’s objects;
Grants, contracts and fees 220,100 2,496 222,596 104,021
3
Total incoming resources 368,195 23,496 391,691 257,801
Resources expended:
-
Staff salaries 170,877 170,877 145,412
-
Staff travel, and training 1,656 1,656 3,639
Volunteers’ expenses 830 - 830 809
-
Rent, rates, heat and light 14,850 14,850 14,500
4
-
Office running costs 8,043 8,043 6,595
Motor vehicle insurance & 9,692 - 9,692 17,332
expenses
Other insurances 1,607 - 1,607 1,441
-
Mini bus overnight parking 6,150 6,150 6,000
4
Repairs and renewals 5,579 - 5,579 174
Client activities:
Provision of meals 21,423 2,496 23,919 12,665
-
Social activities and transport 13,169 13,169 32,159
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IT Support 4,917 4,917 2,609
-
Sundry expenses 3,450 3,450 2,782
-
Depreciation 3,382 3,382 4,448
Seasonal worker 6,846 - 6,846 -
-
Accounts preparation & 4,020 4,020 3,750
Independent
Examination
Total resources expended 255,491 23,496 278,987 254,315
Net movement in funds for the 112,704 - 112,704 3,486
year
Total funds at 1 April 2020 85,51 16,070 101,586 98,100
6
Total funds at 31 March 2021 198,220 16,070 214,290 101,586
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The notes on pages 11 to 15 form part of these accounts. -7- ## **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Notes 2021
2020
£ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets 9,293 12,675
8
Current Assets
Debtors and prepayments 15,673
9 2,066
Cash at bank and in hand 77,240
216,814
92,913
218,880
Current Liabilities
Creditors (13,883) (4,002)
10
NET CURRENT ASSETS 204,997 88,911
NET ASSETS 214,290 101,586
FUNDS
Restricted funds 16,070 16,070
Unrestricted funds 198,22 85,516
0
214,290 101,586
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Approved by the trustees on and signed on their behalf by: H Boutle Chair of the Trustees ## (DATE) The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of these accounts. **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## 1. **ACCOUNTING POLICIES** - a. **Basis of preparation of accounts** The accounts have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and follow the recommendations in ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ (SORP). - b. **Tangible fixed assets and deprecation** Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity are stated at cost less deprecation. - Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of tangible fixed assets (less expected residual value) over their expected useful lives on the following bases: Property 16.67% straight line basis Plant and equipment 20% reducing balance Motor vehicles 25% reducing balance Computer equipment 33.33% straight line ## c. **Income** Grants receivable are accounted for on receipt, unless the period to which they relate is specified by the funder, in which case they are applied to the appropriate accounting period and that part of the grant relating to a future accounting period is included in deferred income. Voluntary income and donations are accounted for as received by the charity. - d. **Resources expended** Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered. ## e. **Unrestricted funds** - Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds. ## f. **Restricted funds** Restricted funds are those funds which are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund. ## **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## 2. **DONATIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR INCOMING RESOURCES** |
|
|Unrestricted
Funds
|Unrestricted
Funds
|Restricted Total Total
Funds 2021 2020
£
£
£
127,095
6,185
14,850
14,500
6,150
______
6,000
21,000
169,095
153,780|Restricted Total Total
Funds 2021 2020
£
£
£
127,095
6,185
14,850
14,500
6,150
______
6,000
21,000
169,095
153,780|Restricted Total Total
Funds 2021 2020
£
£
£
127,095
6,185
14,850
14,500
6,150
______
6,000
21,000
169,095
153,780|Restricted Total Total
Funds 2021 2020
£
£
£
127,095
6,185
14,850
14,500
6,150
______
6,000
21,000
169,095
153,780|Restricted Total Total
Funds 2021 2020
£
£
£
127,095
6,185
14,850
14,500
6,150
______
6,000
21,000
169,095
153,780| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||£||£||£||£| |Leeds Adult Social Care/NHS Leeds||143,496||||||127,095| |General donations||4,599||||||6,185| |Intangible income:
Accommodation||||14,850||||14,500| |Mini Bus
Parking||______||6,150||______||6,000| |Total donations||148,095||21,000||169,095||153,780| |||||||||| |||||||||| ## 3. **INCOMING RESOURCES FROM ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Total
Funds Funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Grants and contracts:
LCC Don’t call me old 38,344 38,344 37,876
LCC SWIFT 22,500 22,500 15,000
-
LCC Community Hub 69,608 69,608
-
National Lottery 29,998 29,998
LCC Covid food services 19,734 19,734 -
LCC provision of meals 2,496 2,496 2,608
Other grants 32,200 _____ 32,200 13,904
212,384 214,8 69,388
2,496 80
Fees and contributions:
Provision of meals 7,055 7,055 12,492
Client activities and transport 661 ______ 661 22,141
7,716 ______ 7,716 34,633
Total incoming resources from ______ ______
activities to further the charity’s 220,100 2,496 222,596 104,021
objects
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**ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## 4. **INTANGIBLE INCOME** Intangible income (accommodation), £14,500, represents the cost of rent, rates, heat and light incurred in the use of premises occupied by the charity during the year, donated by Leeds City Council (Community Planning and Regeneration). The same amount is included in expenditure. Intangible income (mini bus parking) £6,000 represents the costs of free overnight parking for the charity’s mini buses at the premises of Farnell’s Electronics. The same amount is included in expenditure. ## 5. **NET OUTGOING RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR** The net outgoing resources for the year are stated after charging: **----- Start of picture text -----**
2021 2020
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets for use by the 3,382 4,555
charity
Accountancy 3,300 3,100
Independent Examiner’s fee 720 650
STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS
Staff costs were as follows:- 2021 2020
£ £
Wages and salaries 165,480 132,737
Social security costs 4,217 10,105
Pension contributions 1,180 2,570
170,877 145,412
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## 6. **STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS** The average weekly number of employees during the year, calculated on the basis of full time equivalents, was as follows: **----- Start of picture text -----**
2021 2020
Charitable work – activities for the elderly 6.00 6.00
Administration 1.50 1.50
7.50 7.50
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## 7. **TRUSTEES** No remuneration or expenses were paid to trustees in the year. ## **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## 8. **TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Garage Plant & Motor Computer
Total
Property Equipment Vehicles Equipment
£ £ £ £ £
COST
Balance at 31 March 5,250 4,658 57,150 8,117 75,175
2020
Additional (disposals) - - ……… …… ………
Balance at 31 March 5,250 4,658 57,150 8,117 75,175
2021
DEPRECIATION
Balance at 31 March 5,249 4,556 46,639 6,056 62,500
2020
Charges for the year - 20 2,678 684 3,382
- -
On disposals ____ ____ _____
Balance at 31 March 5,249 4,576 49,317 6,740 65,88
2021 2
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2021 1 82 7,833 1,377 9,293
At 31 March 2020 1 102 10,511 2,061 12,675
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## 9. **DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS** **----- Start of picture text -----**
2021 2020
£ £
Prepayments 2,066 15,673
2,066 15,673
CREDITORS
Accruals 13,883 4.002
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds
£ £ £
-
Tangible fixed assets 9,29
3 9,293
Current assets 16,070
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## 10. **CREDITORS** ## 11. **ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND** **----- Start of picture text -----**
202,810 218,880
Current liabilities (13,883) ______ (13,883)
198,22 16,070
0 214,290
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-12- ## **ARMLEY HELPING HANDS** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## 12 **. MOVEMENTS IN FUNDS** Balance Movement in Resources Balance 1 April 2020 Incoming Outgoing 31 March 2021 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Restricted funds: £ £ £ £
LCC – Meals - 2,496 2,496 -
- -
LCC Gardening 1,520 1,520
- -
Mini Bus Appeal 4,579 4,579
- -
Over Night Parking 6,150 6,1
50
-
Premises Expense 14,850 14,850
Dementia Collaborative 9,702 - - -
Web Development 269 - - 269
Restricted Funds 16,070 23,496 23,496 16,070
Unrestricted Funds 85,516 368,195 255,491 198,220
101,586 391,691 278,987 214,290
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## 12. **INDEMNITY INSURANCE** Indemnity insurance has been purchased at a cost of £430 (2020 - £430) to protect the charity, trustees and officers from loss arising from the neglect or default of the trustees or officers.