Registered Charity Number 1079574 Registered Company Number 03512914
Report and Accounts Year Ended 31 March 2021
66 Earl Street, Maidstone Kent ME14 1PS
Prepared by Hamilton Coopers Chartered Accountants
The Report of Trustees for Year End 31 March 2021
Report and Accounts
Table of Contents
| Charity and Company Information | 1 |
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| Trustees’ Report | 2 |
| Auditor’s Report | 9 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 11 |
| Balance Sheet | 12 |
| Cashflow Statement | 13 |
| Notes | 14 |
The Report of Trustees for Year End 31 March 2021
Company Information
Directors
Simran Chawla Bharvi Hadani Vidhu Sood-Nicholls Olivia Spruce Wupya Nandap Ria Brookes
Auditors
Hamilton Coopers 66 Earl Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1PS
Bankers
H.S.B.C 176 Camden High Street London NW1 5QL
Solicitors
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 110 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1AY
Registered Office
50-52 Hampstead Road London NW1 2PT
Registered Charity Number - 1079574 Registered Charity Number - 3512914
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TRUSTEES’ REPORT
INTRODUCTION
The trustees present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31st March 2021.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and reporting for Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and ROI (FRS 102)
Directors and Trustees
The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purpose of charity law. Throughout this report the Directors / Trustees are collectively referred to as the Directors.
Simran Chawla – Chair Bharvi Hadani – Treasurer Vidhu Sood-Nicholls – Fundraising Olivia Spruce – Homecare Wupya Nandap – Legal and Governance Ria Brookes – Programmes
Retired: Anvita Maden-Bahel Karen Ng
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Hopscotch was established as an independent voluntary organization on 1 June 1998 from Save the Children. It is a company limited by guarantee and became a registered charity on 28 February 2000.
STRUCTURE
The Trustees, who are also the Directors for the purpose of company law, do not have any beneficial interest in the company. All Trustees were members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up.
Trustees are interviewed and selected by other Trustees and the Senior Management Team. They are representative of the community in which Hopscotch delivers its services as well as professionals and advisors from the local authority who provide many key skills that are essential in the sustainability and development of the organisation.
There is an induction process that all Trustees go through which is carried out by the CEO and Chair and includes the organisation's policies and procedures and forms that need to be filled in from Companies House and the Charity Commission.
The Senior Leadership Team agrees all decisions which must come to the main Board of Trustees - this is then delegated in the form of action points via the minutes to the CEO.
THE PAY POLICY OF SENIOR STAFF
The Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team of Hopscotch comprise the key management personnel of the charity directing, controlling, and running the charity on day to day basis. No Trustee/Director received remuneration during the year. The Senior Leadership Team includes, CEO, Head of Programmes, Head of Homecare and Head of Finance.
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MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIR OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES – SIMRAN CHAWLA
Hopscotch Women’s Centre- like many VCS organisations- has come through one of its most challenging years. The Covid-19 pandemic had a profound impact on our services, our staff and our funding. And yet, a few key factors enabled us to not only survive, but also thrive:-
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Our team – ably led by our CEO Benaifer Bhandari - has always had a deep and nuanced understanding of the communities we serve and their needs. As the pandemic and lockdown loomed large, we were agile, flexible and prepared. We anticipated and responded to the needs of the women and families in our community even as staff reckoned with their own fears and health-related challenges.
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Ours is a holistic, person-centred model of care. We provide services for every aspect of a person’s needs and speak almost 15 languages across the staff. All our services have always been culturally sensitive and user led, meaning that we trust our services users to guide us- further helping us future-proof our services in an evidence-based way.
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Our Homecare service was hit hard by lockdown and with a focus on recruitment and with Trustee support, the service strengthened and grown.
It is this agility and forward-thinking that has led us to be one of Camden Council’s lead partners in projects including responding to the Afghan refugee crisis in London. Our CEO has fundraised at an incredible pace, which has enabled us to recruit four professional advocates who are appropriately trained, speak Pashto and Dari and will ensure a trauma-informed and sensitive service to approximately 2,000 Afghans recently arrived in the borough.
We are here for all minoritised women and families. We have changed our name from Hopscotch Asian Women’s Centre to simply Hopscotch Women’s Centre in order to truly reflect the diversity of those we work with. We have a fresh and inspiring Vision, Mission and Strategic Aims too. We will always be here for the women who have historically accessed our services but were conscious of potentially shutting out those who might need access to us but were not south Asian. The Board and Senior Leadership Team, after much introspection and soul-searching agreed that this felt like the right direction for us. This decision was inspired by the wide consultation with service users, staff and other stakeholders.
I feel privileged to be part of this dynamic and fearless organisation and look forward to doing more and doing even better alongside our amazing and inspiring women.
WELCOME FROM OUR CEO – BENAIFER BHANDARI
A huge thank you to all our supporters, London Borough of Camden, our responsive trustees and incredibly resilient and agile team at Hopscotch for their actions over the past year.
Through Covid-19 lockdowns we have all pulled together to bring Hopscotch Women’s Centre to a much stronger position than before.
We built on previous consultation to not only rebrand, but engage more meaningfully with partners in Camden and beyond. We have strengthened our relationship with the London Borough of Camden and got, worked out ways through the difficulties imposed by lockdown, to partner on great projects with others, and more recently to work with the whole borough to support refugees in crisis.
The team have spent time reflecting on their roles and needs of service users during lockdown, and there is a renewed feeling of togetherness. We honour the work that has had to continue from the office, like our Homecare service, and those programmes which have been conducted remotely – with all the challenges that brought.
We have pushed forward the urgent goal of all staff having access to clinical supervision and the organisation has been through a period of introspection around race resilience, as a whole and as for the individuals who make up the whole.
Our strength this year has come from our renewed visions, mission and strategic aims, which have never been more important or needed
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HOPSCOTCH’S VISION
Our vision is a society where all women are empowered, connected, well and safe, so they can achieve their full potential.
HOPSCOTCH’S MISSION
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Hopscotch seeks to address racial and gender inequality and empowers women facing this injustice and disadvantage in a culturally sensitive way, so they can be included and equal in society
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We are responsive to changing needs. We aspire to maximize opportunities for women so they feel confident in achieving their aspirations
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We are agile in the face of societal pressures and advocate for individuals and communities, through influencing mainstream policy, to adopt good practice
HOPSCOTCH’S AIMS
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Improve the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing of women and their families.
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Increase the economic participation of women through improvements in employability skills to strengthen their life chances and independence with greater resilience
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Reduce the risk of gender-based violence amongst women facing a higher risk of abuse
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Increase the voice and representation of women through advocacy and policy work
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Maintain an effective, fit for purpose and robust organisation that meets the needs of all stakeholders, including voluntary and statutory sectors, to contribute to our aims
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Our Homecare service achieved record hours in supporting the most vulnerable and diverse people of Camden, through the efforts of our office staff and team of care workers. Our previous accounts have demonstrated the struggles with this service, mostly around recruitment. However, with a stronger team in place and with the support of our Homecare Trustee we have a good recruitment strategy in place. Although slow – as is throughout the industry, recruitment is now steady
In this year our wraparound Programme work has expanded and strengthened for women and girls on the cusp of gender and racial inequity – with our trauma informed approach meaning women and girls are sensitively supported towards health, wellbeing, safety and financial independence.
These services include:-
Violence against Women and Girls
Working with women and girls, exploring understanding around abuse through peer support groups, whilst supporting women who are suffering – bringing them to safety and building up their confidence and independence, whatever their decision. This service also works with women in the high-risk category with multiple disadvantages and needing almost constant support to break out of patterns of abuse and selfneglect
Welfare/Benefits Advocacy
A service designed to support those with little confidence and knowledge of their rights and those who struggle with intense stress around poverty, homelessness and challenges with disabilities
Mental Health Advocacy
A culturally appropriate space for women to speak with our advocate and explore options around mental wellbeing on a one to one and group basis. Working with local GP services, as well as all of our own service users and staff
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Employment and Employment Development Support
Hopscotch is perhaps best known for this work, where we build confidence, skills and resilience in women looking for employment through accessible training and activities to build motivation. In addition, we support those at risk of in-work poverty in London by upskilling individuals to be able to achieve their dream positions
Elder Women
Engaging elder women in social and physical experiences, boosting confidence and reduce mental stress amongst those who rarely leave their localities. Working in nature, near water and the earth and with different minoritised groups the women have also been enjoying music sessions as well as accessible IT skills development. Through our range of offers, women have the chance to remember their youth and expand their present horizons to encompass friendships across cultures
Youth Support
Working sensitively with girls from traditional households, this service supports young people, exploring their life motivations, creativity and the ways to remain safe from coercive control whilst living an engaging life as a Londoner
All our services are for Black and minoritised ethnic women Londoners who fall into the category of “easy to ignore” and we have worked steadily with our outreach – even through lockdown – to offer our services to those most in need.
Our connection with team leads at the London Borough of Camden and some of London’s corporate organisations has deepened, as we’ve supported each other through the inevitable challenges of the past year. Trust and a healthy reliance on each other are better than ever, and the strengthening of relationships is a great example for us to use with other organisations and boroughs like Brent.
PRIORITIES AND THE FUTURE
To develop even stronger relationships with local authorities, funders and other VCS to be very efficient in the face of any crisis in London and to be able to be financially agile to meet needs of the moment. We would like to achieve this through:-
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Increasing steady funding over longer periods through our excellent relationships with donors
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Increasing partnership work with other VCS
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Continuing steady and robust improvement of the Homecare service to reach an improved rating with CQC and increase the service to reach more people affected by health inequalities and increase our income
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Seeing an improvement in recruitment across health/social care and VCS for our growth and sustenance
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Continuing our financial processes improvement to become even more efficient and streamlined, whilst remaining compliant
VOLUNTEERS
Hopscotch provided opportunities for 16 volunteering and intern places in administrative and project roles, which are robustly supported with regular supervision and support.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
| Year End | Income | Expenditure | Surplus/Deficit |
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| 31 March 2021 | £1,696,918 | £1,526,692 | £170,226 |
| 31 March 2020 | £1,567,521 | £1,620,462 | (£52,941) |
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PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Risks are analysed by the Board as a whole quarterly and key working groups atleast monthly for:-
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Homecare
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Programmes
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Fundraising
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Finance
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HR/Legal
Some of the main risks identified for Hopscotch and plans to mitigate these risks include:-
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Financial control and reporting
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Learning from our previous deficit has lead the Finance Working Group, with the Treasurer, to meet regularly and through lockdown were meeting weekly
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The group review management accounts, with a focus on the figures which make up the accounts
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Trustees have set agenda items for financial reporting in each of their meetings
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We have a mixture of charity and corporate experience on the Board to make sure we take full advantage of all sources of income
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Hopscotch has a tight budget structure which is re-forecasted at six months and monitored by the Treasurer and all trustees
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Dependency on grants and competitive funding environment
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A steady 15% of grants cover overheads, increasing the stability of the organisation’s ability to conduct charitable work
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The Fundraising Working Group is led by a Trustee who is an experienced Fundraising Director, ensuring we adequately diversify our programmes to ensure our stability in the long term
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Investment in Homecare staff and systems has resulted in increased hours and income
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The next 12 months see a growth and diversification of our programmes to include refugee support, which is well funded and sits within our area of expertise with 12 community languages use in our centre
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Delivery of Homecare services
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Recruitment and training of qualified staff reporting to management who have specialist knowledge and experience – adhering to a schedule of recruitment ensuring capacity of the service is maintained, with enough expansion for growth
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Homecare Working Group meets managers and CEO regularly to discuss all safeguarding incidents and progress of business development, especially recruitment
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Management have invested in the relationship with the borough’s adult social care over the last year, reflected in the positive trajectory of the business
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Further growth is planned over the next 12 months in line with our next CQC inspection where an improvement is predicted, allowing for our planned expansion via bids for other borough adult social care contracts
ACCREDITATIONS
Hopscotch holds AQS at the Advice with Casework Level and the Matrix Quality Standard for Information Advice and Guidance services accreditations.
INVESTMENT POLICY
Aside from retaining a prudent amount in reserves each year, a high proportion of the charity's funds are to be spent in the short term so there are no funds for long term investment. The Trustees currently retain unrestricted funds in a deposit account, which ensures that the funds can be accessed immediately and are not susceptible to financial market risk.
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RESERVES POLICY
The Trustees have considered the charity's requirements for reserves, taking account of the main risks to the organisation, and they feel that significant reserves should be held because:
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The charity has no endowment funding and is substantially dependent for income upon contracts with a single provider.
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The charity requires funds, which can be allocated to specific projects to enable these projects to be undertaken at short notice.
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The charity needs to be able to pay staff redundancy should projects unexpectedly, in exceptional circumstances, have funding withdrawn.
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The charity requires protection against and the ability to continue operating despite catastrophic or damaging events.
A policy has been established by the Trustees whereby the unrestricted reserves not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (free reserves) and is targeted at a minimum of 3 months of the anticipated expenditure. At 31 March 2021 the free unrestricted funds including the redundancy funds is £176,065. In the uncertain economic times, Trustees feel it is essential to achieve and retain the targeted level of unrestricted reserves. Trustees plan to increase the level of reserves to the minimum requirement by organising fundraising activities for the charity and seeking opportunities for individual and corporate donors.
The Trustees will maintain as a prudent approach with the intention to retain reserves sufficient to cover salaries of key personnel and running costs for a minimum of three months. Other non-essential personnel will be covered by the redundancy provision.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
Trustees of a charity have a duty to report in their Annual Report on their charity's public benefit. The Trustees of Hopscotch have considered the requirements which are explained on the Charity Commission website.
The sections of this report entitled "Hopscotch Mission" onward set out Hopscotch's objectives and reports on the activity and successes in the year to 31 March 2020 as well as explaining the plans for the current financial year.
The Trustees have considered this matter and concluded:-
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That the aims of the organisation continue to be charitable
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That the alms and the work done give identifiable benefits to the charitable sector and both indirectly and directly to individuals in need
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That the benefits are for the public, are not unreasonably restricted in any way and certainly not by ability to pay
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That there is no detriment or harm arising from the aims or activities
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are aware that Company law requires Trustees to prepare financial statements to:-
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
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observe the methods and principles of the charities SORP
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make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
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prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business
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The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which 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 charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THE AUDITORS
So far as the Trustees are aware, there is no relevant information of which the charitable company’s Independent examiners are unaware, and each trustee has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity’s auditors are of that information.
A resolution proposing the reappointment of Hamilton Coopers as auditors will be put to the annual general meeting.
METHOD OF PREPARATION OF ACCOUNTS
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the charity’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and comply with the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), “Accounting and Reporting by Charities Act 2011.
6th Nov 2021
This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on …....................... and signed on its behalf by:
Bharvi Hadani Trustee
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Independent auditors' report to the Trustees of the Hopscotch Women's Centre
We have audited the financial statements of Hopscotch Women's Centre for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise of the statement of financial activities, the balance sheets and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
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In our opinion the financial statements:
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Give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of the parent charitable company’s affairs as at 31 March 2021 and of the group’s incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.
Basis of opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' (who are also the directors of the company for company law purposes) use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the trustees’ annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion
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the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the trustees' report; or
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the charitable company has not kept adequate accounting records; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement [set out on page 7], the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. The risk increases more when compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Asim Malik, FCA
(Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Hamilton Coopers Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors …...................08 November 2021
66 Earl Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1PS
Hamilton Coopers is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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Statement of Financial Activities (including consolidated income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Notes Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary Income Investment Income Incoming resources from charitable activities Other Incoming Resources Total incoming resources Costs of charitable activities Total resources expended Net income/expenditure/(net outgoing resources) before transfers between funds Gross transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total Funds carried forward |
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total Last Year Funds Funds Funds Funds Total Funds 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020 £ £ £ £ £ 4,761 - - 4,761 850 12 - - 12 24 1,132,600 - 559,545 1,692,145 1,564,700 - - - - 1,947 1,137,373 - 559,545 1,696,918 1,567,521 969,315 557,377 1,526,692 1,620,462 969,315 - 557,377 1,526,692 1,620,462 168,058 - 2,168 170,226 (52,941) (172) 172 - - 167,886 - 2,340 170,226 (52,941) (8,455) 16,634 10,297 18,476 71,417 159,431 16,634 12,637 188,702 18,476 |
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The net movement in funds referred to above is the net incoming resources as defined in the Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting issued by the Charity Commission for England & Wales and is reconciled to the total funds as shown in the Balance Sheet on page 12 as required by the said statement.
All activities derive from continuing operations
The notes on pages 14 to 20 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Hopscotch Women's Centre Company Number 03512914 Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
| Tangible assets 8 Current assets Debtors 9 Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets Creditors:- amounts due within one year 10 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Creditors:- amounts due after more than one year Net assets The funds of the charity : 12 Unrestricted funds Designated funds Restricted funds Total charity funds |
£ £ 11,338 148,298 236,245 384,543 (207,179) 177,364 188,702 - 188,702 159,431 16,634 12,637 188,702 2021 |
£ £ - 198,140 225,308 423,448 (404,972) 18,476 18,476 - 18,476 8,455 - 16,634 10,297 18,476 2020 |
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The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and that no members have required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
Approved by the board of trustees and authorised for the issuance on ….................6th Nov 2021
Bharvi Hadani Trustee
The notes on pages 14 to 20 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Hopscotch Women's Centre Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Cash generated from operations Operating profit/(loss) Reconciliation to cash generated from operations: Depreciation Decrease/(increase) in debtors (Decrease)/increase in creditors Cash from other sources Application of cash Purchase of tangible fixed assets Net increase in cash Cash at bank and in hand less overdrafts at 1 April Cash at bank and in hand less overdrafts at 31 March Consisting of: Cash at bank and in hand Overdrafts Major non-cash transactions Capital value of new finance lease arrangements |
2021 £ 170,226 4,419 49,842 (197,793) 26,694 - (15,757) (15,757) 10,937 225,308 236,245 236,245 - 236,245 - |
2020 £ (52,941) 1,157 (36,993) 151,514 62,737 - - 62,737 162,571 225,308 225,308 - 225,308 - |
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Hopscotch Women's Centre Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021
1 Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are setout below and have remained unchanged from the previous year and have also been consistently applied within the same accounts.
Accounting convention
a) Basis of preparation:
The financial statements 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 2015) - Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
The company meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Incoming Resources
Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants
It 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 from charitable activities includes primary purpose trading
Income from charitable activities includes primary purpose trading, income earned both from the supply of goods or services under contractual arrangements or grant agreements, which have conditions that specify the provision of particular goods or services to be provided and undertaken for the charitable purposes of the charity.
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.
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 consortium's work or for specific projects being undertaken by the consortium.
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Expenditure recognition
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses including support costs and governance costs are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings.
Allocation of support costs
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back-office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support C4's programmes and activities.
Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:
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Costs of raising funds comprise the costs of other trading activities, in which the consortium does not yet engage.
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Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of providing services and activities for our beneficiaries and the local community to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.
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Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
Debtors
Debtors are recognised at the settlement recoverable amount due. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand includes is held to meet short-term cash commitments as they fall due rather than for investment purposes and may include short-term deposits.
Financial instruments
The Charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ' Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its Financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognized in the Charity's balance sheet when the Charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realize the asset end settle the liability simultaneously.
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Creditors, deferrals and provisions
Creditors and provisions are liabilities where we have a present obligation to a third party that we shall normally pay by cash. Provisions are measured or estimated as reliably as possible.
Where performance-related conditions are specified in a grant, the income will only be recognised to the extent that the charity has provided the facility or service. Any income received in advance of the conditions being met are deferred and shown under creditors.
Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received. Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the Charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
Lease
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to income on a straightline basis over the term of the relevant lease.
Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the Charity's accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
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2 Winding up or dissolution of the charity
The Charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £1. Names of its directors and registered office is mentioned on page 1.
| 3 | Surplus for the financial year | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| This is stated after crediting :- | |||
| Revenue Turnover from ordinary activities | 1,696,906 | 1,567,521 |
4 Trustees
None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration during the year nor were they reimbursed any expenses.
5 Detailed analysis
| Unrestricted funds 2020 £ Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds Donations 4,761 Charitable activities 1,132,600 Other income - Interest income 12 1,137,373 6 Analysis of charitable expenditure Client services Staff Cost 880,167 Premises and IT 31 Partners Cost 3,750 Legal and Professional - Other Cost 42,189 Support cost allocatoin 43,178 Governance cost allocation - Total cost 969,315 Support cost Support cost Staff Cost 1,467 Supplies and Repair 6,968 Consultancy - Premises and IT 41,929 Other Cost 22,972 Audit fee - Share of Support Cost 73,336 |
Restricted funds 2020 £ 559,545 - 559,545 Grants based project 393,395 4,385 84,790 5,548 28,267 30,158 10,834 557,377 Governance cost - - 6,349 - - 4,485 10,834 |
Total funds 2020 £ 4,761 1,692,145 - 12 1,696,918 2021 £ Total 1,273,562 4,416 88,540 5,548 70,456 73,336 10,834 1,526,692 2021 Total 1,467 6,968 6,349 41,929 22,972 4,485 84,170 |
Total funds 2019 £ 850.00 1,564,700.00 1,947.00 24.00 1,567,521 2020 £ Total 1,314,944 8,615 62,601 543 143,303 76,264 11,829 1,618,099 2020 Total 1,245 1,157 6,969 63,298 10,564 4,860 88,093 |
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Analysis of grant based projects
| MOPAC Children in Need Aziz Trust For London Kotha Bol BAME Others Total Crises response Home care Children in Need CAF Resilience fund Trust For London BDB Central On Track MOPAC Wiser-Specialist advocacy Lottery BAME Others Total 7 Staff Costs and Emoluments Gross Salaries Employer's National Insurance Pension Contributions Redundancy Numbers of full time employees Client services and projects |
Opening Movement Funds £ £ - 6,630 201 - 2,539 - 1,324 2,690 - - 833 (833) 5,400 (6,319) 10,297 2,168 Incoming resources £ 84,816 59,174 30,370 42,140 34,583 40,495 33,092 27,254 22,896 20,882 48,570 115,273 559,545 or full time equivalents |
Inter fund transfers £ (201) (2,539) (4,014) 6,926 172 Resources Expended £ 84,816 59,174 30,370 42,140 31,893 40,495 33,092 20,624 22,896 20,882 49,403 121,592 557,377 2021 £ 1,193,197 54,647 13,086 - 1,260,930 2021 64 |
Closing Funds £ 6,630 - - - - - 6,007 12,637 Movement £ - - - - 2,690 - - 6,630 - - (833) (6,319) 2,168 2020 £ 1,220,774 85,083 18,742 2,363 1,326,962 2020 81 |
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There were no fees or other remuneration paid to the trustees There were no employees with emoluments in excess of £60,000 per annum
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8 Tangible functional fixed assets
| Asset cost, valuation or revalued amount At 1 April 2020 Additions At 31 March 2021 Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions At 1 April 2020 Depreciation on revaluation Charge for the year At 31 March 2021 Net book value At 31 March 2021 9 Debtors Trade debtors Other Debtors Prepaid expenses Accrued income Total 10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors Accrued expenses Other taxes Other creditors Deferred income and grants in advance |
Furniture fitting and office equipment £ 15,659 15,757 31,416 15,659 - 4,419 20,078 11,338 2021 £ 113,783 50 17,607 16,858 148,298 2021 £ 12,952 89,669 28,832 8,660 67,066 207,179 |
Total £ 15,659 15,757 31,416 15,659 4,419 20,078 11,338 2020 £ 129,844 467 10,700 57,129 198,140 2020 £ 18,063 109,905 37,652 4,449 234,903 404,972 |
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| 11 Analysis of the Net Movement in Funds Balance as at 1st April 2020 Incoming resources Resources expended Net transfers between funds Balance as at 31st March 2021 12 Financial Instruments Carrying amount of financial assets Debt instruments measured at amortised cost Carrying amount of financial liabilities Measured at amortised cost |
Unrestricted funds (8,455) 1,137,373 (969,315) (172) 159,431 |
Designated funds 16,634 - - 16,634 2021 £ 113,783 12,952 |
Restricted funds 10,297 559,545 (557,377) 172 12,637 2020 £ 129,844 18,063 |
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13 Other information
Hopscotch Women's Centre is a registered charity and incorporated in England. Its registered office is:
50-52 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PY
14 Share Capital
The charity is incorporated under the Companies Acts and is limited by guarantee, each member having undertaken to contribute such amounts not exceeding one pound as may be required in the event of the company being wound up whilst he or she is still a member or within one year thereafter
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