Charity Number.. 1080247 The Green Team TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Period ended 31 March 2024 Phoenix Accountancy and Business Consultancy Limited The Green Team Charity Number: 1080247 Contents to the Financial Statements For the period ended 31 March 2024 Page Report of the Board of Trustees Independent Examiners Report Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets & Liabilities Notes to the Financial Staterrients 10 The Green Team Charity Number: 1080247 TRUSTEES. REPORT The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements for the year to 31 March 2024. The financial statements have been restated to be prepared on the receipts and payments basis which is in line with Charity Commission guidance for a charity of this size. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS Charity name: The Green Team Registered charity number: 1080247 Structure: Unincorporated Charity Principal address: The Green Team The Pavillion West Park Shaftesbury Avenue Goole East Yorkshire DN14 6UU Trustees: During the year the trustees were: Barbara Cavanagh Brian Robertson Gillian Caldicott Beryl Beck Taylor Chair resigned 28 February 2024 Senior Manager: David Gibbins Independent examiner: Katie Sauvage FCCA Phoenix Accountancy and Business Consultancy Limited 4-6 Robert street Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire DN15 6NG The Green Team Charity Number.. 1080247 TRUSTEES, REPORT (continued) STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The Green Team is an unincorporated charity, registered with the Charity Commission on 07 April 2000. The Governing document was originally adopted on 9th November 1999, and amended on 14th March 2000, 25th September 2013 and 30th October 2014. Governing body The responsibility to ensure appropriate govemance and management of the charity is vested in the Trustees. Appointment of Trustees Trustees of the Green Team must be members of the charity, aged 18 or over. Members appoint a minimum of 3 trustees, including the Officers at the Annual General Meeting each year. Trustees may also appoint (co-opt) additional trustees who must retire with effect from the conclusion of the annual general meeting next after his or her appointme.nt. But they are eligible for re-election at that meeting. The quorum shall be Iwo or the number nearest to one-third of the totsl number of trustees, whichever is greater or such larger number as may be decided from time to time by the trustees The Green Team advertises widew for trustees. An application form is used requiring potential trustees to outline their skills and Interests and the contribution they can make to The Green Team. Potential trustees are required to supply two independent referen￿s. All trustees are given a copy of the constitution and directed to information from the Charity Commission on trust'ee responsibilities and duties. Trustee indLlCtion is arranged for new trustees. The Green Team Charity Number: 1080247 TRUSTEES, REPORT (continued) Related Parties Brian Robertson is employed as the Town Clerk for Goole Town Council. The Charity through its Trustees (Berly Beck Taylor and Brian Robertson), owns the issued share capital of The Green Team Works CIC C GTW") (company number 10840748) is a trading company for the charity to provide goods and services to its clients on a commercial basis. It is proposed that any surplus profits generated by GTW will be gifted to the Charity. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIvrrIES Objects The charitable objects of The Green Team are. l. For the benefit of elderly and disabled people in Goole and the surrounding area by the provision of a gardening service. 2. To advance the education of persons in horticultural skills and practices by providing training. In Furtherance of these objects, and for the public benefit, The Green Team runs the following attivities. A low-cost garden maintenance seNice, offered to elderly and disabled residents living within a ten-mile radius of Goole which assists individuals to maintsin their gardens when they are unable to do so themselves, reducing their stress, Improving the quality of their lives by enabling their enjoyment of their gardens, supporting their safety and independence. Volunteering opportunities to individuals aged over 16 with an interest in using or acquiring skills in horticulture, developing their life and social skills. Volunteers carry out the garden maintenance for elderly and disabled people, and volunteers tend the West Park growing area/ mini Garden Centre. Volunteers benefit from the social contsct and Sense of inclusion from being part of our team. They benefit, from participation in healthy outdoor activity which supports weight loss, a healthy heart and has been proven to help with depression and stress related conditions. Training opportunities for volunteers to learn horticultural skills are offered. They learn about gardening and horticulture and how it can improve their quality of life and even their job prospects. Job prospects are also helped with the provision of employability skills training. Educational activities including a summer excursion for volunteers to visit gardens in Yorkshire, as well as workshops and activity days. The Green Team Charity Number: 1080247 TRUSTEES, REPORT (continued) Public Benefit The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and consider this when making decisions. Voluntee The Staff tsam recruit, support and coordinate a team of, currently 26 volunteers. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Charitable Activities The recovery from COVID-19 pandemic continues, with an increase in gardening activity and Volunteer numbers, although these are still not back to pre- pandemic levels. Many of our former Volunteers have not retumed to the fold, however we are getting new Volunteers, many from new referrers. The numbers being referred from JCP have shown a noti￿able reduction, despite being assured that The numbers would increase we are still a long way from 2019 referrals We have On￿ again received many heart-felt thanks from our gardening beneficiaries for the efforts of our Volunteers and staff. The garden centre has continued to attract Park users, although the weather this year has reduced the numbers of people using the Park. However, many of the park users have been impressed with the recycling pro￿sS, which has saved many plants from being taken to the tip, as would have happened prior to having the garden centre facility. Our regular gardening beneficiaries, numbeis have remained fairly constant at 106 plus the one- off v15its and our irregular regulars, however our waiting list for gardening has increased, this can only be addressed by an influx of Volunteers who want to work with the gardening teams. We are looking at ways to address this issue, by interacting with new referrers. The benefits of this policy will be hopefully felt in the coming year. staffing levels have been reduced this year with 2 members of staff leaving due to redundancy. Financial Review Going Con￿rn The -frustees are of the view after much deliberation and heart searching that, given the importance of the charity to the local community and that fomial and achievable arrangements regarding any outstanding debt have been put into place, the charity is a going concem and will remain so for the foreseeable future, this despite the fact that it has been a difficult year financially and that continued funding is difficult to obtain, the Trustees believe that with cost saving measures being put in place, sufficient funding is, aiid will be, available for at least 12 months following their approval of these financial statements. The Green Team Charity Number: 1080247 TRUSTEES, REPORT (continued) Financial regulations The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 9 and 10 and comply with the constitution and applicable accounting standards. Financial results Total Income was £110,820. Total expenditure was £115,228. The deficit for the period was £4 408. There was a significant decrease in income during the year. Due to the loss this year, the reserves on the balance sheet are negative. Policy on reserves The charity currently does not currently have a policy for reserves but are working towards having one in place. FUTURE PLANS TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILrrY FOR THE ACCOUNTS The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare statements of account for each financial year which give a true and frdir view of the state of affairs of the charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to: Select suitable accounting policies and apply them con51Stently; Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, Prepare the financial statements In accordance with the methods and principles Set out in the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities, and to state whether or not the accounts have been prepared in accordance with that statement and applicable accounting standards. Prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis Unle￿ it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and to disclose with reasoriable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity, and to enable them to ensure that any statements of account comply with the requirements of the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for tsking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud dnd other irregularities. and signed on their behalf by. Barbara Cavanagh Chair of the Board of Trnstees Date: Charity Number.. 1080247 The Green Team INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE GREEN TEAM I report on the accounts of the Charitable Unincorporated Organisation for the period ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 9 to 19. 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 Charities Att) and that an independent examination is needed, It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act. to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(b) of the Charities Act. and to state whether particulai. matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charily and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also Includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any CJuch matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequentlyi 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 examinerfs statement I have completed my pxamination. I conFirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have the following concerns in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this reporL in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Monies have been loaned to The Green Team Wod