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2022-03-31-accounts

Registered number: 03951096 Charity number: 1084634

Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report and financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

Lifeline Community Projects

(A company limited by guarantee)

Contents

Page
Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and advisers 1
Trustees' report 2 - 10
Independent auditor's report on the financial statements 11 - 14
Consolidated statement of financial activities 15
Consolidated balance sheet 16 - 17
Charity balance sheet 18 - 19
Consolidated statement of cash flows 20
Notes to the financial statements 21 - 46

Lifeline Community Projects

(A company limited by guarantee)

Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and advisers For the year ended 31 March 2022

Trustees Mr P Akerman
Mr N Jaques
Mr J Singleton
Ms A McIntyre (resigned 6 May 2022)
Mr T King
Mr H Yung (appointed 1 September 2022)
Company registered
number
03951096
Charity registered
number
1084634
Registered office
Lifeline House
25 Neville Road
Dagenham
Essex
RM8 3QS
Independent auditor
Kreston Reeves LLP
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
Montague Place
Quayside
Chatham Maritime
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4QU
Bankers
CAF Limited
PO Box 289
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4TA
NatWest
Ground Floor
Gredley House
1 - 11 Broadway
London
E15 4BQ
Metro Bank
1 Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA

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Lifeline Community Projects

(A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report For the year ended 31 March 2022

The Trustees present their annual report together with the audited financial statements of Lifeline Community Projects (the "charity") for the year ended 31 March 2022. The Annual report serves the purposes of both a Trustees' report and a directors' report under company law. The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019).

Since the group and the Charity qualify as small under section 383 of the Companies Act 2006, the Group strategic report required of medium and large companies under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013 has been omitted.

Objectives and activities

a. Policies and objectives

The Charity's objects are:

ii. The advancement of education principally through the provision of nursery facilities, English language teaching for those for whom English is not a first language, marriage and parenting courses and personal and social development education for young persons;

iii. To relieve persons in need, hardship or distress including through the provision of material assistance, advice and advocacy, and training for those in need of such assistance

iiii. To advance the Christian faith (though not by limitation) through the provision of counselling and training with the aim of maintaining and promoting marriage and parenting values;

iiv. To promote charitable purposes for the benefit of the public in the following ways:

a. The preservation and protection of health;

b. The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare for persons who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstance with the object of improving the conditions of life for such persons; and c. The provision of training with the object of relieving unemployment.

The Trustees have designated funds from reserves to ensure the charity can achieve its objectives on a sustainable basis. Details of reserves set aside can be seen in note 20 of the accounts.

The policies adopted in furtherance of these objects are to raise funds and receive contributions, to borrow money, to purchase, lease, exchange or otherwise acquire any land, buildings, to hold property as tenants, to make donations, to make grants, to invest the monies of the Charity, to establish subsidiary companies to act as agents, to promote or carry out research and publish the results of it in furthering the objects. There has been no change in these during the year.

In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.

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Lifeline Community Projects

(A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report (continued) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Objectives and activities (continued)

b. Activities undertaken to achieve objectives

The context for delivery this year has been the recovery from Covid. Whilst schools re-opened on the 8th March ’21 social distancing and Covid Guidance remained throughout the majority of the year which has a significant impact on what services we delivered and how we delivered them.

Nurseries - Little Learners

This year the nurseries have adapted to being open full time and operating alongside COVID overcoming the following challenges successfully;

In Ilford we have successfully recruited and developed a strong management team with a competent Nursery Manager, Deputy and Nursery Administrator. The setting continues to spend a large amount of time chasing income from disadvantaged families and enforcing the parent contract regulations. The nursery has undergone significant improvement to its staff team, interactions with children and presentation. Word of Mouth referrals make up the majority of new starters therefore, the staff team make a conscious effort to engage with the community and strive towards having a high standard of parent partnership. The setting has historical ‘term time’ low attendances which impacts income negatively during the school holidays. The average attendance for the year has risen to 62.2%.

Elm Park Nursery has observed the deputy manager develop into an aspiring Manager with new, fresh and creative ideas. The Nursery team take pride and ownership over the setting’s standards as well as leading each other to improve play skills and personally develop continuously. The nursery’s average attendance for the year is 95.3% with a constant waiting list and consistent influx of enquiries. Parent partnership and relationships are very strong with parents often turning to the experienced staff team for support and guidance.

Due to the consistent high demand in Elm Park, with the nursery being oversubscribed, we purchased an additional premise, Ambleside, to allow for expansion and growth of the Little Learners Brand. Planning permission has been hard to achieve over recent years and several time-consuming appeal applications have been turned down. Nevertheless, August 2021, planning permission to convert the residential home into a nursery property was finally granted by Havering Council. Quotes for refurbishment have been sought after once more. Due to the Pandemic, the quotes received are far more expensive than when we investigated several years ago. We are looking forward to renovations taking place and opening our third setting. Elm Park continues to promote the opening of Ambleside, Ambleside is already beginning to gather a waiting list in anticipation for an opening in the new academic year.

Healthwatch

This year the team and volunteers have continued to adapt the way we deliver services in the face of Covid. Following government guidance the team we were restricted to mainly telephone and online engagement, but this did not stop us, for example we were unable to undertake Enter and views, instead our volunteers supported with mystery calls to sexual health services.

Our information and signposting service was available by phone and email and the team have supported 280 residents with a number of queries including how to access dental services, how to complain, providing information about covid vaccinations and mental health. As government guidance changed, we started to conduct safe face- to- face contact interactions.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report (continued) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Objectives and activities (continued)

In total we have engaged with 895 people throughout the year and the team worked on several different projects ensuring the voice of the community influences decisions makers. For example, we contributed to BHRUTS clinical strategy, sharing feedback about hospital services with the trust, this feedback will now be used as part of the strategy including best practice and looking at improving areas highlighted by patients.

Our #TalkAboutIt event enabled mental health services, and faith organisations and places of worship to discuss challenges posed by the pandemic and practical tips on how to support those with mental health needs.

We have won an award along with our colleagues from North East London for providing fast, regular and comprehensive insight about people’s experiences of care with their Integrated Care System, helping to develop services that meet the needs of our diverse population.

This programme has now been recommissioned for an additional 3 years with the new programme starting in April ’22.

Pastoral Partner for Schools

This continues to be a key part of our mission which we have sustained throughout Covid. Working with young people that are on the edge of poor mental health (SW!TCH Minds) or serious youth violence (SW!TCH Lives) and supporting their parents and residents in the communities they reside (SW!TCH Communities). We continue to support young people across the equivalent of 40 schools over 4 boroughs employing 3 managers, 2 Lead Youth Development Workers, 10 Youth Development Workers, 5 community development workers and a bank of outreach workers. Two young people have moved through the service to become Ambassadors and have now been appointed as sessional staff.

This year our services had to remain flexible adapting to covid guidance whilst meeting the needs of our beneficiaries.

SWITCH Lives

This initiative supports young people at risk of serious youth violence or criminal exploitation through our awardwinning VIP mentoring programme, positive weekly activities, school holiday activity days and residentials and the SW!TCH Ambassador leadership programme. We have had funding from 6 different funds to work in 22 schools across Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering and Thurrock. Delivery in schools was hampered in some cases by national covid guidance and local school interpretations. As restrictions eased we witnessed an increase in SYV.

SW!TCH Minds

Funded by the Department of Health & Social Care with match funding form BHR CCG, and the Local Authorities of Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Havering to work with young people on the edge of poor mental health. All 18 schools were established prior to the first lockdown and the team has settled well. We have seen a significant rise in demand on the back of the pandemic and the social restrictions enforced.

SW!TCH Ambassadors

We were able to deliver our 3-day Ambassador training residential during the summer holidays, training 16 Ambassadors. These young people have helped to review and develop services, support and plan activities and represent LifeLine to partners and funders .

Champion Support Network

Funded through London’s VRU (Violence Reduction Unit) via London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Havering this programme has received its second phase of funding allowing us to continue to support parents. LifeLine’s mentoring programmes put partnership with schools at the heart of the delivery. We have been able to support a range of parents across the three boroughs including parents who have children that have suffered from Serious Youth Violence. We have also trained parents to support their peers.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report (continued) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Objectives and activities (continued)

SW!TCH Futures

We have attracted funding from the London Mayor’s New Deal For Young People’s Leaders Programme which will start in April 2022. This will combine our SW!TCH Minds and SW!TCH Lives programme to provide a more flexible programme to 12 schools mentoring 10 young people per school, delivering 3 weekly positive activities, school holiday programmes and training 60 small organisations in mentoring.

SW!TCH Communities

As staff have returned to schools we have been able to maintain a delivery of up to 20 positive activities a week. We coordinated delivery with local authorities to focus on ‘areas of concern’ for our detached work and engaged positively with the young people. This work has contributed to our knowledge of local issues and given us key information to share with the Community Safety Teams and the police in relation to local incidents and threats. We have now been commissioned by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Havering with funding from the VRU to deliver capacity building programmes on 3 high violence estates.

FaithAction

Policy and Insight

FaithAction has been re-contracted as part of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance (HWA). This is the alliance of VCSE organisations that are in partnership with the health and care system (DHSC and NHS) to give voice and access to different communities. FaithAction has held this position for over a decade and has a responsibility as a conduit to faith communities throughout England.

Much of the year was dominated by responding to Covid-19 and lockdown. A high degree of access to Government departments was maintained, predominantly with DHSC, MHCLG/DLUHC and DCMS.

Increasingly, as the relaxation of restrictions came in summer 2021, focus switched from immediate response to the pandemic to recovery, and a renewed urgency to address health inequalities which have been further exacerbated by the pandemic. FaithAction’s HWA project areas relate to health inequalities.

1. Engaging with faith leaders and faith communities to address the poor pregnancy and maternity outcomes for minority ethnic women.

2. Utilising the reach and social infrastructure of faith communities to join with social prescribing schemes, particularly to address loneliness.

We obtained a late-notice piece of additional work which we have been working with partners from Coventry University and Race Equality Foundation to deliver. This involves gathering views of “seldom heard” communities, via focus groups in Chesterfield, Birmingham, East London and online, on how effective Primary Care Networks are in addressing the wider causes of health inequalities.

Work with Department of Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC formally MHCLG)

Daniel Singleton continues as a member of the ministerial task force. Although the initial focus of this group was on places of worship and the pandemic, it has also considered other issues where there has been particular faith community interest and involvement, notably the issues related to Afghan and Hongkonger arrivals and the UK and public response to the work in Ukraine.

FaithAction maintained single-faith focus groups for the first part of the year but have gradually reduced these. However, the FaithAction monthly Zoom “Coffee House” remains a good route for member input, and Creative English Coffee morning and the Faith Covenant Forum also maintain an important meeting point for those with particular interests.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report (continued) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Objectives and activities (continued)

FaithAction was subcontracted by Strengthening Faith Institutions on the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government surge capacity building programme. The programme worked with 31 Faith Champions, who were working to promote vaccine take-up amongst hesitant communities. In addition, 31 organisations were supported in either putting together applications for funding or registering with the Charity Commission for recognised status. Organisations were supported throughout the process, from training in how to approach funding application forms and the relevant documents organisations needed to have in place, to supporting organisations write and submit application forms, with regular sessions with project staff who read applications and provided feedback. 17 organisations were provided with support to become digitally transformed; organisations were either provided with a new website, with input from FaithAction staff in the content and design, and training given in how to keep it maintained, or were given training and support in developing their social media presence.

83 videos from 3 main categories; Faith and Community Leaders, Health Professionals and Everyday Citizens, to encourage communities to take up the vaccine, dispel myths and conspiracy theories around the vaccine, and inform people about the process of getting the vaccine. These videos received over 82,000 views across a number of social media platforms.

Creative English – Café Connect (integration programme)

We were pleased to be contracted in 3 regions (Yorkshire, West Midlands, London) as part of the DLUHC programme for Hong Kong arrivals. The team has developed an innovative approach to bringing local settled communities together with new arrivals, which we believe will be transferable for other episodes of migration. There has been some challenges and the programme was delayed starting by the commissioner, and people have settled in different areas, often more affluent. The team have had to work hard to recruit and train new locations as we have not been able to use the previous Creative English hub locations. Yet again we see that faith groups and churches are at the forefront of this work, being a base to welcome new arrival and to provide a place of integration.

APPG on Faith and Society and the Faith Covenant

There has continued to be interest in the Faith Covenant, particularly connected to the Keeping the Faith report of Autumn 2020. We worked with Professor Chris Baker (Goldsmith, University of London) to do follow up research in summer and Autumn 2021, and there will be a further report on how to utilise the partnerships between faith and local government which received such a boost during the pandemic.

A number of areas are working towards adopting the covenant, to aid this we have begun work on a faith covenant toolkit, which works alongside the faith covenant forum meetings to provide general support. The team has also given a number of presentations and Q&A sessions in specific locations.

Localised areas of work

FaithAction has increasingly been able to emphasise the power of faith communities to reach some of the most vulnerable. We have been pleased to be directly involved with two local authority areas to develop programmes to address health inequalities. In Tower Hamlets the Faith Health Action Partnership (FHAP) project is working with Faith communities to develop health action plans. We are designing a programme to use Creative English in Birmingham, with new materials with a health focus, to reach parents of children who have English language needs, to help inoculation uptake and access to primary care health services.

FaithAction were also awarded the contract to support the Barking and Dagenham Faith Forum until March 2023. The team were able to put on their first event, an Inter Faith Week Reception, within weeks of being awarded the contract, with the event being very well received, and the team have been working with the Trustee group on a programme of activities and ensuring that good governance and relevant policies, procedures and apparatus, including a bank account, are in place.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report (continued) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Objectives and activities (continued)

Achievements and performance

a. Main achievements of the Charity

Details of the key achievements of the charity during the year can be summarised as:

Financial review

a. Going concern

After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.

b. Financial review and reserves policy

Results for the year ended 31 March 2022 are given in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities. The assets and liabilities are given in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the related notes.

In summary, income amounted to £2,497,342 and expenditure to £3,973,641, of which £1,914,000 represented a donation to Lifeline Church (which included the gift of Valence Group Limited assets and activities).

There is a resulting net deficit for the year of £1,719,872. As at 31 March 2022, the total net reserves of the Group stood at £1,715,064 of which £862,677 is held in designated funds, £737,880 in restricted funds and £114,507 is held in general reserves.

The policy of the Charity is to maintain a free reserves (including both general and designated reserves) level to cover three months of its annual operating costs, and is set at £435,255.

It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained and used to meet its other strategic priorities.

The unrestricted funds include the free reserves held by the Charity (see Note 19). The Trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the Charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report (continued) For the year ended 31 March 2022

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charitable Group is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. The major risk identified is potential fall in income.

Structure, governance and management

a. Constitution

Lifeline Community Projects is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 20 March 2000. The Charitable Company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the Charity and is governed under its Articles of Association. The Charitable Group is made up of the Charity, Lifeline Community Projects, and two subsidiaries, Valence Group Limited and Lifeline Enterprises Limited. Note 28 provides more detail about these subsidiaries.

Mr N Jaques Mr J Singleton Ms A McIntyre (resigned 6 May 2022) Mr T King

The principal oversight role of the Trustees (who are also the legal directors of the Company) is to ensure good governance of the organisation. They carry out regular scanning of Lifeline's operating business environment and take account of the financial and business implications of the decisions they make. The Trustees met on a quarterly basis to review finance and key management decisions.

We audit the composition of our Trustee Board on a regular basis to identify any skills gaps. Where new Trustee(s) need to be recruited, we advertise the roles, conduct interviews and then appoint. We also arrange training for the Trustee Board to address results from the skills audit. Inductions are organised to bring together new and existing Board Members.

Plans for future periods

Our plans for the next three years are to:

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report (continued) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Relationships with related parties

Lifeline Community Church, Lifeline Network International and Community Resources for Change are closely linked to Lifeline Community Projects. However, each organisation is a separately registered charity with distinct charitable objectives.

Related party transactions are disclosed in note 27 to the accounts.

Statement of Trustees' responsibilities

The Trustees (who are also the directors of the Charity for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and the Charity and of their incoming resources and application of resources, including their income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Group and the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees' report is approved has confirmed that:

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Lifeline Community Projects

(A company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report (continued) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Auditor

The auditor, Kreston Reeves LLP, have indicated their willingness to continue in office. The designated Trustees will propose a motion reappointing the auditor at a meeting of the Trustees.

Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Mr P Akerman

Date: 30 January 2023

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Independent auditor's report to the Members of Lifeline Community Projects

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Lifeline Community Projects (the 'parent charitable company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Consolidated statement of financial activities, the Consolidated balance sheet, the Charity balance sheet, the Consolidated statement of cash flows and the related notes, 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).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for 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 Group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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' 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 Group's or the parent charitable company'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.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Independent auditor's report to the Members of Lifeline Community Projects (continued)

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report other than the financial statements and our Auditor's report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual report. 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. 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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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 where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees' responsibilities statement, 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 Group's and the parent 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 Group or the parent charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Independent auditor's report to the Members of Lifeline Community Projects (continued)

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 151 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

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. This risk increases the more that 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.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Independent auditor's report to the Members of Lifeline Community Projects (continued)

opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of my Auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charitable company to cease to continue as a going concern.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

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 its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Kreston Reeves LLP

Kreston Reeves LLP Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor

Chatham Maritime

30 January 2023

Kreston Reeves LLP are eligible to act as auditors in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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Lifeline Community Projects

(A company limited by guarantee)

Consolidated Statement of financial activities (incorporating income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
4
Charitable activities
5
Investments
6
Other income
7
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Other expenditure
8
Net (expenditure)/income
Transfers between funds
19
Net movement in funds before other
recognised gains/(losses)
Other recognised gains/(losses):
Loss on disposal of subsidiary
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
50,965
831,140
47,362
182,140
1,111,607
834,381
1,914,000
(1,636,774)
60,864
(1,575,910)
(243,573)
(1,819,483)
2,796,667
(1,819,483)
977,184		 Restricted
funds
2022
£
1,385,735
-
-
-
1,385,735
1,225,260
-
160,475
(60,864)
99,611
-
99,611
638,269
99,611
737,880		 Total
funds
2022
£
1,436,700
831,140
47,362
182,140
2,497,342
2,059,641
1,914,000
(1,476,299)
-
(1,476,299)
(243,573)
(1,719,872)
3,434,936
(1,719,872)
1,715,064		 Total
funds
2021
£
1,354,745
697,586
71,449
51,250
2,175,030
2,037,682
-
137,348
-
137,348
-
137,348
3,297,588
137,348
3,434,936

The Consolidated statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

The notes on pages 19 to 42 form part of these financial statements.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee) Registered number: 03951096

Consolidated balance sheet As at 31 March 2022

Note
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
13
Tangible assets
14
Investment property
15
Current assets
Debtors
17
Short-term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
18
Net current assets
Total net assets
Charity funds
Restricted funds
19
Unrestricted funds
19
Total funds		 208,880
-
1,208,707
1,417,587
(565,200)		 2022
£
-
862,677
-
862,677
852,387
1,715,064
737,880
977,184
1,715,064		 291,762
800,000
1,015,063
2,106,825
(633,104)		 2021
£
105,536
861,679
994,000
1,961,215
1,473,721
3,434,936
638,269
2,796,667
3,434,936

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Lifeline Community Projects

(A company limited by guarantee) Registered number: 03951096

Consolidated balance sheet (continued) As at 31 March 2022

The Charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the entity to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

However, an audit is required in accordance with section 151 of the Charities Act 2011.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Mr P Akerman

Trustee

Date: 30 January 2023

The notes on pages 21 to 46 form part of these financial statements.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee) Registered number: 03951096

Charity balance sheet As at 31 March 2022

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
14
Investments
16
Investment property
15
Current assets
Debtors
17
Short-term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
18
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Total net assets
Charity funds
Restricted funds
19
Unrestricted funds
19
Total funds		 251,859
-
1,162,523
1,414,382
(563,890)		 2022
£
862,677
1
-
862,678
850,492
1,713,170
1,713,170
737,880
975,290
1,713,170		 353,410
800,000
902,057
2,055,467
(513,668)		 2021
£
861,679
611,613
200,000
1,673,292
1,541,799
3,215,091
3,215,091
638,269
2,576,822
3,215,091

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Lifeline Community Projects

(A company limited by guarantee) Registered number: 03951096

Charity balance sheet (continued)

As at 31 March 2022

The Charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the entity to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

However, an audit is required in accordance with section 151 of the Charities Act 2011.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Mr P Akerman

Trustee

Date: 30 January 2023

The notes on pages 21 to 46 form part of these financial statements.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Consolidated statement of cash flows
For the year ended 31 March 2022
Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities
22
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Dividends, interests and rents from investments
Net cash provided by investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
23
The notes on pages 21 to 46 form part of these financial statements		 2022
£
(652,720)
(998)
47,362
46,364
(606,356)
1,815,063
1,208,707		 2021
£
125,649
(5,651)
71,449
65,798
191,447
1,623,616
1,815,063

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

1. General information

Lifeline Community Projects is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Lifeline House, 25 Neville Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 3QS.

2. Accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - 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 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. Lifeline Community Projects 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.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Charitable Group. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The Consolidated statement of financial activities (SOFA) and Consolidated balance sheet consolidate the financial statements of the Group and its two wholly owned subsidiary undertakings, Lifeline Enterprises Limited and Valence Group Limited. The results of the subsidiaries are consolidated on a line by line basis.

The Group has taken advantage of the exemption allowed under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and has not presented its own Statement of financial activities in these financial statements.

2.2 Going concern

The Trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Whilst the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been assessed by the Trustees, so far as is reasonably possible, due to its unprecedented impact on the worldwide economy it is difficult to evaluate with any certainty the potential outcomes on the Charity's future activities. However, taking into consideration the Charity's level of reserves, the Trustees believe that the Charity will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.3 Income

All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt .Other donations are recognised once the charitable group has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Grants are included in the Consolidated statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.

Sales within charitable activities includes fees receivable for the provision of nursery care. Income from trading activities includes income from the Community Connect Project, income is received in exchange for services and is recognised when entitlement has occurred.

Investment income includes rent receivable under operating leases and bank interest. Other income includes intercompany service charges made to associated charities.

Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service.

2.4 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Group's objectives, as well as any associated 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, finance and governance costs which support the Charitable Group's activities. These costs have been allocated between the various charitable activities as set out in a note to the accounts.

Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end are noted as a commitment, but not accrued as expenditure.

Grants payable without performance conditions are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the Charitable Group.

Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty about wither the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable.

All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.5 Government grants

Government grants are credited to the Consolidated statement of financial activities as the related expenditure is incurred.

2.6 Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Group; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.

2.7 Taxation

The Charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

2.8 Intangible assets and amortisation

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill shall be considered to have a finite useful life, and shall be amortised on a systematic basis over its life.

The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset over their estimated useful lives, on the following bases:

Goodwill on acquisition of - 3 years
nurseries
Goodwill on acquisition of share - 10 years
capital in subsidiaries

2.9 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably.

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.9 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation (continued)

At each reporting date the Charity assesses whether there is any indication of impairment. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined to be the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. An impairment loss is recognised where the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount.

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, on the following bases:

Freehold property - no depreciation
Plant and machinery - 25% straight line
Fixtures and fittings - 25% straight line

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in the Consolidated statement of financial activities.

Where grant funding is received to purchase plant and equipment as a requirement for the delivery of a specific project, the cost is written off in the year of purchase.

Expenditure on leasehold properties is depreciated over the length of the least remaining or in full in the year of expense, subject to the discretion of the Senior Management Team.

2.10 Investments

Fixed asset investments are a form of financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction cost and subsequently measured at fair value at the Balance sheet date, unless the value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment. Investment gains and losses, whether realised or unrealised, are combined and presented as ‘Gains/(Losses) on investments’ in the Consolidated statement of financial activities.

Investments in subsidiaries are valued at cost less provision for impairment.

Investment properties, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value oat the reporting end date. The surplus or deficit on revaluation is recognised in profit or loss.

2.11 Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

2.12 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.13 Liabilities and provisions

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Consolidated statement of financial activities as a finance cost.

2.14 Financial instruments

The Group only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

2.15 Operating leases

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Consolidated statement of financial activities on a straight line basis over the lease term.

2.16 Pensions

The Group operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Group to the fund in respect of the year.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.17 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Group and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Group for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.

3. Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions:

The Charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and 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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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

4. Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted
funds
2022
Restricted
funds
2022
£
£
Grants
ESF - Create Your Futures
-
19,236
Faith Action
-
491,286
Young People
-
875,213
Government grants
-
-
Total Grants
-
1,385,735
Donations
50,965
-
Subtotal
50,965
-
Total 2021
114,172
1,240,573
5.
Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
Faith Action
8,420
Families
807,035
Young People
15,685
831,140
Total 2021
697,586		 Total
funds
2022
£
19,236
491,286
875,213
-
1,385,735
50,965
50,965
1,354,745
Total
funds
2022
£
8,420
807,035
15,685
831,140
697,586		 Total
funds
2021
£
-
419,464
840,193
95,088
1,354,745
-
-
Total
funds
2021
£
28,851
583,051
85,684
697,586

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

6. Investment income

Rental income
Interest receivable
Total 2021
Other income

Other income
Service charges to related charitable companies
Profit on Sale of property
Total 2021
Other expenditure

Donation to Lifeline Church		 Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
43,516
3,846
47,362
71,449
Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
3,150
13,990
165,000
182,140
51,250
Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
1,914,000		 Total
funds
2022
£
43,516
3,846
47,362
71,449
Total
funds
2022
£
3,150
13,990
165,000
182,140
51,250
Total
funds
2022
£
1,914,000		 Total
funds
2021
£
70,273
1,176
71,449
Total
funds
2021
£
18,551
32,699
-
51,250
Total
funds
2021
£
-

7. Other income

8. Other expenditure

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

9. Analysis of expenditure by activities

ESF - Create your futures
Faith Action
Families
Young People
Other and Support
Governance
Total 2021
Analysis of direct costs
Staff costs
Depreciation and revaluation
Travel and subsistence
Partnership costs & program delivery
Other project costs
Communication, marketing & administration
Beneficiary costs
Property costs		 Direct costs
2022
£
50,570
334,724
559,130
700,918
32,355
-
1,677,697
1,778,778
Create Your
Future
2022
£
50,570
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50,570		 Support
costs
2022
£
-
50,113
166,737
88,710
76,384
-
381,944
258,904
Faith Action
2022
£
272,471
-
657
48,770
7,137
5,189
500
-
334,724		 Total
funds
2022
£
50,570
384,837
725,867
789,628
108,739
-
2,059,641
2,037,682
Families
2022
£
411,187
-
1,045
8,198
19,418
6,856
19,704
92,722
559,130		 Total
funds
2021
£
-
337,719
538,430
757,235
385,628
18,670
2,037,682
Young
People
2022
£
567,049
-
3,160
1,598
116,195
8,684
4,232
-
700,918

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

9. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)

Analysis of direct costs (continued)

Staff costs
Depreciation and revaluation
Travel and subsistence
Partnership costs & program delivery
Other project costs
Communication, marketing & administration
Beneficiary costs
Property costs		 Other
2022
£
2,052
-
317
647
(33,478)
(66)
30
62,853
32,355		 Total
funds
2022
£
1,303,329
-
5,179
59,213
109,272
20,663
24,466
155,575
1,677,697		 Total
funds
2021
£
1,417,144
33,949
5,598
72,911
91,127
19,429
14,588
124,032
1,778,778

Analysis of support costs

Staff costs
Depreciation
Property and insurance
IT costs
Communication
Travel and subsistence
Internal recharges
Governance costs		 Faith Action
2022
£
-
-
-
-
9,935
-
40,178
-
50,113		 Families
2022
£
-
-
-
-
3,600
-
163,137
-
166,737		 Young
People
2022
£
-
-
-
-
6,180
-
82,530
-
88,710		 Other
2022
£
182,212
-
15,839
62,280
86,188
2,007
(285,845)
13,703
76,384

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

9. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)

Analysis of support costs (continued)

Other and
Support
2022
£
Staff costs
-
Depreciation
-
Property and insurance
-
IT costs
-
Communication
-
Travel and subsistence
-
Internal recharges
-
Governance costs
-
-
10.
Auditor's remuneration
Fees payable to the Charity's auditor for the audit of the Charity's annual
accounts
11.
Staff costs
Group
Group
2022
2021
£
£
Wages and salaries
1,367,113
1,445,013
Social security costs
96,531
102,447
Pension costs
21,897
23,040
1,485,541
1,570,500		 Total
funds
2022
£
182,212
-
15,839
62,280
105,903
2,007
-
13,703
381,944
2022
£
12,193
Charity
2022
£
1,367,113
96,531
21,897
1,485,541		 Total
funds
2021
£
153,356
1,387
10,925
67,062
5,488
2,016
-
18,670
258,904
2021
£
8,820
Charity
2021
£
1,445,013
102,447
23,040
1,570,500

The average number of persons employed by the Charity during the year was as follows:

Group Group
2022 2021
No. No.
Employees 71 74

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

11. Staff costs (continued)

The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:

Group Group
2022 2021
No. No.
In the band £60,001 - £70,000 - 1

The total remuneration, benefits and pensions paid in respect of the key management personnel in the year was £198,422 (2021: £181,638).

12. Trustees' remuneration and expenses

During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2021 - £NIL).

During the year ended 31 March 2022, no Trustee expenses have been incurred (2021 - £NIL).

13. Intangible assets

Group

At 1 April 2021
On disposal of subsidiaries
At 31 March 2022
At 1 April 2021
On revalued assets
At 31 March 2022
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021		 Goodwill
£
333,320
(333,320)
-
227,784
(227,784)
-
-
105,536

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 March 2022
13.
Intangible assets (continued)
Charity
Cost
At 1 April 2021
At 31 March 2022
Amortisation
At 1 April 2021
At 31 March 2022
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021		 Goodwill
£
90,000
90,000
90,000
90,000
-
-

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

14. Tangible fixed assets

Group and Charity

Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2021
Additions
At 31 March 2022
Depreciation
At 1 April 2021
At 31 March 2022
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021		 Freehold
property
£
1,037,872
998
1,038,870
176,193
176,193
862,677
861,679		 Plant and
machinery
£
237,767
-
237,767
237,767
237,767
-
-		 Fixtures and
fittings
£
163,794
-
163,794
163,794
163,794
-
-		 Total
£
1,439,433
998
1,440,431
577,754
577,754
862,677
861,679

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

15. Investment property

Group

At 1 April 2021
Disposals
On disposal of subsidiaries
At 31 March 2022
Charity
At 1 April 2021
Disposals
At 31 March 2022		 Freehold
investment
property
£
994,000
(200,000)
(794,000)
-
Freehold
investment
property
£
200,000
(200,000)
-

Investment property comprises freehold and leasehold property. The fair value of the investment property portfolio has been made by the Trustees on an open market value basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.

During the year one investment was sold and the subsidiary which owned the other property was donated to lifeline church.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

16. Fixed asset investments

Charity
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2021
Disposals
At 31 March 2022
At 1 April 2021
Impairment on disposals
At 31 March 2022
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021		 Investments
in
subsidiary
companies
£
1,039,777
(1,039,776)
1
428,164
(428,164)
-
1
611,613

Other investments comprise of investments in subsidiaries (see note 28)

17. Debtors

Due within one year
Trade debtors
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 Group
2022
£
149,331
-
17,480
42,069
208,880		 Group
2021
£
247,470
-
-
44,292
291,762		 Charity
2022
£
149,331
42,979
17,480
42,069
251,859		 Charity
2021
£
247,470
62,972
-
42,968
353,410

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

18. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Deferred income at 1 April 2021
Resources deferred during the year
Amounts released from previous periods		 Group
2022
£
223,044
27,945
51,827
262,384
565,200
Group
2022
£
284,275
198,862
(284,275)
198,862		 Group
2021
£
78,763
53,574
51,940
448,827
633,104
Group
2021
£
85,034
284,275
(85,034)
284,275		 Charity
2022
£
223,044
27,945
51,827
261,074
563,890
Charity
2022
£
284,275
198,862
(284,275)
198,862		 Charity
2021
£
77,932
37,349
51,940
346,447
513,668
Charity
2021
£
85,034
284,275
(85,034)
284,275

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

19. Statement of funds

Statement of funds - current year

Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
New nursery
development
Nursery
dilapidations
New community
development
centre
Property fund
General funds
General funds
Total
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Department of
Health - Faith
Action
ESF - Create
your Futures
Young People
Total of funds		 Balance at 1
April 2021
£
140,000
30,000
360,738
1,855,679
2,386,417
410,250
2,796,667
449,884
31,334
157,051
638,269
3,434,936		 Income
£
-
-
-
-
-
1,111,607
1,111,607
491,286
19,236
875,213
1,385,735
2,497,342		 Expenditure
£
-
-
-
-
-
(2,748,381)
(2,748,381)
(385,062)
(50,570)
(789,628)
(1,225,260)
(3,973,641)		 Transfers
in/out
£
(140,000)
(30,000)
(360,738)
(993,002)
(1,523,740)
1,584,604
60,864
(60,864)
-
-
(60,864)
-		 Gains/
(Losses)
£
-
-
-
-
-
(243,573)
(243,573)
-
-
-
-
(243,573)		 Balance at
31 March
2022
£
-
-
-
862,677
862,677
114,507
977,184
495,244
-
242,636
737,880
1,715,064

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19. Statement of funds (continued)

Statement of funds - prior year

Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
New nursery development
Nursery dilapidations
New community development
centre
Property fund
General funds
General funds
Total Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Department of Health - Faith
Action
ESF - Create your futures
Young People
Total of funds		 Balance at
1 April 2020
£
60,000
30,000
360,738
1,851,211
2,301,949
422,929
2,724,878
372,400
31,334
168,976
572,710
3,297,588		 Income
£
-
-
-
-
-
934,457
934,457
419,464
-
821,109
1,240,573
2,175,030		 Expenditure
£
-
-
-
(2,942)
(2,942)
(859,726)
(862,668)
(341,980)
-
(833,034)
(1,175,014)
(2,037,682)		 Transfers
in/out
£
80,000
-
-
7,410
87,410
(87,410)
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Balance at
31 March
2021
£
140,000
30,000
360,738
1,855,679
2,386,417
410,250
2,796,667
449,884
31,334
157,051
638,269
3,434,936

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

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Designated funds

Property fund - This fund reflects the net book value of the Group's freehold properties at the Balance Sheet date.

Restricted funds

Department of Health Faith Action - To disseminate information about health and social care from Government to grassroots voluntary sector organisation and to represent the voice of those organisations in health and care policy making.

ESF Create Your Futures - LifeLine Community Projects holds a sub-contract with Community Links to deliver the Create Your Future programme. The programme targets long-tern unemployed and economically inactive BAME women facing barriers which are shown to be the most challenging in terms of employment.

Young People - This initiative supports young people at risk of serious youth violence or criminal exploitation through our award-winning VIP mentoring programme, positive weekly activities, school holiday activity days and residentials and the SW!TCH Ambassador leadership programme. We have funding from 4 different funders to work in 24 schools across Tower Hamlets, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering and Thurrock. School recruitment was delayed due to the national lockdown but staff were deployed with community referrals, positive activities and detached work. The police have described Covid-19 as their best crime fighting tool but we were prepared for a rise as schools opened again.

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20. Summary of funds

Summary of funds - current year

Designated
funds
General funds
Restricted funds		 Balance at 1
April 2021
£
2,386,417
410,250
638,269
3,434,936		 Income
£
-
1,111,607
1,385,735
2,497,342
Balance at
1 April 2020
£
2,301,949
422,929
572,710
3,297,588		 Expenditure
£
-
(2,748,381)
(1,225,260)
(3,973,641)
Income
£
-
934,457
1,240,573
2,175,030		 Transfers
in/out
£
(1,523,740)
1,584,604
(60,864)
-
Expenditure
£
(2,942)
(859,726)
(1,175,014)
(2,037,682)		 Gains/
(Losses)
£
-
(243,573)
-
(243,573)
Transfers
in/out
£
87,410
(87,410)
-
-		 Balance at
31 March
2022
£
862,677
114,507
737,880
1,715,064
Balance at
31 March
2021
£
2,386,417
410,250
638,269
Summary of funds - prior year
Designated funds
General funds
Restricted funds
3,434,936

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21. Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds - current year

Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
Tangible fixed assets
862,677
Current assets
495,947
Creditors due within one year
(381,440)
Total
977,184
Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year
Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Tangible fixed assets
861,679
Intangible fixed assets
105,536
Investment property
994,000
Current assets
1,205,285
Creditors due within one year
(369,833)
Total
2,796,667		 Restricted
funds
2022
£
-
921,640
(183,760)
737,880
Restricted
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
901,540
(263,271)
638,269		 Total
funds
2022
£
862,677
1,417,587
(565,200)
1,715,064
Total
funds
2021
£
861,679
105,536
994,000
2,106,825
(633,104)
3,434,936

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22. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income/expenditure for the year (as per Statement of Financial
Activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation charges
Gains/(losses) on investments
Dividends, interests and rents from investments
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Loss on disposal of goodwill
Loss on disposal of investment property
Proceeds from sale of investment property
Gain on disposal of investment property
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
23.
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash in hand
Total cash and cash equivalents
24.
Analysis of changes in net debt
At 1 April
2021
Cash flows
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
1,015,063
273,563
Liquid investments
800,000
(800,000)		 Group
2022
£
(1,476,299)
-
(243,573)
(47,362)
82,882
(67,904)
105,536
794,000
365,000
(165,000)
(652,720)
Group
2022
£
1,208,707
1,208,707
Acquisition
and
disposal of
subsidiaries
£
(79,919)
-		 Group
2021
£
137,348
35,336
-
(71,449)
(127,815)
152,229
-
-
-
-
125,649
Group
2021
£
1,815,063
1,815,063
At 31 March
2022
£
1,208,707
-

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

25. Pension commitments

The Group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Group in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Group to the fund and an amount of £4,836 (2021 - £12,009) were payable to the fund at the Balance Sheet date and are included in creditors.

26. Operating lease commitments

At 31 March 2022 the Group and the Charity had commitments to make future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows:

Not later than 1 year
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years		 Group
2022
£
69,811
71,197
141,008		 Group
2021
£
69,241
144,054
213,295

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

27. Related party transactions

During the year the charity and its group had the following transactions with Lifeline Church (LC), a charity of which Avril McIntyre (resigned 6th May 2022), John Singleton and Neil Jaques are also a trustee:

-Donations of £1,302,387 were given to LC during the year, which included the donation of Valence Group Limited which has net assets of £749,649 as date of transfer, and Goodwill disposed of £105,536.

During the year the charity and its group had the following transactions with Lifeline Network International (LNI), a charity of which Avril McIntyre is also a trustee:

During the year the charity and its group had the following transactions with Community Resources for Change (CRC), a charity of which Avril McIntyre is also a trustee:

During the year the charity and its group had the following transactions with Valence Group Limited (VGL), a charity of which Avril McIntyre is also a trustee:

Two connected persons to one of the Trustees (J Singleton) received remuneration and expenses during the year as follows:

No other Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration, expenses of benefits from the Charitable Group during the year.

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Lifeline Community Projects (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

28. Principal subsidiaries

These financial statements are consolidated financial statements for Lifeline Community Projects and its subsidiaries, which are both based in the UK. Separate company financial statements for the subsidiary companies are required to be prepared by law and are publicly available at Companies House.

On 10 June 2016 the Charitable Company purchased the entire share capital of Valence Group Limited for cash consideration of £1,039,777 (including costs). On acquisition fixed assets of £1,056.263, current assets of £6,113 and current liabilities of £265,919 were recognised. On 27 October 2021 the Valence Group was donated for nil consideration to Lifeline Church.

The following were subsidiary undertakings of the Charity:

Names Principal activity Class of Holding
shares
Lifeline Enterprises Ltd IT support services Ordinary 100%
Valence Group Ltd (Donated 27/10/21) Property management Ordinary 100%

The financial results of the subsidiaries for the year were:

Names Income Expenditure Profit/(Loss) Net assets
£ £ / Surplus/ £
(Deficit) for
the
year/period
£
Lifeline Enterprises Ltd - (1,609) (1,609) 1,895
Valence Group Ltd (Donated 27/10/21) 43,516 (16,285) 27,231 -

The investments in subsidiaries are all stated at cost less impairments.

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