2023-12-31-accounts - Tough Talk

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Tough Talk

Charity No. 10884886

Report and accounts for year ending 31[st] December 2023

Tough Talk

Legal and Administrative details

For year ending 31[st] December 2023

Address for correspondence: Moorpark St Kew Highway PL30 3DP Status: Declaration of trust dated July 2000 Registration No. 1084886 Trustees: Carl Lee. Ian McDowall. Michael Steward. Arthur White (Chair) Bank: HSBC Bank PLC 3137916 40-06-23 Independent Examiner: D. Hwyllwen 77. Colne Way Point Clear Bay CO16 8LN

Tough Talk.

Report of the Trustees for year ending 31[st] December 2023

Charitable Objective:

The principal objective of the charity is to advance the Christian Faith by speaking via social media platforms, at public events, in prisons, schools, churches, community centres and open air venues, all by invitation , and the distribution of Christian Literature.

Organisation:

The trustees meet on a regular basis to review, discuss and plan activities and to monitor finances.

Review of Activities:

The team are on the road every week as it has done for the past 29 years. Often it is a one-man team but can be two or three, and more at bigger open-air events.

The team still works closely with the Teen Challenge drug rehab In East London and Norwich, taking monthly services and classes at both venues.

Visits to the prison service is still not back to its pre-2020 levels, which is still due to staff shortages. However, The Scottish Prison Fellowship did arrange two extended missions to Scotland and 8 prisons were visited and 16 meetings taken.

There was also another successful and busy mission to Liverpool, working with several Youth Group Organizations in some large academy schools, speaking to many hundreds of young people. Notting Hill carnival was a highlight as always, Creation Fest in Cornwall was another big open-air event which the team has spoken at a number of times.

Easter weekend was a busy time working with the churches together in Chelmsford, a very large open-air event proved very popular. Then on to East London working with City Gates Church at another large open-air event.

Tough Talk continue to use social media continuing their Friday Night Live Show, which interviews various different guests and discussing many current issues of faith and worldwide events. This platform enables the team to reach a wider audience, with many logging on from a number of different countries .

Financial Review.

The accounts for the year are attached along with the independent examiners report.

Reserves policy.

The trustees have a reserve policy to maintain sufficient funds to maintain two months working capital.

Trustees Responsibilities .

The trustees are fully aware of their responsibilities to maintain proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with The Charities Act 2011.

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts ectlonA ftd•pondont Examin•i'i;Rapo- Report to the trustoosl members of On accounts for ilie year ended Charlty no (11 any) IOS4 Set out oli pages I roport lo tho Irustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the above charlty {"Ihe Trust") for Ihe year ended Responslbllltles and As the charlty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examlnation of the Trust's accounts carriad out under section 145 of th6 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Cornmission under section 145(5)(b) of Ihe Act. I have completed my examination. I confiffn that no material matters have come to my attentlon (othar than thal disclosed below ") in connection with the examination whlch gives me cause to belleve that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of th8 Act or the accounts do not accord with the accountlng records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper und8rstandlng of the accounts to ba reached. ' Please delets th8 words in Ihe bCketS M they do not apply. Independent examlner's statement Slgned: Date: Name: Relevant professlonal qualificatlon(s) or body (If any): Address: 7 7 Co bKJ. PF- F>c) 'r LLC-K+f) £ .+- Cc) (e IER October 2018 cs Camscanner

Sectlon Bllllll•isclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examlnation of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef detalls of any Items that the examlner wlshes to disclose. Joa IER October 2018 cs Camscanner

TOUGH TALK Recelpts & Payments Actount For the year ended 31 December 20I3 1023 2022 Charltèble receipts Total rer¢lpls Glf15 & donaiion5 51,641 64,B34 51,641 Payments AdirtISIn# and PA Bank charge5 BoDkkeepln6 adn)illlSlfiltion lind prolosslonJl servlces Books. vlde05 aiid otlier niiltcrliils Indemnily And piibllc liabllity Insufiinco Office & Slaiionery Renial Salaries Team travel & subslstence costs Tolephone Vehicle.In5uran¢e and maintenance Veb51te and marketSn8 3.222 loo 2.974 3,331 488 330 855 2.463 46,621 114 1.145 4,Z49 484 ioz 1.750 11,081 37.220 470 3.817 Toial payments 60385 61,43Z Net rè¢*lptsllpayments I 4.449 197921 cs Camscanner

TOUGH TALX Statement of asset5 As at 31 December 2023 2023 2022 Debtors Stock of Iicjoks aiid vldeos 150 150 150 Bank accounts Current accoiinl Payp¢il 7.660 3Jl 3,523 332 7,991 3,855 Net asset5 8,141 4,005 cs Camscanner