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2022-03-31-accounts

Page
Reference and Administrative Information 3-4
Chair and CEO's Report
Trustees Report
Structure, Governance and Management 6-7
Objectives for Public Benefit 8-11
Achievements
2021-2022
Financial
Review
12
Investment
Policy
13
Risk Management 14-15
Affiliations 15
Future Plans 16
Statement ofDirectors' Responsibilities 17
Report ofthe Independent Auditor 18-21
Statement of Financial Activities 22
Balance Sheet 23
Statement ofCash Flows 24
Notes to the Accounts 25-40

Potential
Risk
Mitigating
Actions
Loss of major flow Creation of5-year Fund Development
Plan 2021-25 to secure income to cover
through
funding Streams
core costs with mixed income model
-leading to inability to Ongoing
review ofendowments
growth
working
with
UKCF/ Charities
cover our operating costs Commission/
DCME support to grow core financial support
New Comms strategy to promote our work and impact to new funders and
endowment
opportunities
Good relationship
with
LLAL/LLAOL
in place to secure next tender process
from
CIF funding
Close working
with
UKCF to maximise opportunities
to access national
funding
programme
Networked
team ofsenior staff and CEO to ensure opportunities
are developed
Disproportionate impact Current 3years
LLAL contract with option to extend for max 2years at
current
of LLAL funding —on funding
ifrequired
by LLAL
operational
costs leading
Successful reporting
and flexibility of programme
during
COVID has confirmed
to unstable
funding
confidence
in BLCF by LLAL
picture Financia modelling for BLCFto be done to build stronger
resilience and
manage
impact
if I.LAI. is lost
Loss of reputation as a Effective governance
and review ofsystems
and policies by Governance
trusted Grant Maker— Committee.
causes funders to leave Follow up all complaints
within 5days in line with complaints
procedure.
us and applications to Respond
within
an agreed time period to queries from donors/applicants
etc
reduce Highly trained staff and trustees
making assessments
and decisions on
Grants
Independent
grant panels membership
which is diverse and reflect whole
county
Lack ofawareness ofthe Improved
relationship
with LA's and funding
partners to see us as 'go to'
work of BI.CF —leading to organisation
for grant making
lack ofinvestments Proactively
raise profile and credibility
via social media and new website
changes
'l4

2022
Notes Expendable Restricted Unrestricted Total yearended
Endowment E E E 2021
E E
Note 2
Income and endowments
from:
Donations
and legacies
2,707 767 3,474 4,390
Charitable
activities
5,491,867 312,783 5,804,650 5,334,487
Investments 41,555 197 41,752 42,945
Other 20,964 20,964 22,525
Totalincome 41,555 5,494,574 E347FF 5870840 54D4%47
Expenditure
on:
Raising funds 6,503 141,452 147,955 99,996
Charitable
activities
5,182,175 162,400 5,344,575 5,013,861
Total expenditure 6,503 5,182,175 303x852 sp492p530 sp113p857
Net income / before gains on
investments 35,052 312399 30,859 378,310 290,490
Net gains on investments 82,763 82,763 338,638
Net income 117,815 312,399 30,859 461,073 629,128
Transfers between funds (70,220) 30,358 39,862
Net movement
in funds
47,595 342,757 70,721 461,073 629,128
Reconciliation offunds:
Total funds brought forward
at 1April 2021 1,661,610 1,523,864 220,315 3,405,789 2,776,661
Total funds carried forward 1,709,205 1,866,621 291,036 3,866,862 3,405,789
at 31March 2022

Total Total
2022 2021
6 6
Cash flows from operating activities:
Donations and legacies 3,474 4,390
Charitable
activities —grants received
6,076,958 5,365,651
Other income 19,354 24,749
Awards and grant return payments (4,343,864) (4,668,957)
Salary related expenditure (84,350) (194,778)
Other expenditure (215,319) (69,037)
Net cash provided
by operating
activities
1,456,253 462,018
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment
withdrawals
29,429 14,474
Dividends
and interest from investments
28,803 28,237
Bank deposit interest 197 645
Net cash provided
by Investing
activities
58,429 43,356
Change
in cash and cash
equivalents in the reporting 1,514,682 505,374
period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning ofthe 2,357,769 1,852,395
reporting
period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end ofthe reporting 3,872,451 2,357,769
period

for the year en ded 31"March 2021
2021
Notes Expendable Restricted Unrestricted Total
Endowment f E E
E
Income and endowments from:
Donations
and legacies
2,795 1,595 4,390
Charitable
activities
5,056,023 278,464 5,334,487
Investments 42,300 645 42,945
Other 22,525 22,525
Total income 42,300 5,058,818 303,229 5,404,347
Expenditure
on:
Raising funds 5,536 94,460 99,996
Charitable
activities
4,832,081 181,780 5,013,861
Total expenditure 5,536 4,832,081 276,240 5,113,857
Net income before gains on
investments 36,764 226,737 26,989 290,490
Net gains on investments 338,638 338,638
Net income 375,402 226,737 26,989 629,128
Transfers between funds (50,116) 32,114 18,002
Net movement
in funds
325,286 258,851 44,991 629,128
Reconciliation
offunds:
Total funds brought forward
at 1April 2020 1,336,324 1,265,013 175,324 2,776,661
Total funds carried forward
at 31March 2021 1,661,610 1,523,864 220,315 3,405,789

Notes to the financial stateme nts for th e
e
ar endi
3
1"March 2022 continued
3.Incoming
resources
2022
E
2021
f
Donations and legacies
Other donations,
legacies and fund-raising
activities 3,474 4,390
Total donations
and legacies
3,474 4,390
Charitable
activities
Income from other grant making and charitable bodies 5,804,650 5,334,487
Investment
income
Distributions
from COIF Investment
Fund 28.803 28,237
Income from listed securities 12,752 14,063
Bank deposit interest 197 645
Total investment
income
41,752 42,945
Other income
Fees for management
and other
services 20,964 22,525
TOTAL INCOMING
RESOURCES
5,870,840 5,404,347
4.Analysis oftotal resources expended
2022 2021
Endowment Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
f E E E E
Charitable
activities
Awards
paid (see note 12)
2,928,214 2,928,214 3,410,474
Awards payable 2,241,512 2,241,512 1,403,202
Awards
returned
(4,695) (4,695)
Unspent
grant funding
returned
7,496 7,496 10,500
External Audit 5,000 5,000 4,195
Staff costs (see note 5) 157,400 157,400 171,633
Other 9,648 9,648 13,857
5,182,175 162,400 5,344,575 5,013,861
Raising funds
Fundraising
costs
12,147 12,147 1712
Subscriptions 3,774 3,774 4,374
Staff costs (see note 5) 57,830 57,830 16,467
Consultancy 34,573 34,573 27,570
Office rent and insurance 13,235 13,235 8,308
Other office costs 14,313 14,313 13,966
Website, internet
and telephone
1,049 1,049 2,710
Training
and conferences
626 626 364
Legal and professional
fees
2,104 2,104 16,555
Investment
manager's
fees
6,503 6,503 5,536
Travel and subsistence 1,801 1,801 2,434
6,503 141,452 147,955 99,996
Total resources expended 6,503 5,182,175 303,852 5,492,530 5,113,857

2022 2021
E E
Salaries 192,574 169,587
Social security costs 14,052 10,989
Pension contributions 8,604 7,524
215,230 188,100
Allocated:
Charitable activities 157,400 171,633
Raising funds 57,830 16,467
215,230 188,100

.Fixed Asset I nvestments
Communities Totalfunds
Rathbones First
Investments
held to provide
investment return E E
Market Value at 1"April 2021 730,524 972,474 1,702,998
Reinvested
Income
12,752 12,752
Management
fees
(6,503) (6,503)
Withdrawn (29,429) (29,429)
Revaluation 5,060 77,703 82,763
Market Value at 31"March 2022 712,404 1,050,177 1,762,581
Historical cost at 31"March 2022 579,833 597,949 1,177,782
2022 2021
E E
Listed securities —COIF Investment Fund 1,050,177 972,474
Listed securities —Rathbones 687,386 720,269
Cash held within investment portfolio 25,018 10,255
Total market value 1,762,581 1,702,998

7.Creditors: amounts
falling due within one year
7.Creditors: amounts
falling due within one year
7.Creditors: amounts
falling due within one year
2021 2021
E E
Taxes and social security 16,183 17,914
Accruals and other creditors 13,680 9,280
Awards payable 2,241,512 1,403,202
Income received in advance 293,044 182,735
2,564,419 1,613,131
8.Analysis ofnet assets between funds
Endowment Restricted Unrestricted Total funds
funds funds funds E
E E E
Fixed assets 1,709,205 53,376 1,762,581
Current assets 4,167,257 501,443 4,668,700
Current liabilities (2,354,012) (210,407) (2,564,419)
Net assets at 31"March 2022 1,709,205 1,866,621 291,036 3,866,862

. Fund Ac counting
Balance at Balance at
1n April 31"March
2021 Income Expenditure Transfers Revaluation 2022
E E E f.
Unrestricted
General Fund —Grant making 19,311 11,504 30,815
Good Exchange 734 734
Big Give 2021 6,838 6,838
Core costs 200,270 334,711 (303,852) 21,520 252,649
220,315 334,711 (303,852) 39,862 291,036
Restricted
High Sheriff Awards 6,950 6,950
High Sheriff Golf day 7,250 (7,250)
Comic Relief 4,582 4,582
Winter Hardship
Fund
18,965 686 (1,650) 18,001
F RCawley 1,090 175 1,266
London Luton Airport Operations 82,362 164,400 (230,495) 16,267
Grassroots Grants Beds and Luton 17,483 6,600 24,083
Panacea Society 3,550 (3,5S0)
VitalSigns 1,060 1,060
Woburn 1998Charitable Trust 11,018 4,376 15,394
Jane Cart's Trust 76,448 (23,600) 22,924 75,772
Jane Cart's Trust Covid 19 4,000 (4,000)
Arts Council Jubilee Fund 59,395 (47,984) 11,411
Whitbread
Pic
26,308 40,000 (20,800) 45,508
Bedford Volunteering 584 (584)
Cordova 9,518 1,610 11,128
G Farr 566 (515) 51
¹iwig 51,885 51,885
Advocacy Alliance 2,138 (2,138)
Luton
Rising
Community Investment
Fund 9,177 2,894,764 (2,857,908) (36,749) 9,284
Luton Rising Youth Fund 137,831 290,236 (201,450) 36,749 263,366
Luton Rising Small Grants Fund
670,385 200,000 (243,809) (100,000) 526,576
Luton Rising NN Fund 33,670 25,000 (20,573) 38,097
London Luton Airport Area Fund 80 80
LuDun 70,996 10,447 81,443
Anglia Water Supplies 27,072 (27,072)
Made BySport 43,024 25,000 (67,986) (38)
Mark West Memorial/ Evolve 51,513 2,021 (1,648) 51,886
Bedfordshire Coronavirus Emergency
Fund 76,538 (24,764) (51,774)
Community Recovery Fund 1,350,000 (1,054,617) 295,383
Luton Citizens Fund 332,700 (210,703) 121,997
Bedfordshire Stability Fund 96,043 83,300 (133,516) 148,475 194,301
Race Equality Sector Mapping Fund 8,000 (8,000)
Other donor advised 850 850
1,523,864 5,494,574 (5,182,175) 30,358 1,866,621

Notes to the financial
statements
fo
9. Fund Accounting
(continued)
Notes to the financial
statements
fo
9. Fund Accounting
(continued)
r the
ear endin
31u March 2022 continue d
Endowed funds
Whitbread 1998Endowment 122,053 2,240 (1,142) (12,725) 889 111,315
Grassroots Beds and Luton Endowment 70,026 1,285 (655) (7,300) 510 63,866
Wobura 1986Grassroots
Endowment
46,431 852 (435) (4,841) 338 42,345
Grassroots Jane Carts Trust 456,355 8,375 (4,271) (10,657) 3,323 453,125
Community First —JrF Cawley 8,854 264 (264) 764 9,618
Community First-G Farr 2,526 75 (75) 218 2,744
Community First —Cord ova 81,323 2,423 (2,423) 7,018 88,341
Community First —Jane Cart's Trust 346,237 10,316 (16,210) 24,152 364,495
Community First — Lu Dun 527,805 15,725 (15,725) 45 551 573,356
1,661,610 41,555 (6,503) (70,220) 82,763 1,709,205
Totalfunds 3,405,789 5.870,840 (5,492,530) 82,763 3,866,862

rrustee/staff rrustee/staff Other organisation Nature ofinterest Payment
member
Joan Bailey Luton Mediation Trustee E26,358
Safer Luton Partnershi Trustee E84,238
nina Bi s Level Trust Trustee E46,172
Atti
Mal
ik Luton Food Bank Trustee E59,553

Bangladesh
Youth League
Bangladesh
Youth League
Bangladesh
Youth League
Bangladesh
Youth League
E5,000.00 Road Victims Trust E5,000.00
Butterfly project E4,940.00 Young People's Pup et Theatre E4,573.00
Chums
Charity
E3,000.00 999974.99
Crescent Summer School f5,994.00
London Luton Air ort 0 erations Ltd
Dallow Development Trust Itd E9,823.00
Families United
Network
E6,000.00 4'" Dunstable Scout Grou E8,475.00
Film skoal Deluxe E3,846.00 Aldbury
Parish Council
f7,000.00
Keech Hospice Care E5,000.00 Bipolar UK E2,924.00
Leagrave Youth E4,900.00 Bounce Forward E9,930.00
Lindengate
Luton Borough Council -
Your say your f5,000.00 Carers Trust Bucks and Milton Keynes E5,000.00
way f133,000.00 Codicote Football Club E5,219.00
Luton Choral Society f4,350.00 Country
Days Ltd
E3,000.00
Lutonian
Cricket Club
f9,950.00 Dovery Down Lower school f5,000.00
Luton Irish Forum f5,000.00 Dunstable
84 District Citizens Advice
f5,000.00
Luton shop mobility (E262.90) Friends ofthe Abbe
JMI
E10,000.00
Olive Tree Church f6,000.00 Friends ofSt Luke's School E5,000.00
Or anisation
for Culture
and Character f3,000.00 Garden
House Hospice Care
E5,000.00
Raise Up Foundation f5,000.00 GRIT Growing Resilience
in teens
E11,824.00
Refugee and Migrant Development E5,000.00 Herts schools Outreach
(UK) CIC
E10,000.00
Revolution
Arts
f5,000.00 Ho e Church Luton Trust f2,500.00
Rising Stars Youth Club f4,000.00 Irish Network Stevena
e
E1,818.00
Shanthona
Womens Group
f5,000.00 Khalsa Youth Football Academ f5,000.00
The Ebonista Pro'ect E8,019.00 Magpas Air Ambulance E5,000.00
Warden
Hill Cornmunit
Association E2,450.00 Para Dance UK f4,000.00
4949999.19 PoetslN f4,979.00
Re —engage f4,545.00
Luton Risin
Near Nei
hbours Somethin
To Look Forward To
f5,000.00
CANter Equine assisted Learnin E4,000.00 Sorted Counsellin
Services
f4,000.00
Friends ofCollett f5,000.00 The Counsellin
Foundation
E5,000.00
Hemel Hempstead
Town
CC E5,000.00 The Daylight
Club
E10,000.00

The Living room E4,000.00
The Youth Booth E5,000.00
Trestle Theatre Company E5,000.00
The Salvation
Army
Dunstable Corps f5,000.00
UCARE E3,928.00
Wheatharnpstead United Church E9,900.00
Youth Talk E6,000.00
f184 42.00

Bangladesh
Youth League
f7,500.00
Boxing saves Lives CIC E18,465.00
Directional
CIC
f35,330.00
Link to Chan e E19,847.50
Luton Town FCCornmunit Trust E15,000.00
Mary Seacole E18,095.00
One stop advice and Training E17,360.00
Precious Pearls E5,814.00
St Giles Trust E30,000.00
Sto sle
Ba tist Church
f23,863.00
The Flavasum
Trust
E6,650.00
The Safer Luton Partnership E26,250.00
TOKKO
It'&I
E28,329.00
You Turn Futures f43,750.00
f296 253.50
Ark Culture E1,500.00
Association
of
Traditional
Shotokan
Karate E2,000.00
Bedford Blues Foundation f5,000.00
Bedford Blackhawks
Youth
E2,021.00
Beech Hill Scouts E2,021.00
Biggleswade
scout Group
E2,021.00
Central Beds Swim Squad f2,021.00
Dunstable
Swimming
Club
E4,000.00
Eggington
Foresters Cricket Club
E2,000.00
Fun 4 Young People E5,000,00
Golden Arrow E4,042.00
Helping
Relief Foundation
E1,832.98
Linslade Crusaders
Swimming
Club E2,000.00
Lutonian
Cricket Club
E2,021.00
Luton Sea Cadet Corps E2,021.00
Luton United
FC
E2,021.00
Modernian
Swimmin
Club
E2021.00
Phoenix Starr Academ E2021.00
Queens Park Community Organisation E2,021.00
The Polish School in Bedford E2,021.00
Toddington
Scout group
E2,021.00
~E60 89.98

1"Haynes and Wilstead scout Group and Wilstead scout Group E2,821.00
1"Luton Sea Scout Group E2,021.00
9w Ampthill and Woburn Scout Group E4,021.00

Dunstable
&District CAB
E2,450.00
FACES E1,225.00
Full House Theatre Company E4,636.00
Home Start Central Bedfordshire E2,700.00
Level Trust E2,200.00
Music24 ltd f3,828.00
Pro'ect 229 f4,795.00
Queen's
Park Community
Organisation E2,200.00
StJohn the Ba tist Church E4,200.00
Shri Guru Ravidass San at E5,000.00
Stepping Stones E2,891.00
The Courtney
Foundation
E5,000.00
E41120.00

Autism
Bedfordshire
E30,000.00
Azalea E30,000.00
Bedford foodbank (E808.00)
Carers in Bedfordshire E12,726.00
CHUMS Charity E30,000.00
Community
Action Bedfordshire
f'8,000.00
Diverse FM Community Media &
Training E15,000.00
Groundwork
East
E16,000.00
Families united
Network
E10,000.00
Friends for Life Bedfordshire E5,000.00
Keech Hos ice Care f30,000.00
Luton all women's centre E7,080.00
Luton Carnival Arts Develo ment f15,000.00
Luton Roma Trust f24,245.00
One stop advice and Training
Centre E20,000.00
The Disabilit The Disabilit Resource Centre Resource Centre f30,000.00
Youthscape ltd f30,000.00
E212 24~.DO
Whitbread tOLC
Families United Network f4,000.00
Houghton Regis Helpers E1,000.00
Leighton Linslade Helpers E4,800.00
Luton Irish Forum E5,000.00
E14000.00

Dunstable
&District CAB
E2,200.00
FACES E2,200.00
Home —Start Central
Bedfordshire E2,200.00
Level Trust E2,200.00
Luton Food Bank (E1,950.00)
Luton Irish Forum E526.00
Queens Park Community
Or anisation E2,200.00
F9576.00

Embrace CVOC E10,000.00
E10 ODD.OO
KCF tfiWILL
Bedford Pla ers Trust f710.00
Ma
Seacole Housing Association
E760.00
Queens Park Community Organisation E1,000.00
E2470.00

Hi
h Sheriff
olfda
Bedford Open Door E1,000.00
Carers in Bedfordshire E1,000.00
Country
Days
Ltd E850.00
Level trust E1,500.00
Link to Change E1,400.00
Ormiston
families
f500.00
Steppingstones (Luton) E1,000.00
~E7250.00

Bedford and District Cerebral Palsy
Society E7,000.00
Carers in Bedfordshire f5000.00
Cruse Bereavement Care Bedfordshire E8,832.00
Justus E6,240.00
E27072.00

All saints Academy Dunstable All saints Academy Dunstable E8,100.00
Diocese ofSt Albans
Multi Academ
trust E7,000.00
StAugustine's Academy Trust E7,000.00
StAugustine's church Dunstable F1,500.00
Autism
Bedfordshire
Autism
Bedfordshire
f281,133.00
CHUMS E35,144.00
Community
Voluntary
Services E69,982.00
Early Years Alliance E247,368.02
Groundwork
East
E21,918.00
Headway
Luton
E35,144.00
Level Trust E40,272.00
Luton access IAG f475,768.00
Luton
all Women's
Centre E104,554.00
Luton Citizens advice E81,930.46
Luton Council of Faiths E51,838.00
Luton Foodbank E61,503.00
Luton Irish Forum E6,809.23
Luton Law Centre E42,173.32
Luton Mediation E26,358.00
Luton
Ri hts
E27,675.99
Mary Seacole E25,145.00
Mind BLMK E100,377.00
Noah Enterprise E81,710.00
Penrose Steps E29,722.00
Sight Concern Bedfordshire E114,219.00
Ste
in stones
Luton E149,364.00
Stroke Association E53,771.00
The Safer Luton Partnershi E57,988.00
YouTurn
Futures
E52,707.00
Victim support E298,381.00
Women's
aid in Luton
E70,289.00
0~200 10.00
Active Luton E29,682.00
Age Concern Luton E136,184.00
Alzheimer's society E48,905.00
uton Citizens
Fund
Mary Seacole Housing Association Mary Seacole Housing Association Mary Seacole Housing Association f3,500.00
Music24 E3,500.00
Nyabingi
Charity
E3,259.00
Active Luton E1,874.00 Nine Red Presents E3,500.00
All saints Church E3,400.00 One Nation Archery Club f3,500.00
Beech Hill Community Primary school E3,500.00 Penrose Options f3,500.00
BIG Health &Fitness CIC E3,488.00 Portland
Watch
E3,190.00
Bushmead
Community
Hub E7,000.00 Pulse of Luton f3,500.00
Boxing saves Lives CIC f3,500.00 Raise U
Foundation
f3,500.00
CBC Health &Wellness E3,500.00 Raynham
Way Community
Centre E1,950.00
Community
Needs
E3,500.00 Ray's Health and Wellbeing Association E3,500.00
Cruse Bereavement Care f950.00 Refugee and Migrant
Development
Association
E3,500.00
Families
United Network
f3,500.00 Restoration
Revival Fellowship
E3,500.00
Film Skool Deluxe E3,496.00 SALTO G mnastics
Charitable
Foundation El 000.00
Friends of Bright Eyes E3,372.00 Signposts f3,500.00
Friends of Bushmead school E3,178.00 Society for the Advancement of Black arts f3,450.00
Greenhouse
Mentoring
E3,484.00 S ortin
Links Bedfordshire
CIC f3,500.00
Groundwork
East
E3,500.00 St Hughs Church f3,500.00
Hockwell
Ring Amateur
Boxing Club E3,450.00 St Kits Nevis & Friends Association f5,367.00
Hope Church
Luton
Trust E3,500.00 StThomas
Church
E1,000.00
Ins
ire FM
E3,500.00 Shanthona
Womens Group
f3,500.00
Lewsey Residents Assocation E3,000.00 Sto sle
United
FC adults
f4,970.00
LGBTBedfordshire f3,500.00 The Ebonista Project E3,500.00
Link to Chan e f3,500.00 The
Female
like me
E3,500.00
Luton Art Club f3,500.00 The Feast Youth Project E2,025.00
Luton Carnival
Arts Develo
ment Trust E10,500.00 The Trauma
Healing Collective
F2,950.00
Luton, Dunstable
&
Communit
Forum
surrounding Kenyan E3500.00 TOKKO Ltd f3,500.00
Luton Irish Forum E3,500.00 Unleashing
Potential
f3,500.00
Luton Roma Trust E3450.00 UN IKA f3,000.00
Luton Street Pastors E1,000.00 Victim Su
ort
E3,500.00
Parkinson's
support
group f900.00 Warden
Hill Ti ers
f3,500.00

Warden Park Bandstand Group f3,500.00
Warden Hill Community Association f3,500.00
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