St Luke's Neighbourhood Trust Registered Charity No. 1088726
Trustees' Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2021
St Luke's Neighbourhood Trust
| Name: | St Luke's Neighbourhood Trust |
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| Charity no: | 1088726 |
| Structure: | Unincorporated association governed by a constitution. |
| Trustees: | Richard Downey |
| Dorothy Muckles | |
| Joan Wallace | |
| Heather Wallace | |
| Valerie Pallace | |
| Ian Pallace | |
| Kimberley Storey | |
| Kris Maltas | |
| Doris Madison | |
| Jacqueline McDade | |
| Trustees are elected by the membership at each Annual General Meeting. | |
| Address: | St Lukes Neighbourhood Centre |
| Merle Terrace | |
| Sunderland | |
| SR4 6SF | |
| Bankers: | Barclays |
| Independent | Mark Thompson MAAT |
| Examiner: | VODA |
| Linskill Centre | |
| Linskill Terrace | |
| North Shields | |
| NE30 2AY |
St Luke's Neighbourhood Trust
Review of activities and performance
A big thank you to all who have helped through the year and have continued to serve on the management committee.
I would like to offer my thanks to all those who serve as officers of the trust. Although there has been no AGM I would still like to register my thanks.
Lian has continued as our new center manager and moved from strength to strength. Our secretary Dorothy has suffered from ill health but we hope she will get well soon and return to the fold.
We are still fervently searching for a new treasurer and have a couple of names that have been put forward. We will explore these new faces and hopefully a appoint a new one in the near future
Our current classes are returning after the long closure and we hope they will continue to move from strength to strength.
Apple Blossom Nursery has reopened and we hope will continue to grow and bring us some stability. We have strengthened our links with the community by our continued partnership with the Pallion Traders association who have done so much to help with the grounds.
The lunch clubs are back up and running and we have introduced some new clubs and initiatives to reach all parts of the community.
There is now a Facebook page that we can advertise on and reach a wider audience with the groups we have running along with a new logo to raise our profile.
We hope we will still be blessed on the trust committee by the attendance of 2 councilors Martin and George will continue to direct us towards funding for our initiatives.
As we gradually emerged from this period of lockdown we have tried to maintain the groups and where possible they have started and stopped as per the government legislation.
The choir has returned and many of our other groups are reappearing. All are looking forward to renewing their links with the Trust.
We have supported groups where necessary and tied to support the wider community whilst staying safe and socially distanced. The large hall in particular has been ideal due its size and we hope that as the restrictions ease we will see a return to some normality and socially distanced gatherings
As the world opens up and begins to return to some normality we are aware it will not be the same, we will need to be careful but we hope that we can regroup and renew our efforts to support the community and try to introduce initiatives and groups that will further develop the surrounding area.
We hope we can be energized and hopeful that the Trust can get back to its fundamental principles of health and well-being.
We will need to try and get some new members onto the committee from the Church and from the groups using the Hall that will bring a fresh outlook and ideas for the future.
Risks, reserves and investments
The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level equivalent to six months expenditure. This level would allow the charity to continue its activities for a reasonable period in the event of a sudden curtailment of funding. This would allow enough time for the charity to either obtain new funding sources or restructure its activities
Trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which comply with the regulations set out in the Charities Act 1993. The Trustees have elected to take advantage of the provisions that apply to small charities and have prepared a Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Signed: ………………………..Chair, on behalf of the Trustees, date: ……………..
Independent Examiners Report
Report to the St Luke's Neighbourhood Trust trustees of
On accounts for 31 March 2021 Charity no 1088726 the year ended
Respective The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of responsibilities of accounts; they consider that an audit is not required for this year under trustees and section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent examiner Examination is needed. It is my responsibility to • examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act), • follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and • state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions independent given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review examiner’s of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the statement accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
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Independent In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: examiner's 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material statement respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: • proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the Act); and • accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
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- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: 09 December 2021 Name: Mark Thompson MAAT Address: VODA Linskill Centre Linskill Terrace North Shields NE30 2AY
Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 March 2021
| Receipts Grants 2 Donations Room Hire Bank interest Total Receipts Payments Utilities Salaries Office Supplies Insurance Rent Session Workers Governance Repairs & Services Training Other Charitable Activities Total Payments Surplus / deficit for the year Transfer between Funds Funds at 1 April 2020 Funds at 31 March 2021 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds 2021 2021 2021 2020 15206 4344 19550 4120 110 110 0 14528 14528 31751 3 3 10 |
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| 29847 4344 34191 35881 |
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| 4117 300 4417 6027 10631 4270 14901 15570 1492 1492 1036 2107 2107 2282 590 400 990 1061 79 79 4336 196 196 80 304 1047 1351 1127 0 15 1130 1130 40 |
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| 19516 7147 26663 31574 |
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| 10331 -2803 7528 4307 0 0 16815 3970 20785 16478 |
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| 27146 1167 28313 20785 |
St Lukie's Neighbourhood Trust Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
| Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021 St Lukie's Neighbourhood Trust |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash at Bank | 28313 | 20785 |
| Total Cash Balances | 28313 | 20785 |
| Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 |
| For The Year Ended 31 March 2021 | 28313 | 20785 |
| Represented By: | ||
| Restricted Funds | 1167 | 3970 |
| Unrestricted Funds | 27146 | 16815 |
| 28313 | 20785 | |
| Signed …………….……………………… | Position ………………………………….. | |
| Signed …………….……………………… | Position ………………………………….. |
Date ……………………………………….
ST Luke's Neighbourhood Trust Notes to the accounts, 2021
1. Accounting Policies
- a The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
St Luke's Neighbourhood Trust 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 note(s).
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b Grants received are accounted for on a received basis and credited to income.
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c Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Receipts and Payments Account when received.
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d Freehold property is stated at value, depreciation only listed when applicable. Fixtures & Fittings are depreciated at 15% reducing balance.
2. Grants receivable
| Unrestricted | |
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| Sunderland City Council | 10000 |
| HMRC Furlough Scheme | 4706 |
| Making A Different Locally | 500 |
| Total Unrestricted Funding | 15206 |
| Restricted Funds | |
| National Lottery Community Fund | 2398 |
| Sunderland City Council | 1946 |
| 4344 |
3. Trustees, staff and related party transactions
The organisation employed 1 member of staff during the period of the accounts. No payments were made to trustees’ towards salary costs for the year £14901
4.[Costs of financial services]
During the year £250 was paid for the independent examination of the 2021 accounts. No other amounts were paid for financial services.
5. Restricted Funds balance at 31 March 2021
| Restricted Funds balance at 31 March 2021 | |
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| Men's Club (Community Chess) Falling on Your Feet (Community Chest/Cult Spring) Lunch Club (Community Chest) National Lottery Community Fund Sunderland City Council Total |
Open Bal Income Expend End Bal 01/04/2020 31/03/2021 744 744 0 3076 3076 0 150 150 0 2398 2130 268 1946 1047 899 |
| 3970 4344 7147 1167 |