The Social Action Hub (Registered charity, number 1097054) Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022
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| 2 - 6 | Trustees’ annual report |
| 7 | Independent examiner’s report |
| 8 | Receipts & payments account |
| 9 | Statement of assets & liabilities |
| 10 - 12 | Notes to the accounts |
The Social Action Hub Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Full name The Social Action Hub
Other names by which the charity is known
RBDYP / The Rainworth and Blidworth Detached Youth Project / Detached Youth Project
Registered charity number 1097054
Principal address
Kirklington Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG21 0JR
Trustees Howard Hayman, Chair Mark Littler Andrea Hayman Kylie Weightman Danielle Baguley Lyndsey Barr (until 22/10/2021) Nicola Devine
Independent examiner
John O’Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL
Governance and management
The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 10 March 2003 and last amended on 21[st] November 2018.
No person shall be appointed a Trustee at any General Meeting unless: (a) he is recommended by the Trustees; or (b) not less than fourteen nor more than thirty-five clear days before the date appointed for the General Meeting.
Each trustee can vote to appoint a person who is willing to act to be a trustee either to fill a official post vacancy or as an additional trustee. Provided that the appointment does not cause the number of trustees to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the type and relevance or number of trustees.
Objectives and activities
The charity’s objects are for the benefit of young people and their families particularly, but not exclusively, between the ages of 5-19 years who live in Rainworth and Blidworth and the neighbourhood thereof, by advancing the education of such people, particularly but not exclusively through their leisure time activities and by the provisions of facilities, so that they develop their mental, physical, emotional and spiritual capacities and grow as individuals and become more able and empowered members of society concerned with improving their community through positive social action.
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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit
Running the The Social Action Hub as a community resource. Strategic community planning and development through local neighbourhood and parish council partnerships.
Weekly Provision:
Monday 10 - 2 Social Supermarket Monday 4.30 - 6.30 under 12's Youth Club, Blidworth Monday (various) Village Park and Street Rangers Tuesday 10 - 2 Social Supermarket Tuesday (various) Village Park and Street Rangers Wednesday 4.30 -7.30 under 12’s Youth Club, Rainworth Wednesday (various) Village Park and Street Rangers Wednesday 4 - 7 Social Supermarket Thursday 5.30 - 7.30 Over 13's Provision Thursday 10 - 3.00 - Job Club Thursday 10 - 2 Social Supermarket Thursday (various) Village Park and Street Rangers Friday/Sat/Sun (various) Village Park and Street Rangers
We run a Playscheme for under 12’s from 10am - 3pm, Monday - Friday during
school holidays.
Every Monday to Thursday during term time from 10am - 2pm we open Social Supermarket to the public.
We run a group residential activity as part of our youth social action & citizenship programme, where young people design a community project, volunteer their time, learn new skills and meet new people.
We aim to ensure that young people are engaged in positive activities and deterred from anti-social behaviour.
We work in partnership with Rainworth Parish Council to take care of the Rainworth Skate Park and encourage more positive activities for young people and families.
During the COVID-19 restrictions the majority of services were affected. The main activity for the charity has been the relief of food insecurity through the provision of food, befriending and support services for those with mental health issues and who are isolated.
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Public benefit statement
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.
Children and families have access to play and youth provision that they could not usually afford by means of attracting grants to subsidise the operating costs of provision.
Our Foodshare scheme fights food poverty and reduces food waste. Local people are able to access daily provisions at no cost, that would otherwise go in the bin. The Foodshare scheme provides meals for up to 80 children, 20 families and 15 individuals per year.
Our over 13's provision, The Tree House Project supports young people who are experiencing isolation and supports them in dealing with how this affects their wellbeing.
Our local partnership works to develop social action projects and volunteering opportunities
-increases community cohesion;
-improves the environment; -develops community spaces; -provides more opportunities for people to access education and skills development and;
- improves people’s mental health and overall well-being.
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Summary of the main achievements during the period
This year we have:
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We have recruited and retained 23 volunteers to help with the Social Supermarket and under 12's provision on a weekly basis;
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We raised an incredible amount of grants and funds to support the most vulnerable and isolated in the local community, we've reached over 600 local households to support them with food insecurity, health and wellbeing, education and skills and be more aware about the environment and conservation;
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We have a youth club membership of 122 young people who have used our service at least once this year (unique);
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We have a social supermarket membership of 670 local people who are regularly using The Social Supermarket;
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We have worked with 52 individuals who required support to access volunteering, employment, personal development or further education. We supported 26 into full-time employment, 16 into volunteering and 10 into further education/personal development opportunities;
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Team Foodshare has provided 5,532 baskets of food in the past 12 months. This equates to approximately 39,000 meals, circa 3,000 meals per month. The team have also provided over 1,462 emergency food parcels to the most vulnerable and isolated residents. This number has dropped significantly as we work to reduce food insecurity and have encouraged those in need to join and use the Social Supermarket rather than rely on food parcels;
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We have successfully supported 3 young people with significant long-term mental health issues that have seriously affected their day to day lives. This support has included the provision of professional counselling support, mentors and a range of social action activities to empower and engage these young people as part of the Tree House Project;
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We launched a new programme called MEALS, Meet, Eat, Affordable Living and Socialising, which runs once a month and provides an adult meal with a dessert for £3.50. Food is sourced from surplus goods provided by charities such as Fareshare and local shops. Customers are encouraged to book on a cooking session to learn how to cook the meal;
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We have successfully run a Kickstart programme, providing 12 jobs for young people aged 16-25 who are unemployed (supported by DWP) in Youth Work, Retail, Administration and Park Rangers.
We've delivered a number of special projects, where the funding has been restricted specifically for this activity.
Financial review
We have received a high amount of funds for COVID relief activities. It has increased our turnover a great deal but we don't expect that this will be maintained over the following year. This allows us to retain all non-restricted in order to secure programme related investments to support the most vulnerable and isolated in our community and invested in future projects.
These designated funds are set aside to meet essential future spending, such as funding a project that could not be met from future grant income.
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Every year we endevour to secure grants to ensure that our services can be provided. Small grants are appplied for on a monthly basis and we have a 62% success rate. We have enough reserves to cover 6 months running costs, including any redundancy payments, in case we are unable to achieve the grant funding required to sustain activites beyond the next twelve months. We hold no lease or hire purchase agreements.
The charity’s policy on reserves
SAH's reserves policy is to maintain sufficient levels of reserves to enable operating activities to be maintained for up to six months, taking account of the potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time. The policy is reviewed annually by trustees. SAH's total reserves are saved in deposit account which accrues interest. In addition amounts are set aside in operational budgets to meet financial risk associated with potential contingencies and any uncertainty relating to the charity’s operating activities. Six months running costs should always be held in reserves.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Signed ______ Date _ Nicola Devine, Trustee 14.11.22
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The Social Action Hub for the year ended 31 March 2022
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Social Action Hub (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed ____ Date _______ John O’Brien MSc, FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus
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The Social Action Hub Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2022
| 2021 Total Funds £ Note Receipts 118626 Grants & donations 2 3008 Coffee bar sales, membership & trip fees 1068 Room hire 3021 Social supermarket 3115 Fundraising 131 Bank interest - Sundry income 128969 Total receipts Payments 469 Advertising & promotion 3873 Activities & events 15662 Building, refuse, maintenance & utilities - Printing & stationery 415 RYC supplies & equipment 1281 Equipment & materials 552 Independent examination fee 901 Insurance 792 Learner support costs - Membership fees 10388 Professional fees & training 2040 Project expenses 5043 Rent & rates - Staff training - Sundry expenditure 921 Telephone, internet & postage 143 Uniforms 2043 Volunteer expenses 52405 Wages, NI & expenses 3488 Energy 504 Office/general administrative expenses - Refreshments 390 Participant expenses 101310 Total payments 27659 Net receipts/(payments) 94071 Cash funds at start of this period - Transfers between funds 121730 Cash funds at end of this period |
Unrestricted Funds £ 36139 19033 4870 10148 3766 7 136 74099 90 11562 21098 115 1491 3334 552 457 - 96 668 - 1050 - 1 228 8 2198 - 1897 396 312 5 45558 28541 91395 (39) 119897 |
Restricted Funds £ 131536 - - - - - - 131536 97 2721 - - 251 204 - - - - 26408 19 3150 1325 - 786 408 996 78979 2516 - - 758 118618 12918 30335 39 43292 |
2022 Total Funds £ 167675 19033 4870 10148 3766 7 136 |
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| 205635 187 14283 21098 115 1742 3538 552 457 - 96 27076 19 4200 1325 1 1014 416 3194 78979 4413 396 312 763 |
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| 164176 41459 121730 - |
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| 163189 |
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The Social Action Hub Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2022
| 2021 £ Cash assets Note 116013 Bank accounts 5717 Cash in hand 121730 Other monetary assets 1536 Debtors & prepayments 4 1536 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Shed purchased March 2021, cost £3,400. CCTV system purchased May 2020, cost £2,430. Liabilities (1609) Creditors 5 (1609) |
2022 £ 162903 286 |
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| 163189 2247 |
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| 2247 (552) |
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| (552) |
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Signed _____ Dated _____ 14.11.22 Howard Hayman, Trustee
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The Social Action Hub Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
1. Receipts & payments accounts
Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.
2. Grants & donations
| DWP Futures Newark and Sherwood DC Nottinghamshire County Council Awards for All Nottinghamshire Community Foundation Thomas Farr The Jones Charitable Trust Arnold Clark JN Derbyshire Sundry grants & donations |
Unrestricted £ - - 12817 5250 - 2000 - 3500 2500 - 10072 36139 |
Restricted £ 54428 24943 - 23305 10000 8100 5000 - - 2000 3760 131536 |
Total £ 54428 24943 12817 28555 10000 10100 5000 3500 2500 2000 13832 |
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| 167675 |
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3. Funds analysis
| Restricted funds Education & Skills The Tree House Project Big Bike Revival Health & Wellbeing Kickstart Social Supermarket Unrestricted funds General Foodshare Playscheme U12 Sessions Reserves Roof and door fund |
Opening balance £ 3659 26676 - - - - 30335 91395 - - - - - 91395 |
Receipts £ 24943 18800 1560 21805 54428 10000 131536 74099 - - - - - 74099 |
(Payments) £ (28602) (28626) (1599) (21423) (38368) - (118618) (45558) - - - - - (45558) |
Transfers £ - - 39 - - - 39 (119936) 2355 13633 16908 84487 2514 (39) |
Closing balance £ - 16850 - 382 16060 10000 |
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| 43292 - 2355 13633 16908 84487 2514 |
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| 119897 |
Education & Skills is a programme for unemployed people over the age of 16 to support them into education or employment.
The Treehouse Project is a programme aimed at 13-25 year olds who are vulnerable, isolated and suffering from mental health issues including at risk of suicide.
Big Bike Revival is a project funded by Cycling UK and its aims were to encourage adults to cycle more often. The project had 3 themed activities; Learn, Fix and Ride. Health & Wellbeing are activities aimed at increasing the health and wellbeing of adults who had been affected by COVID and were experiencing a high level of isolation and loneliness. These activities included Social Eating Events, Emergency Food Parcels, Befriending Support and short courses to improve adults self-esteem, learn about mindfulness and get creative with nature.
Kickstart is a government funded programme aimed at supporting young people under 25, getting into work.
The Social Supermarket is a food club that offers a range of everyday essentials for a one-off donation of £3.50 to over 600 members. We have built partnerships with Farshare, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Marks and Spencer’s, Greggs and ADSA to supply short date food/surplus that would otherwise go into landfill.
The transfer from the General fund to the Big Bike Revival fund is to cover the deficit on this activity.
The transfer from the General fund to the Foodshare, Playscheme, U12 Sessions, Reserves and Roof and door funds represents the designation of these funds.
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4. Debtors
| Room hire HMRC Pensions Prepayment: TV Licence |
£ 1070 1044 40 93 |
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| 2247 |
5. Creditors
| Independent examination fee | £ 552 |
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| 552 |
6. Trustees’ remuneration
Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.
7. Glossary of terms
Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.
Debtors: These are amounts owed to the charity, but not received in the accounting period.
Prepayments: These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period.
Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.
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