2020-12-31-accounts

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Trustees' annual report (incorporating		the	director's	report)
Independent examiner's report to the		trustees
Statement of financial activities	(including		income and
expenditure account)
Statement of financial position					12
Notes to the financial statements					13

Reference	and administrative	and administrative	and administrative	and administrative	details
Registered		charity	name		The Bren Project
Charity registration			number		1111644
Company	registration			number	05551999
Principal office and			registered		Cholmondeley	House
office					Dee Hills Park
					Chester
					CH3 5AR
					England
The trustees
					Mr I M Shotton
					Mr B Harrington		(Appointed	15April 2020)
					Mr D Atkinson
					Mr R Mayne
					Mr P Sackett
					II Jones		(Appointed	17July 2020)
					SJ More		(Appointed	15April 2020)
Independent		examiner			J A Hargreaves	FCA
					Cholmondeley	House
					Dee Hills Park
					Chester
					Cheshire
					UK
					CH3 5AR

					2020		2019
				Unrestricted	Restricted
			Note	funds f	funds f	Total funds f	Total funds f
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies			5	35,846	85,663	121,509	133,911
Charitable activities			6	60,449		60,449	55,863
Investment income			7	213		213	439
Total Income				96,508	85,663	182,171	190,213
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable		activities	8,9	(76,329)	(85,021)	(161,349)	(169,079)
Total expenditure				(76,329)	(85,021)	(161,349)	(169,079)
Net income				20,179		20,822	21,134
Transfers between	funds			60, 144	(60,144)
Net movement In funds				80,323	(59,502)	20,822	21,134
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought	forward			156,701	59,502	216,203	195,070
Total funds carried forward				237,024		237,024	216,204

31 December	20	20
					2020	2019
				Note	E	E
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets				15	327	862
Current assets
Debtors				16	5,017	975
Cash at bank and	in	hand			232,988	239,009
					238,005	239,984
Creditors: amounts		falling	due within one year	17	1,307	24,642
Net current assets					236,698	215,342
Total assets less	current		liabilities		237,025	216,204
Net assets					237,025	216,204
Funds ofthe charity
Restricted funds					(1)	59,503
Unrestricted funds					237,025	156,701
Total charity funds				20	237,024	216,204

5.	Donations	and le	gacies
						Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
						Funds	Funds	2020
						F
	Donations
	Donations	General	fund			1,862		1,862
	Grants
	Grants receivable		Big Lottery				85,663	85,663
	Grants receivable		Carers Trust			5,125		5,125
	Grants receivable		Business Rates relief		Grant	10,000		10,000
	Grants receivable		HMRC JRS Grant			18,859		18,859
						35,846	85,663	121,509
						Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
						Funds	Funds	2019
						F	8	8
	Donations
	Donations	General	fund			20,172		20,172
	Grants
	Grants receivable		Big Lottery				93,239	93,239
	Grants receivable		Carers Trust			20,500		20,500
	Grants receivable		Business Rates relief		Grant
	Grants receivable		HMRC JRS Grant
						40,672	93,239	133,911
6.	Charitable	activities
					Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
					Funds	2020	Funds	2019
					6	f	6	E
	Other income from		charitable	activities
	Bren Bikes				60,449	60,449	55,863	55,863
7.	Investment	income
					Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
					Funds	2020	Funds	2019
							F	F
	Bank interest receivable				213	213	439	439

Expend	iture on charitable activit	ies by fund type
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2020
		6	6	f
General	fund	32,993		32,993
Big Lottery			83,813	83,813
Bren Bikes		29,468		29,468
Carers	Trust	13,064		13,064
Support	costs	804	1,208	2,011
		76,329	85,021	161,349
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2019
		6	6	6
General	fund	31,010		31,010
Big Lottery			52,149	52,149
Bren Bikes		72,682		72,682
Carers	Trust	5,552	6,143	11,695
Supportcosts		617	926	1,543
		109,861	59,218	169,079

Expend	iture	on charitable a	ctivities by activity type
			Activities
			undertaken		Total funds	Total fund
			directly	Support costs	2020	2019
			6		E	8
General	fund		32,993		32,993	31,010
Big Lottery			83,813		83,813	52,149
Bren Bikes			29,468		29,468	72,682
Carers	Trust		13,064		13,064	11,695
Governance		costs		2,011	2,011	1,543
			159,338	2,011	161,349	169,079

Analysis of	support costs
		Analysis of
		support costs
		activity 7 F	Total 2020 f	Total 2019 8
Governance	costs	2,011	2,011	1,543

11.	Net Income	Net Income	Net Income	Net Income
	Net income is stated after				charging/(crediting):
														2020	2019
														E	F
	Depreciation	of tangible		fixed		assets								985	836
12.	Independent	examination			fees
														2020	2019
														E	E
	Fees payable	to the	independent				examiner				for:
	Independent	examination			ofthe financial					statements				912	912
13.	Staff costs
	The total staff costs		and	employee			benefits				for	the reporting		period are analysed as follows:
														2020	2019
														E	E
	Wages and salaries													111,203	107,170
	Employer contributions			to	pension		plans							2,093	1,784
														113,296	108,954
	The average	head	count		of employees				during			the year was		7 (2019:7). The average	number of
	full-time equivalent		employees			during		the		year		is analysed	as follows;
														2020	2019
														No.	No.
	Number ofstaff - Admin													7	7

15.	Tangible fixed a	sset	s
					Equipment
	Cost
	At 1 January 2020				5,126
	Additions				450
	At 31 December	2020			5,576
	Depreciation
	At 1 January 2020				4,264
	Charge for the year				985
	At 31 December	2020			5,249
	Carrying amount
	At 31 December	2020			327
	At 31 December	2019			862
16.	Debtors
				2020	2019
				E	E
	Other debtors			5,017	975
17.	Creditors: amounts		falling due within one year
				2020	2019
				E	6
	Accruals and deferred		income	912	22,328
	Social security and other taxes				1,826
	Pension creditor			395	488
				1,307	24,642
18.	Deferred income
				2020	2019
				f	F
	Amount deferred	in year			21,416

		At				At
		1 January 202			31	December
		0 f	Income F	Expenditure 6	Transfers E	2020 f
General	funds	115,640	30,934	(33,497)	(149,404)	(36,327)
Bren Bikes		26,113	60,449	(29,768)	60,145	116,939
Carers Trust		14,948	5,125	(13,064)		7,009
New project designated
funds.					149,404	149,404
		156,701	96,508	(76,329)	60,145	237,025
		At				At
		1 January 201			31	December
		9 5	Income f	Expenditure E	Transfers E	2019 6
General	funds	126,656	20,611	(31,627)		115,640
Bren Bikes		42,932	55,863	(72,682)		26,113
Carers Trust			20,500	(5,552)		14,948
New project designated
funds.
		169,588	96,974	(109,861)	—	156,701

Restricted funds
	At				At
	1 January 202			31	December
	0 F	Income	Expenditure F	Transfers f	2020
Westminster
Foundation			(1)
Big Lottery	59,502	85,663	(85,020)	(60,145)
Carers Trust
	59,502	85,663	(85,021)	(60,145)
	At				At
	1 January 201			31	December
	9	Income F	Expenditure f	Transfers f	2019 f
Westminster
Foundation
Big Lottery	19,338	93,239	(53,074)		59,503
Carers Trust	6, 144		(6,144)
	25,482	93,239	(59,218)		59,503

Analysis	ofnet as	sets between funds
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
			Funds	Funds	2020
				F	f
Tangible	fixed assets		327		327
Current	assets		238,005		238,005
Creditors	less than	1 year	(1,307)		(1,307)
Net assets			237,025		237,025
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
			Funds	Funds	2019
			F	f	F.
Tangible	fixed assets		862		862
Current assets			184,270	59,502	243,772
Creditors	less than	1 year	(28,430)		(28,430)
Net assets			156,702	59,502	216,204