The JOIN Project
Charity number 1117217
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2022
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The JOIN Project
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Examiner's report | 4 |
| Receipts and payments account | 5 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 to 8 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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The JOIN Project
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Jenny Scott Chair Beverley Pepper Vice Chair April Birch Treasurer Peter Burke Secretary April Melvin Nigel Ward Charlotte Longbottom Patricia Janecki Joel Griffiths Resigned April 2022 Charity number 1117217 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers Rooms 5-7, Springfield Mill Lloyds Bank plc Oakworth Road 45 Hustlergate Keighley Bradford BD21 1SL BD1 1NT
Independent examiner
Simon Bostrom FCIE West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 7 July 2006 as amended 17 November 2006.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2022
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for education, recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their learning difficulties, disability or social circumstance with the object of improving their conditions of life.
The charity's main activities
The JOIN Project is a local charity that runs educational and recreational activities for adults with learning disabilities who live in the Keighley area.
JOIN activities include cookery, social activity days, life skills, keep-fit, arts and crafts and self-help. All of the activities help people with learning disabilities to feel valued and to lead active and healthy lives. JOIN activities help members to:
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Improve their health and well being
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Boost their confidence and self esteem
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Develop life skills
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Make new friends and benefit from peer support
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Reduce stress and social isolation
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Achieve greater independence
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Integrate into the local community.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
Achievements and performance
We have had a really busy year at JOIN despite it being another difficult year due to COVID. We have worked to strict COVID-secure protocols throughout the pandemic of staff testing, social distancing during all JOIN activities, mask wearing, temperature taking and hand washing and we continue to do so.
Being careful and working together with our JOIN members, their carers, families and support services has ensured all JOIN members stayed as safe as possible and has enabled JOIN to stay open throughout the year and run all of our core activities.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £7,639, including net receipts of £7,639 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £0 on restricted funds after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £62,973. The trustees aim to keep at least 2 months (but no more than 6 months) running costs in reserve. Included within the reserves figure is a sum of £15,000 being designated towards the cost of moving premises and any improvements required.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 13 September 2022
Jenny Scott (Trustee)
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The JOIN Project
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees 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 as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2 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.
Simon Bostrom FCIE
14 September 2022
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2022
| Notes 2022 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 1,006 Direct payments 186,531 Other income 214 Total receipts 187,751 Payments Salaries, NIC and pensions 142,028 Payroll charges 880 Travel 38 Training 800 Volunteers expenses 244 Rent and room hire 15,155 Telephone 1,228 Postage 145 Stationery and photocopying 433 Accountancy and bookkeeping 345 Independent examination 540 Special projects 1,135 Project equipment 3,909 Project materials 2,936 Insurance 920 Cookery provisions 4,012 Bank service charge 149 Coronavirus (COVID-19) expenses 1,246 Other provisions 1,050 Other payments 75 New premises 2,844 Total payments 180,112 Net income / (expenditure) 7,639 Fund balances brought forward 55,334 Fund balances carried forward (3) 62,973 |
2022 Restricted funds £ 13,435 - - 13,435 10,050 - - - - 360 - - - - - - 1,910 - - - - 1,115 - - - 13,435 - - - |
2022 Total funds £ 14,441 186,531 214 201,186 152,078 880 38 800 244 15,515 1,228 145 433 345 540 1,135 5,819 2,936 920 4,012 149 2,361 1,050 75 2,844 193,547 7,639 55,334 62,973 |
2021 Total funds £ 11,490 165,193 - 176,683 134,403 978 360 1,434 - 14,690 1,506 1,143 1,066 660 420 192 729 2,563 960 - 142 4,774 1,045 142 - 167,207 9,476 45,858 55,334 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2022 2022 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 62,492 Cash in hand 481 Total cash funds 62,973 Amounts owed to the charity Bradford Community Payroll and Accounts |
2022 Restricted £ - - - |
2022 Total £ 62,492 481 62,973 £ 3,516 3,516 |
2021 Total £ 55,327 7 55,334 |
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Assets retained for the charity's own use
The charity owns a number of items of furniture, PCs, laptops and equipment which have an insurance value of £20,000.
| Liabilities Accountancy and bookkeeping Independent examination |
£ 160 540 700 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 13 September 2022
Jenny Scott (Trustee)
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Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2022
| 2 Grants and donations City of Bradford Met. Dist. Council (CBMDC) Other donations 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ Healthy Ageing Project - Infection Protection Fund - - |
2022 Unrestricted funds £ - 1,006 1,006 Receipts £ 9,750 3,685 13,435 |
2022 Restricted funds £ 13,435 - 13,435 Payments £ 9,750 3,685 13,435 |
2022 Total funds £ 13,435 1,006 14,441 Transfers £ - - - |
2021 Total funds £ 9,750 1,740 11,490 Balance c/f £ - - - |
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Fund name
Purpose of restriction
Healthy Ageing Project Funding from CBMDC towards the salary of the Healthy Ageing Project Worker.
Infection Protection Fund Funding from CBMDC towards infection control expenditure due to Covid19.
| Designated funds Premises fund Fund name Premises fund |
Balance b/f Receipts Payments Transfers Balance c/f £ £ £ £ £ 10,000 - - 5,000 15,000 10,000 - - 5,000 15,000 Purpose of designation Towards the cost of moving premises and any related improvements. |
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3 Designated funds
4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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