Annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 September 2023
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| Page | Contents |
|---|---|
| 3 | Legal and administrative information |
| 4-5 | Report of the trustees |
| 6 | Statement of financial activities |
| 7 | Balance sheet |
| 8-11 | Notes forming part of the financial statements |
| 12 | Independent examiner’s report |
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Trustees
Dr Moses Lewis Mrs Sarah Bard Mr Salo Heimann Ms Pearl Weinberger Mrs Rachel Gruber
Administration address Mrs Rachel Gruber 9 Watermint Quay Craven Walk London N16 6DN
Charity number 1124803
Accountants C Rosen & Co
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Report of trustees
Statement from the Chair
Do you believe in the power of children?
At Sonshine Club, it is that belief which underscores our entire program. Recognising the incredible potential in our hundreds of young users, we constantly develop new ways in which they can unleash their capabilities – from healthy lifestyle projects, gardening work, food boxes, and anything else they suggest.
But when we say children, we mean all children. Yes, even those with disabilities. Whatever those disabilities may be, Sonshine Club is there to support, nourish and open doors for every child. Our support also extends to parents of disabled children, giving them the tools and experiences they need to thrive in their unique life circumstances.
This year’s Trustee Report reflects on the important, far-reaching impact our activities have had on our users, and of course, on the community at large.
Charitable objectives
1) To educate and help children and young people living in Hackney and the surrounding area, by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for their recreation during out of school hours and school holidays.
2) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a charitable company established in May 2008 and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles. The charity is run by the board of Trustees, who are required to apply the charity’s resources to achieve its charitable objects and to provide strategic leadership for the charity’s work.
The four Trustees leading the charity possess wideranging skills, knowledge and experience in areas related to the charity’s activities. 75% of the Trustees have lived experience of raising a child with disabilities, giving them the tools and sensitivity to support others facing similar struggles.
All Trustees were provided with a full induction into the charity’s work prior to their appointment, and they meet regularly to govern and lead the charity.
Achievement and performance
Healthy Living
Our Healthy Living project, fully developed for the first time in this reporting year, was a resounding success. It spanned a range of audiences and activities fitting into our overall goal – we delivered exercise classes, dance classes, gardening sessions and more, to a collection of groups: mainstream children, disabled children, and even for parents. Awareness of healthy living was largely improved and the eager user feedback will shape continued work in this area.
Just for Mums
This year we continued supporting parents of disabled children, understanding the hardships, vulnerabilities and overwhelm that such a life entails. We ran a project called “Just for Mums”, inviting hardworking mothers of disabled children to monthly coffee mornings to spend quality time with each other relaxing, networking or even just talking. As per user request, we conducted several interactive workshops with speakers of interest, opening the floor to hotbutton discussions around mental health, wellbeing and child development.
Our popular exercise classes for parents furthered the same goal. Mothers and carers delighted in the fastpaced workouts, which allowed for a physical – and emotional! – recharge.
Time-Out
As a kick-off from a Just for Mums event where the suggestion was first raised, Sonshine Club ran a wellreceived after-school club for children with disabilities. Centrally located, the club offered a comprehensive, stimulating program for children to unwind and develop life skills. Activities included exercise, art therapy, gardening – aside for a nutritious supper being served. Caregivers of the children expressed what a tremendous impact the project made on their life, having that time to themselves without the extra burden of focusing on and taking care of their child.
In a similar vein, we continue to operate our Friendship Circle after-school club and playschemes – whenever local provision for disabled children does not operate (such as on holidays, half-term, religious festivals, etc.), Sonshine Club steps in with a funpacked tailor-made day program, easing the burden on caregivers.
Monthly Food Box
Feeding off last year’s success, we continued to provide monthly food box deliveries, gifting families of disabled children with an extra package of support. Considering the Cost-of-Living crisis and the extra burdens a disability in the family brings, this project
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Report of trustees
filled a vital need. Recipients were delighted with the essential foodstuff items they received.
We are deeply grateful to our six volunteers who tirelessly and selflessly packed large quantities of boxes for delivery.
Making it Work
In the reporting year, we continued with our successful social enterprise project, making our organisation ever more self-sufficient. Local schools and other organisations with objects similar to ours paid a basic fee for our services, activities and workshops they wished to introduce specially into their setting. This has successfully contributed to Sonshine Club’s income, helping us to put all revenue further and continue supporting the community.
Plans for the future
Healthy Lifestyle
Following on the success of our healthy living activities, we are keen to continue providing support in this category. We’d like to expand our groups to be accessing even more local children.
20th Anniversary Celebration
Sonshine Club’s 20th birthday is coming up – and we are eager to celebrate! We’ll mark this special occasion in the best way we know – with a gardening project reaching 20 schools. Each school will receive a raised garden bed plus special instructors to support teachers on helping their students with gardening skills, giving the project a longer-lasting legacy. We’re positive the physical activity and informal setting will allow for healthy relationships, boosted self-esteem and improved healthy eating to come about, and will also teach children about home-grown food options (a vital skill in today’s challenging cost-of-living climate).
Financial Review
The Trustees gratefully acknowledge that the outstanding impact and achievement of the organisation are largely due to the generous support of London Borough of Hackney, along with other anonymous supporters and community donors.
Protection, Health and Safety, Vulnerable Adults Policy and Financial Management and Controls.
Public benefit
The trustees confirm their compliance with the duty to have due regard to the Public Benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission as well as the Equality Act 2010 when reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities.
Trustees responsibilities statement
Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the Balance Sheet, date, and of its incoming resources, including income and expenditure for the financial year.
In preparing those financial statements, the trustees should follow best practice and:
a) Select suitable accounting policies and the apply them consistently.
b) Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
c) Follow applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP 2015, disclosing and explaining any departures in the financial statements.
d) Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them as Trustees to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charity Law.
The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the charity's assets and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other regularities.
Approval
The Trustees’ annual report was approved on 25 July 2024 and signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees by:
Reserves policy
The Trustees aim to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Charity at a level of at least three months running costs.
Risk management
Mrs Sarah Bard
Trustee
The Charity has identified and assessed the major risks to which it is exposed, in particular those of safety and protection of the vulnerable young adults whilst in the Charity's care as well as the finances of the Charity. The Charity is satisfied that systems are in place and routinely assessed including procedures for Child
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Statement of financial activities for the year ended 30 September 2023
Notes Unrestricted Restricted 2023 2022 funds funds Total funds Total funds £ £ £ £ Incoming resources Activities to further the charity’s objects 2 25,881 97,114 122,995 130,667 Interest income 0 0 0 0 Total incoming resources 25,881 97,114 122,995 130,667 Resources expended Cost of generating funds 3,060 0 3,060 3,000 Net incoming resources available for charitable application 22,821 97,114 119,935 127,667 Cost of expenditure of the charity’s objects 3 17,892 107,376 125,268 120,684 Governance costs 5 2,533 0 2,533 1,000 Total charitable expenditure 20,425 107,376 127,801 121,684 Total resources expended 3 23,485 107,376 130,861 124,684 Net movement in funds 2,396 (10,263) (7,866) 5,983 Transfer to/(from) reserves 0 0 0 0 Net reserves for the year 2,396 (10,263) (7,866) 5,983 Total funds brought forward 46,623 11,500 58,123 52,140 Total funds carried forward 11 £ 49,019 £ 1,237 £ 50,257 £ 58,123
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Balance sheet at 30 September 2023 Notes 2023 2022 £ £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 8 ,042 ,,,54 ,042 ,,,54 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 50,356 58,209 50,356 58,209 Creditors Amounts falling due within one year 9 (,140 ) (,140 ) Net current assets 50,216 58,069 Total assets less current liabilities 50,258 58,123 Net assets 11 £ 50,258 £ 58,123 Restricted funds 12 1,237 11,500 Unrestricted funds 13 49,019 46,623 Total funds £ 50,257 £ 58,123
Approved by the trustees on 17 July 2024, and signed on behalf of them all.
Mrs Sarah Bard Trustee
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these accounts.
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Notes to the accounts – 30 September 2023
1) Principal accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The Accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with the Charities Act (Accounts and Reports) 2011, and the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities 102, and follow the recommendations in Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (effective from April 2015).
Cash flow
The accounts do not include a cash flow statement because the charity as a small reporting entity is exempt from the requirement to prepare such a statement.
Donations and fund accounting
Donations received for the general and main purposes of the charity is included as unrestricted funds in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. Donations and grants for activities restricted by the donors are taken to restricted funds if the wishes and conditions of the donor are legally binding on the trustees.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided after taking into account of any grants receivable at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life: Fixtures and fittings: 25% on net book value Durable tools: 25% on net book value Durable equipment: 25% on net book value
Resources expended
Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
The irrecoverable element of VAT is included with the item of expense to which it relates.
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Notes to the accounts – 30 September 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2023 2022 2) Incoming funds £ £ £ £ Donations received 12,739 12,739 37,197 HMRC Furlough Funding 0 790 Social Enterprise income 13,142 13,142 0 Arnold Clark 0 2,500 BC Trust 250 250 0 Cheshire Community Assura 0 4,991 City and Hackney HCVS 0 0 4,995 City of London 4,178 4,178 0 DWF Charitable FOU DWF 0 0 4,950 East End Community Foundation 10,000 10,000 2,021 Edward Gostling 0 5,000 GLA Building Stronger Community 8,991 8,991 0 Hackney Mains 0 9,970 HAF 4,811 4,811 1,910 Hedley FDN BCA 0 3,000 LB Hackney 24,999 24,999 14,599 London Catalyst 0 500 Main Awards For All 0 9,960 Mayor of London-Kitchen Social 2,500 2,500 0 Merchant Taylor 4,391 4,391 0 People’s Health Trust 1,008 1,008 3,022 Santa Barbara Trust 1,450 1,450 0 Scott Bader 0 4,000 Shoresh Charitable Trust 1,000 1,000 500 Souter Charitable Trust 2,240 2,240 3,000 Sport Together Fund 4,998 4,998 4,998 The London Community Foundation 10,000 10,000 0 The Stockwell/Stockcliffe 0 250 The Toy Trust 1,800 1,800 0 Together with Sport/Sport England 4,998 4,998 0 Users’ contribution 0 3,014 Young Hackney 9,500 9,500 9,500 Total incoming funds £ 25,881 £ 97,114 £ 122,995 £130,667
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Notes to the accounts – 30 September 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2023 2022 £ £ £ £ 3) Analysis of total resources expended charitable activities Cost of activities in furtherance of the charity’s objects Charitable activity costs 7,492 43,390 50,882 64,060 Evaluation and learning ,000 5,280 5,280 4,000 Insurance ,000 ,479 ,479 ,637 Materials and activity packs 0 8,026 8,026 12,440 Office costs ,000 10,886 10,886 10,386 Refurbishment 10,0000 1,281 11,281 0 Residential ,000 4,570 4,570 0 Staff costs ,000 26,919 26,919 20,810 Volunteers ,000 6,070 6,070 5,844 Website 400 ,475 ,875 2,507 Total 17,892 107,376 125,268 120,684 Total cost of activities in furtherance of the charity’s objects £ 17,892 £ 107,376 £ 125,268 £ 120,684 4) Cost of generating funds £ 3,060 £ 3,000 5) Governance costs Accountancy 001,100 1,100 1,000 Legal 1,433 1,433 ,000 £ ,2,533 £ 0 £ ,2,533 £ 1,000 6) Taxation The charity is exempt from taxation on its charitable activities. 2023 2022 7) The average number of employees during the year, on a full time equivalent basis was: 4 4 No employee was paid above £60,000 per year.
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Notes to the accounts – 30 September 2023
| 8) Tangible fixed assets |
Fixtures and Durable | Durable | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| fittings tools | equipment | ||
Cost or valuation |
£ £ | £ | £ |
| At 30 September 2022 | ,689,963 | ,543 | 2,195 |
| Additions | ,000,000 | ,000 | |
| Disposals | ,000,000 | ,000 | ,000 |
| At 30 September 2023 | ,689,963 | ,543 | 2,195 |
| Depreciation | |||
| At 30 September 2022 | ,684,920 | ,537 | 2,141 |
| Charge for theyear | ,001,010 | ,001 | ,012 |
| At 30 September 2023 | ,685,930 | ,538 | 2,153 |
| Valuation | |||
| 30 September 2023 | 0£,040£,33 | 0£,05 | 0£,42 |
| 30 September 2022 | 0£,050£,43 | 0£,06 | 0£,54 |
| 9) Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 2023 | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Accruals | ,140 | ,140 | |
| £,140 | £,140 | ||
| 10) Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 2023 | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Bank loans and overdrafts | ,000 | ,000 | |
| Debt due after more than one year | £ 0 | £ 0 | |
| 11) Net assets of the charity’s funds |
Fixed Current | Long term | Fund |
| assets assets | liabilities | balances | |
| £ £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | ,000 48,979 | ,000 | 48,979 |
| Total funds | 0£,42 £ 50,216 | £ 0 | £ 50,258 |
| 12) Restricted funds: movements in the year | |||
| Balance at Income Expended | Transfer | Balance at | |
| 30 September | to/from | 30 September | |
| 2022 | reserves | 2023 | |
| £ £ £ | £ | £ | |
| 11,500 97,114 107,376 | 0 | 1,237 | |
| Total Funds | £ 11,500 £ 97,114 £ 107,376 | £ 0 | £ 1,237 |
| 13) Unrestricted funds: movements in the year | |||
| Balance at Income Expended | Transfer | Balance at | |
| 30 September | to/from | 30 September | |
| 2022 | Reserves | 2023 | |
| £ £ £ | £ | £ | |
| General reserves | 46,623 25,881 23,485 | 0 | 49,019 |
| Total funds | £ 46,623 £ 25,881 £ 23,485 | £ 0 | £ 49,019 |
14) Related party transactions
No trustee nor any person connected with them received any remuneration, or claimed any expense,during the year, from this or any related charity.
There were no related party transactions in the year.
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Accountants report to the trustees on the unaudited accounts of the charity Sonshine Club for the year ended 30 September 2023
We report on the financial statements of Sonshine Club for the year ended 30 September 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet and the related notes. These financial statements have been prepared, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the recommendations in Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (Issued 2015), and the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities 102 (effective 2016), and the accounting policies set out therein.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and reporting accountants
As described on page 5, the trustees of the charity are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, and they consider that the audit requirement of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It is our responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 144 of the Act, whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. These procedures provide only the assurance expressed in our opinion. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Opinion
In our opinion, no matter has come to our attention,
1) which gives us reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements a) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or
2) to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date 17 July 2024
Independent examiner
C. Rosen & Co
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