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Sunlight Doveloprn￿t Trust Lthl
(A Company Llmfted by Guarantee)
Contents
Page .
Trustees, Report
Independent Examinefs Report
statement of FinanGial Activiti'es
Balance Sheet
Notes to the financial statements
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Sunllght Development Twst
Tru8tees' report for the yeaf ended 31 A￿a￿h 2023 .
SECTION 1 GOVERNANCE
The Trustees present their annual report together with the fman(aal statements CA the Charity for the yèar
from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The Armual report seNes the purpw of both a Trustees. report and a
Diredors. report under corrpany law. The Tnthes confirm that the Annual report and financial statements
of the Charily comply N•ilh tha current statsrt￿ requirements. the requirements of the ChariiSes govem5ng
document and th8 wovision8 of the Statement of Rec(mmerthd Prathce (SORP) applicable to tharities
prepar￿￿ their accounts in accordarKe the Financial Reporting Sxandard applicable kn the UK and
Republrc ol Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 janu￿ 2019).
Slnce the Chwity quafffies aG Gmall WKIW seC￿n 382 of the Companies Act 2006. the Strategic report
requlred of medium and lavJe compantOS LllKler the Comprn Ad 2CMJ6 (Strategic Report and Dff8Ctors'
Report) Regulations 2013 has been omitted
b. Constltutlon
The company is registered a5 0 charitable cowpany ￿miled by gH￿ie8. it was set up by a Memorandum
of Assooation on 31 January 2006 and registered as a charity on 13 Ortober 2008. The charity number is
1126266 arKI the reglstered company number is 5692427. The registerod address of the charity is the
sUft￿ght Cèntre. wP4ch is an awar&winning healthy living centre in GHlingham. KenL
The companys principal .objects are the reducliw of heallh and Social Inequality through community
development by the provision of serlices and facilttss for the local ¢omrnunrty irT Giuinqham.
SECTION 2 TRUSTEES
Board ofTn*tsos
The Trustees serving during the yew and srKe the year eTrJ ae as foll￿￿.
Chair
Adam Price
Vice Chair
Simon Millaftl
C¢)mpany Se• Lesley Playo
aF￿￿nted C￿￿panY SeryBtsry 22 April 20rJ
Lia Mandaracas appointed 21 Jwuary 2023
Chengetsi Mad¢xKlo appointed 10 July 2023
Rachel Turpin
resigned 3 August 2022 .
Adetokunbo Baryoko resvJned 9 August 2022
lan Chappeil
res￿ 22 Awl 2023
Karen Barker
resigned 1 Marth 2023
b. ￿ethOd Of appoiftthwrt or*dlon ofTrustws
The managermrt of company is the resportsibiffty of the TrUst￿S who are eknded arKI co•ted under
the temi$ of the ATticles of As8orA

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Trustee8' report for the year ended 31 Ilarch 2023
¢. Inductlon and tralnlry of Tntste88
The Board of Trustees has thè power to appoint addilional Trustee5. The Company has detailed role
d6Kri￿lOnS for Board rnernbeTr Di general. for those with 8peufiG rth. The recfuitment of Trustees is
carried out u$Tr)g outside recTuStment agencies. professional body orw)is81ions such as Reach, the Volunteer
Bureau website and advertising amongst other colleagLRS and pather agencies. Tlyough rOb￿t recruitment
metlK)ds the company endeavours to reach groups of peop* who are under-represerrted in its empbymerrt.
those Ykno are members of the local Giltr&h4m c(xnmurty and those vkK) can bring reknnt $kil]s and
experf&rts to the Board.
Trustees We app￿nted to the Boa￿ a f￿M•1 intwview and selethn process whtch incl￿10$
Trustees and may involve Tru81 staff and local community ff*mber& Prospective Trustees meet with an
existing Board member folowing receipt of a CV to disojss with them the skius and areas of expertise that
they would bring to the chanty. and they ¥e inviled to observe and part¢crpate in a meeting before a final
decision is made. Relevant diligence **ecks are completed w¢y to the Tntsteo boing fornially welcomed
to the Botrd.
SeNing Trustee Board members are listed above: the po*tson of Treasurer remains vacant. Steps are being
taken to fill this role.
Trustees have led on strategic management of the Organ￿att0n and have contr11￿ted in other ways ncluding
HR Issues and the recruitment of slaff. Tr CEO also receNes fine nwnagement support from the Chair
of the Trustee Board. The Company Serxetary also takes respon$ll)ilty for overseeing the financial
managgrnent of the wjanisation.
SECTION 3: ORGANISATION
' & Structure and D•cision-Maklng
The Govemance struraurE was revrewed in thts p￿0d and a new sub<ommittee structure eStab￿shed which
better refie¢ted the strategic int*)tions of the organisatim. This IndUd￿ the forniation of a fjnance subgroup
and services su￿rOup. AS Ydl as a corrrniltee f¢aBsirvJ on the Cerrtre Managernert
The Board refer constanuy to communty obiecthes through regular involvement with events and activities
held by the organisation. Memberstup of Ihe Bo*d is drawn from the local Community arKI Trustees operate
85 ambassadors wilh local organisations through their netsy￿king direct invofvement wilh many of the
communitles of interest as501iated w￿h the Centre.
Rlsk Management
The Board of Trustees have overall responsibility for th8 systern of internal controls for the charity. Robust
fir￿n¢la1 policies and delegated auththly as weil as periodic visrts by extemal accountants ensure that the
company adheres to financial polictes and proceduc88. The charity op8rates a comprthnsrM budgeting
process which is approved by the Board arml managerneni accounts showing actLAI finan¢tal resulis agair*t
dget are made to the Trustees at each Board nieeti￿.
The Tru* engages the a¢¢ountancy fml Kreston Regves for indepefthnt exarnina￿n of the ac¢oLnts, aNJ
expert advice on matters ￿lating io charity ffnance. payroll, and pensiorts. The Trust continued to engage
Ellis Whittam as Ihe external ern￿Oyment and heatth and safety advisory service induding the annual
undertaking of health and safety audits. supporttNJ risk assessment. and guiitsn¢e on risk management.
.Advice was mutinely sought by the Trust on human resourcing matters. the management of change and
employment related Contractual mallets.

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Financrdl policres fom part of every induction and all staff are offered training on and are requlred to sign an
antl-bribery dedaration staling that they have read and understaTrJ the contenls ol the Anti-Bribery policy.
Intemal controls are in Pk¢e in relation to Ihe auIht)tsati￿ of all transths ar￿ ￿anTred expenditure to
maintain financial control acfOSS the organisalK>n. Robust wa￿dureS are also in place lo e￿Ure the health
and safety of all staff. beneficiaries, Trustees. and othervisitors to our Centre and comprehensive inspedions
are completed to ensure ￿al com￿ranCe as well as best Ixa¢tice. The standards expected in relation to the
seNicas provided to o(w benefioarie5 are dearfy established and all siaff vKJrk to ensure the very b6st
provision of infomiation. g￿danCe. help arxl support to commurmty members n ¢ontad with Sunlight. Day-
t041ay managernent of Tnjst wde poficRs owerirvJ risk and service provision is delegatsd to Centro
Manager. with the Chief Executive responsible forregular ffionikning oftheir effectiveness. Tnjstees approve
any changes to suth polictes snd procedures aThJ regUl￿Y r8view as approwiats.
SECTION 4 AIMS AND ACTivmES
AIMB and Actlvlti
In setting objeclives and planning for actts, the Tn￿leaS fAve given due consideration to general
guidance pubfi$l*d by the Charlty Conmission relating lo wuic ber*ft and to ts supplementwy public
benefit guidance.
b. How Our Activities Deliver Publlc Benefrt
The Trustees have referred to the guidance ¢￿taIned In the Charity Comrnission's general guidance on
pubbG benefft when reviewing our arns objectives and in planning ow futu￿ a¢livities. In particular, the
Trustees consider how pianned actiirit*s will eontrityjte to the aims and oWive8 they have set.
Our main aims and objedives and ts peo￿8 we W￿rk wlh we de8cribod belcw.
' The &llIngh￿ powlation is thverse. and ctxttinues to be refiecaed tn Ihe CharaCterts￿ of people and
' Interest groups making use of the fac&ties within the Sunfjght Centre. A wide variety of ￿rnMunty groups
and organisations use the centre from Monday to Satuth eath weeK aB activty and meeting space.
All chartable aLlivities focus on tadding kwtanding health arKI so¢ial knequabty multiple
disadvantages through an a5set-based apw)ach to community develrj￿ent. do this in pathership with
local agencies. local businesses and most IMp￿Y, kjcal people and Comm￿ltIeS". o>prcKlucing a ryealive
and indusi¥e community offer.
The charity manages the sunlig.ht Centre wtKh is OFen from MorKlay to Saturday. hosts a GP surgery,
pham)a¢y. family *ntre, rewding studlo and station; and wovides a ¥arth of meetiry space used by
in excess ot 45 cornmunty assocotiom and groups. Tr centre is a Ihriving hub from within which we deliver
¢¢)mbination of ￿)Ik streams & woieGts wholly funded and rnn by the Trust The users of our service5 are
of all ages. are both male and female, of all ba*r(Mmds arKI 41 have a need to usa the range of services
we offw.
Thi8 period saw the departwe of the CEO. SeNces Manager. &Kial Media Officer. and one of ow service
coordinators. A new Setvices Manager has been apP￿.nted. At point was the detivery of commissioned
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Sunlight carries out a wide range of aclivrtses in putsuance of its chafitable aims. In particular. our aims have
been to enable individuals and communFty groups lo access a wide and diverse range ol pro9rammes:
woviding accessible, indusive. and meaningful local opportunities; tad(ling social isolation and bull ding social
capital,. promoting wellbeing, faGilttatirvJ access to ernpk)ymert. SUPWling communty led action and change.
tackling social injusts'cè arKI facili￿1r￿j irKlependence.
c. The History of Sunllght
The 'Kent Today. newspaper reported on 4 Marth1996 'Ray of Sunlight to shine on community The old
Sunlight laundry in Richmond Road, Gillingharn is taking on a new lease of life as The Sunlight Centre.. The
outgoing Gillingham Borough Counal invested £2CKI.000 to purchase the old building which had stood empty
for two years. Council leader Bob Sayer said.. 'Apart from ￿ range and breadth of facilrties thal will b8
available. the Sunlight Centre will be a one4)f-a kind seLf4UStaining partnership between local people.
communty groups. businesses and Gillingham council" An open day was held on March 20, 1996. and the
o most popular needs identified were a local GP surgery and a sthannacy.
A new building was developed out of the shell of the fonner laur#Jry through the investment of lottery funding
and the then CVS- Council for Voluntary sepiice> ￿lPed to get the Sunlight Development Trust tharity off
the ground.
d. What Publlc Benefit has been d¢liver¢d ov•r 20 Yearn?
Provision of GP surgery and oTrsite Phamwy
Health and Lrfestyle team (HALT)
Parentis - peer led parenliThJ support
THE PARENTIS EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT 2008.
Alzheimer and Dementia Family Supw1
Alzheimer Advisor pilot
Home to Chinese Elderly Welfare AssociatK)n
Home to Medway Afrir3n Caribbean Association
HoTrft lo Bridge Baptist Church
Home to Gillinghams One Stop Shop (a seNice provithng support and infomiation to people
experiencing domestic abuselviolence)
Supporting Shout Out- self advocacy group foF AMLD to set up and run
Support S0+ woup. Hgh Hope, Hamiony Jam to develop into self-sustaining communty grouF6
KCF- grants for delivering elderfy and 5solated services. develoFed dementia café
Volunteer led Communty Café
Community Radio - offwing opportunitss to people who myhi nommlly not be abie to access radio
{ie AWLD, older people)
KCF - Communty compostirtyj vulnerable adults
Live well Kent Shaw Trust courses
Kent Bright IdeaslPorchlight grant- reducin9 mental health stigma
Suicide prevention innovation fund - Smart skills- helping digitally marginalised people use digital
media effectively and safely
Ofviay Street Gwden
Delivered- Future Job fund over 30 people helwl back irto empbyment
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Kickstsrt - 2 trainees
1 x KCC apprenticeship
Worked with Rochester Prison. your¥J offenders offenThJ work placements to prisone15 due for
release.
Access to free wi-fi and laoops in café
Worked with Kent Police hosting Communrty & Diversty ￿aCefflents fi>r trainee Police Officers
SECTION 5 OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY
From a Servi￿ development and delivery point of view, Trust had a very good year viith Suc￿$s1u1 bids
for another two years of Medway Men in Sheds (Medway CounGil). arKI a Wellbelng Café (Kent a Medway
ICB). The contracts were awarded in January and February 2023. arKI both commenced on 1 April 2023.
Both commissions demonstrate the fath that local authorit￿S have in us to deliver services on their behalf.
a. Servlces
Medway Men in Sh•d8, a service commissior*d by Medway Council's Suicide Prevention team.'offers
socialisation opportunities for men over 18 not in employment and retirees. 115 chief goa5 is to reduce the
incidence of SUiCKJe in men by alleviating ￿OlatIOn and providing acts'vities that help maintain ¢ognilion,
dexterity. and mental wellbeing.
Men in Sheds sessions offer
woodwork
music
health
communty gardening
compLrter ￿dIng
general repairs
Our new contract with Public Health requires us to W￿en the scope ser4ice. Going forward, Medway Men in
Sheds will be open to men aged 1Pr25 as well as 25+ and we shall open a seGorKI Shed in the heart of
Chalham.
.1 look forw8rf to going to Men in Sheds al the Sun1￿h1 cent￿ in Grflingh8m. its 8 ￿aSon to. get up, wash
and shave. Many ￿e Men in Sheds as 8 foc81 p￿t for their Iwes as thets is comradeship and 8 feeling of
belonging. Sever81 guys enjoy coming as they do not feel out of place ￿th their neurologiGal disofflers or
phobias. Even my. own disabilily is accepted and neverrnmarf(ed upon" RS Men in Sh8ds benefici8ry
Community Gardens, The Trust bs proud of its communty gardening offer. The benefrts of gardening and
access to green spaces indude stress rel￿1. grounding and st￿ngthenrng connections, slaying present.
sense.of purpose, dexterity arKI Cognition. reducin9 the risk of Aizheimevs and Oementia. (Sour￿.. lrfeslyle
factors and risk of Dementia.. Dubbo stuty of the elderfy h
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Our communty gardens are:
Ethel Maud Court Garden to the rearofthe S￿￿¥Jh2 Centre onto the fomier spur oftho railway
line which used to seNe the old ￿. This enabks Comm￿(ty ac(xss to and engagement in green
space activitEs including growrvj arnj harvesting fnxt and vewables. The Trust's wular Mixed Ability
Gardening Group ¢omprts85 of members of the local communrty including adults with lèaming dlsabiltiie$,
people livlng with mental Iwlth challew and people expertencing socAI isolation.
Otway Str•ot Garden. The Trust leases th8 fomier play area lo¢ated Ihree streets away from the Sunlight
cent￿ from Mthy Council. This ha5 become a well-established and vibrant community garden and is part
of our Medway Men in Sheds offer. We work in partnershwj ￿th other organisations induding Inter￿ntIOnS
Alliance, the Probation Service and local F•th groups lo imFK¢>ve PBopI?'s mentsl heath and 6en8e of
commwmty.
Kent CommuiNty Foundknn funded a H(#ne & Commurllty Compostv4 courso for vulrffible adults, held in
the garden.
Malcolm Haztem Tnjst's garden c(Fordrkn, fadilkn all the Se￿ice￿and is qualifigd in pffmaculiure
and lobitat management. Malwlm attended the eommunty camp at the Eden Project and the Trust is now
W•llbèing Café, a $ervke cornmissioned by Kent & Medway ICB to inwove mental wellbeing within the
local community and prevent rwt atteTrdan￿ at A&E by peO￿e with nwtal health challenges. new
contract wbth Ihe ICB requires us to wlden the scc4)e of the service. Going forward ￿￿nbain9 Café will open
seven nights a weeK 363 days a yw, expwdiry wovisiM for vulnerable adults frDm 12 frKur8 a week to 21.
"I really apprnclate Ihe supw i get at Welbewy Café. I can get very lonely. I get a real lirt have a
laugh and J haye got lots of helpful tip4 Kleas for Ihlngs fthe artpmfvds and he811ty ￿C￿eS. If I have
any wofnes or need h* fmdry out ab¢xrt they are thern to hett l • am so gratefuf JB wbc
beneficiary
Café Sunllght Awards for Afi and KCF Organisattons funded the appointment of a Café Supervisor
to manage Café Sunlight as a seryice offering vobjnteering opportunilie5 lo local resid8nts. inclLMding those
nomially excluded from mainstream opportuniltes. This apwrjach allovfi benefiC￿rIeS to develop work related
Skills, Improve sellaesteem and bxome more socially cMfKlent. The Café also offets drop4n craft
sessions induding Knit ￿. Natter and (xafting sesstw6, I￿￿gated by berthiarie8.
.1 have eiyoyed my volunteeivw Kr¥t' tt has me muth as a team has affe(*ed me.
Wothing at Sunlight has helped ￿ my confll￿. k feels IAte a f￿*y. 11 helped me so much that I have
made friend& Ifs 8 sdo andfrienoyy 8nvm￿. Café
The Demenlla Support Café, furrfjed ty lQnt CNnmunity F￿r￿atiOn. continu8S tothrive. Thi8 Is a volunteer
led seNice allowing those wilh dementia and Iher ¢arer5 to meet in an informal settrg to discuss issues of
concern to Ihern. Otr*r activiti8s are 8150 undertakeTr ffi this setting. {￿. of the favourites beiThJ a weekly
slngatong. Vthen it was relaunched in Oclober 21 (post Covid), were j￿1 fNe beneficlaries, there are
now more than forty. .

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"I wa4 introduced lo the Dem8nli8 Cafe af the S￿11￿ cert￿ in the Spiyy 012(r21 I wasn? sure. inthaly.
whetherit would be beneficial to me ormymothwas sh6 is li¥ing q￿e late stage AlzheKnef& Afteronly
one s8ssion. I reahsed that not 0￿Y <fjd I benefft ￿avY the wwmlh 8nd ku7d assthnce I)￿. more
portanuy, mymotherdid tool
&nce that trne, v8rf(ws wofe&wonals ha￿ attended to speak M7h us 8rn1 offer help and guidancè. Vve
discuss many tOPiC4 speak ebout ourprevkxts Wfek have a very ￿Ome SffWSOry, and a most enioyatye
rnffle to finish off each session . where everyone wins a pnzel Beffw 8mong people sh8ring a simH8r
. experience, dealing bwth demenlia and leamly new cLyMw strategle4 has bec¢Th a lrfellne not oty to my
mother, but also to me.. Seryice user
b. ObJ•ctiv•8.
To assist in the reduclion of lon*standlrtrJ health scKial irwuality by developing and defivering
services which are creative and of high quality.
Ensure the Trust is f￿anciallY sustainable for 2023124 arwj t*yond, regardless of in year movement
resulting from changes to eamed income levets. contracts. or grants
Contwlue to dellver locd social impad through the managmrrt of the bJilding, d￿Very of the
communty café, and developing and enabling the a¢tiv& participation and involvement of
Communiiies in the woth ofthe orwisalion.
Ensure the Trnsl has a Kwtive reputation. and is identif*d as a rolxJ*. til￿ qualty provider
organisation wtlhin the local economy.
To assisl people experieni>NJ mu￿¥)1e ¢*sadvfyes in Gillingham to get the right support to help
them with their heath and vRlbeKry. edwakn, and emtknmw
C￿tir￿ to develop Ihe t￿IneSS reaoiness of the 0￿janIsation ar¥J secure new buslness
opportunittes. in line wlh the (tharitys prrnary purpose
Ensure Trust g0vemar￿ arrangernenis are rotsjst, and the ryisatsm complies with statutory
responsibilitles and strore and effective managerr*# is in place.
Continue to provide a range of community in line vrfth the primary purpo¥e ofthe
¢*arity.
vi.
Actlvltles IOT achlevlng obS0th0&
In Ilne wilh the strategic worities of Ihe Tr￿t and asso￿￿￿ l)usiness Plan. kn year adiifjty of th8
Board snd management execu11￿ has been fo(%￿ed on the foll¢Mllw- '
Monthly manageM￿tt meetings bet*wi the Tr￿t Chair and CEO: reg￿ organisational
development sessions wtth Trustees and daff to support goVer￿ce. review the TYusVs strategi¢
aims and business plarK monitor progress. manage risk and succession planning", and rewitment of
new Trustees. Tw5t staff trainirKJ relattng to key rosponsitslities and staffing matters such as
employment law. health. and safety. first aid. fjre and tood hygier* is undertaken online through the
Worknest training portal. Additi'onal extemal trainsw is t*n up for service specific requirement$.
Ni. Regular reviews of the Trnsvs bLty and stratwes for managing negative movement in year by the
CEO: Finance Manager, Company Secretary Trustee Bowd. Strategic and operational
mansgemert of property matte15 incl￿9 inc(yme frorn leases and servi￿ charge& a rent review by
the local authority. and Income eamed thwJh rrnm rental. rehews81 space and other service8.

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Management of the day-t¢HJay relations with tenants, licensees, building usets and communty
members. provision of affordable meeting space for communty groups and local services six days a
week. irnwovement to refU￿1$hMent of intemal and extemal facilities. as necessary and when
possible.
To keep the Sunlight txxt(*ro avaitabte, accessible. and safe for the use of local people and others
within the Medway communty. Working do$ely wrth Medway Council to achieve an affordable reni
and longevity ol lease.
vi.
To improve life skilL8 and lrfe cha￿$ by enabling a ran9e of sticjal, wellare. educatTronaS. Iraining,
development. arKI health activities to take place at the Centre which responds to the needs of local
people by ensuring targeted marketing and advertising. This will continue into and through 2023124
with training being fo0￿ed on benefiCIa￿S attending the Men in Sheds and the Wellbeing Cafè
schemes.
Delivery of seNices lunded ttwough contracts along with the required outcomes and active
participation in local and national strategic initiatives associated V￿th themes of interest to the Trust,
such as equality- wellbeing." loneliness and soctal isolatson.
Delivery of community focused aclivilies whether furKled diredly by the Trust, through individual user
payments, grants. donations, or other form of I￿Orals¢n9.
The Trust has also invested in social media activrty by appointirYJ to the pennanent post of 50eial
media Officer. Our increased level of social media activty through platfomis such as Facebook,
Instagram. Linkedln and Twitter provide opportunths forthe Tn￿t to reach and influence more people
both from the local wea and further afield. The airn of.our social media activrty for the coming year 1$
to in￿aSe the reach of the organisation and to help promote other local initiatives and campaigns
through our social media networf(s.
d. Contracts, grants, and comrnunity dev•loynenl athlty
Both the Medway Men in Sheds service and the Well Being Café Service have had their contracts extended.
This will enable Commissioners to establish the next terKJering wocess for both seNices and to define their
commissioniig intentio￿.
Sunlight Studio continues to provide studio rtha￿l space and s(xmd engineering services to local
musicians arKI community members wilh facililies open six days a week. The Studio also provides technical
support" to community music inrtialives and Y￿rkS jointly wilh Radio Sunlight to promote community
engagement and participation in events. music. arKI broadcasting. The recording studio has continued to
provide weekly rehearsal space and general SUPFQrt to Hamiony Jam, a civnmunty 9n)UP that utilises music
as a creative oullet and tIErapeutic medium primarily forpeople with lived experience of Mental health issues.
Engagement with and participation by the local ccffimunty in the lrfe of the Trust is a continuous and ongoing
process. The Trust supports communty members and groups to O￿Tate alongsile the Organisat￿ whilst
retaining their inde￿ndence, and volunteers continue to make a substantial conlribLrtion. The Trusl has
conlinued to support communty associalions and groups such as Hannony Jam. Mixed Abilrty Gardening
GfOUP Wrth orJ¢ anisational development and appliGations lor grant funding.

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e. Rent revlew
The Trust have a9r8ed n princi￿, a newtsnww ka8e wrfh Metrway Council forlhe cerdre, This WWI .enable
Ihe Tr￿1 to renew the sub-iease with NHS Pro￿rtY Ser¥ices for the GP surgery and negotiate a lease with
. Lawsat also known as Sunlight Phamxy.
Thi8 will offer the Tn￿t. security of tenwe whth wll also mean it is in a better tx)sition to explorn lorser tsrm
work. contracts. and 5enites. The lease does indude bi-annual rent reviews and means the Trust wrll have
. to in possl)le renl inGreases over1￿ rrfe of the kne.
f. rr Infra$lruthre
Further investment in the rr Infrastrukn has takn pkcett) it remains purpo.5e. A stow process
of renewing older equipmenL induding that used in the Ratho stst1￿) Is ￿der1•raY and will continue, funding
dependenL The Trust rem•ns GDPR. NHS Data and Local Autknity c{ry￿an1 with its IT data managemenL
SECTION 6 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
a Golng eoneern
Through the years tho dyarrty has managed and co8ts proadrvely and affectivejy. Cashfiow
proiectlon$ for 2023r24 and beyornl remain posltive.
The rerewal of the Head Lease ￿ the local authority offer opportuntties to negollate suslainabl8 SU
leases with tenants as well as givÈng rise to furthw fir￿NIg opportunities arKI Trust has already had
positive discussions wilh potentral donors and f￿ders. The charity is also in the prKos8 of rerruiting for
rwi fundraiser arKI lead principal role.
In this context and aftermaking apprOw￿le. in yw. cost savings. 1P￿truStee8 have a rea&onabie exp8clation
that the company has adequate resources to contmue in operational extsten¢e for the foreseeable future. For
this reason. the tr￿leeS have cont4wed to adopt the goirvJ concem basis in preparing the financial
statements. Fwlherdetals regardirnj adoption ofthe going c[￿n baws (xn be found in the Accounlin9
Poiicies.
b. Revlw of activities
The Board actively oversees financial resources and risk tolerances with the management executive.
Serrfl￿ prnvided Lmder cordrnrt are su￿.eCt to formal conlrad rnonitoring arrangements. which
indudes the regular reporling and revivw of Key Perf0M￿Ce Indlcators and Outcomes achieved to
commissioners. Quarterfy and armal rep￿ts which ￿ethe rewired MetI￿oI09Y fordata collection
and analysis. are produced for this purpose.
Comments. cornpfaints. arKI Com￿(ments from ￿MmUnitY members using th8 centre facilities or
services provided are rewrded arrtl dealt with in line with Trusl pOI￿y. Mthere possfoie concerru or
comwaints are addressed and res0fr￿d through discussion or exalated thrwgh the organisation and
reviewed by the Board. as necessary a￿1 appropriate.
t￿ring 2022123 the proc&8s of revwing Qfganisational poli￿ aTKI procedures continued in liaison
wth the extemally G￿lmisSIOned ernployn*nt advsw service. An intemal review of olher poliryes
ar•J procedures re$￿ting n several rthanges to wactice and an update of eX￿ting poliixs.
Acliviiies and Servi￿ delivered by the Tntst seek feedback from participants in a variety of fomal
and infomial ways. Suryeys. queslionnaires, verbal and written feedback and group refiections are '
used. Feedback wthing comnEnty Compfairts aThJ ¢4￿￿PIlMents 15 reviewed by the management
executive and reported as part of corfftact or ￿ant m￿¥tOr1r￿J. and til r8POrts as necesBary for Br)ard
meetirvJs.

Sunlight Development Trust
Tfustees. report for the y¢ar emled 31 Ilarch 2023
G. Factors relevant to a¢hievlng objectives
The overriding aim of the organisation 18 lo red￿ health &xl s(xial inequ8Ity through communty
development and, in line with the organisalional ethos. invofve the communty in design, operation and
delivery of activities and services delivered Thè National 0cCLP8t￿al Standards for Community .
Development work and related wactice are (tsed to inform r*¥ant areas of practice arKI delivery
In line with this.
SECTION 7 FINANCIAL REVIEW
a. ReseThes pd
Currently. sunj￿ht has Insuffici￿ reseT¥es to meet sh(x14enn contiryrKies but recognises that it
requires a level of free reseNes to safegu¥d the organisation. pr<ts& o￿OnS forfuture
devetopment and to achkvo the fthw&YJ: .
The optron lo d￿eloP new servi(x or expaThl current ones in fme with the changing needs
of Ihe community.
The need lo fund short-temi deficns In a cash W for e￿iMple shoukl m¢M8y need lo be
tspent before funding 1$ recaved.,
Services not being recc*nmi8siot)ed:
To ensure that delays in the receipt ol expectad incomo do not intwnJrA seTVW or cause
serious financial ￿l￿[culty forthe charity.
The ability to survive u￿XPerted setbacks and ari&iTrJ from inlemal or external .
causes- i.e. Unfo￿$een day-to4ay operational I￿Sts, such as Cover for lory-temi sickness.
To cover tho cost ofwinding up some ¢x all of our servic
The need to make prOv￿lon for our slaff in tems of ￿lunday￿y. sMuld tIw5 ￿ necesswy.
The rteed to cover potential liabirrties.
Good Practi￿ guidelines about charitak ￿e8￿e*
Tho Truslees will ensure that realislic Wans are in plarn frjr buildirYJ and then maintaining the
t*aritys reseryes at the level or Wbthin the raiwje 8et oul in this pow and fcf wonagirw the impact
of any change.
The trustees wll carefully cons¢def the risks and actions to be tsken as a result ol Sunlight's ¢harity8
reserves being signifNnlly below Ihe level needed to run the organis*ion efleLtively. The trustees
11 not use restricted fund$ to provide reserwes for genefal furth.
IK Results for Ihe year
The Ctrority has made a swplus forthe year of £34.471. whlch has increased the net assets to £1,353. as at
31 March 2023. This is comprised of restricted lunds of £10,187, Y￿th ur*estricted furKls being in deficit by '
£8.834. The recommission of Men in STr￿5 arKI V6WlbeI￿ Calè seTVtiS. logether v•th a £30,000 legacy
have put the organis*ion on a more stsble footiw. with income increasing to £476.422. The Charity was
able to continue to cut costs duriry the year. ￿lch resulted in experKliture falling by £10,841. to £441.951.
The Charity has managed to move back into a net current asset PO￿110n, of £9.800. at the Balance sheet
date, compared to nel current liabifrties of £7.528 in the comparative period.
Prfncipal fvndlng
The principal fur￿1ng are income eamed Ihrough leases WKI premises rwtsl. (lelivery of services.
contracts and grants. aTrJ fundtaisirvJ activrties. N*w fimding streams were identified and realised.
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Sunlight DevelopmèntTYust
Trustees. r•p¢)rt for the y￿r ended 31 2023
SECTION 7 PLANS
Thè Trust will strlve to dekver Innovatfve and trKltslve services in line wilh the PTimwy purposg of the .
charity, its strategic pricrfities. cormiunity aspiMions and the reqLu￿nents of public 8eNi¢e
commissioniry. Thk8 will include developiryj and delivering Schem￿ foujsed on hearth and wellb8irKd,
equality. mentsl heath. social isoktion. lonelir*ss and the alleviation of poverty and hardship. The
Trust will endeavour to do this in partnership wilh local people, communty organisations arKI
commissioners. These activitses enable the Tru* to In a meanWul aThJ prevertstive way i
relation to the hea￿h and *￿ing of local peop￿ whllst maxlmlsv￿ the pokntkal of facilitles on the
Sunli￿1 site.
The Tru* will c(mtinue to respoThJ to oppN￿tits for the delivery of local seNios and foracasi
growlh in the social ente￿lISe setkn. The management team will involve staff, trustees. and
community groups in assessing and leadng k)¢al resportses to the opportunities that arise. The TTU6t
will continue to actively explore and develop sethr level partnersfdps in support of thts agenda and
seek opportunities for Collaborative and dN*rsifying fundiNJ stream$.
Trust w"d cOntIn￿ to engage in a woxtive mmr tt* ¢ommunty. strateg1¢ partners. local
MPS, anddecision mak*5. crealiTrJ and Identsfyirvj opp0itun1￿ to SW communtyempowyment
and conwnunity led actK>n.
Negotiate in relation to the lease. Inveslmentrearffftess ar#1 asset tr8nsf8rwill be driven for4vwd. with
long4errn aim ot acqlllring the freeknld of Ihe Sunw Ceth and local green sp8￿ for the benefft
of the cornmurtity.
The Trust has updated its busffESS plan to vi<worate its ftmdralsing strategy and pay altention to
grant income. Applitrations to grant fflak￿9 bc*SLps will be developed to work on several s¢hemes
which ft 16 hoped wal lead to loryterm. gainful empk)yment arK% better empknyment opportunities for
our beneficlaries.
Continue to apply far gTanis and terthr for seTvices whKh we compthbkn wlth Its am8. to draw fur)ds
into the local economy and ncrease local sooal ￿pItal.
Further development improvement ofthe business readmss of the Tnatwm continue. induding
review of the assets and infomiation technc4ogy available to the TrusL
Continu8 to investigate opportunit*s fLY closer workwig wth lkniTrJed Orga￿tionS whlch ￿ingS
mutual benefit to all partios and an enhanced se￿1￿ to the end LW.
vi.
SECTION 9 TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILrnES STATEhlENT
The Tn￿lee8 (who arn also director5 of Sur*ht Dev•nt T￿￿1 Lrnited for the moses of company
law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees, rep(Kt and the financkl stslomerrts in accordance wlth
appliGable law and United lfjngdom A¢￿UntIng Sfandards (United Kingdom General(y Accepled Accountb
Practice).
ComF4ny l&¥ requires the Trustees to wepare finarnial stalem* for ea¢h financial year. Under company
law the Trustees must nol approve th8fnancial statements unless they are satthd that ihey give a true and
fair view of the state ol affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming rewurces and app￿catIOn of
resources, including the income and experKliture. ol the charitable cornpany for. that period. In preparing
these financral ststements. Ibe Trsth are required kn"
select suitable accountlng policies and then aP￿Y them consistty.
obserwe the methcds and prmciples in the CTrwities SORP.
make j￿￿ne[￿ and accounting estimates Ihat aTr rea$￿*ble aThl
prepare the financial statemertts on the ¢xuoirvJ conc*m basis unless it is inapprwte to preS￿ne that
the charilabl• company wil conlinue in operation.
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Sunlight Development Trust
Truslees, report for the ended 31 March 2023
The Trustees are ￿SPOnSible for keeping adequate accounting reccKdsthal are suffiaent to show and explain
the charitable compan￿5 transattions and disclose wth feasonable accuracy at any time Ihe financial
Position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the fmanGial ststements wnply wilh the
Companies Act 2006. They.are also responsitle for safegtwding the assets of Ihe charitat%e company and
hence for taklng reasonable steps for the prev￿tsrt and deteckn 0ffrn￿1 and 01t￿r irregularities.
Thls report was approved by the Tntstees on 11th September 2023 aTrJ s#Jned on their behalf ty.
Adam Price
Chair
Sunllght Development Trust
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Sunlight Development Trugt Ltd
(A company llmlted by guarani*1.
Independent examknets r¢port
For th• yèar ethlgd 31 Mav¢h 21J23
Indop•ndont examlnefs report to Ihe Tnth of Sunltsht D•v•lOP￿ Tntst Ltd fthp Charfty?
I report to the Charty Trustees ¢Jn my examinatirm of the fmnual 8tateffl￿ of the Charlty for the year ended
31 March 2023.
Thls. report rs made soleiy to thè Chw5ty5 Tnthes, as a bc*, pi ac(x)rdance wilh Part 4 of the Clwities
iunts Reports) Regulthons 2008. My vKJrk has been undertaken so that Tni￿t stats to the Charitys
Truslees those matters l am requffed to slats to them in an lThlependent examiners report and for no other
purpose. To the I￿}est extent permitted by law. I do rK>I arcept or assun* resppnstr>ility to anyone other than the
Charity and the Charitys TnJstees as a body. my work or forthis report
R¢gpon8lbllltle8 and basls ol report
As the Trustees of the Charity12Thd Its Dlrerknrs for the purposes of corkyany law) you are responsibl8 for the
preparation of the financial statements kn accordan(* with the requ1rerl￿ts of the Companies Act 2C#)6
2006 W.
Having SI￿8d myspir th* accounts of ts Charity are not wured lo be audited under Part 16 ofth8 20(
Act and aro eligible for independent eMinatK)n, I repot in respe¢t of ry examination of the Charilys rM￿CIal
statements caThied out under se¢liM 145 of th8 Charitts Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 Arf). In carrylng out my
exarnination I have follthved the Direclion5 wen by the Chartty under $8¢tion 145{5)Ib> ofttrft 2011
IndependeDI ex•mln¢ts slaiam¢rt
I havo GonFletsd my exrnliorl I Ihal rK> mallors. (ts than thD5e lully dtsled below. have come to
my attention in wnnection wilh the exrnithn gNi)g reasryk*)k cau$& to boliwo that in any materèl
spect:
accountlThJ reo)rds vffjre not in iespect ofthe Cl• as required ty section 386 of Ihe 20f*Acl: or
the financial staleff*nts th) n¢Xac¢crtd whh those records or
the financial statsments ￿ M* (>)mpFy with the a[￿UnI]ng requlrements of section 3* of the 2006 Act
other than any requirement that the ffftancial statem8nts give a I￿e and farf vi8w vthtch is not a matter
considered as part of an rthpendent exarrwnat￿. or
the fin8noal statements have not be￿1 [*￿red in acccftlm w#h metrKds and Pfirteryles of the
Slatement of Recommended Pra¢tKe ts acLx>unting and reporbr¥ by char7thes lapplicab￿ to charitses
preparing their finanual ststements in accordan￿ with the Reporbng Standard app1v>￿ in the
UK and Republic of Irel8nd {FRS 102}1.
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' Sunlight Development Tnmt Ltd
(A com￿nY limited trrf guaranleej.
Independent •xamlftErfs r•port (con11n￿l
For thè year endad 31 M*reh 2023
a￿lif￿110n of Independent Examinorn veport
I draw attentK>n to note 12 to the fin•oal slalErr* Tknh dotslls the reasons for whl¢h l am issuing a
quallfied Independent Examinets rewL Tl¥s noto dpsuibes uncthlaÉnty related to the Charitys ablity tr4
continue as a golng concem.
confmi that'thern are no other mattèrs to **)K* ￿￿r attenkn 8￿Uld bè drawn to enabh a proper '
understarmllrg ofthe staiements to reactrthl.
Signed..
Susan Robinson
Dale¢t. l& ZoZ3
FCA FCIE DCl&4
Kr•gton Reev•s LLP
Chartered A(wuntants
Mon*ague pf&e. Quayside .
Chatham Maritim?. Chatham
Kert ME4 4au
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Sunjlght Development Trugt Ltd
cOn¥￿Y Ilmked ty guxants•)
3tstement offinancLIl acU¥fths finwporatkng iKfjm• . .
For the yw gndod 31 hlar¢h 2023
As restatsd
Tolal
fvnd5
2022
Tolal
fimds
2023
fvnd6
2023
2023
Income from:
Donations and leg
Olher trading a¢tThittes
Investments
Other Incorne
195,846
17.324 .
22&368
230,730
17R24
228A68
198.140
9.763
221,910
6.192
Total lficome
441A38
476h22
436,OD5
Expend51ur• on:
Raising fvrmls
8,075
409.111
075
3,700
449,012
X765
433
Tot•1 •xp•ndltur•
2476S
417.186
441.￿1
452,792
N•t movement In funds
10.119
24J52
34A71
{18,787)
R¢¢onclllallon of funds:
Tolal funds brougttt frffird
Net movement in fund5
133,186
24362
133,1181
34.471
(16',331)
(16,787)
10.119
Total fund8.carrl•d foThA
10,187
(33.118)
The 8&t¢￿O1finanrJ8I aCtI￿ts vKludos al gains losses wnised kn Il* yw.
The notes on ￿eS 17 to 32 fomi part ofthese Statemerts.
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Sunllght D¢v¢lopment Th18t Ltd
IA company Ilmlted by gUOTanle•)
Registwed number. 05692427
Balanm sh••t
A6 at 31 I￿reh 2023
As rpslaled
Flxed as80t8
Tangible assets
CU￿ent a8sel8
13
2￿0.
1.375
14
20.745
32.065
Cash at bank and ID h*xl
66.193
52.810
Creditorn: aMO￿ts falng due wilhin L¥
15
1134679>
(60,338
Net ¢umnt a86ets I li•bllkns
9I00
17,528)
than year
Tolal nol a¥6•ts
16.
P6,965)
(33,118)
Charlty fvnds
Re9tiict¢d ftjnds
Unrestrictsd funds
17
17
10,187
18.834)
(33.186)
Totsl funds
{33.116)
The Ctwlty wag entilled to exemptm from urKlersectKJn 477 ofthe Comp2fties A¢t 20£
The mOm￿r$ have required thg cowyany to obtayi aft audit for the yew h queglion In accordance wilh
secbon 476 OfCo￿98nJ8S Act2r*)6.
ac4)Junting records a￿1 preFdratron of finorml slateTr￿
The finafKEal slatements have been wepared li a[Crydar￿ th¢ 4wkable to ￿titieS subie¢t to
the sn*ll oirywile8 regi
The fmancial Stat￿￿rts were apprcA*d arKI for is5￿ by the Tnjstees and sbned on Iheir behalf by. .
A Prlce
Chair ofTNstees
Date: // ao23
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Sunll9ht Developm•nt Tnrnt Ltd
{A eompny limitod by gu•rant••)
Notes to the flnancw slat•ments
For the y¢ar ended 31 hlar¢h 2023
Gfrn•ral Inforn￿t
Sunlight Devetopmerrt TN51 Ltd is a company limited ty guarnntee wilh Ch¥tty registAtKID number.
1126266 and the company registralth number 05692427. The address of the registered office is The
Sunlight C8ntr•, 105 Road. fyltswam, Kenl PAE7 1LX The maln ob• ol the Charity are
as detakd wlhin the Tru51ee5' rewrL
A¢¢￿Tr￿n9 poNcle•
2.1 Basls of yeparntlon of finon¢lal statements
The flnandd sl*ments have been prepared In accothnce with Ihe Charities SORP IFRS 102) -
. Payjunling and Reporting by Ch*its"È& Slaternent of Rerommended Practice appltcabte to charities
prepa￿ng their a¢counts in acco[d￿ with tho FinarKkil Reputy Standard appIl￿ble n the UK
and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) leffe¢live 1 Jwary 2019), the Finantial Reportlng Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) arld Ihe Cornpariw Act 2005.
nlight Devdopment Trust Ud meet5 the definition ol a We benefft entty under FRS 1￿2. Assets
and liabjlibes are Inilially recogrised at historic* cost or transactTron value unless otherwise stated In
the r*48nt accc#Jnting pli¢y.
The firwntyal stateThRnts Fnsented in UK StwfirKJ. whkh 15 Ihe fijnc￿nal Lwrrenw, and
rounded to th8 néaresl p(Mmd.
22 Golng ¢oncwn
Notsvithstandwig the overdrnwn general unrestricted feseryes at the balance sheet datg, of £8,834,
. the accounts have been prepwed on a Cat￿eM b3sFs. The fv5ti1Wion of this treatrn￿t is as
follows..
Tho printsrAI ri* facing Ihe Chathat4è Compary 15 its aknlty to geneTrle sufflclent in¢ome to cover
expendityJre incurred in fvwfing the oiieth¥es of the Charftable Ccryany. f(tsYllng has. been
Secured and addiknonal grant applicatK)ns have been mad
.The Trustees e4)nbnue to InFl￿leftt a serw of crAt re(tiK￿ arA Intyjme genernlion measures.
ActivrfRs have been raliona'sed.
If the gthg Conc￿ basts were not appmpxiate. adiuslments w(xrtd IFave to be mad? to reduce the
value of assels to theÉr recoverable amounts. to provide for any fvrther lia￿"11tse3 that might *e and
to reclawfy f￿1 a55ets as current assets and loffJ tefm labll1￿ as cuffent liabth&
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SuDllght Developrnent Trn8t Ltd
(A comp•ny limitod by guarantee)
Notes to the ftn•nc141 statèments
For the year endod 31 March 2023
counllng pohcl•8 (¢ontinued)
All income is recognffjed once Ihe Charly ha5 entitknment lo the income. probabl8 that the
income be receibeo tr)e a￿K￿nt of income receNaL49 cw be measured relWty.
The recognition of inCm￿ from legaues 15 dwndenl on tstatth5hw¥J entitlement, the probabilty of
recelpt and the abHty to esllmale W￿SuffiCi￿ auJJrw the amounl receivable. EvideKe of
entiUement to a legaw exists Yk£n the Chwthl has suffic&it evidence that a gift has been left.k>
them (through ￿e of the existence of a valid and the death of the benefactor) and th
eX￿jt0r bs sali5fied that the propety In question wll not be wuired to Satw daims in the estate.
Receipt of a legaw must be recogni5ed when it 18 probable that ft will be r8ceived and the fair value
of the arMunl receivaL*. whith generaty be tho expeded ¢ash arnount to bè distributed to the
Charity, ￿ be rel• measure
Grants aTE vKkMled kn If* Slatemert oLfinanc*l thiyes on a recdvablo bosts The belance of '
income recxvod for specth purposes tsjt not expeThled duriro the pernd 1$ shown In the relevant
funds on Ihe B￿art¢e sheeL whe￿ irKorne is received ¥1 advan￿ of entltlement of receipl, its
recognition Is defe￿0 arKI induded in credrtols as deferred inctxng. Whertr entillement cccurs
tthre inrm & re(a￿d. Ihe incA)￿lS ￿laued.
Other ineomg is reeognised n the ￿¢)d In v•tKh it 15 recerrn￿ XKI lo the the have
2A Expondlturn
Expenditure is recc*3nised once there 15 a legol or ca)rth￿ obli9ation ta transfer e¢onomic benefft
to a Ihlril party. It is probable thet a tra)sfer of ec¢ThTh beneffts will be ftqwred in $ealement and
the amountofthe ONpJalj￿ can b2 rne8￿ rellaity.
Expenditure on rdlgkng lund5 uNJudes al eX￿diti￿? rojrred by the Charty to Tase lunts for lis
charitable purpose5 *)d indth (xxts ofall funthiswpJ acti￿be$ events and non<harilable tradTh3.
E¥perKliiure on tharilable activities r5 ixufTed on dweclly undetskng the acbvibes whKh further the
Charitys obiectives. as well as ary associated support"C4Jsts.
AJI expendituTr is KKlu¥ive of VAT.
15 T•xatlon
The Clwity is consxlered to pass the tests sei tyjt in Par•aTr￿ 1 SchEdth 8 of the Fknance Act
2010 and thgrefore it mgets Ihe 01 a thaitabie conyany for UK corporntion tax Purpose
AG¢orth"ngly, Ihe Charity ts polpntialty gxempt from taxation wi respect of income or ¢¥pital gains
rer*Ned wilhln categories ¢>)vered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the CoTpoTrb"on Tax Act 2010 OT Sectivn
.256 01 the TaXalK￿ of Clwyeable Gws Acl 1992, 10 the tht that Irjcome or galns are
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Sunllght o￿lOPMent Tnmt Ltd
IA compwry lirnltsd ty guarnnlee)
Notss to thè flnanclal statem•nts
POT tho year ended 31 Alarch 2023
A¢countlng polkleg leorthued) .
. 2A Tan9lble Ilxed 4s80ts and
Tangible fued 85sets are init*ty reo)gnised at cost After recognllbon. underthe ryjst model. tsngQJle
ffxed assets are measured at c¥)st Ipss Kcum￿￿ed depreoation and xcurrwJlated inpairn*nt
losses. All costs N)curred to t*ing a tsngiN? f￿d asset into its Ritended workry condition should be
At each reportiTrJ date the Charity assesses whelher thve iswry indication of Impain￿￿t If su¢h
Indication exists. the recoverable amount of Ihe asset TS detemyned to be higher ot its far value
less costs to sell and its Val￿ ffi use. An I￿￿alM7elll Ioss ig ro￿gnISed where th? carying amount
Dopreciation is charged so as to alcKate the c05t of tan￿￿e fixed assets less Iheir restdu¥ valu¢
¢Jvwlhwestimated useful Ihe folhw baw..
. oyar course ofthe lease
- 10%- 25% strapjht Iwie
Other fixed assels
17 Delrtorn
Trade ￿ olher debtor5 are re0)gn￿ at the settlement amount Prepwiments ar8 valued al the
8Jnounl Fryatrj.
2A Cash at bank and tn hand
Cash at bank and In hand K￿ludeS cash and Short-tern hi9hfy fiquid investments with a short matMty
of Ihree monlhs or less from the date of acquisition oropening of thg deFwiI or similar awiunt
2.9 Liabilill¢s and provlgions
. Liabilities are re¢ogni¥ed vthen there is an oblgab"oTr at the Belance sheet dale as a result of a past
event. It Is probable that a transter of e¢￿0M1¢ bonefft be required in settlèmenl and Ihe amount
ofthe sewemert can be estimated relw.
Lobilibos are recwised al the arnount that the cha￿ antscipate5 it will pay to setue the debt orth•
amourrt ft h8$ reeeived as adlAI(￿ for the go(xts or seThKes it must prtyide.
Provisions are measured at the best estwnate of the amounts requlred to setue the oblt9atk)n. Where
the effeci of the time value of morny is materwl. the prtwision is based on the present value ofthose
amoun￿ dtscounled at the prtrtax discount rats that reflects the risks specific to the liabilty. The
urrindyg ollhe diw>rt Is recognised In Ihe Siatement xtivthes as a finm ¢osL
2.10 Fln•n¢lal InstruThnts
The Chaity orty has financial assEts frAncial ￿bi￿tieS of 8 knd that qualify as basie fiTrandal
Instruments. Bas￿ ffinaneial instruments are inHially le￿￿gnI￿ al transxlion valu9 and subsequently
measured at ￿ Settlement value wth Ihe exceptsm of bank whtch are subsequently
2.11 Operatlng leas•s
Renlals pad undw oiwating leases are • to the 8t*ar*rt of fMa￿lat activitles on a straight
ne basis over the18886 temL
P•3¢ 19

Sunlight Development Trust Ltd
IA company Umfted tr4 guarant••)
Not¢8 to Ihe finan¢lal statemmts
Forth• y•ar•ndod 31 Pla￿h
Accountlng pokles (contlnued)
2.12 Penglons
The Charity operates a defined C(￿￿UtIOn pensK¥) scheme and the pe￿iDn charge represents Ihe
arnwts payable by the CPwity to the fund In raspect of the y.
113 Fund a¢countln9
General funds are UnresIrk￿ funds *fiich are av8it8L4e for'use at'lhe discretton of the Trustees in
furtherdnce of the general obJe(aives of the Charity and wlxth have nol been deslgnatod for other
purp05e8.
donors or whtch have ra%ed by the ChJity foT parliraAar purpose& The costs of raising and .
administerwu stKh fvnts aro chwged against the specific fvnd. The aim and u8e of eath re3tricted
fund is set out in the noles to the fawKial Statem￿
Eslimates and Sudgements are contmu* evaluated arKI are based rm l&stoiical experience aTrJ other
in¢kMllng expeciall￿ of future Lvents that are b¢￿e¥ed lo be Teasonable under the
rcumstsnces. The Charity dces not ¢wrrentty have any sontfic4nt accounbro estimates or areas of
judgemenL
P4e 20

Sunllght Dwglopm•nt Trust Ltd
IA ¢ompany limlted ty gimraittee).
For the year end¢d 31 hlarch 2023
Tolal
funds
2023
Total
. fvnds
2022
lunds
2023
2023
10,308
30.000
134.262
21276
10.308
30.000
169,146
21,276
LegacHs
Grants
other income
180,666
14,440
195.846
230.no
198.140
Tolal 2022
38,883
159.257
198.140
In￿rne lrnm othertradkng aetlvPJ¢o
Income from lundraislng ¢vents
Totsl
funds.
2023
Toial
. funds
2022
funds .
' 2023
FundrdiSMY4 in¢rffie
1.221
Total 2022
1.221
1.221
ilnMtri¢ted
Total
lund¥
Total
nds
2022
Cafe Counter Sales
17.324
17?24
Total 2022
8.542
8.542
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Sunllght D•velopment Tnmt Ltd
(A company Ilmlled by guarantee)
Notes to thè fin￿￿701 statem
For the yearend•d 31 Ma￿h 2023
Invesththnt Incom•
Unrestrlcted '
Total
nds
2023
Total
fvnds
2¢)22
228,368
228,368
221.910
Tctsl 2022
221,910
221.910
Unrmtrlctsd
funds
20fJ
Total
funds
2022
Furlough income
K￿kStart income from OWP
4.770
6,192
Totsl 2022
6,192
6,192
Fundratslng tradln9 expeiises
Total
funds
2023
fund¥
2023
fiJrK15
2022
8.075
U175
3.780
Tolal 2Q2
3.780
3.780

Sunligm D¢velor•mentTnrnt Lld
(A c<knpary Ilmlted ty gwrart•o)
Notes to the finan¢lal stst•fflents
For th9 year end¢d 31 2023
Analysls of exp•ndltuve On charftsbh •¢tlvftles
ty lund typ•
funds
funds
Total
2023
Totsl
2022
Charitabl6 xtNIt
24.785
409.111
433,876
449.012
T¢Xel 2022
38.815.
410.197
449,012
10. Anatysls of expendltswe by actlvltles
Dkg¢t Support
Total
. fvnds
2023
Total
fvnd$
2022
2023
Charitable a¢tsvibes
319.106
114,770
433,876
449,012
Total 2022
334.257
114.755
449.012
Analygis ol rfir•¢t costs
Tot41
funds
2023
Total
fvnd5
2022
Stsff costs
Insurances
ern1￿ experKllture
Llghc heat arrfl F¥JH
'Vdunthr expens
Sub5crtpboTY6
Bank charges
Fundraising expen
Travel and 8ub*steKe
249A92
8,731
36,120
16,149
2,200
3.061
330
1.000
267,729
6,541
37.887
14.rio
I902
3.180
jj
1,623
538
319.106
334.257

Sunll9ht Development Trust Ltd
(A company limit•d by guoranlee)
Noteo to the Iln•nchl st•tements
For tho year •nded 31 Plarch 2023
10. Analy815 rf•xP•ndI￿1e by aetl¥ttkB (conthiued)
Anatysls ol support costs
fund8
fvndts
937
39,784
3,112
6,928
570
10.312
5.864
35.221
153
43,760
2,276
7,697
885
1,162
6,214
41.371
Training
IT costs
8ad debts
Prlnting and sIal￿nery
Telephone and fax
Project rent
Evènts
4197
2,562
4912
Independent examinfs re￿neration
Professional and con&dtwJwfe8s
1.016
7,033
114770
114.755
11. Staftl costs
2023
2022
231032
12.019
246.669
14,594
6,466
Olher pension costs
249892
267,729
The average number of pBTr)ns ryloyed ty Ihe Clwity during theyear ¥ras as foll
2023
2022 .
No.
14
13
2023
2022
No.
P•Je 24

SunHght Dw•lopm•nt Trust Ltd
(A company Ilmited by guarantee)
For the year ended 31 hlarrth 2023
11. slaff eosts l¢onlIn￿l}
The totsl remuneration and benfrfits recefved by key management persoru*l dwlng the fmanclal year
amounted to £129,351. induding wnployef$ ftatnnal Insuran￿ contributions 8nd employer pension
ccrtiitsjtions (2022: £159.719).
1Z Tnth. r•mm•r4Uon and oxpen60s
Ouring Ihe Far. no Trustees fer*Ned any ren￿n￿ or othw bor*fits {2022-£NIL).
During the >wr eJthJ 31 March 2023, no Tru5*e exwises have ljeen P022.£NILI.
1& Tanglble Ilxed a898ts
Long4•mi
leasehold Oth•rfjx•d
Tolal
Cogt or valuatlon
At 1 Aprrl 2022
Additions
Disposals
72.790
109J15
2399
1106N33)
182,105
q106A331
At 31 Mw¢h 2023
72.790
S.181
77.971
Depr¢¢latlon
At 1 April 21J22
Charge IoTthe year
On diswsals
72.790
107.910
734
1106,433)
110,730
734
1106A331
At 31 PJTrarth 2023
2,241
74031
Net IMk vakJ•
At 31 iaarch 2023
2M40
. At 31 March 2022
1.375
1,375

Sunfight Devoloprnent Trust Ltd
IA company Ilmltod try gvaranl¢e)
Notss to th• IInancl￿ stal•m
For the yearend¢d 31 March 2023
2023
2022
Due wlthln on• y••r
Trade debtors
Other debtors
4.87S
1,513
14,357
7,987
88,286
20.745
16. Cr•diti>rn: Amounts fallkng du• vAthln ¢Jn• y•at .
2023
2022
Oiher loans
Trade credtofs
other taxation arwj xKlal secL¥ity
Pension credit
Other credrtorg
16.000
7,647
3349
819
6W2
100M82
18,000
5,415
1.319
7.596
24.144
134,679
60.338
1)8leThed kKome * 1 Awl 2022
Resources defwred dwing th8 year
17JOS
91.724
117,605)
26,930
17.605
126.9301
91,714
17.805
16. Cr¢dltor8: Arno￿￿ falkng due after than om year
2023
2022
Other loans
Other txedito
11J87
17.387
9.57.8
11,387
26.965

Sunllght Developrnenl Trust Lld
(A company Ilmitsd by swafknts•)
N•)t¢B to the financlal ststerne
For th¢ year end¢d 31 Mar¢h 2023
17. Slal•mwrt ollunds
Statern•Trt of funds- ￿rrentye
8al•nc• at
31 mA￿h
2023
Balance at 1
Aprfl 2022 .Income Expendlturp
Unmtrlcted funds
General F￿d$
P3,186)
441A38
{417.186)
(8034)
A8M ChamiM(Th FuThlN19
{681
Prevention Programme
Awards forAlkSunlight comM￿rtY Café
Chatham Manllme Trnst- C
HypertensKJn Heft)8
KCF Eldety & Isolated Oementia Café
KCF- I(nr)vm Organisalton$
KCF. Home & Community
Vulnerable Adult8
Porchllghl- Anger Management
Ward Funds. Refurbishment ol Moble Rad
Unit
. Ward Fund5 for Purchase Stackab
Conference Chairs
(S,342)
(4.3161
(2.159}
3.168
15.689)
1401
. 4183
.6.143
3.913
13,913)
11.1S8)
370
1600)
348U 124765)
10,187
Tolal of fvnds
Pl118)
1441,9511
1A53

Sunllght D•v•loprn•rt Tnbst Ltd
(A ¢9Tr4xry Ilm*￿ ty guarnnts•)
Notes to financlal 6tat•mènts
For the year •ndod 31 March 2023
17. Statement offunts
Purpose of r•8trithd fundts
ABM Champlon8 Fundlng
The funding has alltrmd us the OFpNtsmty to PU￿aSe SFeciabst equipment, tools. h8rONare and
consumabfes ft>r the Men in Sheds group, suppNts lool men who arn erther retired, over
25 nol in Work to 5tsy wel. ￿Cla￿se￿ The equipment has ca)ntsibutsd t¢Wdfds new
projecls for community rnmber&
1&25 Slwd PMl*¢t. Kent & Medway Sukldt Pr•veth Prngramm•
Medway Men in Sheds is a mefrtal welbellyj serV￿e for men cornnN9S#y￿ by Med4rdy Counfil Publlc
Health. Hi5toricalty it has tnen 25+ nol in work and rets'rees. This grant from Kent & ￿WaY
SuKid• Prevention us to piknt a Sheds programrne specfficaly for aged 1&25. The pikjtwag
Awath For All- Sunlight Conwwnlty Café
Café Sunlight is th8 heart of the Sunfghl Centre. It 8er¥es as bcth as a communiiy c¥fè, and a
volunteering OPForbJnity for fgsidents. caterin9 sbjdertls and of mrAed ablty. The grant
onlributed to the cost of lis managemrt l*Jt nL* Ilmlted to trainiw. d¥*to4ay cash
management and uknlities. fora full t*•elve
Ch¥ham M•Yitlme Tntst- Calé
This funding erkibled us to puicftase nvaT kIkt￿ essents18 and have (xr exisllng 8er¥iced
and deep4eaM
Hyp•rtenslon Heroes
This grant en￿ed us tv reach y41￿ wwklnl norn￿￿ get the* blood thecked. wurwvj
they understarrfl why healthy blood prossurE Fs importanL feel p)nfident in taking their own blood
pressure re*JingS fc*ward arKI are wywwefed lo chaNJgs lo thoir 4ve5 to manag8 th￿r
blood pressure.
Trms fvnding has enabled u5 to continu¢ thrfth our hugety powlar Sunlight DementS8s Support Gafé for
people who eilher live with w eare for someone with dementia The progTam offers eommunity-based
social acbvitss induding armthar exercises and ¢rafts, wtlh ￿enty of timo for refreshmerbts, a friendly
k*at wilh the group and aJOyf￿ skngalong. .
KCF- Known Organisatlons
Ow Calé continues to provide a WdKrdt4e sevvKe to our cx)mryMmty, plus volunteerrfjg OPPDrtunibes for
local people and St￿ts. The grant enab￿ us to mantaln the seryice by rneeling som• of its core
costs. The panel knndty altocaed further funds rrxwto ensure thatwe can ￿ltinUe to wo¥th support
for the community.
The Trust sought fvnds to fr￿7￿ate a series of Workst￿p$ thal would inlwoduce c¢JmrNnty rnémbers to
the joys of gardening and in particutar. compL>5ting. The progran¥r* in(*>J8s irtroduclion to growAng
foods and the need for oxnposting and eX￿Ored different types of compostiny projects such as
traditional. cedar wcrfxl boxe5 ar￿ worm c(xnpos1ing. both at and in the Thfr grant ¢oveT5
th¢ cost of rnatErials. lacAltstson. Ir*nlThJ ar#1 Volunteor expen
p0￿h110hI-AngV Management
Porcltlight coThn15sloned Sunlight lo suc¢esthty deknr ￿ el*￿8k Anger Mwffjgement c()urse for
therr ben*iarles
Pap 28

Sunllght Dev*ipm•nl Tntst Lid
(A company Ilmltsd by guarant•e}
Notes to the Ilnanclal staiements
For the year •ndod 31 Illarch 2023
17. Stat•rnent of fund8 le•nllnu•d)
Wanl Funds. Refvrblshment of MobHe Radlo Un
Our moblle radlo un* albw5 Radio SunlvJhl prosenteTS to re(￿d and Ixoadcast shows from places
outside the radto sbJdKJ. Follrywing its refu1￿ we wat able to deploy the unit as part of a radlo
produc￿￿ trainlng (*)ur5e for volunteeT&
Ward Funts for PU￿haSe Stackabl• Conlereftrn Chalvs
By 2023 Ihe thking chair5 wi the Sunlp3ht Cth. esperialty ttK)se ITr the hall. wert nearing the ond of
their useful lfrfe. This generous award from ow Jocal r￿n￿lI￿r8 enabled us to replace all of them,
PrO￿ding reliable, corn1￿￿e sgating throug1￿tthe (¥tse.
Awards for All Olwry Street Cofflmwity &nlen
The Ofvmy Street G*d•n is a communty garden Pro￿ is a Cornr￿nty garden gbving local resldents
experienong social isolation and who are trom disadvantsged backgrounds the opporlunty to contrlbute
to ts maInteft￿ aKI developwt ofa CommuiNty resourc2 vthtch is ol benefit to the local c¥)rnmunrty.
tt 8150 provtdes the opportLmity fly Ihose attending to develoFe rth 5kHl¥ wthlch wlll help them thwove
their self-esteem and self-vKvIIL This grant continue to cover the c¥>sts of us defvering a servtce from the
to Ihe delivery da wed( of T*ntal welknng wi W 2021.
The Awards forAII- Th• Ilevlval PrnJe¢t
This grant enabled us to continLP to operate thdiD •)J slalion during le¢kdown when no
Income could be ger￿ted to rep*a and repair oklorwment forthe radio.ststl¢xL
cCLORS4cor(rf￿ Cofflrnuntty L•d Oryanl8thns Recov•ry Sch•me)
The grant eTHbled us to a large prowrtim of staffing costs whoch would r￿rn￿llY be covered
through trading. rnpr0ve￿ts in our rr Infrastnjcture and ￿fUrb[Shrnent arKI repairs to the Sunlight
¢•ntre to ensure l< remained COVID.19 cO￿lant It was ag￿d in May 2021 Ihal thls grant ￿Uld be
Oxtended lo the end of May 2022 as it had pThed difficult to comrris5ion SOME of the refurbishment
works. An altemative Iwet was *0 a9reed enabliThJ rnore ofthe ¢*sts to be thtate to salaries.
KCF- Eklwty & Vulnernble
The Kent Com￿nty Foundation Bdorty 9Th1 Isolated Adults grant 15 to Iljnd c(rnunity based crats. u
¢yding. arts and ueabve workthps delfvered with th8 alm of reduung swal iwlation, lonellne55 and
ImprovirKJ mental physiral Ivlth and Improwr#J of welbeiThJ ￿ng51 individuals with fived
experience of mental ill heallh. housY¥J issues. homelessness or other vuInWab￿ chaTaGteri5br& Due tt>
the deM¢gra￿ll￿ of the thent group this semce Tttas postyoned until SLth timo& as lockdown had come
KCF. Rethc• Fund Llpbe•t
The grant enabled us to Continue to oparnlo the Ralro stalK￿ th￿h￿l 2020r210$ it ￿ered most f
its OperatN￿ costs.
Smart Skllls
The grant was seujred through Kent V*dw &#chJg pre￿￿ti)n swvico. grant facilit*d thè
delNery ol an 8 week programme lo help those vtho ￿lIher loj Ihe resc￿ceS of the skills to use Smart '.
Phorw to their ful potential. This wa5 of partl¢Ltsr relevanre as many seNices moved on line during
locktr)￿. MorE funding has boen se<y
Tlme to Change
The grdnt fijnded a series of engaging activthes scheduled lo rrindde with Mentsl Health
A￿TenesS weeK The themg was wldlife and the envir￿ert so ar*vities were at our OW .
Garden proiect Dally sessons inckjded plant pot cnfts. mlndhjfftess workshop8, moderated art classes,
and buik*ng bug hcéels. Kent Wddlife Trust also gava a yesentali￿ abo￿ the Ilnk bett￿en wÉldfrfe and
wellbeing. All were designed to improve mefit81 he*th. ￿1th a fo¢￿4 on devetoixng new skms.
enjoying the ofbeing autsmle, abc¥rt **llbeiry.
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Sunllght Dmlopment Tn￿1 Ltd
(A coTh4xny ¥mled by gUQrnrt•o
NotÈB to th• flnanci•l statem
Forth? year endgd 31 Uaych 2023
17. Statement of fitnds (c4Jnlknuodl
yéa￿ Funds . Promotlonal Leallet
Th1$ grnnt fijnded a marketing leafiet linked lo Ihe re-(wN¥ ofthfr Sunlght Centre and Otrway Street
G8rden lthntal Well 8elThJ in May 2021.
As reslated
. B8knce at
1 Aprl
2021
Balance at
31 Mar
2022
Income Expenthture
General Funts
(16.331)
397.122
(413,977)
(33,188)
Roslrfctsd l￿dE
ABM Champions Funding
AvAtds for All. Otrway Street
Awards forAJkcO￿d 19 The Rwival
AvArds for All. vo￿nteer4ed c￿1￿jni￿Ié
CCLORS Fund
KCF- Elderly & Vulner* Them•
KCF Elderty & Isolaled Den￿lia Café
KCF- Home & Commurmty CMyostiThJ
VulneratslWulls
KCF Resilience Fun&UpBeat OGA256473
SPIF-SwArt SkMIs
rime to CtrAnge
1.(KlO
(932)
(1.662)
(294)
{9.820)
111,612)
{5,871)
(1,434)
9,820
11.612
5.871
1.434
{88)
615)
(12(Ki)
(600)
1815
38.883
(38.815)
Totsl of fund¥
(16.331)
438.crf)5
(452,792)
133.118

Sunllght Development TnMt Ltd
(A company Ilmtt¢d by guarants•)
Forthe y¢•r end•d 31 Mareh 2023
1& Swbhn•ry of fund8
. As rnststed
8alan¢e at .
l April
2022
Balan￿ at
31 March
2023
In¢ome Expndityro
General fuThJs
Restrfcted fuTrJ5
P3,186)
441J38
1417,1861
1¥7651
34)
10,187
Pi118)
476N22
1441.9511
.1J53
As restated
Balance at
31 March
2022
1 Apvil
Income E￿anditUre
General fijnds
' Reslridpd *Jnds
116.331)
7.122
(413,97n
1¥815)
{33.186)
(16.331)
436.CQ5 (452.792}
3.118)
19. Analy$l8 of nrt as¥•ts b•iween fundg
Total
2023
2023
TwIg￿le fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due_within one year
Credit￿3 due in Tr￿re one yew
2.940
28.
116.415
144h79
(17.87n {116.802) 1134.679)
(11.38n
Tolal '
.1Q.187
(8.834)
l￿G3
Pago 31

Sunllght D•veloprnent Trust Ud
{A company Ilndl•d by guarantee)
Nol•s to thè Ilnancial gtstements
For tho year ended 31 Maffh 2023
AMly¥ls of n•t as6e15 belw•on Iwd6 (contlnutyd)
As res￿ed
Rest￿￿ Unrestricted A5 rest*ed
fvnds Totsl fvnds
21)22
2022
. 21
TwJlble assets
Cuffent assets
Creditor5 dueWIth￿ {￿ year
1.375
52.742
(60,338)
(26,965)
1.375
$2,810.
<60,3381
(28,96S)
Total
(33.186>
{33,1181
Pen8lon commltsn•nl8
The Charlty operate5 a defimd contiibub'on str*me. The 8s#ets of, the stheme are hetd
¥eperatety from those of the cha￿ In an indeperthuy wlmwi19tered fund. The pension c￿t Gharge
represents contrlbutions payable ty the Charity to Ihe fvnd a￿1 amountsd to £5,841 12022.. £6.466).
contribu￿rts totalling £819 (2021. £1.3191 were payable to th8 fvnd at the balance sheet dato and are
irKluded in crethtor&
Operathg l•age
At 31 March 2023 the ChaTty had conVrd￿ to m*0 fuhre rnnrYNm 198sè payments under Tr
canGeUable opefating leases as folky•&"
2022
Not later tlwÉ 1 year
Later than 1 year and not'ltsthan 5 SWTS
Laterthan 6 years
23,150
139,116
259,584
13.499
421.850
14,099
txuing the yeartho Ch8nty ￿thed a legacy Of£30.0￿ frc•M a f￿lY mwrterof one of the Tru8tee&
There are no ¢)ther rdated party trwtsackns requiiing dlsdosure ￿￿[hIn the financial staternents (2022..
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