**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06809593 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1128541** 

## **Report of the Trustees and** 

## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021** 

**for** 

**NewStarts** 



**NewStarts** 

## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

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|**Report of the Trustees**|1|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**|13|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|14|
|**Balance Sheet**|15|
|**Statement of Cashflows**|16|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|17|





## **NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

## **Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

## Purpose and charitable objects 

- To alleviate poverty through providing practical help to families and vulnerable people and access to free and discounted household items 

- To assist in the resettlement of homeless and other vulnerable people who are in need, hardship or distress through offering support and advice and opportunities for learning and work experience. 

- To relieve poverty and protect and preserve the environment for the public benefit by promoting and enabling the reuse of unwanted household goods. 

The aims of the charity are to reduce and prevent both poverty and homelessness and to reduce the effect of landfill on the environment, encouraging local people to participate in the work, whether that is through donations of furniture and/or funds and through volunteering in one of the many roles available. Our aims fully reflect the purposes that the charity was set up to further. 

## Vision 

NewStarts' vision is to see individuals achieving their full potential, where homelessness, poverty, debt and environmental damage become things of the past, and where community challenges are solved by the local community. 

## Significant activities 

In 2020/21 we spent £484,661 on charitable activities in the following ways: 

|- Emergency Intervention- providing emergency food and free furniture|92%|
|---|---|
|- Support costs|4%|
|-Fundraising costs|4%|



## Ensuring our work delivers our aims 

We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks at what we achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous 12 months. The review looks at the success of each key activity and the benefits they have brought to those groups of people we are set up to help. The review also helps us ensure our aims, objectives and activities remain focused on our stated purposes. We have referred to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set. 

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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

## **Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## The focus of our work 

Our main objectives for the year continued to be the reduction and prevention of homelessness and poverty and protection of the environment, however the Covid-19 pandemic changed the emphasis of our work from furniture to emergency food provision and sale of computers. 

- Providing a range of services through our furniture and IT re-use social enterprises 

- Providing emergency help through signposting and emergency food provision 

- Working in partnership with other agencies to ensure that individuals and families are able to access the services that best match their needs. 

## How our activities deliver public benefit 

Our main activities and who we try to help are described below. All our charitable activities focus on the reduction and prevention of homelessness, poverty and environmental impact of landfill and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit. Our activities are delivered from our headquarters in Bromsgrove, our satellite site in New Frankley, south-west Birmingham, or from a partner site. 

## Who used and benefited from our services 

Our objects and some of our funding limit the services we provide to the residents in Worcestershire, Birmingham, Warwickshire and other areas. The Covid-19 pandemic meant that almost all of those who were homeless at the time were provided with temporary accommodation through the Government’s ‘Everyone In’ initiative, which reduced the number of referrals for household items received, however at the same time, the lockdowns imposed on the nation, meant that the number of individuals and families requiring assistance with food increased.  All of our referral services are provided free of charge to the recipients. 

Equal access to our services is an important issue for us. We believe equal access is vital and that successful outcomes must be shared by all communities that use our services. We currently monitor those accessing our services by gender, disability and ethnicity. Over the next year we will be using the information we gather to develop marketing and fundraising strategies. 

The impact of our work goes beyond those directly helped. The provision of furniture (shelter) and food is considered to be a basic requirement within Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need pyramid and consequently without them individuals and families are unable to participate even at a basic level in their community.  In addition the lack of these basic needs lead to both short and long-term consequences. A tired child (due to lack of a bed) can become disruptive in a classroom not only affecting their own education but that of their peers. 

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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

## **Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report)** 

## **for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## Furniture Bank 

The furniture bank provides a range of pre-loved household items at no cost, to individuals and families that have no other way of furnishing their homes, either as a new tenant or indeed if they are an existing tenant. 

In 2020/21 we provided 171 households with household items, a decrease of 294 (64%) on the previous year, however still a remarkable achievement during the period, when multiple restrictions were placed on operations, due to the pandemic. 

The bar charts below show the breakdown of referrals, with Fig 1 showing the distribution of furniture provision in _numbers_ across north Worcestershire and Birmingham, and Fig 2 showing the distribution by provision in _weight_ of goods provided across north Worcestershire and Birmingham. The referrals provided to north Worcestershire residents tend to be much larger than those provided to Birmingham residents and will often comprise sufficient furniture to furnish a three-bedroomed house. 


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Fig 1 

Weight of Goods provided (%) 


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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

## **Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## Food parcels 

During 2020/21 year the food bank provided 3,801 food parcels the equivalent of 230,000 meals. This is an increase of 3,279 (728%) on the previous year, due entirely to the Covid-19 pandemic. During the main lockdown we suspended the need for a ‘referral’ and provided seven-day parcels of food, which included fresh meat, vegetables, fruit, butter, bread, cheese. The provision of fresh items continued until October 2021, when, due to a return to a more normal way of living and the reduced levels of funding Cate— for this area of work, we decided that whilst all other fresh produce would continue, the provision of fresh meat would no longer continue.  We are iat V grateful to all the businesses, individuals and grant providers who have made this momentous achievement possible. 

## **Case Study** 

Alan is a young man, with a young family. Just before the pandemic he began his own business and whilst it wasn’t making much, it was bringing in money to support his partner and children. The lockdown meant he couldn’t carry on the work, leaving him struggling to afford food and not entitled to any of the government support other than Universal Credit. We were able to provide him with emergency food parcels and Christmas presents, until he was able to start working again. 

## Social Enterprise 

NewStarts operates three successful social enterprises. Two of these sell pre-loved furniture at affordable prices, one operates from our headquarters in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and the other from our satellite site in New Frankley, Birmingham.  In this last year the income from these two social enterprises, including collection donations and house clearances, amounted to 22% of our overall income. 

Our third social enterprise involves the refurbishing and selling of computers. These are collected from a variety of sources and our team are then able to refurbish them so that they can be sold on at affordable prices. Many are needed for low-income families to gain entry to employment opportunities. This work produced an additional 8% of our income in 20/21. 

During the pandemic two of our three enterprises were closed, being Bromsgrove furniture for six months and New Frankley furniture for 11 months. Both of these were due to a combination of legislation and the need to keep the food bank operating in the case of New Frankley. The computers remained open and ran a click-and-collect service which was very successful, and such income increased by 40%. 

We also have contracts with both County and District councils that provide a total of 50% of our overall income. We would like to increase this percentage, and we are constantly reviewing our operations in order to maximise the income from our social enterprises. 

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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

## **Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## Volunteering 

During the pandemic, much of our volunteering programme was suspended, however we were able to recruit volunteer delivery drivers, in order to deliver food parcels. As we have opened, some but not all of our pre-pandemic volunteers have returned. Over the year we have worked with 30 new volunteers. We are currently recruiting volunteers, but this is taking some time. 

## Environmental Impact 

We are pleased to say that in 2020/21 we diverted 70 tonnes of household items from landfill (less than previous years, however this is due to the Covid pandemic), a saving of 23.5 tonnes of CO2 emissions. We are currently working on the calculations to understand our own carbon footprint and will be working towards ensuring that we are at least carbon neutral over the next few years. 


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## COVID-19 Response 

As has been mentioned previously in this report, the performance of the organization was heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. From April 20 through to January 21 the Board of Trustees met on a weekly and then fortnightly basis with the Chief Executive. From January the Board reverted to bi-monthly meetings. 

The financial impact of the pandemic has been significant, with reduced income from our social enterprises, but significantly increased income from grants, much of which was for the purchase of emergency food. During the pandemic we furloughed two members of staff, initially for three months and then one of them for a further three months during the second major lockdown.  The furloughs were undertaken in order to protect the staff concerned. 

Whilst a difficult time, the pandemic had been very positive for the organisation. We have been able to take on the role as a lead organisation on a number of projects in the communities within which we work, which has enabled us to: 

- become more aware of the challenges facing these communities. 

- set up a money advice service in conjunction with Community Money Advice and opening a hub in the New Frankley area; 

- work in partnership with other organisations more; 

- try out new things including a pop-up Christmas toy shop (parents and grandparents were able to come and choose, free of charge, brand new toys that had been gifted to us); 

- identify areas of our work that could be more profitable and areas of work that need reviewing. 

Last but by no means least, our staff and volunteers accomplished more than we could ever have imagined during the past year and we are immensely grateful for all their hard work and commitment. 

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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

## **Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report)** 

## **for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## Key risks and Uncertainties 

The key risks and uncertainties that NewStarts faces are: 

- To have sufficient income to maintain services provided to the community. 

- Responding to the increasing need for the services. 

The Board of Trustees maintain an organisational risk register which identifies the risks and provides mitigation to reduce the likelihood and impact of the risks identified. 

The Board of Trustees is developing a robust financial strategy supported by a digital strategy to ensure that sufficient income is available to maintain services. In addition expenditure is monitored on a monthly basis to ensure that best value for money is achieved. 

Further restrictions or ‘lockdowns’ that require non-essential retailers to close would have a significant impact on the income of the organisation. 

## Future Plans 

The Board of Trustees have been in the process of recruiting new Trustees, and will then be developing a new Strategic Plan to take forward the objects of the charity. Currently the organisation is working closely with Worcestershire County Council to imbed _Asset Based Community Development_ in the Bromsgrove Area and will continue with this work which empowers local communities to develop their own solutions. 

In addition to the new Strategic Plan the Board of Trustees will be working closely with the Executive team and volunteers to identify how services can be improved and which new services and opportunities NewStarts may be able to develop. 

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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

**Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

OVERVIEW 

## Income 

**Operating activities:** our main operating income (i.e. before grants and donations) decreased by 32% on last year to reach £148,568. This income is vital in helping to off-set our ever increasing running costs as we continue to expand our activities in countering poverty. The decrease of £69,139 is purely as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions placed on non-essential premises. 

**Donations and Legacies:** this vital income source increased by 391% in 20/21 to £476,294. This increase was almost wholly due to the increased grants for food and COVID recovery. 

## Expenditure 

Our costs rose by £192,506 to £504,134. The increase in expenditure was mostly due to the increased spend on food for the emergency food parcels, including fresh items. In addition the Board of Trustees decided in July 2020 to commit to becoming _Real Living Wage_ employers, as part of the organisation’s commitment to end poverty; this increased the salaries of those on National Minimum Wage and all other staff were given commensurate pay increases. 

## Year End Outcome 

The net effect of income over expenditure resulted in our incurring a net surplus of £120,728 for the year (2020: surplus £3,035). It should be noted that the surplus includes a non-cash depreciation charge of £14,164. If these results are adjusted to show our true operating performance (i.e. excluding non-cash items) then 2021 would reveal an operating surplus of £134,892, and 2020 a surplus of £16,839. The substantial difference between the two years is due entirely to the increase in grant income. 

## Cash Flow 

In cash flow terms our net bank balance at 31 March 2021 was £207,694 (2020: £65,643) which reflects an increase in funds from last year by £142,051. The increase, as mentioned above, is due to the much higher levels of grant funding received throughout the year. 

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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593) Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## Principal funding sources 

NewStarts' business model is a social enterprise charitable company that receives funding from various sources. The main funding categories shown in Fig 3 totalling £624,862 are: 


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Principal funding sources %<br>Grants<br>Sales<br>Service Level Agreements<br>Delivery & Collections<br>Landfill Credits<br>0 20 40 60 80 100<br>Fig 3<br>Principal expenditure<br>Principal expenditure %<br>Salaries<br>Volunteer & Food Bank<br>Premises<br>Transport, Warehousing<br>Other Overheads<br>Raising Funds<br>0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%<br>Fig 4<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


The main categories of expenditure, shown in Fig 4 totalling £504,134 are: 

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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

## **Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## Donations and Legacies 

These amounted to £476,294 (2020: £96,956) from the following sources: 

- Bromsgrove District Council 

- Redditch Borough Council 

- Birmingham City Council 

- DEFRA 

- Big Issue Invest – Social Enterprises Fund 

- National Lottery – Awards For All 

- National Lottery 

- Worcestershire Community Fund 

- Heart of England Community Fund 

- B & M; TK Maxx; Baron Davenport; Alfred Haines; BVSC; Co-op Community Fund; DMF Ellis; Charities Aid Foundation; MIS Computers; Groundwork UK; Henry Smith; Independent Food Alliance Network; Serco; Severn Trent Water Trust; The February Foundation; The Montal Charitable Trust; WRAP; 

- Other donations from private individuals, churches, fundraising events and other organisations. 

## Restricted income and expenditure 

Included in the above note "Donations and Legacies" are certain grants and funding that come to NewStarts with restrictions as to their use, amounting to £430,581 (2020: £87,720). NewStarts does not have discretion over how restricted funds are used other than for the nominated purpose. 

A total of £335,101 (2020: £65,362) was spent as restricted expenditure against the total restricted funds of £488,108, restricted funds being carried forward are £153,007 to next year. Major restricted expenditures in the year were (1) purchase of food for our emergency food service (2) salaries 

## Investment policy 

Most of the charity's cash resources are spent on a short-term basis. This means that NewStarts is not able to place cash on interest earning deposits without unacceptable notice periods or unavoidably low interest rates. The charity continues to review its investment policies so as to ensure that as far as possible it maximises its cash position. 

## Reserves policy 

The Trustees have maintained their policy whereby the unrestricted funds held by the charity should aim to cover up to 3 months operating expenditure. As our unrestricted reserves at March 2021 were £41,227 (2020: £16,750), which is still short of this target, we are at present likely to remain below our required reserve levels. Accordingly the longer term strategy is to continue to build reserves whenever this is possible. Restricted reserves were £153,007 (2020: £56,756).  Further details are provided in Note 18. 

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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

## **Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## Governance and management 

NewStarts is an independent charity, registered on 8 March 2009, having been incorporated as a limited company by guarantee on 4 February 2009. It commenced trading in this format on 1 April 2009 (Charity registration number 1128541). The charity is controlled by its governing document, Memorandum and Articles of Association 

## Recruitment, appointment and induction of new trustees 

The Board of Trustees may at any time appoint persons willing to act as Trustee, and Trustees are normally drawn from experienced charitable or business backgrounds. The induction of new Trustees is conducted on a one-to-one basis.  Any training needs are identified and input is scheduled as soon as appropriate. 

## Decision making 

The trustees delegate day to day management of the charity to M Kenyon (the chief executive) and relevant staff who are accountable to the Trustees. 

## Responsibilities of trustees 

Trustees are expected to take a close interest in the operations and outcomes of the charity, and to meet regularly to review the business of the charity.  The main responsibilities of the board of Trustees are: 

1. To ensure the charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit 

2. To comply with the charity’s governing document and the law 

3. To act in charity’s best interests 

4. To manage the charity’s resources responsibly 

5. To act with reasonable care and skill 

6. To ensure accountability within the charity, as well as when responsibility is delegated to staff or volunteers 

7. To comply with the Statutory Accounting and Reporting requirements 

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**NewStarts (Registered number: 06809593)** 

## **Report of the Trustees (including Directors’ Report) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

**Registered Company number** 06809593 (England and Wales) 

**Registered Charity number** 1128541 

## **Registered office** 

1 Sherwood Road Aston Fields Bromsgrove Worcestershire B60 3DR 

**Trustees** Philip Bamber (Chair) – resigned 16.09.21 Matt Bonham – joined 16.11.21 Linda Cooke Therese Down – joined 16.11.21 Rev David Ford – resigned 24.03.21 John Grundy Stuart Hood – joined 16.11.21 Nicola Martin Sarah Reece-Mills – joined 16.11.21 Edward Stott 

**Key Personnel** 

 Marion Kenyon – Chief Executive Officer        Andrew Pain – HR & Development Manager 

**Independent Examiner Solicitors** Beyond Profit Limited Thomas Horton LLP Bolton Arena Strand House Arena Approach 70 The Strand Horwich Bromsgrove Bolton Worcestershire BL6 6LB B61 8DQ **Accountants Bankers** Be Buoyant Limited Barclays Bank Reinsbrook 118 High Street Sambourne Park Bromsgrove Sambourne Worcestershire B96 6PE B61 8ET 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies 

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Newstarts IRe8lstered number". 068095931
RepDrt of the Trnitees (Én¢ludillg Dlrectors. Report)
for theye•r ended 31 2021
ststement oftrustee< respmsknllltles
The trustees, who are also the dlrectors of Newstsrts for the purpose of company law. are responsible
for preparing the Annual Trustees. Report and the financial statements In accordance wlth applicable law
and Unlted Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Klngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Prarticel.
Company Law requires the Trustee5 to prepare financial statements for each flnancial year which give
true and fair view of the stste of affairs of the charlty and ol the incornlng resources and application of
resourtes, Including the income and expenditure, of the charitsble company for that year.
In preparing these flnanclal ststements. the Trustees are requlred to:
select suitsble accounting policies and then apply them consistently*
observe the methods and p￿ncipleS In the Charitles SORP,.
Make judgements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent;
stste whether appllcable UK Accountlng Standards have been followed, subjert to any materlal
dePa￿re$ dlsclosed and explalned in the flnancial ststements,. and
prepare the financlal statements on the going concem basls unless It Is Inappropdate to presume
that the charity will Continue In operatlon.
The Trustees are reS￿nSIble for keepln8 adequate accounting records that dlsclose wlth reasonable
accuracy at any time the flnancial posltlon of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial
statements compty with the Companles Act 2006. They are also responslble for safeguarding the a55ets of
the charlty and hence for tak1￿ reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other
Irregularlties.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on .
behalf by:
and slgned on Its
Edward Stott - Trustee
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Independent examlnerfs report to the trustees of Newstarts for the year ended 31 March 2021
I report to the chadty trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31
March 2021 whlch are set out on pages 14 to 32.
Resp<￿51b11ft1M •nd basls of report
As the charfty trustees of the company land also Its dlrectors for the purposes of company lawl you are
responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In a¢cordance wlth the requlrements of the Companies
Act 2LYJ6 (the 2L))6 A¢tl.
Havlnl satlsfled myself that the accounts of the company are not requlred to be audlted under Part 16 of
the 20CO Act and are ellglble for Independent examlnatlon, I report In respect of my examlnatSon of your
company's •ccounts as carded out under sectlon 145 of the Charttles Act 20111'the 2011 ACYI. In
carryln8 Out my examlnatlon I have followed the Dlrectlons glven by the chartty Comm1s51on under
sectlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Act.
Independent examlner's statement
Sln¢e the ¢omp•ny's gross In￿me exceeded £250,000 your examlner must be a member ot a body Ilsted
In sertlon 145 of the 2011 Art. I conflrm that l am quallfled to undertake the examlnatlon because l am a
member of the Chartered Instltute of Management Aecountsnts.
I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflrm that no matters have come to my attentlon In eonnectlon
wtth the examlnJtlon glvlng me cause to belleve:
a¢¢ountlng records were not kept In respect of the cornpany as requlred by stttlon 386 of the
2006 Act; or
the accounts do not accord wlth those records: or
the acwunts do not comply wlth the accountlng requlrements of sertlon 396 of the 2006 A¢t
other than any requlrement that the accounts glve a 'true and falr vleW whlch Is not a matter
consldered as part of •n Independent examlnatlon; or
the accounts have not been prepared In accordan￿ w5th the methods and prlnclple5 of the
ststement of Recommended Prdctlce for accountln8 and reportln8 by charltles appllcable to
charltles prepjrlng thelr accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportln8 Standard appllcable
In the UK •nd Republ1¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021.
I have no cmcerns •nd h•ve come across no other matters In conne¢tlon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch
attentlon should be dr•wn In thls report In order to enable a proper under5tsndlrq ol the 4c¢ounts to be
reached.
Emma Vllllder, FCMI CGMA, CG{Afflllated)
Beyond Profit Ltd. G104 Bolton Aren•, Ar•n• Approach. Hop•vlch, Bolton, BL6 6LB
Oats: 17 December 2021
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## **NewStarts** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **(incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>Note<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**INCOME FROM:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>2<br>**45,713**<br>Charitable activities<br>3<br>**148,568**<br>**TOTAL INCOME**<br>**194,281**<br>**EXPENDITURE ON:**<br>Raising funds<br>4<br>**1,869**<br>Charitable activities<br>5<br>**167,164**<br>Other<br>**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**<br>**169,033**<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>**25,248**<br>Transfer between funds<br>**(771)**<br>**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**<br>**24,477**<br>Fund balances brought forward<br>**16,750**<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**<br>**41,227**|**Unrestricted**<br>Note<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**INCOME FROM:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>2<br>**45,713**<br>Charitable activities<br>3<br>**148,568**<br>**TOTAL INCOME**<br>**194,281**<br>**EXPENDITURE ON:**<br>Raising funds<br>4<br>**1,869**<br>Charitable activities<br>5<br>**167,164**<br>Other<br>**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**<br>**169,033**<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>**25,248**<br>Transfer between funds<br>**(771)**<br>**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**<br>**24,477**<br>Fund balances brought forward<br>**16,750**<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**<br>**41,227**|**Restricted**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**430,581**<br>**-**|**TOTAL**Unrestricted<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**476,294**<br>9,236<br>**148,568**<br>217,707<br>**624,862**<br>226,943<br>**19,473**<br>879<br>**484,661**<br>245,296<br>**-**<br>91<br>**504,134**<br>246,266<br>**120,728**<br>(19,323)<br>**-**<br>-<br>**120,728**<br>(19,323)<br>**73,506**<br>36,073<br>**194,234**<br>16,750|**TOTAL**Unrestricted<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**476,294**<br>9,236<br>**148,568**<br>217,707<br>**624,862**<br>226,943<br>**19,473**<br>879<br>**484,661**<br>245,296<br>**-**<br>91<br>**504,134**<br>246,266<br>**120,728**<br>(19,323)<br>**-**<br>-<br>**120,728**<br>(19,323)<br>**73,506**<br>36,073<br>**194,234**<br>16,750|Restricted<br>TOTAL<br>2020<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>87,720<br>96,956<br>-<br>217,707<br>87,720<br>314,663<br>8,895<br>9,774<br>56,467<br>301,763<br>-<br>91<br>65,362<br>311,628<br>22,358<br>3,035<br>-<br>-<br>22,358<br>3,035<br>34,398<br>70,471<br>56,756<br>73,506|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**194,281**|**430,581**|**624,862**|226,943||
||**1,869**<br>**167,164**|**17,604**<br>**317,497**|**19,473**<br>**484,661**<br>**-**|879<br>245,296<br>91||
||**169,033**|**335,101**|**504,134**|246,266||
||**25,248**<br>**(771)**|**95,480**<br>**771**|**120,728**<br>**-**|(19,323)<br>-||
||**24,477**<br>**16,750**|**96,251**<br>**56,756**|**120,728**<br>**73,506**|(19,323)<br>36,073||
||**41,227**|**153,007**|**194,234**|16,750||



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year 

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

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Newstarts Ifteilstwed number: 068095931
Balance Sheet
A8 at 3J March 2021
Notes
2020
AXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
io
359.651
372,736
CURRENT ASSErs
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
li
17,591
207.694
10,754
65.643
125,285
76,397
CREIXTORS . amounts falling due
wlthin otR year
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145,0ts)
123.1321
NEf CURRENT ASSETS
180,270
53,265
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIA8ILITIES
539,921
426,C(Jl
CREDITORS . amounts falllng
due after one year
13
1345,6871
13S2,4951
194,234
73,S06
FUNDS
Unrestricted
Restricted
41,227
153,007
16.750
56,756
18
TOTAL FUNOS
194.234
73,506
The cornpany was entltled to exemptlon from aud￿ under 5477 of the Companle5 Act 21)J6 relat1￿ to Small
companbes Ixrt as thls company Is a charlty, ￿ Is subject to Independent examlnation under the Charities Act 2011.
The members have not requlred the company to obtain an audit In accordance wlth sectlon 476 of the Companles
kt 2(rf)6.
The dlrectors acknowledge thelr responslbllltles for complylng wlth the requlremenls of the Companles kt wlth
respect to accountln8 records and the preparation of accourts.
These accounts have been wepared in accordance wlth the provlsions applicable to small companies subjert to the
Small companies rtyme and in accordance wlth SORP FRSIO2.
The flnan¢lal statements were approved and authorised for Issue by the Board on date
behaff by:
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## **NewStarts** 

## **Statement of Cashflows for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

|Notes<br>**CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**<br>16<br>**CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES**<br>Payment to acquire tangible fixed assets<br>**CASH OUTFLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES**<br>Bank loan repayment<br>Bank interest paid<br>**NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES**<br>**NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS**<br>**CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE START OF PERIOD**<br>**CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF PERIOD**<br>**CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CONSISTS OF:**<br>Cash at bank and in hand|**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**167,747**<br>43,994<br>**(1,079)**<br>(10,427)<br>**(5,709)**<br>(8,999)<br>**(18,908)**<br>(23,206)<br>**(25,696)**<br>(42,632)<br>**142,051**<br>1,362<br>**65,643**<br>64,281<br>**207,694**<br>65,643<br>**207,694**<br>65,643|
|---|---|



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## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of Preparing Financial Statements** 

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019 (SORP FRS102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice that is SORP FRS102. 

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity. 

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated. 

## **Funds** 

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. 

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each significant restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. 

## **Income recognition** 

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.  The following specific polices apply: 

(a) Voluntary income by way of donations and grants is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when it is receivable. 

(b) Items donated and sold through the charity's shop are included as incoming resources within activities for generating funds when they are sold. 

No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP (FRS 102). Further detail is given in the Trustees’ Annual Report. 

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## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)** 

## **Expenditure recognition** 

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.  Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of the resources. 

## **Governance Costs** 

Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity. 

## **Offsetting** 

There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the SORP FRS102  or FRS 102. 

## **Tangible fixed assets** 

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended. 

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows: 

|Freehold land is not depreciated|Freehold land is not depreciated|
|---|---|
|Freehold buildings|2% on cost|
|Improvement to property|20% on cost|
|Plant & Machinery|33% on cost|
|Motor Vehicles|33% on cost|
|Computer Equipment|33% on cost|



The minimum thresholds for capitalisation are: Land, Buildings and Improvements - £5,000 

Plant and Machinery, Motor Vehicles and Computer Equipment - £1,000 

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## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)** 

## **Impairment** 

Assets not measured at fair value are reviewed for any indication that the asset may be impaired at each balance sheet date. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, or the asset’s cash generating unit, is estimated and compared to the carrying amount. Where the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognised in the SOFA unless the asset is carried at a revalued amount where the impairment loss is a revaluation decrease. 

## **Pension costs and other post retirement benefits** 

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. 

## **Tax** 

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. It is also relieved from VAT registration on its sale of goods, as all such sales are based on goods freely donated. 

## **Debtors and Creditors** 

Debtors are measured at the undiscounted amount of cash receivable. Creditors are measured at the undiscounted amount of cash payable. 

## **Critical accounting estimates and judgements** 

In the application of the charitable company's accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical evidence and experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. 

## **Going concern** 

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern. 

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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**2021**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Donations<br>**25,329**<br>**12,158**<br>Grants<br>**20,384**<br>**418,423**<br>**45,713**<br>**430,581**<br>Analysis of Government grants included above:<br>HMRC CJRS<br>15,884<br>Awards for All Lottery<br>10,000<br>Birmingham City Council<br>10,000<br>Bromsgrove District Council<br>48,436<br>DEFRA<br>41,000<br>Worcestershire County Council<br>5,000<br>**15,884**<br>**114,436**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**2021**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Donations<br>**25,329**<br>**12,158**<br>Grants<br>**20,384**<br>**418,423**<br>**45,713**<br>**430,581**<br>Analysis of Government grants included above:<br>HMRC CJRS<br>15,884<br>Awards for All Lottery<br>10,000<br>Birmingham City Council<br>10,000<br>Bromsgrove District Council<br>48,436<br>DEFRA<br>41,000<br>Worcestershire County Council<br>5,000<br>**15,884**<br>**114,436**|**Restricted**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**12,158**<br>**418,423**|**TOTAL**Unrestricted<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**37,487**<br>8,786<br>**438,807**<br>450<br>**476,294**<br>9,236<br>**15,884**<br>-<br>**10,000**<br>**10,000**<br>**48,436**<br>**41,000**<br>**5,000**<br>**130,320**<br>-|**TOTAL**Unrestricted<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**37,487**<br>8,786<br>**438,807**<br>450<br>**476,294**<br>9,236<br>**15,884**<br>-<br>**10,000**<br>**10,000**<br>**48,436**<br>**41,000**<br>**5,000**<br>**130,320**<br>-|Restricted<br>TOTAL<br>2020<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>1,670<br>10,456<br>86,050<br>86,500<br>87,720<br>96,956<br>-<br>5,000<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>5,000<br>5,000|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**45,713**|**430,581**|**476,294**|9,236||
||||**15,884**<br>**10,000**<br>**10,000**<br>**48,436**<br>**41,000**<br>**5,000**|-||
||**15,884**|**114,436**|**130,320**|-||



## **3. CHARITABLE  ACTIVITIES** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>Display room  income<br>**77,493**<br>Landfill re-use credits<br>**3,678**<br>IT income<br>**43,510**<br>Collection & delivery donations<br>**6,037**<br>Service level agreements<br>**17,500**<br>Gift aid tax<br>**350**<br>**148,568**|**Unrestricted**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>Display room  income<br>**77,493**<br>Landfill re-use credits<br>**3,678**<br>IT income<br>**43,510**<br>Collection & delivery donations<br>**6,037**<br>Service level agreements<br>**17,500**<br>Gift aid tax<br>**350**<br>**148,568**|**Restricted**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**TOTAL**Unrestricted<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**77,493**<br>150,498<br>**3,678**<br>7,843<br>**43,510**<br>33,481<br>**6,037**<br>8,667<br>**17,500**<br>17,000<br>**350**<br>218<br>**148,568**<br>217,707|**TOTAL**Unrestricted<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**77,493**<br>150,498<br>**3,678**<br>7,843<br>**43,510**<br>33,481<br>**6,037**<br>8,667<br>**17,500**<br>17,000<br>**350**<br>218<br>**148,568**<br>217,707|Restricted<br>TOTAL<br>2020<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>**-**<br>150,498<br>**-**<br>7,843<br>**-**<br>33,481<br>**-**<br>8,667<br>**-**<br>17,000<br>**-**<br>218<br>-<br>217,707|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**148,568**|**-**|**148,568**|217,707||



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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **4. RAISING FUNDS** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>Basis of<br>**2021**<br>Allocation<br>**£**<br>Staff Costs<br>Time based<br>**1,746**<br>Overheads<br>Usage<br>**123**<br>Support costs<br>**1,869**|**Unrestricted**<br>Basis of<br>**2021**<br>Allocation<br>**£**<br>Staff Costs<br>Time based<br>**1,746**<br>Overheads<br>Usage<br>**123**<br>Support costs<br>**1,869**|**Restricted**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**16,443**<br>**1,161**|**TOTAL**Unrestricted<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**18,189**<br>769<br>**1,284**<br>110<br>**19,473**<br>879|**TOTAL**Unrestricted<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**18,189**<br>769<br>**1,284**<br>110<br>**19,473**<br>879|Restricted<br>TOTAL<br>2020<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>7,789<br>8,558<br>1,106<br>1,216<br>8,895<br>9,774|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**1,869**|**17,604**|**19,473**|879||



## **5. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES** 

|Note<br>Staff costs<br>9<br>Time based<br>Premises<br>Usage<br>Office costs<br>Usage<br>Repairs and maintenance<br>Direct<br>Provision of welfare<br>Direct<br>Motor and travel<br>Direct<br>Professional & Insurance<br>Usage<br>Advertising<br>Direct<br>Waste disposal<br>Direct<br>Other costs<br>Direct<br>Bank interest<br>Usage<br>Depreciation<br>6<br>Direct<br>Governance costs<br>7<br>Direct<br>TOTAL EXPENDITURE<br>Unrestricted funds<br>Restricted funds<br>**Basis of**<br>**Allocation**|**Total**<br>Total<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**197,440**<br>176,188<br>**17,974**<br>13,816<br>**10,327**<br>10,356<br>**12,441**<br>7,417<br>**172,841**<br>8,549<br>**17,596**<br>19,853<br>**10,967**<br>12,663<br>**1,997**<br>2,177<br>**8,269**<br>4,846<br>**1,726**<br>4,780<br>**18,379**<br>22,532<br>**14,164**<br>13,804<br>**484,121**<br>296,981<br>**540**<br>4,782<br>**484,661**<br>301,763<br>**167,164**<br>245,296<br>**317,497**<br>56,467<br>**484,661**<br>301,763|
|---|---|



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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **6. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)** 

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging 

||2021|2020|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Depreciation - owned assets|14,164|13,804|



## **7. FEES FOR EXAMINATION OF THE ACCOUNTS** 

Independent examination for the year was £540 (2020: £4,782). 

## **8. TRUSTEES'  REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES** 

The trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration during the year (2020: £Nil). 

The trustees did not have any personal expenses reimbursed during the year (2020: £Nil) 

The trustees have indemnity cover. 

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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **9. STAFF COSTS AND KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL** 

|Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs<br>The average number of employees during the year was as follows:<br>Chief Executive<br>Staff managers<br>Operational and administrative staff|**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**199,449**<br>171,264<br>**10,748**<br>8,705<br>**5,432**<br>4,777<br>**215,629**<br>184,746<br>**2021**<br>2020<br>**Number**<br>Number<br>**1**<br>1<br>**5**<br>4<br>**5**<br>5<br>**11**<br>10|
|---|---|



No employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000. 

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its employees. 

During the year the total paid to key management was £56,074 (2020: £48,493) 

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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** 

|Cost :<br>At 1 April 2020<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>At 31 March 2021<br>Depreciation :<br>At 1 April 2020<br>Charge for the year<br>Disposals<br>At 31 March 2021<br>NBV at 31 March 2021<br>NBV at 31 March 2020|Freehold Improvements<br>Plant &<br>Property<br>to Property<br>Machinery<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>387,127<br>13,620<br>14,124<br>-<br>-<br>1,079<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>387,127<br>13,620<br>15,203<br>25,834<br>13,620<br>7,894<br>5,476<br>-<br>3,475<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>31,310<br>13,620<br>11,369<br>355,817<br>-<br>3,834<br>361,293<br>-<br>6,230|Freehold Improvements<br>Plant &<br>Property<br>to Property<br>Machinery<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>387,127<br>13,620<br>14,124<br>-<br>-<br>1,079<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>387,127<br>13,620<br>15,203<br>25,834<br>13,620<br>7,894<br>5,476<br>-<br>3,475<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>31,310<br>13,620<br>11,369<br>355,817<br>-<br>3,834<br>361,293<br>-<br>6,230|Freehold Improvements<br>Plant &<br>Property<br>to Property<br>Machinery<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>387,127<br>13,620<br>14,124<br>-<br>-<br>1,079<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>387,127<br>13,620<br>15,203<br>25,834<br>13,620<br>7,894<br>5,476<br>-<br>3,475<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>31,310<br>13,620<br>11,369<br>355,817<br>-<br>3,834<br>361,293<br>-<br>6,230|Motor<br>Vehicles<br>£<br>38,925<br>-<br>-|Computer<br>Equipment<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>4,203<br>457,999<br>-<br>1,079<br>-<br>-<br>4,203<br>459,078<br>4,203<br>85,263<br>-<br>14,164<br>-<br>-<br>4,203<br>99,427<br>-<br>359,651<br>-<br>372,736|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||387,127|13,620|15,203|38,925||
||25,834<br>5,476<br>-|13,620<br>-<br>-|7,894<br>3,475<br>-|33,712<br>5,213<br>-||
||31,310|13,620|11,369|38,925||
||355,817|-|3,834|-||
||361,293|-|6,230|5,213||



Net book value at 31 March 2021 represents fixed assets used for charitable purposes. 

## **11. DEBTORS** 

|Trade debtors<br>Reserve service level agreements<br>Other debtors<br>Rent deposit<br>Reserve gift aid<br>Prepayments|**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**2,250**<br>-<br>**-**<br>2,500<br>**2,876**<br>1,729<br>**1,875**<br>1,875<br>**550**<br>200<br>**10,040**<br>4,450<br>**17,591**<br>10,754|
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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

|**12.**<br>Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 14)<br>Trade creditors<br>Social security and other taxes<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals<br>**CREDITORS : Amounts falling due within one year**<br>**13.**<br>Bank loans (see note 14)<br>**CREDITORS : Amounts falling due after more than one year**<br>**14.**<br>An analysis of the maturity of the loans is given below:<br>Amounts falling due within one year on demand:<br>Bank loans<br>Amounts falling due between one and two years:<br>Bank loans<br>Amounts falling due between two and five years:<br>Bank loans<br>Amounts falling due in  more than five years:<br>Bank loans<br>**BANK LOANS**|**2021**<br>**£**<br>**10,682**<br>**6,323**<br>**8,196**<br>**777**<br>**19,037**<br>**45,015**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>345,687<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**10,682**<br>**114,725**<br>**27,311**<br>**203,651**|2020<br>£<br>9,583<br>1,868<br>2,622<br>777<br>8,282|
|---|---|---|
|||23,132|
|||2020<br>£<br>352,495|
|||2020<br>£<br>9,583|
|||10,204|
|||129,682|
|||212,609|



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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **15. SECURED DEBTS** 

The following secured debts are included within creditors 

||**2021**|2020|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|Bank loans|**356,369**|362,078|



The Charity Bank Limited hold a charge over the company which covers the freehold property. Big Issue Invest hold a charge over the company which covers the freehold property. 

The Big Issue Invest loans, with carrying values of £109,416 at the year end, were refinanced in September 2021 with a grant award, improved interest rates and the repayment term extended to March 2022. 

## **16. NET CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES** 

|Net income/(expenditure) for the year<br>Bank Interest payable<br>Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets<br>(Increase)/decrease in debtors<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors|**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>£<br>**120,728**<br>3,035<br>**18,908**<br>23,206<br>**14,164**<br>13,804<br>**(6,837)**<br>7,829<br>**20,784**<br>(3,880)<br>**167,747**<br>43,994|
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## **NewStarts** 

**Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** 

|Unrestricted Funds<br>Restricted Funds<br>Total Funds|Balance at<br>Incoming<br>Resources<br>Balance at<br>Incoming<br>Resources<br>Balance at<br>1 April 2019<br>Resources<br>Expended<br>Transfers<br>1 April 2020 Resources<br>Expended<br>Transfers<br>31 March 2021<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>36,073<br>226,943<br>(246,266)<br>-<br>16,750<br>194,281<br>(169,033)<br>(771)<br>41,227<br>34,398<br>87,720<br>(65,362)<br>-<br>56,756<br>430,581<br>(335,101)<br>771<br>153,007|
|---|---|
||70,471<br>314,663<br>(311,628)<br>-<br>73,506<br>624,862<br>(504,134)<br>-<br>194,234|



## **18. RESTRICTED FUNDS** 

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising of the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes: 

||Balance at|Incoming|Resources||Balance at|Incoming|Resources||Balance at|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||1 April 2019|Resources|Expended|Transfers|1 April 2020|Resources|Expended|Transfers|31 March 2021|
||£|£|£|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|Access Reach|8,100|-|(8,100)|-|-|-|-|-|<br>-|
|Albert Hunt Trust|-|5,000|-||5,000|-|(468)|-|<br>4,532|
|Alfred Haines|-|-|-|-|-|1,000|(238)|-|<br>762|
|Awards for All|-|-|-|-|-|10,000|-|-|<br>10,000|
|B&M Food|-|-|-|-|-|1,500|(1,018)|-|<br>482|
|BARN Lottery|-|-|-|-|-|93,748|(93,748)|-|<br>-|
|Big Issue|-|-|-|-|-|30,000|(30,000)|-|<br>-|
|Birmingham City Council|-|5,000|(4,999)|(1)|-|10,000|(7,781)|-|<br>2,219|
|Bromsgrove District Council|-|-|-|-|-|48,436|(20,436)|-|<br>28,000|
|Camonets|-|-|-|-|-|3,000|(3,000)|-|<br>-|
|Charity Aid Foundation|-|-|-|-|-|70,000|(3,780)|-|<br>66,220|
|Co-operative|-|-|-|-|-|1,803|(1,803)|-|<br>-|



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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

|**18.**|**RESTRICTED FUNDS (cont'd)**|Balance at|Incoming|Resources||Balance at|Balance at|Incoming|Resources||Balance|at|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||1 April 2019|Resources|Expended|Transfers|1 April|2020|Resources|Expended|Transfers|31 March|2021|
|||£|£|£|£|£||£|£|£|£||
||DEFRA|-|-|-|-||-|41,000|(41,000)|-||-|
||DMF Ellis|-|-|-|-||-|5,000|(5,000)|-||-|
||Diamond NM|-|-|-|-||-|1,000|(1,000)|-||-|
||Didymus|-|4,000|-|-|4,000||-|-|-|4,000||
||Easter Egg Fund|-|-|-|-||-|593|(593)|-||-|
||Garfield Weston Foundation|-|15,000|-|-|15,000||-|(15,000)|-||-|
||George Henry Collins Charity|-|2,000|(1,583)|-||417|-|(417)|-||-|
||GJW Turner|-|3,000|(3,636)|636||-|-|-|-||-|
||Grimley Charity|-|1,000|-|-|1,000||-|(1,003)|3||-|
||Grimmitt Trust|-|-|-|-||-|2,500|(492)|-|2,008||
||Groundwork UK|-|-|-|-||-|500|(500)|-||-|
||Heart of England|-|-|-|-||-|22,500|(8,531)|-|13,969||
||Heart of England DTD|-|-|-|-||-|12,000|(12,000)|-||-|
||Henry Smith Charity|-|25,000|(23,344)|-|1,656||25,000|(28,059)|1,403||-|
||Joseph & Henry James Sawyer Charities|-|1,000|(993)|(7)||-|-|-|-||-|
||IFAN|-||-|-||-|100|(100)|-||-|
||Lasletts|-|3,000|-|-|3,000||-|(66)|-|2,934||
||Longbridge Going Forward|4,950|(4,950)|-|-||-|-|-|-||-|
||Lord Austin Trust|-|1,000|(716)|-||284|-|(269)|(15)||-|
||MIS Computers|-|-|-|-||-|1,000|(1,000)|-|||
||Michell Marsh Trust|5,267|-|(5,267)|-||-|-|-|-||-|
||Peoples' Postcode Lottery|-|20,000|-|-|20,000||-|(17,777)|-|2,223||
||Roger & Douglas Turner|-|3,000|-|-|3,000||-|(1,868)|-|1,132||



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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

|**18.**<br>**RESTRICTED FUNDS (cont'd)**<br>Rowlands<br>Serco Foundation<br>Severn Trent Water<br>The February Fund<br>The Montal Charitable Trust<br>WCC Foodbank<br>William Cadbury Trust<br>Woodroffe & Benton<br>Worcestershire Community Fund<br>WRAP<br>Other restricted funds<br>Restricted Fund Balances|Balance at<br>Incoming<br>Resources<br>Balance at<br>Incoming<br>Resources<br>Balance at<br>1 April 2019<br>Resources<br>Expended<br>Transfers<br>1 April 2020 Resources<br>Expended<br>Transfers 31 March 2021<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>3,000<br>(3,511)<br>511<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,000<br>(1,000)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>7,000<br>(5,971)<br>-<br>1,029<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,000<br>(1,999)<br>-<br>3,001<br>-<br>2,500<br>(1,875)<br>-<br>625<br>-<br>(557)<br>(68)<br>-<br>-<br>500<br>(555)<br>55<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>14,508<br>(14,012)<br>-<br>496<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>8,758<br>(8,758)<br>-<br>-<br>13,081<br>1,670<br>(10,783)<br>(1,194)<br>2,774<br>3,635<br>(5,857)<br>(552)<br>-|
|---|---|
||34,398<br>87,720<br>(65,362)<br>-<br>56,756<br>430,581<br>(335,101)<br>771<br>153,007|



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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **18. RESTRICTED FUNDS (cont'd)** 

**Funders in excess of £20,000 Description of Funding** BARN Lottery Funding for food parcels, fridges and core costs Big Issue Funding for staff salary costs Bromsgrove District Council (BDC) Funding towards the Community Lunch Project which will enable a community builder to be recruited to support the local community £28,000. Foodbank costs £20,436 Charity Aid Foundation Food Bank costs DEFRA Food Bank costs to be expended by 30 June 2021 Heart of England Funding to support the foodbank and for furniture supplies to families in need Henry Smith Charity Funding for staff salary costs Peoples' Postcode Lottery Expansion of New Frankley and Covid recovery costs 

The following funds also directly related to the operating costs of the Food Bank: 

Awards for All B&M Food Birmingham City Council Camonets Charity Aid Foundation Diamond NM MIS Computers BDC The Montal Charitable Trust WCC Foodbank Worcestershire Community Fund WRAP The following funds also directly related to the operating costs of the Volunteer Program: Albert Hunt Trust Alfred Haines DMF Ellis Didymus George Henry Collins Charity GJW Turner Grimley Charity Joseph & Henry James Sawyer Charities Roger & Douglas Turner The February Fund Core Costs grants were provided by: Grimmitt Trust Groundwork UK Henry Smith Charity IFAN Lasletts Serco Foundation Severn Trent Water William Cadbury Trust Woodroffe & Benton The following funds supported the costs of the New Frankley expansion: Garfield Weston Foundation Lord Austin Trust Michell Marsh Trust Rowlands 

The following funders provided support towards business development and IT: Access Reach Co-operative (shop) 

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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **NEWSTARTS** 

## **18. RESTRICTED FUNDS (cont'd)** 

|**RETRICTED FUNDS BALANCE SHEET**<br>at 31 March 2021<br>**FIXED ASSETS**<br>Tangible assets<br>**CURRENT ASSETS**<br>Debtors<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**CREDITORS :**amounts falling due<br>within one year<br>**NET CURRENT ASSETS**<br>**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**<br>**CREDITORS :**amounts falling<br>due after one year<br>**FUNDS**<br>Restricted<br>**TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS**|**2021**<br>2020<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>£<br>£<br>**-**<br>29,840<br>**2,000**<br>3,606<br>**156,455**<br>23,309<br>**158,455**<br>26,915<br>**(5,448)**<br>-<br>**153,007**<br>26,915<br>**153,007**<br>56,755<br>**-**<br>-<br>**153,007**<br>56,755<br>**153,007**<br>56,756<br>**153,007**<br>56,756|
|---|---|
||**158,455**<br>**(5,448)**|
|||



## **19. PENSIONS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS** 

## **Defined contribution pension plans** 

The charity operates a defined contribution pension plan for its employees. The amount recognised as an expense in the period was £5,432 (2020: £4,777) 

The pension liability and expense are allocated to unrestricted or restricted based upon the role of the employee that the contribution is for. 

The outstanding pension contributions at the year end amounted to £777 (2020: £777). 

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## **NewStarts** 

## **Notes to the financial statements** 

## **for the year ended 31 March 2021** 

## **20. RELATED PARTIES** 

There were no related party transactions for the trustees in the year ended 31 March 2021. 

The Chief Executive Officer is married to a supplier who provides PAT testing for the charitable company.  The amount paid to the supplier during the year was £2,859 (2020: £4,477) 

The outstanding to the supplier at the year end amounted to £171 (2020: £489). 

## **21. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY** 

The charity is controlled by the trustees. 

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