UNIVERSAL EASE TO REDRESS Ch•rftynumb•r. IiZ8m ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS FOR THE ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 ACCOUNTANTS AKARAMS & CO. ACCOUNTANTS & TAX CONSULTANTS 66 KING HENRYS WALK ISLINGTON LONDON N14NJ
Contents Page Is) Legal and administratsve infomiation TfUStees' report Independent examiners. port Statement of financial actities Income and expenditure accounts Balance sheet Notes to the accounts 8-10
UNIVERSAL EASE TO REDRESS Legal and administrative information
Registered number: 1128709
Trustees:
Mr. Patrick Stewart Mr. Sambamwani Konzi Ms Bridget McFarlane Tehsee Sheikh Kasongo Ndjoka
Address; Voluntary Action Islington 200A Pentoville Road London N1 9JNP
Bankers:
Royal Bank of Scotland Direct Business Banking 4th Floor 1 Hardman Boulevard Manchester M3 3AQ
Accountants:
AKARAMS & CO. Accountants & Tax Consultants 66 King Henry's Walk Islington London N1 4NJ T: 0207 923 3226
F: 0207 923 3047
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UNIVERSAL EASE TO REDRESS Trustees'report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023 The trustees of Universal Ease to Redress present their report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023 which have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Pratice, " Accounting and Reporting by Charities issued in January 2015 (The FRSSE) Structure, governance and Management The Charity is Organised so that the trustees meet regularly to manage its affairs. The day to day administration of the charity is managed by the trustees’ chair.
Governing document Universal Ease to Redress is a charitable organisation and registered on the 20th March 2009. The charity is governed by a consitution adopted 9 June 2008 as amended by special resolution 8 March 2009 as amended on 27 Oct 2018,
Our aims and objectives.
Purpose and aims
The objects of the charity are: The charity is to Promote human rights (as out in the universal declaration of human rights and subsequent United Nations Conventions and Declarations), in particular the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, throughout the world by all or any of the following means:
- Monitoring abuses of human rights 11. Obtaining redress for the victims of human rights abuse 111. Relieving need among the victims of human rights abuse IV. Educating the public about human rights V. Eliminating infringements of human rights
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 acitivity and the benefits they have brought to those groups of people we are set up to help. The review also helps us to ensure our aim, objectives and activities remained focused on our stated purposes,
How our activities deliver public benefit
Our main activities and who we try to help are described below. All our charitable activities focus on promoting human rights.
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a. Prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by monitoring abuses of human rights
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b. Reaching out to those that are victims of human rights abuse and obtainingin redress c. Educating the public human rights and elimnating infringements of human rights.
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Trustees'report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023
teFinancial todreviewrh income of £31,581.00( Thirty One Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty One Pounds O At heedperiod aswas voluntary donations.a surplus £538 (FiveTheHundred net incomeand forThirty the period Eight Pounds as shownOnly) the in financial statemer Scharity paginala i of the trustees : E {dae beara the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give ing | wy Faery reso urcesof the stateand applications of affairs of theof resou cha r itableces, including trust as atincome the balance sheet and expenditure, and offor its the financial year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees should follow best best practice and;
: Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
[that][ are][reasonable][ and][prudent] 7[Make][ judgements and][ estimates] Prepare the financial statements on the ongoing basis unless it is in appropriate to presume that the charity will continue on that basis.
The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enables them to ensure ensure that the financial statements comply with Companies Act 2006. The trustees are also | responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for : the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Members of the board of trustees Members of the board of trustees, and trustees for the purpose of charity law, who served during the year and up to the date report are set out on page 1.
In accordance with charity law, as trustees, we certify that;
So far as we are aware, there is no relevant information of which the charity's accountants are unaware and as the trustees of the charity we have taken all steps that we ought to have taken in order to make ourselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the charity's accountants are aware of that information.
The report has been prepared,
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UNIVERSAL EASE TO REDRESS Independent examiners’ report to the members of Universal Ease to Redress AySollee the accounts and the financial statements on pages 5 to 8 which Ga the « res under historical cost accounting convention and in accordance pplicable accounting standard Board. De ceeane responsibilities of directors and accountants. Reharaton re Page 3, the company directors are responsible for the Beeston cur e accounts, It is our responsibility to examine the accounts and Bie Sennkicnvec to report our opinion to the shareholders. company S not an audit as the company directors believe that the Is exempt from an audit. Basis of opinion. We conducted our examination in accordance with the appropriate standards for reporting accountants issued by the Auditing Practices Board. The examination consisted of comparing the accounting records kept by the company and making appropriate inquiries of the directors of the company, as we considered necessary for the purpose of this report,
Opinion
The charity Satisfied the conditions for exemption from an audit of accounts for the year according to section 477of the company Act 2006 The accounts are in agreement with those accounting records as required by the accounting standards of company Act 2006. The accounts are in agreement with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Universal Ease To Redress. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records of information and explanations that were given to us and we don not, therefore, express any opinion ou the statutory financial statements.
a / AKARAMS & Co. K Accountants & Tax Consultants 66 King Henry's Walk Islington London Ni 4NJ
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Statement of financial activities for the year ended 30 September 2023
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|Current|year|Current year|Currentyear|Prior year|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|funds|funds|funds|funds|
|2023|2023|2023|2022|
|Income|£|£|£|£|
|& endowments from:|2t|e|r|!|pees|nse|roma|omr paceman|lesa|
|Voluntary donations|2,950|28,631|31,581|37,886|
|Expenditure|on:|
|Charitable|activities|
|.|31,043|31,043|40,839|
|Total expenditure|Senne||<a|| canine|
|31,043|31,043|40,839|
|Net income for the year|2,950|.|2,412|538|~=C«|2,953|
|Net income after transfers|2,950|-|2412|538|-|2,953|
|Net movement in funds|2950|-|2,412|538|-|2,953|
|Total funds brought forward|3,368|3,368|6,321|
|Total funds|carried forward|2,950|956|~—si3906—Ss=~«=~C*«S«DD|
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The notes attached on pages8 to 10 form an integral part of these accounts
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Statement of financial activities for the year ended 30 September 2023
Income and expenditure account for the ended 30 September 2023 as required by the Companies Act 2006
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|2023|2022|
|£|£|
|Income|areae|*|
|Income from|operations|31,581|37,886|
|Other|income|-|
|Gross income|in|the year before expectional|items|31,581|37,886|
|Gross income|in|the year including|expectional|items|31,581|37,886|
|Expenditure|
|Charitable|expenditure excluding|depreciation|&|amortisation|29,765|39,561|
|Depreciation|and|amortisation|1,278|1,278|
|Total expenditure|in|the year|31,043|40,839|
|Net income|before tax|in|the financial|year|538|-|2,953|
|Tax on surplus|on|ordinary|activities|>|=|
|Net income|after tax|in the|financial year|538|-|2,953|
|Retained|surplus|for the|financial|year|538:|2,953|
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All activities derive from continuing operations.
In accordance with the provisions of the Company Act 2006, the headings and subheadings used in the income and expenditure account have been adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity's activities.
The notes attached on pages8 to 10 form an integral part of these accounts
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Balance sheet as at 34 September 2023
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|YR:2023|YR:2023|YR:2022|YR:2022|
|Tangible|Notes|£|£|Ld|ee|
|fixed assets|RTEORT|&|4062|
|Current assets|4|
|Debtors-Prepayments|390|
|Cash|1,020|
|Total|at hand & at bank|—0|cerets415|
|z|2,621|¢ A?805|
|Creditors:|————————|eo|
|within|amount|falling|
|one year|5|500|500.|
|Net current asset|2,121|305|
|The total net assets of the charity|a3,908d|3,368|
|The total|net assets of the charity are|
|funded by the funds of the charity as follows;|
|Restricted revenue funds|6|3,368|6,321|
|Total|spond|638|=|2,953,|
|charity funds|3,906|3,368|
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For the year ended 30 September 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of the accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A- Small Entities.
Patrick Stewart Trustee/Chair Approved by the board of trustees on 27 June 2024
The notes attached on pages8 to 10 form an integral part of these accounts
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2023
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1: Accounting policies The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable teattnl by Standards in the United Kingdom with application of FRSSE and the SORP te of Recommended Pratice, “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” ‘Dah 'S) issued by the Charity commission. A summary of the principal Counting policies, which have been applied consistently is set out below a) Basis of accounting ope baal ae prepared under the historic cost convention and report, Sults of the charity's operations, which all of which are continuing, beatae I Nad sahieci
Depreciation: Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates Calculated to write Off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life: as follows:
Office equipment 5 years Fixtures & fittings 5 years
- Turnover Turnover represents the invoiced value of services supplied by the company,
3. Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets fixed assets assets
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|3. Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets fixed assets assets|Office|Fixtures|
|Cost|equipment£|& fittings£|Total£|
|At 01|October 2022|4,100|2,291|6,391|
|Additions|n!|
|Disposals|-|
|At 30 September 2023|4,100|2,291|6,391|
|Depreciation|
|At 01|October 2022|2,460|868|3,328|
|Charge|for the|year|820|458|1,278|
|Disposals|oe|a|eS|
|Net|book value|
|Net|book value|
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2023
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|YR:2023|YR:2022|
|4|Current|assets|7SPRA|at|a|
|Debtors-Prepayments|1,020|390|
|TotalCash|at hand & at bank|1804 ieohaa15”|
|9,621 EERE|
|5|Creditors:|amount|falling due within one year|
|Other creditors|600")|4600,|
|Total|eS eee|
|6|Change|in|total funds over the year|
|Funds|Transfers|Funds|
|brought|Movement|between|carried|
|forward|__|in funds|in|fundsin|forward|to|
|From|2022|2023|2023|2024|
|£|£|£|£|
|Restricted|revenue funds|3,368|538|-|3,906|
|Unrestricted|revenue|funds|-|-|-|-|
|Total charity funds|3,368|538|-|__3,906||
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Notes UNIVERSAL EASE TO REDRESS 7 Donations and grants to the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2023
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|Current year|Current year|Currentyear|Prior year|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|funds|funds|funds|funds|
|Donations|2023|2023|2023|2022|
|public|bodies and grants from|eect|—_—i___f __£|
|Jh|Rausing|Trust|
|Sport England|;|Vy|ye|j|
|Donation members|2,950|Bd|vas|;|
|CharleThe|Morris|Chariritable|Trust|:|5|3,400,|aver3,400|5,760Lets|
|SS French|Charitable Trust|6|
|Marsh|Charitable:|Trust|1,625|1,625|2,000|
|Anton|Jurgens|Fund|;|500|500|500|
|Groundwork|UK|“|7,300|7,300|“|
|C-oplocal Community|-z|500|500|5|
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|Betsy|Foundation|a|-|
|Postcode|Society|Trust|:“|“|2|2,500|
|Foyle|Foundation|“|17,160|
|A/CBig|CommunityBike|Revival|Fund|©-|~:|-z|4,0002,500|
|Percy|Bilton|Charity|=-|:|=|1,500|
|Total|-|-|466|
|donations|and grants|from|
|public|bodies|2,950|28,631|31,581|37,886|
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8 Expenditure on charitable activities
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|Current year|Currentyear|Currentyear| Prior year|
|Unrestricted||Restricted|Total|Total|
|funds|funds|funds|funds|
|2023|2023|2023|2022|
|£|£|Eine|OME:|
|Rent,|rates and service charge|=|2,640|2,640|ZO|
|Volunteers|:|6,978;|6,978|9,320|
|Telephone|[and]|[internet]|-|180|180|120|
|Hire|and rental costs|;|1.266Hn|1.2664420|1.9201.266|
|OfficePrinting, equipmentpost &|stationery exp|é:|430|130|150|
|Professional|fees|.|500|500|500|
|Advertising|[&]|[web]|[costs]|450|450|447|
|Welfare|;|16.201|16,201|25.920|
|Depreciation|’|1.278|1,278|1,278|
|Total|charitable expenses|reeSa, eT SITa|Aa|Aa|31,043|ea39,561|
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