## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 04 2022 **To** 31 03 2023
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Access Christian Media **Other names charity is known by** Access, Access Media **Registered charity number (if any)** 1131237 **Charity's principal address** 31 Chamberlain Avenue
Access Christian Media
Stoke-on-Trent **Postcode** ST4 5EN
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**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
- Memorandum and Articles of Association 18[th] October 2007 as amended:
- Type of governing document - 18th April 2009 (change of name from ‘ _Congleton Community Media’_ )
- (eg. trust deed, constitution) - 2nd July 2009 (to reflect change in objects and powers) - 8th October 2009 (to reflect change in banking procedures) - 1st April 2014 (additional object added)
- Company Limited by Guarantee
- How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing trustees. Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
1. Advancement of the Christian Faith
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
2. Relief of poverty
3. Education and Training
4. Promotion of the Arts
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**1. Advancement of the Christian Faith** - Through the production of media - By support and advice provided to other charities and non-profit organisations
**2. Relief of Poverty** - By the provision of training schemes and education programmes in areas of need
- By raising awareness of related issues through our media outlets
- - By support and advice provided to other charities and non-profit organisations
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
**3. Education and Training** - By the provision of training, work experience and education programmes in areas of need
- By raising awareness of related issues through our media outlets
- - By support and advice provided to other charities and non-profit organisations
**4. Promotion of the Arts** - By the raising awareness of related issues through our media outlets
- By running events, training and activities related to the promotion of the arts
- By assisting artists and other arts organisations through the provision of services and advice
Throughout all of our activities the trustees have endeavoured to show regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance would be relevant (in accordance Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. This has been facilitated through discussion at our regular trustee meetings.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Introduction Summary of the main** As has been the case for some time, the Charity continues to seek a **achievements of the charity** permanent home. The consequences of the COVID crisis further **during the year** hampered this and he process of progress as an organisation remains slow but steady. Nevertheless, we continued to operate the vast majority of our services. **Media and Radio** This year we continued to work with the various community/non-profit broadcasters in and around our HQ in Stoke-on-Trent on a joint endeavour in the area of _Small Scale DAB_ ( _SSD_ ). This project, known as _ABC,_ (Now renamed/reformed into a new nonprofit entity called the _Alternative Broadcast Company_ ) was awarded the licence by _Ofcom_ and so preparations have begun in support of this. We have continued looking at ways of extending this co-operation on a national scale between certain non-profit broadcasters. This year has seen the continued development of our media activity including the development of our on-line radio station and website at www.accessradio.biz. **Training Projects** Our training and education provision has continued although, at times, this has been more difficult due to the temporary nature of accommodation in our current building. However, it has been delivered through volunteering, job placements, and the provision of work experience placements to students. **Event Activities** A number of new events were held and developed including partnerships with local organisations around our HQ in Stoke. **Social Enterprise** Our activities selling used donated items on-line has continued to provide significant revenue and opportunities for training/work experience for members of the public. Given our existing approach to matters such as on-air donation requests this has been very valuable. Also, our continued stay in temporary accommodation still makes such grant aid more problematic. Furthermore, post-COVID, grant funding remains difficult as funders priorities have not returned to where they were before the Pandemic. For these reasons we have continued using other funding models that are not reliant on these streams of income. For these reasons we have also continued to develop the other social enterprise elements of our operation. This has included the on-line sales of second hand items in our _Ebay_ and _Amazon_ shops. We’ve also continued to develop aspects of our consultancy activities which provide low-cost expert advice in our areas of expertise.
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## **Section E Financial review**
Given the limited expenditure of the organisation, historically, it has not **Brief statement of the** been necessary to set out a definitive reserve policy. This has not **charity’s policy on reserves** changed this year and the financial challenges presented by our building situations made it even more difficult to set out any policy on reserves. Should this situation change the policy would be reviewed in the coming year.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Steven Perry **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair of Trustees **etc) Date** 16/01/23
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Registered Number 06403660
ACCESS CHRISTIAN MEDIA
Abbreviated Accounts
31 March 2023
Registered Number 06403660
ACCESS CHRISTIAN MEDIA
## **Abbreviated Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023**
|Notes
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible
2
Total Fixed Assets
**Current Assets**
Trade Debtors
HMRC - VAT Reclaim
Cash at bank and in hand
Other Debtors
**Total current assets**
**Prepayments and accrued income**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one**
**year**
3
**Accruals and deferred income**
**Net current assets (liabilities)**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts falling due after one**
**year**
4
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Capital and reserves**
Profit and loss account
**Shareholders funds**|£
£
0
0
477
2,679
2,309
500
5,965
0
(11,858)
0
(5,893)
(5,893)
(2,235)
(8,128)
(8,128)
(8,128)
**31/03/2023**|£
£
0
0
477
740
2,228
500
3,945
0
(1,762)
0
2,183
2,183
(3,126)
(943)
(943)
(943)
**31/03/2022**|
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- a. For the year ending 31 March 2023 the company was entitled to exemption for audit under section 477(2) of the Companies Act 2006 relating to the small companies regime.
- b. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
- c. The directors acknowledge their responsibility for:
- i) ensuring the company keeps accounting records which comply with Section 386; and
ii) preparing accounts which give true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at
the end of the financial year, and of its profit or loss for the financial year, in accordance
with the requirements of section 393, and which otherwise comply with the requirements
of the Companies Act relating to accounts, so far as is applicable to the Company.
- d. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
Approved by the board on:
29th December 2023
And signed on their behalf by:
**Steven Perry, Director**
Registered Number 06403660
ACCESS CHRISTIAN MEDIA
## **Notes to the abbreviated accounts**
## **for the year ending 31 March 2023**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities effective January 2008
## **Depreciation**
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:
Fixtures & Fittings 25.00% Straight Line Method Motor Vehicles 25.00% Straight Line Method
- **2 Tangible fixed assets**
|**3**
**4**|**Cost**
At 31 March 2022
additions
disposals
revaluations
transfers
**At 31 March 2023**
**Depreciation**
At 31 March 2022
Charge for year
on disposals
on revaluations
**At 31 March 2023**
**Net Book Value**
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2023
**Creditors falling due within one year**
Trade Creditors
Payroll
Bounce Back Loan
**Total Creditors**
**Creditors falling due after one year**
Bounce Back Loan
**Total Creditors**|**£**
17799
0
0
**17799**
17799
0
0
0
**17799**
0
0
**£**
10,654
220
984
**11858**
**£**
2235
**2235**|
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Registered Number 06403660
ACCESS CHRISTIAN MEDIA
## **Detailed Profit & Loss Summary**
## **for the year ending 31 March 2023**
|**Incoming Resources**
Sales
Donations/Grants - Unrestricted
Donations/Grants - Restricted
Other Income
**Costs of Goods**
Selling Charges
Stock
**Gross Profit**
**Legal & Professional Costs**
Accountancy
Programming Costs
Consultancy
**Property Costs**
Maintenance & Property Work
Utilities: Gas and Electric
**General Administration Expenses**
_Insurance_
_Vehicle Expenses_
Travel
Fuel
Tools
_Admin & Office Expenses_
Domain Registration
Marketing Expenses
Governance Costs
Internet Costs
IT Consultancy
Office Expenses & Postage
Techinical Costs
Telephone Costs
Volunteer Expenses
Depreciation
_Sundries_
Bank Charges
Loan Interest
Donations
Entertainment
Events Materials & Services
Music Copyright
Sundries
**Nett Profit**|£
£
5,882
35,122
0
23
41,027
1,175
0
1,175
**39,852**
0
30,407
8,000
275
3,533
560
12
35
3
151
220
39
290
0
1,789
(14)
800
223
0
1
93
0
39
0
449
132
47,037
**(7,185)**
2023|£
£
2,903
4,917
3,580
49
11,449
1,277
177
1,454
**9,995**
0
2,962
0
47
2,426
507
29
0
0
89
168
39
534
160
1,653
0
837
164
227
5
0
1,446
305
1,731
262
447
14,038
**(4,043)**
2022|
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## **ACCESS CHRISTIAN MEDIA**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **For the year ended 31st March 2023**
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Unrestricted Restricted
Funds Funds Total Total
2023 2023 2023 2022
Notes £ £ £ £
Incoming Resources
Incoming Resources from generated funds 35,122 0 35,122 8,497
Incoming Resources from charitable activities 5,882 0 5,882 2,903
Other incoming resources 23 0 23 49
Total incoming resources 41,027 0 41,027 11,449
Resources expended
Cost of generating Funds of charitable activities 48,212 0 48,212 15,492
Governance Costs 0 0 0 0
Total resources expended 48,212 0 48,212 15,492
Net (outgoing) / incoming resources before
(7,185) 0 (7,185) (4,043)
transfers
Other recognised gains & losses 0 0 0 0
Net Movement of funds (7,185) 0 (7,185) (4,043)
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds Funds Total Total
2023 2023 2023 2022
Notes £ £ £ £
Reconciliation of funds
Funds brought forward as previously stated (12,183) 11,240 (943) 3,100
Net movement in funds (7,185) 0 (7,185) (4,043)
Total Funds carried forward (19,368) 11,240 (8,128) (943)
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## **ACCESS CHRISTIAN MEDIA**
## **Balance Sheet**
## **As at 31st March 2023**
|**Notes**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
**Current Assets**
Stock
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
VAT Receivable
Other Debtors
**Creditors - Amounts falling due within one year**
**Creditors - Amounts falling due after one year**
**Net Assets**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Total**
**Total**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
0
0
0
0
477
0
477
477
2,309
0
2,309
2,228
2,679
0
2,679
740
500
0
500
500
**5,965**
**0**
**5,965**
**3,945**
**(11,858)**
**0**
**(11,858)**
**(1,762)**
**(2,235)**
**0**
**(2,235)**
**(3,126)**
**(8,128)**
**0**
**(8,128)**
**(943)**|
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## **Represented By: Funds**
|Restricted - Income Funds
Unrestricted - Income Funds
**Total Funds**|0
11,240
11,240
11,240
(19,368)
0
(19,368)
(12,183)
**(19,368)**
**11,240**
**(8,128)**
**(943)**|
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## **Independent Examiner's Repoc on the Accounts**
Report to the board of directors/trustees of:
## _**Access Christian Media, 31 Chamberlain Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5EN**_
Registered Charity No.: **1131237** Registered Company No.: **06403660.**
On the accounts for the financial year: **1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023** as set out on the following pages.
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (in accordance with the relevant sections of the Charities Acts 2011} but that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:-
- Examine the accounts
- Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission and the procedures advised by Companies House
- State whether particular matters have come to my attention
in accordance with the relevant sections of the aforementioned legislation.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners and the procedures advised by Companies House. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **Independent Examiner's Satement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- a. To keep accounting records in accordance with the aforementioned legislation
- 1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- b. To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the account requirements of that legislation
have not been met, or
2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed (i![it-]
Date: 29th December 2023
RL Accountancy Services Dukes Lodge, Drayton Road Hanchurch, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST 4 BSN