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2024-03-31-accounts

BRADFORD DISTRICT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

Company registration number: 06852262 Charity registration number: 1131588

Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Bradford District Community Foundation Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

Contents

Contents
Page
Trustees and Professional Advisors 1
Trustees’ Report
Structure, Governance and Management 2
Financial Review 3
Statement of Responsibilities 4
Independent Examiner’s report 5-6
Financial Statements
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Statement of Cash Flows and Net Debt Analysis 9
Notes to the Financial Statements 10-17

Bradford District Community Foundation Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

Trustees and Advisors

Trustees Sasha Bhat (resigned 16 April 2024)
Roohi Sultana Collins
Steven Robert Hartley
Amjid Hussain
Sharon Orr
Craig Suttle-Burton
Azim Ul Hasan Kidwai
Registered office First Floor, 51a St Paul's Street, Leeds, LS1 2TE
Independent examiner Sally Appleton
Saffery LLP
10 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP
Main bankers Santander UK plc
Bootle, Merseyside, L30 4GB
Solicitors Wrigleys, 3rdFloor, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP

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Bradford District Community Foundation Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

Structure, governance and management

Legal and Administrative details

The company was incorporated on 19th March 2009 as a company limited by guarantee with registered company number 06852262. It is a registered charity under the Charities Acts 2011, registration number 1131588. The Memorandum and Articles of Association are dated 19th March 2009 and modified by special resolution on 12th July 2009 and 19th January 2021.

Community Foundation for Leeds (referred to throughout as Leeds Community Foundation or LCF) is the sole member of this company. The principal and registered office is Leeds Community Foundation, 1st Floor, 51a St Paul’s Street, Leeds, LS1 2TE.

Trustees

The Articles of Association allow for a minimum of 3 trustees and a maximum of 12. LCF, for so long as it is the sole member, shall be entitled at any time by written notice to the Charity to appoint and/or remove any person or persons as a Trustee or Trustees.

One third (or the number nearest one third) of the Trustees must retire each year, those longest in office since their last appointment retiring first. A retiring Trustee who remains qualified may be reappointed.

The Board keeps the skill requirements for the Trustee Body under review. Any recruitment of new Trustees is undertaken by open advertisement and through a dialogue with interested parties.

Objectives and activities

The objects of the Charity are the promotion of any charitable purposes principally for the benefit of the community of Bradford Metropolitan District and its immediate neighbourhood and to a lesser degree throughout the sub-region of West Yorkshire and the United Kingdom as a whole. In particular the advancement of education, the promotion of good health, both mental and physical, and the prevention and relief of poverty and sickness.

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives and in planning activities.

Fundraising

The company does not use a professional fundraiser or commercial participator to raise funds and we do not directly approach individual members of the public. Local press campaigns are used to raise awareness of our work and advise people how to donate should they wish to do so. During the period, no complaints have been received about our fundraising activities. Our fundraising practices comply with Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016, and the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Bradford District Community Foundation Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

Financial Review

Review of financial activity including achievements and performance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011. The company has adopted FRS102 and complies with the Statement of Recommended Practice ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ (effective 1 January 2019).

The charity received notification that it had been bequeathed a legacy donation and in March 2021 a sum of £280k was received from the estate of GS Morrell. This sum is unrestricted and it is hoped that the funds will provide sufficient investment to allow for a long-term increase in the amount of community foundation activity happening across the Bradford district. An indicative budget for the legacy spend over 3 years was agreed by trustees and expenditure and activity has been in keeping with that.

During this financial year, BDCF has built on activity and continued to develop relationships with partners across Bradford, including:

During the year net outgoing resources of £75,000 (2023: £84,000) were deducted from the unrestricted funds and net incoming resources of £208,000 (2023: £29,000) were added to the restricted funds, which resulted in the net assets of the company increasing by £133,000 (2023: £55,000 decrease). The company’s total funds (unrestricted funds and restricted immediate impact funds) amounted to £324,000 (2023: £191,000) at 31 March 2024.

Reserves

The policy of the Board is to have sufficient reserves to enable the Charity to continue to fulfil its objectives.

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Bradford District Community Foundation Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement

The trustees (who are also directors of Bradford District Community Foundation for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report was approved by the Trustees on 15 August 2024.

Azim Ul Hasan Kidwai

On behalf of Bradford District Community Foundation

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Bradford District Community Foundation Independent Examiner’s Report to the members of Bradford District Community Foundation for the year ended 31 March 2024

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Bradford District Community Foundation

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

Since the charitable company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Charities 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities.

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Bradford District Community Foundation Independent Examiner’s Report to the members of Bradford District Community Foundation for the year ended 31 March 2024

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Bradford District Community Foundation (continued)

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Name: Sally Appleton Institute: Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales

Address: Saffery LLP 10 Wellington Place Leeds LS1 4AP

Date: 04/10/24

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Bradford District Community Foundation Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating statutory income & expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Notes Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds
Total
Funds
Funds Funds 2024 2023
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Income and endowments
from:
Donations and legacies 2 5 - 5 9
Charitable activities 3 8 333 341 196
Other trading activities 4 4 - 4 3
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Total 17 333 350 208
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Expenditure on:
Charitable activities 5 92 125 217 263
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Total 92 125 217 263
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Net (expenditure)/income (75) 208 133 (55)
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Net movement in funds 12 (75) 208 133 (55)
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward 158 33 191 246
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Total funds carried forward 12 83 241 324 191
_ __ ___ _ __ ___ _ __ ___ _ __ ___

The notes on pages 10-17 form part of these financial statements.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year and all relates to continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

A full comparative statement of financial activities is detailed in note 16.

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Bradford District Community Foundation Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024

2024 2023
£’000 £’000
Current assets
Debtors 9 5 4
Cash at bank and in hand 378 222
___ ___
383 226
Current liabilities: Creditors:
amounts falling due within 10 (59) (35)
one year
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Net current assets 324 191
___ ___
Net assets 11 324 191
_ __ ___ _ __ ___
Funds
Unrestricted funds 83 158
Restricted funds 241 33
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Total funds 12 324 191
_ __ ___ _ __ ___

For the year ended 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The trustees have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies’ subject to the small companies’ regime.

Approved by the Trustees on 15 August 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

Azim Ul Hasan Kidwai

Chair of Trustees

The notes on pages 10-17 form part of these financial statements.

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Bradford District Community Foundation Statement of Cash Flows and Net Debt Analysis for the year ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023
£’000 £'000
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income/(expenditure) for the financial year 133 (55)
Adjustments for:
(Increase) in debtors (1) (3)
(Decrease)/increase in creditors 24 (8)
_ _ _ _
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities 156 (66)
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year 156 (66)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 222 288
_ _ _ _
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 378 222
_ __ ___ _ __ ___
Net Debt Analysis
At 1 Apr Cash flows At 31 Mar
2023 2024
£’000 £’000 £’000
Cash 222 156 378
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222 156 378
Total _ __ ___ _ __ ___ _ __ ___ _ __ ___

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Bradford District Community Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011. The company has adopted FRS102 and complies with the Statement of Recommended Practice ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ (effective 1[st] January 2019).

Going Concern

The Board of Trustees have considered the financial position of the charity, and based on a review of forecast and available funds have reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements and annual report.

Fund accounting policy

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the Charity. Restricted funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the Foundation is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Donations and legacies - Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts (including donations in kind). These amounts are included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are receivable. Income from membership schemes is recognised in line with the time period to which the membership applies.

Charitable activities - Income arising from grants and similar contracts specifically for the provision of grants, activities or services which are provided as part of the charitable activities of the Foundation. Grants to cover Bradford District Community Foundation administration costs are shown as charitable activities within the unrestricted fund. Grants receivable where the income is related to performance and specific deliverables are accounted for as the Foundation earns the right to consideration by its performance. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the Foundation are recognised when the Foundation becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant. Where grants are received during the year in respect of future periods, the amount of the grant which relates to future periods is deferred and is included within creditors.

Other trading activities - Service charges are recognised in full for activities undertaken during the year. Income relating to activities taking place in the following year is deferred.

Resources expended

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and is classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.

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Bradford District Community Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting Policies continued (continued)

Charitable activities - Grants payable are charged in the year in which the grant is paid to the recipient unless it is conditional. Conditional grants are recognised when the conditions attaching are fulfilled.

Other costs - represent those incurred in connection with governance and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

2 Donations and legacies

2024 2023
£’000 £’000
Membership 5 9
_ _ _ _
5 9
_ __ ___ _ __ ___
The membership donations are all unrestricted.
3 Income from Charitable Activities
2024 2023
£’000 £’000
Unrestricted Funds
Grants to cover administration costs: Immediate impact
funds
Deferred grants brought forward 5 -
Grants arising in the year 35 12
Grants deferred to future years (32) (5)
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Total Unrestricted Funds 8 7
_ _ _ _
Restricted Funds
The Bradford Fund 113 151
The Local Access Fund 82 50
Bradford 2025 Fund 173 -
Less: grants deferred to cover future administration costs (35) (12)
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333 189
_ _ _ _
Total 341 196
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Bradford District Community Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

4 Other trading activities

4 Other trading activities
2024 2023
£’000 £’000
Consultancy 4 3
_ _ _ _
4 3
_ __ ___ _ __ ___
Consultancy income is all unrestricted.
5 Charitable Activities
2024 2023
£’000 £’000
Restricted Funds
Grant making from Immediate Impact Funds
The Bradford Fund 95 140
The Local Access Fund 30 20
_ _ _ _
125 160
_ _ _ _
Unrestricted Funds:
Administration costs 90 101
Independent Examiner’s remuneration 2 2
_ _ _ _
92 103
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
Total 217 263
_ __ ___ _ __ ___

Consultancy income is all unrestricted.

5 Charitable Activities

Administration costs relate to Leeds Community Foundation costs in administering Bradford District Community Foundation.

6 Trustees’ remuneration and expenses

During the year an amount of £252 (2023: £83) was paid to 1 (2023: 1) Trustee for travel expenses to meetings. No Trustees received remuneration.

7 Employees’ remuneration

The charity had no employees and therefore no wages or salaries were paid in either the current or prior year.

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Bradford District Community Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

8 Taxation

The Charity’s intended activities fall within the exemptions afforded by the provisions of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. Accordingly, there is no taxation charge in these accounts.

9 Debtors

2024 2023
£’000 £’000
Debtors 5 4
_ __ ___ _ __ ___

10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£’000 £’000
Accruals and deferred income 5 3
Amount owed to related charities 22 27
Deferred grants to cover administration costs 32 5
_ _ _ _
59 35
_ __ ___ _ __ ___

Included in accruals and deferred income is £2,000 (2023: £1,000) of income received in the year that relates to future periods.

Deferred income Analysis

At 1 Apr Movement At 31 Mar
2023 2024
£’000 £’000 £’000
Deferred income - membership 1 1 2
__ __ __
1 1 2
Total _ __ ___ _ __ ___ _ __ ___

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Bradford District Community Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

11 Analysis of Net Assets between Funds

Current Year Unrestricted Restricted Year Ended
Funds Funds 31 March
2024
£'000 £'000 £'000
Cash 137 241 378
Current assets 5 - 5
Current liabilities (59) - (59)
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Net Assets 83 241 324
__ ____ __ ____ __ ____
Prior Year Unrestricted Restricted Year Ended
Funds Funds 31 March
2023
£'000 £'000 £'000
Cash 189 33 222
Current assets 4 - 4
Current liabilities (35) - (35)
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Net Assets 158 33 191
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Bradford District Community Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

12 Movement in Funds

At 1 April Income Expenditure At 31 March At 31 March
2023 2024
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Unrestricted Funds 158 17 92 83
__ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____
Restricted Funds
The Bradford Fund 9 111 95 25
Local Access Fund 24 72 30 66
Bradford 2025 Fund - 150 - 150
__ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____
Total Restricted Funds 33 333 125 241
__ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____
Total Funds 191 350 217 324
__ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____

The Bradford Fund: This is the central offer in GiveBradford’s strategy to maximise funding and outcomes for the voluntary and community sector across the district. The Fund is designed to cover the core costs of community organisations and encourage strategic development work alongside daily delivery; aiming to give the sector the best chance to deliver effectively and survive in the years ahead.

Local Access Fund: a partnership programme for third sector organisations to help with short-term organisational development support and capacity building needs to move them along their investment readiness journey for social investment loans.

Bradford 2025 Fund: This is a programme in conjunction with The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council to celebrate Bradford being chosen as the UK’s City of Culture in 2025. The fund will focus on supporting social enterprises, community groups and charities that might not otherwise benefit from the UK City of Culture activities.

City of Culture activities.
Prior year At 1 April Income Expenditure At 31 March
2022 2023
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Unrestricted Funds 242 19 103 158
__ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____
Restricted Funds
The Bradford Fund 4 145 140 9
Local Access Fund - 44 20 24
__ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____
Total Restricted Funds 4 189 160 33
__ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____
Total Funds 246 208 263 191
__ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____

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Bradford District Community Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

13 Members’ liability

The Charity is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the members is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.

14 Related parties

The results of Bradford District Community Foundation are consolidated into the financial statements of Leeds Community Foundation, copies of which are available from www.leedscf.org.uk.

During the year an amount of £108,000 (2023: £101,000) was payable to Leeds Community Foundation for the administration of Bradford District Community Foundation, of which £22,000 (2023: £27,000) was owed by Bradford District Community Foundation to Leeds Community Foundation as at 31 March 2024.

As at 31 March 2024 an amount of £0 (2023: £250) was owed by Leeds Community Foundation to Bradford District Community Foundation for membership income received.

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Bradford District Community Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

16 Comparative Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating statutory income & expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2023

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£’000 £’000 £’000
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies 9 - 9
Charitable activities 7 189 196
Other trading activities 3 - 3
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Total 19 189 208
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Expenditure on:
Charitable activities 103 160 263
___ ___ ___
Total 103 160 263
___ ___ ___
Net expenditure)/income (84) 29 (55)
___ ___ ___
Net movement in funds (84) 29 (55)
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward 242 4 246
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Total funds carried forward 158 33 191
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