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2020-12-31-accounts

St. Augustine's Centre, Halifax

Charity number 1131784

A company limited by guarantee number 06819800

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 December 2020

St. Augustine's Centre, Halifax

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020

Contents Page
Trustees' report 2 to 10
Examiner's report 11
Statement of financial activities 12
Balance sheet 13
Notes to the accounts 14 to 22

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service

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St. Augustine's Centre, Halifax

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2020

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates

Rev. John Hellewell Jennifer Lynn Simon Bottomley Mark Pattison Andrew Jones Sara Robinson Katrina Clarke Iman Al-Harathi Katie Fawcett

Chair Vice Chair Treasurer and secretary Interim Chair

Resigned July 2021 Resigned October 2020

Resigned February 2020

Appointed May 2020

Charity number Company number

1131784 06819800

Registered in England and Wales Registered in England and Wales

Registered and principal address

St. Augustine's Centre Hanson Lane Halifax HX1 5PG

Bankers

Unity Trust Bank PLC Nine Brindley Place Birmingham B1 2HB

CCLA Investment Management Ltd The CBF Church of England Funds 80 Cheapside London EC2V 6DZ

Calderdale Credit Union 17-19 Commercial Street Halifax HX1 1HJ

Independent examiner

Helen Galvin FCCA

West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 16 February 2009. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association which were amended on 20 April 2009. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £10.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

To promote the following purposes particularly for the benefit of the residents of the Park Ward of Calderdale Borough in West Yorkshire,and the wider area:

The advancement of education through training, advice and guidance by whatever charitable means the directors think fit;

The relief or prevention of poverty and the promotion of good health through the provision of advice, counselling, training, information and guidance sessions and healthy meals;

The provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for those persons who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity, social or economic circumstances, or for the public at large, with the object of improving their conditions of life and as a way of promoting community cohesion;

The education, care and development of children, particularly those aged 0-11 years;

The furtherance of such other charitable purposes as the directors determine.

Public benefit statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities, the Trustees of St. Augustines's Centre Halifax have paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

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St. Augustine's Centre, Halifax

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020

Chair’s Introduction

2020 was a year of considerable challenge and change for St Augustine’s. The Covid pandemic brought suffering and disruption to many lives and our organisation had to adapt to meet these new challenges. A number of lockdowns and restrictions were introduced which had a direct effect on our work. However, the whole team - staff, volunteers, Centre Users and Trustees - responded magnificently. We moved a number of our activities on-line or by phone, changed the focus and delivery of a number of services and secured new funding for projects to meet the unprecedented circumstances. To highlight just a few –

This was a fantastic team effort, led by Sara our new Centre Director who came through a baptism of fire to provide calm, clear and inspirational leadership to us all. The demand for our services continued to increase throughout the year and we were able to respond to many of these. We took on new staff and most significantly began to put into action our commitment to work with and employ people with lived experience of the asylum and refugee system. There is more to do on this front, but we have made an important start.

Trustees and staff held virtual away day sessions during which we reinforced and developed our values, identified our mission and vision and began planning for the next 3 years. We were supported in this by some of our partner organisations and I would like to place on record our thanks to all our partners including the Community Foundation for Calderdale and the Lloyds Foundation, alongside a wide and growing range of donors and funders who have helped us throughout the year with funding, operational and strategic support.

Finally, a word about two individuals. Karen Hammond has been running our nursery for some 25 years. She decided to take voluntary redundancy in 2020 and I would like to place on record our thanks and appreciation for her fantastic service to St Augustine’s and the wider community over the years. The Rev’d John Hellewell has been the Chair of the Board of Trustees since we became a charity in 2009. He remained in that position throughout 2020 but in 2021 he moved on to pastures new, hence I am writing this piece as the Interim Chair. John has been at the heart of St Augustine’s through all this period bringing inspiration, compassion and inclusivity to our work and putting his Christian values into practice on a daily basis. We wish him the very best in his new role and thank him deeply for his years of service to this organisation and community.

You can find more information about our organisation and its activities during 2020 in our visual Annual Report, available through our website www.staugustinescentrehalifax.org.uk.

Mark Pattison, Interim Chair

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St. Augustine's Centre, Halifax

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020

Operational Overview

Strategy

The Trustees keep the vision and the strategy for the delivery of that vision under regular review. One of the key attributes of the Centre is the ability to respond to the needs of those who use our services, the flexibility this requires necessitates a correspondingly flexible approach. At the end of 2020 we held three short zoom away days with Trustees, staff and centre users, as the first key step in creating a new three year strategy. This is in progress.

Board Membership

The Trustees keep under review the number of Board members and the mix of skills and experience they can offer. The full Board had ten scheduled meetings throughout the year, plus a number of interim ones because of COVID, to consider a wide range of issues plus the “away days”. The appointment of a new Centre Leader at the beginning of March allowed the Trustees to revert to their more normal roles.

We appointed Katie Fawcett as a new Trustee in 2020. We agreed that in 2021 we would start a search for new Trustees including at least two more who have been through the asylum process.

The Trustees also regularly review the major risks to which the charity is exposed with systems or procedures being put in place to mitigate them. The most significant external risk is linked to availability of funding to support our work. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers, users and visitors to the Centre.

Staffing

The dedication and hard work of the staff was outstanding in what were unprecedented circumstances. We welcomed our new Centre Leader, Sara Robinson at the beginning of March after a rigorous process. At the end of December our Nursery Manager, Karen Hammond, decided that the time was right for her to finish after 32 years of service. There have been several new staff appointed during the year and three staff members left, two due to their changing circumstances as a result of Covid.

Volunteers

Volunteers are essential to St. Augustine’s Centre and the work that we do, without them we could not continue to meet the high demand for our services. We now have strong teams of volunteers across ESOL, the Welcome Programme, Employability Programme and Welcome Café (to name just a few) who dedicate their time to support and deliver an excellent service. We continue to encourage our Centre Users to volunteer at the Centre, it being a fantastic opportunity to form social groups, learn English and use their skills (as well as learning new ones!). The improvement that this makes to an individual’s overall mental health and wellbeing is significant.

Training

We continued to provide staff, volunteers and Centre Users with training opportunities such as driving theory and interview skills. We also continued to work with partners to provide training courses for Centre Users, such as First Aid and Food Hygiene Courses. Following two of our team completing their OISC (Office of the Immigration Services) Level 2 qualifications we applied and were accepted to become independently registered to offer OISC advice.

Partnerships

Our centre users have benefited from a variety of projects being available from organisations across the borough. The pandemic brought new opportunities for collaboration and in 2020 we benefited from working alongside CFfC, CMBC, Healthy Minds, Noah’s Ark, The Gathering Place, Women’s Centre, Halifax Opportunities Trust, NACCOM, Asylum Matters, The Asylum Support Advice Network (ASAN), Migration Yorkshire, Citizen’s Advice Calderdale, Solace, Grow Big, Active Calderdale, Sheffield University, The Piece Hall, Artworks, Halifax Central Initiative, Calderdale College, Together Housing, Sisters Untied, Light Up BAHC, Happy Days, Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, Hebden Bridge Picture House, Solace, Kirklees Law Centre and Refugee Action amongst others.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020

Services Overview

COVID 19

This had a significant impact on the way we have had to operate with most of our support being done by phone. That has meant we could adopt a more flexible way of working with our staff allowing a certain level of working from home.

SUPPORT AND IMMIGRATION

Support Programme

Our support staff and team of dedicated advice volunteers continued to provide advice and support to our Centre Users throughout 2020, including signposting to relevant services and organisations. The way of working changed but we continued supporting people, particularly as services from elsewhere stopped or changed.

We continued to see a large demand for the service and carried out 1,760 pieces of welfare casework, assisting people from 57 different countries. The change in asylum accommodation and support contracts at the end of 2019 presented many challenges with the new systems struggling to cope.

We supported people with a range of issues and worked hard on building referral pathways with other services and community organisations. There is always more work that can be done to assist, and we can only see this growing and our partnership work strengthening as we move out of the pandemic restrictions.

Immigration Advice

We continued to work in partnership with Refugee Action, Kirklees Citizens Advice, the Law Centre and Solace, under the Transitions Project to deliver free immigration and asylum advice. However, the funding for this ran out in mid 2020 and the anticipated follow up funding has yet to happen. Further funding of £9,000 was received via the National Lottery so this important work continued, carrying out 54 specialist immigration advice cases.

With the upskilling of staff members, we were able to take on more complex and challenging immigration cases, such as family reunion, exceptional case funding and fresh claim work.

At the end of 2020 we were approached by Sheffield University’s Helena Kennedy Centre to deliver a Family Reunion service. This work began in 2021.

Housing and Destitution

During 2020 we have continued to support a number of destitute individuals. The need to provide support for those who are destitute remains a pressing issue. As with last year, we offer Red Cross food vouchers and emergency destitute payments for those whose asylum cases have been refused and have no recourse to public funds, and for refugees struggling with the delay in accessing benefits and bank accounts.

During lockdown the ‘everyone in’ governmental scheme meant we worked more closely with Calderdale Council to ensure everyone was housed. Together with The Gathering Place, we took on the management of a house for the first time, housing three destitute individuals. Other were housed in hosting arrangements. We continue to work closely with the council in supporting refugees as they move out of the asylum support system into new accommodation and onto mainstream support services.

The condition of asylum accommodation remains an ongoing problem and a large part of our work involves reporting and logging maintenance issues. We have sought to build contacts and partnerships with MEARS (the Home Office appointed accommodation provider) and hope that this work will continue.

Employability

At the start of 2020 we saw many attendances at our weekly job search drop-in. The pandemic put a halt to this work.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020

VPRS

The Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) and Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS) is a managed migration scheme, run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It was set up in January 2014 to help the most vulnerable refugees. Our mission is to work in partnership with local organisations and within local communities, supporting people to live, learn and work in Calderdale; removing barriers to achieving their goals and realising their potential.

This programme continued throughout 2020 albeit it the activities we were able to provide altered in lockdown and much became online, through doorstep deliveries of activity packs and food parcels and regular welfare calls.

ACTIVITIES

English Language

2020 was a busy year for our ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) programme. Our classes had to go online in April with a mixture of group and one to one support. In the year we had some 180 students who were supported by a magnificent 62 volunteers. Not only did these classes provide the opportunity for learning and skill development, but they helped Centre Users develop confidence, make friends, and feel more part of the community.

We continued to support individuals with little or no English or training, aiming to get them to the level to access courses at Calderdale College. As well we assist graduates and professionals who want support in passing their IELTS academic exam to move on to employment, academia or training.

Our English for Life podcast has gone viral in 2020 with listeners from 110 different countries.

Welcome Café

Our Welcome Café and Community Lunches are at the heart of what we do, bringing people together to enjoy the food that our volunteer cooks and kitchen assistants have prepared. However, COVID 19 has meant we had to change so since April we have been doing hot takeaway food two days a week. Despite this we still served 7,917 free hot meals to our community. Food came from all over the world such as Syria, Pakistan, Nigeria, Iran, it is the perfect opportunity for people to share parts of their heritage and culture with their new community.

On top of that a new food parcel service was initiated with Halifax Opportunities Trust and HIMMAT, providing 1,644 parcels in the first lockdown. We also delivered Christmas and Ramadan hampers to 129 households.

Digital Inclusion

Many of our users depended on our Wi-Fi and IT suite to keep in contact with their families. Lockdown in March created many problems particularly for families with children needing to be home schooled. With financial support principally from CFFC, private donors and St James’s Place, we were able to deploy 85 preloaded dongles. Many of the recipients had no devices and due to the generosity of our supporters we supplied 69 refurbished laptops, tablets or phones. This service was made possible because of efforts of one of our users.

Trips and Activities

Our social trips and activities remain an integral part of our support to those who usually do not have the opportunity to take part in such things, but these opportunities were limited by the pandemic. Before lockdown there was a trip to the Dales, we went to see Lemn Sissay and Opera North plus tree planting. Things then went on-line until the Summer Programme. For Refugee Week we helped create a digital artwork “Here I Am” along with Artworks. The purchase of a secondhand Marquee allowed us to run some classes in the summer and a live show by Opera North.

Through a partnership with Arts Drop we delivered art and activity packs to 234 homes. Another new enterprise was providing refurbished bikes which was done in partnership with Active Calderdale and Happy Days.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020

NURSERY

Early Years Programme

Our Nursery was open five days a week during term time, for two sessions a day with places for up to 16 children at each session following the restructure at the end of 2018.

Our intake is becoming more diverse, which can mean children start with little or no English, but with the hard work of the staff we see huge improvements in the development of their language skills and use of English. We carry out home visits to complete paperwork and get to know families before their child starts Nursery. All staff have attended training during the year to ensure their skills and qualifications remain up to date with changes that are happening in Early Years provision with particular emphasis on Emotional Health and Wellbeing for the children, their parents and staff.

In May 2021 we took the decision to close the Nursery after the summer term. This was not done lightly as the origins of the Centre go back to a playgroup that was set up in 1968.

Financial Overview

Funding

Total income was greater than the previous 3 years at £460,958 (2019: £273,803). The amount of unrestricted income increased yet again to £104,028 (2019: £79,470) while restricted income was much larger with the additional funding obtained at £356,930 (2019: £194,333). Our expenditure increased with the additional services to £332,718 (2019: £249,724). This resulted in a surplus of £128,240 (2019: £24,079) as per the Statement of Financial Activities. As a result, unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £66,422 (2019: £1,246).

With the appointment of our Centre Director in March there has been a significant increase in the number of funders and amount of funding. She has established a strong relationship with a number of funders who have offered us substantial support at a time when many charities have seen their income fall significantly. The number of organisations we have received grants from increased in 2020 and we continue to pursue many more possibilities. We are grateful to all organisations who have supported us in 2020 and as always to our long-term partners, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council and Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFfC). There has also been significant support from Barrow Cadbury Trust, Lloyds Foundation, both financial and physical, plus funding over 3 years from both The Tudor Trust and Henry Smith Charity.

The continued support from individuals and local organisations who provide our unrestricted funds are vital to the Centre’s ongoing activities and we are very grateful that this held up at such a difficult time.

Reserves Policy

The charity’s total reserves at the year-end were £158,868(2019: £30,628) of which £66,422 (2019: £1,246) were unrestricted. The Board of Trustees has agreed to aim to maintain a reserve level equivalent to not less than 3 months’ running costs. Over the next 3-4 years we have agreed that we will try and increase that to £100,000.

Investment Policy

Aside from retaining a prudent amount in reserves each year most of the charity’s funds are to be spent in the short term so there are few funds for long term investment .

Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others

Grant income was received from the Community Foundation for Calderdale for the Valley of Sanctuary, which is a newly formed group. St Augustine's acts as an agent in relation to these funds therefore the income and expenditure is excluded from the accounts. Note 10 provides further information in relation to these funds.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020

COVID 19

The charitable sector has been hit hard by the effects of COVID 19, affecting their ability to deliver services and raise the funds necessary to operate. St Augustines has not been immune to this, but we have managed to keep our support operating in a safe way, mainly remotely, so have only needed to furlough 2 members of staff. The organisations funding our front-line work have all been supportive of this so there has been no gap in funding. Where we have had reduced income from fund raising events this has been more than covered from other sources. Adapting to COVID has incurred additional costs but we have received several grants towards this, so this has not been an additional burden financially. The challenge will come in future years as Covid emergency funding isn’t available, needs increase and organisations will be competing for limited funding.

Future plans and priorities

In 2020 we continued to increase our Donor base from all sources and finished the year in a much healthier financial position. Despite the continuing problems from the pandemic in the first half of 2021 we have had unprecedented support.

 Having rebuilt part of our reserves by the end of 2020 we need to ensure that this continues in future years. Therefore, exploring all avenues for potential funding is one of our main priorities. To this end we have a small team of staff and Trustees who concentrate on this.

 Regular donations are an important part of our unrestricted income so we will look to expand the number of ways this can be done to increase our income from this source. As we exit the restrictions caused by the pandemic, we hope to promote new fund raising events.

 As the number of refugees and asylum-seekers coming to Calderdale is likely to continue to increase, we need to review our model of service delivery to ensure that we continue to support local people as well as responding to the needs of this growing community. As more families will be settled outside of the immediate vicinity of the Centre, we need to explore an outreach model of provision.

 Alongside our welfare and immigration work, we are exponentially growing our integration, activities and wellbeing activities to enable our centre users to lived full lives that utilise their wealth of talents and skills.

 Understanding and sharing the impact that our work has on our beneficiaries is becoming increasingly important, so we are looking to enhance our impact measurement and monitoring. To this end the implementation of a CRM system, funded by Lloyds Foundation, will facilitate this.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts 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 the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They 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.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 6/9/2021

Simon Bottomley (Trustee)

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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of St. Augustine's Centre, Halifax

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 12 to 22.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the charitable 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 charitable 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 ('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.

Independent examiner's statement

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

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: Helen Galvin FCCA

8/9/2021

West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

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Statement of Financial Activities

(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2020

Notes
2020
Unrestricted
funds
Income from:
£
Grants and donations
(2)
94,820
Parental contributions
9
Bank interest
312
Milk refund
128
Service charges and room hire
6,452
Café Wednesday and catering
463
Fundraising
62
Gift aid
1,730
Trips and parties
52
Total income
104,028
Expenditure on:
Salaries and NI
(3)
16,867
Independent examination
1,233
Adminstration support
188
Bank charges
455
Cleaning
916
Marketing and communications
1,532
Fundraising expenses
-
Governance
997
Health, safety and medical costs
132
Human resources
2,126
Hygiene covid costs
316
Insurance
1,034
Decor and maintenance
2,040
Rent and room hire
5,029
Staff wellbeing
1,059
Stationery, postage and office costs
1,678
Subscriptions
176
Telephone, internet and digital
8,027
Training
856
Travel expenses
52
Utilities
4,748
Food and refreshments
1
Capital and redevelopment works
1,404
Support programme expenditure
25
Volunteer expenses
2
Activities programme expenditure
378
Sundry
-
Total expenditure
51,271
Net income
52,757
Transfers between funds
12,419
Net movement in funds
65,176
Fund balances brought forward
1,246
Fund balances carried forward
(4)
66,422		 2020
Restricted
funds
£
356,930
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
356,930
219,652
507
1,060
97
22
882
-
-
55
900
2,553
1,029
224
1,547
-
896
306
3,514
30
11
1,944
507
8,300
4,565
104
32,626
116
281,447
75,483
(12,419)
63,064
29,382
92,446		 2020
Total
funds
£
451,750
9
312
128
6,452
463
62
1,730
52
460,958
236,519
1,740
1,248
552
938
2,414
-
997
187
3,026
2,869
2,063
2,264
6,576
1,059
2,574
482
11,541
886
63
6,692
508
9,704
4,590
106
33,004
116
332,718
128,240
-
128,240
30,628
158,868		 2019
Total
funds
£
259,641
557
17
488
5,518
1,070
169
5,711
632
273,803
184,140
1,440
-
537
1,795
64
1,034
-
-
2,501
-
2,494
1,827
8,539
44
2,310
1,314
8,539
1,099
3,160
6,496
-
6,874
3,990
1,453
9,152
922
249,724
24,079
-
24,079
6,549
30,628

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

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Balance sheet

as at 31 December 2020
2020
Unrestricted
£
Current assets
Debtors and prepayments
(5)
4,530
Cash at bank and in hand
(6)
66,978
Total current assets
71,508
Current liabilities:
amounts falling due within one year
Creditors and accruals
(7)
5,086
Deferred income
-
Total current liabilities
5,086
Net current assets
66,422
Total assets less current liabilities
66,422
Net assets
66,422
Funds
Unrestricted funds
66,422
Restricted funds
-
Total funds
66,422		 2020
Restricted
£
46,071
83,948
130,019
18,765
18,808
37,573
92,446
92,446
92,446
-
92,446
92,446		 2020
Total
£
50,601
150,926
201,527
23,851
18,808
42,659
158,868
158,868
158,868
66,422
92,446
158,868		 2019
Total
£
14,026
57,071
71,097
6,665
33,804
40,469
30,628
30,628
30,628
1,246
29,382
30,628

For the year ending 31 December 2020 the charitable 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 charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 6/9/2021

Simon Bottomley (Trustee)

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2020

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by 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) and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Going concern

The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.

Donated goods for resale are valued at the amount actually realised upon their sale.

Donated assets, facilities or services are valued at their estimated value to the charity. This is the price that the charity estimates it would pay in the open market for equivalent items; or services and facilities of equivalent utility to the charity.

Expenditure and liabilities

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2020

1 Accounting policies continued

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £700 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt.

Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

Leases

Rents under operating leases are charged on a straight line basis over the lease term or to an earlier date if the lease can be determined without financial penalty.

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2 Grants and donations
CMBC Children & Young People's Services
CMBC Communities Directorate
CMBC Adult Learning
W.F Southall Trust
Refugee Action
Bearder Charity
Awards for All
Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC)
Tesco Bags For Help
Garfield Weston Foundation
Morrisons Foundation
Scurrah Wainwright Charity
Sir George Martin Foundation
Suma Wholefoods
The Leigh Trust
Wakefield & District Health & Community
Support (WDHCS)
Thomson Reuters
Barrow Cadbury Trust
Carling Made Local Fund
The Charities Trust
St James's Place Charitable Foundation
Rotary Club of Halifax
The Henry Smith Charity
HM Revenue & Customs
Halifax Opportunities Trust
The Lloyds Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund
Tesco Community Grant
The Wharfedale Foundation
Together We Grow
The Tudor Trust
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust
NACCOM (Respond and Adapt Fund)
Donations		 2020
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
10,707
-
4,917
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
30,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
184
22,000
100
-
26,912
94,820		 2020
Restricted
funds
£
68,531
55,811
2,856
-
6,104
-
-
67,394
-
-
-
-
2,500
-
-
-
500
25,730
3,970
1,900
2,500
1,500
-
6,848
8,500
43,019
9,845
1,500
2,000
-
30,000
300
10,000
5,622
356,930		 2020
Total
funds
£
68,531
66,518
2,856
4,917
6,104
-
-
67,394
-
-
-
-
2,500
-
-
-
500
25,730
3,970
1,900
2,500
1,500
30,000
6,848
8,500
43,019
9,845
1,500
2,000
184
52,000
400
10,000
32,534
451,750		 2019
Total
funds
£
72,712
40,408
-
3,000
16,025
1,450
10,000
33,244
1,000
25,000
6,350
2,500
1,500
100
2,500
8,100
749
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,003
259,641

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for the year ended 31 December 2020

St. Augustine's Centre, Halifax
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2020
**3 ** Staff costs and numbers 2020 2019
£ £
Gross salaries 214,364 174,333
Redundancy costs 7,710 -
Social security costs 12,920 8,164
Employment allowance (4,000) (3,000)
Pensions 5,525 4,643
236,519 184,140
The average number employees during the year was 14.2 (2019: 12.8). There were no employees with
emoluments above £60,000.
Defined contribution pension scheme 2020 2019
£ £
Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year 5,525 4,643
Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end 1,610 1,188
Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end - -

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for the year ended 31 December 2020

4 Restricted funds
CMBC - Graduate Leader
CMBC (1)
W.F Southall Trust
Refugee Action
Bearder Charity
Sir George Martin Foundation (1)
CFFC (2)
CFFC (3)
Thomson Reuters (1)
WDHCS
Sir George Martin Foundation (2)
Uniform Fund
CMBC - DCatch
CMBC - EEF
Thomson Reuters (2)
Barrow Cadbury Trust
CFFC (4)
Carling Made Local Fund
Rotary Club of Halifax
HM Revenue & Customs
CFFC (5)
CMBC (2)
The Wharfedale Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust
CMBC (3)
CMBC (4)
CFFC (6)
The Lloyds Foundation (1)
The Lloyds Foundation (2)
CMBC (5)
CMBC (6)
CFFC (7)
The Charities Trust
CMBC (7)
Tesco Community Grant
Halifax Opportunities Trust (1)
Halifax Opportunities Trust (2)
The Tudor Trust
CMBC (8)
CFFC (8)
NACCOM (Respond and
Adapt Fund)
St James's Place Charitable
Foundation		 Balance b/f
£
163
4,288
750
2,372
1,200
1,500
1,000
15,135
362
2,025
-
587
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
29,382		 Incoming
£
-
26,203
-
6,104
-
-
5,147
16,122
-
-
2,500
-
1,449
67,082
500
25,730
2,682
3,970
1,500
6,848
3,463
2,856
2,000
9,845
300
2,031
1,080
20,000
31,475
11,544
14,528
10,000
5,000
1,900
2,000
1,500
6,500
2,000
30,000
3,500
17,071
10,000
2,500
356,930		 Outgoing
£
163
20,532
750
7,043
669
-
1,791
31,257
-
2,025
-
-
565
68,224
-
-
2,682
477
1,133
6,848
1,209
2,856
800
8,544
300
465
-
20,000
31,475
7,917
4,767
7,718
-
1,900
-
1,500
3,621
-
28,411
3,500
9,805
-
2,500
281,447		 Transfers
£
-
(2,956)
-
(1,433)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,142
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,301)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(2,282)
-
-
(2,000)
-
(2,000)
(1,589)
-
-
-
-
(12,419)		 Balance c/f
£
-
7,003
-
-
531
1,500
4,356
-
362
-
2,500
587
884
-
500
25,730
-
3,493
367
-
2,254
-
1,200
-
-
1,566
1,080
-
-
3,627
9,761
-
5,000
-
-
2,879
-
-
-
7,266
10,000
-
92,446

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 December 2020

4 Restricted funds continued

Purpose of restriction

Fund name CMBC - Graduate Leader CMBC (1) W.F Southall Trust Refugee Action Bearder Charity Sir George Martin Foundation (1) CFFC (2) CFFC (3) Thomson Reuters (1) WDHCS Sir George Martin Foundation (2) Uniform Fund CMBC - DCatch CMBC - EEF

For the training of staff in their conversion to Early Years professional status. For the vulnerable persons resettlement scheme Towards the financial administrator's salary For the provision of regulated advice to Asylum Seekers and Refugees Towards a St. Augustines football team Towards the kitchen refurbishment For food and travel for people who are destitute Towards support and integration For the painting and refurb of two classrooms in the Community Centre To support the advice drop in service

For English Language classes To help families purchase school uniforms To pay for a one to one worker for a child with disabilities or additional needs For the supply of free early years provision for 2 to 4 year olds The transfer represents the overspend being funded from unrestricted funds For capital work

Thomson Reuters (2) Barrow Cadbury Trust CFFC (4) Carling Made Local Fund Rotary Club of Halifax HM Revenue & Customs CFFC (5) CMBC (2) The Wharfedale Foundation National Lottery Community Fund Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust CMBC (3) CMBC (4) CFFC (6) The Lloyds Foundation (1) The Lloyds Foundation (2) CMBC (5) CMBC (6) CFFC (7) The Charities Trust CMBC (7) Tesco Community Grant Halifax Opportunities Trust (1) Halifax Opportunities Trust (2) The Tudor Trust CMBC (8) CFFC (8) NACCOM (Respond and Adapt Fund) St James's Place Charitable Foundation

To make the premises covid safe and for advice and welfare work For covid related costs To decorate and equip rooms For Christmas hampers and creative projects For staff who have been furloughed due to Covid-19 For summer programme costs Towards Computer Assisted Learning costs For English Language costs For immigration related salaries and expenses plus a contribution to overheads For garden related expenditure

For garden related expenditure For the 'Walk the Calderdale Way' project For support work For salaries and core costs For a marquee, cabin and some core costs For the development of a CRM system For employability support For the Welcome Café Towards food for the Welcome Café For the luncheon club For the Welcome Café For food and Christmas hampers For the Welcome Café Towards the salary of the centre lead and overheads Towards Wifi costs for clients Towards Wifi costs for clients and the refurbishment of donated computers For housing related development

Towards Wifi costs for clients

The other transfer figures are in relation to management charges on the individual restricted as agreed with the various funders

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St. Augustine's Centre, Halifax

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for the year ended 31 December 2020

5 Debtors and prepayments
Debtors
Prepayments
6 Cash at bank and in hand
Current account
Savings accounts
Credit card balances
Cash in hand
7 Creditors and accruals
Creditors
Accruals		 2020
£
49,118
1,483
50,601
2020
£
83,815
65,518
1,258
335
150,926
2020
£
20,388
3,463
23,851		 2019
£
14,026
-
14,026
2019
£
56,745
207
-
119
57,071
2019
£
5,225
1,440
6,665

8 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.

Trustee remuneration and benefits

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel

The key management personnel of the charity include the trustees and the Centre Lead. The total employee benefits received by the Centre Lead were £27,039 (previous year: nil).

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit in this capacity during this or the previous year.

Other transactions with trustees or related parties
R. Hellewell
N. Clarke
Employee
Salary costs
Employee
Salary costs
Name of trustee
or related party
Relationship to
charity
Description of transaction		 2020
£
29,603
12,429
42,032		 2019
£
25,622
17,692
43,314

The above employees are individually connected to two of the trustees.

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for the year ended 31 December 2020

9 Operating leases
Within one year
In the second to fifth years inclusive
10 Funds held for third parties
Incoming
£
Valley of Sanctuary
5,000
Expected future minimum lease payments over the remaining
life of the lease, analysed into the period in which the
commitment falls due:		 Outgoing
£
2,613		 Lease -
former
vicarage
£
2,798
11,079
13,877
Balance c/f
£
2,387

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St. Augustine's Centre, Halifax

Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account)

for the year ended 31 December 2020

2020
2019
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
Income
Grants and donations
94,820
65,308
Parental contributions
9
557
Bank interest
312
17
Milk refund
128
488
Service charges and room hire
6,452
5,518
Café Wednesday and catering
463
1,070
Fundraising
62
169
Gift aid
1,730
5,711
Trips and parties
52
632
Total income
104,028
79,470
Expenditure
Salaries and NI
16,867
39,190
Independent examination
1,233
1,440
Adminstration support
188
-
Bank charges
455
537
Cleaning
916
1,301
Marketing and communications
1,532
64
Fundraising expenses
-
(641)
Governance
997
-
Health, safety and medical costs
132
-
Human resources
2,126
2,501
Hygiene covid costs
316
-
Insurance
1,034
2,494
Decor and maintenance
2,040
1,479
Rent and room hire
5,029
5,925
Staff wellbeing
1,059
(308)
Stationery, postage and office costs
1,678
1,900
Subscriptions
176
773
Telephone, internet and digital
8,027
2,712
Training
856
1,099
Travel expenses
52
928
Utilities
4,748
4,331
Food and refreshments
1
-
Capital and redevelopment works
1,404
5,966
Support programme expenditure
25
(1,319)
Volunteer expenses
2
1,329
Activities programme expenditure
378
237
Sundry
-
333
Total expenditure
51,271
72,271
Net income / (expenditure)
52,757
7,199
Transfers between funds
12,419
10,689
Net movement in funds
65,176
17,888
Fund balances brought forward
1,246
(16,642)
Fund balances carried forward
66,422
1,246		 2020
Restricted
funds
£
356,930
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
356,930
219,652
507
1,060
97
22
882
-
-
55
900
2,553
1,029
224
1,547
-
896
306
3,514
30
11
1,944
507
8,300
4,565
104
32,626
116
281,447
75,483
(12,419)
63,064
29,382
92,446		 2019
Restricted
funds
£
194,333
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
194,333
144,950
-
-
-
494
-
1,675
-
-
-
-
-
348
2,614
352
410
541
5,827
2,232
2,165
908
5,309
124
8,915
589
177,453
16,880
(10,689)
6,191
23,191
29,382		 2020
Total
funds
£
451,750
9
312
128
6,452
463
62
1,730
52
460,958
236,519
1,740
1,248
552
938
2,414
-
997
187
3,026
2,869
2,063
2,264
6,576
1,059
2,574
482
11,541
886
63
6,692
508
9,704
4,590
106
33,004
116
332,718
128,240
-
128,240
30,628
158,868		 2019
Total
funds
£
259,641
557
17
488
5,518
1,070
169
5,711
632
273,803
184,140
1,440
-
537
1,795
64
1,034
-
-
2,501
-
2,494
1,827
8,539
44
2,310
1,314
8,539
1,099
3,160
6,496
-
6,874
3,990
1,453
9,152
922
249,724
24,079
-
24,079
6,549
30,628

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