2021-03-31-accounts

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Trustees' annual report	(incorporating	the director's report)
Independent auditor's	report tothe members
Statement offinancial	activities (including		income and expenditure	account)	12
Statement offinancial	position				13
Statement ofcash flows					14
Notes tothe financial	statements				15

Reference	and administrative det	and administrative det	ails
Registered	charity name		Action Foundation
Charity registration		number	1132051
Company	registration	number	6946097
Principal	office and registered		The CastleGate
office			Melbourne Street
			Newcastle upon Tyne
			NE1 2JQ
The trustees
W A Coulson
RLEvans			(Resigned 25 May 2020)
JPPowell			(Resigned 23 April 2020)
A C Smith			(Resigned 20 January	2021)
MFHall
DLyall
M Mesgamezhad
GOksi			(Appointed 16July 2020)
Company	secretary		JLPrior (Resigned 28 June 2021)
			DMcAuley (Appointed 28 June 2021)
Auditor			Stephenson Coates Audit Limited
			Chartered accountant	dt statutory	auditor
			West 2, Asama Court
			Newcastle Business Park
			Newcastle upon Tyne
			NE4 7YD
Bankers			Co-operative Bank pic
			PO Box250
			Skelmersdale
			WN8 6WT
			Unity Trust Bank pic
			Nine Brindleyplace
			Birmingham
			B12HB

			3	1March 2021
					2021		2020
				Unrestricted	Restricted
				funds	funds	Total funds	Total funds
			Note			f.
Income and endowments
Donations and grants			5	272,590	850,377	1,122,967	820,109
Charitable activities			6	327,077	286,052	613,129	860,643
Other trading activities				8,257		8457	11,465
Total income				607,924	1,136,429	1,744,353	1,692,217
Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs ofraising donations		and
legacies			7	101,430		101&430	106,819
Expenditure on charitable	activities		8,0	346,841	1,129,571	1&476,412	1,285,337
Total expenditure				448,271	1,129,571	1&577&842	1,392,156
Net income / (expenditure)				159,653	6,858	166,511	300,061
Transfers between funds				96,100	(96,100)
Net movement in funds				255,753	(89,242)	166&511	300,061
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought forward				349,180	420,913	770,093	470,032
Total funds carried forward				604,933	331,671	936,604	770,093

			2021		2020
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets		14		227,000	125,000
Current assets
Debtors		18	117,152		167,542
Cash at bank and in hand			785,144		626,327
			902896		793,869
Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year	16	110,838		53,672
Net current assets				791)458	740,197
Total assets less current liabilities				1,018,458	865,197
Creditors: amounts	falling due after more than one
year		17		81,854	95,104
Net assets				936,604	770,093
Funds ofthe charity
Restricted funds				331,671	420,913
Unrestricted funds				604,933	349,180
Total charity funds		19		936,604	770,093

	Year ended 31March 20	21
		2021	2020
Cash flows from operating	activities
Net income		166,511	300,061
Adjustments for:
Interest payable and similar	charges	1,750	1,750
Accrued (income)/expenses		3r250	(974)
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors		50490	(91,495)
Trade snd other creditors		43,916	28,697
Cash generated Rom operations		265,817	238,039
Net cash (rom operating activities		265,817	238,039
Cash flows from investing	activities
Paytnents for the acquisition ofProperty		(102,000)
Net cash used in investing	activities	(102,000)
Cash flows from financing	activities
Repayments ofborrowings		(5,000)	(5,000)
Net cash used in financing	activities	(5,000)	(5,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		158,817	233,039
Cash and cash equivalents	at beginning ofyear	626,327	393,288
Cash and cash equivalents	at end ofyear	785,144	626,327

Donations and Grants
					Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
					Funds	Funds	2021
					6	5	8
Donations
Donations					73,430		73,430
Gi& Aid					13,933		13,933
Donated facilities and	services +				149,227		149,227
Grants
The Aurum Charitable	Trust				35,000		35,000
Barclays Bank UK Covid-19		Cotnmunity		Relief Funding		100,000	100,000
Buildings Connections	Fund					20,727	20,727
Changing Lives (&um	Newcastle		City Council)			17,160	17,160
Crisis UK"						60,000	60,000
Community Foundation for Tyne			dt Wear	and	1,000	16,479	17,479
Northumberland*
ESOL for Integration	Fund+					175,674	175,674
Henry Smith Charity						22,950	22i950
Jill Franklin Trust						3,000	3,000
Leslie Aldridge Trust						96,100	96,100
Lloyds Bank Foundation for		England dt Wales				39,838	39,838
NET DCMS BigNight In Match			Fund-			29,100	29,100
Next Steps Accommodation		Programme+				62,294	62494
The North ofTyne Combined		Authority				53,108	53,108
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Pea Green Boat Community		First	Fund '			60,000 9,126	60,000 9,126
Refugee Action						58,071	58,071
The Sir James Knott Trust						7,000	7,000
The Vardy Foundation						10,000	10,000
Virgin Money Foundation						9,750	9,750
					272,590	850,377	1,122,967

					Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
					Funds	Funds	2020
Donations
Donations					34,755	52,770	87,525
Gift Aid					11,305		11405
Donated facilities and	services +				297,617		297&617
Grants
AB Charitable Trust						20,000	20,000
Buildings Connections	Fund					41,040	41,040
Changing Lives (from Controlling Migration	Newcastle Fund "		City	Council)		17,155 135,497	17,155 135,497
Grigor McClelland Fund s					1,400	28,600	30,000
Henry Smith Charity						45,200	45,200
Joyce Trust						5,000	5,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation for		England		itb Wales		28,106	28&106
National Lottery Community		Fund				21,149	21&149
Newcastle Fund						15,803	15,803
Newcastle University Pea Green Boat Community		First	Fund "			4,053 9,090	4,053 9,090
The Rayne Foundation						5,000	5,000
Refugee Action (Early	Action Programme)-					39,104	39&104
Shadow Fund						465	465
The Sir James Knott Trust						7,000	7,000

Charitable activities
		Unrestricted	Restricted	TotalFunds
		Funds	Funds	2021
				8
Action Language
Action Letting		160,270	240,405	400,675
Action Access		166,807		166,807
Digital Inclusion			45,647	45,647
		327,077	286,052	613,129
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2020
Action Language		24,540		24,540
Action Letting		250,821	285,796	536,617
Action Access			299,486	299,486
Digital Inclusion
		275,361	585,282	860,643
Costs ofraising donations	and grants
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2021
			8
Wages and salaries		85,625		85,625
Employer's MC		7,724		7,724
Pension costs		3,526		3,526
Fundraising costs		4,556		4456
		101,430		101,430
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2020
Wages and salaries		85,558		85,558
Employer's MC		7,407		7,407
Pension costs		4,030		4,030
Fundraising costs		9,824		9,824
		106,819		106,819

Expenditure on charitable	activities by fund type
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2021
		f,
Action Language		79,401	243,803	323,204
Action Housing		69,873	160,387	230460
Action Letting		136,569	326,653	463422
Action Access			134,553	134,533
Interaction		25,408	61,952	87,360
Digital Inclusion		6,352	93,491	99,844
COVID-response			79,494	79,494
Supportcosts		29,238	29,238	58,476
		346,841	1,129,571	1,476,412
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2020
			6	6
Action Language		191,735	161,310	353,045
Action Housing		136,395	44,387	180,782
Action Letting		53,033	369,535	422,568
Action Access			193,429	193,429
Interaction		16,742	55,218	71,960
Digital Inclusion
COVID-response
Support costs		27,882	29,895	57,777
		431,563	853,774	1,285,337
Expenditure on charitable	activities by activity type
	Activities
	undertaken		Total funds	Total funds
	directly	Support costs	2021	2020
Action Language	323,640	9,152	332,792	370,348
Action Housing	230,645	8,053	238,698	187,811
Action Letting	462,225	17,491	479,716	441,621
Action Access	134,553		134&553	202,080
Interaction	87,500	2,929	90&429	75,745
Digital Inclusion	99,879	732	100&611
COVID-response	79,494		79,494
Donations		5,200	5,200	5,776
Governance costs		14,919	14,919	1,956
	1,417,936	58,476	1,476,412	1,285,337

0. Analysis		ofs	upport costs
			Acdon	Action	Action		Action	Inter-		Digital		COVID-	Total	Total
			Language	Housing	Letting		Access	action		Inclusion		response	2021	2020
						5							8	f.
Premises			1,500	1,320		2,580		480		120			6,000	4,843
General office			1,822	1,603		3,134		583		146			7488	12,994
Governance			3,730	3,282		6,415		1,194		298			14,919	1,956
costs s
Conferences	dt		1,360	1,197		2,340	—	435		109			5,441	9,695
training
Legal dt			3,016	2,654		5,187		965		241			12,062	9,588
professional	fees
Travel			40	35		69		13			3		161	475
Marketing dt			2,440	2,147		4,197		781		195			9,760	13,630
Fundraising
Bank charges			262	231		451		84			21		1,050	539
Misc expenses			11	10		19			4		I		45	2,307
Loan interest						1,750							1,750	1,750
			14,181	12,480		26,142	—	4,538		1,135			58,476	57,777
Recruitment	costs for the new CEO have been included						in here
1. Auditors		remuneration
												2021	2020
												8
Fees payable			for the audit	ofthe financial		statements						1,986	1,986
2. Staffcosts
The total		staff costs and employee benefits for the					reporting	period	are analysed		as	follows:
												2021	2020
												8
Wages	and salaries											655,149	527,236
Social security costs												53,902	43,240
Employer		contributions to pension plans										47,484	40,234
												756,535	610,710
The average			head count ofemployees		during the year was 29(2020:24).

	Remuneration costs relating to Key Management	Remuneration costs relating to Key Management	Remuneration costs relating to Key Management	Personnel:
						2021	2020
							5
	Chief Executive Officer					54,307	46,497
	Senior Leadership Team					116,313	68,597
	The above amount includes gross salary with non-contributory				pension contribution of6%.
	No furlough income was recognised		in the financial year.
14.	Tangible fixed assets
					Land and
					buildings	Equipment	Total
					5		8
	Cost
	At beginning ofyear				125,000	10,471	135,471
	Additions				102000		~102 00
	At end ofyear				227,000	10,471	237,471
	Depreciation
	At 1 April 2020 and 31March 2021					10,471	10,471
	Carrying amount
	At 31March 2021				227,000		227)000
	At 31Mamh 2020				125,000		125,000
15.	Debtors
						2021	2020
						8
	Trade debtors					31,697	149,197
	Other debtors					85,455	18,345
						117,152	167,542
16.	Creditors: amounts	fafiing due within one year
						2021	2020
	Loans					15,000	5,000
	Social security and other taxes					16315	35,247
	Other creditors					32,866	13,425
	Accruals and deferred	income				46,657
						110,838	53,672
17.	Creditors: amounts	faning due after more than		one year
						2021	2020
						81,854	95,104

								At
	At	I April 2020	Income	Expenditure		Transfers	31	March 2021
General funds		349,1$0	607,924		(448,271)	96,100		604,933
Restricted funds		At						At
		1 April 2020	Income		Expenditure	Transfers	31	March 2021
								8
Action Language		164,141	244,9$3		(243,802)			165@22
Action Housing		$,524	278,723		(170,387)	(96,100)		20,760
Action Letting		90,907	331,646		(341,653)			80,900
Action Access		134,553			(134,553)
Interaction		22,7$8	5$,551		(66,152)			15)1$7
Digital Inclusion			112,387		(93,529)			18)858
COVID-response			110,139		(79,494)			30&645
		420,913	1,136,429		(1,129,571)	(96,100)		331,671

Analysis	ofnet ass	ets between funds
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds	Total Funds
			Funds	Funds	2021	2020
					6
Tangible fixed assets			227,000		227,000	125,000
Current assets			570,625	331,671	902,296	793,869
Creditors	less than	1 year	(110,$38)		(110,838)	(53,672)
Creditors	greater than I year		(81,854)		(81,854)	(95,104)
Net assets			604,933	331,671	936,604	770,093

Durin	g the y	ear the company entered	into the following transa	ctions	with rel	ated parties:	ated parties:
			Transaction	value		Balance owed by/(owed to)
			2021		2020	2021	2020
			f.
City	Church	Newcastle	46,714		35,660
			46,714		35,660