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2023-03-31-accounts

EMERGE 3Rs Annual Report and Financial Statements For the ended 31st March 2023 year

Company number: 3556346 Charity Number: 1132944

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Company number 3556346 Charity number 1132944

Registered office and operational address

Maynard House, New Smithfield Market, Manchester M11 2WJ

Trustees Trustees, who are also directors under company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

Andrew Chicken Christopher Shearlock (resigned January 2023) Anthony Baldwinson Erinma Bell Michelle Duncalf Brigit Egan Fiona King Margaret Walker (resigned January 2023) Shirley Jones Aileen Edmunds Robin Barnett Bertrand Stern­Gillet (appointed 21 September 2022)

Company Secretary Lucy Danger Key management Lucy Danger Chief Executive personnel Jayrissa Thompson Finance Controller Elizabeth Lauder Head of Volunteer & Employability Ruth Downes Head of Development FareShare GM Derek Shelton Head of Operations FareShare GM Sandy Middleton HR & Office Coordinator Bankers The Co­operative Bank plc PO Box 101 Manchester M60 4ER Auditors Naveed Ahmad Chittenden Horley HGA accountants Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors Hyde Park House Cartwright Street, SK14 4EH

The Trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2023.

Reference and administrative information IS set out above on page 2 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Statement of Recommended Practice ­ Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.

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Objectives & Activities

EMERGE 3Rs is an environmental charity whose primary activities include:

EMERGE 3Rs’ purposes, as set out in its Memorandum and Articles are, for the benefit of the public:

  1. To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, by the promotion of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, use of recycled products and the sustainable management of resources.

  2. To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, in particular all aspects of waste regeneration, resource management and waste reduction, re­use and recycling.

  3. The relief of poverty.

  4. The preservation and protection of good health, in particular by the promotion of good nutrition.

We work closely with our sister social enterprise, EMERGE Recycling Limited, a separate social enterprise company and a Community Benefit Society, which operates Touch Wood, rescuing unwanted timber from a wide variety of sources, including construction and demolition sites, for onward reuse, recycling and repurposing by the general public. They also create and sell bespoke wooden products.

EMERGE’s Vision, last revised in May 2022, is to be a leading charitable group that is, across Greater Manchester:

Our Mission statement is:

Together we make a real difference, inspiring change by

EMERGE’s Values, which we work with our staff team to consistently embed in our day to day operations and ways of working, are:

  1. We have integrity – we are honest and act in a decent, fair and truthful way.

  2. We value difference and diversity and treat everyone respectfully – we are polite, well­mannered, considerate, obliging and attentive.

  3. We pioneer innovative solutions: we are explorers, trail­blazers and eager to try out new ways of working.

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  1. We are accountable to our wider community, our customers, our volunteers, staff our board and ourselves: As a social business it’s important to us to be answerable to the wider community.

  2. We influence social and environmental change in Greater Manchester and beyond: We seek to guide and affect positive behaviours.

This report provides information on the activities of EMERGE 3Rs from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 and has two parts:

Our Trustees and Team review the aims, objectives and activities of EMERGE 3Rs annually. This year we worked together in May thanks to Jerry Scott, our facilitator, who has been guiding our strategic work over the course of our 3­year plan. This document summarises what the charity has achieved and its outcomes in the reporting period. The review also helps our Trustees ensure that the charity’s aims, objectives and activities remain focused on its stated purposes.

The Trustees have referred to the notes contained in the Charity

Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.

EMERGE 3Rs’ Activities & Impacts

In the year 2022­2023, our 25[th] year since registering in 1998, we continued to work towards realising our mission through our services and related projects and initiatives.

We believe that there should be no reason that people go hungry while perfectly good food goes to disposal. Our work in running FareShare Greater Manchester is changing that equation. By rescuing surplus food from growers, suppliers, and manufacturers we make sure it helps to feed those who need it most within our community.

The environmental toll of food waste is substantial – 25% of the UK’s annual CO₂e emissions can be attributed to food waste. Meanwhile, 480,000 households in Greater Manchester were grappling with low or very low food security in 2022­23. In response, EMERGE ran FareShare Greater Manchester, operating two warehouses and intercepting over 2300 tonnes of surplus food from the food system, in order to channel this resource to our partner charities, schools and community groups who, in turn, support families and individuals struggling with poverty.

From breakfast clubs to shelters, hospices, food banks, and community pantries, we continued to use the power of food to help create stronger communities. The cost­of­living challenges intensified the struggles faced by families and individuals across the city region and beyond, as is well reported, pushing more people into the grip of food insecurity. Many have been forced to skip meals, feel hunger without eating, or go entire days without food. As the largest food redistributor in the North West, we redistributed essential sustenance by way of 1,955 tonnes contributing 4.65 million meals to 292 charity groups in the reporting period. Please see Figure 1 below for a summary of outputs.

EMERGE operates in the heart of East Manchester, an area with some of the highest rates of poverty in England. An estimated 69.4% experience out of work poverty, and 16.2% experience in­work poverty, due

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to the increasing costs of food and fuel, worklessness and lower educational attainment. Locally, the five wards around our base, have some of the highest deprivation in the city region, illustrated by higher numbers of benefit claimants. There are six job clubs within a two­mile radius of our location, which signifies the level of need. Through our volunteering and work experience offer, our intention, as always, has been to inspire more people to join us to help out in both FareShare and also Touch Wood, with the chance to increase their skills and work experience in the process.

Volunteering & Employability

East Manchester employment opportunities have an over­representation of low skilled occupations, as traditional sectors have declined and the growth sectors replacing them include warehousing and logistics. Our FareShare warehouse and Touch Wood enterprise work experience provide various valuable opportunities to become job ready and strengthen CVs in both low and higher skilled types of work. During this year, thanks to two significant funded programmes and the ongoing support from our wonderful corporate supporter, CDL, we were able to refocus our efforts towards recruiting and training volunteers who are disadvantaged and/or unemployed, to provide them with vocational qualifications and with on and off the job support and training, suited to their Personal Development Plan.

We continue to work closely, as we have over the last 20 years, with Job Centre Plus and various agencies locally, including training bodies, to identify the issues locally and in the wider economy, to most appropriately recruit, engage and support local people who are unemployed, to meet the demands of the market place for paid work. We also work with colleges, educational bodies and the VCSE organisations to help people who are furthest from the job market.

From April 2022 – March 2023 we were very grateful to receive a total of 21,526 hours from ‘regular’ (including trainee) volunteers and additionally, 2644 hours from the Community Pay Back (Probation Service) Scheme. We stopped working with the latter at the end of 2022 but hope to work with them again in the future.

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The Green Employment and Skills Programme January – June 2022

We embarked upon a funded ‘Green Employment & Skills Partnership’ developed and run by One Manchester Housing with various community sector partners, during the year. Paid to work 21 hours per week with us, on the living wage, with a package of training, this was a major boost to our operations. The scheme continued to go from strength to strength across the remainder of 2022, gaining significant momentum and achieving multiple positive outcomes both for EMERGE and the individuals concerned.

Number of trainees on GREEN EMPLOYMENT PROGRESSION

programme:

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Other, 21% employment,
21%
Volunteering,
17%
Emerge
employment,
35%
HE, 3%
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“I really enjoyed working at FareShare… This whole experience was very good for my mental health. Special thanks to Andy!

Always there to help me and guide me through everything”. K

I was quite low in confidence before starting at EMERGE and found it quite tough to adapt, but after a while, I really adapted to the role.” C

“When preparing wood, I feel like part of the team. It’s very satisfying. Breaking pallets is satisfying in terms of the green agenda as each board removed is literally being re­used later in the day”. AG

“Rewarding, satisfying and uplifting. Enormous regret about the Green Jobs initiative coming to an end”. Francis

“I have enjoyed my placement, it has helped me build my confidence and social skills. I feel independent and able to achieve my goals”. T

CAF – Give & Gain Programme

We were thrilled to have secured support from Charities Aid Foundation for a major project working with young people aged 16­25, providing volunteering, work experience, training and employability which spanned the prior year and this period.

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Promotion & Recruitment

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Promoting Give & Gain. Direct Contact
HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS 3
EX MILITARY CHARITIES 2
YOUTH CHARITIES 3
MENTAL HEALTH CHARITIES 2
CAREERS CENTRES 7
LIBRARIES 18
JOB FAIRS 4
JOB CLUBS/COMMUNITY CENTREES 21
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In total 73 volunteers engaged with the programme.

As you can see from the list, we gained trainees through a wide range of organisations and also through events. Recruitment involves a lot of work publicising our programme in a variety of ways in order to reach far and wide, not only relying on social media or our website.

It proved challenging to only recruit volunteers in our immediate locality, so we extended the opportunity further afield, through our various partners, through social media activities and referrals.

Many of the volunteers we recruited to the Green Jobs scheme were graduates. Despite possessing this level of education, they still faced

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barriers into employment. In most cases the volunteer had completed their degree in their home country before moving to the United Kingdom. As a consequence, they either lacked UK­based employment experience and references, or the necessary English skills to secure work. The other trainees were from a variety of educational backgrounds. Many had finished school with some GCSES and had also studied some vocational courses. Several displayed signs of additional learning needs, and two had a diagnosis of autism. Additional support was provided by the project administrator, with supervision by our Head Volunteering & Employability.

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Several volunteers took part in cookery workshops with our friendly trainer­chef Jason Palin, during the course of the year. This also enabled us to offer meals to our staff and volunteers which was a well­ deserved and welcome boost to the working day.

Our Volunteer Awards 2022 were beautifully catered for by Jason and volunteers with an array of tasty treats, in our wonderful staff canteen which came in to its own this year as we hosted several events and gatherings as well as regular lunches.

Corporate Volunteering picked up again in 2022­23 and we were very lucky to secure support from the Zochonis Trust, who kindly funded a new role, coordinating employer supported volunteers. A fantastic 29 companies provided 301 volunteers who gave us 1569 hours of support ☺

FareShare Greater Manchester

Our partnerships with VCSE organisations span the entire spectrum of life – from birth to hospice care. The 292 Community Food Members (CFMs ­ beneficiary organisations) we support represent a diverse array of groups, catering to the needs of the elderly, young families, the BAME community, disabled individuals, and those facing homelessness. In the year 2022­23 alone, we were able to provide food to 33,240 individuals thanks to our CFMs.

Insight from FareShare UK’s Social Return on Investment research demonstrates that ensuring people have access to nourishing food can alleviate long­term burdens on healthcare and social services. For every £1 invested in FareShare, we generate £5.72 in social value, with significant additional benefits. Our partner charities affirm that their service users now have greater access to nutritious, affordable meals and the CFMs save up to £7k on average, per year, by accessing the food through us. As a result, these charities are reaching more individuals, by using funds saved from accessing FareShare food to expand their services. We operated at maximum capacity over the period, with a waiting list of charity groups awaiting our support. Food supply was under pressure with supermarkets working harder than ever to reduce waste and maximise sales to the public, by discounting more short life food. We saw a general trend towards more catering and surplus foodstuffs from manufacturing, providing us with a range of opportunities and issues to work differently with our CFMs and the wider VCSE. The table below provides an overview of our outputs, compared with the prior year.

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FareShare GM Dashboard Total year Apr22 ­
Mar23		 Compared with total
Apr21 ­Mar22		 Average monthly total
22­23
Food In 2,258 tonnes 2,391 tonnes 188 tonnes
Food Out 1,955 tonnes
(86.58%)		 2,158 tonnes
(90.2%)		 163 tonnes
(86.5%)
Meals 4,655,318 5,139,265 387,943
Waste 145 tonnes (6.4%) 276 tonnes (11.5%) 12 tonnes (6.4%)
Active CFMs receiving 292 276 213
New CFMs 46 36 4
Approx. beneficiaries 32,996 31,190 26,245
Embedded CO2e emissions
saved		 3,128 tonnes 3,452 tonnes 261 tonnes
Embedded water saved
(litres)		 2,932 million 3,237 million 244 million

Highlights

We achieved Gold Standard in our annual food safety and compliance external audit and were heralded to be one of the highest performers in the FSUK network! Here’s what the auditor said in an email to our Head of Operations, Derek Shelton: “ I was really impressed with you and your set up at Manchester and truly efficient process of reaching out and redistributing to needy, quite humbling really.” JT from FSSI (UK) Ltd.

We have clearly benefited from the new warehouse and yard, albeit we made the commitment to employ a full time yard coordinator, on health and safety grounds. We were also delighted to be endorsed on his visited in August 2022; Left: Lindsay Boswell, CEO FSUK (retired 2023). Huge thanks to Lindsay for all his fantastic support over many years.

Slow Cooker Project

We were thrilled to have the opportunity to gain support from James Tagg, MUFC Head Chef and his team, who undertook ‘Train the Trainer’ training for representatives from 18 of our CFM beneficiary groups in the use of slow cookers. Groups then supplied training to individuals and households together with a slow­cooker, to assist them over the winter months. Massive thanks to John Shiels, CEO at Manchester United Foundation, for arranging the training for FareShare GM, along with 10 tried and tested recipes for slow­cookers and a goodie bag’ of ingredients. We are thrilled to enjoy the ongoing help and support from John and his team.

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Huge thanks also to the Zochonis Trust who generously gave EMERGE 3Rs additional funds this year, enabling us to buy 1000 slow cookers to distribute through our CFM partners to help the wider community in the difficult winter months.

FareShare Plus

Our ‘cash and carry’ type service offering, FareShare Plus, continued successfully this year albeit operating out of our old warehouse, E6­8. The model, which enables

charities and community groups to come and choose food and drink items from our depot, in bulk, has enabled us to increase our capacity and serve even more beneficiaries; it represents around a fifth of the overall food throughput and income from our CFMs. Very well done to Karina and all the team ☺

The operation moved into F21­25, opposite Maynard House in early 2023, here are the units nearly ready…

Local & Regional Food Sourcing

Ruth continued to develop existing and new business relationships, helping to build our supply base and ensure sustainable and collaborative partnerships. We secured 309 tonnes of food, 13.6% of our overall food from our own sourcing work. We are hugely grateful to all our food donors and delighted to be working with Cranswick Bury, Greencore Warrington, Gusto Warrington, The Bread Factory, Wrights in Crewe, Co­op Lea Green and Warburton’s over the last year thanks to Ruth’s endeavours. We also received an amazing one off donation from Food Pro Wigan.

We are also hugely appreciative for all the efforts to help us sustain food supplies by the FareShare UK teams, especially food sourcing team; thanks also to Tesco’s for the PCP donations.

‘Finishing’ Maynard House

The Break­out room was used more and more for training, corporate bookings, hosting network (FSUK and Community Wood Network) and various meetings. We upgraded it as planned, with a carpet!

Our well­being garden also began to take shape, we installed 5 fruit trees, also contributing to ‘the Queen’s Canopy’ national tree­planting initiative. We were delighted to have the late Commander Janet Evans MBE DL RNR and Dr Carl Austin­Behan OBE DL of Greater Manchester Lieutenancy, his baby dauthter Willow and the Regional Director from GXO with us, celebrating this event:

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We were hugely proud to officially ‘open’ the building in September 2022 with a fabulous well­attended party, speakers including Kris Gibbon Walsh from FareShare UK and Cllr John Hacking from Manchester City Council. Massive thanks to BBC News Presenter Nina Warhurst (courtesy of our friend Sian Astley!), our Patron Kath Robinson DL and our young supporter Caleb (who remarkably raised funds for us during COVID by writing to Marcus Rashford), for ‘cutting the ribbon’ and opening Maynard House. Our refurbished eco­HQ was re­named after Melanie Maynard, Marcus Rashford’s Mum, to remember her efforts and those of every parent who work hard to support their children, even when the going is tough.

Huge Thanks to all our funders & supporters

We are extremely grateful to all our funders, sponsors and funding, and in many cases, those who kindly gave us time and materials. Huge thanks to our major ongoing supporters like CDL Software, The Zochonis Charitable Trust, FareShare UK, as well as all the wonderful donors, grants, trusts and foundations who support our activities and projects at different times across the years. This year we would like to give thanks to the Charities Aid Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation, Manchester United Foundation, Manchester City Council OMVCS and also the CARF fund; Young Manchester Covid Recovery Grant & the Rafiki Project partners, Manchester Green Economy Employment Partnership, Business Support Ltd (Business Growth Hub), the Government’s Kickstart Scheme, the Schroder Charity Trust, the Skelton Charity; to Marcus Rashford for supporting us again via the Withington Walls Project, the Charities Trust, the Chillag Family Trust, the Broom Foundation, the Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund, the Orr Family Foundation, Tesco’s Community Grant scheme, the Trelix Charitable Trust and for an ESF grant via WEA. Also big thanks to the following companies, organisations and individuals for their generous donations: Chris Eldridge, Arnold Clark, Vermillion, Howdens, Calder Shop fitters, the Claim Guys, EnriCH4/BioteCH4,

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Altrincham Rotary Club; St Christopher’s RC Primary School, Cargill, Enterprise Car Rental, Enterprise RAC UK, Avignon Capital, Candex Solutions/HSBC, Selfridges, James Blackburn, SQW ltd, IPG, Albany, N. Brown Group, Autotrader and the Dept for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

Massive thanks to the many individuals who donated to us via Virgin Giving, Just Giving, Giving.com, other platforms or directly to us, we are very grateful, including Gift Aid, which gives a lovely boost to individual giving. And to everyone who gave their valuable time, which is the equivalent of paid staff, to the charity. Thanks to all our staff team for their hard work, ongoing commitment and loyalty, in the face of the many challenges we incurred, and for forging ahead and making great progress on many fronts. We are hugely indebted and appreciative for all the kind support and commitment provided. Thanks very much to our Trustees too for their dedication, diligence and for providing continuity and strategic support.

Touch Wood

EMERGE 3Rs continues to provide trainees and volunteers to gain employability, training and work experience through Touch Wood. The outcomes for 2022­23 are in the adjacent table.

Touch Wood successfully expanded in the year, with a major project with an online retailer, several large commissions and many more customers, providing excellent opportunities for staff and volunteer development alike. Significantly, it took on 6 trainees through the Green Employment partnership, retaining 4 of them, following the programme end.

Going Forward: Plans for the future

April 2022­March 2023 was a slightly more challenging financial year for EMERGE 3Rs, with the move of all operations over to Maynard House, efforts to complete the building and grounds refurbishments so to maximise the

benefits and enhance the funds from various activities (including potentially things like room rental). Following our Board Strategy Day our Senior Leadership and staff teams have been working on improving existing work and developing new projects for EMERGE 3Rs, keeping its founding principles at heart. We will continue to build stronger relationships with funders, donors, corporate sponsors and our wider community, to help us continue the work we do and to increase our positive impact and influence. With many VCSE groups on our FareShare GM waiting list, we plan to raise further funds from a variety of sources and achieve greater organisational resilience in order to support the increased need in the city­ region including toddlers in pre­school, adults facing learning difficulties, the elderly, homeless populations, unpaid carers, schoolchildren and their families, students, individuals reintegrating after incarceration, along with culturally specific provision for African, Asian, and Jewish communities. Expansion would allow us to help more groups with more food, training courses, and equipment to continue to build a stronger, more inclusive Greater Manchester for everyone.

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We will also continue to strive to help experiencing long term unemployment, poor mental health, those from BAME backgrounds and other disadvantaged individuals to volunteer and in doing so, help them gain valuable work experience, online certificated awards and work related employability including team work, confidence, motivation and communication skills.

EMERGE’s Themes for our Tactical Plans for 2022­2023 continued to be: ‘Pulling together’ and ‘Striving for Excellence’ and with a focus on better communications, staff and partner engagement, volunteer feedback and retention. Our strategic development themes come under the headings of ‘growth’, ‘influence’, ‘sustainable operating model’ and ‘effective team feeling successful’. Further work to scope out targets is planned to take place in early 2023. As part of this process we will be consulting our teams and involve them in the strategic planning for 2024­27.

A key plank in our forward plan and thinking is to engage more of our partners fully, through a specific engagement strategy, with criteria around mutual and active involvement.

Governance & Structure

EMERGE 3Rs is a charitable company limited by guaranteed, originally incorporated on 1[st] May 1998 under the name ‘EMERGE Recycling’. We registered with the Charity Commission as a charity in England and Wales (no 1132944), on 24[th] November 2009 and changed the name and company rules. EMERGE 3Rs continues to be governed under its rules (known as Memorandum and Articles of Association), last revised in 2021.

The Trustees are simultaneously company directors and members of the charity; this entitles them to voting rights but no beneficial interest in the charity. Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up.

All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity, other than as disclosed in Note 11 to the accounts.

Trustees are recruited with a wide range of skills, experience and diverse backgrounds in order to ensure the sound governance and decision making towards the mission and strategy of EMERGE. New Trustees receive an induction including making them aware of their legal responsibilities, EMERGE’s policies, decision making and strategic plan. The Trustees constitute the charity’s governing body. The Board of Trustees meet quarterly with various sub­committees, listed below, meeting in between Board meetings and reporting back.

Fiona King and Rob Barnett acted as Vice Chair during this period with Brigit Egan returning as Chair of the Board. Fiona led the Board in overseeing the implementation of the Governance sub­committee (GSC), following Maggie Walker’s departure, specifically to ensure the Board is fulfilling its duties. Areas of focus during 2022­23 for the GSC were the overall skill­set of the Board including formal Board Trustee requirements, and the further development of a robust Risk Management Policy and Framework.

There are several established sub­committees which continued to play an important role:

Also, a subcommittee supporting Volunteering & Safeguarding was set up at the year end, supported by Tony Baldwinson.

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Subcommittee’s work closely with the charity’s staff to identify and progress key issues. Where possible we also use Board member’s expertise in areas such as fundraising, marketing and volunteer safeguarding.

Recruitment for some roles continue to be challenging but we are using all feasible recruitment methods, with a number of roles filled by volunteers, graduates or work placements as appropriate and with the ethos of growing our own talent, wherever possible.

The Trustees work closely with the SLT to develop and approve the strategic plan and annual budgets as well as overseeing policy changes and regularly reviewing the financial position and the year­end accounts. The Senior Leadership Team (SLT), led by the Chief Executive, is responsible for implementing the organisation’s strategy and for progressing agreed key aims and objectives. All key operational decisions are delegated by the Trustees to the Chief Executive and SLT. The SLT are listed on page 2. Cohesiveness and collaboration between the Board of Trustees and Senior Team was further developed throughout 2022/23 via strategy days, meetings and events.

We would like to thank Chris Shearlock for his thoroughness over financial matters and his commitment of time and we are sorry to see him go during this financial year. Equally, Maggie Walker has been a huge asset to EMERGE 3Rs, as a steady pair of hands, assisting to set up our Governance Working Group and providing pragmatic diligence over several years for which we are very grateful.

In terms of the methods we use to recruit and appoint new charity trustees, we follow the good practice charity governance code; we have an open and inclusive recruitment ethos and actively seek to represent our wider community in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, disability and sexuality. We have a formal application process which we use for both co­options (in between Annual General Meetings) and annually. We follow our constitutional provisions for appointment, with elections at our Annual General Meeting.

Structure

In November 2019 the charity’s subsidiary, EMERGE Recycling, was divested and became a Community Benefit Society (‘Ben Com’); it now operates independently from the charitable company. There remain some shared costs, including central staff costs and premises, which are invoiced by the charity to EMERGE Recycling on a full cost recovery basis with agreed terms. In April 2021 the Trustees supported the decision to move the Touch Wood workshop activities into EMERGE Recycling. EMERGE Recycling continues to work alongside EMERGE 3Rs and we have maintained a positive shared ethos and joint working, wherever feasible.

The charity and the ben com are completely separate entities albeit have some shared personnel, support systems and their operational base which are managed on a fully recharged basis by 3Rs to Recycling.

Brigit Egan, Andy Chicken and Shirley Jones are Trustees of EMERGE 3Rs and also Non­Executive Directors of EMERGE Recycling. Jayrissa Thompson and Lucy Danger are both Executive Directors of EMERGE Recycling whilst also being employees of EMERGE 3Rs.

Staff Pay Policy

Our approach to staff pay is designed to ensure we can attract and retain the right people who have the experience, values and skills we need to achieve our mission and deliver our strategic goals. It is applied consistently across the whole organisation including the SLT.

We aim to pay competitively whilst also affordably using external salary surveys and other tools to help us benchmark our salaries. During the year the Board supported the principle of the Real Living Wage for all employees with increases kept in line with inflation expectations and we became an accredited member of the Living Wage Foundation.

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Annual increases are discussed whilst setting the budget considering inflation and the current economic conditions faced by our staff. These are approved by the Board and applied to all employees.

Related parties and relationships with other organisations

EMERGE 3Rs is part of the FareShare UK food redistribution network of independent charities and organisations wherein we formally partner with FareShare UK (the national charity) to run the FareShare operation in a geographical region. In our case, the region is Greater Manchester, High Peak and East Cheshire, at this time. Accordingly, all partner organisations, including EMERGE 3Rs, runs its FareShare operation in line with the food safety policies and procedures set out by FareShare UK, in its Operational Guidelines.

Financial Review

EMERGE 3Rs continues at the forefront of supporting vulnerable families and individuals in Greater Manchester while the country moved into a period of high inflation, rising fuel costs and reducing food supplies. Our focus for the financial and business strategy, during the year, is to build our financial resilience for the future to maintain our operations to supply food and volunteering opportunities within the community.

We continue to strive to move our FareShare operations towards full cost recovery, with more income generated from the supply of food, however, this has been challenging in the current climate due to a reduction in volumes of food and the continued financial struggle for many of the Community Food Members whom we supply.

The charity saw an 14% combined increase in our charitable activities income for FareShare GM and Give & Gain in spite of the pressures we faced in the competitive fundraising environment. Given that the redevelopment of Maynard House was largely completed in 2022, as planned, the reduced income was anticipated.

Despite the increased costs of living and challenging operating circumstances around food donations over the course of the year, we are delighted to have achieved a surplus in unrestricted funds of £151,635. Our free reserves have nearly doubled, from £44k to £98k providing stability for the charity going forward. Our balance sheet currently holds unrestricted funds of £290,290, in line with our Reserves Policy (see below for more info).

The charity’s assets have been boosted by the capitalisation of Maynard House. These assets have been depreciated based on their expected economic life for the period of occupation.

Our cash position has remained healthy, but we continue to monitor cash flow and manage requirements for day­to­day operations, including investment to replace assets such as vehicles for food delivery as the fleet ages and falls outside of current emission regulations.

Achievement of the long­term goal to move to more appropriate premises significantly improved our efficiency in food distribution as well as the working environment for our volunteers and employees. We continue to fundraise and develop the facilities at Maynard House to meet the needs of the community in which we work.

Fundraising

Raising money remains an ongoing and clear focus going forward with a full operational cost recovery goal in place so that we can increase our reach and give stronger support to our communities in the coming years.

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EMERGE 3Rs has a dedicated fundraising team involving direct support and expertise from the Chief Executive. Our approach is to strive to comply with good practice standards across all of our fundraising activities, albeit we are not currently bound by the terms of any specific scheme. All of our fundraising is currently managed by our own staff. We do not employ any third­party professional fundraising organisations to carry out our activities, other than using a third­party payment platform to receive and assist us to achieve online donations. The platform used provides security processes to protect donors and the charity, and their funds, and reduces our administrative burden and costs.

We continue to be aware of the potential for complaints from supporters (although we didn’t formally receive any during the year) which tend to relate to the fees charged by the payment platform; consequently, we are mindful and attentive to the ongoing issues around value for money of this service. We are fully committed to addressing any expressions of dissatisfaction or issues raised on the part of our supporters and to examining ways to improve the levels of our service to them.

Reserves

EMERGE 3Rs Reserves Policy is to hold a minimum of two months running costs in unrestricted reserves to provide a cash flow buffer, to cover day to day expenditure for example if there are any delays in grant payments. During 2022/23 the reserves policy has been achieved, however, we continue to be mindful of costs to maintain the financial position but also remain vigilant with cash flow to ensure we have the funds to pay expenses when they arise.

Managing Risk

EMERGE 3Rs manages the uncertainty as we respond to changes within the food industry and the wider political­economic environment to ensure that should any risks crystallise we are in a good position to mitigate the impact. The Board monitors risks that could materially impact our ability to achieve our objectives and continue to supply food to the under­served in our community. The Board in cognisant that effective management of risks is therefore essential to the achievement of our long­term goals.

EMERGE 3Rs manages risk in accordance with the Risk Appetite Framework set by the Board. Each risk is detailed in the Risk Register with the inherent and residual impact ratings and mitigating controls in place. A consistent approach is used in the identification, evaluation, mitigation and monitoring of our principal and emerging risks listed below.

In the course of our work, the Trustees have assessed the major risks to which EMERGE is exposed, in particular those relating to the finances and operation of the charity and are satisfied that the correct systems are in place to mitigate our exposure to these major risks.

Principal Risk Impact Mitigation Update
Health and Safety in
workplace including
Food Safety		 Moderate Health and Safety sub­
committee
A Health and Safety Officer
to oversee and resolve
issues.
Clear Health and Safety
policy with employee
training and awareness
programme		 The health and safety of our
employees continues to be a priority
and we continue to monitor incidents
to inform future mitigation and
prevention
Staff training and safety sessions
continue with the continued
development of Maynard house

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FareShare National Annual
Audit
Food Safety Regime
Safeguarding for
Staff, Volunteers,
Beneficiaries and
Customers		 Moderate External professional
advice
Clear Safeguarding policy
with employee training and
awareness programme
Knowledge and experience
of supervisors to ensure
compliance		 Policies around safeguarding staff and
volunteers continue to develop to help
build suitable mitigating actions
against the risk crystallising.
Continued development and updates
to the Employee handbook for key
safeguarding policies
People – Attraction,
Succession and
Retention		 Moderate Dashboard overview of
current staff supervision
Regular team meetings
Staff training and induction
programme
Board HR committee		 The HR committee continued to
develop new policies during the year
alongside the revised staff handbook
There has been increased training to
embed staff policies
Recruitment has been difficult during
the year, but we continue to attract
employees that follow our ethos
Funding and Grant
maintenance		 Major Clear funding plans and
application process
Sustainable business plans
and budgets to identify
funding requirements
External professional
advice
Build a good relationship
with funding partners and
comply with requirements
Strong Board support and
experience with
applications		 Funding applications have been
ongoing and are under constant
review, monitoring outcomes against
the business plans and budget to
ensure they remain on track
Income Generation Major Monthly review of Financial
Position
Oversight of Finance sub­
committee
Budget ownership and
control with the
management team
Ensuring there is a mixed
income stream
Development of reserves to
cover a period of costs		 Regular Board meetings with
discussions around the financial
position Finance sub­committee
scrutiny of the management accounts
Embedding of information and key
performance indicators supplied to the
Board
Clear reserves policy in place
Business Resilience
to ensure continued
operations		 Moderate Regular reviews of internal
systems to ensure they are
robust in emergency
situations
Clear polies to ensure
employees are safe and		 Business Resilience continues to
develop with the installation of
operations into Maynard House.
The Health and Safety committee is
still in its early stages but continues to
support the Charity with clear and
supportive guidance

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know how to deal with major incidents Staff training and awareness

Emerging Risks

Cost of living crisis – As we are part of the solution for many families struggling with the cost of living crisis we are monitoring GMCA and national Government policy in this area and the potential wider world economic downturn as well as talking regularly to our partners, FareShare UK, who are doing concerted work and lobbying on this, on behalf of the FareShare Network.

Food supply interruption due to the continued Ukraine/Russia conflict ­ EMERGE has been a cornerstone supplying food to families who have been struggling during the pandemic and now during the economic crisis. We continue to monitor food supplies and have a dedicated team within the Charity to source food and to maintain supplies to the Charities reliant on us.

Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees

The Trustees (who are also directors of EMERGE 3Rs 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.

In so far as the Trustees are aware:

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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Auditors

Chittenden Horley Ltd were appointed as the charitable company's auditors during the year and have expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies’ subject to the small companies’ regime of the Companies Act 2006.

The Trustees’ Annual Report has been approved by the Trustees on 18[th] December 2023 and signed on their behalf by

Name: Shirley Jones Signature:

Title: Treasurer of EMERGE 3Rs

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of EMERGE 3Rs

Year ended March 31[st] 2023

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of EMERGE 3Rs for the year ended March 31st 2023, which comprise The Company Statements of Financial Activities, the Company Balance Sheets the Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group and parent charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group’s or parent charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent

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material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and parent charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the [strategic report and the][7] directors’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement, set out in the Directors’ and Trustees’ Annual Report, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed auditor under the Companies Act 2006 and section 151 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with those Acts.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that

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includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non­compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks in respect of irregularities and non­compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statement to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non­compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

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No instances of material non­compliance were identified.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non­compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non­compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/Our­Work/Audit/Audit­and­assurance/Standards­and­guidance/Standards­and­ guidance­for­auditors/Auditors­responsibilities­for­audit/Description­of­auditors­responsibilities­for­ audit.aspx. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and to the charitable company’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members and its trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body and the charitable company’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Naveed Ahmad– Senior Statutory Auditor

For and on behalf of: HGA Accountants & Financial Consultants t/a Chittenden Horley Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors

Hyde Park House, Cartwright Street Hyde SK14 4EH Date:

HGA Accountants & Financial Consultants t/a Chittenden Horley is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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EMERGE 3Rs

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Including Income and Expenditure Account) FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 2023

Notes
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Donations
2
Charitable activities
3
Other trading activities
4
Investment income - bank interest
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Costs of raising funds
5
Expenditure on charitable activities
6
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE TRANSFERS
Transfers between funds
14
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS:
BROUGHT FORWARD
14
CARRIED FORWARD
14		 Unrestricted
Designated Restricted
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
180,151
-
-
744,641
-
239,087
101,481
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
Total
2023
2022
£
£
180,151
302,953
983,728
1,115,580
101,481
115,344
-
-
1,265,360
1,533,877
18,380
12,594
1,288,328
1,161,767
1,306,708
1,174,361
(41,348)
359,516
7
-
-
(41,348)
359,516
1,450,468
1,090,952
1,409,120
1,450,468
1,026,273
-
239,087
18,380
-
-
854,783
89,636
343,909
873,163
89,636
343,909
153,110
(89,636)
(104,822)
3,883
-
(3,883)
156,993
(89,636)
(108,705)
138,655
1,150,905
160,908
295,648
1,061,269
52,203

The notes on pages 14 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

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EMERGE 3Rs

BALANCE SHEET AT MARCH 31 2023

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
10
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
11
Cash at Bank and in Hand
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due in one year
12
NET CURRENT ASSETS
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due in more than one year
13
NET ASSETS		 2023
£
110,912
141,646
252,558
151,707		 2023
2022
2022
£
£
£
1,322,488
1,259,362
92,040
249,002
341,042
135,717
100,851
205,325
1,423,339
1,464,687
14,219
14,219
1,409,120
1,450,468
FUNDS
Unrestricted
General fund
14
Designated fund
14
Restricted
14
TOTAL FUNDS		 295,648
138,655
1,111,269
1,150,905
2,203
160,908
1,409,120
1,450,468

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

The notes on pages 17 to 36 form part of these financial statements.

Approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 18/12/2023.

B Egan Chair of Trustees Company registration number: 3556346

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EMERGE 3Rs

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 2023

notes
Cash used in operating activities
16
Cashflows from investing activities
Interest and dividends
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Proceeds of sale of fixed assets
Payments to acquire investments
Cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
Cashflows from financing activities
Proceeds from new borrowings
Repayment of borrowing
Cash used in financing activities
Increase/(decrease) in cash & cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward
Cash and cash equivalents carried forward
Cash and cash equivalents consist of:
Cash at bank and in hand		 2023
£
38,486
-
(137,849)
-
-
(137,849)
-
(7,993)
(7,993)
(107,356)
249,002
141,646
141,646
141,646		 2022
£
448,550
-
(603,434)
4,232
-
(599,202)
9,019
-
9,019
(141,633)
390,635
249,002
249,002
249,002

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EMERGE 3RS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2023

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared: under the historic cost convention; 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 (FRS102) effective January 1 2019 (second edition October 2019); FRS102; and the Companies Act 2006. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.

The accounts are prepared in £ sterling, which is the functional currency of the Group.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the Group or Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Estimates and judgements

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Income recognition

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. The following applies to particular types of income:

Grants , whether of a capital or revenue nature, are recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions have been met and it is probable that the income will be received.

Donations from individuals and other bodies (not being of the nature of a grant) are recognised when receivable.

Earned income is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for services and goods supplied, net of discounts and VAT.

Deferred income

Income is only deferred and included in creditors when:

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that the settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Costs of raising funds

including those associated with fundraising activities, managing investments and commercial trading by the subsidiary company.

Charitable activities costs of undertaking the work of the charity.

Allocation of support costs

Support costs are those functions which assist the work of the charity either by supporting the delivery of charitable activities or by supporting the generation of funds. They include property costs, back-office functions, staff costs and professional fees. The basis of allocations is set out in note 9.

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EMERGE 3RS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2023

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Pension contributions

For employees, the company operates a defined contribution pension scheme and makes employers’ contributions of 3% of annual salary. The charities contributions are stated in Note 10.

Tangible fixed assets, Intangible assets and depreciation

Individual tangible and intangible assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis as set out below. Assets reaching the end of their useful life as per the policy will be reassessed where the assets are still in good working order.

Depreciation rates, all straight line, are as follows:

Building 3.33%
Vehicles 25%
Office Equipment 33%
Other equipment 33%

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due and prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount.

Financial instruments

The charity has only basic financial instruments which are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

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EMERGE 3Rs

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 2023

2 DONATIONS
Grants
MCC covid response
Kickstart
Donations
Donations
Corporate
Give and Gain
Total		 2023
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Total
 2022
Unrestricted Restricted		 2022
Unrestricted Restricted		 Total
£
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
9,245
15,105
-
-
15,105
23,647		 £
-
-		 £
9,245
23,647
15,105
-
-
15,105
32,892		 - 32,892
58,174
-
-
58,174
63,521
106,872
-
-
106,872
203,050
-
-
-
-
3,490		 -
-
-		 63,521
203,050
3,490
165,046
-
-
165,046
270,061		 - 270,061
180,151
-
-
180,151
302,953		 - 302,953

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EMERGE 3Rs

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 2023

3 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Fareshare GM
Broome Family Charitable Trust
Manchester Guardian Society
Chillag Family Trust
Fareshare UK (NWCSG Fund)
Souter Charitable Trust
The Big Give Trust
Duchy of Lancaster Trust
Power To Change
Other
Green Match Fund
Casa Stella Trust
The Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust
The Zochonis Charitable Trust
Manchester City Council - OMVCS
Fareshare UK
WRAP
Young Manchester Covid Grant
Fareshare UK Volunteer fund
Skelton Charitable Trust
Schroder Charity Trust
Tesco Community Grant
GM BME Network
Fareshare UK - BMH Project
Green skills
Supply of Donated Goods
Building fund
Fareshare UK
CDL Software
Skillag Family Trust
Withington Walls
Chris Eldridge
Give and Gain
Charities Aid Foundation
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel
TFGM - Cycle Store
GM Business Support Ltd
MCC Nif Grant
Other
Total per Charity		 2023
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Total
 2022
Unrestricted Restricted
Total
£
£
£
£
£
15,000
-
-
15,000
15,000
-
-
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
-
3,000
-
-
-
-
3,000
-
-
-
-
2,120
5,000
-
-
5,000
-
10,000
10,000
-
5,237
5,237
-
-
-
-
-
2,056
-
-
-
-
1,000
-
-
-
550
100,000
-
20,000
120,000
-
-
19,980
19,980
-
68,008
-
25,000
93,008
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19,555
19,555
-
-
-
-
-
2,203
2,203
5,794
-
-
5,000
5,000
-
5,375
-
1,125
6,500
-
-
1,000
1,000
-
-
25,201
25,201
22,755
-
12,201
34,956
-
478,266
-
-
478,266
499,881
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,000
-
3,000
-
3,000
-
2,120
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,056
-
1,000
-
550
19,980
19,980
12,000
12,000
13,069
13,069
19,555
19,555
984
984
-
5,794
-
-
-
-
-
1,500
1,500
-
499,881
-
-
67,088
609,489
300,000
300,000
-
15,000
-
9,000
300,000
324,000
164,841
164,841
-
5,000
5,000
5,000
4,998
4,998
2,000
2,000
-
252
176,839
182,091
543,927
1,115,580
709,641
-
131,265
840,906
542,401
-
-
50,000
50,000
-
-
-
-
-
15,000
5,000
-
-
5,000
30,000
-
-
30,000
-
-
-
-
9,000
35,000
-
50,000
85,000
24,000
-
-
51,614
51,614
-
-
-
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,208
6,208
252
-
-
57,822
57,822
5,252
744,641
-
239,087
983,728
571,653

There is no income attributable to designated funds in either year.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 2023

4 INCOME FROM OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Other income
Costs recharged to EMERGE
Recycling
Touch Wood
5 COSTS OF RAISING FUNDS
Direct salaries
Direct costs
Support costs		 2023
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Total
 2022
Unrestricted Restricted
Total		 2022
Unrestricted Restricted
Total
£
£
£
£
15,482
-
-
15,482
-
-
-
-
-
-
85,999
-
-
85,999
73,389
-
-
-
-
41,955		 £
£
-
-
-
-
-
73,389
-
41,955
101,481
-
-
101,481
115,344		 -
115,344
8,708
-
-
8,708
12,594
9,672
-
-
9,672
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
12,594
-
-
-
-
18,380
-
-
18,380
12,594		 -
12,594
6 CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE
Fareshare GM
Give and Gain
Costs recharged - EMERGE Recycling
Touch Wood
Charged to restricted Funds		 2023
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted		 Total
 2022
Unrestricted Restricted
Total		 2022
Unrestricted Restricted
Total
£
£
955,855
84,278
-
156,838
5,358
-
85,999
-
-
-
-
-
(343,909)
-
343,909
-		 £
£
1,040,133
928,884
156,838
117,539
85,999
73,389
-
41,955
-
(125,803)
-
-		 £
£
-
928,884
-
117,539
-
73,389
-
41,955
125,803
-
-
-
854,783
89,636
343,909		 1,282,970
1,035,964		 125,803
1,161,767

Expenditure in the charity is analysed as follows:

2022/23
Fareshare GM
Give and Gain
Recharged
2021/22
Fareshare GM
Give and Gain
Recharged		 Direct
Direct
Costs
Salaries
£
£
369,517
551,202
96,835
52,318
85,999
-
-
-		 Support
Costs
Total
£
£
119,414
1,040,133
7,685
156,838
-
85,999
-
-
552,351
603,520		 127,099
1,282,970
341,107
440,040
29,902
78,165
115,344
-		 147,737
928,884
9,472
117,539
-
115,344
-
486,353
518,205		 157,209
1,161,767

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7 SUPPORT & GOVERNANCE COSTS

2022/23
Support salaries costs
Staff related costs
Marketing costs
Office & other support costs
Loan interest
Bank & credit card charges
Governance costs
Support salaries costs
Professional fees
2021/22
Support costs
Support salaries costs
Premises
Administration
Consultancy
Loan Interest
Office & other support costs
Bad debt expense
Bank & credit card charges
Management accounts
Depreciation
Governance costs
Support salaries costs
Professional fees		 Total
Fareshare
Give & Gain
76,605
4,896
81,501
2,423
667
3,090
5,840
888
6,728
31,509
1,107
32,616
1,894
-
1,894
1,143
127
1,270
119,414
7,685
127,099
8,708
-
8,708
2,872
6,801
9,673
11,580
6,801
18,381
Fareshare
Core & Give and Gain
74,205
8,245
82,450
9,792
747
10,539
3,364
-
3,364
601
-
601
2,789
-
2,789
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45,774
-
45,774
136,525
8,992
145,517
7,162
457
7,619
4,320
480
4,800
148,007
9,929
157,936
#

Support costs are allocated on the following basis:

Area basis Marketing costs estimate of usage Support salaries estimate of time spent

comment

Other costs:

Property All other costs Depreciation

Space

estimate of usage/head count estimate of usage

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 2023

8 STAFF INFORMATION
a Employees
Salaries and wages
Employer's pensions
Employer's NI contributions
No employees earned more than £60,000 p.a. in either year.
b Key management personnel
The key management of the charity comprise the trustees and senior staff (as set out on page 1).
No trustees received remuneration for their services as trustees.
The total employee benefits of other key management were as follows:
Total employment benefits
c Average staff numbers
The average number of employees, was as follows:-
Employees
9 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) BEFORE TRANSFERS
This is stated after charging/(crediting):
Auditors remuneration:-
Audit fees
Accountancy fees
Advice/other services
Interest Payable
Depreciation of fixed assets
Loss on disposal
Trustees expenses
Trustees claiming expenses
Details of related party transactions are given in note 21.		 2023
2022
£
£
629,350
559,542
14,238
13,442
50,141
47,157
693,729
620,141
£
£
174,888
169,332
2023
2023
2022
2022
Average Average FTE
Average
Average FTE
number
number
number
number
31
25
33
24		 2023
2022
£
£
629,350
559,542
14,238
13,442
50,141
47,157
693,729
620,141
£
£
174,888
169,332
2023
2023
2022
2022
Average Average FTE
Average
Average FTE
number
number
number
number
31
25
33
24		 2023
2022
£
£
629,350
559,542
14,238
13,442
50,141
47,157
693,729
620,141
£
£
174,888
169,332
2023
2023
2022
2022
Average Average FTE
Average
Average FTE
number
number
number
number
31
25
33
24
31 25 33
24
£
3,000
1,800
-
983
74,723
-
-		 £
3,000
1,800
-
2,789
45,774
-
-
-
-

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10 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Cost or valuation
As at April 1 2022
Additions
As at March 31 2023
Depreciation
As at April 1 2022
Charge for the year
As at March 31 2023
Net Book Value
As at March 31 2023
As at March 31 2022
11 DEBTORS
Trade debtors
VAT reclaimable
Other debtors
Prepayments and other debtors
12 CREDITORS falling due within one year
Creditors
Other taxes and social security
Accruals
Income and grants in advance
Other creditors
Finance lease creditors due in one year
13 CREDITORS amounts falling due in more than one year
Hire Purchase		 Buildings
£
940,327
116,490		 Vehicles
£
195,525
1,169		 Other
Equipment
& fixtures
Total
£
£
297,682
1,433,534
20,190
137,849
1,056,817 196,694 317,872
1,571,383
7,836
33,791		 106,122
20,405		 60,214
174,172
20,526
74,723
41,627 126,527 80,740
248,895
1,015,190 70,166 237,132
1,322,488
932,491 89,403 237,468
1,259,362
2023
£
100,539
-
-
10,373		 2022
£
50,544
-
30,485
11,011
92,040
88,626
12,163
26,935
-
-
7,993
135,717
14,219
14,219
110,912
112,972
5,202
13,533
20,000
-
-
151,707
14,219
14,219

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14 Statement of funds

Unrestricted funds:
General fund
Designated funds
Building fund
Invested in Fixed Assets
Restricted Funds:
Fareshare GM
Give & Gain
Building
Fareshare UK IT infrastructure
Garfield Weston
Fareshare Uk
Capital grants
Capital grants expended
Restricted funds
Total Funds
Give & Gain
ESF community Grant
Charities Aid Foundation
TFGM - Cycle store
Heat Recovery
MCC - NIF grant
Fareshare GM
Fareshare uk: National Lottery Community F
UK Transition Fund
FS UK - Van & Driver
Fareshare UK
Greater Manchester Mayors Charity
Fareshare Uk : Cost of living
Tesco Community Grant
GM BME Network
FS UK - BMH Project
Green Skills Partnership
ZochonisCharitable Trust
FS UK - Food acquisition role
MCC - Our Manchester
WRAP
Young Manchester Covid Recovery
Manchester VCS
Schroder Charitable Trust
Skelton Charity Trust		 01/04/2021
£
256,169		 202
Income
£
965,950		 1/22
Expenditure
£
(1,048,558)		 Transfers
£
(34,906)		 b/f and c/f
31/03/2022
01/04/2022
£
138,655		 Income
£
1,026,273		 202
Expenditure
£
(873,163)		 2/23
Transfers
31/03/2023
£
£
3,883
295,648
3,883
295,648
50,000
1,111,269
-
-		 2/23
Transfers
31/03/2023
£
£
3,883
295,648
3,883
295,648
50,000
1,111,269
-
-		 2/23
Transfers
31/03/2023
£
£
3,883
295,648
3,883
295,648
50,000
1,111,269
-
-
256,169 965,950 (1,048,558) (34,906) 138,655 1,026,273 (873,163)
74,149
705,934		 24,000
-		 -
-		 1,052,756
(705,934)		 1,150,905
-		 - (89,636)
-
780,083 24,000 - 346,822 1,150,905 - (89,636) 50,000 1,111,269
43,968
4,435		 67,088
174,839		 (107,656)
(14,166)		 (2,600)
(5,000)		 800
160,108		 131,265
57,822		 (125,979)
(217,930)		 (3,883)
2,203
-
-
(3,883)
2,203
-
-
(50,000)
-
-
-
(50,000)
-
-
-
-
(3,883)
2,203
-
1,409,120
48,403 241,927 (121,822) (7,600) 160,908 189,087 (343,909)
6,297
-		 -
300,000		 (3,981)
-		 (2,316)
(300,000)		 -
-		 -
50,000
-		 -
-
-
6,297 - (3,981) (302,316) - 50,000 -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
54,700 241,927 (125,803) (309,916) 160,908 239,087 (343,909)
1,090,952 1,207,877 (1,174,361) (344,822) 1,450,468 1,265,360 (1,217,072)
01/04/2019
£
4,435
-
-
-
-		 202
Income
£
-
164,841
5,000
4,998
2,000		 1/22
Expenditure
£
(4,435)
(4,733)
-
(4,998)
-		 Transfers
£
-
-
(5,000)
-
(2,000)		 b/f and c/f
31/03/2022
01/04/2022
£
-
160,108
-
-
-		 Income
£
6,208
51,614
-
-
-		 202
Expenditure
£
(6,208)
(211,722)		 2/23
Transfers
31/03/2022
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(3,883)
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,203
(3,883)
2,203
4,435 174,839 (14,166) (5,000) 160,108 57,822 (217,930)
u
10,855
10,000
4,985
2,482
11,087
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,559
-
-
-		 12,000
-
-
984
-
-
-
-
-
1,500
-
-
19,980
13,069
19,555
-
-
-		 (22,855)
(10,000)
(4,985)
(3,466)
(11,087)
-
-
-
-
(1,500)
-
(4,559)
(19,980)
(10,469)
(18,755)
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(2,600)
-
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
800
-
-
-		 -
-
25,000
1,125
1,000
25,201
12,201
20,000
19,980
19,555
-
5,000
2,203		 -
(25,000)
(1,125)
(1,000)
(25,201)
(12,201)
(20,000)
(19,980)
(16,472)
-
(5,000)
-
43,968 67,088 (107,656) (2,600) 800 131,265 (125,979)

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 2021

14 STATEMENT OF FUNDS (continued)

Transfers

Restricted funds released in prior years were transferred to a designated invested in fixed asset fund to provide future depreciation costs.

Restricted funds

Fareshare GM 22/23 Programme Building Fund Towards future Costs Young Manchester Project finished 31/03/2023 but awaiting a late invoice. The above funds will be spent during 2023/24.

15 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Fund balances at March 31 2023
Fund balances at March 31 2023
are represented by:-
Fixed assets
Net current assets
Creditors due in more than one year
Fund balances at March 31 2022
are represented by:-
Fixed assets
Net current assets
Creditors due in more than one year
Free Reserves:
Net current assets		 Unrestricted Designated
Funds
Funds
£
£
211,219
1,111,269
98,648
-
(14,219)
-		 Restricted
Total
Funds
£
£
-
1,322,488
2,203
100,851
-
(14,219)
295,648
1,111,269		 2,203
1,409,120
108,457
1,150,905
44,417
-
(14,219)
-		 -
1,259,362
160,908
205,325
-
(14,219)
138,655
1,150,905		 160,908
1,450,468
2023
£
98,648		 2022
£
44,417

16 RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASHFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income/(expenditure)
Add back depreciation
Deduct interest income shown in investing activities
Deduct profit/add back losses on disposals of FA
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities		 (41,348)
359,516
74,723
45,774
-
-
-
-
(18,872)
100,629
23,983
(57,369)
38,486
448,550

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17 MOVEMENT IN NET DEBT

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand
Debt
Finance lease obligations
Loans
Cash and cash equivalents net of debt		 at 31/3/22
cashflows
£
£
249,002
(107,356)
(7,993)
7,993
(14,219)
-
(22,212)
7,993
226,790		 New
borrowing
s
£
-		 other non
cash
as 31/3/23
£
£
-
141,646
-
-		 -
-
-
(14,219)
- -
(14,219)
127,427

There were no: acquisitions or disposals of subsidiaries; foreign exchange movements; or market value changes in the period.

18 CONSTITUTION

The Company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. In the event of the Company being wound up the members are committed to contributing £1 each.

19 TAXATION

The company is a registered charity and is entitled to claim annual exemption from UK corporation tax under sections 466 to 477 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.

20 CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

The company had the following capital commitments at the year end:
Authorised and committed
Authorised but not committed		 2023
2022
£
£
-
-
-
-
-

21 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations.

Brigit Egan, Andrew Chicken and Shirley Jones are trustees of Emerge 3Rs and Non - Executive directors of Emerge Recycling Ltd ( A community Benefit Society). Jayrissa Thompson and Lucy Danger are both executive directors of emerge recycling whilst also being key management personel/employees of Emerge 3rs, Emerge recycling trades with emerge 3Rs. During the year Emerge 3rs paid £5,836 for services and recharged £85,999 for costs.

22 OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

The company had no annual commitments under operating leases at the year end.

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