## **BRANSGORE CHURCHES COFFEE HOUSE** ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR TO 30 NOVEMBER 2023** |**FOOD**
**DRINKS**
**OTHER**
**TOTAL**
**Trading**
Sales
10,977
17,041
627
28,645
Purchases
4,180
3,514
289
7,983
Gross Profit
6,797
13,527
338
**20,662**
GP%
61.9%
79.4%
53.9%
72.1%
**Expenditure**
Rent of Premises
4,800
Water Rates
252
Establishment Expenses
294
Business Rates
106
Electricity
1,334
Consumables
866
Card Handling Charges
292
Insurance
356
Printing & Stationery
145
Repairs and Renewals
1690
Telephone
506
Waste Disposal
750
Miscellaneous Expenses
927
Staff Costs
12,813
**Total Trading Expenditure**
**25,131**
**TRADING DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR TO 30 NOVEMBER 2023**
**(4,469)**
**Building Repairs and Renovations**
**12,364**
**(16,833)**
**Other Income**
Tips
518
Sale of Coffee Machine
Donations
8,855
Grants
2,700
Gift Aid
325
**TOTAL OTHER INCOME**
**12,398**
**NET DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR TO 3O NOVEMBER 2023**
**(4,435)**|_2021/22_
_27,540_
_8,280_
**_19,260_**
_1_
_4,771_
_215_
_191_
_1,099_
_349_
_152_
_3,194_
_813_
_696_
_1,671_
_11,725_
_24,876_
_(5,616)_
_(5,616)_
_500_
_25_
_2,667_
_3,192_
_(2,424)_| |---|---| These accounts have been prepared on a cash basis Page 1 ## **BRANSGORE CHURCHES COFFEE HOUSE BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 NOVEMBER 2023** |**Capital and Reserves**|||| |---|---|---|---| |Retained at Brought Forward 1 December 2022|||16,034| |Less: Excess of Expenditure over Income|for the Year||4,435| |Carried Forward 30 November 2023|||£11,599| |**Represented by:-**|||| |Balance at Bank|10,672||| |Cash in Hand|51||| |Trading Stock|817||| |Payments in Transit|88||| |Gift Cards|(29)||| ||||£11,599| These accounts have been prepared on a cash basis Page 1 ## **Bransgore Churches Together Coffee House** Registered Charity Number 1133247 ## **Annual Report for the year ended 30[th] November 2023** This has been an exciting year for the Coffee House and has seen the successful refurbishment of the shop resulting in many positive comment and much easier access for all. Our financial position seems secure and we continue to provide a warm and welcoming place for the Bransgore community in line with our Christian ethos. **Trustees -** During the year Phil Cole retired as Treasurer and Trustee. Phil Dixon stepped down as Chairman and Trustee. Liz Ramsbottom became acting Chair and we welcomed Tim Kettle as the new Treasurer, and Andi Norton, Anne-Marie Thomson and Debbie Sherwin as Trustees. In the coming year Liz Ramsbottom will stand down as acting Chair and Trustee. Her place to be taken by Andi Norton. Authorised bank signatories are Tim Kettle, Jenny Hutchins, Vicky Stimpson and Anne-Marie Thomson. **Refurbishment** – This year we reached the financial position where we felt able to undertake some necessary refurbishments to the shop. These included updated electrics, new back door and door frame, replacement shop front, maintenance/replacement of WC and basin, new flooring, new cupboards under the counter and redecoration. **Price rise and cost management** - Rising costs caused us to increase our prices. Our prices still represent excellent value for money in line with our ethos as a Christian community coffee house. All purchase and expenditure is carefully reviewed. We are thankful for the ongoing generosity of the people of Bransgore. **Staff and Volunteers** - Our Manager Vicky Stimpson continues to manage the day-to-day running of the Coffee House. She is supported by volunteers who work in the Coffee House and who bake cakes/soups. We also welcome volunteers from the Fortune Centre and Duke of Edinburgh Award Students. It is an on-going challenge to find new volunteers. **Promotion** – Our promotional activities continue and this year we have launched a new website and put extra effort into raising our profile via social media. **Activities** - Re-opening event with Desmond Swayne, King’s Coronation special event, Bransgore Fun Day, Christmas Carols and light switch-on, Christmas Lunch, Venue for monthly Police surgery, Memory Club and various ad-hoc meeting groups. Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Bransgore Churches Coffee House I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 3￿ November 2023 Re5pertive responslbllltle5 of trustees and examlner As the trustees of the Bran58ore Churche5 Coffee House you are Tesp)nsible for the preparation of the accounts. You consider that an audit is not required for thls yeèr under sett￿n 43121 of the Charities Art 1993 Ithe 1993 Artl and that an inde￿ndent examination is needed.0 It is my responsibilty to: Èxamine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act. follow the procedures laid down in the General Directrons given by the Chèrity CommissK)n under sett￿￿ 4317llbl of the 1993 Act: and state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examinee5 report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting record5 kept by the Bransgore Churches Coffee House and comparison of the accounts presented wrth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual stems or discbosure5 in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The prO￿dureS undertaken do not provide 311 the evbdence that would be required in an audit, and consequentty no opinion t5 gwen as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view., and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examlnerfs statement In connettion wich my examination. no matter has come to my attention- l. whKh gives me reasonable caijse to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act: and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and compty with the atcounting requirements of the 1993 Art have not been met,. or 2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reached. Jason Coltman 11 Rufford Gardens Tuckton Bournemouth BH6 3HX fvkn., ?.