Charity Number: 1136596 Website: www.sanktus.org Email: sanktus.welfare@gmail.com Address: 4 Lady Margaret Road London NW5 2XT **Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2024** ## **Our objectives** SanKTus' objectives are the relief of poverty through advice & practical support to vulnerable people in Kentish Town and Camden. We provide meals, showers and clothes, befriending & referrals into statutory and community-based services. We provide activities to improve the health and wellbeing of elders in the local community, including bingo, a two course meal and chair based exercises. There are a significant number of our service users from an Irish background but all are welcome, ## **Our organisation** The charity had the following 6 trustees in the year 2023/2024: - Margaret Harvey - chair - Rev John Deehan - Stuart Garner - Allison Havey - Jennifer Rossiter - René van Velzen - treasurer Richard Mallon has been leading the activities in his role as Welfare Coordinator. SanKTus had the help of approx, 47 volunteers to support all the activities. We depend on volunteers to help us organise our food, shower and clothing services and to take time to engage in conversation with our guests, ## **Our activities and achievements in this period** ## **The Welfare Project** The Welfare project continues to provide essential services designed to enhance the well-being of the community's most vulnerable members There is a mix of people who attend from pensioners in poverty to those who are socially isolated and those who are rough sleeping. On Wednesday`s, approximately 34 people attend for sandwiches and refreshments, engaging in conversation with volunteers and staff also listening to music. During these sessions, we also distribute clothing and toiletries. We were fortunate to receive 70 winter coats from Wrap Up London all were handed out to service users. **Page** 1 **of 4** Charity Number: 1136596 Website: www.sanktus.org Email: sanktus.welfare@gmail.com Address: 4 Lady Margaret Road London NW5 2XT **Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2024** Sunday remains our busiest day, with an average of 67 individuals dining indoors for a hot meal and an additional 11 collecting takeaway food. There is also an average of 8 people who take a hot shower each Sunday. Throughout the week, we offer welfare support, including assistance with Universal Credit applications and referrals to both statutory and non-statutory services. Our ongoing partnership with Caritas (Diocese of Westminster) enables us to assist individuals facing financial hardship by providing supermarket food vouchers. Additionally, the Welfare Project distributes non-perishable food whenever supplies are available and continues to support those experiencing food insecurity with food bank vouchers. Over the past year, at least 188 individuals have accessed one or more of these vital services. ## **Tuesday Club** The Tuesday Club remains a welcoming and supportive space for local pensioners, offering a warm and friendly environment. Each session begins with refreshments, followed by a game of bingo, a nutritious two-course meal, and an afternoon of chairbased exercise. On average, 26 individuals attend each week. A significant number of attendees come from an Irish background, with many experiencing social isolation and living alone. The club provides a vital opportunity for social interaction, fostering a sense of community while promoting both physical and mental well-being. The chair-based exercise sessions which on average 14 people attend, continue to be highly valued, with local GP surgeries referring patients through social prescribing initiatives. These sessions help improve mobility, enhance balance, and reduce the risk of falls. Over time, the Tuesday Club has developed into a caring and close-knit network, ensuring that members who unexpectedly miss a session are checked on. Throughout the day, the Welfare Coordinator is also available to offer advice and support. **Page** 2 **of 4** Charity Number: 1136596 Website: www.sanktus.org Email: sanktus.welfare@gmail.com Address: 4 Lady Margaret Road London NW5 2XT **Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2024** ## **Funding and support** Both the Welfare Project and the Tuesday Club receive invaluable funding from the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme, Veritas Investment, and Awards for All. We deeply appreciate this generous support. Additionally, heartfelt thanks go to the Aeolian Sinfonia, who organize several fundraising concerts throughout the year, and to Gail’s Bakery, who kindly donate bread and cakes twice a week. Their ongoing contributions play a crucial role in the success of the project. SanKTus is supported throughout the year by a variety of organizations, including Wrap Up London, Caritas, the SVP, and the local community centre. We would like to extend special thanks to all the volunteers who generously give their time and energy. Without their hard work and dedication, the success of this project would not be possible. ## **Our finances** SanKTus has been supported with grants from the Embassy of Ireland, The National ottery, Caritas, Irish in Britain and private donations within this financial year. ## **Receipts & Payments** **----- Start of picture text -----**
£60,000
£50,000
£40,000
£30,000
£53,165
£46,501
£20,000
£10,000
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This year the receipts were higher than the outgoing payments resulting in an increase of our balance of £6,664. The main reason for this is due to two very generous donations from private donors. **Page** 3 **of 4** Charity Number: 1136596 Website: www.sanktus.org Email: sanktus.welfare@gmail.com Address: 4 Lady Margaret Road London NW5 2XT **Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2024** SanKTus aims to have a reserve of approximate 20% of annual payments at the end of the financial year. This is based on the receipt of the Grant from the Embassy of Ireland in July or August. SanKTus needs to have enough funds left for at least 2-3 months of payments. At the end of this financial year there was a reserve of 25,795 not including restricted funds, which is above the target and covers approximately 5- 6 months of payments. SanKTus has only a small number of major donors and when one of these donors falls away the ongoing activities can only continue in its current form for a short period. It is also important to note that approx. 80% of the payments go to salaries of our co-ordinator and to a lesser extend our cook and keep-fit instructor. Without our co-ordinator we would not be able to provide the services that we do throughout the year ## **Declarations** **The chair of the trustees declares that the trustees have approved the above trustees’ report.** **Signed on behalf of the chair of the trustees:** |**Signature**|**Signature**
Margaret Harvey| |---|---| |**Full name**|**Full name**
Margaret Harvey| |**Date**|
25/02/2025| **Page** 4 **of 4** ||**Charity Name**|||||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**SanKtus**|||||**1136596**||| ||**Receipts and payments accounts**|||||||**CC16a**| ||**For the period**
**from**|**For the period**|Period start date
**01/07/2023**||**To**|Period end date
**30/06/2024**||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**||**Last year**| ||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**||||||||| |Government of Ireland; Emigrant Support
Programme
**-**
**29,384**
**-**
**29,384**
**25,825**
GiveClarity
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,000**
Awards for All Grant
**-**
**10,000**
**-**
**10,000**
**-**
Caritas St John Southworth Grant
**-**
**1,200**
**-**
**1,200**
**-**
Grant Irish in Britain
**-**
**1,000**
**-**
**1,000**
**-**
Donations
**9,486**
**9,486**
**900**
Transfer Bingo & Keep Fit to CAF Account
**2,002**
**-**
**-**
**2,002**
**1,261**
CAF Bank Interest
**76**
**-**
**-**
**76**
**67**
Shopping refund
**18**
**-**
**-**
**18**
**32**
Telephony refund
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**134**
**_Sub total_ 11,581**
**41,584**
**-**
**53,165**
**38,219**
**A2 Asset and investment sales, etc.**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_**
**11,581**
**41,584**
**-**
**53,165**
**38,219**
~~mueees~~||||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 19/04/2022 1 |**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**A3 Payments**|||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Grant Embassy of Ireland Repay|**-**|
|**464**|











|**-**|








|**464**|








|| |**Tuesday Club - Irish in Britain**|||||||||| |Keep Fit Tutor|**640**||**1,000**||**-**||**1,640**||**1,320**| |**Total Irish in Britain funding -Tuesday Club**|**640**||**1,000**||||||| |**Tuesday Club - ESP Funding**||








|||||||| |Salary cook|**43**||**2,199**||**-**||**2,242**||**1,549**| |Food for guests|**52**||**2,760**||**-**||**2,812**||**2,574**| |Materials & equipment|**67**||**220**||**-**||**287**||**230**| |**Total ESP funding -Tuesday Club**|**162**||**5,179**||||||| |**Welfare Project - ESP Funding**|||||||||| |Salary coordinator|**3,581**||**19,500**||**-**||**23,081**||**17,814**| |Food for guests & cleaning materials|**95**||**2,775**||**-**||**2,870**||**2,791**| |Takeaway|**-**||**-**||||||**408**| |Operational Costs|**139**||**800**||**-**||**939**||**294**| |Governance|**13**||**600**||**-**||**613**||**322**| |Refuse Collection|**330**||**-**||**-**||**330**||**259**| |Web & Telephony Welfare|**60**||**530**||**-**||**590**||**673**| |**Total ESP funding - Welfare Project**|**4,218**|





|**24,205**|






||

||



|| |**Awards for All**|||||||||| |Salary Wefare project coordinator - part funding|**-**||**-**||||||**4,562**| |Volunteer Coordinator Salary|**-**||**8,985**||||**8,985**||**10,171**| |Volunteer Expenses|**-**||**89**||||**89**||**196**| |**Total Awards for all**|**-**||**9,074**||||||| |**Caritas St John Southworth Grant**|||||||||| |Salary coordinator - part funding|**-**||**1,500**||**-**||**1,500**||| |**Total Caritas St John Southworth Grant**|||**1,500**||||||| |Bank Account Fees|**60**||**-**||**-**||**60**||**63**| |**_Sub total_ **|**5,080**||**41,422**||**-**||**46,502**||**41,906**| |**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**
**etc.**
**_Total payments_**|||||||**-**
**46,502**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**5,080**||**41,422**||**-**||||| ||**5,080**||**41,422**||**-**||**46,502**||**41,906**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 19/04/2022 2 |**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|**Section A Receipts and payments - continued**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**6,501**
**-**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**162**
**-**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**

**6,663**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**6,501**||**162**||**-**||
**6,663**||**- 3,687**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Government of Ireland**-**Carried forward|**-**|



|464|

|**-**||464|



|**402**| |Awards for All**-**Carried forward|||||||||**11,916**| |Unrestricted balance Carried forward|19,594||||**-**||19,594||**12,748**| |Rounding difference|-||||**-**||-||**- 1**| |**Cash funds reported lastyear end**|**19,594**||**464**||**-**||**20,058**||**25,065**| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**19,594**||**464**||**-**||**20,058**||**25,065**| |**_Cash funds this year end_**|**26,095**||**626**||**-**||**26,721**||**21,378**| CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 19/04/2022 3 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|Signature
Margaret Harvey
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Awards for All - Carried forward
**CAF Bank Current Account**
**Deposits in safe (office OLHC)**
Unrestricted|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**25,795**
**-**
**-**
**926**
**-**
**25,795**
**926**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**René van Velzen**
Print Name
**Margaret Harvey**|**Total funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**26,721**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||Margaret Harvey|**Margaret Harvey**|25/02/2025| |||**René van Velzen**|25/02/2025| CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 19/04/2022 4 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustses SanKTus On accounts for the year ended 30th June 2024 Charty no 1136596 Set out on pages Receipts and payments accounts CC16a pages 1-4 I report to the trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the above charity ('Ihe th Trusl.) for the year ended 30 June 2024. Responslbllltles As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in anttbasis of accordance with the requiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). roport I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried oul under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission under section 145(5Mb) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have corne to examlner's my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that statement in, any material respect: the accounting records were nol kept in accordance with seclion 130 of Ihe Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with Ihe accounling records. I have no eoncems and have come across no other matters In connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: lo //2ozs Name: David 8etts Relevant pr¢)fossional qualrfi¢ation(s): ACMA - Qualified. Address: 167 Bracknock Road N19 SAB London