## **Sale West Community Urban Trust**
## **Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Sale West Community Urban Trust**
for the year ended 31 December 2023
## **Chair:**
Revd. Stephen Rankin 44 Moss Lane Sale M33 6GD
## **Bank:**
Nat West Bank School Road Sale Cheshire M33 7ZA
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## **Sale West Community Urban Trust**
## **Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2023**
## **1. OBJECT & PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT**
The object of the Trust is to relieve the needs of children, their families and carers in such ways as the trustees think fit with a view to developing their physical, mental, emotional, economic, spiritual and intellectual capabilities, and that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society, and that their conditions of life may be improved.
## **2. REVIEW OF THE YEAR**
This 13[th] full year of the Sale West Community Urban Trust has seen further development in the work of our two part time Families and Children’s worker posts filled by Shauna Hancock (focussing on Children and Youth) and Carol Dodgson (Community Engagement Officer). Shauna left her post part way through the year and we have been without a children’s worker for the rest of the year.
## **2.1 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY**
## **ROC Mentoring**
Carol has seen one family engage with ROC Mentoring, and they have been allocated mentors. The formal ROC mentoring programme is being wound up as other initiatives are reaching a wider audience.
## **Keep Calm and Craft and The Oddballs**
Keep Calm and Craft and The Oddballs crochet group are going well. Both groups are aimed at the vulnerable and socially isolated and seek to provide a community of people to help people.
All the mentors that Carol has recruited are Sale and Sale West residents who are experienced and wellconnected.
Carol has started an additional new craft group meeting weekly at Sale West Community Centre.
## **Men’s Group**
Carol has recruited Joel White, a trained counsellor, to head up a men’s group that can meet to play board games, do garden projects, support one another and build social skills.
## **Healing Hearts project**
Healing Hearts is a bereavement group that continues to meet once a month. It is a partnership project between the social prescribers, St Mary’s church, St Martin’s church and SWCUT. The project is well established and valued by the folk who come along.
## **2.2 CHURCH WORK WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES**
## **Junior Church**
Junior church has struggled in the absence of a leader and has become an ad hoc group. We have appointed a replacement leader at the beginning of 2024.
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## **Houseparty**
In May there was a weekend away for children, young people and their families, may of whom would not have a holiday in the course of a year. There were 11 adults and 11 children present, most of whom were contacts from the weekly Sale West craft group.
## **3. PARTNERSHIPS**
We work alongside a number of local partners: the Sale Health Visitor team, Silk Elephant, Trafford’s Place Based Integration Service, Firs Primary School, Sale West Community Church, Butterflies Preschool Group, the Foodbank, Social Services, Trafford Parent and Young People Partnership, Trafford Social Care, St Martin’s church and Delamere School. Local doctors & social partners refer people to the Keep Calm & Craft group. We continue to have strong links with Transforming Lives Together in Chester Diocese.
## **4. INDUCTION AND TRAINING**
Carol is up to date with safeguarding training.
## **5. GRANTS RECEIVED**
We gratefully acknowledge grants from the National Lottery Community Fund RC North West Region programme, The Willats Trust, The Charity Service, Asda Local Community Grant, Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund, Skipton Building Society, The Edwards Gostling Foundation and St Mary’s Magdalene, Ashton on Mersey which have supported our work this year. Restricted income is held in restricted funds and has enabled our work in the community listed in section 2.1 plus some salary costs for church work from section 2.2. Unrestricted income funds most of our church work plus some salary costs for our work in the community.
## **6. RESERVES**
We hold cash at the bank of £11,326 of which £3,288 relates to unrestricted funds and £8,038 relates to restricted funds.
SWCUT seeks to maintain 6 months of regular expenditure in our reserves, which we use for working capital to balance our income and expenditure streams. At the end of 2023 we held reserves of 3.1 months.
We expect further grants from the National Lottery Community Fund (£20,000 a year for 3 years starting in September 2023) and St Mary Magdalene church (£7,000 a year), and continually seek new grants to finance our work. We only spend resources according to the grants received, and have been able to successfully obtain grants since our formation in 2011.
This is the thirteenth year of operation and the trustees are confident that there are sufficient reserves to support ongoing commitments for the next twelve months.
## **6. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT**
The governing document is the constitution adopted by the Committee of five Trustees at the inaugural meeting held at 44 Moss Lane, Sale, Cheshire M33 6GD on 25 July 2010. The charity was registered on 11 August 2010. The Charity did not become active until 1 January 2011.
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Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meeting held in June. All trustees give their time voluntarily and received no remuneration or other benefits.
## _**7**_ **. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS**
The following are Trustees:
Revd Stephen Rankin, Chair Revd Anees Gill, Secretary Kathryn Kirby Peter Langley Brian Macfaden, Treasurer Bella Okpalugo
## **8. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT OF THE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
Under charity law, the trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements for each financial year which properly present the state of affairs of the charity and of the excess of income over expenditure for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, generally accepted accounting practice entails that the trustees:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether the financial statements comply with the trust deed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue its activities.
The trustees are required to act in accordance with the trust deed of the charity, within the framework of trust law. They are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, sufficient to disclose at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time, and to enable the trustees to ensure that, where any statements of accounts are prepared by them under section 132(1) of the Charities Act 2011, as amended by the Charities Act 2022, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
On behalf of the Trust
Revd. Stephen Rankin Chair
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SALE WEST COMMUNITY URBAN TRUST**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023 set out on pages 6 to 11.
## RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT.
As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act: or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**Note **
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
2
Voluntary income (direct giving)
Other voluntary income
Fund raising events
Income from charitable activities
Other income
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES USED**
3
Cost of generating funds
Charitable activities
Other resources used
**TOTAL RESOURCES USED**
Net incoming resources
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Balances brought forward at 1 January
**Balances carried forward at 31**
**December**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2022**
**£**
399
323
722
170
-
30,367
30,367
33,600
-
824
824
1,138
-
920
920
630
-
-
-
135|
|---|---|
||**£399**
**£32,434**
**£32,833**
**£35,673**|
||-
-
-
-
11,622
18,867
30,489
33,998
1,136
782
1,918
2,422|
||**£12,758**
**£19,649**
**£32,407**
**36,420**|
||-12,359
12,785
426
-747|
||**-12,359**
**12,785**
**426**
**-747**
15,647
-4,747
10,900
11,647|
||**£3,288**
**£8,038**
**£11,326**
**£10,900**|
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## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2023**
|**Note**
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
6
Short term deposits at bank
Cash in hand
LIABILITIES
Amounts falling due within
one year
7
NET ASSETS
5
FUNDS
Unrestricted
8
Restricted
9|**2023**
**£**
**2022**
**£**|
|---|---|
||-
109
11,099
13,432
227
359|
||£11,326
£13,900
-
-3,000|
||£11,326
£10,900|
||3,288
15,647
8,038
-4,747|
||£11,326
£10,900|
Approved by the Trustees on 4[th] March 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
Revd Stephen Rankin (Chair) Revd Anees Gill (Secretary and Trustee)
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these accounts.
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## **SALE WEST COMMUNITY URBAN TRUST**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **NOTE 1 - ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP(FRS102).
The charity first became active from 1 January 2011.
## **Funds**
Unrestricted funds represent the funds of the Sale West Community Urban Trust (SWCUT) that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the SWCUT. These include funds designated for a particular purpose by the SWCUT.
For restricted funds incoming resources which are received in an accounting period prior to the time in which the expenditure can take place are accounted for as deferred income and recognised as a liability until the accounting period in which the expenditure takes place.
The purpose of any restricted funds is noted in the accounts. Those funds are only spent in accordance with the terms and conditions of each one.
The accounts include transactions, assets and liabilities for which the SWCUT can be held responsible.
## **Incoming Resources**
_Voluntary income and capital sources_
Donations are recognised when received.
Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when claimable.
Grants to the SWCUT are released to income as soon as the terms and conditions relating to the grant have been met or as soon as the specific activity has commenced.
Funds raised by events are accounted for gross as received.
## **Current assets**
Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit at the bank.
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## **NOTE 2 - INCOMING RESOURCES**
|2(a) Voluntary income (direct giving)
Planned giving
Donations
Income tax recovered on Gift Aid
2(b) Other voluntary income - Grants
St Marys PCC
National Lottery Community Fund
Willats Trust
The Charity Service
Asda Local Community Grant
Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund
Skipton Building Society
The Edwards Gostling Foundation
TCG Winter Resilience
Trafford Neighbourhood
Our Sale West
Irwell Valley Housing Association
2(c) Activities for generating funds
Fund Raising Events
2(d) Receipts from charitable activities
Fees for Administration Services
Income from Activities
2(e) Other income
Job Retention Scheme
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2022**
**£**
-
-
-
-
399
323
722
170
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||**399**
**323**
**722**
**170**|
||-
7,000
7,000
7,000
-
10,000
10,000
10,000
-
2,667
2,667
8,000
-
3,000
3,000
-
-
500
500
-
-
700
700
-
-
3,000
3,000
-
-
3,500
3,500
-
-
-
-
6,000
-
-
-
2,000
-
-
-
250
-
-
-
350|
||**-**
**30,367**
**30,367**
**33,600**|
||-
824
824
1,138|
||-
-
-
-
-
920
920
630|
||**-**
**920**
**920**
**-**|
||-
-
-
135|
|||
||**£399**
**£32,434**
**£32,833**
**£35,673**|
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## **NOTE 3 - RESOURCES USED**
|3(a) Cost of generating funds
Advertising/Publicity
3(b) Charitable Activities
Salaries
Pensions
Working expenses
Events running costs & resources
3(c) Other Resources Used
Insurance
Administration
Professional Fees
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
**NOTE 4 - STAFF COSTS**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2022**
**£**
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||11,370
9,215
20,585
26,919
99
269
368
433
49
77
126
168
104
9,306
9,410
6,478|
||**11,622**
**18,867**
**30,489**
**33,998**|
||485
728
1,213
1,381
651
54
705
1,041|
||**1,136**
**782**
**1,918**
**2,422**|
|||
||**£12,758**
**£19,649**
**£32,407**
**£36,420**|
|||
|Salaries and National Insurance
Pension contributions
Total Staff Costs|2023
£
2022
£
20,585
26,919
368
433|
|---|---|
||£20,952
£27,352|
During the year the Trust paid the salaries of two part time staff, none of whom earned £60,000 p.a. or more. No trustee or related party to the trustees was paid any remuneration.
Procedures set out in our Conflict of Interest Policy have been followed in any matter involving a related party to a trustee.
One member of staff was on the part-time Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) during January 2022 and we claimed appropriate payments from HMRC. These are entered in the accounts as Other income.
|Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims
**NOTE 5 - ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND**
Current assets – Fund balance|2023
£
2022
£
-
135
Unrestricted
Funds £
Restricted
Funds £
Total 2023
£|2023
£
2022
£|
|---|---|---|
|||-
135|
||£3,288
£8,038
£11,326||
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## **NOTE 6 - DEBTORS**
|Debtors
**IABILITIES**
Accrued Income|2023
£
2022
£|
|---|---|
||-
109|
||
2023
£
2022
£|
||-
3,000|
## **NOTE 7 - LIABILITIES**
## **NOTE 8 - UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**
|**RESTRICTED FUNDS**||
|---|---|
|Balance brought forward at 1 January
Unrestricted Funds
Surplus (Deficit) in year
Balance carried forward at 31 December|2023
£
2022
£
15,647
12,928|
||15,647
12,928|
||-12,359
2,719|
||£3,288
£15,647|
## **NOTE 9 - RESTRICTED FUNDS**
||Balance at|Receipts|Payments|Balance at|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||1/1/2023|||31/12/2023|
||£|£|£|£|
|ASDA Local Community Grant|-|500|216|284|
|Edward Gosling Foundation|-|3,500|2,990|510|
|Irwell Valley – warm space|141|-|141|-|
|Mentoring Programme|-6,595|9,767|3,095|77|
|National Lottery Community Fund|-|10,000|4,192|5,808|
|Our Sale West – Living Rooms|131|-|131|-|
|Skipton Building Society|-|3,000|1,641|1,359|
|The Charity Service|-|3,000|3,000|-|
|Trafford Inclusive Neighbourhood|1,576|-|1,576|-|
|Willats Trust - Children Worker’s|-|2,667|2,667|-|
|Salary|||||
||**-£4,747**|**£32,434**|**£19,649**|**£8,038**|
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