REACHING HIGHER
Report and unaudited Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2020
Charity number 1137915
Company nwnljer 07266483

REACHING HIGHER
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Contents
Legal and administrative information
Report of the trustees
Independent Examinerfs report
Statement of financial adivibes
2-6
Balan￿ sheet
Cash Flow statement
10
Notes to the financial statements
11-20

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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Mr M Rufus
Ms H Thomas
Mr V Thiyagarajah
Ms N Oyebade (resigned 12 March 2020)
Ms C Tobierre (resigned 21 February 2020)
Ms E Barlow (appointed 12 March 2020)
Mr W Dalziel (appointed 12 March 2020)
Mr M King (appointed 12 March 2020)
Ms R Jackson (appointed 26 April 2021)
Registsred Office
South Norwocmj Meth(xJist chU￿h
Suffolk Road
London
SE25 6EG
Bankers
HSBC
54 Woodcote Road
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 ONJ
Independent examiner
Peninsula Accounting Ltd
84 Broad Walk
Rlackheath
London
SE3 8ND
Charity number
1137915
Company number
07266483

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The trLSStees present their report and financial statements for the year ènded 31 December 2020.
Structure Govemance & Management
Constitution
The Charity was established under a MeM￿and￿n of AssoL?aiion and is governed urKler tls Articles of
Association. The Articles were amended on 25 NOVem￿r 2013 to change the chartty name to
Reaching Higher (previously 'Reachin Higherf).
Organisational Structure
The organisation is ultimately managed by the Board of Trustees vthich oversees the work of Reathing
Higher. All major operational and strategic decisions are made by the Board vtho met five times during
the year either in person or via video u)nferencing.
Under the Articles. new Trustees are appointed by the Trustee Board and one third of the members of
the Trustee Board (the longest serving) retsre at each AGM, tNJt are eligible to be wppointed rf they
still qualfy.
The Chief Executive who serves in a voluntary capaaty OVe￿ee$ the financial and practical running of
the Charity, reporting into the Trustees.
Trustees
Tnjstees. who are all Directots of the cunpany, were reLYUited based on their broad rarKJe of skills and
experience: They Ixing a wide range of experien￿ of working with young people on a professional
andlor voluntary basis.
The Trustees confim that they have had due regard to guidance i￿Ued by the Charity Commission
on public benefit when plannirvJ their ot4ec*ves and activrties for the year.
Risk Review
The Trustees consider on an ongoing basis all the major risks the charity is exp¢)sed to vthich are held
on a risk register. Spec￿CallY of note. the TnBtees have developed:
A funding strategy is in pla￿ which seeks to avoid Overrellan￿ on any one source of furKlin9. Reaching
Higher is developing diverse funding streams through a rarNJe of tntsts. govemment agencies,
corporate and personal donors.
A Safeguarding Young People policy has been developed to protect the Charities. benefi￿arTreS as well
as the Charity's volurrteers. This policy ensures all volunteers recerve safeguarding young people
training and are subject to an extended DBS disdosure check.
Annual Report of the Trustees
History and Backgmund
Reaching Higher was founded in May 2010 as an independent youth chanty by Mark & Sherise Hobbs
with the support of volutrteers from the local church. tt was birthed as a response to the Ghallenges
facing young peo￿ in the communty of Croydon and the surrounding Boroughs. Croydon has the
largest number of young people of all the London Boroughs. It is a diverse borough which significant

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income disparity. tt corrtains some more affluent outer sU￿rt)S txrt rt also contains a number of wards
wrth nationally high levels of deprivation (highest >10%) and accompanying issues of teenage
pregnancy. gang and knrfe crime, Substan￿ a*￿e and low aspiration. ft is wrthin this context that
Reaching H￿her was formed to work indusively tArt partM￿larlY targeting those young people most at
risk.
Goals & Summary of Activty
Reaching Higherfs goals are set out in tis goveming d￿ument,. these underpin the operational mission
statement to "challenge young people to be leaders of their own lives." This reflects a desire. not
only to offer a posittve short term impad Lmjt to take a longtbjdinal approath encouraging strong
relationships to ￿ fomed between both our team and young Feople and young people themselves to
best enhan￿ their life chances through adOle￿nCe and beyond.
Reaching Higher operates through a variety of activibes aimed at empowering young people such as
youth dubs and sthemes some with specific interest grou￿ suth as sports, creative and performing
arts and always with a focus on mentoring, skills development in a fun and supportive environment.
Reaching Higher places a particular emtthasis on empowering yourvJ tEople to step up. to take
respon5ibilty within a safe setting and to work together in teams breaking down territorial barriers and
developing community cohesion.
Rèleasing Young People & Developing Leaders
Central to the core of ￿ vision of Reaching HbJher is to identify and supwrt the great potent￿1 in
young people. It is with this in mind that Reaching Higher ts particularly commttted to giving young
people opportunities to lead and to develop life skills which will enable and equip them to take
opportunibes, to develop as leaders both of their own lives and in the wider communty.
Our projects are all shak￿d upon this principle wtrthr a football transferable skElls project, a perfomiing
arts group or a workshop on emtAoyabilrty.
Leadership is a thread that flows through all our projects as wdl as beir¥J ￿ntral to ￿r ￿nMUnty
leadership programmes Foretunners (age 1 &15) and Leaders in Training (LITI (age 16-19). These
leadership programmes worked wtlh over 60 young people in our sessions which operated weekly
during the year and we were able to partner wFlh the GL41London YoLrth Headstart programme for part
of the year. This support gives young peop￿ the opportunty to develop leadership and teamwork skills
as they make the transition from t￿efiCIary to volunteer under the guida￿ of our experienced team.
Developing a Partnership Approxh to Youth Provision
Duting the year we have made signifiont strides in deVelo￿ng our relationships with other like-minded
organisations. We have been able to erMJage in supwrting new communty groups and schoob during
the year. In parts'cular y￿rkIng with Reedham's Children Trust and School Home Support in our sch¢)ol
delivery model has led to the birthing of our Athieving More Prc*Jramme. This programme seeks to
support disadvantaged thildren from primary through to secondary. Reaching Higher delivering the
secondary school element and working dosety with SHS a￿1 Reedham lo look at transition planning.
Partnering with schools has been a signfficant focus and it has been fantastic to develop ￿r existing
partnerships with Oasis schools as well as Shirley High School as well as to build relationships with
local primary schools. Vle are excrted for the potential of collaborating more as an organisation as we
move foThvard with communty organisation5 and churches with whom we have forged strong
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We have also developed new partnerships with funder5 suth as Henry Smith and the City Bridge Trust
as well as continuing to work very dosely with London Youth. Children in Need the Rank Foundation,
Jack Petchey. Garfield Weston, Paul Hamlyn arKd the National Lottery amon9St other.
These relationships have all helFEd to supwt Reaching Higher arK* continue its growth so that we are
in a positi.on to make a svJnifi￿nI p0S￿Ve contrikxrtion to the work which is so greatly needed.
Major Activities in 2020
For us. along with so many organisations. there were two key events which particutarly dominated 2020.
The Covid pandemic and ts PLJblic outcry assoaated with the murder of George Floyd.
Covid Response: Aspiration > Isolation
Qur response to covid was swrft and effective. We moved all our tYoie(*s online in March creating an
'Aspiration>lsolation"
our aspirations will win oui over our isolation. This involved delivering group
leadership sessions. sports tutorials. computer game corrtexts, dance arKI drama workshops, one to
one mentoring online. We even created a youth led weekly news round up for young people on
Instagram giving their take on what's going on and the latest govemmerrt advi￿ and news distilled
down into youth friendly language. Physically we gave out food packages and offered dropin supwrt
and small group sessions as regulations allowed during the summer of 2020.
We did not furfough any staff in this time and this meant our core team worktng extra hard under
significant pressure. We are hugely grateful to the team for their unwavering commtiment at such a
time as this.
Georye Floyd Response- How We Got Here
The tragic death of George Floyd lil a fire around the world and Ét struck a deep chord at the heart of
our organisation. This was a deeply difficutt time for us as a black majority team and for the young
people and families we support. F¢X the RH family, it wasny just about the moment, bul tt was the
recognition of the racial Injusti￿ so many of us fa￿ daily and the need for collecttve understanding,
ownership and action. This process has brought ￿[Sed trauma to the surfa￿. It has been incredibly
painful but wilh it there has been glimmer5 of hoFe that things can and will improve for the generations
that follow. We must as a collective society enS￿e this aThJ our restKJnse in the aftemiath of this was
to develop a programme called H¢JW We Got Here sp￿IficallY targeted at explaining and understsnding
the history of black people in British history both pre and post slavery. Wrth our dedicated volunteer
and former benefiuary. Joshua Garry. a course was run over 5 weeks teaching on this topic online.
Joshua is a History teacher with a specialism in Black British History. Interest forthe course was almost
ovefwhelming and there were over 500 people s￿ned up to the course and it spread throughout the
wider communty. Vthh the support of publishers we gave away over 400 free books on black history
to families.
The feedbad( ofthe course was immense from Feople of all colours (and ages) who were able to reflect
and better appreciate the joumey of black people.
School Provrsion
We continued to offer delivery and educational packs to young people throughout 2020. We delivered
online sessions to children as V￿11 as face to V￿rk shops in ffts and starts where rules allowed.
Despite the challenges and uncertainty month to rnonth of what we could deltver, we are really
pleased to have delivered so many sessions. And moreover that as we exit 2020 we have four strong
secondary partners as well as interest fr¢Jm other se(mJary schools arxl fwr primary schools ready
for partnership delivery to support transition in 2021.
Community Provision
Our communty provision induded school holiday provision. after sthool and evening sessions in
drama. leadership and football. Sadly. V￿ had to cancel our annual residential and other everrts such

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as our football tournament. Hov￿Ver, the work continued and for large parts of the year this migrated
online a￿hOUgh we have been permitted to offer limited bestM)ke support to vulnerable children fa￿ to
fa￿ for significant parts of the year. Our communty provision plans included Holiday Hunger projects
which we are working to exparKI in 2021.
2021 and Beyond
We are under no illusions of the impact of the pandemic both on young people. schools and our own
team. It has been a traumatic season and one which we will ￿ working to address the consequen
of on our education. social skills, employment aThJ mental health for the foreseeable future. We are
deeply committed to this joumey and the organisation has maintained strong links with young people.
its partner funders and schools and fellow communrty organisations such that we are confident we will
be able to do more than ever in the years ahead. It will be tough but th￿ is the tine for organisations
to stand up and make a positive impaci arKI this is what we interKI to do.
What Young People Say Al)out Reaching Higher
Quotes from young peoFAe who have engaged wtlh us across Transferable Skills, After School Club,
Communty & Summer offers:
°Reaching Higher has made a great impad on me during some drfficult moments in my educational
joumey. Before RH started working in our school, I had d[fficult￿S working with teachers and them
taking time to understand. IM)en Reaching Higher came, they asked us about us and our motivation,
immediately creating a comfortable mutual understanding environment..
- T, Footbai Transfe￿able Skills
.1 have enjoyed doing the sessions every ¥￿e￿ l firKI it fun, and I like the aciivities we do. I'm happy
when I come to the sessions because I know I'm going lo have fun, I like the RH team because
they're cool.
- A, Creatives
.1 really like the creatives session, I like the style of how the sessions are done, and l always f￿1 like I
am leaming something new and interesb"ng, I really like some of the creative games we play, because
it's fun and engaging, and everyone has a goc*J time"
G, Creatives
'The things l enjoyed most about summer blilz vms meeting and making new friends and doing
zorbing because it was a Chan￿ to ty Stuff you wouldnm really choose to do, and I liked that we had
dtfferent artivitÉes every day."
- J, RH Hangouts: Summerblitz 2021 Attendee
"I was not very confident when I came to the half temi drama session. I didny feel like myself at the
time. By the end of the fiTSt session. I was more Comfortab￿ with everyo￿ and by the second session
I was feeling a lot more confident. sin￿ starting drama sessions wtih Reaching higher toth
Transferable skills and the half temi wotkshops, I have ￿en feeling a lot happier. I have noticed my
behaviour has changed for the positive and I feel humble. Before I would ty to be overconfident to
compensate for my lad( of confKIen￿. Now I feel a lot more balanced and grounded in myself..
N. Stages Transferable Skills Workshop

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Flnancial review
In this year Reathing Higher had in(x)mirKJ resources of £439,421 against expenditure of
£352.294. The nel surplus for the year was £87.127 arKJ the reseNes at the end of the financial year
were £255.492.
The chanty wish to thank the supwrt of both individuals. companies and 9rantfunders who have funded
the work of the charity during the year. Our grant fijnders include Reedham Children's Trust, The Paul
Hamlyn Foundation, Greater London Authonty. BBC Chiklren in Need, Lloyds, Chantable Trust, Jack
Petchey Foundation. Cty Bridge Trust, Henry Smith. London Youth, The Rank Foundation, The Big
Lottery, Croydon Council, Garfield Weston
Reserves policy
The Trustees, policy is to ensure there are sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet the Company's
urrent commrtments wtth an intention that there should ￿ three to six months of total expenditure
covered by unrestncted rese￿es. The trustees acknowledge the sockal impact of ceasing projects
through lack of funding. Our benefi￿aT￿ are often the wdims of inconsistent support and presen￿ in
their lives. Our goal is to be a sustained consistent Vol￿ of hope in their lives which can be chaotic. In
order to manage this risk, the trustees seek to ensure suffiuent unrestricted funding is available to
maintain su￿sS projects through any periods where for some reason funding has teen cut and we
are in the process of securing further funding for that programme.
Trustees, responsibilities for the financial statements
The Trustees (who are also diredors of Reathir¥J Higher the purposes of company law) are
responsible fLY preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and Unrted Kingdom Accounting StaThJarts (United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounkn"ng Practi￿).
Company law requi￿$ the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which gsve
a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and
application of resources, induding the income and expenditure. of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these finanual statements. the TnBtees are required to".
select surtable accounb.ng policies and apply them (x)nsistently:
obsepie the methcmjs and prtnciples in the Charities SORP.,
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent"
state wh￿ther applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed. subipd to any material
departures disdosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the financial statements on the going cOn￿M basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charitable company will conts.nue ils operatsons.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable
accuracy the finanoal 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 charttable company and hen￿ for taking reasonaLle steps for the prevention of fraud and other
irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordan￿ wtih the Statement of Recommended Pradice."
Accounting and Reporting by Chartties (revised 2005) and in accordan￿ wrth the special provisions of
Part 15 of the Companies Act 20[￿ relating to small entities.
Approved by the Trustees on 10
mber
and signed on their behalf by:.

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INDEPENDENT EMMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
I report to the charity trustees of Reathing Higher ((tsrity number 1137915, Company number 07266483) on
my examinats.on of the accounts of the Company for the year erKl&J 31 D￿mber 2020 set out on pages 8-
20.
Responsibilities and basis of the report
As the charity's trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the ￿MpanY for the purposes
of company law). you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006 {1he 20(￿ Acr).
Having s*'sfied myselfthat the accounts of the Ccffnpany aTe rK)t required to be audited for this year
under Part 16 of the 2006 Act arKI are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my
examination of your charitys accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011
{'the 2011 Acn. In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charty
Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 ACL
Independent Examinerfs Statement
The charl￿S gross income exceeded £250.000 l am qualified to undertake the examination by
being a qualified member of the Instiiute of Chartered Accountsnts in England arKI Wales (ICAEW).
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have 1x￿e to my attention
which gives me cause to believe thaL'
. accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006" or
. the accounts do not accord with such records" or
. the accounts do not compty wilh relevant accounb.ng requirements under section 396 of the
Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the aco)unts give a 'true and faif view
which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination,. or
. the accounts have not been prepared in aC￿rdan￿ with the Charities SORP (FRS102).
I have no cOn￿mS 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.
Name:
Georgina Sthoeb FCA
Relevant professional qualificatson or bcty. Chartered acc4)untsnt (ICAEW)
Address:
Peninsula AccourrtirKJ Ltd
84 Broad Walk
Lor)don
SE3 8ND
Date:
10 Septemt*r 2021

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
{INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
Notes Un￿Strided Restrlcted
fvnds
funds
Year to
31/12f20
Year to
to 31/12119
Income:
Donations and grants
Income from charitable activities
Investrnent income
927
927
1,191
Total income
168 175
439421
Expenditure
Costs of raÈsing funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
6.200
6.200
1,270
Total expenditure
Net transfer belween funds
18
{14.916)
14,916
Net incomel(expenditure) and net
movement in funds for the year
18
31.221
87.127
18,660
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
19
92 058
168 365
149 705
Total funds carried forward
19
The statement of finanaal aciiviti'es indudes all gains and losse5 recL¥Jnised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activtlies.

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
Company no: 07266483
Notes
2020
2019
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Total Fixed Assets
15
5.623
5.623
3,468
3,468
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Total Current Assets
16
15.5(K)
3.199
168 394
171.593
292.608
Liabilities
Creditors.. amounts falling due within
one year
17
Net current assets
249 869
Total assets less current liabililies
Net Assets
The funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
19
19
147,964
107 528
92,059
Totsl funds
These accounts have been prepared in accordan￿ with section 398 of ts Companies Ad 2006 and section
138 of the Chants"es Act 2011. These accounts are prepared in accordan￿ ￿ the speaal provisions of Part
15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies and constrtute the annual accounts required ty the
Companies Act 2006 and are for circulatson to memkers of the company.
The directors are of the OFHnion that the company ts entitled to the exemptions from audit conferred by sectbon
477 of the Companles A<a 2¢]06 for the year ended 31 December 2020.
The dirertots confimi that no member or members have requ￿ed an athjrt pursuant to section 476 of the
Companies Act 2006.
The notes at pages 11 to 20 form part of Ihese aco)unts.
Approved by the Trustees on 10 Sept
ber 2021
and signed on their behalf by..

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Notes 2020
2019
Cash provided by {used in) operating activities 20
Cash flov￿ from investing activities
nterest income
Purchase of tangitrk fixed assets
Cash provided by lused in) Investing activit￿$
{6.163)
{1.497)
Cash flows from financing activitie5
Repayment of borrowing
Cash used in financing activil
Increase (decrease) in cash aNI cash
equivatents in the year
108,714
22,757
Cash and cash equivalents at the
inning of the year
168,394
145,637
Total and cash equivalents at the
end of the year
io

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
I ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies adopted, jthtynents and key souros of estimation
uncertainty in the preparat￿n of the financial statements are as follows".
a) Basis of rKeparation
The financial statements have been wepared in accordance with Accounting and
Reporting by Charities: Statement of RecLYnmended Practi￿ applicable to chartties
preparing their accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities
SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial ReF￿]ng Standard a￿lcab￿ in the UK and Republic
of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Reaching Higher meets the definition of a public trRnefft entity under FRS 102. Assets
and liabilibes are inrtially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless
otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
b) ReconGiliation with previous Generalty Accepted Accounting Pradice
In yeparing the accounts. the trustees have conshlered whether in applying the
accounting poliaes required by FRS 102 and the Charrties SORP FRS 102 the
restatement of comparative items was required. No items were identified which Twded
restatement and there was tr￿reth no need to present a reconciliatK)n of opening
balances.
c) Preparation of the accounts on a going concem Lpsis
The L*arity is considered to ￿ a going concern based on the exists.ng level of re5eTves
and expected futwe income.
d) InGome
Income Ès recognised when the chaTity has entitlement to the funds. any F￿0[man
conditions attached to the rtem(s) of income have been me( it is wobabie that the
Income will be received. and the amount can be measured reliably.
Income from govemmènt and other grants. whethw 'capital' grants or'revenue, grants, is
re¢ognised when the charity has entitlement to ts funds, any perf0rnan￿ ￿nditiOnS
attached to the grants have iEen meL it is probable that the income will be re￿Ived, and
the amount can be measured reliably and is not defeTred. Vthere grant instalments have
not yet been T￿lved kxrt vthere the athity has t￿1 completed, income will be
recognised in the accounts.
For ￿￿les, entitlement is taken as the earfier of the date on which either. the charFty is
aware that prob* has tsen granted. trE estate has L*en finalised and notification has
been made by the execArtor(s) to the Trust that a dtstriLxJtion will be made. or when a
distribution is re￿iVed from the estste. Re￿Ipt of a legacy. in whole or in part, is only
considered ￿0bat￿e when the amount can tE measured reliabty and the tharity has
been notified of the executorfs intention to make a distribuiion. ifithere legacies have
been notffied to the charity, or the charFty is aware of the granting of probate, and the
riteria for income recognibon have not been meL then the legacy is a treated as a
contingent asset and disdosed if matefial.
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e.) Donated serVi￿S and facilities
Donated professional services and donated facilities are recrJJnised as income when the
charity has control over the rtem. any conditions aSso￿ated with the donated item have
been met. the receipt of economic t*nefft fr(xn by the chanty of the item is
probable and that economic benefft can be measured reliably. In accordance with the
Charities SORP(FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised, and more
information is gNen aboul their conln'bution in the trustees. annual report.
On recEipt, donated professional services and donated faciltlies are recognised on the
basis of the value of the gtft to the charity which is the amount the charity would have
been willing to pay to obtain seNices or facilitses of equivalent economic benefft on the
open malket" a CO￿espOndIng amount is then recognised Trn expendiiure in the period of
receipt.
fj Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is induded when r￿1Vable and the amount can be
measured reliably by the charity; this is nomially upon notification of the interest paid or
payable by the Bank
g) Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available to spend on adivitEs Ihat further any of the purposes of
charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have
decided at their dtscretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are
donations which the donor has specTfied are to be solely used for particular areas of the
charty's work or for specific artsstic projects being undertaken by the chartty.
h) Expenditure and i￿e￿>¥erable VAT
ExFendtiure is recognised once there is a legal or construdive obligation to make a
payment to a third party. it is probable that settlement will tE required and the amount of
the obligation can be m&￿ured reliably. Expendiiure is dasstfied under the following
activty headings:
Costs of raising funds indudes the costs of fundraisin9 events and staff costs
associated with fundraiwng such as bid writi.ng.
Expenditure on charttable activities indudes the costs of running mentoring
projects, communty proieds, residential camps and other educational activiiies
undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated supwt
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cl￿t against the activty for which the expenditure was
incurred.
j) Allocation of supwrt costs
Support costs are those furK&ions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly
undertake charttable act￿￿"e$. Support costs indude back office costs. finance,
pe￿onnel. payroll and g0veMan￿ costs whith support the charity's programmes and
activities.
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These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on
charitable ac*vities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are set out
in note 9.
k) Tangible fixed assets
Individual fixed assets costirMJ £100 tx m￿e are cak1ta1￿d at cost and are deprecBted
over their estimated useful economic lives i)n a stra￿ht-1Ine basis as follows:
Asset Category Annual rate
Office equipment and fumiture 33%
l) Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade
discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount Fwaid net of any trade
discounts due.
m) Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand indudes cash aryj shori temi h￿hlY liquid investrnents
with a short maturty of three months or bess from the date of acquisition or opening of
the deposit or similar a(xount.
n) Creditors arKI provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the L*arity has a K*eserrt obligation
resulting from a past event that will probably resutt in the transfer of funds to a third party
and the amount due to settle the obligation can measured or estimated reliably.
Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after
allowing for any trade discounts due.
o) Financial instruments
The trust only has finanaal assets and financial liabilit￿S of a ￿nd that qualfy as basic
financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are inrtially recognised at transaction
value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank
loans vthith are sutwuently measured at amorttsed cost using the effective interest
p) Pensions
As part of our commttment to w0rtpL9￿ pensions, employees of the chanty are invited to
etther cho¢)se the NEST defined contribution pension scheme or select the Hargreaves
Lansdown Vantage Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme. Either option is jointly
funded by Contribut￿nS from employee and employer.
The employerfs contributions made in 2020 were £5.386 {2019'. £2.939) with an
employerfs contribution rate of 5% of pensionable pay and an employee's contribution of
5% of pensionable pay.. The trUSt￿S continue to monttor employee and employer
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s) Transrtion to FRS 102
No restatement of items has tEen required in making the transibon to FRS 102. The
transition date was 1 January 2019.
2 LEGAL STATUS OF THE TRUST
The Trust is a company limited by guararrtee and has no share capital. In the
event of the charity being wound up, the liabilty in respe(a of the guarantee is
limtted to £10 per memter of the charity.
3 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE CHARrrY
The summary financial perfomiance of the charity is:
2020
2019
Income
439,421
304.904
Expenditure on charilable activitEs
(352,294)
(286.244)
Net income
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
87.127
168.365
255.492
18,660
149,705
168.365
Represented by:
Restricted ino)me furK
Unrestrtc*ed income funds
107,528
147,964
255.492
76,307
92.058
168,365
4 INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND GRA￿s
2020
2019
Donations
32.143
36.590
Grants
314 899
347.042
256,844
The income from donations and grants was £347,042 {2019: £256.844) of which
£76,366 was unrestrtded (2019". £81.￿) and £270.676 was restrirAed (2019..
£174,878).
The chanty beneffts greatty from the invofvement a￿1 enthusiastic support of its many
volunteers, details of which are given in our annual report. In accordance wtth FRS 102
and the Charities SORP (FRS 102). the economic contributs.on of general volunteers is
not recognised in the accounts.
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5 INCOME FROM CHARrrABLE ACTivrriES
Unrestricted Restncted Total
funds
2020
Total
2019
Income from contrads
Income from holiday provisions
Football Academy
Other Operating Income
.715
90,715
570
16,048
28,368
1.394
570
167
166
6 INVESTMENT INCOIAE
All of the charity's investment income of £927 (2019: £1,191) arises from money held in
interest beanng deposrt accounts.
7 ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE ON CHARrrABLE ACTivmES
Sc1K￿5 Community
Totsl
Project delivery
16.495
66,818
83,312
Depreciation
1.234
3.701
4,935
staffing including Training
S5,8￿)
152.279
208.168
Support c<)sts (see note 9)
11.894
35,683
47,577
Governan￿ costs (see note 9)
525
1,576
2,101
Totsl
86.037
Expendrture on charttable activit￿S was £346.094 (2019: £284,974) of which £97,353 was
unrestriGted (2019: £61.151) and £248.740 was restri&ed (2019: £193,427).
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8 Summary analysis of expèndknre and related income for charitable aclivities
This table shows the cost of the three main charitable ad1vit￿S and the sources of income
directly to support those ara1vi￿.
Schools
CryNnunity
Total
Costs
(86,037)
(260.056)
(346,094)
Direct grant support
260,056
260.056
Net c¢)sts funded from other
income
86.037
86,037
9 ANALYSIS OF GOVERNANCE AND SUPPORT COSTS
Support Govemance
Totsl
Basls of
apportionment
Office costs &
administration
47,5TT
47,577
Support
Insurance
1.101
1,101
Govemance
Independent examination
Goveman
Total
47.577
1101
49.678
10 NET INCOMEI{EXPENDtfuRE) AFTER CHARGING:
This is stated after charying=
2020
2019
Depreciation
Accountancy services
4,935
4.2
5,935
5.206
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11 ANALYSIS OF STAFF COSTS. TRUSTEE REMUNERATK)N AND EXPENSES, AND
THE COST OF KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
2020
2019
Salaries and wages
186.142
131.582
Social security costs
Pension costs
618
Total
204,591
151,444
No employees had employee benefits in excess of £60.[￿ (2019: £nil). Pension costs are
allocated to actiVi￿S in proportion to the related staffing costs.
The charity trustees were not paid or r￿1Ved any other beneffts from employment with the
Trust or its subsidiary in the year (2019." £nil) neither were they reimbursed expenses dunng
the year (2019: £nil). No chartty trustee received payment for professional or other serVI￿S
supplied to the ￿)￿lty (2019: £nil).
The key management personnel of the charity comprtse the trustees and the Chief Executive
Officer Ntho ads in a part time voluntary capacity. The total emtyoyee beneffts of the key
management personnel of the Trust were £nil (2019: £nil).
12 STAFF NUMBERS
The average monthly head count was 8 staff (2019: 6 staff) and the average monthly
number of full-time equlva￿nt employees (Induding part4ime staffj during the year were as
follows:
2020
Number
2019
Number
Sthools
Communty
SuptM)rt arKI Governan
Total
13 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The tharity has no related party transactions vthich require disdosure under FRS102.
14 CORPORATION TAX
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains fallir¥J within section 505 of the Taxes
Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Ad 1992 to the extent that
these are applied to its d￿ritable ot¥ects.
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15 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
Fixtures &
Equipment
Total
Cost
At 1 January 2019
Additions
Disposals
At 31 De￿mber 2020
22.561
22.561
7,090
Doprnciation
At 1 January 2019
For the year
Adjustments for disposals
At 31 December 2020
19.093
4.935
19,093
4,935
Net book value
At 31 December 2020
At 31 December 2019
16 DEBTORS
2020
2019
Trade debtors
Prepayments
15.500
17 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE W￿H1N ONE YEAR
2020
2019
Taxation and social security
Accruals
Deferred Income
3,057
3,639
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18 ANALYSIS OF CHARrrABLE FUNDS
Balance at
Incoming
Resources
Balance at
01.01.2020 resourcos expended Transfers 31.12.2020
General fund
92.058
168.175
(97.353)
(14.916)
147,964
Restricted fijnds
Core Funding
Creative Media
Youth worker
Holtday Provision
Mentoring
Full Cirde
Perforniing Arts
Leadership &
Volunteering
Restricted Funds Total 76.307
92.023
15.846
(63.648)
(7.817)
(12,744)
(24.549)
{58,054)
(11,750)
(6,659)
{69,720)
28,375
8.029
12,744
6,471
12.116
20,740
6,659
17.577
3,163
63,755
14,916
17,818
8,990
44,317
271.246 {254,940)
14,916
107.528
168
Core fundiry relates to furKling designated towards the core ac*1vi￿S of the
organisation.
Creative Media relates to projects asS(￿lated with rned￿ and youth vol￿.
Youth worker funding relates to funding for a youth wot*er.
Mentoring relates to the mentoring project.
Full Cirde is a lrfe skills project.
Perfomiing Arts indudes both drama and dan￿ projects.
Leadership & Volunteering relates to our Forerunners and Leaders In Training
programme vthich develops leadership skills in young peo￿ age 1&21.
Holiday Provision indudes our RH Hangouts in the holidays as well as costs associated
with the resKlential. A substantial loss was taken in 2020 due to the ￿n￿lIation of our
residential.
The transfers from unrestricted funts rewesent expenditure in excess of restrtcted
income being met by unrestrided resepies.
19 ANALYSIS OF NEf ASSEfs BEfwEEN FUNDS
Unrestrycted Reslncted Total
2020
Totsl
2019
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Currerrt liabilitses
5.623
153,341
5,623
292.608
139,267
171.593
147
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20 RECONCIUATION OF NEf IJOVEMENf IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2020
2019
Net movement in funds
Add back depreciation charge
Deduct interest income
Decreasel(in¢rease) in debtors
Increasel(decrease) in creditors
Net cash used in operattng activitEs
87,127
4,935
(927)
(12,300)
36,042
18,660
4,206
(1,191)
712
1.867
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