**Supporting Older People in our Community since 1995**
**Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London**
**Annual Report 2023**
**Registered Charity Number 1138782 Company Limited by Guarantee: 07402794**
**OFFICE 127 Woodhouse Street Leeds LS6 2PY**
**0113 2430298 info@caringtogether.org.uk www.caringtogether.org.uk**
**facebook.com/ caringtogetherleeds Twitter: @caringtogether1**
**OUR TRUSTEES Cllr Al Garthwaite – Chair Ann Shaw – Secretary David Wigglesworth Ben Anson Tracey Noble Ann Dudzinski Myrna Ruttledge Cllr Abigail Marshall-Katung Maureen Kershaw (since November 2022)**
## **STAFF**
**John O’Dwyer – Manager Valerie McGregor – Advice & Support Worker/Deputy Manager Lisa Argyle – Community Resilience Worker Ashley Rose – Finance Worker**
## **PATRONS**
**The Lord Mayor of Leeds Hilary Benn MP**
**The relief of older people (without distinction of colour, ethnic origin, nationality, political or religious opinion or sex) in any way considered to be charitable in law as the trustees may determine within the geographic area of Woodhouse and Little London and its neighbourhood within the City of Leeds.**
**To promote the mental and physical welfare of older people and relieve those with disabilities.**
## **Aims & Objectives**
**Caring Together in Woodhouse and Little London is established for the following objects**
**To advance the education of older people on matters such as finance, health, housing, security and welfare entitlements.**
**To further any other charitable purposes as the trustees may determine for the benefit of the residents in the area of benefit.**
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## **Foreword**
**Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP for Leeds Central and Patron of Caring Together in Woodhouse and Little London**
**It is a great pleasure to contribute these words to the Caring Together annual report.**
**The last year has been very difficult for many because of the cost of living crisis – with high energy and food bills in particular – and it is at times like this that Caring Together’s work is so important. The strength of the organisation owes everything to the**
**dedication of your committed staff and volunteers to whom we owe an enormous debt of gratitude.**
**I congratulate Caring Together on holding fast to your commitment to help and support older people to lead active and healthy lives.**
**I look forward to seeing you all again soon.**
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**‘Caring Together’**
## **Wordsearch**
We could not do what we do without the kindness of our community. Every contribution, in whatever way is valued wholeheartedly. I continue to be humbled by the generosity and spirit of each and every one. We all learn and gain so much from each of you and we are truly grateful. Thank you once again for your support, warmth and ‘Caring Together’.
## **Lisa of Caring Together 07436 530073**
If you would like to get involved then please email: lisa@caringtogether.org.uk or call 07436 530073
Find the words in bold from the below list in the above word search all based
around volunteering.
|**VOLUNTEERING**|**SHARING**|**CARING**|**SUPPORTIVE**|**UNDERSTANDING**|
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|**COMMUNITY**|**FUN**|**CREATIVE**|**GIVING**|**TALENTED**|
|**TIME**|**KINDNESS**|**SOCIAL**|**INSPIRATIONAL**|**CONNECTED**|
|**PURPOSE**|**VALUED**|**TOGETHER**|**INVOLVEMENT**|**LEARNING**|
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## **Chair’s Report**
**Cllr Al Garthwaite**
**Chair, Caring Together in Woodhouse and Little London. Councillor for Headingley, Hyde Park and part of Woodhouse. Lord Mayor of Leeds 2023.**
**I have been delighted to continue my work as Chair of Caring Together this year. The organisation has continued to do good work in the local community and tackling the needs and issues of local residents.**
**Since the end of May I have been Lord Mayor of Leeds and, as Lord Mayor, visited Caring Together for the Summer Get-together and the Lady Mayoress and I were also delighted to welcome a group of Caring Together members to the Civic Hall and to conduct a tour of the Mayoral rooms.**
**Due to the Lord Mayoral duties my time has been more restricted but I keep in regular contact with Caring Together and often carry out local councilor surgeries at the Caring Together premises (second Tuesday of each month 5pm – 6pm)**
**I am looking forward to working with Caring Together over the year to come.**
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## **Activities**
**I like this time of year. It gives an opportunity to reflect on the past year, to look at what went well, what can be improved and what impact we have had collectively as an organisation. What has been observed most clearly is how much changes year on year and what remains untouched. There are some aspects of Caring Together that would be recognisable to those involved with the organisation decades ago. These survive because they are vital, important, necessary and timeless.**
**Other parts of our repertoire are constantly evolving in response to need, requests from members, reacting to current realities and to keep things interesting and provide new opportunities. The year 2022-23 has been no exception. I have been proud to witness the development of new activities and the responses received to them by our members. I will not list them all here because there are too many to mention and the omission of any would be a disservice to anyone involved.**
**Caring Together responded proactively to the financial and health pressures exacerbated by the cost of living crisis and the compounded effects that winter places on our local older population.**
**As is common with many less affluent, inner city areas, Little London and Woodhouse was beginning to see the shoots of crisis for quite some time before its existence was highlighted nationally and we started to re-orientate our services accordingly.**
**We experienced massive increases in demand for support around daily living expenses. We were faced with a choice between economic hardship support and a reduction in social and therapeutic Groups or an expansion to meet the combined demand recognising the complementary nature of these services. We opted for the latter approach.**
**We expanded our repertoire of Warm Spaces by the organisation of a weekly ‘Soup and A Roll’ drop-in Session which took place weekly for 4 hours from January through to the end of March 2023.**
**Caring Together sourced funding to help provide assistance to those most in need in our area. This has involved the provision of food and other essentials and the subsidising of the purchase of white goods amongst other things. One of the biggest risks facing us relates to the economic damage that the crisis is likely to inflict nationally and the intense competition for**
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**resources within the third sector and beyond. To minimise this, we developed an active 3-year plan for diversifying our revenue streams so that we are not over reliant on funding that can suddenly cease or be reduced.**
**This 3 year plan is a project that will map the current needs of our members and inform our priorities for the coming years. Caring Together has an extensive community footprint. Feedback from Leeds Adult Social Care shows that large, representative samples of all local people over the age of 55 are members of the organisation. This means that any support, health or well-being initiatives have extensive measurable impacts. We know from observation, experience and from member feedback that simple projects in isolation have limited impact. The aim of Caring Together is to help people, where possible, to maintain and/or rebuild their social lives and health, free of poverty, to as great an extent as is possible. We know that combinations of support are the best methods of achieving this.**
**There is a tendency for many support projects nowadays to be of a fixed term period. Caring Together offers ongoing support to people, at their own pace, which is particularly important to those experiencing memory loss and those with mental health issues and where the development of trust may be an issue. Accompanying this has been a gradual erosion of parts of frontline Health and Social Care provision. Caring Together, like many other small charities, frequently have to intervene in**
**areas which previously were the responsibility of statuary services. We have quickly realised, that what many older people need, particularly those living alone, is reassurance that there is help and advice available should they require this.**
**Our work showed to the local older community, in particular, that they were not alone, and did not have to face the consequences of hardship in isolation. Woodhouse and Little London have a strong tradition of community solidarity and it is during times of particular pressure that this characteristic comes to the fore. As a member’s organisation, long standing in the community, we were able to harness that tradition and help the community collectively address the challenges that they faced.**
**We did that, as always, with a focused and dedicated staff team, board of trustees and core group of volunteers. It is a source of great amazement to me that their levels of enthusiasm, dedication and invention remain undiminished year after year. I believe that this freshness arises because we are not so bound up in always repeating the same things but allow the best instincts and individual talents of all to flourish and inform our work. That is, in essence who we are, and while Caring Together changes and develops and reacts, our core strengths remain, which are: to listen, understand and serve our membership and community.**
## **John O’Dwyer - Manager**
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## **Grants & Donations**
**Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London is grateful for the following grants and donations in 2022/23**
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Charles Brotherton Trust £150
Harrison & Potter Trust £8,126
Leeds Benevolent Society for Single Ladies £31,000
Leeds Bereavement Forum £120
Leeds City Council (Adult Social Care) £49,707
Leeds City Council (INW/HAP) £5,000
Leeds City Council (MICE) £100
Leeds Community Foundation (Stay Well) £2,500
Leeds Community Foundation (Strategic) £15,000
Leeds Community Foundation (Winter Warmth) £2,600
Oblong £2,000
Sylvia & Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust £500
Woodhouse & Hyde Park Local Care Partnership £3,125
Members & Supporter donations £13,379
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## **Thank You**
## **In Memoriam**
**Caring Together is deeply grateful to many individuals and supporters, Patrons, Trustees and all our volunteers and helpers.**
**All our funders and those individuals who generously donate to us.**
**The other agencies and organisations and local businesses who support us and our members in so many ways Last, but very definitely not least, to the local community for supporting our project in so many different ways.**
**We, sadly, lost a number of members during the period covered by this report (01/04/2022 - 31/03/2023)**
**Peter Hudson Harry Carney Clarita Wenham Arvind Ratnaparkhi Brenda Fryer Alan Ridsdale Stan Scaife Sheila Butler Yvonne Stickney Brian Crispin Edna Julius David McDonald Doreen Roberts Mary Clunes Elsie Woodburn**
**If we have inadvertently omitted anyone from this list, please accept our sincere apologies and please let us know.**
Leeds Benevolent Society For Single Ladies
**Charles Brotherton**
**Trust**
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## **Finance Report**
**The overall financial position of Caring Together in 2022-23 has been very similar to last year in that we made a small deficit albeit not one that proves overly problematic for the organisation. Our policy of spreading our risks widely still works well for us. We received funding from 14 different sources which shows both our commitment to maintaining well developed links with a range of funders and our ability to maintain our core offer and to innovate in response to changing needs and expectations.**
**Caring Together’s fixed reserves excluding fixed assets, at the year-end were £86,529. This reflects our reserves policy of maintaining 6-9 months of operating expenditure. We were aware of various upcoming expenses such as salary increases and building works within the office would impact on this figure which is why it was important to protect this cushion for the year ahead.**
**The salaries, National Insurance, Pensions and Payroll costs all collectively increased significantly over the year and we also experienced higher than budgeted costs for transport costs for activities. Our ability to withstand these increases reflected our ability to plan ahead and make savings and**
**our general philosophy of frugality within the organisation itself while limiting any impact on our activities and services provision.**
**As usual, the financial support by members and supporters of Caring Together has proved stellar. In fact, the amount raised through these sources increased by over 30% on the previous year. A huge thanks to all those who offered their support in this way. While all financial support is appreciated, that which comes from members and recipients of support and those with a close relationship with Caring Together is especially gratifying.**
**The finance sub-committee of the board of trustees, which reconvened after an absence of several years, has been pivotal in the financial stability of Caring Together in this calendar year. The ability to regularly meet, analyse and advise on financial developments, clarity and policy has proven immensely beneficial. Last year we reported that we still had a vacancy for a treasurer on our board of trustees. This remains the case. We will redouble our efforts this year in filling this role in order to maintain the financial stability of Caring Together.**
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## **Impact Report**
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We have
worked with Under 60
60-69
425
older people
70-79
this year
80-89
Female Male
267 158 90+
1983 8200
visits/drop-ins phone calls
1992 224
emails/letters website/social media
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Under 60 36
60-69 109
70-79 125
80-89 115
90+ 40
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## **Issues Covered**
**Advocacy Benefits Advice/Support Enquiry about NHS Services Form filling help General Advice/Support Health & Wellbeing Initial Assessments Other Agencies on behalf of Members Outreach & Publicity Social Activity Transport Volunteering Winter Wellbeing**
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## **Referrals to Other Agencies**
- **Adult Social Care**
- **Care & Repair Cost of Living/Financial Support Disability adaptions/services Food support**
- **Health services**
- **Housing - other issues Housing Repairs LBSSL**
- **Telecare**
## **2434**
**attendances at our social/educational activities this year**
- **‘Warm Space’ at Caring Together premises over the winter and including weekly Soup and Roll days between January and March.**
- **• Benefits advice and support from claim through assessments, appeal and tribunal if needed. Bringing in much needed extra income for members**
- **Live music/singing at some activities/events with students from Luumic**
- **Winter warmth/wellbeing items given out**
- **Cost of living advice and support**
- **Golden Jubilee Celebration Event**
- **Online AGM in November.**
- **Christmas Celebration event with carol singers from Luumic in Charing Cross Square**
- **Local outings, with assistance if needed**
- **Christmas Lunch at Britannia Hotel for 40 members**
- **Food/toiletries available for members who may need them**
- **‘Lending library’ of books, magazines, dvds in our premises**
## **Social & Educational Activities**
**AGM Bereavement Support Dance Dementia support drop in Digital skills Coffee & Chat get-together Online/inperson elevenses Exercise Pilates Skills Share Soup/Winter Warmth Yoga Outings Celebrations/events**
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**Promoting the Welfare of Older People in the Community**
## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
Charity number 1138782
A company limited by guarantee number 07402794
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 5|
|Examiner's report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8|
|Notes to the accounts|9 to 13|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates** Al Garthwaite Chair Ann Shaw Secretary David Wigglesworth Tracey Noble Ben Anson Ann Dudzinski Myrna Ruttledge Abigail Marshall Katung Maureen Kershaw Appointed 14 November 2022 **Charity number** 1138782 Registered in England and Wales **Company number** 07402794 Registered in England and Wales **Registered and principal address** 127 Woodhouse Street Leeds LS6 2PY **Bankers** Virgin Money Unity Trust Bank Jubilee House PO Box 7193 Gosforth Planetary Road Newcastle upon Tyne Willenhall NE3 4PL WV1 9DG **Independent examiner** Stephen Procter **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 11 October 2010. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £1.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
The relief of older people (without distinction of colour, ethnic origin, nationality, political or religious opinion or sex) in any way considered to be charitable in law as the trustees may determine in Woodhouse and Little London and its neighbourhood in the City of Leeds and in particular by:
Promoting the mental and physical welfare of older people and relieve those with disabilities. Advancing the education of older people on matters such as finance, health, housing, security and welfare entitlement.
To further any other charitable purposes as the trustees may determine.
## **The charity's main activities**
Work with older people offering advice, support and activity groups as well as assistance with transport and shopping.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the relief of those in need by reason of age.
## **Achievements and performance**
This has been another successful year for Caring Together. The trustees, staff team and volunteers have worked tirelessly to maintain the standards that we have set for the organisation and, I believe, have in many ways surpassed even our expectations.
Our much valued funders and supporters have once again provided us with the revenue to keep our services running and allowed us to continue on the independent and locality focussed path which has served us so well for the past 27 years.
As with previous years, we have focussed on garnering funding from a variety of sources to spread our financial risk widely. This has ranged from our main benefactor Leeds City Council, to whom we are extremely grateful for their continued support and guidance, to a range of other, mostly local, charitable foundations. We must also here applaud those local people who donate on a regular basis and who contribute so much to the meeting of our financial targets.
Financially, this has been a good year. We have only made a small deficit despite having to incorporate unexpected cost of living increases for the staff team.
This year has been an incredibly difficult time for many charities and indeed for our members. The cost of living crisis has exposed the fragile nature of many charities. We, at Caring Together, have managed to weather the crisis remarkably well, partly due to prudence, as well as planning well in advance and anticipating problems. We are aware however of the continued risks ahead for ourselves and both the statuary and voluntary sectors. During the pandemic we all talked about the importance of working collectively and sharing resources. It could be that this is now more important than ever.
We have continued to provide a broad range of activities. Some have been running for a good while. Others are new. There is not space here to give each activity justice, but a special mention must be made to our ‘soup and a Roll’ sessions which took place over 3 months between January and March. This was extremely well received and attended. It was lovely to witness a new social space evolving and members being so involved in planning, preparing and serving a different recipe every week.
Our membership has increased again this year, a sign that we continue to becoming more visible within the local community. Our improved location over the past few years has certainly contributed to this but the numbers approaching us after recommendations from other members is particularly gratifying. We will redouble our efforts in the year ahead to further increase our exposure, particularly amongst newer communities in Woodhouse and Little London.
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Achievements and performance (continued)**
The individualised one to one support continues to comprise a substantial proportion of what we offer, both as stand-alone support, and in collaboration with other health and social care professionals. We always work, where possible, in a collective way and have developed good local and city-wide connections with workers across a wide range of disciplines.
Our volunteers have, as in past years, proved invaluable in allowing us to maintain and develop services. This includes local volunteers as well as those from the local universities. Their drive and enthusiasm informs so much of what we do and our ability to provide such a range of services would be very much limited without their input.
We are aware that our present base at Charing Cross needs to be upgraded to make it more suitable for our needs and those of our members. We are currently in the process of securing quotes for work to reconfigure the office so that we can accommodate more people and provide for a more usable and comfortable group and social space.
We are aware that there are challenges ahead but we face the future with confidence in what we do and our abilities, experience and knowledge to address any obstacles that we face.
We have continued to look at all elements of the organisation: Our structure, governance, support work and the breath of our provision. We do this from a strong base, recognising the need for change while constantly evaluating our repertoire to avoid stagnancy and complacency. We are in the process of developing a permanent and evolving plan for Caring Together which will limit financial and other unwanted surprises and which will keep us fresh and relevant.
I would like to express our thanks, once again, to those who show faith in our work. We look forward to repaying that faith once more in the year ahead.
## **Financial review**
The net expenditure for the year was £2,647, including net expenditure of £1,553 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £1,094 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £86,529.
The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserve funds to cover between 6 and 9 months operating expenditure.
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities**
The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts 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 the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
approved by the board of trustees on 10/08/2023
David Wigglesworth (Trustee)
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 7 to 13.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
- 4 the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
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.
Stephen Procter
17/08/2023
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Statement of Financial Activities
## (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Income from:**
Grants and donations
(2)
94,836
Group and activity contributions
1,812
Fundraising
60
Bank interest
68
**Total income**
96,776
**Expenditure on:**
Salaries, NIC's, pensions and payroll
(3)
81,057
Staff travel expenses
738
Events and activities
2,804
Equipment and materials
906
Training
179
Travel, transport and trips
1,417
Volunteer expenses
29
Premises costs
1,310
Phone, internet and postage
3,195
Printing and stationery
900
Advertising and publicity
466
Insurance
894
Affiliations and subscriptions
148
Speakers and trainers fees
1,965
Independent examination
876
Management and administration
495
Professional fees
-
IT support
119
Sundry expenses
436
Depreciation
395
**Total expenditure**
98,329
**Net income / (expenditure)**
(1,553)
**Fund balances brought forward**
89,134
**Fund balances carried forward**
(4)
87,581|2023
Restricted
funds
£
38,471
-
-
-
38,471
37,670
-
341
44
-
910
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
600
-
-
-
-
-
-
39,565
(1,094)
5,589
4,495|2023
Total
funds
£
133,307
1,812
60
68
135,247
118,727
738
3,145
950
179
2,327
29
1,310
3,195
900
466
894
148
2,565
876
495
-
119
436
395
137,894
(2,647)
94,723
92,076|2022
Total
funds
£
117,991
1,263
467
22|
|---|---|---|---|
||||119,743|
||||106,263
1,036
3,834
818
-
1,259
161
2,124
3,052
816
446
693
45
3,403
720
295
64
165
46
395|
||||125,635|
||||(5,892)
100,615|
||||94,723|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Balance sheet
|as at 31 March 2023
2023
Unrestricted
£
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
(5)
1,052
**Total fixed assets**
1,052
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
(6)
46
Cash at bank and in hand
(7)
102,495
**Total current assets**
102,541
**Current liabilities:**
**amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors and accruals
(8)
16,012
**Total current liabilities**
16,012
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
86,529
**Net assets**
87,581
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
87,581
Restricted funds
-
**Total funds**
87,581|2023
Restricted
£
-
-
-
4,495
4,495
-
-
4,495
4,495
-
4,495
4,495|2023
Total
£
1,052
1,052
46
106,990
107,036
16,012
16,012
91,024
92,076
87,581
4,495
92,076|2022
Total
£
1,447|
|---|---|---|---|
||||1,447|
||||-
94,605|
||||94,605|
||||1,329|
||||1,329|
|||||
||||93,276|
|||||
||||94,723|
||||89,134
5,589|
||||94,723|
For the year ending 31 March 2023 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 10/08/2023
David Wigglesworth (Trustee)
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Going concern**
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
## **Expenditure and liabilities**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Equipment: 15%
## **Pensions**
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**2 Grants and donations**
Charles Brotherton Trust
Harrison and Potter Trust
Leeds Benevolent Society for Single Ladies
Leeds Bereavement Forum
Leeds City Council (Adult Social Care)
Leeds City Council (INW/HAP)
Leeds City Council (MICE)
Leeds Community Foundation (Stay Well)
Leeds Community Foundation (Strategic)
Leeds Community Foundation (Winter Warmth)
Oblong
Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust
Woodhouse and Hyde Park Local Care P'ship
52 Lives
Leeds City Council (HAP Refurb)
Leeds City Council (HPT)
Leeds Older Peoples Forum
Wades Charity
Other grants
Members and supporters donations
Other donations
**3 Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Payroll costs
Pensions|2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
150
-
30,000
-
49,707
1,000
100
-
-
-
-
500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13,379
-
94,836|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
8,126
1,000
120
-
4,000
-
2,500
15,000
2,600
2,000
-
3,125
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38,471|2023
Total
funds
£
150
8,126
31,000
120
49,707
5,000
100
2,500
15,000
2,600
2,000
500
3,125
-
-
-
-
-
-
13,379
-
133,307
2023
£
108,298
9,603
(5,000)
494
5,332
118,727|2022
Total
funds
£
150
4,000
30,000
-
52,267
141
-
2,475
-
-
-
500
-
400
4,055
10,000
1,550
3,000
(200)
9,148
505|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||117,991|
|||||2022
£
95,620
9,230
(4,000)
526
4,887|
|||||106,263|
The average number of employees during the year was 4, being an average of 3.3 full time equivalent (2022: 4, 3.3 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
|**Defined contribution pension scheme**|2023|2022|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year|5,332|4,887|
|Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end|-|-|
|Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end|-|-|
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
Leeds City Council (HPT)
3,694
Leeds City Council (INW/HAP)
44
Wades Charity
1,851
LCF Strategic Resilience
-
Salary Support grants
-
Woodhouse and Hyde Park LCP
-
Leeds Bereavement Forum
-
5,589|Incoming
£
-
-
-
15,000
20,226
3,125
120
38,471|Outgoing
£
3,694
44
1,851
13,750
20,226
-
-
39,565|Transfers
Balance c/f
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,250
-
-
-
3,125
-
120
-
4,495|
|---|---|---|---|
## **4 Restricted funds**
## **Fund name**
Leeds City Council (HPT)
Leeds City Council (INW/HAP) Wades Charity LCF Strategic Resilience Salary Support grants
Woodhouse and Hyde Park LCP Leeds Bereavement Forum
## **Purpose of restriction**
Health Partnership Teams' funding towards salary costs for staff who are supporting the most vulnerable in the community.
For purchase of office furniture.
Towards activity costs.
Towards supporting the Manager's salary, Grants from various funders combined towards supporting salary costs for the workers.
For warm space provision and hardship support. Towards funding bereavement support.
|**Tangible assets**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2022
Additions
At 31 March 2023
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2022
Charge for year
At 31 March 2023
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
**Debtors**
Other debtors|£
2,632
-
2,632
1,185
395
1,580
1,052
1,447
2023
£
46
46
Group
equipment|Total
£
2,632
-|
|---|---|---|
|||2,632|
|||1,185
395|
|||1,580|
||||
|||1,052|
||||
|||1,447|
|||2022
£
-|
|||-|
## **5 Tangible assets**
## **6 Debtors**
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**7 Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank
Cash in hand
**8 Creditors and accruals**
Creditors
Accruals|2023
£
106,881
109
106,990
2023
£
15,136
876
16,012|2022
£
94,467
138|
|---|---|---|
|||94,605|
|||2022
£
609
720|
|||1,329|
## **9 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
## **Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel**
The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £40,475 (previous year: £40,321).
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2023
|2023
2022
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
**Income**
Grants and donations
94,836
96,370
Group and activity contributions
1,812
1,263
Fundraising
60
467
Bank interest
68
22
**Total income**
96,776
98,122
**Expenditure**
Salaries, NIC's, pensions and payroll
81,057
95,746
Staff travel expenses
738
1,036
Events and activities
2,804
2,582
Equipment and materials
906
818
Training
179
-
Travel, transport and trips
1,417
607
Volunteer expenses
29
161
Premises costs
1,310
2,124
Phone, internet and postage
3,195
3,052
Printing and stationery
900
816
Advertising and publicity
466
446
Insurance
894
693
Affiliations and subscriptions
148
45
Speakers and trainers fees
1,965
2,008
Independent examination
876
720
Management and administration
495
295
Professional fees
-
64
IT support
119
165
Sundry expenses
436
46
Depreciation
395
395
**Total expenditure**
98,329
111,819
**Net income / (expenditure)**
(1,553)
(13,697)
**Transfers between funds**
-
4,055
**Net movement in funds**
(1,553)
(9,642)
**Fund balances brought forward**
89,134
98,776
**Fund balances carried forward**
87,581
89,134|2023
Restricted
funds
£
38,471
-
-
-
38,471
37,670
-
341
44
-
910
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
600
-
-
-
-
-
-
39,565
(1,094)
-
(1,094)
5,589
4,495|2022
Restricted
funds
£
21,621
-
-
-
21,621
10,517
-
1,252
-
-
652
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,395
-
-
-
-
-
-
13,816
7,805
(4,055)
3,750
1,839
5,589|2023
Total
funds
£
133,307
1,812
60
68
135,247
118,727
738
3,145
950
179
2,327
29
1,310
3,195
900
466
894
148
2,565
876
495
-
119
436
395
137,894
(2,647)
-
(2,647)
94,723
92,076|2022
Total
funds
£
117,991
1,263
467
22|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||119,743|
|||||106,263
1,036
3,834
818
-
1,259
161
2,124
3,052
816
446
693
45
3,403
720
295
64
165
46
395|
|||||125,635|
|||||(5,892)
-|
|||||(5,892)
100,615|
|||||94,723|
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
Charity number 1138782
A company limited by guarantee number 07402794
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 5|
|Examiner's report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8|
|Notes to the accounts|9 to 13|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
1
## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates** Al Garthwaite Chair Ann Shaw Secretary David Wigglesworth Tracey Noble Ben Anson Ann Dudzinski Myrna Ruttledge Abigail Marshall Katung Maureen Kershaw Appointed 14 November 2022 **Charity number** 1138782 Registered in England and Wales **Company number** 07402794 Registered in England and Wales **Registered and principal address** 127 Woodhouse Street Leeds LS6 2PY **Bankers** Virgin Money Unity Trust Bank Jubilee House PO Box 7193 Gosforth Planetary Road Newcastle upon Tyne Willenhall NE3 4PL WV1 9DG **Independent examiner** Stephen Procter **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 11 October 2010. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £1.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.
2
## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
The relief of older people (without distinction of colour, ethnic origin, nationality, political or religious opinion or sex) in any way considered to be charitable in law as the trustees may determine in Woodhouse and Little London and its neighbourhood in the City of Leeds and in particular by:
Promoting the mental and physical welfare of older people and relieve those with disabilities. Advancing the education of older people on matters such as finance, health, housing, security and welfare entitlement.
To further any other charitable purposes as the trustees may determine.
## **The charity's main activities**
Work with older people offering advice, support and activity groups as well as assistance with transport and shopping.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the relief of those in need by reason of age.
## **Achievements and performance**
This has been another successful year for Caring Together. The trustees, staff team and volunteers have worked tirelessly to maintain the standards that we have set for the organisation and, I believe, have in many ways surpassed even our expectations.
Our much valued funders and supporters have once again provided us with the revenue to keep our services running and allowed us to continue on the independent and locality focussed path which has served us so well for the past 27 years.
As with previous years, we have focussed on garnering funding from a variety of sources to spread our financial risk widely. This has ranged from our main benefactor Leeds City Council, to whom we are extremely grateful for their continued support and guidance, to a range of other, mostly local, charitable foundations. We must also here applaud those local people who donate on a regular basis and who contribute so much to the meeting of our financial targets.
Financially, this has been a good year. We have only made a small deficit despite having to incorporate unexpected cost of living increases for the staff team.
This year has been an incredibly difficult time for many charities and indeed for our members. The cost of living crisis has exposed the fragile nature of many charities. We, at Caring Together, have managed to weather the crisis remarkably well, partly due to prudence, as well as planning well in advance and anticipating problems. We are aware however of the continued risks ahead for ourselves and both the statuary and voluntary sectors. During the pandemic we all talked about the importance of working collectively and sharing resources. It could be that this is now more important than ever.
We have continued to provide a broad range of activities. Some have been running for a good while. Others are new. There is not space here to give each activity justice, but a special mention must be made to our ‘soup and a Roll’ sessions which took place over 3 months between January and March. This was extremely well received and attended. It was lovely to witness a new social space evolving and members being so involved in planning, preparing and serving a different recipe every week.
Our membership has increased again this year, a sign that we continue to becoming more visible within the local community. Our improved location over the past few years has certainly contributed to this but the numbers approaching us after recommendations from other members is particularly gratifying. We will redouble our efforts in the year ahead to further increase our exposure, particularly amongst newer communities in Woodhouse and Little London.
3
## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Achievements and performance (continued)**
The individualised one to one support continues to comprise a substantial proportion of what we offer, both as stand-alone support, and in collaboration with other health and social care professionals. We always work, where possible, in a collective way and have developed good local and city-wide connections with workers across a wide range of disciplines.
Our volunteers have, as in past years, proved invaluable in allowing us to maintain and develop services. This includes local volunteers as well as those from the local universities. Their drive and enthusiasm informs so much of what we do and our ability to provide such a range of services would be very much limited without their input.
We are aware that our present base at Charing Cross needs to be upgraded to make it more suitable for our needs and those of our members. We are currently in the process of securing quotes for work to reconfigure the office so that we can accommodate more people and provide for a more usable and comfortable group and social space.
We are aware that there are challenges ahead but we face the future with confidence in what we do and our abilities, experience and knowledge to address any obstacles that we face.
We have continued to look at all elements of the organisation: Our structure, governance, support work and the breath of our provision. We do this from a strong base, recognising the need for change while constantly evaluating our repertoire to avoid stagnancy and complacency. We are in the process of developing a permanent and evolving plan for Caring Together which will limit financial and other unwanted surprises and which will keep us fresh and relevant.
I would like to express our thanks, once again, to those who show faith in our work. We look forward to repaying that faith once more in the year ahead.
## **Financial review**
The net expenditure for the year was £2,647, including net expenditure of £1,553 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £1,094 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £86,529.
The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserve funds to cover between 6 and 9 months operating expenditure.
4
## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities**
The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts 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 the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
approved by the board of trustees on 10/08/2023
David Wigglesworth (Trustee)
5
## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 7 to 13.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
- 4 the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
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.
Stephen Procter
17/08/2023
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
6
## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Statement of Financial Activities
## (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Income from:**
Grants and donations
(2)
94,836
Group and activity contributions
1,812
Fundraising
60
Bank interest
68
**Total income**
96,776
**Expenditure on:**
Salaries, NIC's, pensions and payroll
(3)
81,057
Staff travel expenses
738
Events and activities
2,804
Equipment and materials
906
Training
179
Travel, transport and trips
1,417
Volunteer expenses
29
Premises costs
1,310
Phone, internet and postage
3,195
Printing and stationery
900
Advertising and publicity
466
Insurance
894
Affiliations and subscriptions
148
Speakers and trainers fees
1,965
Independent examination
876
Management and administration
495
Professional fees
-
IT support
119
Sundry expenses
436
Depreciation
395
**Total expenditure**
98,329
**Net income / (expenditure)**
(1,553)
**Fund balances brought forward**
89,134
**Fund balances carried forward**
(4)
87,581|2023
Restricted
funds
£
38,471
-
-
-
38,471
37,670
-
341
44
-
910
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
600
-
-
-
-
-
-
39,565
(1,094)
5,589
4,495|2023
Total
funds
£
133,307
1,812
60
68
135,247
118,727
738
3,145
950
179
2,327
29
1,310
3,195
900
466
894
148
2,565
876
495
-
119
436
395
137,894
(2,647)
94,723
92,076|2022
Total
funds
£
117,991
1,263
467
22|
|---|---|---|---|
||||119,743|
||||106,263
1,036
3,834
818
-
1,259
161
2,124
3,052
816
446
693
45
3,403
720
295
64
165
46
395|
||||125,635|
||||(5,892)
100,615|
||||94,723|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Balance sheet
|as at 31 March 2023
2023
Unrestricted
£
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
(5)
1,052
**Total fixed assets**
1,052
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
(6)
46
Cash at bank and in hand
(7)
102,495
**Total current assets**
102,541
**Current liabilities:**
**amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors and accruals
(8)
16,012
**Total current liabilities**
16,012
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
86,529
**Net assets**
87,581
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
87,581
Restricted funds
-
**Total funds**
87,581|2023
Restricted
£
-
-
-
4,495
4,495
-
-
4,495
4,495
-
4,495
4,495|2023
Total
£
1,052
1,052
46
106,990
107,036
16,012
16,012
91,024
92,076
87,581
4,495
92,076|2022
Total
£
1,447|
|---|---|---|---|
||||1,447|
||||-
94,605|
||||94,605|
||||1,329|
||||1,329|
|||||
||||93,276|
|||||
||||94,723|
||||89,134
5,589|
||||94,723|
For the year ending 31 March 2023 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 10/08/2023
David Wigglesworth (Trustee)
8
## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Going concern**
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
## **Expenditure and liabilities**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Equipment: 15%
## **Pensions**
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**2 Grants and donations**
Charles Brotherton Trust
Harrison and Potter Trust
Leeds Benevolent Society for Single Ladies
Leeds Bereavement Forum
Leeds City Council (Adult Social Care)
Leeds City Council (INW/HAP)
Leeds City Council (MICE)
Leeds Community Foundation (Stay Well)
Leeds Community Foundation (Strategic)
Leeds Community Foundation (Winter Warmth)
Oblong
Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust
Woodhouse and Hyde Park Local Care P'ship
52 Lives
Leeds City Council (HAP Refurb)
Leeds City Council (HPT)
Leeds Older Peoples Forum
Wades Charity
Other grants
Members and supporters donations
Other donations
**3 Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Payroll costs
Pensions|2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
150
-
30,000
-
49,707
1,000
100
-
-
-
-
500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13,379
-
94,836|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
8,126
1,000
120
-
4,000
-
2,500
15,000
2,600
2,000
-
3,125
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38,471|2023
Total
funds
£
150
8,126
31,000
120
49,707
5,000
100
2,500
15,000
2,600
2,000
500
3,125
-
-
-
-
-
-
13,379
-
133,307
2023
£
108,298
9,603
(5,000)
494
5,332
118,727|2022
Total
funds
£
150
4,000
30,000
-
52,267
141
-
2,475
-
-
-
500
-
400
4,055
10,000
1,550
3,000
(200)
9,148
505|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||117,991|
|||||2022
£
95,620
9,230
(4,000)
526
4,887|
|||||106,263|
The average number of employees during the year was 4, being an average of 3.3 full time equivalent (2022: 4, 3.3 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
|**Defined contribution pension scheme**|2023|2022|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year|5,332|4,887|
|Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end|-|-|
|Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end|-|-|
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
Leeds City Council (HPT)
3,694
Leeds City Council (INW/HAP)
44
Wades Charity
1,851
LCF Strategic Resilience
-
Salary Support grants
-
Woodhouse and Hyde Park LCP
-
Leeds Bereavement Forum
-
5,589|Incoming
£
-
-
-
15,000
20,226
3,125
120
38,471|Outgoing
£
3,694
44
1,851
13,750
20,226
-
-
39,565|Transfers
Balance c/f
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,250
-
-
-
3,125
-
120
-
4,495|
|---|---|---|---|
## **4 Restricted funds**
## **Fund name**
Leeds City Council (HPT)
Leeds City Council (INW/HAP) Wades Charity LCF Strategic Resilience Salary Support grants
Woodhouse and Hyde Park LCP Leeds Bereavement Forum
## **Purpose of restriction**
Health Partnership Teams' funding towards salary costs for staff who are supporting the most vulnerable in the community.
For purchase of office furniture.
Towards activity costs.
Towards supporting the Manager's salary, Grants from various funders combined towards supporting salary costs for the workers.
For warm space provision and hardship support. Towards funding bereavement support.
|**Tangible assets**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2022
Additions
At 31 March 2023
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2022
Charge for year
At 31 March 2023
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
**Debtors**
Other debtors|£
2,632
-
2,632
1,185
395
1,580
1,052
1,447
2023
£
46
46
Group
equipment|Total
£
2,632
-|
|---|---|---|
|||2,632|
|||1,185
395|
|||1,580|
||||
|||1,052|
||||
|||1,447|
|||2022
£
-|
|||-|
## **5 Tangible assets**
## **6 Debtors**
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**7 Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank
Cash in hand
**8 Creditors and accruals**
Creditors
Accruals|2023
£
106,881
109
106,990
2023
£
15,136
876
16,012|2022
£
94,467
138|
|---|---|---|
|||94,605|
|||2022
£
609
720|
|||1,329|
## **9 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
## **Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel**
The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £40,475 (previous year: £40,321).
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## Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2023
|2023
2022
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
**Income**
Grants and donations
94,836
96,370
Group and activity contributions
1,812
1,263
Fundraising
60
467
Bank interest
68
22
**Total income**
96,776
98,122
**Expenditure**
Salaries, NIC's, pensions and payroll
81,057
95,746
Staff travel expenses
738
1,036
Events and activities
2,804
2,582
Equipment and materials
906
818
Training
179
-
Travel, transport and trips
1,417
607
Volunteer expenses
29
161
Premises costs
1,310
2,124
Phone, internet and postage
3,195
3,052
Printing and stationery
900
816
Advertising and publicity
466
446
Insurance
894
693
Affiliations and subscriptions
148
45
Speakers and trainers fees
1,965
2,008
Independent examination
876
720
Management and administration
495
295
Professional fees
-
64
IT support
119
165
Sundry expenses
436
46
Depreciation
395
395
**Total expenditure**
98,329
111,819
**Net income / (expenditure)**
(1,553)
(13,697)
**Transfers between funds**
-
4,055
**Net movement in funds**
(1,553)
(9,642)
**Fund balances brought forward**
89,134
98,776
**Fund balances carried forward**
87,581
89,134|2023
Restricted
funds
£
38,471
-
-
-
38,471
37,670
-
341
44
-
910
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
600
-
-
-
-
-
-
39,565
(1,094)
-
(1,094)
5,589
4,495|2022
Restricted
funds
£
21,621
-
-
-
21,621
10,517
-
1,252
-
-
652
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,395
-
-
-
-
-
-
13,816
7,805
(4,055)
3,750
1,839
5,589|2023
Total
funds
£
133,307
1,812
60
68
135,247
118,727
738
3,145
950
179
2,327
29
1,310
3,195
900
466
894
148
2,565
876
495
-
119
436
395
137,894
(2,647)
-
(2,647)
94,723
92,076|2022
Total
funds
£
117,991
1,263
467
22|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||119,743|
|||||106,263
1,036
3,834
818
-
1,259
161
2,124
3,052
816
446
693
45
3,403
720
295
64
165
46
395|
|||||125,635|
|||||(5,892)
-|
|||||(5,892)
100,615|
|||||94,723|
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