Barnet Community Projects Registered Charity No. 1139376
## Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31° March 2021
## Charity Name
The full name of the charity is Bannet Community Projects, but it is also refenred to lby its working name of BCP.
## Registered & Operating Addresses
Both the registered & operating addresses of the charity are now c/o the Rainbow Centre, Dollis Valley Drive, BARNET, Herts. ENS 2UN.
## Bankers and Examining Accountants
BCP currently banks with TSB plc, PO Box 373, LEEDS LS14 9GQ. Its annual accounts are independently examined by Newman Morris, Wellington House, 273-275 High Street, LONDON COLNEY, Herts. AL2 1HA.
## Trustees
The following individuals have served as Trustees during the period covered by this report :
Michael Benaim Chair Stephen Pegum Treasurer Ken Morton Secretary Steve Bull Emma Not Appointed 5” May 2020
## Governing Document
The charity is governed by its Constitution as adopted on 25" September 2010, and as amended on 11” December 2010.
## Charitable Objects for Public Benefit
The main charitable objects of BCP are :
To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the London Borough of Barnet as the Trustees see fit, in particular but not exclusively by the following means :
- . a) To promote the efficiency & effectiveness of charities and the effective application & use of resources by non-charitable bodies for the public benefit im particular but not exclusively by providing or assisting in the set-up of community projects, supporting their administration and providing support services to them and by facilitating partnership and co-operation in the voluntary sector;
- b) The promotion of the voluntary sector for the public benefit, iim particular but not exclusively by the following means :
- i) Identifying need in the voluntary sector & establishing projects or policies to address them;
- ii) Liaising between charities, voluntary organisations, the local authority and other groups or organisations on relevant issues that affect members of the community;
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Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31° March 2021
## Charitable Objects for Public Benefit (oontinwed)
- c) To promote community capacity building for the public benefit, iim particular but not limited to young people;
- d) The relief of unemployment for the public benefit;
- e) The advancement of education for the public benefit, including the provision of training, information & advice and promoting opportunities for members of the community to develop new skills & knowledge;
- f) To further for the benefit of members of the community without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or political, religious or other opinions by associating together members of the community, local authorities, voluntary & other organisations in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupations with the objective of improving the conditions of life of community members.
Where in the views of the Trustees it is expedient in the interests of the charity, the Trustees may support & encourage overseas partnership projects which are youth- and community -focused, in such countries of the world as they see fit.
## Services, projects and achievements during the year
## Introduction
As noted in the previous year’s accounts for 2019-20, in the year ended 31" March 2021 BCP has continued to focus on its core areas of delivery, namely local food distribution, a Lunch Club for younger children, healthy activities for local young people and a money advice & debt counselling service for local residents.
## Coronavirus pandemic
Unsurprisingly, the biggest difficulty faced by BCP during the year under review was the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The first full lockdown iin England came into effect on 23” March 2020, which was just before our previous year-end. Immediately prior that date, we had already decided as a precaution to suspend all activities at the Rainbow Centre, with the exception of our food delivery scheme. Further details of the impact of the pandemic on individual projects are set out below.
## Dollis Valley Angels emergency food deliveries
This scheme was in previous years called the Felix Project but we made a change to the name during 2020, in recognition of the fact that food supplies were now being sourced from other providers as well as from Felix. We also switched to providing weekly deliveries rather than fortnightly, as before, reflecting the increased demand for this service. Fortunately this service was exempt from the lockdown restrictions imposed by the Government, so we were able to continue providing it throughout the year.
At the beginning of this year, we were providing some 35 food parcels per week, containing enough food for two days for each family. This equated to between 130 & 150 meals per week in total. By the end of the year, the numbers of individuals being served had increased to some 50 per week. Additionally during the winter months and using funding provided by Barnet Council, we purchased gift cards from a local supermarket which were given out to local residents to assist with their energy bills.
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## Services, projects and achievements during the year (continued)
## Lunch Club
Although this activity was suspended during the May half term, as noted above, when some of the lockdown restrictions were eased in the summer, we were able to ruin Lunch Club on three days per week for five weeks, thanks to additional funding from Young Barnet Foundation (YBF). Initially this was run on the King George V playing fields making use of the open space, basketball goals and exercise machines, as initial numbers were lower than usual. After that first week, we then returned to the Rainbow Centre, using our own basketball court for physical activities (tennis, hockey, football etc.) and running a food or craft activity each day on the grassy area, with a separate games or puzzle table. Lunch bags were given out to all children at the end of the session to take home. On one Friday, a family fun day was organised with activities inside and outside plus a barbeque for all. We also visited the GROW project at The Totteridge Academy for a tour and agreed to runa joint artbased project, which should give us the basis for some murals to decorate the new building when we move. The final day was a trip to Legoland which was enjoyed by ail.
In October, we ran four days of activities, two of which involved working with GROW on our joint art project. Because of ongoing restrictions, we were unable to run a Christmas activity but all children were given a present thanks to YBF’s collection. Unfortunately, the February 2021 half term week also had to be cancelled because of the continuing lockdown.
## Junior Leaders / Youth work
Regrettably this project was severely impacted by all the Covid restrictions; apart from assisting at Lunch Club, little progress was made during the year under review.
## Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
As we were unable to hold these classes at the Centre, the instructor Ibush Kabashi instead provided a series of online training sessions via Zoom. These proved to be very popular. In September, once some restrictions had been lifted, he started back providing live sessions, with strict Covid protocols in place and numbers limited to around 20 children per week. Then by February 2021 Ibush had to revert to providing his classes online, on two separate week nights.
## Thursday Takeaway cooking sessions
These classes were provided by a North London-based social enterprise called Bread n Butter, whose main aim is to teach the basic life skills of cooking and a sustainable, healthy independent living. Again lockdown restrictions prevented these sessions taking place until mid-September, at which time only one family could be included due to Covid protocols. Before the number of attendees could safely be increased, the re-imposition of lockdown in early 2021 meant these sessions again had to be suspended.
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## Services, projects and achievernents during the year (continued)
## Rainbow Money Advice (RMA)
Unlike many of the other BCP projects that were suspended due to the imposition of a national lockdown in March 2020, RMA was able to continue providing its services by going online, using both video conferencing and telephone conversations. This service is run an experienced money advisor Stuart Goodman, who during the year under review became a fully-qualified member of the Institute of Money Advisers. This service is provided to clients totally free of charge aind is both confidential and non-judgmental. It provides exceptional quality support to some of the most vulnerable residents in the local community.
During 2020/21, a total of 121 client interviews were held, bringing the overall total number of interviews to March 2021 up to 820. A further 23 new clients were taken on during the financial year. Referrals to RMA came from a number of sources, including the Barnet Wellbeing Hub and Barnet Federated GPs, amongst others. Stuart was supported by a second volunteer money advisor (whom he trained for this role) and an admin. assistant.
RMA is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is affiliated to Community Money Advice (CMA). Additionally it maintains informal links with other local & national organisations, including CommUNITY Barnet, 4 in 10 (a London Child Poverty umbrella group), the Institute of Money Advisers and the National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers.
## Barnet Rail Pastors (BRP)
This is the only BCP project not run from the Rainbow Centre, as noted in previous annual reports. Instead it takes places on parts of both the Thameslink and Great Northemn rail networks, in conjunction with both local station staff and British Transport Police (BIP).
The principal aim of BRP is to act as a friendly and listening presence for people using the rail network, especially at times when those passengers might be feeling vulnerable or be at risk iin some way. Where necessary, more serious interventions have been made when circumstances required it.
After lockdown restrictions were eased iin mid-2020, a pilot patrol was organised at Stevenage station in October. This was the team’s first attempt at a socially-distanced patrol during the ongoing pandemic, and was timed to coincide with a mental health awareness project organised by the Samaritans. Further patrols took place im November (one) and December (three), before sadly a new lockdown in January 2021 prevented any further patrols for the rest of the financial year.
Despite the complications caused by the pandemic, three volunteers were able to complete their training, initially face-to-face and then via online sessions. BCP’s Trustees are most grateful for the support of the Ascension Trust, who co-ordinate rail pastor schemes on a national basis.
## Sports programme
Due to the restrictions of the pandemic, we were sadly unable to deliver American football training sessions at the Totteridge Academy (TTA) as previously. Instead, weekly video conferencing sessions were held to discuss actual NFL games and possible plays.
Our plans to hold a range of weekly sports & physical activities for less active local residents (or those with certain health conditions) were severely curtailed. We sincerely hope that these can begin at some time in the new financial year.
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## Services, projects and achievements during the year (continued)
## Rainbow Centre bookings
Again these were mostly curtailed during 2020/21, but in September the Muslim prayer group was able to start up again, with smaller numbers allowed to participate. The art classes run by Barnet Southgate College also recommenced at that time. Sadly the Frontline Church did not return to the Centre due to the pandemic.
## Fundraising and going concern basis
Somewhat against the grain of the wider charity sector, BCP actually generated more income in 2020/21 than in the previous financial year — an overall increase of some 18%. Combined with a 1% fall in total expenditure year-on-year, this resulted in a healthy surplus of some £12K, compared to a small deficit in the previous year. Part of the explanation for the reduced level of spending is of course the fact so many of our services & projects were curtailed by the various lockdowns experienced during the year.
The Trustees are pleased to be able to report that the level of fundraising in 2021-22 to date has been even higher than the year under review.
The Trustees wish to offer their heartfelt thanks to the following organisations for their generous support of BCP during the period of this report :
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Additionally, BCP acknowledges the following organisations who either supported BCP or who worked in partnership with BCP during tie last year :
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|Sport|England|Darul Noor Islamic Centre|
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## BCP volunteers
Finally, the Trustees would like to thank all of the volunteers who work tirelessly on behalf of BCP and whose time is of course given freely. Without their hard work & dedication, many of the activities detailed above simply would not be able to take place.
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Barnet Community Projects
## Registered Charity No. 1139376 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31° March 2021
## Trustees’ Responsibilities in relation to the Financial Statements
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the related Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare Financial Statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these Financial Statements, the Trustees are required to :
- e Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
- e Observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP
- e Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
- e State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements and
- e Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is
- inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and enable them to ascertain to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Constitution. 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. The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the information included on the charity's website.
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Barnet Community Projects
## Registered Charity No. 1139376
## Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) for the year ended 31 March 2021
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|General Funds|Restricted|Eimatonncanmesmt|TOTALS|Year ended|
|(Unrestricted)|Furnals|Fusnatis|THIS|YEAR|31.03.20|
|INCOMING RESOURCES|Notes|£|£|£|£|£|
|Grants received|1|5,299|86,925|(9)|92,224|77,036|
|Donations received|1|2,031|2,028|0|4,059|4,319|
|Other income|1&2|0|258|[1]|258|400|
|TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES|£|7,330|£|89,2711|£|O€£|96,541|£|81,755|
|RESOURCES EXPENDED|
|Direct Charitable Expenditure|
|Direct|labour costs (including social|security|
|costs)|3|1,752|58,0838|(1)|59,840|55,778|
|Other direct expenditure|4|1,978|20,134|(4)|22,112|28,300|
|Insurance premiums paid|1,129|Oo|o|1,129|4,215|
|Rent and rates|8|1,000|(4)|(a)|1,000|Oo|
|5,859|78,222|((]|$4,081|85,293|
|Indirect Choritable Expenditure|
|Depreciation of fixed assets|5|295|Oo|0|295|0|
|TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED|€|6154|£|78,222|£|@€£|84,376|85,293|
|NET INCOMING / (GUTGOING) RESOURCES FOR|
|THE YEAR|£|Li7é|£|10,589|£|0|€£|12,165|£|(3,538)|
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The Statement of Financial Activities includes alll gains & losses for the year. All Incoming Resources andi Resources Expended derive from continuing activities, The noteson pages9 and 10 form part of the Ancownts.
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## Barnet Community Projects
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|BalanceSheetasat31°March2021|||SLOG21|||31.03.20||
||Notes||£|£||£|£|
|FIXEDASSETS||||||||
|HistoricCost|||12,755|||12,735||
|Additions inyear|||1,470|||(1)||
|Less:Accumulated Depreciation||5|(9,892)|||(3,597)||
|||||4,333|||3,158|
|CURRENTASSETS||||||||
|Cashatbank(currentaccount)|||59,340|||38,926||
|Debtors&accruedrevenue|||B,AA2|||2,974||
|Prepayments (reinsurancepremiums)|||0
68,382|||849
42,809||
|LESS:CURRENTLIABILITIES-Amounts fallingdue||||||||
|withinoneyear|||(2,422)|||(1,615)||
|DeferredIncome||6|(35,726)|||(22,950)||
|||||(39,148)|||(24,565)|
|NETCURRENTASSETS||||29,234|||18,244|
|TOTALNETASSETS|||£|33,567||£|21,402|
|FUNDS||||||||
|Unrestricted Funds||7||||||
|Balance asat IstApril2020|||(28,823)|||(24,841)||
|NetIncoming Resourcesfortheyearended31"||||||||
|March 2021|||L176|||(3,582)||
|Balanceasat31°March2021||||(27,647)|||(28,823)|
|RestrictedFunds||7||||||
|BalanceasatistApril2020|||50,225|||49,781||
|NetOutgoing Resourcesfortheyearended||||||||
|31*March2021|||10,989|||444||
|Balanceasat31°March2021||||61,214|||50,225|
|TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD|||£€|33,567||£€|21402|
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Barnet Community Projects Registered Charity No. 1139376 Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021
## 1. Accounting Policies
The principal Accounting Policies are summarised below :
## Basis of Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under the histosical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value, unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared im aucordiance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Reputblicof ireland (FRS 102) and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the Micro-entities Regime (FRS 105) and with the Chavitties Act 2011. Recognition of Income These are included in the Statement of Financia! Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, it is more likely than not that the Trusteeswill receive the resowrces and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. The previous policywas to recognisGrants Receiv **e** d im the Statemeof Fina **n** cialt Activities as & when these were received. A change was made in the accounts for 2015-16 to recognise this iimoome as it relates to the periods for which these grant funds are made. All income in 2020-21 that relates to the following financial yearisnow shown in the Balance Sheet as Defenred bmoome (see also Note 6). Donations Received and Other Income are recognised iin full iin the Statementof Financial Activities when they are received.
Offsetting There has been no offsettingof assets and liabilities, nor income and expenditure. Liability Recognition Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the chasity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## Going Concern Basis
The Trustees have assessed whether the use of the going comcann basis is appropriate and have considered possibleevents or conditions that might cast doubton the abilityof the Charito con **t** inuey as a going concer. As explained in the Trustees Annual Report, sincethe year-end the global pandemicand spread of Covid-19 has severelly impacted many economies throughout the world. The Trustees have assessed the impact Covid-19 may have on the Charity’s forecastand projections and have made this assessmentfor a period of at least one year from the date of forapprovingthe foreseeablethese financialfuture statements. and consequentlyThe Trusteesit is appropriatehawe concludiedto continuethat totheadoptCharitythehasgoing comcemnsufficient resourcesbasis iintoprepar comt **i** inuengits in financialoperationalstatements.existence 2. Other Income €
Other Income is analysed as follows : Restricted Co-op Local Communities Fund re Lunch Chib £ 233 3. Staff Costs & Trustees" Remuneration No employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000 (2019-20 Nil). None ofthe trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other bene **f** romitsany employment with the charity or a related entity.
## 4. Other Direct Expenditure
|4. Other Direct ExpenditureOther Direct ExpenditureDirect ExpenditureExpenditure||Total|Unesticted|Restricted|
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|OtherDirectExpenditureincludesthefollowing costs :||£|£|£|
|Cleaningmaterials||525|0|525|
|Professional fees&accountancycosts||3,623|1,197|2,426|
|Cateringcosts||4,189|oO|4,189|
|Barnet Rail Pastors||0|||
|Printing, postage,stationery&telephone||73h|165|S66|
|Repairs&maintenance||0|||
|Training costs
Officeexpenses(incl. ITcosts)||Less
1,742|(4)
121|1,698
1,621|
|Travelcosts||TS4|30|664|
|All other costs (total)||8,350|405|8,445|
|TOTAL|£|Az|L978|20,134|
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## 5. Depreciation of Fixed Assets & CapitalisationThreshold
Depreciation is providedon a straight-line basis on the historic purchaseprice of the charity's Fixed Assets, to write these off over their estimated useful economic lives,as follows :
IT Equipment2 years Other Assets- 5 years
Purchases greater than £500 in value are accounted for as Fixed! Assets; below that threshold, any expenditure is written off in-year.
## 6. Deferred Income
As described in Note 1 above, a change in accounting policy was made in 2015-16 to reflect the different funding periods for BOP’s Grants Received. The amount showm in the Balance Sheet as Deferred income resembles the amount of grants actually received in 2020-21 that relate instead to 2021-22.This Deferred Income will fonm part of BCP’s Restricted Funds in the following financial year.
## 7. Reserves Policy
The previous intention of the Trustees was to hold in Reserves an amount equivalent to approximately six months’ worth of expenditures. Followinga re-assessment of this policy, the Trustees have now given regard to the possible longer-term liabilities of BCP, especially
in the unlikely event of a cessation of the charity's operations. in that regard, the only longer-term liability of BCP would be paying the salarycost wouldof thenotDirectorexceedduring£10,000theandcontractualthe Trusteesnoticeareperiod,confidentthe thatDirectorBCP beinghas sufficient the only freesalariedreservesemployeein handofatBOP.theitbalanceis estimatedsheet thatdate thisto cover this cost. Additionally, the Trustees are equally confident that if the accounting policies now adopted regarding Grants Received had been in place since the charity's inception, then the deficit currently showing in the Balance Sheet on Unrestricted Funds would not in fact exist.
## 8. Related Party Transactions
Dumg the year, the following notional payment was made to the Rainbow Centre Users Group towards the rent for operating in their premises.
Rainbow Centre Users Group
2020/21 2019/20 £1,000 £0
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independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of
## Barnet Community Projects
| report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Barnet Community Projects for the year ended 31% March 2021, which are set out on pages 7 to 10.
## Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the charity Trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). The Charity Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’) and that an independent examination is needed.
| report in respect of my examination of the Trustees’ accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## Independent Examiner’s Statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters hawe 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 Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
(2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- (3) the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concemniing the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a “true and fair view’ which is nota matter considered as part of an independent examination.
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters iim connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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