**Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** Charity No: 1141475 Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **Objectives and Activities** ## **Objects** To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Downham and Hither Green and the neighbourhood (hereinafter called ‘the area of benefit’) without distinction of sex or of political, religious, race or colour or other opinions by associating the local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. To establish or to secure the establishment of a Community Centre (hereinafter called ‘the Centre’) and to maintain and manage, or to co-operate with any local statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a Centre for activities promoted by the Association and its constituent bodies in furtherance of the above objects. ## **Constitution** The Charity was registered as a charity with the Charity Commission under registration number 1141475 on 26th October 2000. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Significant activities** The past year has been a busy one for Goldsmiths as we continue to play a vital role in our community. We are pleased to note a steady increase in the number of activities and visitors to the building. We are delighted to continue to work with many established groups at the centre and excited by several new and developing partnerships. We are proud of our committed and capable staff team, we were sad to lose Roz Hardie as our Managing Director in March and we were grateful for the support and dedication demonstrated by remaining staff to minimise disruption to the service whilst we were short-staffed. The appointment of our ‘new’ Managing Director, Joanne Harvey, in June marked a positive new chapter for the centre and we are delighted by the ideas and energy that she brings to the role. Joanne is looking forward to working with our other new appointee, Gillian Weston, and the rest of the Goldsmiths team, to further extend the impact of Goldsmiths. We consider ourselves fortunate to have a reliable team of volunteers from the local community without whom we would struggle to maintain service levels. Volunteers perform a variety of tasks, including organising and staffing community events, sorting donations to the Apple Tree charity shop, sales assistants in the shop and cafe, supporting the Silver Surfers, gardening and upcycling resources for use on site. Please contact us if you would be interested in joining the volunteer team. During the year we have welcomed new groups and developed partnerships to increase the range of weekly activities. We continue to provide subsidised rates to several regular users to enable them to offer affordable activities for local residents. Given the current financial pressures on so many in our community we are pleased to have extended the range of free activities offered at the centre and hope to extend on the range of free and low-cost activities in 2024. We have also worked closely with our community partners to support activities and events locally, including working with Friends of Forster Memorial Park to host their AGM and provide resources for events in their award-winning green space. Our established links with the Lewisham Polish Centre were built on and extended when they sought our support to facilitate the Turkish Earthquake Response in February 2023. We were honoured to provide facilitation support and free space for Dr Fazil Kucuk Turkish School to use the centre to be used as a collection and distribution point - thank you to Goldsmiths’ staff and volunteers for support with access and for the flexibility shown by regular hirers. We also provided the Turkish school with free space for rehearsals of Turkish Dance performances as part of a cash fundraiser in March 2023. We are hopeful that the Turkish community will become regular users at the Centre. In December 2022, the Centre hosted the inaugural Hither Green Ward Assembly, bringing together local residents and representatives of local community groups. We have played a significant role in planning and facilitating assembly meetings through 2022-23 including loan of equipment for a successful outdoor assembly in Forster Park in September. Charity No: 1141475 ## **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 **Trustees’ Annual Report (continued)** Like many others across Lewisham we were saddened by the death of our past Chair, Alan Till, at the end of 2022. Alan was involved at Goldsmiths for many years, we benefited greatly from his wisdom and commitment and we were honoured to be the chosen venue for a Silver Summer Ball held in his memory. Goldsmiths Dance Academy, Bring Me Sunshine and Lewisham Positive Ageing Council worked collaboratively to provide a wonderful afternoon with a fully-waitered three course meal, live music and dancing that was enjoyed by over 100 elders. The shared joy of guests representing our diverse community was a fitting tribute to Alan and his commitment to improving other’s quality of life. The efficient use of all resources is an important consideration for us. We work with others to help achieve this, for example by participating in partnership with St Andrews Church, exchanging items with Corbett Library, Phoenix Community Housing, Hosting 7Fields PCN Wellbeing work. We continue our effective and productive partnership with the Blue Ribbon Foundation. The volunteers attending the amazing Downham Men’s Group achieve excellent work at their meetings every Tuesday. We are grateful for their energy, innovation and teamwork to improve and transform spaces with limited resources. The group always welcome new members, please contact Trevor Pybus or pop along on a Tuesday morning if you are interested ot join them. In May we made a successful application to the City Bridge Fund for a fully funded eco-audit. The resultant report completed in the autumn identified some existing good practices as well as many potential measures to reduce the Centre’s ecological impact. The team will use the report to inform funding applications that result in direct reductions to our ecological footprint. ## **Financial Review** ## **Charitable Activities** A summary of results for the year is shown in the accounts. The trustees consider that the performance of the charity has been progressive and satisfactory. Total income for the year was £148,054. Total expenditure was £161,385. Total fund reserves as at 31 March 2023 amount to £39,798. The earnings for the period spanning April 2022 to March 2023 experienced a decrease, dropping from £205,622 to £148,054. In the preceding year, we acquired £18,391 in Covid cash grants and £14,352 in Furlough payments, totalling £32,743. Additionally, we secured a one-off grant of £12,750 from the GLA Mayors fund, allocated for capital projects such as roof and new boilers. These funds weren’t available in 2022-23. Although we faced a £40,000 reduction in annual income from the Covid testing centre, we offset this by gaining £34,531 from rentals as groups either returned or new ones joined. Expenditure for the same period decreased from £200,192 to £161,385. Notably, we saved £6,196 on energy, primarily due to the closure of the Covid testing site. Staff-related costs decreased by £27,295 compared to the previous year, attributed to staff departures and delays in replacements. On the flip side, we spent £6,472 more on repairs, focusing on boiler replacements and utilising the GLA funding for roof repairs. Cleaning expenses rose by £2,022, and a legal bill of £9,000 had to be settled. By the end of March 2023, our accounts showed a loss of £13,331, in contrast to the £5,430 gain in the previous year. Despite this, we view this as a positive year, marked by efforts to resume operations post-Covid. Looking ahead, we are optimistic that the financial year 2023 to 2024 will bring about improvements, setting the stage for a better year with significant enhancements planned for the building. ## **Reserves policy** The Trustees have deemed it prudent to have a policy of having unrestricted funds held by the charity of at least six months of resources. They will be making efforts to achieve this. Charity No: 1141475 **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report (continued)** ## **Financial Review (continued)** ## **Internal and external factors** The challenges of managing and maintaining a large and ageing building continued through 2022-23. We are blessed to have the support of an amazing team of volunteers, including Downham Men's group who helped achieve many routine tasks for a minimal costs. NCIL funding enabled us to achieve several major works including the installation of a new boiler in he main hall. We are pleased to note that our NHS tenants have increased the services they offer from the centre and welcome the extra revenue this brings. We are also delighted to welcome new regular hirers during 2023 and with the development of new partnerships and initiatives we look forward to the centre being busier in 2024. We anticipate that the current economic crisis will have a significant impact on many members of our community and we are commited to continuing to provide and extend our offer of affordable and free activities. We are working with our partners to identify funding to support us providing a warm and welcoming space for our community to come together. ## **Future developments** In 2024, the charity hopes to focus on fundraising from community activities which are grant-aided. We recognise the need to increase our capacity to accomodate new initiatives and we have begun the process of recruiting extra staff, to help us achieve the following key objectives: 1. Ensure 100% Health and Safety Compliance and Premises Repairs and Maintenance Plan 2. Aim to be a Leader in Volunteer/Community Development Programmes in the area 4. Develop a compelling brand message and implement an effective and sustainable communications strategy 5. Financial stability - consistent turnover and steady growth 6. Governance - Establish Credible and Trusted Charity Reputation 7. Increase the number of activities which are free at the point of use and work in partnership with other agencies to ensure the deliverance of a diverse and inclusive community centre, which can relate to both poverty and food poverty faced by members of our community. Several projects are now in the pipeline, not least the decorating of the George Green Hall, which will bring in much needed hire income. We are collaborating with SevenFields and the NHS, to make more efficient use of spaces and to breathe life into the cafe. We share ambitions for the space to be used for several activities, not least a warm space for a "cuppa and a chat". We are looking to develop and support more community focussed projects and events at the Centre and in the local area, including regular table sales and job fairs. Several new projects have now agreed to hire regular space within the community centre, increasing both income and footfall for the charity. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The charity is governed by a board of trustees. Charitable activities are managed by a team of 5 employees and assisted by a strong and able team of volunteers from our local community and supported through paid contracts for services for Premises and Cleaning support. ## **Organisational Structure** The trustees meet when required and at least monthly to review the strategy and business plan of the charity. In addition, individual Trustees contribute their time and talents in specific areas where the charity has requirements including line management of the Managing Director, financial management, premises support, fundraising and communications. ## **Risk Management** The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The trustees are also required to ensure that the charity complies will all elements of safeguarding law and will seek external advice from the Lewisham safeguarding leads where required. Charity No: 1141475 **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 **Trustees’ Annual Report (continued)** ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity name: Goldsmiths Community Association Limited Registered charity number: 1141475 Charity’s principal address: Goldsmiths Community Centre Castillon Road London SE6 1QD Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity are: Susanna East (Chair) Mark Ingleby Louis Vine Israel Oyebamiji Bala Vallipuram ## **Declarations** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees ## **Signature:** **Full name:** Susanna East **Date:** 9th December 2023 ## **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** **Accounts and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2023** Presented at Goldsmiths Community Association Annual General Meeting 9th December 2023 Charity No: 1141475 ## **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 ## **Statement of Financial Activities** |**Incoming resources (Note 3)**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and grants
Other income
**Resources expended (Note 5)**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
Other
Net gains/(losses) on investments
**_Reconciliation of funds:_**
Transfers
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**_Net movement in funds_**
Total funds brought forward
**_Total funds carried forward_**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
F01
F03
F04
F05
5,695
19,778
-
25,473
73,626
122,581
-
-
122,581
131,996| |---|---| ||**128,276**
**19,778**
**-**
**148,054**
**205,622**| ||77,909
8,876
-
86,785
113,039
60,326
14,274
-
74,600
87,153| ||**138,235**
**23,150**
**-**
**161,385**
**200,192**| ||| ||**(9,959)**
**(3,372)**
**-**
**(13,331)**
**5,430**| ||-
-
-
-
-| ||**(9,959)**
**(3,372)**
**-**
**(13,331)**
**5,430**
(9,959)
(3,372)
-
(13,331)
5,430| ||49,576
3,553
-
53,129
47,699
(65)
65
-
-
-| ||**39,552**
**246**
**-**
**39,798**
**53,129**| **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** Charity No: 1141475 Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 ## **Balance Sheet** ||**Balance Sheet**| |---|---| |**Current assets**
**Debtors (Note 8)**
**Cash at bank and in hand (Note 7)**
**_Total current assets_**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year (Note 9)**
**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**
**_Total assets less current liabilities_**
**_Total net assets or liabilities_**
**Funds of the Charity**
**Restricted and unrestricted funds (Note**
**_Total funds_**
Signed on behalf of all the trustees|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total this**
**year**
**Total last**
**year**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
7,173
-
-
7,173
4,612
34,985
246
-
35,231
50,446| ||**42,158**
**246**
**-**
**42,404**
**55,058**| ||2,606
-
-
2,606
1,929| ||**2,606**
**-**
**-**
**2,606**
**1,929**| ||| ||**39,552**
**246**
**-**
**39,798**
**53,129**| ||| ||**39,552**
**246**
**-**
**39,798**
**53,129**| ||
39,552
246
-
39,798
53,129| ||**39,552**
**246**
**-**
**39,798**
**53,129**| ||Date
9/12/2023
Susanna East
Signature
Print Name| Charity No: 1141475 **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 **Section C Notes to the accounts** ## Note 1: **Basis of preparation** ## **1. 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 accounts have been prepared in accordance with (i) 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) issued on 16 July 2014, (ii) the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and (iii) the Charities Act 2011. ## **Note 2: Accounting policies 2.1 INCOME** **Recognition of income** Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: · the charity becomes entitled to the resources; · it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and · the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. **Offsetting** There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. **Grants and donations** Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP). In the case of performance related grants, income is recognised to the extent that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP). **Government grants** The charity has received government grants in the reporting period **Support costs** The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs. **Volunteer help** The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report. ## **2.2 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES** **Liability recognition** Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. **Governance and support** Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. **costs** Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. **Grants with performance** Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of **conditions** service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output. **Grants payable without** Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to **performance conditions** realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be recognised. Charity No: 1141475 **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** ## Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 ## **Notes to the accounts (continued)** ## **Deferred income** No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts. **Creditors** The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade **Provisions for liabilities** A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date ## **2.3 ASSETS** **Debtors** Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received. ## **Note 3 Analysis of income** |**Note 3**|**Analysis of income**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||| |||**funds**|**funds**|**Total funds**|**Prior year**| ||**Analysis**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Donations and grants:**|Lewisham Main Grant|5,000|5,000|
10,000|
25,000| ||Lewisham NCIL Funding|-|11,250|
11,250|
-| ||Queen's Platinum Jubilee|-|300|
300|
-| ||Warm Welcomes|-|2,800|
2,800|
-| ||Covid Cash Grants|-|-|
-|
18,391| ||Furlough Pay Received|-|-|
-|
14,352| ||Locality GLA Mayor Grant|-|-|
-|
12,750| ||Food Growing Activity Grant|-|250|
250|
250| ||Macmillan Fundrasing||178|
178|
-| ||Other donations|695|-|
695|
2,883| ||**Total**|5,695|19,778|
25,473|
73,626| |**Other income:**|Hire of premises|112,019|-|
112,019|
77,488| ||Covid testing site rent|9,436|-|
9,436|
49,035| ||Apple Tree sales|687|-|
687|
1,497| ||Fund raising|-|-|
-|
3,479| ||Other income|439|-|
439|
497| ||**Total**|122,581|-|
122,581|
131,996| ||||||| |**TOTAL INCOME**||128,276|19,778|
148,054|
205,622| |**Note 4**|**Analysis of receipts of government grants**||||| ||**Description**|||**This year**
**£**|**Last year**
**£**| |**Government**|London Borough of Lewisham|||10,000|
25,000| ||Lewisham NCIL Funding|||11,250|
-| ||Covid Cash Grants|||-|
18,391| ||Furlough Pay Received|||-|
14,352| ||Locality GLA Mayor Grant|||-|
12,750| |**Other**|Other|||-|
-| ||**Total**|||21,250|
70,493| **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** Charity No: 1141475 Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 ## **Notes to the accounts (continued)** ## **Note 5 Analysis of expenditure** |**Other**
Rates
Water
Consumables
Accountancy
Consultancy
Legal
Cleaning
Subscriptions
Software
Bad debts written off
Advertising
Apple Tree costs
Covid testing costs
Printing and stationery
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
Repairs and maintenance
Insurance
Computer and sound equipment
Sundry
**Total other expenditure**
**Total expenditure on charitable**
Light and heat
Pension
Telephone and internet
Bank charges
Staff costs
Volunteer expenses
**Analysis**
**Expenditure on**
**charitable**
**activities**
Project activities
Education and training|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
76,642
8,322
84,964
112,259
-
-
-
-
1,267
554
1,821
753
-
-
-
27| |---|---| ||77,909
8,876
86,785
113,039| ||15,928
-
15,928
22,124
-
-
-
2,825
1,841
-
1,841
2,644
1,623
22
1,645
1,729
597
-
597
1,339
1,076
-
1,076
428
613
-
613
2,040
3,943
550
4,493
3,623
-
-
-
9,000
10,839
-
10,839
8,817
179
-
179
407
252
-
252
231
2,286
-
2,286
2,350
177
55
232
389
387
-
387
367
17,681
13,647
31,328
24,856
2,121
-
2,121
2,029
27
-
27
31
-
-
-
149
103
-
103
1,336
653
-
653
-
-
-
-
439| ||60,326
14,274
74,600
87,153| ||| ||138,235
23,150
161,385
200,192| **Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure Fees for examination of the accounts** |**Note 6 Details of certain items of**
**Fees for examination of the accounts**|**expenditure**|| |---|---|---| |Independent examiner’s fees||**This year**
**Last year**
**£**
**£**
600
600| |**6.1 Staff Costs**||| |Salaries, wages and social security||**This year**
**Last year**
**£**
**£**
84,964
112,259| |Pension costs (defined contribution scheme)||1,645
1,729| |Other employee costs||-
27| ||**Total staff costs**|86,609
114,015| |**6.2 Average head count in the year**||**This year**
**Last year**
**Number**
**Number**| |The parts of the charity in which the employees work|Charitable activities
Governance|5
6
-
-| ||**Total**|
5
6| Charity No: 1141475 **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** ## Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 **Notes to the accounts (continued)** ## **Note 7 Cash at bank and in hand** |**Note 7 Cash at bank and in hand**|||| |---|---|---|---| |||**This year **|**Last year**| |||**£**|**£**| |Current Account||-|
114| |CAF Gold Account||23|
23| |CAF Cash Goldsmiths||33,143|
49,541| |Paypal||241|
163| |Soldo||304|
501| |Cash In Hand||1,520|
104| ||**Total**|
35,231|
50,446| |**Note 8 Debtors**|||| |**Analysis debtors**|||| |Trade debtors||**This year **
**£**
7,173|**Last year**
**£**

4,612| |Special schemes||-|
-| ||**Total**|7,173|
4,612| |**Note 9 Creditors and accruals**|||| |**Analysis of creditors and**|||| |**accruals**|||| |Suppliers||**This year **
**£**
711|**Last year**
**£**

1,187| |Give-A-Song project||-|
599| |Other creditors||1,895|
-| |Accruals and deferred income||-|
143| ||**Total**|2,606|
1,929| The £599 in the prior year was received on behalf of the Give-A-Song project and paid to the project owners during the year ended 31 March 2023. Charity No: 1141475 **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** Annual accounts for the year end 31 March 2023 **Notes to the accounts (continued)** ## **Note 10 Charity funds** ## **10.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period** ||||**Fund**|||||**Fund**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**balances**|||||**balances**| ||**Type PE, EE**
**R or UR ***|
**Purpose and Restrictions**|**brought**
**forward**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|**Gains and**
**losses**|
**carried**
**forward**| |**Fund names**|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Fund Raising|UR|General fundraising with no restrictions|2,149|-|(15)|-|-|
2,134| |Lewisham Main Grant|R|Restricted community manager funding|-|5,000|(5,000)|-|-|
-| |Macmillan Fundraising|R|Restricted funds for Macmillan charity|68|178|-|-|-|
246| |Locality GLA Mayor Grant|R|Restricted community funding|3,485|-|(3,550)|65|-|
-| |General Unrestricted Fund|UR|General funds with no restrictions|43,512|128,276|(134,305)|(65)|-|
37,418| |Community Waves|UR|General funds with no restrictions|3,915|-|(3,915)|-|-|
-| |Queen's Platinum Jubilee Fund|R|Restricted project funding|-|300|(300)|-|-|
-| |Lewisham Local - Food Growing|R|Restricted funds raised for a project|-|250|(250)|-|-|
-| |Lewisham NCIL Funding|R|Restricted government funding for wages|-|11,250|(11,250)|-|-|
-| |Warm Welcomes|R|Restricted funds raised for a project|-|2,800|(2,800)|-|-|
-| |Other funds|UR|General funds with no restrictions|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |||**Total Funds**|53,129|148,054|(161,385)|-|-|
39,798| |||**Total Restricted Funds**|3,553|19,778|(23,150)|65|-|
246| |||**Total Unrestricted Funds**|49,576|128,276|(138,235)|(65)|-|
39,552| ||||53,129|148,054|(161,385)|-|-|
39,798| _* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds_ ## **10.2 Designated funds** ## **Fund name** Macmillan Fundraising ## **Purpose of the designation** Funds raised for Macmillan charity, to be transferred to the charity in 2023 **Amount £** 246 ## **Goldsmiths Community Association Limited** **Independent Exam Report For the year ended 31 March 2023** Presented at Goldsmiths Community Association Annual General Meeting 9th December 2023 **Accounting Services Limited | Chartered Accountants** **Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts** ## **Report to the Trustees of Goldsmiths Community Association Limited (Charity no: 1141475) for the Year Ended 31 March 2023** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Goldsmiths Community Association Limited (“the Charity”) for the year ended 31 March 2023, set out on pages 6 to 12. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the Charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: · the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or · the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or ## **Independent examiner's statement** · the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning 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 not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed: Date:** 9th December 2023 **Name:** Given Chanetsa-Mazarura, FCA (for and on behalf of VE Accounting Services Limited) **Professional body:** Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (Membership No.: 2649792) **Address:** VE Accounting Services Limited Chartered Accountants 125 Temple Hill Dartford DA1 5TU