Charity Regislralion Number 1141883
CAFÉ JJ
FINANCIAL STATEMEKrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 PaARCH 2023
3S Accountancy Services
Chartered Accountants

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## **CAFEJJ** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**CONTENTS**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|**Members of the board and professional advisers**|**1**|
|**Annual repor of the trustees**|**2**|
|**Independent examiner's repor**|**4**|
|**Statement of fnancial activities (incorporating income**|**5**|
|**and expenditure account)**||
|**Balance sheet**|**6**|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|**7**|





CAFÉ JJ
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS
Trustees
Darryl Gregory
Valerie HLrtchinson
Joseph Hutchinson
Louise HirKlmarth
Cheryl cOrd￿r
Stuart Reginald Cord
Mark Roberts
Sharon Walls
Peter Hetcher
Dorothy Griffilh$
Maureen Elizabeth Presthy
Julie Ann Nichols (resigned 21.7.23)
Dennis Mthael Brookbanks (resigned 2.8.23)
Soeretsry
Vaerlo Hutthlnson
Maln olllc•
4 LwKlen Court
Hurworth Plxe
Darlington
nty Durham
DL2 2DL
Trddlng address
CI[ft￿ Centre Ccrfnmunity AsxKiatv)n
cirfton
Darlington
Co Durham
DL15EE
Chartered Amntants
Pnestgats
Dartingtc
DL1 1NL
8ankern
HSBC Bank PLC
1 Prosp&X P
D￿lIngtOn
Co Durham
DL3 7LQ
Charity numb¢r
1141883

CAFÉ JJ
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE8
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The trustees present their report together with the financial ststements of the tharity for the year ended 31
March 2023. The finarKial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ with the accounting policies set
out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charitys trust deed. the Charities Act 2011 and
Accounting and Re[￿ing by Charilies: Statement of Recommended Practw apphcable to charities
preparing Iheir accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable In the UK and
Republic of Iretand published on 16 Juty 2014. Legal and administrative informatM)n set out on page 1
fomis part of thls repo
RUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The chaiity was established in 2007, and has been a registered chartty since May 2011. The trustees
meet at least 3 times a year. in addÉbon a weekty Management Meeting takes piace eaGh Monday (vthen
the Café is operating) whth is 814vays attended by Trustees.
None of the trust￿ reCeI￿d remuneratmin for dulles carfled out as a trustee. HC*￿V￿ trustees dalmed
out of pc¢ket exr*nses while undertaking volunteer duties during the Operat￿￿ of the Café and
reimtyjrsement of any expendttwe vThirred wJrchasiTrJ arKI swices required by the Café.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Charity are:
The advancemenl of educalion and $k￿lS of alutts with Leaming Di1fM￿ttle$ in the Area of Benefft through:
The provision of a Communty Café and Delivery SeThice, gmng opwrtuntties to gan catering skllls
arKI develop mentsl and physical capa￿[￿S in a catering environment.
And to acquire relevant experien￿ and trainK)g through approwots extemal adivities by the use of
Small avrards given by the tharity to suilable servKe user&
ACHI
EMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The excellent reputatK)n and work of charity continues to grow. We nrxv have Iwelve adults V￿th
leaming impaiments training in trf)th catering and vrdiling on skills. All trainees participate on a rota basis
in shopping. preparing the food ser4ed In the cafe and are alhxated sp8Cffi￿ duties when the cafe is open.
All continue lo shcw improved skills and shu•Y an increased confKlence dealing Y￿th the publ
We continue to ccwperate with Dartington Coi*e and the Edu¢ation Ifillage to provide work exFerien
for their students. We also liase with Darling￿ Youlh Employment Iniliatsve offering advi￿ and short
term secondment&
rallon
We are pleased to report a near unintemipted trading year. Folkmlng the dISruptK￿ of the pandemic, Café
JJ appear5 to be retuming to pre levels. The year stsrted quietPy ￿1th 51 and 56 customers
during the first Tuesdays. H(Y&Yever, follo%Ylng the planned Eastsr break footfall Increased and despite a
few low 7hEeks during peak hofiday peri(xls we averaged 70 customers per Tuesday over the 44 trading
weeks.
Also, thanks to support from Darling￿ kn￿latiOn on Oisability, funded by the Household Support Fund,
we were able to provide, over four vReks. free meals to over 300 of our c#Jstcrf)￿s affected by the ￿$t of
living crisis.
We have eased our covid testing requirement for staff. Team ￿ arKJ volunteers are ncAv only requlred. In
line with recommendations. to take a Lateral FkAv Test rfthey have 8ny flu lkn symptoms and are
requested not to attend rfthey prove posthve.

CAFÈ dJ
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TAIL8TEES contlnu
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21Y23
Income ts the cuuenl year came Irom three maln sources: Direct PayTnonts. Cafe Operations and Donations.
The Trustees woukj M(e to thank all of our supporters lor Iheir Contin￿ support SI￿1a1 thanks10 County
Durham Communty Foundation tor their continued supp)rt In wov#lirKJ a grant towards our renL Thanks also to
thè following for their donalions towards our Operating Costs:
USDAW
Laura Pass
Darlington Borough Councl
Sales % Incrnase
24,327
6.1%
25.983
8.2%
na
2018r2019
201912020
202012021
202112022
202212023
12.268
20.982
na
71.0%
Th8 café is regarded as a meel¥YJ place lor older people, people %llh rfisal%Tities and famlles gMrKJ them the
opporttinity to enjoy a nutrithus meaj at a low prfc8.
We have. like many others, seen increased ingre(f￿nt prlces . and have. lor as long as possNI e avoided
Increasing Ihe Fyice ol our meals. However. il has been necessary lo n￿e an iraease ol around 10% which the
customers have accepted without any adverse comments. The Trustees at thelr last meeling agreed to continue
the policy of tyirrfJ lo maintain an affordable wlce lor our customers and the sltuaoon will be under constant
revlew to ensure the wganlsatlon's vlabllity.
Publlc benefit
The trustees Iwe ffjmplled with Ihe duty In the Charides Act 201110 have due regard to pubftc Ixrth guldan(x
publlshed ty the Charity Commlssl(AL
Rèserves
The Assoclalion's policy is to malntain free reserves at a18V811o enable continued oparation for a of 6
months. Whllst re88rves are not at the trust88s alm to ensure SUrp￿Se8 are achieved to reach thlg
polnL
R18k manageme
The trustees have assessed the maior risks lo which charity is expos￿. are s&1s￿￿ Ihat systems are In
place to mibgalg exposure to the rnaior [￿kS
Slatom8nl of Trustees. Responslbllltl85
The charity trustees are responsbi le for preparfr¥J a trust88s' amual report al￿ fmancial statements in
ac(x)rdance with appllcatle law ar￿ Unlted Kingdorn accounting standards for each tinancial year which give a
true arKI lalr vlvrt of the state of affalrs of the charity and of the incoming resources and appllcation of resources
of the charity for Ihat period. In preparing these financial statements the In￿lee5 are required to..
a) sdect suitatle accounttng poficies and then ath them consistenty,
b) obserye ts methods arKI prln(#ples In the awlicable Charlties SORP:
c) make j￿QMentS and estimates that are reasonable and wudent;
d) state whett*r applicable accounting starKlath have been lollcA¥ed, wbiect to ary material depath
Isdosed and explained In the financial statements;
e) prepare the Flnanclal Statements on a golng conc8m basls unlèss it Is Iwprowlat8 to assume that th8 charty
will continue operatin
The tntstses are responsble for keeptng proper accountlng records byhich rfisclose wlth reasonable a￿uracY at any
Th'me the financial position ol the charlty arKI lo enablg Ihem to ensure that the Flnanciaj Statements Cory￿y with
the Charities Aci 2011 and the applicable Chaiity (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons, and the provisions of the trust
dee& They are also responsNI e for safeguarding tha assets of the company and hence for iaking reasonable steps
for the prevention arKI detection of tra￿1 and other irregulari￿.
Approved by the board on . . .1 $. . I I
2aZ.3. aTrJ s￿ned on Its behalf
D Gregc
Chair

CAFÉ JJ
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CAFÉ JJ
YEAR ENDED 31 KWICH 2023
I report on the accounts of Ihe charity ts the year effjded 31 March 2023, are set out on pages 5 to 10.
This report is wAde sokty to the lJustees of the c**ity. as a body. ¥1 acc4)rdance with section 145 of the
Charities A£t 2011 (the 2011 A¢t). My examination has been uThlertaken so that I mKJht state to the trustees
of the charity those mattets l am required to slate to them in an ￿dependent eXaMine￿S report and for no
other wrpose. To the fijllest exient pemiited by Law. I do not awt or assume responsibilty to anyDne other
than the ch*ity arKI the trustees of the dwity as a body for my examw*tTh. for this reF*J1 or the opinions I
have fomed
Rè8poetlv• responslbilitios of IT￿te0¥ and oxamin•r
The trustees a￿ responsible for the Pfeparation of the accounts. The INstees Mnsider that an audit K8 fKrt
required ft)r this year under section 144 of the 2011 Act and that an independent exarnination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not suwt to a￿lIt undw company law and is eligible for
Independent examinalton, it Is my resF*JBibilty to..
examine accounts urKler section 145 of the 2011 Act
to follow the procedures laid do¥m in Ihe general Direr*ons given by the Charrty Commtssion under
seclion 145{5)(b) of th8 2011 Act and
to stste vthether parttcular matteryJ have c%*me to my attention.
Basls of Independènt oxamlnevs rèport
My examinatton was cal￿d out in accordance Thryth the general Directions given by the Ch¥ity CommipAion.
An examination includes a oftrE aCcoUntw￿ records kept by the charity and a Comparison of the
ac(x)unts Exesented w5th those records. It also indudes cx)nspJeratth of any unusual ttems or di%dosures in
the accounts, and seeking explanatN)ns from w)u as twstees ccmcerning any matters. The procedures
undertaken do not ￿YO¥1de all Ihe evideno Ihat M)uld be required in an audit arvj consequently no opinion is
given as lo whether the acuunts wesent a and fair the report Is fjmiied to those matters set
out in the statement below.
Independont 0xamin0￿6 8tstemont
In connection my examination. matter has come to my attention:
{1) which gives me reax*nable ￿uSe to be￿e¥e that in any material res￿ the requirements:
to keep accounting re(ths in accordance wilh seckn 130 ofthe 2011 Art and
to prepare a￿Unts whth a(xxxd the a(uunting reoyds arKI cornpty wilh the accounting
requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been mrt or
(2) to which, in my opink￿. attention Sh￿k1 be dra*n in order to enable a woper under*anding of the
accounts to be reached.
cathe￿ MITr Ank• FC4
Darflwon
DL11NL

CAFÉ JJ
STATEMENT OF FI4ANCIAL ACTMTIES (IneoryK•ratlng In¢ome and Expondlture Account)
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2023
2022
In¢om•
Income from:
Donations and kgaues
49.6TI
8,329
68,006
59,568
Other trading actsvibes
20.982
20,982
Investment in(xxne
120
120
Total
8A29
79.108
71038
Expendlture
ExFenditurn on:
Raising funds
Charitsble activttss
580
64,085
580
77A05
163
59,958
13.320
Total
13.320
77,985
60,121
Net Income I lexpendlturg)
6.114
(49911
1.123
11.717
Transfern between fund$
Net mov•mont In funds
6.114
14,991)
1.123
11,717
Fund balancos brought at
1 APRIL 2022
5.570
28hn
16,761
Fund balan¢es ¢onied fornard at
31 MARCH 2023
10
29.022
29,601
28,478
The statement of finanryal actbvilps I￿￿leS all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 7 to 10 fonn part of these financial statements.

## **CAFEJJ** 

## **BALAN�E SHEET** 

## **AS AT 31 MARCH 2023** 

|||**2023**||**2022**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Current assets**||||||
|**Stock**||**120**||**120**||
|**Debtors and prepayments**|**8**|**7,340**||**6,256**||
|**Cash at bank and in hand**||**32,249**||**30,654**||
|||**39,709**||**37,030**||
|**Creditors**||||||
|**Amounts falling due within one year**|**9**|**(101108}**||**(8,552}**||
|**Net current assets**|||**2,601**||**28,478**|
|**Net assets**|||**29,601**||**28,478**|
|**Funds**||||||
|**Unresticted Funds**|||**29,022**||**22,908**|
|**Restricted funds**<br>**Total charity funds**|**10**||**579**<br>**29,601**||**5**~~**1**~~**570**<br>**28,478**|



**•.** 

> **These financial statements were apR[oved and signed by the trustees and authorised for issue on** _**I I**_ , . **2_0'23, ft.** 


**D Gregory Chair** 

**The notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of these financial statements.** 

**6** 



CAFÉJJ
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL SYATEMEirrs
YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2023
Accounilng ￿licIeS
The follov4ing [d￿aeS have been cts)sista)ty in dealTr3 tAllh Items whk* are
The acmunts have been Fyared kn aCOyd￿ the Slateff*rrt of Rwxjmmended Pr¥Aice:
Ar%ounbng and ReFQrting by Charilies applicaik to charibes prewing thelr ac££AJnts In ac{￿81)ce with
Fr￿n￿81 Re[￿￿1ng Slandard appwle n the UK and Republic of IreLqnd {FRS102> and *fyth the
Ch*ille8 Ad2011.
111) Fund accounllng
General funds are ￿Tr￿striC￿ed funds *thich are avallthe for use at ts di%xetion of the trustees in
by do￿ ha4E been rased tytr* thaiityftr parti￿r pU￿18e5.
1111) Incomlng Yosourc•*
In￿me is ac£￿nted for on an a¢)>uds basis. Grants are recogrrised as an im)ming reswff
wthen the 9￿dItIonS forts have been met and are for ￿ ac*xrdan￿ with the
head1r￿ have been alkKagJ to on a basts aXNStenl with the use ofthe restyJff*s.
(Iv) Ewndlthr•
LIab￿]beS are retsjgnbsed as eyThJibJre as scrt>n as there is a legal or c#)nslnJdi¥e obligation ￿)mmit￿n9
the charity lo the exFenditiJ￿, il is wob*e seldementwl be required and anlwnl of the oblMJatK
can be measured reliabty.
47.6
1.981
49.677
56.025
58.163
1,40S
SB.IM16 59,568
Donations
8.329

## **CAFEJJ** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **3. Other trading activities** 

|||**Unrstrcted**|**Restcted**||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**||**£**|**£**|
||**Income fom activites**<br>**Cafe**<br>**Bufets and deliveries**<br>**Trining**|**20,344**<br>**638**|||**20,34**<br>**638**|**12,123**<br>**145**|
|||**20,982**|||**20,982**|**12,268**|
|**4.**|**Analysis of total rsources expended**|**Unrstrictd**|**Restricted**||**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**||**£**|**£**|
||**Cost of generating fnds**||||||
||**Opening stock**|**120**|||**120**||
||**Ingredients**|**13,027**|**1,601**||**14,628**|**8,024**|
||**Stock for resale**|||||**84**|
||**Closing stock**|**{120}**|||**{120}**|**{120}**|
|||13,027|**1,601**||**14,628**|**7,988**|
||**Operatng cost**||||||
||**Rent**|**3,076**|**4,433**||**�7,509**|**6,530**|
||**Staf Wages**|**35,497**|**3,000**|**'**|**38,497**|**37,446**|
||**Volunteer Expenses**<br>**Travelling Expenses. **|**4,722**<br>**1,264**|||**4,722**<br>**1,26**|**3,570**<br>**847**|
||**Promotion Costs**|**580**|||**580**|**163**|
||**Fees & Insurance**|**460**|||**460**|**381**|
||**Operating Expenses**<br>**Ofce Expenses**|**1,721**<br>**1,038**|**50**||**1,771**<br>**1,038**|**542**<br>**1,003**|
||**Special Events**||||||
||**Project Costs**|**2,266**|||**2,266**|**334**|
||**Equipment**|**217**|**4,236**||**4,453**|**500**|
||**Donations**||||||
||**Independent examination & governance**|**640**|||**640**|**660**|
||**Trustee Costs**|**157**|||**157**|**157**|
|||**51,638**|**11,719**||**63,357**|**52,133**|
|||**6,665**|**13,320**||**77,985**|**60,121**|
||**In 2022 restricted total resources expended amounted to £12,985.**||||||
|**5.**|**Goverance**||||**2023**|**2022**|
||||||**£**|**£**|
||**Accountancy and professional fees**||||**660**|**660**|
||||||**660**|**660**|



## **6. Truste s' remuneration** 

**The trustees received £nil (2022: £nil) worth of emoluments during the period.** 

**8** 



## **CAFEJJ** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**7.**|**Staff costs**|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
||**Wages and Salaries**|**38,497**|**37,446**|
|||**38,497**|**37,446**|



**Wages and salary costs include re-charged costs from Trust121 for the directly attributable services of their employees.** 

**The average employee headcount for the year was 10 (2022: 10).** 

## **8. Debtors** 

|**8.**|**Debtors**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||**Trade debtors**<br>**Other debtors**|**7,340**|**6,256**|
|||**7,340**|**6,256**|
|**9**|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|||
|||**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||**Accruals and deferred income**|**9,300**|**7,903**|
||**Other creditors**|**808**|**649**|
|||**10,108**|**8,552**|



**9** 



CAFÉ
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STAT&MEiirs
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
10 Statqmènt of Funds
I￿AxhIng Ckrtgolng Trnnsfern
Balanco
70,719
(64,665)
29.022
Total unrestslctfjd fvrKIs
22.908
64.665
29,022
ReS￿rceS
5.570
(13,320)
Total rostrlcted fund#
5.570 8.329
13.320
579
TOTAL FUNI)S
28A78 79 108
Made up of.
2023
2022
Total
urrgnt assots
120
7J40
31.670
39.130
120
120
6.256
25.084
31,460
120
6.2S6
30.654
37,030
Debtors and prepa>Thents
Cash at bank aNJ in hand
579
579
32.249
39,709
5.570
5,570
Creditors
(10.108)
110,108)
(8,552>
18,SS2
579
29.022
29.601
5,570
22.908
10