Co ' .llumber: 03430968 Chari number: 1142067 Lelcester Lesbian Ga Bisexual and Trans ender Centre Trustees. Re rt and Financial Statements for the ear ended 31st March 2024 ADDS¢W' 1511tW2024 cO￿ANIEs HOUSE A05 Lelcester Lesbian Ga 81sexual and Tra ender Centre Cont•nts Charfty Refe￿nce arKI Administrative Details Tiustees. Annual Report 3-13 IndeperKlent Examinerfs Report 14-15 ststement of Financial Aclivities 16 Balance SP 17 Notes to the Financial Statements 18-24 Detalled Incom8 & ExperKliture Acix)unt 25 Detailed EXpe￿IllUre Au>)unt 26 Page I LeScester Lesblan G Bls•xual and Tran ender Centre Cha Refer•nc• and Admlnistratlve Details For th• ar ended 31 March 2024 Charity Number. 1142067 Company Number. 03430968 {England arKI Wates) Director5 arKI Trustees: Neil Hemstock- Chalr slnce 01.04.23 ma￿ Clemerts - Vice Chair 01.04.23 Suzanne OvertoTrEdwards Swn West Paula Hunt- Treasurer Rachael Atklnx)r￿Iil1moor Julie Fish Registered Office and PrirKipal Place of Business Voluntary Action Leicester Floor 2 9 Newathe Stre8t Leicesler LE15SN IndeperKlent Examiners.. Celerica Limited Chartered Certified Accounlants Firsl Floor The Chap 9 Kempson Road Let￿Ster LE2 8AN Page 2 Lelcester Lesblan G Blsexual and Trans ender Centre TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the oar ended 31 March 2024 The Trustees present their report and finandal statements of the charity for the year ended 31$1 March 2024. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'AccountirvJ and Rewrting by Chartties. {FRS102) in preparirKJ the annual rewrt and financial statement of the charity. The financial ststements have been prepared in accordarre with the accountlng policies set out in the rK)tes to the accounts and compty with the chaiity goveming document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Repx)rting by Chariiies: statement of Re￿rnrnended Pradice. which are applicable lo chaiities preparing their accounts in acc*Jrdance wlth the Flnancial ReportirvJ Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published on 16 July 2014 (as amended by Update Bulletin 1 published on 2 Febn￿ry 2016). Trust￿8 of Cha The Trustees vtho have ser4ed during the financial year aThJ since then are: Neil Hemstock- Chair since 01.04.23 Mark Clements - Ifice Chair 01.04.23 Suzanne Overton-Edwards Susan West Paula Hunt- Treasurer Rachael Alkinson-millmoor Julie Fish Ob"e¢tives and activities The Cenlre is established for tharilable purposes and the objectives of the charity are: a) To preserve and promote the good health arKI in parti￿lar the physlcal. sexual and mental health of persons WIK) are Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT). Including those persons in doubt about their sexual identily, through the provision of infomation. advice. guidance and educalional opportunities. b) To provide facilities for recreation and leisu￿ time occupation for those beneficiaries have need by reason of their youth. age. disability. social or economic circumstances, with the object of improving the conditions of lrfe of those said tEneficiarie6. c) To Promole equalty and diversly by the elimination of discrimination in relatM)n to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and TransgerKler people for the benefft of the public. The charity work5 to achieve these ObJ￿1veS through an infrastructure which delivers a range of services including traini￿ and consutsncy programme5. advlce Page 3 L•icester Lesblan Ga Bisexual and Trans ender C•ntre TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for the ear •nded 31 March 2024 Continuad "ecdves and acllvllles contlnued and inf0m￿tK)n, (x)urwlling, outreach. health supwt. events. and various other Services arKI inthatives. Through these services and intiiatives, the tharity alms to improve opportunities within local Communities by IrKreasing aCC￿S to our services and volunteering opportunities for LGBT people. Improved aC￿sS to leaming. o)urtselling, consultancy and advlsory services are intended to make a s￿nifiCant eontributK>n to Indlvidual personal development, heajth. wejlbeing, and to the longer-tem erx)nomi sustainabilty within lo(xl communittes. P bllc B¢nefft Statement We have referred to the Charity Commission's ge￿ra1 guidan￿ on Public Beneftt in the revlew of our work. activiiies. alms arKI objectives presented wlthin this report and in planning our future activrties. The charity belbeves it has demonstrated that it provides public benefrt through the serrfices li offer5 and the communitres whlch it seeks to support. Financial Review The statement of finandal actNities ￿wS a total in￿rne for the year of £148,453, with a total expenditure of £157.561. This resulted in a def￿1t of £9,108 in the year wlih total reserves standSng at £5.853. (Defficit of £9.108 plus reserves from prevlous year of £14.961 = £5.853). Reserves Poll The Trustees wlsh to retaln reserves up to and in excess of stx mDrrths of usual oparalng costs. estimated to be between £g0.000 aryj £110,000. As suth they to continue to improve the level of reseprfes ￿k1 by Leicester Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Centre as at 31 March 2024. in order to secure short-temi sustainabilty and move towards longer-term l)uslness expansion which involves desigr)ating reserv8s lo enable planned arKI ￿)Sted servic8 developmenL The Centre's reserves can fiuctuate but. given the steady p￿ICtabilIty of Dutgolngs and the Trustees. intention to strongly lowards achieving sustainabilty for the Centre. Ihe policy remains as Ihe aim to achEve and go beyond six months. OP8rating costs. In order to maintsln (ash flow. manag8 Wrtiwcies. and develop serrfices. Page 4 Lelcoster Lesbian G Bi8•xual and T ender C•ntre TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for the •ar •nd•d 31 PAarch 2024 Continued Achlevements and Perfonnance Flnancial Achl•v•m•nts and Perfom)anc• During the period 1 April 2023- 31at March 2024 the ¢tharlty has eXperfje￿ed several stsff personnel changes, IndudirwJ tIM)se in senior leadership positions. Alongside moving from our previous buikliNd, these challeryes have had an Impact on our WKI of year and subsequently our reserves sland al £5,853 whith is down from the previous year of £14,961. .Flnanclal lans for the..fulur• Moving into 2024-25 the charity will conlinue to maintain financial planning and recordlng. The Centre's strdtegy includes a key focus on becoming sustainable, financially secure and independent, growing our current traded serVi￿S arKI gernrating new income through: Consultancy and trdinlng: Counselling Seryice: DevelopirKJ new and Innovalive Partne￿hipS and Servir2 Level Agreements; Creatiro and maximislng incorre generation through exterKled partnershlps and opportunities. This focus aid5 decision-makir¥J and aligns with the charity's strategic objectlves and key performance indicatofs, thus providirKJ benchmarks for monrtoring perfomarKe. We have a stream of new Irrtx)me for the nexl financol year whlch has put U8 In good stead for 2024- 2025. This includes funding from ts National Lottery and Gettlng Better Help in Neighbourhoods atongside seujred munlyear fund1￿ fffjm Henry Smith and Vrta Health Group. We are also wothing %Mth Chell Perkins to supwrt us in addilional in(x)me generation wt)ich is or¥Joing. We ended the financial year with the sum of £88.687 restrfcted Income of grants-in- advance %thich gives us a positive start to the new fina[￿la1 year. Service delive General E uirieslFirst Contact Throug1￿Ut the year. we have seen an increasiThJ number of general ewuiries arnl an increase in the number of individuals vhK) have accessed the Centre for the first time. There has a150 been a sKJnificanl increase in the nurnber of professionals contscting the Centre for suprx)rt and inf0m￿tIOn and training. so they are able to support LGBT+ communities and offer inclusive spaces. We had a total of 94 new clients in this F)erv)d. In addition lo this. there has been a large increase in number of parentslcarers makirvJ contacL reqUe￿Ing help and support for trEmselves and their chikken. Pa8e 5 Leicester Lesbian Ga Bisexual and Tra nder Centr• TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT forthe ar •ndod 31 March 2024 Conllnued General En uirie&*First Conlact Continued Many individuals aecesslng th8 Centre fr(xn the p)int of first entwlry have moved inlo Centre services and support or have been signposted to other appropriate partner organisalions. Trad￿ Services .Couns811i Service Our counselling seNice provides affonSabSe swwrt to LGBT+ individuals and their families. The servKe is a safe and indusive space ￿there irxlividuals explore their emolK)ns and feelings, Wit1￿Ul Judgemenl. Over Ihe o)urse of ts year. we have agaln offered leleptK+ne and digilal (x)unselling. alongside inyrson C￿unSellIng al the Centre. This has enabled us lo extend our reach and provkle ￿UnSellIng regardless of an irKltvldu81's kKation. Counselling services at the Centre have continu￿1 wilh 131 Individuals accessing the (￿unSelling service during the period. this has inc¥eased from 108 in the prevlous year. There W8r6 1572 sessK)n8. ￿th 11 S referrals in the Period. Desptte these challenges. clients have received therapeutic counselling. p￿Vid1r¥j a safe arKI inclusive space for individuals to explore their gerKler and sexualty and wider feelings and emotlons. The 8￿rdge number of sessh)ns is 12. this is reviewed at 6 and 12 arKI in some circumstances an eXtens￿n is appropriate. These are predominantly self-referrals with si)me o)mir¥J from GP'S. Parents arKI Health Group. Recorded outcomes for clients accessing the ￿Unselling service during the year demonstrale impac* and benefits for individuals, have reFort8d . improvements in tI￿r emotional health and wellbelrg, reduced levels of anxiety and a marked increase in confiden￿. Alongside this. individuals have reported a feeling of self-worth. a connection to tr*ir communty. and report lower levels of isolallon than prv)r to commencing counselling. LGBT+ Trainin Consulta Education & Su rt Packa We contlnue to offer a raryje of prOfes￿nal consultancy and advocacy sep4ices providing specialist advice and support. We have subject matter experts who can assist organisations in a range of areas inclthjing pwjlicy and strategy development and in providing advice to supFort cuslofftrs. leamers. employees and colleagues. Over the course of the last year. we have been unable to provide as rnuch training as we had planned lo due to shortages In facilitators organisalional capacty. Pa8e 6 .L•lc•st•r Lesbian G Bisexual and Trans nder Centre TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for the. ear ended 31 March 2024 Conllnued Chlklren You le & Famllles S•rvk•s Youth Services Contract cha s delive . model etc. Youth Servir£ delivery al Centre rx)ns*ts of two youth sessions per week and 1 to 1 support. This includes seThices for young people aged betrween 13 and 18 wtK• Identtty anywhere under the LGBT+ urnbre1￿ or are questioning thelr sexuality or gender identty. The se&gions prov#Je a spa(% for young people to sotxalise wlth other LGBT+ young people. lake part in fun arKI educational activities, and gain support and infom)atK)n. During the year. group sessions for young people have been dellvered face-to-face. The number of young people ac¢essirMJ 1 to1 support sessions continued to rise, arKI work wlth famllles and various partner O￿aniSatIOnS has also increased. Working (x)llaborative￿ with young people, their families arKI varrous partner organisations has ensured we are delivéring integrated and IKilistic support packages that improve outcomes for young people. The Youth SeNice continues to grow from strength to strength which is refiected In access to the serrfice and the qualty of delivery. We had 61 re(x>rded Youlh Centre users in the period which Includes contact via email, drop in. engageff£nt. telepl)one calls, Zoom sesslons and WhatsApp. In addition. Leicester City Council is also provldlng free space in the New Parks area where we IK)kl a weekly Youth group. Now that we have a dedicated venue, we are striving to increase the attendance. Adult Servlces - soclal and su ort services rou and1to1su In the financial year, total atterxlan(￿ for our adult groups in the per￿￿ was 704. Centre users also accessed via email. dropin arKI telephone. We have 238 unique service users. A5 part of Ihe group suroort Servi￿ aTKI individual assessmenl, clients are slgnposted to the most approprlate intervenlh)n. During the financlal year. we continued to deliver on the fvtryear ￿ntraCt for the Centre with the Vita Health Group, crealiNJ a beneficlal partnershlp wlth the IAPT Service (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). We beca￿£ a partner and as part of this work have introduced a tw￿WaY referral process with IAPT, enabling individuals to access appropriate ser4ices ease and without the need for repetition. In thls way. we increasad the referrals and pathways for LGBT+ individuals to access speclalist LGBT+ Counselling Services. Additional l arKI Su rt Grou We continue to host and fa(xlitate a number of social and support groups for the benefrt of the LGBT+ and %*ider ￿)MmUnitIes. offering a safe aFNI supportive social space to members arnl their parents. carers and famlli6S. Page 7 Leicester Lesbian Bisexual and Tra ender Centre TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the ear ended 31 March 2024 Conllnued dditlonal Social arKI Su rt Grou Continued In additlon to thls we have maintsined dellvery of SI1￿ Sipper5, a soaal and support group for LGBT+ individuals age 50+. Following a ra￿8 of promotional worf( there has been a stead increase in attendees. Sinilarly. our Eilver Slippers. group played a crucial role as the only LGBT+ older persons group In Leicester arKI Letcestershlre. The group enabled older members of our (￿mMUnitieS VAKJ might be partlcularfy isolated to o)nnect engage Imth others aTrJ seek help arKI support. In June 2021 the Centre established its first ever Cholr, funded by the Cenlre. whlch Is a frfendly and fun space with occaslonal {optK)nal) performanc8 OPPOrtunitles. No experience was necessary to Join the choir. just enthusiastic vokes. On average. there is an attendance of approximately 15 people per Wee￿ The Choir continues to perfomi on the main stage at Leicester Pride arwj at warious other events Ihroughout the year. The CtrK)ir has proved to be a gwt space for LG8T+ I￿>MmUnItieS and allies lo come together ar¥J they have a varied aThJ engaging repertoire. W8 were able to regularty support grrxjps arKI aCkn￿e$ that we ￿)Uld have olherbvise been Unab￿ to support This helped to briro peoFAe togelher, wnnect Ihem, arKI pro¥lde Ihem wlth ts timely support they needed. For exanN)le, our'strong fies, parents, group, whith was estsblished to support parents of childr8n and young people u￿ler the trans umbrella. proved to be invaluable. Many parents attendtng the group found it to be the only place where they cx)uld talk to others about their fears. frustrations. and experien￿. Connecting with others, supporting each other. and acc&ssiro infomallon. advice. and guidance were critical in helping tsm to advocate on behalf of their loved ones as well as bullding resilience to enable them to better support their yourYJ people. The portance of thts cannot be overststed. We had several ￿StanCeS v*here parents reported an IMp￿vernent in their children's general wellbeing and in their own unde￿tar￿lIng of their children's needs. as a result of accessing our services. Addrtionally, parents wmmented that our servKes were scarce and Invaluable. Contrdcts & Partnersh LGBT+ Domes￿ Abuse Support ServirA, contrdct wlth Leicestershire County Council (LCC) - The contract for this work was issued duri￿ the year and induded employing a dedlcated LGBT+ Domeslic Abuse Counselk)r. and a dedicated LGBT+ Domestic Abuse SupEx)rt W0￿er. We secur￿1 a 2-year (+1) (x>ntraL*, for £28,000 per year ir￿tead of a 1-year contract. Page 8 Lelcester Lesbian Ga BiMxual and Trar ender Centre TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for tho ear ènded 31 March 20 Conllnued" Contracts & Partnersh Continued Work wlth the Equalilies Team at the Unlverslty of Leicester progressed and the (x)ntract to dellver CounSel￿n9 servi￿ and dropin support ser¥fjces for students was réviewed by the Universty's procurement team arKI agreed upon, during Ihe year. This is in addition to our main couns6lliNJ provision. erations & SeThice Delive. After spe￿Ilng some time reviewing our service delivery, we have implemented a number of change610 our progrdmmes lo relled the new &year strategic plan and align lo our new granvcontract requirements. The revised programme went well and we saw an Inc￿se in the nurnber of people accessiNJ Ihe Cent￿. The programm8 now incI￿leS additional delivery supportlng some groups to fadlftate peer led social activities. delivering additional servKe5 in the ￿UntIeS and increasirwj the r￿mber of social activities we offer. HRU A new Chief Executive, Seun Bakare, started in post on 20 Febwary 2023 up unlil October 2023. When Seun left. Paul Snape came on board as interim Chlef Executive up untll January 2024. We now have interviewed and appointed a Centre manager Wayne Dawson WIK) is due to take up his app0intrl￿t in the new finantxl year. The year also wilnessed the rerniitment of a new Q)unselllng Co-Or(linator in December 2023 which has provided much-needed support and infrastructure and has created a more streamlined and efficient seNce. We also appointed a new Domestic Abuse lead in Seplember to support this spe¢rf￿ servi￿. Generlc Service Dellve Woth for NHS Leicester C. Care Boards ICB Clinical Commissionin Grou rdted For a number of years, we have h8ld a contract with ICB. WFth the funding contributing towards our counselling servi￿ arKI for the provision of training and consullancy SerVi￿s. During this financial year. ￿rk has continued with Leic6ster ty Primary Care Networks arml thair rn8mbgr praclices to support them in their work with LGBT+ communities. and * have with the ICB and Health Watch Leicester to advocate on behalf of LGBT+ wmmunities arKI to improve patient experiences for LGBT+ indrvlduals. In addition to thls we have also worked closety with the ICB to consuft LGBT+ communtiies about their experiences of heallh care and to ensure their views are fed back to the ICB in relation to improving seNices for LG8T+ communities in the future. Leicester Lesblan Bisexual and Trans ender Centre TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for the. ear ended 31 March 2024 Continued Events Events are an important part of the Centre's adwies. We still delivered a range of events during the (x)urse of the year. This yearfs events have included atterKling Leicester Pride and partiCiP8try with our Centre users in the Parad8, events with local businesses. arKI other everrts at the Centre such as aftemoon teas and quizzes. Lookln fonvard Over the last year (￿1r services have ￿ntInued to ewe wlth a very large number of Individuals from trE LGBT+ arKI wider communities and with varKJUS partners from across the voluntary, public arKI private sector. Feedback spK)v￿ positive impact our services have had arKI our work during Ihis time, which has incI￿jed I￿rking th well over 500 irKlividuals on our (ecords. Looking forward to the n8Xt financial year (2024-25). we have various new contracts cornirKJ up arKI will be extendiNJ our work and growing our contract with Vita MirKIs. We will also be extending our worK as guided by Centre's fve-year strategic plan and growing our univetsal and eady help provision to support access and engagement. Our delivery framewo￿ m(MJel will continue to be based on specific service areas. whlch will include Adult Services. Children, Young People and Family Se￿i¢8S, arKI Traded Services. Wrthin these service areas, delivery will continue to include yt)uth work. all4ge soaal and SUPFM)rt groups, 1.1 support. counselliThJ seNices, social events and activTUes. inf0m￿tiOn and guidance. advocacy, onsultancy. training and education. Fundin . volunteers arKI dorv) It is important to thank the organisations thal have pmvided funding to support us financially to run the organisation and our projects. We are grateful to our fundets for their financial contributDn5 that enable us lo (x)nlinue the vital ￿)Ik of the Centre and deliver our projects to support members of the LG8T+ ￿MUniti.es. We would also like to Ihank indivKluals ant1 oryJanisations for their ontroff and regular donations %thich he¥) us to provKle our services for those In need. Finally. we would like to thank our team of volunt66rs who give their tim8 and skills generously. We are very proud of our currerrt small but dedicated team and of our Board, also give their time on a voluntsry basls. All these people have worked very hard in this last year to ensure we can ￿)ntInUe to deliver the vital ServI￿S Ihat we provkle for our c£)mmunities. Page io L•lcastsr_Lesbian G .. Bisexual and Trans end•r Centre TRUSTEES: ANNUAL REPORT for the -•ar •nded 31 March 2024 Contlnued structure Governance dma ement On g September 1997. Letcester Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Limited was ir￿rporated under the Companies Act 1985 as a private company Ilmrted by guarantee. The company thar¥Jed lis name to Leicester L8sExan Gay Bisexual and Transgender Cenlre in October 2010 and obtained tharitable status wlth effect from May 2011, urKler charlty ￿lste[ed number 1142067. The Board of Trustees, a minimum number of five member5 and a maxlmum number of eight, administers the charity. The Board meets quarterty or More frequently rf required. The Ch￿f Executive has overall responsibility for the day-tO- day operalional actNities. The Charity Is constituted as a Ix)mpany limited by guarantee. number 03430968. and Is therefore govemed by the Memorandum and Articles of Association. The objects and powers are set out in the Mernorandum of AssociatN)n and regulated by the Articles of Assoclation. All members of the charty will be approved by the trustees and no employee of the company. or relatlve of an employee, is a member of the Board of Oirectors. The Board of Directors is r8SFK>nsible for settiNJ directton of the chaiity and establishirwJ policy. Trustees are elected at the Annual General MeetiNJ and seTrf a t￿Y)-Year temi. Trustees may co-opt further trustees durirKJ the year wfK) wim serrfe until the follothing Annual General MeetirKJ. The trustees are ellgible for re-ele(aion. All members are circulated. prior to the Annual General Meeting, with forms and Info￿natIOn invrting them to take part in the application process lo stand for eledon as Trusteesl Dire(Aors at the Annual General Meeting. All directors of the company are also tfustees of the chanty. Related Partles There are no related parties. Page 11 Leicester Lesbian Ga . Bisexual and Trans rKler Centre TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the ear ended 31 Ma￿h 2024 Continued Truste•s' res onslblliti•s in relation to th• unaudited Flnanclal Statsments The Irustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Annual Report (including the Strategic Report) arKI the financial statements In accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practlce). Company law requires the Tnjslees to prepare financial statements for each year, which give a tnje arKI fair wew of the state of affaits of the charitable company and of the ino)miro r&8ources arKI application of re￿urCeS of the charitable company for the year. In P￿parIng these Lmaudited firthcial Stat￿￿ents. the Tntstees are required to: Select suitable accounting polic￿ then appty t￿M consisten11￿. Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2015 {FRS 102): Make jtM*wnents and estimaies that are reasonable and prudent., State vthether applicable UK acc£Junting stsndards have been followed, subject to any material departu￿ disdosed and expjasned in the financial staternents: Prepare the unaudtted financial State￿nts on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will contiiue in operation. The Truslees are responsbi le for keeping proper accounting re¢ords which disclose, with reasonable aGGuracy. at any time. the financial posilion of Ihe Charity. and which enable thern to ensure that the financ4al statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. Thay are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of tre tharitable company and hence for tskirvJ reasonable steps for the prevenlion and detedion of fra￿1 arKI other irwularities. Inde en ont Examiner A resoluth)n for the appointmént of Celerica Ltd. as an IrKlependent Examiner to the company will be proposed for re•appointrnent at fortlmxming Annual Gener81 Meeting. This report has been prepared in ac(x>rdance with the Statement of Recommended +• Practice: Accounting and ReportiTh3 by Charities 2015 (FRS102) and in accordance with the speclal provislons of Part 15 of the Companles ALa 2006 relats'TrJ to small companies. Page 12 L•ic•st•r L•$blan Ga Bls•xual and Tra ermler Centr• TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for thè ear ènded 31 March 2024 Contlnued Approved by th8 Board and svJned on its b8half on 3 September 2024 by.. Signatu￿. Trustee: Nell Hemstock (Chalr of Ihe Board) Pale 13 Company Nmber. 03430968 Reg151ered Chwlty No. 1142067 LEICESTER LESBJAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGEIWER CENTRE INDEPEIYDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2D24 We report on ￿ accounts of Leicester Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Centre for the year ended 31 March 2024 vthtch are set out on pages 16 to 24. Resp•ctlve respongibillties of trusteeg and examlner The charitrfs twstees (who are also di￿torS of the company for the purpose of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charTtIs truste8s wnsider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) arxl that an independenl examination is needed. Having satisfied oursefves that the charity is not subject to an audii UfKler c%)mpany law and is eligi￿e for an indeperKlent examinatK)n, it is our responsibility to: examine the accounts urKJer section 145 of the 2011 Ad to follow the prOcedU￿S laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Acl- and to state vthether particular matters have come to our attention. Basis of Independent Examinerfs Report Our examination was carrled out in ac£orrJance ￿Trth the general Directions given by the Charty Commission. An examination includes a review of the aC￿Unting records kèpt by the chaiity and a corry)arison of the 8￿x)Unts presented with IIK>ge reconls. It also includes consbjeration of any unusual items or disclosure in accounts, and seeking explanatM)ns from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provtde all the evidence that would be require in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to Ythether the accounts p￿sent a Irue and fair Vie￿ and Ihe report is limited to those rnatters set out in the stalernent below: Independent Examlnevs Ststement In connection with our examinatK)n. no matter has come to our attentK)n: (i) which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any matwial ￿spect the requirements ' lo keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act; and ' to prepare accounts which accord with the acm: Donations and le8aci&8 C]witsble activities Investments 6.887 112J30 465 28225 7J52 140.555 21407 130,657 453 21219 TotAI ille0n￿ and endoV4n￿ts 119.763 4690 144453 Exp¢ndltur¢ on: Clwitablc activitia8: 128,871 28.690 690 157.561 188,689 Totsl expendltsre 12U71 157J61 188ffi89 Net (deficlt) Transfer btheen funds (9,108) (9,108) (13,953) Net movement In funds Reconclll8don of fwids: Total funds brought forward Totsl funds earrled forward (9,108) (9,108) (13,953) 14.961 14,961 S853 28,914 14961 All in(xKne and exp*nditure derive from contimiin8 activities. The ststement of financial adivities iticlud&8 81188ins aod losses r￿1￿1 during the year. Page 16 Rewered Charity No. 1142067 LEICESTER LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TK4NSCENDER CENfRE Balance Sheet as at 31st Mareh 2024 2024 2023 Note Current assets 12 3,888 95,628 99.516 14.360 Cash at bank aod in hand 77,844 Crediton: •mDrtots fllllng due within one ye#r 13 93.663 62,883 ¢urr¢nt aBsets 5.853 14,961 14961 Flet assets Unr&%trictoJ Funds Re5trictol Funds 14 14 5.853 14,961 14 5,853 Th¢ dwitable cmpany is entitled to ￿emptiOn fmm audit under S¢clion 477 of the Compawu A for th¢ ye8r ended 31 M&r¢h 2024. The member5 have not required the charitabl¢ ￿MPanYt0 obtsin an audit of th# 6n8ncia] statements for tbe year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024 in aC￿rdon￿ with Section 476 of the Conwies A¢t 2016. The trusleu ￿knOwledge their YwsAThilIti￿ for. al enswing that the djaritable company keeps a¢eouDtiDg records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 ofthe compani￿ Act 2006 and b. PTepArin8 fil￿￿¢181 ststunents which give a true aod fair view of the state of the chariiable company ￿ At the end of the finartcial yeor and of its surplus or deficit for each financial ￿ in aw)rdance with the rquircments of Spth"th)s 394 #nd 395 and which otherwise rnply with the r¢quirements of the Companies Act 2(X)6 reiatsng to fin4no41 9tstall￿ts. so f8r as applicable to chaTitabl¢ company. These fm8ncia] statejncnts bave been appTovcd in xa)rdan¢e with the wial pro￿SID￿S of Part 15 of the Compatiies A¢t 2(Th relating to small clJaTitable cmpanits. The fiDanci41 ststem¢nts wcr¢ opproved for issue by the Board on 3 Septanbrx 2024. Signed om b¢hxVof the board of trustees Trustee Nan￿.. . hl•L Hev4SfocI<• P*17 Comwiy nurnw. 03430968 Registered Charty No. 1142067 LEICESTER LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CENfRE Notrs to the Ilnandal 8t*temeDts for the e*r ended 31 M8rth 2024 l Accounthi8 Poli¢k• General InfOrn￿tIOn basis of preparation Leicester I£sbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Centrc is a registered charity in En8land 8od Wal&8 and also a company limit¢d by guarantee. In the eV￿t of the Cknity￿1ll8 wound up, the liability in of th¢ guarantee in limiknl to £1 ￿ membtt of the Charity. The address of the haritys head offic¢ 15 given on pagc 2 of thesc fAtwicial statqnfflts. The nature of the charitys operatioDS and ￿Incipal tictivitics are detsiled on page 3 of thes¢ financial statements. The ¢k￿rIty co]Jstithtes a wbh'c bcn¢fii eatity as definol by FRS 102. The financial statcmcnts have bccn prepafftl in v4ith AcwuntiDg and RqK)rting bycharities: State4nent of Rco)n)rnended Practic£ applicable io Ch￿ltieS preparing their a¢c4xwts iti acu)rdanrK with th¢ Financial Rewtuig Standard applicable in the UK and RepubliG of Irela1￿ (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 (as through Upjate Bull&in I publish￿1 on 2 Febnwy 2016, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of bcland (FRS 102) and UK Gen¢Trlly A¢¢¢pted PraL#ice &8 It applies from l January 2015. The Ch￿lty bas applied Upxlat￿l Bullctin l as published on 2 February 2016 and does rK>t include a cash flow statanent on the wnds t1￿ it is applying FRS 102 Settion IA Tbe financial ststernents have been prepa￿] to give a 'In￿ and f8iV view and have departol from the Charities (Accounts and R￿ortS} Regulations 2(K18 only to the extent rwllr&J to provide a 'tnK and fair. vi￿. This departwe Ilas iovolved following the AL*ounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of R￿MMended PractiL% applicable to charities pr¢paTI￿ their acwuots in a¢Lx)rdanLY with the Financial Re￿ting Standard app]icable in the UK and Republic of Jrcland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 rathtr than the A¢o)unting And Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recfjmm￿ Practice eff￿tIve fr(xD l Apnl 21X)5 which since been withdrawn. The financial statements are prepared on a going LM)ncern basis undcr the historical Ix)st convention modified to Incl￿ certain items at fair value where CA)nsIder￿1 ￿eL￿ary. The fmao¢iai statements are wesenfyl iti sttr]iti8 vthich is the fill￿tIonal curr¢ncy of the charity and Tounded to the ncare5t PK)und. b Fllnd8 Unrestricted fimds are available for use at the discretion of the tnL8tees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and wbich have ￿t beffl dCsignat￿ for other putposes. DeS1￿￿t￿l funds comprise unrestrict￿ fill￿S that have been set aside by the for particular purposes. The aim and use of ¢a¢h d¢siwoI fimd is set out in th¢ notes to the financial statanents. Page18 Company numbw.. 03430968 Registered char￿ No. 1142067 LEICESTER LESBW4 GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CENfRE Notes to the frnanei*l rtXten￿ts for the ¢ar ended 31 March 2024 Cotttitiu¢d l. Sumnwy of 818nffie*nt aeeowithig pollek8 {Conthiued) b Funds (eoDthIMed) Restrict￿ fun4ts are fimds whith ar¢ to b¢ u*1 in wordanc¢ with specific restrictions imposal by donoxs or which bave b¢¢n rnised by the ¢haTity for particular purpo￿. The (x)st of taising and administering such fimds are clthrgcd agaiTh8t the specific fund. The alm and us¢ of ea¢h rcstricted fimd is set out in the nota8 to the financia] statemfflts. Income recognldon All incoJnitiB resourcas aff iD￿￿1¢d in the Stalalleth of Fin8n¢ial Adivities (SOFA) whe4) the charity is Icgally ¢lltitled to thc income after any puforn)ancc of conditions hav¢ bea) mel the anK*unt can be measured reliably aThl it is pmbablc that the inLX)me will bc rcceivtsj. For donations to be reL¥J8nised the c]￿lty wi]] have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writin& If thtre are L%Jtiditions attathed to the donation and this rwires a l¢v¢l of perfonnance befo￿ cotitlaneAtt bc obtsined thcn incollK is dcfcrTed witii those ¢onditions arc fully mct or the fulfilment of those conditioDS is WitbiD thc c4)ntrol of the r￿￿tity and it is probable tbat they will be fidfille4L Donat￿ facilities and donated professional wvitts are reco8nised in income at their fair value whffl their ewnomic b￿¢fit 15 probabl4 it be measured rdiably aDd the charity has control over the item. Fair value is deteJMjti￿ on the basis of the va]ue of the gift to the charity. A C￿T￿￿lItig amount is recogDised in expenditure. No all￿U￿t of time is includol in tILe fmancial statements for volunteex time in line with SORP FRS (102). Further detail is givffl in the Tn￿ee8 Annual Rq Where pra(#i¢abl4 gtfis in kind donated for distnl>ution to thc bcneficiarics of the cl)arity are included in stock and donations in the financid statements up)n receipt. If it is impTacticabl¢ to assess the fair value at yec¢ipt or if the (¥ssts to Und￿*¢ sucb 8 valuation outweigh any benefits then the fair value is recI)￿ls¢d &8 a comw)nent of dollations when it is distnTrJuted and 8n equivalent a[nOu￿ rwis&l as clwitable expfflditLre. For le8acies, entitleM￿t is the ear]ier of the charity being Doti6eAI of an IMp￿ding distribution or the legacy being receiv￿1. At this ￿)int income is rc¢ogDised. On Occasio￿ legac1￿ will be notified to the charity howev*X it is not FKwil)le to measure the amount expedol to be distributed on tIKs¢ o(Yasion% th¢ legacy is treatol as a eA)ntingent asset and di￿10s￿l Inwmc from tr￿Ing activities inch￿t￿ income earned from fundr8ising events 8nd trading activiti￿ to r8ise funds for the charity. Ill￿me is rettived in exchange for supplying goods and serviees in order to raise funds and is recogDised when elltit1on￿t has octhur￿. Pago 19 Company number.. 03430968 Regi51wed Chty No. 1142067 LE1c£￿ER LESBIAN CAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CENTRE Notes to the fiDaDC1￿ itsttments for the ear ended 31 March 2024 Continued l. SUMM￿ of slgnlfie•nt attounting pollcles (Conthiued) Income recoguldon (Contlnued) Investment In￿Me is e8rned through holding asscts for iDvcstmaJt P￿ry￿SeS suth as interest. tttest iocome is recognised using th¢ effective intezest m&bo(L d Expenditure reeogDfitlon All expenditure is accounted for on an aCcn￿S basis. Expenditure is rewgD1S￿ where there is a legal or LY)]L8tn￿tlve obligation to mak¢ pAym¢nts to third parties, it is probable thal the s¢tt]em¢Dt 4vill b¢ rquirol and the all￿Unt of the obligation can be me&8ur¢d r¢liably. It is c4tegorised unda the following bcadings: Cost of rdising funds Expfflditure on cbaritable activiti Othex eXp￿lture represents those ite4ns Lot f￿]iti8 into the above categories. Support costs •llo￿tion Support costs are those that assist the work ofthe charity but do not diredlyttpresent h￿itable aktivities and include office L¥A governance ￿sts and admiIllstrative (￿ts. Th¢ ¥Da1￿lS of thcsc costs is in induded in ￿te 7. Tangible r￿ed assets No depreciation is provid¢d on tangible fixed assets. Asth are written off at the time of purchas& This is contrary to the requirnents of FRS 102. The truslees c4)nsider that thes¢ assets will have a small residual V1h￿ at the ¢nd of ¢a¢h finkncia] year. g Debtors and creditors rtteivable I payable WAthin one year Debtors and cteditors with no stst&l intttest rat¢ atKI receivable or payable within orne year aT¢ rwordal at lTrnsaction Any losscs ari5in8 frorn ]m￿[Ment are reco￿)1$￿ in exp￿dItU￿. h Le2s¢6 Rentals payable 2nd receiv8ble under operating leases ChW8￿ to the SOFA on a slrni8bt linebAsi8 over the period of the Ic&8 Taxation No provision has b￿ll nude for taxation as the thtiritys Ch￿itable status rendm it cxempt from UK dir￿# taxatio k Going ¢on¢erD The financial statements bavc been prwal on a going o>ncern basis as the trustees believe that no mat¢Tial U1￿¢￿ti￿ exist. The trustecs bave considwed the level of funds held and the exp#tal level of income and expenditure for 12 months frorn authorising these fuwicial statements. The bud8eted it)come and eXp￿lture is sufficiejrt with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to ￿ntinUe hs a going concern. Compary number.. 03430908 Reglstwed Charity No. 1142067 LEICESTER LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER c￿RE Noks to the fin*nctsl ￿tell￿nts for th¢. ear ended 31 Mar¢b 2024 .Conthiu¢d 2. Income from charhAble a¢thYl Unrtstrictal RestriL#ed LT tal 2024 2024 2024 Tots] 2023 Training UOL- Welfare Siipport Cafe and Catry Inc4)me Evealt income Henry Smith Garfield Weston Foundation LeiL￿ter City Council- Youtb Service8 i*icester City ICB 1591 1815 1815 22 265 250 27,( 27,(KKI 5,835 7.533 8,975 10.143 8,975 10,143 10.743 25.000 1,360 21,453 40,302 5.653 2,400 7,500 VHG Contract Rutland County CouoL71 YS ContraLX Tudor T￿st Grant Severn Trnt Community Fund LeAcester City Council. DA Sup1￿ strvi￿$ Get Better Hdp . LLR ConuDunity Carlton Hayes 25,C(rf) 510 20,000 510 20,(KM) 15,647 15,647 27,715 1500 27.715 2.5(X) I l2,330 28225 130,657 tncome from cbaritable acti￿2¢$ were £140,555 (2023.. £130,567) of wbi¢h £112,330 (2023: £IQ3.772) was ottn￿Utsbk to UTe8tri¢ted and £28,225 (2023: £26.885) was altribut*ble to restiic*d futth. 3. Ineome from donadon8 and legacles Unrestricted Restrict￿ TJ. 2024 2024 Total 2023 Small donations and sm911 CouL8elling donations 4.075 465 4.540 2,812 7,352 17,135 5,272 22.407 6.887 465 4. Incon￿ from IDv¢stnxnts Unrestricted R&8tricted TLtsI 2024 2024 2024 Tot Bank intcrest receiveAI 546 453 Page 21 Company rumber.. 03430968 LEICESTER LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGEKER CEY4 No. 1142067 Notes to the finant1￿ ststsments ear ended 31 March 2024 Continued for the 5. tncoJDe other activities Unrcstrictcd Rc5tticted Tolal 2024 2024 2024 Totsl 2023 Room hire Rent received 10,573 10,646 21,219 All of the above incojne from other *aivities are of an imrastricted nature for both years. 6. Analysis of expendlture on tharAtabl¢ •etivities: iv 23 Main Fund UOL. Welfare Slip￿rt Youth Services Tudor Tn￿ Grant LeicAter City ICB Sal8ries- 2023r24 Small Grants VHG Contract RutlaDd County Council YS Contract Sev¢rn Trent Community Fund Lei¢rAttr City C(rtm¢ii. DA Suwwt Scryic Get Better Help . LLR Community Carlton Hayes 37,686 1275 6270 61.678 99,364 1275 6,270 88,458 6513 7,423 6,190 14,698 7,936 1,640 40,278 5.653 2.400 833 419 1,681 534 833 1.681 534 15,776 29,328 2.5(Kl 15,776 29,328 2,5LK) 96,302 61,678 157,561 188.689 Analysls of expendlture on tharltsble a¢lfvllles (Contlnued) Expenditure on ¢haTitable activitie5 was £157,561 (2023: £188,689) of which £128,871 (2023: £108.294) was attributsble to uDrestrictoJ and £28.690 (2023: £80.395) was attributsble to restricteAI funds. 7. Smpport C05ts= Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024 2024 2024 Total 202 R¢nL rat&8 and wat¢r Light gnd heat 27,418 1.432 33,340 1.432 2.040 226 4,776 8,012 246 11.606 16.995 6.993 2.853 1.630 6,476 126 1.022 12,184 Repairs and renewals Health and safety Running costs Cleaning Governance 226 4,776 4,5C 246 11,606 3.512 52244 9.434 61,678 48281 Page 22 Compary numbor.. 03430968 Rewtered c￿rity No. 1142087 LEICESTER LESBIAN CAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CEI otes to the fingneiAI statements for the ear ended 31 Marcb 2024 C¢mlinu 8. Governanee co 2024 2024 2024 2023 Stsff costs Accountancy Bank charg¢8 io.( 1.420 186 11.606 io.( 1,420 186 11,6(Nfj iO,(MXJ 1,920 264 12,184 9. IndepeDd¢nl ¢x4mbJer'$ fees 1.420 10. Trnstees and key rnan￿t peryonnel remuneralion The t￿￿tee8 neithcz received or waived any remuneration during the year (2023: nil). The trustees did not hav¢ ally ¢xpthses reimb￿ (tring th¢ y¢ar (2023: nil) 11. WAges atyd salari 2024 Full time Full time Equivalent Equivalent Numb Number Avcrage numbq of anployee4 All staff are emplO￿j by the clwity. No more than £OO,(KXI during the two years ende4131 Marth 2024. 12. Debtors 2024 Debtors 3.140 748 4,115 10,245 3.888 14,360 13. Creditord: An￿llnts fallfiDg due wlthln one ye 2024 2023 Trade creditor8 1.049 3,565 362 88.687 93.663 2,031 4,836 299 55,717 62,883 PAYE Other ￿edItOrS C4mpany number. 03430968 Regisier¢d Chwity No. 1142067 LEICESTER LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CENTRE Note8 to the fmanefi*l statemen ¢•r ¢nded 31 Mv¢h 2024 CoDtinu for the 14. Totsl Funds allocalion 14961 14.961 119.763 119.763 (128.871 (128.871) 5.853 5.853 R¢stri¢ted: 465 510 27.715 (465) (510) (27.715) (28,690 28,690 Totsl 14,961 148,453 (157561 5,853 15. Anatysls of Net Ass¢ts Between Funds Ne( CurreDt Assets Fixed Total Unre5triL*ed Funds Restti¢ted Fut 5.853 5.853 5.853 5,853 16. Related party trgnsaetlong There were M relatol party Iransactions during the ended 31 Marth 2024 or the previous PwJe 24 Company number., 03430968 Reg&tered Chaiity No. 1142067 LEICESTER IESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CENTRE Det*lltd Intome & ￿. endlthre Acc•Mnt for the.. ended 31 March 2024 2024 Unrestrletcd Restrieted Totsl 2023 Total Ineome 10,573 10,646 2.937 5272 453 14.198 2.591 Rent r￿e1ved Sundry donations C4)unsellitig donations 4.075 2,812 4,075 1812 546 465 465 Training UOL. Welfare SuP￿rt 1815 1815 22 265 Evtht income Ixi¢est¢r City ICB Hajry Smith Garfield Weston Foundati( Lti¢¢ster City Coun¢il. Youth Seryiees 250 10,143 27,(KYJ 250 10.143 27,0 5,835 7.533 10,743 25,0(K) 1.360 21,453 40.31Y2 5,653 8975 8,975 VHG Contra¢t Rutland County Council YS Contrxt Tudor Tn￿ GTaDt Severn Trent Community Fund IKic￿ter City Couocil. DA Siipport ServK¢s Get Better Help. LLR Cixturrity Carlton Hayes 25.( 25,0(K) 510 20,C 510 20.(KMJ 15.647 15,647 27.715 2.5(M) 7,5(K) 28,6(X> 148,453 174,736 27.715 119.763 Exp¢Dditsre per pRge 26 Net (Defielt) for the year FuDds brnught fornard Surplus ￿rrlled forward 128,871 {9,108) 14.961 5,853 28.690 157,561 188,689 {9.108) (13,953) 14,961 28,914 P898 25 Compary wmber: 03430968 Rewtered Clwity No. 114￿7 LEICESTER LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSCENDER CE Detslled Ex diture Attount for the ended 31 Marcb 2024 202 Unrestrieted kntricted Total Totsl EI￿ndItUTe Staff rA)sts K￿l rates and watcz Ligbt aad heat General runntng rA)sts Activity 64.876 27.418 1,432 4500 2.791 2.040 838 226 4.776 lJ43 479 1.420 186 246 6365 168 151 11fy5 1,620 1742 472 11152 5.922 77.028 131.668 33.340 16.995 1,432 993 8.012 126 6,364 10.008 2.853 971 1,630 6.476 1.168 3,512 3.573 Telephone Repairs and renewals Health and safety Postage, prititiDg and 5tatioDery Advertising and prornotion ill) 938 226 4,776 1.861 979 1.420 318 500 1920 264 1.022 520 Cleaning Couttsel]ing fees less ¢4)nthbutions Cat¢ring wsts Trnvd expel SubsGriptioDs Staff and volunteex training Consultancy feas MiscellaneJ)us Project Lx)sts ipment & Website costs 246 7.875 335 212 2.106 2.195 2,742 472 .510 167 61 388 2,042 59 575 130 1.954 2.476 128.871 2,476 28.690 157,561 188,689 This page docs not fo￿ part of the ststutory fijwicial stateme￿5