2022-06-30-accounts - Look Around

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Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales number 1149672

LOOK AROUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

Look Around

Financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2022

Contents	Pages
Trustees’ annual report	1-3
Independent Examiner’s report on the financial statements	4-5
Statement of financial activities	6
Balance sheet	7
Notes to the financial statements	8
General information

Charity number

Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales number 1149672

Address

39a Victoria Road, Ruislip, HA4 9AB

Bankers

Metro Bank, Unit E, 3 Babbage Gate, Milton Keynes, MK10 9SU

Independent Examiner

Darja Malogoloveca, 130 Manor Way, Ruislip, HA4 8HR

The trustees present their report on Look Around, the “charity”, together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2022.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The Look Around is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales number 1149672 whose objects are to:

advance Christianity in the UK by spreading the gospel (evangelising) and supporting those who do the same. This includes preaching and praying in public, visiting prisons, hospitals, orphanages, schools, and universities, and facilitating and supporting existing Christians and/or Christian organisations, or other Christian places of worship.
prevent or relieve poverty in the UK by providing grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
preserve health and/or relieve sickness and/or assist in the treatment and care of persons suffering from mental or physical illness of any description or in need of rehabilitation because of such illness, by the provision of facilities, support services and equipment to those who need it.

We want:

To help drug and alcohol addicted individuals make a full recovery through a multi-phased, longterm programme of social rehabilitation, collaborating with other charities and rehabilitation organisations.
work with the youth and teenagers, organising and holding meetings, events in order to instill in the younger generation Christian values, as well as the concept of healthy society, to

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prevent them from falling into the wrong society or environment, including drug and/or alcohol

addiction, emotional breakdowns, mental health etc.

We want to prevent drug and alcohol abuse amongst children and young people.
We want to help restore families within the community by providing counselling and support for codependent family members; by helping with employment and debt relief advise.

The t rustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting policy for the year.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

After being set up in 2012 by the original Board of Trustees, the charity has been active until 2018 and then discontinued its work. In August 2020, the board decided to hand over the ownership of the charity to a new Board of Trustees (please see page 3). Look Around began its work as a new charity under the new board, building on pre-existing aims of the charity.

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19 -20) This is a great commission of Jesus Christ which has become a foundation of our charity Look Around.

The chosen name ‘Look Around’ has its significance and deep meaning: it poses a question, we ask for people to look around and see beyond the threshold of their own lives, to recognise that there are people in great need who are desperate for their help. This issue has given birth to our centralised aim, to connect those who are in need to those who want to help. As a charity, we join our forces to help less advantaged people: disabled, orphans, people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, prisoners, and people who live in extremely poor conditions. Our compassion for the broken is deeply rooted in our Christian values. We believe that every person deserves to be given a hand of help and looked after, especially the younger generation and those who have been forgotten and ignored by society. Through this, we aim to restore broken homes, support financially and mentally those in need, protect young people from the dark underbelly of society and gift those in desperation with a second chance in life.

The trustees consider the charity’s period end financial position and the results above to be satisfac tory and expect that the present level of activity will be maintained and increased for the foreseeable future.

Charity ’s activities and plans have been greatly affected since February 2022 by the war in Ukraine. It has had a direct impact on the work of the charity as most of the members and volunteers have families and close ties in Ukraine who have suffered from the war.

Multiple fundraising campaigns have been organised in order to support Ukrainian refugees and their families here in the UK, also donations were directed to support churches in Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv. There has been a separate fundraiser for the eye surgery for the individual in Ukraine who received the money safely and underwent eye surgery in due time.

Donations made it possible to fund our work with the drug and alcohol addicted, in particular, our joint work with other rehabilitation centres and charities, like those ones in Germany where we used to send people suffering from addiction and continue our cooperation until today, exchanging experiences and building relationships for the most fruitful work.

The donations also went towards the organisation of various community events and outings to bring our community together, to support people in need who were seeking support from the charity as well as our own volunteers and ministers, to maintain the healthy atmosphere and friendly supportive environment.

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Look Around provided a huge support to Christian Mission Church London to help the ministry, youth

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ministry, kid’s and teen’s ministry, including Christian summer camps, various events and activities throughout the year for the youth, kids and teenagers, which aligns with the charity’s Christian foundation.

Our plan for 2022/2023

We aim to continue growing and expanding with the ways we achieve objects of the charity. Our focus will remain on preventing and tackling the issue of addiction within our communities, by working with the public, particularly with the youth and teenagers, also helping people already affected by the addiction. We aim to continue cooperation with other charities and organisations like rehabilitation centres not only in the UK but across Europe. We will continue to support CMC London and their ministry including for youth, children and teenagers. We are planning to continue our support for the Ukrainian refugees and their families as long as it is needed. We also aim to grow our donor base, attract corporate sponsors, apply for grants, and continue working with local authorities to raise funds and awareness for our causes.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The charity’s principal source of funds is donations.

The trustees have adopted a reserves policy which they consider appropriate to ensure the continued ability of the charity to meet its objectives and obligations.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

The charity was formed by constitution dated 25 June 2012. The governing body of the charity is committee which meets at least 10 times per annum. Subject to the constitution, trustees may be elected by members at an Annual General Meeting and co-opted by the committee. Trustees retire at the end of the Annual General Meeting next after their appointment but shall be eligible for re-election at that Annual General Meeting.

THE TRUSTEES

The trustees who managed the affairs of the charity during its financial year 2020/2021 were as follows:

Mr Vasily Strelnikov (Chairman) Chairman from 1 July 2020 Mrs Yuliya Strelnikova (Treasurer) Treasurer from 1 July 2020 Mrs Olga Ostapenko (Secretary) Secretary from 1 July 2020 Mrs Elvira Prokofieva (Appointed 20 October 2020) Mr Vitaliy Popovych (Appointed 20 October 2020)

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES ’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The Charities Act 2011 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 excess of income over expenditure for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue its activities.

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The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable

accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005). They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

RISK AND INTERNAL CONTROL

The trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that the charity has an appropriate system of controls, financial and otherwise. 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 and to provide reassurance that:

its assets are safeguarded against unauthorised use or disposition;
proper records are maintained and financial information is reliable; and
the charity complies with relevant laws and regulations.

As part of the charity’s risk management process the trustees acknowledge their responsibility for the charity’s system of internal control and reviewing its effectiveness. It is also recognised by the trustees that such a system is designed to manage rath er than eliminate the risk of failure to achieve the charity’s objectives and can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

The trustees will place a resolution at the annual general meeting to appoint Darja Malogoloveca as an Independent Examiner for the ensuing financial year.

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

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Mrs Olga Ostapenko (Secretary)

4 Titan Terrace, Oakgrove, Milton Keynes,

Buckinghamshire, MK10 9UN

Date: 10/04/23

Independent examiner’s report

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RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's 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.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER ’ S REPORT

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER ’ S STATEMENT

In connection with my examination, it can be concluded that,

(1) trustees have met the requirements to ensure that:
proper accounting records are kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
(2) the accounts can be reached.

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DARJA MALOGOLOVECA

Date: 12/04/2023

Statement of financial activities for the year ended 30 June 2022

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			Unrestricted funds
			Year ended 30 June
		2022	2021
	Notes
		£	£
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds:
•Voluntary income		9,439	591
•Activities for generating funds		24,994	26,395
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Other incoming resources		1000
Total incoming resources		35,434	26,986
Resources expended
Costs of generating funds
•Costs of generating voluntary income		7,495	3,329
•Marketing costs		1,538	-
Charitable activities		17,416	6,610
Governance cost		1,417	-
Other resources expended		1,513	-
Total resources expended		29,379	9,939
Net incoming resources		6,055	17,047
Total funds carried forward		6,055	17,047

All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing. All gains and losses in the year are included above. Look Around Notes for financial statement year ended 30 June 2022

	2022	2021
Notes £		£
Current assets
Debtors	-	-
Cash at bank on hand	6,055	17,047
Total current assets Creditors: amounts falling due within one year -		-
Net curent assets.	6,055	17,047
Net assets	6,055	17,047
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds	6,055	17,047
Total funds	6,055	17,047

These financial statements were approved by the all participates on 12 October 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

------------------------------------------------------- Vasily Strelnikov Yuliya Strelnikova Chairman Treasurer Date: 10/04/2023

Look Around Notes for financial statement year ended 30 June 2022

1 . Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies which have been applied in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the charity’s financial statements are set out below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year.

Basis of preparation

Receipts and payments method of preparation adopted as charity has a gross income less than £250,000 during the year. It consists of an account summarising all money received and paid out by the charity in the financial year, and a statement giving details of its assets and liabilities at the end of the year. Accounts prepared in accordance with the 2008 Regulations and the applicable SORP.

Accounting records

Look Around maintains accounting records as required by Part 8 of the Charities Act. Annual statements prepared according to records in which transactions and events with all the relevant invoices, receipts and other associated documentation.

2. Contracts and commitments

No capital expenditure had been contracted for as at 30 June 2022.

3. Contingent liabilities

The Look Around had no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2022.

4. Control

The Look Around charity is not under the control of any other party.

5. Trustees’ remuneration and related party transactions

Trustees make donations to the charity and do not reclaim out of pocket expenses.

6. Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and accordingly is exempt from taxation on its income and gains where they are applied for charitable purposes.