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2023-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 07150130 (England and Wales)

Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

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4ALL - Building Community in West Dulwich

4ALL - Building Community in West Dulwich

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

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Reference and Administrative Details 3
Report of the Trustees 4 to 7
Independent Examiner's Report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 15
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 16

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4ALL - Building Community in West Dulwich

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

TRUSTEES Taiwo Afolabi (Resigned 1[st] June 2023) Anna Birley (Resigned 3[rd] July 2023) Paul Durgan (Treasurer) (Resigned 18[th] September 2023) Alan Everett Ann Kingsbury (Chair) Christopher Pick (Secretary) Kudirat Balogun Springer Nick Wilkie COMPANY SECRETARY Christopher Pick REGISTERED OFFICE 41 Chestnut Road London SE27 9EZ

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER 07150130 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1149754 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Fred Johnson ACMA CGMA

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4ALL - Building Community in West Dulwich

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The principal activities of the company in the year under review were to relieve poverty and advance education for young people aged under twenty-five and for elderly people.

The objectives of 4ALL - Building Community in West Dulwich are to:

Charitable Activities, Achievements and Performance

4ALL's activities fall into three main categories:

The main activities of 4ALL are to operate three afterschool/youth clubs together with some outreach youth work and associated activities; to run a community choir and drop in session for older people; and to hold community-building events.

Projects with younger people

4ALL’s three afterschool/youth clubs meet a demonstrable need among local young people; there is no similar provision in the area. The clubs are Between the Tracks (for 8-12-year-olds); Between the Tracks Plus (age 13-16); and Between the Tracks Seniors (age 16-19). The three clubs serve young people living on or near three educationally and socially disadvantaged ‘hard-to-reach’ social housing estates.

The clubs, which meet weekly or twice weekly in estate community halls, aim to build the self-confidence, self-esteem and resilience of members; develop the softer skills essential to progress to further and higher education and to employment; and provide a safe space in which young people can talk about the issues (family, social etc) they face - and also chill out with friends. All three clubs also run regular trips that aim to broaden members’ horizons and introduce them to new, and often challenging, experiences. The clubs are run by experienced paid part-time youth workers supported by committed and experienced volunteers. The clubs successfully maintain a strong ethos and a loyal membership. Members enjoy coming to the clubs and value the safe, friendly environment they offer along with opportunities to engage with sympathetic, interested adults.

The board reviews and monitors progress of the clubs and 4ALL's wider youth provision against the aims set out in the threeyear strategic plan.

All three clubs have agreed values in place and operate effective recruitment and safeguarding procedures, applying to staff, volunteers and trustees. All volunteers, staff and trustees are required to attend safeguarding training; the club leaders are trained to a higher level. One trustee has specific responsibility for oversight of safeguarding, and during the year another trustee took on responsibility for oversight of health and safety matters.

The principal funders of 4ALL’s youth service are BBC Children in Need (whose three-year grant runs until January 2024); the London Borough of Lambeth, whose two-year grant from October 2019 has been extended to run until March 2023. The charity also receives grants from the Peabody Community Foundation specifically for the continuation and development of work with older teenagers. These three grants have ensured the youth service’s financial viability. We also benefited from a significant grant from the London Community Response fund which enabled us to provide a range of additional activities and support as the clubs emerged from the pandemic. Other smaller funders included London Youth and Active Lambeth (whose grants enabled us to start a successful football coaching project); the Hedley Foundation; and the Co-operative Community Foundation. 4ALL remains immensely grateful to The Peabody Hill and Rosendale Road Tenants and Residents Associations which continued to provide rent-free accommodation as well as much other support. This represents a significant contribution to the successful operation of the clubs.

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Highlights of the year have included:

Projects with older people

Sing4ALL

Sing 4ALL, a community choir for older people, is a highly regarded musical and social group and a strong community resource. Members are aged between the low sixties and the mid-nineties and come from a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Many members have significant disabling long-term health conditions; some can be described as socially isolated. Under the direction of an experienced professional musician, the choir learns songs from a wide variety of music types. This extends members' musical knowledge and also provides stimulus and challenge, as well as being fun. In addition, strong friendship bonds have formed between members, and members report noticeable health benefits such as improved breathing and improved well-being.

Drop in session

The charity has started a very successful drop in session for older residents in the area supported by grant funding from the McCarthy and Stone housing group.

Community-building events

Traditionally 4ALL has run two annual community-building events, the Community Autumn Fair in September and Carols 4ALL in December. Carols 4ALL successfully resumed in December with a strong attendance from every section of the local community. This event offers people the opportunity to enjoy singing Christmas carols in a friendly cafe-style setting, free from the constraints of a formal carol service, and thus appeals to many people whom Christmas would otherwise pass by.

Due to a lack of volunteers to run what had grown to be a very complex event, the Board decided not to resume running the annual Community Autumn Fair. This followed eleven very successful events between 2010 and 2019.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties. The public benefit of the Charity's activities are outlined under 'Objectives and Activities' above.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

The Trustees consider it prudent to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level sufficient to enable the Charity, in the event that closure was inevitable, to gradually wind down the Charity over a year. The Trustees consider that minimum reserves of £22,000 should be sufficient for this purpose.

Financial Position

The financial position of the Charity as at 31 March 2023 is considered to be satisfactory with unrestricted reserves higher than the previous year and are at the same level within the policy set by the Charity. Overall, the Trustees consider that, with the continuing support of those who support the charity, both from a physical and a financial point of view, the Charity will be able to continue to meet it objectives and provide its core activities for the next 12 months.

Significant work will be needed in the next year to secure long term grant funding to ensure the viability of the charity.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its Memorandum of Articles of Association and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

New trustees are identified through local networks. They meet existing trustees for informal discussion and interview and attend a board meeting as an observer; references are then obtained before appointment is confirmed by the trustees. In the recruitment of new trustees, the board has regard to the importance of widening membership among varying ethnic, age and socio-economic groups.

Organisational structure

The parochial church council of All Saints Church West Dulwich appoints two of its members to the board of 4ALL. The historic and continuing links between 4ALL and All Saints Church continue to remain strong. However, 4ALL is not a religious organisation and all its activities are open to everyone without distinction.

The board meets approximately quarterly to monitor and review the performance 4ALL's projects and to carry out strategic development planning.

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.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on

and signed on its behalf by:

Anne Kingsbury - Chair

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' - Independent Examiner s Report to the Trustees of 4ALL Building Community in West Dulwich

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of 4ALL - Building Community in West Dulwich ('the Company') I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  3. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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

Fred Johnson ACMA CGMA

Date:

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4ALL - Building Community in West Dulwich

Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Unrestricted Restricted 31.3.23 31.3.22
Funds funds
Total funds Total funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM
Donations and legacies 1,019 65,924 66,943 52,037
Charitable activities
Gentle exercise class -
Sing 4ALL 917 - 917 2,004
Community building events 1,872 - 1,872 -
Other activities - - - -
TOTAL 3,808 65,924 69,732 54,041
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Youth services - 58,096 58,096 52,178
Community building events 150 - 150 148
Gentle exercise class - - - -
Sing 4ALL 1,160 - 1,160 3,360
Other activities:
Other costs 2,789 - 2,789 3,123
TOTAL 4,099 58,096 62,195 58,810
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (291) 7,828 7,537 (4,769)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 36,879 2,896 39,775 44,543
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD		 36,588 10,724 47,312 39,775

The notes form part of these financial statements.

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Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Balance Sheet at 31 March 2023

Notes
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
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NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
9
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds		 31.3.23
31.3.22
47,812
40,275
(500)
(500)
47,312
39,775
47,312
39,775
47,312
37,775
36,588
36,879
10,724
2,896
47,312
39,775

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to charitable small companies.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on

and were signed on its behalf by:

Anne Kingsbury - Chair

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Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably, generally upon receipt.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on a cash basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Computer equipment - 33% on cost

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

2. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.3.23 31.3.22
Accountancy 300 300

3. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Trustees’ expenses

There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 continued

4. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

31.3.23 31.3.22
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Emoluments paid 42,481 36,110

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

5. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted Restricted 31.3.22 31.3.21
Funds funds
Total funds Total funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM
Donations and legacies 9,854 42,183 52,037 40,305
Charitable activities
Gentle exercise class - - - -
Sing 4ALL 2,004 - 2,004 455
Community building events - - - -
Other activities - - - -
TOTAL 11,858 42,183 54,041 40,760
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Youth services - 52,178 52,178 30,839
Community building events 148 - 148 309
Gentle exercise class - - - -
Sing 4ALL 3,360 - 3,360 1,500
Other activities:
Other costs 3,123 - 3,123 2,679
TOTAL 6,631 52,179 58,810 35,327
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 5,527 (9,996) (4,769) 5,433
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 28,652 12,891 44,543 39,110
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD		 36,879 2,896 39,775 44,543

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 continued

6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

COST
At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
7.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE
Accrued expenses
8.
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Unrestricted
Current assets
37,088
Current liabilities
(500)
36,588
9,
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Youth services
TOTAL FUNDS		 COST
At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
7.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE
Accrued expenses
8.
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Unrestricted
Current assets
37,088
Current liabilities
(500)
36,588
9,
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Youth services
TOTAL FUNDS		 31.3.23
31.3.22
COMPUTER
EQUIPMENT
3,454
3,454
3,454
3,454
0
0
0
0
YEAR
31.3.23
31.3.22
500
500
31.3.23
31.3.22
Restricted
Total Funds
Total Funds
10,724
47,812
40,275
-
(500)
(500)
36,588 10,724
47,312
39,775
At 31.3.22
Net movement
in funds
31.3.23
36,879
(291)
36,588

2,896
7,828
10,724
39,775
7,537
47,312

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 continued

9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS – continued

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS,included in
the above are as follows
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Youth services
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Movement in
funds
3,808
(4,099)
(291)
65,924
(58,096)
7,828
69,732
(62,195)
7,537

Comparatives for movement in funds

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Youth services
TOTAL FUNDS
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS,included in
the above are as follows
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Youth services
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 31.3.21
Net movement
in funds
31.3.22
31,652
5,705
37,525

12,891
(9,827)
2,896
44,543
(4,122)
40,421
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Movement in
funds
12,504
(6,799)
5,705
42,183
(52,010)
(9,827)
54,687
(58,809)
(4,122)

The restricted funds relate to the Between the Tracks and Between the Tracks Plus, Seniors and Extra after school clubs.

Costs directly attributable to these activities are set against related restricted grants.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 continued

10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2023

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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

This page does form part of the statutory financial statements
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Sing 4ALL
Community building events
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Wages
Educational activities
Community building events
Class Instructors
Support costs
Management
Insurance
Telephone
Marketing & printing
Sundries
Finance
Bank charges
Governance costs
Accountancy and Payroll
Total resources expended
Net income/(expenditure)		 31.3.23
31.3.22
66,943
52,307
917
2,004
1,872
69,732
54,041
42,481
36,110
15,615
14,908
150
148
1,160
4,520
55,686
864
711
1040
1,343
262
311
3
10
2,375
-
-
620
748
62,195
58,809
7,537
(4,768)

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