## St Oswald's West End Centre
Charity number 1150070
A company limited by guarantee number 07825963
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2020
## St Oswald's West End Centre
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 5|
|Examiner's report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8|
|Notes to the accounts|9 to 12|
**Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
|The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:|The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:|The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:|
|---|---|---|
|**Name**|**Position**||
|Rev. Stephen Treasure|Chair||
|Philippa Mann|Treasurer||
|Beverley Edwards|Vice Chair||
|Paul Mann|||
|Alan Troake|||
|Jackie Summerscales|||
|Susan Pickering|||
|Richard Mort|||
|Linda Green|||
|**Charity number**|1150070|Registered in England and Wales|
|**Company number**|07825963|Registered in England and Wales|
|**Registered and principal address**|||
|The West End Centre|||
|St Oswald's Church|||
|Christopher Street|||
|Little Horton|||
|Bradford|||
|BD5 9DH|||
|**Bankers**|||
|Unity Trust Bank plc|||
|Nine Brindleyplace|||
|Birmingham|||
|B1 2HB|||
|**Independent examiner**|||
|Stephen Procter|||
|**West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**|||
|Stringer House|||
|34 Lupton Street|||
|Leeds|||
|LS10 2QW|||
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 27 October 2011. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association (as amended by special resolution 1 November 2012). The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £1.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
1) To develop the capacity and skills of the socially and economically disadvantaged of Little Horton and the city of Bradford in such as way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and participate more fully in society.
- 2) To benefit the community, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare with the objects of improving their conditions of life.
3) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purposes of this clause socially excluded means being excluded from society, or part of society, as a result of being a member of a socially and economically deprived community.
## **The charity's main activities**
The centre remains dedicated to the delivery of quality provision aimed at improving the lives of individuals across our community and provided in the heart of our community. We have a selection of groups and opportunities aimed at:
- a) reducing social isolation and stigmatisation.
- b) promoting friendship, social networks, support and independent lives.
- c) improving the social, physical and mental wellbeing of our participants.
- d) offering learning opportunities and job search support in order to enhance the participants employability and the opportunities to improve their economic wellbeing.
- e) increasing community involvement and activity.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the reduction of social isolation, the facilitation of community cohesion and the advancement of skills and learning opportunities.
## **Achievements and performance**
The West End Centre is a small but vibrant Community Centre based in Little Horton Bradford. Many of our clients travel from around the Bradford area. We welcome all and do not believe in geographical boundaries. We aim to reduce social isolation, address digital inclusion and provide people with the skills and information to enable them to make informed life choices. We provide a range of social and interest groups, grass roots learning opportunities and support with job search and employability.
We have supported people who are at high risk from COVID-19. Many clients report an underlying health problem. 57% report a disability, 21% report a mental health condition. 32 % of clients are aged 55 to 90+. 39% of clients are Christian, 32% are Muslim, 21% have no religion and 8% are made up of other religions. 52% of clients are female and 48% male.
This year we understood that the needs of the community had changed drastically because of Covid 19. In April we carried out our Community Consultation using guided interview over the phone. All responses were recorded and collated to inform our Community Consultation Report. We talked and listened to 50 people. We use our WhatsApp Groups and Welfare calls to talk and listen to people and their needs on a daily basis. People have told us what they want, which is basically to get back to normal and be able to meet and talk to others. We have worked to find ways for them to stay in touch and stay connected.
The majority of our clients are socially isolated and live alone. Many are digitally challenged and have fewer options of communicating with others or accessing online services and information.
There has been an increased demand for services as we are often the only contact our clients have and their main source of information apart for the television. We have found that previous clients have reengaged as their circumstances have changed and we are continuing to receive referrals from support agencies in our area.
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **Achievements and performance (continued)**
Alternative methods of keeping people connected and informed have been developed. We have developed several WhatsApp Groups and weekly quiz. This has provided a forum where people can chat support each other and a distraction from the anxieties of the Pandemic.
We have addressed digital isolation by providing 10 people with tablets and data in partnership with Good Things Foundation.
On line groups have supported learning and job search. Newsletters have been produced for people who have no on line contact.
Welfare calls have been made weekly and more often when necessary.
Home cooked hot meals have been delivered to people’s homes along with activity packs and projects. We have supported the No child Should go Hungry Campaign working with local businesses and members of a family to provide packed lunches and hot food for children and parents during the school holidays.
We have directly engaged with approx. 200 people over the year and many more have indirectly benefited as we provided relief and reassurance to families that are unable to visit or support their loved ones at this time. We reduce pressure on other heath and support services by providing additional support. Contact with the Community Psychiatric Services and other support agencies continues and we have continued to take referrals.
People have told us that their contact with others and the support they are receiving has been crucial to their Physical, Mental Health wellbeing during this crisis.
## **Financial review**
Net expenditure for the year was £14,683, including net income of £9,403 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £24,086 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves at the year end were £62,309.
The target level of reserves was discussed by the Trustees as it was considered that the existing policy level was not sufficient. The reserves policy level was therefore raised to a figure approximating to three months expenditure for the previous year (£32,000). However, it is recognised that the actual reserves at this year end were in excess of the policy although with the ending of Lottery funding these reserves will reduce in 2021 and the Trustees will be reviewing the policy further during the year.
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities**
The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. 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.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees:
Signed; P.Mann (Trustee)
Name: PHILIPPA MANN
Date: 03/08/21
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of St Oswald's West End Centre
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 7 to 12.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the charitable 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 charitable 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 ('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 material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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
- 3 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
- 4 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.
Signed: S.Procter Name: Stephen Procter
Date: 12 August 2021
## **West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Statement of Financial Activities
## (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2020
|Notes
2020
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Income from:**
Grants and donations
(2)
10,249
Activities, events and room hire
1,040
Fundraising
-
Memberships
209
Student placement fees
-
Other income
53
**Total income**
11,551
**Expenditure on:**
Salaries, NIC and pension
(3)
-
Payroll costs
-
Sessional and freelance staff
-
Independent examination
-
Travel and meetings
-
Training
-
Venue hire
-
Utilities
-
Administration
-
Telephone
-
Marketing
-
Equipment and resources
-
Insurance
-
Cleaning and maintenance
-
Computer equipment and software
-
Food and refreshments
1,584
Volunteer expenses
382
Exam fees
-
Consultancy and advice
25
Subscriptions and licences
-
Bank and service charges
144
Companies House
13
Other expenses
-
**Total expenditure**
2,148
**Net income / (expenditure)**
9,403
**Fund balances brought forward**
52,906
**Fund balances carried forward**
(4)
62,309|2020
Restricted
funds
£
88,163
-
-
-
-
-
88,163
99,910
775
-
720
405
37
87
1,581
308
1,139
-
3,221
898
676
789
526
290
344
-
543
-
-
-
112,249
(24,086)
25,824
1,738|2020
Total
funds
£
98,412
1,040
-
209
-
53
99,714
99,910
775
-
720
405
37
87
1,581
308
1,139
-
3,221
898
676
789
2,110
672
344
25
543
144
13
-
114,397
(14,683)
78,730
64,047|2019
Total
funds
£
120,755
9,109
1,036
1,627
300
139
132,966
95,269
706
750
720
572
134
63
1,910
236
1,103
400
2,196
893
441
8,256
4,969
501
-
671
424
156
13
101
120,484
12,482
66,248
78,730|
|---|---|---|---|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Balance sheet
|as at 31 December 2020
2020
Unrestricted
£
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
(5)
10,007
Cash at bank and in hand
(6)
53,022
**Total current assets**
63,029
**Current liabilities:**
**amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors and accruals
(7)
720
**Total current liabilities**
720
**Net current assets**
62,309
**Total assets less current liabilities**
62,309
**Net assets**
62,309
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
62,309
Restricted funds
-
**Total funds**
62,309|2020
Restricted
£
3,788
(2,050)
1,738
-
-
1,738
1,738
1,738
-
1,738
1,738|2020
Total
£
13,795
50,972
64,767
720
720
64,047
64,047
64,047
62,309
1,738
64,047|2019
Total
£
670
81,261
81,931
3,201
3,201
78,730
78,730
78,730
52,906
25,824
78,730|
|---|---|---|---|
For the year ending 31 December 2020 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on
Date: 03/08/21
Signed: P.Mann
(Trustee)
Name: PHILIPPA MANN
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Going concern**
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
## **Expenditure and liabilities**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Pensions**
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2020
|**2 Grants and donations**
Lottery Community Fund
Good Things Foundation
Good Things R&R Fund
CAF - Covid
Clothworkers Foundation
ESF Pathways
Magic Little Grants
Tesco
VCS Alliance
Other grants and donations
**3 Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions|2020
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
10,000
-
-
-
-
-
249
10,249|2020
Restricted
funds
£
72,391
300
3,000
-
-
11,472
500
500
-
-
88,163|2020
Total
funds
£
72,391
300
3,000
10,000
-
11,472
500
500
-
249
98,412
2020
£
93,153
7,974
(4,000)
2,783
99,910|2019
Total
funds
£
103,751
-
-
-
7,500
7,684
500
-
793
527
120,755
2019
£
88,676
7,204
(3,000)
2,389
95,269|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||The average number employees during the year was 4.5, being an average of 3.3 full time equivalent (2019:|The average number employees during the year was 4.5, being an average of 3.3 full time equivalent (2019:|
|---|---|---|
||4, 3.9 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.||
||**Defined contribution pension scheme**|2020
2019|
||Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year|£
£
2,783
2,389|
||Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end
-
-||
||Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year|end
-
-|
|**4 **|**Restricted funds**|Balance b/f
Incoming
Outgoing
Balance c/f|
||Lottery Community Fund|£
£
£
£
22,310
72,391
94,701
-|
||Good Things Foundation|-
300
300
-|
||Good Things R&R Fund|-
3,000
1,517
1,483|
||Clothworkers Foundation|16
-
16
-|
||ESF Pathways|3,498
11,472
14,970
-|
||Magic Little Grants|-
500
245
255|
||Tesco|-
500
500
-|
|||25,824
88,163
112,249
1,738|
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **4 Restricted funds (continued)**
## **Fund name**
## **Purpose of restriction**
Lottery Community Fund
Good Things Foundation Good Things R&R Fund Clothworkers Foundation ESF Pathways
Tesco
Open Door Community Project. To help people feel more confident using computers and enable them to access information and services. Additional grant to assist with support during Covid-19 Towards IT costs.
To provide additional support during Covid-19. Towards the purchase of IT equipment and furniture. To provide help with job search and employability and to support people on their journey to employment.
For group support and resources.
|**Debtors and prepayments**
Debtors
Prepayments
**Cash at bank and in hand**
Unity Trust Bank current account
Lloyds Bank corporate card
Cash in hand
**Creditors and accruals**
Creditors
Accruals|2020
£
3,788
10,007
13,795
2020
£
51,051
(126)
47
50,972
2020
£
-
720
720|2019
£
-
670
670
2019
£
81,643
(419)
37
81,261
2019
£
2,481
720
3,201|
|---|---|---|
## **5 Debtors and prepayments**
## **6 Cash at bank and in hand**
## **7 Creditors and accruals**
## **8 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
## **Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel**
The key management personnel of the charity include the trustees and Chief Officer. The total employee benefits received by the Chief Officer were £32,716 (previous year: £38,331).
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit in this capacity during this or the previous year.
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## St Oswald's West End Centre
## Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2020
|2020
2019
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
**Income**
Grants and donations
10,249
1,320
Activities, events and room hire
1,040
9,109
Fundraising
-
1,036
Memberships
209
1,627
Student placement fees
300
Other income
53
139
**Total income**
11,551
13,531
**Expenditure**
Salaries, NIC and pension
-
-
Payroll costs
-
-
Sessional and freelance staff
-
250
Independent examination
-
-
Travel and meetings
-
500
Training
-
-
Venue hire
-
-
Utilities
-
22
Administration
-
-
Telephone
-
-
Marketing
-
-
Equipment and resources
-
330
Insurance
-
-
Cleaning and maintenance
-
18
Computer equipment and software
-
-
Food and refreshments
1,584
3,504
Volunteer expenses
382
-
Exam fees
-
-
Consultancy and advice
25
-
Subscriptions and licences
-
-
Bank and service charges
144
156
Companies House
13
13
Other expenses
-
-
**Total expenditure**
2,148
4,793
**Net income / (expenditure)**
9,403
8,738
**Transfers between funds**
-
1,596
**Net movement in funds**
9,403
10,334
**Fund balances brought forward**
52,906
42,572
**Fund balances carried forward**
62,309
52,906|2020
Restricted
funds
£
88,163
-
-
-
-
-
88,163
99,910
775
-
720
405
37
87
1,581
308
1,139
-
3,221
898
676
789
526
290
344
-
543
-
-
-
112,249
(24,086)
-
(24,086)
25,824
1,738|2019
Restricted
funds
£
119,435
-
-
-
-
-
119,435
95,269
706
500
720
72
134
63
1,888
236
1,103
400
1,866
893
423
8,256
1,465
501
-
671
424
-
-
101
115,691
3,744
(1,596)
2,148
23,676
25,824|2020
Total
funds
£
98,412
1,040
-
209
-
53
99,714
99,910
775
-
720
405
37
87
1,581
308
1,139
-
3,221
898
676
789
2,110
672
344
25
543
144
13
-
114,397
(14,683)
-
(14,683)
78,730
64,047|2019
Total
funds
£
120,755
9,109
1,036
1,627
300
139
132,966
95,269
706
750
720
572
134
63
1,910
236
1,103
400
2,196
893
441
8,256
4,969
501
-
671
424
156
13
101
120,484
12,482
-
12,482
66,248
78,730|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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