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FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Regl$tsr•d ¢harlty name Fiscus North Limited {By Guarantee) Charity registration numb•r 1151656 Company registratlon number 05653946 Prlnclpal office and reglstered Cmp Centre offlce Whilehouse Road Hendon Sunderland SR2 8AH The trustees Mr. A. MeGill Mrs. L. Robson Mr. D. Watson Ms L Rutter Company secretary Mrs. J. Elliott A¢eountants Torgersens Chartered accountant Somerford Buildings Norfolk Street Sunderland SR1 1EE Independent Examiner Mrs A Henshaw FCCA Torgersens Chartered aecountants Somerford Buildings Norfolk Street Sundedand SR1 1EE Bankers The Cfyoperatwe 8ank PIC PO Box 250 Skelmersdale VIN8 6V4T
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT IINCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 The trustees, who are also the directors for Ihe purposes of company law. present their rep)rt aTrd the unaudited financial statements of the charty for the year ended 31 December 2020. Admlnlstrntlon detalls FISCUS North Limited is a company limited by guarantee (Company No. 056539461 first gISter on 14 Oecember 2005 and was registered as a charity (No. 11516561 on 16 April 2013. The principal address arKI registered office of the charitable company is: Co•OP Centre Whitehou5e Road Hendon Sunderland SR2 8AH The trustees who served the charltable company durlng the year were: Mr. A. McGill Mrs. L. Robson Mr. D. Walson Ms. L. R. Rutter (appointed 02 November 2020) Organ15atlonal Strudure, Govemance and Management FISCUS North Limited (by guarantee) is a registered charity, set up to relEve wverty and advance education in the North of England. The provIsn$ of ils Memorandum and Artscles ofAssocialion govem Fiscus North Limited (by Guarantee) has a Board of Management who are responsible for the strategic direction of policy of the charitable company. At present the committee has four members from a variety of backgrounds relevant lo the work of the tharrtable company. The Charity CEO is appointed by the Trustees to develop and manage the operations and athities of the charty. Roeruitment of Trusteos The Directors of the charitsble company are a0 trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the charitable company's articles are known as members of the Board of Management. The tmstees ar8 appointed by the members of the charitable company al Ihe annual general meeting. Trusteé vacancies can only be filled by e¢X>Pted trustees until the next AGM. Rlsk Analysls The trustees have a duty lo identffy and review the risks to which the charitable company is exposed and to ensure that appropriate systems and Controls are èstablished to mitigate those risks and to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. To ensure all assets and seNices are appropriately insured. Major risks have been reviewed and procedures are in place to maintain qualty. These procedures are periodically reviewed. at lèast annually. in order lo ensure that they continue to meet the needs ol the charitable company.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE OIRECTOR'S REPORT) (GONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Objects and Aetlvltl•$ The object of the Charitable MPanY. which has been accepted as a charitsble objeet by the Charlty Commissioner5. is lo relieve povety by Pfovhjing and promoting the provision of financial advice, inform81ion and SUPF)Ort services to persons living and working in the North East of England I'lhe area of benefif'l who are in Condition of need. hardship or distress by reason of their Social or economic cir¢umslances and advance the educatTron of such persons in the areas of financial management Ihrou9h the provision of inf0matn. advice. training and debt management assistance so they are better equipped to meet their needs and to participate more fully in society- Activitles The charitable company meets its obj'ectives through our activrties and servi¢es which we provide at FISCUS operating from the Covop Cenlre. Hendon. Many of our advice and crisis services are delivered at Community outreach sites as well as localty accessible comfflunty venues aeross the City of Sunderland. The C(>op cent is our main community base and is a building of non-traditional construction built from recycled shipping containers and situated on Whilehouse Road th8 heart of the Hendon community in Sunderland. Publlc Benef1¢ St*ement The Trustees have had regard to the Charities Commission guidance on their legal duty on public benefit., and are satisfied that the charitable company delr¥ers public benefft and due regard is paid to the evidence on public benefit when deciding on whal new projects and actIvaS the charity should undertake. Achlevèmènts and Perfomiancè 2020 has been an unforgettable year with the COVIt>19 pandemic dominating our work and dlrection taking our work lo new places within our local communities of Hendon and wider Sunderland and beyond. Like many charitses and third seclor organisalions. we have had to think on our feet. work with the unknown, change our plans and onginal intentions and reswnd to what has been brought before us in terms of the effects of the pandemic. We have conlinued lo sup1 people in crisis and at risk of crisis and we have reached and supported the community induding local residents and those most vulnerable and hardest hil by COVID 19- we have undertaken whal we do best helping those in crisis. We have worked in partnership with new groups. org8nisatK)ns and individuals to enabbe us lo support people throughout the pandemic. April 2020 saw our first lull year of ownership d our communty premises. the cOp Centre: despite Covid-19 setbacks and challenges. we moved forward wth our plans in the best ways we could. We Created new plans and made changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the benefit of our Service users, volunteers, staff, c(plocated community and the wider community. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, FISCUS and Ihe Co-op Centre have remained open and fully operational throughout. We made many changes to ensure safe-working practices and premises. We implem¢nled social dislan¢ing m¢asures that remain in place. FISCUS board of trustees, staff, volunteers and community partners have enabled the successful delivery of a wido rang@ of community Crisis support. community advice services arKI community activities during 2020. FISCUS continued to work in partnership with other like-minded ¢haritie5 and charitsble community organisations and specialist partners for the bènefit of those most in need in Hendon & East End and wider Sunderland's mosl disadvanta9ed communities. Financially, despite higher than anticipated expenditure relating to the maintenance of the Co-op Centre and resulting from COVID-19. FISCUS has remained relatively stable fInanally. We will have lo work very hard lo idenlfy ftjnding for our pnorilies for 2021 as a result of grant funding changes and the pandemic. We have 'matched' community organisalions and prolects (ineluding our own) lo
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 the letting units at the cOP Centre. We supN)rted small business, SME'S. organisations and individuals throughout COVID-19. This ineluded Central govemment fvnding support lo maintain and relain business premises and lo get through the financial challeNJes that COVID-19 has resulted in for many businesses and eharil*s alike. We have ended the period 2020 in a reasonabty stable financial position which has been very challenging in such uncertain times. SNAPSHOT OF FISCUS ACHEIVEMENTS Some of the achievements FISCUS made during 2020 include the delivery of the following main areas of advice and support during the year: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ACCESSING FISCUS SERVICES DURING 2020: 3867 people access8d FISCUS Co-op Centre 575 unemployed and inactive people attended various training courses at the Covop Centre. ranging from first aid, fotxl hygiene and a range of vocational courses 443 leamers participated in digital and Trmote learning via our Future Digital InclUsn Project with the Good Things Foundation 192 BAME refugees & asylum seekers received FISCUS face to face outreach support 91 Volunteer visits to FISCUS supporting our communty and crisis actwities between January-march 20 and October- D8cember20.' belween Aonl and Seplember 20- our volunfe8rs worked remotely or were shielding 1462 vi&ls to the Co-op Centre from r&sidents and communitypartners 27 active Volunteers at FISCUS 4 Young People èmployed as AppntiCe$ by FISCUS. AGE UK and Pallion Action Group as part of our lottery funded HTC Partnership SAFE Project £798.867 was identified in unclaimed benefrts that people were missiTrJ out on 328 service users a¢¢essed our SAFE and More than F<y)d Advice & Crisis Projects. Ofthese 36% of service users accessing FISCUS advice were rnissing out on their benefits £22,919 was r8PQrted as back-dated benefit awards Average Benefrt Award per person £ 2.436 Total Personal Debt Among FISCUS SeNce Users: Debt written off £ 83,283 £ 19,361 The ratio of non-prionty debts to priority debt was approximatety 3 to 1 301 'Bundles for Babies. Baby Bank donations distributed for babies. toddlers. and children and young people to families in Crisis. 400+ packs of nappies distributed during the pandemic and throughout the year. 180 packs of nappies were given to communty partners for distribution during COVID-19 45 young teenage mums aged 13 to 19 years received multiple supp¢yt at the stsrt of the pandemic and thri)ughout from our Baby Bank including lockdown hampers, hygiene and sanitary paths. toys. clothing. food par¢els. £20 ¢risk8 vouchers.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 emergency energy vouchers and fumttu 1.75 tonne of donated baby dothing & essential iterns. adults & children's clothing Shipped to Togo and The Congo, Africa via partners New Horizon and AFRICAWAD 192 BAME Black. Asian, African Minority Ethnic familK?s and individuals supported in Sunderland via Living Pride and More Than Food projects. 87 of these individuals were children and youn9 people aged 0-16. 23 individual prospective entrepreneurs, communty enterprises and SME'S supported during 2020 - much of this was COVID-19 support including £160.000 COVID grants 2000+COVID-19 emergency packs distributed hygiene packs. sanitiser, dothing, food parcels, fresh food. and cleaning packs delivered to service users, residents, community groups, families. young mums. BAME families. Co-op Housing residents, young people living in supported accornmodation. women's domestic violence support group and homeless people FISCUS chairs Sunderland ACES Partnership an advice network comprising.. AGE UK Sunderland, Citizens Advice Sunderland. FISCUS, Gentoo, Pallion Action Group, ShARP, SNCBC and Washington MIND,. therewas only one meeting ofthe Partnership during 2020 (prior to lockdown). Sundedand ACES has now been sustained for 9 years. The COVID-19 pandemic changed our partnership ways of working but many of our organisations and trusted partners worked together during these strange. unprecedented times supporting people most vulnerable and in need in Sunderland FISCUS newest role included being 'community landlord, to 7 other comrnunity and charitable third-sedor organisations at the Co-op Centre From April 2020. COVID-19 caused us to adaptour services and delivery in many ways in response to the pandemic- we remained open and operational throughout focussing upon tsrgeling our services and support where it was fflost needed to deliver crisis support in Hendon arKI across the whole of Sunderland
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 FISCUS VOLUNTEERS Ouring 2020 we had 27 regular volunteers- at the stsrt of the pandemic (for around 6 months) we took the decision to ask volunteers lo work remotety - some had to shield. The 27 volunteers included 4 Irusteesldirectors who goverrbed FISCUS suppcKting the staff and delN8ry across all of our seNices during the year. FISCUS 8oard of Trustees and staff team wish to offer our sincerest thanks to our service users and local people who volunteered with FISCUS during 2020. Since moving to our new Community space at the Hendon C¢>OP Centre in April 2019. the number of local people and service users volunteering wlh FISCUS has increased considerabty even despite the pandemic. A particularly big thank you to our volunteefs from the Peer Support Group al FISCUS & the Women's sewing group al the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Women's for continuing to support FISCUS and BRAmnesty Project including sewing reusable sanitary pads for Women & Girls living povety in Th8 Gambia. TrusleelDlreclor Volunt••rs Andrew McGill, Linda Rob$on, Linda Rutter. Dale Watson Volunte•rs Shirley Miller. Sue Lawson, Ann Fox. Alison Lyons, Glen Thompson. Sarah Penman-Rouxell. Peter Kirkpatrick. Katrina Brown, Ruth Petrie, Lesley Smith, Joanne Poulton. Chris Mccardle, Linda Richardson. Tracey Measom, Claire Hamil. Karen Parkinson. Lauren Parkinson. FISCUS staff4arnily volunt••rs: Steve, David, Finn, Thea, Mark. Adrian FISCUS Cornrnunity Partnors, Fund•rs & Communlty Investors FISCUS Trustees would like to thank our delivery partners. funders and support organisatsons including.. AGE UK Sunderland, Ballin9er Trust. Bethany Church Food Banks, Isunderfand & Houghlonl, BIG Lottery Community Fund, Awards for All, Church of Jesus Christ of Lattor-Day Saints. Citizens Advice Sundedand. City Lrfe Community Frlbank. County Durham Community Foundation. Dawdon Food 8ank, East ea CcMnmitt90. Elim Church Food Bank. Farringdon Foodbank, Gentoo. Good Things Foundation. Greggs Hardship Funds & Unsold Food programmes. Karbon Homes. Masonic Charitable Foundation. New Horizons. Parker Trust. Pallion Action Group. Peer Support Group. People's Post Code Lottery, Rivertife Foodbank. sewr1X. ShARP. sheUrn House Trust, Sister's of Mercy Sunderland (Sl Anthon5 Convent of Mercy. Oaklea). SNCBC. Sunderfand ACES Partnership. Sunderland City Council. Sunderfand F¢)od Bank. Sunderfand Intemational Bangladesh Cenlre. Sunderland Samba, The Tudor Trust. Veterans in Crisis and Washington MIND and all other organisalions and inOsvitJual$ that have Supwted our charilable work during 2020. FISCUS MISSION STATEMENT: "Supportlng people who are most In need In the communlty to Impmve lfvellhoods and l)uildposlllve futurns
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 FISCUS PROJECT ACTIVITIES FISCUS is a registered charity and a Company limited by guarantee without share capitsl. Established in Hendon. Sunderland's most deprived area. in 2005. FISCUS has now been established for 15 years- durin9 this lime. our aims and objecty"ve$ have remained faidy constant whilst our range and reach of community activities and services have contj.nued to expand. The majority of FISCUS services in 2020 were delivered from our Community premises the Hendon cl09 Cenlre. Our stsff and volunteers also undertook doorstep delivery of food and hygiene essentials. Our ¢h8rilable work continues lo target those most disadvantaged and marginalised in the local Mmunity of Heron & East End. FISCUS continues to outreach across the most deprived communrties acr05S the City of Sundedand alongside our SAFE Partners and wider ctynmunty partners. FISCUS Staff & Volunteers currenty provide the following project actrvities which fonn our core serv delivery: SAFE (Support, Advice, Food & Enterprise) Project - supporting people in hardship and crisis to access advice, supporL basic and emergency essenlials Bundles for Babies - Sunderiand's first established Baby Bank supporting women, babies. parents. carers and families in crisis through an increasing network of referring organisations across the slalutory and voluntary s8Ctors Delivery of welfare benefits advice and financial inclusion 5UPPQrt Money advice supporting people to budget on a low income. manage personal finances and reduce personal debts My Sister's Kitchen - a safe place to rest and to access advice. support. refreshments and a listening ear during the day Peer Support Group - user-led group of women supporting survivors of domestic abuse,. the women also volunteer across FISCUS crisis services & social activities Volunteering opportunities.. training. mentoring. advocacy, peer support, sewing, crisis support, baby bank Help for Homeless - Crisis and housing sUppt for homeless and young homeless people living in hostels. sofa surfing and inappropriately or vulnerably housed Access to ernergency essentials assembled by our volunteers: Food parls. Clothing (all ages}, fvmiture, household items. white goods, bedding. Baby bank ilems. FEMpaths and ¢7iSi5 grants Community Enterprise support and volunteering via our Benefits to Comrnunity Enterprise Community Led Local Development Project Futur8 Digital Inclusion Good Things Foundation. supportirvj remote and on-line learning including access to tools and digital support empowering people to a¢$5 benefits, advice and training on-line Hendon Community Co-op Centre developing new communty spaces to connect. activities and projects and managing space for others 'More Than Fo¢)d' in Partnership with Sundedand Food Bank FISCUS deliver outreach advice from 6 community Foodbanks in a pilot project established during the pandemic Living Pride - a new BAME pilot project in Partnership with Sunderland Bangladesh Internattonal Centre, New Horizons CIC. FISCUS and Sunderland Food Bank FISCUS remains indebted- across all activities and sen41$. to our increasing number of community volunteers who have freely given their valuable time, knowledge and skills to support all of our above communty services. Our Volunteers and service users helped us co- produce ideas for new ¢ommunty initiatives induding My Sisterfs Garden our community
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 garden and allotment project planned for 2020121 and our revamped community kitchen and safe space, My Sister's Kitchen. FISCUS continues to support those most vulnerable in Hendon and wider disadvantsged Communities in Sunderland. During the year 2020. the charity continued to see an increase in complex cases and homelessness issues as well as peopl& experiencing drugs and alcohol addiction. Over hvo thirds of FISCUS advice and crisis seNice users bvho attended one or more appointments in 2020 slated they have one or more disability and over 50°A suffer mentsl health issues mainly with a clinical diagnosis.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 2020 FISCUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACTIVITIES During the year, our services, activities and community responses have been mainly focussed on the effects ofthe pandemic. Below is an overview of our work including activities developed in response to crisis conditions created by COVIO-19: ?yS hollr>.of."" -,Weifare Bellefits.": & Debt Advice.. Advice & Crisis Outr¢A¢h At .4di-ice (.)Iitreach Se$5aot4 (9 weekly ses%ioDS) 117 Shopping & Energy Cri$ss Vouchers Issued £4386.36 SOlTrtr emerg¢DCy 3 ToDn¢8 Donated F•od- SuDderland Food BJiDk @The Cowop Centr¢ & hampers Dl$tributed EDterpris¢ Support for 23 IDdividu415 & SME Builnes$¢$ New Adult & Children Cloth Bxnk Contalner sltrd #t FISCUS 33 Tonnes of Baby Bank Crisis DoThation$ Received 2 ¢bf t£ae &. idiill doiialioiis ol. 27 Volunteers Supported cov19 Attivities 150 Arts. Crafts & Aetivity Peks Distributed 191 Setktrt & Refugeos recelved f•rthightty Food, Hyglene pitk Clothing & toys 21)OO+ Communlty Hygiene, Cle¥niDg Emtrgettty Peks d15tribuled aDd dellvered Cltywlde 1000.5 Df TTU Vood, VeK, HygleDe & ¢le•ning e55eDtials to 98 Ruidtnts I CAre Hom 194 COVID-19 Support B#ES to 85 Housing Cfrop . Membcrs Community & COVID-19 Survey Undertaken 443 LerDers Atcessed Future Dlgltil Inclusion Support nne rnm ni GArden Spac¢ cdesIgned for 2021 op.e
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 FISCUS community actiwties have grovm and we have plans to increase our community spa that we operate from, over the coming months and future years in order to become more sustainable and to develop priorities as identrfied by our service users. volunteers and wider community. In October 2019, we commenced a Community Feasibility Study via the Space to Connect Project, funded by the Coaop Foundation. We had intended to increase and expand our community'delivery space. at the C¢FOP cent including.. a new health and well-being hall onstructed from a further 4 shipping containers., a new dedicated spacE for My Sister's Kitchen - our uisis support and drop-in projed,. a new open plan reception arKI a community kit¢henlcafé and a new community garden space. Following initial findings of our Community Feasibility Study, we decided at this time, not to currently pursue the idea of a new community well-being hall to be constructed from containers (in the grounds of the Covop Centrel. this was due to the high projecled build costs of approximately £177,000. Our surveys and consultation did identify support for a Communrty Kitchen Deli and a Community Gardèn which we began to fundraise for and develop despite the pandemic. Issues & Barriers Faced by the lo¢al communities we $erve: Hendon & East End Communities Hendon ranks 1% IMO 2015: Hendon & East End has 10,4(K) residents and 4.000 households. Government statistics identrfy: "Hendon is the SOA with highest levels of child povety in Sundedand (45°h)', "82% residents have a personal incorne less than £15k- "450/0 of the population have no qualrfication,. "25.30A of people have a limiting long-tenn illness or disability., "42.80/0 of older people live alone and 46.7% also live in deprivalion Almost half of all residents live in means-tested, benefit-dependent households., .170/0 of people liv8 in fuel povety. Left Behind.. Understanding Communities on the Edge (OCSIILocal Trusl Report 2019) identrfied 206 'Left Behind. wards in EnglarKI: Hendon was one of 5 wards identrfied as being 'left behind. in Sunderland. Research suggests that places to meet, connectivity- both physical and digital - and an active, engaged community are vital to secure better social and economic outcomes for people living in deprived neighbourhoods. People in places which lack these features have higher rates of unemployment and child poverty, and their health is also worse than those living in other deprived areas. And the evidence is that they are falling further behind. The research argues that this adds up to these areas being some of the most left behind in the country. Despite such statistics, our local community of Hendon has a detemiined community spirit and muth willingness of local people, volunteers and community organisations helping and supporting others. io-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 FISCUS Proje¢ts Overview: SAFE Pro1t in Partnership with Sundertand ACES - Help Thmugh Crisis, TNL Community Fund SAFE (Support. Advice. Food & Enterprise) is a multi-partner initiative delivered by FISCUS on behalf of Sund8dand ACES Partnership involving 8 advice and specialist partners. SAFE has received continued strategic. non-financial support from Sunderland City Council for the past 4 years. SAFE was set up and continues lo receive tts final year of funding and support from BIG Lottery's Help Through Crisis (HTC) Programme. SAFE deltvers advice and crisis support at FISCUS in Hendon and at communty venues across Sunderland. The service is aimed al supporting existing advice via the provision of advice and support for those in crisis and at risk of crisis. During 2020, SAFE employed 4 young Modem Apprentices across partner organisations, FISCUS. Ag8 UK Sunderfand and Pallion Acti1 Group. FISCUS COVID-19 Crisis Response Project- Coronavirus Community Support Fund At the start of the pandemic FISCUS was very well prepared and stocked up on £1.000's of essenlial items such as sanitary and hygiene products. dothing, essentials and baby bank ilems. We also received a generous grant from the National Lottery Community Fund Coronavirus Support Fund. This enabled us to carry out new activities and to support new people in crisis affected in many dtfferent ways, by COVID-19. The funding enabled us lo employ extra temporary staff, develop new centre based and homevbased activities for service users and volunteers, co-design and cwroduce a new cornmunity garden and allotment within our existing community grounds and support with PPE and keeping everyone safe. Our neorkS of partners were integral in supporting FISCUS to ideniify those most in need from the end of March 2020 ongoing throughout the pandemic. We provided direct support to our service users, to members of the community and to tnjsted communty partners vtho in turn supported us to joinlly deliver food and essentials across our lo¢al communities. We continued to support people in crisis accessing our services, as well as new sections of the community including care homes. care staff. NHS staff. the COVID-19 Ward at Sunderland Royal Hospital. We were able lo share and distribute our supplies vthere they were most needed including directly to care workers and communty nurses across the City and NHS staff who hèd little or no supplies of hand sanitisers, antibacterial hand-wash especially al th8 Start of the pandemic. We supported a far wder range of èlderly people and those who were very ill with cancer and other terminal conditions both diredty and by supplying NHS nurses with essential items to help protect both staff and patients1serv1 users. By acossing discounted items from In-kind Direct, we distributed tens of thousands of pounds worth of essential products and PPE items including gloves. saniliser and face masks. We were able to deliver essentials and treats to people who were shielding and most in need. We worked wilh partners to ensure minimum duplicalion of efforts and ensure maximum reach and impact. To address the social exclusion barriers created during the pandemic we also developed actrvity and craft packs and supplied around 1000 to olher organisations utilising our pre-paid printing to the maximum to support other communrty organisations and FISCUS to make our limited funds and our resources go as far as possible regardless of who was delivering the end products. We delivered 75 Mothers Day Random Acts of Kindness Presents. at Easter we delivered 200 donated Easter Eggs and Treats and at Christmas we delivered 300+ presents to children in need and to young people and adults who we identffied as having little family or social support. We provided food and backpacks to homeless people both directly and via other partner staff and organisations. We received Covid-19 support grants from Ballinger Trust. Sunderfand City Council East Area
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUEDJ YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Committee Community Chest and Awards for All to support our work enabling us to provide basic essentials. food and PPE throughout the pandemic. Space to Connect- Cowop Foundalion In Odober 2019, FISCUS was awarded funding from the Cothop Foundation to enable a mapping exercise of local needs and priorities, support staff costs. and explore plans for a health and well-being space via a stand-alone extension of our shipping container building lo support the needs of the It)cal community- We undertook community surveys as part of a feasibility study which idenlified support for a community garden, a community dothing bank which we established in a container. a mmUnity delilkitchen and a meeting and well-being space. Although we had to change the way we undertook the project, we achieved what we set out lo do and the community garden was also commenced due to be completed early 2021. The feasibility Study identified that a new community meeting and well-being space would cost £177,000 to construct using 4 additional shipping containers. We hope to revisit Ihis idea in the future but the costs were too high lo pursue at this time. Instead, we are growing a co-produced community garden and allotment lo utilise the space. The need for a clothes bank for children and adults was also idenlified. We have provided adults, children and baby clothing for the past S years but have increased the amount of donations and this funding has laid the foundations for FISCUS to identify unused spaces at our Centre including outside spaces that we can co-produce with our staff, volunteers, service users. community partners and wider community. We secured additional funding from the CCSF fund and commenced the garden project lo be completed in 2021. More Than Food Sundedand Food Bank established More Than Food in recognition of the need to identify and address the reasons people accessing community foodbanks have no money. food or essentials. In County Durham. Durham Christian Partnership IDCP) run and co-ordinate Durham Foodbank. Durham Foodbank is supported by Money {Debt) Advice Workers outreaching at the community food banks in County Durham. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunderland Food Bank estsblished a community foodbank outreach providing Money Advice service at Bede Tower, Bethany Church. We commenced delivery of this outreach through our SAFE project. By September 2020, a pilot was established and funded by DCP Sunderland Fdbank, delivered by FISCUS at 6 Community Food Banks in the East, Central. West and North Sunderland and Dawdon in neighbouring Seaham. Living Pride Is a Partnership Project established by Sunderfand Bangladesh Intemational Centre (SBIC) and New Horizon to support refugees and asylum seekers and the wider BAME communities in Sunderland. The project initially provided food and a variety of re-settlement support. During the pandemic, FISCUS SAFE project and Ltving Pride staff and volunteers joined forces lo increase the support and reSoUrS available to ihe most vulnerable BAME individuals and families. Together we regulady supporting around 125 refugees and asylum seekers with welfare benefils and money advice, food parcels, fresh food parGels, clothing, baby clothing and other bank items. hygiene and sanitary products. toys and household items. FISCUS approached Sunderland Foodbank for support due to the high numbers of BAME families in need of basic f¢)od and essentials. A pilot was established. a new BAME community food bank, at the SIBC which continues every fortnight. Working together and sharing our staff. volunteers and other resources ¢trproduced a very su¢¢essful partnership uisis initiative developed with lived experience across our various partner organisats'ons. 7.5 tonnes of non- perishable, ambient food was distributed in addttion lo over 1 tonne of fresh food parcels between September and December 2020. My Sister's Kitchen FISCUS staff and volunteers developed My Sister's Kitchen in response to the conts'nuing needs and supwrt of our SAFE service users. volunteers, Peer Support women's domestic abuse support group and community groups accessing FISCUS. We 12-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 provided a perSon-ntred. safe. non-threatening place for people to go for advice, have a friendly chal. practical crisis support including emergency dothing. food bank vouchers, fresh food parcels. gel a coffee or even a home-made hot meal whilst accessing a wide range of wrap-around crisis advice and support. We developed a kitchen, meeting and training area at the cOp Centre. The COVID-19 pandemi¢ has made us realisè the importance of outside space and we aim to bring in our community architect to further look at different ways of developing My Sister's Kitchen in a separate. adjarEnt. new container build incorp)raling garden and outside space. We aim to borrow £50,000 Bounce Back loan to invest in FISCUS and the Co-op Centre's future sustainability. to create income-generating co-produced space to connect. We are also exploring separating My Sisterfs Kitchen as an independent Community Business in the near future. Bundles for Babies, Sunderland Baby Bank FISCUS slaff and voluntaers have received a considerable amount of donated good quality baby clothing over the past 5 years which we recycle and distribute to new homes among new parents, families and car8rs who are struggling to payfor clothing and baby essentials. Bundles for Babies provKles holistic ongoing support including welfare benefits advice, debt advice and a wide range of cnsis support including homelessnessand re•housing. During this yearand despitethe pandemic, ouryoung Parents Project has provided personacentred, multiple support to 45 young mams aged 21 and under {the majority being aged 13 - 19 years). Bundles for Babies also supported 87 BAME children aged 0-16. Due to the pandemic our parents workshops and courses have been restricted due to soeial distsncing rules. Despite this, we have supported young mams, babies, siblings and wider family units (induding parentslgrandparentsl with ongoing 'N8w Born. and 'Stages for Ages Bundles, for Mums. Dads. Carers and their Babies as well as supporting the wider family unit. Our support includes Benefits Advice, Money & Debt Advice, Food Parc81s, Fresh Food, Toys, Furniture, access to Crisis Grants, Clothing, Furniture. Hygien8 & Sanitary packs. During lockdown we distributed emergenw food hampers, Tesco Vouchers and gas & electricity vouchers to over 50 young mamslfamilies. We also tried to ensure that no child or mam g08S Wlthout induding on special occasions providing 300+ Christmas presenls gift bags of toys. treals and seleclk)n boxes, 200 Easter Eggs and 75 Mothers-day pamper packs. We hope to resume our full activities and group sessions for young mams and their families soon including: First Aid, Paediatric First Aid. 'Cooking Maffla., Shopping on a Budget. Enterprising Me! Arts & Crafts, Sewing, Communty Alotment and volunteering opportunities. During the year. the number of women presenting to our services vtho are experiencing domestic abuse issues continues to be significanUy increased. This is particulaty true of womenlmams accessing support from our Bundles for Babies project. We have also identified a significant need for support from our Baby Bank among the BAME (Black, African, Minority, Ethni¢) ommunities in Sunderland particularly among people seeking asylum wtth no rewurse to public funds and also among refugees with right to remain. We have established a Baby Bank outreach with New Bom Bundles. Hygiene Packs and Toys at Sundertand International Bangladesh Centre {SIBC). We aim to further develop more holistic levels of sUPPOrt by continued engagement with our BAME community partners and BAME communities. ASDA Seaham. via their community champion, supported us with a £200 green tokens community grant for our Baby Bank project allow4ng us to buy essential items for babies and families in need. Morrison's Community Champion has established a regular ¢olle¢tion for our Baby Bank which provides essential motherlparent and baby hygne and sanitsry items which we are not otherwse funded for. 13-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Dlgilal Inclusion - Learn My Way is funded by G¢)od Things Foundation to support people who are digitally excluded due to having no internet access at home or being under¢onfident in their internet skills. The project enables people to gain confidence and experience of navigating and accessing the wodd wide web and the many essential servi¢es that are only or morè easily accessible online. This year we have supported 443 leamers to be more digitally savvy and more confident online. Support has been both face to face Ivthere Covid-19 has allowed) and on-line delivery of digital inclusion support. Learners have been supported lo access benefits and Universal Credit, to produce Cv's and be equipped to apply forjobs online as well as supporting a variety of training, email and intemet access. Benefits to Communlty Entelprlse CLLD Project Benefrts to Community Enterprise aims to provide engagement and advice activities to support SAFE service users lo explore enterprise and business start-up as a route out of poverty. It also provides support to existing entrepreneurs and local businesses based in the most deprived communities and wards of Sunderland. Matched to our SAFE HTC project. we delivered enterprise support with difference focus5ing rnainly on supporting entrepreneurs INing in deprived communitiès and support to SME'S who in tum, supporting community actNlties including the establishment of new Community Interest Companies such as Crisis Cutz CIC and Fit Kat Boxing CIC. Sunderland ACES Sunderland ACES was 8Stablished as a network for Advice and specialist providers in 2013. Sunderland ACES partners are: AGE UK Sunderland. Citizens Advice Sunderland, FISCUS, Gentoo, Pallion Action Group. ShARP. SNCBC and Washington Mind. Sunderiand ACES is the recognised Conduit for advice in Sunderland. BRAmnesty aims to maintain women arKI girls dignity and supports independence and enterprising activities in Sundedand via FISCUS and in The Gambia via BRAmn8Sty volunteers. Developed as a volunteer initiative to upskill women and girls in Sunderland to become volunteers who support women and girls living in poverty in The Gambia. BRAmnesty now benefils women and girfs living below the 'breadline' in Sunderland particularly our service users who sometimes cannot afford personal sanitary and hygiene essentials that most of us take for granted. During 2020. BRAmnesty collected donations of new and gently worn bras in their 1000's, donations of (new) women's underwear, dothing. gym wear, training shoes and sanitary items. BRAmnesty is a communty project which has no independent funding and has relied on donations from staff, volunt88rs, local business and the 9eneral public to data. My Sistèrfs Communlty Garden In December 2020. we received a grant of £15,944 from the Postcode Local Trust to employ a Sorial Welfare Communty Worker in 2021 to work across our crisis initiatives and develop a new community garden. Financial Review 2020 has been one of our most challenging years at FISCUS. In the previous financial year, we secured the purchase of H8ndon C¢>op Centre our registered community premises with the generous support of The Tudor Trust and The National Lottery Community Fund. This past year, our biggest challenge has of course been COVID-19. Despite the pandemic we have rnaintained our advice and crisis services and our premises have remained open throughout to enabl8 US to deliver crisis support where it is needed most. We have maintained the usual tight rein on spending whilst maintsining and improving the quality. scope and breadth of our advice, utsis and communty services. 14-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 FISCUS continues to focus our work on those most disadvantsged and vulnerable individuals and families in Hendon and also wider Sunderland. Despite COVID-19, we continued to successfully raise funds during the year to support our core work and our planned and unplanned. projects and activities. FISCUS staff and volunteers maintained our advice and crisis support services by telephone and face to face throughout the year induding during the break out of COVID-19 whilst taking every health and safety arKI well-being precautions. COVID-19 threw up rnany challenges and one of the main ones in terms of finances was the decision to cease ¢)ur CLLD enterprise project. We continued to support enlerpris8s mainly small businesses in different ways such as supporting them to access grants, welfare benefits, risis and debt advice - induding providing a¢sS emergency essentials such as food parcels and crisis grants due to the financial impacts on these small businesses of COVID-19. One of the main financial concems during the year. was our inability to identfy or consider suitable alternative, longèr-tem funding opportunities for 2021 onwards: this was mainly due to COVID- 19 uncertainti8S Wlth many of the major potential grant funders vtho were, like everyone else, focussing on the issues and crisis, people faced due to pandemic. Our HTC funding is due to end mid 2021. We need to find altemative, longer-tem fijnding opportuntties that will align to our existing and new ways of working. Our crisis support vthich lies at the core of all our initiatives and activities, will remain our priorty. We also need to identify short-term and medium-tenn funding to develop our project ideas resuliing from feedbath, suggestions and co-production workshops among our service users. staff and volunteèrs and from lessons learned and good practi throughout the year. FISCUS ended 2020 finanoal year with £42,117 unrestricted reseprfes of the charity. A further £96,080 is restricted funds to be spent in accordance with our funding agreements. During 2020 the charity received a total income of £278,660 and the tharity's revenue expended was £199.729. The balance carried foThvard as at December 31# 2020. was £302,892: of this £164,695 relates to buildingslinvestment property and fixtures and fittings comprising The Co- op Cenlre. Please refer to note 15 Analysis of net assels beeen funtls. The main sources offunding for FISCUS was The Natnal Lottery HTC programme. Awardsfor All, ERDF CLLD funding, Co•OP Foundation COVID-19 CCSF Fund. Durham Christian Partnership and charilable grants and personal donations. We also accessed COVID-19 govemment small business rates relief funding for one of our premises wtthin the Covop Centre. Rentsl income from the letting units has enabled FISCUS to maintain our premises and increase our crisis services and support. 2021 will bring more changes to our Charity. The Board of Trustees will need to balanfinancIal challengeswith a radically thanged environrnentincluding a changed funding landscape as an outcome of COVID-19. We aim to continue to develop our physical environment and community spaces to connect at the Ctrop Centre. We have many new emerging ideas and opportunities for the year ahead and we will endeavour to raisè the necessary grant income as well as exploring soctal investment and the generating of fijrther trading income to secure our Charity, our premises and our crisis servi5 for the future years to come. Reserves Policy FISCUS Trustees aim lo hold unrestricted reserves to maintain the financial stability and cash flow of the Charity. Any restricied balances are held for the purposes of specific projects and activities at Ihe year end and do not ft)rm part of the reseNes policy other than to spend tha funding in accordance with the requirements of the funders requirements and restrictions. The trustees will set aside unrestrided reserves up to an amount of £20,000 to ensure the continuation of the thartys activities during 2021 to cover shortfalls due to the additional Covid 19 crisis work undertaken. 15-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 FISCUS 2020- A SNAPSHOT IN PICTURESI CORONAVMUS STAY AT HOME SAVE UVES 16-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED {BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Plans for the Future FISCUS has for the past 15 years, delivered advice, crisis support and community enterprise activities in Her)don whilst also supporting other community partners via outreach sites a¢ross the City of Sundedand within our partner organisalions community premises. In 2021 and beyond, FISCUS aims to develop a wider range of Community activities and crisis support seNices from the Co-op Centre. COVID-19 has changed the way organisatTrons and people are thinking and doing things and FISCUS is no exception to this new world and ways of working. COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of good physical and mental well-being as a priorily for stsff, volunteers and service users alike and as such, will be embedded across our future work and our people - our staff. volunteers and service users. A priority for 2021 is to secure alternative funding to enable us lo continue to deliver our core advi¢e and ¢risis support that has become successfully established via our SAFE Project and embedded across all FISCUS initiatives. We have identified 4 strategic goals for 2021 and the activities we will focus upon to achieve them: Our strateglc goals for 2021: 1. Helping People Thmugh Crisis 2. Creating Community Spaces to Connect 3. Sustainable Recycle & Reuse 4. Diversity. Equality & Inclusion in our work and communities we work with l. Helping People Thmugh Crisis SAFE AdviGe & Crisis Support Community Food Banks Advice & Crlsls Outreach Young Parent's Project BAME Asylum Seekers & Rofugees Living Pride Project Vaterans Advice & Crisis Support In 2021 we aim to continue ourcor8 activit5 of supporting people who ar8 in cnsis and Ihose at risk of crisis. We willdo this by confinuing the work of our SAFEHTC Proj8cI which lIquIre funding towards the end of 20218nd beyond. We will also continue lo build goodnetwofks andcommunity re18tnShIpS with our communty partners and locally and across the City. Advice & Crisis Support What: Our aim is lo support anyone presenting or referred who is experiencing hardship or sIS - including those at risk of crisis How: We will achieve this wa a person<entred approach in delivering SAFE, Living Pride and More than Food Projects- we will also employ a social welfare support worker Community Food Banks Advice & CrisFS Outreach What: we aim to continue to deliver advice & crisis outreath in community fo¢)dbanks in Sunderland each week providing holistic, persOnnIred support 17-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 How". deliver regular weekly oulreach advice & crisis dropin's. working in partnership with Durham Christian Partnership, Sunderland Foodbank. Sunderfand Bangladesh Centre and the local community foodbanks to ensure we can deliver advic8 within local communities in deprived areas of Sunderland Young Parenvs Project What., we hope to expand our work with young mam's. dad's and parents by raising funds to employ a dedicaled Young People's activities and support worker. How: we will Gontinue to work with young parents via referrals from specialist statutory and voluntsry organisab'on5 thal refer them lo FISCUS- we respond to the initial Grisis or need and then identify further areas of pra¢tiC21 support, advi¢e and ¢onfiden¢e building social, training and volunteering opportunities. We will create more formal and additional opportunities through our Baby Bank, Volunteering Opportunities and we will create 2+ jobs via the Kickstart scheme. BAME Asylum Seekers & Refugws Support What: we will continue to support r8fugees and asylum seekers who are mainly frorn BAME communities. How: FISCUS will continue to provide welfare benefits & lSIs advice as w811 as practical crisis support of dothing. fresh food parcels, toys and baby bank items to BAME individuals and families every fortnight at SBIC and via individual referrals. We will expand this service by working with any partner organisation supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees. Peer Support Group- Women's Domestic Abuse Support Group What: continue working alongside the women of Peer Support Group who aim to empower and support women to be free of domestic abuse and th8 short, medium and longer-term effects of experiencing domestic abuse How: prowde communty meeting space, volunteering Opportunities and a new community garden and allotment: provide Crisis advice and support and cTrproduce a range of srrial. well-being and communty activities at ihe Co-op Centre Helping Homeless Sunderland What: provide a safe. unthreatening communty space, access to one-towone advice and ¢risis support., develop new diversionary & confKJence building activities How: continue to provide benefits and homeless advice, emergency Back Packs and Holdalls filled with essentials and clothing to anyone who presents to, or is referred to FISCUS due to homelessness, sofa surfing, rough sleeping or who are inappropriately housed and experiencing crisis", continue to work and refer to homeless support or9anisations and also drug rehabilitation centr8s including Free The Way and Addictions North East Veterans Advice & Crisis Support Whal: continue to provide advice and support to veterans who have served in the armed fOrS How: Referrals from Veterans in Crisis VIIC'S) continue to provide welfare benefits and money advice and crisis support via the Co-op C8ntre and also at VIC via outreach to ensure our services are accessible and continue to provide a safe, independent, welcoming and friendly Spa for Veterans to access our services
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 2. Creating Community Spaces to Connect our plans for 2021 Growing our Community Garden & Alolment Communty Kitchen & Café Spaces for Health and Well-being In 2021 we aim lo focus on increasing our spaces where people can come together Io Gonnect. socialis8, volunteer, gain skills and share their talents and ideas. We have commenced work on es¢ablishing a new Community Garden and Allotm8nt within our community grounds utilising unused land around our carpark area. We hop8 to further increase our communty kitchen space to establish a trading café that will also provid8 work and volunteering placements and a social meeting, eating and kitchen space. We will work with our staff, volunteers and service users to Coaproduce and develop existing and new community and social spaces for all to enjoy inciuding spaces to meet and eat. outdoor spacg and for well- being and soual activities. Growing our Community Garden & Allotment What: we will continue to CO-produGe. develop and 'groW our new community garéen space at the Cc>vOP Centre wth support from the women who run and att8nd Peer Support Group. Behveen them. the women have lived experience of domesti abuse as well as many other complex issues. In tum. this enables them lo support each other and new members of the group. How: Together we will fully co-produce. landscape and omplete our new, accessible communty garden space at the Co-op Centre. The women's group and volunteers have c<> produced ideas with our staff and they want to plant flowers, fruit trees. bushes and vegetables enabling us to grow and cook with fresh food," they plan to have seating areas and a table to enjoy the outdc*)r space which is in a lovely sunny position at the rear of our communty building. Community Kitchen & Café What: Develop our Community Kitthen & Café. With support frorn Awards for All. we have transformed unused units on the ground floor of the Co-op Centre to establish {a new) My Sister's Kitchen. The kitchen has a commercial cooker and extraction and a range of kilGhen units, cooking appliances and a café style seating area. We had planned to open a trading community commercial kitchen but were unable to do this due to the pandemiG and lo¢kdown rules. Instead, we facilitated cooking 5e5sions and also supported food distribUtn to our beneficiaries. volunteers and other comrnunity organisations. How: We aim to explore further expanding of My Sister's kitchen and revisit our idea to open a community café where we can offer a buy one to 'give-one' meal Servi enabling free meals to be passed on to anyone in need. We are particularly looking at a new extemal ntainer build within our grounds incorporating outdoor spaces following what we have leamed to be vital during the pandemic. Spaces for Health and We114)eing What: Explore our community space and identrfy any further areas that we can adapt for well-being, exercise and even simply 'thinking space, for our service users. volunteers, staff and the wider community. How: W8 will transfom our open balGony on our top floor lo make this a peaceful, outdoor space with sealing and tables and pLanls. We aim to identify additional meeting and well-being space for m¢xe community activities,. we will re-visit an extension of the current communty well-being and gym space and also within any empty units within our existing community space. 19-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE} THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 3. Sustainable Community Recycle & Reuse Bundles for Babies Baby Bank o- 24 months Children & Young People's Clothes Bank 2+ - 15 years Community Clothes Bank Community Recycle Shop During Ihe year ahead and beyond. we will continue to develop recycling and reuse activities in and around our community premises and car park areas. We will work with existing and newpartners to achi8ve this. We will explore sustainable. income generation across ourTruse and recycling initiatiV8S. Bundles for Babies Sundorland Baby Bank What: Through co-production. continue to develop and expand our Bundles for Babies for Babies Baby Bank. Expand our BAME baby bank support by Working wth partners on the Living Pride and Lived Experience BAME Future Leaders Projects. How: We are seeking to increase our work wth young parents (mainly single teenage rnams) and their babies and childr8n and also wider family units including parents. grandparents and siblings. Children & Young People'$ Clothes Bank 2+- 15 years What: Increase donations to our children and young people's clothes bank and move it from our new shipping container to become part of a new charty shop. Recycle Boutique. How: Establish a wider nehvork of donors existing and new to give and encourage others to donate their children and young people's unwanted clothing in support of our Children & Young People's Clothes Bank. Community Clothes Bank What: Incr8ase donations to our adults clothes bank and move it from our new shipping container to bec<yne part of a new charity shop, Recycle Boutique. How: Establish a wider network of donors existing and new lo give and encourage others to donate their unwanted adult dothing in support of our Clothes Bank. Community Recycle Shop What: Further explore a new communty recycle shop within the Co¥OP Centre. How: Co-produce, develop an¢J open a trading community charity shop within the cOp Centre, work with volunteers, service users and staff to explore the C production of a new Recycle Boutique that woukl inwrporate a trading element, a pay as you feel and a voucher system for families and children in crisis. This would incorporate Bundles for Babies. our adult Community Clothing Bank and our Children's clothes bank offering a drfferent way of providing recycled items to people who need them most. We hope to expand our dolhes banks from our container and baby bank to a new, larger space when such space may become available.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 4. Divorse & Inclusive Community Opportunities Equality & Diversity among our people, services and communities Collaborating and sharing resou5 wtth BAME organisalions and communities We strive to be a diverse and inclusive organisation in a numberof ways including through our people that govem us. manage us and our staff. new people that we rncruit as staff and volunteers and sernic8 Users that we support. We aim to collaborat& and share resources to support BAME individuals and organisalions across all of our work and services. W& do not discriminate against any group of people or individuals and aim to makg our organisation and the activities and services we pmvid8 open and accessible to all. We wll evaluat& the effectiveness of our Equalty & Diversity and Equal Opportunities poliGies and 8mb8d 8quality and diversity within our evalUaln and leaming. Equality & Dlverslty among our people, services and communitie$ What: Enable an equal & diverse staffing and governance of FISCUS and the Co- op Centre. Ensure our organi5ation and people have equal opportunities regardles5 of their background. ethnicity or situations. How: Positively encourage applications for new stsff. volunteers and trustees from a diverse range of Peop and communities. Monilor and evaluate how we include women. disabled people, people with mentsl health problems, LGB T individuals and groups. BAME individuals and people with protected characteristics within our organisation. governan. staff, volunteers. seThic8 users and services. Evaluate our feach and inclusion of urKJerrepresented groups and individuals across our organisation and those accessing our services and premises. Explore our Theory of Change. Collaborating and sharing resourGes with BAME organisations & communltles Whal: Undertake partnershipwork in support of BAME communities and particularfy Asylum Seekers and Refijgees. How: Continue to vden our partnership work and joint projects and delivery with Sunderland Bangladesh Intemalional Centre and New Horizon. identify other organisations that support BAME communities in Sunderfand and support them via Bundles for Babies Baby Bank and ensure all FISCUS ¢risis projects are mor8 accessible to BAME individuals and farnilies by working with BAME organisations and particularly their stsff and volunteers with lived experience. Responslbllltles of the trustees The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Report and the financial slatements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial ststements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordanc8 with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the incoming and outgoing resources of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial ststements, the trustees are required to". sele¢t suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and 21
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue its adivities. The trustees are resFonsible for keeping adequale a¢Gounting recoids that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and dis¢lose with reasonable accuracy al any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial ststements comply with the Companies Ad 2006. They are also r8sponsible for safeguar(ling the assets of the tharitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detedion of fraud and other irregularities. Sned by order of the board: Mr. A. McGill Chair and Truslee Dale= -22-
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) I report to the Injslees on my examination of the financial ststements of Fixus North Limited (by guarantee) Ilhe charity'l for the year ended 31 December 2020. Responslbllltles and basls of rnport As the Iruslees of the company land also its directors for the purpose$ of company lawl you are responsible for the preparation of the financial Statements in aCcOrdae with the requirements of the Companies Act 20061'lhe 2006 Acl')- Having satisfied myself thal the accounts of the cornpany are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are elKJible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of the charity'$ a¢¢ounls as carried out under section 145 of the charikn.es Art 2011 I'the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llb} of the 2011 Act. Independent •xamin•rfs statemenl I have completed my examinatton. I confimi that no matters have come to my attention in connecth)n with the examination giving me Cause to believe.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the tharty as required by section 386 of the 2006 the financial stalem8nts do not a¢¢ord with those records: or the finantyal ststements do not compty with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and f81¢ view which is not a matter consided as part of an independent examination.. or the finanal stalemeftls have not been prepared in a¢cord?nee with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Praclice for accounting and reporting by ¢harities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wrlh the Finala1 Reporting Slandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. I have no concems and have come across no other matters In connection wtth the examlnallon lo which attention should be drawn m this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. A. Henshaw FCCA Torgersens Chartered Accountants Somerford Buildings Norfolk Str88t Sunderland SR1 1EE Date.. -23-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Unrestvlcted Reslrfcted Funds Funds Total 2020 Total 2019 Note Income and endowments Contracted income for charitable services Grants for serwces Rental income Other income 1,667 17,500 59,913 3S8 1.667 212,169 59,913 4,911 771 337.842 30,968 1,207 194,669 4,553 Tolal Income 79,43 199,222 278,660 370,788 Expenditur• Grants Wages. salaries. pensions and Nl Cost of fundraising events Rent. rates and insurance Repairs and maintenance Light and heal Motor expenses. Iravd and subsistence Telephong, postsge. and stationery Equipment and ¢omputer ¢o$ts Staff training Beneficiary training Sundry and cleaning expenses Subscriptions Bank charges and interest Legal and professional .Accounlancy fees Depreciation charges Total expendlturè 216 16,329 16,289 107,094 16,505 123,423 12,581 116,703 2,058 14.356 6.842 2,710 5.307 4,768 19.663 6,842 7,965 10.637 6.920 485 8,816 326 1,964 811 10,780 60 1.986 1.945 1.856 4.185 319 2.730 2.460 1.396 925 6,622 672 572 516 2.666 4.427 221 1,477 1.362 457 1.986 1.945 1.010 4.185 231 772 2.460 1,396 1.958 56,916 142,813 199,729 174.723 Nel Galns{loss•sl on Inve$tm•nts Nel Income 21522 56,409 78.931 196,065 Gross Transfers between Funds 960 1960) 55,449 Nel Movement In Funds 23.482 78.931 196.06S Balan¢• Brought Forward at 1 January 2020 183,330 Balan¢• Carrl•d Forward at 31 Dèt•mber 2020 40,631 223,961 27,896 206,812 96,080 302,892 223,961 The slalement of financial activities incfudes all gains and losses re¢ogni$ed in the year. Al in¢ome and activitses derive from continuing activities. The notes op p4g¢$ 26 10 36 forjn part vf these 5t•temeDt&
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL POSITION 31 DECEMBER 2020 Note 2020 2019 Flxed Assets Tangible Assets Inveslrnenls 49,609 115.086 164,695 41.601 115.086 10 156.687 Current Assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 11 8.509 137,432 145,941 9.628 65.380 75.008 Credltors: amounls falllng due wlthln one year Nel Currenl Assets 12 (7.744) {7,734} 67,274 138,197 N•t Ass•ts 302.892 223.961 Funds of the Charlty Restricted funds Unrestricted funds 15 96.080 206,812 302.892 40,631 183.330 Total Funds 223,961 For the year ending 31 December 2020 the charitable company was enlitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Trustees responsibilities: The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of ils financial statements for the year in question in aeeordance with section 476- and The trustees aCkTrledge ther responsibilities for complwng wilh the requirements of the Act with respect to accounlng records and the preparation of financial slatements. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Ch¥ities SORP IFRS102). These unaudited financial Statements were approved by the trustees on 11 (YLI and are signed on their beham by.. Mr. A McGill Trustee Company number 05653946 The note5 on pages 26 to 36 form p•rt ofthese fio•ntS8l statemen -25-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED {BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 General infornlation The charity is a prNate company limited by guarantee. registered in England and Wales, and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered off is c0p Centre, Whilehouse R¢Md. Hendon. Sundertand. SR2 8AH. Stat#mont of ¢omplian These finanual statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102. The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of IreLqnd'. the Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (Charitie5 SORP IFRS 10211 ond the Charities Act 2011. Accountlng Poll¢les Bas18 of preparallon The financial statemenls have been prepared in accorilance with Accounting and Reporting by Charili8s'. Statement of Recommended Practice appIlble to ¢hartti"es preparing accounts in accordance with Financial Rep¢yb"ng Stsndard apPlble in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20151- {Charities SORP IFRS102)l. the Financial R6PQrting Stsndard applicable in the UK and R¢publi¢ of Ireland IFRS102) and the Companies Act 2006 as appli¢ablo lo ¢ornpanies 5ubjed to the small ¢ompanios regime. Fiscus North Limited meets the defmilion of a wblic benefit enlty under FRS 102. A$sels and liabilities are initially recognised al the historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise slated in the relevant accounting policy note. The financial sL31ements are prepared in sterling, which is the fvnclK)nal currency of the entity. Monetary amounts in these financial ststements are rounded to the ngarest £. Golng concern There are no material uncertainties about the charitys abilty to continue. Fund accountlng unreStrted fund$ are available fN use al the discretion of the trustee$ to fvrther any of the charity's purposes. Designated fvnds aro unrestn¢ted funds garynarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment. Restricted funds are Subjected lo restrictions on their expenditure dedared by the donor orthrough the terms of an appeal and fall into one of sulKlasses: restricted income funds or endowment fund$. -26-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Accountlng Poll¢les lcontlnuj Incomlng r•sources Income is recognised when the ¢haril8ble company is entiued to the funds. any perfomiance conditions attached to the items of income have been mel. il is probable that that the incomg will be received. and the amount can be measured reliably. The following specrfic policies are applied to particular categories of income: Income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the Gontraded serviee. This is classffied as unrestricted fvnds unless there is a contraclual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and retume(i rf unspent. in which case il may be rggarded as restrieled. Grant income from govemment and other entities is recognised when the charitable company is entitled to the funds, any performance conditnS attached to the grants have been mel, it is prc*>able that the income will be received. and the amounl is nol deferred under the 8ccnMls basis. Interest on funds held on deposit is included when Te1v3b1Q and the amount can be measured with reliability by the charity, this is nomially upon notification of interest paid or payable by the bank. Resou¢$ •xpendod All expenditure is accounted for on an accrual's basis. Grants are charged in the year the trustees authorised payment. Grants payable are in line wth charitable company s objects and activities. Grants and donations are made only to other organisations wth similar objeets or direedy to beneficiaries. Operating leases Lease payments are recognised as an expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The aggregate tenefil of lease incenlives is recogni%ed as a reduced to expense over the lease terrn. on a straight-line basis. Lease income is recognised in profil or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease temi. The agggate cost of lease incenkn'ves is COgnised as a reduction lo income over the lease term on a slraight-line basis. Costs, including depreciabon. in¢uThed in earning the lease inome are recognised as an expense. Any inibal di¢1 costs incurred in negotiating and arranging the operating lease are added lo the carying amount of the lease and recognised as an expense over Ihe lease term on the same basis as the lease income. Tangible fixed assets All assets are capitalised and valued at historic cost. D¢preciation has not been charged on propety as the antKipate(I residual value of thg land is anticipated to be at least equal to the cost of the mixed use element. Depreciab'on is charged fixtures and fittings over their expected usefvl INes of 10 years. Investm•nts Investrnenls are the wrchase ol an investrnent property. The propety has been inttsally measured at cost and subsequenty at lair value at the balance sheet date. -27-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Accountlng Pollcles Icontlnued) Flnanci•l instrurnents A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised onty when the charity becomes a party to the conlraclual provisions of the inslrumenl. Basic financial instrumenls are initialty re¢ognised at the amount reeeivable or payable including any related transaction cosls. Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or receNed aTrJ not discounted. Oeflned contrlbutlon plans Thè company operates a defined contribution pension scheme covering its employees. The scheme fundg are administered by trustees and the assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company. The pension costs charged against profits represents the amount of the eontributsons payable lo the scheme in respect of the accounting period. 4. Analysls of Incomlng resources Unrestrlcted Restrfcted Funds Funds Total 2020 Total 2019 Grants recelved: Big Lottery SAFE- received ERDF CLLD Greggs Foundation- received Greggs Foundation - deferred Sherbum House relief grant- received Sherbum House relief grant- deferred St Ma.nS in the field GOCMY Things Foundation grant c(peratiVe Foundation - received Community Chest Ballinger Charitable Trust National Lottery Community Fund BOGOF Grant The ASDA Foundation HMRC Covid 19 Support Grant Durham Christian Partnership Food Bank National Lottery Communty Fund- Coronavirus Community Support Fund Postcode Lottery Local Trust Grant Peoples Project- received Reach fund grant- receNed Bundles for babies project- received Tudor Trust grant Hospilal of God Screwfix Foundation - received 76.816 13.074 610 76.816 13.074 610 142.074 28.848 {80) 1.780 {250) 2,171 2,171 493 493 7.500 16.993 1.000 500 7.500 2.500 16.994 16.993 1.000 500 9,983 200 9,983 200 10,000 10.000 9.500 47,385 15,944 47.385 15,944 5,000 11.312 9,884 115,000 1,000 3.700 17,500 194.669 212.169 337,842 In the previous year grants of £16,012 were unrestricted and £321,830 was restricted.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 4. Analysls of incorning resour¢es {continued) Unr¢stricted Restrfcted Fund$ Fund$ Total 2020 Total 2019 Fees re¢¢ivod: Others- re¢ei¥ed Others- deferred 5,000 13,333) 1,667 5.000 13,333) 1.667 771 771 All fees received in the previous year were unrestricted. Unrestrlcted Restrtcted Funds Funds Total 2020 Totsl 2019 Other Income 3S8 4,553 4,911 1,207 In the previous year other income of £320 was unrestricted and £887 was restricted. Unrestrlcted Restrfcted Total Funds Funds 2020 Tolal 2019 Investment Income Rental Income 59,913 59,913 59,913 59,913 30.96B 30,968 All investment income of in the previous year vrds unreslricted. Analysls of resources expended In the previous year expenditure of £32,138 was unrestrKted and £142,585 was restricled. Unrostricted Rtricted Total Funds Funds 2020 Totsl 2019 Rent, rates and Insuran¢• Rent Rates Insurance 1.625 3,860 2,480 2,058 2,066 2,702 4.768 2,702 2.058 2.710 7.965 In the previous year expenditure 01 £2,299 was unrestricted and £5,666 was restricted. Tstee remuneratlon and expenses The trustees received no remuneration or expenses during the cwrent and previous year. Fees for the examlnallon of the accounts 2020 2019 Independent examiners fees for reporting accounts 2,460 1,362 -29-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Wages & Salaries 2020 2019 Gross wages. salaries and benefits in kind Employers national insurance ¢05t Pension costs 116.302 6.646 475 109,492 7,137 74 123,423 116,703 The average number of full time equNalent employees in the year 2020 2019 Charitsble aclivilies Taxatlon Th$ Charitae Company is exempt from taxation under seCtn 466 ofthe Income and Corporation Taxes Act 2010. Tanglble Assets Fixtures and fittiThJs Property ToL*l Cost At 1 January 2020 Additii)ns 37,501 4,557 9,404 42.058 9.404 At 31 Oecember 2020 37,501 13,961 51.462 Depreciation At 1 January 2020 Charge for the year At 31 December 2020 457 1,396 457 1,396 1.853 1,853 Carrylng amount At 31 D•c•mb•r 2020 37,501 12,108 49.609 At 31 Decembér 2019 37,501 4.100 41,601 10. Investments 2020 2019 At 1 January 2020 Additions lo investments at cost Gainl{lossl on revaluation Al 31 Oecember 2020 115.086 1.220 113.866 115.086 115.086 Investments at cost comprlsed 2020 2019 Investrnent Properties 115,086 115.086 -30-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 11. Debtors 2020 2019 Ac¢Tued income PpaYMents 6.494 2.015 7.842 1.786 8.509 9.628 12. Crgdltors: amounts falllng due wlthln one year 2020 2019 Other creditors Deferred incom8 Accruals 124 3.840 3,780 7,744 87 1,485 6,162 7,734 13. Relat Party Transactlons During the year L Robson was paid £20 for providing services to th8 charity. 14. Commltmenls under Operntlng Leases The total future minimum lease payments payable under non¥cancellable operating leases are as follows.. 2020 2019 Operating leases which expire". Within 1 ygar Within 2 to 5 years After more than S year5 1293 1.293 31-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 15. Analysls of net assets between funds Restrlcted ReseNes General Designated 2020 Reserves Reserves Total Funds Tangible assets Investments Currenl assets Current liabilities 49.609 115,086 49,609 115.086 145.941 17,744 96.449 {369) 49.492 (7,375) 96.080 42.117 164.695 302.892 Restrfcted Reserves General Deslgnated 2019 ReseNes Reseprfes Total Funds Tangible assets Investments Current assets Current liabilities 41,601 115.086 41.601 115.086 75.008 (7.734) 223,961 44.252 (3,621) 40,631 30.756 {4,113) 26,643 156,687 -32-
FISCUS NORTH LIMED {8Y GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEME15 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 10. of th• ¢hwlty 01.01.21 Eyn¢kn TThnthw5 (Loss) 31.12.20 Unrntriethd fuhds Generdl lunds AttumuL¥t8d Deswjnated fuThJ TaTrJUe asset re5erye 26.643 77A20 15%52W 41117 41.601 115.066 (1.396} 115.006 Total wnre5trKted fwds 133.330 15916) 206.812 ILos•l 31.12.19 Unrestrfcted funds Gen8rd1 fuDds AccumuLHled 5urph5 De*gThaied lunds Tangibk as58t Invesknenl Wuptyreser Totsi unrèsthctFd funds 24461 W71 (3113B) 113.7511 2Q6 115.016 115.IM6 24,461 1311J¢l I4? 1B3.330
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 16. Funds of the Charlty (¢onllnu¢d) Balance 01.01.20 Balance 31.12.20 Income Expondlturn Tran¥fers Rostrlcted funds BIG Lottery- SAFE ERDF CLLD My sisters Kitchen In Need Grant5 Bundles for babies Asset purchase grants Good Things Foundation Space to Connect Bramnesty Community Chest Ballinger Choritable Trust National lottery "BOGOF" Covid support Durham Christian Partnership Food 8ank Crisi5 Donation5 Local Postcode Lottery National Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus Community Support Fund Total restricted fund$ 21.865 (2.9351 4,693 76.815 13.074 100 3.700 226 (69.2541 (19.8321 9.693 1366) (4.427) (3.681) 1191 (4.833) 1348) 1335) 29.426 S.124 33S 2.500 169 (2.500) (2.605) 16.993 100 1,000 123.415) 1100) (1.000) {388 112 9,983 (249 {1251 9,609 12.422 980 15,944 17,7481 12681 4,674 712 15.944 47,385 199.222 111,3441 (142.813) 16291 1960) 35.412 40,631 96,080 Balance 01.01.19 Balance 31.12.19 Income Expendllure Transfèrs Restrictsd lunds 81G Lott6ry- SAFE ERDF CLLD My sisters Kilchen In Need Grants 8undles for babies Asset purchase grants Good Things Foundation Space to Connect Christmas parcel appeal Total restricted funds 1,583 {908) 2.760 112.074 28.848 5,000 1.539 10.672 145.000 2.500 16.994 191.792) 130.875) (3,067) (1.539) (S.$48} (1.686) {142,979) 21,865 {2.935) 4.693 5.124 335 2.500 9.049 (7.9451 {133} {142.585} {142,9361 3,435 322.717 40,631
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 16. Funds of the Chaty (contlnued) BIG Lottery SAFE is to provKJe hardship and crisis advice support to people in the local community and throughout the city- ERDF CLLD is aimed to provide engagement, advice and support lor our SAFE serVQ users to explore enterprising actNrties induding business 51art-up as a route out of povety- It also provides support to existing entreprenevrs and local businesses based in the most deprived communities and wards of Sunderland. Due to lack of opportunities lo deliver sernices due lo Covid 19 a decision was made to discontinue this proiecl and use unrestricted funds to cover any shortfall in income. My Srsterfs Kitchen is a project to provhde a safe place lo rest. lo access advice and support during the day for SAFE service users. The transfer to unStrIcted reserves is Ihe value of capital assets purchased as part of the project. In Need Grants are specific individual grants for vthite goods and fumishings to enable SAFE service users to utilise aceommodation in the city. The transfer to reserves represents accumulated individual underspends of less than £10 which are not required lo be repaid lo the grant funders and are therefore available to utilise in other projects. Bundles for Babies was Sunderland's first established Baby Bank supporting women. babies, parents. CarS and families in crisis through an increasing network of referring organisations a0$$ the slatulory and voluntsry sectors. The transfer is for the purchase of Capital equipment for the projecL Asset purchase grants were made to enable the Charity lo purchase a lo¢al premis¢ lo provide a sustainable base to deliver advice and support in the local community and provide a long term source ol income to the charity. This object was obtained on purchase of the property and the funds have therefore been transferred lo unrestricled ieserves. GocwJ Things Foundation funded th8 delivery of digital inclusion trainiNJ and support for people who lack the confidence to gel online or access internel services including access to welfare benefits. Further review of the temis of the grant established thal Ihis grant was not restricted and as a result the grant has been transferred lo unrestricted reseryes. Cothop Foundation fvnded Space to Connect which included community consultation and a Feasibility Study to explore new spaces to connect induding a well-being contsiner extension. The grant also funded professional advice and services to investigale the fvjrther development of the building. The transfer lo unrestricted reserves is the value of capital assets purchased as part of Ihe projecL Christmas Parcel Appeal was to enable the chanty to donate Christmas gifts SAFE service users with UnstriCted funds being used to fvnd any shortfall in the project. 8RAmnesty aims to maintain women and gids digntty and supports independence and enterprise in Sunderland via FISCUS and in Tho Gambia via volunleers. Community Chest from the East Area Committee of Sunder1and City Council was a grant to provide foco. toiletries and care packages to people in need in the local community. -35-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 16. Funds of the Charlty Icontlnued) Ballinger Charitable Trust was a grant to provHde food and hygiene products to people in need during the period of Covid 19 reslricknons. National Lottery'BOGOF" Covid Support Grant was funded by Awards for All to expand the existing Kitchen area with aim of further developing a commerckql kttchen that would also support people in need via a Buy One. GNe One Free IBOGOF) initiative. The transfer to unrestricted serNe$ is the value of capital assets purchased as part of the project. Durham Christian Partnership Food Bank is funding the provision of a full welfare benefits advice. rnoney advice and crisis grants to rnembers of the lo¢al ¢ommunty forced lo use the seThices of the Sunderland Food Bank. Crisis donations are fund$ raised from donations to enable local children lo be provided wilh school unrfomis and other ne¢es$itie$ to a¢¢e$s educational ¢)PPOrtunitie$. Local Postcode Lottery are funds to develop a ctrproduced a¢cessible communty garden space and various outdoor wellbeing activities for women surwivors of domestic abuse struggling with mental health issues. The Pfoie¢t is expected to start in January 2021 and last until December 2021. Coronavirus Community Support Fund (CCSFI was a grant administered by The National Lottery Fund ITNLFI on behaN of the govemmenl and TNLF lo support people in crisis in Sunderland. This grant enabled the charity to cary out new aclivities and to support existing and new people in crisis affected in many different ways. by COVID-19. The funding was also lo employ extra temporary staff. develop new centre based and home-based activities for service users and volunteers, cc design and ¢prOduce a new community garden and allotrnent within the existing community grounds and support wth PPE and keeping 8veryon8 safe. 17. Company Llmlted by Guarnntee The charitable Company 1$ limited by guarantse in that every membor undertakes lo contribute such amounts as may be rèquirèd in thè 8v8nt of the chants MpanY being wourid-up, for the paymen1$ of the debts, liabilities, and the $t of winding up nol exceeding £1 per member. -36-