Qeg i £tYar COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 05653946 CHARITY NUM8ER." 1151656 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 *ABDN8G4H' 3010912022 COMPANIES HOUSE A23
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION R•glstered ¢harlty name Fiscus North Limited {8y Guarantee) Charlty reglstrntlon number 1151656 Comp•ny reglstratlon number 05653946 Prlnclpal office •nd r•glstered cLP Centre offl¢e Whitehouse Road Hendon Sundedand SR2 8AH The trustees Mr. A. McGill Mrs. L. Robson Mr. D. Watson Ms L Rutter Company secretary Mrs. J. Elliott Accountants Torgersens Chartered accountant Somerford 8uildings Norfolk Street Sunderland SR1 1EE Indèp•nd•nt Examin•r Mrs A Henshaw FCCA Torgersens Chartered accountants Somerford Buildings Norfolk Street Sundertand SR1 IEE Bankers The Co-operative Bank Pl PO Box 250 Skelmersdale WN8 6WT
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes ol company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year erKled 31 December 2021. Admlnlstratlon detalls FISCUS North Limited is a company limited by guarantee (Company No. 05653946} first regislergd on 14 De¢ember 2005 and was registered as a charity {No. 1151656) on 16 April 2013. Th• principal address and rogislered officg of Ihe ¢harttable company i$= C¢>op Centre Whitehouse Road Hendon Sunderland SR2 8AH The trustws who served the ¢haritsbl• company durlng the year werè: Mr. A. McGill Mrs. L. Robson Mr. D. Watson Ms. L. R. Rutter Organlsallonal Structure. Gov•rnance and Management FISCUS North Limited {by guarantee) is a registered charity. set up to relieve poverty and advance education in the North of England. The provistons of tts Mernorandum and Article$ of Association govem Fiscus North Limited {by Guarantee) has a Board of Management who are responsiblé for the slralegi direclion of policy of the charitable company. At present the committee has four members from a variety of backgrounds relevant to the work of the charitable company. The Charity CEO is appointed by the Trustee5 to develop and manage the operations and actNlties of the charity. Recruitment of Trnstees The Directors of the charitsble company are also trustees for the purposes of Charity law and under the haritable company's articles are known as members of the Board of Management. The trustees are appointed by the members ofthe charitable company at the annual general meeting. Tru$lee vacancies can only be filled by Cctropled Iruslees until the next AGM. Rlsk Analysls The Iruslees have a duty to identify and review the risks to whth the charitable company is exposed and to ensure that appropnate systems and controls are estsblished to mitigate those risks and lo provide aSOnable assurance against fraud and error. To ensure all assels and services are appropriately insured. Major risks have been reviewed and procedures are in place to maintain qualty. These procedu5 are peric#Jically reviewed. at feast annualty. in order to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charitable company.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Object8 and Actlvltles The object of the charitable company. which has been a¢cepted as a ¢haritable obj'ect by thg Charity Commissioners. is to relieve Fijvety by provKling and promoting the provision of financial advice. information and support services lo persons INing and working in the North East ol England 1.the area of benefit") who are in condition of need, hardship or distress by reason of their soeial or economic circumstances and advance the education of such persons in the areas of financial manag9ment through the provision ol information. advice. training and debt management assistance so they are better equipped to meet their needs and lo participate more fulty in society. Actlvltl•s Tho charitable company meets its objectives through our activtties and services which wè provide at FISCUS operating from the Co-op Centre, Hendon. Many of our advice and crisis services are delivered al community outreach sile5 as well as locally accessible Foodbank community venues across the City of Sunderfand. The Co•OP Centre is our main communTty base and is a building of nofvtraditional ¢onslrudion built from rewcled shipping containers and silualed on Whilehouse Road in the heart of the Hendon communty in Sundedand. Public B•n•fit Statemènt The Trustees have had regard tr) the Charitses Commission guidance on their legal duty on public benefrt.. and are satisfied that the charitable company delivers public benefit and due regard is paid to the evidence on wblic benefft when deciding on what new projects and activities tho charity should undertake. Achlevements and Performance 2021 has been another unforgettable year wrlh the COVID-19 pandemi¢ continuing to dominat? our work for most of this year and teyond. We have continued lo provide our core activities of Benefits & Money Advice and Crisis support. We havo worked wilh partners existing and new. We hav& ¢onlinu6d to adapt and be flexible and respond lo the continued effects of the pandemic. We have continued to support people in crisis and at risk ol crisis and we have reached and supported the wider eofflmunily including service user5. peer support group5. local residents and those most vulnerable and hardest hil by COVID-19.' we have undertaken what we do best helping those in cri515. We have worked in partnership with n¢w groups. organisation$ and indivKluals to enable us to support people throughout the pandemic. Last year we outllned 4 $trategl¢ goals for 2021: l. Helplng P•opl• Thmugh Crlsls 2. Creatlng Communlty Spaces to Connecl 3. Sustainable Recycl• & R•us• 4. Dlverslty, Equality & Incluslon In our work and communltles we work wlth The lable below idenlif*s some of the progress and achievements towards these goals..
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Thro h Crfsls Progress Made Goal$ for 2021 were.. Addftlonal Resourc•s 389 People Benefitted from Wetlare Benefits & Debt Advice at FISCUS Coop Centre. Project was sustained after funding ended mid-year and we aim to secure additional funds to maintain the ro ect in 2022 535 People benefitted from supwrt al 6 foodbanks Ir8ducing to 5 when Rtverlrfe closed). Community foodbanks in Sunderland. The ro ecl is fvjrther funded fof 2022 55+ Young Teenage Mams and their babies, children and families supported. The project expanded to include weekly fresh truit & veg and food parcels for the young mams most in need. We delivered 780 f¢)od arcels in 2021 252 BAME adults, children and babies supported 1296 after 44 babies receiving full 'Bundles' were boml We worked with 4 main community partners to achieve this: S81C, New Horizons, FODI and ICOS 2. Crnatlng Communlty Spaces to Connect Fundlng SAFE Prolect Advice & Supp Community Foodbanks Advice & Crisis Outreach Serv5 Young Parents Project Supporting BAME Asylum Seekers. Refugees and Families in Need Growing our Garden & Allotment Community Tumed an unused space into a fuls1ze Community Garden & btment. We achieved this goal with help from our staff, volunteers arKI Home-Grown CIC who excavated and landscaped the new outdoor s ce With support from Awards for All we revarnped the community kitchen and rrtted it out with commercial equipment. My Sisters. Krtchen is ready to be established as an indgpendenl CIC al the start of 2022 We revamped a 50 square melre ground-floor room at the C¢P Centre as our new communty meetiThJ space Our new community garden space has become a popular space to connect amon our volunteers. staff and tenants 3. Sustalnable Communlty R8eycl• & Reuse Community Kitchen & Café Spaces for Hgalth and Wel being Bundles for Babies Baby Bank O- 24 months Childrer) & Young People's Clothes 8ank 2+ - 15 years & Commun Clothes Bank Communi Rec le Sho We ritted the clothes bank wrth commercial dis 4. Dlverse & Incluslve Communlty Opportunltles We expanded our Baby Bank and purchased a 2nd shipping container lo house the lonnes of donations we receive each ear We developed the 2r largest space al the Co-op Cenlrg lo create Sundertand Clothes Bank- 65 square metre space la fittin Equality & Diversity among our people, services and communities Collaborating and sharing resources with BAME OrganisatnS and communitie$ We expanded our services. made Ihem more accessible including for BAME individuals. children and families. We reviewed our & Diversi Polic in 2021 252 BAME adults, children and babies supported We worked with 4 community organisalions in Sunderland who support people from BAME communtlies and nationalities.. SBIC, New Horizons. FODI and ICOS
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Ouring 2021. emerging from the COVIO-19 pandemic. FISCUS and the cOP Centre remained open and fully operational throughout. Non& of our Small staff team were furlou9hed- things remained business as usual. We continued lo ensure safe-working praetices and premises and followed Govèrnment guidance. FISCUS board of trustees. slaff, volunteers and community partners enabled the suttessful delivery of a wde range of COVID-19 and community crisis support. community advice sèivices and community activities during the year. FISCUS continued to work in partnership other like-minded charities and charitable communty organisations and specialist partners for the benefrt of those most in need in Hendon & East End and widèr Sunderland's most di5advanlaged communities. The funding landscape has dramatic811y changed due to COVID-19. It has been challènging to identify available funding for our prKJrilies for 2022. This is partly due to the cessation of our &yoar SAFE Th9 National Lottery Fund, Help Through Crisis ITNLFI which ended in the period. Funding opportunities were further compounded due lo the effects of COVID-19 dominating thè funding arena. (including TNLFI which as a non-themed charity. we have seen fvnding opportunities decrease. This was particularly tnje for multi-year funds those that would potentially fund us for more than one yèar. We have devéloped funding strategy for 2021-2022 to bring us out of the pandemic and slabilise the organis8tion for Ihe year ahead and the following year to come. We made a managed loss this year. pdOmInantIY due to an overall increase in expenditure arKI a reduction in rental income. We maintained a careful approach lo our ineome and expenditure and ended the period 2021 in a stable finaneial position- we are commencing 2022 financial year with total funds available of £250.419 which includes designaled r8seNes of £163.248 (for the Ciwp Cenlre Building) and general unreslricled funds of £57.689. Our restricted funds of £29.482 are further supported by a Bounce Ba¢k Loan of £50.000 which remains unspent and suppwts cash flow and the Charity's bank balance. We are confident that we will secure the necessary funds for 2022 and beyond to continue our work due lo our proven track record of delivery to tho$¢ who are most vulnerable and in need. SNAPSHOT OF FISCUS ACHEIVEMENTS Some of the achievements FISCUS made during 2021 inctude the delivery of the following main areas of advice and support during the year. TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ACCESSING FISCUS SERVICES DURING 2021.. 6084 visits were made to FISCUS Cmp Centre over Ihe year, 389 service users received Welfare Beneffts Advice. Debt Advice and Cri&s Support at FISCUS Collop Centre. 535 seThice users received a rnng6 ol tyutreach and crisis support ClUdIng.. Food Parcels, Baby 8undles, Adutt Clothing. Children's Clothing, Fumiture, Benefits & Debt Advice from FISCUS at Community Foodb8nks across Sunderfand. 19% of outreach crisis seThice users wer& BAME including refvgees. asylum seekers in hardship, 1166 service users attended vaiious training courses provided by our resident community partners and FISCUS ranging from firsl aid, food hygiene, vocational couises, health and well-being services at the Coop Centre. 302 Volunteer visits were made to FISCUS supportsng our community and crisis aclivilies balween January-march 21 to December 21, and. 3,053 visits to the Co•OP Centre from licencg holders (len8nlsJ and communtypartners.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUEDJ YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 SNAPSHOT OF FISCUS ACHEIVEMENTSl¢onllnued) 38 aelive Volunteers al FISCUS during 2021. 2 Young People employed as Apprentices by FISCUS and AGE UK as part of our lottery fvnded HTC Partnership SAFE Project which ended in Decemb8r 2021. £892,100.97 was identified in unclaimed beneffts that people were misslng out on. 535 service users accessed our SAFE and IA0 than Food Advice & Crisis Projects. Total PeryJonal Debt Amon9 FISCUS SeThice Users: £154.976.35. 301 'Bundles for Babies. Baby Bank donations distributed for babie$, toddlers. and children and young people to families in crisis. Over 300 packs of nappies were distributed during the year along with baby and parent hygiene packs using items kindly provided by Morrison's Doxford Park, Sunderfand Foodbank, Sundedand City Council and our many FISCUS supporters. 55+ teenage & young mums aged 13 to 21 years r1Ved varying supwrt from our Baby 8ank. our Children's & Adutts Clothes 8ank. lockdown hampers, hy9ne and sanitary packs. toys, clothing. food parcels. £20 crisis vouchers. emergency energy vouchers. 252 BAME Black, Asian, African Minonty Ethnic farnilies and individuals supported with Baby Bundles and Adult & Children Clothing. Welfare 8eneffts & Debt Advice and Crisis Support. This includes 111 children {increasing lo 155 once 44 new babS were boml. 5.5 tonnes of d¢)nalgd baby dothing, adutts & children's clothing. equipment. and essentials saved from landfill by recycling and redistributing lo children. individuals and families in need. Approximately 1.75 lonne of Ihese items were donated lo the cOP Centr• lo support p•opl¢ and families in poverty in Africa via community partner. AFRICAWAD. 84 cop. social households in Hendon & surrourNling area recewed dedicated advice. crisi5 and COVIO-19 support ranging from benefit and debt advice to hygtene and cleaning packs. 2000+COVID-19 and post-COVID support. emergency. deaning, activity and hygiene packs distn'buted. Including saniliser. clolhing. food parcels. fresh food. and cleaning packs delivered lo service users. residents. community groups. families. young mums. BAME families, CO-OP Housing residents. youn9 people living in supported accommodation. women's domestic violence support group. homeless peo* and pwpl? expenen¢ing barriers due to substance rnisuse. 3 Beneflary surveys undertaken aryKJng service users, Communty Partners and Cowop Social Housing Tenants. Sunderfand ACES Partnership is an advice nelwork comprising.. AGE UK Sunderland. Citizen$ Advi¢è Sunderland. FISCUS. Gentoo. Pallion Action Group. ShARP. SNCBC and Washington MIND. Whilst the partnership did not formerly meet during 2021. il was 'business as usual, and our organisations and trusted partners worked together where need8d, during the continued COVIO-19 pandemic, sUppOn9 people most vulnerable and in need in Sunderland. Sunderland ACES Partnership has now been sustained for 10 years. initialty èstsblished with support from the Naonal Lottery Community Fund. FISCUS was 'community landlord. to 7 community and charitable third-sector organisations at the Ctrop Centre.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 SNAPSHOT OF FISCUS ACHEIVEMENTS During 2021. our community pMises. the C(>op Centre. remained open and operational throughout. No FISCUS staff were fvrloughed at any time during the pandemic in 202012021. Our small team focussed our services and support where it Was most needed to delwer crisis support in Hendon and wid•r Sundorland. FISCUS VOLUNTEERS During 2021 we had 38 regular volunteers.. these 38 volunteers induded 4 trusteesldie1OrS who govemed FISCUS whilst supporting the stsff and delivery across all of our services during the year. FISCUS Board of Trustees and staff team wish lo offer our sineerest thanks to our seNice users and local people who volunteed with FISCUS during 2021. The number of local people and servicg users volunteoring with FISCUS has increased considerabty even despite the Continued effects of the pandemic. Thank you to Our regular volunteers including the women of the Peer Support Group at FISCUS & th¢ Women'$ sewing group at the Chureh of Jesus Christ of L3tter-Day Saints Women's for continuing to support FISCUS projects. Bundles for Babies Baby Bank. Sunderland Clothes Bank and BRAmn85ty Project including sgwing reusable sanitary pads for Women & Girts living in poverty in The Gambia. FISCVS VOLUNTEERS 2021 Tru$teelDlrector Volunteers 1. Andrew McGill, 2. Linda Robson. 3. Oale Watson, 4. Linda Ruttef Volunteers 5. Michelle Miller 6. Sue Lawson 7. Ann Fox 8. lSOn Lyons g. Sarah Penman-Rouxell 10. Katrina Brovdn 11. Ruth Petrie 12. Joanne Poullon 13. Chris Mccardle 14. Linda Richardson 15. Karen Parkinson 16. Lauren Parkinson 17. Ann Ambrose 18. Mary Nicol 19. Vernon Laing 20. Katrina Brown 21. Jo Gordon 22. Jordan He8ley 23. Judith Wells 24. Anne D. 25. Sister Michael 26. Doreen 27. Adam Robson 28. Shaun Morton 29. Lynn 8arras$ 30. Abbigail David 31. Abigail Bennett 32. Simmone Waito 33. Riley FISCUS staff-famlly volunteers: 34. Steve. 35. David. 36. Mark. 37. Finn. 38. Chris
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS Communlty Partners. Funders & Cornmunlty Investors FISCUS Trustees would like to thank our partners, funders and support organisations including.. AGE UK Sunderfand. Ballinger Trust. 8ethany Church Food Banks. (Sunderfand & Houghtonl, BIG Lottery Community Fund, Awards for Al. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Crtszens Advice Sunderland. City Life Community Foodbank. County Durham Community Foundation. Durham Christian Partnership, East Area Committee, Elim Church Food Bank. Farringdon Foodbank, Free the Way Genlco, Good Things Foundation. Greggs Hardship Funds. MOlsonS Doxford Park, New Horizons, Parker Trust. Pallion Action Group. Peer Support Group. People's Post Code Lottery. Riverlile Foodbank. Screwfix. ShARP. Sherburn House Trust. Sisters of Mercy, St Anthony's Convent Oaklea. SNCBC, Sunderland ACES Partnership. Sundertand City Council. Sunderland Food Bank. Sunderland International Bangladesh Cenlre. The Tudor Trust. Veterans in Crisis and Washington MIND and all other organisations and indNiduals that we have worked with and that have supported our charitable work during 2021. FISCUS Mlsslon Is.. 'Supporting people who are most in need in the community to improve Iheir Iwelihoods and help them build positive futures. FISCUS AIMS: .To engage with individuals. families. children and young people whose lives are affected by poverty. disadvantsgo, disability and difficult lrfe experiences .Provide crisis support. welfare benefits & money advice. training, volunteeriThJ and s181 and communty opportunitses .To enable people to reduce their barriers and irnprove their liveliho¢xl5. FISCUS PROJECT ACTIVITIES FISCUS has been providing Advice and crisis 5UPPOrt services sin¢e 2005 and operales from the Co- op Centre in Hendon and Foodbank outreach siles across the City supporting belween 1000 and 1500 people annually across our various services and activities. FISCUS is a registered charity and a company limited by guaranlee without share capital. Established in Hendon, Sunderland's most deprived area. in 2005. FISCUS has now been established for 16 years., during this lirne. our airns and objects.ves have remained faidy constsnl whilst our range and reach of ¢ommunity activities and seNices have continued to expand. The majority of FISCUS servic8s in 2021 were delivered from our Community premises the Hendon cOP Centre and 5 Sunderland Community Food Banks. Our staff and volunteers also continued doorstep delivery of food. dothing. hygiene and other essentials where necessary. Our charitable work continues to target those most disadvantaged and marginalised in the local community of Hendon & East End. FISCUS continues to outreach acrtsss the most deprived communilies across the City of Sunderfand alongside our wider community partners. FISCUS Staff & Volunteers currently provide the following project activitios which fomi our core $orvi¢e delivery. The activities and services we deliver include-. SUNDERLAND FOODBANK More Than Food.. 7 weekty advice & crists outreach sessiorts at 6 Community Foodbanks in Sundedand. VOLUNTEERS During 2021 we werg SUPPOrted by 38 volynteers induding 4 Volunts&r Trustees.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS PROJECT ACTIVITIES {conlinu•dl SAFE PROJECT (Support. Advice. Fo)d & Enlerprisel supporting people lo access welfare benefits. dgbl advice, enterpnse support. food parcels. uisis advice & essentials. My Slster$' Klt¢hen {MSK} is a safe place for women survivors of domesti¢ abu$¢. poverty and providing advice. sUPPOrt. cookery. baking. skills and confKlence building. y Slsters. Garden: a community Garden & Allolmenl. built in the pandemic for a¢S to ouldoor community activilies, beaulifvl flowers, hom&grown fruit and vegetables. Peer Support Group- user-led group of women SuppOng survivcKs of domest abuse. Bundles for Bables Baby Bank Sunderland's fwst Baby Bank supporting babies. young parents. carers and lamilies in crisis via referrals. Sunderland Commvnlty Clothes Bank we operale by ref¢fral$ and re¢enly re4esHJned the clothes bank lo increase personal c11c8 in this new 65sqm unit. elp for Homeless Crisis and housing advice. support. crisis grants and signposting for homeless peoplo living in hostels. sofa surfing or vulnerably housed. Em•rg•ncy Support Aecess lo emèrgérty essontial$ supportèd by our volunteers.. Ftd parcels. clothing {all ages), fumiture, hOuSehd items, while goods. bedding. Baby Bank items, period items and crisis grants. Young Parents Project works wth teenage mams aged 13 - 21 providing weffare benefits advice. housing advice. ¢risi$ support, employability & enletprise skills, independenl living skills. Fare Share Fresh Foc*J & Fresh Fruit & Vegetables weekly. Young Parents Food Bank was established to ensure that no chikl or young person goes hungry or wilhoul.. the project aims lo introduce rethpes and hgeas to promote heahY eating and cooking on a budget as well as provision of food parcels, fresh fwil and vegetsbles and Fare Share Food and recipes for home cooking, group training and batch cooking lo save money. Chrlstmas Appeal- each year we support children and young people, indNiduals and families wilh our Christmas Appeal. We achieve this with a vast amount of community support from members of the public, regular donators to our re-use and recycling projects and with support from staff, tenants and volunteers. We distribute around 300 presents every year reaching Ihose most in need. Our Staff. Volunteers and servi Users helped us cTrproduce ideas for new MMUnitY initiatives including our new community garden and allotment- My Sislerfs Garden which was developed and our revamped communty kitchen and safe space. My Sisterfs Kitchen. FISCUS continues to support those most vulnerable in Hendon and wider disadvantaged Communities in Sunderland. During the yaar 2021. the charity continued to see an inerease in complex cases and homelessness issues as well as people experiencing drugs and alcohol addiction. Over thirds of FISCUS advice and crisis service users who attended one or more appointments in 2021 staled they have one or more disability and more than haff of all seryu users who are registe suffer mental he811h issues mainty ¥th a clinical di8gnosis.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 FISCUS COVID-19 PANOEMIC & POST PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACTIVITIES During 2021. our services. activities and community responses continued to be mainly focussed on the effects of the pandemic. Below is a snapshot in numbers. of our activities: FISCUS Advice & Crisis Support & COVID-19 Response 2021 828 hours of '. w.elfare Benefits .'& D¢bt Advi¢¢-. . our Advlte & Crisii Outruch at S FoodbakS (7 i¥eekly i¢&skDI) 552 Hours of Food BAok Advice Outre4C Ses5iOnS Ire 150 Sh(bpping Crisis Vou¢h¢rs Is$ed UOIJO SIIIIF emer8en lood pareets & hamp¢rs Dlstrlbuted F•r¢ Shr¢ Food Donadon & Dlgtrlbudon tAbliBhed i "butè"d SuDderland Clothes Bnk Estsbllshed In new 65sqm SPAC¢ New Baby Bok CoDtxiner sited •t scus 3.5 T•nnes of Bby Bnk CTl$ls Don•tioD$ R¢¢¢ived 252 BAME people kn¢ludlD8 Asyliro Stektrs and 2001W Conjmunlty Hygient, CleanlDK Emergett¢y Packs dlstrlbuted delAvered Cltywlde 38 Volunteers supprted FISCUS ActAvl¢les Art4 Crxfts & Aetivfity Pxe DiStribted Advke & Suppirt ..Crisi5.Kiteben",&. 252 Covid Cre & Support Bags t• 85 Cts)p Members 3 ConunuDity & BeD¢fi¢iAry Surveys UndertakeD c¢Ve1 - ".Itp44 227 tAarners A¢eessed Fwture Dlgltal InclusioD Support delivered onilne e5 Community Garde & AUotrn¢Dt Wel&bthg see Completed "'*'Approx.:'3'.75 .bildren &,". to CA io-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Issues & Barrlers Faced by the local cornmunltles we serve: Hendon & East End Hendon ranks 1Y• IMD 2015,. Hendon & East End has 10.400 residents and 4.000 households. Government Stalislics identify.. -Hendon is the Super Output Area (SOAI wlh the highest levels of child poverty in SundeAand145Yol'. "82% of Hendon residents have a petsonal income less than £15k', "451J of the population have no qualrfication- "25.3Yo of people have a limf(ing long-tem illness or disability and 46.7•/0 also live in deprivat)n- "Amost half of all residents live in means-tested. benefil-dependenl hou$$holds'. "The numbor of peoplo and families living in fuel poverty is increasing to record levels with people having lo make the chCe beeen healing and eating. The Community Foodbanks and Sunderland Foodbank are busier than ever with in¢asIng roferrals to FISCUS Advice & Crisis Workers who are outreaching al the Food Banks daily. A Ioc81 study of Hendon Ward ('Local Health, Public Health England, 20201 identified Ihat 42.8% of older people in the area live alonè 13.2% of people are livÉng in overcrowded housing. Long-lerm unemployment in Hendon Ward is more than double the rat8 for Sundedand 118.1% compared to 8.7%) and almost 6 limes higher than England's long-term unemployment rale of 3.2%. Prevalence of Children who are overweight in Hendon is reported as 30.3% {Sunderland 24¥.. England 22.60A). whilst prevalence of obesity amongst children is 29.30h in Hendon. There were 210 teenage mothers who gave birlh {LTLA 2021}. FISCUS has worked wrth and supported in excess of 50 young teenage mothers and Iheir children this year ane. 1 OOOA of teen mothers and fjxpectant teen mothers are referred from other agencies both voluntary and statutory. Lrfe expectancy at birth for Males bom in Hendon is 69.7 years compared lo 77.1 years in Sunderland and 79.7 years in England IONS. 20201. Nationally, Tnjssell Trust Fd banks in Ihe food charity network provided more than 2.1 million emergency ft)od pareels between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022. Of these. 832,000 were for Children. This represents an 81 % Increase compared to the same perlod flve years ago. People in poor health are more al risk of needing support and are tuming to foodbanks for help. As well as the problems with the benefrt system that they experience, people on benefits especially disabled people. often face extra costs. ineluding higher housing. healing. utilities and even transport costs, which can pul them at increased risk of needing to use a food bank. Much of the housing stock in Hendon is let privately and is old Victorian and Edwardian propety that lacks decent insullation or repair. Left Behind- Underslanding Communities on the Edgè IOCSIILocal Trust Report 2019) idgntifièd 206'Left Behind. wards in England: Hendon was one of 5 words identified as being 'left behind, in Sundeiland. Such research suggests that plaees to meet. connectivity - both physieal and digital- and an active. engaged community are vital lo secure better social and economic outcomes for people living in deprived neighbourhoods. People in places which lack these features have highèr rates of unemployment and child poverty. and their health is also worse than Ihose living in othor deprived areas. And the evidence is that they are falling further behind. The research argues that Ihls adds up lo th859 areas being some of the most left behind in the county. Despite such statistics. our kKal community of Hèndon has a detemiined community spirit as can be seen wlh the 38 people who have given their lime and res¢)urces to Volunteer wth FISCUS across our organisation, activities and services. The willingness of local people, volunteers and community organisalions helping and suppotting others is a really posibve and i>utstanding aspect of Hendon & East End and surrounding tommunilies in Sunderland. FISCUS Prol•cts Ov•r¥l•w: SAFE Prolectin Partn•rship with SunderfandACES . Help Through Crlsls. TNL Communlty Fund SAFE {Support, Advice. Food & Enlerprisel was a fiv&year. multi-partnership funded inits'ative delivered by FISCUS on behalf of Sundertand ACES Partnership. Post lottery-funding, SAFE has continued to deliver advice and crisis support al FISCUS in Hendon and also at 5 community foodbank vènues across Sunderland during the year. The service ntInueS to provide support and advice for those in crisis and al risk of Crisis. During 2021, SAFE employed 2 young Modem Apprentices across partner organisalions. FISCUS and Age UK Sunderfand.
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUEDJ YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS Projects Overvilw (¢ontirru•d) FISCUS COVID-19 & Post COVID-19 Crfsls Response Following the end of our COVID-19 Support Fund project we were unable to find funding to extend the contracts of our 2 temporary Comrnunjty Development stsff who had supported and dev¢lopod new centre based and home-based actNities for service users and volunteers. helped co-design and co- produce a new community garden and allotmenl within our existing comrnunty grounds and supported seNice users. residents and volvnleers with activities. PPE and keeping everyone safe. Our ne10TkS of partners were integrd in supporting FISCUS to Identify those mst in need from the end of March 2020 ongoing throughout the pandeTnic and throughout 2021. We provided direct support lo our service users. to members of the community and to trusted community partners who in turn supported us lo jointly deliver access to food and essen1$a across our local communities. We have increased our range of support and eontinue lo reach and support a wide range of sections of the communty including BAME people and families. elderty people and those with heallh problems. By accessing discounted items from In-kind Direct. we distributed lens of thousands of pounds worth of essential products and PPE items including ranging from cleaning and care products to gloves, saniliser and face masks. We were able to deliver essentials and treals lo people who were shielding and most in need. We worked with partners lo ensure minimum duplication of efforts and ensure m8ximum reach and impact. To address the social exclusion barriers created during the pandemic we also developed activty and craft packs and supplied around 500 to local people and children. We delivered 60+ Molhers-Day Presents and al Easter we d81ivered 1200 Easter Eggs donated from Gentoo lo local Foodbanks on bghall of Sunderfand Foc*Jbank. We dèlivered trèats and al Christmas we delivered 320+ presents lo children in need and lo young people and adults who we identified as having little family or $oeial support. We provided food and backpacks to homeless people both direclly and via other partner staff and organisalions. More Than Food Sunderland F¢>)d Bank established th•ir'More Than Food, Prole¢t in recognition of the need to identify and address the reasons people accessing community foodbanks run out of money, food and essentials. Durham Christian Partnership IDCPI run and ccwrdinate both Sunderland Foodbank and Ourham Foodbank from their large Foodbank Warehouse. FISCUS have been providing Advice & Crisi$ Outreach sessions since February 2019 on behaff of Sunderland Foodbank & DCP. During 2021, our Advice & Crisis Workers continued lo provide support at 5 Sundedand Foodbanks including.. Bethany Church Fdbank, Farringdon F(tybank, City Life Chureh Foodbank. Riverltfe Foodbank and Elim chUh Foodbank. The outreach service provides drop-in supFort and advice to people using the foodbanks including Weffare Benefits Advice. Debt Advice and a range of ¢ris1S $UPPOrt including housing and homeless55. Sunderland Clothes Bank In 2016 we set up a baby bank and later called it Bundles for Babies. Increasingly over the years, we have been asked for older children's clothing and adult clolhing. Th8 demand has conts'nued lo increase considerably- our response was to establish Sundertand Clothes 8ank. Sunderland Clothes Bank is a recycling and reuse project that now eaters for all ages from children age 5 to adum. We have a wide variety of referrers into Ihg Clothes Bank which is increasing all of the lime. Homelessness and low benefil-income- espeei8lly for single people on Universal Credit combined with the current cost of living crisis and fear of heating and electricity costs rising. is making matters far worse and plunging people further into crisis and rKJverty. The clothes bank was developed December 2021 al thg cOP Centre in a 65 square melre space and has been cpr(jVCed with staff, Servi users and volunteers to resemble a high-end charity shop which essentially d¢)gs not ¢hargo for thè clothi and essential items. Following close consultstion with donators and service users we are also considering opening a charity shop one day per week in 2022, to generate income that can pay for essential items such as new underwear and socks that we need to purchase to complate the adult and children's bundles. 12-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS Prol•cts Ov•rvlew l¢ontlnued Living Prlde Is a Partnership Project establishgd by Sundertand Bangladesh Inlernational Centre ISBIC) and New Horizon to support refijgees and asylum seekers and the wder BAME communities in Sunderland. The proje¢l inib.ally provi(Jed food and a variety ol re-settlement support. During 2021 FISCUS SAFE project staff and ¥unteerS and LNing Pride staff and volunteets joined forces to increase Ihe support and resources available lo the most vulnerable BAME individuals and families. Togèthèr w6 are regularty supporting around 125 refugees and asylum seekers wf(h Welfa benefits and money advice. food parcels. fh food parcels. clothing. baby clothing and other bank items, hygiene and sanitary products, toys and household items. My Slstarfs Kltchen FISCUS staff and volunteers developed My Sisterfs Kitchen in resFxJnse lo the continuing needs and support of SAFE service users. volunteers. Peer Support women's domestic abuse support group and community groups aessing FISCUS. We provbde a person-cenlred. safe. rton-threatening place for people lo go for advice, have a friendly chat, practical crisis support including emergency clothing. food bank vouchers. fresh food par¢el$, get a ffee or even a hom&made hot meal whilst accessing a wide range ofwraparound crisis advw and support. We developed a kitchen. meeting and training area al the C¢xJp Centre. In 2021, FISCUS borrowed £50.000 Bounce Back loan to invest in FISCUS and the Co-op Centre's future sustainability- This was to create a community café and kitchen deli an income-generating c(Fproduced space to connect for SerVe users, volunteers, staff. lenanls. community partners and local rèsidents. The plan 15 on hold as we continue to deal with the drfficullies and after effects of the pandemic. We intend to separate My Sislerfs Kitchen as an independent Communty Business in eaty 2022 which will be run and developed further by current volunteers. Bundles for Bables. Sunderland Baby Bank FISCUS staff and volunteers havg received a considerable amount of donated good quality baby dothing over thè past 6 years which we recycle and distribute lo new homes among new parents. families and carers who are struggling to pay for clothing and baby essentials. Bundles for Babies provides holistic ongoing support including welfare benefrts advice. debt advice and a wide range of crisis support including homelessness and re.housing. During this year and despite the pandemic, our Young Parents Projecl has provided person•eenlred. multiple support to over 55+ young mams aged 21 and under {the majortty being aged 13 - 19 years). Bundles for Babies also supported 111 BAME children aged 0-16 as well as a further 44 unborn babies whose mothers aceessed Bundles from the Baby Bank. We have supported young mums. babies. siblings and wider family units lintluding parentslgrandparentsl with ongoing 'New Born. and 'Stages for Ages. 'Bundles' for Mums. Dads, Carers and their Babies as well as supporting the wider family unit. Our support includes Beneffts Adve. Money & Debt Advice. FC Parcels. Fresh Focxj. Toys, Furniture, access lo Crisis Grants, Clothing, Furnitur8. Hygiene & Sanitary packs. We also do workshops around managing on a budget. ensuriry young families are accessing their rights and entillemenls and independent living on a budgel. W8 delivered fruit and veg bags. food parcels. Tasco Vouchers and gas & ele¢lri¢ity vouchérs lo over 40 young mamslfamilies. We also lrie(I to ensure that no child or mum goes without including on special occasions providing.. 320+ Christmas presen15 and grft bags of toys, Ireals and selection boxes. 1200+ Easter Eggs and 60 Molhers4ay pamper packs. During the year, the number of women presenting to our serwces who are experiencing domestic abuse issues conlinugs lo increase. This is particularty true of womenlmums accessing support from our Bundles for Babies project. We have also idenlified a signfficant need for support from our Baby Bank 8mong the 8AME {Black. African. Minority. Elhnicl eomrnunrties in Sunderland particularly among people seeking asylum with no recourse to public funds and also among refugees with right lo remain. Our Baby Bank outreach provides New Born 8undles. Hygiene Packs and Toys al Sundedand International Bangladesh Centre IS18C}. We aim lo further develop mre holistic levels of support by continuéd engagement wrth our BAME community partners and BAME ¢ommunrties. ASDA Seaham. via their community champion, supported us with a £600 community grant for our Baby Bank project allowing us to buy essential items for babies and familie5 in need. Morrison's t)oxfofd Park Community Champion has established a regular collection for our Baby Bank which provides weekly essential mothèflparent and baby hygigng and sanitary items which we are not otherwise lunded for. 13-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS Projeds Overylew (contlnued) Dlgltal Incluslon Learn My Way is funded by Good Things Foundation to support people who are dlgitally excluded due to having no intemet access at home or bein9 underconfident in their intemet skills. The project enables people lo gain ttlnfidence and experience of navigating and accessing the world wide web and the many essential seThices that arè only or more easity accessible online. This year we have supported a further 227 leamers lo be more digitally savvy and more confent onlin6. Leamers have been supported lo access benefits and UnNersal Credit, lo pr¢Jduce Cv's and be equipped lo apply for jobs online as well as supporting a variety of training. email and internet accg5S. Sunderland ACES Sundedand ACES was estsblished as a network for Advice and specialist provideryJ in 2013. Sunderfand ACES partners are.. AGE UK Sunderfand, Citizens Advice Sunderfand. FISCUS, Gentoo, Pallion Action Group, Sharp, SNCBC and Washington Mind. Sund8rtand ACES 1$ the recognised conduit for advice in Sundertand. BRAmnesty aSms to maintain women and girfs dignity and supwrts independence and enterprising activities in Sunderland via FISCUS and in The Gambia via BRAmnesty volunteers. Developed a$ a volunteer initiative to upskill women and girts in Sundedand to become volunteers who support women and girls Ilving in poverty in The Gambia. BRAmnesty now benefits women and girls Iwing below the 'breadline' in Sundertand particularly our s¢rvi¢e users who somelimes cannot afford personal sanitary and hygiene essentials that most of us lake for granted. During 2021. BRAmnesty continued to collect donations of new and genlly worn bras. women's Inewl und8Thvear. clothing. gym wear. training shoes and sanitary items. BRAmnesty is a community project which has no independentfunding and has relied on donations from staff. volunteers. k1 business and the general publ lo date. ty Slsterfs Communlty Garden In December 2020, we received a grant of£15.944 from the Postcode Lo¢al Trust to employ a Social Weware Community Worker in 2021 to work across our crisis initiatives and develop a new community garden. The community garden and allotment space was completed and is now very well maintained and utilised by staff. volunteers and seNice users. Mofflson$ Doxford pa has established a new partnership wth FISCUS and our Bundles for Babies Baby Bank. Morrisons Communty Champion hag been providing regular weekly donation$ of baby essentials and also donations of food and baby clothing thatwould otherwise go to18ndfill. We estimate that the value of these items is approximately £100 per week meaning the value of the support over the year has been in excess of £5.200. These items are often very expensive to buy and we are only able to provide them new such as bottles. soothers and of course nappies and wipes and this saves our Charity money that we would otherwise have to find to fund such essential itgms. 14-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT> (CONTINUEDJ YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Flnanclal Revlew 2021 has been anolherchallenging yearat FISCUS. This past year. our biggest challenge has remained the issues and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Financialty. despite the pandemic our Charity has remained stable. We have developed a funding strategy for 2022 to bring us out of the pandemic and stabilise the organisalion further. for the year ahead. The funding landscape has dramatically changed due lo COVID-19. It has been challenging to idenlrfy availablg funding for our priorities for 2022. Thls is partly due lo the eessation ofour &year SAFE The National Lottery Fund. Help Through Crisis (TNLFI which enéed in the period. Funding opportunitses were further compounded due to the effects of COVID- 19 dominating the funding arena. This includes changes lo TNLF and other major funders. which affected us as we are a non•themed charity and have seén funding OPF)Ortunities de¢ase. This was particularfy true for multi-year fijnds li.e. those that would FQtentially fund us for more than one year). Despile the finarkcial challgnges this year. the net movement in funds of1£52.473) was predominantly due to a reduction in rental income and an overall increase in ts)th covid and general expenditure. We have maintained a careful approach to our income and expendthjre and have ended the period 2021 in reasonably stable financial position,. we are commencing 2022 financial year with total funds available of £250.419 which ineludes designated reserves of £163,248 (for the Co-op Centre Building) and general unrestricted fvnds of £57,689. Our restricted funds of £29.482 are fijrther supported by a Bounce 8ack Loan of £50.000 which remains unspent and supports cash flow and the Charity's bank balance. Despite the pandemic we have maintained ow advice and crisis services and our premise$ have remained open throughout to enable us to deliver crisis support where it is needed most. The Trustees t¢)ok the decision alongsKle the staff. not to fudough any member of stsff from our team of staff. FISCUS largels our work on those most disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals and families in Héndon and wider Sunderland. Despite COVID-19, we continued lo 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 thce and crisis support services by tsb8phone and face to face throughout 2021. One of the main financial concerns during the year. was our inabilty lo idenlfy longer-term funding opportunities for 2021 onwards,. this was mainly dué to COVID-19 uncertainties wslh many of the major potential grant funders who were, like everyone else. focussing on the issues and $1$, people faced due lo pandemie. Our HTC funding ended mid 2021. We need lo find altemative. longer-term funding opportunities that will align to our existing and new ways of working. Our crisis support which lies at the ore of all our inilialives and aetiviliès. has remained our priorty. We also need to identify short-lerm and medium-lerm funding to develop our proiecl ideas resulting from feedback, suggestions and co- production workshops among our service users. stsff and volunteers. FISCUS ended 2021 financial year with £57,689 unrestricted reserves of the charity- A further £29.482 is restricted funds lo be spgnl in accordance with our funding agreements. During 2021 the charity received a lolal income of £161.684 and the charity's revenue expended was £214.157. The balance carried fOard as al De¢gmber 3151 2021. was £250.419', of this £163,248 relates to buildingslinveslmenl propety and fixtures and fittings comprising the Co-op Centre. Please refer to not6 16 Analysis of net assets bèhveen funds. The main sOUe$ of funding for FISCUS wa5 The National Lottery HTC programrne, Awards for All. COVID-19 CCSF Fund. Sunderland Foodbank, Durham Christiar) Partnership. Barbour Foundation. Gocé Things Foundation. Asda Foundation. Gentoo, Coryop Local Community Fund. Tesco Bags of Help. Sunderland City Council Enhanced Winter Offer and Sunderland Bangladesh Cenlre. We received a range of smaller charitable grants as well porsonal ¢risis donations from supporters and mernbers of the public. We also accessed COVID-19 government small business rates relief funding for FISCUS premises within the Co4>p Cenlre. Despite decreasing due to COVID-19. rental income from the letting units has continued to enable FISCUS to maintain our wemises and even increase our erisis seNices and support. 15-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Flnanclal Revlew {contlnued) 2022 will bring more Changes to our Charity. The Board of Trustee$ will need to continue to balance financial challenges wlh a greauy changed funding landscape due to COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis that is worsening. We aim to continue to develop our physical environment and community spacos to connect al the Co-op Centre. We have many new emerging ideas and opportunities for the year ahgad and we will endeavour to raise the neeessary grant income as well as exploring social investment and the generatin9 of further tradin9 income lo secure our Charity. our premises and our crisis services for the future years to come. Reserves Poll¢y FISCUS Trustees aim lo hold unrestricted reserves to maintain the financial stsbiltty and cash flow of the Charity. Any restricted balances are held for the purposes of specific projects and activities at the yèar end and do not form part of the reserves policy other than to spend the funding in accordance wth the requirements of the funders requirements and restrictions. Plans for 2022 and beyond FISCUS has delivered advice and crisis support for 16 years since 2005 in Hendon whilst also supporting other community partners via outreach sites acn)ss Ihe City of Sundertand within our pather organisalions Community prgmises. New aclivrties in 2021 included a community garden and allotment and commercially fitting out My Sisters. Kitchen. We aim to continue lo fvjrther develop both actsvities and our physical eommunity environment in 2022. WB aim lo expand our successful partnership work with Durham Christian Foodbank, Sundertand Food Bank and the communty foodbanks and community organisalions that we work with. We will also explore new partnerships and opportunities. COVID-19 has created new ways of thinking and working. We reported last year, thal COVID-19 has highlighled the importance of good physical and mental well-being as a priority for staff. volunteers and service users alike and as such, will be embedded across our fulure work arKI our people- our slaff, volunteers and servi¢0 usets. A priority for 2022 1$ to ensure the well-being of our staff. volunteers and service users as well as lo secure allemative funding to enable us to continue to delNer our core advic8 and crisis support that has become SUesSfUlty established via our SAFE Project and embedded across all FISCUS initiatives. Our strateglc goals for 2022 ar• to: 1. Help P•ople Thmugh Crlsls & Out of Poveity 2. Create Community Spaces to Connect & Rfrconnect 3. Develop Sustalnabl• Recycle & Reuse ProJ•cts 4. Dlverslty. Equallty & Incluslon In our work and commun1t1 we work wlth HOW.. Helplng People Thmugh Crlsls & Out of Povety Secure New Funds lo Continue our SAFE Advice & Crisis Support Expand Communty Food Banks Advice & Crisis Outreach Work in Sunderland and to Newcastle Expand our Young Parent's Project Services, Advbce & Resour¢e$ Support BAME Asylum Sèekers. Refugees arKI families in need via partnership working and referrals Increase our homeless support to include More Than F(Mxl Moving on, Moving In Stsrter Provision & Advice HOW.. Creatlng & Improvlng Our Communlty Spaces to Connect Further 'Grow' and expand our Community Garden & AkJtm8nt Commercialty Fil out My Sisters. Kitchen Co-pioduce plans for a new on-site Community Kitchen & Café Create a dedicated sla1 Community Space lo support Health and Well-being 16-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT IINCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Plans for 2022 and beyond {cOntInu) HOW: Sustalnable Communlty Recycle & Reuso, Malntaln & Dgvglop Bundles for Babies Baby Bank O months- 4 years Children & Young People's Clothes Bank 5 - 16 years Community Clothes Bank 17 years+ Open a Communty Reeyde Shop & Sunderland Clothes Bank HOW.. Dlverse & Incluslv• Communlty Opportunlties, Ensur•.' Equality & Diversty among our people. seNices and communities Collaboration and Shari resources with BAME organi5ations and communities 17-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS 2021- A SNAPSHOT IN PICTURES! pzscuso '*$ VKTE&g -, volunteers ." celebrdte
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Responslbllltles of the trustees The trustees are responsible for preparing the Tnjstees. Report and the financial statfrmonts in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the Irustees to prepare financial ststements for each financ¢al year. Under that law the Iruslees have elected to prepare the financial ststements in accordance wth Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepled Accounting PraCte {Uniled Kingdom Aecounting Standards and applicable law). Under Company law the trustees musl not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that Ih&y give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the incoming 8nd outgoing resources oflhe charitable Company for that pernd. In preparing those financial statements. the trustees are required to= select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consi$tenly', make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., and prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate lo presume that the charitsble company will continue its activities. The Iruslees are resp¢Msible for keeping adequate accounting records that are Suffleft1 to show and explain thg charitsble company's Iransa¢tions and disclose wilh reasonable accuracy al any time the financi81 posib'on of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply w¢lh the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Signed by order of the board.. Mr. A. McGill Chair and Trustee Date: tg {oqfrLL 19-
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) I report to the trustees on my examinats.on of the financial statements of Fiscus North Limited (by guaranlee} ('Ihe charity'l for the year ended 31 December 2021. Rgspon$lbiliti•$ •nd basis of report As the trustees of the company land also its directors for the purposes of ¢ompany lawl you are responsibl8 for the preparation of the financial statements in accordan¢e with the requwement$ of the Companies Act 2006 I'lhe 2006 Act'l. Having satisfied myself thal the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and ar8 eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 1.the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Oirections gNen by the Chanty Commissn urKler sedion 145{5}Ib) of the 2011 Act. Ind•pendent examln•fs slatement I have completed my examination. I confim that no matter5 have come to my attention in connectron with the examination giving me cause lo believe.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Ihe financial stslemenls do not accor(I wilh those records., or the financial stalements do not comply Vth the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Acl other than any requirement that the accounts give a 1rue and fairf vinv which is not 8 matter considered as part of an indendent examinatM?n- or the finaneial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Stslement of Recommended Practice for aeeounling and reporting by eharities applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Ihe Financial Repcvting Slandard 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 lo which attèntion should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts lo b8 reached. A. Hgn$haw FCCA Torgersens Chartered A¢countanis Somerford Buildings Norfolk Street Sunderland SR1 1EE Dale: 1g/</zt
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE-) UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnviTIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Unr¢$trl¢ted Restrlcl•d Funds Funds Total 2021 Total 2020 Note 1ThMe and endowments Contracted income for charitable services Grants for services Rentsl income Other income 7J33 61.288 44,488 116 25,500 20.221 32,833 81.509 44.488 2.854 1,667 212,169 59,913 4.911 2.738 Total In¢orn• 113,225 48,459 161.684 278.660 Expendlture Grants Wages, solarie5. pensions and Nl Rent. rates and insurance Repairs and maintenance Light and heal Motor expense$. travel and subsistence Telephone, postage, and ststionery Equipment and computer costs Stsff trainirvJ Beneficiary training Sundry and eleaning expenses Subscriptions Bank charges and interest Legal and professional Accountsncy fees DepcIall0 charges Total expendltur• 2.193 94.622 2.735 10.229 2,193 134,200 5.950 31.135 8,844 16.505 123.423 4,768 19.663 6,842 39.578 3,215 20.906 S61 9.257 313 445 196 874 9.7Q2 290 5,100 10,780 60 1.986 1.945 1.856 4.185 319 2.730 2,460 1,396 5.100 1.274 5.652 2.892 85 25 6.926 3,398 258 728 3.000 1.447 753 3,000 1A47 94.768 119.389 214.157 199.729 Not Gains(losses} on Investments Nol Income 18,457 (70.930) (52.473) 78,931 Gross Transfers botween Funds 14.332} 1412S 4.332 Net Movement In Funds (66,598) (52.473) 78,931 Balance Brought Forward at 1 January 2021 206.812 Balane8 Carrf•d Fonmard at 31 Dec•mber 2021 96.080 302.892 223.961 220,937 29.482 250,419 302.892 The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and activities derive from ¢ontinuing activities. The 01t$ 23 to 34 ft)rm part of tbese fiDanei*l stat¢m¢nts. 21
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 2020 Flx•d Assets Tangible Assets Investments 48,162 115.086 49,609 115.086 10 163.248 164.695 Currenl As$els Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 11 2,549 138.979 8.509 137,432 145.941 141,528 Credltors: amounts falllng duo wlthln one year Net Current Assets 12 14,792) 17.744) 138.197 136.736 Total assets less Current Ilabllltles 299.984 302.892 Credltors: amounts falllng due after more than one year 13 (49.565) Net Assets 250.419 302.892 Funds of the Charity Reslricled fur)ds Unrestricted funds 17 29.482 220.937 96.080 206,812 302,892 Total Funds 250,419 For the year ending 31 Decemb8r 2021 charitable eompany was enlrtled to exemptlon from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Tnjstees responsibilities= The members have not required the Charity to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in acc(Ydance with section 476: and The tnjslees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying wrth the requirements of the Act with respect to accounling records and Ihe preparation of financial statements. Thesa financial slatements have been prepared in accordance with Charities SORP {FRS102}. These unaudited financial ststements were approved by the trustees on signed on their behalf by.. and are Mr. A McGill Trustee Company number 05653946 Tbt DOtr¥ •n p%es 23 ts 34 fonn p•rt of tbeje fin•w¢ial $tteme#ts. -22-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Gèneral Infomiatlon The charity is a prfvate company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. and a registered chanty in England and Wales. The address of the regislered offu is C(0p Centre, whileh(se Road. Hendon. Sunderland. SR2 8AH. statoment of ¢ompllanc• These financial statemènts havè beén prèpared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland,. the Statement of Recommended Practice applieable to chartties preparirbg their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Iland {FRS 1021 (Charities SORP {FRS 102}l and the Charities Act 2011. Ae¢ounling Poll¢l•s Basls of preparallon The financial stslements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended PradKe appluble to charities preparing accounls in accordance with Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP IFRS102)1. the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS1021 and the Companies Acl 2006 as applicable to companiès subjèel to the small companies regime. Fiscus North Mited meets tho dniOn of a public benefft entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised al the h¢stoiical cost or transaction value unless othewse slated in the relevant accounting policy note. The financial slatemenls are prepared in sterling. which is the functional ¢urren¢y of th• entity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded lo the nearest £. Golng co•M There are no material uncertainties aboul Ihe charivs abilty lo ntInUe. Fund a¢countlng Unrestricted funds are available for use at th8 discretion of the trustees to further any of the charivs purposes. Designated funds are unrestrided funds eamiarked by the trustees fc* particular future project or commitsnent. Restricted funds are subie¢led to restrictions on thgir 8XFenditure declared by the dOrr or through the terms of an appeal and fall into one of hvo SUdaSse$.' restrieled income funds or endowment funds. -23-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Accountln9 Pollclgs (continued) Incomlng resources Income is recognised when the eharilable MpanY is ¢nliUed lo the funds. any performance ¢onditions atta¢hed to the items of income have been met. it is probable that that the incom8 will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably. The following specifie policies are applied lo particular categories of incoffle.. Income from contracts for the supply of services is COgniSed wlh the delNery of the contracted service. This is classifd as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular pUoSe and retumed if unspent. in which case il may be regarded as stricled. Grant income from govemment and other enlilies is recognised when the charitable company is enlilled lo the fLJnds, any performance condiltons attsched lo the grants have been mel. it is probable that the income will be received. and the am(nI is not deferred under the accnjals basis. Interest on lurKls held on deposit is incIled when receNable and the amount can be measured with reliabilty by the charity. this 15 nomialty upon notsficatitin of interest paid or payable by the bank. Resources exPered All expenditure is accounted for an accwal's ba$is. Grants are ¢harged in the year the trustees authorised payment. Grants payable are in line with charitsble cornpany s objects and a¢livilie5. Grants and donations are made only lo other organisations wilh similar objects or direcdy to beneficiaries. Operating18as85 Lease payments are recognised as an expense over the lease terrn on a slraighl-line basis. The aggregate benerrt of lease incentives is recognised as a reduced to expense over the lease 18rrn. on 8 slraight-line b8SIS. Lease income is cOgniSed in profit or loss on a straighl-line basis over the lease tenn. The aggregate cosl ol lease incentsves is recognised a5 a reducts.on to incorne over the lease term on a straight-line basis. Costs. including depreciation, incurred in earning the lease income are recognised as an expense. Any initial direct costs incurred in negots'ating and arranging the operating lease are added to the carying amount of the lease and recognrsed a5 an expense over the lease terni on the same basis as the lease inrne. Tanglbl• fixed assets All assets are capitalised and valued at historic cost. Depreciation has not been charggd on property as the anticipated residual value of the land is anticipated to be at least equal lo the cost of the mixed use element. Depreciation is charged on fixtures and frtbngs over their expected usefvl lives of 10 years. InStMents Investments are the purchase of an investment property. The property has b••n initialty measured at cost and subsequently at fair value at the balance sheet dale. -24-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Accountlng Pollch$ (¢ontlnued) Flnanclal Instrumènts A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instnJment. Basic financial instruments are in¢knally recognised at the amount receivable or payable irKludin9 any lated transaction eosts. Current assèts and current liabililigs are subsequently measured at the cash or other cwsideration expected to be paid or received and nol discounted. Dglln¢d conlrlbutlon plans The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme covering its employees. The schgmg funds arg adminislgred by truslees 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 contributions payable lo the scheme in respect of the accounting period. Analysls of Incoming rèsourcos Unr•strlct•d Restrfct•d Funds Funds Total 2021 TOL81 2020 Grants re¢olv•d: 8ig Lottery SAFE - recer¥ed ERDF CLLD TESCO Bags of help Greggs Foundation - received Sherburn House relief grant- re1ved Good Things Foundation grant HMRC Covid 19 Support Grant Durham Christian Partnership Food Bank ASDA foundation Gentoo cOperatIve Local Community Fun(ls Enhanced Winter Offer Barbour Foundation National Lottery Community Fund- Coronavirus Community Support Fund Poslcode Lottery Local Trust Grant St Martins in the field Cc*lloperalNe Foundation- received Community Chest Ballinger Charitable Trust National Lottery Community Fund BOGOF Grant 19.265 (6,47n 1,000 100 919 19,265 {6,4ni 1,000 100 919 9,375 45,913 76.816 13.074 610 2,171 7.SOO 10,orJO 9.375 45.913 9,500 200 1.000 1.000 2.814 2.000 5,000 2.814 2,000 5.000 47,385 1S,944 493 16,993 1.000 soo 9,983 61.288 20.221 81.509 212.169 In the prewous year grants of £17.500 were unrestricted and £194,669 was restricted. 25-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 4. Analysls of incomirbg resources {contlnued) Unrestrlcled Restrl¢t•d Funds Funds Total 2021 Total 2020 Fees recelved: Durham Christian Partnership Food Bank Others- received others- deferred 25,500 25.500 7.333 7.333 5,000 {3.333) 1.667 7.333 25,500 32,833 All fees receNed in the previous year were unre$lri¢ted. Unr•slri¢t•d Restrfct Funds Funds Total 2021 Totsl 2020 Other Income 2.73B 2.854 4,911 In the previc4Js year other income of £358 was unrestricted and £4.553 was restricted. Unrestrlcted Restrfcted Totsl Funds Funds 2021 Total 2020 Inveslment Income Rental Income 44.488 44,488 59.913 44488 H488 59,913 All inve$trnenl in¢ome of in the previous year was unrestricted. Analysls of resources expend In the previous year expenditure of £56.916 was unrestricted and £142.813 wa5 restricted. Unrestrfcted Restrlcted Total Funds Funds 2021 Total 2020 Renl. rales and Insurance Rale$ Insuran¢e 2,066 2.702 367 2.735 3.102 3,215 2,735 5,950 4,768 In the prewous year expenditure of £2.058 was unrestricted and £2.710 was restricted. Trustee remuneratlon and expenses The trustees received no remuneration or expenses during the current and previous year. Fees for the examlnatlon of accounts 2021 2020 Independent examiners fees for reporting on accounts 3.000 2.460 All expenditure in the current and previous year was unrestricted. -26-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Wages & SalarJ•s 2021 2020 Gross wages.. salartes and benefits in kiThl Employgrs national insurance cost Pension costs 125.597 7.950 653 116.302 6.646 47S 134.200 123.423 UnStricted expenditure in the current year aMftted to £39.57812020= £16.3291 and restricted expenditure to £94,622 {2020.' £107,094). The average number of full time equivalent employees in the year 2021 2020 Charitable activities Taxatlon The charitable company is exempt Iroffl tsXati under Section 466 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 2010. Tanglble Assets Fixtures and fittings Property Total Cost At 1 January 2021 Disposals At 310•cember 2021 37.501 13.961 {741 13.887 51,462 1741 51.388 37.501 Depreclatlon At 1 January 2021 Charge for the year Disposals At 31 December 2021 1,853 1.447 {74} 3.226 1,853 1.447 1741 3.226 Carrylng amount At 31 December 2021 37.S01 10.661 48.162 Al 31 December 2020 37.501 12.108 49,609 10. Investments 2021 2020 At 1 January 2021 Additions lo investments at cost Gainlllossl on revaluation At 31 December 2021 115.086 115.086 115.086 115.086 Investments at c()st cornprlsed 2021 2020 Investment Properues 11S,086 115.086 -27-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 11. Debtors 2021 2020 Accrued income Prepayments 443 2.106 2,549 6,494 2,015 8.509 12. Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln one year 2021 2020 Bank loan Other creditors Deferred income Accruals 435 133 224 4,000 4,792 124 3.840 3.780 7.744 13. Credltors: amounts lalllng dua aft•r more Ihan one y•ar 2021 2020 Bank loan 49.565 49.$65 14. Rolated Party Transa¢tlon$ During the year L Robson was patd £nil (2020: £20) for providing services to the chanty. 15. CornmStments under Op•ratlng Leases The lotsl fulure minimum lease payments payable under nOnrelIable operating leases are 85 follows.. 2021 2020 Operating leases which expire: Within 1 year Within 2 10 5 years After rn0 than S years 1,293 1.293 1.293 1,293 -28-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 16. An•lysls of assets betwwn funds RoStrlct•d Ros•r¥e$ G¢nor•l Designat•d 2021 Reserwes R•s*rrfes Total Funds Tangible assets Investments Current assets Current liabilities Long term liabilities 48.162 115.086 48.162 115,086 141,528 14.792} 149,565) 250,419 29,598 (116) 111,930 (4.6761 (49.5651 57.689 29A82 163.248 Restrlcted Reserves General Deslgnated 2020 Reserves Reserves Total Funds TangiLle assèts Investments Current assets Current liabilities 49.609 115,086 49.609 11S.086 145,941 (7.744} 302,892 96.449 (3691 49.492 (7.374 96.080 42.117 164.695 -29-
FISCUS NORTH UMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEME1s YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 IT. Fun¢$ Of th• Chwity Bal¥ce 01.0121 ITmE Tr•lqrn (Lossl 31.1211 UnrestrfGied thjnds Gra1 funds ArGUw1ated suWu5 DèsnÈted fut TawtAe asset reser¥e Investrh¢nlproperty re8er Tolal Unrest funds 113225 P13211 143321 11.44n 4&162 115,086 11S.Mfj X6,812 113225 P47601 143321 ,937 01.0120 Trrnfyrn IL0551 31.1120 fvnd General tsnds Atcumulèted $urpK¢ DeswJatwJ lunds TangiNeasset reswY8 Inveslrnenl property resa Total unrestrdedfijnds .M3 77M 15&5ZW (W61 12,117 41.M1 111006 11. 11S.Q4 181330 79M38 15S.91fj1 20fj.812
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 17. Funds of th• Charlty {¢oTrllnued) Balance 01.01.21 Balanc• 31.12.21 Inrne Expendfture Tran$l•f$ Restrlthd funds BIG Lottery- SAFE ERDF CLLD My sisters Kitchen In Need Grants Bundles for babies Space lo Connect Ballinger Charitable Trust National lottery"BOGOF" Covid support Durharn Christian Partnership Food 8ank ASDA Foundation Crisis Donations Local Postcode Lottery Nats'onal Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus Community Support Fund COperative Local Community fund Enhanced Winter Offer 29.426 19.265 {6,4771 1.000 1,019 970 {46.S30) {2.1611 6,477 1395) 605 1475) {22) 1112> 112 (118) 9,491 4.674 25.$00 124.285) {506) (938) 17.584) 5,889 712 15.944 1.768 1.542 8,360 35.412 (35.432) 20 2.814 2.000 11.328) 1649) (119.389) 1.486 1.351 29,482 Total reslricled funds 96.080 48.459 4,332 31-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 17. Funds of the Charlty Icontlnued) Balance 01.01.20 Balan¢ 31.12.20 Income Expendi¢ur• Transfers Restrlcted funds BIG Lottery- SAFE ERDF CLLD My sisters Kitchen In Need Grants Bundles for babiès Asset purchase grants Good Things Foundation Space to Connect Bramnesty Community Chest Ballinger Charitable Trust National lottery"80GOF" Covid support Durham Christian Partnership Food Bank Crisis Donations Local Postcode Lottery National Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus Community Support Fund Total re$trl¢ted fund$ 21.865 {2.93S) 4,693 76.815 13.074 (69,254) (19,832) 9,693 1366) (4.42n 13,681) {19) 14,833) 1348) (335) 29.426 3,700 226 5.124 335 2,500 9.049 169 (2,500) (2.605) 16.993 100 1.000 soo (23.415) 1100) 11,000) 1388) 112 9.983 1249) {125) 9.609 11422 980 15,944 17.7481 12681 4,674 712 1S.944 47.385 111.344} 1142,8131 (629 19601 35,412 40,631 199,222 96,080 -32-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 17. Funds of the Charlty (contlnued) BIG Lottery SAFE is to provide hardship and crisis advice support to people in the local community and throughout the city. The Iransfer lo unrestricted reserves represents expenditure ulilised by the charity for the continued provision of adwce after the conclusion of the project as agreed with the donor. ERDF CLLD is airnèd to providé engagement. advicè and support for our SAFE serVe users to explore enterprising actwities rncluding business start-up as a roule out of poverty. 118lso provides Support lo existing entr8preneurs and lo1 businesses based in the most deprivgd mmunItio$ and wards of Sunderfand. Due to lack of opportunities to deliver services due to COVID-19 a deciort wa$ mado lo dis¢ontinu8 this project and uso unrestricted funds lo cover any shortfall in income. My Sister's Kitchen is a proie¢t to provide a safe place to rest, to access aLfvice and support during Ihe day for SAFE servie6 users. The transfer to unrestricied règerves in the prior year was the value of capital 8ssets purchased as part of the project. In Need Grants are specrfic individual grants for white goods and fumishings to enable SAFE service users lo utilise accommodation in the cty. The transfer to reserves represents accumulated individual underspends of loss than £10 which are nol required to be rePaj lo the grant fvnders artd are therefore available to uts'lise in other projects. Bundles for Babies was Sunderfand's first established Baby Bank supporting women, babies. parents. carers and families in crisis ihrough an increasing netsvork of referring organisations across the slatulory and Yntary sectors. The transfer is for the purchase of capital equipment for the project. Asset purchase grants in the prior year were made to enable the charity to purchase a local premise to provide a sustsinable base to deliver advice and support in the local community and provide a long lem source of income to the charity. This object was obtsined on purchase of the propety and the funds have therefore been transferred to unrestricted reserves. Good Things Foundation funded the delivery of digital inclusion training and support for people who lack the ¢onfidencg lo get online or access intemet services including access lo welfare benefits in the prior year. Further review of the 18m)s of the grant established that this grant was not restricted and as a result the grant was transferred to unrestricted reserves. Co-op Foundation funded Space lo Connect which included community eonsullalion and a Feasibility Study to explore new spaces to connect including a well-being eontainerextension. The grant also funded professional advice and services lo investigate the further development of the building. The transfer to unrestricted reserve$ in th8 Prior yèar was the value of capital assets purchased as part of the project. BRAmnesty aimed to maintain women and girts dignity and supports Indep9nden and enterprise In Sunderland via FISCUS and in The Gambia via volunteers. Community Chest from the Èast Area Committee ofsunderland City Couneil was a grant to provide food. toilètries and care paekages lo people in need in the local community. -33-
FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 17. Funds of thè Charlty (contlnuedl Ballinger Charitable Trust was a grant lo provide food and hygiene products lo people in neod during the period of COVID-19 restrictvJn$. National Lottery'BOGOF" COVID Support Grant was fvnded by Awards for All lo expand the existing Kitchen area with aim of further developing a commercial kitehen that would also support people in need via a Buy One. Give One Free180GOFI initiative. The translgr to unrestrieled reserves in the prior year was the value of capitsl assets pur¢ha$ed as part of the project. Durtwm Christian Partnership Food Bank is funding the provision of a full welfare benefits advice. money advice arbd crisis grants to members of the local community f¢ed to uge the 8er4ices of the Sunderland Food Bank. ASDA Foundation was a community grant for our Baby Bank project allowing us lo buy essential items for babies and families in need Crisis donations are fijnds raised from donations lo enable local thildren to be provided with school uniforms and other necessities lo access educational opportunittes. LOC Postcode Lottery are fund$ to develop a COTrproduced accessibl8 cornmunty garden space and various outdoor wellbeing activities for women survivors of domestic abuse struggling with mental health issues. The project is expected to start in January 2021 and last until December 2021. Coronavirus Community Support Fund ICCSF) was a grant administered by The Nats'onal Lottery Fund ITNLFI on behalf of the govemment and TNLF to support people in Crisis in Sunderland. This grant enabled the charity to cary out new activit18s arKI to support existing and new people in crisis affected in many different ways. by COVID-19. The funding was also to employ extra temporary staff. develop new centre based and home-based activities for service users and volunteers. co- design and co-produce a new community garden and alknlment wthin the existing community grounds and support with PPE and keeping everyone safe. The transfer lo reserves represents a small underspend which was not required lo be repaid lo th8 grant funders and are therefore available to ulilise in other projects. Sunderland Crty Council Enhanced Winter Offer is a grant to support people in crisis in Sunderland throughout the winter period. 18. Company Llmtted by Guarantee The charitable company is limited by guarantee in that every member undertakes to contributo such amounts as may be required in the event of the charitable company being woun&up. fcrt the payments of the debts, liabilities, and the cost of winding up not ex¢eeding £1 per member. -34-