## Together Liverpool 

Charity number 1151977 

A Company limited by guarantee number 8190148 

Annual Report and Financial Statements 

for the year ended 31 December 2021 




## Together Liverpool 

## Annual Report and Financial Statements 

for the year ended 31 December 2021 

|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' Annual Report|2 to 8|
|Independent Examiner's Report|9|
|Statement of financial activities|10|
|Balance sheet|11|
|Statement of Cash Flows|12|
|Notes to the accounts|13 to 19|



**Prepared by the Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service** 

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Together Liverpool 

## Trustees' Report 

The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2021, incompliance with S414C of the Companies Act 2006. 

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

Together Liverpool is a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee, governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association. During 2021 the charity’s relationship with CUF shifted from being a joint venture to Together Liverpool becoming a member of CUF’s Together Network. These trustees include: 

Reverend Ellen Loudon Canon Professor Hilary Russell David Bishop Richard Anthony Bennett Andrea McGanity Peter Bull Peter Hendry Spiers David Anthony Randall Lorna Mary Randall 

## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

The trustees, who are the directors of the company for the purposes of company law, are pleased to present their report and financial statements together with the independent examiner's report for the year ended 31 December 2021 

## **Method of appointment** 

Any person who is willing to act as a Director, and who is permitted by law to do so, may be appointed to be a Director by resolution of the Directors. 

## **Employees** 

The day to day operation of Together Liverpool is shared by staff members: Naomi Maynard (resigned October 2021), Deb James, Kate Eaglestone (started January 2021) and Kevin Peacock (resigned May 2021). In addition, Adeyinka Olushonde works as a freelance project worker. 

Employees are consulted on issues of concern to them by means of consultative meetings and regular staff meetings and have been kept informed on specific matters directly by the Chair of Trustees. Via the staff appraisal and supervision system, staff are engaged and encouraged to identify training needs. 

In accordance with the Diocese of Liverpool Equal Opportunity Policy, the Charity has an established fair employment practice in the recruitment, selection, retention and training. We are continuing to review and develop the diversity of our trustees, workforce and those we work closely with. We are seeking to more accurately reflect the communities we work with and will be seeking to particularly support those churches working with marginalised people groups. 

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## Trustees' report continued 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

Together Liverpool exists to build a just, generous and equal society. Whilst our roots lie in the Church of England we seek to work with a wide range of organisations for the benefits of those living in our diocese. 

The Objects of the charity are to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian based charities in the furtherance of their objects or any one of them, mainly but not exclusively, by the provision of information, advice, support and infrastructure provision, and the relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually through the provision of grants, goods or services. 

Through our work we seek to: 

· Organise, develop & establish Together Liverpool as a vehicle offering targeted support for identified church related projects working in key priority areas normally identified from good practice in the area covered; 

- Help individual churches to have a greater and more sustainable impact in tackling poverty in 

- their community through resourcing and equipping; 

- Network churches together and support them to build relationships with other key stakeholders 

- in the VCFSE 

- Enable churches to influence and shape social and economic policy; 

· Raise the profile of faith inspired social and community action which can be overlooked as they are often self-supporting, self-sustaining and volunteer led. In setting our objectives and planning our activities the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. 

## **Public Benefit** 

In setting our objectives and planning our activities the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. By supporting local churches to better deliver their social action work across the breadth of this local communities we support the addressing of poverty and positively impact on the wellbeing of local residents. 

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Together Liverpool 

## Trustees' report continued 

## **Together Liverpool Strategic report on Activities** 

## **Progress** 

2021 saw Together Liverpool begin our Lottery funded ‘Network of Kindness’ project and continue to focus on our emergency response to the Covid19 pandemic. The Network of Kindness was match funded by a series of grants providers including Joseph Rank Trust and LDBF who also provided inkind support. 

Much of our work through 2021 focussed on providing a significant emergency response during the pandemic. Much of our efforts centred around food, which proved to be a major focus for our work in the last year. We supported the distribution of emergency food parcels, set-up of eight new food pantries and managed a Feast of Fun grants scheme for food activities reaching thousands of children. 

We have made important progress developing our strategic aims and articulating values and our staff teams has grown in order to deliver the Network of Kindness. In December our Trustees appointed a new Executive Director who will start work with us in spring 2022. This follows the departure of our Just Finance Lead Executive and Food Insecurity Lead Executive who have both stepped into opportunities to grow projects in their specialist areas with partner organisations, and we’re grateful they remain in our growing network. 

Our new Social Action Lead Development Officer has developed new mechanisms to enhance our asset-based community development approach to connecting and enhancing social action amongst churches and communities. As you will read this has included the piloting of community survey for churches, the development of social action plans, and mapping. 

We have undergone significant development in the structure of Together Liverpool as an organisation, including the re-defining of our governance arrangements with the Church Urban Fund, who remain a member alongside the Diocese of Liverpool, although no longer a direct funder. 

We continue to work hard to build on and develop partnerships with other organisations. In particular our work to launch Feeding Liverpool as an independent charity so that food insecurity in Liverpool can be better addresses was a source of significant pride. We’re also grateful for the continued support of CUF, Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance, St Helens & Halton VCA, Liverpool Diocesan Council for Social Aid as well as VS6. 

## **Highlights January 2021 to Jan 2022** 

 **Winter Boost -** April 2021 saw the completion of the Winter Boost Project which supplemented 13,800 food bank parcels with extra fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs and tinned fish, to boost the vitamin and mineral intake of Liverpool’s most vulnerable families in acute food crisis, in partnership with Feeding Liverpool, North & South Liverpool Foodbanks, and Micah Liverpool. 

 **Covid Cash Courses –** April 2021 saw the completion of our year-long Covid Cash Course programme. These free on-line sessions reached 170 community leaders with education to support those experiencing financial insecurity due to the pandemic. 

 **Food Pantries –** from April 2021 to January 2022 We have either directly funded or supported the set-up of nine new community food pantries in South Liverpool and Wigan, and St Helens. These pantries are currently reaching more than 1,059 members, saving each member an average £14.29 from their weekly shopping bills. This amounted to more than £42,000 saved over three months in South Liverpool and Wigan alone, Aug-Nov 2021. 

 **Feast of Fun–** We distributed £14,500 in grants of between £75 and £500 to 42 churches to run food and community activities for families, in February 2021 and summer 2021. These included cooking classes, breakfast and holiday clubs, packed lunches and food parcels. These activities reached 5,660 people including 3,314 children and involved 362 volunteers. 

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## Trustees' report continued 

 **Social Action Plans –** We have completed 71 Social Action Plans for individual projects at churches in two Deaneries. This new mechanism was launched in summer 2021 to monitor and evaluate local social action projects, and support them to grow and connect with others  **Community surveys –** This summer we piloted a bespoke Community Survey for churches, designed to provide a unique insight into local community assets and need, and support church members to engage with the social and justice issues within their communities.  **Let’s Talk Money Course** – We have launched the roll out of this new course aimed at supporting 14 to 21-year olds in the transition to independent budging. During the past 6 months we have begun training school chaplains and vicars to deliver the course. Currently 2 school chaplains in Wigan and 4 church leaders in St Helens are delivering in their areas. 

 **Growing Good course -** We have introduced over 20 churches to this national Church Urban Fund training course supporting the effective running of social action projects.  **Networking Kindness –** In the last year we have carried out 148 individual engagements with churches across the Diocese of Liverpool area. Our team has networked with more than 130 local, regional and national organisations, and made 110 Network of Kindness connections – linking up churches, community groups and charities to grow social action. 

 **Mapping –** We have launched a mapping exercise to focus on each geographical Deanery area to evaluate what projects are ongoing, encourage more collaboration and signposting, identify gaps in provision and avoid duplication. 

 **Storytelling:** We have produced 14 newsletters each reaching an audience of 900+ subscribers with community resource information, advice on change-making events, funding and volunteer opportunities. We have significantly increased awareness of our work and the work of our partners in the media including regional ITV, BBC, print and on-line publications. 

 We also have a growing voice on social media, with an average monthly reach of 54,000 impressions on Twitter and growing activity on YouTube and Facebook, where we share stories about social action projects as well as on our website.  **Good Food Plan –** We engaged 300 people co-hosting the launch of the Good Food Plan and pledge event at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, including providing media and video support to this trailblazing food alliance led by our partners Feeding Liverpool and backed by both the Bishop and Archbishop of Liverpool. This partnership continues as we support the development of emerging food alliances across the Diocese of Liverpool area. 

 **Events -** We provided video support to amplify the voice of social justice activists speaking about Modern Slavery, Racial Equality, Displaced People, Nuclear Disarmament and Disability Rights at a Peace Vigil in Liverpool Cathedral. We were instrumental in organising and promoting two events to raise awareness of climate justice around the Cop26 conference, engaging a total 3,200 people with activities at Liverpool Cathedral. 

We continue to work towards structural changes to systems which create and embed inequalities. We are part of the VS6 group, representing faith-based organisations across the City Region, the City Region’s Poverty and Life chances group and Liverpool’s Covid Food Insecurity taskforce. We continue to support campaigns to influence public policy and champion justice for all including Reset the Debt, Plenty to Share, Stop the Traffik, and Right to Food. 

The pandemic has presented challenges, leading to much of our work has being focused on food insecurity as urgent need. Continuing uncertainty around restrictions meant we needed also to be agile in funding projects such as Feast of Fun activities, with options for these to be hosted on-line; it has meant cancelling or postponing some in-person events such as a Modern Slavery vigil, and it has been a challenge for the Places of Welcome loneliness projects we helped launch pre-pandemic to reopen as hoped. 

An ongoing challenge remains securing match funding for our National Lottery grant for the next two years, and we are most grateful for the Joseph Rank Trust funding to help achieve this in 2022. 

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## Trustees' report continued 

## **Goals for Charity Development for 2021/22** 

2022 will be a key year for Together Liverpool. We are delighted our new Chief Executive will join us in Spring 2022 to lead the Network of Kindness project on to the next stage of growth as we migrate from direct delivery of projects, to refocus on strategic network facilitation. 

Overall our goal for 2022 is to establish the Network of Kindness, with our core roles being to listen to the experience of those in our local communities, connect and equip churches, communities and charities with partners and resources, and influence to speak truth to power, and address poverty and injustice. 

In our existing streams of work for the year we hope to: 

- Develop our pathways for working with churches 

- Develop our social action planning work to enable churches to launch new social action projects 

and 

- Launch our Network and clarify the model for adding value to those who we’re working with. 

- Develop Fundraising strategy and improve financial sustainability 

- Celebrate ‘Network of Kindness’ 

## **Financial Review** 

The operational deficit on the general fund during the year (£13,561) (surplus £79,287: 2020) As at 31 December 2021 total unrestricted funds of £42,935 were held 

## **Reserves policy** 

The charity’s free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £42,935. The trustees have adopted a policy to retain sufficient funds to enable the smooth running of the charity and to enable an orderly winding up should that become necessary. The policy is reviewed regularly. The level of reserves to be maintained is 6 months of future budgeted core costs. The trustees estimate this to be approximately £54,250 for 2021. 

The year-end position is adequate for the revised level of activity and proposed staffing recruitment for 2022. 

## **Risk Management** 

The trustees are developing an ongoing risk management strategy which comprises: 

- an annual review of the principal risks and uncertainties that the charity faces; 

- the establishment of policies, systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified in the 

- annual review; and 

- the implementation of procedures designed to minimise or manage any potential impact on the 

- charity should those risks materialise. 

Financial sustainability continues to be a major risk. A key element in the management of financial risk is a regular review of available liquid funds to settle debts as they fall due, regular liaison with the bank and active management of trade debtors and creditors balances to ensure sufficient working capital by the charity. 

The charity follows the staffing, health and safety, safeguarding, financial and all other guidance, policies and procedures outlined by its two partner organisations: the Diocese of Liverpool and Church Urban Fund. 

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## Reference and Administrative Details 

## Together Liverpool 

## Charity number 1151977 

## A Company limited by guarantee number 8190148 

The trustees, who are the directors of the company for the purposes of company law, are pleased to present their report and financial statements together with the independent examiner's report for the year ended 31 December 2021. 

The trustees during the year were: **Name** 

Reverend Canon Dr Ellen Loudon Canon Professor Hilary Russell David Bishop Richard Anthony Bennett Andrea Mcganity Peter Bull Peter Hendry Spiers David Anthony Randall Lorna Mary Randall 

**Position Dates** Chair resigned October 2021 Company secretary resigned October 2021 

## **Method of appointment** 

Any person who is willing to act as a Director, and who is permitted by law to do so, may be appointed to be a Director by resolution of the Directors. 

## **Registered address** 

St James' House 20 St James Road Liverpool Merseyside L1 7BY 

## **Independent examiner** 

on behalf of: 

## **Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service** 

Beacon Building College Street St Helens WA10 1TF 

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## Reference and Administrative Details 

## Together Liverpool 

## Charity number 1151977 A Company limited by guarantee number 8190148 

## **Bankers** 

Lloyds Bank 88-94 Church Street Liverpool L1 3HD 

## **Governing document** 

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated 23 August 2012. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. 

## **Objects of the organisation** 

The Objects of the charity are to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian based charities in the furtherance of their objects or any one of them, mainly but not exclusively by the provision of information, advice, support and infrastructure provision, and the relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually through the provision of grants, goods or services. 

The purpose of Together Liverpool is to enhance the capacity of the Churches' mission and neighbourliness in the poorest communities in the diocesan area (their clergy, ministers, leaders, lay staff, volunteers, projects and people) engaging every Church in addressing poverty. 

## **Approval** 

This report, which has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies, was approved by the trustees on 30th September 2022 and signed on their behalf by: 


Richard Bennett Company Secretary 


Rev Canon Dr Ellen Loudon Chair of Trustees 

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Together Liverpool 

## Statement of Directors' responsibilities 

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial accounts for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; 

observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and 

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

Approved by the Board on 30th September 2022 and signed on behalf of the directors by: 


Reverend Canon Dr Ellen Loudon Chair of Trustees 

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## Independent Examiner's report to the trustees of Together Liverpool 

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2021 set out on pages 10 to 19 

## **Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and examiner** 

The charity's trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: 

q examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; 

q to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and 

q state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of Independent examiner's statement** 

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

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: 

q to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and 

q to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice:  Accounting and Reporting by Charities 

have not been met; or 

2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Jane Williams MAAT **Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service** St Maries Lugsdale Road Widnes WA8 6DB 

30th September 2022 

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## Together Liverpool Statement of Financial Activities 

## (Including Income & Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 December 2021 

|Notes<br>2021<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>£<br>**Income from:**<br>Income from donations<br>(4)<br>300<br>Income from charitable activities<br>(5)<br>8,500<br>Other incoming resources<br>(6)<br>-<br>**Total incoming resources**<br>8,800<br>**Resources expended**<br>Charitable activities<br>(7)<br>7,227<br>**Net incoming / (outgoing) resources**<br>1,573<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>(69,298)<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>(67,725)<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>**Total funds as at 01 January 2021**<br>110,660<br>**Total funds as at 31 December 2021**<br>42,935|2021<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>111,769<br>-<br>111,769<br>126,902<br>(15,134)<br>69,298<br>54,165<br>-<br>54,165|2021<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>300<br>120,269<br>-<br>120,569<br>134,129<br>(13,561)<br>-<br>(13,561)<br>110,660<br>97,615|2020<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>570<br>134,435<br>900|
|---|---|---|---|
||||135,905|
||||56,618|
||||79,287<br>-|
||||79,287<br>31,373|
||||110,660|



The above statement includes all gains and loses recognised during the year. All activities are regarded as continuing. 

The Notes on pages 14 to 19 form an integral part of these accounts. 

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## Together Liverpool 

## Charity number 1151977 

## A Company limited by guarantee number 8190148 Balance sheet 

## as at 31 December 2021 

|2021<br>Unrestricted<br>**Fixed Assets**<br>£<br>Tangible Assets<br>(10)<br>-<br>**Total fixed assets**<br>-<br>**Current Assets**<br>Debtors and prepayments<br>(11)<br>-<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>(12)<br>135,722<br>**Total current assets**<br>135,722<br>**Current liabilities:**<br>**amounts falling due within one year**<br>Creditors (due within one year)<br>(13)<br>92,788<br>**Total current liabilities**<br>92,788<br>**Net Assets**<br>42,934<br>**Funds of the charity**<br>Restricted Funds<br>-<br>Unrestricted funds<br>42,935<br>**Total Funds**<br>(14)<br>42,935|2021<br>Restricted<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>54,165<br>54,165<br>-<br>-<br>54,165<br>54,165<br>-<br>54,165|2021<br>Total<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>189,887<br>189,887<br>92,788<br>92,788<br>97,099<br>54,165<br>42,935<br>97,099|2020<br>Total<br>£<br>53|
|---|---|---|---|
||||53|
||||8,984<br>123,500|
||||132,483|
||||21,876|
||||21,876|
|||||
||||110,660|
||||-<br>110,660|
||||110,660|



The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) confirm that for the year ended 31 December 2021 

the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, and 

the members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in . accordance with section 476 of the Act 

the trustees acknowledge their responsiblities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts 

The notes on pages 14 to 19 form an integral part of these accounts. 

These accounts, which have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies, were approved by the trustees on 30th September 2022 and signed on their behalf by: 

Richard Bennett Company Secretary 

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## Together Liverpool STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 

## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 December 2021 

|**Cash flows from operating activities:**<br>Net income/(expenditure) per SOFA<br>Depreciation<br>(Increase)/decrease in debtors<br>(11)<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>(13)<br>**Net increase/(decrease) in cash:**<br>**Total cash as at 01 January 2021**<br>**Total cash as at 31 December 2021**|2021<br>£<br>(13,561)<br>53<br>8,984<br>70,911<br>66,387<br>66,387<br>123,500<br>189,887|2020<br>£<br>79,287<br>50<br>(8,984)<br>3,113|
|---|---|---|
|||73,466|
|||73,466<br>50,034|
|||123,500|



The notes on pages 14 to 19 form an integral part of these accounts. 

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## Together Liverpool 

## Notes to the accounts 

## for the year ended 31 December 2021 

## **1 Basis of preparation** 

These accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention, 

- **1.1** with items recognised at cost or transaction value, unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s), in accordance with: 

   - (a)    The Charities Act 2011 

   - (b)    The Companies Act 2006 

   - (c) The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland: FRS 102 

   - (d) Accounting & Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (Charities SORP FRS 102) (effective January 2015) 

- **1.3** The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102 

- [trustees][consider][that][there][are][not][material][uncertainties][about][the][charity's][ability][to] 

- **1.4**[The] continue as a going concern. 

## **2 Accounting Policies** 

## **2.1 Fund accounting** 

(a)   Unrestricted funds are those that can be expended at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the objects of the charity. 

(b)   Restricted funds are those that may only be used for specific purposes.  Restrictions arise when specified by the donor, or when funds are raised for specific purposes. 

- (c)   The purposes of the funds are shown in Note 7a. 

## **2.2 Income** 

- (a) Income is recognised and included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the income; receipt is probable; and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

- (b) Where income has related expenditure (e.g. project activities), the income and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA. 

- (c)   Bank interest is recognised when credited to the account. 

- (d) Gift Aid, where appropriate, is recognised in the same accounting period as the donation to which it relates. 

- (e)   Income, which is subject to conditions that the charity has yet to fulfil, or which is specifically for use in a future accounting period, is treated as deferred income. 

## **2.3 Expenditure and liabilities** 

- (a)   Expenditure is recognised on the accruals basis. 

- (b)   The charity is not registered for VAT, thus all costs are shown inclusive of VAT charged. 

(c)   Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay out resources. 

(d)   Governance costs include the costs of preparation and examination of the statutory accounts, the cost of trustee meetings and the cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters. 

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## Together Liverpool 

## Notes to the accounts 

## for the year ended 31 December 2021 

## **2.4 Tangible Fixed Assets** 

(a)   Tangible fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £250.  They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at their value on receipt. 

Rates of depreciation 

Equipment:                         33% reducing balance 

## **2.5 Debtors** 

- (a)   Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due. 

(b)   Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. 

## **2.6 Cash** 

(a)   Cash comprises bank deposits repayable on demand and any short-term highly liquid investments with a maturity date of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

## **2.7 Creditors** 

(a)   Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably.  Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount, usually the invoice amount. 

- (b)   Accrued charges are normally valued at their settlement amount. 

## **2.8 Taxation** 

The charity is not liable to income tax or capital gains tax on its charitable activities. 

## **3 Transactions with trustees and related parties** 

No trustees received any remuneration or expenses during the accounting period. 

Owing to the nature of the charity's activities and the composition of the board of trustees (being drawn from local statutory and voluntary organisation), it is inevitable that transactions will take place with organisations in which a trustee may have an interest. All transactions in which a trustee may have an interest are conducted at arm's length and in accordance with the charity's financial regulations and expenditure procedures. No transactions were indentified which should be disclosed under FRS 102. 

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## Together Liverpool 

## Notes to the accounts 

## for the year ended 31 December 2021 

|**4**<br>**Income from donations and legacies**<br>Donations from individuals<br>**5**<br>**Income from charitable activities**<br>Joseph Rank Trust<br>LCR Cares<br>Lottery COVID 19<br>LDCSA: Fundraising<br>LDCSA: Core<br>National Lottery Fund<br>Raft Foundation<br>Albert Gubay<br>LDBF<br>Micah Insurance<br>Feeding Britain<br>EL Rathbone<br>Archdiocese - Feeding Liverpool<br>Church Urban Fund<br>**6**<br>**Other Incoming resources from**<br>**charitable activities**<br>Other incoming resources|2021<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>£<br>300<br>300<br>2021<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>8,500<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>8,500<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-|2021<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>2021<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>10,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>28,819<br>-<br>30,000<br>-<br>1,450<br>25,000<br>1,500<br>-<br>15,000<br>111,769<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-|2021<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>300<br>300<br>2021<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>10,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>28,819<br>-<br>30,000<br>8,500<br>1,450<br>25,000<br>1,500<br>-<br>15,000<br>120,269<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-|2020<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>570|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||570|
|||||2020<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>10,000<br>10,900<br>40,400<br>10,000<br>5,000<br>28,819<br>4,000<br>5,000<br>8,500<br>484<br>-<br>-<br>7,582<br>3,750|
|||||134,435|
|||||Total<br>funds<br>£<br>900|
|||||900|



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## Together Liverpool 

## Notes to the accounts 

## for the year ended 31 December 2021 

## **7 Expenditure of charitable activities** 

|2021<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>**_Direct Costs_**<br>£<br>Salaries and NICs<br>(3)<br>6,336<br>Sessional Workers<br>-<br>Staff Travel & Training<br>163<br>Recruitment<br>-<br>Telephone & Internet<br>-<br>Evalution & Marketing<br>-<br>External fundraising<br>-<br>Expenses<br>-<br>Publications & Subscriptions<br>119<br>Insurance<br>-<br>Van Expenses<br>146<br>Professional fees<br>-<br>Conferences & Meeting fees<br>-<br>Projects / Set Up Costs<br>367<br>Small Grants<br>-<br>Equipment<br>-<br>Depreciation<br>53<br>Governance Costs<br>(8)<br>43<br>**Total resources expended**<br>7,227|2021<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>**_Direct Costs_**<br>£<br>Salaries and NICs<br>(3)<br>6,336<br>Sessional Workers<br>-<br>Staff Travel & Training<br>163<br>Recruitment<br>-<br>Telephone & Internet<br>-<br>Evalution & Marketing<br>-<br>External fundraising<br>-<br>Expenses<br>-<br>Publications & Subscriptions<br>119<br>Insurance<br>-<br>Van Expenses<br>146<br>Professional fees<br>-<br>Conferences & Meeting fees<br>-<br>Projects / Set Up Costs<br>367<br>Small Grants<br>-<br>Equipment<br>-<br>Depreciation<br>53<br>Governance Costs<br>(8)<br>43<br>**Total resources expended**<br>7,227|2021<br>Restricted<br>funds|2021<br>Total<br>funds|2020<br>Total<br>funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£<br>6,336<br>-<br>163<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>119<br>-<br>146<br>-<br>-<br>367<br>-<br>-<br>53<br>43<br>7,227|£<br>61,199<br>2,040<br>337<br>196<br>134<br>1,070<br>1,035<br>96<br>1,305<br>1,516<br>1,552<br>-<br>117<br>38,385<br>15,473<br>2,087<br>-<br>360<br>126,902|£<br>67,535<br>2,040<br>500<br>196<br>134<br>1,070<br>1,035<br>96<br>1,424<br>1,516<br>1,698<br>-<br>117<br>38,752<br>15,473<br>2,087<br>53<br>403<br>134,129|£<br>25,101<br>-<br>1,228<br>140<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>511<br>-<br>1,620<br>8,261<br>1,000<br>377<br>15,227<br>-<br>2,515<br>50<br>588|
|||||56,618|



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## Together Liverpool 

## Notes to the accounts 

## for the year ended 31 December 2021 

|**8**<br>**Governance Costs**<br>Independent Examiners' fee<br>Administration<br>**9**<br>**Staff costs and numbers**<br>Gross salaries<br>Employee Insurance<br>Employer's NI<br>Pensions|2021<br>£<br>360<br>43<br>403<br>2021<br>£<br>57,882<br>258<br>4,198<br>5,197<br>67,535|2020<br>£<br>575<br>13|
|---|---|---|
|||588|
|||2020<br>£<br>21,929<br>68<br>1,540<br>1,564|
|||25,101|



No employee earned £60,000 per annum or more in the current accounting period The average number of employees during the year was 1 FTE (2020: 1) 

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## Together Liverpool 

## Notes to the accounts 

## for the year ended 31 December 2021 

|**10 **<br>**11 **<br>**12 **<br>**13 **|**Tangible assets**<br>**Cost**<br>At 1 January 2021<br>Additions<br>At 31 December 2021<br>**Depreciation**<br>At 1 January 2021<br>Charge for year<br>At 31 December 2021<br>**Net book value**<br>At 31 December 2021<br>At 1st January 2018<br> **Debtors and prepayments**<br>Debtors<br>Prepayments<br> **Cash at bank and in hand**<br>Current Account<br> **Creditors and accruals**<br>Creditors|Furniture &<br>Equipment<br>£<br>1,285<br>-<br>1,285<br>1,232<br>53<br>1,285<br>-<br>53<br>2021<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2021<br>£<br>189,887<br>189,887<br>2021<br>£<br>92,788<br>92,788|Total<br>£<br>1,285<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||1,285|
||||1,232<br>53|
||||1,285|
|||||
||||-|
|||||
||||53|
||||2020<br>£<br>8,984<br>-|
||||8,984|
||||2020<br>£<br>123,500|
||||123,500|
||||2020<br>£<br>21,876|
||||21,876|



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## Together Liverpool Statement of Financial Activities 

## (Including Income & Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 December 2021 

## **14 Comparative income and expenditure by fund type** 

|**Income from:**<br>Income from donations<br>Income from charitable activities<br>Other incoming resources<br>**Total incoming resources**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>**Net incoming / (outgoing) resources**<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>**Total funds as at 01 January 2021**<br>**Total funds as at 31 December 2021**|2021<br>£<br>300<br>8,500<br>-<br>8,800<br>7,227<br>1,573<br>(69,298)<br>(67,725)<br>110,660<br>42,935<br>Unrestricted|2020<br>£<br>570<br>17,734<br>900<br>19,204<br>-<br>19,204<br>60,084<br>79,288<br>31,372<br>110,660<br>Funds|2021<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>111,769<br>116,700<br>-<br>-<br>111,769<br>116,700<br>126,902<br>56,616<br>(15,134)<br>60,084<br>69,298<br>(60,084)<br>54,165<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>54,165<br>-<br>Restricted Funds|2021<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>111,769<br>116,700<br>-<br>-<br>111,769<br>116,700<br>126,902<br>56,616<br>(15,134)<br>60,084<br>69,298<br>(60,084)<br>54,165<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>54,165<br>-<br>Restricted Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||116,700|
|||||56,616|
|||||60,084<br>(60,084)|
|||||-<br>-|
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