**Charity number: 1154379 Company number: CE001319**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
**Trustees' report and financial statements**
**for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Legal and administrative information|**1**|
|Trustees report|**2 - 4**|
|Independent examiner's report|**5**|
|Statement of financial activities|**6**|
|Balance sheet|**7**|
|Notes to the financial statements|**8 - 12**|
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Legal and administrative information**
**Charity number** 1154379 **Company registration number** CE001319 **Business address** Shute Road Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire DL9 4RF 01748 832271 The Bridge Richmondshire jacqueline@thebridge-richmondshire.co **Registered office** Shute Road Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire DL9 4AF **Trustees** J Bromfield Chair M McGarry Treasurer J D'Arcy M Herdman Resigned R Jenkinson C Bowman Resigned M Walton Resigned K Foster Appointed 5 January 2023 M Leathart Appointed 5 January 2023 **Independent Examiner** Sara-Louise Dickman ACA 15 Newbiggin Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 4DR **Bankers** CAF Bank Limited 25 Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
**Page 1**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023**
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is operated by the trustees who delegate duties to the chief officer, Mrs J Brackenberry
## **Objectives and activities**
## _Mission Statement_
We are a registered charitable organisation aiming to provide a range of good quality community services in a friendly and comfortable setting. We are constantly seeking to improve and develop what we do.
## _Expectations for services_
People who use our services can expect to be welcomed and treated with respect in a caring, sensitive and confidential way. They will be supported to make new friends and can enjoy many social activities, as well as being encouraged to maintain independence and daily living skills and through our activities will be supported to learn new things.
People can also expect to be given full information about our services and services provided by other organisations, as well as being consulted about ways in which our services can be improved, whilst being provided with well managed services which reflect equal opportunities.
## _Expectations for employees_
Our staff and volunteers can expect to be highly valued and treated with respect, and will receive appropriate training so they can reciprocate that respect to those who use our services. Our staff and volunteers will be supported by their manager and given clear policies and procedures for their work.
## _The Charity's objectives_
The primary objective of our organsiation is to promote the welfare of people in the community, but in particular we aim to support more vulnerable people and people with specific needs. We aim to achieve this through the provision and management of a centre to provide services for that purpose for the benefit of such persons whom reside within the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire.
## **Achievements and performance**
## _Chair's Report_
I am pleased to report that we have sustained our valued day care support, for those in need of care, including dementia support. Our sitting service continues to give carers respite from caring for their loved ones and thank our volunteers who give their time and commitment to help this happen.
We were successful in our bid to North Yorkshire Council to become a Community Anchor in the Garrison locality. This enables us to deliver support during the cost-of-living crisis and build towards our plans to develop our community building to serve the wider community and become a hub of community activity in the next two to three years.
On behalf of all Trustees, thanks go to our manager and dedicated staff who provide the care and support to our beneficiaries as without their hard work we would not be able to make the difference we do.
**Page 2**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **Financial review**
## _Treasurer's report_
On 31st March 2023 the charity had funds of £105,938 (2022:£104,708) all of which were unrestricted in nature.
The day to day tasks and management of finances is one of many roles carried out by the Chief Officer, aided by the Centre Manager, for which the Trustees are most grateful.
Expenditure on the various projects has been tailored in line with the funding. Such projects maximise the efficient use of our excellent resources.
## _NYCC Stronger Communities funding_
This year the charity received £30,000 from North Yorkshire County Council's Stronger Communities fund. This funding is directly related to the hard work of the employees supporting the community during the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding is predicted to decrease going into the financial year ending 31 March 2024. Other grants are being reviewed and applied for to replace this income.
## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then 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 charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
**Page 3**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023**
On behalf of the board
J Bromfield **Chair**
**Page 4**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees on the unaudited financial statements of The Bridge Richmondshire.**
I report on the accounts of The Bridge Richmondshire for the year ended 31 March 2023 set out on pages 2 to 12.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act.
## **Basis of independent examiner's statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. 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:
- (i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep proper accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act
have not been met; or
- (ii) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
...........................................................
**Sara-Louise Dickman ACA Chartered Accountant Independent examiner 15 Newbiggin Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 4DR**
**Page 5**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Statement of financial activities**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2023**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Notes**
**£**
**Incoming resources**
Incoming resources from generating funds:
Voluntary income
2
91,268
Investment income
3
698
Incoming resources from charitable activities
4
-
**Total incoming resources**
91,966
**Resources expended**
Charitable activities
5
90,736
**Total resources expended**
90,736
**Net incoming resources**
**for the year**
1,230
Total funds brought forward
104,708
**Total funds carried forward**
105,938|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
91,268
698
-
91,966
90,736
90,736
1,230
104,708
105,938|**2022**
**Total**
**£**
92,287
19
25,000|
|---|---|---|
|||117,306|
|||85,436|
|||85,436|
|||31,870|
|||72,838|
|||104,708|
All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.
**The notes on pages 8 to 12 form an integral part of these financial statements.**
**Page 6**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023**
|**Notes**
**Current assets**
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling**
**due within one year**
11
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Funds**
12
Unrestricted income funds
**Total funds**|**2023**
**£**
**£**
5,825
102,064
107,889
)
(1,951
105,938
105,938
105,938
105,938|**2022**
**£**
**£**
4,129
103,852
107,981
)
(3,273
104,708
104,708
104,708
104,708|**2022**
**£**
**£**
4,129
103,852
107,981
)
(3,273
104,708
104,708
104,708
104,708|
|---|---|---|---|
||||104,708|
||||104,708|
||||104,708|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on and signed on its behalf by
## **J Bromfield Chair**
**The notes on pages 8 to 12 form an integral part of these financial statements.**
**Page 7**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **1. Accounting policies**
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and the preceding year.
## **1.1. Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financila Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practic applicable in the UK and REpublic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
## **1.2. Cashflow**
The charity has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS1 from the requirement to produce a cashflow statement because it is a small charity.
## **1.3. Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.
Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.
Gifts donated for resale are included as incoming resources within activities for generating funds when they are sold.
Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are receivable.
Income from investments is included in the year in which it is receivable.
## **1.4. Resources expended**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes including the charity's shop.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
**Page 8**
## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Notes to financial statements**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **1.5. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
- Fixtures, fittings and equipment 25% straight line Motor vehicles - 25% straight line
## **1.6. Leasing**
Rentals payable under operating leases are charged against income on a straight line basis over the lease term.
## **1.7. Defined contribution pension schemes**
The pension costs charged in the financial statements represent the contribution payable by the charity during the year.
## **2. Voluntary income**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
Donations & Fundraising
112
Groups/Services
34,744
Use of Rooms
10,993
Grants
45,419
91,268
**Investment income**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
Bank interest receivable
698
698
**Incoming resources from charitable activities**
Covid disruption insurance claim|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
112
34,744
10,993
45,419
91,268
**2023**
**Total**
**£**
698
698
**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
-|**2022**
**Total**
**£**
893
52,140
8,254
31,000|
|---|---|---|
|||92,287|
|||**2022**
**Total**
**£**
19|
|||19|
|||**2022**
**Total**
**£**
25,000|
|||25,000|
**3. Investment income**
**4. Incoming resources from charitable activities**
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## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023**
|**5.**|**Costs of charitable activities - by fund type**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**|**2023**|**2022**|
|||**funds**|**Total**|**Total**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Centre services|90,736|90,736|85,436|
|||90,736|90,736|85,436|
|**6.**|**Costs of charitable activities - by activity**||||
|||**Activities**|||
|||**undertaken**|**2023**|**2022**|
|||**directly**|**Total**|**Total**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Centre services|90,736|90,736|85,436|
|||90,736|90,736|85,436|
|**7.**|**Employees**||||
||**Employment costs**||**2023**|**2022**|
||||**£**|**£**|
||Wages and salaries||59,423|56,544|
||Pension costs||934|884|
||||60,357|57,428|
||No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 (2022 : None).||||
||**Number of employees**||||
||The average monthly numbers of employees (including the trustees) during the year,||calculated on the basis of||
||full time equivalents, was as follows:||||
|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|
|**Number**|**Number**|
|4|4|
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## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **8. Pension costs**
The company operates an auto enrolment pension scheme in respect of the employees. The scheme and its assets are held by independent managers. The pension charge represents contributions due from the company and was as follows:
|Pension charge
**Fixtures,**
**9.**
**Tangible fixed assets**
**fittings and**
**equipment**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2022 and
At 31 March 2023
1,014
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2022 and
At 31 March 2023
1,014
**Net book values**
At 31 March 2023
-
At 31 March 2022
-
**10.**
**Debtors**
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
**11.**
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
Other taxes and social security
Accruals and deferred income||**2023**
**£**
934
**Motor**
**vehicles**
**£**
34,222
34,222
-
-
**2023**
**£**
5,517
308
5,825
**2023**
**£**
-
1,951
1,951|**2022**
**£**
884
**Total**
**£**
35,236
35,236
-
-
**2022**
**£**
3,821
308
4,129
**2022**
**£**
565
2,708
3,273|**2022**
**£**
884|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
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## **The Bridge Richmondshire**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023**
|**12.**|**Analysis of net assets between funds**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**Unrestricted**||**Total**||
|||||**funds**||**funds**||
|||||**£**||**£**||
||Fund balances at 31 March 2023 as represented by:|||||||
||Current assets|||107,889||107,889||
||Current liabilities|||(1,951|)|(1,951|)|
|||||105,938||105,938||
|**13.**|**Unrestricted funds**|**At**||||**At**||
|||**1 April**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**||**31 March**||
|||**2022**|**resources**|**resources**||**2023**||
|||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**||
||Unrestricted Funds|104,708|91,966|)
(90,736||105,938||
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