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YORK PRIDE

2021 Annual Report

1[st] September 2020 – 31[st] August 2021 York Pride / Registered Charity: 1154441 / www.yorkpride.org.uk Registered address: 248 Fifth Avenue, York, YO31 0PN

Introduction

2021 has continued to be challenging due to the ongoing implications of COVID19. Whilst it was clear a physical event was never going to be possible in June 2021 we had planned a large online Pride. However restrictions began to ease it became clear this wasn’t the kind of event that would gain support and we scaled back these plans to be replaced by an 1 hour online concert by La Voix to mark the York Pride weekend.

Our aims and objectives are:

To promote equality and diversity for the public benefit, in particular the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, of those living in York and the surrounding areas, by:

1. Raising awareness and educating the public about the issues and difficulties affecting the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people;

2. Cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality through celebrating the diversity of the LGBT community, and;

3. Staging an annual LGBT festival and smaller events, including regular social events for the LGBT community, in a safe environment throughout the year;

4. Providing funding and/or grants and/or donations to other charitable and voluntary organisations which the trustees shall from time to time determine.

About York Pride

York Pride is a registered charity which aims to promote equality, diversity, and advances in education, in order to eliminate discrimination against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.

York Pride raises awareness of LGBT issues by promoting and staging events, taking part in campaigning and commentary in the media, and providing support to other LGBT charities and voluntary organisations. We also promote the provision of information, advice, and support that celebrate LGBT lives and history. We aim for York to be a place where everybody knows that the diversity offered by the LGBT community is something to be celebrated and in which LGBT people can feel safe and accepted.

We believe that inclusiveness improves the self-esteem and provides a sense of belonging, which helps to diminish the psychological effects of discrimination faced by individuals in daily life.

Our summer Pride event, which takes place within a Pride festival week, provides our main platform for a celebration of the diversity of the LGBT community in a context of entertainment, inclusivity and fun. The event is a focus for the visibility of the LGBT community in York and provides an opportunity to draw attention to important LGBT issues.

York Pride is operated by a small team of unpaid volunteers who are working hard to continue to improve Pride for the benefit of the LGBT and wider community. We depend upon sponsorship, donations from events, local businesses and supporters and money we raise through our fundraising activities.

We are always keen to improve what we do and to be welcoming to all members of the community. If you have any comments or feedback or would like to get involved in any way, we would love to hear from you.

Chair’s Report – 2020

This past year has been a difficult one, with less certainty than the previous year owing to COVID19 and constantly changing rules and restrictions. At one point we were prepared to commit to a large online series of events but, when Government guidelines changed, were caught between a rock and a hard place. We could not put on a full in-person event, but restrictions had been relaxed to the point where we could not envisage people being happy to stay inside and watch online events.

We therefore reigned in our offering to include only Drag Time Storytimes and a La Voix event. These both achieved low viewer counts, confirming our decision to hold back our efforts and not use funds which would be needed to get physical events back up and running.

Financial Review

York Pride remains in a strong financial position. This is due to the hardwork and dedication of the committee and trustees.

Our aim is to have enough is reserve to be able to afford the next years Pride event, should some unforeseen circumstances effect us such as loss of major sponsor, weather related issues such as loss of income on the day due to rain and lower attendance.

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees Annual Report and Accounts

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees

Signature Full Name Greg Stephenson Position Chair Date 25/06/22

York Pride

(Charity Number: 1154441)

Trustees Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended

31 August 2021

Charity Accounts Independent Examination Services

York Pride

(Charity Number: 1154441)

Contents
Index	Page
Independent Examiner's Report	1
Receipts & Payments Accounts	1
Statement of Assets and Liabilities	2
Notes to the Accounts	3

York Pride

(Charity Number: 1154441)

Receipts & Payments Accounts for theperiod ended: 31 August 2021	Receipts & Payments Accounts for theperiod ended: 31 August 2021	Receipts & Payments Accounts for theperiod ended: 31 August 2021	Receipts & Payments Accounts for theperiod ended: 31 August 2021	Receipts & Payments Accounts for theperiod ended: 31 August 2021
Payments Receipts Total receipts Other Refunds Events Stalls Sponsorship Donations Merchandise Pride Fundraising Community pot Raffle Events Merchandise Balance brought forward Total payments Admin & other costs Balance carried forward Net of receipts/(payments)	Unrestricted funds £ 3,000 - 207 - - 8,850 8 12,065 2,490 - - - - - 675 3,165 8,900 66,595 75,495	Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	31 August 2021 Total funds £ 3,000 - 207 - - 8,850 8 12,065 2,490 - - - - - 675 3,165 8,900 66,595 75,495	31 August 2020 Total funds £ 19,150 3,865 3,420 2,045 1,803 - -
				30,283
				9,800 156 - 990 - - 1,402
				12,348
				17,935 48,660
				66,595

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York Pride

(Charity Number: 1154441)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities at:	31 August 2021	31 August 2021
		31 August 2020 Total funds £ 27,563 38,889 143
		66,595
		2020 Total funds £ 280

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York Pride

(Charity Number: 1154441)

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended: 31 August 2021

Basis of accounts

The Trustees have taken advantage of section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 and prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.

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