2023-12-31-accounts - The Besom In Haringey

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Section A		Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address
				THE BESOM IN HARINGEY



				1156081

				44 GROSVENOR ROAD
				MUSWELL HILL
				LONDON
				Postcode				N10 2DP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
1	GUY CARTER
2	CATHERINE MERCER	From 10 April 2024
3	PAUL MERCER	From 10 April 2024

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
none

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address none Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CONSTITUTION Dated 19 Jan 2014 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION WHOSE ONLY How the charity is constituted VOTING MEMBERS ARE ITS CHARITABLE TRUSTEES (eg. trust, association, company) APPOINTED BY EXISTING TRUSTEES AT MEETING Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) Additional governance issues (Optional information)

The Besom in Haringey is part of the wider Besom network of local
You may choose to include initiatives. For more details see www.besom.com.
additional information, where relevant, about:
● policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the

The objects of the CIO are for the public benefit and are to relieve

charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional details of objectives Youmay chooseto include further statements, where relevant, about: ●policy on grantmaking; ●policy programme related investment; ●contribution made by volunteers.	financial hardship and sickness and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind in Haringey and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit and to fulfill such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the Charity.
	The organisation exists to provide a bridge between those who want to give time, money, skills or possessions and those in need. It is focused on doing this in the London Borough of Haringey. Those in need are frequently referred by social workers in Haringey and these needs are then matched with those willing to give. In organising and carrying out the work of the charity the Trustees have read the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The Trustees are confident that the work of the Charity fulfills these requirements.
	and activities (Optional information)
	The Besom in Haringey has no policies on grant making or on programme related investment. The execution of the Charity’s objectives takes place through volunteers, whether giving time in the office to organise collections and deliveries, time to go collect and deliver furniture, time to organise and deliver Christmas hampers.

Section D Achievements and performance

By the end of August 2022, the charity only had one remaining trustee Summary of the main and was therefore not making any material decisions whilst new trustees achievements of the charity were found. during the year Going into 2023, the charity was still operating and executing the operational requirements of the charity commission, whilst exploring options to rebuild our volunteer base and recruit new trustees. In April 2023, we were delighted that Paul and Cath Mercer, both long term supporters of Besom, decided to become Trustees and help to rebuild our operations.

From that point onwards, we were able to gradually gain momentum to start operating van runs and serving those around us in the community, rebuild our operations, start supporting families in our borough and seek out some more volunteers for our work.

1. Van Runs

We completed 3 deliveries to families at the end of 2023, helping 7 families and collecting items from 6 generous donors from the area. After a difficult year, it was wonderful to be able to help these families right before Christmas.

2. Trustees and Volunteers

Our trustee team recovered to 3 people and we are still looking to add 1 or 2 more, ideally from other churches in the borough. After a careful start, we also found about half a dozen volunteers for our van team schedule, including several new people.

3. Prayer

All aspects of our Besom’s work continue to be supported by a small but committed prayer team that regularly prayers for our work, in particular how we can meet specific needs. Time and again, we are amazed as to how, once we have prayed, someone steps forward and offers us an item that we need, as well as how logistical obstacles are overcome following prayer.

4. Christmas Hampers

Our hampers project is one of our highlights and was a priority for us even with limited capacity this year. With the support of many people who support this initiative year on year we were again able to create a wide range of beautiful hampers for individuals and families, working with social workers to identify those who would most benefit from them. We were able to deliver 32 hampers to families before Christmas.

5. Van

We continue to be thankful for our friends at the Salvation Army in Wood Green who provide free secure parking for us. The van, after many months not being used, had several major issues to be fixed before we could restart our deliveries. The possible offer of storage from Haringey Council did not happen, therefore we often need to store items in the van for short periods of time, which means using ZipVan isn’t possible until we have a storage location, so we decided to get the van repaired. It is clear that we will need to replace it at some point or use ZipVan if can find a solution for the need for temporary storage..

6. Finances

When Besom stopped working in late 2022, we informed our financial supporters any many of them paused their contributions. We still have ongoing costs, mainly related to the van (tax, ULEZ) and insurance, but our financial position remains sound. As we gain more momentum it is

likely we’ll need to raise money for a replacement van at some point.

Section E Financial review

The Besom in Haringey does not have any reserves and has no policy on Brief statement of the this topic. The bank account is kept in credit by managing expenditure. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)

The Besom in Haringey relies on donations from individuals and
You may choose to include churches and its activity levels are determined to a large extent by the
additional information, where availability of the funding and time given by volunteers.
relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Guy Carter

Full name(s) GUY CARTER

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, TRUSTEE etc)

Date

2 October 2023

	BESOM IN HARINGEY	BESOM IN HARINGEY	BESOM IN HARINGEY	1156081	CC16a
	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	1 Jan 2023	To	31 Dec 2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	to the nearest £ Unrestricted funds	to the nearest £ Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
REGULAR MONTHLY DONATIONS	300	-	-	300	2,200
ONE OFF DONATIONS	370	-	-	370	200
ADJUSTMENT		-	-
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	670	-	-	670	2,400

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-	-	-	-	-
Sub total	-	-	-	-	-
Total receipts A3 Payments
	670	-	-	670	2,400

RENTAL OF STORAGE	-	-	-	-
VAN EXPENSE,MOT,TAX,FUEL,INS ETC	915	-	-	915	652
PURCHASE OF GOODS FOR BENEFICIARIES	287	-	-	287	2,000
LIABILITY INSURANCE	63	-	-	63	-
DONATIONS	1,000	-	-	1,000	-
				-	63
	-	-	-	-	-
Sub tota	l 2,265	-	-	2,265	2,715

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-	-	-	-
Sub tota	l -	-	-	-	-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
	2,265	-	-	2,265	2,715

	) - 1,595	-	-	- 1,595	- 315
	-	-	-	-	-
	7,427	-	-	7,427	7,856
	5,832	-	-	5,832	7,541

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details	to nearest £ Unrestricted funds	to nearest £ Restricted funds	to nearest £ Endowment funds
HSBC CURRENT ACCOUNT	5,832	-	-
	-	-	-
Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	5,832	-	-
	OK	OK	OK
	to nearest £ Unrestricted funds	to nearest £ Restricted funds	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
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Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
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Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
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Signature	Print	Name
			Date of approval
	GuyT	Carter	16 Aug2023