Godiva GroupTrustees' Annual Report
Year ended 31 March[2021 ]
Structure, governance and management
The structure is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a deed dated 22 April 2014. There are no corporate trustees.
The Charity trustees and elected members distribute the following responsibilities: Treasurer, Advertising Officer, People Management, Clerk and Website Administrator.
These duties are performedthrough a series of four meetings[held throughout the year and by ] a system of electronic decision making via e-mail, video conferencing and phone.
Management of the charity is conducted on an entirely voluntary basis with only reasonable expenses being refunded.
Objectives& Activities
The objects of the charityare to advance the education of the public by[the study, training, ] early therapeutic intervention and development of health, wellbeing and educational advancement, to promote research and attainment of disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.
In furtherance of these general objects but not further or otherwise the charity may
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Promote and deliver Education/training
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The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
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Enhance the quality of life for less advantaged and those with diagnosed/undiagnosed disabilities or conditions, including psychological, emotional and physical wellbeing
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Implement and strategically support the Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, including access to water
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Assisting overseas Aid/Famine Relief particularly during crisis
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Advancing arts/culture/heritage/science/STEM and SEN amongst those from disadvantaged communities
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Economic/community Development/employment and the promotion of entrepreneurial advancement primarily across underrepresented communities
Registered Charity Number: 1156758
Achievements and Performance
We analysed through national third sector statistics that 40% of organisations have a budget deficit resulting from the Covid-19 crisis and see maintaining regular income as the biggest foreseeable on-going challenge.
Insight into comments collated from 180+ service users and families accessing intervention nationwide, May – July 2020
“Stronger support from structures will help us get through the challenges that the pandemic has given to us, when many helplines and community organisations have closed”
“By staying connected, heard and our needs met, we are able to find solutions, and hopefully prevent admissions into hospitals or even sentenced with offences because early intervention has left a positive impact on changing lives for the better”
“There is life after Covid-19 and its only through keeping communities healthy, advised and educated in making the right choices”
“….it feels like there is an understanding of how much the social sector is contributing to the wellbeing of local people as long as we know of these services and are not waiting too long to access them’
“”I think with plenty of good news shared we can motivate others to reach out and be heard through a lockdown crisis and keep sharing stories until the most vulnerable people are reached and not left behind”
“With a real infrastructure of support, we didn’t have before, this kind of service is accessible and a real game changer…. Even when helplines have closed. Thank you!”
“We’ve been fortunate to experience a real sense of guidance with confidentiality and care, mobilised in a way I’ve not experienced before”
“A real can-do approach has made a major difference to my future prospects and the many people I will serve over time”
We are prioritising in maintaining strong community bonds and individualised plans in social, emotional and economic development through various progams in education, psychological wellbeing and enterprise development. Reviewed specifically in response to the pandemic we are ensuring equal representation are strong concerns for effective programmes going forward.
Social distancing and furthering online operations mean different social, racial, ethnic and religious groups have even less interaction than was previously the case. For many respondents and service users this pandemic induced reduction in social mixing more generally risks increasing perceived differences between groups and could jeopardise the strong foundations of community cohesion recently secured.
Registered Charity Number: 1156758
Under-represented and/or smaller groups, particularly those in the most socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods including BAME-oriented (and BAME-led) organisations and business enterprise corporations need: (1) extra support to develop community solutions in response to the pandemic and better participation in social sector governance and decisionmaking, and (2) resources (both financial and human) to ensure their business enterprise and/or project needs (whether emotional, social, or general well-being) can weather the survival, and projected, recovery phases of a foreseeable pandemic.
Income
The charity endured a budget deficit resulting from the Covid-19 crisis and saw maintaining regular income as the biggest foreseeable on-going challenge.
This adversely impacted non-emergency long-term funding with significant levels of anxiety since many funding avenues have stopped with little information on their future viability and/or re-emergence as income sources at a time when demand for our services is ever increasing resulting in a natural progression towards the supply of aid to expand services and meet prospective service users during their time of need. This is part of a wider and profound concern about sustainability going forward; for example, our organisations’ primary concern is the need for staff and flexibility between a stationary site to supplement virtual services, reflecting varying needs of service users. Many funders have not practiced flexibility in releasing funds quickly, thus causing delays in matching needs of those service users waiting to receive support. Following the National Lottery and Government announced programmes; as a fragile organisation, weawait the outcome of funding decisions and alternating rules, in anticipation of a culture of open dialogue and collaboration around funding when advocating for our service users and contributing to clinical research and the advancement of employment opportunities, improved independence and enhanced wellbeing for vulnerable communities.
Staffing, Volunteers & Infrastructure
We anticipated the resignation of two Trustees for personal reasons, resulting in the chairty having to operate on a skeleton staff basis (the absolute minimum number of staff needed to run programmes and be operational) due to illness, staff and volunteers shielding, and immediate pandemic financial difficulties. On a positive note, more recently the charitywelcomed volunteers joining during the pandemic from increasingly highly qualified backgrounds, possessing valuable and specific skills to offer in areas such as administration, technology, education and research, corporate development and clinical expertise.
The charity is more agile and willing to adapt its operational delivery model since Covid-19, boosting our online service delivery and pioneering a ‘blended’ form of some face-to-face working with on-line provision. By doing so, making use of Microsoft and other online video-communications platforms standard practice, and crucially, better more equitable communication.
Registered Charity Number: 1156758
Financial Review
As the charity goesthrough a technological upgrade substantially more expenditure than usual will be required aims to be met fromexisting funds. No funds are held on behalf of others.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 20.12.2021
M Khan
Trustee
Registered Charity Number: 1156758
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1156758
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
FOR GODIVA GROUP
GODIVA GROUP
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
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| Report of the Trustees | 1-2 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 3 |
| Balance Sheet | 4 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 5-6 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 7 |
GODIVA GROUP
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' and Charities Act 2011.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 1156758
Registered office
Suite 1, Givens House Thomas Street Coventry CV1 3HL
Trustees
M. Khan M Begum
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
As Charity Trustees we have a duty to carry out our charity’s purposes for the public benefit, whilst collectively pursuing our achievements when planning activities. GODIVA GROUP is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, incorporated on 22 April 2014. The charity was established and created by the Charities Act 2006 with a governing document as a memorandum and articles of association. Categorically a smaller charity, we have to the best of our ability and objectives, aimed for compliance in respect of the commissions public benefit guidance when exercising powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.
Funders and financial review
The charity is solely funded through Trustee donations. The total income for the year was £8,440. The total expenditure for the year was £8,890. Expenditure included the following:
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Induction training and development
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Volunteer costs including production of resources, clearance checks and travel expenses
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Promotions; particularly to raise charity awareness
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- Overhead costs including Liability Insurance and administration expenses
The charity has no subsidiaries and there were no related party transactions during the year. The Trustees give their time voluntarily.
Aims & activities
Moving through the initial quarter of our three-year implementation plan (2015-2020), we are looking at both short and long-term goals for GODIVA GROUP. Within the next three years we aim to expand our virtual learning not only geographically, promoting across three counties; Greater London, Midlands, and North England, but to incorporate community health & wellbeing derived from clinical research programmes that Trustees are engaged in at University level.
GODIVA GROUP provides free tuition to pupils from low-income backgrounds and children who are Not in Education or Training, using high quality volunteer tutors, aiming to ensure learners is equipped in English and Maths to be able to progress to further education, employment or training
Delivering public benefit
GODIVA GROUP provides the opportunity for disadvantaged young people, those not in mandatory education, and children with Special Educational Needs to benefit from 1:1 and small collaborative group tasks, to increase their social, emotional, academic and team working abilities through study skills and confidence.
We aim to equip young people of pre-school, primary, secondary and post 16 years to achieve the necessary grades to go onto further education, higher education, or enter the preferred Independent / Local Education Authority School that the family/individual is aiming for.
We know that public benefit is being achieved when we are constructively working towards the intention of breaking the cycle of poverty and enabling them to contribute to society.
Most families accessing our services fall within the category of low income, having an entitlement to Free School Meals and funding for nursery education. We encourage and support using the LEA Fair Access Policy by assisting those referrals through the community and schools where the child has one or more of the following:
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Been identified with Pupil Premium Entitlement
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At risk of leaving secondary school without basic GCSE qualifications
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At risk of leaving primary school without attaining national standards
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From a high-risk category family background where parent(s) are currently going through a Court Matter or where a safeguarding concern is under investigation
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A pre-school aged child with learning and development delay, and likely to be accessing support through Community Paediatric Support Services
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A child in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (With both components in Mobility and Care needs at Higher rate)
A young person in receipt of Personal Independence Payment (With both components in Mobility and Care needs at higher rate
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD :
............................................. M Khan
Date: 31/12/2021
GODIVA GROUP
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
| 2021 Unrestricted funds Notes £ INCOMING RESOURCES Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income 8,440 Investment income Investment income - Total incoming resources 8,440 RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable activities Charitable Activities 2,495 Governance costs 613 Total resources expended 8,890 NET INCOMING RESOURCES (450) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward (4,714) TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD (5,164) |
2020 Total funds £ 5,125 - 5,125 2,495 613 3,108 2,017 (6,731) (4,714) |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
GODIVA GROUP
BALANCE SHEET
AT 31 MARCH 2021
| 2021 Unrestricted funds Notes £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 4 174 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 6,131 Prepayment 250 6,381 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 5 (11,719) NET CURRENT ASSETS (5,338) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES (5,164) NET ASSETS (5,164) FUNDS 6 Unrestricted funds (5,164) TOTAL FUNDS (5,164) |
2020 Total funds £ 218 220 250 470 (5,402) (4,932) (4,714) (4,714) (6,731) (6,731) |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 31/12/2021 and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. M Khan - trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
GODIVA GROUP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Resources expended
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
2. INVESTMENT INCOME
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| £ | £ | |
| Bank accounts interest | - | - |
3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
Trustees' Expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid neither for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.
GODIVA GROUP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| 4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | |||||
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| Plant | and | |||||
| machinery etc | ||||||
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| COST | ||||||
| At 01 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 | 710 | |||||
| DEPRECIATION | ||||||
| At 1 April 2019 | 492 | |||||
| Charge for year | 44 | |||||
| At 31 March 2020 | 536 | |||||
| NET BOOK VALUE | ||||||
| At 31 March 2021 | 174 | |||||
| At 31 March 2020 | 218 | |||||
| 5. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE | YEAR | ||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Other creditors | (11,719) | (5,402) | ||||
| 6. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | |||||
| Net movement | ||||||
| At 1.04.20 | in funds | At 31.03.21 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| General fund | (4,714) | (450) | (5,164) | |||
| TOTAL FUNDS | (4,714) | (450) | (5,164) | |||
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | ||||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement in | ||||
| resources | expended | funds | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| General fund | 8,440 | (8,890) | (450) | |||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 8,440 | (8,890) | (450) |
GODIVA GROUP DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
| INCOMING RESOURCES Voluntary income Donations Investment income Bank account Total incoming resources RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable activities Rent and rates Wages Light and heat Telephone Postage and stationery Publicity and promotions General work Volunteer expenses Repairs and renewals Travelling ad transport Computer consumables Legal and professional fees Motor expenses Governance costs Bank charges Accountancy Sundry expenses Plant and machinery Total resources expended Net income/Deficit |
2021 £ 8,440 - 8,440 8,440 2,400 1,600 660 191 105 180 90 627 272 1,082 242 265 820 8,534 - 240 72 44 356 8,890 (450) |
2020 £ 5,125 - |
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| 5,125 | ||
| 5,125 1,000 130 200 150 50 125 175 120 75 150 130 115 75 |
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| 2,495 - 400 140 73 |
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| 613 | ||
| 3,108 | ||
| 2,017 |
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