2022-07-31-accounts

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Charity number 1157737

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 July 2022

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 July 2022

Contents	Page
Trustees' report	2 to 3
Receipts and payments account	4
Statement of assets and liabilities	5
Notes to the accounts	6 to 7

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

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Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 July 2022

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Karl Footitt Chair/Treasurer Mary Brennan Rev. Darren Percival 1157737

Charity number

Principal address

36 Westway Garforth Leeds LS25 1DB

Bankers

Co-op Bank PO Box 250 Delf House Southway Skelmersdale WN8 6WT

Accountants

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a CIO governed by an Association constitution adopted on 7 July 2014 and as amended 5 January 2019 and 16 October 2019.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.

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Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2022

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

1. To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the community of Richmond Hill, Cross Green and East End Park in the ward of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill in the Metropolitan District of Leeds in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society.

2. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

3. The prevention or relief of poverty by providing items and services to individuals in need through: a) The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life;

4. b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.

The charity's main activities

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO’s main activities are community family parties, support for local people, weekly meals and Christmas hampers and toy deliveries.

Public benefit statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the prevention or relief of poverty.

Achievements and performance

This year Community Unity trustees and volunteers ran our weekly Wednesday Meals alongside providing practical help and support to local people. As part of this activity we also provided Christmas hampers to local individuals and families as well as having a Christmas day meal for local people.

We also had two very well attended family parties for Halloween and Christmas.

Financial review

Net payments for the year were £2,328, including net receipts of £204 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £2,532 on restricted funds.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £7,313.

The trustees have not adopted a formal reserves policy. The Trustees recognise the need to regularly review the finances, budgets and spend against budget together as part of the effective stewardship of the CIO. The charity has not or will not in the near future employ any persons or lease or rent property therefore the Trustees recognise that future reserves need only be kept to a minimum amount to cover its activities for the public benefit and fluctuations in cash flow.

Approved by the board of trustees on 07/12/2022

Darren J Percival (Trustee)

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Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Receipts and payments account

for the year ended 31 July 2022

Notes 2022 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 1,310 Sales and fees 482 Food reimbursements - Total receipts 1,792 Payments Christmas hampers 747 Family parties 445 Insurance 131 Wednesday meals 25 Accounts preparation 240 Food Hub - Total payments 1,588 204 Fund balances brought forward 7,109 Fund balances carried forward (3) 7,313 Net receipts / (payments)	2022 Restricted funds £ 1,205 - - 1,205 1,309 304 - 2,124 - - 3,737 (2,532) 2,532 -	2022 Total funds £ 2,515 482 - 2,997 2,056 749 131 2,149 240 - 5,325 (2,328) 9,641 7,313	2021 Total funds £ 6,689 - 5,214 11,903 374 - 131 115 216 7,695 8,531 3,372 6,269 9,641

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Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Statement of assets and liabilities

as at 31 July 2022 2022 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 7,313 Cash in hand - Total cash funds 7,313	2022 Restricted £ - - -	2022 Total £ 7,313 - 7,313	2021 Total £ 9,566 75 9,641

Liabilities Accounts preparation	£ 240 240

Approval of the accounts

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 07/12/2022

Darren J Percival (Trustee)

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Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 July 2022

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

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Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 July 2022

2 Grants and donations Asda Foundation LEDA Ltd Leeds City Council (MICE) Richard Willis Leeds City Council (Inner East Area Cttee) Leeds Community Foundation (Lunch) Leeds Christian Company General donations 3 Restricted funds Asda Foundation Leeds City Council (MICE) Leeds Community Foundation (Lunch)	2022 Unrestricted funds £ - 480 - 700 - - - 130 1,310 Balance b/f £ - - 2,532 2,532	2022 Restricted funds £ 905 - 300 - - - - - 1,205 Receipts £ 905 300 - 1,205	2022 Total funds £ 905 480 300 700 - - - 130 2,515 Payments £ 905 300 2,532 3,737	2021 Total funds £ - 480 300 700 390 3,290 1,000 529 6,689 Balance c/f £ - - - -

Fund name

Purpose of restriction

Asda Foundation For a celebration of the re-opening of the Lunch Club, and for food supplies.

Leeds City Council (MICE) Leeds Community Foundation (Lunch)

Towards the costs of Christmas Hampers. Towards the costs of the Wednesday Meals Lunch Club.

4 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.

Trustee remuneration and benefits

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

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