## 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;
- 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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