## Community Unity (Leeds) CIO
Charity number 1157737
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 July 2023
## Community Unity (Leeds) CIO
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2023
|**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 2023
## **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**
**Position Dates** Chair/Treasurer
Karl Footitt Mary Brennan Rev. Darren Percival
## **Charity number**
1157737 Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
## **Bankers**
36 Westway Co-op Bank Garforth PO Box 250 Delf House Leeds Southway LS25 1DB 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 2023
## **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 continued running our weekly Wednesday Meals and community outreach, providing practical help and support to local people, this included Christmas food and toy hampers to local individuals and families as well as a Christmas day meal. Wednesday meals continues to be well attended. With financial support from the Household Support fund via the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill Community Anchor Network (BRH CAN) we also have continued our practical support for local individuals and families including food parcels and energy financial support.
In partnership with St Hilda’s Church and Project Hope Leeds, and with support from the BRH CAN, we held a very well attended family community event for Halloween and supported a similar one at Christmas.
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year were £670, including net payments of £926 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £1,596 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £6,387.
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 18/10/2023
Karl Footitt (Trustee)
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## Community Unity (Leeds) CIO Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 July 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
1,122
Sales and fees
2,096
**Total receipts**
3,218
**Payments**
Christmas hampers
239
Family parties
267
Insurance
238
Wednesday meals
1,440
Accounts preparation
140
Community Support
1,774
Lark in the Park Event
29
AGM and meeting costs
17
**Total payments**
4,144
**Net receipts / (payments)**
(926)
**Fund balances brought forward**
7,313
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
6,387|2023
Restricted
funds
£
5,238
-
5,238
1,050
-
24
2,328
100
140
-
-
3,642
1,596
-
1,596|2023
Total
funds
£
6,360
2,096
8,456
1,289
267
262
3,768
240
1,914
29
17
7,786
670
7,313
7,983|2022
Total
funds
£
2,515
482
2,997
2,056
749
131
2,149
240
-
-
-
5,325
(2,328)
9,641
7,313|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Community Unity (Leeds) CIO Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 July 2023
2023
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
6,387
Cash in hand
-
**Total cash funds**
6,387
**Debtors and prepayments**
Accrued income
**Liabilities**
Accruals|2023
Restricted
£
1,596
-
1,596|2023
Total
£
7,983
-
7,983
2023
£
1,963
1,963
2023
£
252
252|2022
Total
£
7,313
-
7,313|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 18/10/2023
Karl Footitt (Trustee)
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## Community Unity (Leeds) CIO
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 July 2023
## **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 2023
|**2 Grants and donations**
Leeds Community Foundation (Jimbo's)
LEDA Ltd
Richard Willis
Rosie Cook
Wades Charity
Asda Foundation
Leeds City Council (MICE)
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
Veolia RERF
-
Wades Charity
-
Jimbo's Fund
-
Richard Willis
-
Rosie Cook
-
-|2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
480
-
-
-
-
-
642
1,122
Incoming
£
-
300
3,888
800
250
5,238|2023
Restricted
funds
£
3,888
-
800
250
300
-
-
-
5,238
Outgoing
£
1,500
68
1,024
800
250
3,642|2023
Total
funds
£
3,888
480
800
250
300
-
-
642
6,360
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-|2022
Total
funds
£
-
480
700
-
-
905
300
130
2,515
Balance c/f
£
(1,500)
232
2,864
-
-
1,596|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
Veolia RERF
Wades Charity Jimbo's Fund Richard Willis Rosie Cook
## **Purpose of restriction**
To support the running of Wednesday Meals and community outreach. Funding is received in arrears.
To support the running of Wednesday Meals and community outreach. To support the running of Wednesday Meals and community outreach. Donations for Christmas hampers and food for local people. Donations for Christmas hampers and food for local people.
## **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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