2024-07-31-accounts - Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

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Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Charity number 1157737

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 July 2024

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 July 2024

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

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 July 2024

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 Ann Lamprell Joanne Thewlis

Resigned 18 October 2022 Appointed 18 October 2023 Appointed 18 October 2023

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.

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2024

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

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.
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.
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 very well attended. With financial support from the Household Support fund from Leeds Christian Community Trust and 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 ran several well attended family community events during summer, Halloween and Christmas.

We also supported the running of the annual Lark in the Park summer event.

Financial review

The net receipts for the year were £2,510, including net receipts of £856 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £1,654 on restricted funds.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £7,243.

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 as well as orderly winding up should the charity need to close.

Approved by the board of trustees on 21/12/2024

Mary Brennan (Trustee)

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Receipts and payments account

for the year ended 31 July 2024

Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 940 Sales and fees 2,045 Total receipts 2,985 Payments Christmas hampers 13 Community events 290 Insurance 131 Wednesday meals - Accounts preparation 24 Community Support 1,481 Lark in the Park Event 97 AGM and meeting costs 93 Total payments 2,129 Net receipts / (payments) 856 Fund balances brought forward 6,387 Fund balances carried forward (3) 7,243	2024 Restricted funds £ 12,001 - 12,001 2,006 117 - 3,266 229 4,729 - - 10,347 1,654 1,596 3,250	2024 Total funds £ 12,941 2,045 14,986 2,019 407 131 3,266 253 6,210 97 93 12,476 2,510 7,983 10,493	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

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Statement of assets and liabilities

as at 31 July 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 7,226 Cash in hand 17 Total cash funds 7,243 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Liabilities Accruals	2024 Restricted £ 3,250 - 3,250	2024 Total £ 10,476 17 10,493 2024 £ 211 211 2024 £ 300 300	2023 Total £ 7,983 - 7,983

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 21/12/2024

Mary Brennan (Trustee)

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 July 2024

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.

Community Unity (Leeds) CIO

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 July 2024

2 Grants and donations Give a Gift LEDA Ltd Leeds Christian Community Trust (LCCT) Leeds Community Foundation (LCF) Richard Willis Rosie Cook St Hilda's Church Veolia Wades Charity Other donations 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ Veolia RERF (1,500) VAL Wades 232 LCF Jimbo's 2,864 Give a Gift - St Hilda's Church HSF - LCCT Household Support Fund - LCF Lunch Clubs - LCCT Household Support Fund - 1,596	2024 Unrestricted funds £ - 40 - - 700 200 - - - - 940 Incoming £ 1,500 - - 1,500 2,035 2,950 1,816 2,200 12,001	2024 Restricted funds £ 1,500 - 5,150 1,816 - - 2,035 1,500 - 12,001 Outgoing £ - 232 2,864 1,500 2,035 2,950 409 357 10,347	2024 Total funds £ 1,500 40 5,150 1,816 700 200 2,035 1,500 - - 12,941 Transfers £ - - - - - - - - -	2023 Total funds £ - 480 - 3,888 800 250 - - 300 642 6,360 Balance c/f £ - - - - - - 1,407 1,843 3,250

Purpose of restriction

Fund name Purpose of restriction Veolia RERF To support the running of Wednesday Meals and community outreach. Funding is received in arrears. VAL Wades To support the running of Wednesday Meals and community outreach. LCF Jimbo's To support the running of Wednesday Meals and community outreach. Give a Gift To support the running of Wednesday Meals and community outreach. St Hilda's Church HSF For emergency support and practical help for local people. LCCT Household Support Fund For emergency support and practical help for local people. Apr 2023 to Mar 2024.

LCF Lunch Clubs To support the running of Wednesday Meals and community outreach. LCCT Household Support Fund For emergency support and practical help for local people Apr 2024 to Sep 2024.

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.