## 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**
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## 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.
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## Community Unity (Leeds) CIO
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2024
## **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 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)
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## 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|
|---|---|---|---|
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## 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)
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## 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.
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## 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.
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