## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** ## **ACTS OF KINDNESS** **Registered Number 1157916** **Acts of Kindness** presents its report and accounts for the 12 month period ending 31 December 2024.The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with applicable law and the requirements of the Church Accounting regulations 2011. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** **Registered Charity number** 1157916 **Principal address** 24 Church Green East Redditch B98 8DG ## **Trustees** Mr Robin Baker Mr Neil Bishop Mr Richard Sturdey Mrs Diane Tolson Mr Ian Donnan Mrs Mary Shaw Mrs Caroline Baker **Independent examiner** Matthew Elmes BA (Hons) FCCA ACA 11 Swan Street, Alcester B49 5DP 2 ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity. The day to day management of the charity is carried out by the Trustees of the Charity. ## **Acts of Kindness** Acts of Kindness is a local Charity serving the town and surrounding area of Redditch. Trustees are drawn from and represent various churches and denominations within the town. ## **Risk management** The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** Objectives and aims The primary objective of the charity is to assist people of Redditch through initiatives as needs arise, including Redditch Foodbank, Christmas Gifts and Food, Breakfast Clubs, Well Being and Financial Inclusion, Debt Management and Benefits advice/support. ## **Public benefit** The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charities Commission; the trustees consider that the charity meets the public benefit requirements of the Charities Act 2011 by carrying out its normal activities. ## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES** The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; - make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. 3 The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## **Going Concern:** It is the view of the Trustees that AOK finances are sufficient to continue activities as a going concern for the foreseeable future Approved by order of the board of trustees on 24 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by: ............................................. N R Bishop - Trustee 4 ## **AOK Accounts Report** ## **16 Months Ending 31 December 2024** ## **Income** Individual and corporate donors has remained constant throughout this year, along with online giving platforms, notably Just Giving. Grant funding from Borough Council has continued for Housing Support and we have also gained in this year a new grant from Trussell which has enabled growth in Financial Inclusion work. We continue to offer a growing range of practical household needs to clients, along with one to one support in areas such as debt advice, budgeting and benefit claims. Summarising annual income for the year: ||**2024**|**2023**| |---|---|---| |Donations all sources|46,836|58,463| |All Grants|178,975|118,755| |Rentals|7,150|6,250| |Other Income|2,254|111| |Total Income|235,215|183,579| ## **Expenditure** Foodbank operations continue as previous, our CAP office continues to manage increasing client numbers and debt issues, and FI / Well Being office is now benefitting from a dedicated worker offering significant level of support with benefit entitlements and less serious areas of debt management. Household support, working with local Borough Council, continues to assist clients away from homelessness and a wide range of well being issues. We have also been able to create new links with a charity offering mental health support for school children, utilising the middle floor of Number24. This space is now fully refurbished and providing support to a great number of Redditch families. ||**2024**|**2023**| |---|---|---| |Total Annual Expenditure :|208,540|179,285| ## **Funds** Closing funds for the year amounted to £268,329, an increase of £26,6753 for the year. All Project areas are well funded for the year ahead. Trustees are continuing to look at funding strategies for future development of new and existing Projects 5 ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 12 MTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting convention** These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102 Section 1A, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland, the Charities Act 2011 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities. ## **Incoming resources** All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. ## **Resources expended** All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## **Tangible fixed assets** The Charity received by way of donation, the freehold interest in 24 Church Green East, Redditch, B98 8DE, Land registry title number WR36304. A valuation has been sought and will be introduced within the accounts once signed off by a suitably qualified surveyor. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. ## **2. ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS** No Fundraising events were held during this financial year. ## **3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 ## **4. Debtors** Debtors outstanding at 31 December 2024 comprise Gift Aid Claim in hand £4,515 ## **5. Creditors** At 31 December 2024 provisions in accounts comprise: • Operating Costs £ 27,515 6 ## - Acts of Kindness Trustees Annual Report ## **12 months ended 31 December 2024** The main area of activity through the year remains in the Redditch Foodbank project, now closely aligned with Well Being and Financial Inclusion staff and volunteers. We continue to offer Household Support to re-housed families and individuals through close relationships and funding offered by Redditch Borough Council. The Christians Against Poverty (CAP) project is progressing well, with direct advice and support to individuals facing desperate financial difficulties. Foodbank Warehousing operates at out of town premises, generously provided by Oaklands Trust. Foodbank Client Statistics are entered into Trussell Trust system in order to produce national statistics on foodbank usage. Annual statistics are shown below. |Numbers of individuals
supported
Food supplied to
clients:
(metric tonnes)
Value equivalent (£000)|Adults
Children|**2024**
**2023**| |---|---|---| |||2,153
2,363
1.184
1,464| ||Total|3,337
3,827| |||29.5
34.2| |||£69.27
£80.50| In other areas of AOK support activities : |||**2024**||**2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**No**|**£**|**No**|**£**| |Payzone|64|4504|41|2455| |Carpets|11|4618|6|1534| |White Goods|243|46800|268|60069| |Beds|17|4387|4|1634| |Christmas Toys|600|4387|390|3323| |Other Support|73|5669|23|1839| ## **Statement of Financial Activities** ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**
**Total**
**Prior**
**year**
**funds**
**funds**
**total**
**funds**| |---|---|---| |**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
**Total expenditure**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources before**
**transfer**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains / losses**
Gains/losses on investment assets
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|47,375.56
178,435.43
7,150.00
1,911.97
341.99|-
47,375.56
55,595.00
-
178,435.43
121,623.02
-
7,150.00
6,249.56
-
1,911.97
-
-
341.99
111.00| ||**235,214.95**
-
203,918.34
483.95|**- 235,214.95**
**183,578.58**
-
-
-
4,138.00
208,056.34
178,838.91
-
483.95
446.05| ||**204,402.29**|**2,535.00 208,540.29**
**179,284.96**| ||**30,812.66**
147,800.00
- 152,800.00
-
-|**-4,138.00**
**26,674.66**
**4,293.62**
5,000.00
152,800.00
9,526.00
-
-
152,800.00
-
9,526.00
-
-
-
-
-
-| ||**25,812.66**|**862.00**
**26,674.66**
**4,293.62**| ||**233,479.48**|**8,175.00**
**241,654.48**
**237,360.86**| ||**259,292.14**|**9,037.00**
**268,329.14**
**241,654.48**| ## **Balance Sheet (Summary)** ||**As at**
**31/12/2024**|**As at**
**31/12/2023**| |---|---|---| |**Fixed assets**
**Current assets**
Debtors
Cash At Bank And In Hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In One Year
**Net current assets less current liabilities**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Liabilities**
**Total net assets less liabilities**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
Unrestricted - General Funds
**Designated**
Designated - CAP Project
Designated - Christmas Project
Designated - Foodbank
Designated - Income Max
Designated - Number24
Designated - Well Being / Financial Inclusion
**Restricted**
Restricted - Fuel Payments
**Fund Totals**||| ||**-**
4,514.94
291,329.08|**-**
5,054.19
250,632.03| ||**295,844.02**
27,514.88|**255,686.22**
14,031.74| ||**27,514.88**|**14,031.74**| ||**268,329.14**|**241,654.48**| |||| ||**268,329.14**
-|**241,654.48**
**-**| ||**268,329.14**
9,694.50
69,088.67
-25.85
104,093.23
40,444.70
-1,361.04
37,357.93
9,037.00|**241,654.48**
153,938.24
30,323.97
2,190.48
53,998.84
-21,416.42
14,444.37
8,175.00| ||**268,329.14**|**241,654.48**| ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code)** |**Class and nominal code**||**General**
**(Unrestricted)**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Last year**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||| |**Current Asset - Cash At Bank And In Hand**||||||| ||301: Bank Current Account|-97,843.47|252,687.84|9,037.00|163,881.37|223,998.26| ||302: PettyCash|-175|200|-|25|25| ||303: CAP Account(Oasis)|-|25,510.74|-|25,510.74|26,608.77| ||304: Savings Account|101,911.97|-|-|101,911.97|-| |**Total**||**3,893.50 **|**278,398.58**|**9,037.00 **|**291,329.08 **|**250,632.03**| |**Current Asset - Debtors**||||||| ||Z05: Accounts Receivable|875|3,639.94|-|4,514.94|5,054.19| |**Total**||**875**|**3,639.94 **|**-**|**4,514.94**|**5,054.19**| |**Liability - Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In One Year**||||||| ||Z04: Accounts Payable|-4,926.00|34,090.53|-|29,164.53|541.57| ||Z10: Accruals|-|-1,649.65|-|-1,649.65|13,490.17| |**Total**||**-4,926.00**|**32,440.88 **|**-**|**27,514.88**|**14,031.74**| |||||||| |**Net total assets**||**9,694.50 **|**249,597.64**|**9,037.00 **|**268,329.14 **|**241,654.48**| |||||||| |||||||| |**Represented by**||||||| ||General(Unrestricted)|9,694.50|-|-|9,694.50|153,938.24| ||Designated - CAP|-|69,088.67|-|69,088.67|30,323.97| ||Designated - Christmas|-|-25.85|-|-25.85|2,190.48| ||Designated - Foodbank|-|104,093.23|-|104,093.23|53,998.84| ||Designated - IncMax|-|40,444.70|-|40,444.70|-| ||Designated - No24|-|-1,361.04|-|-1,361.04|-21,416.42| ||Designated - WB|-|37,357.93|-|37,357.93|14,444.37| ||Restricted - Fuel|-|-|9,037.00|9,037.00|8,175.00| |**Total**||**9,694.50 **|**249,597.64**|**9,037.00 **|**268,329.14 **|**241,654.48**| ## **Fund movement summary** |**Fund**
**un**
**balances**
**Incoming**
**brought**
**forward**
**Resources**|**Outgoing**
**Transfers**
**un**
**balances**
**Resources**
**Carried**
**forward**| |---|---| |CAP - CAP Project
30,323.97
35,214.36
DE - DEFRA
FI - Financial Inclusion
IncMax - Income Max
51,679.33
WB - Well Being / Financial Inclusion
14,444.37
78,351.99
General - General fund
153,938.24
13,976.96
Foodbank - Foodbank
53,998.84
48,532.31
No24 - Number24
-
21,416.42
7,150.00
Christmas - Christmas Project
2,190.48
310.00
Fuel - Fuel Payments
8,175.00
EWSL - Eat Well Spend Less|41,449.66
45,000.00
69,088.67
11,234.63
-
40,444.70
75,438.43
20,000.00
37,357.93
5,420.70
-
152,800.00
9,694.50
48,437.92
50,000.00
104,093.23
17,094.62
30,000.00
-
1,361.04
5,326.33
2,800.00
-
25.85
4,138.00
5,000.00
9,037.00| |**Totals**
**241,654.48**
**235,214.95**|**208,540.29**
**-**
**268,329.14**| ## **Analysis of income and expenditure** ||||||**Total**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**General**|**Designated **|**Restricted**|**Thisyear**|**Lastyear**| |||||||| |**Income and endowments from:**||||||| |**Donations and legacies**||||||| ||101 - Planned Giving|1,850.00|16,221.80|-|18,071.80|16,357.50| ||103 - Other Donations|300|14,324.54|-|14,624.54|21,155.37| ||108 - Corporate Donors|10,224.99|4,454.23|-|14,679.22|18,082.13| |**Donations and legacies Totals**||**12,374.99**|**35,000.57 **|**-**|**47,375.56**|**55,595.00**| |**Income from charitable activities**||||||| ||104 - Gift Aid|-310|-229.25|-|-539.25|2,867.69| ||106 - Grants - General|-|176,399.64|-|176,399.64|111,353.95| ||107 - Trussell Trust|-|2,575.04|-|2,575.04|7,401.38| |**Income from charitable activities Totals**||**-310 **|**178,745.43 **|**-**|**178,435.43 **|**121,623.02**| |**Other trading activities**||||||| ||110 - Rentals Received|-|7,150.00|-|7,150.00|6,249.56| |**Other trading activities Totals**||**-**|**7,150.00 **|**-**|**7,150.00**|**6,249.56**| |**Investments**||||||| ||180 - Bank Interest|1,911.97|-|-|1,911.97|-| |**Investments Totals**||**1,911.97 **|**-**|**-**|**1,911.97 **|**-**| |**Other income**||||||| ||111 - Fund Raising|-|-|-|-|111| ||199 - Miscellaneous|-|341.99|-|341.99|-| |**Other income Totals**||**-**|**341.99 **|**-**|**341.99**|**111**| |Income and endowments Grand totals||13,976.96|221,237.99|-|235,214.95|183,578.58| |||||||| |||||||| |**Expenditure on:**||||||| |**Expenditure on charitable activities**||||||| ||201 - Food|-|6,483.42|-|6,483.42|2,366.10| ||202 - Toys|-|5,326.33|-|5,326.33|2,681.40| ||204 - Insurance|2,327.74|-|-|2,327.74|2,268.06| ||205 - Equipment|-|591.85|-|591.85|5,450.38| ||207 - Administration|2,270.88|9,750.91|-|12,021.79|10,476.69| ||208 - Salaries|-|75,234.65|-|75,234.65|55,990.38| ||209 - Expenses|290.6|1,322.29|-|1,612.89|1,667.44| ||210 - Rent & Rates|-|2,230.80|-|2,230.80|1,451.60| ||212 - The Project|-|11,234.63|-|11,234.63|-| ||214 - Packaging|-|2,065.69|-|2,065.69|1,481.66| ||216 - Printing& Stationery|-|509.63|-|509.63|359.98| ||217 - Phone topup|-|140|-|140|150| ||219 - Fuel Payments|-|-|4,138.00|4,138.00|2,535.00| ||222 - Training|-|250|-|250|319| ||223 - Number24 set-upcosts|-|8,570.00|-|8,570.00|4,994.65| ||251 - Electricity|-63.52|6,285.81|-|6,222.29|5,779.30| ||252 - Gas|-|3,808.20|-|3,808.20|1,814.80| ||253 - Water|-|1,491.82|-|1,491.82|1,275.39| ||254 - Rubbish Removal|-|402.17|-|402.17|375.96| ||255 - General Site Costs|-|2,952.19|-|2,952.19|65.78| ||258 - Phone/Broadband|-|1,003.11|-|1,003.11|625.19| ||261 - White Goods|-|48,974.70|-|48,974.70|61,739.94| ||262 - HardshipPayments|-|9,914.44|-|9,914.44|5,215.01| ||299 - Miscellaneous|550|-|-|550|9,755.20| |**Expenditure on charitable activities Totals**||**5,375.70 **|**198,542.64**|**4,138.00 **|**208,056.34 **|**178,838.91**| |**Other expenditure**||||||| ||220 - Christmas Meal|-|438.95|-|438.95|446.05| ||249 - Gifts|45|-|-|45|-| |**Other expenditure Totals**||**45**|**438.95 **|**-**|**483.95**|**446.05**| |Expenditure Grand totals||5,420.70|198,981.59|4,138.00|208,540.29|179,284.96| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trustee81 member8 of ACTS OF KINDNESS On account• for the year ended 3111212024 Charlty no (if any 1157916 Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the abov8 charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 31112 12024. Ro8ponslbllltlo8 and As the ¢hanty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation b4518 ol report of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the A¢t">. I report in respect of my examination of the TNsl'8 a¢counts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have foll0v￿d the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me Gause to believe that in, any matersal respect. accounting record8 were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not acGord wrth the accounting records Independent oxaminerf8 8tatoment I have no concerns and have come across no other rnatters in connection with the examination lo which attentson should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . ￿e8$8 delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. SIgn￿. Date: 1511012025 Name: Matthew Elmes Relevant profe8•ional quallfl¢•tlon(sl or body (if any): ICAEW I ACCA Address: 11 Swan Street Aicester Wapmckshirè. 849 SDP IER Octobor 2018