Poverty Child
Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 30 September 2022
Company Number 08679269
Poverty Child Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Name Poverty Child
Company Number 08679269 Charity Number 1159087 Trustee's Mr F Butt Mr M Sharif Mr A Lone Accountant Community Accounting Services Ltd 7 Napoleon Drive Shrewsbury SY3 5PH Registered office 83 Ducie Street Manchester M1 2JQ
Independent Examiner's Report to the Directors of Poverty Child on the Accounts for the Year Ended 30 September 2022
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2022. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
Structure, Governance and Management
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 5 September 2013 and registered as a charity on 5 November 2014. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.
Trustee selection methods
The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
Objectives and Activities
The objectives of the charity are to act as a resource for young people living in poverty up to the age of 18 living anywhere in the world by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:
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I Advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;
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II Advancing education;
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III Relieving unemployment;
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IV Advancing health and well being; and
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V Providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.
Achievements and Performance in the year
Partnering with Nottingham Trent University, we have concluded the second round of research into the feasibility of facilitating donor support to children of asylum seeking and refugee families here in the UK. This research will play a crucial role in developing our UK based services.
Our volunteers have continued to publish a wide range of articles on our website to create awareness of the issues that poverty children face daily. The well-researched and written articles bring to light the different guises of poverty and the nuanced way it adversely affects children.
Our income streams continued to grow steadily thanks primarily to in-kind support from corporate partners, particularly Google who's advertising grant remained our primary method of promoting our brand, programmes, and fundraising activity.
Reserves Policy
The charity has no restricted reserves. Unrestricted reserves are being grown to a level sufficient to start implementing our charitable activities.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Mr A Lone Treasurer
Date
Independent Examiner's Report to the Directors of Poverty Child on the Accounts for the Year Ended 30 September 2022
Basis of independent examiner’s report
We report on the accounts of Poverty Child for the year ended 30 September 2022 which are set out on pages 2-9.
The trustee's (who are also the directors of the company for the purpose of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustee's consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
Our examination was carried out in accordance with general directions for an independent examination. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention:
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which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recognised Practice: Accounting and Reporting of Charities
have not been met; or
- to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Community Accounting Services Ltd 7 Napoleon Drive Shrewsbury SY3 5PH
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Poverty Child Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2022
| Note Incoming Resources Incoming resources from generated funds: Voluntary income 2 Total Incoming Resources Resources Expended 3 Charitable activities Governance costs Total Resources Expended Transfer Between Funds Net (Outcoming) / Incoming Resources Fund balance brought forward at 1 October 2021 Fund Balance Carried Forward at 30 September 2022 Net (Outcoming) / Incoming Resources Before Transfers |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2022 2022 2022 £ £ £ 70,556 - 70,556 70,556 - 70,556 67,423 - 67,423 360 - 360 67,783 - 67,783 2,773 - 2,773 - - - 2,773 - 2,773 8,887 - 8,887 11,660 - 11,660 |
Total Funds 2021 £ 71,153 |
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| 71,153 | ||
| 67,095 383 |
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| 67,478 | ||
| 3,675 - |
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| 3,675 | ||
| 5,212 | ||
| 8,887 |
Poverty Child Balance Sheet for the Year Ended 30 September 2022
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Note 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Current Assets
Cash at bank and in hand 11,868 9,212
Debtors 7 117
Creditors: Amounts falling
due within one year 8 (325) (325)
Net Assets 11,660 8,887
Funds of the Charity 10
Unrestricted fund 11,660 8,887
Total Funds 11,660 8,887
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For the year ended 30 September 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors responsibilities:
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1) The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476,
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2) The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of the accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
Approved by the board on and signed on its behalf by:
Poverty Child Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2022
1. Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and in the preceding year.
(a) Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
(b) 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 those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purpose, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
(c) Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to, and certain to receive, the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following policies are applied to particular categories of income:
Voluntary income is received by way of monetary donations and donated services (valued at market rate) and are included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.
(d) Resources Expended
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. The resources expended within direct costs include those services which have been donated and are valued at the market rate:
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include the Independent Examiner's fee.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SoFA on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource.
Poverty Child Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2022
2 Voluntary Income
| Donations Donated professional services Total 3 Total resources expended Direct costs Website costs Computer costs General admin Insurance Advertising Printing & stationery Rent Support costs Accountancy fees Bank charges Total |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds 2022 2022 2022 £ £ £ 4,827 - 4,827 65,729 - 65,729 70,556 - 70,556 Charitable Governance Total Activities Costs Costs 2022 2022 2022 £ £ £ 691 - 691 526 - 526 35 - 35 77 - 77 65,965 - 65,965 - - - 106 - 106 - 360 360 23 - 23 67,423 360 67,783 |
Total Funds 2021 £ 6,172 64,981 |
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| 71,153 | ||
| Total Costs 2021 £ 875 783 35 96 65,179 11 116 355 28 |
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| 67,478 |
4 Trustees Remuneration & Related Party Transactions
No members of the management committee received any remuneration or reimbursements during the year.
No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity during the year.
5 Taxation
As a charity, Poverty Child is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or s256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the Charity.
6 Independent Examiner's Fees
These are included within Accountancy Fees under Governance Costs as detailed below:
| Company Secretarial Fees 2021 Independent Examiner's Fees 2022 Total Accountancy fees |
2022 35 325 |
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| 360 |
Poverty Child Notes to the Financial Statements Continued for the Year Ended 30 September 2022
7 Debtors
| Debtors Prepayments Total Creditors: Falling Due within One Year Accruals Total |
2022 117 117 2022 325 325 |
2021 - |
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| 2021 325 |
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| 325 |
8 Creditors: Falling Due within One Year
9 Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds
| Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds | |||
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| Current Assets Current Liabilities Net Assets at 30 September 2022 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 11,985 (325) 11,660 |
Restricted Funds £ - - - |
Total Funds £ 11,985 (325) |
| 11,660 |
10 Movement in funds
| Unrestricted Funds Total of Funds |
Brought Forward £ 8,887 8,887 |
Incoming Resources £ 70,556 70,556 |
Resources Expended £ (67,783) (67,783) |
Transfers in/(out) £ - - |
Carried Forward £ |
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| 11,660 | |||||
| 11,660 |