Charity Registration No. 1159365
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
| Trustees | Darren Starkey (Chair) |
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| Mollie Somerville (Secretary) | |
| Michael Craven (Treasurer) | |
| Kath Pugh | |
| Rukhsana Anjam | |
| Stephen Haggas | |
| Min Aung | |
| Anita Beadnell | |
| Anne Mackay | |
| Kate Taylor | |
| Charity number | 1159365 |
| Company number | CE003329 |
| Principal address | Culture Fusion |
| 125 Thornton Road | |
| Bradford | |
| West Yorkshire | |
| BD1 2EP | |
| Independent examiner | Kevin J Meddings MAAT |
| Stuart B Lodge & Co | |
| Chartered Accountants | |
| 44 Bradford Road | |
| Idle | |
| Bradford | |
| West Yorkshire | |
| BD10 9PE | |
| Bankers | Unity Trust Bank plc |
| Nine Brindleyplace | |
| Birmingham | |
| West Midlands | |
| B1 2HB | |
| CCLA Investment Management Ltd | |
| COIF Charity Funds | |
| Senator House | |
| 85 Queen Victoria Street | |
| London | |
| EC4V 4ET |
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
CONTENTS
| Page | |
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| Trustees report | 1 – 5 |
| Independent examiner’s report | 6 |
| Statement of financial activities | 7 |
| Balance sheet | 8 |
| Statement of cashflows | 9 |
| Notes to the accounts | 10 – 15 |
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity’s constitution, Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities; Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published on 16 July 2014.
Structure, governance and management
The Charitable Incorporated Organisation was registered on 26 November 2014 and all the assets and liabilities of the former unincorporated charity of the same name (charity number 1025863) were transferred into this Association.
The trustees who served during the year were: Darren Starkey (Chair) Mollie Somerville (Secretary) Michael Craven (Treasurer) Kath Pugh Rukhsana Anjam Stephen Haggas Min Aung Anita Beadnell Anne Mackay Kate Taylor
All trustees are unpaid and inducted into their roles and responsibilities and come with a wealth of experience and skills including:-
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Many years of safeguarding experience as a service manager within a Local Authority, with responsibility for child protection and assessment.
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Creative and interpersonal expertise including as an illustrator and a professional counsellor.
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Tax accountancy and client management (for 29 years) with current responsibility for controlling £2.1bn and a team specialising in charity investment management for around 100 charities.
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25 years’ experience of contract management, finance, projects, programmes, grant funding, audit, project appraisal, procurement. This experience has been acquired in a variety of settings, including the University of Bradford, Newlands SRB and Bradford Council.
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Involvement as volunteer hosts, risk assessment volunteers, out of hours support workers and drivers so are very aware of the day to day running. This is from different perspectives including from different cultural perspectives, as a family, as a same sex couple and as a single person.
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Teaching/tutoring in local secondary schools and colleges.
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Experienced and skilled in the employment of project staff and training plans.
Their qualifications include Undergraduate Degrees, Finance, PGCEs (teaching), Institute of Leadership and Management, professional qualifications such as Prince 2 and MSP.
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
TRUSTEES’ REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Objectives and activities
We provide emergency accommodation for homeless young people aged 16 to 25 in the homes of trained volunteers on a ‘one night at a time basis’.
We raise awareness of youth homelessness with the general public, young people and decision- makers to bring about change. This includes delivering preventative homelessness education to young people in a variety of settings.
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidelines and in particular the advancement of education, health and the relief of those in need by reason of homelessness.
Our Response to Covid 19 and our Achievements
At the start of the financial year, we were obviously responding to the COVID 19 pandemic. We had just had a big launch in the Broadway Shopping centre as their charity of the year.
In the previous financial year, we were the busiest scheme in the country (in terms of homeless young people helped) and had dealt with an increase in referrals across a wider geographical area.
Our priorities at this time were to ensure there was emergency accommodation available for homeless young people and yet we also had a responsibility to keep young people, volunteers, and staff as safe as possible from Covid 19.
We reached out to our partners and ensured our service users and other homeless young people were directed to the ‘Everyone In’ scheme. This Government funded scheme offered homeless people with mainly ensuite accommodation in guest houses, student halls and hotels. In Bradford it also brought together a dedicated team of different organisations, including health professionals, and we were able to supply some toiletries and clothing. We imagined that this would be for a brief period and yet the Covid 19 pandemic meant that the ‘Everyone In’ scheme ran until July 2021 in Bradford.
Throughout the year we planned to reopen at several points, but we were guided not to by the local situation, the availability of hosts, infection control and the Bradford Council Covid team. The board met regularly and gave substantial time and energy especially when the staff team were furloughed.
Our education work, due to the circumstances, was reduced but we did finalise a new Nightstop Computer Game by working with Impact Gamers. We also worked with a local film maker to create an online assembly for schools following a request from Belle Vue Girls. This was well received by the 300 young people participating and we taught a one-hour lesson via teams to Bradford College.
It was a difficult year for many volunteers and staff affected by Covid 19 through the restrictions, ill health, and bereavements. The organisation tried to help the wider team keep in touch via zoom and phone calls. Despite all the sadness it was also a time when we were able to start developing some new services, new partnerships, and complete training this included: -
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Moving into Culture Fusion, a large youth centre in Bradford, from the Carlisle Business Centre after over 25 years. This enabled us to start developing stronger partnerships and explore how we could work with the YMCA to make use of some of the facilities including a new Bradford Nightstop Shelter.
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Developing partnership work with Hope Housing by giving our worker time to support Hope to work with homeless people to move into longer term accommodation when the pandemic added increased pressures to this work. This also helped strengthen our relationship with Hope Housing for the future.
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Researching the need for and develop a model to deliver Mediation to prevent youth homelessness. Four staff and six volunteers participated in a two-day UK Mediation Training course by zoom.
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
TRUSTEES’ REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
- Training . Completing Bradford College ‘Equality, Diversity and inclusion Training Level 2. Two members of staff successfully completed this course in the year. Other training included Covid Awareness, Webinar on Mediation UK, CPD certificates in: -Safeguarding, Coaching and Mentoring and Understanding Domestic Violence and Abuse. Microsoft Spreadsheets and learning zoom from each other!
Financial Review
For the twelve month period to 31 March 2021 a small income surplus was generated. Incoming resources were £131,133 which compared to resources expended, in delivering our service, of £121,198. Included within income in this financial year was £45,196 from the government’s job retention scheme which enabled us to retain all our staff members during periods of necessary service closure.
A year like no other! As we were largely not able to deliver our core emergency bed night service the main aim was to ensure that we remained fully in place to be able to recommence our role once conditions permitted. As stated, we utilised the government’s furlough scheme and this was crucial in retaining staff. The Big Lottery project was placed on hold to recommence when able to as we were unable to deliver the aims of the project during this year. We were delighted to announce that we continued to receive a grant from Bradford Metropolitan District Council and this, together with a grant already received from The Harry & Mary Foundation, enabled us to cover expenditure and emerge from the year financially relatively unscathed.
In addition to grants and furlough monies we continued to receive a healthy level of donations and gifts with a notable £3,500 received from the Broadway Centre who selected us as their charity for the year.
As well as the charity ensuring that we can adapt and offer an invaluable service in this changed environments, we need to ensure that we can plan our finances accordingly. Homelessness, sadly, will still be with us and we continue to seek support in the form of grants and donations to help us position ourselves to alleviate the situation as much as we are able.
Future plans for Bradford Nightstop in the next year (2021/2022)
DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO PREVENT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
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Pilot a new Bradford Nightstop Shelter by recruiting and training volunteers, ensuring risk assessments are in place, developing procedures and organising the practicalities including food for young homeless people.
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Extensive recruitment campaign for volunteers, training, and support plan.
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Reopen our hosting scheme safely and with Covid 19 measures in place including Covid visits and assessments.
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Apply for funding to pilot Mediation work and develop a service so homelessness amongst young people can be prevented.
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Develop online and face to face educational and young people’s involvement work and consider how access to services can be improved.
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
TRUSTEES’ REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
ORGANISATIONAL
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Continue to promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and ensure all the staff team complete the Bradford College level two course and encourage volunteers to participate too.
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Develop a new Equality and Diversity resource library.
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Developing a sustainability, funding, and marketing plan.
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Review and develop policies and new procedures especially in the light of the recent pandemic.
PARTNERSHIPS
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Participating in the 2021/22 Cold Weather Provision.
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Support the new Bradford Youth Vibe by being a part of its development.
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Communicating daily with our referral agencies and continuing to signpost young people to our partners so that they could get help with longer term accommodation.
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Review referral agency network and develop new contacts/strengthen ongoing relationships.
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
TRUSTEES’ REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the accounts 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 requires the Trustees to prepare accounts 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 of the charity for that period. In preparing these accounts the Trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2015 (FRS 102);
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts;
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Prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and constitution. 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.
The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of accounts may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
On behalf of the board of trustees
............................................ M Craven
Dated: 22 November 2021
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 7 to 15.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner
The charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this period under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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(i) examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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(ii) 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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(iii) to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. 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 statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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(a) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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(i) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
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(ii) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act;
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have not been met; or
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(b) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Kevin J Meddings MAAT
Stuart B Lodge & Co Chartered Accountants 44 Bradford Road Idle Bradford West Yorkshire BD10 9PE
Dated: 23 November 2021
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
| Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds funds funds Notes £ £ £ Income Voluntary income 2 22,850 - - Investment income 55 - - Incoming resources from Charitable activities 3 - - 63,032 Job retention scheme 45,196 - - Total income 68,101 - 63,032 Expenditure Charitable activities 4 70,364 - 50,834 Total expenditure 70,364 - 50,834 Net income/(expenditure)/ Net movement in funds (2,263) - 12,198 Total funds brought forward 90,946 50,000 17,090 Total funds carried forward 88,683 50,000 29,288 |
Total Total 2021 2020 £ £ 22,850 75,771 55 267 63,032 123,518 45,196 - 131,133 199,556 121,198 155,905 121,198 155,905 9,935 43,651 158,036 114,385 167,971 158,036 |
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BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021
| Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds funds funds Notes £ £ £ Current assets Debtors and prepayments 7 23,144 - 9,333 Cash at bank and in hand 70,627 50,000 19,955 93,771 50,000 29,288 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 8 (5,088) - - Net current assets 88,683 50,000 29,288 The funds of the charity Unrestricted funds 88,683 - - Designated funds 10 - 50,000 - Restricted funds 9 - - 29,288 Total charity funds 88,683 50,000 29,288 |
Total Total funds funds 2021 2020 £ £ 32,477 44,091 140,582 130,959 173,059 175,050 (5,088) (17,014) 167,971 158,036 88,683 90,946 50,000 50,000 29,288 17,090 167,971 158,036 |
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The accounts were approved by the Trustees on 22 November 2021
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M Craven Trustee
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS AS AT 31 MARCH 2021
| Notes Cash generated from operating activities 11 Cashflows from investing activities Bank interest received Increase in cash equivalents in the year Cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Total cash equivalents at the end of the year |
2021 £ 9,568 55 9,623 130,959 140,582 |
2020 £ 14,219 267 14,486 116,473 130,959 |
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BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
1 Accounting policies
1.1 Basis of preparation
The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.
Bradford Nightstop meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
Having considered future planned activities and the reserves available to the charity, the trustees are satisfied that the financial statements should be prepared on the going concern basis.
1.2 Incoming resources
Donations and legacies are accounted for when they are received by the charity. Other income is accounted for on an accruals basis as far as is prudent to do so.
Core funding revenue grants are credited to the income and expenditure account at the time when received. Revenue grants for specific projects are credited to the income and expenditure account when received and unspent amounts at the year end are carried forward as restricted funds in the balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of the next financial year this may be deferred in accordance with the terms of the funding agreements.
1.3 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:-
Office Equipment
3 Years Straight Line
1.4 Accumulated funds
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
Designated funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the trustees for specific purposes.
1.5 Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for beneficiaries. These include governance costs which are those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirement of the charity.
All costs are allocated between the categories on the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource.
1.6 Pension costs
The charity pays contributions into the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) which is a defined contribution work place scheme.
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
| 2 Voluntary income Donations and gifts Grants receivable for core activities Spot purchase beds by local authorities Student placement fees Donations and gifts The Broadway Bradford One Team Holy Trinity Church Bingley Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust The Lord Mayors Appeal Alliance Automotive Group All Together Now Choir Incommunities Group Baildon Charity Committee Bradford Grammar School Dixons Allerton Academy Beckfoot Thornton School Beckfoot Upper Heaton School Bettys & Taylors Group The Fred Towler Charity Trust Andrew Bennett Morrisons Foundation Teledyne Defence & Space St John’s C of E Primary, Bierley XPO Logistics Thomas Wright/Thorite Group Rotary Club of Bradford Blaize Trust Fund Springers Agility and Flyball Club Sundry |
2021 £ 22,850 - - - 22,850 3,500 500 500 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18,350 22,850 |
2020 £ 71,705 - 2,666 1,400 75,771 - - 700 3,000 22,275 2,631 2,225 2,071 1,575 1,556 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 647 600 537 531 500 500 500 25,857 71,705 |
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BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
3 Incoming resources from charitable activities
| Bradford Metropolitan District Council The Big Lottery (Reaching West Yorkshire) Ark De Paul Nightstop UK The Harry & Mary Foundation 4 Charitable activities Wages and national insurance Pension costs Bank charges Rent and services Repairs and renewals Postage and stationery Travel and subsistence Travel – Nightstoppers Young persons safewaiting (including Bradford Hotel) IT Equipment Training and conferences Volunteers expenses Insurance Subscriptions Telephone Publicity and events Capacity Building Education Independent examination fee Payroll charges Consultancy charges DBS checks Equipment lease Sundries |
2021 £ 35,334 26,698 1,000 - - 63,032 2021 £ 88,837 3,417 264 9,331 - 64 148 182 44 1,624 2,647 77 3,750 928 2,537 1,267 - 800 1,944 1,524 - 132 1,417 264 121,198 |
2020 £ 35,334 63,744 - 4,440 20,000 123,518 2020 £ 94,412 3,588 188 14,091 81 2,561 1,540 2,355 1,650 2,803 582 10,007 4,839 1,135 3,026 5,140 150 1,881 2,250 907 840 462 1,417 - 155,905 |
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5 Trustees
None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year. There were no related party transactions in the year that required disclosure (2020: none).
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
6 Number of employees
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:-
| 2021 | 2020 | |
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| Number | Number | |
| Employees | 5 | 5 |
| Employment costs | ||
| 2021 | 2020 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 86,895 | 90,762 |
| Social security costs | 1,942 | 3,650 |
| Pension costs | 3,417 | 3,588 |
| 92,254 | 98,000 |
There were no employees whose annual emoluments were £60,000 or more.
Social security costs are after the deduction of the governments Employment Allowance of £4,000 (2020: £3,000).
7 Debtors and prepayments
| Grants and other fees receivable Other debtors Prepayments 8 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Deferred income Creditors and accruals |
2021 £ 9,333 19,026 4,118 32,477 2021 £ - 5,088 5,088 |
2020 £ 14,666 24,839 4,586 44,091 2020 £ 11,679 5,335 17,014 |
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BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
9 Restricted funds
The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:-
| Movement in funds | Movement in funds | |||
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| Balance at | Incoming | Resources | Balance at | |
| 1 April 2020 | resources | expended 31 March 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Bradford Metropolitan District Council | - | 35,334 | (35,334) | - |
| The Big Lottery (Reaching West | ||||
| Yorkshire) | - | 26,698 | - | 26,698 |
| De Paul Nightstop UK | 2,090 | - | - | 2,090 |
| Ark | - | 1,000 | (500) | 500 |
| The Harry & Mary Foundation | 15,000 | - | (15,000) | - |
| 17,090 | 63,032 | (50,834) | 29,288 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
This grant was originally towards the salary costs of our Project Development Worker and related costs to help develop our emergency accommodation service in Bradford District and our homelessness preventative education. At the start of this financial year, as we had to pause due to Covid, the council agreed we could alter the use of the grant to fund ongoing financial commitments relating to the scheme which has been invaluable so we can be there in the longer term to make a difference once again.
The Big Lottery (Reaching West Yorkshire)
This lottery funding supports the budget for our Reaching West Yorkshire programme which also is funded through fundraising and other grants. It also includes a specific budget to help us develop greater sustainability.
The Reaching West Yorkshire programme includes developing our capacity to provide young people with emergency ‘Nightstop’ accommodation in Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford Local Authorities. This involves recruiting, training and supporting volunteers and building new partnerships. Reaching West Yorkshire is also about young people being involved in our development, delivering new education work across parts of West Yorkshire and streamlining our services through the greater use of IT. When we were not able to operate and develop these services due to the pandemic the Big Lottery agreed to pause our grant.
De Paul Nightstop UK
There are two microgrants. The first is to develop safe places for young people to be whilst they are waiting for their emergency accommodation. This has partly been spent and we were not able to spend any of this grant in 2020/21 financial year as the scheme was on hold. The other Depaul Nightstop UK grant is for mobile phones to improve communication between hosts and young people. These were not spent in the financial year as the emergency scheme was closed but spending has started again in the 2021/22 year.
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Ark
This is a local community shop run by the Girlington, Manningham and Heaton Council of Churches. The profits from this community enterprise enable Ark to facilitate a grant making programme. In this financial year we used one grant to fund additional mediation training, and we secured a grant to create an educational film on youth homelessness which we hope to complete in the 2021/22 year.
The Harry & Mary Foundation
Funding was originally to support the development of our emergency accommodation, education work and new follow up work with young people who have used Nightstop to support and signpost them to a range of services.
We initially asked if we could pause this funding at the start of the financial year as we paused our services. Later in the year The Harry and Mary Foundation kindly agreed we could resume spending and they appreciated the fact that we had used the period of COVID to develop and enhance our services. This development included moving premises, online education work including developing a Nightstop Computer Game, researching mediation work, and participating in online mediation training to prevent youth homelessness. It also included developing new partnerships and where possible, staying connected with young people who have made use of our emergency scheme when they have been homeless in the past. They confirmed in an email, “We are confident that you are using our donation to good effect and adapting to different circumstances, so do as you think appropriate. Nightstop is on the front line and is best placed to make such judgements”.
10. Designated funds
This contingency reserve was originally set up to cover accommodation and staffing costs should the Organisation suffer a temporary shortfall in funding. The balance on this fund at the year end is £50,000.
11. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cashflow from operating activities:
| Net movement in funds Less bank interest received Decrease/(increase) in debtors (Decrease) in creditors Cash generated from activities |
2021 £ 9,935 (55) 11,614 (11,926) 9,568 |
2020 £ 43,651 (267) (27,934) (1,231) 14,219 |
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