2022-03-31-accounts - Beeston Community Resource CIO

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Beeston Community Resource CIO (Registered charity, number 1160885) Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

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2 - 4	nnual report
5	Independent e	report
6	Receipts & payments account
7	Statement of assets & liabilities
8 - 10	Notes to the accounts

Beeston Community Resource CIO annual report for the year ended 31 March 2022

Full name Beeston Community Resource CIO

Other names by which the charity is known BCR, Middle Street Resource Centre

Organisation type Charitable incorporated organisation

Registered charity number 1160885

Principal address

Middle Street Resource Centre, 74 Middle Street, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 2AR

Trustees Sylvia Stephens, Chair Duncan Mitchell Chris Taylor, Vice Chair Colin Failes John Chambers Nick Austin Martin Brasier Martin Humber, until 9 July 2021 Val Curry, from 3 December 2021

Independent examiner

Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL

Governance and management

The charity is operated under the rules of its CIO Foundation Constitution registered 13 March 2015.

Our CIO constitution accords with the 'Foundation' model. Trustees are selected with regard to skills, knowledge and experience. New trustees are appointed for 3 years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

Objectives and activities

The objects of the CIO are:

(1) The promotion of social inclusion amongst people in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire who are socially excluded from society or parts of society as a result of mental ill-health, in particular through the provision of a resource centre providing opportunities and facilities for recreation, social interaction, education, support and advice designed to assist the recovery and wellbeing of such people and to enable them to integrate into society.

(2) To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Borough of Broxtowe and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit

To provide a team of mental health support workers for individual support as required.
Manage an effective community resource centre offering support for mental health in the community through a series of Mindset groups and other wellbeing groups organised by outside organisations eg Nottingham College, Dementia Memory Café & Slimming World.
Encourage volunteers to help in various managed tasks within the centre. Offer a Community Café for our regular users and the local inhabitants.

Public benefit statement

The community café and garden are open to the public. A variety of leisure courses and activities take place at the centre using our facilities and Room hire is available for local meetings.

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.

Summary of the main achievements during the period

During this financial year we started to build up the MindSet programme again, when the pandemic lock-down rules changed, offering mental health support in the community to our service users. This was offered through various groups such as Music, 2 Walking groups, Poetry, Hearing Voices, Talk and Support and Relaxation.

We also offered support and counselling both face to face and by phone / zoom. Our volunteering opportunities started to build up again in the garden, reception and café areas as we began to open up. This helped the self-esteem and confidence of the volunteers as well as breaking the isolation that many people had suffered from.

We continued to offer the "Moving on from COVID" course with the local PCN in both Beeston and Eastwood; Running 8 courses successfully leading to many participants joining other activities at the centre.

The number of people attending the centre has increased throughout the year from around 1,000 per month when we first re- opened to over 3,000 in March 2022.

Financial review

Although we had an operational deficit for the financial year, the funds carried forward from 2020-21 more than compensated for this. We have built this into our business planning for 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Overall we are happy with the financial position considering the dramatic reduction of our main income streams, room hire and café takings, which were affected by the pandemic and lockdowns during the previous two years.

Continued support from Beeston Consolidated Charity, Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham West CCG, amongst other funders, helped us through a difficult year.

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Financial risks

The main risk is if we lose the tenancy of the building, which we lease from Nottinghamshire County Council. If we lost the use of the premises we would have to look for major funding to find new premises. Other risks include a slowing down of room hire and availability of suitable funding streams that would negatively affect our income.

The charity's policy on reserves

We hold a Reserve Fund of £70,000+ created from 2017/2019. This was felt prudent in case of some change in our lease with Nottinghamshire County Council which is reviewed every 5 years. This amount should help us cover any staff remunerations and cover any debts if the lease is withdrawn. There are no plans to increase it at the moment but should staffing levels increase it will be reviewed. It was thought that we may have needed to use it during this year but were fortunate in obtaining many additional grants to cover our staffing and running costs through the Covid period.

Thanks

We would like to acknowledge the continued support offered by Beeston Consolidated Charity, Nottinghamshire County Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, the National Lottery and all other funders and supporters who have helped us through the past few years.

Also many thanks to our many volunteers and staff, who kept the service running, worked tirelessly though a testing period.

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees:

Signed 4 �� Date J[(] t[·e][1]_ Sylvia Stephens, Trustee

Independent e report to the trustees of Beeston Community Resource CIO for the year ended 31 March 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Beeston Community Resource CIO (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts I section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed ____ Date _______9/11/2022 Jo Employee of Community Accounting Plus

Beeston Community Resource CIO Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2022

Beeston Community Resource CIO Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2022 2021 2022 Cash assets Bank accoLwts Cash in haTr No 170954 228 171182 144985 113 145098 Other monetary assets Debtors & prepayments 1553 1553 2497 2497 Assets retained for the Charty's own use General equipment. 5 Laptops, Plxchased AuJust 2021, cost£2,647. Fridge Freezer. purchased July 2019, cost £845. Ford Transit minibus, purchased April 2019, cost£16,434. Noticeboard, purchased Febmry 2019, cost £744. Dishwasher, PLKchased Dember 2018. cost£1,138. Electric rar#Je, purchased March 2017. cost £1,397. Musical hstrLments, purchased February 2017, cost £1,050. Garden Vehicle, purchased November 2016, cost £9,000. PolWunnel, purchased November 2016, cost £1,690. Camera, purchased October 2018, cost £638. Garden Chipper & shredder, purchased September 2016, cost £580 Liabilltles Creditors 3820 {38201 11836 111836 These finaricial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by.. Signed Chris Taylor, Truste c* Dated

Beeston Community Resource CIO Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022

1. Receipts & payments accounts

Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.

2. Grants & donations

3. Funds analysis

The Salaries fund is funding received from Beeston Consolidated Charity and is restricted for salaries.

The Moving on from Covid fund was funding received from Nottingham West PCN last year and was for a course run in conjunction with the local Primary low level mental health issues that have been brought on or increased during the Covid period, with people having anxiety, loneliness and stress. The course is designed to help people recognise the issues and look forward in a positive way. We have run the courses in Beeston and Eastwood.

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The Memorial garden was a fund set up to enhance and develop an area of the community garden to be a place of tranquillity and peace where people could remember lost ones. We have partitioned an area off with a wooden structure and planted new plants and bushes as well as enhancing the seating area. This was started with the funding from the Co-operative Community Fund last year.

The MindSet fund received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. Following on fr the MindSet programme with support from staff members and outside facilitators to continue existing groups such as Talk and Support, Poetry and Guitar and set up new Creative Writing and photography groups. The main purpose of the fund was to help build the provision up again in a safe and positive way following a traumatic period for most of our service users.

4. Overheads and site manager

Nottinghamshire County Council employs a site manager and cleaners who work working hours, but BCR also reimburses the Council at 100% for additional hours employed solely to serve BCR.

5. Debtors & prepayments

6. Creditors

Overheads & site manager Professional fees Wages, NI & pension (HMRC) Wages, NI & pension (Pension)	£ 9076 876 1772 112
	11836

7.

Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.

8. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the period.

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9. Glossary of terms

Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.

Debtors: These are amounts owed to the charity, but not received in the accounting period.

Prepayments: These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period.

Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.