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Registered Charity: 1161379 28 Bridge Street Chester CH1 1NQ

Contents

A. Reference and Administrative Information .................................................................................................... 3
B. Independent Examiner Statement ..................................................................................................................... 4
C. Our Aims and Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 5
D. Annual Review ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
E. How our activities deliver public benefit ......................................................................................................... 7
F. Financial Review ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
G. Plans for Future Periods ....................................................................................................................................... 12
H. Structure, Governance and Management ...................................................................................................... 12
Financial Statements ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements for Year Ended 31stOctober 2021 ............................... 23

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Chester Pride Annual Report and Financial Statements for Year Ended 31st October 2021

The Management Committee present the annual report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st October 2021.

A. Reference and Administrative Information

Charity Name: Chester Pride

Charity registration number: 1161379

Company registration number: 08958558

Registered Office and operational address:

Box 7, Unity Center Cuppin Street Chester

CH1 2BN

1. The Charity Management Committee:

Warren Allmark Chair Andrew Foxall Vice-Chair Laura Gilhooley Vice-Chair Sandra Tyrie Director

2. The Chester Pride Charity Committee:

Rachel Walker Amanda Carolan Caleb Maxfield Kate Hutchinson Andrew Arrowsmith Tom Parratt Alexandra Rosu Wes Diggory James Kirby

3. Independent Examiner:

David Buxton, Managing Partner, Buxton Accounting LLP

4. Bankers:

Barclays, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE87 2BB

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B. Independent Examiner Statement

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31/10/2021. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under 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 material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

  1. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 the Charities Act; or

  2. the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

  3. the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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 to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed by: David Buxton (Aug 31, 2022 10:16 GMT+1) Name: David Buxton Date: Aug 31, 2022

Address: 98 Middlewich Road, Northwich, CW9 7DA

Relevant Professional Qualifications or body: Fellow of ICAEW

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C. Our Aims and Objectives

Our objects were updated in December 2021, just after the end of the financial year being reported on, with the changes approved by the Charities Commission. The purpose of this change was to better reflect the changed nature of the charity, and the expanded scope of its work. The updated objects still apply to the charity’s activities throughout 2021 and were largely changed as a result of the work undertaken in 2021.

Our Charitable Objects

The objects of the charity are to promote equality and diversity, advance education and eliminate discrimination in relation to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and otherwise sexual and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) people, in particular but not exclusively those resident in Cheshire, North Wales, and Merseyside (the ‘area of benefit’) for the benefit of the public by raising awareness of issues affecting said persons, undertaking support and relief work for said persons, promoting and staging an annual LGBTQ+ festival, the making of grants or donations to other charitable and voluntary organisations working towards similar objects as these objects, and otherwise undertaking any further activity with the object of developing an environment in favour of LGBTQ+ equality.

Our Mission Statement

Chester Pride celebrates, supports, and advocates for the LGBT+ community of Cheshire and North Wales. We are community led, responding to the needs and voice of the community we work for. We will celebrate our community’s diversity, and not gatekeep or exclude community members and allies from our activity. We will do what we can to provide the services the community needs and want, and we will be their voice in creating a society that includes, respects, and dignifies them.

In one sentence:

Celebrating, supporting, and advocating for our LGBT+ community.

D. Annual Review

The beginning of our 2021 year saw Chester Pride on a strong footing both in its work and its finances. Although we had been unable to run many fundraisers or events through 2020, the launch of our support services ensured that the charity had a renewed purpose, and diversified income streams. The challenge of 2021 was to grow the charity’s support projects; and seek to establish a sound financial footing that would allow them to continue for many years. The charity was also determined to return to the provision of a physical event, whether this was the main Chester Pride event, or a smaller Covid safe event.

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It quickly became understood that 2021 would largely follow the same template as 2020. All activities were still largely shaped by the ongoing Covid pandemic, and frequent changes were made in order to ensure that all activity, both support and event, were Covid safe as restrictions and laws changed.

Overall, the support activity remained successful and strong, however the charity has faced capacity issues throughout 2021, and struggled at times to meet the demand of our service users. It is likely that this will be a persistent issue and shows little sign of resolution without a significant multi-year grant (or other) funding that can allow for the rapid growth of the charity’s services.

To better enable the charity to provide its support projects it began, in 2021, to identify potential venues for its own trading business. This proved to be a challenge, and a venue had not yet been secured by the conclusion of the 2021 financial year. However, the charity did put out an appeal to the public and was successful in raising significant money from the public to kickstart the financing of this project. To easily manage the operation of this venue, when established, and ensure compliance with charity law and general sector good practice, a separate for-profit company was established, Chester Pride Trading LTD. This will allow for the operation of Chester Pride’s own venue to be conducted as its own distinct entity and ensure the commercial and charity interest do not clash as both entities develop and grow.

It became clear throughout 2021 that the charity would not be able to bring the main Chester Pride festival back, for two main reasons. Firstly, Covid was still too great a risk for large scale events, even though it would have been outdoors, and with a community made up of many vulnerable persons it was not felt to be appropriate to resurrect the event and put those persons at risk. Secondly, having had a year without fundraising or a large event, the reserves of the charity were too low to allow the charity to put on such a large-scale event.

Instead, the charity looked to host an event we called ‘Reflect and Connect’. This was a much smaller event, hosting around 2,500 people, who were charged a ticket fee to attend. The event was a smaller version of Pride, featuring a stage of entertainment, food and drink, and limited community activities. It was a very successful fundraiser for the charity, and well received by the community, who valued having any opportunity to come together and establish some of the community cohesion that the LGBTQ+ community is known for.

Overall, 2021 proved to be a challenging, yet highly successful year for Chester Pride.

Warren Lee Allmark, Chair

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E. How our activities deliver public benefit

1. DIGITAL CHESTER PRIDE

Due to the ongoing Covid pandemic at the time of our usual Chester Pride main event, the decision was taken to host a second digital event instead of bringing the main festival back. The event was split into three main parts. The first was the family and kids’ section, offering craft activity and entertainment suitable for young people, and fully inclusive of LGBTQ+ families and identities.

The second major section was our Trans and Non-Binary content, featuring entertainment and panel discussion around trans issues, led by trans voices. This section was one of the most important sections for the charity to include as the trans community are under particularly under attack and marginalised. For the charity we felt it key to amplify trans voices as part of our output and use our platform to address these issues.

The final section, and the longest, was our entertainment section featuring the type of acts and performers that would normally feature on the main Chester Pride stage.

Overall, the digital version of Pride ran for six hours, viewed on demand rather than livestreamed, and was very well received. Around 6,000 people watched the programming by the end of the 2021 year. Most viewers were based in Chester and Cheshire West.

This represents around half the usual audience for Chester Pride, and we were pleased that it received this level of viewing. What was worth noting, however, was that the digital format allowed us to engage with two audiences that we normally cannot. The first of these audiences were members of our community who had moved away, and thus felt separated from the community they left behind. One or two of these such viewers expressed to us how valuable it was to them that they were able to reconnect with the Chester based community. The second new audience was made up of the small number of LGBTQ+ people who wish to engage with the community but struggle to do so due to mental or physical health issues. For the first time they were able to engage with a community celebration that they normally would feel isolated from. This second group have presented the charity with a learning opportunity as we will seek ways to include this audience segment in our future activity, thereby increasing the accessibility of our event, and ensuring no members of our LGBTQ+ community feel isolated.

2. JUST ASK HELPLINE

2021 was the first full year of operation for out Just Ask helpline, following its launch partway through the 2022 year.

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The Just Ask helpline has, by our measures, been going well. The volume of contact has grown steadily, and has begun to stretch our capacity with the employment of additional staff being considered for 2022, to help cope with demand.

Contact generally has been predominantly through messaging channels, particularly WhatsApp. Most cases arising from the contacts are short, with some back and forth messaging, or a scheduled phone call, and forward referrals or provision of information sufficient to resolve the case.

We have also developed strong partnership links, referral systems, and created a large database of contacts to ensure that we can be effective in our support. This has resulted in some strong partnerships, particularly with the Cheshire Fire Service, who will refer LGBTQ+ residents that they work with and support to Just Ask, and in return we will refer our contacts to the home safety check scheme, as the LGBTQ+ community are at increased risk of home fires and the service are keen to mitigate this. Other partnerships that have developed, or are in development, include links with Cheshire West and Chester Council (various departments), Brio Leisure’s active wellbeing scheme, North Wales Police’s hate crime unit, and local community health boards such as the Maternity Voices Partnership and Healthwatch.

Of the cases, most are resolved following a final ‘check in’ from the case manager 21 days after initial contact. If no further support is required after this ‘check-in’ then the case is marked as closed. Long-term support cases are those not closed after 21 days. In 2021 there were:

Our support information, and referral system, has been created using local authority boundaries, as where someone is based will dictate what services they can access and be referred to. The geographic breakdown of cases is as follows:

This breakdown matches our previous data from attendees to our events, with Cheshire East being an area we struggle to engage with, largely we believe due to the proximity of most of the county to Manchester and the services there.

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A majority, in fact almost all, cases touch on some aspect of Mental Health, Social Isolation and Anxiety. After this the most common themes arising from the cases are sexual health advice, gender transition, and coming out.

We do not track age in too granular a way, dividing contacts into broad categories of Under18, 18 - 65, and 65+ as these broadly match the divisions between the services that individuals might access. An overwhelming majority of our cases come from adults, with that category skewing toward the younger end (early 20s), and only a handful of older persons making contact with the service. When we have had cases concerning Under-18s, these have often come from their parents seeking support on their behalf; or seeking support in the parenting of an LGBT+ young person. But again, the number of these types of cases are limited.

3. CHRISTMAS MEAL

An additional output of the Just Ask project was the provision of a Christmas Meal for those socially isolated during the 2021 festive season. 15 people attended the meal and were able to socialise and receive support from the Just Ask support worker present. The meal was also featured on the Christmas Day broadcast of BBC News, reaching an estimated audience of 8 million.

4. THE BOX PROJECT

The direct experience of several members of the Chester Pride committee highlighted the need for access to sexual health and menstrual products at short notice. This is a problem that the LGBTQ+ community face, particularly, as their gender identity may make people uncomfortable in requesting these products; or having to access bathrooms that do not match their gender identity in order to find these products. Through the Box Project we worked with the local sexual health service to ensure that nighttime and social venues, such as bars, clubs, cafés, and restaurants, were able to offer some of these products for free through counter-top boxes. The project has also been extended to include services accessed by vulnerable people, or those in need, such as the local authority’s homeless service. Hundreds of these boxes were distributed across the city, from 30 venues across Cheshire West.

5. TAKE 5

The project saw the distribution of wellbeing packs and mugs. The concept was to promote ‘taking 5’ – a five-minute break in your day to practice self-care. The mugs came with herbal teas, wellbeing activity cards, and links to beneficial services, such as our own Just Ask service. Around 234 mugs were distributed, however the project was too great in investment of time and money, for little engagement or other benefits to the service users, as such the decision was made to retire the project in 2022.

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6. VISUAL ARTS FORUM

Chester Pride continued to be a member of the Cheshire West Visual Arts Forum as a provider of one of the biggest cultural events in the city. This forum helps to shape the provision of art in the city and encourage collaborative work between artists and art organisations. As part of this forum Chester Pride had a say in developing the cultural plan for Cheshire West, including being part of planning a biennial event for the city. We were also chosen to be part of the Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) Cultural Consortium.

a. HAZ CULTURAL CONSORTIUM

The local authority was successful in securing a grant to help revitalize the historic high street of Chester city center. As part of that funding the council will provision four years of cultural activity based on promoting the use of the high street. As the organisation behind one of the main high street based cultural activities we were asked to be a member of the cultural consortium that will help to programme and develop this cultural activity. We were designated the Lead Partner in the consortium and have been working with the council to launch the first part of the programme, and oversee the distribution of the first grants from the programme.

b. Reclaiming the City

As part of the HAZ Cultural programme, the photographer Suzanne St Clare was commissioned to take portraits of LGBTQ+ Chester Residents, and interviewed them about their relationship to the city, especially in light of the Covid pandemic. The resulting work was displayed in the fronts of empty retail units within the city, and has the potential for future displays in 2022.

7. BUSINESS TRAINING

As part of our work to see LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the workplace improve we conducted several training sessions at various businesses. Overall, we conducted 13 workshops or training sessions, in addition to any others mentioned above. These sessions generally focused on general inclusivity in the workplace, with variation depending on the specific needs of the organisation. Many sessions were delivered virtually due to the pandemic.

8. HOSPICE PROJECT

Chester Pride was contacfted by the three Cheshire Hospices, St Lukes, Cheshire East Hospice, and Hospice of the Good Shepherd, and asked to partner with them on a project to help them develop inclusive practices. We provided assistance in the writing of the funding bid, which was ultimately successful, and assisted in the recruitment of an LGBTQ+ Development Officer to deliver the project within the hospices. We have been providing

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help and advice to this LGBTQ+ Development Officer and will continue with that work into the next year.

9. REFLECT AND CONNECT

In place of a main Chester Pride event, the charity undertook to host a smaller event. This event was largely designed as a fundraiser, to try and kickstart the funding of a return of the main event in 2022. 2,500 tickets were sold to the event, which resulted in the event being sold out. The event featured many of the same aspects of Chester Pride, albeit on a much smaller scale.

We received very positive feedback following the event; however, we did not conduct the usual survey that we would undertake after the main Chester Pride event. The charity considered the event a great success, and it succeeded in raising a good amount to go towards the 2022 event

F. Financial Review

2021 has been a very steady year for the charity. It began on a strong footing from 2020, with good levels of grant funding sustaining the charity throughout that year.

2021 saw the charity continue to be successful in its grant fundraising, and enjoyed strong incomes from sponsorship of the Digital Pride event, and fundraising income from the various small fundraisers and the Reflect and Connect event.

Although the charity has been successful at bringing in revenue to maintain its operations, it has not really grown its income and as such has struggled to increase its working capacity to deal with the growth in support service demand. This has also meant that the charity has not been able to rebuild its reserves, nor carry forward much cash in hand.

However, the charity has been able to reduce its liabilities and create a much healthier balance sheet by the end of the year. The charity is highly liquid in its assets, and it is the long-term aim of the charity to put any surplus from future trading activity in investments and beneficial assets that can give the charity long term financial security.

Reserves Policy

Chester Pride aims to hold enough reserves to cover six months of operation of the charity. Therefore, we will endeavor to hold £40,000 in the bank account to act as an emergency contingency fund.

In 2019 the reserves were released due to the financial burdens of that year. However, the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has meant that most of the income to the charity this year was restricted in use, including most funds available to the charity at the end of the year. As such the charity has been unable to rebuild its reserves. It remains a priority of the

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Directors to rebuild the reserves and, if possible, expand them to better reflect the organisation’s growth and realistic expectations of costs.

G. Plans for Future Periods

The continued effects of the Coronavirus pandemic make forward planning a difficult undertaking. Already the charity is examining how it might run its main event next year, and we are planning many different contingency strategies. We hope to bring back the event in a physical capacity and this is looking very likely. It must be noted that the finances relating to the event are not strong, and this will also factor into the management committee’s decisions regarding the event.

The other charitable projects will continue, with the smaller projects coming under the umbrella of the Just Ask project for funding and staffing purposes. Already the finances to continue Just Ask for another 12 months have been secured, and a larger funding bid to allow for multi-year financing is expected to be developed and submitted in the course of the next year. The service will also be expanded and developed to better support the trans and gender non-conforming communities, with specialised help and support.

During the next 12 months the charity also looks to open its first permanent venue, through the opening of a café and community space. The charity has identified several potential sites that can be used for this purpose and will look to secure the venue and the funding to open it. The venue will be used as the offices for the charity and include space to run Just Ask activity such as drop-in days, support groups, and more. Part of the venue will be used as a commercial café space, to allow for the charity to raise its own revenue to support its operations. This part of the operation will be managed by the newly established trading subsidiary, with the profits being fed back into the charity.

H. Structure, Governance and Management

Chester Pride was registered as a company with Companies House in 2014. It was later converted to a Charity and registered with the Charities Commission in England and Wales. It is governed by a model Articles of Association, adapted to suit its charitable purpose.

1. GOVERNING DOCUMENT

In addition to the Articles of Association, Chester Pride uses an annual constitution, which is refreshed annually. This constitution is a working governance document which outlines the roles of committee members, as well as outlining the governance structure, voting procedures, and other operational information. This constitution is in addition to the Articles of Association, and designed to supplement them, to encourage best practice for the committee, and ensure fair treatment.

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RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES

INDUCTION AND TRAINING

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

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Meetings

There will be 4 types of meetings that will take place:

Responsibilities of the Directors

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Committee members and volunteers as an internal role; however, it will be the good practice of this charity to advertise vacant Director roles externally in an open recruitment manner.

Financial Records and Accounts

  1. Financial records must be kept so that:

  2. a. The organisation meets its legal and other statutory obligations

  3. b. The trustees have proper financial control of the organisation.

  4. c. The organisation meets the contractual obligations and requirements of funders.

  5. The books of accounts must include:

  6. a. A cashbook analysing all the transactions appearing on the bank accounts

  7. b. A petty cash book if cash payments are being made.

  8. c. Inland Revenue deduction cards P11 (if registered for PAYE)

  9. Accounts must be drawn up at the end of each financial year within 3 months of the financial year end and presented at the next Annual General Meeting.

  10. Prior to the start of each financial year, the trustees will approve a budgeted income and expenditure account for the following year.

  11. A report comparing actual income and expenditure with the budget should be presented to the Directors every three months, or whenever meetings take place.

  12. The Directors will appoint an appropriately qualified auditor/ independent examiner to audit or examine the accounts before presentation to the next AGM.

BANKING

  1. The charity currently banks with Barclays Bank plc, at its Chester City Center Branch. The charity maintains a Community Current Account with this bank and will continue to maintain this account whilst the charity is active.

  2. The bank mandate (list of people who can sign cheques on the organisations behalf) will always be approved and minuted by the trustees, as will any changes to it. There will always be a minimum of two mandated Directors alongside any authorized staff members. The current Directors holding the Mandate are Warren-Lee Allmark (Chair), and Andrew Foxall (Vice-Chair).

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  1. The charity will require the bank to provide statements every month and these will be reconciled with the cash book at least every three months and the treasurer will spot check that this reconciliation has been done at least twice a year, signing the cash book accordingly.

  2. The charity will not use any other bank or financial institution or use overdraft facilities or loan without the agreement of the Directors.

FINANCIAL POLICIES

1. INCOME

2. PAYMENTS (EXPENDITURE)

3. PAYMENT DOCUMENTATION

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agreed sum, the cheque being supported by a complete set of expenditure vouchers, totalling the required amount, analysed as required.

4. EXPENSES / ALLOWANCES

The Charity will, if asked, reimburse expenditure paid for personally by staff or volunteers, providing:

5. BACS APPROVAL/CHEQUE SIGNATURES

6. OTHER RULES

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situations the approval of the Chairperson who will provide full details to the next Director's meeting.

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Financial Statements

1. Audit Exemption Statement

For the year ending (31/10/2021) the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

2. Notes on the preparation of accounts

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year, and in the preceding year.

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3. Summary of Financial Activity including Income and Expenditure for the Year Ended 31st October 2021

Notes To Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Funds Total
The Funds Funds 2021 Funds 2020
Accounts £ £ £ £
Income From:
Donations 1 6,029 6,012 12,041 9,658
Charitable Activities 2 40,197 42,042 82,239 66,995
Trading Activities 3 350 - 350 4,194
Total Income 46,576 48,054 94,630 80,847
Expenditure On:
Raising Funds 4 (547) - (547) (1,014)
Charitable Activities 5 (10,264) (25,795) (36,059) (50,997)
Governance 7 (1,191) - (1,191) (971)
Administrative
Costs		 (41,344) (18,622) (59,966) -
Total Expenditure (53,346) (44,417) (97,763) (52,982)
Net Income /
(Expenditure) for (6,770) 3,637 (3,133) 27,865
the year
Net Movement in
Funds for the Year		 (6,770) 3,637 (3,133) 27,865
Reconciliation of
Funds
Total Funds Brought
Forward		 (13,747) 32,725 18,978 (8,887)
Total Funds
Carried Forward		 (20,517) 36,362 15,845 18,978

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4. Balance Sheet as at 31[st] October 2020

Notes To
The
Accounts
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets
Total Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Cash in bank and in hand
Accounts Receivable
11
VAT
PAYE Employer Relief
Rounding
Total Current Assets
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
12
VAT
Net Current Liabilities
Net Current Assets
Total Assets less Current Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling after more
than one year
12
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
Capital and Reserves
Current Year Earnings
Retained Earnings
Total Capital and Reserves
The Funds of the Charity
Reserves
Restricted Income Funds
13
Unrestricted Income Funds
14
Total Charity Funds		 2021
£
2,362
2,362
26,288
3,306
-
104
-
29,698
7,249
8,966
16,215
13,483
15,845
-
16,215
15,845
(3,133)
18,978
15,845
36,362
(20,517)
15,845		 2020
£
1,070
1,070
35,752
303
-
499
4
36,558
1,171
7,479
8,650
27,908
28,978
10,000
18,650
18,978
27,865
(8,887)
18,978
32,725
(13,747)
18,978

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DECLARATION

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the 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 102 Second Edition, effective from January 2019.

Accounts prepared by:

Richard Euston, Head of Charity (Charity’s financial officer)

Approved by the charity Directors on 30/08/2022 and signed on their behalf by:

Mr. Warren Lee Allmark (Chair)

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5. Notes forming part of the Financial Statements for Year Ended 31[st] October 2021

1. Details of funds and activities

Name of fund or
activity		 Designation Description, nature and purposes of the fund or activity
General Fund
Unrestricted
The free reserve and funds for Chester Pride charitable activity after
allowing for all designated funds
Chester Pride
Designated
A designated fund allocated from general funds, or through specific
funding (e.g. sponsorship) for provision of the annual Chester Pride event
Just Ask
Designated
/Restricted
A helpline service, providing advice, support, information and signposting.
The project also provisions events, group sessions, wellbeing activity, and
other miscellaneous activity with the aim of providing support and social
activity for the LGBT+ community
Small Projects
Designated
Various smaller projects with budgets under £1,000. These projects include
the Box Project supplying condoms and sanitary products for distribution
to those in need via social venues, and Take 5 wellbeing project giving out
free wellbeing packs including mugs, herbal teas, and wellbeing activity
cards.
Postcode
Neighbourhood
Trust
Restricted
Grant funding for the running and expansion of the Just Ask Service
Cheshire Fire
and Rescue
Authority
Members Fund
Restricted
Grant funding towards the Just Ask service to enable partnership working
between the Cheshire Fire and Rescue service and Just Ask
Metro Charity
Restricted
Grant funding for the Just Ask service for core costs
Cheshire West
Voluntary Action
Restricted
Grant funding for the creation of an LGBTQ+ inclusive maternal mental
health group as part of Gather Round
Virgin Care Ltd
2020
Restricted
Delayed payment of grant funding towards the running of the Box Project
Virgin Care Ltd
2021
Restricted
Sponsorship of Box Project for 2021
Arnold Clark
Community
Fund
Restricted
General funding to support the Just Ask project

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M&S Bank Unrestricted Small grant as match funding for volunteer hours given to the charity by
M&S Bank staff
Crowdfunder Restricted Donations raised from the public, and matched by Aviva Insurance staff.
donations For the purposes of establishing a Chester Pride café and community space
Cheshire West Restricted Donations from Cheshire West and Chester Councillors to go toward the
and Chester provision of Chester Pride events, nominally Digital Pride and Reflect and
Council Connect.
Member’s
Budget Award
Event Designated Sponsorship payments from various local businesses and organisations to
Sponsorship go toward the provision of event activity in 2021, namely Digital Pride and
Reflect and Connect.

2. Income from donations

Online Donations
Cash Donations
External Fundraising Events
Donations from CW&C Member's Budgets
Donations from Crowdfunder for Chester
Pride cafe
Total
Previous reporting period
Online Donations
Cash Donations
External Fundraising Events
Donations for Foodbank Support
Donations from CW&C Member's Budgets
Total		 Unrestricted
£
1,651
3,885
493
6,029
Unrestricted
£
5,651
679
3,148
-
-
9,478		 Restricted
£
2,375
3,637
6,012
Restricted
£
-
-
-
180
-
180		 Total 2021
£
1,651
3,885
493
2,375
3,637
12,041
Total 2020
£
5,651
679
3,148
180
-
9,658

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3. Income from charitable activity

Postcode Neighbourhood
Trust
Cheshire Fire and Rescue
Authority Member’s Budget
Metro Charity
Cheshire West Voluntary
Action
Arnold Clark Community
Fund
M&S Bank Volunteer Match
Funding
Virgin Care Box Project
Sponsorship 2021
M&S Bank Event
Sponsorship
Bank of America Event
Sponsorship
Bristol Myers-Squibb Event
Sponsorship
Airbus Event Sponsorship
Fundraiser Revenue
Total
Previous Reporting Period
Just Ask
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Cheshire Community Foundation
Steve Morgan Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund
Digital Pride
M&S Bank Sponsorship
Chester Pride Festival 2021
Other Sponsorship (Under £2,000)
Small Projects
M&S Bank Sponsorship
Total		 Unrestricted
£
-
-
-
-
-
500
-
10,000
4,000
2,500
1,500
21,697
40,197
Unrestricted
£
5,000
-
-
-
3,750
7,000
3,750
19,500		 Restricted
£
20,000
5,000
12,430
2,112
1,000
-
1,500
-
-
-
-
-
42,042
Restricted
£
2,000
3,747
3,748
38,000
-
-
-
47,495		 Total 2021
£
20,000
5,000
12,430
2,112
1,000
500
1,500
7,500
4,000
2,500
1,500
21,697
82,239
Total 2020
£
7,000
3,747
3,748
38,000
3,750
7,000
3,750
66,995

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4. Income from trading activity

Sale of Goods (merch,
food and beverages)
Training Commissions
Total
Previous reporting period
Sale of Goods (merch,
food and beverages)
Trader Pitches
Event Ticket Sales
Total		 Unrestricted
£
200
150
350
Unrestricted
£
1,562
833
1,799
4,194		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
Restricted
£
-
-
-
-		 Total 2021
£
200
150
350
Total 2020
£
1,562
833
1,799
4,194

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5. Details on the cost of raising funds

Cost of Items for
Crowdfunder
Rewards
Refund of broken
supplies
Total
Previous reporting
period
Cost of Good Sold
Total		 Unrestricted
£
559
(12)
547
Unrestricted
£
1,014
1,014		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
Restricted
£
-
-		 Total
2021
£
559
(12)
547
Total
2020
£
1,014
1,014

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6. Expenditure on charitable activity

Staff Costs
Staff Training
Overheads
Advertising & Marketing
Postage & Freight
Printing & Stationary
Travel - National
Project Costs
Total		 Chester Pride
Festival /
Digital Pride
-
-
2,181
1,087
99
297
4
31,347
35,016		 Just Ask
48,059
243
784
3,936
-
8
234
5,085
58,349		 Small Projects
-
-
228
92
124
683
13
1,520
2,660		 Total 2021
£
48,059
243
3,193
5,115
223
988
252
37,952
96,025
Previous reporting period
Chester Pride
Festival /
Digital Pride		 Just Ask Small Projects Total 2020
£
Staff Costs - 14,074 - 14,074
Staff Training - 208 - 208
Overheads - 4,127 - 4,127
Advertising & Marketing 883 35 71 989
Postage & Freight - - 44 44
Printing & Stationary 334 145 78 557
Travel - National 130 21 - 151
Project Costs 28,989 451 1,407 30,847
Total 30,336 19,061 1,600 50,997

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7. Costs relating to governance

Staff Costs
Audit and
Accountancy Fees
Software
Subscriptions
Printing and
Stationary
Bank Fees
Total		 Total 2021
£
227
150
292
26
496
1,191		 Total 2020
£
672
150
-
-
149
971

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8. Staff costs

Net Wages and Salaries
PAYE Costs
NIC Contributions
NIC Recoveries
Pension Costs
Total
Allocated as follows:
Charitable Activities
Governance Costs
Total		 Total 2021
£
39,164
5,629
3,264
(1,515)
1,517
48,059

47,832
227
48,059		 Total 2020
£
12,101
1,000
1,814
(1,007)
839
14,746
14,074
672
14,746
Employee Salary Details
Head of Charity
Project Officer
Project Worker
Charity Intern
Total		 Annual
Salary (FTE)
25,000
20,000
20,500
18,500
84,000		 Hours Per
Week
37.5
24
33
25
-		 Actual Salary
25,000
12,500
18,000
12,350
67,850		 Net Pay for
Reporting
Period
19,502
11,878
4,991
2,793
39,164

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9. Details of government grants (including local authority grants)

Cheshire West and Chester Council - Public Health
Cheshire West and Chester Council - COVID Response
DCMS Coronavirus Community Support Fund
Total		 Total 2021
£
-
-
-
-		 Total 2020
£
5,000
2,000
38,000
45,000

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10. Asset Register

Cost
At 1st November 2020
Additions
Disposals
As at 31st October 2021
Depreciation
At 1st November 2020
Charge for the year
Disposals
As at 31st October 2021
Net book value
At 31st October 2021
At 31st October 2020		 Office and
Computer
Equipment
1,070
2,494
-
3,564
-
(1,202)
-
(1,202)
2,362
1,070		 Total 2021
£
1,070
2,494
-
3,564
-
(1,202)
-
(1,202)
2,362
1,070

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11. Details of concessionary loan

Due to the unprecedented financial effect that the cancellation and rescheduling of the main Chester Pride event had on the charity in 2019, the Chair and trustee of Chester Pride, Warren Lee Allmark, agreed to provide a loan to the charity. The terms of the loan were agreed to by all current Directors, and an agreement was signed and dated on the 15[th] September 2019 between the charity and Mr Allmark. Under the terms of this loan, Mr Allmark agreed to set an interest rate of 0%, and offer no fixed schedule of repayment, provided that the charity make efforts to repay some amount of the loan each year 2019, if it felt by the other Directors that the charity is a financial position to do so. A full copy of the loan agreement shall be filed with each year’s accounts for each year that the there is a remaining credit on the loan amount. Of the original balance of £14,500 the charity was able to repay £4,500 of the loan in 2020, leaving £10,000 outstanding. By the conclusion of 2021 this loan had been fully repaid

12. Details of Accounts Receivable

Security deposit held on
hired items
Overpayment of Invoices
Trade Debtors
Total		 Total 2021
£
-
104
3,306
3,410		 Total 2020
£
200
103
-
303

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13. Details of creditors

Total 2021
£
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Accounts Payable
5,222
PAYE/NIC Payable
-
Payroll Creditors
1,708
Pensions Payable
319
Total
7,249
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Concessionary Loan
-
Total
-		 Total 2020
£
-
984
-
187
1,171
10,000
10,000

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14. Movements in restricted funds

Balance at
November
1st 2020
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 Balance at
31st
October
2021
£
Charitable Activity
Just Ask 32,725 38,430 38,430 - 32,725
Chester Pride 2021 - 2,375 2,375 - -
Small Projects - 3,612 2,112 - -
Café - 3,637 - - 3,637
Total 32,725 48,054 44,417 - 36,362
Previous reporting period
Balance at
November
1st 2019
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 Balance at
31st
October
2020
£
Charitable Activity
Just Ask - 47,495 (14,770) - 32,725
Chester Pride 2020 - - - - -
Foodbank Support - 180 (180) - -
Total - 47,675 (14,950) - 32,725

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15. Movements in unrestricted funds (including designated funds)

funds)
General Fund
Just Ask
Chester Pride 2021
Small Projects
Total
General Fund
Just Ask
Chester Pride 2021
Funds allocated to Chester
Pride 2020 but carried
forward to 2021
Total		 Balance at
November
1st 2020
£
(12,042)
3,947
(5,652)
-
(13,747)
Balance at
November
1st 2019
£
(12,369)
-
3,482
(8,887)		 Income
£
6,879
-
39,697
548
46,576
Income
£
21,672
5,000
6,500
33,172		 Expenditure
£
(1,738)
(19,919)
(27,529)
(3,612)
(53,346)
Expenditure
£
(3,345)
(1,053)
(33,634)
(38,032)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
Transfers
£
(18,000)
-
18,000
-		 Balance at
31st
October
2021
£
(6,901)
(15,972)
6,516
(4,160)
(20,517)
Balance at
31st
October
2020
£
(12,042)
3,947
(5,652)
(13,747)

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16. Details of Trustee renumeration and related party transactions

During the year of 2021 no agreements or purchases were given to any parties related to a trustee of the charity. Two trustees were reimbursed for expenses incurred in undertaking charitable activity, to a total of £234. The details of these payments are as follows:

Nature of Expense
Advertisement Expense (Facebook)
Digital Pride Expense
Box Project Supplies
Parking Reimbursement
Totals
Name of Trustee
Andrew Foxall
Warren Lee Allmark		 Expense (£)
65
154
10
5
234
Expenses
Repaid (£)
5
229		 Number of Trustees
Renumerated
1
1
1
1
2

No other transactions or renumerations were made to any other trustees.

17. Taxation

As a charity Chester Pride is exempt on tax on income and gains to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objectives. For the year ended 31[st] October 2021 no tax charges have arisen in the Charity.

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