**The Red Trust Bushey**
## **THE RED TRUST BUSHEY**
(Working name: The Red Cafe)
**Registered Charity Number 1161424**
**Trustees Report and Accounts Year ended 31st March 2022**
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|The Red Trust Bushey|
|Trustees|Stuart Singleton – Chairman|
|Ann East – Founder trustee and Secretary|
|Guy Edwards – Resigned June 2021|
|Elizabeth Vis – Founder trustee and Treasurer|
|Alison Guthrie|
|Sam Frampton – Joined 15 September 2021|
|Staff|Natasha Harding – Resigned 22 Dec 2021|
|Mia Handley|
|Miriam McCulloch – Joined 13 May 2021|
|Katie Smith – Joined 29 May 2022|
|Address|2 Lower Paddock Road,|
|Watford|
|WD19 4DS|
|Bankers|CAF Bank Limited,|
|25, Kings Hill Avenue,|
|West Malling,|
|Kent|
|ME19 4JQ|
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## **The Red Trust Bushey**
## **Contents**
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|Report of the Trustees|4|
|Report of the Independent Examiner|10|
|Receipts and Payments Account|11|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|12|
|Notes to the Accounts|12|
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## **The Red Trust Bushey**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2022**
The trustees are pleased to present their report for the year ended 31st March 2022.
## **Formation and constitution**
The Red Trust Bushey (RTB) was set up as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 1st March 2015. The members of the CIO are the charity trustees.
## **Objects of the charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)**
In accordance with Christian principles, the Objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit:
-the relief of those in need (but not exclusively) by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other social or economic disadvantage;
-to advance in life and help young people through the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life and providing support and activities which help develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals; and
-to further or benefit the residents of Bushey and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
## **Trustees**
The trustees who have served during the period to the date of this report (unless otherwise stated) are as above.
New trustees are selected when there is a need for additional expertise and experience. A new trustee will be recommended by a member of the current trustees and the new trustee is then appointed by a majority vote at the trustees’ meeting. A comprehensive induction is undertaken by the Chair of Trustees for new trustees. This includes giving them a copy of the trustee handbook, discussion on RTB Vision and Values and attendance at a trial trustee meeting. The risk assessment, finance report and outline of current activities of the trust is given to every new trustee.
## **Organisation**
The trustees meet at least four times each calendar year for a business meeting to decide policy, to manage the affairs of the trust, to discuss news and to pray.
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## **The Red Trust Bushey**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2022 (continued)**
## **Use of volunteers and other non-monetary gifts**
The Trust could not function without the work of volunteers who assist with running the café and foodbank and other events. We are grateful for their commitment and enthusiasm – they make the work of the Trust possible.
This year we have increased the number of Red Trust volunteers from 20 regular volunteers to 30 supporting the foodbank, café and at local events. RTB has also invested in our volunteer process and procedures to ensure we are up to date with safeguarding guidelines. We now have an online and hard copy volunteer application form and follow up on all references for each volunteer. We have also become members of The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and as part of our membership we are able to access the volunteer resources, support and policies to ensure we are in line with national guidelines.
We couldn’t run our foodbank without the support and partnership of Bushey Parish, which provides storage and access to their hall and garage to run the foodbank. We are also extremely grateful to Bushey Baptist Church for their provision of free office and meeting space, as well as many other forms of support.
It would be impossible to run the foodbank without the support of so many local schools, places of worship, local businesses, other organisations and individuals. The ongoing supply of basic staples has enabled people in our community to live without hunger
## **Achievements and Performance**
## **Foodbank**
The foodbank has continued to open every Friday and we have been able to give food to anyone who has come because of the generosity of the local community. We have been able to continue employing a part time foodbank manager. Many who come to the foodbank have complex needs and we have been able to journey with some who come regularly and support them where possible. A common theme for many is the loss of self-esteem and the restrictions they feel from being on benefits. We’re grateful for the trust that has been built up and continue to learn how to be community together.
## **Café**
The café was opened again from July 2021 and was at first run by our community worker until they left. From December 2021 it was mainly run by the trustees. There have been regular attenders, although the visitors vary from week to week. We were very excited to employ a Café Manager from May 2022
## **Fundraising and Grants**
During the year, the Red Trust has continued to employ a part time fundraiser who organised fundraising events and helped with specific grants for the foodbank.
## **Fundraising events**
During the year we had two runners for the London Marathon who raised over £2,000.
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## **The Red Trust Bushey**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2022 (continued)**
We also hosted a music concert to promote the work of Red Trust Bushey in the local area and raise unrestricted funds and attended the Bushey Festival as part of the community events post lockdown. We also worked in partnership with a local establishment to host a Quiz night with all proceeds going to the foodbank.
## **Donations from individuals**
The Red Trust Bushey is grateful to individuals who support regularly. Their support is the bedrock for our financial planning.
## **Donations from churches**
Many local churches support us financially, as well as through the foodbank. At Christmas, we asked churches to support us through providing Christmas treats and food items.
## **Donation from friends of Bushey:**
The friends of Bushey donated £1,000 of unrestricted funding in December 2021.
## **Donation from Edgar E Lawley Foundation:**
During November we applied for an unrestricted grant from a national Philanthropist Foundation and were awarded £1,500 in January 2022.
## **Restricted Funds towards the community worker**
We have funds that have been given to us specifically for our community worker. Unfortunately, our community worker left in December 2021. These funds will therefore be carried forward to next year.
## **Grant funding**
We received the following specific grants and donations during the year:
## **Hertsmere, Hertfordshire and ward initiative improvement scheme grants (WIIS)**
During the year we received 4 grants. Two of these grants were to cover the foodbank manager and the red café manager wages.
We were also granted a Ward Initiative Improvement Grant to provide food and other needs for Foodbank users affected by the increased cost of living challenges.
## **Money given specifically for foodbank including Covid Fund**
The Covid fund was a fund that was set up on Virgin Giving to support the foodbank during the Covid-19 period. This fund was invaluable in helping us cope with the increased demand for the foodbank and the extra precautions that we had to undertake in order to open. We are truly grateful for those who donated to this fund. The funds will continue to help the foodbank in the next year. This fund is now closed, but there are still funds that are remaining that will be used during the financial year 2022/2023.
There have also been others who have specifically given to the foodbank and we use this to purchase food and other necessities for foodbank users
## **Grants and specific donations bought forward from previous years.**
All Grants that were outstanding at the beginning of the year were spent during the year
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## **The Red Trust Bushey**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2022 (continued)**
## **Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities**
The trustees are required to prepare accounts for each financial year, which comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. In preparing these accounts the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; and
- prepare the accounts on a going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Trust will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the trust. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud.
The trustees confirm that they have identified the major risks to which the charity is exposed to. The trustees have reviewed the systems and procedures to manage those risks .
The trustees are also responsible for ensuring that all employees, trustees and volunteers have the appropriate DBS checks. We have also identified any impacts of the GDPR legislation and taken relevant action where appropriate. New employees are taken on subject to these checks being made.
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## **The Red Trust Bushey**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2022 (continued)**
## **Financial Review**
Total income for the year was £43,421 (2020/21 - £60,098) comprising £10,862 (2020/21 - £5,687) voluntary donations towards day-to-day running of the Trust, £26,954 (2020/21 - £48,302) specific grants and donations, £5,595 from Fundraising events (2020/21 - nil and £9 (2020/21- £10) investment income.
Total expenditure in the year was £29,644 (2020/21 - £20,692) which includes £22,192 expenditure in relation to restricted income relating to grants, summarised in note 4 (2020/21 - £16,360).
The employment costs covered two employees working part time for one year and one employee working part time for part of the year.
The surplus for the year was £13,776, (of which £4,761was a surplus from restricted funds) (2020/21 - £31,972). At 31[st] March 2022, accumulated funds were £76,129 (2020/21- £61,978), of which £41,131 was restricted. Of the unrestricted funds we have designated £10,000 of these to the community worker; This leaves us with unrestricted and undesignated funds of £24,997. The surplus for the year was due partly to the fact that we were delayed in finding replacement staff. During 2022, we were able to fill all staff vacancies.
## **Statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
The Red Trust Bushey uses all donations towards general reserves unless a restriction is put on that donation. During the year ending 31[st] March 2022, it was the aim of The Red Trust to build up Restricted Funds so that we could re-employ a pioneer worker for 2 more years. The new pioneer worker will begin from December 2022
At 31[st] March 2022, the reserves were higher than we would normally expect. The Red Trust Bushey endeavour to hold 6 months’ expenditure as our preferred level of reserves. However, we are content with the current level of reserves, as we are expecting to take on additional projects during 2022/23 and we have been given specific funds for these projects.
## **Appreciation**
Finally, we would like to thank our supporting churches and individuals. Their faithful support, both in giving and in praying is the foundation on which our whole work is built. Without them, the Red Trust would not exist.
We would like to express our gratitude to our independent examiner Joanna Woolcock. We record our appreciation for our members of staff – Natasha Harding, Mia Handley, Miriam McCulloch and Katie Smith. Thank you for all you have done for the Trust.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report.
Signed on behalf of the Charity’s trustees
Stuart Singleton Stuart Singleton (Nov 23, 2022 10:43 GMT) Stuart Singleton Elizabeth Vis Chairman of Trustees Treasurer Date 23 Nov 2022
30/11/2022
Elizabeth Vis (Nov 30, 2022 20:23 GMT)
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## **The Red Trust Bushey**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Red Trust Bushey**
I report on the accounts of The Red Trust Bushey (Charity no. 1161424) for the year ended 31[st] March 2022, which comprise the receipts and payments account, the statement of assets and liabilities and the related notes set out on pages 9 to 10.
## **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 year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- 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 the 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,
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date 30th November 2022
## Joanna Woolcock
Joanna Woolcock (Nov 30, 2022 19:06 GMT)
Joanna Woolcock FCA 13, Grover Road, 30 Watford WD19 4HH
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**The Red Trust Bushey**
## **Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st March 2022**
|**Receipts**
Voluntary Donations
Specific Donations
Fundraising Events
Café Donations
Interest
**_Total receipts_**
**Payments**
Charitable Activities
Fundraising Costs
**_Total payments_**
**Cash funds bought forward**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
**Cash funds carried forward**
**Signed on behalf of all the trustees**
Chairman
Treasurer
Stuart Singleton (Nov 23, 2022 10:43 GMT)
Stuart Singleton
Elizabeth Vis (Nov 30, 2022 20:23 GMT)|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2021/22**
**Total funds**
**2020/21**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**10,862**
**10,862**
**11,786**
**26,954**
**26,954**
**48,302**
**5,595**
**5,595**
**374**
**374**
**9**
**9**
**10**|
|---|---|
||**16,840**
**26,954**
**43,794**
**60,098**|
||**7,305**
**22,192**
**29,497**
**20,692**
**147**
**147**|
||**7,452**
**22,192**
**29,644**
**20,692**|
||**25,608**
**36,370**
**61,978**
**22,572**
**9,388**
**4,762**
**14,150**
**39,406**|
||**34,996**
**41,132**
**76,128**
**61,978**|
||Date
Signature
Signature
23 Nov 2022
30 Nov 2022|
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**The Red Trust Bushey**
## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31[st ] March 2022**
## **1 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st March**
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|2022|2021|
|Assets|£|£|
|Cameras|698|698|
|Printer|0|160|
|Receivables – Gift Aid Recoverable|841|870|
|Bank Account|76,129|61,978|
|Generator|515|515|
|Rent for Foodbank Hall Prepayment|80|0|
|Owed by HMRC|182|0|
|Bushey Festival Prepayment|20|0|
|Fundraising Event in March (Money not|
|350|0|
|banked)|
|Liabilities|
|Pension contributions deducted not yet paid|148|119|
|Rent for the Phoenix Centre (Feb and|
|140|0|
|March)|
|Payables- Paul's Pest Control|40|0|
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## **2 Accounting policies**
## _**Basis of preparation of the financial statements**_
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, and have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
## _**Income**_
Donations and gifts are accounted for when received. Tax recoverable on gift-aided gifts is accounted for on a cash basis.
## _**Expenditure**_
Expenditure is accounted for on a cash basis. Resource materials are written off as acquired.
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## **The Red Trust Bushey**
**3 Charitable activities - breakdown of expenses**
|_Unrestricted funds_
Staff Costs
Resources
Insurance
Communications/Promotional costs
Training
Printing and stationery
Fundraising
Bank charges
Other operating expenses
_Restricted funds_
Allocated Specific Expenses (see below)
Total Expenses|**2021/22**
**2020/21**
**5,094**
**3,021**
**679**
**18**
**303**
**292**
**218**
**332**
**143**
**55**
**0**
**49**
**147**
**0**
**96**
**69**
**772**
**496**|
|---|---|
||**7,452**
**4,332**
**22,192**
**16,360**|
||**29,644**
**20,692**|
## **4. Summary of Grants and Specific Donations 2021/22**
|Balance bought
forward
Donated during the
year
Total specific
donations
Allocated Specific
Expenses
Foodbank Expenses
Wages for community
worker
Other specific
Expenses
Total specific expenses
Balance carried
forward|**Hertsmere,**
**Hertfordshire and**
**WIIS Grants**
**Money given**
**specifically for**
**Foodbank**
**including Covid**
**Fund**
**Restricted Funds**
**towards the**
**Community**
**Worker**
**Total**
£
£
£
£
940
4,954
30,476
36,370
26,927
27
26,954|
|---|---|
||27,867
4,981
30,476
63,324|
||1,734
1,734
11,719
11,719
8,739
8,739|
||8,739
1,734
11,719
22,192|
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||19,128
3,247
18,757
41,132|
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2022-11-30
Final Audit Report
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