## Thornton Lodge Action Group
## Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Thornton Lodge Action Group Report and accounts Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Information Sheet|1|
|Trustees report|2|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|4|
|Receipts and payment account|5|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|6|
|Notes to the accounts|7|
## **Thornton Lodge Action Group Information Sheet**
## **Trustees**
Ibrar Hussain Shahana Ali Naeem Jamil Waqas Bajwa
## **Accountants**
Yorkshire Accountants Park House Wilmington Street Leeds West Yorkshire LS7 2BP
## **Bankers**
HSBC 2 Cloth Hall Street Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD1 2ES
## **Principle address**
125 Saint John's Road, Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD1 5EY
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**Thornton Lodge Action Group Trustees Report**
## **Trustees**
The members of the Management Committee during the year were:
|**Name**|**Position**|**Dates**|
|---|---|---|
|Ibrar Hussain|Chair|Elected 24 September 2018|
|Shahana Ali|Secretary|Elected 24 September 2018|
|Naeem Jamil|Treasurer|Elected 23 September 2019|
|Waqas Bajwa|Member|Elected 23 September 2020|
## **Method of appointment**
Committee members are elected by the members at the AGM.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) and was formed on 21st April 2015 and was entered on the Charity Commission register on 13th May 2015 (CIO No: 1161661). It is governed by a constitution of Charitable Incorporated Organisation. There is no liability of the trustee in the event of the charity being wound up.
## **Objects of the organisation**
The charity's objects are:
1) to help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society;
2) To preserve and protect the environment;
3) To relieve sickness and to preserve and protect good health;
4) To advance education; and
5) To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants in Thornton Lodge and surrounding areas of Huddersfield without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants 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 other leisure time occupations with the objects of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants and in furtherance of this to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre (hereinafter called 'the centre') and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any local authority or person or body) in furtherance of these objects."
## **Change of structure**
The Association changed it legal structure by resolution on 21st April 2015 from an association to a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). on this date the Association assets comprising of a laptops, sewing machines and sport equipment were transferred.
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year were £281,488.00 including net receipts of £48,120.00 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £233,368.00 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free cash reserves at the year end were £48,120.00
The trustees have adopted a formal reserves policy of 6 months running costs
Reserves policy: Thornton Lodge Action Group board continues to review its reserves policy to reflect the growth in staff, contracts and services. Reserves are now differentiated between the following types of reserves:
Reserves: £53879 Contingency Reserves £6,300 Continuity Reserves £12000 Dissolution Reserves £24000 Total Reserves £96179
It is the charity's policy that the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets should cover these reserves. TAG is above this desired level of reserves with free reserves at £140,255.00 at the year end.
The trustees have agreed that the remaining £44,076.00 will be used to offset the anticipated contraction of funding in the financial year 2023/2024.
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**Thornton Lodge Action Group Trustees Report**
## **Chairperson Report - 2022-2023**
I am honoured to present the Chairperson's Report for the year ending March 2023. Over the past 12 months, our charity group has been dedicated to reducing inequalities faced by the local community.
I am pleased with how, as a charity, we have surfaced through the storm that gripped the nation and local communities. Trustees, staff, and volunteers for the last financial year have worked extremely hard in supporting the community through the recovery phase of the pandemic. The charity, through its health and well-being standards, has supported many residents who have lingering health issues, also known as 'long COVID.'
The welfare service set to support the pandemic impact, supporting the people who lost their jobs or experienced reduced income due to lockdowns and economic disruptions. This work is crucial in getting families back to their financial position before COVID.
The Education and training strand focused on equipping learning with the adoption of online learning, posing challenges related to access and technology. Equally, we dealt with the emotional effects of education disruption from schools temporarily closing, causing challenges to children and parents. The most notable is the added financial cost of budgeting for social activities and healthy nutritional meals for families who are already struggling financially.
Over the year, the charity has witnessed a spike in the mental health incidents in the community. Isolation, uncertainty, and health concerns contributed to increased stress and mental health. To exacerbate matters, the Healthcare systems have challenges in coping with the increased demand for mental health services, leaving charities to step in and support people on a stretched budget.
As well as the recovery phase, the charity set high priority to several projects that were halted and paved the way to close the gap in developing and achieving the project milestones and outcomes. This was not an easy task as the charity juggled completing existing commitments while paving the way for new projects to commence.
One such project was the work of being assigned a designated local anchor. With this accolade , the charity set out to support ambitious local people and groups to set up small community groups to address priorities that matter to them the most. One of the successes of this project has been a welfare service, which is now wellrooted in the community and supporting many families.
In closing, I want to emphasize the incredible impact we have collectively made as a charity group. Our commitment to reducing inequalities remains steadfast, and with the continued support of our community, we look forward to achieving even greater milestones in the future.
Thank you for your dedication and belief in the power of positive change.
Ibrar Hussain on behalf of the Management Committee
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**Thornton Lodge Action Group Independent Examiner’s Report**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2022.
## **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 statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 the course of 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 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations 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.
Furqan Ahmed (AFA) HCA Accountants
Park House Wilmington Street Leeds West Yorkshire LS7 2BP
8 January 2024
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## **Thornton Lodge Action Group Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2023**
|**Notes**
**2023**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
2
48,120
**Total Receipts**
48,120
**Payments**
**Accomodation**
Venue/ Office hire
-
**General Running Expenses**
Marketing-Producing Information
-
Postage & Photocopier
-
Stationery
-
Telephone and fax
-
Insurance
-
Sundry expenses
-
IT Hardware & Software
-
Office Equipment
-
Payroll
-
Professional Fees
-
Project Equipment
-
Food/Refreshments
-
Subscriptions & Fees
-
Other Capital Expenses
-
Utilities
-
Bank Charges
-
**Salaries & NI**
HMRC
IAG
Outreach Worker
Pension
Benefits and Welfare Advice
-
Project Manager
-
Training for staff & volunteers
-
Admin
-
Salaries & NI - Other
-
Finance Assistant
-
Caretaker
-
Community Champion
-
**Training**
Childcare Creche
-
Freelance Facilitator-Champions
-
Freelance Tutors
-
Training for beneficiaries
-
**Travel**
Travel and subsistence
-
Volunteer Expenses
**Total Payments**
-
**Net Receipts / (Payments)**
48,120
**Cash fund balances brought forward**
92,135
**Funds transfers**
-
**Cash fund balances carried forward**
140,255|**2023**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
233,368
233,368
18,082
619
135
458
1,398
-
17
415
-
852
12,980
9,308
3,756
40
1,340
2,050
170
3,399
8,705
15,470
1,124
15,793
5,979
1,700
11,596
22,132
3,898
53
1,462
8,192
22,823
18,648
309
82
79
193,064
40,304
225,939
-
266,243|**2023**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
281,488
281,488
18,082
619
135
458
1,398
-
17
415
-
852
12,980
9,308
3,756
40
1,340
2,050
170
3,399
8,705
15,470
1,124
15,793
5,979
1,700
11,596
22,132
3,898
53
1,462
8,192
22,823
18,648
309
82
79
193,064
88,424|**2022**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
222,335|
|---|---|---|---|
||||222,335|
||||15,089
1,429
386
691
814
263
41
729
1,493
534
6,481
8,543
6,595
72
3,246
-
-
4,967
8,978
16,507
1,365
18,197
11,297
2,880
-
-
-
-
-
15,829
29,356
17,708
246
485
195|
||||174,416|
||||47,919|
|||||
|||318,074|270,155|
|||-
406,498|-|
||||318,074|
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## **Thornton Lodge Action Group Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 March 2023**
|**Thornton Lodge Action Group**
**Statement of assets and liabilities**
**as at 31 March 2023**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**2023**
**Notes Unrestricted**
**£**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
4
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
3
140,255
140,255
**Liabilities: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
**Net current assets**|**2023**
**Restricted**
**£**
266,243
266,243|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
917
406,498
406,498
(22,432)
384,066|**2022**
**Total**
**£**
1,146
318,074|
||||318,074
(18,606)|
||||299,468|
I have prepared these accounts in accordance with the books, records, information and explanations supplied to me by Thornton Lodge Action Group. I have not carried out an audit or independent examination on these accounts.
Syed Fahad Hashmi Accountant
## **Approval of the accounts**
The annual report and accounts were approved at a meeting of the Management Committee held on:
Date: 08-Jan-24
Ibrar Hussain on behalf of the Management Committee
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## **Thornton Lodge Action Group Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **1 Accounting policies**
- a _**Basis of preparation**_
The Management Committee have opted to prepare these accounts on a receipt and payments basis.
- b _**Funds accounting**_
Funds held by the organisation are either:
## _**Unrestricted general funds**_
These are funds which can be used in accordance with the organisation's objects at the discretion of the Management Committee.
## _**Restricted funds**_
These are funds that can only be used for a particular restricted purpose within the objects of the organisation. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## _**Reserve Funds**_
These are funds set aside by the Management Committee out of unrestricted general funds for specific future purposes or projects.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
## _**Depreciation**_
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives.
Plant and machinery
20% straight line
- **2 Grants and donations**
|**2023**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
Miscellaneous
465
KMC
-
Big Lottery
-
One Community Foundation
-
Third Sector Leaders (TSL)
-
Census 2021
-
Children In Need
-
KMC -School Out
-
Comic Relief
-
Capital (Lottery)
-
Brelms Trust
-
Local Services to You (LS2Y)
-
Community Learning Works
-
Paddock Community Trust
-
Holiday Commissioning
-
Locorum Ltd
-
Misc Grants
-
Masoom Care
-
Communities United Project
-
ESF Groundworks
-
Halifax Opp Trust
-
HMRC
-
People Health Trust
-
Swimming Session Fees
1,021
Venue Income
43,393
Pakistan Association
3,241
48,120|**2023**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
17,146
95,342
18,070
15,241
-
500
6,294
-
-
3,321
12,000
-
900
3,300
3,136
-
1,850
1,054
39,421
6,310
-
9,483
-
-
-
233,368|**2023**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
465
17,146
95,342
18,070
15,241
-
500
6,294
-
-
3,321
12,000
-
900
3,300
3,136
-
1,850
1,054
39,421
6,310
-
9,483
1,021
43,393
3,241
281,488|**2022**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
-
31,196
45,445
-
17,412
2,450
15,796
5,322
2,000
3,000
-
-
1,260
5,057
-
-
2,534
-
-
39,994
6,683
128
11,379
9,051
23,628
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||222,335|
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**Thornton Lodge Action Group Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **3 Restricted funds summary**
|KMC
Return2Learn
Big Lottery
One Community Foundation
Third Sector Leaders (TSL)
Children In Need
KMC -School Out
Comic Relief
Capital (Lottery)
INGEUS UK
Brelms Trust
Ur Weekend Ur Choice
Local Services to You (LS2Y)
Community Learning Works
Thomas Wall Trust
Paddock Community Trust
Holiday Commissioning
Grants - Others
Locorum Ltd
Masoom Care
Community Foundation -E-Click
Creche Fees (ESBM)
Communities United Project
Sir George Martin Trust
ESF Groundworks
Halifax Opp Trust
People Health Trust
West Yorkshire Police
Youth Intervention Fund|**Balance b/f**
**£**
50,236
7,807
8,597
7,445
11,242
9,883
5,322
2,500
2,350
6,285
2,313
11,457
-
5,535
4,997
21,531
-
2,011
-
-
6,835
5,154
-
1,880
1,036
14,686
5,129
9,786
1,680
205,697|**Incoming**
**£**
17,146
-
95,342
18,070
15,241
500
6,294
-
-
-
3,321
-
12,000
-
-
900
3,300
-
3,136
1,850
-
-
1,054
-
39,421
6,310
9,483
-
-
233,368|**Outgoing**
**£**
3,957
7,807
73,292
12,658
14,305
10,383
2,500
3,398
6,000
4,997
1,880
34,457
5,964
9,786
1,680
193,064|**Balance c/f**
**£**
63,425
-
30,647
12,857
12,178
-
11,616
-
2,350
6,285
2,236
11,457
6,000
5,535
-
22,431
3,300
2,011
3,136
1,850
6,835
5,154
1,054
-
6,000
20,996
8,648
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||246,001|
## **Purpose of restricted funds**
|**Purpose of restricted funds**||
|---|---|
|**Big Lottery**|Providing a range of enterprising activities, digital courses,
and volunteering opportunities supporting unemployed
women in Crosland Moor, bringing them closer to the labor
market.|
|**One Community Foundation**|Supporting families in extreme hardship with key essential
items and services during harsh winter months.|
|**Third Sector Leaders (TSL)**|A series of small and large projects, including Community
Champions, Health Inequalities, healthy families, and
Winter immunization work.|
|**Local Services to You (LS2Y)**|Supporting aspiring local groups with capacity building.|
|**ESF Groundworks**|Supporting the unemployed, bringing them closer to the
labour market.|
|**People Health Trust**|Supporting the integration of new arrivals with ESOL.
Brelms Trust – Benefit and welfare advice service for the
local community|
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## **Thornton Lodge Action Group Notes to the Accounts**
**for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **4 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Cost**
At 1 April 2022
Additions
Surplus on revaluation
Disposals
At 31 March 2023
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2022
Charge for the year
Surplus on revaluation
On disposals
At 31 March 2023
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
**5**
**Liabilities: amounts falling due within one year**
Marketing
Sessional Workers
Venue Hire
Accountancy/ Professional Fees
Professional Fees
Training
Salaries
Office Rent
Payroll
Tax & NI
Sundry expenses
**5**
**Reserve Funds**
Reserves based on 6 months running costs.
Wages
Sessional Tutors/Workers
Office Rent
Community Centre Hire
Mobile
Professional Fees
Contingency Reserves
Continuity Fund
Dissolution Reserves|**£**
30,744
-
-
-
30,744
29,598
229
-
-
29,827
917
1,146
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
621
540
3,910
3,400
1,380
1,200
1,725
1,500
920
800
1,035
8,769
7,625
1,495
1,300
248
216
1,610
1,400
719
625
22,432
18,606
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
33,276
28,200
9,794
8,300
3,375
2,860
4,838
4,100
826
700
1,770
1,500
53,879
6,300
-
12,000
-
24,000
-
96,179
45,660
**Equipment and machinery**
**etc**|**£**
30,744
-
-
-
30,744
29,598
229
-
-
29,827
917
1,146
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
621
540
3,910
3,400
1,380
1,200
1,725
1,500
920
800
1,035
8,769
7,625
1,495
1,300
248
216
1,610
1,400
719
625
22,432
18,606
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
33,276
28,200
9,794
8,300
3,375
2,860
4,838
4,100
826
700
1,770
1,500
53,879
6,300
-
12,000
-
24,000
-
96,179
45,660
**Equipment and machinery**
**etc**|
|---|---|---|
|||30,744|
|||29,598
229
-
-|
|||29,827|
|||917|
|||1,146|
|||**2022**
**£**
540
3,400
1,200
1,500
800
7,625
1,300
216
1,400
625|
|||18,606|
|||**2022**
**£**
28,200
8,300
2,860
4,100
700
1,500
-
-
-|
|||45,660|
## **Management Committee remuneration and expenses**
**6** No management committee member received any remuneration but did receive expenses during the
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