Community Circles creates opportunities for people to come together to have better and more connected lives
End of year report and accounts March 2024
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Reference and administrative information
The charity is registered with the Charities Commission, registration number 1163149 Registered address 1 Church View, Knutsford WA16 6DQ
Trustees
Helen Sanderson MBE (Chair) Michelle Livesley Emily McArdle Ben Rosamond
Independent Examiner
The charity’s independent examiner is James Wheelan FCCA of James Wheelan Accountancy, Minshull House, 67 Wellington Road North, Stockport SK4 2LP
Structure, Governance and Management
Community Circles is constituted as a body corporate under part 11 of the Charities Act 2011. The board of Trustees meet monthly to ensure we are working towards our charitable purpose and following through on our strategic objectives. Community Circles operates as a self-managed team to support our strategic objectives and operations.
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Objectives and Activities
The purpose of Community Circles is to create opportunities for people to come together to have better and more connected lives.
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender reassignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitual standards); crime (either as a victim of a crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society.
Community Circles partners with a variety of health and social care organisations and local authorities to provide training and consultancy in circles of support, community and personcentred approaches to help people stay connected to the people, places and interests that matter to them and supports their wellbeing.
Achievements and Performance
Lottery Funding
Funded by the National Lottery Community Circles continued with the project in Ashton to develop Ashton Circles through our learning supporting older people to live well in their homes, responding to loneliness and isolation. The funding allowed us to host weekly events such as Public Living rooms in local venues bring different generations together, increasing the wellbeing of isolated people and build connections in the Ashton area.
Communications and Influence
We have continued to share our learning through our website and social media.
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Financial review
The attached receipts and payments accounts show the current state of the finances, which the Trustees considers to be acceptable. Total incoming resources were £54,055 (2022 - £107,980) and total outgoing payments amounted to £96,526 (2022 - £140,534) the net expenditure for the year was £42,470 (net expenditure 2022 - £32,554). Restricted funds carried forward amounted to £153 (2022 - £8,860), Unrestricted funds carried fund amounted to £11,719 (2022: 45,482).
Reserves Policy
In light of the main risks to the Charity the Trustees have made a decision that the Charity should keep funds at a suitable level in order to meets its ongoing liabilities.
Public benefit
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives and in planning the future activities of the Charity, these are shown above in the section 'Objectives and activities'.
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COMMUNITY CIRCLES CHARITY REGISTERED NO.1163149
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
| Receipts Donations, legacies and grants Fees for charitable services Total receipts Payments Wages and National Insurance Pension contributions Insurance Printing, postage, stationery and computer supplies Consultancy fees Professional fees Travel Telephone, internet and postage Bank interest and charges Grants payable Other expenditure Sub total Asset and investment purchases Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Transfers between funds Cash funds brought forward at 1 April 2022 Cash funds carried forward at 31 March 2023 |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 12,336 - 12,336 19,470 - - - 34,585 12,336 0 12,336 54,055 3,918 - 3,918 73,174 428 - 428 3,456 255 - 255 1,644 1,147 153 1,300 2,137 - - - 2,000 3,071 - 3,071 1,250 - - - 8,000 - - - 1,021 - - - - - - - 3,177 - - - 667 8,820 153 8,973 96,526 - - - - 8,820 153 8,973 96,526 3,516 (153) 3,363 (42,471) - - - - 11,719 153 11,872 54,342 15,235 - 15,235 11,870 |
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COMMUNITY CIRCLES CHARITY REGISTERED NO.1163149
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST MARCH 2024
| CASH FUNDS Treasurers account Total cash funds ASSETS RETAINED FOR THE CHARITIES OWN USE - Amounts owed Total LIABILITIES Accruals Total liabilities |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 15,235 - 15,235 11,732 |
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| 15,235 - 15,235 11,732 - - - - - - - - |
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| - - - - 360 - 360 600 |
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| 360 - 360 600 |
Approved by the Management Committee and signed on its behalf
................................................ Dr H Sanderson - Chair 28/01/2025 ................................................ Date
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COMMUNITY CIRCLES CHARITY REGISTERED NO.1163149
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
1. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Charity has transacted with related parties as follows:-
Helen Sanderson Ltd, a company under the control of Dr H Sanderson (CEO and founder), donated £12,288 (2023: £nil) to Community Circles. In the current year £2,231 was sent to the company in respect of expenses incurred.
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