Ashar (Bringing Hope) Accounts For The Year Ended 31 March 2021
Ashar (Bringing Hope) Reference and Administrative Details
| Charity Name | Ashar (Bringing Hope) |
|---|---|
| Accounts | 1163732 |
| Principal Address | 80 Denonshire Road |
| Blackpool | |
| FY3 8AE | |
| Trustee's | Hugh O'Donnell |
| Viictoria Bentley | |
| Susan O'Donnell | |
| Keith Fantham | |
| Helen Hotchkiss | |
| Accountant | Community Accounting Services Ltd |
| 7 Napoleon Drive | |
| Shrewsbury | |
| SY3 5PH |
Trustees' Report of Ashar (Bringing Hope) on the Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 1993 and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities published in 2005.
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is registered with the Charity Commission and is run in accordance with the Constitution adopted on 25 September 2015.
Trustee selection methods
The Trustees are appointed by the Committee.
Objectives and Activities
To promote and preserve good mental health by providing therapeutic counselling services to groups and individuals within the Shropshire and Mid Wales regions.
Achievements and Performance in the year
Ashar continues to offer our services of: Counselling 1:1 sessions, Psychological & Emotional Well-Being sessions as well as Workshops and Events.
Ashar has continued building a good network of support across Lancashire and Shropshire we have supported over 250 individual clients, and 4 groups of 2 many of which are low fee paying or funded places for individuals who otherwise would be unable to access counselling or psychological wellbeing help and support.
Emotional & Spiritual Health course has continued to run and we have the addition of an Active Listening Skills Course via Zoom enabling a wider network of individuals to access ‘Listening Skills’ across Lancashire and Shropshire.
It has been an achievement to be able to change to working on line using zoom in these strange times. A huge well done to our counsellors and well-being practitioners! Some clients were able to do the transition to zoom and others preferred to wait to see their counsellor face to face, so holding the client or ending has been how we have handled it well. However all our trustee meetings have been moved to on-line and they are working really we put some therapy on line as well as use zoom as a medium to reframe how we share the support groups/emotional well-being.
Resource for other charities and organisations
Ashar continues to support local rehabilitation care farm, local church groups such as a Drop In for community here in Blackpool which provides a listening service and the development of the North West team which is growing slowly.
We continue to have the privilege to support the period poverty and orphanage project in Tanga through ring fenced donations for this project.
Reserves Policy
The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level sufficient to supplement the day to day running of the Charity.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Keith Fantham Chairman
Date
Independent Examiner's Report to the Management Committee of Ashar (Bringing Hope) on the Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
Basis of independent examiner’s report
We report on the accounts of Ashar (Bringing Hope) for the year ended 31 March 2021.
The Group's officers are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Group's officers consider that an audit is not required for this year and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to:
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examine the accounts
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to follow the general directions for the conduct of an independent examination
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to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
Our examination was carried out in accordance with general directions for an independent examination. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the committee 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 you as a committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention:
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which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements
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to keep appropriate accounting records; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with applicable financial reporting standards
have not been met; or
- to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Community Accounting Services Ltd 7 Napoleon Drive Shrewsbury SY3 5PH
Date: 07/01/2022
Ashar (Bringing Hope) Income & Expenditure Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
| Note Income Counselling fees Gift Aid Donations Total Income Expenditure Running costs Counselling Supervision Support staff Training Travel & subsistence Materials Accountancy Insurance Computer costs Printing, postage & stationery Subscriptions Telephone Rent Repairs Website Depreciation Donations Miscellaneous Total Expenses Transfer Between Funds Net Incoming Resources Fund balance brought forward at 1 April 2020 Fund Balance Carried Forward at 31 March 2021 Net Incoming Resources Before Transfers |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2021 2021 2021 £ £ £ 5,120 - 5,120 579 - 579 3,655 4,439 8,094 9,354 4,439 13,793 698 - 698 1,690 - 1,690 2,470 - 2,470 38 - 38 4 - 4 275 - 275 440 - 440 168 - 168 24 144 168 295 - 295 - - - 108 - 108 500 - 500 87 - 87 299 - 299 33 - 33 50 2,600 2,650 74 - 74 7,253 2,744 9,997 2,101 1,695 3,796 6 (6) - 2,107 1,689 3,796 1,011 - 1,011 3,118 1,689 4,807 |
Total Funds 2021 £ 9,879 - 3,315 |
|---|---|---|
| 13,194 | ||
| 1,750 2,688 8,794 - 363 110 390 168 - 182 263 276 - 49 70 43 730 316 |
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| 16,192 | ||
| (2,998) - |
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| (2,998) | ||
| 4,009 | ||
| 1,011 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
Ashar (Bringing Hope) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
| Note Non-Current Assets Office Equipment Current Assets Current Account Net Assets Represented by Funds Unrestricted fund Restricted fund |
£ £ 98 4,709 4,709 4,807 3,112 1,695 4,807 2021 |
£ £ 130 881 881 1,011 1,011 1,011 2020 |
£ £ 130 881 881 1,011 1,011 1,011 2020 |
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| 1,011 | |||
| 1,011 |
The Trustees approve the accounts which comprise of the SOFA, the Balance Sheet and the related notes and acknowledge their responsibility for the accounts, including the appropriateness of the applicable financial reporting framework, and for providing Community Accounting Services Ltd with all information and explanations necessary for their compilation.
Keith Fantham Chairman
Date