Fegg Hayes Futures (Registered Charity number: 1166120) Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Page | Contents |
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| 2 | Reference and administrative details |
| 3 - 4 | Trustees’ annual report |
| 5 | Independent examiner’s report |
| 6 | Receipts & payments account |
| 7 | Statement of assets & liabilities |
| 8-11 | Notes to the accounts |
Fegg Hayes Futures Reference and administrative details for the year ended 31 March 2024
Full name Fegg Hayes Futures Also known as FHF Registered Charity number 1166120 Principal address The Hub Fegg Hayes Road Stoke-on-Trent ST6 6QR Trustees Pam Heath Chair from September 2023, Secretary until September 2023 Georgina Dawes Resigned August 2023 Paula Breckenridge Nigel Brown Alison Crichton Jean Machin Raymond Perry Bankers Lloyds Bank 7 Carter Street Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 8HD Independent examiner Daryl Denson ACMA The Dudson Centre Hope Street Stoke-on-Trent ST1 5DD
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Fegg Hayes Futures Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Governance and management
The charity is a CIO operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 18 March 2016 and amended 14 October 2019. The CIO was registered with the Charity Commission on 18 March 2016 and commenced its operation on 11 April 2016.
Public Benefit
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Aims and objectives
To further or benefit the residents of Fegg Hayes and the surrounding area, 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. In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the Trustees shall have the power to establish or secure an establishment of a community centre and to maintain, manage or co-operate with any statutory authority, in the maintenance and management of such a centre, for the activities promoted by the Charity in furtherance of the above objects.
Methods adopted for the recruitment and appointment of new Trustees
Fegg Hayes Methodist Church Council may appoint three trustees. Other trustees are elected by the membership.
Summary of the main activities undertaken
At our venue, the Hub@ST6 we host or run a variety of activities across the week that offer something for all ages in the immediate and wider community. This includes two different parent and toddler groups, school holiday activity sessions, a lunch club for older people, drop-in sessions with free refreshments and after school clubs for children and young people. Our team continues to partner with other organisations and we have developed working relationships with more agencies as we have increased the specialised support we offer for people alongside our programme of activity sessions. We continue to be a ‘lifeline’ at the heart of the community and this is becoming more evident with the amount of referrals we have from family support workers, social workers and schools.
In terms of our programme of activities we continue to develop it in response to demand from the community and identified needs. The community lounge has expanded, with a wider range of agencies attending to offer support on various issues to local residents. Having the lounge means local residents do not need to travel across the city for support and residents without digital access do not have to try and navigate the council’s call centre.
The craft sessions as part of the Place of Welcome have expanded to accommodate visiting artists and several workshops have taken place with needle felting, clay, silk painting, lip balm and bath bombs making and card making all well received. The craft group continue to make items for donation and have been busy making hygiene packs for local schools and colleges and tote bags for fundraising as well as lots of prem baby items for the local hospital and table decorations for Christmas events.
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Fegg Hayes Futures Trustees’ annual report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Summary of the main activities undertaken (continued)
We continue to work closely with the Together for Childhood team and this has facilitated improved relationships with the local schools who now reach out to us with families that require support and where possible, we try to engage the schools in any projects that fit with their age groups. The Together for Childhood team have supported us with exploring our safeguarding ethos and culture and are providing us with help to produce an ‘easy read’ safeguarding policy to run alongside our main policy and a leaflet to include in our hygiene packs.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Summary of the main achievements during the period
Having a wide remit, supporting all the community, it is difficult to summarise our achievements when we work with such a diverse range of people. Some people are only helped on a one-off basis where as others are involved in activities 3 or 4 times a week. However, below are a few key achievements from the past year.
• We engaged with around 400 people per week from all sectors of society. This number rose during the school holidays when we run extra activities for families.
• We continued to be a community-led organisation. Part of our vision statement is to grow a community of participants, not recipients. Surveys show that we are delivering this as many people state that they feel they don’t just attend things at the Hub but feel they can have a sense of ownership and influence on what is offered and how it is offered.
• Our volunteer team continued to grow and individual volunteers become more involved in the day to day running of the hub as well as becoming part of other initiatives locally and across the city. We have had 12-16 people engaging with the Community Health Champion Initiative and we were asked to be the host of the Christmas get together for all Health Champions across the city.
• We have continued to develop a number of partnerships including our work with B-Arts. This year our 6th annual lantern parade attracted new participants as well as giving existing community lantern makers the opportunity to develop their skills. The New Futures youth sessions are well attended, attracting a diverse group of young people, a number of whom find engagement with organised group activities. During the summer we held a variety of workshops for all ages that culminated in putting on a community play. The show took the format of a traditional travelling mystery play and the cast included a number of people who had never performed before including one gentleman in his 70s and a wheelchair user.
• New partnerships developed across the year include with the Council’s anti-social behaviour team, Step On, Revival, local social prescribers, the community diabetic nursing team and Nuffield Health.
• First Christmas day meal held for residents on their own. Another addition to our Christmas programme this year was afternoon tea with Santa for pensioners. Older residents enjoyed a tasty afternoon tea, got a present off Santa and received a photo memento of their afternoon. All the photos were taken by members of our photography club, who also helped record other events during the year including our community play and lantern parade.
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Fegg Hayes Futures Trustees’ annual report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
The organisation’s policy on reserves
Unrestricted reserves at the year end were £42,014 which was made up of £20,118 of general unrestricted reserves, £147 designated for staff salaries from an unrestricted grant, £1,534 for food support during the cost of living crisis and £215 for older people’s trips (2023: £43,694 included within the £43,694 was £4,299 which was designated for staff salaries from an unrestricted grant and £957 for food support during the cost of living crisis).
The £20,000 agreed level of unrestricted reserves has been set to cover 6 months running costs if for any reason we weren’t able to operate as a community Hub, staff redundancy, replacement of IT equipment and closure costs in the event that our operations became unsustainable or we decided to cease running the Hub. General unrestricted reserves at the year end were £20,118.
In the current difficult economic climate £20,000 has also been set aside in a designated Salaries fund in case it is required for staff salaries in the event of a failure to secure the required levels of external funding.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees:
Pam Heath 30/01/25 Signed ______ Date _ Pam Heath (Jan 30, 2025 18:42 GMT)
Pam Heath Chair
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Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees of Fegg Hayes Futures for the year ended 31 March 2024
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 7 to 12.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity’s trustees of Fegg Hayes Futures 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 Fegg Hayes Futures’ 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.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of Fegg Hayes Futures as required by
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section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
• the accounts do not comply with the accounting 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 in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
31/01/25
Signed ____ Date _______
Daryl Denson ACMA VAST
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Fegg Hayes Futures Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Receipts Grants & donations Charitable activities Room hire Events and catering Fundraising Bank interest Total receipts Payments Salaries and associated costs Charitiable activities Hub running costs Facilities hire Events Catering Volunteer and staff expenses Equipment Training Office expenses Licences and subscriptions Legal & professional fees Fundraising costs Total payments Net receipts/(payments) before transfers Transfers between funds Net receipts/(payments) Cash funds at start of this period Cash funds at end of this period |
Unrestricted Funds £ 4,596 9,483 4,996 302 3,510 748 23,635 6,206 4,983 11,177 350 - 350 223 61 261 49 154 954 540 25,308 1,673) ( 7) ( 1,680) ( 43,694 42,014 |
Restricted Funds £ 56,405 1,013 - - 267 - 57,685 33,318 20,657 2,232 710 9,155 75 3,166 3,854 - 260 361 338 - 74,126 16,441) ( 7 16,434) ( 44,962 28,528 |
2024 Total Funds £ 61,001 10,496 4,996 302 3,777 748 81,320 39,524 25,640 13,409 1,060 9,155 425 3,389 3,915 261 309 515 1,292 540 99,434 18,114) ( - 18,114) ( 88,656 70,542 |
2023 Total Funds £ 88,329 12,940 6,593 160 5,237 125 |
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| 113,384 | ||||
| 35,772 12,994 15,573 2,240 4,423 327 718 740 - 616 719 878 1,108 |
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| 76,108 | ||||
| 37,276 - |
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| 37,276 51,380 |
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| 88,656 |
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Fegg Hayes Futures Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 March 2024
| Cash assets Bank Accounts |
2024 2023 £ £ 70,542 88,656 |
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| 70,542 88,656 |
£42,014 (2023: £43,694) of the cash held is in unrestricted funds and £28,528 (2023: £44,962) in restricted funds.
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Pam Heath Signed _____ Pam Heath (Jan 30, 2025 18:42 GMT)
Pam Heath Chair
30/01/25 Dated _____
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Fegg Hayes Futures Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
1. Funds analysis
| Restricted funds Tudor Trust - Wellbeing Stoke North Big Local Stoke on Trent City Council - Ward Budget Stoke on Trent City Council Ward Budget - Christmas Dinner Stoke on Trent City Council Ward Budget - Little Ducks Stoke on Trent City Council Ward Budget - Youth Activities Adult Social Care Community Health Champions Partner Grants The Henry Smith Charity Arts Council National Lottery Neighbourly Warm Communities Stewardship Warm Welcome Spaces Hubb Club ASDA Cost of Living Cadent Volunteering Coalfields Regeneration Trust Know Your Neighbourhood - Creative Lives Lidl Community Fund Lidl Hygiene Poverty Fund SNBL - Christmas afternoon tea SNBL - Craft Club SNBL - Hygiene SNBL - Playgroup SNBL - Summer Postcards VAST Welcoming Spaces Warm Welcome with Benefact Trust Wedgwood Farm Defibrillator Stoke on Trent City Council Winter Food and Essential Supplies Unrestricted funds General Funds Designated Funds Tudor Trust Cost of Living Fund Older People's Trips Salaries Total funds |
Opening Receipts (Payments) Transfers Closing balance balance £ £ £ £ £ 233 - (233) - - 333 3,514 (3,846) (1) - 182 - (181) (1) - - 500 (500) - - - 350 (283) - 67 - 500 (213) - 287 285 - (285) - - 2,500 975 (3,000) - 475 10,657 22,800 (23,275) - 10,182 21,859 2,981 (24,847) 7 - 464 - (465) 1 - 949 - (949) - - 7,500 - (7,500) - - - 1,432 - - 1,432 - 189 (189) - - - 3,740 (1,783) - 1,957 - 10,000 (87) - 9,913 - 500 - - 500 - 250 (250) - - - 500 (501) 1 - - 500 - - 500 - 500 - - 500 - 500 (183) - 317 - 500 - - 500 - 500 (500) - - - 1,000 - - 1,000 - 3,054 (3,054) - - - 2,900 (2,002) - 898 |
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| 44,962 57,685 (74,126) 7 28,528 |
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| 38,438 22,463 (20,776) (20,007) 20,118 4,299 (4,152) - 147 957 958 (381) - 1,534 215 215 20,000 20,000 |
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| 43,694 23,636 (25,309) 7 - 42,014 |
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| 88,656 81,321 (99,435) - 70,542 |
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Fegg Hayes Futures Notes to the accounts (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Purpose of Funds
Tudor Trust – Wellbeing - to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing.
Stoke North Big Local – Stoke North Big Local offers funding granted by National Big Lottery, for the purpose of providing funds to community groups and organisations in the Chell, Chell Heath and Fegg Hayes areas of Stoke-on-Trent. The funds are restricted to providing community projects and events, within the above mentioned areas. In the year ended 31 March 2024 £500 was given to each of the following; Christmas afternoon tea, craft club, hygiene, provide equipment for the Little Ducks playgroup and Summer Postcards. In the year ended 31 March 2023, funding was given to pay for booklet printing for a pilot growing project.
Stoke on Trent City Council Ward Budget – In the year ended 31 March 2024, £500 was to provide a Christmas dinner for people who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day, £350 to support the Little Ducks playgroup and £500 to support youth activities. The balance at 1 April 2023 was for food provision for the after school club.
Adult Social Care Small Grants Scheme – To fund ‘Bowling Together’
Community Health Champions Partner Grants – to engage with and support the Community Health Champions project for at least one year. The grant funding can be used flexibly to build capacity to allow time to engage in the project and to enable innovative ways of working with the organisation’s beneficiaries to help share positive health messaging.
The Henry Smith Charity – A grant of £67,000 was awarded towards three years' running costs providing support to disadvantaged people in the north of Stoke-on-Trent.
Arts Council National Lottery – Whitfield Valley Mysteries R&D is a 9-month programme co-created by diverse artists & community members from ex-mining areas Fegg Hayes & Chell. It explores post-carbon stories of change with the long-term aim of developing a large-scale site-responsive community performance & ongoing arts offer.
Hubb Foundation, Hubb Club – this was not a grant but payment for work on a project to provide befriending services to people in the community.
Neighbourly Warm Communities Fund – to support the welcome space and community lounge
Stewardship, Warm Welcome Spaces – to support the welcome space and community lounge
ASDA Cost of Living - to contribute half of the electricity and water costs and towards some volunteer meals for four months
- Cadent Volunteering To provide volunteer support and resources towards growing an abundant community in Fegg Hayes and the surrounding area
Coalfields Regeneration Trust – to provide a community lounge to offer support on a number of issues as well as learning and volunteering opportunities
Creative Lives Know your Neighbourhood – to fund Fegg Hayes Cultural Quarter.
Lidl Community Fund - to fund Growing an Abundant Community in Fegg Hayes and surrounding area
Lidl Hygiene Poverty Fund - to fund Growing an Abundant Community in Fegg Hayes and surrounding area
Stoke North Big Local – various funding pots to help fund Christmas afternoon tea for local residents, a craft club, hygiene products, the playgroup and summer holiday activities
VAST Welcoming Spaces Small Grant Programme - to provide cost of living response activities
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Fegg Hayes Futures Notes to the accounts (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Purpose of Funds (continued)
Ward Budget Christmas Dinner – to provide a Community Christmas Day Dinner.
Ward Budget Little Ducks – funding to support the play group.
Ward Budget Youth Activities to provide martial arts and creative activities for young people.
Warm Welcome with Benefact Trust – to provide a warm, welcoming space for community use.
Wedgwood Farm Defibrillator Fund – donations and fundraising activities to provide a defibrillator for the Wedgwood Farm Estate.
Stoke on Trent City - Council Winter food and Essential Supplies - to fulfil community need during the winter months.
2. Trustee remuneration and related party transactions
No remuneration or expenses were paid to the trustees or any related party during the year.
Stoke North Big Local Partnership (SNBL)
Stoke North Big Local Partnership is made up of local residents, resident groups and agencies who work to improve the communities of Fegg Hayes, Great Chell and Chell Heath.
Nigel Brown who is resident in the local area was involved with SNBL during the year but absent from any discussion concerning funding for Fegg Hayes Futures.
During the year grants of £2,500 (2023: £135) were received by Fegg Hayes Futures from Stoke North Big Local. There were no amounts due at the year end.
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