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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1167881
```
## **`REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND`**
```
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
```
## **`FOR`**
## **`HASTINGS AND ROTHER SAMARITANS CIO`**
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Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP
Chartered Accountants
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```
82 High Street
Tenterden
Kent
TN30 6JG
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HASTINGS AND ROTHER SAMARITANS CIO
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```
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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Report of the Trustees 1 to 2
Independent Examiner's Report 3
Statement of Financial Activities 4
Statement of Financial Position 5
Notes to the Financial Statements 6 to 10
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HASTINGS AND ROTHER SAMARITANS CIO
```
## **`REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024`**
```
Thetrusteespresenttheirreportwiththefinancialstatementsofthecharityfortheyear ended
31March2024.ThetrusteeshaveadoptedtheprovisionsofAccountingandReportingby Charities:
StatementofRecommendedPracticeapplicabletocharitiespreparingtheiraccountsinaccordancewith the
FinancialReportingStandardapplicableintheUKandRepublicofIreland(FRS102)(effective1 January
2019).
```
## **`OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES`**
## **`Objectives and aims`**
```
Thecharitiesmainobjectivesaretoprovidesupportforpeoplewhoaresuicidal,despairingorindistress in
ordertoreducetheincidenceofsuicide;andtoadvanceeducationbyprovidingsocietywitha better
understanding of suicide, suicidal behaviour and the value of expressing feelings that may lead to suicide.
```
## **`Public benefit`**
```
TheTrusteesconfirmthattheyhavecompliedwiththeirdutytohavedueregardtotheCharity Commission's
public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.
```
## **`ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE`**
## **`Charitable activities`**
```
Thecharityisdependentupontheworkofitsvolunteers,manyofwhom,inadditiontotheirduties, raise
moneyviaaseriesofeventsandappeals.Localbusinesses,charities,churchesandindividualsalso give
considerable support. Details of donations received are set out in the attached notes.
```
## **`FINANCIAL REVIEW`**
## **`Reserves policy`**
```
Thetrusteeshaveagreedareservespolicythatacashpositionrepresenting24monthsofannual outgoings
shouldbemaintainedwherepossible.Attheendoftheperiodthecashpositionexceededtherequired level.
Fundbalancesat31March2024totalled£284,961ofwhichnetcurrentassetswere£60,399.The trustees
considerthatthetrustcanmeetitsliabilitiesasandwhentheyfalldue.Thetrustremainsdependenton the
generosityofitssupporters,andthetrusteeswouldliketothankeveryoneinvolvedinthetrust's activities
during the year.
```
## **`STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT`**
## **`Governing document`**
```
Thecharityiscontrolledbyitsgoverningdocument,aconstitutionadopteduponregistrationasa Charitable
Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
```
## **`Recruitment and appointment of new trustees`**
```
Thereisaminimumof3andamaximumof13Trustees.AllTrusteesretireateachAGMbutmay offer
themselves for re-election, save that the maximum term of service is 6 years.
```
```
Annually,volunteersarerequestedtoputtheirnamesforwardtofillvacanciesandareelectedatthe Annual
General Meeting. New trustees are given training on appointment and each trustee has a handbook.
```
## **`REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS`**
## **`Registered Charity number`**
```
1167881
```
## **`Principal address`**
```
26 St Andrews Square
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1SR
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## **`REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024`**
## **`Trustees`**
```
G Bower (resigned 31/12/2023)
Ms G Angel
Ms A Beckett (resigned 31/12/2023)
R Persaud
Ms O Ainsley
Ms K Williams
G Mulhern
G Dyer
I Marsh
Ms S A Varney (appointed 1/1/2024)
D Tasker (appointed 1/1/2024)
```
## **`Independent Examiner`**
```
Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP
Chartered Accountants
82 High Street
Tenterden
Kent
TN30 6JG
```
```
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 13 January 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
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```
I Marsh - Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
HASTINGS AND ROTHER SAMARITANS CIO
```
## **`Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Hastings and Rother Samaritans CIO`**
```
IreporttothecharitytrusteesonmyexaminationoftheaccountsofHastingsandRotherSamaritans CIO
(the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2024.
```
## **`Responsibilities and basis of report`**
```
AsthecharitytrusteesoftheTrustyouareresponsibleforthepreparationoftheaccountsin accordance
with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
```
```
IreportinrespectofmyexaminationoftheTrust'saccountscarriedoutunderSection145oftheActand in
carryingoutmyexaminationIhavefollowedallapplicableDirectionsgivenbytheCharityCommission under
Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
```
## **`Independent examiner's statement`**
```
Ihavecompletedmyexamination.Iconfirmthatnomaterialmattershavecometomyattention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
```
`1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or`
`2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or`
`3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable 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.`
```
Ihavenoconcernsandhavecomeacrossnoothermattersinconnectionwiththeexaminationto which
attentionshouldbedrawninthisreportinordertoenableaproperunderstandingoftheaccountsto be
reached.
```
```
D Ashby FCCA ACA
```
```
Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP
Chartered Accountants
82 High Street
Tenterden
Kent
TN30 6JG
```
```
14 January 2025
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## **`STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024`**
|`Unrestricted`
`fund`
`Notes`
`£`
**`INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM`**
`Donations and legacies`
`2`
**`9,493`**
`Other trading activities`
`3`
**`2,854`**
`Investment income`
`4`
**`954`**
**`Total`**
**`13,301`**
**`EXPENDITURE ON`**
**`Charitable activities`**
`Provide a telephone service, the recruitment`
`and training of volunteers and the publicity`
`for the charity's work`
**`31,285`**
`Governance costs`
**`503`**
`Other`
**`-`**
**`Total`**
**`31,788`**
**`NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)`**
**`(18,487)`**
**`RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS`**
`Total funds brought forward`
**`298,586`**
**`TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD`**
**`280,099`**|`Restricted`
`funds`
`£`
**`1,000`**
**`-`**
**`-`**
**`1,000`**
**`7`**
**`-`**
**`-`**
**`7`**
**`993`**
**`3,869`**
**`4,862`**|**`2024`**
**`Total`**
**`funds`**
**`£`**
**`10,493`**
**`2,854`**
**`954`**
**`14,301`**
**`31,292`**
**`503`**
**`-`**
**`31,795`**
**`(17,494)`**
**`302,455`**
**`284,961`**|`2023`
`Total`
`funds`
`£`
`31,130`
`4,833`
`217`|
|---|---|---|---|
||||`36,180`|
||||`33,116`
`-`
`-`|
||||`33,116`|
||||`3,064`
`299,391`|
||||`302,455`|
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **`STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 31 MARCH 2024`**
|||||||**`2024`**|`2023`|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||`Unrestricted`||`Restricted`||**`Total`**|`Total`|
|||`fund`||`funds`||**`funds`**|`funds`|
||`Notes`|`£`||`£`||**`£`**|`£`|
|**`FIXED ASSETS`**||||||||
|`Tangible assets`|`7`|**`224,562`**|||**`-`**|**`224,562`**|`224,562`|
|**`CURRENT ASSETS`**||||||||
|`Debtors`|`8`||**`-`**||**`-`**|**`-`**|`824`|
|`Cash at bank`||**`78,180`**||**`4,862`**||**`83,042`**|`100,831`|
|||**`78,180`**||**`4,862`**||**`83,042`**|`101,655`|
|**`CREDITORS`**||||||||
|`Amounts falling due within one year`|`9`|**`(22,643)`**|||**`-`**|**`(22,643)`**|`(23,762)`|
|**`NET CURRENT ASSETS`**||**`55,537`**||**`4,862`**||**`60,399`**|`77,893`|
|**`TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT`**||||||||
|**`LIABILITIES`**||**`280,099`**||**`4,862`**||**`284,961`**|`302,455`|
|**`NET ASSETS`**||**`280,099`**||**`4,862`**||**`284,961`**|`302,455`|
|**`FUNDS`**|`10`|||||||
|`Unrestricted funds`||||||**`280,099`**|`298,586`|
|`Restricted funds:`||||||||
|`Improvements in training`||||||**`391`**|`391`|
|`Benefit the people of Hastings`||||||**`1,000`**|`-`|
|`Recruitment`||||||**`2,204`**|`2,211`|
|`Pears grant`||||||**`1,267`**|`1,267`|
|||||||**`4,862`**|`3,869`|
|||||||||
|**`TOTAL FUNDS`**||||||**`284,961`**|`302,455`|
```
ThefinancialstatementswereapprovedbytheBoardofTrusteesandauthorisedforissue on
14 January 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
```
```
D Tasker - Trustee
```
```
The notes form part of these financial statements
```
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```
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
```
## **`1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES`**
## **`Basis of preparing the financial statements`**
```
Thefinancialstatementsofthecharity,whichisapublicbenefitentityunderFRS102,have been
preparedinaccordancewiththeCharitiesSORP(FRS102)'AccountingandReportingby Charities:
StatementofRecommendedPracticeapplicabletocharitiespreparingtheiraccountsin accordance
withtheFinancialReportingStandardapplicableintheUKandRepublicofIreland(FRS102) (effective
1January2019)',FinancialReportingStandard102'TheFinancialReportingStandardapplicable in
theUKandRepublicofIreland'andtheCharitiesAct2011.Thefinancialstatementshave been
prepared under the historical cost convention.
```
## **`Income`**
```
AllincomeisrecognisedintheStatementofFinancialActivitiesoncethecharityhasentitlementto the
funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
```
## **`Expenditure`**
```
Liabilitiesarerecognisedasexpenditureassoonasthereisalegalorconstructive obligation
committingthecharitytothatexpenditure,itisprobablethatatransferofeconomicbenefitswill be
requiredinsettlementandtheamountoftheobligationcanbemeasuredreliably.Expenditure is
accountedforonanaccrualsbasisandhasbeenclassifiedunderheadingsthataggregateall cost
relatedtothecategory.Wherecostscannotbedirectlyattributedtoparticularheadingsthey have
been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
```
## **`Tangible fixed assets`**
```
Depreciationisprovidedatthefollowingannualratesinordertowriteoffeachassetover its
estimated useful life.
```
```
Freehold property- not provided
```
## **`Taxation`**
```
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
```
## **`Fund accounting`**
```
Unrestrictedfundscanbeusedinaccordancewiththecharitableobjectivesatthediscretionof the
trustees.
```
```
Restrictedfundscanonlybeusedforparticularrestrictedpurposeswithintheobjectsofthe charity.
Restrictionsarisewhenspecifiedbythedonororwhenfundsareraisedforparticular restricted
purposes.
```
```
Furtherexplanationofthenatureandpurposeofeachfundisincludedinthenotestothe financial
statements.
```
## **`Debtors`**
```
Debtors(includingtradedebtorsandloansreceivable)aremeasuredoninitialrecognition at
settlementamountafteranytradediscountsoramountadvancedbythecharity.Subsequently, they
are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.
```
## **`Creditors`**
```
The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts.
```
```
continued...
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## **`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024`**
## **`2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES`**
|`Donations, legacies and gifts`
`Compensation`
**`3.`**
**`OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES`**
`Events and activities`
`Centre Shop`
**`4.`**
**`INVESTMENT INCOME`**
`Interest received`|**`2024`**
**`£`**
**`2,993`**
**`7,500`**
**`10,493`**
**`2024`**
**`£`**
**`2,554`**
**`300`**
**`2,854`**
**`2024`**
**`£`**
**`954`**|`2023`
`£`
`31,130`
`-`|`2023`
`£`
`31,130`
`-`|
|---|---|---|---|
|||`31,130`||
||||`2023`
`£`
`3,782`
`1,051`|
||||`4,833`|
||||`2023`
`£`
`217`|
## **`5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS`**
```
Therewerenotrustees'remunerationorotherbenefitsfortheyearended31March2024norfor the
year ended 31 March 2023.
```
## **`Trustees' expenses`**
```
Therewerenotrustees'expensespaidfortheyearended31March2024norfortheyear ended
31 March 2023.
```
## **`6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES`**
|`Unrestricted`
`fund`
`£`
**`INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM`**
`Donations and legacies`
`31,130`
`Other trading activities`
`4,833`
`Investment income`
`217`
**`Total`**
`36,180`
**`EXPENDITURE ON`**
**`Charitable activities`**
`Provide a telephone service, the`
`recruitment and training of volunteers and`
`the publicity for the charity's work `
`33,116`
**`NET INCOME`**
`3,064`|`Restricted`
`funds`
`£`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`|`Total`
`funds`
`£`
`31,130`
`4,833`
`217`|
|---|---|---|
|||`36,180`|
|||`33,116`|
|||`3,064`|
```
continued...
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## **`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024`**
## **`6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued`**
|`Unrestricted`
`fund`
`£`
**`RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS`**
`Total funds brought forward`
`295,522`
**`TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD`**
`298,586`
**`7.`**
**`TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS`**
**`COST`**
`At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024`
**`NET BOOK VALUE`**
`At 31 March 2024`
`At 31 March 2023`|`Restricted`
`funds`
`£`
`3,869`
`3,869`|`Total`
`funds`
`£`
`299,391`
`302,455`
`Freehold`
`property`
`£`
**`224,562`**
**`224,562`**
`224,562`|`Total`
`funds`
`£`
`299,391`|
|---|---|---|---|
||||`302,455`|
```
Nodepreciationischargedinrespectofthefreeholdproperty,asthecharitymaintainsthe property
and any depreciation charge would be minimal.
```
## **`8. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR`**
|**`8.`**|**`DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR`**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**`2024`**|`2023`|
|||**`£`**|`£`|
||`Prepayments`|**`-`**|`824`|
|**`9.`**|**`CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR`**|||
|||**`2024`**|`2023`|
|||**`£`**|`£`|
||`Other creditors`|**`22,643`**|`23,762`|
```
continued...
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## **`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024`**
## **`10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS`**
|`At 1/4/23`
`£`
**`Unrestricted funds`**
`General fund`
**`298,586`**
**`Restricted funds`**
`Improvements in training`
**`391`**
`Benefit the people of Hastings`
**`-`**
`Recruitment`
**`2,211`**
`Pears grant`
**`1,267`**
**`3,869`**
**`TOTAL FUNDS`**
**`302,455`**
`Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:`
`Incoming`
`resources`
`£`
**`Unrestricted funds`**
`General fund`
**`13,301`**
**`Restricted funds`**
`Benefit the people of Hastings`
**`1,000`**
`Recruitment`
**`-`**
**`1,000`**
**`TOTAL FUNDS`**
**`14,301`**||`Net`
`movement`
`in funds`
`£`
**`(18,487)`**
**`-`**
**`1,000`**
**`(7)`**
**`-`**
**`993`**
**`(17,494)`**
`Resources`
`expended`
`£`
**`(31,788)`**
**`-`**
**`(7)`**
**`(7)`**
**`(31,795)`**|`At`
`31/3/24`
`£`
**`280,099`**
**`391`**
**`1,000`**
**`2,204`**
**`1,267`**
**`4,862`**
**`284,961`**
`Movement`
`in funds`
`£`
**`(18,487)`**
**`1,000`**
**`(7)`**
**`993`**
**`(17,494)`**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
|||||
## **`Comparatives for movement in funds`**
|**`Unrestricted funds`**
`General fund`
**`Restricted funds`**
`Improvements in training`
`Recruitment`
`Pears grant`
**`TOTAL FUNDS`**|`At 1/4/22`
`£`
`295,522`
`391`
`2,211`
`1,267`
`3,869`
`299,391`|`Net`
`movement`
`in funds`
`£`
`3,064`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`3,064`|`At`
`31/3/23`
`£`
`298,586`
`391`
`2,211`
`1,267`|
|---|---|---|---|
||||`3,869`|
||||`302,455`|
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continued...
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## **`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024`**
## **`10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued`**
```
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
```
||`Incoming`|`Resources`|`Movement`|
|---|---|---|---|
||`resources`|`expended`|`in funds`|
||`£`|`£`|`£`|
|**`Unrestricted funds`**||||
|`General fund`|`36,180`|`(33,116)`|`3,064`|
|**`TOTAL FUNDS`**|`36,180`|`(33,116)`|`3,064`|
## `Improvements in Training`
```
ThesemoniesweredonatedbyTesco,viatheir'BagsofHelp'scheme.Themonieshave been
earmarked to pay for improvements to the training room.
```
## `Benefit the people of Hastings`
```
ThesemoniesweredonatedbyTheFrancisandEricFordTrusttohelppaytobenefitthepeople of
Hastings..
```
## `Recruitment`
```
These monies were donated by the Co-Op to assist with the recruitment of volunteers.
```
## `Pears Grant`
```
ThepurposeofthePearsGrantwastoassistorganisationsinmanagingthechallengestheyfaced with
Covid.
```
## **`11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES`**
```
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2024.
```
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