Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From: 1[st] January 2021 to 31[st] December 2021
Charity name: Re:Charge R&R
Charity registration number: 1168554
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | 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 and assisting them to integrate into society, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of a drop-in facility and linked services. For the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of 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 re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitatinginto society). |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Family Support Sessions Prior to the Covid-19 epidemic Re:Charge R&R provided drop-in sessions for vulnerable families at 3 different locations within Maidenhead:- Larchfield Community Centre, St Peters Church and Quaker Meeting House. Many Re:Charge R&R families are in emotional poverty, they feel their voices are not heard and don't matter, and so fear authority. Many of our parents, as children, didn't have good role models, so we have provided support to situations regarding eviction, debt, relationships, drugs and alcohol, child and teenage behaviour problems. |
Due to Covid-19 and adhering to government regulations we had to close our sessions in March 2020, and needed to look at different ways in which we were able to continue to support our families. Whilst we were unable to meet face to face with our families and clients our aims remained the same. Our Mission Statement is: “Reaching the community’s need, building relationships and empowering individuals to have self-belief to achieve the very best in their lives.” Our expectation is that if we continued to support our local community all our lives would be improved as a consequence. Our families have been particularly exposed during the pandemic, and as we were not able to run our weekly open sessions for the first 6 months of the year, our staff adapted and successfully reached out through phone calls and WhatsApp groups and messages. We continued to maintain relationships with our families as well as working with other local agencies, creating a holistic approach. We regularly updated our Facebook page with useful information and creative ideas to engage the children. In June 2021 we were finally able to re-open one of the family drop-in-sessions at Larchfield Community Centre on a Tuesday. The aim is to offer a safe, friendly environment, to build relationships with local families who feel isolated, fear authority and are in emotional poverty. Re:Charge R&R wants to empower clients to make good choices with regards to relationships, finances, drug & alcohol, and also to target training and counselling places for them where relevant. Any family/parent, whatever age their children, is welcome to attend the drop-in sessions. We open during the school holidays, when other groups are closed, and siblings up to 11 years can come along. Another aim for Re:Charge R&R is to identify from their customers future leaders from local areas, to take on the running of the drop-in centres, while offering ongoing nurturing, training and mentoring. We hope the volunteers will also gain valuable skills and experience themselves whilst working within the project. We want to offer an investment of hope for the people from the community. Re:Focus – Adult Session Our fourth session was held on a Wednesday at the High Street Methodist Church, in
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Maidenhead town centre to reach as many
people as possible. The Re-Focus group was a
weekly ‘open’ group for men and women (18+)
who may be vulnerable in some way either
emotionally, physically or financially, including
those recovering from addictions as well as
clients who feel alone and isolated or are
dealing with any challenging circumstances.
At these sessions, we provide support with a
listening ear, are non-judgemental, value and
respect each individual, connect individuals
and link them into the community, as well as
sign post to other relevant agencies and
charities, including mutual aid groups (the 12
steps) i.e. referrals to our local foodbank.
Again due to Covid-19 and adhering to
government regulations we had to close our
Re:Focus session in March 2020, and therefore
needed to look at different ways in which we
could continue to support our clients. Many of
our clients who attend our Adult Re:Focus
session are in the early stages of recovery from
addiction and have felt particularly vulnerable
during the pandemic. Many other support
groups provided by other organisations have
closed which means the daily support that so
many rely on has not been available.
On the closure of the session we put in place
several measures to ensure we could continue
to give support and help those who most
needed it. A WhatsApp group was set up for
the group and direct daily contact via
Messenger was available for those who have
needed continual confidential support and
encouragement each day. The aim was to try
and help them to avoid any relapses during this
unprecedented time. Our session leader got to
grips with Zoom and throughout 2021 ran
weekly sessions where customers could share
their experiences and feelings and receive
advice on how to deal with these.
In October 2021 we were finally able to re-start
face-to-face sessions. Aware that some of our
clients were reluctant to leave their homes for
a variety of reasons we adopted a blended
approach with face-to-face sessions once a
month and zoom meetings for the other
weeks.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have in planning the activities for
whether the trustees have the year, including the adaptations required
had regard to the guidance due to the Covid-19 pandemic, reviewed the
issued by the Charity charity guidance on public benefit at the
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Commission on public trustee meetings. The above sets out how this benefit has been put into practice with the value of our work, and particularly when applying for grant funding.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
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SORP reference
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| Achievements and Performance | Achievements and Performance | Achievements and Performance |
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| SORP reference | ||
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Family Support Sessions Our aim is to go into the community to build long-term relationships with the families, to approach any delicate situations with them and look at solutions to bring positive outcomes for individuals and their children. We provide a safe and non-judgmental environment for our customers, to enable them to reach their best potential and give on going, long term and sustainable support, particularly for parenting, when needed. During term time the people who attend Re:Charge Family sessions usually bring pre-school age children with them. For some of our families this maybe the only opportunity the children have in the week to interact with children other than their siblings. Children at our sessions always have play and story time. We want to offer opportunities for parents to explore how to spend time interacting with their children and allowing in some cases for children to experience different creative activities that might otherwise not be |
available to them. Possibly, due to their own parenting role models some parents (particularly young mums) don’t know how to read to their children, or to interact with, or offer educational/creative activities, to their children. Re:Charge R&R give parents the opportunity to be able to understand why this is important for a child to grow and develop. Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 pandemic this all changed in March 2020 when the sessions had to close due to government regulations. We quickly needed to look at different ways in which we could continue to support and reach out to our families and these were continued in the first half of 2021. Supportive WhatsApp Groups were set up, telephone calls were made and we generally reached out remotely to our families in whatever way we could. A dedicated phone line was set up and our Facebook page was updated daily with simple craft ideas to do with children at home, to help keep them entertained. All the ideas were simple and easy to do, so our families didn’t feel limited by resources they may not have had at home. We continued to organise occasional competitions via the WhatsApp group to encourage our children and parents to have some fun and obtained funding to provide craft packs for the Easter holidays. We also put relevant local information and some guidelines relating to the pandemic regularly on our Facebook page. It is difficult to quantify the impact of receiving a phone call of support at a point in time when ‘the sky is falling in’ or even just knowing that there is someone there at the end of phone if needed. In building long term relationships with our families, we continue to believe their challenges can be faced more readily with our support. One parent has said the following: "As a single mum looking after my children and coping with home schooling, it is lovely to have a phone call from Re:Charge and have some adult conversation." We advocate that as we have continued during the first half of the year to be a listening ear to families, hopefully this will have resulted in improved mental health. Having been available at the end of the phone, either with a call or a WhatsApp message, parents have been able to share anxieties. When a specific problem arose we signposted our customers to
other agencies in RBWM for help, e.g. DASH, Family Friends, Housing Solutions. During this year there has been an increase in requests for help with providing food as people have struggled financially. We have continued to work in close contact with the Maidenhead Foodshare to ensure food poverty has not been an added concern for our families. In June 2021 we were finally able to re-open one of our family sessions at Larchfield Community Centre, on a Tuesday. Initially, the numbers of attendees were limited in order to enable us to comply with Covid restrictions, requiring our clients to pre-book and we did not serve refreshments or lunches. It was clear to see that many of the pre-school children who attend our sessions had been affected developmentally by the limited social contact with other children they were able to have during lockdown. Some of the feedback we received on re-opening the sessions included: ‘It’s great having Re:Charge open again. It’s been a struggle over lockdown and having the face to face interaction, especially with [session manager] has really helped me since lockdown has ended. Even though my son is now at school, I still go along as it helps with my mental health to get out the house’. I love coming to Recharge, it’s a great place to bring the kids. There’s so much for them to do and they love it. There’s always a listening ear for parents too and they are always there to support you with good and bad times. I’m so lucky to have these guys in my life.’ As the national restrictions lifted further, we were able to re-start providing refreshments, and finally started providing lunches again after the October half-term. We were also able to lift the limits on numbers and remove the requirement to pre-book both of which resulted in an increase in the number of families attending the sessions. The year culminated in the Christmas party, where thanks to some generous donations we were able to provide presents for all the children present and their older siblings.
For those unable to attend the session on a Tuesday, support was continued online through WhatApp, Messenger and Facebook. Re:Focus Adult Groups: With regards to our Re:Focus group particularly with those recovering from addictions, having regular contact with us and staff being availability to them we know how much this improves their mental health and wellbeing. This was important in trying to avoid possible relapses. As we have been available at the end of the phone, either with a call or a WhatsApp message, this gave our clients the chance to share their anxieties. Our staff have signposted our clients to online groups to ensure they have added support where necessary. Many customers received daily phone support calls. Session leaders needed to get to grips with Zoom and during 2021 a weekly meeting was held online, where customers could share their experiences and feelings and receive help on how to deal with these. To encourage clients to engage quizzes, games and competitions were organised throughout the year. We provided additional support to those in particular need making referrals to Maidenhead Foodshare where needed, and also securing some funding for one member who moved into a new flat and needed carpet. Throughout the year the aim continued to be to encourage our clients to make positive choices as we continue to be solution based and focused on positive outcomes, bringing hope into our community. Feedback from the online sessions included: ‘I was introduced here a little over a year ago and I am so glad every single day for that. After suffering alone with my mental health for a long time the people here helped me open up and realise that I am never on my own. The thing about this group is that it’s like the family you never knew you had. I’ve made friends and am always happy and look forward to our zoom meetings. It’s very rare to find so many people exactly like me but I have found it here. There should be more groups like this because it’s almost a lifeline for some people. I cannot begin to thank them enough for everything, without this I would still be that same messed up mess I was before they saved me.’
In October 2021 we were finally able to reopen a face-to-face session at High Street Methodist Church in the town centre. Appreciating that we had engaged with some people through the pandemic who were more reluctant to leave the house, we adopted a blended approach meeting face-to-face once a month, with other meeting continuing on zoom. The exception to this was December, where a second celebratory meeting was held, and thanks to some generous donations we were able to give each member a pamper pack as a Christmas gift. The outcomes of Re:Charge’s involvement are as varied as the different people and situations they find themselves in. Four of our staff were initially families/clients who used our service and are now employed by us, benefitting their own lives and families in terms of self-esteem, finances and wellbeing. Before Covid 19 they were part of a team operating the 4 open sessions but all worked remotely during the pandemic. Our staff and volunteers have also benefited from the many achievements of our families and clients, and solidarity is built as we work together for the benefit of the local community. In providing this support not only has the local community benefited but as part of that, Re:Charge R&R staff and volunteers have also benefited because of the relationships that are built at such times.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 |
Other
Financial Review
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21
financial position at the end
of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Re:Charge R&R like many similar organisations
policy for holding reserves works with a small staff on very low costs. It
stating why they are held has rightly to meet all the requirements of
being a registered charity as well as the
employment, safeguarding and health and
safety requirements. As the accounts show,
Re:Charge R&R has no long term core funding
and basically has to be run on short term
grants. It is of concern to the Trustees that we
are not able to put aside any funds for reserves
as would be good practice. The challenge for
the coming year is therefore to secure a more
sustainable income for our work and to
establish a small reserve. The trustees are
monitoring the cash flow with monthly
forecasts.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 N/A
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the principal Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO (2ndAugust 2016) |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Appointed by Trustees |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Re:Charge R&R
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1168554
Charity’s principal address Highview
6 North Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire SL6 1PL
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Sarah France Chair
Susan LePage Secretary &
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4 Abigail Griffiths Price
5 Thomas Quincy From 24 May 2021
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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Signature(s)
Susan Le Page
Full name(s) Sarah France
Position (eg Secretary, Chair Secretary
Chair, etc)
Date
11 July 2022
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Charity registration no. 1168554
RE:CHARGE R&R
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[ST] DECEMBER 2021
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total
funds funds funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income
Fundraising income 380 - - 380
Voluntary income - -
Individuals 7,196 - - 7,196
Other entities 3 36,208 17,764 - 53,973
Tax claimable 722 - - 722
Total incoming resources 44,506 17,764 - 62,271
Expenditure
Staff costs 4 28,581 - - 28,581
Administration & other costs 5 4,572 - - 4,572
Operational costs 6 818 - - 818
Fundraising costs - - - -
Restricted funds - 17,764 - 17764
Total expenditure 39,136 17,764 - 51,736
Net movement in funds 10,534 - - 10,534
Funds balances b/f 23,361 23,361
Funds balances c/f 33,895 - - 33,895
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[ST] DECEMBER 2020
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total
funds funds funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income
Fundraising income - - - -
Voluntary income - -
Individuals 17,947 - - 17,947
Other entities 3 22,849 18,218 - 41,067
Tax claimable 758 - - 758
Total incoming resources 41,554 18,218 - 59,772
Expenditure
Staff costs 4 33,374 - - 33,374
Administration & other costs 5 4,455 - - 4,455
Operational costs 6 1,307 - - 1,307
Fundraising costs - - - -
Restricted funds - 18,218 - 18,218
Total expenditure 39,136 18,218 - 57,354
Net movement in funds 2,418 - - 2,418
Funds balances b/f 20,943 20,943
Funds balances c/f 23,361 - - 23,361
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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31[ST] DECEMBER 2021
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Unrestricted Restricted Endow- Total Total
funds funds ment 31 [st] Dec
funds 2020
Note £ £ £ £ £
Fixed Assets net book Value - - - -
Current assets
Debtors 7 4,007 - - 146 146
Cash at bank & in hand 32,988 6,000 - 32,731 32,731
Total current assets 36,995 6,000 - 32,877 32,877
Total Assets 36,995 6,000 - 32,877 32,877
Creditors
Amounts falling due within
one year 8 -3,516 -6,000 - -9,516 -9,516
Total assets less current 23,361 - - 23,361 23,361
liabilities
Total funds 23,361 - - 23,361 23,361
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The financial statement were approved by the Trustees on 20/06/2022 and were signed on their behalf by
Chair
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Notes (forming part of the financial statements)
1. Accounting policies
The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items, which are considered material in relation to the financial statements of RE:CHARGE R&R.
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared on an accruals basis under the historical cost convention and on a going concern basis. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE102) 2015 applicable in the UK and in accordance with the ‘true and fair override’ provision contained therein.
RE:CHARGE R&R meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s) below.
Recognition of incoming resources
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources; the Trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Incoming resources with related expenditure
Expenditure directly relating to incoming resources has been netted against the receipt with the exception of Fundraising Income and expenditure which are shown separately in the SoFA.
Tax reclaimable on gifts and donations
These are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to which they relate.
VAT
Since the Charity is not VAT registered, all input VAT is charged with the expenses to which it refers.
Donated services and facilities
No allowance has been made in the SoFA for donated services and facilities which are considered immaterial for the period.
Volunteer help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees annual report.
Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Fixed assets
RE:CHARGE R&R possessed no fixed assets during the period covered by the SoFA.
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2. Trustees Remuneration
No Trustee received any remuneration from the charity during the accounting period.
3. Grants and Donations from Other Entities
| Grants and Donations from Other Entities | Last Year | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Donations | ||
| Churches and Church Groups | 1,916 | 1,906 |
| Businesses and other organisations | 377 | 201 |
| Total | 2293 | 2,107 |
| Unrestricted Grants | ||
| The Prince Philip Trust | 2,500 | |
| Windsor and Maidenhead Christian Trust | 2,500 | |
| National Lottery Fund | 10,000 | |
| Louis Baylis Trust | 6,000 | |
| Arnold Clark | 1,000 | |
| Heathrow Community Trust | 2,500 | |
| Spoore, Merry and Rixman | 9,415 | |
| Total | 33,915 | 20,742 |
| Restricted Grants | ||
| National Lottery Fund | 6,000 | |
| Cumber Family Trust | 1,000 | |
| Berkshire Community Foundation | 5,000 | |
| RBWM Supplier | 2,500 | |
| RBWM capital | 1,217 | |
| Spoore, Merry and Rixman | 1,137 | |
| River Church | 585 | |
| Louis Baylis Cracker Appeal | 325 | |
| Total | 17,764 | 18,218 |
| Total | 53,973 | 41,067 |
4. Staff Costs
| taff Costs | ||
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| £ | £ | |
| Gross salaries and benefits in kind | 46,125 | 49,317 |
| State Maternity Pay & compensation | -3,107 | |
| Recoveries under Job Retention Scheme | -1,477 | -2,188 |
| Covered by Covid 19 restricted grants | -14,500 | -14,000 |
| Staff Training | 350 | |
| Other Staff costs | ||
| 28,581 | 33,374 |
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| 5. | Administration and Other costs | ||
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| £ | £ | ||
| Office Rent | 1,667 | 2,500 | |
| Insurance | 743 | 722 | |
| Payroll | 374 | ||
| Health and Safety Review | 600 | ||
| Printing, stationery &postage | 43 | 65 | |
| Telephone & Broadband | 1,003 | 749 | |
| Independent Examiner’s fee | 100 | 100 | |
| Other costs | 237 | ||
| Total costs | 4,572 | 4,455 | |
| 6. | Operational costs | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Hire of Venues | 698 | 1,048 | |
| Equipment | 63 | 16 | |
| Creative materials | 173 | 180 | |
| Volunteers’ expenses | 43 | ||
| Other costs | 43 | ||
| Food and drink (net) | 50 | ||
| Entry fees received | -115 | -73 | |
| Total | 818 | 1,307 | |
| 7. | Debtors | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Maternity pay | 3,107 | ||
| Tax receivable by ReCharge R&R | 575 | 146 | |
| Louis Baylis Cracker Appeal | 325 | ||
| Total | 4,007 | 146 | |
| 8. | Creditors falling due within one year | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Unspent balances of Grants received carried forward | |||
| National Lottery Fund | 6,000 | ||
| Louis Bayliss Trust | 3,000 | 3,000 | |
| Tax and National Insurance outstanding | 416 | ||
| Independent Examiner’s fee | 100 | ||
| Total | 3,100 | 9,516 |
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