Feeding those in need since 2015 **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 2023** ## **Who are we?** Salaam Shalom Kitchen Nottingham A joint Muslim / Jewish charity project _We are a joint Muslim/Jewish project founded on the belief that working together across communities and perceived boundaries helps build community cohesion and break down barriers._ ## **Our Ethos** _To bring together volunteers from many communities, to make friends and work together for social change._ **The Need** _Prior to the covid pandemic the charity used to provide 60-80 meals each week; however, since 2020 the need has increased hugely and are now providing 140-160 meals each week, with many more people affected by food poverty._ ||**Contents**
**Page**||| |---|---|---|---| |§|Messages from our Co-Chairs|**4**|| |§|Our objectives|**7**|| |§|Our activities|**8**|| |§|The effect of the rising cost of living|**10**|| |§|Achievements and performance|**11**|| |§|Our amazing volunteers|**12**|| |§|Using supermarket surplus food|**14**|| |§|Musical entertainment|**16**|| |§|Grants, donations and your support|**19**|| |§|Celebrations|**17**|| |§|Governance and management|**20**|| |§|Financial review|**21**|| ||||| ## **– A MESSAGE FROMOUR CO CHAIRS** ## Dear Supporters, **CHAIRS** We are thrilled to present this annual report for Salaam Shalom Kitchen charity for the year 2022-23. With your wonderful support and dedication, we have been able to continue our mission of serving delicious meals and fostering community connections in a welcoming environment. It is nearly 8 years since a small group of Muslims and Jews came together in Nottingham to demonstrate their shared values through social action - To build bridges and offer hope. Throughout this past year, we have been able to make a meaningful impact on our community, providing hot meals and groceries to those in need regardless of their background, race, or religion. Over the year, Salaam Shalom Kitchen served over 8,000 meals to individuals experiencing food insecurity, an increase from the previous year. We have reached out and connected to marginalised communities, including homeless individuals, low-income families, and refugees. Our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity has been a driving force in our efforts. We have continued to create a safe and inclusive space where people from all walks of life can come together, share a meal, collect a bag of food and build meaningful connections. In 2022, we organized cultural events that brought people of different faiths and backgrounds together to celebrate their diversity and foster understanding and acceptance. These events have helped break down barriers and build bridges of friendship and mutual respect within our community. None of these achievements would have been possible without the unwavering support of our dedicated team of staff, volunteers, donors, and partners. We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and commitment to our cause. | 04 Your donations have enabled us to purchase necessary equipment, maintain our kitchen facilities, and cover operational costs, ensuring that we can continue to serve meals to those in need. ## **– A MESSAGE FROMOUR CO CHAIRS** As we move forward, we remain committed to our mission of promoting peace, harmony, and inclusivity through the power of food. We will continue to explore new ways to expand our reach, engage with our community, and make a positive impact on the lives of those facing poverty and food insecurity. We also look forward to forging new partnerships and collaborations to amplify our efforts and create a better, more inclusive world for all. Once again, we extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of our supporters for your fantastic commitment to Salaam Shalom Kitchen. Together, we will continue to make a tangible difference in the lives of those in need and work towards a more compassionate and inclusive society. With gratitude, Sajid Mohammed and Karen Worth Co -Chairs, Salaam Shalom Kitchen Charity Karen Worth **CO - CHA IR** Sajid Mohammed **CO - CHA IR** | 05 **“Really friendly atmosphere. It’s nice to help people out and feel like you’re making a difference” Volunteer: Sam, Aged 17** ## **Our Objectives** Our main objective is to help to relieve food poverty in Nottingham. To help break down isolation and loneliness for service users, by providing a warm and friendly environment every week for people to attend for a hot meal and to build connections and friendships. We work to build cohesion and understanding primarily between the Muslim and Jewish Community in Nottingham but also building links with other faith and non-faith groups. | 07 ## **Our Activities** Each week people work together preparing and cooking food, and creating a friendly welcoming environment for our guests. Working together cooperatively in this way allows us to understand each other better and build cohesion between individuals and groups. It allows many groups and individuals who would not otherwise mix or get to know each other to build better understanding and friendships. Students are enabled to integrate and be involved in the community in which they are living and to give back to that community. This year the demand has continued at high levels and we are providing between 140-160 hot meals each week. We have many regulars who attend every week and who have developed friendships/connections with others who attend the project. We continue to have a wide range of people accessing the services we offer including many more families and people from different communities. | 07 | 08 Every Wednesday between 5-6.30 pm we provide a hot meal to people from the local community, who are in need. Anyone is welcome to attend. No one is turned away or has to provide evidence of need. People have diverse range of needs and issues, including: mental health problems, substance misuse issues, food poverty, asylum seekers and refugees, recent immigrants from Eastern Europe especially Polish/Lithuanian, and Roma community, many of whom speak little English. Elderly and isolated individuals also attend. Mostly adults attend but an increasing number of families with children are making use of our service, as the cost of living crisis hits more people. 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| 09 ## **The Effect of the Rising Cost of Living** Many people are now in food poverty due to cuts in benefits and services and spiralling food and fuel costs. More people who are in paid work are needing assistance due to low pay and rising prices. This year the demand has remained extremely high, and we provide 140-170 hot meals each week. We are now using almost entirely surplus supermarket waste food to cook with and give out bags of groceries every week. The project serves from The Bridge Centre, Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 5JA. | 10 ## **Achievements and Performance** Over the past year SaSh Kitchen has continued to operate every week from The Bridge Centre. Throughout 2022-2023 we cooked and gave out 140-170 meals each week. We have also given out 60- 80 bags of groceries each week. We are very pleased to have returned to our pre-pandemic café-style environment, where people sit in and eat a hot meal, chat to friends or make new connections. We also give out hot meal takeaways. Many people come each week and enjoy staying in a warm, friendly environment to eat together. We have served a hot meal every week throughout the year. We provided in excess of 8,000 meals during the period between April 2022-March 20 23. ## **YOUR GIFTS IN ACTION** _**Yourcompassionand generosity provided help to those in need inourcity with . ..**_ **140-170** TAKEAWAY MEALS PER DAY **8,000 80** MEALS BETWEEN BAGS OF GROCERIES APR 22- MAR 23 GIVEN OUT EACH WEEK ## **Our Amazing Volunteers** We have an amazing number of people who volunteer and have developed different teams of volunteers. We have a large pool of people who volunteer to help each week. This includes teams to help prepare and cook food under the guidance of our chef; a group who sort and give out the donated groceries; a team to serve the food and hot drinks at The Bridge Centre, which is in the United Reformed Church. We also have a team of drivers to collect donated food from supermarkets and Fareshare. We are entirely dependent on the excellent work done by our volunteers and we couldn’t run the project without volunteers. Each week there are between 15-25 people involved in helping provide the service. Over the period this report covers we have had more than 100 different individuals volunteer. Many are regular but some are ad hoc. Volunteering goes both ways as it is extremely enjoyable and rewarding to work at SaSh, and people who continue to come back to help do so as they get a lot out of it. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Quotes from SaSh2023** “Helping here is very selfish. It makes you feel good!” New volunteer Rosie “It’s a cracking place. You get to meet all your friends. You can have a coffee or a hot meal” James,regular guest “The thing is it isn’t all one way. We get back far more than we give. It’s a lovely atmosphere”. Volunteer Kate “I recently retired from my job as a hospital doctor and was looking for a project. I started working for SaSh this year and was delighted to be invited onto the Steering Group. I cannot imagine anything more rewarding than this. A proper community-based charity, bringing together two faith groups in a common purpose, and providing practical, necessary, respectful and well-targeted support for disadvantaged local people. Long live SaSh!” David, new steering group member “The food is such high quality. It’s always delicious. It’s like restaurant quality. All the people / staff here are very kind. It is safe and well run - people aren’t allowed to mess around or cause trouble. I think it’s absolutely wonderful. I feel safe here and I feel cared about. It’s always really clean. They’re about developing community spirit ”. Adele, regular guest “We have a great time while we wash up. The people are very diverse and it’s great to be in such a lively, lovely community” Volunteer Rachel | 13 ## **Using Supermarket Surplus Food and Saving on Waste:** Most of the delicious food we cook each week is from supermarket surplus which would otherwise have been thrown away, so we manage to create 150 meals from waste! We also have a table of fresh fruit and vegetables and other grocery items as available, which people are able to choose from to take home. These groceries are extremely popular and increasingly needed by people as the cost of living spirals higher. SaSh obtains fresh food from a number of sources under Neighbourly which partners us with a number of branches of Aldi, Lidl and Sainsburys ( 6 in total ). We also work with Fareshare, from whom we purchase 80 kilos of produce a week at a favourable rate. We also intermittently receive surplus food from Foodprint . There is no charge for the food from supermarkets or Foodprint. The produce we are gifted are items on or near their best before date or surplus to requirement . The produce is used where possible in the hot meal which we provide or given to guests to take away . As with all our services, there is no charge for the groceries. | 14 Unfortunately increasingly Fareshare have been experiencing a lack of fresh produce and so are passing on less food to us. Supermarkets also have less to give away, so some weeks we have struggled to provide adequate groceries to our guests. Some weeks we have needed to buy fresh vegetables to use in our cooked meals as little has been available from the above sources. We had planned to increase our regular food collections from Fareshare; however they are unable to accommodate this due to their decreased food supply. We are entirely reliant on the support and generosity of a small number of volunteers who collect the donations from the supermarkets or Fareshare and then deliver it to the Bridge . This generally involves two journeys (supermarket collection is in the morning) and sometimes means keeping the produce overnight . All volunteers pay for fuel costs themselves. Some volunteers have developed very positive relationships with supermarket managers which has on occasions meant produce is better matched to our needs. We also aim to only use recyclable/ reusable packaging and takeaway products as much as possible to reduce our impact on the environment. | 15 ## **Musical Entertainment.** We have been fortunate to have several musicians play at SaSh, which always helps improve the atmosphere and makes the evening go well. Thanks to Howard Coleman, for his marvellous regular sessions of guitar playing, Chris Woodward and Max Worth, for singing/ guitar and keyboard at the winter party, and to members of Niami who have played also. | 16 ## **Grants, Donations and your Support** In January 2023 we were fortunate to have been successful in a National Lottery bid and received a grant from them to use over the next 12 months to continue our important project. We also undertook a very successful Crowdfund campaign, which was match funded by Co-Op Warm Spaces and we managed to raise £5,350. We have also continued to receive financial donations from individuals and organisations throughout the year. We have continued to keep our costs as low as possible by using donations from as many people/ agencies as possible. Food costs are kept extremely low by using surplus supermarket food donations. The project continues to develop its links with other organisations and has continued to build its high standing and profile, within the community and the city of Nottingham. We continue to need regular and one-off donations. If you’d like to donate please follow this https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/18557 Or click here to go to our website where there is donate button: www.salaamshalomkitchen.co.uk | 17 ## **Celebrations** Our dedication to advancing diversity and inclusiveness has been a catalyst for our endeavours. We persist in establishing a secure environment where individuals from diverse backgrounds can come together, partake in a meal, learn more about each other and establish ongoing relationships. We have events to celebrate various cultural occasions that bring people together of varying faiths and origins to understand their differences and promote sharing. These activities have aided in breaking down barriers and constructing connections of companionship and mutual esteem in our community. In June 2022 we celebrated Salaam shalom kitchen’s 7[th] anniversary. We held a gathering and invited our volunteers to attend. The event was made all the more special as we were finally back in the Bridge Centre. | 18 ## **Celebrations** This year we held a party on 21st Dec which combined celebrating Chanukah (Jewish winter festival) Christmas, and Winter Solstice. It was a wonderful evening with delicious festive food, decorations and musical entertainment. We also were delighted to welcome Rabbi Gili Zidkiahu, from Nottingham Liberal Synagogue, who lit Chanukah candles and explained a little about the festival. We were also delighted to be able to give out more than 100 present bags filled with gifts and special treats for our guests. Each bag contained toiletries (some donated by local school parents), chocolates, warm socks and gloves. The bags themselves were reusable calico shopping bags that were donated and would be useful. In addition, children received age-appropriate wrapped presents of books, games or toys. All the gifts were hugely well received with several delighted guests thanking and hugging the SaSh team. It was an enjoyable evening loved by all! | 19 ## Governance ## Trustees and Steering Group Our steering group is robust and functioning well. This year we said goodbye to Dr Ahmed Miliebary from the steering group, and we thank him for his input over the previous 2 years. David Bogod has now joined the steering group and is proving himself to be a valued and useful member of the group. |Our steering group is robust and functioning well. This
year we said goodbye to Dr Ahmed Miliebary from the
steering group, and we thank him for his input over the
previous 2 years. David Bogod has now joined the
steering group and is proving himself to be a valued and
useful member of the group.
We have eight committed members of the steering
group who have met regularly on zoom and F2F
throughout the past year to manage the running of the
project.
Two steering group members attend the session each
week to ensure smooth functioning of the session.
We have seven Trustees.
**name**
**Office(if any)**
Karen Worth
Co-Chair and
treasurer.Trustee
and steering group
Sajid Mohammed
Co-Chair. Trustee and
steering group
Eve Cina
Trustee and steering
group
Mumtaz
Baig
Trustee and steering
group
Andrea Chipman
Trustee and steering
group
Ferzana Shan
Trustee and steering
group
Bilal Hussain
Steering Group
David Bogod
Steering Group
Rabbi Tanya Sakhnovich
Trustee
**Worker name**
**Office(if any)**
Tali Scott
Chef
Nickala Barber
Operations manager
Chris Woodward
Operations assistant
Our contracted staff are:|Our steering group is robust and functioning well. This
year we said goodbye to Dr Ahmed Miliebary from the
steering group, and we thank him for his input over the
previous 2 years. David Bogod has now joined the
steering group and is proving himself to be a valued and
useful member of the group.
We have eight committed members of the steering
group who have met regularly on zoom and F2F
throughout the past year to manage the running of the
project.
Two steering group members attend the session each
week to ensure smooth functioning of the session.
We have seven Trustees.
**name**
**Office(if any)**
Karen Worth
Co-Chair and
treasurer.Trustee
and steering group
Sajid Mohammed
Co-Chair. Trustee and
steering group
Eve Cina
Trustee and steering
group
Mumtaz
Baig
Trustee and steering
group
Andrea Chipman
Trustee and steering
group
Ferzana Shan
Trustee and steering
group
Bilal Hussain
Steering Group
David Bogod
Steering Group
Rabbi Tanya Sakhnovich
Trustee
**Worker name**
**Office(if any)**
Tali Scott
Chef
Nickala Barber
Operations manager
Chris Woodward
Operations assistant
Our contracted staff are:|**name**|**Office(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| |||Karen Worth|Co-Chair and
treasurer.Trustee
and steering group| |||Sajid Mohammed|Co-Chair. Trustee and
steering group| |||Eve Cina|
Trustee and steering
group| |||Mumtaz
Baig|Trustee and steering
group| |||
Andrea Chipman|Trustee and steering
group| |||Ferzana Shan|Trustee and steering
group| |||Bilal Hussain|Steering Group| |**Worker name**|**Office(if any)**|David Bogod|Steering Group| |Tali Scott|Chef||| |||Rabbi Tanya Sakhnovich|Trustee| |Nickala Barber|Operations manager||| |Chris Woodward|Operations assistant||| ||||| | 20 ## Financial Review Our overall costs for the year 2022-2023 were £15218, a 50% increase on the previous year. The charity’s reserve policy is to aim for at least 4 months running costs in reserve. This equates to £5,072. As anticipated, our costs in the past year have markedly increased as we started paying rent again, and also due to the increase in food costs and wages. We receive regular small individual donations and occasional more sizeable donations from groups/ trusts or businesses. We have received a grant from the National Lottery and undertook a crowdfund campaign. We have used Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) for donations and receive regular and one-off donations from both individuals and groups via this. Gift Aid is therefore automatically collected. Our costs have increased by 50% this year compared to last year, as costs continue to spiral and our project increases in size. We continue to employ a worker who, as a trained chef, organises the cooking at the project each week involving and directing the many volunteers. This year we have also taken on two part-time workers to help with day to day operations. Everyone else at the project is a volunteer. If you would like to donate either by a one-off or regular donation please go to: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/18557#!/DonationDetails | 21 **Thank you for your support of The SaSh Kitchen! Together we are providing help and hope to people who are in need!** **Bridge Centre Boulevard United Reformed Church, 49a Gregory Boulevard, Hyson Green, Nottingham NG7 5JA www.salaamshalomkitchen.co.uk i n f o @** salaamshalomkitchen.co.uk # **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1168732** **FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** **Solutions Accountants & Financial Services Ltd** 149 Radford Road, Nottingham NG7 5EH, Tel/Fax 0115 8224993 www.solutionsaccountants.co.uk, e-mail info@solutionsaccountants.co.uk ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** |**CONTENTS**|PAGE| |---|---| |GENERAL INFORMATION|1| |TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT|2,3| |INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION REPORT|4| |INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT|5| |BALANCE SHEET|6| |NOTES FORMING PARTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS|7,8| ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** ## **Trustees** Dr. Karen Vivien Worth (Chair) Mr. Sajid Mohammed (Co-chair) Mr. Mumtaz Baig Ms. Ferzana Shan Ms. Eve Cina Ms. Andrea Chipman Ms. Rabbi Tatsiana Sakhnovich ## **Charity registration Number** 1168732 ## **Registered Office** SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN 54 Watcombe Circus Sherwood Nottingham NG5 2DT ## **Bankers** LloydsTsbBankPlc MarketSquareHouse Old Market Square Nottingham NG1 6FD ## **Independent Examiners** Solutions Accountants & Financial Services Ltd 149 Radford Road Nottingham NG7 5EH www.solutionsaccountants.co.uk -1 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT** The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice:Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard FRS 102 issued in 2014. ## **Principal activities** The organisation has a charitable status, and the main objective is the prevention or relief of poverty in the UK by providing a soup kitchen to individuals who could not otherwise provide for themselves with our aim of improving the conditions of life of such people. ## **Tax status** Salaam Shalom Kitchen is a registered charity and exempt from any corporation Taxes or income tax. ## **Recruitment and training of Trustees** The Board of Trustees consists of seven members who are recruited from within the community. Role descriptions are issued to each trustee and a full induction is given setting out the obligations of a trustee. All the trustees are issued with a copy of the Charity Commission's guide 'The Essential Trustee'. ## **Organisational structure** The Charity is principally UK based, and its registered office is in Nottingham. The Charity has no partner organisations with whom it delivers its programmes in Nottingham ## **Financial review** ## **Principal sources of funding** The principal source of funding for the Charity is Donations and Grants/Compaigns from the community. ## **Reserves policy** The Trustees have established a policy whereby, given the charity's present level and nature of activities, the restricted funds not committed or invested in intangible and tangible fixed assets ("the free reserves") held by the Charity. At this level the Trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities the current activities of the Charity in the event of a significant drop in funding. It would obviously be necessary to consider how the funding would be replaced as activities changed. The level of free reserves (if any) will be held at the balance sheet which reflects the funds received by donors or other funders shortly before the year end which were utilised early in the new year. In addition, these donations are retained and utilised systematically to support necessary projects during the next twelve Months. Conti.. -2 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** ## **Statement of Trustees' responsibilities** The charity's trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: · select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; · observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; · state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; · prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ----------------------------------------------- 23/11/2023 **Dr. Karen Vivien Worth (Chair) TRUSTEE** _**On the behalf of all Trustees**_ -3 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** I report on the accounts of the charity, which are set out on page 5 & 6. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and Examiner** The trustees of Salaam Shalom Kitchen are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, the trustees consider that an Audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: 1. Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act 2. Follow the procedure laid down in the general direction given by the charity commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and State whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner's report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the charity commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity 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 trustees concerning and such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether matters set out in the statement below. Our work was conducted in accordance with the statement of standards of reporting accountants, and so our procedures consisted of comparing the accounts with the accounting records kept by the charity, and making such limited enquires of the officers of the charity as we considered necessary for the purpose of the reporting. These procedures provided only the assurance expressed in our opinion. In connection with my examination, no other matters has come to my attention: 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirement: **.** to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act and **.** to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## QAZI NAVEED ---------------------------------------------------------------Qazi Naveed Arshad Solutions Accountants & Financial Services Ltd 149 Radford Road Nottingham NG7 5EH 23/11/2023 -4 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1168732 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** |**Note**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
CAF regular and one off donations
Gift Aid
Other organisation donations
Grants and campaigns
Misc/Refunds
**Total Incoming Resources**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Cost of generating funds
Charitable activities
1
Governance costs
2
**TOTAL**
**NET ( EXPENDITURE)**
Investment (deficits)/surpluses
**Net Movement in funds before Transfers**
Gross Transfers between funds
**Net ( Expenditure for the year )**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,623
**3,623**
344
**344**
12,623
**12,623**
15,694
**15,694**
200
**200**|**Total**
**Funds**
**2022**
**£**
8,415
-
-
30| |---|---|---| ||32,485
-
**32,485**|**8,445**| ||5,087
-
**5,087**
10,381
**10,381**|5,906
4,302| ||15,468
-
**15,468**|**10,208**| |||| ||**17,016**
**-**
**17,017**|**-1,763**| ||-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17,017
-
-
9,350|-| |||-| |||-1,763
11,114| ||**-**
-
**26,367**|**9,350**| -5 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN BALANCE SHEET REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1168732** AS AT MARCH 31, 2023 |**Notes**
**2023**
**£**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
-
Cash at Banks and in hand
4
26,617
**Total Assets**
**26,617**
**Creditors: Amounts Falling due**
5
250
**within one year**
**Total Assets less current liabilities**
**Long Term Liabilities**
**Net Assets: Total Assets less Total Liabilities**
**FUNDS**
Accumulated Surplus Account
3
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Notes**|**2023**|**2023**
**£**
**26,367**
26,367
-
**26,367**
26,367
**26,367**||**2022**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**£**
-
26,617|||**£**
-
9,350| |||**26,617**|||**9,350**| ||||||**9,350**
9,350
-| ||||||**9,350**| ||||||9,350| ||||||**9,350**| ## **EXEMPTION STATEMENT** The trustees of Salaam Shalom Kitchen are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, the trustees consider that an Audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent examination is needed. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011 with respect to accounting records and preparation of accounts. These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and are signed on their behalf by: ------------------------------------------------------------- ## **Dr. Karen Vivien Worth (Chair) TRUSTEE** 23/11/2023 The notes on page 7,8 form part of this financial statement. -6 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN Notes forming part of these financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** ## **Notes** ## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **1 Basis of Preparation** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Ireland FRS102 issued in 2014( as updated through Update Bulletin 1 published on 2 Feburary 2016, and the Charities Act 2011. The company is exempt from preparing a Cash Flow Statement because it is a small entity as defined by Charities SORP (FRS102). ## **Tax status** Salaam Shalom Kitchen has a charitable status hence do not attract any Taxes. ## **Trustees remuneration** None of the trustee are paid wages or any benefit in kind. ## **Funds structure** The charity has unrestricted funds. ## **Income recognition** All income is recognised once the charity has received the funds. The Trustees consider this to be the appropriate and prudent principle. ## **Expenditure recognition** Expenditure is recognised when the funds have been disbursed. The charity follows a strict evaluation and approval procedure for charitable expenditure and funds are disbursed immediately upon approval. ## **Income and endowments** All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: - . Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. - . HMRC Gift aid has been claimed . ## **Information regarding trustees and employees remuneration** The trustees received no remuneration in the year (2022 - 23). The average number of people employed by the charity during the year was nil (2022-23). -7 ## **Notes forming part of these financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** ## **Notes** |**Net incoming resources**
Net incoming resources
are stated after charging:
**1**
**Charitable activities**
Food provided by Salaam Shalom Kitchen
Take Away Packaging
Warm clothing
**2**
**Governance cost**
Subcontract Cost
Rent
Volunteer expenses
Publicity/IT
Laundry
Miscellaneous
Insurance
Equipment
Accountancy
**Notes**
**3**
**Accumulated Surplus Account**
Opening Balance 06/04/2022
Deficit/Surplus 05/04/2023
**Balance**
**4**
**Closing Balance**
current a/c
**5**
**Short term liabilites**
Accountancy
Total s/t liabilites|**£**
**£**
**£**
Un-restricted
Restricted|**£**
**£**
**£**
Un-restricted
Restricted| |---|---|---| ||**2023**
**2023**
2,238
-
2,715
-
134
-|**2022**
2,904
3,002
-| ||**5,087**
**-**
**5,906**|| ||**2023**
**2022**
4,762
2,400
3,720
580
411
255
265
370
225
185
200
298
548
-
-
214
250
-
**10,381**
**4,302**
**2023**
**2022**
9,350
11,114
17,017
-1,763
**26,367**
**9,350**
26,617
9,350
**26,617**
**9,350**
250
-
**250**
**-**|| -8 # **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1168732** **FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** **Solutions Accountants & Financial Services Ltd** 149 Radford Road, Nottingham NG7 5EH, Tel/Fax 0115 8224993 www.solutionsaccountants.co.uk, e-mail info@solutionsaccountants.co.uk ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** |**CONTENTS**|PAGE| |---|---| |GENERAL INFORMATION|1| |TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT|2,3| |INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION REPORT|4| |INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT|5| |BALANCE SHEET|6| |NOTES FORMING PARTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS|7,8| ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** ## **Trustees** Dr. Karen Vivien Worth (Chair) Mr. Sajid Mohammed (Co-chair) Mr. Mumtaz Baig Ms. Ferzana Shan Ms. Eve Cina Ms. Andrea Chipman Ms. Rabbi Tatsiana Sakhnovich ## **Charity registration Number** 1168732 ## **Registered Office** SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN 54 Watcombe Circus Sherwood Nottingham NG5 2DT ## **Bankers** LloydsTsbBankPlc MarketSquareHouse Old Market Square Nottingham NG1 6FD ## **Independent Examiners** Solutions Accountants & Financial Services Ltd 149 Radford Road Nottingham NG7 5EH www.solutionsaccountants.co.uk -1 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT** The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice:Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard FRS 102 issued in 2014. ## **Principal activities** The organisation has a charitable status, and the main objective is the prevention or relief of poverty in the UK by providing a soup kitchen to individuals who could not otherwise provide for themselves with our aim of improving the conditions of life of such people. ## **Tax status** Salaam Shalom Kitchen is a registered charity and exempt from any corporation Taxes or income tax. ## **Recruitment and training of Trustees** The Board of Trustees consists of seven members who are recruited from within the community. Role descriptions are issued to each trustee and a full induction is given setting out the obligations of a trustee. All the trustees are issued with a copy of the Charity Commission's guide 'The Essential Trustee'. ## **Organisational structure** The Charity is principally UK based, and its registered office is in Nottingham. The Charity has no partner organisations with whom it delivers its programmes in Nottingham ## **Financial review** ## **Principal sources of funding** The principal source of funding for the Charity is Donations and Grants/Compaigns from the community. ## **Reserves policy** The Trustees have established a policy whereby, given the charity's present level and nature of activities, the restricted funds not committed or invested in intangible and tangible fixed assets ("the free reserves") held by the Charity. At this level the Trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities the current activities of the Charity in the event of a significant drop in funding. It would obviously be necessary to consider how the funding would be replaced as activities changed. The level of free reserves (if any) will be held at the balance sheet which reflects the funds received by donors or other funders shortly before the year end which were utilised early in the new year. In addition, these donations are retained and utilised systematically to support necessary projects during the next twelve Months. Conti.. -2 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** ## **Statement of Trustees' responsibilities** The charity's trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: · select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; · observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; · state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; · prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ----------------------------------------------- 23/11/2023 **Dr. Karen Vivien Worth (Chair) TRUSTEE** _**On the behalf of all Trustees**_ -3 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** I report on the accounts of the charity, which are set out on page 5 & 6. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and Examiner** The trustees of Salaam Shalom Kitchen are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, the trustees consider that an Audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: 1. Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act 2. Follow the procedure laid down in the general direction given by the charity commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and State whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner's report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the charity commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity 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 trustees concerning and such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether matters set out in the statement below. Our work was conducted in accordance with the statement of standards of reporting accountants, and so our procedures consisted of comparing the accounts with the accounting records kept by the charity, and making such limited enquires of the officers of the charity as we considered necessary for the purpose of the reporting. These procedures provided only the assurance expressed in our opinion. In connection with my examination, no other matters has come to my attention: 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirement: **.** to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act and **.** to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## QAZI NAVEED ---------------------------------------------------------------Qazi Naveed Arshad Solutions Accountants & Financial Services Ltd 149 Radford Road Nottingham NG7 5EH 23/11/2023 -4 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1168732 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** |**Note**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
CAF regular and one off donations
Gift Aid
Other organisation donations
Grants and campaigns
Misc/Refunds
**Total Incoming Resources**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Cost of generating funds
Charitable activities
1
Governance costs
2
**TOTAL**
**NET ( EXPENDITURE)**
Investment (deficits)/surpluses
**Net Movement in funds before Transfers**
Gross Transfers between funds
**Net ( Expenditure for the year )**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,623
**3,623**
344
**344**
12,623
**12,623**
15,694
**15,694**
200
**200**|**Total**
**Funds**
**2022**
**£**
8,415
-
-
30| |---|---|---| ||32,485
-
**32,485**|**8,445**| ||5,087
-
**5,087**
10,381
**10,381**|5,906
4,302| ||15,468
-
**15,468**|**10,208**| |||| ||**17,016**
**-**
**17,017**|**-1,763**| ||-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17,017
-
-
9,350|-| |||-| |||-1,763
11,114| ||**-**
-
**26,367**|**9,350**| -5 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN BALANCE SHEET REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1168732** AS AT MARCH 31, 2023 |**Notes**
**2023**
**£**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
-
Cash at Banks and in hand
4
26,617
**Total Assets**
**26,617**
**Creditors: Amounts Falling due**
5
250
**within one year**
**Total Assets less current liabilities**
**Long Term Liabilities**
**Net Assets: Total Assets less Total Liabilities**
**FUNDS**
Accumulated Surplus Account
3
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Notes**|**2023**|**2023**
**£**
**26,367**
26,367
-
**26,367**
26,367
**26,367**||**2022**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**£**
-
26,617|||**£**
-
9,350| |||**26,617**|||**9,350**| ||||||**9,350**
9,350
-| ||||||**9,350**| ||||||9,350| ||||||**9,350**| ## **EXEMPTION STATEMENT** The trustees of Salaam Shalom Kitchen are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, the trustees consider that an Audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent examination is needed. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011 with respect to accounting records and preparation of accounts. These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and are signed on their behalf by: ------------------------------------------------------------- ## **Dr. Karen Vivien Worth (Chair) TRUSTEE** 23/11/2023 The notes on page 7,8 form part of this financial statement. -6 ## **SALAAM SHALOM KITCHEN Notes forming part of these financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** ## **Notes** ## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **1 Basis of Preparation** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Ireland FRS102 issued in 2014( as updated through Update Bulletin 1 published on 2 Feburary 2016, and the Charities Act 2011. The company is exempt from preparing a Cash Flow Statement because it is a small entity as defined by Charities SORP (FRS102). ## **Tax status** Salaam Shalom Kitchen has a charitable status hence do not attract any Taxes. ## **Trustees remuneration** None of the trustee are paid wages or any benefit in kind. ## **Funds structure** The charity has unrestricted funds. ## **Income recognition** All income is recognised once the charity has received the funds. The Trustees consider this to be the appropriate and prudent principle. ## **Expenditure recognition** Expenditure is recognised when the funds have been disbursed. The charity follows a strict evaluation and approval procedure for charitable expenditure and funds are disbursed immediately upon approval. ## **Income and endowments** All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: - . Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. - . HMRC Gift aid has been claimed . ## **Information regarding trustees and employees remuneration** The trustees received no remuneration in the year (2022 - 23). The average number of people employed by the charity during the year was nil (2022-23). -7 ## **Notes forming part of these financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** ## **Notes** |**Net incoming resources**
Net incoming resources
are stated after charging:
**1**
**Charitable activities**
Food provided by Salaam Shalom Kitchen
Take Away Packaging
Warm clothing
**2**
**Governance cost**
Subcontract Cost
Rent
Volunteer expenses
Publicity/IT
Laundry
Miscellaneous
Insurance
Equipment
Accountancy
**Notes**
**3**
**Accumulated Surplus Account**
Opening Balance 06/04/2022
Deficit/Surplus 05/04/2023
**Balance**
**4**
**Closing Balance**
current a/c
**5**
**Short term liabilites**
Accountancy
Total s/t liabilites|**£**
**£**
**£**
Un-restricted
Restricted|**£**
**£**
**£**
Un-restricted
Restricted| |---|---|---| ||**2023**
**2023**
2,238
-
2,715
-
134
-|**2022**
2,904
3,002
-| ||**5,087**
**-**
**5,906**|| ||**2023**
**2022**
4,762
2,400
3,720
580
411
255
265
370
225
185
200
298
548
-
-
214
250
-
**10,381**
**4,302**
**2023**
**2022**
9,350
11,114
17,017
-1,763
**26,367**
**9,350**
26,617
9,350
**26,617**
**9,350**
250
-
**250**
**-**|| -8