2021-03-31-accounts - Better Giving Partnership

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Better Giving Partnership Trustee Annual Report and Accounts 2020121

Trustee Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21

Charity name

Better Giving Partnership

Charity number

1168976

Trustees

Mr Andy Carter, Chair of Trustees (appointed 28/01/2016)

Mr Neil Saunders, Treasurer (appointed 28/01/2016)

Dr Phil Harris (appointed 01/06/2016)

Ms Dianne Flatt (appointed 23/11/2016)

Ms Barbara Dinsdale (appointed 18/04/2018)

Mr Matthew Mercer (appointed 24/06/2020)

Mr Scott McKinney (appointed 11/12/20)

Chief Executive

Mr Alexander Ellis-White

Principal office

1 Great Close, Cawood, North Yorkshire, YO8 3UG

Who we are

The Better Giving Partnership was formed in 2015 by a group of friends and work colleagues in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

We were officially founded in January 2016 when our first trustees were appointed. We were registered with the Charity Commission on 30 August 2016. We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, formed under a constitution dated 30 August 2016.

Our purpose (also known as ‘charitable objects’) are ‘such purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may at their discretion think fit’.

This means that Better Giving Partnership is authorised to do anything that is charitable, according to charity law, and that is permitted by our constitution.

How we are run

The constitution requires a minimum of three trustees and maximum of nine to form our trustee board. At the end of March 2021, the charity had seven trustees.

The trustee board:

is ultimately responsible for the work and decisions of the charity
approves all new policies and procedures and reviews them each year to ensure they are fit for purpose
meets at least quarterly

Trustee board meetings are minuted and trustees review and update an action log and risk log at their meetings.

Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit in exercising their powers and duties.

New trustees are appointed following a vote by the trustee board and serve for a period of three years, after which they may put themselves forward for re-election.

The trustee board delegates authority to the chief executive to manage the work of the charity. The delegation of authority policy requires the chief executive to consult the chair and/or trustee board on all senior appointments.

The chief executive, technical director, charity engagement director, and communications and marketing director form the leadership team which runs the charity on a day-to-day basis.

Leadership team members:

are unpaid, acting purely in a voluntary capacity
have job descriptions approved by the trustee board
were all appointed following a vote by the trustee board
meet at least monthly and attend trustee board meetings
review and update the charity risk log at their meetings

All trustees and leadership team members give their time freely and no remuneration has ever been paid.

What we have done

During 2020-21 we launched a pilot of our first service – www.givto.org. This worldfirst service enables people to give to a different charity each month with one simple Direct Debit.

Members make a monthly donation to the Better Giving Partnership and indicate which of three charities each month they would like their money to go to.

The pilot was established to test the Givto proposition and gain feedback from members and charities.

By the end of March 2021, the Givto pilot had 37 members and had raised more than £3,600 that had been shared between the following charities:

Sunshine and Smiles Leeds Down Syndrome Network
Charlies-Angel-Centre Foundation
Age UK Bradford and District
Leeds Mind
The Nick Smith Foundation
Skippko Arts Team
Families Forward
Movember
Aireborough Voluntary Services to the Elderly
Belle Ilse Senior Action
Sense
Leeds Weekend Care Association
Yorkshire Dance
Little Hiccups
Maggie’s Cancer Centre Yorkshire
Baby Basics UK
Life Connections
Battle Scars
SNAPS Yorkshire
EyUp! NHS Charity
Cancer Support Yorkshire

Trustees, the leadership team and our volunteers have worked very hard in exceptional circumstances through the COVID-19 pandemic to develop the Givto service. Work has also continued to develop the policies, procedures and systems that are required for us to operate effectively and securely.

We now have in place a:

constitution
delegation of authority policy
risk management policy
risk log
expenses policy
job description for our chief executive, charity engagement director and technical director (one is in development for our

newly appointed communications and marketing director)

conflict of interest policy
register of interests
financial controls policy
two bank accounts (one for restricted funds and one for unrestricted funds)

Our policies and procedures are based on Charity Commission and other best practice.

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.

Signature:

Full name: Andy Carter Position: Chair of Trustees Date: 29 January 2022

~~ee~~ Better Giving Partnership 1168976 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a 01 April 2020 31 March 2021 For the period To from ~~es ES~~ Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £ A1 Receipts Gifts 1,569 3,056 - 4,625 - Givto fees 95 - - 95 - Gift Aid 127 632 - 759 - Gift Aid fees 20 - - 20 - 1,811 3,688 Nil 5,499 Nil Sub total (Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - Sub total Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil ~~———+- — ———~~ Total receipts ~~a~~ 1,811 3,688 Nil 5,499 Nil

A3 Payments	1 - - 3 106 50 6 166	95 2,961 632 - - - - 3,688	- - - - - - - Nil	96 2,961 632 3 106 50 6 3,854
Card processing fees	1	95	-	96	-
Gifts to charities	-	2,961	-	2,961	-
Gift Aid to charities	-	632	-	632	-
IT services	3	-	-	3	-
Marketing	106	-	-	106	-
Professional subscriptions	50	-	-	50	-
Bank service charge	6	-	-	6	-
*Sub total*	166	3,688	Nil	3,854	Nil

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)

		-	-	-	-
	*Sub total*	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

	*Total payments*	166	3,688	Nil	3,854	Nil

	*Net of receipts/(payments)*	1,645	0	Nil	1,645	Nil
A5	Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-	-
A6	Cash funds last year end	-	-	-	-	-
	*Cash funds this year end*	1,645	0	Nil	1,645	Nil

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 1,645 1,645 1,645 Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - Nil Fund to which asset belongs Nil	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - Nil Cost (optional) - - - - Nil	Endowment funds to nearest £
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		Endowment funds to nearest £
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		Nil
		Current value (optional)
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Nil	Nil	Nil

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

B5 Liabilities

Fund to which asset belongs Nil Fund to which liability relates Nil	Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - Nil Amount due (optional) - - - - Nil	Current value (optional)
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		Nil
		When due (optional)
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Nil	Nil	Nil

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees.

Signature

Name Andy Carter Position Chair of Trustees Date 29 January 2022