Treasurers Report 2023
Give Us a Break started 2023 with a bank balance of £6695.38 plus cash in the tin of £90.00. The charities accounts appear annually on the charity commission website available for anyone to view. We previously have had our accounts and cash handling systems audited successfully and these procedures have remained the same. Very little cash handling now takes place as nearly all income and expenditure goes through paypal and online banking systems.
Income
During the year we had donations in of £5627.02, these come in from various sources. Most of the donations come in from our members themselves when they attend events. The charity also received some regular monthly donations from supporters.
Grants for 2023 came in at an amount of £652.00.
Fundraising came to £3321.55 this year.
Total income for 2023 was £9600.57
Expenditure
We spent a total of £8171.09 on venue hire and the running costs of activities. This is always our biggest outgoing expense. This figure includes hire of venues, hire of suppliers such as big top music, bubble lady, animal experiences, costs of hiring coaches, tickets purchased, swimming pools and snoezelon. It also includes purchase of items for activities like craft supplies, sensory items and gifts from santa.
Other expenditure came to £622.69, this includes our liability insurance, stationery, printing, storage costs.
Total Expenditure for 2023 was £8793.78.
The closing bank balance was £7502.17 with £30.00 cash in the tin. A decision was agreed in committee meetings to reduce the cash in the tin due to not using it and therefore we felt a float of 30 to be more appropriate.
This year we were the mayors charity. Financially the charity is secure and the committee continue to review spending and plan in line with funding received and cost accordingly. Another successful year providing much needed support, experiences and activities to children and adults with severe and complex needs.
Give Us A Break Accounts 2023
| Bank Account | Cash | Total asper bank 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Bank Balance | 6695.38 | |||
| Cash In Tin start 2023 | £90.00 | |||
| Income | ||||
| Donations | 5627.02 | |||
| Grants | £652.00 | |||
| Fundraising | £3,321.55 | |||
| TOTAL Income for 2023 | £9,600.57 | |||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Venue Hire/Activity Costs | £8,171.09 | |||
| Other Expenditure (refreshments,admin etc) |
£622.69 | |||
| Total Expenditure for 2023 | £8,793.78 | |||
| Closing Bank Balance | £7,502.17 | |||
| Cash In Tin as at 31/12/23 | ||||
| £30.00 | ||||