2021-04-30-accounts - Noah's Place Care Farm

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/5/2019 Period start date To 30/04/2020 Period end date

Charity name: Noah’s Place

Charity registration number: 1169916

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Noah’s Place sets out to promote social inclusion amongst people with learning difficulties by preventing them from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into 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	Noah’s place works alongside adults with learning difficulties giving them the opportunity to learn life skills that will help them in their everyday life, also giving them the opportunity to learn a skill that could possibly get them into employment. the activities we run range from caring for animals to general housekeeping and cookery, many of our activities run outdoors which enables us to care for their wellbeing as well as their social interaction when working inside with other service users and volunteers. Our vegetable gardens have become a focal point as many of our service users enjoy seeing the planting of a seed to the full grown vegetable ready to eat, our fruit and veg are also sold to the local community giving an added income into Noah’s place, we also make craft items that we can sell at our fundraising events. New to Noah’s is our cookery project where we are in the process of putting our kitchen in place giving our service users the opportunity to cook for not just themselves but also for those that attend Noah’s place for their lunch or to take home for dinner, using the fresh veg that they have grown along with other ingredients locally sourced.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees of Noah’s place have read and understand the guidance set out by the charity commission on public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Where possible we will try to secure grants to continue the projects that we do at Noah’s place.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	We solely run by volunteers who graciously give their time and expertise to help with the projects we do.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	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	As a charity based in a rural area, we have provided adults with special support needs the opportunity to work on life skills that have helped in their everyday lives. We have had praise from many of our service user’s parents and carers of the achievements their son/daughter has achieved from being socially distanced to now being involved in the everyday lives of those around them. Those that have said they could not do something to now wanted to do things, service users are finding their confidence and self-esteem and wellbeing at Noah’s place. Before covid 19 our numbers at Noah’s Place were increasing by the week, and we know that over this next year 2021 our numbers will continue to increase due to the lack of activities centres in our rural areas. We continue to open up Noah’s to people in our local community, volunteers and friends of Noah’s who help in our fundraising efforts or just to come and look around and talk to our service users about the work that they do at Noah’s.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have helped adults with special support needs to obtain new life skills that have helped them from being socially excluded from society.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Where possible we have received grants to help in our work, and have held many fundraising events that have included the help of our adults with special support needs to help raise the funds for our projects,
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	Our vegetable gardens produce fruit and vegetables that we are able to sell, which then in turn is invested back into our gardens. Items that are made are also sold on site. We have a breeding plan that allows us to sell some of or animals and eggs. Recycling is something that we are very proud of doing, this might be in recycling old furniture or just re-using items that we have here or been given.
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Cash funds this year £13,326
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held in the unlucky hood that we allow our funds in the bank to become to low
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£3,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Fundraising that includes, Tombola stalls at other events. Raffles. Valentines Ball. Sponsored events. Donations. Grants.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	A lack of grants that are received from applications that we have applied for.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
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
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	Trustees are appointed for a term of three years and are appointed at a properly convened meeting. In selecting individuals each person must meet the skills required to fulfil their duty as a trustee.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	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	Meetings will be held with new candidates to look at their skill set to determine their place as a trustee, all relevant paperwork will be issued for them to read before becoming a trustee.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity is run as a whole by volunteers with the help of TTVS a voluntary group in Bideford that helps with any quires or questions with regards to charities workings, as well as reading on the charity commission website.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	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	Meetings will be held with new candidates to look at their skill set to determine their place as a trustee, all relevant paperwork will be issued for them to read before becoming a trustee.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity is run as a whole by volunteers with the help of TTVS a voluntary group in Bideford that helps with any quires or questions with regards to charities workings, as well as reading on the charity commission website.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Noah’s Place
Other name the charity uses	Noah’sPlace CareFarm
Registered charity number	1169916
Charity’s principal address	Gallantry Bower Higher Clovelly North Devon EX39 5SA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Keith Holland	Chairman
	LesleyHolland	Secretary
	Connor Luckhurst	Events co-ordinator
	Stephen Pearce
	John Marriner
	Claire Whitney
	Lee Holland
	Jayson Holland

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Keith holland Lesley Holland

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	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

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

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Lesley C Holland	Connor Luckhurst
	Secretary	Events co-ordinator
	04/01/2021
	04/01/2021

	Charity Name				No (if any)
	Noah's Place
	Receipts andpayments accounts					CC16a
	For the period from	01/05/2019 Period start date		To	30/04/2020 Period end date
Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds		Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest	£	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest	£
A1 Receipts
Donations	5,061		-	-	5,061		-
Grants	10,649		-	-	10,649		-
Sponsored Animals	317		-	-	317		-
Fundraising	7,317		-	-	7,317		-
Pettycash	239		-	-	239		-
Subscriptions	4,213		-	-	4,213		-
			-	-	-		-
	-		-	-	-		-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	27,796		-	-	27,796		-

A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
	-		-	-	-
	-		-	-	-		-
*Sub total*	-		-	-	-		-

*Total receipts*	27,796		-	-	27,796		-
A3 Payments

A3 Payments
		-		-		-	-
Capital Exspences	4,685	-		-		4,685	-
Repair & Maintenance	709	-		-		709	-
Animal Expresences	4,693	-		-		4,693	-
Garden Expences	435	-		-		435	-
Admin Expenses	258	-		-		258	-
Subscriptions	1,528	-		-		1,528	-
Sundries	244	-		-		244	-
Entertaining	1,115					1,115
Crafts	160					160
Fuel	239					239
Insurance	404	-		-		404	-
**Sub total **	14,470	-		-		14,470	-

A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
	-		-		-	-
	-		-		-	-
**Sub total **	-		-		-	-		-

*Total payments*	14,470		-		-	14,470		-
*Net of receipts/(payments)*	13,326		-		-	13,326		-
A5 Transfers between funds	-		-	-		-		-
A6 Cash funds last year end	-		-	-		-		-
*Cash funds this year end*	13,326		-		-	13,326		-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

09/12/2020

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature None Details Details Land Santander Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Animals Details None	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 11,340 - - - - - 11,340 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

09/12/2020

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of

On accounts for the year ended

Charity no (if any)

Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement 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 the trustees concerning any 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 the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my examiner's statement attention (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address:

December 2017

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

December 2017

IER