## **LINKING LIVES UK**
## **Annual Report and Accounts**
**1[st] April 2020-31[st] March 2021**
**Charity No: 1170325**
## **Contents**
|1.|Reference and administration information ......................................................................... 3|
|---|---|
|2.|Stucture, governance and management .............................................................................. 3|
|3.|Objectives and activities ........................................................................................................ 3|
|4.|Public Benefit .......................................................................................................................... 4|
|5.|Background ............................................................................................................................. 4|
|6.|Trustee & operational team ................................................................................................... 4|
|7.|National Director’s Report ..................................................................................................... 5|
|8.|Chair of Trustee’s Report ....................................................................................................... 6|
|9.|Patron’s report ........................................................................................................................ 6|
|10.|Financial Review ..................................................................................................................... 7|
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## **1. Reference and administration information**
## **Registration History**
Registered 23[rd] November 2016 Registered Charity Number 1170325
## **Independent Examiner:**
Mr John Wild ACA West Warren Warren Road Woodley RG5 3AR
## **Registered Address:**
6 Bow Bridge Drive Embsay Skipton BD23 6QU
## **Bank:**
Co-Operative Bank plc PO Box 250, Skelmersdale, Lancs WN8 6WT
## **Trustees:**
Mr Alan Magness – Chair Mrs Shelagh Marshall OBE Mrs Jennifer Sawyer Mr Peter Ashall Mr Alan Hare Dr Ashley Liston
## **2. Structure, governance and management**
## **Organisation Type:**
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
## **Governing Document:**
Linking Lives UK Constitution
## **Recruitment and selection of trustees:**
New trustees are selected by the existing board of trustees in accordance with necessary experience, shared vision and values of the charity.
**3. Objectives and activities**
Linking Lives UK is a national charity working to reduce loneliness and social isolation amongst older people. We achieve this through the development of befriending schemes and social events and activities which are set up in partnership with local churches and other agencies.
The trustees have established this CIO as a practical means of showing the love of God in accordance with their Christian beliefs, in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world.
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The objects of the CIO are:
- The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among persons who are excluded from society because they are house-bound for any reason, but in particular those who are elderly or in poor health and assisting them to integrate into society.
- The advancement of the Christian faith.
## **4. Public Benefit**
Our objectives and activities are outlined above. All activities focus on combating social isolation and loneliness among older people across the UK. This is achieved primarily through the establishment of befriending schemes in various parts of the country ranging from rural areas to inner city urban areas. These local schemes focus on arranging for volunteers to visit older people in their own homes once a week and – beginning this year – telephone befriending is another core element. In addition, volunteers are encouraged, where possible, to arrange visits to suitable local social events and activities or outings to places of interest.
As a result of these local interactions, the primary public benefit for our clients is increased self-esteem and confidence as well as stronger community links. Volunteers benefit from learning about the life of past generations as well as building strong relationships with their allocated client. Also, there is a benefit for the wider community as people from various generations engage more effectively and those previously on the margins of society begin to re-engage with those around them.
Through all our work, we also aim to value the diverse and rich experiences of older people and to celebrate their gifts and abilities in communities across the UK.
## **5. Background**
This report reflects the period from 1[st] April 2020 to 31[st] March 2021. Linking Lives UK exists to enable churches and Christian organisations to find ways of supporting older people in their communities using our tried and tested model of operation. We provide the necessary training and advice to enable befriending schemes to be established in such a way that there is no duplication of effort in local communities. Our template documents, policies and procedures significantly reduce the amount of work required to set up a local scheme, and we also provide initial training to volunteers prior to launch.
## **6. Trustee & operational team**
We are grateful to our board of trustees (see page 3) who have served during this period. The trustees meet on a quarterly basis and focus on the continued development of our governance structure and agree medium to long-term strategy.
We are also grateful to our central operational team which included Jeremy Sharpe (National Director), Angela Caley (Two’s Company Coordinator/ Partnerships & Support Services Manager), Chris Driver (Finance/ IT), Angie Colebrook (Admin Assistant), Charlotte Munro
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(Trusts & Grants Fundraiser), David de la Haye (Training & Resources Manager), Carol Hebden (Regional Development Officer – West Midlands), Richard Taylor (Regional Development Officer – Devon), Hannah McLoughlin (Social Media Coordinator) and Julie Marshall (Prayer Coordinator). It has been exciting to see our core team growing and adapting during this year as we have worked hard to respond to circumstances around us.
## **7. National Director’s Report**
The enclosed Impact Report outlines the key achievements of Linking Lives UK during this year as well as progress against our three-year strategy. We responded quickly and efficiently to the onset of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown. We immediately recognised that our historic model of home visiting would need to be switched to a new format of support, at least in the short term, and we provided guidance to existing home visiting schemes to enable them to make changes to telephone befriending with speed and safety. We also saw the wider need to enable this new model to be made available to new partner churches across the country, as many sought to respond to the pandemic in their local communities. Within one month, we had developed Two’s Company as a new package and this was piloted in four areas in April 2020. Interest in Two’s Company grew during the year and you will see details of the uptake of this model in the Impact Report.
We were also pleased to be able to further develop our training and support to our existing partners and we delivered workshops focusing on ‘Social Prescribing’, ‘Telephone Befriending Techniques’ and ‘Spirituality & Ageing’ during the year.
## **Strategic Plan/ Next Steps**
During the next year, we plan to expand our historic focus on ‘service delivery’ to include opportunities to equip and inform churches in engaging with socially isolated older people in their communities. This option may not lead to the development of partner projects but will facilitate activity to take place following our input and encouragement. Our primary aims will be to:
## **a) Partnership Development**
- **Build multiple regional partnerships with similar charities**
- **Create further national and regional development projects**
- **Continue to establish local befriending hubs**
- **Create an affiliate model** aimed at engaging and supporting existing befriending projects being run by churches and Christian organisations.
## **b) Training & Resourcing**
- **Run regular taster sessions/ training courses** focusing loneliness and social isolation and our models of operation.
- **Present the Linking Lives models at external conferences and special events**
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- **Run our Annual Conference**
- **Run quarterly gatherings** for existing Linking Lives coordinators focusing on key issues and updates
- **Arrange issue-based training** events for local coordinators
- **Compile practical resources** providing guidance and advice in addressing loneliness and social isolation
## c) **Existing hub support:**
- **Encourage & support the recruitment of local paid coordinators**
- **Support increases in referrals** within local projects
- **Develop hubs to run multiple befriending models and/ or projects**
- **Increase mutual support opportunities**
## **8. Chair of Trustee’s Report**
In what has been a year like no other for everyone, we at Linking lives UK have sought to rise to the challenges of isolation and loneliness that have been brought into even sharper relief through the COVID pandemic. It is a tribute to our amazing team of people and wider partners that we have adapted and grown in this context. We are conscious, however that we are still scratching the surface of this other huge "pandemic". Our ambition remains to continue to press into all we feel called to as we work, pray and partner across the UK with a growing network of like-minded churches, organisations and individuals to see thousands of beneficiaries in every corner of the UK.
## **Alan Magness – Chair of Trustees**
## **9. Patron’s report**
As this year’s inspiring ‘Impact Report’ makes clear, the COVID pandemic has made the issue of loneliness even more obvious than it was before. Levels of anxiety and mental health problems have increased – but so too has the ministry of ‘Linking Lives’. A new local group has been established in Cumbria, where I live, together with another 30 around the UK; and I am especially impressed by the emphasis there has been on adaptation (e.g. Two’s Company) and collaboration (working closely with partner organisations).
I know too, that volunteers can benefit almost as much as those they befriend – which is a further reason for being able to assure supporters and funders that all donations are being put to really good use. We are so grateful for all contributions to the work of Linking Lives, which is based firmly on a belief in the value of every individual made in the image of God. I also look forward very much to the development of additional training and resources in what we hope will be a less turbulent New Year.
**The Right Revd James Newcome Bishop of Carlisle**
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## **10. Financial Review**
The principle sources of funding are from grant making trusts and we are very grateful to trusts and grant making bodies that have supported us throughout the year who have enabled this work to continue to develop and expand by collectively investing £104,711 (£10,000 of which was restricted funds) into our work.
We received the second instalment of a three-year grant received from The Earl of Northampton’s Charity and we were particularly grateful that they decided to allow us to derestrict our grant as a result of the implications of the pandemic. This gave us the flexibility to be able to develop our befriending services in different ways and we were still able to ensure that the Norfolk area (for which much of the original grant was focused) was able to benefit from the ongoing work. We are also grateful to other organisations (among others) listed below for their support during this year. Also, fees are received from churches who are setting up or have set up befriending schemes and the total income derived from these sources was £6,550.
Our expenditure was £126,036 and a detailed breakdown of this figure is provided below. We recorded a deficit for the year of £9,929 leaving our year-end balance in line with our Reserves Policy. The trustees are confident that the charity continues to operate as a going concern.
## **Reserves Policy**
The trustees’ policy is to retain sufficient funds to cover three months of our operating expenditure. The value of the reserves will be re-assessed at least annually, or when significant changes in financial obligations occur.
## **Investment Policy**
The charity does not hold investments.
## **Risk Statement**
A Risk Register is reviewed and amended where necessary at each trustee’s meeting. This covers aspects of the charity’s operation including governance, external risks, regulation and compliance, finance, and operations. Our current identified top five risks are below, along with the respective controls put in place to mitigate these risks:
- Inadequate funding to achieve business plan aims – Pipeline of funding applications ongoing and income stream from local project fees.
- Inadequate reserves – Active financial monitoring and forecasting of cash position
- Loss of key operational team members – Contracts established with appropriate notice periods to ensure suitable transference of responsibilities
- Local partner submits complaint about Linking Lives UK – Annual reviews and informal contact maintained on a regular basis
- Inadequate financial controls leading to poor use of resources and/or fraud - Key financial monitoring & banking controls in place
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## **IMPACT REPORT** 2020 - 2021
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CONTENTS
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- 3 About Linking Lives UK 4 Welcome
- 5 Let's Talk Loneliness
- 6 Our 3 Year Strategy
- 7 2020 - 21 Highlights
- 9 In their Own Words...
- 10 Our National Reach
- 11 Performance and Growth
- 12 Our Thanks Go To...
' **A father to the fatherless is God in His Holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families.'**
Psalm 68:6
## ABOUT LINKING LIVES UK
**Linking Lives UK is a Christian charity established to combat social isolation and loneliness, primarily affecting older people.**
**We registered as a charity in November 2016 and began expanding our work across the UK from its original base in Berkshire.**
**At the end of March 2021, we were working with 61 partner organisations to deliver befriending, by telephone or home visits, across England and Scotland to 650 older people.**
## **Our Partners**
We work with churches and Christian organisations to help them mobilise the most appropriate local solution to the issues of loneliness and social isolation in their area.
## **Our Model**
Our partner befriending schemes are based on a successful model established over 20 years ago. We engage with potential delivery partners to provide them with a blueprint to research, develop, launch and sustain a befriending scheme in their local area. This enables new projects to be up and running quickly, professionally, and in a safeguardingcompliant way at minimal cost. It also provides partners with the training their staff and volunteers need and ongoing support when required.
## **Awareness Generation**
Alongside facilitating practical befriending activities, we engage with churches, Christian organisations and individual Christians to make them more aware of loneliness and isolation, the impact it has and the challenges it presents for those affected.
We run webinars and an annual conference which brings people together to discuss, debate and learn how they can become part of the solution to the loneliness epidemic in the UK.
_"My calls make me count my blessings and I feel as though I am part of the community even though I am shielding.”_
## WELCOME
**Thank you for reading Linking Lives UK's Annual Impact Report for 2020-2021.**
## **This past year has been like no other in our history and has brought many challenges, strains and a significant sense of loss into the lives of many people across the world.**
As a charity which was established to address loneliness and social isolation, we are conscious that these issues have come into sharp focus in a very short period of time and many of us have newly experienced some degree of isolation or loneliness in recent months.
The increased awareness of loneliness and isolation and the impact that it can have has been a helpful development for our charity in some ways. It has increased public interest in the issue, improved understanding of the impact on physical, mental and emotional health, reduced the stigma around feeling lonely and spread the word that one is not alone in feeling lonely.
For us particularly, it has strengthened our call to action and led to an increase in enquiries about ways to respond.
Our response to Covid-19 was to mobilise quickly to adapt our home visiting befriending to telephone befriending. Our beneficiaries more desperately needed support and we were determined to continue giving it.
We formed a steering group to review ongoing changes to the lockdown restrictions and provided tailored guidance throughout to ensure the safety and protection of the befriended , our volunteer befrienders and project staff.
It has been inspiring to see the work of Linking Lives UK growing during the year both in terms of numbers of people we support, number of schemes running and an increase in core staff. We have also grown our supporters and partnerships with other organisations and grant making trusts and foundations.
As a Christian charity, we continue to trust God for our resources and next steps as we look to serve Him and those most in need of friendship and community across the UK.
**Jeremy Sharpe** National Director
**36%** OF OLDER PEOPLE FEEL MORE ANXIOUS SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC
Source: Age UK's "Impact of Covid-19 on older people's physical and mental health: one year on" (Oct 21)
**25%** OF OVER 65'S WOULD LIKE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START
Source: YouGov poll commissioned by Churchill Retirement Living (Oct 21)
## LET'S TALK LONELINESS
## **Covid-19 has resulted in a greater number of older people becoming isolated, lonely and struggling with their mental health.**
Prior to Covid-19, loneliness in the UK was widely recognised as a public health crisis. There were 9 million people who were lonely, almost half of whom were older people. The speed and severity of the first lockdown took everyone by surprise but those least able to cope with lockdown - older people, those shielding or self-isolating - were worst affected.
In May 2020, 840 church leaders took part in a survey by the Allchurches Trust which found that 78% of them predicted that responding to loneliness and social isolation were going to be the biggest need during the following three months.
By November 2020, a similar survey by the Church Urban Fund found that over 90% of respondents said that loneliness and isolation were affecting people "a little more" or "much more" than before the pandemic.
Research by the Red Cross in June 2020 found that the pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health and wellbeing particularly of those who live alone, have needed to shield and those with long-standing physical or mental health challenges. They found that 41% of all adults felt lonelier since lockdown and one third were concerned that their loneliness will get worse.
The Red Cross pinpointed the importance of meaningful conversations to reduce loneliness and that loneliness increased the longer people went without a meaningful conversation - from 39% feeling lonely after a week and 83% after a month. Engagement in meaningful conversations also correlated with greater confidence in people's ability to cope with the pandemic.
Fast forward to summer 2021, and Age UK's research highlighted the negative impacts of Covid on older people's mental and physical health.
Their insights include reduced mobility and fitness and in the confidence to take exercise. It found a reduction in resilience, independence and ability to manage long-term conditions.
Older people report feeling more anxious, depressed and fearful for the future. Restrictions on going out have left older people feeling lonely, isolated and forgotten, going days without any contact with another person. This has impacted their confidence with 18% less confident to go out of the house and 64% less confident to use public transport.
After so long with limited social contact, many have become withdrawn and feel they have lost the skills to socialise. The thought of spending time with someone else has become a frightening proposition and they actively avoid speaking to friends and family.
**The way forward to reduce loneliness and isolation, as seen by the Red Cross and Age UK, is to tackle the inequalities faced by older people , prioritise those most vulnerable to loneliness and work collaboratively across sectors and specialisms to share learning and develop new solutions to address the underlying causes with an holistic and coordinated approach.**
**90%**
OF CHURCH LEADERS SAID LONELINESS AND ISOLATION WAS AFFECTING THEIR PARISHONERS MORE THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
Source: Church Urban Fund's "Church in Action 2021: A Survey of Churches' Community Responses to the Pandemic" April 2021
## OUR 3-YEAR STRATEGY
**At our 'Dreaming Big' vision day in March 2018, our trustees and core team agreed Linking Lives UK's 3-year strategy. Our aims and progress 3 years on, are shown below.**
|FOCUS|AIMS|PROGRESS MARCH 21|
|---|---|---|
||80 - 100 befriending
schemes operating|**61 in operation**|
||Most new projects|**12 new projects from existing**|
|**PARTNERSHIPS**|established through existing|**networks**|
||networks||
||Develop strong and|**94% of schemes successfully**|
||sustainable projects|**continued during the year.**|
||Secure increased funding to|**10% increase in income**|
||meet strategic aims|**from 2019 to 2020**|
|**FINANCE**|Broaden financial base to
include regular personal
donors|**Exploring opportunities to**
**attract personal donations**|
|||**Actively engaging with 7**|
||Establish advocates on a|**regional and 5 national**|
|**PROFILE RAISING**|regional and national level|**organisations**|
||Generate increased enquiries|**Average monthly enquiries**|
|||**increased from 8 to 26**|
||Move towards full time|**Full time National Director**|
||employees|**and plans to employ others**|
|**OPERATIONAL**|Provide funding advice and|**Workshops and 1-2-1**|
||support to local schemes|**support now available**|
## **We are pleased to report significant progress has been made in most areas.**
We have held to our primary aim during the pandemic but have adapted the way in which some of these have been achieved in order to follow necessary government guidelines.
## 2020 - 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
## **Responses to loneliness during a pandemic**
We were aware that many more churches and community organisations were eager to support those struggling with loneliness in an even more acute way. So, we developed a new telephone befriending 'Two's Company' model and then a hybrid model for maximum flexibility going forward. Other highlights of our year are shown below.
We supported
**648**
older people nationally to reduce their loneliness & isolation
_"I really value being able to talk about anything with my befriender.... things I can't talk about with my family."_
**25**
webinars were run during 2020 - 2021 to **400+**
**attendees**
to explore the issues of loneliness and how to respond with a local solution
**31** new
**Two's Company** telephone befriending schemes were launched
_**Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.**_
**Psalm 25:16**
The cost of our work to set up befriending schemes and provide ongoing support was just **£3.83 per week** per beneficiary
**Over 200**
virtual seats filled by participants at our July Annual Conference which focussed on nine key befriending topics in 19
webinar sessions
Regular befriending visits and calls grew by **nearly 41%** between March 2020 and March 2021
_"We can help to show people they are still cared about, they are still the same person they have always been, and they still have so much value."_
## 2020 - 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
## **Responses to loneliness during a pandemic**
## **Our Outcome Measurement**
## **Project, conducted by academics at Coventry University, researched the outcomes and impact of Linking Lives UK's work with older people.**
Sadly, Covid-19 deflated participation levels of beneficiaries and volunteers but the qualitative data was encouraging with 5 positive themes identified. These indicated improved wellbeing through positive selfimpact and social wellbeing, and benefits accrue to both volunteers and those they befriend.
We remain committed to improving our impact measurement and will be working with an external consultant during 2022 to develop this.
Positive impact themes
better health related quality of life better mental wellbeing
- increased spiritual wellbeing as befriending continues
reduced loneliness
Befriending has “g _iven me something to focus on, it's kept me going and it's brought me out of my depression…I think if I didn't have them in my life, …I’m not sure if to be honest I would still be here_ ”
## **We developed a remote, intergenerational initiative to keep in touch with older people during Covid-19 with our Care Home Cards.**
We matched primary school children in Norfolk with four local care homes. The children sent cards and pictures during the summer to residents in the homes and then followed up with over 200 Christmas cards being sent in December 2020.
We also invited residents in the care homes to attend weekly worship via Zoom at the partner schools across the autumn.
## **We held our Annual Conference in July 2020 and welcomed delegates via Zoom.**
Over 200 places were booked on our workshops which focussed on practical subjects relating to loneliness, befriending and running local projects.
## IN THEIR WORDS...
## Partners
_"We have not had any unsuccessful matches. When completing regular reviews, the Scheme Members are all very grateful for the befriending_
_provided. They all speak very highly of their volunteer and the conversations they have. They are eager to meet when this is possible and report that it has been someting valuable that has helped with the loneliness and social isolation caused by the lockdown and restrictions"_
_"Every volunteer said they were enjoying the calls and were happy to continue into the New Year with a number of them looking forward to being able to visit their Scheme Member when the situation allows. It's lovely to hear about close friendships being formed and how much these relationships are important to both parties"_
## Volunteers
_" I have been matched with a person who has lots of interests and a wonderful personality. Volunteering for this has really enriched my life."_
## Beneficiaries
_" I regard my volunteering role as an enormous privilege. Being able to help and make a positive contribution to somebody else's life is a great thing to be able to do."_
_"If I didn't have the hope that someone might drop by, the days would seem very long. Knowing there is something specific happening on a certain day and I haven't got to find a way to fill the time is very important."_
_**"As I sit and reflect on the last 12 months, I realise the most important part of the journey has been the healing that has resulted from the ongoing relationship with my befriender and the prayers she has offered up for me."**_
## NATIONAL REACH
## **Project numbers and locations across the UK**
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## PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH
## **2020 - 2021 Financial Performance**
## **Our Growth since 2018**
## **Financial Growth**
**Growth of Befriending Schemes**
**Growth in Befriending Calls and Visits**
## **Growth in Core Team**
## OUR THANKS GO TO...
**We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all local volunteers whose dedication at the frontline makes all of our impact achievable.**
**We would also like to thank our delivery partners and project coordinators for their commitment and motivation to make a difference in the lives of so many older people.**
**Finally and very importantly, thank you to our supporters, donors and funders. We are privileged to receive your kind support without which Linking Lives UK would not be able to reach out to those most in need at the margins of society.**
## **Linking Lives UK**
6 Bowbridge Drive, Embsay, Skipton BD23 6QU www.linkinglives.uk info@linkinglives.uk 0300 302 0225
## **Charity No. 1170325**
**Find out more about our work and impact at www.linkinglives.uk**
**@LinkingLivesUK Linking Lives UK**
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Linking Lives UK **On accounts for the year** 31 March 2021 **Charity no** 1170325 **ended (if any)** 1 **Set out on pages** 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/03/2021** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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._
**Date:** 20/01/2022
**Signed: Name:** John Wild **Relevant professional** ACA ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**Oct 2018**
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**IER**
**Address:**
West Warren, Warren Road Woodley RG5 3AR
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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** .
**Oct 2018**
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**IER**
||**Linking :ives UK**|**Linking :ives UK**|**Linking :ives UK**|**1170325**|**1170325**|**1170325**|**1170325**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**For the period**
**from**|01/04/2020|**To**||31/03/2021|||
|||||||||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**4,707**
**6,550**
**94,711**
**149**
**400**
**124**
**-**
**106,641**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**106,641**
**79,863**
**12,232**
**378**
**595**
**15**
**2,400**
**231**
**150**
**721**
**3,912**
**9,984**
**1,295**
**5,370**
**788**
**619**
**-**
**118,553**
**534**
**-**
**534**
**119,087**
**- 12,446**
**-**
**56,415**
**43,969**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,000**
**7,407**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**76**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,483**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,483**
**2,517**
**-**
**-**
**2,517**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**4,707**
**6,550**
**104,711**
**149**
**400**
**124**
**-**
**116,641**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**116,641**
**87,270**
**12,232**
**378**
**595**
**15**
**2,400**
**307**
**150**
**721**
**3,912**
**9,984**
**1,295**
**5,370**
**788**
**619**
**-**
**-**
**126,036**
**534**
**-**
**534**
**126,570**
**- 9,929**|||
|Commission|**-**|||||||
|Donations|**4,707**|||||||
|Fees|**6,550**|||||||
|Grants(1)|**94,711**|||||||
|Bank Interest|**149**|||||||
|Income received for CTAL(2)|**400**|||||||
|Other|**124**|||||||
||**-**|||||||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**106,641**|||||||
|||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||||
||**-**|||||||
||**-**|||||||
|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||||||
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||||
|Contractors(3)|**79,863**|||||||
|Staff Costs(4)|**12,232**|||||||
|Insurance|**378**|||||||
|Annual Conference|**595**|||||||
|Training& accommodation|**15**|||||||
|Marketing|**2,400**|||||||
|Expenses & travel|**231**|||||||
|Postage,printing& stationery|**150**|||||||
|Room hire& ICT|**721**|||||||
|Website|**3,912**|||||||
|Outcome measurement|**9,984**|||||||
|Loneliness lock-in|**1,295**|||||||
|Database(5)|**5,370**|||||||
|Membershipof other organisations(6)|**788**|||||||
|HR Advertising (7)|**619**|||||||
|Other||||||||
|Refund|**-**|||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**118,553**|||||||
|||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||||
|Equipment|**534**|||||||
||**-**|||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**534**|||||||
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||
||**- 12,446**|**2,517**|**-**||**- 9,929**||**41,425**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**56,415**|**-**|**-**||**56,415**||**14,990**|
||**43,969**|**2,517**|**-**||**46,486**||**56,415**|
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** 09/03/2022
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) **Categories**
**Details**
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|**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B3 Investment assets**|Laptop - Norfolk
Laptop
**Details**
Exhibition Stands (5)
Laptop - National Director
Projector
Printer
Roller Banners
Current Account
Deposit Account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**to nearest £**
**25,286**
**12,393**
**-**
**37,679**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**8,807**
**-**
**8,807**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**552**
**350**
**280**
**48**
**80**
**263**
**534**
**-**
**-**|**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
||||||
|||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||Exhibition Stands (5)||**552**|**138**|
||Laptop - National Director||**350**|**88**|
||Projector||**280**|**70**|
||Printer||**48**|**24**|
||Roller Banners||**80**|**40**|
||Laptop - Norfolk||**263**|**198**|
||Laptop||**534**|**423**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
## **B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
|Signature
**Details**|**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Dr Charles Peter Ashall|**When due**
**(optional)**|
|---|---|---|
||||
||||
||||
||||
||||
||||
|||Date of
approval|
||Dr Charles Peter Ashall|25-Jan-22|
||||
Significant grants were received from AllChurches Trust £10,000,
The Earl of Northampton's Charity £30k - year 2 of 3, Donald Forrester Trust £15,000, Sobell Foundation £10,000.
Notes (1)
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
09/03/2022
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(2)
(3)
Membership fees held on behalf of Christians Together Against Loneliness
Contracts are in place with Julie Marshall - Prayer Coordinator, Jeremy Sharpe - National Director Hannah McLoughlin - Social Media Coordinator
Angela Caley - Two's Compamy Coordinator/ Partnerships & Support Services Manager Richard Taylor - Regional Development Officer (Devon) Carol Hebden - Regional Development Officer (West Midlands) Chris Driver - Finance & Administration Manager Angie Colebrooke - Administrator Charlotte Munro - Trust & Foundations Fundraiser David de la Haye - Training & Resources Manager Trew Fundraising The National Director, Jeremy Sharpe, became an employee during the year.
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
A new database was developed
Membership fees paid to other organisations including the Directory for Social Change
Advertising for staff
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
09/03/2022
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