SAMARrrANS CTrE5ter arKI Dlstrlct Chester a District Samaritans CIO Registered charity number.. 1170862 REPORTS AND FINANaAL sTATEmEr5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2021 R¢9lst¢r¢d offlc¢: 36 Upper Northgate Street CHESTER. CHI 4EF
Chester & District Samaritans ao REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the yeor ended . 31st Morch 2021 CONTENTS PAGE Trustees, annual report Independent examiner's report Reserves Policy Balance sheet Statement of f imncial activities Notes to the f imncial statements The followiThJ pages do not fm port of the financial statements etailed statement of f irnnciul activities io.iia12
Chester a Dlstrkt ao 31st Nw¢h 2021. LE6AL STATUS Chester ld Distritt SOMlan$ CIO is wstewed wth the Clwify The Rt9istr¢r¢d thlty mber is 1170862. The chtyity is by its knIES, which ¢re in foree rtt the ehon'ty wos 91Stered on 20 t)tt¢mtv 2016. It ttsme imto operutth oty l April 2017 it twk ¢)hv the operat$0. asset$ ond liobilities of the forTrw eknyity Sonwitayts of "Sic (P4. 2564601 This knk pkxe at the behest of the Somtrit¢W Ce#trol to imFVQNE the of the $Ce. CTrsrer a bistrict Somoritt$ is rtffiliat¢d Ixun¢h of sqw•)n"tfj Central thI"ty. The Trustees ¢r¢ required to kn¢p a tthk and otFw ¢trnt$ for sp¢trfic t$. All It has two ¢wY¢nt a¢counts with HSBC Borf¢ pk. Ort is for brottth ¢xp¢w the other is Lw¢d by Frriefids for fund-rai. The is oi¥0 o with Wiryn ThE 8PANa4 LEADERS4ZP TEAM Trustets elected by bromth MeMblP are regFnsIble for tainErj the br¢Jnch prernixs and oll the focilit4es Kces£ary for the contiNxd Jfe and opwah)tt of th¢ list¢MiTg styc& Th¢r¢ U$Lh7l six Trust¢¢s'. n Dirtttor. Tr¢dsurtr. Settary and thtye others ¥Aw tithe resp)nsibility for fuThJ- rdiiry. Htal+h 4 Sdfvty buildiry ThÈ tsyty )irnctor Èippoinknd thÈ t• look after specific oreos of branch OFerntions. The full k4depship teorn Trrut$ ot knsr fow tirns txrt the TnJstee$ tiirectors also **et s¢pTht¢ty as artt4 r¢wired rxrettor / Clbjir dcknel Jlthn m.col Smith rrust¢¢ TNstee Truste¢ L¢sky 6rimshaw
RESULTS The f irKLn¢ial results for the yefy. arKI chryTrity's f ir]ncid position at the end of th¢ y¢tY ore shown in the (rttached finoncial statements. ACHIEVEAIEfvITS Chester ond Distri¢t S(mwitans to prnvide confidential enwtiOThEI suppwt for people who are ¢xp¢ri¢ntiw feelirgs of disPress cf despoir in¢ludiry those which may leAd to suicide. This servite is provided by an ¢werts3e of 89 lTrstenirJ volunt¢¢rs ba¢k¢d up by 16 volunteers whose aim is f undals1T¥3. The brttnch would nwmalty be open to visitors from 10:CKI until 18..(Kl every of the ye(r. Unfortunoety. owing to Covid-19 restrictions. it has not been possible to meet f<u-tO-f¢tce collers this year. Durirg this period 13237 telephone cont¢x8 been reyrtd and 5473 e-rnails responded to. The bronch hos also PEYti¢ipated in the triol of the on-line that sernice and has been rnOMiNJ 3 shifts per week for this servi¢e dlir9 with 225 contacts. Covid has also StOpd most Otrtr¢ach activit. The film m(#le bjst yw with storyhouse hos been made availoble but ¢ould only be tested in co(ple of s¢¢oYthy sthooLs bef(re lock(k)wrL Contact kns been mwntained with v¢wious local community wps and OLrtr¢ach tdks will ¢ontiThJe tss soon as conditior6 allow. A podcast interview was made for a comFQny'S Staff snrnme expkn.niry wlbts Sanrtur do how can help with people they knt)W. It is the role of th¢ anch prison tetVTh to supwt the Liste$ dt HMP Bryn in their work. we do not'listen, ourselves. Supwt is wovided vio regular ntij$ and ejnails with the also by Krkn"rg with the Fyison aLrthjr1tes to f ind a way. fw sornetimes uneomfortfjble to CQ-exL%t. 2020 wos a ptwticults4ty diffituh yty inside 'Lock4y' over 23 ho5 a thy and mary inmotes did not see their fLimilies dLrirJ the yeor. Self-inflieted deaths e known to be six times more likely in a prison than in the generol population we don't know yet wlkit the irnpoct of Covid will be. Undtr trying circumstances the Listener teams took over 7.cw calls (Md will have hod maw more informd n$tIonS with those in need. Fundirg was provided from a Nwiety of sowce& We tw£f tted from domtions by Westminster Foundation. Timpsons. Ardth)h Metal ¢moNJ others. We have aL¥o qLKilif led for Covid-19 grants from HA16 Smoll gusiness Grants and Pears Foundation. In SePternt 2019. the branch wos Chosen by staff on the Eatom Estote, part of the Grosvenor Estate. to be their Adopted Chtyity fc t¥M ye(s. WLYkn"rg With the Friends 9roup. this eonn¢ttion C¢tntinues tg roise substontiol fundg for the bronch even in these difficult times. A more detailed descrlptfjon of ¢xtlYlTlts con be fouThl in ilx AMTh1 sthnitte(I to our 2OZI A6M. David Whitehead wa8 confirmed as the Independent Exomintr at the 2020 AGM Honorary Setretory
INDEPENf)EKf EXAMINER'S UNQUALIFIED REPORT TO THE TRusfEES CF CHESTER AND DISTRIcf SAMARrrANS CIO CHARITY P4UMBER.. 1170862 I report on the OCCOLmts of Chester & District SanKWitans Cto (the Chorty) for the year ended 3tst Morch 2021. The Charity prepores receipts and poyments accounts and hod an income less tht £250.000 the rdevant f irnncial ye<r. RESPONSIBIiifIES AND BASIS OF RWRT As the trustees of the Charity. you are responsible for the preparation of the occounts in accordance with the requirements of the chorith.es Act 2011 (the Act). I report in respect of my examFnation of the Charity's accourrts c¢wried out wder section 145 of the 2011 Act and in c<rryiTrJ out my examirthion I haNE followed oll the applicable Directions 9iven by the Chority Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act. INDENDr EXAMIN&'S sTATEMEr I have completed my pxomination. I confirm thot no moteriol rntitters ha come to my attention in connection with the examirntion giwvj me Ctte to believe in s)ny rnaterial respect that. l. accoLtntin9 records were not kept in respect of the Chority tts required by section 130 of the Act: or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I hove no concerns and have come across no other motttrs in cornectF"on with the examination to which attention shoukl be drawn in this report in order to emble a proper urK1erst¢dIrg of the accounts to be reached. David Whitehead F.C.CA. 21 Hi9hlander Road Soighton Chester CH3 6DH 0oTed." 18 /07/20I1
Ch¢st¢r a District Samaritans CIO RESERVES POLICY The branch currently holds cosh reserves of £134,356 These reserves ore deemed necessary for 3 purposes: I Support for on-going operations. The branch is hetwily reliant on fund-raisin9 for income and this can be variable depending on the success of particular fund-raising initiatives. It is, therefore, deemed sensible to maintain reserves equivalent to approximately 18 months expenses at minimum operating costs (£50,Crf)O) to protect the operations of the branch against Slgnif itant fluctuations in income. A Small fund thot c¢m be used to pay for unexpected outlays on maintenance of existing premises. This has been set at £10,000. 3 The work to refurbish and re-equip the *rainirs facilities on the upper f loor has been cgmpl¢ted at a cost of £24.C()O. This was partly funded by a Covid-19 9rant (c. £7,000) with the remainder coming f rom desi9nated reserves. This was less than anticipated so the remaining £21,000 of de$i9nated reserves have been released. Our income has also been higher than expected this year and expenditure lower, which me¢ms that ¢Jur r¢serves have risen. The Branch Leadership Team will decide how best to use th¢s reserves to improve the Service we off er. Pa9e 4.
Chester & tslstrict Samaritans ao BALANCE SHEET 2021 2020 FfxE) AssErs 219.866 211,659 CURRENT ASSETS Bank 134.356 119.232 CREDITORS NET CURRENT AssErs 134.356 119,232 NET ASSETS 354.222 330.891.45 REPRESENTED BY.. TOTAL FUNDS 354.222 330.891 The f in¢uKial sttjtements set ¢xrt on pw 6 to 9 were by th¢ Trustw on 20 Juty 2021 and were swr*d on their behalf by: 4HK Sean Reovenscroft Director John Milrns
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Ch¢ster & tsistrict Samaritans CIO NOTES TO THE F114ANcfAL sfATEMEMrs Yew ¢nd 31st Math 2021 The fir4Jncial stot¢ments hove been prepJr¢d under the historical cost Convention on a Reteipts & ba%is, g¢n¢rolly tts set out in Charity ComMi$$ion 9uidon¢e CCI6. Ch flow stdt•m•ffit Th¢ truste4s hove taken advanttl9¢ of the ¢x¢mption in Financial R¢porln9 Standard No l (revi8ed) from includirKJ a cash f low statewtnt in the financial stotement$ on the gro¢Jnds that th¢ chority 1$ $moll. D•Fwl4tf+)n ¢preciation 1$ calculated so as to wrlte off the cost of an 4ss¢t, kss its ¢stiMted resid1 value. over th¢ useful ecorrf>mic life of that dsset btarin9 in mind that the office equipmen is in use 24 hour$ per doy. An asset list b¢¢n #t up to aid calcuhtion of the deprtciaion for each item. Freehold property Off ice Equipment Fixtur a fitting8 Se¢ b¢low 257. io% In June 2015, the property subjected to a revoltiOn by o clwter¢d surv¢yor. Th¢ outcome of hi$ $urvey was that the current Vdluc of the property, if sold on the open m<Yket. now £165,OCKJ. Therefore. thla is th¢ volue which 1$ now di$ployed in these accounts. No further revalwtion ha$ be¢n carried out in 2020121. Tool Funds 2021 Total Fund$ 2020 Voluntary donations Covid-19 Grants Friends of the Samaritons HMPPS prison teom gront Gift Aid To¥ Contribution Other icome 28.010 17.135 26.085 2568 4.407 274 78.478 21,489 13,243 4,634 2,605 268 42,238 IKrEREST RECEIVABLE 2021 2020 Bonk ifjteT¢str receivoble 419 601
SUPPORT COSTS Total Funds Total Funds 2021 2020 Cleaning contract Off ice costs Head Off ice FuTh4iThJ Direct Costs 2,448 30.748 4,017 12,286 49.499 2.435 30,236 6.641 15.076 54,387 Cleani Total FuNts Total Funds 2021 2020 contract Depreciation cosF$ FupKIraisiNJ Publicity Support Costs 658 658 3.650 254 5.410 5.410 2.448 2.448 15.724 15,724 31.326 37.394 49.499 55.567 54,387 58,292 Particulars of employees: The average r•Jmber of staff employed by the charity duriry the fir#Jncid year t]mounted to: 2021 2020 Number of support slaff P&Je 8.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Freehold Office property Equipment Fixtures & fittirgs Total COST At 31st March 2020 Assets disposed of Additions At 3tst March 2021 165,OCMJ 19.342 126.779 311.121 6.469 25.811 17.462 144.241 23.931 335,052 165.(KKI DEPRECIA TION At 31st March 2020 Assets disposed of Char9e for the year At 31st March 2021 16.986 82.476 99.461 2,627 19.613 13.098 95.573 15.724 115.186 NET BOOK VALUE At 31st March 2020 At 3tsf Marth 2021 165.OCrf) 165.Crf)O 2,356 6.198 44.304 48.668 211,659 219.866 2021 2020 Creditors ANALYSIS OF ASSErs Tawible f ixed <tsset$ Other net assets Totol Llrrestricted Restricted Desigvjted Total funds 219,866 134356 354.222