2020-12-31-accounts - Voice Of Hope

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Voice of Hope (Registered charity, number 1171171) Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020

Page	Contents
2 - 3	Trustees’ annual report
4	Independent examiner’s report
5	Receipts & payments accounts
6	Statement of assets & liabilities
7	Notes to the accounts

Voice of Hope Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020

Registered charity number 1171171

Principal address

Voice of Hope The Bridge Centre Birches Head Road Birches Head Stoke-on-Trent ST2 8DD

Trustees

Mrs A Grainger Mrs A Broom Mrs L McDermott Mr D Dean Mrs Diane Yeadon

(deceased April 2021) (resigned July 2021) (appointed February 2020)

Bankers

Barclays Bank Business Direct Leicester Leicestershire LE87 2BB

Independent examiner

Daryl Denson ACMA VAST The Dudson Centre Hope Street Hanley Stoke on Trent ST1 5DD

Governance and management

Voice of Hope is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) which operates under the rules of its constitution adopted on 18 January 2017.

Summary of objects

The objects of the CIO are to promote human rights (as set out in the universal declaration of human rights and subsequent united nations conventions and declarations) throughout the world in particular through the prevention of modern slavery including human trafficking by:

1) raising awareness of modern slavery;
2) promoting public support for the prevention of modern slavery;
3) offering training and education on modern slavery;
4) conducting research into modern slavery;
5) relieving need among the victims of modern slavery;
6) raising funds to be used in the relief and prevention of modern slavery

Public Benefit

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission of England and Wales.

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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Voice of Hope for the year ended 31 December 2020

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 5 to 7.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees of Voice of Hope you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act).

I report in respect of my examination of the Voice of Hope 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 examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

Accounting records were not kept in respect of Voice of Hope as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts to not comply with the accounting 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.

24/09/2021 Signed ____ Date _______ Daryl Denson ACMA VAST

Voice of Hope Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 December 2020

Receipts Grants Donation Furlough Sundry Total Receipts Payments Gifts Publicity Refreshments Training IT Room Hire Wages Payroll Costs Bookkeeping Insurance Travel Purchases Printing & Stationary Project Assist Costs Staff Costs Subscription Donations Miscellaneous Total Payments Net receipts / (payments) Cash funds brought forward Cash funds carried forward	Unrestricted Funds £ 7,000 1,000 16,498 224 24,722 - - 473 - - - 15,370 695 222 - 223 38 - - - - 27 17,048 7674 1,322 8,996	Restricted Funds £ 24,105 8,326 - 415 32,846 56 1,093 134 159 95 3,470 14,630 - 504 452 351 2,800 910 2,537 - 52 1,381 - 28,624 4,222 28,015 32,237	2020 2019 £ £ 31,105 27,750 9,326 6,585 16,498 - 639 12 57,568 34,347 56 - 1,093 1,150 607 941 159 1,078 95 2,269 3,470 5,329 30,000 10,604 695 - 726 492 452 252 574 568 2,838 1,267 910 900 2,537 - - 5,341 52 1,140 1,381 - 27 52 45,672 31,383 11,896 2,964 29,337 26,373 41,233 29,337

Voice of Hope Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 December 2020 2020 2019 Cash assets Current Account 29,337 29,337 41.233 Current Liabiltles AccruaLs 492 492 492 492 These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by.. Signed Name.. Position.. Dated .2 li

Voice of Hope Notes to the Accounts at 31 December 2020

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Balance at 1 Balance at 31
January Incoming Resources December
2020 resources expended Transfer 2020
Restricted funds £ £ £ £ £
People Power Fund - Schools 337 9,678 (7,104) - 2,911
People Power Fund - Stay Safe 1,820 - (1,002) - 818
- -
Tampax Tampon Fund - Project Dignity 3,528 (1,322) 2,206
- -
Operational Grant 21,580 (14,630) 6,950
Malam Trust 750 16,612 (1,657) - 15,705
Office of Police & Crime Commissioner - 5,906 (2,503) 3,403
Community Foundation - 650 (406) - 244
-
28,015 32,846 (28,624) 32,237
Unrestricted funds
General reserve 1,322 24,722 (17,048) - 8996
1,322 24,722 (17,048) - 8996
Total funds 29,337 57,568 (45,672) - 41,233
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Purpose of restricted funds

People Power Fund – Funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Staffordshire to support the delivery of the ‘Raising Awareness to End Modern Slavery’ project.

Tampax Tampon Fund – Funding to help improve health and wellbeing and provide necessities to people in need.

Operational Grant – Funding to help charity operations and to recruit new staff.

Malam Trust – Funding to pay for various administration and printing costs.

Office of Police & Crime Commissioner – Tender to support victims

Community Foundation - Funding for IT equipment purchases.