InterACT Church and Community Partnership
Charity number 1171402
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2021
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InterACT Church and Community Partnership
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 5 |
| Examiner's report | 6 |
| Receipts and payments account | 7 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 8 |
| Notes to the accounts | 9 to 10 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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InterACT Church and Community Partnership
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2021
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Charles Laxton Chair Rev. Angela Hughes Rev. Joanne Lightowler Rev. John Rogers Rev. David Robinson Resigned 28 September 2021 Rev. Simon Jones Appointed 23 May 2022 Charity number 1171402 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Stainbeck Church Stainbeck Road Leeds LS7 2PP Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ Independent examiner Stephen Procter West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 1 February 2017.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a meeting of the trustees.
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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The objects of the CIO are:
(1) Relief and prevention of poverty for the public benefit in Meanwood, Leeds, in particular, but not exclusively, focusing on the ‘Meanwood 7 Estates’*, by
(a) The provision of recreational activities and activities that promote self-development and wellbeing, intended to improve the quality of life of the beneficiaries and tackle effects of financial and cultural poverty.
(b) The provision of activities to develop the capacity and skills of the beneficiaries, in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.
- (2) The advancement of community development for the public benefit in Meanwood, by:
(a) The provision of activities that draw together a diversity of people from across Meanwood and its immediate surroundings, with the aim of promoting social cohesion and tackling exclusion resulting from hardship and cultural differences.
(b) The promotion of volunteering, by supporting local people to take active, voluntary roles in the management of the organisation and the running of its activities.
(c) The promotion of the voluntary sector, through active engagement with community forums and public sector bodies, to the benefit of the Meanwood community, and particularly the ‘Meanwood 7 Estates’*
- (3) The advancement of religion for the public benefit in Meanwood, by:
(a) Working as a partnership of Christian churches, operating and delivering activities in accordance with Christian principles.
- The ‘Meanwood 7 Estates’ is the name given locally to a number of areas in Meanwood, Leeds, which see higher levels of financial hardship and poor health in comparison to neighbouring areas. Most of them rank repeatedly in the top 2% of the Government’s indices of multiple deprivation.
The charity's main activities
A wide variety of activities that bring people together from all parts of the community of Meanwood, Leeds, to help build relationships across social divides. Examples of activities include weekly youth club, craft sessions, play and learn, parenting support, family fun days, theatre and board games.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular:
Relief and prevention of poverty for the public benefit in Meanwood, Leeds, in particular, but not exclusively, focusing on the ‘Meanwood 7 Estates.’
The advancement of community development for the public benefit in Meanwood. The advancement of religion.
Achievements and performance
2021 feels very much like a year of two halves for InterACT. The first half was dominated by COVID hub activity, as we continued to work with Leeds City Council and Voluntary Action Leeds. This meant coordinating volunteers in our area to deliver food, pick up prescriptions, make befriending phone calls and carry out other helpful tasks for people struggling with the impacts of the pandemic.
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InterACT Church and Community Partnership
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
Achievements and performance (continued)
We weren’t entirely limited to the Hub role in that first part of the year. We worked with the Barn Café at the beginning of the year to make food boxes with prepared ingredients and recipes, which we delivered each week for 8 weeks to around 15 different households. We ran it as a pilot to see if it was something we could do in future – a treat delivery which also helped people try out new foods and recipes. It was very well received and certainly something we’d love to do again. We did follow up with something similar at Easter, with food deliveries that included fresh chicken or a vegetarian alternative.
Throughout the year, we were working with Thrive Leeds, Carr Manor School and Community Action To Create Hope (CATCH) as we work towards a new youth project for the area that we hope will have a base in a modular building on the grounds of our member churches. The project will give young people an opportunity to take a lead, volunteering and taking on roles that will earn them badges and privileges. We’ve done some good groundwork and there should be some significant developments with this in 2022.
Also throughout the year, Holy Trinity Community Café, a joint activity with InterACT, managed to stay open, albeit with a limited menu of hot drinks and biscuits for much of the year. It was good to be able to keep the space available for those who wanted/needed it.
In April we erected a mammoth 32x12ft shed at the allotments in Meanwood Farm, the base for Meanwood Men Shed. By the end of the year, the shed was electrically powered and ready for a steady programme of activities as we go forward. Following a few low key but very enjoyable social events (COVID waves preventing anything larger), a group of men worked on our first project – making the structures for nativity scenes exhibited at the Farm over Christmas. Dressings for the structures were created by a very talented group of ladies meeting each week in the latter part of Autumn, making for some wonderful life-size nativity characters and a lovely community enterprise at the end of another difficult year.
In July, shortly after we finished our role as the Moortown and Meanwood Hub, we opened our food Pantry in a converted shipping container on the grounds of Meanwood Community Centre. It was hard work to get to opening day, but it has definitely been worth it. The Pantry holds to the ethos of dignity, choice and hope. It is different from a Food Bank in that it is not intended to be an emergency provision but rather a community shop and hub. It is a space where members make significant savings on the cost of shopping, have an opportunity to help run the shop as a volunteer, receive help and advice where needed, and pick up recipe ideas (or share their own with others!). The shop is open three times a week and is run by volunteers from the local area, some of whom joined us after working with us through the pandemic. There were around 50 members by the end of the year, and now the team are confident in running this new venture, we look forward to welcoming more in 2022!
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £16,165, including net receipts of £7,719 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £8,446 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves at the year end were £28,516.
Our reserves policy is to hold four-and-a-half months core costs, plus an additional 5% for contingency and inflation, plus the cost of statutory redundancy payments, as they would be on 31st December of the accounting year.
The target figure is set at the beginning of the year based on our budget, although we may adjust this in line with projections if core costs look set to be higher than budgeted. For 2022, the target is £38,400.
Going forward, we aim to increasingly diversify our income to include more unrestricted donations and grants in order to meet our reserves target.
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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
Funds or subsidiary undertakings materially in deficit
The Pantry fund ws £6,938 in deficit at the year end, but funds were secured totalling £9,741; due to be received in 2022.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 11/09/2022
John Rogers (Trustee)
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of InterACT Church and Community Partnership
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 December 2021, which are set out on pages 7 to 10.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Stephen Procter
15/09/2022
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Receipts and payments account
for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Notes 2021 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 45,288 Sales and fees 8,980 Gift Aid 1,402 Holy Trinity Café and Stainbeck Church 624 Total receipts 56,294 Payments Salaries, NIC and pensions 38,305 Payroll costs 84 Sessional staff - Staff travel 519 Training 120 Meeting expenses 44 Volunteer expenses 131 Rent 150 Website 403 Printing, postage and stationery 219 Phone and broadband 1,197 Materials and resources 85 Advertising and publicity 63 Events and activities 2,762 Pantry costs - Insurance 475 Bank charges 96 Other expenses 142 Independent examination 510 Covid-19 support expenses 3,270 Grant funding returned - Total payments 48,575 Net receipts 7,719 Fund balances brought forward 20,797 Fund balances carried forward (3) 28,516 |
2021 Restricted funds £ 58,163 - - - 58,163 6,533 - - - 83 - 91 1,100 - - 40 548 - 6,825 33,035 - - - - 299 1,163 49,717 8,446 9,616 18,062 |
2021 Total funds £ 103,451 8,980 1,402 624 114,457 44,838 84 - 519 203 44 222 1,250 403 219 1,237 633 63 9,587 33,035 475 96 142 510 3,569 1,163 98,292 16,165 30,413 46,578 |
2020 Total funds £ 67,864 23,428 501 - 91,793 43,083 294 403 751 99 462 59 788 127 626 1,200 1,421 - 9,193 - 785 66 194 510 31,658 - 91,719 74 30,339 30,413 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 December 2021 2021 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 28,516 Total cash funds 28,516 Amounts owed to the charity INW Committee Pantry capital grant INE Committee Pantry capital grant ABCD balance of grant Assets retained for the charity's own use (at cost) Converted storage container Upright fridge x2 Glass door freezer Liabilities Independent examination |
2021 Restricted £ 18,062 18,062 |
2021 Total £ 46,578 46,578 £ 4,856 4,885 12,500 9,741 £ 13,254 1,180 1,400 15,834 £ 510 510 |
2020 Total £ 30,413 30,413 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 11/09/2022
John Rogers (Trustee)
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Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2021
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2021
| 2 Grants and donations Leeds City Council (LCC) Charities Aid Foundation All Churches Trust Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit Awards for All - Covid Leeds Community Foundation (LCF) LCF - Covid Support Church donations General donations 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ Awards for All 4,087 Awards for All - Covid 3,239 LCF - Winter 773 LCC HAP - Men Shed 1,517 Barn Café - Food distribution - Pantry - Stewardship - Covid support - ABCD - 9,616 |
2021 Unrestricted funds £ 4,762 12,000 - 10,000 - - - 12,775 5,751 45,288 Incoming £ - - - - 1,000 400 16,504 609 14,650 25,000 58,163 |
2021 Restricted funds £ 44,604 - 10,900 - - - - - 2,659 58,163 Outgoing £ 4,087 3,239 773 1,517 1,000 400 23,442 609 14,650 - 49,717 |
2021 Total funds £ 49,366 12,000 10,900 10,000 - - - 12,775 8,410 103,451 Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - - |
2020 Total funds £ 21,197 - - 10,000 8,948 2,500 9,600 7,925 7,694 67,864 Balance c/f £ - - - - - - (6,938) - - 25,000 18,062 |
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Fund name
Purpose of restriction
Awards for All Awards for All - Covid LCF - Winter LCC HAP - Men Shed Barn Café Food distribution Pantry Stewardship Covid support Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)
To provide activities for 0-18's and their families. To assist with Covid response and some running costs. Towards providing Winter wellbeing activities. Towards the costs of providing Men's activities and support. Towards a food project with the Barn Café. Towards food distribution costs.
To establish the food pantry, which helps relieve poverty and reduce waste. Towards staff costs on work supporting local people through crisis. Towards additional costs in supporting people with Covid.
For Asset Based Community Development work on the Beckhills, Jan 2022July 2023.
4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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