2024-12-31-accounts - Interact Church And Community Partnership

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InterACT Church and Community Partnership

Charity number 1171402

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024

InterACT Church and Community Partnership

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024

Contents	Page
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 11

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

InterACT Church and Community Partnership

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2024

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 Rev. Angela Hughes Rev. John Rogers Rev. Simon Jones Guy Austin-Bride David Keighley

Chair

Resigned 17 February 2025 Appointed 11 March 2025

Charity number

1171402

Registered in England and Wales

Registered and principal address

Bankers

Stainbeck Church CAF Bank Ltd Stainbeck Road 25 Kings Hill Avenue Leeds West Malling LS7 2PP Kent ME19 4JQ

Independent examiner

Katy Sargeant

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 Feb 2017 and is governed by a constitution.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are appointed by the trustees at a duly convened meeting.

InterACT Church and Community Partnership Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2024

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, for example, youth work, food pantry, men shed and family fun days, that bring people together from all parts of the community of Meanwood, Leeds, to help build relationships across social divides. Also individual and household support such as benefits and welfare support.

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

Over the last few years, we’ve been working to connect better with other spaces in Meanwood. Now we have a Men Shed at Meanwood Farm, a community café at Holy Trinity Community Hall and a food pantry at Meanwood Community Centre. This has been really valuable to increase awareness of InterACT and help a wider number of people gain a sense of ownership and belonging.

The after-school drop in on a Thursday at Stainbeck Church, run in partnership with Thrive Leeds, is now well established, and young people from the 2023 cohort of leaders have been supporting their younger peers to take over through the Autumn term. Around 25 young people attended each week, primarily from Carr Manor School, who support with a staff member and publicity. This is valuable partnership working.

InterACT Church and Community Partnership Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2024

Achievements and performance continued

Partnership working has continued to be a key element of the philosophy and practice of InterACT. We believe it’s an important way for us to be as effective as possible, bring a faith voice to the table, stay relevant and support others. We chair Moortown Ward’s community anchor as part of Leeds Community Anchor Network and attend interagency and network meetings where possible. We’re also connected to other organisations through the Council’s ABCD network, Your Local Pantry, Leeds Food Aid Network, Men’s Health Unlocked and more.

Our new youth building finally arrived in February after what felt like an age of fundraising and planning applications, waiting and readjusting. Two plain white buildings on the back of a truck slowly transformed into one space, with an accessible toilet, kitchenette, furniture, furnishings and cladding. It was particularly useful during Stainbeck church’s period of insulation fitting, enabling groups to continue where they would otherwise have to pause. We are excited to have an official launch date for the space as an actual youth building at the end of January 2025.

Also making its mark on Stainbeck’s vista is the community garden that is well and truly establishing at the corner by the nursery. For the past two years, InterACT has been funded by Leeds City Council as something they call a Pathfinder organisation. The commission is specifically for community development on the Beckhills that has strengths and assets as the starting point (known as Asset Based Community Development, or ABCD. Through this emerged LB, a local resident who had connected for some time through Team Beckhill, and with funding through the ABCD work, was able to get the garden started. Lots of people have been involved since its early days in Spring, watering it through the summer, taking part in action days, weeding, growing, harvesting and chatting in passing. It’s been a fantastic point of connection and a great space that will only keep growing, developing and seeing fruit in many senses of the word.

For another year running, our community café has been part of Leeds’ Welcome Spaces initiative. Numbers of visitors have certainly grown over the past year and we have had to make some adjustments in order to meet demand. For some of our 25-50 visitors, the café is a very special part of their week, and we’re aware of the part it plays in helping to combat isolation.

The Men Shed has also struggled to keep up with demand. So much so that by the end of the year we were establishing a waiting list of men who wanted to come along. The Shed is a place for socialising as well as creativity and craftsmanship. Again, we’re aware of the part it plays in helping to combat isolation as well as skills sharing, peer support and wellbeing.

By the end of 2024, around 90 people had household memberships at our food pantry. We have around 50 visitors a week, which equates to around 150 people a week benefitting from this low cost, waste saving opportunity. It continues to be a real place of community as well as shopping, and we’re please to see this reflected in the feedback that customers give us.

Hundreds of people attended Meanwood Olympics family fun days, events and trips throughout the year. Participants vary in age from baby to very elderly and we especially love seeing people of different ages come together. It’s especially valuable when people cross from one activity to another and start to build strong relationships across the community. Although we support people with benefits advice, emergency food parcels, vouchers and more, supporting these community relationships continue to be the heart of what we do as a charity.

Financial review

The net payments for the year were £3,160, including net receipts of £1,915 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £5,075 on restricted funds after transfers.

InterACT Church and Community Partnership

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2024

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £46,922.

We have set a restricted reserves target that equates to the cost of four months overheads, excluding payroll costs; three months payroll costs, including staff expenses; and the amount needed to cover redundancy payments calculated for the end of the budget year. This is to enable the smooth running of the charity and to enable an orderly winding up should the charity need to close For the 2025 budget, the target figure is £37,380.

Approved by the board of trustees on 9/9/25

Charles Laxton (Trustee)

InterACT Church and Community Partnership

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 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 11.

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 charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 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.

Katy Sargeant

10/9/25

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

InterACT Church and Community Partnership

Receipts and payments account

for the year ended 31 December 2024

Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 42,347 Sales and fees 12,137 Holy Trinity Café and Stainbeck Church - Bank Interest 118 Total receipts 54,602 Payments Salaries, NIC and pensions 33,706 Payroll costs 342 Sessional staff 2,509 Staff travel 626 Training 66 Meeting expenses 921 Volunteer expenses 370 Rent 2,040 Website 132 Materials and resources 756 Events and activities 9,888 Insurance 535 Bank charges 55 Other expenses 181 Independent examination 1,080 Office costs 980 Total payments 54,187 Net receipts / (payments) 415 Transfers between funds (3) 1,500 Net movement in funds 1,915 Fund balances brought forward 45,007 Fund balances carried forward (3) 46,922	2024 Restricted funds £ 69,457 - - - 69,457 27,547 - 3,804 77 - - - - - - 41,312 155 - - - 137 73,032 (3,575) (1,500) (5,075) 25,990 20,915	2024 Total funds £ 111,804 12,137 - 118 124,059 61,253 342 6,313 703 66 921 370 2,040 132 756 51,200 690 55 181 1,080 1,117 127,219 (3,160) - (3,160) 70,997 67,837	2023 Total funds £ 131,752 9,055 151 119 141,077 58,091 331 4,145 1,087 1,318 1,038 412 1,500 331 793 55,678 590 60 376 792 1,285 127,827 13,250 - 13,250 57,747 70,997

InterACT Church and Community Partnership Statement of assets and liabilities

as at 31 December 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 46,852 Cash in hand 70 Total cash funds 46,922 Debtors and prepayments Prepayments Accrued income Assets retained for the charity's own use Laptop computer Security box Liabilities Accruals	2024 Restricted £ 20,915 - 20,915	2024 Total £ 67,767 70 67,837 2024 £ 158 4,190 4,348 2024 £ 924 924	2023 Total £ 70,927 70 70,997

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 9/9/25

Charles Laxton (Trustee)

InterACT Church and Community Partnership

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2024

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.

InterACT Church and Community Partnership

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 December 2024

2 Grants and donations Church donations John Lewis Partnership PLC Leeds Christian Community Leeds City Council (LCC) National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) Wharfdale Foundation Windmill Community Transport Limited Leeds Community Foundation (LCF) Mears Foundation Sainsbury's Other donations 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ NLCF Awards for All 6,975 VAL Household Support Fund 1,469 LCC ABCD 17,577 LCF Stay Well this Winter 2,023 Leeds Christian Community UPA 850 LCC Mice (50) Sainsbury's Neighbourly Found'n 70 VAL Warm Spaces 3,600 LCC Youth Building (8,524) The Mears Foundation 2,000 Nat. Lottery C'mty Fund (NLCF) - LCC HAP Olympics - Windmill Community Transport - LCC Beckhill Film - LCC INE Community Committee - LCC INW Community Committee - John Lewis Partnership PLC - Gary Chappelow Memorial Fund - 25,990	2024 Unrestricted funds £ 22,400 - - - - - 5,000 - - - - 14,947 42,347 Incoming £ - 10,000 25,000 - 6,250 570 - 5,400 10,309 - 3,904 3,074 1,500 350 1,233 617 1,050 200 69,457	2024 Restricted funds £ - 1,050 6,250 41,153 3,904 15,400 - 1,500 - - - 200 69,457 Outgoing £ 6,975 6,727 26,667 2,023 11,200 520 70 5,929 1,785 1,500 3,507 1,529 1,500 - 1,233 617 1,050 200 73,032	2024 Total funds £ 22,400 1,050 6,250 41,153 3,904 15,400 5,000 1,500 - - - 15,147 111,804 Transfers £ - - - - - - - (1,000) - (500) - - - - - - - - (1,500)	2023 Total funds £ 19,400 - 11,000 42,133 - 24,100 - 675 17,634 2,000 500 14,310 131,752 Balance c/f £ - 4,742 15,910 - (4,100) - - 2,071 - - 397 1,545 - 350 - - - - 20,915

restricted fund purposes given overleaf

InterACT Church and Community Partnership Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 December 2024

3 Restricted funds continued

Purpose of restriction

Fund name NLCF Awards for All

NLCF Awards for All Towards Men Shed costs, including signage, disability access, security and activities. VAL Household Support Fund Support with food, fuel and other essentials. LCC ABCD For Asset Based Community Development work on the Beckhills. LCF Stay Well this Winter Towards winter wellbeing activities. Leeds Christian Community UPA Support with food, fuel and other essentials in relationship to InterACT Pantry, Meanwood. This grant is paid in arrears. LCC Mice Towards Christmas hot meals and winter food support. Sainsbury's Neighbourly Found'n To buy food for the Pantry. VAL Warm Spaces To support costs of providing warm spaces. The transfer was for a contribution towards the core running costs in order for InterAct to remain sustainable, which was written into the funding agreement. LCC Youth Building Capital funding for youth building. The Mears Foundation Towards trips and activities of our choosing. Nat. Lottery C'mty Fund (NLCF) Partnership youth work, including building repayments, with Thrive Leeds. LCC HAP Olympics Towards equipment for Meanwood Olympics. Windmill Community Transport For community trips. LCC Beckhill Film Ringfenced for Beckhill resident use following monies made from filming on the estate. LCC INE Community Committee For Meanwood Olympics 2024. LCC INW Community Committee For Meanwood Olympics 2024. John Lewis Partnership PLC For summer activities. Gary Chappelow Memorial Fund Medals for attendees of Meanwood Olympics.

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.