2023-03-31-accounts - Reaching Out (Sandwell) CIO

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	1st	April	2022		31st	March	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Reaching Out (Sandwell) CIO Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1172226 Charity's principal address 74 Wolseley Road West Bromwich West Midlands Postcode B70 0LS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Clovette Richards
	Hazel Brown	Treasurer
	Janet Hardwick
	Pamela Phipps
	Patrick Baadjes	Secretary
	Penny Mason
	Winsome Baadjes	Chair

15 16 17 18 19 20

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CIO – Foundation Model

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted CIO – Foundation Model

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing Trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of

major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The relief of poverty of homeless persons in Sandwell, principally in the area of Wednesbury, who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress, in particular but not exclusively by:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

a) the provision of food, other nourishment, clothing and other items; b) the provision of administration services where required;

c) the provision of advice regarding accessing accommodation;

d) the provision of financial assistance; e) providing funds raised from a charity shop, which sells wholly donated goods, for the purposes of the charity.

Summary of the main activities
undertaken for the public
benefit in relation to these
objects (include within this
section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit)

During the year, the charity has undertaken the following activities:
1.
feeding and clothing of homeless persons in Sandwell (principally in
Wednesbury);
2.
Operated the charity shop in Wednesbury to raise funds for the
charity to support its charitable purposes.
In accordance with Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 the Trustees have read the
guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission, which has
informed the activities during the year, being considered as an integral part
of activity planning and delivery.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The Trustees would like to thank the contribution of its volunteers, without which they would not be able to operate the Wednesbury charity shop, which provides vital funds for the charity’s work with homeless persons.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by
volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year	During the year, the charity has been able to directly support a minimum of 18 homeless persons by the provision of food and clothing.

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s

policy on reserves

The charity operates on a prudent financial basis with little/no ongoing liabilities, but is mindful to ensure income equals or exceeds expenditure. Accordingly, the Trustees acknowledge that the maintenance of substantive reserves is not required, but kept under regular review.

Details of any funds materially

N/A

in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

It is intended to use funds for a full-time manager as we have only being giving a stipend

It is also intended to continue to replace and renew shop fittings

We have also been helping the homeless more during the last year as job losses and homelessness is still on the increase

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

3. investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 1[st] May 2024

Reaching Out (Sandwell) CIO

Receipts and payments acco

For the period 1st April 2022 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds

to the nearest £ to the nearest £

to the nearest £

A1 Receipts

A1 Receipts
Charity Shop sales	11,777	-	-
		-	-
	-	-	-
	-	-	-
	-	-	-
	-	-	-
	-	-	-
	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	11,777	-	-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-		-
	-		-
*Sub total*	-		-
**Total receipts **
	11,777		-

A3 Payments

A3 Payments
Insurance	456		-
Utilities	796	-	-
Sundries	849	-	-
Staff Training and Meetings	294	-	-
Homeless Outreach	250	-	-
Stationery	75	-	-
Repairs & Renewals	2,068	-	-
Resources	380	-	-
Stipend/ Wages	1,981	-	-
**Sub total **	7,149	-	-

A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table)
	-		-

	-	-	-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*	-	-	-
	4,628	-	-
	-	-	-
	10,105	-	-
	14,733	-	-

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Cash in Hand *Total cash funds* Details	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Cash in Hand *Total cash funds* Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £
			14,733
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			14,733
			OK
			Unrestricted funds to nearest £
			-
			-
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs





	Details		Fund to which asset belongs

Details

Fund to which liability relates

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature Print N

172226

ounts

CC16a

31st March 2023

Total funds

Last year

to the nearest £

11,777		11,048
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-		-
-		-
-		-
11,777		11,048

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	11,777		11,048

456		322
796		382
849		186
294		171
250		30
75		7
2,068		1,385
380		209
1,981		170
7,149		2,862

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-		-

		2,862

4,628		8,186
-		-
10,105		-
14,733		8,186

period	period
Restricted funds to nearest £		Endowment funds to nearest £
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		OK
		Endowment funds to nearest £
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-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-

Cost (optional)	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
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-		-
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Cost (optional)	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
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-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-

Amount due (optional) - - - - - Name	Amount due (optional)	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
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			Date of approval
			01/05/2024
			01/05/2024