2024-04-30-accounts - P.a.t.h Torbay

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] May 2023 Period start date To 30[th] April 2024 Period end date

Charity name: PATH Torbay

Charity registration number: 1173039

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The relief of poverty in Torbay, among people who are homeless, or may soon be homeless, or who are inadequately housed, by providing support and advice regarding accommodation and essential items such as food, facilities and essentials for hygiene and other basic needs, and services to individuals or charities and other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	PATH continues to work with Torbay Food Alliance and the Torbay Helpline to provide emergency food parcels to those in crisis within the bay. The premises in Union Street is open 5 days a week for takeaway packed lunches, clothing, hygiene products & personal equipment eg sleeping bags, tents etc. Service users can also find someone to talk to, kind and gentle advice and advocacy and signposting to statutory services.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	As seven new trustees had just been appointed in the month prior to this accounting period there was a period of handover of duties and a steep learning curve for some. However, with renewed enthusiasm, all trustees have taken their new roles very seriously and complied with their duty to have due regard to the Commission’s public benefit guide.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
	Para 1.38
Policy on grant making

Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	PATH is managed and operated solely by volunteers, without whom nothing would have been achieved.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Operating 5 days a week, including over bank holidays, PATH secured Fair Share funding for the food bank through membership of Torbay Food Alliance; raised additional funding through individual and corporate donations and grants; collected end of day & public donations from a number of supermarkets and food outlets. As a drop in service, PATH provides invaluable support to people of a wide variety of backgrounds who are facing homelessness and/or food poverty. Several of the service users also volunteer at the centre providing them with support, a safe space and a sense of value within the community. PATH operates solely on volunteers with no paid staff.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The financial position at the end of the period was good with £49,299 held in the bank. There was greater expenditure than usual during this financial period due to essential work being carried out within the centre to keep it compliant with food and hygiene regulations. Successful grant applications as well as contributions from National Lottery funds have helped a great deal with the additional expenditure.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The Charity should hold in reserve, sufficient funds to support its commitments (rent, utilities etc) for at least six months which equates to around £20,000.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£49,299
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Trust
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Election

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	PATH Torbay
Other name the charity uses	PATH
Registered charity number	1173039
Charity’s principal address	172 Union Street Torquay TQ2 5QP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Kath Friedrich	Chair
PollyJurksaitis	Treasurer / Secretary
Ann Jenkins	Treasurer
Jo Castle	Safeguarding
Andrew Price	Safeguarding
Christine Hannuth- Savill
GaryBusbey
Mark Money
Jo Money
Ann Kempson		01.05.23 – 09.01.24
Rebecca Gingell		19.06.23 -present
KirstyCainey		19.06.23 – 17.10.23

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signed on behalf of the harity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Kath Friedrich	Polly Jurksaitis
	Katherine Friedrich	Polly Jurksaitis (Treasurer)
	Chair
	12.02.2025

1173039

CHARITY COMMISSION PATH Torbay

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

	For the period from	For the period from	Period start date 01-May-23	To	Period end date 30-Apr-24
Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Grants		68,042	-	-	68,042	26,004
Torbay Lottery		1,005	-	-	1,005	1,301
Donations from Individuals & Companie		21,465	-	-	21,465	10,463
			-	-	-
		-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)	90,512	-	-	90,512	37,768
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
		-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*		-	-	-	-	-
*Total receipts*	90,512		-	-	90,512	37,768
A3 Payments
Food & drink		23,356	-	-	23,356	19,290
Clothing & Personal equipment		25	-	-	25	109
Temporary Accomodation		335	-	-	335	5,590
Transport & fuel		2,257	-	-	2,257	2,425
PATH equipment & consumables		6,009	-	-	6,009	4,006
Waste Management		3,712	-	-	3,712	4,223
Premises costs inc Storage		31,353	-	-	31,353	29,928
Admin & training		307	-	-	307	646
		-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*		67,354	-	-	67,354	66,217
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
		-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-
*Sub total*		-	-	-	-	-
*Total payments*	67,354		-	-	67,354	66,217
*Net of receipts/(payments)*	23,158	23,158	-	-	23,158	-28,449
A5 Transfers between funds		-	-	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	26,452	26,452	-	-	26,451	54,900
*Cash funds this year end*	49,610	49,610	-	-	49,610	26,451
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period		Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
Categories	Details			funds	funds	funds
				to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	RBS balance			49,299	-	-

Cash in Hand

	Ch i Hd
	as n an	311	-	-
		-	-	-
	*Total cash funds*	49,610	-	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK	OK	OK
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
		funds	funds	funds
	Details	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the			-	-
charity’s own use			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
		Fund to which	Amount due	When due
	Details	liability relates	(optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print	Name	Date of approval
	Kath Friedrich	Kath Friedrich		27-Feb-25
	Polly Jurksaitis	Polly Jurksaitis
				27-Feb-25

Internal

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of P.A.T.H Torbay On accounts for the year 30/04/2024 Charity no 1173039 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/04/2024 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 26/02/2025

Signed: Name: Steven Paul Scott ~~Cs~~ Relevant professional ACA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 13 Cromwell Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 9DG

October 2018

IER

Internal

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER