## St Christopher's Family Centre
Charity number 1175935
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2020
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## St Christopher's Family Centre
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 10|
**Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
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## St Christopher's Family Centre
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **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**
Rev. Gary Hodgson (Ex-officio) Chair Lesley Burton (Appointed) Treasurer Louise Connacher (Nominated) Secretary Angelo Meneghello (Appointed) Andrew Sykes (Nominated)
## **Charity number**
The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1175935, on 27 November 2017.
## **Principal address**
## **Bankers**
St. Christopher's Church HSBC Bank plc Holme Wood Road 64 Tong Street Bradford Dudley Hill BD4 9EJ Bradford BD4 6HB
## **Independent examiner**
Rhys North ACA
## **West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 27 November 2017.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The Vicar of Tong and Laisterdyke shall automatically be a trustee ("ex-officio"). Tong and Laisterdyke Parochial Church Council may appointed up to three trustees (nominated). Other trustees are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
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## St Christopher's Family Centre
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
The objects of the CIO are:
- a) to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Holme Wood and Bradford without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants in accordance with the teaching of the Christian Church.
- b) to establish or secure the establishment of a family centre and to maintain and manage the same in furtherance of these objects.
## **The charity's main activities**
The Family Centre achieves these objectives by providing a range of activities and interventions to support young families, school age children, young people, and their parents and carers. We provide a safe place to gather, have fun and learn new skills at our Centre based at the St Christopher Church buildings in the middle of Holme Wood, as well as detached work across the estate and home and school visits.
The Family Centre works in partnership with other local organisations, including the Salvation Army and St Christopher’s Church.
## **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 providing education for all interested parents in parenting young families and teenagers, healthy eating and exercise, creating safe spaces for parents, children and young people to learn, share experiences, develop new skills and grow in confidence.
## **Achievements and performance**
## **We support young families through:**
- l Weekly age-related preschool groups
- l Parenting classes
- l Home visits and support
## **We support young people through:**
- l Detached work to nurture relationship and create opportunities for early intervention
- l Weekly after school drop in sessions
- l Saturday morning sessions for fun, learning and skill development
- l Young leader training to nurture skills and confidence for volunteering, being role models and improving employability
- l School visits
## **People reached in 2020**
During 2020 the Family Centre directly supported 189 people in total:
- l 76 women
- l 3 men
- l 95 young people (5 yrs plus)
- l 15 children (under 5’s)
Our work schools had to be put on hold during 2020 as schools stopped welcoming many outside agencies.
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## St Christopher's Family Centre
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **Achievements and performance continued**
## **Impact assessment**
In 2020 we had a total of 189 people using our services. When carrying out a survey, 98% of service users felt less isolated, 98% felt more part of a community, 97% felt more confident, 100% felt happier and 100% felt welcomed since coming to St. Christopher’s Family Centre. The survey was carried out before the
## **Looking ahead**
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Family Centre had to adjust it services and the way we delivered sessions. Thankfully we are well placed to resume our activities and develop new ones as the roadmap out of the pandemic and government guidelines allow.
## **Initial response to Covid-19**
Covid-19 has had a significant impact on communities and organisations across the globe. In line with everyone else, St. Christopher’s Family Centre has had to stop all of it’s existing activities and discover new ways to support it’s beneficiaries. One member of staff who is unable to continue with their support, has been placed on furlough and the remaining staff are providing regular support by phone, Zoom and Facebook live streaming. In addition, we are delivering resource packs and providing food parcels and support where needed.
So far, the charity has not been significantly affected financially by the Covid-19 crisis because our grant payments are on course to continue throughout the year. We have received email confirmation from funders informing us they will be happy to fund our adapted services during this crisis and the contract renewal with Bradford Council has gone ahead despite the crisis.
In light of this, in reviewing the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date that the accounts are approved, the trustees have concluded that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year were £53,724, including net receipts of £38,421 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £15,303 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £46,679.
The Trustees have reviewed the charity’s need for reserves in line with guidance issued by the Charity Commission and have set a target of 3 to 6 months reserves for contingency and risk. This equates to between £22,074 and £44,148, based on budgeted 2021/2022 expenditure. The Trustees are aware that the reserves at 31 December 2020 exceed the upper target. This is mainly due to the impact of the covid pandemic which has impacted on expenditure plans. The Trustees will be monitoring this position during the 2020/2021 financial year.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ………………..…………. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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## St Christopher's Family Centre
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of St Christopher's Family Centre Charitable Incorporated Organisation ('the CIO')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 6 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.
Signed: …………………………………… Name: Rhys North ACA
Date: …………………….
## **West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## St Christopher's Family Centre
## Receipts and payments account
## for the year ended 31 December 2020
|Notes
2020
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
49,998
Contributions from service users
472
Contracts
-
Other income
1,332
**Total receipts**
51,802
**Payments**
Salaries and NIC
(3)
372
Staff and volunteer training and expenses
926
Sessional delivery and support
-
Activity resources
188
Food, drink and refreshments
180
School holiday activities and resources
-
Equipment
-
Play area refurbishment
-
Insurance
485
Rent, utilities and phone
5,145
Office costs, stationery and printing
44
Network and IT
1,160
Finance and administration
1,170
Funding and development
3,086
Bad debts
-
Independent examination
600
Other costs
25
**Total payments**
13,381
38,421
**Fund balances brought forward**
8,258
**Fund balances carried forward**
(4)
46,679
**Net receipts**|2020
Restricted
funds
£
81,111
-
-
-
81,111
46,446
1,055
2,380
1,909
545
1,079
-
-
-
2,195
1,061
747
-
8,391
-
-
-
65,808
15,303
33,866
49,169|2020
Total
funds
£
131,109
472
-
1,332
132,913
46,818
1,981
2,380
2,097
725
1,079
-
-
485
7,340
1,105
1,907
1,170
11,477
-
600
25
79,189
53,724
42,124
95,848|2019
Total
funds
£
94,665
4,478
11,250
2,279
112,672
40,898
1,025
4,491
2,102
1,143
6,059
186
6,476
502
6,644
447
1,266
1,206
12,113
2,000
468
40
87,066
25,606
16,518
42,124|
|---|---|---|---|
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## St Christopher's Family Centre
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 December 2020
2020
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
46,370
Cash in hand
309
**Total cash funds**
46,679
**Assets retained for the charity's own use, shown at cost:**
Computer equipment
Office equipment and furniture
Play equipment
**Liabilities**
Independent examination
Eldwick Church|2020
Restricted
£
49,169
-
49,169|2020
Total
£
95,539
309
95,848
£
5,298
3,601
8,230
17,129
£
600
5,475
6,075|2019
Total
£
42,081
43
42,124|
|---|---|---|---|
## **Approval of the accounts**
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ……………...………….…. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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## St Christopher's Family Centre
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2020
## **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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## St Christopher's Family Centre
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2020
|**2 Grants and donations**
Awards for All
BBC Children in Need
Bradford City Challenge
Bradford Diocesan Council for Social Aid
Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BMDC)
Charles and Elsie Sykes
Garfield Weston
Henry Smith
Leeds Community Foundation
Liz and Terry Bramall
Scurrah Wainwright
Spooner Trust
The Lighthouse Group
Transforming Lives for Good
Trusthouse Charitable Trust
Tudor Trust
West Yorkshire Police Commissioners Fund
Donations
**3 Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions|2020
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
4,125
3,000
-
2,000
10,000
-
-
-
-
1,500
-
-
-
22,000
-
7,373
49,998|2020
Restricted
funds
£
-
18,511
-
-
15,000
-
-
27,600
-
-
5,000
-
-
5,000
10,000
-
-
-
81,111|2020
Total
funds
£
-
18,511
4,125
3,000
15,000
2,000
10,000
27,600
-
-
5,000
1,500
-
5,000
10,000
22,000
-
7,373
131,109
2020
£
45,768
2,115
(2,115)
1,050
46,818|2019
Total
funds
£
9874
18,511
4,250
-
5,138
-
-
13,800
10,194
1,000
-
-
5,000
-
-
20,000
4,740
2,158
94,665
2019
£
40,049
1,666
(1,666)
849
40,898|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The average number employees during the year was 4.4, being an average of 2.3 full time equivalent (2019: 4, 2.1). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
|**Defined contribution pension scheme**|2020|2019|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year|1,050|849|
|Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end|-|-|
|Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end|-|-|
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## St Christopher's Family Centre
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2020
|**4 Restricted funds**
BBC Children in Need
Awards for All - Youth Work
Henry Smith
Pears Youth Fund
Provident Social Impact
WY Police Commissioners Fund
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Heathy Holidays
Scurrah Wainwright
BMDC Early Years|Balance b/f
£
6,260
9,874
9,589
5,194
851
2,098
-
-
-
-
33,866|Incoming
£
18,511
-
27,600
-
-
-
10,000
5,000
5,000
15,000
81,111|Outgoing
£
9,095
8,416
18,307
5,194
851
2,098
1,847
5,000
-
15,000
65,808|Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Balance c/f
£
15,676
1,458
18,882
-
-
-
8,153
-
5,000
-
49,169|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
**Fund name Purpose of restriction**
BBC Children in Need Youth work sessions Awards for All - Youth Work Youth work sessions Henry Smith Staffing and sessional development sessions Pears Youth Fund Youth leaders project Provident Social Impact Family support WY Police Commissioners Fund Chill zone project with young people Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Youth work sessions Heathy Holidays Staffing and sessional development sessions Scurrah Wainwright Young carers sessions BMDC Early Years Youth work sessions
## **5 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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