MANOR FARM
BOYS’ CLUB
Annual Report
March 2021
Manor Farm Boys’ Club, Wellington Hill, Horfield, Bristol BS7 8ST
Registered Charity No. 1176423
Affiliated to Young Bristol
Club President: Jay Tidmarsh
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Chairman: Keith Bonham
Secretary: Charlotte Rapoport
Treasurer: Julie Rawlinson-Smith
Vice Chair and Gift Aid Secretary: Pete Cornwell
Club Leader: Rory Mortimore
Manor Farm Boys’ Club is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with the Charity Commission under the registration number 1176423. The Management Committee are the Trustees of the charity. Trustees are appointed to the Committee. In planning our activities, the Trustees keep in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
A significant number of the young people we work with may be disaffected and socially excluded. We seek to develop the social skills, self esteem and confidence of young people through a range of extra curricular activities and youth led projects. We undertake mainly centre-based work using sport and recreational activities as the medium which addresses key issues within a variety of diverse and challenging settings. Many of the young people we work with are at risk of becoming involved in anti social behaviour. Manor Farm Boys' Club is there to help them make informed choices and mature decisions and to understand how their actions impact upon the community.
Our activities have been severely curtailed in 2020/21 due to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting restrictions. The club closed in March 2020 in line with Government guidance and legislation. It re-opened in September 2020 but then had to close again for the second lockdown and did not fully reopen again until April 2021.
The club leader remained in post throughout the periods of closure to take care of the club property and keep in touch with members.
Careful risk assessments were carried out for reopening with enhanced cleaning and social distancing and members using online systems to book and pay for sessions
Where possible during the year we have continued to offer opportunities to children and young people to become involved and develop themselves with new experiences with a programme of regular sports, games, challenges and creative activities..
Our activities programme has been complimented by both formal and informally organised sessions, discussions and debates on issues relevant to young people including violence and bullying, health and safety, Deaf awareness, disabilities and additional needs, race and culture.
All this in addition to the regular ongoing focus on respect, attitudes and behaviour, team work and participation which all build towards the development of young peoples’ characters.
Senior members continue to take an active role in the running of the Club, ably supporting the staff team in the programme delivery. We have several ex-members playing an important and vital role within the life of Manor Farm. Their participation further encourages confidence building and self esteem. We also aim to give some very enthusiastic younger members a taster of life helping out on the staff team with the youngest members of the Club.
Because of the pandemic, activity has also been reduced at our residential centre cottage, ‘Taly-Sarn’ located on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, in the Clydach Gorge near Abergavenny. Income from lettings to external groups and organisations contributes towards the annual running costs of the cottage.
Despite the closures, the finances of the Club continue to be well managed and in good order. We used the job retention scheme (“furlough”) for some of the paid club staff during the periods of closure. We have also benefitted from grants secured for us by Young Bristol which have enabled the club to continue to pay outgoings while income has been reduced. We are also grateful to individual donors who have continued to support the work of the club while our usual fundraising activities have not been able to take place.. As always, the Victorian premises demand regular repairs, updates and improvements although this year we have benefitted more than previously in that the building has not needed quite so much remedial attention, largely due to a timely and diligent approach in recent years towards addressing problem areas before they become more major and pressing jobs.
We have been able to let the Club’s facilities at times when not in use by the Boys’ Club to gain valuable additional income. The building and equipment have been hired by a number of other young people organisations during the year including a holiday club for key worker chldren, Manor Farm Functional Fitness, Bristol Deaf Youth Club, Little Feet football coaching, Little Hands mums and toddlers’ group.
Having now fully reopened in line with Government guidance, Manor Farm Boys’ Club continues to provide an excellent well-balanced service through the skills and experience of an enthusiastic and dedicated staff team. The senior workers of the Club are ably supported by a loyal group of volunteer staff. The members of our Management Committee oversee the work of the Club and registered Charity. It is important to recognise that all these volunteers and part-time personnel are prepared to give their evenings, weekends and on occasions their holidays, to provide young people with opportunities, experiences, guidance and knowledge to assist their growth towards maturity.
| Manor Farm Boys Club CIO Charity Name |
Manor Farm Boys Club CIO Charity Name |
Manor Farm Boys Club CIO Charity Name |
Manor Farm Boys Club CIO Charity Name |
No (if any) | No (if any) | No (if any) | CC16a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the period from |
01-Mar-20 Period start date |
To | 31-Mar-21 Period end date |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 24,822 813 663 165 5,488 1,328 65 - 33,344 - - - 33,344 5,766 - 2,484 1,597 2,232 1,990 569 66 246 218 96 15,264 3,000 - 3,000 18,264 15,080 - 8,305 23,385 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Grants and donations | 24,822 | - | - | 24,822 | - | |||
| Fundraising | 813 | - | - | 813 | - | |||
| Bank interest and investment | 663 | - | - | 663 | - | |||
| Members subscriptions | 165 | - | - | 165 | - | |||
| Hire of hall and cottage | 5,488 | - | - | 5,488 | - | |||
| Activities and minibus | 1,328 | - | - | 1,328 | - | |||
| Tuck shop | 65 | - | - | 65 | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
33,344 |
- | - | 33,344 | - | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | ||||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Sub total | - | - | ||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | ||||||||
Wages and staff expenses |
5,766 | - | ||||||
| Cost of fundraisingevents | - | - | ||||||
| Activities and minibus costs | 2,484 | - | ||||||
| Repairs and maintenance | 1,597 | - | ||||||
| Utilitycosts | 2,232 | - | ||||||
| Insurance | 1,990 | - | ||||||
| Telephone | 569 | - | ||||||
| Printing postage & stationery | 66 | - | ||||||
| Cottage maintenance | 246 | |||||||
| Sundries | 218 | |||||||
| Tuck shopsupplies | 96 | |||||||
| **Sub total ** | 15,264 | - | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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M&G Charifund |
3,000 | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| **Sub total ** | 3,000 | - | ||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | ||||||||
| 15,080 | - | 15,080 | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | |||||
| 8,305 | - | 8,305 | - | |||||
| 23,385 | - | 23,385 | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
15/11/2021
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Nat west account Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details M&G Charifunds |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23,385 | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| 23,385 | - | - | ||||
| OK | ||||||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| 21,295 | ||||||
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| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Julie Rawlinson-Smith | 15/11/2021 | |||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
15/11/2021
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Manor Farm Boys, Club CIO On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Charity no (if any) 1176423 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110312021 Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of basis of reportthe 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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 Independent examiner's statement 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. Signed: Date: 29 November 2021 Name: David Scarborough Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Associate of The Chartered Institute of Bankers Address: 40 Causeway View Nailsea Bristol BS48 2XG 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 IER October 2018