## Cross Green-Growing Together
Charity number 1178267
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2021
Cross Green-Growing Together
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2021
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Receipts and payments account|4|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|5|
|Notes to the accounts|6 to 7|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
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## Cross Green-Growing Together
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2021
## **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**
**Position Dates** Jean Copley Chair Walter Lewis Treasurer Mary Brennan Trustee Gillian Lofthouse Secretary David Wormald Trustee Fr. Darren Percival Trustee
## **Charity number**
The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1178267, on 8 May 2018.
**Principal address Bankers** 9 Cross Green Crescent Cooperative Bank Leeds PO Box 250 LS9 0DD Skelmerdale WN8 6WT
## **Accountants**
## **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 8 May 2018.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Cross Green-Growing Together
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2021
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects and activities**
To further or benefit the residents of Cross Green and neighbouring wards in the metropolitan district of Leeds, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents 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 objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power:
To establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.
## **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 both ‘Advancement of Education’ and ‘Other Purposes Beneficial To Society’, specifically improvement and engagement with the local environment.
## **Achievements and performance**
The Covid pandemic had a major impact on the third year of operation of Cross Green Growing Together, with the garden and hub unable to open to visitors for most of the year. As a result, ongoing garden-based activities were largely on hold.
Community support has been provided though, led by Mary Brennan, in the form of a weekly food hub which provided fresh fruit vegetables bread and milk to the community meals funded by Leeds Community Foundation to a total of £9,500. The support of the Foundation is greatly acknowledged at a time of community need. During the period of closure, the garden and facilities were maintained on a voluntary basis by Ian Lowther. His efforts are very gratefully acknowledged. The care and attention enabled the successful bid for Lottery Funds of £10,000 for a major upgrade of the garden to be implemented in 2021/22 in conjunction with Hyde Park Source. The year closed on a further high with further funds from Leeds Community Foundation arriving just in time for a Healthy Holidays programme to be delivered in the gardens to local school children across the Easter holidays of 2021.
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year were £12,437, including net payments of £1,855 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £14,292 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £8,949.
The trustees have agreed that financial reserves will be reviewed annually at the AGM during the formative years of the charity.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 09/12/2021
J Copley (Trustee)
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## Cross Green-Growing Together Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2021
|Notes
2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
-
Facilties use
-
**Total receipts**
-
**Payments**
Garden landscaping and redevelopment
-
Garden plants and shrubs
-
Garden repairs and maintenance
1,236
Food purchased
-
Hub repairs and maintenace
-
Refreshments for volunteers
141
Insurance
144
Administration and minor equipment
-
Garden equipment
-
Hub equipment
-
**Total payments**
1,521
(1,521)
Transfers between funds
(334)
**Net movement in funds after transfers**
(1,855)
**Fund balances brought forward**
10,804
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
8,949
**Net receipts / (payments)**|2021
Restricted
funds
£
30,000
-
30,000
4,582
-
555
9,647
536
-
-
269
453
-
16,042
13,958
334
14,292
1,526
15,818|2021
Total
funds
£
30,000
-
30,000
4,582
1,791
9,647
536
141
144
269
453
-
17,563
12,437
-
12,437
12,330
24,767|2020
Total
funds
£
1,260
630
1,890
3,750
106
-
-
-
178
144
204
622
2,100
7,104
(5,214)
-
(5,214)
17,544
12,330|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Cross Green-Growing Together
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 March 2021
2021
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
8,944
Cash in hand
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**Total cash funds**
8,949
**Assets retained for the charity's own use**
Zanussi electric cooker x2
Under counter fridge|2021
Restricted
£
15,818
-
15,818|2021
Total
£
24,762
5
24,767
£
1,198
694
1,198|2020
Total
£
12,330
-
12,330|
|---|---|---|---|
## **Approval of the accounts**
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 09/12/2021
J Copley (Trustee)
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## Cross Green-Growing Together Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2021
## **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.
|**2 Grants and donations**
Leeds City Council- HAP
Leeds City Council
Strimmer
LCF Healthy holidays
National Lottery
Donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Leeds Community Foundation (LCF)
Big Lottery Fund
Leeds City Council- HAP
Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council
LCF Healthy Holidays
National Lottery|Balance b/f
£
400
500
450
176
-
-
-
1,526|2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Incoming
£
-
-
-
-
500
19,500
10,000
30,000|2021
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
500
19,500
10,000
-
30,000
Outgoing
£
-
505
536
269
503
9,647
4,582
16,042|2021
Total
funds
£
-
-
500
19,500
10,000
-
30,000
Transfers
£
-
5
86
93
3
147
-
334|2020
Total
funds
£
1,050
200
-
-
-
10
1,260
Balance c/f
£
400
-
-
-
-
10,000
5,418
15,818|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All transfers are to cover additional spend on restricted funds from unrestricted funds.
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Notes to the accounts continued
## Cross Green-Growing Together
for the year ended 31 March 2021
## **Fund name**
## **Purpose of restriction**
Leeds Community Foundation (LCF) Towards the costs of a new kitchen. Big Lottery Fund Towards the costs of the Green Team project. Leeds City Council- HAP Towards the costs of shelving for the kitchen. Leeds City Council Towards the setting up costs of the group. Leeds City Council Towards the costs of upkeep at Fewston Bridge LCF Healthy Holidays Towards the costs of food and toiletries for the community. National Lottery Towards the costs of the redevelopment of the garden.
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **5 Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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