Cross Green - Growing Together Charity number 1178267 Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year endod 31 March 2022 COMMUNITY ACCOU14TING West York5hrq CommuDiiyALLDunlin9 5qvvi<o
Cross Green - Growlng Together Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 Gontents Page Trusteès, port 2to3 Examine¢s report Receipts and payments account Slat8m8nt of assets and liabilities Notes to the aOunts 7t0 8 Prepared by Wost Yorkshlre Communlty Accountsncy Servlce CIO
Cross Green - Growing Together Trust••s' rnport for th• y•ar •nded 31 March 2022 Referenc8 and admlnlstratlve detalls of tho charlty, Its Irustses and advSsors The trustees during the finartial year and up to and including the dale Ihe report was approved were: Name Posltlon Datos Jean Copley Chair Waller Lewis Treasurer Mary Brennan Trustee Gillian Lofthouse Secretary David Wormald Trustee Fr. Darren Percival Trustee Resigned 7th December 2021 Charlty number 1178267 Registered in England and Wales Reglster•d and prfnclpal addre88 9 Cross Green Crescent Leeds LS9 ODD Bankevs Cooperaliv& Bank PO Box 250 Skelmerdale WN8 6WT Independonl examin•r Sarah Coates MAAT West Yorkshlre Communlty Accountancy Serylce CIO Slringar House 34 Lupton Sireel Leeds LS10 2QW StnKtur•* gov•fnanc• and management The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation {CIOI fomied on 8 May 2018 and Is govern6d by a conslilulion. Method of recrultment and appolnlment of tru81e•s The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
Cross Gro•n - Growlng Together Tru5tees' report (c•ntlnu•d) for th• year onded 31 March 2022 Oblectlves and actlvltlos The charlty's oble¢t$ and a¢tlvitl•s To further or benefit the residents of Cross Green and neighbouring wards in the melropolilan district of Leeds, byithout 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 lo advance education and to Pfovide facilities in the interests of social Welfa for recrealion and leisure tlme occupation with the objecllve of improving the conditions of life for the residents. In furtherance of these objects bul not otherwise, the Irustees shall have power.. To establish or secure the estsblishment of a community centre and lo maintain or manag8 or coperate with any stalulory authority in the maintenance and MageMerIt of such a centre for activities promoted by the charfty in furtherance of the above objects. Publlc benellt ststsment In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefil and in particular both 'Advancement of Education. and 'Othgr Purposes Ben¢fi¢ial To So¢ieW. spe¢ifi¢ally improvement and engagement with the local environment. Achlevemenls and perfomian¢e Delivered a Healthy Hdidays programme - a major programme of SUF)POrt to children durfng sch4 holldays. The project provided a safe place for informal learning and play. and was delivered in collaboration with Hyde Park Source with funding from Leed$ Community Fund. Awarded funds from Leeds Community fund provided to purchase major capital items lo support ongoing Healthy Holidays programmes. This included gazebo for inclement weather along wlth equipment to support l)oth informal training and play. Completed the refurt)ishment of garden facilities with fundir4J from t National Lott8ry. Work was carried out by Hyde Park Source. The Lottery funding was supplemented with the allocation of over £3,000 from unr8slricted funds. Output of produce from the garden remained a highly valuable resource to the community thanks to the dedicated efforts of volunteer head gardener, lan Lowther. Awarded, but not paid untill next financial year, £50,000 from the Queens Platinum Jubilee Fund to support a year development programme of both garden facilities and the employment of a part-lime project officer through whlth Cross Green Growing Together services can be prrjnoled and extended IhTough the community. Bade farewell to tfustee. David Wormald, who resigned lor personal aSonS. Flnanclal revlew The net paym&nts for the y8ar were £7.401, inclLKling nel payments of £4.898 on unrestrlcted furKls and nel paymènts of £2,503 on restricted funds. Reserves policy The charivs free reserves, exduding fixed a$$el$, at the year end were £4.051 The trustees have agreed that financial re5ems wil be reviewed annually al the AGM during the fomiative years of the charity. Signed on behalfofihe board of Iruslees on.............................. Signed.. ITru$leel Iiliol t Name..
Cross Green - Growing Together
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Cross Green - Growing Together
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
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: Sarah Coates MAAT
18/10/2022
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Cross Green - Growlng Together Recelpts and payments account for th• year ended 31 March 2022 Not 2022 Unreslricled funds 2022 Reslncled fuTrYs 2022 Total fvnds 2021 Total funds Rec8lpts Grants and donations Totsl ro¢olpt$ 12) 22,150 22,150 22,150 22.150 30,000 30.000 Payments Garden landscaping and redevelopment Garden repairs and maintenance Focrfl purchased Hub repairs and mainlenan¢e Refreshments for volunteers Insurance Administration and miTh)r equipment Equipment Ulililies Events and activities Total ppyments Net movement In funds 3.670 875 5,418 9,088 875 4,582 1,791 9.647 536 141 144 269 453 144 67 2,052 67 2,052 52 17.131 24,653 12,5031 142 17,131 29,551 {7.401) 4,898 {4,8981 17,563 12,437 Fund balan¢•s brought forward Fund balances carrled forward 8.949 4,051 15.818 13,315 24.767 17,366 12,330 24,767 131
Cross Green - Growlng Together Statement of assets and Ilabllltles as at 31 March 2022 2022 Unrestrided 2022 Reslri¢ted 2022 Totsl 2021 Total Cash funds Cash al bank Cash in hand Total Gash funds 4,046 13,315 17,361 24,762 4.051 13,315 17.366 24.767 Assets rotalned for the charlty's own use al Cost Zanussl electrfc cookèr x2 Under counter fridge Gala Gazebo Tent 1,198 694 1,177 1,892 Llabllltles Independent examinats'on 350 350 Th8 financial statements approved by the board of trusleos on . Signed.. (Trustee) Name.. DW<o C
Cross Green - Growlng Together Notes to the account5 for the y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2022 1 Accountlng pollcles Basls ol accountlng The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the charle$ Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis. There has been no change lo the accounling policies since last year. No changes have been made lo the accounts for previous years. Taxatlon As a charty the organisation benefits from rates feliel and is generally exempl from income lax and capital gains tax bul not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which il relates. Fund accountlng UnreslriGled funds ar8 available for use al Ihe di$¢rellon of the Irustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Reslri¢led funds are subjected lo restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes lo the accounts.
Cross Green - Growlng Together Notes to the accounts contlnued f•r th• year onded 31 Mar¢h 2022 2 Grant$ and donatlon8 2022 Unreslricled funds 2022 Restricted funds 2022 Total funds 2021 Total funds Leeds Communlty Fund Hey Neighbours National Lottery Community Fund Slrfmmer 21,150 1,000 21,150 19,500 10.000 500 30,000 22,150 22,150 3 R•strlct•d funds Balance blf Receipts Payments Balance clf Leeds mMunity Foundation ILCFI LCF Healthy Holidays 1 LCF HlthY Holidays 2 LCF H<hy Holidays 3 Nationa Lottery Community FuThJ Hey NghbourS 400 10.IJOO 52 17.131 348 2,869 7.000 2,098 10,000 7.000 4,150 2.052 5.418 5,418 1.000 22,150 1,000 13,315 15,818 24.653 Fund name Purpose of rnstrlctlon Leeds Community Foundation {LCFI Towards the costs of a new kitchen. LCF Healthy Holidays 1 Towards the costs of supporting children during the scfrKK)I holidays. LCF Heallhy Holidays 2 Towards the costs of additional healthy holiday5 delivery. LCF Heallhy Holidays 3 Towards the costs of capital equipment for the group. National Lott8ry Community FurKI Towards the costs of the r8d8velopm8nl of th8 garden. Hey Neighbours Towards the costs of the community garden, includiw travel and refreshments for volunteers. 4 Related party transactlons TN$tee expenses No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year. Trust•• rèmuneratlon and beneflts No trustee weived any remuneration or b&nefil duflng this or the previous year.