2022-03-31-accounts - Leeds Baby Bank

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Leeds Baby Bank

Charity number 1179029

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2022

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Leeds Baby Bank

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

Contents	Page
Trustees' report	2 to 3
Examiner's report	4
Receipts and payments account	5
Statement of assets and liabilities	6
Notes to the accounts	7 to 9

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Leeds Baby Bank

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2022

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:	The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:	The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:
Name	Position	Dates
Chantal Nogbou	Chair
Faye Freeman	Treasurer
Louise Hannon	Secretary	Resigned January 2022
Philippa Cartwright	Secretary	Appointed 4 October 2021
Stefan Dawson		Appointed 4 October 2021
Rachel Robinson		Appointed 4 April 2022
Emma Gledhill		Appointed 4 April 2022
Charity number	1179029	Registered in England and W
Registered and principal address
Unit 4, Upper Balcony
4 St.Johns Centre
Leeds
LS2 8LQ
Bankers
Lloyds Bank
65-68 Briggate
Leeds
LS1 6LH
Independent examiner
Stephen Procter
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House
34 Lupton Street
Leeds
LS10 2QW

Registered in England and Wales

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 3 July 2018 and governed by a constitution.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.

Leeds Baby Bank

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2022

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

To relieve poverty among families with young children, principally aged 0 to 4, and pregnant women, in conditions of need, hardship or distress within the Leeds area, for the public benefit, by:

a) providing essential equipment and other items for children aged 0 to 4 and pregnant women.
b) providing support through groups, drop-ins, events and projects benefitting the wider family.
c) providing information on local agencies, charities or groups who may offer further support.

The charity's main activities

The Leeds Baby Bank provides pre-loved maternity, baby and toddler essentials to families in need across Leeds.

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 prevention or relief of poverty.

Achievements and performance

Every month the number of families helped has increased, as of March 2022 we are helping 140 families a month with larger referrals.

Through our weekly outreach drop ins in different areas of Leeds we support on average another 40 families every single week. Our outreach locations are in the areas where the need for our service is the highest.

Through our Baby Bank scheme we are able to refer to other charities and organisations to provide additional support to our service users.

Financial review

The net receipts for the year were £8,917, including net receipts of £4,619 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £4,298 on restricted funds after transfers.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves at the year end were £43,573.

The trustees currently aim to keep reserves to the equivalent of six months running costs. However the policy is to be considered during the current year with the aim of adopting a formal policy.

Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 03/09/2022

Chantal Nogbou (Trustee)

Leeds Baby Bank

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Leeds Baby Bank

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 9.

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.

Stephen Procter

05/09/2022

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Leeds Baby Bank

Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2022

Notes 2022 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 66,548 Bank interest 4 Other income 47 Total receipts 66,599 Payments Wages, NI and pensions 20,701 Payroll charges 540 Recruitment 444 Consultancy and professional fees 7,615 Advertising 724 Travel and transport 70 Van purchase and running costs 1,926 Utilities 3,392 Volunteer expenses 130 Resources for referrals 12,679 Resources for unit 2,857 Printing, postage and stationery 293 Phone 1,218 Computers, IT and software 1,624 Training 442 Database 2,235 Fundraising costs 247 Insurance 3,479 Gifts and donations 505 Independent examination 579 QuickBooks subscription 168 Other expenses 112 Total payments 61,980 Net income 4,619 Fund balances brought forward 38,954 Fund balances carried forward (3) 43,573	2022 Restricted funds £ 75,670 - - 75,670 28,535 - - - - 232 4,308 148 - 33,367 2,810 - - - 195 1,607 - - 156 - - 14 71,372 4,298 25,125 29,423	2022 Total funds £ 142,218 4 47 142,269 49,236 540 444 7,615 724 302 6,234 3,540 130 46,046 5,667 293 1,218 1,624 637 3,842 247 3,479 661 579 168 126 133,352 8,917 64,079 72,996	2021 Total funds £ 140,363 8 1,277 141,648 23,398 621 804 1,980 238 - 11,799 769 109 40,076 1,386 134 1,691 396 421 3,560 - 3,458 63 432 210 184 91,729 49,919 14,160 64,079

Leeds Baby Bank

Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 March 2022 2022 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 43,573 Total cash funds 43,573	2022 Restricted £ 29,423 29,423	2022 Total £ 72,996 72,996	2021 Total £ 64,079 64,079

Assets retained for the charity's own use Van Liabilities Independent examination	£ 480 480

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 03/09/2022 Chantal Nogbou (Trustee)

Leeds Baby Bank

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2022

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.

Leeds Baby Bank

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2022

2 Grants and donations Arnold Clark AVIVA Broadacres Charles and Elsie Sykes Direct Line Freemasons Grants United UK Hookers and Clickers John Lewis LCF Jimbo's Fund LCF Local Care Direct Leeds City Council Leeds City Council (Kickstart) Pears Foundation Radio Aire (Cash for Kids) Science Group Ltd Sovereign Health Care The Core Leeds Two Ridings Community Foundation Yorkshire Ladies Council of Education Brelms Trust CAF Emergency Fund Co-op LCF Resilience Fund Leeds Building Society Leeds City Council (Winter Fund) Linden Trust Liz and Terry Bramhall Lottery Community Fund (Covid) People's Postcode Trust Sir George Martin Sylvia Adams Wesleyan Foundation Yorkshire Building Society Other grants Other donations	2022 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - 1,050 - - - - - - - - 8,000 - 2,000 - - - 950 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,750 47,798 66,548	2022 Restricted funds £ 1,000 10,000 250 5,000 - 4,808 1,500 550 200 20,000 4,270 10,000 6,554 - 2,298 - 5,040 200 4,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75,670	2022 Total funds £ 1,000 10,000 250 5,000 1,050 4,808 1,500 550 200 20,000 4,270 10,000 6,554 8,000 2,298 2,000 5,040 200 4,000 950 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,750 47,798 142,218	2021 Total funds £ - - - 6,000 5,000 2,000 - - - - - 2,175 - - - - - - - - 5,000 2,400 2,764 6,000 1,000 16,800 1,500 10,000 9,141 20,000 500 1,000 2,000 2,000 27,306 17,777 140,363

Leeds Baby Bank

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2022

3 Restricted funds Arnold Clark AVIVA Brelms Trust Broadacres Charles and Elsie Sykes Freemasons Grants United UK Hookers and Clickers John Lewis LCF Jimbo's Fund LCF Local Care Direct Leeds City Council Leeds City Council (Kickstart) Linden Trust People's Postcode Trust Radio Aire (Cash for Kids) Sovereign Health Care The Core Leeds Two Ridings Community Found.	Balance b/f £ - - 4,178 - - - - - - - - - - 947 20,000 - - - - 25,125	Receipts £ 1,000 10,000 - 250 5,000 4,808 1,500 550 200 20,000 4,270 10,000 6,554 - - 2,298 5,040 200 4,000 75,670	Payments £ 1,000 1,271 4,178 250 5,000 4,808 1,500 550 200 877 4,270 10,000 6,554 - 19,376 2,298 5,040 200 4,000 71,372	Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Balance c/f £ - 8,729 - - - - - - - 19,123 - - - 947 624 - - - - 29,423

Fund name

Purpose of restriction

Arnold Clark To buy items for families in crisis. AVIVA To buy baby essentials for Baby Bank on the Road. Brelms Trust Towards the costs of the van. Broadacres To purchase new mattresses. Charles and Elsie Sykes To purchase new mattresses. Freemasons To buy items for families in crisis. Grants United UK To buy items for families in crisis. Hookers and Clickers To buy new safety gates and changing mats. John Lewis To buy items for families in crisis. LCF Jimbo's Fund Wages for Unit supervisor and driver post. LCF Local Care Direct To purchase new mattresses, cots and cotbeds. Leeds City Council To buy baby essentials for Baby Bank on the Road. Leeds City Council (Kickstart) Contribution to employment costs. Linden Trust Towards running costs. People's Postcode Trust Wages for Unit supervisor and driver post.. Radio Aire (Cash for Kids) To purchase new mattresses. Sovereign Health Care To purchase new mattresses, cots and cotbeds. The Core Leeds To buy Easter eggs . Two Ridings Community Found. To pay for the database, implementation and ongoing fees.

4 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.