## 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**
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## 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.
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## 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)
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## 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
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## 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|
|---|---|---|---|
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## 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)
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## 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.
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## 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|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## 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.
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