## Leeds Baby Bank
Charity number 1179029
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
## Leeds Baby Bank
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**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 10|
**Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Leeds Baby Bank
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **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**
Chantal Nogbou Co Chair, Co Treasurer Faye Freeman Co Chair, Co Treasurer Philippa Cartwright Emma Gledhill Rachel Robinson Stefan Dawson Laura Bennett Secretary Matthew Deering Naberay McGuffie
Appointed April 2022 Appointed April 2022 Resigned July 2022 Appointed October 2022 Appointed April 2023 Appointed October 2023
## **Charity number**
1179029
Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
## **Bankers**
Unit 4,5 and 6, Upper Balcony Lloyds Bank 4 St. Johns Centre 65-68 Briggate Leeds Leeds LS2 8LQ LS1 6LH
## **Independent examiner**
E J Beverley FCCA
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 3 July 2018 and is governed by a constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees are appointed by the trustees following an official recruitment process.
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## Leeds Baby Bank
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **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**
During 2022-23 we supported 1,032 families who were referred to us for essential items and equipment for their children.
We supported 960 families through our Outreach project across four different locations in Leeds.
In total, we supported approximately 7,968 people during 2022-23.
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year was £43,260, including net receipts of £6,373 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £36,887 on restricted funds after transfers.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £49,946.
Our target minimum reserves fund is equal to six months operating costs to ensure ongoing charity activities. This level of reserves would enable us to continue our work supporting families by providing baby items and equipment, as well as delivering the e Outreach programme on a weekly basis.
Approved by the board of trustees on 21/11/2023
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 2023, which are set out on pages 5 to 10.
## **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 charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 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.
E J Beverley FCCA
28/11/2023
## **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 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
72,945
Bank interest
57
Other income
195
**Total receipts**
73,197
**Payments**
Wages, NI and pensions
39,498
Payroll charges
627
Recruitment
444
Consultancy and professional fees
1,522
Advertising
-
Travel and transport
7
Van purchase and running costs
998
Utilities
4,419
Volunteer expenses
69
Resources for referrals
3,981
Resources for unit
5,941
Printing, postage and stationery
189
Phone
1,189
Computers, IT and software
339
Training
968
Database
2,874
Fundraising costs
184
Insurance
2,096
Gifts
390
Independent examination
480
Other expenses
176
Health and Safety
433
**Total payments**
66,824
**Net receipts / (payments)**
6,373
**Fund balances brought forward**
43,573
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
49,946|2023
Restricted
funds
£
141,711
-
-
141,711
41,935
120
-
1,130
-
-
4,932
-
-
56,117
15
33
196
14
332
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
104,824
36,887
29,423
66,310|2023
Total
funds
£
214,656
57
195
214,908
81,433
747
444
2,652
-
7
5,930
4,419
69
60,098
5,956
222
1,385
353
1,300
2,874
184
2,096
390
480
176
433
171,648
43,260
72,996
116,256|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
1,792
637
3,842
247
3,479
661
579
126
-
133,352
8,917
64,079
72,996|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Leeds Baby Bank
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 March 2023
2023
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
49,897
Cash in hand
49
**Total cash funds**
49,946
**Debtors and prepayments**
Prepayments
**Assets retained for the charity's own use**
Van
**Liabilities**
Accruals|2023
Restricted
£
66,310
-
66,310|2023
Total
£
116,207
49
116,256
2023
£
2,009
2,009
2023
£
1,020
1,020|2022
Total
£
72,996
-
72,996|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 21/11/2023
Chantal Nogbou (Trustee)
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## Leeds Baby Bank
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **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 2023
|**2 Grants and donations**
Ardonagh
Asda Foundation
Assura Community Fund
Brelms Trust
Caddick
Comic Relief - Cost of Living Appeal
Freemasons
Groundwork Comic Relief
Hill Dickinson
Julia and Hans Rausing Trust
LCF Jimbo's Fund
Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council (Kickstart)
Mazars
Sir George Martin Trust
St James's Place
The Leathersellers' Foundation
The National Lottery
United Way
Arnold Clark
AVIVA
Broadacres
Charles and Elsie Sykes
Direct Line
Grants United UK
Hookers and Clickers
John Lewis
LCF Local Care Direct
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
Other grants
Other donations|2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
5,000
-
-
-
5,000
-
7,550
-
-
-
-
-
-
600
-
-
4,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50,795
72,945|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
1,500
2,000
5,000
-
5,500
-
4,800
1,352
14,645
20,000
40,000
8,011
14,470
3,000
10,000
-
9,933
1,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
141,711|2023
Total
funds
£
5,000
1,500
2,000
5,000
5,000
5,500
7,550
4,800
1,352
14,645
20,000
40,000
8,011
15,070
3,000
10,000
4,000
9,933
1,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50,795
214,656|2022
Total
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
4,808
-
-
-
20,000
10,000
6,554
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,000
10,000
250
5,000
1,050
1,500
550
200
4,270
8,000
2,298
2,000
5,040
200
4,000
950
6,750
47,798
142,218|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## Leeds Baby Bank
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**3 Restricted funds**
Asda Foundation
Assura Community Fund
Aviva
Brelms Trust
Groundwork Comic Relief
Hill Dickinson
LCC Jimbo's Fund
Julia and Hans Rausing Trust
Kick Start
Leeds City Council
Linden Trust
Mazars
National Lottery
People's Postcode Trust
Sir George Martin Trust
St James's Place
United Way
Comic Relief Cost of Living Appeal|Balance b/f
£
-
-
8,729
-
-
-
19,123
-
-
-
947
-
-
624
-
-
-
-
29,423|Incoming
£
1,500
2,000
-
5,000
4,800
1,352
20,000
14,645
8,011
40,000
-
14,470
9,933
-
3,000
10,000
1,500
5,500
141,711|Outgoing
£
1,500
1,351
8,729
4,932
4,730
-
20,918
-
8,011
25,092
947
11,833
8,059
624
-
2,439
659
5,000
104,824|Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Balance c/f
£
-
649
-
68
70
1,352
18,205
14,645
-
14,908
-
2,637
1,874
-
3,000
7,561
841
500
66,310|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
Asda Foundation Assura Community Fund Aviva Brelms Trust Groundwork Comic Relief
Hill Dickinson LCC Jimbo's Fund Julia and Hans Rausing Trust Kick Start Leeds City Council Linden Trust Mazars National Lottery
**Purpose of restriction** Purchasing stair gates for families. Purchasing items for our Outreach project. Towards running costs. Wages for Unit supervisor and driver post.
Support for purchasing stock for the unit and IT support, and cost of living support. Items for the baby bank. Funding two roles within the Leeds Baby Bank team. Funding Outreach essential items for 6 months. Contribution to employment costs. Funds will be used to support households with essential living costs. Towards running costs. Purchasing a stock of children’s beds to last six months. Funding charity worker role for 6 months, management time to recruit volunteers and a stock of bedding bundles.
People's Postcode Trust Wages for Unit supervisor and driver post. Sir George Martin Trust Supporting families experiencing poverty. St James's Place Purchasing a stock of beds, prams and buggies. United Way Toiletry bundles for children and adults. Comic Relief Cost of Living Appeal To support the organisation and its beneficiaries during the winter months.
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## Leeds Baby Bank
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **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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