## Thrive Leeds
Charity number 1182938
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 August 2022
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## Thrive Leeds
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 August 2022
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 9|
**Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Thrive Leeds
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 August 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: **Name Position Dates**
Catherine Armstrong Emmanuelle Bastide-Wilson Treasurer Angela Britton Helen Oakley Wilkins Copeland Secretary Dr David Bolton Cundall Chair Revd Graham Doel Vice-Chair Richard Hamlin Rev Nicola Robinson Rev Simon Nicholas Jones Rev Mark Stennett Rev Angela Hughes
Resigned 24 August 2022
Resigned 20 March 2022 Appointed 30 November 2022 Appointed 5 October 2022 Appointed 5 October 2022 Appointed 28 March 2022
## **Charity number**
1182938
Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
## **Bankers**
Chapel Allerton Methodist Church The Cooperative Bank Town Street 19/20 Commercial Street Chapel Allerton Leeds Leeds LS1 6AL LS7 4NB
## **Independent examiner**
Simon Bostrom FCIE **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 11 April 2019 and is governed by a constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
Each partner church nominates two trustees. Nominated trustees serve for a term of four years. The Trustee Board may appoint up to three co-opted trustees who serve a term of three years and are appointed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
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## Thrive Leeds
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 August 2022
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
The area of benefit is the geographical area served by the partner churches in Leeds.
The objects are specifically restricted to the following, for the public benefit:
The advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the partner churches. To advance in life and help children, young people and their families through:
the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life.
providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
## **The charity's main activities**
Youth work. We run two youth clubs per week during school term times. Totally Tuesday for children aged 9-12 years, and WOW for children aged 12+
Messy Church’ is a monthly gathering on Sundays where children and their families meet for craft and social activities and take part in informal worship.
Work in schools. We lead assemblies in local primary schools, run groups for vulnerable children in transition from primary to secondary school and a girls’ group in a high school.
Meanwood Youth Partnership: Working with other local agencies – InterACT, Carr Manor Community School and C.A.T.C.H - we are the lead partner in developing a new initiative working with young people in Meanwood. Some of the areas served are in the top 1-2% of the government’s 2015 indices of deprivation.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance about public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
We have had a year of being encouraged by the leadership of young people, with a brilliant team of young volunteers at Totally Tuesday and those who have led community fun days – we have been celebrating and recognising their contribution with certificates. We have also really benefitted from the employment, by Yorkshire West Methodist District, of Martha and Rachel for a few hours a week through the One Opportunity Programme, which has given them the chance to develop projects of interest to them.
It has been exciting to see some of the young people we have known through Messy Church, get involved in leading community events, as we continue to explore youth work alongside InterACT. This year we have worked with a small group of young people to lead a community fun day in the Easter Holidays, host a Jubilee tea party and run activities at our Messy Church fun day in July. The summer holidays brought more opportunities, as they can volunteer to serve their community at the Meanwood Olympics. It has been a time of learning for all of us, as we do new things and also trust one another to have a go. This has resulted in events that are different from what we might have planned as adults and are the better for it – a boxing demonstration drew a lot of attention and excitement!
Totally Tuesday continues to be full of fun and life and we have really valued the older members who have come back to lead, which brings so much to the group. At both TT and WOW we’ve enjoyed some trips out and about - to parks (litter-picking on the go, to look after the local area), trampolining, an inflatable park – as well as our usual sessions, which are full of games, activities and chat. It is wonderful to hear the breadth of opinions and thoughts of the group and explore topics of life and faith together. A particular highlight this year for both groups was our residential weekend away to the West End Centre, which we’ve missed for the last couple of years – brilliant to spend time together and enjoy getting out and about in nature. We were possibly a bit too immersed in nature for the WOW one, as a storm meant that we lost power and had to head home early. A memorable trip!
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## Thrive Leeds
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Thrive Leeds
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 August 2022, which are set out on pages 6 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 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.
Signed: …………………………………… Name: Simon Bostrom FCIE
7/3/2023
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Thrive Leeds
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 August 2022
|Notes
2022
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants
(2)
34,750
Individual donations
2,092
Git Aid
-
Subscriptions from clubs and activities
5,008
Transfer upon incorporation
-
Other income
666
**Total receipts**
42,516
**Payments**
Salaries and on costs
30,136
Sessional staff
200
Events and activities
4,016
Training and development
1,037
Equipment and resources
954
Other admin and governance costs
235
Phone, IT and internet
246
Office expenses
160
Premises costs
1,690
Travel expenses
301
Insurance
332
Independent examination
360
**Total payments**
39,667
**Net receipts / (payments)**
2,849
**Fund balances brought forward**
24,872
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
27,721|2022
Restricted
funds
£
23,312
-
-
-
-
-
23,312
-
-
1,515
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,515
21,797
2,000
23,797|2022
Total
funds
£
58,062
2,092
-
5,008
-
666
65,828
30,136
200
5,531
1,037
954
235
246
160
1,690
301
332
360
41,182
24,646
26,872
51,518|2021
Total
funds
£
35,854
1,360
241
-
266
158
37,879
28,620
-
1,102
215
662
91
322
178
260
-
605
360
32,415
5,464
21,408
26,872|
|---|---|---|---|
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|Thrive Leeds|Thrive Leeds||
|---|---|---|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|||
|as at 31 August 2022|2022 2022 2022|2021|
||U nrestricted Restricted Total|Total'£|
||£££||
|Cash funds|||
|Cash at bank|27,721 23,797 51,518|26,872|
|Cash in hand|||
|Total cash funds|27,721 23,797 51,518|26,872|
|Debtors and prepayrpents|||
|Prepayments|||
|Accrued income|||
|Assets retained for the charify's own use|||
|Laptop Computer|||
|Printer Photocopier|||
|Electronic Drum Kit, Keyboard, 2 guitars, 2 amplifiers|||
|Liabilities|||
|Accruals|||
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## Thrive Leeds
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 August 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.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds represent those assets which must be held permanently by the charity, principally investments. Income arising on the endowment funds can be used in accordance with the objects of the charity and is included as unrestricted income unless restrictions have been imposed by the donor. Any capital gains or losses arising on the investments form part of the fund. Investment management charges and legal advice relating to the fund are charged against the fund.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Thrive Leeds
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 August 2022
|**2 Grants and donations**
2022
2022
2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
Benefact Trust
-
3,000
3,000
Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
14,000
-
14,000
Chapel Allerton Methodist Church
4,000
-
4,000
Leeds City Council (Mice)
-
412
412
Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit
-
5,000
5,000
Leeds Older People Forum
-
2,500
2,500
Methodist Youth Activities
8,000
-
8,000
National Lottery Community Fund
-
10,000
10,000
St Matthew's Church
4,000
-
4,000
Stainbeck United Reformed Church
2,400
-
2,400
The Cooperative Community Fund
-
400
400
W W Spooner Charitable Trust
2,000
2,000
4,000
Yorkshire West District Advance Fund
-
-
-
HMRC Job Retention Scheme
-
-
-
Other grants and donations
350
-
350
34,750
23,312
58,062
**3 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers
£
£
£
£
Meanwood Youth project
2,000
23,312
1,515
-
2,000
23,312
1,515
-
**Fund name**
**Purpose of restriction**
Meanwood Youth project
Funding from a variety of sources to create a modular building
in the grounds of Stainbeck United Reformed Church to act as
work with young people in the area.|2021
Total
funds
£
-
13,500
4,000
-
-
-
-
-
4,000
2,500
-
4,000
4,000
2,112
1,742
35,854
Balance c/f
£
23,797
23,797
will be sited
a base for|
|---|---|
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
|**Details of remuneration and benefits**
Richard Hamlin|2022
£
200
200|2021
£
-
-|
|---|---|---|
## **Reason for remuneration**
The trustee was engaged for his work on a residential weekend with the WOW youth group in November 2021 when he was a trustee of Thrive Leeds. Before agreeing to this payment, trustees consulted our founding documents to check that we were allowed to make this payment.
## **Legal authority for the payment**
The legal authority for the payment is via a provision within the charity's governing document.
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