The Bury Project
The Bury Project
Charity Number 1183543
Statement of Receipts & Payments Accounts for the Period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
The Bury Project
Contents Page
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| Charity information | 1 |
| Trustees' report | 2 & 3 |
| Trustees' certificate | 4 |
| Receipts and payments account | 5 |
The Bury Project
Charity Information
Charity number 1183543 Trustees Mr N Thompson Mrs M Smith (Resigned 15th June 2021) Mr D Sutherland Ms A Renyard (Appointed 16[th] September 2020) Registered office: The Manna House Irwell Street Bury BL9 0HE Contact: David Sutherland Bankers: The Co-operative Bank plc PO Box 250 Skelmersdale WN8 6WT
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Independent Examiner’s Report Trustees' Report for the period ended 31 December 2020
Objectives and activities
The Bury Project (TBP) was set up in Bury as a cross Christian church charity with the vision of ‘creating hopes & building futures’.
Our first project is the provision of CAP (Christians Against Poverty) Debt Centre in the Bury Metro area to serve people encountering or about to encounter personal financial difficulties
We continue to explore further opportunities.
Achievements and performance
With the Covid pandemic impacting communities in 2020 we saw an increase in the services of our CAP Debt Centre which was made even more challenging with the lack of face-to-face meetings given the guidelines coupled with some people reticent to come forward in the current climate. A more flexible and creative approach was therefore needed. A very challenging time but a reminder of the importance of the need for our services.
One highlight was securing of some short funding from Forever Manchester enabling our debt centre manager to work for 3 days i.e., 1 extra day.
Ongoing challenges exist around funding with a reliance of one-off grants and donations outside of the regular church and individual supporters to meet the running costs of the Debt Centre.
Some key highlights from 2020 were:
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25 clients registered in 2020
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3 became debt free in the year (they started their journey in ’19)
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17 volunteers helped with the work
In terms of clients, we have a healthy geographical spread around the borough as follows:
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Bury 11
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Prestwich 4
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Radcliffe 5
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Whitefield 5
The demand for the services coming into 2021 remains strong.
Structure, governance and management
The governing document was based on the CIO Foundation Constitution with a minimum of three trustees.
Approved by the trustees on 5[th] August 2021 and signed on their behalf by:
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Mr N Thompson
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The Bury Project
Trustees' Certificate
for the Period Ended 31 December 2020
We certify that the books, vouchers and information from which the attached accounts have been prepared, contain a full and correct record of the charity's transactions to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Mr N Thompson Trustee
Ms A Renyard Trustee
Mr D Sutherland Trustee
Date: 5[th] August 2021
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The Bury Project
Receipts and Payments Account for the Period Ended 31 December 2020
| Total Receipts Receipts Donations Grants Cash funds this year end Payments Operating expenses: Wages and salaries Travel expenses Administration costs: Grants and Donations Made CAP Central Subscription Total Payments Net of receipts/ payments Transfers between funds Cash funds last year end |
Total £ 12,071 8,813 20,884 7,137 588 917 1,335 5,550 15,527 5,357 0 4,892 10,249 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 12,071 7,989 20,060 7,137 588 917 5,550 14,192 5,869 4,112 9,980 2020 |
Restricted Funds £ 824 824 1,335 1,335 -511 780 269 |
Total £ 5,771 5,990 11,762 6,217 272 170 210 0 6,870 4,892 0 4,892 |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds £ £ 5,771 5,000 990 10,771 990 6,217 272 170 210 6,660 210 4,112 780 4,112 780 2019 |
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