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2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 1[st] April, 2023 Period start date To: 31[st] March, 2024 Period end date

Charity name: Grit Street Aid

Charity registration number: 1183979

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 For the public benefit the relief of poverty
amongst those who are homeless, facing
homelessness or rough sleepers in Greater
Manchester who are in need, hardship and
distress on account of their social and
economic circumstances, in particular but not
exclusively by the provision of clothing,
bedding, food and drinks, helping to assist in
the provision of temporary accommodation,
information, advice, employment and
education assistance, also signposting on issues
related to healthcare, addiction and housing.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 Using a mobile support service to provide food,
clothing, bedding, and other daily living
essentials to those who are rough sleepers in
Greater Manchester. In addition, we assist
users to access temporary accommodation. We
also support users to access other services
which help with employment and education
advice. We provide signposting on healthcare,
addiction and housing issues.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The trustees have referred to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit when
reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives,
and future plans and policies.

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SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making

Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 During this period, we recruited two
volunteers to manage back office duties,
including book-keeping and social media
input.
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 The work of the volunteers enabled GSA to
build a solid structure and create
awareness of the charity’s work within the
homeless community.
Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 We provide mobile support services to
homeless people in Greater Manchester,
we operate these 5 days a week.
On average we support 39 people per
week with food, drink etc.

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Para 1.41

Investment performance against objectives Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 The charity has an in-year surplus of £23,906
with a carry forward of £449, making a total of
£24,355.
The trustees aim to maintain free reserves
(unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets
or otherwise designated) at a level, which
equates to approximately three months of
charitable expenditure. The trustees consider
that this level will provide sufficient funds to
respond to applications for grants and ensure
that support and governance costs are
covered. Amount of reserves held £24,355.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 The trustees aim to maintain free reserves
(unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets
or otherwise designated) at a level, which
equates to approximately three months of
charitable expenditure. The trustees consider
that this level will provide sufficient funds to
respond to applications for grants and ensure
that support and governance costs are
covered.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £24,355
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 There are no issues raised about the charity
continuing as a going concern.

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 GSA have been active in its efforts to secure
restricted and unrestricted funding and was
successful in securing a grant from the National
Lottery to enable our charity to employ a full-
time person in the role of Project Coordinator.
We also secured funding from the Manchester
Airport Community Fund towards the purchase
of an ecargo bike, which will help us to extend
the current service within the homeless
community.
We were also in discussions with supermarkets
about the possibility of in-store fundraising,
and early indications suggest that Morrisons
supermarket, Swinton, will allow us to raise
awareness of GSA and potentially collect
donations in July,2024.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 We were successful in increasing the
volume of reserves during this financial
year. This are held in our bank account.
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 At the beginning of this period, the charity
began to recover financially, and with the
help of sizeable grants awarded to GSA in
May, June, July and September 2023, we
recovered sufficiently enough to build on
our efforts during the previous year. We
remain confident because of the service we
provide that we will secure further grants to
help expand our operations in 2024-2025.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25		 constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 CIO
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees		 Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider		 Para 1.51 We worked in collaboration with
Manchester Homelessness Partnership
and the
Street support network link with various
partners such as"on the out, cornerstones,
network with which the
charity works		 The amblehurst hotel and the statutory
services in the 10 borough's of greater
Manchester to allow our service users
access with these agencies to the help they
needed the most.
We hope to continue this positive trend
toward accessibility for all our service users
in the coming year
Other partners we worked along side
during this period were Emmaus, Asda and
Greggs at which time we were able to
receive notable donations of camping
equipment, fresh food and a successful
grant award.
GSA are planning to improve our service in
the areas of project management and
communications to supply better delivery of
current services with Ecargo Bike relief aid
and possible office space.
We believe if these aims are realised we
will see greater traffic on media platforms
and ultimately boost awareness of who we
are and what we do to the wider public.
Thankfully we are still seeing the same
consistency of funding coming but are still
aware that we need to be more creative for
finding new ideas to help improve our free
reserves to maintain and support our
current levels of running costs.
Relationship with any
related parties		 Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Grit Street Aid
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1183979
Charity’s principal address c/o Wythenshawe Forum Library
Civic Centre
Forum Grove
Wythenshawe
MANCHESTER
M22 5RX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Karen Courcoux Chair
Malcolm Chisolm
Glen Tabois

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date
Karen Courcoux

Chair
28/01/2025
28/01/2025

GRIT STREET AID

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Charity number 1183979 Company number CE017905

GRIT STREET AID INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

AID
EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 2024 2023
£ £
INCOME
Donations and Legacies 35,415 20,589
Other income - 1,080
Total income 35,415 21,669
EXPENDITURE
Charitable Expenditure (5,801) (20,791)
Salary (6,208) (12,128)
Total Expenditure (12,009) (32,919)
NET MOVEMENTS IN FUNDS 23,906 (11,250)
FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD 449 11,699
FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 24,355 449

GRIT STREET AID BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

BALANCE SHEET 2024 2023
£ £
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand 24,355 949
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accruals and otherpayable - 500
NET CURRENT ASSESTS/ (LIABILITIES) 24,355 449
FUNDS 24,355 449

GRIT STREET AID NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

GRANTS AND DONATIONS 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Albert Hunt 5,000 5,000 - - -
Albert Hunt 20,000 20,000 - - -
Jacob's Ladder - - - 250 500 750
General 1,410 10 1,420 - 55 55
Manchester Airport Fund - 3,000 3,000 - - -
M.Chisholm - - - 283 - 283
Aviva CommunityFund - - - 162 - 162
Duchyof Lancater Benevolent Fund - - - 1,000 - 1,000
Leeds BuildingSociety - - - - 1,000 1,000
The CharityServices 3,000 - 3,000 3,000 - 3,000
Crowdfunder UK 120 - 120 - 10,660 10,660
Groundwork UK 375 - 375 - 3,125 3,125
Salford Community - - - - 554 554
The Dowagar Countessel 2,500 - 2,500 - - -
Total: 12,405 23,010 35,415 4,695 15,894 20,589

GRIT STREET AID NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE
2024
2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
Salary costs
4,727
1,481
6,208
12,128
-
12,128
Equipment
-
-
-
410
-
410
Food, Clothing and other costs
911
609
1,520
393
-
393
Van hire and running costs
2,174
-
2,174
18,674
-
18,674
Telephone and communications expenses
215
-
215
438
-
438
Staff and volunteer expenses
-
-
-
-
-
-
Insurance
1,021
-
1,021
599
-
599
Office cost and other costs
812
-
812
277
-
277
Bank charges and fees
60
-
60
-
-
-
Professional fees - Report
-
-
-
-
-
-
Professional fees - Accountancy
-
-
-
-
-
-
Allocated to restricted funds
-
-
-
(27,794)
27,794
Total:
9,920
2,090
12,009
5,125
27,794
32,919
CREDITORS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
£
£
Accruals and other payables
-
500
Total:
-
500		 2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total

GRIT STREET AID NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

ANALYSIS OF COMPANY NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Fund balances at March 31 are represented by: £ £ £ £ £ £
2,835 21,520 24,355 349 100 449
TAXATION
The Companyis a registered charityand is entitled to claim annual exemption from UK corporation tax.
CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
There were no capital commitments authorised and contracted for at the end of bothyears.

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report		 Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages		 Charity Name
Charity no
(if any)
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
GRIT STREET AID
31 MARCH 2024
1183979
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(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY 31/03/2024 .

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and 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.

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I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination ( ~~other than that disclosed below~~ *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body		 18 December 2024
DAVID RAYNER
N/A

Oct 2018

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Section B Disclosure

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