St Laurence's Larder and Open Kitchen (Charity Number 1185983, Company Number CEO19316)
Trustees’ report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen
Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2023
Contents Trustees’ report Pages 3 - 13 Independent examiner’s report Page 14 Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year to 31[st] March 2023 Page 15 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31[st] March 2023 Page 16 Notes to the Accounts Pages 17 - 19
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Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2023
Trustees’ Report
Reference and administration details
Charity’s full name St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen The Larder Other names the charity is known by Laurence’s Larder Charity’s registered address c/o Mr Mark Wakefield 233, Fordwych Road London NW2 3LY
Trustees
| Trustee name | Office | Dates acted if not for whole period |
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| Karen Barke | Treasurer | Appointed 16.11.2022 |
| Victoria Bentley | Appointed 16.11.2022 | |
| SallyBurrell | Vice Chair | Appointed 16.11.2022 |
| Joan Byas | Resigned 07.02.2023 | |
| Pablo Gonzalez | Resigned 11.11.2022 | |
| Sara-Jade Hussein | Appointed 16.11.2022 Resigned 07.02.2023 |
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| Philippa Hutchinson | ActingCo-Chair | Resigned 02.11.2022 |
| Michael Krzyzanowski | Appointed 16.11.2022 | |
| Diana Robinson | Treasurer & Acting Co-Chair |
Resigned 16.01.2023 |
| Jolyon Tilley | Appointed 16.11.2022 Resigned 05.05.2023 |
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| Saul Venit | Appointed 16.11.2022 | |
| Mark Wakefield | Chair | Appointed 22.09.2022 |
| Revd Natasha Woodward | Resigned 16.11.2022 |
Bank: CAF Bank, 25, Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
Account No: 00033020 Sort Code: 40-52-40
Independent Examiner: Keith Stephenson MA, FCMA, MBA, DipHE
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Structure, governance and management
| Charity constitution | Charitable Incorporated organisation (“the CIO”) |
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| Governing document | CIO Foundation Model Constitution |
| Appointment of Trustees |
Current trustees vote on the election of trustees to the charity. We aim to have Christ Church with St Laurence, Brondesbury represented at meetings of the board of trustees by the priest in charge. Following a review of Trustees & governance in November 2022, the current Transition Minister for the Church, Revd. Woodward, stood down as a Trustee and instead attends Board Meetings by invitation of the Board |
Objectives and activities
Objectives
Laurence’s Larder exists for the prevention or relief of poverty in the London Borough of Brent by providing food aid, clothing and such other services as the trustees may determine, based on the needs of its beneficiaries.
The charity seeks to help those who are struggling to make ends meet and to reduce social isolation. Almost uniquely amongst food aid charities at this time, Laurence’s Larder requires no referrals from other agencies in order for our beneficiaries (‘guests’) to be able to access the services that we provide, so as to maintain the dignity of our guests.
There is no catchment area for those who may benefit from our services, although the vast majority of our guests live within the Borough of Brent.
Laurence’s Larder operates from Christ Church with St. Laurence, Brondesbury but is an independent charity. We welcome people of all faiths, and none.
Activities
Laurence's Larder (“the Larder”) contributes to the relief of hardship for many vulnerable people, including people living on the street who would otherwise go hungry, those who suffer with substance misuse and mental health issues or those who are otherwise too frail to cope with the resources they have. The Larder runs a weekly ‘community lunch’, which provides a warm welcome and a freshly cooked nutritious meal, to all who wish to attend. Additionally, Laurence’s Larder provides weekly food parcels for those who struggle to make ends meet in our community and beyond. This is a particularly vital service in the 4
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context of the current cost of living crisis. Almost uniquely in the area, no referrals are required to benefit from the food bag service. We also operate a small clothes bank, which is well used. During this past year we have worked to provide access, in partnership with other agencies, to a range of advice and information services on site, to help our guests address some of the issues that underlie their need for our services. Lastly, but arguably most importantly, we provide a place for guests to come together to socialise and provide peer support. All of our services are provided without charge to those who use them.
We are indebted to all the volunteers, organisations and people who freely donate their time, food and money to enable Laurence’s Larder to operate. Foremost, and most critically amongst these, is Christ Church with St. Laurence, which make its space available to us at minimal cost, and also provides support in other less tangible ways.
History
St. Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen has been in operation for more than ten years. Initially, for the first 7 years, this was under the auspices of and with financial support from Christ Church with St Laurence, Brondesbury.
Following receipt of a start-up donation, from the Church, Laurence’s Larder was formally registered as a charity on 24 October 2019 and it is now governed by a board of trustees.
Achievements and performance
This report covers the period from April 2022 to March 2023.
Governance:
The last financial year has been one of both considerable change and strong achievement. Shortly after the start of the start of the new financial year, the Chair who had overseen the establishment of the charity, Gail Foord, stepped down as planned, as her term of office came to an end. Trustees Philippa Hutchinson and Diana Robinson then agreed to act as Co-Chairs until such time as a new Chair could be recruited. This was achieved in September 2022, when Mark Wakefield, was appointed. He has very extensive experience of working with, for and on the boards of many charities over his career.
At this point the then existing trustees understandably expressed a view that the charity needed a fresh impetus, given the seemingly existential challenges that they had faced in the as yet short life of the charity. These included continuing to deliver a meaningful service in the midst of the pandemic, which had meant that in person activities were not possible for a lengthy period of time, as well as continuing to raise funds to ensure the financial sustainability of Laurence’s Larder.
Amongst the many priorities of the new Chair was the recruitment of a new group of trustees as several existing trustees’ terms were coming to an end. This was achieved in a relatively short space of time, with new trustees being appointed in November 2022 and
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the former trustees stepping down as and when the need to maintain organisational continuity allowed.
The current Board of Trustees particularly wish to thank Gail Foord, Diana Robinson and Philippa Hutchinson and the other former trustees for their contributions to establishing Laurence’s Larder as a charity and for ensuring that it remained as a viable entity, ready for the next stages of its development.
Following the appointment of a new Board of Trustees we were delighted that one of our volunteers, and a local resident, agreed to also become our Patron, and we have been delighted to welcome the author, Zadie Smith as a Patron of Laurence’s Larder. Zadie has a deep knowledge of the local issues and needs of the community, along with a strong commitment to social justice and equality, which she couples with a finely honed capacity to observe and then articulate what she sees. Zadie is a fantastic addition to our organisation in her capacity as Patron.
To improve governance, through greater focus on the detail three sub-committees have been established:
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Finance & Risk, chaired by Saul Venit
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Operations and Organisation Development, chaired by Sally Burrell
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Income Generation, chaired by Sally Burrell
Strategy:
A primary duty of a board of trustees is to ensure that the charity has a clear strategy, which includes the ability to articulate a mission, vision, set of values and a set of agreed targets designed to help achieve the mission and vision. As a Board we have been working on developing our strategy in the last few months and are now almost ready to begin consulting on the draft strategy. Much work has gone into getting to this stage, led by our Vice Chair, Sally Burrell, supported by Sara-Jade Hussein and many others, including extensive pro-bono support from a local design consulting company, Quinine. To date we have undertaken in depth surveys of nearly 50 of our guests, undertaken another survey of our volunteers, Quinine have provide an extensive benchmarking report into what other charities working in similar fields elsewhere in the world are doing, which has given us great insights and inspiration and we have held a one day workshop for a range of our stakeholders: guests, volunteers funders, Christ Church, trustees, local authority representatives and partner organisations, to ensure the widest possible input of experience, insight and ideas for the Larder’s future. Exciting times lie ahead!
Funding:
As new trustees we were fortunate to ‘inherit’ a substantial legacy of funding from the prior trustees, on which we could build and to continue our operations. Much of this funding has been in the form of grants (including the unspent remnants of previous grants from Brent
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Food Aid, NCIL and in particular the Kingsbury Charity, who all generously agreed to extend the period significantly beyond which their grant was intended to be spent). During 2022 / 2023 we have been fortunate to receive further grants from Brent Food Aid, the Unite union and from the Sisters for the Love of God.
We have additionally received many other personal donations, whether one-off contributions or regular donations – some of which were received in direct response to an appeal for funds launched shortly before Christmas, to secure funding to enable the installation of a new kitchen, which will be better suited to enable the work that we do as a charity. Implementation of the new kitchen is expected to take place in summer 2023 and is set to transform our ability to provide lunches to the more than 70 guests who regularly come to the community lunches.
Nevertheless, we have recognised the ever-present need to continue raising additional funds. To this end we have, as mentioned previously established an income generation sub-committee which is now starting to develop and implement a number of projects to generate the holy grail of charity funding, unrestricted income. To support their work we hope to develop a ‘Friends of Laurence’s Larder’ group of local supporters.
We continue, of course, to apply for grants from trusts and foundations but we recognise that to achieve not just stability but the developments that we seek will require substantial additional funds over and above funding obtained from trusts and foundations.
Staffing & Volunteers:
Laurence’s Larder was run solely by volunteers with no paid employees until, in 2021, as the result of a successful grant application to Brent Council’s National Community Infrastructure Levy Fund (NCIL), we were able to employ our first paid employee, a project development manager (Sarah Akinwunmi) on a fixed term basis until August 2022. Under her leadership Sarah both developed and enhanced the range and quality of services delivered to our guests and further built upon the strong administrative and financial foundations laid down for the new charity in the two previous years. Regrettably Sarah’s fixed term contract came to an end as funding for the role ended in August 2022. For a short period of time, between November and early February Laurence’s Larder (following brief period of closure due to the governance challenge of recruiting a new Chair) operated again with a solely volunteer staff team, led by Sara-Jade Hussein. We were delighted in February to be able to employ Sara-Jade on a part time contract for at least the next 12 months, to lead the volunteer team. As Sara-Jade had been a trustee at the time of her appointment we required her to step down as a trustee, although she now advises and supports the Board in her paid capacity. We are extremely fortunate to have someone of Sara-Jade’s character and capabilities running Laurence’s Larder.
Volunteers remain at the heart of what Laurence’s Larder does, and they make it the valued service that our guests admire and universally appreciate. We are fortunate to have a cohort of over 40 committed volunteers delivering the range of services that we provide.
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A good number of our volunteers have been with Laurence’s Larder since its inception 10 years ago. Others have more recently joined, and others regularly join up. Very simply, without their input we could not do what we do and we, and our ‘guests’, are eternally grateful for their contribution. Between them they contribute over 200 hours of volunteering each month.
In recent months we have sought to recognise the commitment shown, with a reception in March 2023 being held for our volunteers, hosted by the Mayor of the London Borough of Brent, and attended also by the Deputy Mayor, the Leader of the Council and a longstanding supporter and volunteer, Councillor Ryan Hack. They presented long service awards to a number of the volunteers at the reception.
Recognising the importance of our volunteers is essential and to that end we have begun to invest in developing their (already impressive) knowledge and skills in a range of ways, including providing training on dealing with mental health issues and challenging behaviours, first aid training and, with the help of our partners Sufra NW, we are training some of our volunteers in the skills needed to signpost people to sources of advice and guidance. Other volunteers have completed food hygiene training to Level 2 standards, to ensure that we provide the safest possible service to our guests. We will continue to invest in our volunteers as we move forward and we are working towards ensuring that all of our staff, trustees and volunteers have been checked under the Disclosure and Disbarring Service, to protect our guests (many of whom are regarded as vulnerable adults).
Delivery:
A charity is a charity in name only if it only does those things described above. The real test of being a charity lies in what we are able to do for (and with) those whom we are there to support. We are proud of what we deliver.
Shortly before the start of the new financial year in April 2022, Laurence’s Larder was finally able to re-open to guests for community lunches, which provide a two-course meal for anyone who wants, regardless of their circumstances. Each week we provide a main course and a dessert, with meat and vegetarian options.
During the year, the Larder built on its previous partnership with Sufra NW, another Brent food bank and kitchen, and from March 2022 our kitchen has been led by Jasbinder Singh, Sufra’s chef, seconded from Sufra to Laurence’s Larder for one day per week. Jas is a fully trained and experienced chef, who is committed to ensuring that those most in need in Brent have access to freshly prepared and nutritious cooked food. He is ably aided by our volunteer cook team, and they are currently turning out an impressive 70+ lunches on a Thursday, plus ‘left-overs’, which usually means that all our guests are able to take away another meal with them when they leave. It’s an impressive 140+ meals provided each week (nearly 5,500 meals in a full year) from what is currently a tiny domestic kitchen with very limited equipment. We have been particularly grateful to our hosts, Christ Church, for allowing us to move the community lunches from the small ‘refectory’ into the main body of
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the church, which has given us much more space and which provides a pleasanter, fresher, more attractive space in which to serve the lunches. Our guests have particularly appreciated this development.
During the pandemic Laurence’s Larder pivoted, out of necessity, to providing a weekly food bag for those in need. Post pandemic we have to date maintained that service, and other willing volunteers collect bread, donated groceries from Sainsbury’s and other locations, unpack deliveries of fresh produce from the Felix Project and City Harvest, plus the £200+ worth of basic groceries that we ourselves purchase each week to ensure that all food bags have the same essential goods in them. Our guests can then pick additional items from the fresh products delivered to us (once we’ve put aside fresh meat and vegetables that we need to make the Thursday lunches) to supplement their food bags. In recent months numbers using the food bag service have steadily risen from the mid 40’s to more recently, over 100 bags per week being given out (approx. 4,500 food bags in a full year) This is undoubtedly the result of two things: the impacts of the cost of living crisis and, aligned with that, the fact that we do not require a referral in order to for our guests to receive a food bag or attend the community lunches. Other food aid projects which do require referrals know that they can, if needs must, suggest to their users that they visit us to collect essential items.
As a consequence, we are now having to review the long term sustainability of the food bag service, which was previously supported through grants that originated from the Government.
Our clothing bank continues to operate. Although a seemingly small and inconsequential aspect of what we do, our guest survey stats showed how much our guests value the service, with 60% stating that it is one of the services that they most value. Currently some 120+ items of men’s and women’s clothing are taken each week (approx. 5,000 items per year), with items such as jumpers and warm coats being particularly in demand this winter as energy costs have spiralled. All clothing is donated to us, and we are extremely grateful to everyone who has donated clothing – it is a continuing challenge to source the clothing needed to keep up with the demand.
As we’ve progressed over the last few months, with fresh leadership, we have also been able to reintroduce a range of support services, designed to help our guests address some of the other issues that they face: problems with housing, immigration issues, accessing more financial support and getting information on health issues. Although at an early stage we are seeing demand for these services rise. These services are provided by external agencies and partners: Sufra, Law Stop, the NHS Roving Team, Collaborating for Health etc. We plan to develop some of our ‘in-house’ capabilities – at least for basic signposting to other sources of advice and guidance. These will be delivered by trained volunteers.
Lastly, arguably two of the most important things that we provide or enable, are intangible: social inclusion and reducing social isolation. Despite being based in a clearly Christian church, our guests are remarkably diverse, in many respects: gender, ethnic heritage,
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social and economic circumstance, educational attainment, disabilities, length of residence in the UK, and faith (or none). It is particularly humbling to meet our guests, to hear their life stories and experiences – some of which are truly inspiring, and some that are, quite frankly, eye wateringly horrific. They come, of course they do, because they have some basic needs – food, clothing, but our survey has shown that they pretty universally also come because they value the opportunity to socialise, to be treated as individuals, to connect and to be valued and respected for who they are.
Donors, partners & supporters:
For a small charity with limited financial resources we believe that we punch well above our weight, when it comes to what we deliver. That we are able to do so is only because we have the support and contributions of many organisations, funders and individuals. Some are absolutely critical partners, without whom we would not operate. We received donations of food from the Felix Project , City Harvest, Sainsbury’s and various Brent parishes and other faith based communities, the local cubs and scouts and others, as well as money to buy staple food items for the guests’ meals and food parcels. Our partnership with Sufra is absolutely central, and extends well beyond the secondment of their chef, to other support, such as accessing their training opportunities and getting our trustees, staff and volunteers ‘DBS’ checked. We have also benefited significantly from the pro-bono support provided by Quinine , a local design consultancy, for their benchmarking marking report which has fed into our work on strategy, as well as for their very practical help of providing Christmas decorations for our Christmas Shindig event and the Christmas lunch for guests.
We cannot conclude this section without once again expressing our particular thanks to our ‘hosts’, Christ Church with St. Laurence. The church (and the Priest in charge, the Parochial Church Council and the congregation) are loyal supporters of Laurence’s Larder, celebrating our successes with us and forgiving our (very occasional) transgressions.
We take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support, in whatever form it takes: large, small, regular occasional, in person, in kind, tangible or intangible, whatsoever: we are deeply grateful to all.
Future plans:
The last year has been one of significant progress in many ways. We have weathered a number of significant events in the life of Laurence’s Larder, not least the changes in leadership at both operational and board level, but also the very rapidly changing external environment – social, political and economic. Change most often occurs incrementally. This year has seen some sudden shocks – spiralling energy costs and the related cost of living. The work that we have been doing to develop a robust but flexible strategy is designed to help ensure that we meet the needs of our guests as their circumstances change.
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During this next year we have a number of objectives:
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Securing the operating base for the charity (it is possible the Parochial Church Council of Christ Church will be dissolved, which, if it happens, will likely have significant impacts and opportunities for the Larder’s long term use of the church)
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Increasing the paid staffing of the charity
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Implementing the eagerly awaited kitchen refresh
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Increasing our funding, both from grants and trusts, but also from income earned through events such as a supper club, an art show, and from individual donations made through restaurants etc.
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Extending the range and quality of support services available to our guests to increase their resilience to some of the external changes e.g.,access to digital help and advice services, improving the clothes bank
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Targeting support to identified priority groups in need
At the time of producing this report we have already embarked on work to achieve a number of these objectives and we anticipate reporting good progress on most, if not all in our next annual report.
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Financial review and accounts
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period
Restricted Income:
We received a further Brent Food Aid Grant of £15,000 (a grant from the Government, via Brent Council, to fund the provision of food for those in need in the borough - £5,000 of this grant was provided to Gift Your Neighbour, to support its complementary food bag service)
We benefited from restricted grants awarded in the previous 2021 - 2022 accounting period, which were not fully spent during that previous period. These amounted to £51,928.
Unrestricted Income:
A total of £15,587 unrestricted income was received during the period. This comprised:
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a grant of £4,000 from the Unite union
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a grant of £1,500 from the Sisters for the Love of God charity
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donations from individuals and from fundraising events brought in an additional £10,087 in the period.
Of particular note was the crowd funding campaign launched in December at a ‘Christmas Shindig’ to raise funds to improve the kitchen facilities at Christ Church. This raised some £8,000.
Expenditure:
Expenditure for the period was £57,198
Balance:
At 31[st] March a balance of £65,043 was carried forward.
Reserves Policy
The trustees of the Larder have set an aim to have more than six months’ running costs (in unrestricted funds ) in reserve. Because income for the charity is sporadic, reserves of up to 12 months running costs are acceptable.
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Unrestricted reserves held at 31 March 2023: £52,552. This represented 68% of the planned budget for 2023 /2024.
Declaration
The trustees declare they have approved the trustees’ annual report and accounts
Signed on behalf of the trustees:
Mark Wakefield Karen Barke Chair Treasurer Date: Date:
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees
I report to the trustees of St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen on my examination of the accounts of the charity (“the Trust”) for the year to 31[st] March 2023 set out on pages 9 to 13.
As the charity's trustees, 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 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.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
Keith Stephenson
Keith Stephenson MA FCMA MBA DipHE
25B Montpelier Road London W5 2QT
August 2023
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Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year to 31 March 2023
| Note Income 3 Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other trading activities Total Expenditure 4 Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities Total Net income / expenditure for the reporting period Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds £ £ |
Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds £ £ |
For YE 31 March 2023 £ 14,037 15,000 1,550 30,587 334 56,864 57,198 -26,611 -26,611 91,654 65,043 |
Year Ended 31 March 2022 12,611 80,823 - |
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| 14,037 | 14,037 | |||
| - | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||
| 1,550 | 1,550 | |||
| 15,587 | 15,000 | 30,587 | _93,434 _ | |
| - 64,339 |
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| 334 | - |
334 |
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| 2,427 | 54,437 | 56,864 | ||
| 2,761 | 54,437 | 57,198 | 64,339 | |
| 29,095 | ||||
| 12,826 | -39,437 | -26,611 | ||
| 12,826 | -39,437 | -26,611 | 29,095 62,559 |
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| 39,726 | 51,928 | 91,654 |
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| 52,552 | 12,491 | 65,043 |
91,654 |
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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023
| Note Current assets Debtors 5 Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 Net current assets / (liabilities) Total net assets or liabilities Funds of the Charity Restricted income funds 7 Unrestricted funds Total funds |
Unrestricted funds £ |
Restricted income funds At 31 March 2023 At 31 March 2022 £ £ - 380 - 12,491 65,213 91,736 12,491 65,593 91,736 - 550 82 12,491 65,043 91,654 12,491 65,043 91,654 12,491 12,491 51,928 52,552 39,726 12,491 65,043 91,654 |
Restricted income funds At 31 March 2023 At 31 March 2022 £ £ - 380 - 12,491 65,213 91,736 12,491 65,593 91,736 - 550 82 12,491 65,043 91,654 12,491 65,043 91,654 12,491 12,491 51,928 52,552 39,726 12,491 65,043 91,654 |
Restricted income funds At 31 March 2023 At 31 March 2022 £ £ - 380 - 12,491 65,213 91,736 12,491 65,593 91,736 - 550 82 12,491 65,043 91,654 12,491 65,043 91,654 12,491 12,491 51,928 52,552 39,726 12,491 65,043 91,654 |
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| 380 | - | 380 |
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| 52,722 | 12,491 |
65,213 |
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| 53,102 | 12,491 |
65,593 |
91,736 | |
| 82 | ||||
| 550 | - | 550 |
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| 52,552 | 12,491 |
65,043 |
91,654 | |
| 52,552 | 12,491 |
65,043 |
91,654 | |
| 51,928 39,726 |
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| 12,491 | 12,491 |
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| 52,552 | 52,552 | |||
| 52,552 | 12,491 |
65,043 |
91,654 |
Signed for and on behalf of the Trustees:
Karen Barke, Treasurer
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Notes to the accounts
1. Basis of accounts
These accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis and under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and with the Charities Act 2011.
2. Accounting policies
Recognition of income: income, including that from grants and donations, is included in the Statement of Income and Expenditure when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability and it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resource. The charity has received government grants in the reporting period
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Stocks and work in progress Stocks are measured at the lower of cost or net realisable value.
3. Analysis of income
| Unrestricted funds £ |
Restricted income funds £ |
Total funds £ 14,037 15,000 1,550 £30,587 |
Year ended 31 March 2022 10,383 1,200 1,028 |
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| Donations andgifts | ||||
| Individuals | 6,684 | |||
| Donations received via the Church | - | |||
| Organisations | 7,353 | |||
| 14,037 | 14,037 | 12,611 | ||
| Grants for charitable activities | 78,823 2,000 |
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| Localgovernment | 15,000 | |||
| Other | - | |||
| 15,000 | 15,000 | 80,823 | ||
| Fundraising events | 1,550 | 1,550 | - | |
| Total | £30,587 | £93,434 |
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St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen
Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2023
| 4. Expenditure on charitable activities Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Total funds £ £ £ Expenditure against grants 54,437 54,437 Salaries, food, equipment, consumables, premises cost, IT & broadband costs General charitable expenditure Premises costs - Employer's pension contributions and NI 436 Consumables 51 Cleaning 252 Volunteer expenses 94 Sundryexpenses 90 Repairs & renewals 596 IT & broadband costs 285 Communityevent 550 Fundraisingevent 335 Bank charges 72 Total £2,761 £54,437 £57,198 |
4. Expenditure on charitable activities Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Total funds £ £ £ Expenditure against grants 54,437 54,437 Salaries, food, equipment, consumables, premises cost, IT & broadband costs General charitable expenditure Premises costs - Employer's pension contributions and NI 436 Consumables 51 Cleaning 252 Volunteer expenses 94 Sundryexpenses 90 Repairs & renewals 596 IT & broadband costs 285 Communityevent 550 Fundraisingevent 335 Bank charges 72 Total £2,761 £54,437 £57,198 |
4. Expenditure on charitable activities Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Total funds £ £ £ Expenditure against grants 54,437 54,437 Salaries, food, equipment, consumables, premises cost, IT & broadband costs General charitable expenditure Premises costs - Employer's pension contributions and NI 436 Consumables 51 Cleaning 252 Volunteer expenses 94 Sundryexpenses 90 Repairs & renewals 596 IT & broadband costs 285 Communityevent 550 Fundraisingevent 335 Bank charges 72 Total £2,761 £54,437 £57,198 |
4. Expenditure on charitable activities Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Total funds £ £ £ Expenditure against grants 54,437 54,437 Salaries, food, equipment, consumables, premises cost, IT & broadband costs General charitable expenditure Premises costs - Employer's pension contributions and NI 436 Consumables 51 Cleaning 252 Volunteer expenses 94 Sundryexpenses 90 Repairs & renewals 596 IT & broadband costs 285 Communityevent 550 Fundraisingevent 335 Bank charges 72 Total £2,761 £54,437 £57,198 |
60,210 |
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| Expenditure against grants Salaries, food, equipment, consumables, premises cost, IT & broadband costs |
54,437 | 54,437 | ||
| General charitable expenditure | 2,588 492 731 - 142 52 124 |
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| Premises costs | - | |||
| Employer's pension contributions and NI |
436 | |||
| Consumables | 51 | |||
| Cleaning | 252 | |||
| Volunteer expenses | 94 | |||
| Sundryexpenses | 90 | |||
| Repairs & renewals | 596 | |||
| IT & broadband costs | 285 | |||
| Communityevent | 550 | |||
| Fundraisingevent | 335 | |||
| Bank charges | 72 | |||
| Total | 4,129 | |||
| £2,761 | £54,437 | £57,198 | £64,339 |
| 5. Debtors Broadband prepaid 6. Creditors Accruals – Community event cost in year ended 31 March 2023 and employer’s pension cost in year ended 31 March 2022 |
£380 £0 £550 £82 |
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St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen
Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2023
7. Funds
| At 31 March 2022 Income Expenditure At 31 March 2023 £ £ £ |
At 31 March 2022 Income Expenditure At 31 March 2023 £ £ £ |
At 31 March 2022 Income Expenditure At 31 March 2023 £ £ £ |
At 31 March 2022 Income Expenditure At 31 March 2023 £ £ £ |
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| Restricted Funds | ||||
| Brent Council Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy Project Grant (NCIL) |
26,550 | - | 26,550 | - |
| KingsburyCharity | 13,583 | - | 5,985 | 7,598 |
| Brent Food Aid | 10,551 | 15,000 | 20,658 | 4,893 |
| Sainsbury's | 1,244 | - | 1,244 | - |
| 51,928 | 15,000 | 54,437 | 12,491 | |
| Unrestricted Funds | 39,726 | 15,587 | 2,761 | 52,552 |
| Total | **£91,654 ** | £30,587 | £57,198 | £65,043 |
8. Trustee Expenses
In the year the charity has paid a total of £0 to Trustees comprising travel expenses (2022: £0)
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