**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE020428 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1187544** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND** **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 23 JANUARY 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021** ## **FOR** ## **COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO** Riley Moss 2018 Limited Chartered Accountants Riley House 183-185 North Road Preston Lancashire PR1 1YQ **COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO** **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 23 JANUARY 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021** ||**Page**| |---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**|1 to 2| |**Independent Examiner's Report**|3| |**Statement of Financial Activities**|4| |**Balance Sheet**|5| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6 to 7| |**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|8| **COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD 23 JANUARY 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021** The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the period 23 January 2020 to 31 March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **Incorporation** The charitable company was incorporated on 23 January 2020 and commenced trading on 1 April 2020. ## **Objectives and activities** The principal aims and objective of the charitable company are: - to support such general charitable purposes as the trustees may in their absolute discretion, in particular but not exclusively: - to advance education and training; - to help reduce poverty in the community - to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have a need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life; - to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people within socially and economically disadvantaged areas of Manchester (such as Crumpsall, Cheetham Hill, Blackley and Clayton) irrespective of their ethnic origin, religion, belief or creed (including members of the Muslim community but also other faiths and of no faith) and to relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into society. While planning the objectives and activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. - to support those at extremes of age in terms of socialising and support - to support those who are vulnerable such as refugees, asylum seeks and other vulnerable groups - to provide support to those affected by the pandemic ## **Achievement and performance** During this period a number of initiatives were supported through provision of grants. These included the following: - Youth initiative is an initiative in north Manchester where youth are supported with a safe space to relax, socialize and be mentored by youth leaders, youth clubs, trips and other engagement activities. Their projects include: - support to the vulnerable and needy during the pandemic including social isolation support by providing food and other essential item drop offs for those in need at the plan and continuing the support post pandemic - health awareness by holding online sessions around covid awareness, vaccination importance, mental health and domestic violence victim support - Outreach work with different communities including interfaith walks, weekly cycling club and cycling repair to encourage green centres and looking after the environment, clean up days and other supporting initiatives including reading clubs. - Encourage local vaccination programme by regular engagement and promotion - Provide free school meals to children in the deprived area during holidays and supporting the homeless and needy - Supporting youth or leadership initiatives by sending on camps and trips to encourage this by travelling to camps and building essential skills needed for team work and leadership - Women activities including coffee mornings, child drop-in sessions, toddler groups and socializing sessions helping to tackle loneliness. - Health promotion with exercise sessions for men and women - engagement activities including youth clubs for boys and girls with school holiday clubs, tuition classes to support those struggling, exercise session for the elderly and young on a weekly basis. Weekly football sessions and badminton sessions ## **Financial review** Full details of income and expenditure for the year are set out in the Statement of Financial Activities on Page 5. The board of trustees reviews the reserve policy on an annual basis to ensure adequate funds are available to cover management and administration and support costs. Page 1 **COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO** **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD 23 JANUARY 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021** ## **Structure, governance and management Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. C4A is a charitable incorporated organisation (charity registration number 1187544) and incorporated on 20 January 2020 as a registered charity. The company commenced trading on 1 April 2020. The company is governed by its Memorandum & Articles of Association. The directors, who are the trustees in charity law, are responsible for the overall management and control of the company working with other persons on an entirely voluntary basis. Trustees are appointed in accordance with C4A Initiative's constitution. The trustees have kept up to date with all the relevant aspects of their role and responsibilities, assured in the knowledge that the necessary controls not only exist but function effectively, thus enabling the trustees to focus their efforts on maximizing the charity's cash flow. Trustees constantly review the major risks to which the charity is exposed and systems are established to mitigate these. ## **Reference and administrative details Registered Company number** CE020428 (England and Wales) ## **Registered Charity number** 1187544 ## **Registered office** Communities For All 421-425 Cheetham Hill Road Manchester M8 0PF ## **Trustees** Z Kosar M Shafiq M J Amin ## **Company Secretary** ## **Independent Examiner** Riley Moss 2018 Limited Chartered Accountants Riley House 183-185 North Road Preston Lancashire PR1 1YQ Approved by order of the board of trustees on 10 December 2021 and signed on its behalf by: M Shafiq - Trustee Page 2 **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO** ## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Communities For All CIO ('the Company')** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the period 23 January 2020 to 31 March 2021. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). 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. Farook Patel FCA Riley Moss 2018 Limited Chartered Accountants Riley House 183-185 North Road Preston Lancashire PR1 1YQ 10 December 2021 Page 3 **COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO** **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD 23 JANUARY 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted
fund
Notes £
Income and endowments from
Donations and legacies 57,310
Charitable activities
Charitable activity 51,868
Total 109,178
Expenditure on
Charitable activities
Charitable activity 41,951
Other 206
Total 42,157
NET INCOME 67,021
Total funds carried forward 67,021
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The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 **COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO** **BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2021** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted
fund
Notes £
Current assets
Cash at bank 69,072
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 3 (2,051)
Net current assets 67,021
Total assets less current liabilities 67,021
NET ASSETS 67,021
Funds 4
Unrestricted funds 67,021
Total funds 67,021
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 479A of the Companies Act 2006 relating to subsidiary charitable companies for the period ended 31 March 2021. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for - (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and - (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 10 December 2021 and were signed on its behalf by: M Shafiq - Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 5 **COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 23 JANUARY 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021** ## **1. Accounting policies** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits** The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. ## **2. Trustees' remuneration and benefits** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the period ended 31 March 2021. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the period ended 31 March 2021. Page 6 continued... **COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE PERIOD 23 JANUARY 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021** ## **3. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** |Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Accrued expenses|**£**
(1)
1,392
660
2,051| |---|---| ## **4. Movement in funds** |**Net**
**movement**
**in funds**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
67,021
**TOTAL FUNDS**
67,021|**At**
**31.3.21**
**£**
67,021
67,021| |---|---| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
109,178
109,178|**Resources**
**Movement**
**expended**
**in funds**
**£**
**£**
(42,157)
67,021
(42,157)
67,021| |---|---|---| ## **5. Related party disclosures** There were no related party transactions for the period ended 31 March 2021. Page 7 **COMMUNITIES FOR ALL CIO DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD 23 JANUARY 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021** **----- Start of picture text -----**
£
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Donations 57,310
Charitable activities
Grants 51,868
Total incoming resources 109,178
Expenditure
Charitable activities
Wages 18,305
Postage and stationery 901
Sundries 36
Charitable expenditure 20,933
40,175
Other
Pensions 206
Support costs
Management
Insurance 585
Repairs and renewals 531
1,116
Governance costs
Accountancy and legal fees 660
Total resources expended 42,157
Net income 67,021
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