2020-12-31-accounts

Charity annual return questions

This document is to help charities prepare for their annual return by gathering the required informati

Submit your annual return online, once you have the information you need.

There is more guidance on the questions in the online service.

During the pandemic, any money provided by the government’s furlough programme must be decla government grants’.

If your income is under £10,000 you only need to report your income and spending. Section: Financial period

You will be asked to confirm the charity's financial period.

If the financial period end dates displayed are incorrect, you can change them in the Change the

Section: Income and spending

You will be asked to enter the charity's income and spending in the financial period for this annu Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas).

If your charity is part of a group and has prepared group accounts, then please use the group fig return. (Group accounts are only required where group income is more than £1million).

Section: Confirm income and spending

In the financial details section you will be asked to enter key financial information from your acco

For charities with an income greater than £500,000. The total income from your Statement of Fin gross income you have entered here, unless your charity has received endowments during the y endowment to your income funds. If this is the case you should exclude these amounts from the

Please check the gross income figure you have entered here is correct.

Section: Serious incidents

If gross income is more than £25,000 you will be asked if there were any serious incidents in you reported to the Charity Commission, for the period of this return.

Section: Fundraising

Did your charity raise funds from the public?

If you answer 'Yes', you will be asked:

Did the charity work with any professional fundraisers?

Did your charity have a written agreement with each of its professional fundraisers?

Did your charity work with any commercial participators?

Did your charity have a written agreement with each of its commercial participators?

Section: Grant making

Was grant making the main way your charity carried out its purposes?

Section: Income from government contracts

During the financial period for this annual return, did the charity receive income from contracts (o central government or local authorities?

If you answer 'Yes', you will be asked:

How many contracts did your charity have with central government or local authorities?

Enter total value of contracts. Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decima

What was the total value of these contracts?

Section: Income from government grants

During the financial period for this annual return, did the charity receive income from grants from authorities?

During the pandemic, any money provided by the government’s furlough programme must be de from government grants’.

If you answer 'Yes', you will be asked:

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or local authorities?

If you received any furlough payments, each payment received needs to be recorded individuall

Enter total value of grants. Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal po

What was the total value of these grants?

Section: Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside the UK?

If you answer 'Yes', you will be presented with a table of countries. Select countries or territo income from. Then answer the following questions.

What is the value of income from each country?

Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). If your charity did not have any income from the source, please enter 0 (zero).

Specify the source and amount of income from the options below:

• Overseas government or quasi government bodies

• Overseas charities, NGOs or NPOs

• Other overseas institutions

• Individuals resident overseas (for example school fees and memberships)

• Unknown/Do not know

Notes on income from other overseas institutions and individuals resident overseas

1. If your gross income is less than £25,000, only include payments that make up more than 80% gross income is more than £25,000, only include payments of more than £25,000.

2. If you are completing a 2018 annual return, these categories are optional.

Section: Operating and spending outside England and Wales

Did your charity operate outside England and Wales?

If you answer 'Yes', you will see a table of countries. Select countries or territories the chari financial period covered in the annual return. Then answer the following questions.

Record the total expenditure by country or territory. Please round all figures to the nearest pound commas).

If your charity did not spend any money in the country, please enter 0 (zero).

Note: If your charity operated in Northern Ireland or Scotland, you are not required to provide a v these countries.

When spending money or working outside England and Wales, did your charity transfer money o banking system? Note: if you are completing a 2018 annual return, this question is optional. What methods to transfer money did your charity use? - Cash courier - Other charities or NGOs/Non-Profits - Money Service Business (e.g. Western Union) - Informal Money Transfer Systems - Online payment methods (e.g. PayPal) - Other Note: if you are completing a 2018 annual return, this question is optional. How much money did your charity send outside the regulated banking system in total? Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Did your charity have procedures and controls in place to monitor expenditure outside England a Note: if you are completing a 2018 annual return, this question is optional. Are the trustees satisfied that your charity’s risk management policies and procedures adequate spending outside England and Wales? Note: if you are completing a 2018 annual return, this question is optional. Section: Subsidiaries Did the charity have any subsidiaries? If you answer 'Yes', you will be asked: Were any of the trustees also directors of the charity's subsidiaries? Section: Trustee payments

Did any of the trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity other tha expenses?

If you answer 'Yes', you will be asked:

Did any of the trustees receive payments or benefits for:

• being a charity trustee?

• providing services to your charity (such as specialist services or advice provided by trustees wh graphic designers, lawyers, for example)?

• any other benefit from the charity (for example, accommodation, car, holiday)? Also include any trustees who are paid members of staff

Did any of the trustees resign and then take up employment with the charity?

Section: Employees

Did any of your charity's staff receive total employee benefits of £60,000 or more?

If you answer 'Yes', you will be asked:

Enter the number of staff whose total employee benefits were in each of the following bands:

£60,000 to £70,000 £70,001 to £80,000 £80,001 to £90,000 £90,001 to £100,000 £100,001 to £110,000 £110,001 to £120,000 £120,001 to £130,000 £130,001 to £140,000 £140,001 to £150,000 £150,001 to £200,000 £200,001 to £250,000 £250,001 to £300,000 £300,001 to £350,000 £350,001 to £400,000 £400,001 to £450,000 £450,001 to £500,000 Over £500,000

For your highest paid member of staff only, what was the total value of their employee benefits?

Section: Volunteers

How many UK volunteers, excluding trustees, did the charity have during the financial period?

Section: Financial controls

Did your charity review its internal financial controls?

Section: Safeguarding

Note: only charities with particular classifications and not regulated by certain organisations will

Has the charity obtained a standard, enhanced or enhanced with barred lists DBS check on all tr volunteers who are in roles that are eligible for these checks?

Only charities with annual income over £500,000 need to answer the following financ At this point, other charities will be asked to provide copies of their trustee annual rep

Section: Account type

IMPORTANT - You will need a final version of the published accounts to fill in the financial detail ensure that this section is completed by a competent person who is familiar with the charity's acc

The information you need to complete this section will generally be found in the statement of fina

When completing this section you may wish to look at Charities SORP.

Please indicate whether the information that you are giving is based on group accounts or charit the relevant account type. If you have prepared group accounts, please use these to complete th Does your charity prepare:

Group accounts Charity only accounts Section: Income and Endowments

All fields are mandatory - Enter 0 (zero) if the field does not apply to your charity.

Fields that are indented provide additional information and are included in the figures for the fiel The indented fields may not represent the whole amount.

The information you need to complete this section will generally be found in the Statement of Fin

Enter figures to the nearest pound and restate them in pounds if the accounts have, for example, thousand. Do not enter decimal points or commas.

Donations and legacies

Of the total donations and legacies what amount is Legacies Of the total donations and legacies what amount is Endowments received Other trading activity Investment income Income from charitable activities Other income Total income and endowments

Note: The amount entered for 'Total income and endowments' minus 'Endowments Received' sh entered for 'Income' on the charity Information page. If the charity controls subsidiary undertaking be used from group accounts where these have been prepared.

Section: Expenditure

The information you need to complete this section will generally be found in the Statement of Fin

All fields are mandatory - Enter 0 (zero) if the field does not apply to your charity.

Fields that are indented provide additional information and are included in the figures for the fiel

The indented fields may not represent the whole amount.

Enter figures to the nearest pound and restate them in pounds if the accounts have, for example, thousand. Do not enter decimal points or commas.

Expenditure on raising funds

Of total expenditure on raising funds what amount is Investment management costs Other expenditure

Expenditure on charitable activities

Of the total expenditure on charitable activities what value is Grants to institutions Of the total expenditure on charitable activities what value is Governance costs Total expenditure Section: Other recognised gains/(losses)

The information you need to complete this section will generally be found in the Statement of Fin

All fields are mandatory - Enter 0 (zero) if the field does not apply to your charity.

Fields that are indented provide additional information and are included in the figures for the fiel

The indented fields may not represent the whole amount.

Enter figures to the nearest pound and restate them in pounds if the accounts have, for example, thousand. Do not enter decimal points or commas.

This figure should be prefixed with the minus symbol if it is a negative value.

Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets

This figure should be prefixed with the minus symbol if it is a negative value.

Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit pension schemes

This figure should be prefixed with the minus symbol if it is a negative value.

Net gains/(losses) on investments

This figure should be prefixed with the minus symbol if it is a negative value.

Other gains/(losses)

Section: Assets

All fields are mandatory - Enter 0 (zero) if the field does not apply to your charity.

Fields that are indented provide additional information and are included in the figures for the fiel

The indented fields may not represent the whole amount.

The information you need to complete this section will generally be found in the Balance Sheet.

Enter figures to the nearest pound and restate them in pounds if the accounts have, for example, thousand. Do not enter decimal points or commas.

Total fixed assets

Of the total fixed assets what value is Fixed asset investments

Total current assets

Of the total current assets what value is Current asset investments

Of the total current assets what value is Cash at bank and in hand

Section: Liabilities

All fields are mandatory - Enter 0 (zero) if the field does not apply to your charity.

Fields that are indented provide additional information and are included in the figures for the fiel

The indented fields may not represent the whole amount.

The information you need to complete this section will generally be found in the Balance Sheet.

Enter figures to the nearest pound and restate them in pounds if the accounts have, for example, thousand. Do not enter decimal points or commas.

Creditors due within one year

Creditors falling due after one year and provisions Defined benefit pension scheme asset/(liability)

Total net assets/(liabilities)

Section: Funds

The information you need to complete this section will generally be found on the Balance Sheet

All fields are mandatory - Enter 0 (zero) if the field does not apply to your charity.

Fields that are indented provide additional information and are included in the figures for the fiel

The indented fields may not represent the whole amount.

Enter figures to the nearest pound and restate them in pounds if the accounts have, for example, thousand. Do not enter decimal points or commas.

Endowment funds Restricted funds

Unrestricted funds

Total funds

Section: Additional information

The information you need to complete this section will generally be found in the notes to the acco

All fields are mandatory - Enter 0 (zero) if the field does not apply to your charity.

Enter figures to the nearest pound and restate them in pounds if the accounts have, for example, thousand. Do not enter decimal points or commas.

Support costs

Depreciation charge for the year

Level of reserves

Average number of employees

Section: Send Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts

You are required to submit your Trustees' Annual Report and accounts for this financial period. Y attach this at the time of completing the annual return.

Section: Submit Trustees' Annual Report, external scrutiny and accoun

You are required to submit your Trustees' Annual Report and accounts for this financial period.

You can attach files in any of the following formats: .docx and family, .xlsx and family, .ODF, .CSV exceed 25MB.

You must attach a complete set of accounts which is comprised of the Trustees' Annual Report, a independent examiners' / auditor's report.

Privacy Notice

This privacy notice explains how the Charity Commission processes personal data when a chari service including uploading the charity's accounts and trustees' annual report.

The charity's accounts and trustees' annual report are published in full on the Commission's web return 21 (AR21) service, your charity will be processing personal data and in some instances pe category personal data. This personal data may be processed in response to the question set in included in the accounts and trustees' annual report.

Some personal data is required to be included by SORP but other personal data may be include charity's financial performance or governance such as the names and other personal data about volunteers and beneficiaries.

The charity as the data controller is responsible for ensuring that its response in the AR21 servic annual report meet its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulations 2016 and the the personal data processed. You will need to take particular care if you are including personal d special category personal data or your charity's trustees have a dispensation from including thei

By continuing to upload the accounts you certify that you have read this privacy notice and are a to submit information.

Select this option if you want to attach one file for all reports - file must not exceed 25MB Do not use special characters when naming the file. For example do not use these characters <

By selecting this option you confirm that the file includes all of the following: Trustees' annual report Accounts Examiner's / auditor's report

Select this option if you want to attach a separate file for each report - each file must not exceed 2

Do not use special characters when naming the files. For example do not use these characters <

Does your independent examiners/auditors report identify any areas where accounting rules we fully made or accounting records incomplete?

Note: charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) with income of £25,000 or less will not be ask

Section: Check and submit your annual return

Before you complete the declaration and submit the annual return, you should check the content you have provided.

Notes 1st Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 income 1095.00 expenditure 525.00

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no 10 yes yes

Charty on accounts 10 1085 1095

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