York Travellers Trust
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
(Charity number: 1189827)
Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the period ended
31 March 2021
YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
| CONTENTS | page |
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| Trustees' Annual Report | 1 - 9 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 10 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 11 |
| Balance Sheet | 12 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 13 - 17 |
YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) for the period ended 31 March 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with statutory requirements, the CIO’s governing document and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP FRS 102).
Reference and Administration Details
Charity Name York Travellers Trust Other Name(s) charity is known by YTT Registered Charity number 1189827 Charity’s principal address 20 Falsgrave Crescent Clifton, York, YO30 7AZ
Names of the charity trustees, who also manage the charity:
| Trustee Name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole period |
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| Stephen Pittam Martin Williams Caroline Hunter Dinah Mulvenna Claire Wilton Lorraine Mulvenna Abbie North |
Treasurer Secretary Chair |
Resigned as Chair and appointed as Treasurer - 8thNovember 2021 Resigned as Treasurer - 8thNovember 2021 Appointed as Chair – 8thNovember 2021 Appointed 8thJune 2021 Appointed 15thFebruary 2021 |
Name of the Chief Executive or names of senior staff members:
Violet Cannon, Director
Structure, Governance, and Management
Description of the charity’s trust:
Governing Document Constitution How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered on 8[th] June 2020 Trustee selection methods Nomination and Co-option
The charitable activities of York Travellers Trust (1084620) were transferred to the CIO on 9[th] June 2020.
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Objectives and Activities
Summary of the objectives of the charity set out in its governing document
To relieve the needs of the Gypsy/Traveller community in York and the surrounding areas by:
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1) the relief of financial hardship, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of advice and information on housing and welfare benefits;
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2) the preservation and protection of good physical and mental health;
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3) the advancement of education and training of those in the community who are in need thereof so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within the wider community;
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4) the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation with eh object of improving the conditions of life of those persons who have need of such facilities;
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5) providing workshops, forms, advocacy and general support that encourages and enables members of the Gypsy/Traveller community to participate more effectively in the wider community;
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6) promoting good race and community relations through providing information and educational opportunities to statutory and voluntary agencies and the public on the history and culture of the Gypsy/Traveller community
Our activities can be divided into 4 areas:
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1) We organise education and accredited training. This leads to increased employment opportunities and a more active engagement in community life.
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2) We offer advice and advocacy in benefits, housing, money/debt, drug/alcohol abuse, and employment. We also give practical support in letter writing and form filling. These activities address issues of poverty, discrimination and promote social inclusion.
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3) We engage with other agencies (both voluntary and statutory) to advocate for the needs of the communities we serve. This strategic level work contributes to the social inclusion of one of York’s most significant ethnic minority communities.
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4) We promote an understanding of the Gypsy and Traveller cultures. This work is undertaken first with our clients to increase their confidence, improve their emotional wellbeing and to empower them. Second, we work with other residents and agencies to build bridges and improve community cohesion.
The trustees consider that they have complied with their duties to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
Governance
As noted above, in June 2020 YTT changed from an unincorporated Charitable Trust to a CIO. The change has been seamless for our clients and funders.
In February 2021 we welcomed a new member Trustee – Abbie North. Abbie, a law graduate, has experience in supporting the Gypsy and Travelling Community planning law matters.
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Objectives and Activities (continued)
Building
The other tenant of our building moved out in December 2020. We took this opportunity to renegotiate our lease with our landlords York Area Quaker Meeting (YAQM). That negotiation led to a new lease of the whole building in February 2021.
We are very grateful to YAQM for their generosity in recognising the effects of the pandemic on YTT and adjusting our rent accordingly.
With the security of tenure achieved, the YTT Director has been successful in securing additional funds from the National Lottery Community Fund to enable us to embark on a programme of renovation work to make the building fully accessible; and better adapted to the needs of our programme. This work will be completed in the next financial year.
Achievements and Performance
Overview
Not surprisingly the 2020-21 period has been dominated by our response to the Coronavirus (COVID) pandemic. As we emerge from a tumultuous period of lockdowns and widespread restrictions enforced to suppress the spread of COVID, YTT’s clients have, and continue to, experience the impact of the pandemic in many ways – from limitations to important social events, inability to work and related financial implications, restrictions to movement and forced periods of confinement at home with family, limited access to health and support services to serious implications on mental health and wellbeing.
Throughout the period, YTT continued to support and empower people across a broad variety of areas, working flexibly and responsively to:
Engage | Help | Encourage | Offer | Enable
The following summary demonstrates what this support has looked like and shares stories of the very real difference it has made to YTT’s clients during an exceedingly difficult time.
The summary is based on a range of evidence gathered through the following methods:
| | Fortnightly meetings with the Safe Space | | Surveys with clients (October to |
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| Project Evaluation Steering Group. | December 2020) | ||
| | Focus group with YTT staff (December | | Anecdotal evidence from social |
| 2020) | media |
Understanding the impact of covid on York’s gypsy and traveller communities
The COVID pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on people’s lives. It has resulted in sudden, major changes and disruptions to the everyday life of people as well as in some cases having a serious impact on mental health and wellbeing. Consultation with clients revealed a snapshot of the aspects of the pandemic that had caused the greatest impact included:
- Increased periods of confinement at home putting increased pressure on family relationships and workloads.
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Major changes to routine – inability to attend important social events and traditional gatherings that form a vitally important part of GTC culture and the chance for people to meet – such as Appleby Horse Fair, weddings, and funerals.
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School closures – the challenges of having to educate children and young people at home, difficult for some children and hard for their parents to support.
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The inability to see family and friends and take part in leisure time activities.
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The inability to work and loss of income.
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Having to adopt new protective measures such as social distancing and increased preventative measures such as places not accepting cash.
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Fear that things would never be the same again.
Support provided during the pandemic and the difference it made
The YTT team provided support during the pandemic in a variety of ways with the team having to change the main ways they offered support to clients – moving from face-to-face to remotely. This represented a significant challenge in the early days of lockdown as staff attempted to think and plan how to make things work. Staff faced additional challenges of differing levels of computer literacy amongst staff and clients and the added complication of limited access to laptops and mobile phones.
Whilst the Centre had to close, staff were a constant presence in the lives of their clients and other members of the Gypsy and Traveller Community (GTC). Flyers with contact details were distributed to the York GTC sites letting the communities know that even though the office was closed staff were available offering support. Members of the GTC were consulted via social media and where possible face-to-face when members of the team visited sites to identify need.
“We’re a face-to-face contact organisation and all of a sudden we needed to provide support over the telephone. The hardest thing was thinking how we are going to do this, how we are going to make it work but the team figured it out and it has worked.”
YTT Director
Some of the methods called for the team to equip themselves very quickly with new skills such as using online platforms and social media. This represented a significant achievement for the team, with lessons learned in the different ways that they can continue to work and interact with members of the GTC. Advances were also made in IT skills and confidence with members of the team joining Facebook and doing things outside of their skillset or comfort zone.
Some of the ways the team supported clients was through the provision of:
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Virtual social activities – e.g., crafts, bingo sessions.
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Food, craft, and activity packs delivered to sites.
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Welfare calls.
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Weekly food stall.
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Helping people understand Government Guidelines and related implications.
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Advocacy for members of the local GTC as well as people from other parts of the country.
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Being there and listening to people.
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“It’s [YTT] helped me when I’ve needed help. You know that they’re only a phone call away if you need anything. Because I’ve not been able to get to the centre they’ve come to me which has really helped. 10-minute crafts for my son has helped because sometimes I run out of things to do with him because we have to [be] inside all the time.”
Member of the GTC, YTT
Activity Summary
Examples of individual client work
We continued to provide support for the most vulnerable individual members of the GTC. Examples include:
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Support to a young couple going through child protection proceedings for their unborn child. Attendance at 14 professionals’ meetings with them to act as an advocate and provide emotional support. Additional support provided to the couple with referrals for mental health support and challenging discriminatory comments made by a social worker in the case.
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Support to a couple who were kicked off the pitch they were staying on because of a family dispute. For a while they were sleeping rough, and practical support was offered such as food, blankets, and a space to come in for a hot coffee etc. Support was also offered to complete an application for a Travellers site in Bridlington and apply to North Yorkshire Home Choice for housing in York. The couple are now living on the site in Bridlington and have been signposted to support organisations and food banks in the area.
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Successfully applied for a washing machine from Children in Need (CIN) for a family where the mum had lost her cleaning job at the start of the pandemic and they had a new, premature, baby. Support with food parcels and collecting donations from other organisations for their baby. A Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) referral was made for support challenging issues with wages.
Examples of young people work
We have work closely with City of York Council and local schools. Safe Space Training was delivered to the heads or deputy heads of all York schools that raised awareness of YTT, GTC and demonstrated a willingness to support them with their work with Gypsy and Traveller young people. Further support has since been provided to five schools in support of seven different GTC families. Early stages in terms of case work from this with ongoing conversations with the young people, their families, and school staff about what support is needed alongside awareness raising for options / responsibilities of home schooling.
Individual support was given to a 14 year old who was unable to be taught onsite at the Pupil Referral Unit in York for several reasons, so she now receives all her education at the YTT Centre over 4-days-a-week, taught by two teachers from the PRU. She is being encouraged in her art lessons to paint a mural to be displayed on the wall in the YTT Centre. In addition, she has started to receive tailored 2:1 support sessions (delivered by YTT’s Community Development Lead and student social workers). The focus of these sessions is to carry out various creative activities that look at emotions and managing conflict but with the scope for this to change and be responsive to her needs. Plans and reflections are being captured by the
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team to determine whether this is an effective delivery model that could be replicated with other complex clients in the future.
We have worked with FutureHY York & North Yorkshire (https://www.futurehy.co.uk/) – part of the UniConnect programme that supports young people to make well-informed decisions about their future education and to reduce the gap in higher education participation between the most and least represented groups – to set ourselves up as a Prince’s Trust Achieve Centre so that we can deliver qualifications for young people. FutureHY are funding the cost of entering young people for the accredited qualification, and are providing one member of their staff to lead facilitate the sessions with our team supporting them. Four of our young people are currently signed up to receive the service.
Online events
Since January 2021, YTT have been hosting two events per week on Facebook Rooms. On Tuesdays there is Coffee and Catch Up and on Thursdays Bingo . 10 different individuals have attended the events at least once and there is a small core group of four who attend regularly.
There was a one-off Facebook Live event in November 2020 as part of the Being Human Festival (https://beinghumanfestival.org/) – each year the festival brings together universities, museums, galleries, archives, independent research organisations, community and commercial partners to make research in the humanities accessible to non-specialist audiences and demonstrate its relevance to our everyday lives. YTT worked with a local historian and filmmaker from the University of York to create short films about the different types of traditional Gypsy flowers and Gypsy music. All the videos are available on Youtube.
YTT worked with York Museums Trust to do a takeover of their Twitter account for Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month (GRTHM) 2020 (https://ytt.org.uk/2020/06/26/grt-history-month-museumtakeover/). Our GTC was asked to share historical objects, crafts, photos, stories etc of things that meant something to them and / or the Gypsy and Traveller Communities as a whole. There was a real sense of excitement and interest on the Facebook page as people were sharing and the Twitter takeover had 3,130 engagements – much higher than other Twitter takeovers York Museums Trust has done.
Activity packs
Following consultation with the GTC, in January, 34 activity packs were provided to Gypsy and Traveller families (kids and adults alike!) with materials and activity instructions that could be done together during the second national lockdown. The packs were well-received which led to a further 36 packs being distributed over the Easter break that included simple Easter based craft activities e.g. egg hunt clues and a competition.
Food stall
Some ward funding was received in February 2020 for the purchase and distribution of food to the GTC and local community. This food has been offered to those in need throughout the pandemic, using a weekly food stall, and represents an opportunity to strengthen connections with the local community and support them with their other needs at the same time. In 2020 was a total of 309 food stall visits, and 168 food parcels delivered directly. So far in 2021 there have been a total of 273 food stall visits, and 5 food parcels delivered directly. Almost all the stall visits have been from non-GTC. Links with the local primary school
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have been established so that any leftover fresh goods from a week’s food stall go through them to their families in need.
Sports packs
The funding from Sports England we received in 2020 allowed us to distribute 88 sports packs. The vast majority went to young GT people, but some went to the families of regulars from the food stall. In June 2021, the Centre will start to offer a programme of boxing classes for young people run by a local exprofessional boxer who is a Traveller himself. Later in the year this will be extended to include boot camp sessions for young people led by a member of the GTC.
Cultural competency training for professionals
Delivery of Cultural Competency Training was moved online and delivered multiple times across the year including to Area Inspectors for North Yorkshire Police, Teaching Students at York Saint Johns, York Healthwatch, and Probation Services.
Strategic work
YTT Director, Violet Cannon has been campaigning at a national level about how the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021 not only restricts protest, but has the potential to legislate the GTC’s ancient cultural practice of nomadism out of existence.
YTT worked closely with several national and local partners during this last year, allowing us to continue working proactively to support the Gypsy and Traveller families. This has included City of York Council to develop a strategic working group, the group includes representations from Education, Health, Accommodation, Police, Community Safety and Elected Members. We have also linked in with Children and Adult Services, Probation, numerous schools including all of the secondary schools in York, York Race Equality Network, Older Community Advocacy York, York CVS, York Human Rights City Network and various boards to integrate GTC into the conversations happening in the city including the planned “diversity festival”. We are also members of the System Changers projects in York which has given us many allies within the city.
Workforce Update
In 2020-21 the Trustees undertook a salary benchmarking for all staff with the support of an external organisation – Roots HR. The outcome of the review was reflected in the salaries of staff from April 2021.
As part of the Safe Space Project, YTT set out to recruit a Community Development Lead, and a Trainee Community Development Support Worker. Abigail joined YTT as Community Development Lead in April 2020.
A member of the GTC was recruited as the Trainee Community Development Support Worker but unfortunately to ill-health throughout the lockdown, their hours have been redistributed to the Community Development Lead and Centre Manager to ensure continued operation of activities during the pandemic.
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Achievements and Performance (continued)
Evaluation Update
Monitoring and evaluation were recognised as areas where additional support was required. A brief for an external consultant was published to assist with the effective delivery of the Safe Spacer Project through the development of a robust monitoring and evaluation plan. Following the award of the contract to Mair Education and Billson Consulting Limited in September 2020, our external consultants have got to know YTT, participated in our Cultural Competency Training, and reviewed current data collection and monitoring practices.
A fortnightly Evaluation Steering Group Meeting was established with key members of YTT, the evaluation consultants, and a member of the GTC (feeding in client views). A review of Customer Relationship Management Systems was undertaken, and a decision was made to secure Lamplight – a complete charity database system. The Evaluation Steering Group has continued to work with Lamplight to design and implement the new system that was tested and refined through the early months of 2021, so that the system was ready to launch in the 2021-22 year.
Alongside this, the Evaluation Steering Group have developed new evaluation and outcome monitoring forms.
Finance and Funding
This comprehensive programme of work has been made possible by the continuing support of all our funders. We are grateful to the National Lottery Community Fund, the Henry Smith Charity, the Tudor Trust, the Two Ridings Community Foundation and Sports England, Green Spaces, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust for offering us the necessary resources to undertake this important work.
Plans for future periods
We moved into the new financial year still in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. We will continue to adapt our services to support our community through the pandemic.
The extent to which we will be able to use our building is still uncertain, but the forthcoming year will be an important one for YTT insofar that we will be implementing our plans to refurbish our building, making it accessible both in terms of being more welcome to all, but particularly for members of our community who live with physical disabilities. This will make a big difference in terms of developing our Safe Space project.
We will continue to work on our four priority areas of education and training; advice and advocacy; strategic work to build community cohesion; and promoting an understanding of the Gypsy and Traveller community.
In addition, we foresee that 2021/22 will be a year when the Gypsy and Traveller culture will be under threat through national legislation, and we will be working with others throughout the country to play our part in making sure the Gypsy and Traveller voice is heard and respected.
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Financial Review
Financial Review
Income of £215,849 (£82,785 restricted) was received in the period. This includes the transfer of funds totalling £117,114 (£27,826 restricted) from York Travellers Trust (Charitable Trust). Expenditure totalled £102,366 (£77,986 restricted). This resulted in net income of £113,483 (£4,799 restricted).
Reserves Policy
The Trustees have agreed that the target level of reserves should be limited to three months running costs. In the current period these costs would be in order of £10,000. Reserves at the year end were well in excess of that and will be applied to the charitable purposes.
Funds materially in deficit
None
Declaration
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 25 January 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
Caroline Hunter Stephen Pittam Chair Treasurer
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of York Travellers Trust for the period ended 31 March 2021.
This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. My independent examination work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my independent examination work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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.
Independent examiner’s statement
Since the Charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do 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.
Adrian Rodaway BA, BFP, FCA, DChA HPH, Chartered Accountants 54 Bootham York YO30 7XZ
25 January 2022
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YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
| Note Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Investments Total Income Expenditure on: Charitable activities Total Expenditure 4 Net income 3 Net movement in funds Total funds carried forward at 31 March 2021 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 133,060 4 |
Restricted Funds £ 82,785 - |
Total 2021 £ 215,845 4 |
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| 133,064 | 82,785 | 215,849 | |
| 24,380 | 77,986 | 102,366 | |
| 24,380 | 77,986 | 102,366 | |
| 108,684 | 4,799 | 113,483 | |
| 108,684 | 4,799 | 113,483 | |
| 108,684 £ |
4,799 £ |
113,483 £ |
The notes on pages 13 to 17 form part of these accounts.
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YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021
Charity number: 1189827
| Notes Fixed assets: Tangible assets 7 Current assets: Cash at bank and in hand Liabilities: 8 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Total Net Assets The funds of the charity: Unrestricted funds 9 Restricted funds 11 Total Charity Funds Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
Total £ 48,196 |
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| 113,090 | |
| (47,803) | |
| 65,287 | |
| 113,483 | |
| 113,483 £ |
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| 108,684 4,799 |
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| 113,483 £ |
Approved by the Trustees on 25 January 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
Caroline Hunter Chair
The notes on pages 13 to 17 form part of these accounts.
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YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a) Basis of preparation
The Accounts have been prepared in accordance with 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 or Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charites SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Companies Act 2006.
York Travellers Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
The principal address of the Charity is: 20 Falsgrave Crescent, York, YO30 7AZ
The period of account is from 8 June 2020 to 31 March 2021. These are the Charity's first accounts and, therefore, there are no comparatives.
b) Preparation of accounts on a going concern basis
The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has sufficient resources to be able to continue in existence for the foreseeable. They believe that the going concern basis is appropriate in the preparing the financial statements.
c) Funds structure
Unrestricted funds are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the Trustees. Restricted funds represent funds received for purposes restricted by the wishes of the donor.
d) Income
Income is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be reliably measured.
Income from grants and donations are included in the period in which they are received. Investment income is accounted for when receivable.
e) Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:
Expenditure on charitable activities relates to activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and includes their associated support costs.
f) Taxation
As a registered charity, the Charity is exempt from the payment of income tax in respect of its charitable activities.
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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
g) Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
h) Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in a transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
i) Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
Individual fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £200. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value on receipt.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated at a rate to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives. The rates applied are as follows:
Fixtures and fittings 1.67% per month straight line Office equipment 20% per annum straight line
j) Pension scheme
The charity pays defined contributions into personal pension plans for its employees. Pension costs are charged to the SOFA and represent the contributions payable by the charity in the year.
2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
| Unrestricted Funds £ Grants 42,219 89,288 1,553 133,060 £ ET INCOME/EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR The surplus for the year is stated after charging: Depreciation Independent Examiner's remuneration Other fees paid to Examiner Donation from York Travellers Trust (Charitable Trust) Other donations |
Restricted Funds £ 54,959 27,826 - 82,785 £ £ 1,581 900 2,085 |
Total £ 97,178 117,114 1,553 |
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| 215,845 £ |
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3. NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR
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4. TOTAL EXPENDITURE
| Charitable activities Wages and salaries Staff and volunteer expenses Sessional work Activities and outings Governance costs: Independent examiner's fees Support costs: Consultancy and advice Rent and rates Heating and lighting Office costs Subscriptions Repairs and maintenance Professional fees Sundry expenses Computer costs Depreciation Total support costs Total expenditure on charitable activities 5. STAFF COSTS AND TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION Gross salaries and wages Employer's NIC Employer's pension contributions Cleaner Other staff costs |
Unrestricted Funds £ 11,408 2,285 1,585 - 15,278 900 965 - - 1,011 301 494 3,285 247 318 1,581 8,202 24,380 £ |
Restricted Funds £ 62,352 - 1,775 2,741 |
Total £ 73,760 2,285 3,360 2,741 |
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| 66,868 | 82,146 | ||
| - | 900 | ||
| - 6,427 981 3,710 - - - - - |
965 6,427 981 4,721 301 494 3,285 247 318 1,581 |
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| 11,118 | 19,320 | ||
| 77,986 £ |
102,366 £ |
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| £ 66,328 1,392 3,090 1,240 1,710 |
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| 73,760 £ |
The average number of employees in the year was 5. There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000 in the year.
No remuneration, benefits or expenses were received by any of the Trustees who held posts during the year in respect of their services to the charity.
The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Directors/Trustees, the Director (CEO) and Centre Manager. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel were £45,779.
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6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
There were no related party transactions in the period.
7. FIXED ASSETS
| Cost: Additions At 31 March 2021 Depreciation: Charge for the year At 31 March 2021 Net book values 31 March 2021 All fixed assets relate to unrestricted funds. |
Computer equipment £ 4,097 4,097 819 819 3,278 £ |
Fixtures & fittings £ 45,679 45,679 761 761 44,918 £ |
Total £ 49,776 |
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| 49,776 | |||
| 1,580 | |||
| 1,580 | |||
| 48,196 £ |
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8. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year
| Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals and deferred income |
Total £ 569 4,574 42,660 47,803 £ |
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All creditors falling due within one year relate to unrestricted funds.
9. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
| Current year | Incoming | Resources | Balance c/f | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resources | Expended | Transfers | 31/03/2021 | ||||
| General | £ | 133,064 |
£ | (24,380) |
- | 108,684 £ |
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YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - CONTINUED FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
10. ANALYSIS OF THE CHARITY'S NET ASSETS BY FUND
| Unrestricted funds Designated funds Restricted funds |
Fixed assets £ 48,196 - - 48,196 £ |
Net current assets £ 60,488 - 4,799 65,287 £ |
Total £ 108,684 - 4,799 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113,483 £ |
11. RESTRICTED FUNDS
| Current year Big Lottery Fund Joseph Rowntree Foundation Two Ridings Foundation City of York Council YCVS GGS |
Incoming Resources £ 70,644 4,971 2,000 4,000 1,170 82,785 £ |
Resources Expended £ (66,930) (4,971) (2,000) (4,000) (85) (77,986) £ |
Transfers £ - - - - - - £ |
Balance c/f 31/03/2021 £ 3,714 - - - 1,085 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,799 £ |
Big Lottery Fund
Funding towards staffing costs, staff training, activity costs, IT costs and overheads.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Funding towards staff salaries.
Two Ridings Foundation
Funding towards staff salaries.
City of York Council
Funding towards staff salaries.
YCVS GGS
Funding towards the gardening project.
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