2024-04-01-accounts

Stronger Together Annual Report

Objectives and activities

• the purpose of the charity is to relieve social isolation

• this is achieved by running small activity groups to bring people together in a safe environment. These groups have included those run independently by Stronger Together, and some in partnership with a local hospice day services.

• the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at all times.

• Stronger Together has been less active this year due to capacity of trustees and volunteers, and therefore expenditure and income have remained very low. Rent paid for our storage lockup has been our main expense, and a grant for this has been our main income this year. Activities have not had much financial cost due to the lockup containing materials needed for our activities.

Achievements and performance

This year we have supported clients in their groups, some in partnership with other organisations. We have provided extra activities to help new people to attend groups they may not have otherwise been keen to attend. This then has led to them going on to other larger groups, and therefore socialising with more people.

Financial review

• The charity’s financial position at the end of the reporting period is that we have enough money to run groups next year, and have secured funding for one part time member of staff for one year.

• We do not hold money in reserve, as we have a modular approach - we apply for a small pot of funding and then run groups accordingly. When we begin to need more we apply for more. We do not risk disappointing clients or interrupting services in this way as our groups have an end date from the start, so if we were to have insufficient funds, we would not arrange a group.

• The only factor limiting our growth is capacity. This has been helped by taking on a part time member of staff.

• No funds or subsidiary undertakings are materially in deficit.

Structure, governance and management

Our structure is CIO, governed by our constitution.

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Registered Charity Number 1192052

Recruitment of trustees is by recommendation or application, and any potential trustee is invited to a board meeting. After we have met the applicant discussion is held in their absence and a decision is made by the board as a whole.

Reference and administrative details

• the name of the charity is Stronger Together and it does not use any other name

• the charity registration number is 1192052

• the address of the principal office of the charity is 3 Ghyll Field Road, Durham DH1 5HT

• The charity’s trustees in the reporting period were:

Katherine Adams

Rowena Carr Fiona Pembroke Ramatoulie Saidykhan

Exemptions from disclosure

None

Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others

None

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Profit & Loss

Stronger Together

Accounting Year 2023/24

	Debit	Credit
Turnover		452
Donation		452
add Other Income		1,536
Grant Income		1,536
less Cost of Sales	65
Materials	65
Gross Profit		1,923
less Administration Expenses	1,528
Rent	911
Mobile Phone	88
Motor Expenses	207
Advertising and Promotion	25
Legal and Professional Fees	32
Insurance	220
Travel	44
less Staff Costs	216
Salaries	216
Employer NICs	0
Operating Profit		£179
less Corporation Tax Liability		£0
less Dividends Paid		£0
less Profit & Loss journal entries		£0
Retained Profit this period:		£179
Retained Profit brought forward:		£4,893
Distributable Reserves / Retained Profit carried forward:		£5,072

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