2022-03-31-accounts - Focus4hope

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Trustees' Report	Trustees' Report
Receipts and	Payments	Accounts
Independent	Examiner's	Report

Objectiv	e	s arid	Activ	iti	es
					SORP reference
Summary	ofthe purposes			of		Focus4Hope is a charity that provides
the charity		as set out	in its			support for the elderly, homeless, isolated,
governing		document				and otherwise vulnerable in West
						Yorkshire.
Summary activities	ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.17and 1.19	Focus4Hope works to bring resources to those who need them most by
purposes	for the public					running a food bank and delivery service
benefit, in		particular,	the			for the food insecure, providing	fortnightly
activities,	projects or					feeds to the street homeless in	Leeds and
services identified in			the			running events for the elderly and isolated
accounts.						in the community.
Statement		confirming			Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard for the
whether the trustees			have			Charity Commission guidance	regarding
had regard		to the guidance				public benefit.
issued by	the Charity
Commission		on public
benefit
Additional		information (optional)
You ma choose to include				further statements		where relevant about:
					SORP reference
Policy on	grant making				Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on	social investment				Para 1.38	N/A
including	program related
investment
Contribution		made by			Para 1.38	We estimate that we have around 60
volunteers						volunteers engaged across the	full range of
						charitable activities, as well as	fund-raising
						in support ofthos activities. Without the
						support and efforts of our volunteers the
						charity would not be able to provide the
						services it does. The trustees express their
						sincere thanks for the continued	support of
						all volunteers.
Other						N/A

Achieve	men	ts	and Per	formance
				SORP reference
Summary	ofthe main			Para 1.20	In the period under review, the charity's
achievements		ofthe charity,			activities and achievements were
identifying	the	difference the			significantly impacted by the pandemic.
charity's	work	has made to			Our food bank and delivery service
the circumstances			of its		operated throughout the period, despite
beneficiaries and			any wider		having originally been established as a
benefits to society as a					temporary measure. At its peak we were
whole.					delivering up to 200 food parcels per week:
					we received food donations from both
					individuals and local supermarkets to allow
					us to provide this service, complemented
					by food purchases funded through grants
					and financial donations. The need for the
					service declined over the period under
					review but remained a necessity for a
					significant number of people —and we are
					anticipating that cost of living challenges
					will reinforce the need for us to continue
					supporting the community in this way; we
					also distributed 400 Christmas parcels and
					1,400 Christmas gifts in 2020 and 480 and
					1,800 respectively in 2021. Following a
					pause because ofthe pandemic, we were
					able to offer homeless feeds in Leeds
					throughout this period: these are fortnightly
					feeds in collaboration with St Anne's
					Resource Centre and the Leeds Homeless
					Charter and involve a team ofvolunteers
					preparing and distributing warm meals to
					on average around 80 people, some of
					whom come into the centre and some on
					the streets through our outreach teams. In
					addition we have continued to support the
					elderly and isolated in our community with
					fortnightly days out and cinema trips as
					well as quarterly afternoon tea dances.
					We have been responsive to assisting
					cases of people fleeing domestic violence,
					assisting 6 people (both male and female)
					into a safer location and then also providing
					home starter packs to those who are ready
					to move on from the refuge and into their
					own accommodation.

Investment	performance	Para 1.41	N/A
against objectives
Other			N/A

Financ	ial	Review	Review	Review	Review
Review	of	the charity's						Para 1.21	In the reporting period the charity had
financial	position			at	the	end			receipts off142,123and generated a
ofthe	eriod								sur lus off15,485.
Statement		explaining			the			Para 1.22	Reserves are held to allow the charity to
policy for holding				reserves					withstand fluctuations in its income and
stating	why		they	are	held				continue to meet its financial obligations.	It
									is our policy to aim to hold reserves
									e uivalent to 3months ofo eratin costs.
Amount	of	reserves			held			Para 1.22	Reserves at the ear end were f38,758.
Reasons for holding					zero			Para 1.22	N/A
reserves
Details	offund materially						in	Para 1.24	N/A
deficit
Explanation			ofany					Para 1.23	The trustees consider that there are no
uncertainties			about the						material uncertainties about the charity's
charity continuing				as a going					ability to continue as a going concern for
concern									the foreseeable future and therefore the
									accounts are re ared on this basis.
Additional		information				(optional)
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The charity's			principal					Para 1.47	In the period under review, the charity was
sources	of	funds		(including					funded principally through grants (878,944),
any fundraising)									donations (f59,916)and fundraising from
									the ublic f2,376 .
Investment objectives		policy and including any						Para 1.46	N/A
social investment				policy
adopted
A description			ofthe		principal			Para 1.46	The Board and management team have
risks facing			the charity						reviewed the major risks to which the
									charity is exposed. Where appropriate,
									systems and/or procedures have been
									established to mitigate the risks the charity
									faces. Internal risks are minimised by the
									implementation ofprocedures for the
									authorisation ofall transactions and
									projects. Procedures are in place to ensure
									compliance ofstaff and volunteers with
									health and safety, food handling and fire
									safety requirements.
									As outlined above, the principal risk facing
									the charity is ensuring it has sufficient funds
									to continue its charitable activities. Current
									income sources are by definition
									unpredictable —looking to the future the
									charit will look to secure ion er term

	funding	and also consider alternative	and also consider alternative
	income	streams, for example	through
	creatin	a retail outlet.
Other	N/A

Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing document		Para 1.25	The charity	is governed by its constitution
(t, ' ust deadi, oval charta	li		dated 15March 2021.The charity			was
			registered	with the Charity Commission			on
			26 November		2020.
How is the charity		Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIOl
Trustee selection methods		Para 1.25	All potential	trustees are identified		by the
including details ofany			Chair and/or		Chief Executive and	their
constitutional provisions	e.g.		appointment		is subject to the approval		of
election to post or name	of		the full board.
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

Additional information	(optional)
You ma choose to include	further statements	where relevant about
Policies and procedures	Para 1.51	Induction		and training are provided as
adopted for the induction		required	depending			on the role to be
and training oftrustees		undertaken		and the		skills ofthe trustee.
The charity's organisational	Para 1.51	The management			ofthe charity is carried
structure and any wider		out on a	day-to-day			basis by the Chief
network with which the		Executive,		Louise	Reed, and this is
charity works		overseen		by the Board ofTrustees.
Relationship with any	Para 1.51	N/A
related parties
Other		N/A

Charit name		Focus4Ho	e
Other name the charit uses		None
Registered charity	number	1192543
Charity's principal	address	Old Town	Hall, Thornton	Square, Brighouse	HD6 1EA

Type of	Name	Address
adviser
Accountant	Sleigh and Story	Thornhill	Brigg Mills, Thornhill		Beck Lane, Brighouse		HD6
		4AH
Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members				(Optional		information)

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								For the period from	26/11/2020		To
								Unrestricted		Endowment
								funds	Restricted funds		funds		Total funds	Last year
								tothe nearest	to the nearest E	tothe nearest		F.	to the nearest E	tothe nearest	E
								E
Al Receipts
Donation								58,916	1,000				59,916
Grant									78,944				78,944
Fundraising								2,376					2,376
Otherlncome								88$					$$8
Sub total (Grass			income for ARi					62180	79,944				142,123
A2 Asset and investment					sales, (see
table).
						Sub total
				Total receipts				62,180	79,944			-	142,123
A3 Payments
Goods and catering purchases								21,608	33,957				55,564
Volunteer casts								3,310	1,117				4,427
Fundraisin expenditure								1,703	208				1,912
Premises costs								7,110	5,112				12,222
Office costs								14,258	4,586				18,844
Vehicle and travelling		cost						6,390	1,452				7,842
Sub-contractor	cost							19,520	2,804				22,324
Other expenditure -Audit					and
accountancyfees								3,120	382				3.502
						Sub total		77,019	49,619				126,63$
A4 Asset and investment					purchases
see table)
						Sub total
		Total payments						77,019	49,619			-	126,638
Net ofreceipts/(payments							/	14,340	30,325				15,485
A5 Transfers between			funds
A6 Cash funds last year				end				23,273					23,273
Cash funds				this		year end		8,433	30,325				38,758

						Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	funds	funds	Endowment
	Categories		Details				funds				funds
						to nearest F.		to nearest		E	to nearest	E
81Cash funds			Cash				450
			HSBC	Bank - 04460235			7,983		30,325
				Totolcoshfunds			8,433		30,325
				iagree oaiances wim	receipts ann
				payments	account(s))
						Unrestricted		Restricted	funds		Endowment
							funds				funds
			Details			to nearest E		to nearest		E	to nearest	E
82 Other monetary		assets
						Fund to which					Current value
			Details			asset belon		Cost (optional)			(optional)
83Investment	assets
						Fund to which					Current value
			Details			asset belongs		Cost (optional)			(optional)
84Assets retained		forthe charity's	Office Equipment				1,332
own use			Motor vehicle				11,400
							12,732
						Fund	to which	Amount	due		When due
			Details			liabil	relates	optional)			(optional)
85Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees				Signature			Print	Name			Date ofapproval
							Lidia	Shinwell			27/01/2023
							Peter	Cawdron			27/01/2023