2021-11-30-accounts - Community Support Centre

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Registered Charity Number 1193421

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE

TRUSTEES REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

30 November 2021

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Financial statement Year ended 30 November 2021

Contents	Page
Charity information and professional advisers	3
Trustees’ report	4
Accountants’ report	6
Income statement	7
Balance sheet	8
Notes to the financial statements	9

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Charity Information Year ended 30 November 2021

Registered charity name	COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE
Charity number	1193421
Registered office	178-180 LANGWORTHY ROAD
	SALFORD
	M6 5PP
Trustees	Ruth Nzongo_(Chair)_
	Christina ONeill
	Safawatou Njessibo Haalid
Accountants	BC NWAIWU & CO LTD
	Building 1 Suit 4A Office 6
	Wilsons Park Business Centre
	Manchester
	M40 8WN
Bankers	Barclays Bank Plc

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Trustees’ Report Year ended 30 November 2021

About Us

Community Support Centre is a registered charity providing a range of support to members of the community.

Trustees

The following person served as trustees during the period:

Ruth Nzongo (Chair)
Christina ONeill
Safawatou Njessibo Haalid

Our Objects

The objects of the charity for the public benefit include;

The relief of the physical and mental sickness of persons in need by reason of depression and domestic violence, in particular by the provision of counselling and support, including signposting to other services, and by any other means as the trustees in their discretion shall determine.
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

Projects

Projects undertaken during the year include:

(1) Food Hamper project

In February 2021, we held 4-week food hamper project sessions where we delivered foods parcels to vulnerable members of our community. This provided great help to families in desperate need after a ravaging impact of COVID-19 which affected many families in our community.

(2) Young and Family’ Loneliness Mix activities

During the period under review, we also had an 8-week project to reduce isolation and helping residents to stay connected during the second lockdown while reducing the stress of isolation and loneliness on their mental health and well-being. We also organised Young and Family’ Loneliness mix activities (quizzes, games, coffee chats, drawing competitions and wellbeing exercises) sessions. This was held twice weekly for an hour per session via zoom for single mothers and migrants in Salford who were aged 25 to 46 years.

A total of 12 families attended these sessions and were supported by 7 volunteers, including 1 volunteer who had not been involved with us in the past. Each participant benefited from this project, and it gave members of the community the opportunity to spend time with one another via different activities which were enjoyed by everyone.

It also improved knowledge of cultural diversity for children and women. The feedback from the project, 85% of participants said they had made friends by coming to our zoom calls, while 96% of the participants said they looked forward to the group activities as it gave them the opportunity to spend time with one another and feel less lonely.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Trustees’ Report Year ended 30 November 2021

(3) Photography project

We are also carrying on with 20-weeks of photography sessions where we made a massive difference in our participants’ life and community, by encouraging diversity, inclusion and community cohesion while reducing isolation and stress, increased confidence through learning how to adjust in various life circumstances via photo sharing during our zoom sessions. The project participants reported that they improved their self-esteem and built up more confidence, they also felt happier and increased their sense of belonging.

In planning and executing the activities during the year, the trustees ensured that the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission was taken into consideration.

Ruth Nzongo Chair – Board of Trustees

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Accountant’s report For the period ended 30 November 2021

Accountants' report to the board of trustees on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of Community Support Centre for the period ended 30 November 2021.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Charity Act 2011, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Community Support Centre for the period ended 30 November 2021 which comprise of the Statement of financial activities (incorporating income & expenditure account), the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the charity’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

This report is made solely to the Trustees of Community Support Centre, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement dated 20[th] October 2021. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Community Support Centre and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Trustees of Community Support Centre, as a body, in this report to the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Community Support Centre and its Trustees as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Community Support Centre has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position of Community Support Centre. You consider that Community Support Centre is exempt from the statutory audit/independent examination requirement for the period.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit/independent examination or a review of the accounts of Community Support Centre. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

BC NWAIWU & CO LTD

Building 1 Suit 4A Office 6 Wilsons Park Business Centre Manchester M40 8WN

Date: 20 December 2021

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Income Statement For the period ended 30 November 2021

Income from Note Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Total income Expenditure on Charitable activities 4 Total expenditure Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds for the year Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward	30 November 2021 710 13,599
	14,309
	(14,196)
	(14,196)
	113 -
	113

The notes on pages 9 to 12 form part of these financial statements

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Balance sheet As at 30 November 2021

Note Fixed assets Tangible assets Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 5 Debtors Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after one year Total assets Funds of the charity Restricted funds 7 Unrestricted funds 7 Total charity funds	113 - 113 -	30 November 2021 - 113
		113 -
		113
		68 45
		113

The trustees are satisfied that the charity is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit/independent examination under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).

The trustees of the charity have not required the charity to obtain an independent examination in accordance with section 144(2) of the Act.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Charity Act 2011 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Ruth Nzongo Chair of Trustees

Approved by the board on 20 December 2021

The notes on pages 9 to 12 form part of these financial statements

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Notes to the Financial Statements For the period ended 30 November 2021

1. Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities in preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102).

Community Support Centre meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Going concern basis of accounting

The accounts have been prepared on the assumption that the charity is able to continue as a going concern, which the trustees consider appropriate having regard to the current level of unrestricted reserves. There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Fund accounting

General reserves are unrestricted funds that are available for use at the Trustees’ discretion in furtherance of the objects of the charity.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to the income, is reasonably certain of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. In accordance with the SORP, no value has been attributed to the work performed by volunteers, although their work is considered vital to the activities of the charity.

Donations and gifts

Donations and gifts consist of the total donations from individuals, trusts and corporates, along with income from fundraising events.

Resources expended

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Costs of generating funds are those incurred in seeking voluntary income and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

Charitable expenditure include costs incurred directly by Community Support Centre in the furtherance of its charitable objectives, along with associated support costs.

Governance costs relate to the general running of the charity as opposed to those costs associated with fundraising or charitable activity. Included within this category are costs associated with internal audit and risk, as well as external audit costs, as opposed to day-to-day management of the charity’s activities.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Notes to the Financial Statements For the period ended 30 November 2021

2. Donations and legacies Donations Legacies 3. Charitable activities Grants Forever Manchester Local Connect Fund National Lottery Community Fund Other income LBC Lifeline Resource Salford LBC Lifeline Resource Salford	30 November 2021 £ 20 690
	710
	30 November 2021 £ 100 2,480 9,999
	12,579
	390 630
	1,020

	13,599

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Notes to the Financial Statements For the period ended 30 November 2021

4. Charitable activities Rent and accommodation Project expenses Training and development Support costs Printing and stationery Telephone and broadband Computer and internet Local travel Advert and promotion Staff expenses Professional fees Governance Bank charges 5. Cash at bank and in hand Bank Cash 6. Creditors- Amount falling due within one year Trade creditors Other creditors	30 November 2021 £ 700 5,980 - 2,281 - - 1,943 356 145 2,490 300 - -
	14,196
	30 November 2021 £ 113 -
	113
	30 November 2021 £ - -
	-

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE Notes to the Financial Statements For the period ended 30 November 2021

Total funds carried 7. forward

Total funds carried forward
Restricted Unrestricted Total funds	Incoming resources 8,585 5,724 14,309	Outgoing resources 8,517 5,678 14,196	30 November 2021 68 45
			113