| bjectives and Activities | ||
|---|---|---|
| SORP reference | ||
| Para 1.17 | ||
| Summary ofthe purposes of | The objective ofthe CIO is the advancement ofthe | |
| the charity as set out in its | Christian faith through actively sharing the love of | |
| governing document | God, supporting the local community and providing | |
| relieffor people in need, primarily but not | ||
| exclusivelywithin Grove Hill, Beechwood and | ||
| Saltersgill areas of Middlesbrough. | ||
| Para 1.17 | ||
| Summary ofthe main activities | and 1.19 | The ClO Operates a Christian community centre |
| in relation to those purposes | providing the following essential services to the local | |
| forthe public benefit, in | community: | |
| particular, the activities, | ||
| projects or services identified in | Eco shop and food distribution | |
| the accounts. | Clothes bank and household items | |
| Children’s afterschool and holiday clubs | ||
| Youth club | ||
| School activities and education | ||
| Toddler groups | ||
| Community garden project | ||
| Gym | ||
| Christmas Toy collection and distribution | ||
| Advice and signposting | ||
| Community Warm space for those struggling with | ||
| heating | ||
| Annual trip to Wydale for disadvantaged families | ||
| Para 1.18 | ||
| Statement confirmingwhether | The CIO acknowledges its requirement to | |
| the trustees have had regard to | demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable | |
| the guidance issued bythe | purposes or aims’ that are for the public benefit. The | |
| Charity Commission on public | Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to | |
| benefit | the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit | |
| before deciding whatactivities the CIO should | ||
| undertake. |
| SORP | ||
|---|---|---|
| reference | ||
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | The charity did not provide any grants to individuals |
| or organisation duringthe period covered by this | ||
| report. | ||
| Policy on social investment | Para 1.38 | Social investment activities and policies are |
| including program related | contained within the scope ofour objectives and | |
| investment | principles ofoperation as outlined in the governing | |
| dO document. | ||
| Contribution made by | Para 1.38 | We have an average of50 regularvolunteers who |
| volunteers | contributetheirtime on a weekly basis to organise | |
| and support activities as well as performing key roles | ||
| in the delivery ofthe objectives ofthe charity. | ||
| Other |
| chievements and Performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| SORP | ||
| reference | ||
| Summary ofthe main | Para 1.20 | This report covers the twelve months ofthe CIO |
| achievements ofthe charity, | operations from l~ April 2023 to 3l~ March 2024. | |
| identifying the difference the | The trust was established on 30 April 2021, taking | |
| charity’s work has made to the | over the activities previously undertaken by St | |
| circumstances of its | Chad’s and St Oswald’s church in Middlesbrough | |
| beneficiaries and any wider | from 2002. | |
| benefits to society as a whole. | ||
| The highlight of this year has been the receiptofthe | ||
| King’s Award forVoluntary Service. This has | ||
| recognised the value ofthe work ofThe Genesis | ||
| Project Middlesbrough in the community. This | ||
| award was a massive boost to ourstaff and | ||
| volunteers, our patrons and all who benefitfrom our | ||
| activities. | ||
| During the yearthe activities ofthe centre have | ||
| continued to develop and have become a well | ||
| established resource forthe community. The Trust | ||
| provides considerable community care and support | ||
| including, but not restricted to: |
| Achievements against | Para 1.41 | In terms ofthe objectives we set at the start ofthe |
|---|---|---|
| objectives set | yearwe have exceeded expectations in termsofthe | |
| numbers offamilies and individuals supported. |
| Performance offundraising | Para 1.41 | Referto the different funding sources and the length |
|---|---|---|
| activities against objectivesset | oftime over which we have received that support. | |
| Investment performance | Para 1.41 | During the period there were no financial |
| against objectives | investments. We have invested in community | |
| relationships and developing partnerships. We have | ||
| begun working with St Oswald’s Church PCC on plans | ||
| to upgrade the buildings that we use and to ensure | ||
| that they meet legislative requirements. It is hoped | ||
| that this will result in the development ofour | ||
| activities through the provision of a well equipped | ||
| community hub and ministry resource. | ||
| Other |
| Review ofthe charity’s financial | Para 1.21 | The charity’s funds have been steady through the |
|---|---|---|
| position atthe end ofthe | period with constant vigilance on fund raisingfor | |
| period | wages, products and equipment provided through | |
| personal donations, local business, targeted fund | ||
| raising activities. | ||
| In addition, staffing costs were supported through | ||
| grants provided by the National Lottery, the Rank | ||
| Organization, togetherwith school holiday funding | ||
| support provided through Feast of Fun. | ||
| The average monthly operational expenditure has | ||
| increased by 45% compared to the previous | ||
| accounting period, with income increasing in line by | ||
| 45%. This is a reflection ofthe continued expansion | ||
| in the scale ofthe work and the impact ofthe charity | ||
| duringthe reporting period. | ||
| Fund raising and monitoring of spending | ||
| commitments to achieve objectives will continue to | ||
| be a key focusforthe charity, with an emphasis on | ||
| flexing approach to how we meet our objectives with | ||
| available resources. | ||
| Statement explaining the policy | Para 1.22 | Our approach is to keep sufficientfunds to retain |
| for holding reserves stating why | core minimum operational expenses forthe next 6 | |
| they are held | months at a “keep the lights on” level, during which | |
| period either additional funds can be raised or | ||
| activities are wound up. The level of restricted and | ||
| unrestricted funds and the forecast expenditure | ||
| against these are reviewed regularly. | ||
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | In line with our objectives, £40,000 are held as |
| reserves (unrestricted). | ||
| Reasons for holding zero | Para 1.22 | N/A |
| reserves | ||
| Details offund materially in | Para 1.24 | There are no funds materially in deficit. |
| deficit | ||
| Explanation ofany | Para 1.23 | In line with our financial policies, our operating |
| uncertainties about the charity | horizon is 6 months. If any ofthe programmes lose | |
| continuing as a going concern | funding then, ifthat funding cannot be replaced, the | |
| programme would be closed down. |
| The charity’s principal sources | Para 1.47 | The charity relies upon support for its activities from | The charity relies upon support for its activities from |
|---|---|---|---|
| offunds (including any | individuals and other organisations. Core sources of | ||
| fundraising) | Funds | forthe period ofthis report are: | |
| • | Rank Foundation | ||
| • | Cleveland Cable | ||
| • | Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland | ||
| • | Thirteen Housing Group | ||
| • | Environment City | ||
| • | TeesValley Community Foundation | ||
| • | Lythe PCC | ||
| • | Bauer Radio | ||
| Investment policy and | Para 1.46 | ||
| objectives including any social | |||
| investment policy adopted | |||
| A description ofthe principal | Para 1.46 | The main risks facing the charity are: | |
| risks facing the charity | • | Continuation offundingforfuture projects | |
| • | Increased need in the community | ||
| overwhelming our services. | |||
| • | Safeguarding is a continuous focusfor | ||
| vigilance for the charity given the activities | |||
| and that we workwith vulnerable people. | |||
| • | reliance on a small core team ofdedicated | ||
| staffand volunteer supportfor both | |||
| activities and administration. | |||
| Other | Not Applicable |
| Description of charity’s trusts: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type ofgoverning document | Para 1.25 | Trust Deed |
| How is the charity constituted? | Para 1.25 | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| Trustee selection methods | Para 1.25 | (1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee |
| including details of any | must be appointed by a resolution passed at a | |
| constitutional provisions e.g. | properlyconvened meeting ofthe charity trustees. | |
| election to post or name ofany | ||
| person or bodyentitled to | (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity | |
| appoint one or more trustees | trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to | |
| the skills, knowledge and experience needed forthe | ||
| effective administration ofthe CID. |
| Policies and procedures | Para 1.51 | The charitytrustees will make availableto each new |
|---|---|---|
| adopted for the induction and | charity trustee, on or before his or her first | |
| training oftrustees | appointment: | |
| (a) a copy ofthe currentversion ofthis constitution; | ||
| and | ||
| (b) a copy ofthe ClO’s latest Trustees’ Annual Report | ||
| and statement ofaccounts. | ||
| No one is entitled to act as a charitytrustee whether | ||
| on appointment or on any re-appointment until he | ||
| or she has expressly acknowledged, in whatever way | ||
| the charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of | ||
| the office ofcharity trustee, togetherwith the | ||
| responsibilities set out in the Trust Deed. | ||
| Trustees are not permitted to be employees ofthe | ||
| charity. | ||
| The charity’s organisational | Para 1.51 | The charity is managed by the trustees, operating |
| structure and any wider | underthe leadership ofthe Project Manager, the | |
| network with which the charity | most senior employee. Small teams, comprising | |
| works | volunteer and paid staff are formed as required by | |
| the different activities, reporting to the Project | ||
| Leader. | ||
| The charity is not part of a wider network. | ||
| Para 1.51 |
| Relationship | with | any | related | The charity works closely St Oswald’s and St Chad’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| parties | Church, Middlesbrough, principally using church | |||
| facilities and ministering to the community. | ||||
| Other |
| The Genesis Project Middlesbrough | |
|---|---|
| Charity name | |
| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1194304 |
| Charity’s principal address | St Oswald’s Church Hall |
| Marion Grove Road | |
| Middlesbrough | |
| T54 25G |
| Trustee name | Office (ifany) | Dates acted ifnotfor whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appointtrustee (if any) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Dickinson | chair | ||
| 2 | Dr Helen Land | |||
| 3 | Louisa Arundale | |||
| 4 | RosemaryWheway | Safeguarding officer | ||
| 5 | Stella Worton | Treasurer | ||
| 6 |
| Charitable Activities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grants and Donations | £75,062 | £66,979 | £142,041 |
| 1 | EcoShop | £45,847 | £45,847 | |
| Investments | ||||
| 1 | Other Income | |||
| Total Income | £75,062 | £112,826 | £187,888 | |
| Expenditure On: | ||||
| 2 | Charitable Activities | -€65,637 | -€107,759 | -€173,397 |
| 2 | Depreciation Charged | -ES,188 | -f973 | -E6,161 |
| 2 | Capital Purchases | -E245 | -€245 | |
| -€70,825 | -€108,977 | -€179,803 | ||
| Net Movement in Funds | £4,237 | £3,849 | £8,085 | |
| Fund Balance as at 1st April 2023 | £22,930 | £48,874 | £71,804 | |
| Fund Balance as at 31st March 2024 | £27,167 | £52,723 | £79,890 | |
| Fixed Assets | ||||
| 3 | Tangible Assets | £15,932 | £3,650 | £19,582 |
| Current Assets | ||||
| Debtors | £- | £- | ||
| Cash at Bank and in Hand | £21,924 | £69,472 | £91,396 | |
| Creditors: amountsfalling due within | ||||
| one year | £- | £- | ||
| Net Current Assets | £21,924 | £69,472 | £91,396 | |
| Total Assets Less Current Liabilities | £37,857 | £73,121 | £110,978 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within | ||||
| more than one year | £- | £- | ||
| Net Assets | £37,857 | £73,121 | £110,978 | |
| Total Funds | £27,167 | £52,723 | £79,890 | |
| Funds Held as Reserves | £40,000 | £40,000 | ||
| Designated Funds | £21,385 | £21,385 | ||
| Available Funds | £5,781 | £12,723 | £18,504 |
| FundingSource | Restricted | Restricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at | Income | Expenditure | Balance 31st | Balance at | Income | Expenditure | Balance 31st | Balance at | Total Balance | ||
| 1stApril 2023 | March 2024 | 1stApril2023 | March 2024 | 1stApril2023 | 31st March 2024 | ||||||
| Internal banktransfers** | £19,784.00 | -€19,784.00 | £- | £- | 1- | ||||||
| Bauer Radio’s cash for kids | £5,050.00 | -€5,050.00 | £- | £- | £- | ||||||
| MEC Household Support | £1,000.00 | -€1,000.00 | £- | £- | £- | ||||||
| Memorial Bench Collection | £408.00 | -€408.00 | £- | £- | 1- | ||||||
| National Lottery Community fund | £9,999.00 | -€9,999.00 | £- | £- | £- | ||||||
| The Rank Foundation | £20,000.00 | -120,000.00 | £ | £ | 1- | ||||||
| Thirteen Housing Group | £1,219.01 | -€1,219.01 | £- | £- | 1- | ||||||
| CAF | £- | £100.00 | -€100.00 | £- | £100.00 | 1- | |||||
| Unrestricted cash income | £- | £169.50 | -€169.50 | £ | £169.50 | ||||||
| Cleveland Cable | £948.66 | -€948.66 | 1- | £1,000.00 | -E 1,000.00 | £- | £1,948.66 | 1- | |||
| Coulby Newham Baptist Church | £37.40 | -€37.40 | 1- | £- | £37.40 | 1- | |||||
| EcoShop | £ | €20,896.50 | £45,847.18 | E33,95443 | £32,789.25 | £20,896.50 | £32,789.25 | ||||
| Esh Greener Communities | £2,296.00 | -€2,296.00 | 1- | £- | £2,296.00 | ||||||
| Feastof Fun | £510.21 | £3,686.00 | -€2,690.89 | £1,505.32 | £- | £510.21 | £1,505.32 | ||||
| Go Fund Me | 1- | £6,561.56 | -€6,561.56 | €- | £6,561.56 | ||||||
| Gym Donations | £45.00 | £480.00 | -€160.00 | £365.00 | £- | £45.00 | £365.00 | ||||
| HenrySmith Foundation | £2,641.26 | -€2,641.26 | 1- | £- | £2,641.26 | ||||||
| Newton PCC | £. | £329.90 | £500.00 | -€829.90 | £ | £329.90 | |||||
| North East Help Unk | £891.00 | -€891.00 | £- | £3,518.51 | -€3,518.51 | £- | £4,409.51 | ||||
| Parish ofSt Nicholas | £- | £450.00 | -€450.00 | 1- | £450.00 | ||||||
| Personal Restricted | £946.68 | -€907.46 | £39.22 | 1- | £946.68 | £39.22 | |||||
| Tees Valley Community Foundation (Warm | £676.41 | -€676.41 | £- | 1- | £676.41 | ||||||
| Spaces) | |||||||||||
| Trip Contributions * | £3,082.45 | €3,112.62 | -€7,74775 | -€1,552.68 | £- | £3,082.45 | -€1,552.68 | ||||
| Unrestricted Donations | £- | £32,048.83 | £63,282.93 | -€59,988.33 | £5,34L43 | 1 32,048.83 | £35,343.43 | ||||
| Unrestricted (Garden) | E | £2,426.13 | -€548.20 | 1 1,877.93 | £ | £1,877.93 | |||||
| VolunteerThankyou | £1,000.00 | -€1,000.00 | £ | 1- | |||||||
| Lythe PCC (EcoShop) | £1,007.13 | -€1,007.13 | £- | 1- | £- | ||||||
| CerocTeesside (unrestricted) | £- | €170.00 | -E | 170.00 | 1- | £- | |||||
| Toddlers | £100.00 | €100.00 | 1- | £- | €100.00 | ||||||
| Angrove Singers (unrestricted) | € | £100.00 | -€ | 100.00 | 1. | ||||||
| Church donation (unrestricted) | E- | €500.00 | -E | 500.00 | £- | £- | |||||
| Restricted personal (ops manager) | £25,000.00 | -€4,884.76 | £20,115.24 | £- | £- | £20,115.24 | |||||
| Teesside Uni (You Can) | €500.00 | €500.00 | £. | £ | £500.00 | ||||||
| Tees ValleyCommunity Foundation | £2,500.00 | -12,186.64 | £313.36 | £ | €- | €313.36 | |||||
| (Gardener) | |||||||||||
| GrandTotal | £12,075.07 | £94,845.76 | -1 85,535.37 | £21,385.46 | €65,074.80 | £112,826.24 | -1 | 107,890.43 | £ 70,010.61 | £77,149.87 | £91,396.07 |
| Item | Restricted | Unrestricted | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Staffing Costs | ||||
| Wages | -€43,403 | -€30,534 | -€73,937 | |
| Tax and Payroll Costs | -€10,844 | -€10,844 | ||
| Expenses | ||||
| Volunteer Expenses* | -€1,000 | -€1,109 | -€2,109 | |
| External Labour Costs | -€645 | -€8,939 | -€ 9,584 | |
| Total Labour and Staffing Spend | -€45,048 | -€51,427 | -€96,475 | |
| Food, Products and Activity Packs | -€10,197 | -€38,141 | -€48,338 | |
| Trips and Excursions | -€7,353 | -€1,044 | -€8,397 | |
| Garden | -€906 | -€485 | -€1,391 | |
| Community Donations | -€300 | -€300 | ||
| Transport (Fuel) | -€78 | -€1,106 | -€1,183 | |
| Rent, Utilities and Insurance | -€676 | -€8,779 | -€9,455 | |
| External Services and Administration | -€5,146 | -€5,146 | ||
| Equipment and ResourcesTotal | -€1,379 | -€1,578 | -€2,957 | |
| Total Non-Labour and Staffing Spend | -€20,589 | -€56,578 | -€77,167 | |
| Total Expenditure before | ||||
| Depreciation | -€65,637 | -€108,004 | -€173,642 | |
| 3 | Less Capitalised Spend | £- | -€245 | -€245 |
| Total Expenditure before | ||||
| Depreciation | -€65,637 | -€107,759 | -€173,397 | |
| 3 | Less Depreciation | -€5,188 | -€973 | -€6,161 |
| Total | -€70,825 | -€108,732 | -€179,558 |
| Category | Asset Life |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | 5 Years |
| Fixtures and Fittings | 5 Years |
| Furniture | 10 Years |
| Equipment | 5 Years |
| Technology | 3 Years |
| White Goods | 5 Years |
| Restricted Value as at | Unrestricted Value 31st | |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Category | 31st March 2024 | March 2024 |
| Alarm | £485.80 | |
| Computer | £- | £4.50 |
| Fixtures and Fittings | £522.04 | £460.78 |
| Furniture | £1,889.63 | £1,465.80 |
| Garden Equipment | £58.33 | |
| Greenhouse | £1,050.91 | |
| Gym Equipment | £2,434.94 | |
| Matting | £- | £163.31 |
| Phone | £- | £125.00 |
| Play Equipment | £- | £271.87 |
| Shelving | £1,174.70 | £225.32 |
| Tyres | £- | £31.17 |
| Van | £5,000.00 | £833.33 |
| Wheelbarrow | £102.59 | |
| White Goods | £3,213.52 | |
| POS equipment | £- | £68.60 |
| Grand Total | £15,932.46 | £3,649.69 |