2022-01-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From period start date: 08/06/2021 To period end date: 31/01/2022

Charity name: Fences & Frontiers

Charity registration number: 1194720

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Fences & Frontiers aims to make London a welcoming, supportive and inspiring place for refugees and asylum seekers to live in and settle.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	To achieve these aims Fences & Frontiers runs cultural, physical, recreational and educational activities for refugees and asylum seekers. Participants are (non exclusively) given opportunities to: ● build friendships and gain a sense of community ● practice language skills in a natural, relaxed environment ● visit places of natural beauty and of historic and/or cultural significance in and around London
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	We hereby confirm that the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Over the period in question, Fences & Frontiers ran: ● 5 walks in and around London, which 73 refugee and asylum seekers in total attended. ● 5 Museum trips around London, which 48 refugees and asylum seekers in total attended. This benefited the physical and mental health of those who attended, and helped to integrate refugees and asylum seekers into British society more widely.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	During the period in question, the charity raised £1,710, spent £2,013, and ended with a final balance of £9,100.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	An equivalent of approximately three months normal expenditure shall be kept in reserve at any time, unless an exception is agreed by a majority of trustees.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Three months expenditure are expected to soon amount to approximately £2,500, so the target reserve is accordingly set at this amount. The actual reserves held at the end of the financial year were £9,100, largely due to a decrease in expenditure during the COVID-19 pandemic, as normal activities were paused for safety reasons. We expect reserves to decrease in line with the target amount as an increasing number of activities are funded in 2022 and 2023.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

Additional information

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The charity’s principal source of funding is donations from small donors, and grants from The People’s Postcode Trust and the Campaign for Rural England, London.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed,royalcharter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Fences & Frontiers
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charitynumber	1194720
Charity’s principal address	59A Bunyan Road, London, E17 6EY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6		Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
		Lewis Garland	Chair
		Benjamin Taylor	Treasurer
		Cristel Sainz	Secretary
		Bethan Illman	Trustee
		Louise Coady	Trustee
		Neil McGarrigle	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name NA Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year NA

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)
Full name(s)	Lewis Garland	Ben Taylor
Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair, etc)	Chair	Treasurer
Date	01/10/22

Accounts (Receipts and Payments Format)

Fences & Frontiers

For the year ended 31 January 2022 Cash Basis

Receipts and Payments account

	UNRESTRICTED	RESTRICTED	TOTAL	LAST YEAR
Receipts
Donations	2,960	-	2,960	4,176
Grants	-	750	750	2,685
Total Receipts	2,960	750	3,710	6,860
Payments
Activities and Ticket Costs	-	355	355	-
Beneficiary Equipment and Supplies	-	251	251	1,079
Transport	257	1,332	1,589	109
Equipment for Trips	-	12	12	-
Food and Other Consumables	159	68	227	29
Health and Safety Costs	-	40	40	38
Insurance	-	138	138	-
Merchandise and Promotional Materials	139	89	228	40
Translation Services	-	-	-	30
DBS Checks	-	23	23	-
Software and Digital Platform Subscriptions	279	-	279	362
Total Payments	834	2,308	3,142	1,687
Net of receipts/(payments)	2,126	(1,558)	568	5,174
	UNRESTRICTED	RESTRICTED	TOTAL	LAST YEAR
End of year
Retained Earnings	6,974	1,558	8,532	3,358
Current Year Earnings	2,126	(1,558)	568	5,174
Cash funds this year end	9,100	-	9,100	8,532

Annual Accounts (Receipts and Payments format)

Fences & Frontiers

Accounts (Receipts and Payments Format)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL LAST YEAR	UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL LAST YEAR	UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL LAST YEAR
Assets and liabilities
	Monetary Assets
		Cash at Bank and in Hand
		Current Account - Lloyds Business Bank 9,100 - 9,100 8,532
		Total Cash at Bank and in Hand 9,100 - 9,100 8,532
		Total Monetary Assets 9,100 - 9,100 8,532
	Total Assets and liabilities 9,100 - 9,100 8,532

Notes to the accounts

1. These accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, with all revenue and expenses shown on a cash basis. 2. The CIO has several funds: an unrestricted General fund and projects-specific restricted funds, here collated for simplicity under 'restricted'. The latter goes towards covering the costs of the charity's specific activities, namely a walking group, a museum visits group, and, in previous years, care packages for refugees and asylum seekers.

2. The CIO had no outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on the assets of the CIO.

3. No remuneration was paid to any trustee, nor were any personal expenses (e.g. train tickets for volunteers or trustees) covered during this period.

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature Print Name Date of approval

Annual Accounts (Receipts and Payments format)

Fences & Frontiers