Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/04/2022 to 31/03/2023
Charity name: South London Christmas Dinner
Charity registration number: 1195322
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The object of the CIO is: for the public benefit to promote social inclusion among young people aged between 18 and 25 who are socially excluded from society as a result of their status within or experience of the public care system in particular but not exclusively by the provision events, activities and experiences during the Christmas period. For the purposes of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of an individual’s status within or experience of the public care system and the resulting factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth, ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society). |
| 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 |
South London Christmas Dinner is organised by a team of volunteers who work together to provide a special and fun-filled Christmas day, along with a most scrumptious dinner for young care leavers, aged between 18 and 25. As well as a Christmas dinner, guests are gifted presents and treats along the way. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | South London Christmas Dinner is only possible due to the hard work and huge contribution of the volunteers who give their time to make the Christmas Dinner a success. |
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | In 2022 SLXD again ran 2 dinners, one in South London and one in Ealing. Each Dinner ran with its own separate organising team and volunteers. We were able to provide 21 Christmas Dinners in South London and 22 in Ealing. SLXD and Ealing also gifted presents, food hampers, handmade quilts, hand knitted items and gift vouchers to our guests and a further 3 people who couldn’t attend the day, an increase of 6 on 40 in 2021. SLXD Organising Team had 6 members. We were supported by 15 further volunteers on Christmas Eve. Our Christmas Day hosts numbered 11, 3 of who were also on the Organising Team. Ealing Organising Team had 5 members, with a further 8 volunteers to support on Christmas Day. |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | During the year we raised an amazing £14,739 (2021: £16,020), including grants of £2,000 from Gold from the Stone Foundation, £3,000 from The London Mark Benevolent Fund and £500 from Tesco Community Grant, with a further £3,187 raised through Gift Aid. SLXD raised £12,413 (2021: £10,600) as Unrestricted income for our South London Dinner and Ealing raised £2,326 (2021:£5,420) recorded as Restricted income, as it was raised specifically for the Ealing Dinner. Across both dinners we spent in total £13,043 (2021: £12,360) on gifts, food hampers, Christmas dinner and minimal running costs. Of this total, unrestricted expenditure for South London was £11,110 (2021: £10,730) and for Ealing Dinner recorded as Restricted the expenditure was £1,933 (2021: £1,630). Ealing was given the venue, food and many gifts for free. We finished the year with a small surplus of £1,696 (2021: deficit of £130) broken down as £1,304 (2021: deficit of £130) unrestricted income funds and £392 (2021: £3,790) restricted income funds. This bring our total reserve to £8,489 (2021: £6,793) split between Ealing as restricted income funds of £4,182 (2021: £3,790) and unrestricted income funds for South London of £4,307(2021: £3,003). |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | SLXD holds reserves simply to ensure there are enough funds to host a Dinner in the following year. There are no paid staff or ongoing lease commitments so there is no need to hold funds in reserve to cover these costs, however the Trustees feel it is prudent to have some funds to give confidence of continuity. |
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| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | Unrestricted funds of £4,307 (2021: £3,003) Restricted funds of £4,182 (2021: £3,709) |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | The Trustees are confident the CIO has enough funds to ensure continuity as a going concern. |
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Funds are raised from public donations and fundraising activities. We do seek grant funding where we can. |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO - FOUNDATION |
| 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 | A minimum of 3 is required by our constitution. Trustees are invited from existing volunteers who have completed the volunteer recruitment process. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | South London Christmas Dinner |
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| Other name the charity uses | SLXD |
| Registered charity number | 1195322 |
| Charity’s principal address | 48 Lawn Terrace London SE3 9LP |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year | Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Paminder Phull | Trustee | Appointed 13thSeptember 2021 | ||
| Emma Thimbleby | Trustee | Appointed 28thJuly 2021 Resigned 26thOctober 2022 |
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| Kathleen Moss | Treasurer | Appointed 5thJuly2021 | ||
| June Diegan | Trustee | Appointed 26thOctober 2022 | ||
| Vibeke Fussing | Trustee | Appointed 26thOctober 2022 |
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signed on behalf of the | charity’s trustees | |
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| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Kathleen Rachel Moss | ||
Treasurer |
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| 08/01/2024 | ||
| 08/01/2024 |
Charity Name
No (if any)
South London Christmas Dinner
CC16a
1195322
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2022 31/03/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 2,648 1,763 2,438 3,000 - - - - 49 - 2,000 500 16 12,414 - - - 12,414 136 5,536 2,800 290 1,974 55 256 53 - 9 - 11,110 11,110 1,304 3,003 4,307 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - 350 1,226 749 - - - - - - - - - - - 2,325 - - - 2,325 - 1,522 - 117 288 - - 6 - - - 1,933 1,933 392 3,790 4,182 |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| - - 2,998 2,989 3,187 3,000 - - - - 49 - 2,000 - 500 - 14,739 16 |
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| Fundraisingevent | 114 | |||
| Donations | 2,648 | 2,365 | ||
| Online donations | 1,763 | 11,161 | ||
| Gift Aid | 2,438 | - | ||
| The London Mark Benevolent Fund | 3,000 | 1 | ||
| EASE | - | 1,500 | ||
| YoungEalingFoundation | - | 400 | ||
| Mottingham CommunityAssoc | - | 250 | ||
| LSEC Santa Dash & Raffle | - | 211 | ||
| EasyFundraising | 49 | 19 | ||
| Gold from the Stone | - | 2,000 | ||
| Gold from the Stone | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| GftS returned | (4,000) | |||
| Tesco CommunityGrant | 500 | - | ||
| Interest | 16 | |||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
12,414 |
16,021 | ||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | - - - |
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| Sub total | - | - | ||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 14,739 | 16,021 | |||
| 136 7,058 2,800 408 2,262 55 256 59 - 9 - 13,043 |
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| Insurance | 136 | 126 | ||
| Gifts | 5,536 | 6,921 | ||
| Food | 2,800 | 3,690 | ||
| Arts & crafts | 290 | 426 | ||
| Taxis | 1,974 | - | ||
| Venue hire - training | 55 | - | ||
| DBS checks | 256 | 466 | ||
| Peoplesfundraisingfee | 53 | 333 | ||
| Storage boxes | - | 216 | ||
| Bank charges | 9 | 8 | ||
| Subscription | - | 12 | ||
| Sub total | 11,110 | 12,360 | ||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 1 3,043 | 12,360 | |||
| 1,304 | 392 | 1,696 | 3,661 | |
| - 6,793 |
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| 3,003 | 3,790 | 3,132 | ||
| 4,307 | 4,182 | 8,489 | 6,793 |
| Charity Name South London Christmas Dinner |
Charity Name South London Christmas Dinner |
Charity Name South London Christmas Dinner |
No (if any) 1195322 |
No (if any) 1195322 |
CC16a | |
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| For the period from | 01/04/2022 Period start date |
To | Period end date 31/03/2023 |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the | period | |||||
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B1 Cash funds |
Triodos Details Total cash funds Signature Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 4,307 - - 4,307 OK Fund to which liability relates |
Total funds to nearest £ |
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| 8,489 | ||||||
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| 8,489 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| When due (optional) |
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| Signature | Print Name | Date of approval |
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| Kathleen Moss | 08/01/2024 | |||||