Company Registration Number - 08164822
The Charity Registration Number is :- 1201541
Hitched Communities Ltd
Report and Accounts
31 December 2024
Hitched Communities Ltd
Report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
Contents
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| Charity information | 1 | |
| Trustees' Annual Report | 1 | |
| Statement of directors' responsibilities | 6 | |
| Independent Accountant's Report | 9 | |
| Funds Statements:- | ||
| Statement of Financial Activities | 11 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities - Prior Year statement | 11 | |
| Movements in funds | 12 | |
| Income and Expenditure account | 13 | |
| Balance sheet | 14 | |
| Notes to the accounts | 15 |
Hitched Communities Ltd
Company Registration Number - 08164822
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, which also comprises the Directors' Report required by the Companies Act 2006.
Reference and administrative details
The charity name.
The legal name of the charity is:- Hitched Communities Ltd.
The charity is also known by its operating name, Hitched Communities.
The charity's areas of operation and UK charitable registration.
The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1201541.
The charity does not operate in any overseas jurisdictions.
Legal structure of the charity
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, registered under the Companies Acts . The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association establishing the company under company legislation.
The governing document is dated
01 August 2012
There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the Charity or on its investment powers other than those imposed by Charity Law.
By operation of law all, trustees are directors under the Companies Act 2006 and all directors are trustees under Charities legislation and have responsibilities, as such, under both company and charity legislation.
The trustees are all individuals.
The principal operating address, telephone number, email and web addresses of the charity are:-
255 Poulton Road
Wallasey, Wirral, CH 44 4BT
Telephone +447851693316
Email Address gary@hitched-communities.org Web address www.hitched-communities.org
The registered office of the charity for Companies Act purposes is the same as the operating address shown above.
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Hitched Communities Ltd
Company Registration Number - 08164822
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
The Trustees in office on the date the report was approved were:-
Gary Wootten Nick Godbehere Sarah Wootten Holly Dixon Libby Higgins David Cutter
The following persons served as Trustees during the year ended 31 December 2024 :-
The trustees who served as a trustee in the reporting period were as shown above, and there were no changes during the year, or in the period between the year end and the approval of the accounts.
All the trustees are also members of the charity.
Objects and activities of the charity
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document.
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause "socially excluded" means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; 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 reassignment; 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).
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Hitched Communities Ltd
Company Registration Number - 08164822
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the year.
Made On My Patch
A programme designed to address food poverty and mental health, it involves patch networks (typically 12 households) learning to grow and enjoy fruit and vegetables with the help of a professional gardening coach, resources, onboarding and communications help, and support from local garden centres. The patch network leader receives wrap-around support to help their gardening group thrive. A pilot was evaluated, with plans in 2025 to expands the service to support those in addiction recovery, the international community and foster care.
Street Angels Chester
Hosted by Vineyard 53 and managed by Hitched Communities, the Street Angels Chester pilot was evaluated by University of Chester, and was proved to offer significant potential to prevent negative health impacts, crime and anti-social behaviour. Fully funded, the project responded to recommendations to increase shifts and continue its progress collaborating with night-time economy partners. The evaluation by University of Chester has been used nationally as a key tool by ROC Angels to generate sustainable funds for other Street Angels projects.
Street Angels Birkenhead
In response to the success of Street Angels Chester, Hitched Communities was approached to consider establishing a similar project in Birkenhead. Following successful core funding applications and a co-design period, the service was launched in December. It will be evaluated by University of Chester early in 2025.
The Mountain Pass
This programme was designed in response to people in addiction recovery wanting unstructured intervention work that was peer-led and developed their health and wellbeing. Now established, a range of walk leaders within the recovery community offer weekly walks and quarterly challenge walks for graduates of a substanceaddiction recovery academy.
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Hitched Communities Ltd
Company Registration Number - 08164822
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Professional services
•Sustained a loneliness charity through a mixed funding strategy, securing over £40k. A 230 strong members survey revealed 88% no longer felt isolated or lonely. 84% felt happier with their life. St Anne’s, Lancashire •Developed and are executing a funding plan to maintain a girl (9-14 year olds) focussed mentoring programme for those struggling to fit in and/or have a difficult home life. Mentoring covers 5 ways to wellbeing, action planning and reviews over 6-9 months, through a network of trained mentors. Bradford, West Yorkshire
•Assisted the transfer of over 100 social properties from a variety of third sector providers who support people who would otherwise be homeless. Wellington and Yellow Ribbon, Shropshire.
•Developed and mobilised an impact measurement framework and reviewed a three year corporate strategy for a trust with social programmes in education, sport, health and social inclusion. Fleetwood, Lancashire. •Developed grants to support a leading youth provider (8 to 19 year olds) of affordable housing, youth programs and community resilience. Darlington, Tees Valley.
•Designed youth programmes, through delivering community research, and then helped secure over £350k for their provision over three years. The first was a youth mentoring programme targeting 11-16 year olds at risk of becoming homeless, as they transition to adulthood, referred via Domestic Violence teams, school attendance officers and early intervention teams. The second targeting young people including single parents aged 18-25 who are moving on from supported housing/presenting as homeless. They will receive support from Navigators to improve landlord relationships and support them stay in employment, education or training and develop a good support network. Fleetwood and Wrye, Lancashire.
•Helped secure a project funding gap of £280k for the sensitive refurbishment/conversion from educational to specialist residential use to help young people particularly at times of hardship and need. Wellington, Shropshire.
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the charity.
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Hitched Communities Ltd
Company Registration Number - 08164822
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Structure, governance and management of the charity
The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees.
This process is followed upon appointing new trustees •Identify the need for new trustees •Agree what skills, experience and knowledge are needed, and develop short job description and person specification •Agree responsibilities and a process for recruitment •Consider best methods of attracting a diverse range of candidates with the skills the charity needs, eg advertising and brokerage services •Short-list and interview against agreed criteria, with panel of trustees, following structured questions •Preferred candidates are identified and invited to join the trustees, subject to references, formal vetting and approval by the full trustee board. Unsuccessful candidates are notified and thanked for their interest. •Vetting candidates includes potential disqualifications, declaring existing or potential conflicts of interest, potential DBS checks •Formalise the appointment •Review charity governing documents to appoint the new trustee legally •Chair writes to prospective trustees, setting out duties and expectations, and to sign and return a letter. •Send an information pack to new trustees and arrange induction •New trustee attends first board meeting and welcomed.
Bankers Santander, Sunderland, SR43 4FW Accountants KBH Accountants Ltd, 255 Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 4BT
Financial review
The charity's financial position at the end of the year ended 31 December 2024
The financial position of the charity at 31 December 2024 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:-
| Total Funds Net income |
2024 £ 30,800 36,856 |
2023 £ 6,055 6,056 |
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Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 December 2024 .
The trustees consider the financial performance by the charity during the year to have been satisfactory.
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Hitched Communities Ltd
Company Registration Number - 08164822
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Policies on reserves.
No funds are restricted and are available for general use. We run a policy to retain at least three months of operational costs in reserve, reported quarterly and updated in line with risk register.
Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds
The board of trustees is satisfied that the charity's assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.
Details of The Independent Examiner
Mrs Tracey Pritchard Member of Chartered Accountants 255 Poulton Road Wallasey Merseyside CH44 4BT
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Hitched Communities Ltd
Company Registration Number - 08164822
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Statement of the Directors' and Trustees' Responsibilities
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations,the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), .
In particular, the Companies Act 2006 and charity law require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :-
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to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business;
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state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of
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recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material
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departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year.
The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the Trustees' report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that , on the face of the report, there are no material inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.
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Hitched Communities Ltd
Company Registration Number - 08164822
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024
Method of preparation of accounts - Small company provisions
The financial statements are set out on pages 11 to 24.
The financial statements have been prepared implementing the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016)
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the board of trustees on _____ 2025.
Gary James Wootten Director and Trustee
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Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the charitable company on pages 11 to 24 for the year ended 31 December 2024 which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) as modified by FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , and under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page 15.
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the Independent Examiner and the basis of the report
As described on page 6, you, the charitable company's Trustees, who are also the Directors of the Company for the purposes of Company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and all other applicable law and with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, applicable to smaller entities, and for being satisfied that the financial statements give a true and fair view.
The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Section 144(1) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply, and that there is no requirement in the memorandum and articles of the charity for the conducting of an audit, and that the accounts do not require an audit in accordance with Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. As a consequence, the Trustees have elected that the financial statements be subject to independent examination.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements are not required to be audited under any legal provision, or otherwise, and are eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:-
a) examine the financial statements of the charity under Section 145 of the Act;
b) follow the applicable procedures in the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement and scope of work undertaken
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under s145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act setting out the duties of an independent examiner in relation to the conducting of an independent examination. An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charitable company and of the accounting systems employed by the charitable company and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you, as Trustees, concerning such matters. The purpose of the examination is to establish as far as possible that there have been no breaches of charity legislation and that, on a test basis of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures made, the financial statements comply with the SORP.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and information supplied by the Trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries and does not cover all the matters that an auditor would consider in arriving at an opinion. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide
Consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements, and in particular, I express no opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charity, and my report is limited to the matters set out in the statement below.
I planned and performed my examination so as to satisfy myself that the objectives of the independent examination are achieved and before finalising the report I obtained written assurances from the Trustees of all material matters.
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Independent Examiner's Statement, Report and Opinion
Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my work as detailed above, I have completed my examination: and can confirm that:-
The accounts of this charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006;
This is a report in respect of an examination carried out under 145 of the Act and in accordance with Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act which may be applicable;
and that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:-
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by Section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 and Section 130 of The Charities Act 2011;
the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination;
have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles set out in the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
Signed:-
Mrs Tracey Pritchard - Independent Examiner
Chartered Accountants
255 Poulton Road
Wallasey Merseyside CH44 4BT
This report was signed on _____ 2025
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Hitched Communities Ltd - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2024
Statement of Financial Activities (including the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2024, as required by the Companies Act 2006)
| Income & Endowments from: Donations & Legacies A1 Charitable activities A2 Total income A Expenditure on: Charitable activities B2 Other B3 Total expenditure B Reconciliation of funds:- E Total funds carried forward SORP Ref Net movement in funds |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ 30,000 37,250 67,250 41,450 - 41,450 25,800 31,856 |
Current year Restricted Funds 2024 £ 5,000 - 5,000 - - - 5,000 5,000 |
Current year Total Funds 2024 £ 35,000 37,250 72,250 41,450 - 41,450 30,800 36,856 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2023 £ - 67,900 67,900 61,845 - 61,845 6,055 6,056 |
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The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of income set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.
A separate Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is not required as this statement includes all recognised gains and losses.
All the prior year transactions were unrestricted items, and no further analysis is required All activities derive from continuing operations
The notes attached on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Hitched Communities Ltd - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Income & Endowments from: Donations & Legacies A1 Charitable activities A2 Total income A Expenditure on: Charitable activities B2 Total expenditure B Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward SORP Ref |
Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ - 67,900 67,900 61,845 61,845 1 6,056 |
Prior Year Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - - - - - - |
Prior Year Total Funds 2023 £ - 67,900 67,900 61,845 61,845 1 6,056 |
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All activities derive from continuing operations
The notes attached on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these accounts.
The resources applied on fixed assets for charity use represents the cost of additions less proceeds of any disposals.
Movements in revenue and capital funds for the year ended 31 December 2024
Revenue accumulated funds
| Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ Accumulated funds brought forward 6,056 25,800 31,856 Closing revenue funds 31,856 Summary of funds Unrestricted and Designated funds 2024 £ Revenue accumulated funds 31,856 Recognised gains and losses before transfers |
Restricted Funds 2024 £ - 5,000 5,000 5,000 Restricted Funds 2024 £ 5,000 |
Total Funds 2024 £ 6,056 30,800 36,856 36,856 Total Funds 2024 £ 36,856 |
Last year Total Funds 2023 £ 1 6,055 6,056 6,056 Last Year Total Funds 2023 £ 6,056 |
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Hitched Communities Ltd - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2024
The notes attached on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these accounts.
Hitched Communities Ltd
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2024 as required by the Companies Act 2006
| Income Income from operations Gross income in the year before exceptional items Gross income in the year including exceptional items Expenditure Charitable expenditure, excluding depreciation and amortisation Depreciation and amortisation Total expenditure in the year Extraordinary items Tax on surplus on ordinary activities Gift Aid donations made Retained surplus for the financial year Net income after tax in the financial year Net income before tax in the financial year |
2024 £ 72,250 72,250 72,250 41,250 200 41,450 - 30,800 - 30,800 - 30,800 |
2023 £ 67,900 67,900 67,900 61,845 - 61,845 - 6,055 - 6,055 - 6,055 |
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All activities derive from continuing operations
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, the headings and subheadings used in the Income and Expenditure account have been adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity's activities.
The notes attached on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Hitched Communities Ltd - Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024
| SORP | ||||||
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| Note | Ref | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Fixed assets | A | |||||
| Tangible assets | A2 | 599 | - | |||
| Total fixed assets | 599 | - | ||||
| Current assets | B | |||||
| Debtors | 7 | B2 | 2,459 | 7,263 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | B4 | 34,547 | 1,342 | |||
| Total current assets | 37,006 | 8,605 | ||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within | ||||||
| one year | 8 | C1 | (749) | (2,549) | ||
| Net current assets | 36,257 | 6,056 | ||||
| Net assets | - | - | ||||
| The total net assets of the charity | 36,856 | 6,056 | ||||
| The total net assets of the charity are | funded | by the | funds of the | charity, as follows:- | ||
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| Restricted Revenue Funds | 11 | D2 | 5,000 | - | ||
| Unrestricted Funds | 5,000 | - | ||||
| Unrestricted Revenue Funds | 11 | D3 | 31,856 | 31,856 | 6,056 | 6,056 |
| Total charity funds | 36,856 | 6,056 |
The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of Balance Sheet items as set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the SOFA..
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The charity is subject to Independent Examination under charity legislation, and the report of the Independent Examiner is on page 10.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
Gary James Wootten
Trustee
Approved by the board of trustees on _____ 2025
The notes attached on pages 15 to 24 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
1 Accounting policies
Policies relating to the production of the accounts.
Basis of preparation and accounting convention
The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) and 'FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , and in accordance with all applicable law in the charity's jurisdiction of registration, except that the charity has prepared the financial statements in accordance with the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), in preference to the previous SORP, the SORP 2005, which has been withdrawn, notwithstanding the fact that the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 refer explicitly to the SORP 2005. This has been done to accord with current best practice.
Risks and future assumptions
The charity is a public benefit entity.
Finance could be limited to maintain and grow charitable activities. Assume funding is secured to deliver programmes and retained consultancy fees remain in place to cover charity core costs.
Policies relating to categories of income and income recognition.
Nature of income
Gross income represents the value, net of value added tax and discounts, of goods provided to customers and work carried out in respect of services provided to customers.
Categories of Income
Income is categorised as income from exchange transactions (contract income) and income from non-exchange transactions (gifts), investment income and other income.
Income from exchange transactions is received by the charity for goods or services supplied under contract or where entitlement is subject to fulfilling performance related conditions. The income the charity receives is approximately equal in value to the goods or services supplied by the charity to the purchaser.
Income from a non-exchange transaction is where the charity receives value from the donor without providing equal value in exchange, and includes donations of money, goods and services freely given without giving equal value in exchange.
Income recognition
Income, whether from exchange or non exchange transactions, is recognised in the statement of financial activities (SOFA) on a receivable basis, when a transaction or other event results in an increase in the charity’s assets or a reduction in its liabilities and only when the charity has legal entitlement, the income is probable and can be measured reliably.
Income subject to terms and conditions which must be met before the charity is entitled to the resources is not recognised until the conditions have been met.
All income is accounted for gross, before deducting any related fees or costs.
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
Policies relating to expenditure on goods and services provided to the charity.
Recognition of liabilities and expenditure
A liability, and the related expenditure, is recognised when a legal or constructive obligation exists as a result of a past event, and when it is more likely than not that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and when the amount of the obligation can be measured or reliably estimated..
Liabilities arising from future funding commitments and constructive obligations, including performance related grants, where the timing or the amount of the future expenditure required to settle the obligation are uncertain, give rise to a provision in the accounts, which is reviewed at the accounting year end. The provision is increased to reflect any increases in liabilities, and is decreased by the utilisation of any provision within the period, and reversed if any provision is no longer required. These movements are charged or credited to the respective funds and activities to which the provision relates.
Volunteers
In accordance with the SORP, and in recognition of the difficulties in placing a monetary value on the contribution from volunteers, the contribution of volunteers is not included within the income of the charity. However, the trustees value the significant contribution made to the activities of the charity by unpaid volunteers and this is described more fully in Note5.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
There are no endowment funds.
2 Liability to taxation
The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively on the specific charitable objects of the charity and for no other purpose. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity, and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.
3 Winding up or dissolution of the charity
If upon winding up or dissolution of the charity there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fund shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity.
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
4 Staff costs and emoluments
| Salary costs 2024 £ Gross Salaries excluding trustees and key management personnel 3,840 Employer's National Insurance for all staff 117 Employer's operating costs of defined contribution pension schemes 47 Total salaries, wages and related costs 4,004 Numbers of full time employees or full time equivalents 2024 The average number of total staff employed in the year was 1 The average number of full time staff employed in the year was 1 The estimated full time equivalent number of all staff employed in the year was 1 The estimated equivalent number of full time staff deployed in different activities in the year was:- Engaged on charitable activities 1 The estimated full time equivalent number of all staff employed as above 1 |
2023 £ 44,375 4,415 - 48,790 2023 1 1 1 1 1 |
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Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them have received any remuneration from the charity or any related entity, either in the current or prior year.
5 Defined contribution pension schemes
Any liabilites and assets associated with the scheme are shown under debtors and creditors.
6 Remuneration and payments to Trustees and persons connected with them
No trustees or persons connected with them received any remuneration from the charity, or any related entity.
7 Debtors
| Trade debtors Other debtors 8 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Other creditors |
2024 £ 1,550 909 2,459 2024 £ 749 749 |
2023 £ - 7,263 7,263 2023 £ 2,549 2,549 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
| 9 Income and Expenditure account summary At 1 January 2024 Transfers in for the year Prior year adjustments At 1 January 2024 Surplus after tax for the year At 31 December 2024 10 Related party transactions Hitch Marketing Ltd Gary Wootten contracted hours KBH Accountants Ltd Sarah Wootten and Gary Wootten are directors of Hitch Marketing Ltd. Rent of the office Libby Higgins is a director Accountancy fees |
2024 £ 6,056 - - 6,056 30,800 36,856 2024 £ - 18,963 1,020 |
2023 £ 1 - - 1 6,055 6,056 2023 £ 7,274 - 1,200 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
11 Change in total funds over the year as shown in Note 11 , analysed by individual funds
| Funds brought forward from 2023 £ Unrestricted and designated funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds 6,056 Total unrestricted and designated funds 6,056 Restricted funds:- Street Angels Birkenhead - Total restricted funds - Total charity funds 6,056 Analysis of movements in funds over the year as shown in Note Income 2024 £ Unrestricted and designated funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds 67,250 Restricted funds:- Street Angels Birkenhead 5,000 72,250 |
Movement in funds in 2024 £ 25,800 25,800 5,000 5,000 30,800 11 Expenditure 2024 £ (41,450) - (41,450) |
£ - - - - - Other Gains & Losses 2024 £ - - - Transfers between funds in 2024 |
Funds carried forward to 2025 £ 31,856 31,856 5,000 5,000 36,856 Movement in funds 2024 £ 25,800 5,000 30,800 |
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12 Analysis of movements in funds over the year as shown in Note 11
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
13 The purposes for which the funds as
Unrestricted and designated funds:-
Unrestricted Revenue Funds
These funds are held for the meeting the objectives of the charity, and to provide reserves for future activities, and , subject to charity legislation, are free from all restrictions on their use.
14 Ultimate controlling party
The charity is under the control of its legal members.
Every member of the charity is obliged to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £10 to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.
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Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2024 as required by the SORP 2015
This analysis is classsified by conventional nominal descriptions and not by activity.
15 Donations, Grants and Legacies
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|Current year|Current year|Current year|Prior Year|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
|Funds|Funds|
|2024|2024|2024|2023|
|£|£|£|£|
|Revenue grants and donations from non|
|public bodies|
|Wirral CVS - Step Up|-|
|10,000|5,000|15,000|
|Post Code Neighbour|-|-|
|20,000|20,000|
|Total private sector revenue grants|30,000|5,000|35,000|-|
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Revenue grants and donations from non public bodies (Include Gift Aid donations from subsidiaries) - Prior Year analysis
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|---|---|---|---|
|Prior Year|Prior Year|Prior Year|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|
|Total Funds|
|Funds|Funds|
|2023|2023|2023|
|£|£|£|
|Prior Year|-|-|-|
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16 Income from charitable activities - Trading Activities
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|Current year|Current year|Current year|Current year|Prior Year|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total funds|
|Funds|Funds|
|2024|2024|2024|2023|
|£|£|£|£|
|Primary purpose and ancillary trading|
|Sale of goods and services in accordance|-|
|37,250|37,250|67,900|
|with the charity's objects|
|Total Primary purpose and ancillary|37,250|-|37,250|67,900|
|trading|
|Prior year|Prior Year|Prior Year|Prior Year|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
|Funds|Funds|
|2023|2023|2023|
|£|£|£|
|Primary purpose and ancillary trading|
|Sale of goods and services in accordance|-|
|67,900|67,900|
|with the charity's objects|
|Total Primary purpose and ancillary trading|67,900|-|67,900|
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Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2024 as required by the SORP 2015
17 Total Income from charitable activities
| Current year Total income from charitable trading Income from funders Total from charitable activities A2 |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ 37,250 - 37,250 |
Current year Restricted Funds 2024 £ - - - |
Current year Total Funds 2024 £ 37,250 - 37,250 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2023 £ 67,900 - 67,900 |
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18 Expenditure on charitable activities - Charitable trading
| Current Year Total charitable trading costs B2b Prior Year Total charitable trading costs B2b Cost of services for primary purpose trading - Including movement in stock Cost of services for primary purpose trading - Including movement in stock Travelling expenses |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ 33,171 1,751 34,922 Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 3,386 3,386 |
Current year Restricted Funds 2024 £ - - - Prior Year Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - |
Current year Prior Year Total Funds Total Funds 2024 2023 £ £ 33,171 3,386 1,751 - 34,922 3,386 Prior Year Total Funds 2023 £ 3,386 3,386 |
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Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2024 as required by the SORP 2015
19 Support costs for charitable activities
| Current year Current year Current Year Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2024 2024 £ £ 3,840 - 47 - 117 - Premises Expenses - - Administrative overheads 37 - Subscriptions to periodicals 167 - 556 - 544 - Professional fees paid to advisors other than the auditor or examiner 1,020 - Financial costs 200 - Support costs before reallocation 6,528 - Total support costs - Current Year 6,528 - The basis of allocation of costs between activities is described under accounting policies Current year Current year Prior year Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2024 2024 £ £ Employee costs not included in direct costs Salaries - Administrative staff 44,375 - Employers' NI - Administrative staff 4,415 - Premises Expenses Rent payable under operating leases 7,274 - Administrative overheads Subscriptions to periodicals 518 - Software licences and expenses 173 - Liabilty and contents insurance 504 - 1,200 - 58,459 - 58,459 - The basis of allocation of costs between activities is described under accounting policies Total support costs - Prior Year Support costs before reallocation Accountancy fees other than examination or audit fees Professional fees paid to advisors Salaries - Administrative staff Rent payable under operating leases Employers' NI - Administrative staff Liabilty and contents insurance Telephone, fax and internet Software licences and expenses Defined contribution pension cost - administrative staff Accountancy fees other than examination or audit fees Depreciation & Amortisation in total for |
Current year Total Funds 2024 £ 3,840 47 117 - 37 167 556 544 1,020 200 6,528 6,528 Current year Total Funds 2024 £ 44,375 4,415 7,274 518 173 504 1,200 58,459 58,459 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2023 £ 44,375 - 4,415 7,274 - 518 173 504 1,200 - 58,459 58,459 £ |
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Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2024 as required by the SORP 2015
20 Total Charitable expenditure
| Current Year Total charitable trading costs B2b Total support costs B2d Total charitable expenditure B2 Prior Year Total charitable trading costs B2b Total support costs B2d Total charitable expenditure B2 |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ 34,922 6,528 41,450 Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 3,386 58,459 61,845 |
Current year Restricted Funds 2024 £ - - - Prior Year Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - - |
Current year Total Funds 2024 £ 34,922 6,528 41,450 Prior Year Total Funds 2023 £ 3,386 58,459 61,845 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2023 £ 3,386 58,459 61,845 |
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