|**Southend-On-Sea Pride**|**Southend-On-Sea Pride**||**1202603**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|03/04/2023|**To**|31/03/2024|| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**3,121**
**4,541**
**1,386**
**12,150**
**99**
**3,550**
**3,450**
**-**

**28,296**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**28,296**
**26**
**228**
**165**
**174**
**22,777**
**572**
**15**
**28**
**146**
**24,131**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**24,131**
**4,166**
**-**
**13,984**
**18,149**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
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**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**3,121**
**4,541**
**1,386**
**12,150**
**99**
**3,550**
**3,450**
**-**
**28,296**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**28,296**
**26**
**228**
**165**
**174**
**22,777**
**572**
**15**
**28**
**146**
**24,131**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**24,131**
**4,166**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations|**3,121**|||||**-**| |Event Income|**4,541**|||||**-**| |FundraisingIncome|**1,386**|||||**-**| |Grants|**12,150**|||||**-**| |Merchandise Sales|**99**|||||**-**| |Sponsorships|**3,550**|||||**-**| |TrainingIncome|**3,450**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**28,296**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| |
Advertising|**26**|||||**-**| |Café Expenses|**228**|||||**-**| |Computer Expenses|**165**|||||**-**| |Entertaining|**174**|||||**-**| |Event Costs|**22,777**|||||**-**| |Insurance|**572**|||||**-**| |Postage and Stationery|**15**|||||**-**| |Refreshments|**28**|||||**-**| |Subscriptions|**146**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**24,131**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| ||**4,166**|**-**|**-**|**4,166**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**13,984**|**-**|**-**|**13,984**||**-**| ||**18,149**|**-**|**-**|**18,149**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 13/02/2025 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**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**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Current Account
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
Daniel Turpin(Feb 13,2025 15:54 GMT)
Daniel Turpin|**Unrestricted**
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**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**18,149**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,149**
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OK
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Print Name
Daniel Turpin|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
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approval| ||Daniel Turpin(Feb 13,2025 15:54 GMT)
Daniel Turpin|Daniel Turpin|13/02/25| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 13/02/2025 2 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From April 2023 To March 2024** **Charity name: Southend-on-Sea Pride** ## **Charity registration number: 1202603** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**1. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND**
**DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT**
**BY: - THE ELIMINATION OF**
**DISCRIMINATION IN RELATION TO**
**LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS,**
**INTERSEX, QUEER, QUESTIONING**
**(LGBT) AND ALLIES AND ASSOCIATES**
**LIVING WITHIN THE CITY OF**
**SOUTHEND-ON-SEA; - CHALLENGING**
**HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA,**
**TRANSPHOBIA, OR ANY ASSOCIATED**
**NEGATIVE ATTITUDES AND**
**BEHAVIOUR WITHIN SOCIETY; -**
**WORKING WITH PARTNERS AND**
**ORGANISATIONS, PUBLIC AND**
**PRIVATE, IN DEVELOPING INITIATIVES**
**THAT WILL ENHANCE AND**
**SAFEGUARD LGBT PEOPLE'S LIVES,**
**ENSURING THEIR INCLUSION IN ALL**
**ASPECTS OF LIFE, AND THAT THEIR**
**HUMAN RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED; -**
**ADVANCING EDUCATION, RAISING**
**AWARENESS AND PROMOTING A**
**CULTURE BASED ON EQUALITY AND**
**DIVERSITY. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL**
**INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT**
**WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTHEND-ON-**
**SEA BY PREVENTING LESBIAN, GAY,**
**BISEXUAL, TRANS, INTERSEX, QUEER,**
**QUESTIONING PEOPLE (LGBT) AND**
**ALLIES AND ASSOCIATES FROM**
**BEING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM**
**SOCIETY ON THE GROUNDS OF**
**SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER**
**IDENTITY; 3. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS**
**AND THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD**
**MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CITY OF**
**SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AMONG THOSE**
**SUFFERING FROM, OR AT RISK OF**
**SUFFERING FROM, MENTAL ILL-**| C2 ‐ Internal |||**HEALTH AND WHO ARE LESBIAN, GAY,**
**BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER**
**THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT**
**AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER**
**APPROPRIATE SERVICES.**| |---|---|---| |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 promote equality and diversity for**
**the public benefit by: - the elimination of**
**discrimination in relation to lesbian,**
**gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer,**
**questioning (LGBT) and allies and**
**associates living within the city of**
**Southend-on-Sea; - challenging**
**homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, or**
**any associated negative attitudes and**
**behaviour within society.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees are keep up to date on**
**guidance issued by charity commission.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**n/a**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**n/a**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers are the lifeblood of the**
**organisation, as we have no paid staff.**| |Other||| C2 ‐ Internal ## **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 last year we have continued to**
**build on the success of Southend Pride,**
**as an organisation.**
**We have continued to organise and run**
**our monthly groups - Queer Climb,**
**Youth Pride, Queer Well-being, LGBTQ+**
**History, and Queer Families - growing**
**their membership and providing support**
**for those who need it.**
**We have delivered our LGBTQ+ training**
**programme to more businesses and**
**organisations, accrediting those**
**organisations to raise awareness within**
**the LGBTQ+ community that that**
**organisation is inclusive and accessible.**
**Throughout the year we proceeded in**
**our regular work of organising events**
**and commemorative occasions:**

**Winter Pride**

**Proud Poetry**

**Volunteer Training**

**Queer Families Picnics**

**LGBTQ+ Film Nights**

**Pride Month Flag Raising**

**Pride Parade**

**Pride Festival**

**Transgender Day of**
**Remembrance Flag Raising**

**Queer Carols**
**In addition we were a visible presence at**
**various ‘outside’ events, where we were**
**raising awareness of the LGBTQ+**
**community through information stalls:**

**International Women’s Day**

**Hamlet Court Road in Harmony**

**South Essex College**

**Southend Hospital**

**Black History Month**

**South East Asian History Month**

**Over the past year we have**
**continued to build partnerships**
**with other community**
**organisations and groups:**

**Southend Unison**

**Southend Museums**

**The Ironworks**

**All Rise Collective**

**Southend City Council**

**Transpire**| C2 ‐ Internal |
**Local Prides - Essex, Basildon**| |---| |**and Thurrock**| |**Our long running partnership with The**| |**Cliff pub has continued. They have**| |**supported us year round by organising**| |**our monthly Pride fundraiser at the pub,**| |**designing our Festival artwork, and**| |**supplying tech support for many of our**| |**events.**| |**Overall, 2023-2024 has been a**| |**successful year and we look forward to**| |**building on that success.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| C2 ‐ Internal ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**It is the policy of the Charity that**
**unrestricted funds which have not been**
**designated for specific use should be**
**maintained at a level equivalent to**
**between three and six months**
**expenditure. The Trustees consider**
**reserves at the level will ensure that, in**
**the event of a significant drop in**
**funding, they will be able to continue the**
**Charity’s current activities while**
**consideration is given to ways in which**
**additional funds may be raised. This**
**level of reserves has been maintained**
**throughout the year.**
**The Trustees have assessed the major**
**risks to which the Charity is exposed,**
**and are satisfied that systems are in**
**place to mitigate exposure to major**
**risks.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |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|| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| C2 ‐ Internal ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO - FOUNDATION**| |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|**Elected internally**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Samantha Adams|Chair||| ||Catherine Weir|||| ||Daniel Turpin|Treasurer||| |||||| C2 ‐ Internal **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets Daniel Turpin Daniel Turpin (Feb 13, 2025 15:54 GMT) 13/02/25 C2 ‐ Internal ## **MAYNARD HEADY LLP** ## **CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS** Our ref: RJW/JM/69017 **Matrix House 12 – 16 Lionel Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 9DE Tel: (01268) 686479 Email: info@maynard-heady.co.uk Website: www.maynard-heady.co.uk** Southend Pride 171 Westbourne Grove Westcliff on Sea Essex SS0 9TX _Also at:_ Maldon Tel: (01621) 851592 Email: enquiries@maynard-heady.co.uk 13 February 2025 Dear Sir, ## **RE : ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** During the course of the independent examination of your accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024, the following representations were made to us by the trustees. Please read these representations carefully and if you agree with our understanding, please sign, and return a copy of this letter to us as confirmation of this. ## **Representations** 1. We acknowledge as trustees our responsibility for making accurate representations to yourselves and for the accounts which we have prepared for the Charity. 2. We confirm that accounting records had been made available to you for the purpose of your independent examination and that all the transactions undertaken by the Charity had been properly reflected and recorded in the accounting records. All other records and related information, including minutes of all trustee and members’ meetings, have been made available to us. 3. We confirm that, at the balance sheet date, the charity had no liabilities or contingent liabilities other than those included or disclosed in the accounts. 4. We confirm that there had been no events since the balance sheet date which required disclosing or which would materially affect the amounts in the accounts, other than those already disclosed or included in the accounts. 5. We confirm that the Charity has not contracted for nor authorised any capital expenditure other than as disclosed in the accounts. 6. We confirm that there are no laws or regulations that are central to the Charity’s ability to conduct its business other than those already notified to you. 7. We confirm that, in our opinion, the Charity’s financial statements should be prepared on the grounds that current and future sources of funding or support will be more than adequate for the Charity’s needs. **BUSINESS STRATEGY CONSULTANTS R E G I S T E R E D A U D I T O R S LICENSED PROBATE PRACTITIONERS C H A R T E R E D T A X A D V I S E R S BUSINESS OUTSOURCED SOLUTIONS C O M P A N Y S E C R E T A R I A L** _Maynard Heady LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC341128. Its registered office and principal place of business is as above. Registered to carry on audit work in the UK, regulated for a range of investment business activities, and licensed to carry out the reserved legal activity of non-contentious probate in England and Wales by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. A list of principals can be found at the above address._ 8. We confirm that we are not aware of any transactions with related parties requiring disclosure in the financial statements. 9. We confirm that all grants, donations and other income, including those subject to special terms or conditions, have been notified to us. There have been no breaches of terms or conditions during the year in the applications of such income. 10. We acknowledge our responsibility for the design and implementation of internal controls to prevent and detect fraud. We confirm that we have disclosed to you the results of our own assessment of the risk of fraud in the Charity. 11. We confirm that there have been no actual or suspected instances of fraud involving trustees, managements or employees who have a significant role in internal control or that could have material effect on the financial statements. We also confirm that we are not aware of any allegations of fraud by former trustees, employees, regulators or others. 12. We confirmed that we are not aware of any matters of material significance which should be reported to the Charity Commission. Yours faithfully, ## **MAYNARD HEADY LLP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS** ## **DECLARATION** I confirm that I have read and understood the contents of this letter and agree that it accurately reflects the representations made to you by the trustees during the course of the independent examination. I confirm that the above representations are made on the basis of enquiries of management and staff with relevant knowledge and experience (and, where appropriate, of inspection of supporting documentation) sufficient to satisfy us that we can properly make each of the above representations to you. Daniel Turpin Daniel Turpin (Feb 13, 2025 15:54 GMT) ……………………………….. D Turpin Treasurer Date: 13 February 2025 Signed on behalf of the trustees **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|Charity Name
Southend-on-Sea Pride|Charity Name
Southend-on-Sea Pride|Charity Name
Southend-on-Sea Pride| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||31stMarch 2024|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1202603| ||||| ||1-2
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)||| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] March 2024. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**

|R J Wybrow(Feb 17,2025 12:46 GMT)
R J Wybrow|17/02/25| |---|---|---| |||| ||R J Wybrow|| |||| ||Chartered Accountant FCA
Membership Number 1476865|| |||| ||Matrix House, 12-16 Lionel Road|| ||Canvey Island, Essex|| ||SS8 9DE|| |||| |**Section B Disclosure**||| Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER** ## Southend-on-Sea Pride - Independent Examination for Signing Final Audit Report 2025-02-17 Created: 2025-02-13 By: Jess Mould (jm@maynard-heady.co.uk) Status: Signed Transaction ID: CBJCHBCAABAAq9O8Dbx7G3aTkFf4kSp3xq6SHn0XM9CK ## "Southend-on-Sea Pride - Independent Examination for Signing" History Document created by Jess Mould (jm@maynard-heady.co.uk) 2025-02-13 - 3:46:03 PM GMT Document emailed to Dan (danielturpin@outlook.com) for signature 2025-02-13 - 3:46:08 PM GMT Document emailed to Rob (rjw@maynard-heady.co.uk) for signature 2025-02-13 - 3:46:08 PM GMT Email viewed by Dan (danielturpin@outlook.com) 2025-02-13 - 3:49:26 PM GMT - Email viewed by Rob (rjw@maynard-heady.co.uk) 2025-02-13 - 3:53:38 PM GMT Signer Dan (danielturpin@outlook.com) entered name at signing as Daniel Turpin 2025-02-13 - 3:54:02 PM GMT Document e-signed by Daniel Turpin (danielturpin@outlook.com) Signature Date: 2025-02-13 - 3:54:04 PM GMT - Time Source: server Signer Rob (rjw@maynard-heady.co.uk) entered name at signing as R J Wybrow 2025-02-17 - 12:46:07 PM GMT Document e-signed by R J Wybrow (rjw@maynard-heady.co.uk) Signature Date: 2025-02-17 - 12:46:09 PM GMT - Time Source: server Agreement completed. 2025-02-17 - 12:46:09 PM GMT