Docusign Envelope ID: 2B0AF8CE-4883-4923-A89D-EFC6DA5071BF ## **THE SOUTHEND CARE BANK ACCOUNTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED** **30TH AUGUST 2024** Docusign Envelope ID: 2B0AF8CE-4883-4923-A89D-EFC6DA5071BF ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the Year Ending 30th August 2024** ## **The Southend Care Bank** ## **Contact details** The Southend Care Bank 28 Westbourne Grove, Wescliff, Essex, SS0 9TQ ## **Registered Charity Number:** 1204532 ## **Trustees** Lauren Mittell Jayne Clark-Denyer Mx Ruth Hazel Keri Jarvis The trustees present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the period 30 August 2023 to 30 August 2024 The financial statements comply with the charity’s governing document, Charity Commission guidance on receipts and payments accounts, and applicable law. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Southend Care Bank is a registered Charity (CIO) with the Charity Commission governed by a constituion. Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed [for a term of three years] by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. 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. ## **Objectives and activities** The objectives of the CIO is the alleviation of the effects of hygiene poverty by way of operating a personal care and hygiene bank in the City of Southend-on-Sea. The Care Bank will serve the community primarily, but not exclusively, by providing free personal hygiene and household products for adults and children on a self-referral basis. Docusign Envelope ID: 2B0AF8CE-4883-4923-A89D-EFC6DA5071BF ## **Achievements and Performance** The charity provided for 24 sessions during this period, 2 a month, which is the usual schedule we have committed to. We also provided hygiene bags to local primary schools for school holidays over this period, a summary of which is: - 47 bags provided in December 2023 - 73 bags provided at Easter 2024 - 118 bags provided prior to the 2024 summer holidays During this period we also made our registration processes more robust and repeatable. The charity’s work has made a significant difference to many families to alleviate the impacts of hygiene poverty. ## **Financial review** The charity has made a surplus of £15,704 in its first year of being constituted. We will endeavour to have enough reserves to cover 6 months of sessions at their current levels and some minor operational costs, therefore around £11,000. In addition, to provide for the school holiday bags, this project costs around £4,000 per annum annually at present. When there has been a consistent surplus (and this we would define as a running balance of over £15,000 for a period of 6 consecutive months), we will look to consider: Adding additional products to the range of services we can offer at existing sessions. Adding further sessions in other locations to expand the service users we can reach. Extending the school outreach programme to a wider reach of schools in the highest deprivation areas. The free reserves held as at 30[th] August 2024 were £15,704. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Docusign Envelope ID: 2B0AF8CE-4883-4923-A89D-EFC6DA5071BF ## **Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above. Signed on behalf on the charity's trustees Full name Keri Jarvis Position Trustee Date June 2025 23/6/2025 Docusign Envelope ID: 2B0AF8CE-4883-4923-A89D-EFC6DA5071BF **The Southend Care Bank 1204532 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 30/08/2023 30/08/2024 **To from** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 9,926 - - 9,926
Vinted Sales of donated items 782 - - 782
Fundraising 1,250 1,250
PayPal Donations 2,790 - - 2,790
PayPal Giving 157 - - 157
Bank Interest 165 165
Unity donations 423 - - 423
Grants 13,133 - - 13,133
Rosca Grant 5,000 - - 5,000
Main Grants 10,000 10,000
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Sub total (Gross income for
43,626 - - 43,626 -
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 43,626 - - 43,626 -
A3 Payments
Purchases 29,410 - - 29,410
Insurance 268 - - 268
General 35 - - 35
Staff Training 147 - 147
Computer 96 - - 96
PayPal Fees 80 - - 80
PayPal Purchases 292 - - 292
Bank Charges 53 53
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- - -
Sub total [ 30,381 ] - - 30,381 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Equipment - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 30,381 - - 30,381 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,244 - - 13,244 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 2,460 - - 2,460
Cash funds this year end 15,704 - - 15,704 -
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5 Docusign Envelope ID: 2B0AF8CE-4883-4923-A89D-EFC6DA5071BF |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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**(optional)**| 6 Docusign Envelope ID: 2B0AF8CE-4883-4923-A89D-EFC6DA5071BF ## _**The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.**_ _**The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.**_ _**The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.**_ _**These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.**_ |Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name
Keri Jarvis|Date of
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23/6/2025| |---|---|---|---| 7 Docusign Envelope ID: 2B0AF8CE-4883-4923-A89D-EFC6DA5071BF ## **Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts Report to the trustees of Southend Care Bank (Charity no. 1204532) for the year ended 30th August 2024** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 30th August 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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 examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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. **Thompson Accountancy Services Certified Chartered Accountants Suite 9, Hadleigh Business Centre 351 London Road** **Benfleet Essex SS7 2BT** **Date:** June 2025