Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end dale
Ddy
To 31
Ye?.
2021
From
01
March
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Brass Tacks Ltd
Other names charity is known by
Brass Tacks
Registered charity number {if any)
298767
Charity's principal address
Challenge House,
29 Canal Street
Glasgow
Postcode
G4 OAD
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted If not for whole
year
Trustèè namo
Officè Ilf any)
Name of person lor body) entltled
to appoint trustee lif anyl
Sam Phillips
Paul Trolman
Chairman
Vic&Chaimian
Wesley Emerson
David Thorp
Colin Haxton
Jim Armstrong
John Aitken
From 18th March 2021
Until 18lh March 2021
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
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March 2012
Names and addresses of advisers {Optional information)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity's trusts
Articles of Association
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituled
Company limited by Guarantee
Trustee selection methods
Appointed from within Board of trustees.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Regular updates are carried out to the Risk assessment document.
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, aLK)ut-
There is a consultstive relationship with Echoes International missionary
group, and their General Director is also a Board member.
pjlicies and procedures
adopled for the induction and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisational
struclure and any wider
network with which the charity
works.,
relationship with any related
trustees, consideration of
major risks and Ihe system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Objectives and activities
To promote, maintain and advance the Christian failh through providing
praclical and financial assistance to Christian Churches, evangelical
organisations and missionaries throughout the world.
To relieve mission organisations and full-time workers by assisting in the
maintenance of their premises and building works and providing services
of skilled and unskilled labour and also tools and materials as
appropriate.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
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March 2012
The trustees select projects which meet the objectives of the charity, and
which result in maximum benefit for those who request the kind of help in
construction and maintenance which we offer. Each project must have
specific tangible benefit to those who are impacted by the social and
spiritual ministries in each projecl.
Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefill
Addltlonal detalls of objectlves and actlvltles (Optlonal Informatlon)
Vol unteers
Volunteers have been used in addition to the charity's own staff, and mission
partners. These have come f rom Italy, N Ireland, England and Scotland. In total
645 workdays were completed in the 20-21 period,. this is about average
comparing yearon year.
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about..
policy on grant making.,
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
Skills varyfrom those skilled tradesmen towilling helpers. All work is closely
supervised and monitored.
Anyf unds donated to Brass Tacks for a specif ic projert are passed on in their
entiretyto the intended recipients.
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March 2012
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
St
Charitable activities for the period l April 2020 to 31
March 2021
st
Projects
Projects were undertaken from April 2020 to March 2021.
l. Nazareth at the Emmaus Bible School where we were installing floortiling in
a large warehouse type structure.
2. Tilsley College manse, Motherwell, Scotland. The kitchen area on the ground
f loor was refurbished and issues of dampness in several areas were addressed.
3. Tilsley College staff accommodation. Extensive repairs were made in orderto
make safe the support structure of the upstairs floor local to the project site.
This was due to rot in the main beams which had occurred some years
previously and had been hidden due to its location.
4. Currie Christian Community accommodation block. This is a wooden
structure building which was constructed overtwo stories providing six
bedrooms with en-suite accommodation.
5. L'eau Vive toilets and showers, France. This is a conference centre in the
south of France where we renovated the old washing facilities and provided
improved showerand toilet space.
6. Cardiff church coffee bar. An old church has been given a fresher look with
some re-arranging of the rooms and windows. Repairs were made to the flat
roof and the damage caused by water ingress was addressed with a new
suspended ceiling.
7. Hebron School in I ndia. The accommodation block for the boys, hostel was
given a new roof.
The costs for Projerts are shown in the Payments headings:
Projects.. Tools and Materials.
Travel, accommodation, subsistence.
The mission partners who assist the charity on projects are supported through
grant contributions made to them, shown in the Payments heading.. Fellowship
Fund.
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March 2012
Section E
Financial review
The charity always aims to hold a minimum of six months costs in
reserve, excluding any restricted funds. The closing general reserves
£227,93012020 £233,140) are sufficient to cover nearly Iwo years of
charitable activities and administrative expenditure.
The charity also ensures there is suff icient funding for a project before
embarking on it.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on resep4es
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Furtherfinancial review details (Optional information)
The principal funding sources for the charity are donations and grants.
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any f undraising).,
how expenditure has
supported the key objeGtives
of the charity.,
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Short term surplus cash is invested in interest bearing bank accounts,
with options reviewed at least annually.
Section F
Other optional information
The charity moved this yearto preparing Receipts and Payments Accounts for independent examination as
it was agreed that this was sufficient. Previously, Financial Statements reported on by auditors were
prepared, the ever increasing cost for which was considered no longer appropriate for the charity.
The 2021 figures have taken into account the adjustments needed forchanging from Financial Statements
with accruals and prepayments, to Receipts and Payments accounts.
The relevanl Special ResolLrtion was submitted in February 2021.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the chariws trustees
Signature{s)
Full name{s)
Posltlon (e.g. Secretary, Chalr,
etcl
Samuel J. T. Phillips
Chair of Trustees
Colin D. Haxton
Trustee
Date
1611112021
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March 2012
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Charity Name No (if any)
Brass Tacks Limited 298767
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from Apr-20 Mar-21
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 62,996 - - 62,996 83,300
Earmarked donations - 2,300 - 2,300 1,000
Gift Aid Tax recovered in year - - - - 2,075
Bank deposit interest 312 - - 312 740
Exceptional donations - church clos 18,060 - - 18,060 21,000
Exceptional donations - legacies 5,000 - - 5,000 30,005
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
86,368 2,300 - 88,668 138,120
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 86,368 2,300 - 88,668 138,120
A3 Payments
Salaries and National Insurance 45,140 - - 45,140 39,911
Employer Pension contributions 3,431 - - 3,431 3,431
Projects: Tools and Materials 3,483 - - 3,483 4,669
Travel, accomm, subsistence 5,017 - - 5,017 32,717
Office: Telephone, IT, subs; Equipm [ 2,434 ] - - 2,434 1,219
Printing, postage and stationery 7,207 - - 7,207 7,744
Insurances 2,304 - - 2,304 4,685
Challenge House costs 4,500 - - 4,500 4,607
Sundry (bank charges, etc) 530 - - 530 4,961
Fellowship Fund 14,320 - - 14,320 15,500
Earmarked payments (Projects) - 300 - 300 1,000
Auditors' remuneration (net of accru [ 138 ] - - 138 2,904
Write off assets into R&P accounts 2,644 - - 2,644 651
Sub total [ 91,148 ] 300 - 91,448 123,999
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 91,148 300 - 91,448 123,999
Net of receipts/(payments) - 4,780 2,000 - - 2,780 14,121
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 230,710 - - 230,710 216,589
Cash funds this year end 225,930 2,000 - 227,930 230,710
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
10/12/2021
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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**
**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))
CAF Bank
Stewardship
Cash in hand
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**138,890**
**2,000**
**86,440**
**-**
**600**
**-**
**225,930**
**2,000**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Samuel J T Phillips
Colin D Haxton|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
09/11/2021
09/11/2021|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
10/12/2021
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Brass Tacks Limited
On accounts for the year
ended
31 March 2021
Charity no
(if any)
298767
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 3110312021.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, yOLt are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
I'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 examinalion, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5)Ib) 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..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act, or
Ihe accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or
Ihe accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.
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 accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
0911112021
Name:
J G Middleton
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
lif any>:
Address:
Coupar Angus Business Centre
8 Union Street, Coupar Angus
IER
Oct 2018
Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH13 9AE
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts= directions and
guidance for examiner5}.
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018