2022-03-31-accounts - First Stop Centre (Mid-Essex Branch)

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

1.REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES The Trust8es hav8 the pleasure in presenting their annual report and the financial statements for this financial year 2021r2022. The financial statemerrts comply vth the Charits'es Act 2011, the Companies Act 20. the Memordndum and Arts'cles of Associ*'M and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Pracb'ce applicable to charits'es preparing their accounts in accordan with the Finanaal Reports'ng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) Trustees (see page 2 annual pOrt) The d1ctOrS of the Charity are its Trustees for the purposes of chaiity law and through¢xrt this report ar8 collethvely refèrred to as the Trustees. 2.OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES see page 2 {Ch8rities Objects) To promote sustainable development for the benefit of Disadvantaged in the Communrty. To continue to adhere to Covid-19 safety for all staff arKI seNice users. This is regularfy reviewed alongside govemment $In'.0ns and guidelines. 3. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE See pages 2 & 3 01 Annual Report- Graths 4.FINANCIAL REVIEW Outcomé for the year, the transadions of the tharity are summaris8d on page 4 of the financial statements. Th8 charity had total incoming reSireeS for the year 2021r22 off £158,025. Of this amount £144.808 was restncted arKI £11,219 unstricted. Total expenditure in the year amoLsnted to £95,021. This resulted in an overall surplus for the year of £61,005 {2020121surplus £49,719) surplus reflective of longer runnng projects. The tharity has totsl ServeS at end of2022 of £50,0 (see reserves policy). Reserves Pollcy The level of free reserves held seeks to slrike a balan betn managing risk and providiTrJ ongoing running costs of betsyeen 3 to 9 months. this is in Ihe case of a possible foldiro event and maintaining the level of resources necessary to safeguard the continuity of the chanty (including vulnerable seNice users) for the immediate period follong. Followng on, it is also calculated that £18,QK)O of the total sum would cover redundancy (at current staffing level and calculated around service duralion, age and rate of pay) the remainder VKJuld cover any Costs incurred in dosing existing ¢ontra¢#s in full. Finally, we may access this resetve in the event of action needed rf inrne falls below expedations or rf there are unexpeded or unforeseen operational costs. The Trustees consider that a target level of free reserves in the order of £50,t)J) is currently aFpropriate for the chanty. The total of free reserves remains at finanoal accounbng 21r2022

FUTURE PLANS We will continue to deliver our eduotional projects, ¢offts8lliThJ services, advocacy, postal holding, (See - charits'es Objects) to service users vthile k)oking toyrdrds any diverSfficOns within these ar8as so that VR can further develop our working model. This will aid us in continuing to offer b8St value and wider access at the same time. Imth direct help from funders, y are happy to be lo)king fOrdrd to being able to provide MO indusive facilities for our service users. aim to renovate our Ihc area wrthin the centre. with agr88ment of our landlord and we will most defnitely be able to offer a gr(wing service to a morE diverse demographic across the Ioc21 populatK)n.
RESPONSIBIUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES For the purposes of chanty law, trustees are required to prepare financyal statements for eath financial year which give a true and fair view of the situation of the charity and of ts surplus or deficit for the year. In preparirwj those financial statements. the Trustees are required to.. (a) select appropnate accounb'ro p)licies and then apply them consistently (b) obseNe the methods and prinaples in the Charib'es SORP (c) make judgements and estsmates that are reasonable arKI prudent. (d) state whether applicable UK accwnting skndards hav8 been followed. and explain vthère they have not been followed, and (e) ppare the financial statements on the gong concxn basis unI8SS rt is inappropriate to presume that the charrtabl8 company will contlnL* in operation. REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS The Trustees are also responsible for k8epirrfJ proper )Unting records, which disclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posth'on of the charity, and to enable them to ensure that the financi81 statements comply with the Charities Act 20118nd tha Companies Act 20c. The Trustees are responsible for ensurirYJ that the charity maintains an adequate system of intemal control, designed to provide reasonable assurance that asset$ are safeguarded against material loss or unauthorised use and to prevent and delect fraud arKI other irregulanties. This report has boen prepared in accordance with tho Statement of Recommended Practice, ACCnting and reporting by Charitiès, and in accordance with the spea'al provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act relab'ng to small entities. Approved by the Board of Trustees 2022 Signed on their behalf by lan VKèrdrop- Chair

First Stop Centre Mid Essex Branch 1st April 2021 - 31 March 2022

Income Restricted Funding Unrestricted Funding ECC / Essex Learning Partnership Fund 31,669 0 Essex Community 25,000 0 Community 360 8,600 0 Other Funding 0 0 Braintree District Council 31,326 0 Landsec 17,000 0 Phoenix Futures 0 0 Neighbourly 400 0 Interact 0 560 WEA 0 4,760 FSJ Charities 0 0 Other Donations 0 1,949 Essex Association 23,000 0 Charities Aid Foundation (CAF 0 0 Census 980 0 Fundraising Events 0 0 Gift Aid 0 0 Counselling Income 0 3,826 Canteen Income 0 0 Pool Table Takings 0 0 Miscellaneous Income 0 74 HMRC JRS GRANT 6,832 0 Covid-19 Response Grant 0 0 Supplier Refund of Overpayment 0 45 Bank Interest 0 5 144,806 11,219 Total Income 156,025 Expenditure Payroll 63,404 Maintenance 1,455 Copier 0 New Equipment 6,420 Travel 347 Supervision & Training 538 Insurance 950 Utilities 1,977 IT Costs 2,113 Office expenses 471 Cleaning 4,110 Food collections & deliveries 890 Sundry Expenses 323 Shopping Vouchers 10,000 Xmas Hampers 422 Accounts Audit 60 Census 1,080 Covid19 expenses 204 Printing/Stationery 256 Total Expenditure 95,021 (Deficit)/Surplus 61,005 Fund B/F 152,714 Fund C/F 213,719 2021/2022		2020/2021 25,410 7,500 4,200 0 17,286 15,000 0 0 280 2,800 0 6,777 5,000 2,200 5,568 0 0 1,850 0 0 0 6,665 21,906 490 14 122,946 51,720 482 144 1,686 311 228 950 2,584 1,371 266 44 0 60 13,300 79 73,227 49,719 102,995 152,714		2019/2020
				26,922 0 1,458 5,000 0 10,777 600 0 560 11,265 1,000 12,914 0 0 0 2,015 1,281 3,415 1,494 193 48 0 0 62 30
				79,033
				46,449 926 288 0 476 507 950 2,015 768 435 445 500 50 0 136
				53,947

				25,087
				77,908
		152,714		102,995

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report	Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Responsibilities and basis of report	FIRST STOP CENTRE MID-ESSEX BRANCH 31stMarch 2022 Charity no (if any) 803170 1-12 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2022. As the charity's trustees, 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages
Responsibilities and
basis of report

FIRST STOP CENTRE MID-ESSEX BRANCH
31stMarch 2022
Charity no
(if any)
803170
1-12
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2022.
As the charity's trustees, 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 all 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:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning 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: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	Lisa Brown	10/10/2022

	Lisa Brown

	ICB Level 1 Manual Bookkeeping ICB Level 2 Manual Bookkeeping ICB Level 3 Computerised Bookkeeping ICB Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping ICB Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping and Accounts

	5 Charnock Close
	Frinton on Sea
	Essex CO13 0RT

IER Oct 2018

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 examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

IER Oct 2018