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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
R•port to the trustoo81
membord of
FIRST STOP cE￿rRE MI[￿ESSEx BRANCH
On accounts for the y•ar
31° Marc* 2024
Charfty no
(if any)
803170
1-10
I rep(￿t lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the al)ove
charity {Ihe Tnjsf) for the year ended 31103r2024.
Ro8ponsibiliti08 and As the (knrity trustees of ts T￿￿. you are res￿￿sIble for the preparation
baJl• of roport of the ac(x)unts in accAxdance wth ￿ requirements of the Charities A(
2011 (tr Acr).
I report in respecl of my examina1K￿ of the Twsfs accounts carried (xrt
urKler section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out rny exarnination. I
have followed the applicable DirectThts given by the Charity C￿nmISSIon
uThJer Se(al(￿ 145(5Xb) of the Act.
Independent
I have (x)rnpleted my examinalion. I confimi that no materlal matters have
examinerfs statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed bel(N4 ") in connection with
the examinats￿ which gives me cause lo believe that in. any malerial
accounting rec￿d5 were not kept in acc￿dance section 130 of
the Acl or
I have no concems arKI have ccffie a(xoss no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attentK￿ should be drawn in order to enable a
woper understanding of the accounts to be reacfEd.
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ICB Level 2 Manual Bookkeeping
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Section B
Disclosure
Onty CAynpbete rf the examiner needs lo huh4￿ht matters of <x)ncem (see CC32,
Independent examination of (*anty aCc￿nts. directions and guidance for
examinets).
Give hor• bri•f d•tsil• of
any itom8 that tho
•xaminor Wis￿9 to
d18clo￿.
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31.669
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31.326
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Phoenrx Futu
N•vJhtwty
Intorn¢t
175
7,2KI
Braintree LM•
Oth•r DM•l*￿5
31
1.949
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Coun8•lwvJ Inc4xM
674
2.749
3.391
337
74
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HMRC JRS GR
24DXI
Bwk Inl•rwl
111
94555
74
144W6
1¥219
dlture
Payroll
Mainten•ibx
cOp￿T
318
1,455
6.420
347
Trnwal
Sup•rvMwJn & Trninivj
IMur•nc•
1.759
1.127
3.780
2.114
1,977
2.113
471
4.110
153
Cleaniryj
4.1&1
105
281
Sundry Expor￿01
Shopping Vouthgrn
XI￿9 H8mp•rs
HOWI 8091
CookiThJ EquiwF*rt
Accounts Audit
C•rtsus
10,ts)0
441
5.188
204
Craft mateiial•
256
95,021
-17.710
.20509
Fund &F
193210
213.719
1S2.714
Fund QF
175A99
213.719

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
The Trustees have the pleasure in p￿enting their annual report and the financial statements for
this financial year 202312024. The financial ststements comply with the Charities Act 2011,.the
Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Artides of Ass(Kiation arKI Accounling and Rewrting
by Charities: Slatement of Re(X)mmefKJ￿l Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts
in accordance with the Fina￿la1 Reporting Standard applicable in t1￿ UK and Republic of I reland
(FRS102). Trustees (see page 2 annual re￿￿}
The dire(*ors of the charity are its Trustees f(K the wrrKJses of charity law and throughout this report
are collectively referred to as the Trustees.
2.OBJECTIVES AND ACTMTIES
see page 2 (Charities Obj'ects)
To pr(xnote sustainable develoFThnt for ￿ lThfft of Disadvantawl in the Communty.
For the safety of all stsff and service users all cxwrent covid-19 public healthlgovemment guidelines
will continue to be regularfy reviewed.
3. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORIAANCE
See pages 2 & 3 of Annual Report- Graphs
4.FINANCIAL REVIEW
Outcome for the year The tran&xtions of the charity are summarised on page 4 of financial
statements.
The charity had lolal incoming resources for the year 2023124 of £102,598. Of this amurrt
£94,5555 was restricted and £8.043 Unrestricled. Totsl expenditure in the year amounled to
£120,308.
This resulted in an overall deficit for the year of -£17,710 {2022r23 deficit -£20,509) deficit refiecttva
of later running projects and increase to workfon% on our food collectionldistribution proJacL The
charity has total reserves at end of 2024 of £51.900 (see reserves policy).
Rtserves Pollcy
The level of free resefves held seeks lo strike a balan￿ between marAg1￿j risk and providtng
ongoing running costs of between 3 to 9 months this is in the case of a rx)ssible folding event and
maintaining the level of resources necessary to safeguard the continuty of ￿ charity (including
vulnerable service users) for the immediate [￿r￿1 foJknYirNJ.
Following on it is also calculated that £19,000 of the total sum would wver T￿lUndan¢Y (at currejnt
staffing level and calculated around serrfice duration,age and rate of pay) the remainder would cover
any costs incurred in dosing down existing (x)ntracts in full.
Finally we may access this resefve in the event of action newjwj rf incx)m& falls below expectations
or rf there are unexpected or unforeseen opw*K)n* (y)sts.
The Truslees consider Ihal a targel level of free reserves in the order of £51,900 is currently
appropnate for the charity. The amount of free reserves remain at financial accounting 2024

5. FUTURE PLANS
We will a)ntinue to deliver our waried educational and supp(%t woie(as. counselling servI￿s,
a(fvocacy. (See - charities Objects) lo seNice users while continuirvJ to look towards any
diversffications within these areas so that we can further develop our working model.
This continues to offer best value and wider access al the same time. With direct help from funders
we are happy to be looking foMard to b￿.[￿j able to wovkle more indusive facilrties for our service
users. Our aim to rerK)vate our WC area within centre. gained agreemenl from our landlord and
is moving forward at this time. We are confident in our ability lo Off￿ ourvery well established service
to a more diverse demographic across the k)cal population.
6. RESPONSIBILITES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
For the purposes of d￿rIty law, are required to wepare financial slatements for each finantial year
which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the chaTty and of the surplus or deficit for the
year. In preparing those financial statements. the Trustees are
required to..
(a) select appropriate accounting pjlicies aTrJ then appty them (x)nsistenty
(b) observe the methods and principles in Ihe Charities SORP
(c) make judgements and ests'mates thal are r￿onable and
(d) state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been folkhyaj, and explain where they
have not been followed, and
(e) prepare the finanoal statements on the going (x)nwn basis unless il is inappropriale to
Fyesume that the charitable company will c£mtinue in operation.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS
The Trustees are also responsible for keeping woper a￿ntIng records which disdose with
reasonable accuracy at any tirne the financial position of the charty ar¥J to enable them to ensure
that the financial statements comply with the Chanties Act 2011 and the CO￿anieS Act 2006.
The Trustees affj responsible for ensuring that the charity maintains an thquate system of intemal
control designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded against material loss
or unauthorised use and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice-
Accounting and reporting by Charities arKI in accordance vrith the special provisions of Part 15 of
the Companies Act relating to small enlities.
Approved by Ihe Board of Trustees 2024
Signed on their behalf by
Mictrdle Lee- Chair