Beauty Banks - Charities report - 22.2
Beauty Banks - Charities report - 22.2
| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| Report of the Trustees and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 28 February 2022 |
| for |
| Beauty Banks |
| (A Company Limited by Guarantee) |
| Beauty Banks |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 28 February 2022 |
| Page |
| Report of the Trustees | 1 | to | 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 | to | 9 |
| Beauty Banks (Registered number: 11819908) |
| Report of the Trustees |
| for the Year Ended 28 February 2022 |
| The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 28 February 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). |
| OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES |
| Objectives and aims |
| We believe that being clean is a basic human right, not a luxury and not a privilege. We exist to make 'hygiene poverty' history while supporting those living in poverty in the UK - those who can't afford to be clean - with personal care and hygiene essentials. This is about dignity, self-confidence and mental wellbeing. This is also about change. We support those in need while lobbying the UK government, as part of a Beauty APPG, to make change happen. Our aim is to support those requiring access to essential toiletries across all regions of the UK. |
| FINANCIAL REVIEW |
| This is our third accounting year. After two large and well-publicised fundraising campaigns in the previous accounting year, it is noted that both campaigns were pandemic-related and one was for NHS workers. Both campaigns were hugely successful and raised significant funds for the charity. |
| This year we received gross income amounting to £88,683 with a total expenditure of £198,516. Expenses therefore exceeded income by £109,833. However, since the year end we have received some large donations from benefactors relating to campaigns begun during the year with £50,000 being received in April 2022. Further income received since the year end is stable and will exceed the amount raised in this accounting period. We are in the process of obtaining additional sources of revenue, new partnerships and are also applying for relevant grants. |
| The Trustees consider the financial position of the Company to be more than satisfactory and at the time of this Report and sufficient and appropriate reserves are held to safeguard the future operations of the Company. We are committed to holding reserves of approximately £100,000 to safeguard our future growth ambitions and expansion. |
| In 2022, we have vastly reduced the cost per donation to our partner charities and overhauled our logistics operation. We anticipate that our expenditure will have dropped as a direct result of this, and this is despite growing our team to now include a development manager to spearhead the further growth of Beauty Banks. |
| We continue to raise awareness of hygiene poverty via targeted campaigns and, increasingly with corporate fundraising activities. We launched a 'micro donations' campaign with text mechanism to allow people to donate as little as £1 and every penny raised from this fund is spent directly on essential toiletries and dispatched to those in need. |
| Beauty Banks now has 400 partnerships, supporting charities and poverty support organisations, schools, prisons, care leaver services and hospitals across the UK in all regions. We have centralised our warehouse systems and have a regular team of volunteers at this site. |
| In the current cost of living crisis, we are increasing our output month on month to get more products to partner charities, more frequently. Our focus for the year ahead is to increase revenue now that we have reduced expenditure and overhauled our logistics operations. |
| Volunteers |
| We recognise that volunteers are a valuable resource to our charity and help us run the charity efficiently. A volunteer is not an employee and will not have a contract of employment with the charity. Volunteering is defined as unpaid activities undertaken by individuals who freely offer their time and commitment to contribute to our work. We ensure that systems are in place to enable volunteers to claim out of pocket expenses, including travelling costs. We strive to integrate volunteers into our organisational structure and we welcome volunteers from all social, cultural and ability backgrounds to join us. We are in the process of launching a volunteer programme to further develop and grow this network of support within Beauty Banks. |
| STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
| Governing document |
| The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. |
| REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS |
| Registered Company number |
| Registered Charity number |
| Beauty Banks (Registered number: 11819908) |
| Report of the Trustees |
| for the Year Ended 28 February 2022 |
| Registered office |
| Trustees |
| Independent Examiner |
| Martin Macario FCA |
| ICAEW |
| Macario Lewin |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Bellarmine House |
| 14 Upper Church Street |
| Chepstow |
| Monmouthshire |
| NP16 5EX |
| Approved by order of the board of trustees on |
| Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of |
| Beauty Banks |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Beauty Banks ('the Company') |
| I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 February 2022. |
| Responsibilities and basis of report |
| As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). |
| Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. |
| Independent examiner's statement |
| I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: |
| 1. | accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or |
| 2. | the accounts do not accord with those records; or |
| 3. | the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or |
| 4. | the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). |
| 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. |
| Martin Macario FCA |
| ICAEW |
| Macario Lewin |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Bellarmine House |
| 14 Upper Church Street |
| Chepstow |
| Monmouthshire |
| NP16 5EX |
| 30 November 2022 |
| Beauty Banks |
| Statement of Financial Activities |
| for the Year Ended 28 February 2022 |
| 28.2.22 | 28.2.21 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
| Donations and legacies |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Raising funds | 2 |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 233,063 |
| Beauty Banks (Registered number: 11819908) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 28 February 2022 |
| 28.2.22 | 28.2.21 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 5 |
| Debtors | 6 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| NET ASSETS |
| FUNDS | 8 |
| Unrestricted funds | 233,063 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 233,063 |
| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 28 February 2022. |
| The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for |
| (a) | ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
| (b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. |
| These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on |
| Beauty Banks |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 28 February 2022 |
| 1. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. |
| Income |
| All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. |
| Expenditure |
| Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| Taxation |
| The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. |
| Fund accounting |
| Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. |
| Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. |
| Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. |
| 2. | RAISING FUNDS |
| Raising donations and legacies |
| 28.2.22 | 28.2.21 |
| £ | £ |
| Support costs |
| 3. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
| There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 28 February 2022 nor for the year ended 28 February 2021. |
| Trustees' expenses |
| 28.2.22 | 28.2.21 |
| £ | £ |
| Trustees' expenses |
| Beauty Banks |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 28 February 2022 |
| 4. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
| Unrestricted |
| fund |
| £ |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
| Donations and legacies |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Raising funds |
| NET INCOME |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 233,063 |
| 5. | STOCKS |
| 28.2.22 | 28.2.21 |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks |
| 6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 28.2.22 | 28.2.21 |
| £ | £ |
| Prepayments |
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 28.2.22 | 28.2.21 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade creditors |
| Social security and other taxes |
| Other creditors |
| Accrued expenses |
| 8. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
| Net |
| movement | At |
| At 1.3.21 | in funds | 28.2.22 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 233,063 | (109,833 | ) | 123,230 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | (109,833 | ) | 123,230 |
| Beauty Banks |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 28 February 2022 |
| 8. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 88,683 | (198,516 | ) | (109,833 | ) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | ( |
) | (109,833 | ) |
| Comparatives for movement in funds |
| Net |
| movement | At |
| At 1.3.20 | in funds | 28.2.21 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 947 | 232,116 | 233,063 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 947 | 232,116 | 233,063 |
| Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 424,493 | (192,377 | ) | 232,116 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 424,493 | (192,377 | ) | 232,116 |
| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: |
| Net |
| movement | At |
| At 1.3.20 | in funds | 28.2.22 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 947 | 122,283 | 123,230 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 947 | 122,283 | 123,230 |
| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 513,176 | (390,893 | ) | 122,283 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 513,176 | (390,893 | ) | 122,283 |
| Beauty Banks |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 28 February 2022 |
| 9. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |