Fusion Maidstone Charity Accounts
Fusion Maidstone Charity Accounts
COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER:
4999497
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER:
1115338
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Financial Statements |
Year ended 31 March 2018
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Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) |
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Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) |
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Statement of financial position |
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Company Limited by Guarantee |
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Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) |
Year ended 31 March 2018
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended
31 March 2018
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Reference and administrative details
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Cobb Way |
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Maidstone |
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Clover House |
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John Wilson Business Park |
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Whitstable |
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Structure, governance and management
The Board of Trustees which currently consists of nine trustees is responsible for the strategic affairs of the Organisation. The Board meets regularly (bi-monthly). Previously, new members were appointed by invitation from the Board, however, the process has been reviewed with the aim of recruiting people from the local community who have a range of appropriate skills and experience.
The Board has members with practical knowledge of finance management, public relations, personnel management, local and central government and voluntary bodies.
The Board ensures that newly appointed members are able to go through a practical process of familiarising themselves with the work of the organisation. From time to time members are also able to take advantage of appropriate training opportunities provided by local and national bodies.
In addition to the paid staff, our team of volunteers also provide regular support for services at our Healthy Living Centre. Members of different public and voluntary bodies also give up time to undertake specific projects for the benefit of the Organisation and its activities.
Governing Document
The organisation is both a registered Charity and a company limited by guarantee, incorporated 18 December 2003. We achieved charity status in July 2006.
In the event of the Organisation being wound up the trustees, as the Organisation's statutory members, each have a liability of £1. This potential liability exists whilst they are members, and continues for a year thereafter.
Objectives and activities
As set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association our objects are: To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Park Wood and surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals ]who have need for such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity, disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interest of health, social welfare and community support capacity and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants'.
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Improve the health and well-being of the resident of the local community and the wider Maidstone community. To understand the many health inequalities that is the result of poverty and deprivation.
Charitable Activity and Public Benefit
Our main areas of charitable activity are the provision of advice, information, activities and training, which are based around healthy living, bringing services and opportunity to the people. We take into consideration the benefits of the activities to members of the public, and bear in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
We run a community café and this is a crucial interface with the local community. It also provides training for volunteers wanting to improve skills and confidence to access employment. Amongst the added benefits are a computer suite that serves the public and provides the opportunity to deliver training locally and support other partners.
Our centre has rooms for clinics, meeting rooms and a cafe and IT hub, for hire to local community groups and in addition which can also be booked for parties and events.
During the year we have worked closely with a range of stakeholders, both as partners and also funders. We include in this group KCC's Public Health Directorate, and also the Adult Services Division; Maidstone Borough Council; Golding Homes and many others (see below) to ensure that we are collectively working for the benefit of the people.
The key players supporting delivery in the community include
Fusion Maidstone
; The Meadows Children Centre; Princess Project; SEMARA (South East Maidstone Active Retirement Association); the Community Wardens and indeed all those organisations and groups who make up Park Wood Multi Agency Partnership (MAPS).
We always seek, through the services we provide, to improve the health and well-being of the residents of the local community and the wider Maidstone community. To promote the provision of existing facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for individuals who have need of such facilities due to their age, infirmity, disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interest of health, social welfare and community support capacity and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants and look to widen and improve our joint work with all our partners.
Staff
We depend on our small team of dedicated staff who are committed to the objectives of the Organisation and they work tirelessly to support the community.
Volunteers
Volunteers provide regular and invaluable support to assist us in ensuring that services at our centre are maintained at the highest level. Members of different public and voluntary bodies also give up time to undertake specific projects for the benefit of the charity and its activities.
Stop Smoking Sessions
Weekly stop smoking advisor 1:1 sessions were held. Stop smoking in pregnancy service was covered during the weekly sessions. Champix was delivered by Lloyds Pharmacy in Park Wood. The 'Know Your Own CO' promotion was held during our smoking cessation campaigns where people received a free carbon monoxide test. Regular smokers register a medium or high reading - recognition that smoking is adversely affecting their health and reducing the amount of oxygen taken up through the lungs and circulating around the body. A Health Check pilot project held in March ran for 4 weeks, every Wednesday from 10 am - 1 pm. The service offered Health Checks to those clients that attended the stop smoking service and were eligible for the health assessment. The slow cooker course covered 'Time to Quit' smoking using the British Heart Foundation "take ten minutes range" booklet. A smoking cessation drive was carried out with the local industrial estate, creating a connection between local businesses and our centre. In June staff and volunteers completed a leaflet drop round Park Wood and the industrial estate inviting people to the upcoming Park Wood Community Fete which included the Kent Community National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust Stop Smoking Service.
Healthy Weight
Health Trainer 1:1 sessions held on a weekly basis and health checks on a monthly basis, main concerns were diet and exercise. Referrals were made to the weight management programme. The slow cooker course ran during October-December at the YMCA centre in Tovil to increase people's desire and ability to eat healthily. Participants were shown how to cook 16 slow cooked meals. A different aspect of health was focussed on each session, including smoking, cholesterol, exercise and blood pressure. Attendance was 89% and 100% reported positive outcomes from the course and health benefits. Two 5 week intensive community chef training programmes ran in conjunction with First Service and the Job Centre during March-April. The scheme was created to see unemployed people take part in the course to gain confidence, motivation and transferable skills to increase employability. The Fusion allotment project continued, encouraging people to grow and eat their own fruit and vegetables, families rent plots including community groups to educate their young members. Plot holders formed new friendships and gained confidence. Sowing and planning workshops were held during the first quarter run by one of our plot holders and local gardening project volunteer. Partnered with Garden Organics to hold Growing Buddies training sessions and gardening events/workshops i.e. bulb planting, Green Christmas Decoration and a 'wormery' event. Families enjoyed a free trip to the Kent Garden Show, with funding from the Fusion Allotment plot holders rent. The Café @ Fusion provided healthy eating options and a traffic light system is shown on the menu cards including no added sugar drinks and snacks. Fresh fruit is provided every day. We promote the Change for Life and sugar campaign. We offer volunteer opportunities in the café to the local and wider Maidstone communities to prepare and cook a healthier menu to gain training and transferable skills. Maidstone Borough Council awarded us a five-star food-hygiene mark. Campaigns held on Healthy Eating and Obesity included two free food demonstrations and food tastings for both adults and children via the Community Chef Programme focusing on healthy and tasty food ideas to cook and enjoy at home, recipes were given out. The local school were introduced, by Fusion, to Growing Buddies, a charity encouraging people to grow organically, to work on a gardening project at the school. Outside catering offering a healthy menu was offered to the Involve's Older Persons Forums held in the town centre on a quarterly basis. We continued to cater for Boughton Monchelsea Parish Council (4th year). A level 2 Food Hygiene course was attended by Fusion staff and volunteers.
Physical Activity
Fusion secured £24K funding from NatWest Bank Skills and Opportunities fund to deliver a Jump, Box and Dance at the Chance project, we recruited and supported people to train to become qualified aerobics instructors, two from each of the most deprived areas in Maidstone: Tovil, Park Wood and Shepway, ending in delivery of their classes in January 2019. The project commenced in January 2018. Fusion's Back to Netball (B2N) 2016/17 programme ended in April 2017, ladies joined the previous B2N graduates forming 3 new netball teams making a total of 6 teams of ladies playing weekly matches in the local netball league. The ladies reported increased confidence, new friendships, weight loss and reduced levels of anxiety. Football sessions for veterans (women only) began in September 2017. The project ran in partnership between Fusion and Kent Football Association from September - December 2017. The women were supported to create an independent club named the "Maidstone Magpies". The group trained and took part in their first tournament - The Peoples Football Association Cup, and entered two teams. 75% of the ladies that attended this project had not taken part in any exercise before and thoroughly enjoyed their new hobby. Ability and fitness increased dramatically. Partnered with Park Run, a local community running group for children and young people, to help them recruit more participants through opening the café on a Sunday morning on a monthly basis. An exercise campaign ran during July and referrals were signposted to the weight management programme. We promoted the Get Active programme (boxing, archery tag and football) which is run locally to encourage local young people to take part in new sports. We continue to promote both the Sky-ride and the Breeze program via social media. We included sports stalls and activities at the Park Wood Community Fete including Kent Sport, showcasing archery tag, American football, karate and cricket, the local boxing club with their outdoor equipment and Park Run. Kent Sport are running boxing, cricket and football sessions for children in Park Wood. We promoted an exercise group held at Christ Church for men with a BMI of 28 or more.
Domestic Abuse Services
'Choose Respect for Boys' details given to the senior Youth Club sessions. Customers signposted to the Freedom Programme at the Children's Centre. We display posters advertising the Domestic Abuse service. Discussions are underway with Victim Support, to provide support. A Domestic Violence awareness campaign was held in March.
Sexual Health Services
We hold a weekly drop in sexual health clinic offering up to 8 appointments covering contraception, Chlamydia, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing and sexual health services. Senior youth
club members are encouraged to access this service.
Chlamydia testing kits are available to the Youth Club and offered to under 25's. Enquiries are signposted to the next held clinic or provided with the central phone number. Fusion remains a c-card access point and staff attended training. A Sexual Health campaign was held in September.
Drugs and Alcohol Services
Drugs and alcohol awareness campaigns ran during June and November respectively.
Counselling Sessions
Partnered with Insight Healthcare/Think Action to deliver weekly counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) sessions, to support clients experiencing mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, eating disorder, bereavement, stress or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with a range of effective treatments and talking therapies. Partnered with Porchlight to offer weekly sessions, issues presented were domestic abuse, drugs and alcohol use, debt problems, depression and anxiety, Bipolar, poor physical health, eviction and socially isolation. Clients were signposted to Freedom Program, Change Grow Live (CGL), Citizen Advice Bureau (CAB), Maidstone Mind, Maidstone Community Care Housing (MCCH), Personal Independent Payment (PIP), West Kent Housing and Think Action Counselling. Partnered with Shaw Trust to offer 1:1 sessions on a weekly basis, issues presented were anxiety and social isolation, bereavement, mental health issues in the work place, employment, benefit and debt needs. Clients were signposted to CAB at Fusion and Think Action services, Maidstone Mind Managing Anxiety course, Cruse for bereavement counselling, West Kent Debt Advice, Kent Enablement Recovery Service, Step Change, KCC Advocacy and MCCH Employment Service.
Information and Advice Sessions
NatWest Bank commenced finance advice sessions in February to provide communities with information around keeping financially fit, recognising and avoiding scams, and staying safe and secure online. Working very closely with CAB at Fusion to deliver sessions to improve financial capability. CAB continue to offer assistance and advice drop in sessions every fortnight. Issues focused on benefits, housing suitability/re-housing, separation, debt, employment, child care costs, citizenship, domestic abuse and relationship advice. Clients were signposted to Legal Aid and family law solicitors, Golding Homes and CAB's main bureau.
Sensory sessions
Maidstone Special Needs Support Services (Space2beme), a local charity for families of children with additional needs, delivered a series of monthly sensory sessions for local people to access information and support to parents. Referrals were made to Fusion Activities and Insight Healthcare, advice was given on the Early Help Care Plan (EHCP).
Community social inclusion sessions
For the second year running, we offered the chance for people who would otherwise have spent Christmas alone on Christmas day, to get together and enjoy a free meal on Christmas day at the Fusion café thanks to funding from the Cobtree Trust. The meal was cooked and served by volunteers and consisted of a two-course meal with all the trimmings followed by tea/coffee and mince pies including a game of Bingo, present exchange and a Christmas sing song. The fourth annual Park Wood Community Fete, a fun, welcoming and affordable event for all, ran in August with the aims of bringing the community together, showcasing local charities and businesses, promoting health and wellbeing, instilling pride in Park Wood and raising money for future fetes. 61 stalls booked onto the event including Wellbeing Peoples Health bus, the local Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), Garden Organic group, Maidstone Children's Centre and many local small businesses, bouncy castle and carousel. This fete, began by Fusion, is becoming increasingly community led and is on track to become an independent group in 2018. The Park Wood Residents Association(PWRA), set up by Fusion and now running independently, were supported by Fusion to apply for funding for a horse drawn carriage to drive Father Christmas around Park Wood giving out presents at Christmas. This
was a heart-warming local activity which boosted community spirit.
We ran two coach trips to Margate during the summer, funded by the Family Holiday Association. A reduced cost trip to the local pantomime was organised for the start of December. People had the chance to pay off the costs (£12 per seat) gradually between March-October. Local families enjoyed a free trip to the Rare Breeds Centre, with funding from the Family Holiday Association in conjunction with Kent's Big Weekend.
Family activities
Celebration Church commenced weekly Sunday services to worship and explore the bible in a friendly, family group and to build relationships with the community in order to better understand their needs and challenges as well as identify others who are already established that they can work together with. Monthly bingo sessions and bi-monthly quiz nights continue to run with the aim of alleviating social isolation and improving community cohesion. Crafty kid's sessions were held covering a variety of themes - Summer, Halloween, Christmas, Mother's day and Father's day. The book swap section in the cafe is well used and provided local people access to information and education towards reducing the education inequalities gap in Park Wood. The books are for both adult and children, covering fiction and non-fiction. We also run a monthly book club. The family friendly children's soft play area within the café housing sensory equipment, toys and a bookcase is actively used. This is to encourage families to enjoy the space and feel welcome. The Princess Project hold coffee mornings weekly to encourage and support new mothers with their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. A secondary aged pupil has been receiving 1:1 tuition via the KCC Education Programme, Fair Access. Fusion helps the student in many spects of his educational progress including building social skills in the communal part of the café. The room booked for 1:1 tuition allows the student to build his confidence in a secure and friendly environment, and access Literacy and Numeracy materials the outcomes of which have been very positive and rewarding for the student. Two weekly sessions held.
Women Activities
The Creative Crew women's group hold weekly sessions giving the members the chance to interact socially while pursuing a variety of craft activities. The group is held to provide a backdrop that enables confidence and success to grow with individual support and signposting to relevant services. The ladies have formed new friendships and meet outside of the group to attend events. Individuals are encouraged to share inspiration, experiences, opportunities, ideas and celebrate their achievements. Crafts include knitting, soft toy making, card making and stencilling. Women from the sewing courses have now come together to create a morning craft group.
Youth Activities
A pilot youth club commenced in January to run for 3 months specifically designed for 11-14 year olds,
funded by a local KCC Councillor, in conjunction with Maidstone Youth Hub. This pilot was very successful and continued to run for the rest of the year. We continue to offer a senior youth club for 14 - 18 year olds in partnership with Infozone.
Elderly Activities
Partnered with Age UK Maidstone to offer a COGS (Cognitive Stimulation Therapy) Club for people with early stage dementia. Fusion held Befriending for the Elderly/Nostalgia night events, a bi-monthly social activity aimed to provide new levels of support to older, vulnerable and socially isolated residents to feel more supported and allow them to live independently for longer. In addition, offered a befriending service with the help of Involve, to provide invaluable advice enabling those who wished to, to have further help and support with activities of daily living. We continued to deliver a foot care service every six weeks linked with Age UK Maidstone. We continued to link with Hi Kent to deliver a hearing aid aftercare, advice and battery supply every quarter.
Job clubs
Partnered with Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) in August to host a job club two sessions/week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. RBLI supports the client on their journey into lasting employment by offering 1:1 appointments with an employability consultant to develop their personal training and support plan, assist with CVs (Curriculum Vitae), apply for jobs, interview practice, training skills i.e. IT (Information Technology) or customer service and ongoing help once the client starts work in applying for more hours or promotion. RBLI offers clients help with travel costs, work clothes and other job searching expenses. Golding Homes replaced RBLI in October to provide a Job Club on a weekly basis. The Community Development advisor offers 1:1 advice, group training and workshops to support unemployed clients into employment or training and gives advice on employment law and changes in welfare benefits, qualifications and labour market needs and trends including how they may impact on social housing residents. Tomorrow's People continue to hold weekly d rop in 'Engage NEET' (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) programme.
MP Surgeries
1:1 meetings with the local Member of Parliament to raise issues of concern or problems affecting the community locally.
Courses/Events delivered
Fusion partnered with Relate Kent to hold a Parents Apart course to raise awareness of the challenges that separation brings and let parents know that support is available. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses were held to teach local people how to perform cardiac massage and resuscitation. We continued to work with Golding Homes to provide training courses and craft events free of charge to help educate and upskill the local and wider Maidstone communities: during March-May a six week computer course ran to deliver basic digital skills and in April an Introduction to Childcare course ran. Sewing courses ran during the year with funding, to teach local people how to sew, to increase confidence and gain vocational skills. New friendships were formed and aspirations raised. A talk regarding self-employment was included in the course. During July a Switching Energy Suppliers and other money saving tips event ran linked with Barclays, Maidstone CAB and South East Water. We partnered with Peninsula to facilitate a free HR and Health and Safety seminar at Fusion in order to offer local advice services to other charities in the Maidstone area. Linked with the Doctor surgeries around Park Wood area and Maidstone to deliver an informal workshop on social prescribing and how Fusion contributes towards this agenda to a group of local GP trainees. The trainees loved the service that we offer. Linked with Healthwatch to discuss people's health experience.
HaMC (Help a Maidstone Child) panel
Fusion now host the panel for HaMC which is a local charitable organisation who raise emergency funding for children in crisis and organisations who support those children.
Campaigns
We promote the One You campaign information, the "Release the pressure" slides campaign. Mental health awareness campaigns ran during May and December.
Activities/Sessions provided via our centre to provide additional impact on the community
Raised awareness on Mental Health and Wellbeing, Physical Health, Drugs and Alcohol Misuse, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Health.
Reaching out to prevent poor health/physical activity/weight management programme (NHS Health Trainers/Health Checks); Jump, box and dance project/ Back to Netball/ Women's' Football/ Park Run community running group for children and young people; Kent Sport activities; mental health counselling sessions (in partnership with Insight Healthcare/ Think Action/ Porchlight/ Shaw Trust); support, information and advice relating to housing, debt, benefits and personal advice through CAB and NatWest Bank, KCC Community Warden/Golding Homes; sensory support sessions (Space to be me); Fusion allotment project (in partnership with Christ Church and Growing Buddies); community chef programme (Fusion, in partnership with First Serve/Job Centre); café providing volunteer and healthy eating opportunities; the church services (Celebration Church); Creative Crew women's group; young mothers support session (Princess Project); men's group; crafty kids sessions; family friendly children's soft play area; activities music quiz/bingo/ affordable days out for local families/family trips; book club (in partnership with Kent Libraries); youth clubs for 11-14 years and 14-18 years (Maidstone Youth Hub). Nostalgia Night events; Cogs Club / foot care services (Age UK Maidstone); helping people with hearing impairments (Hi Kent); internet cafe for local residents to access the internet without home broadband; job search/training courses - individual and personal help (RBLI/Golding Homes); Engage 'Neet' programme (Tomorrows People); Park Wood Residents Association; sexual health clinic; stop smoking advisor sessions; training courses i.e. slow cooker course; social group; tuition classes (KCC Fair Access).
Achievements and performance
Summy of key achievements this year-
Work began on an Asset Mapping exercise. In summary, the project was introduced to the Maidstone Health Inequalities Group (HIG) which already exists and it was hoped that the group would adopt the project as it fitted well into the TOR (terms of reference). The focus for the first year would be Parkwood - 2 LSOAs (lower super output area) and Shepway - 2 LSOAs with some work to be done in Coombe Farm. To date
Fusion Maidstone
have worked with partners to undertake 6 resident insight exercises, spending in xcess of 2 hours at each venue. The reaction from residents had been mainly positive, but a concern was raised that residents in these areas have 'consultation fatigue'. The HIG, through Jo Tonkin, KCC Public Health Specialist drafted the 'Area and Profile' section of the report and we engaged a volunteer to assist us with undertaking the asset interviews. The Healthy Living Centre Managers' group put together a funding bid for 'Bring Me Sunshine' to Awards For All which would be a series of community events in each of the 5 HLC areas across Kent. Golding Homes and Fusion collaborated at Park Wood Community Fete collecting information from residents which assisted with Asset Mapping. The interim report was submitted at the end of January and was well received by Public Health. The final version is being prepared and will be submitted at the end of April.
Fusion did some focus work on increasing the range of services offered over the last 6 months and at the same time increasing our sustainability. We significantly increased our room rental income through the additional services provided by 2.5 times. We offer rooms free of charge to Golding Homes, CAB, Community Warden, Hi Kent, Park Wood Residents Association, Princess Project, NHS Sexual Health, NHS Smoking Cessation, Space2beme, to help educate and upskill the local and wider Maidstone communities.
With the additional support of volunteers and focussed work on bringing in new business, the café is now seeing more footfall and new customers including groups of workers from the local building sites especially on Fridays for breakfasts and other customers for the roast dinner. Thanks to the co-operation of Golding Homes and local shops we have improved our visibility through carefully placed 'A' boards. The outside catering element continues to expand. Utilising existing and new volunteers to assist with baking and organising events, has created a positive, enjoyable and proactive environment. A donation of 2 stainless steel tables, a griddle, cutlery and crockery from a local charity this quarter has assisted with the daily running of the café.
Fusion developed several projects that went beyond our remit and have been very successful (please see detailed explanation above in report):
- Slow Cooker Course
- Christmas Day meal event
- Back to Netball
- Nostalgia Nights
- Women's Football
- Sewing Course
- Family Trips
Service Partners
Age UK Maidstone- Cogs Club / foot care services
Celebration Church - church services
CGL West Kent Drug & Alcohol Wellbeing Service - Drug & Alcohol sessions
Choose Respect for Boys
Christ Church - Fusion allotment
Citizen Advice Bureau - support, information and advice relating to housing, debt and benefits Family Holiday Association - Family trips
First Serve - Community Chef Programme
Freedom Programme - Domestic Abuse
Garden Organics - Fusion allotment project and Training
Golding Homes- Job search/training courses - individual and personal help Growing Buddies - Training and courses
Healthwatch - Health and social care services
Hi Kent - helping people with hearing impairments
Infozone - Youth Club for 14-18 years
Insight Healthcare - mental health counselling sessions
Involve - Training workshops
Job Centre - Volunteers
Kent Adult Education - Training Courses
Kent Community Health Foundation Trust - Stop Smoking Service
Kent Community Health NHS Trust - Health Trainer sessions
KCC Community Warden Service - support, information and advice relating to housing, debt, benefits and personal advice
KCC Fair Access - Tuition Classes
Kent Libraries - Book Club
Kent Sport - Physical Activities
Kenward Trust - Mental Health Counselling sessions
Kent Sport activities - Physical Activities
National Health Service Health Improvement Services
NatWest Bank - support, information and advice relating to financial debt Park Run - Community Running Group for children and young people
Park Wood Residents Association
Porchlight - Mental Health Counselling sessions
Princess Project - Young Mothers Support session
Project Salus - Youth Club for 11-14 years
RBLI - Job Search and Training courses - individual and personal help
Relate Kent - Parents course
Shaw Trust - Mental Health counselling sessions
Space2beme - Sensory Sessions
Sport England - Physical Activities
Think Action - Mental Health counselling sessions
Tomorrow's People - Engage Neet programme
Victim Support - Support and advice for those affected by crime and traumatic incidents West Kent Integrated Sexual Health Services - Sexual Health Clinic
Kent County Council Public Health Directorate and broader networking with other Healthy Living Centres
We continue to send representatives to all relevant meetings and events. This enables us to develop and maintain a good working relationship with the other Healthy Living Centres in Kent. A more organised formal network of Healthy Living Centres in Kent has now been established. We continue to respond to the changing needs to meet our health inequality targets and share information and best practice in service delivery. During the year, meetings of all the Managers/Chief Officers of the five Healthy Living Centres in Kent have been held, attended by representatives of KCC Public Health Directorate. We therefore continue to rely on the strength of joint working and collaboration between us and our funders.
Kent County Council Adult Services
We maintain a good working relationship with the KCC Adult Services Division and their partners.
Golding Homes
We continue to send representatives to all relevant meetings and events organised by Golding Homes. We continue to respond to the changing needs and opportunities for their tenants and respond appropriately.
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC)
We maintain a good working relationship with MBC members and officers to help us deliver on our objectives.
Principal Funding Sources
The charity is in receipt of grants from KCC Public Health Directorate and Adult Services Division of Social Services.
Financial review
We continue to develop a number of new services and projects during the year as identified elsewhere and the charity has also developed strong relationships with a number of new partners. We have, however, been faced with immense pressures on our finances mainly caused by the huge cost of the move of premises, and the greatly increased rent and running costs of the new location. As with all charities we are facing an uncertain future with possible decreasing funding.
Risk Assessment
This is reviewed and monitored on a regular basis in respect of the main risks that might face the Company.
Policies and Procedures
We have developed firm policies and procedures to cover all likely eventualities affecting staff and clients. These are being brought together in a manageable form and reviewed to ensure they are in line with new legislation. The documents as agreed are recorded at Board Meetings and actioned as required for the coming year.
Responsibilities of the trustees
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair reflection of the state of the affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year.
In preparing those financial statements, the trustees should:
- follow best practice and select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the company will continue on that basis
The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Expansion
Park Wood is preparing for important changes and improvements that will come with the regeneration that Golding Homes is implementing. This is a three phase demolition and rebuilding of the centre including its shops and services.
Large sections of the Park Wood and neighbouring area have been demolished and rebuilt as part of the ongoing regeneration of the area. The Park Wood area has seen considerable change and improvement during the last year as a result of the efforts of those working with us and serving the community and these changes have delivered new and fresh opportunities to local residents and particularly to those participating in the programmes on offer.
Main objectives for 2018-19
Strategic Priority 1 -- To ensure the sustainability and growth of the organisation
- Provide appropriate, personal and professional emotional and practical support.
- To create a volunteer charter and volunteer training programme to move towards a volunteer led charity.
- To devise and develop a marketing plan to maximise the community use of Fusion.
- To strengthen our brand and image within the broader community.
- Build and extend productive relationships with appropriate partners and providers.
- To further develop effective monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure all we do can be evidenced.
Strategic Priority 2 - To operate an effective, profit making café
- To review and develop our systems and processes to ensure maximum efficiency.
- To review and improve our profit making ideas/projects.
Strategic Priority 3 - To ensure that the organisation is run efficiently and effectively
- To streamline administration procedures.
- To create an organisational structure.
- To minimise costs and increase productivity and build our reserves equating to 1 year's operational costs.
- To ensure that there are adequate resources for bid writing and fundraising.
Small company provisions
The trustees' annual report was approved on
11 December 2018
and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
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Charitable activities |
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(
|
(
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
Transfers between funds |
23,134 |
(23,134) |
– |
– |
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
Net movement in funds |
(
|
(
|
(
|
(
|
Reconciliation of funds
|
Total funds brought forward |
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|
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--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
--------- |
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|
Total funds carried forward |
|
– |
|
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
--------- |
|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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|
Company Limited by Guarantee |
|
Statement of Financial Position |
|
2018 |
2017 |
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Note |
£ |
£ |
Fixed assets
|
Tangible fixed assets |
13 |
|
|
Current assets
|
Stocks |
14 |
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|
|
Debtors |
15 |
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|
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Cash at bank and in hand |
|
|
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-------- |
-------- |
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|
|
||
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
16 |
|
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|
-------- |
-------- |
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Net current assets |
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|
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--------- |
--------- |
||
|
Total assets less current liabilities |
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--------- |
--------- |
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Net assets |
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--------- |
--------- |
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Funds of the charity
|
Restricted funds |
– |
|
|
|
Unrestricted funds |
|
|
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|
--------- |
--------- |
||
|
Total charity funds |
17 |
|
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--------- |
--------- |
||
Directors' responsibilities:
-
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476
;
-
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements
.
These financial statements were approved by the
board of trustees
and authorised for issue on
11 December 2018
, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
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Trustee |
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Company Limited by Guarantee |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Year ended 31 March 2018
1.
General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Units 2 and 3, Cobb Way, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9XF.
2.
Statement of compliance
3.
Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
Going concern
Disclosure exemptions
/
he entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. Its financial statements are consolidated into the financial statements of (enter name of group financial statements) which can be obtained from (enter detail). As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102: /a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company. (b) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accounting
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: - income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably. - legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established. - income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers. - income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Tangible assets
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
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Short leasehold property |
- |
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Fixtures and fittings |
- |
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|
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Equipment |
- |
|
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Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
Stocks
4.
Limited by guarantee
The company is limited by Guarantee.
5.
Donations and legacies
|
Unrestricted Funds |
Total Funds 2018 |
Unrestricted Funds |
Total Funds 2017 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
Donations
|
Donations |
85 |
84 |
726 |
726 |
|
|
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
||
6.
Charitable activities
|
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds 2018 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Room rental income |
15,195 |
– |
15,195 |
|
|
Golding Homes |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Community chef |
– |
18,738 |
18,739 |
|
|
Parkwood community fete |
1,344 |
– |
1,344 |
|
|
Awards for all |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Small grants |
10,945 |
173 |
11,118 |
|
|
Cafe and drop in centre |
29,107 |
– |
29,107 |
|
|
Computer money |
740 |
– |
740 |
|
|
KCC Public Health and Adult Services |
69,000 |
– |
69,000 |
|
|
Natwest project |
12,089 |
– |
12,089 |
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
||
|
|
|
|
||
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
||
|
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds 2017 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Room rental income |
5,304 |
– |
5,304 |
|
|
Golding Homes |
37,500 |
– |
37,500 |
|
|
Community chef |
– |
16,240 |
16,240 |
|
|
Parkwood community fete |
1,410 |
– |
1,410 |
|
|
Awards for all |
– |
8,032 |
8,032 |
|
|
Small grants |
207 |
13,403 |
13,610 |
|
|
Cafe and drop in centre |
22,699 |
– |
22,699 |
|
|
Computer money |
1,039 |
– |
1,039 |
|
|
KCC Public Health and Adult Services |
90,500 |
– |
90,500 |
|
|
Natwest project |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
||
|
|
|
|
||
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
||
7.
Investment income
|
Unrestricted Funds |
Total Funds 2018 |
Unrestricted Funds |
Total Funds 2017 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Income from cash investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
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8.
Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
|
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds 2018 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Community chef |
– |
18,739 |
18,739 |
|
|
Parkwood community fete |
1,131 |
– |
1,131 |
|
|
KCC Centre Evaluation |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Small projects |
10,610 |
– |
10,610 |
|
|
Allotment project |
– |
7 |
7 |
|
|
Cafe |
40,079 |
– |
40,079 |
|
|
women Craft Group |
59 |
– |
59 |
|
|
Family Friendly |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Support costs |
149,755 |
– |
149,755 |
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
||
|
|
|
|
||
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
||
|
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds 2017 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Community chef |
– |
14,860 |
14,860 |
|
|
Parkwood community fete |
1,596 |
– |
1,596 |
|
|
KCC Centre Evaluation |
17,981 |
– |
17,981 |
|
|
Small projects |
– |
11,894 |
11,894 |
|
|
Allotment project |
– |
107 |
107 |
|
|
Cafe |
39,552 |
– |
39,552 |
|
|
women Craft Group |
1,452 |
– |
1,452 |
|
|
Family Friendly |
– |
4,227 |
4,227 |
|
|
Support costs |
156,563 |
– |
156,563 |
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
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|
|
|
||
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
||
9.
Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
|
Activities undertaken directly |
Support costs |
Total funds 2018 |
Total fund 2017 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
General support |
– |
144,347 |
144,347 |
139,735 |
|
|
Community chef |
18,739 |
– |
18,739 |
14,860 |
|
|
Parkwood community fete |
1,131 |
– |
1,131 |
1,596 |
|
|
KCC Centre Evaluation |
– |
– |
– |
17,981 |
|
|
Small projects |
10,610 |
– |
10,610 |
11,894 |
|
|
Allotment project |
7 |
– |
7 |
107 |
|
|
Cafe |
40,079 |
– |
40,079 |
39,552 |
|
|
women Craft Group |
59 |
– |
59 |
1,452 |
|
|
Family Friendly |
– |
– |
– |
4,227 |
|
|
Governance costs |
– |
5,408 |
5,408 |
16,828 |
|
|
-------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
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|
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||
|
-------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
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10.
Net expenditure
Net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):
|
2018 |
2017 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets |
33,779 |
21,104 |
|
Loss on disposal of heritage assets |
– |
10,310 |
|
-------- |
-------- |
|
11.
Staff costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
|
2018 |
2017 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Wages and salaries |
|
|
|
-------- |
-------- |
|
The average head count of employees during the year was 6 (2017: 6). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:
|
2018 |
2017 |
|
|
No. |
No. |
|
|
Administration and support |
2 |
2 |
|
Project delivery |
4 |
4 |
|
---- |
---- |
|
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|
---- |
---- |
|
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2017: Nil).
12.
Trustee remuneration and expenses
no expenses or remuneration is paid to any of the Trustees.
13.
Tangible fixed assets
|
Short leasehold property |
Fixtures and fittings |
Total |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Cost |
|||
|
At 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 |
|
|
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
|
|
Depreciation |
|||
|
At 1 April 2017 |
|
|
|
|
Charge for the year |
|
|
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
|
|
At 31 March 2018 |
|
|
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
|
|
Carrying amount |
|||
|
At 31 March 2018 |
|
|
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
|
|
At 31 March 2017 |
|
|
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
|
14.
Stocks
|
2018 |
2017 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Raw materials and consumables |
|
|
|
---- |
---- |
|
15.
Debtors
|
2018 |
2017 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Trade debtors |
|
– |
|
Other debtors |
– |
|
|
------- |
-------- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
------- |
-------- |
|
16.
Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
|
2018 |
2017 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Trade creditors |
|
– |
|
Accruals and deferred income |
|
|
|
Social security and other taxes |
|
– |
|
Other creditors |
– |
|
|
------- |
------- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
------- |
------- |
|
17.
Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
|
At 1 April 2017 |
Income |
Expenditure |
Transfers |
At 31 March 2018 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Unrestricted - General funds |
31,319 |
138,658 |
(201,634) |
163,134 |
131,477 |
|
Property improvements fund |
140,000 |
– |
– |
(140,000) |
– |
|
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
171,319 |
138,658 |
(201,634) |
23,134 |
131,477 |
|
|
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
At 1 April 2016 |
Income |
Expenditure |
Transfers |
At 31 March 2017 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Unrestricted - General funds |
62,159 |
160,090 |
(161,457) |
(29,473) |
31,319 |
|
Designated Fund - Emergency Resources Money |
5,687 |
– |
(5,687) |
– |
– |
|
Designated Fund - Operational reserve |
74,000 |
– |
– |
(74,000) |
– |
|
Designated Fund - Contingency reserve |
16,000 |
– |
– |
(16,000) |
– |
|
Designated Fund - Community hub reserve |
71,247 |
– |
(50,000) |
(21,247) |
– |
|
Property improvements fund |
– |
– |
– |
140,000 |
140,000 |
|
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
229,093 |
160,090 |
(217,144) |
(720) |
171,319 |
|
|
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
|
Restricted funds
|
At 1 April 2017 |
Income |
Expenditure |
Transfers |
At 31 March 2018 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Activites for all event contributions |
4,121 |
(1) |
52 |
(4,172) |
– |
|
Golding Homes - Jupiter Football Grant |
80 |
– |
– |
(80) |
– |
|
Allotment project |
1,566 |
173 |
– |
(1,739) |
– |
|
Parkwood community Fete |
928 |
– |
– |
(928) |
– |
|
Women's craft |
1,633 |
– |
(59) |
(1,574) |
– |
|
Fusion Project Maidstone |
3,180 |
– |
– |
(3,180) |
– |
|
Men's health project- Kent Sheds |
4,164 |
– |
– |
(4,164) |
– |
|
Nostalgia |
1,440 |
– |
– |
(1,440) |
– |
|
You descide youth club |
159 |
– |
– |
(159) |
– |
|
Awards for all - Family Friendly Fusion |
3,140 |
– |
– |
(3,140) |
– |
|
Slow Cookery courses |
1,380 |
– |
– |
(1,380) |
– |
|
Community chef |
– |
18,739 |
(18,739) |
– |
– |
|
Community development |
1,178 |
– |
– |
(1,178) |
– |
|
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
---- |
|
|
22,969 |
18,911 |
(18,746) |
(23,134) |
– |
|
|
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
---- |
|
|
At 1 April 2016 |
Income |
Expenditure |
Transfers |
At 31 March 2017 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Activites for all event contributions |
2,816 |
1,910 |
(605) |
– |
4,121 |
|
Golding Homes - Jupiter Football Grant |
80 |
– |
– |
– |
80 |
|
Allotment project |
1,279 |
394 |
(107) |
– |
1,566 |
|
Parkwood community Fete |
928 |
– |
– |
– |
928 |
|
Women's craft |
1,645 |
– |
(12) |
– |
1,633 |
|
Fusion Project Maidstone |
3,250 |
– |
(70) |
– |
3,180 |
|
Men's health project- Kent Sheds |
4,486 |
484 |
(806) |
– |
4,164 |
|
Community Chest |
498 |
1,100 |
(1,648) |
50 |
– |
|
Netball |
– |
3,229 |
(3,342) |
113 |
– |
|
Nostalgia |
– |
1,500 |
(60) |
– |
1,440 |
|
You descide youth club |
– |
159 |
– |
– |
159 |
|
Awards for all - Family Friendly Fusion |
– |
8,032 |
(4,892) |
– |
3,140 |
|
Not alone this Christmas |
– |
526 |
(526) |
– |
– |
|
Slow Cookery courses |
– |
1,743 |
(2,300) |
557 |
– |
|
Community chef |
– |
16,240 |
(14,860) |
– |
1,380 |
|
Community development |
680 |
2,358 |
(1,860) |
– |
1,178 |
|
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
---- |
-------- |
|
|
15,662 |
37,675 |
(31,088) |
720 |
22,969 |
|
|
-------- |
-------- |
-------- |
---- |
-------- |
|
18.
Analysis of net assets between funds
|
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds 2018 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Tangible fixed assets |
105,740 |
– |
105,740 |
|
|
Current assets |
33,441 |
– |
33,441 |
|
|
Creditors less than 1 year |
(7,704) |
– |
(7,704) |
|
|
--------- |
---- |
--------- |
||
|
Net assets |
131,477 |
– |
131,477 |
|
|
--------- |
---- |
--------- |
||
|
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total Funds 2017 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Tangible fixed assets |
139,519 |
– |
139,519 |
|
|
Current assets |
36,566 |
22,969 |
59,535 |
|
|
Creditors less than 1 year |
(4,766) |
– |
(4,766) |
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
||
|
Net assets |
171,319 |
22,969 |
194,288 |
|
|
--------- |
-------- |
--------- |
||