GRASS ROOTS FAMILY CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
14261089 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 July 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 28 July 2022

End date: 31 July 2023

GRASS ROOTS FAMILY CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

GRASS ROOTS FAMILY CIC

Directors' report period ended 31 July 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 July 2023

Additional information

Statement of Directors' ResponsibilitiesThe directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance withapplicable law and regulations.Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law thedirectors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally AcceptedAccounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directorsmust not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state ofaffairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that period. In preparing the financialstatements the directors are required to:select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that thecompany will continue in business.The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain thecompany's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the companyand enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are alsoresponsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preventionand detection of fraud and other irregularities.The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information includedon the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination offinancial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.Small Company RulesThis report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the smallcompanies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.



Directors

The director shown below has held office during the period of
21 February 2023 to 31 July 2023

K Auker


The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
28 July 2022 to 31 July 2023

L Pottinger
C Mitchell
A Ridley
J Bruce


Secretary Mrs L Pottinger

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
10 April 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: L Pottinger
Status: Director

GRASS ROOTS FAMILY CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

2023


£
Turnover: 16,425
Cost of sales: ( 15,609 )
Gross profit(or loss): 816
Administrative expenses: ( 822 )
Operating profit(or loss): (6)
Interest receivable and similar income: 6
Profit(or loss) before tax: 0
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 0

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Balance sheet

As at 31 July 2023

Notes 2023


£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 1,310
Total fixed assets: 1,310
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: 3,793
Total current assets: 3,793
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 5,103 )
Net current assets (liabilities): (1,310)
Total assets less current liabilities: 0
Total net assets (liabilities): 0
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 0
Total members' funds: 0

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 July 2023 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 10 April 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: L Pottinger
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

GRASS ROOTS FAMILY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and valueadded taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the rendering of services and funding received.Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairmentlosses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less theirestimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:Plant & Machinery 15% Reducing Balance

GRASS ROOTS FAMILY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

  • 2. Employees

    2023
    Average number of employees during the period 5

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
Additions 1,541 1,541
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 July 2023 1,541 1,541
Depreciation
Charge for year 231 231
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 31 July 2023 231 231
Net book value
At 31 July 2023 1,310 1,310

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2023
£
Other creditors 5,103
Total 5,103

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

5. Loans to directors

Included within other creditors is a loans from the directors. This loan is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

GRASS ROOTS FAMILY CIC

Company Number: 14261089 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 July 2023

Company activities and impact

It has been a productive year of building for Grassroots CIC both in terms of capacity, strategy, infrastructure, community reach and breadth of provision.We have been compelled to support crisis need again this year to support our community with the impact of the ‘cost of living.’ Funding from West Yorkshire Combined Authority via Community Foundation for Calderdale has enabled us to support 150 people in our community with emergency food support in the form of supermarket vouchers with additional supplies, toiletries and female hygiene products from our community pantry.We were also able to provide emergency energy support to 40 residents struggling with inflated energy bills with many on top up meters who came to us with no gas or electricity at all – a dire situation in the middle of winter.This funding also allowed us to provide a ‘warm space’ with lunch, activities and companionship to 783 people, signposting to local activities and, where needed, to statutory and charitable organisations that can provide targeted support. It has been a joy to watch this build and see multigenerational friendship and peer support springing from this space. It has also lent itself to other opportunities and we have offered community walks, Tai Chi classes, Camerados – public living room space and ran the Action for Happiness, happiness habits course from this space.Perhaps more importantly, members of the community have stepped forward to offer time and skills to support our work and activities to make the space better and more enjoyable – a very tangible sign that our community is both interested and invested in our endeavours.We ran a pilot of ‘cooking on a budget’ too which boosted skills, knowledge and came with the equipment to replicate recipes at home. Much of our winter support offer feels very much like a sticking plaster on the very real challenge where income simply does not match expenditure for much of our community; so this gave us some hope that our values of autonomy and community led prevention support and resilience could be realised.All of our work is led by community need and we were able to get thoughts and ideas for much of this at our community coffee morning, this was funded by the emotional health and wellbeing board via Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group to reduce isolation and improve emotional wellbeing. Overwhelmingly, attendees told us that they needed support with children with special educational needs and disability, particularly given lengthy waiting lists and the challenges of beginning a diagnosis pathway.We also heard from local women who told us that they were struggling through menopause and had becoming increasingly isolated and depressed.In response to this we started a menopause peer support group which is well attended and feedback so far has been very good. We will build this further this coming year and develop our resources so that women can access the information they need whenever they want.We also were successful in an application for funding from Locala to pilot a drop in for families with SEND children, again, this will be a casual monthly offer aiming to signpost and provide peer support. This will be backed up by SEND specialists from the Nursery and we will invite relevant partner organisations to drop by too.We are still operating from St Peters Community Centre and have started to build work at the Grassroots Family Centre - previously a SureStart Centre attached to a local primary school.So far we have held a digital drop in to help support parents & grandparents understand how best to keep their child safe online and to answer any questions to improve their own digital skills.We are about to start an Active Calderdale project this month to remove barriers to exercise for targeted groups in our community. We were very grateful to have been awarded community investment to offer free and subsidised fitness classes (held at the community centre) throughout the year and to hold a series of events throughout the year to launch the project and celebrate participants achievements.This investment is managed by Calderdale Council and funded by Sports England and we have lots of interest and excitement building in the community already.People outside of the target groups are also approaching us with ideas and requests for other fitness and sport related activities and a sub group has now formed to plan and build these.For the younger members of our community we have continued to take part in the Healthy Holidays program and have had 16-20 children, aged 5 - 12 years of age, attending for four hours, four days per week for 6 weeks of the school holidays. We host one week at Christmas, one week at Easter and four weeks over the Summer holidays. All children have been local to Sowerby and attend the local schools. We have given the children the opportunity to learn new skills and have new experiences through collaboration with local businesses, offering services such as teaching the children first aid, dance workshops and much more. We engaged their families through opening a cafe run by the children, to help educate them about healthy eating, planning, prepping, sourcing and budgeting a meal. All activities and experiences were thoroughly enjoyed and feedback was excellent.Going forward, we will continue to work on our strategic plan and to add provision where there is identified need in our community.Our overall aim is to reduce inequalities and to support a happier, healthier quality of life for our whole community, to facilitate connections and reduce isolation.Sowerby ranks very high on the indices of multiple deprivation and this has continued to rise between 2015 and 2019 with little to no investment forthcoming in the time since to improve this; not only are we a semi-rural and quite isolated community, but residents tell us that they had previously felt ‘forgotten about.’We will continue to work with our community residents and collaborate with local, regional and national groups, organisations and services to ensure this changes.We will continue to use a prevention model to make our work sustainable and to give longevity to community improvement, opportunity and wellbeing.

Consultation with stakeholders

Our primary stakeholders are our community residents.We have held three voice events to ascertain need and hear from the community what they feel Sowerby lacks. From this feedback, we identified that a menopause group and physical activity project was needed and moved forward with this.We also held several round table discussions at our community coffee morning and in our public living room drop in space with members of our community to drill down specific areas of need and interest and to collate their ideas as to how we could make this happen.From this, we were able to stock sanitary products in the toilets at both sites, begin a community ‘check in’ scheme for older residents and moved forward with our Active Calderdale application.As part of this, we used their questionnaire to uncover barriers to activity and to ascertain what people wanted to take part in. Everything we do is informed and led by our community and nothing can happen without their support and investment. We have also consulted with New Road Primary School, Trinity Academy, St. Peter’s and Ryburn Valley High school and Anchor sheltered housing to strengthen existing relationships, broaden our partner network and hear how they feel we can support their work.We are a member of Voluntary and Community, our local infrastructure organisation and regularly attend their networking events. We have also recently attended co production workshops for the VCSE strategy and the food network run by the VSI Alliance.We would like to offer our thanks to both Sharon Harwood, headteacher at New Road Primary School, and to Reverend Jeanette Roberts and the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sowerby for their encouragement, support and partnership in the last year.Finally, our very grateful thanks to our community volunteers who make it all possible.They have offered commitment, kindness and generosity, sharing in our community vision by giving their time, presence and determination with love, energy and positivity.

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
9 April 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Andrew Ridley
Status: Director