REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND |
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024 |
FOR |
RUTH RAISING UP THE HURTING LIMITED |
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND |
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024 |
FOR |
RUTH RAISING UP THE HURTING LIMITED |
RUTH RAISING UP THE HURTING LIMITED |
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
for the Year Ended 31 JANUARY 2024 |
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 |
RUTH RAISING UP THE HURTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI616419) |
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES |
for the Year Ended 31 JANUARY 2024 |
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of RUTH Raising Up the Hurting Limited for the year ended 31 January 2024.. |
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 (FRS102). |
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES |
Objectives and aims |
The company's objectives and purposes are for the promotion, preservation and protection of physical and mental health and well-being, education of, but not restricted to, social skills, the relief of poverty, hardship and sickness of inhabitants of the the Belfast area and other areas of Northern Ireland in particular, but not exclusively without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality,ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, health and relief of poverty and hardship and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure - time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular: |
(i) to relieve suffering and promote the the preservation and protection of mental health of those people and their families in the area of benefit who are suffering or experiencing mental or emotional distress and anguish as a result of mental illness, emotional disability, drug and alcohol addiction, social and/or economic circumstances, domestic abuse and/or violence and difficulties in their personal lives by the provision of counselling, education, treatment and prevention projects; |
(ii) to promote, or assist in promoting community capacity building programmes and projects for the benefit of the inhabitants within the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age, disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances, in an effort to increase the abilities, life skills and self confidence of such communities in the area of benefit; |
(iii) to relieve persons in conditions of need, homelessness, hardship, distress or sickness arising therefrom whether in connection with housing or accommodation or shelter or any other purposes in the Belfast area and in such other parts of Northern Ireland, in particular but not exclusively as the trustee directors may from time to time decide in accordance with the law of charity; |
(iv) to engage in relief projects and in the provision of resources, training and financial support to assist those in poverty, suffering and distress in the area of benefit in an effort to improve their quality of life; |
(v) to increase the use of churches, relief organisations and individuals in the delivery of exclusively charitable services to the poor and needy in the area of benefit; |
(vi) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the trustee directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity. |
The Trustees have read and taken regard of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on Public Benefit and on Public Benefit reporting. |
FINANCIAL REVIEW |
Financial position |
The results for the year ended 31 January 2024 are set out on pages 4 and 5 of the financial statements. The total income for the year ended 31 January 2024 amounted to £6,922 (2023- 6,325). The majority of income received in both years was donations received.The charity held £12,041 in cash reserves at the year end (2023 - £20,537). This equates to approximately one year of the charity's charitable expenditure at current rates. The trustees are reviewing the reserves policy in the current year. |
FUTURE PLANS |
The charity intends to continue the work it preforms for the benefit of the public, while seeking additional sources of funding. |
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
Governing document |
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a Memorandum and Articles of Association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. |
RUTH RAISING UP THE HURTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI616419) |
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES |
for the Year Ended 31 JANUARY 2024 |
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS |
Registered Company number |
Registered Charity number |
Registered office |
Trustees |
Independent Examiner |
Stephanie Stenson FCA |
Patton Rainey Stenson Limited |
Chartered Accountants |
6 East Bridge Street |
Enniskillen |
Co. Fermanagh |
BT74 7BT |
Approved by order of the board of trustees on |
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF |
RUTH RAISING UP THE HURTING LIMITED |
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 January 2024, which are set out on pages four to nine. |
Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner |
As the charity's trustees (and also the 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. |
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: |
- | examine the accounts under Section 65 of the Charities Act |
- | follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under Section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act |
- | state whether particular matters have come to my attention. |
Basis of the independent examiner's report |
I have examined your charity accounts as required under Section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under Section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. The examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters. |
My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe: |
1. | That accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 |
2. | That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records |
3. | That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the 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 |
4. | That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |
Independent examiner's statement |
I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention. |
Stephanie Stenson FCA |
Patton Rainey Stenson Limited |
Chartered Accountants |
6 East Bridge Street |
Enniskillen |
Co. Fermanagh |
BT74 7BT |
28 October 2024 |
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
for the Year Ended 31 JANUARY 2024 |
31.1.24 | 31.1.23 |
Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total |
fund | fund | funds | funds |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
Donations and legacies |
EXPENDITURE ON |
Charitable activities |
Direct costs | 5,105 | - | 5,105 | 5,263 |
Depreciation | 111 | - | 111 | 34 |
Minibus expenses | 4,033 | - | 4,033 | 2,019 |
Advertising | 856 | - | 856 | 110 |
Stationery | 93 | - | 93 | 151 |
Training | - | - | - | 924 |
Trustees' salaries | 2,163 | - | 2,163 | 1,821 |
Donation to hostel | 2,500 | - | 2,500 | - |
Total |
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
Total funds brought forward |
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 20,685 |
RUTH RAISING UP THE HURTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI616419) |
BALANCE SHEET |
31 JANUARY 2024 |
31.1.24 | 31.1.23 |
Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total |
fund | fund | funds | funds |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Tangible assets | 5 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 6 | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
NET ASSETS |
FUNDS | 7 |
Unrestricted funds | 20,685 |
TOTAL FUNDS | 20,685 |
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 January 2024. |
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2024 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 |
RUTH RAISING UP THE HURTING LIMITED |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
for the Year Ended 31 JANUARY 2024 |
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. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. |
Freehold property | - |
Plant and machinery | - |
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. |
2. | NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) |
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): |
31.1.24 | 31.1.23 |
£ | £ |
Depreciation - owned assets |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 JANUARY 2024 |
3. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
During the year ended 31 January 2024 one of the trustees Mrs Joanne Smiton received income for services amounting to £2,163 (2023 - £1,821). No other trustees received remuneration. |
Trustees' expenses |
During the year ended 31 January 2024 no Trustees' received payment for expenses. (2023 - £NIL). |
4. | STAFF COSTS |
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: |
31.1.24 31.1.23 |
1 1 |
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No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Freehold | Plant and |
property | machinery | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 February 2023 and 31 January 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 February 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 31 January 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 January 2024 |
At 31 January 2023 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 JANUARY 2024 |
6. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
31.1.24 | 31.1.23 |
£ | £ |
Accrued expenses |
7. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
Net |
movement | At |
At 1.2.23 | in funds | 31.1.24 |
£ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 20,685 | (8,607 | ) | 12,078 |
TOTAL FUNDS | (8,607 | ) | 12,078 |
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
Incoming | Resources | Movement |
resources | expended | in funds |
£ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 6,922 | (15,529 | ) | (8,607 | ) |
TOTAL FUNDS | ( |
) | (8,607 | ) |
Comparatives for movement in funds |
Net |
movement | At |
At 1.2.22 | in funds | 31.1.23 |
£ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 25,546 | (4,861 | ) | 20,685 |
TOTAL FUNDS | 25,546 | (4,861 | ) | 20,685 |
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
Incoming | Resources | Movement |
resources | expended | in funds |
£ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 6,325 | (11,186 | ) | (4,861 | ) |
TOTAL FUNDS | 6,325 | (11,186 | ) | (4,861 | ) |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 JANUARY 2024 |
7. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: |
Net |
movement | At |
At 1.2.22 | in funds | 31.1.24 |
£ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 25,546 | (13,468 | ) | 12,078 |
TOTAL FUNDS | 25,546 | (13,468 | ) | 12,078 |
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 | 13,247 | (26,715 | ) | (13,468 | ) |
TOTAL FUNDS | 13,247 | (26,715 | ) | (13,468 | ) |
8. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |