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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
Report of the Trustees and |
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
for |
Lochaber Hope |
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
Report of the Trustees and |
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
for |
Lochaber Hope |
Lochaber Hope |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
Page |
Report of the Trustees | 1 | to | 3 |
Independent Examiner's Report | 4 |
Statement of Financial Activities | 5 |
Balance Sheet | 6 | to | 7 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 | to | 17 |
Lochaber Hope (Registered number: SC376811) |
Report of the Trustees |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
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 31 March 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). |
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES |
Objectives and aims |
The charity's objectives are to provide rehabilitation, skill development, motivation, self-esteem enhancement, and mental health support for individuals experiencing vulnerability or crisis and young people's mental health throughout Lochaber. These objectives have remained unchanged during the year. |
Significant activities |
The main activities undertaken in relation to our purposes are the provision of support to all members of the community to help them overcome the barriers they face to enjoy a good quality of life. This includes providing Counselling and Mentoring Activity and Peer Support Groups as well as assistance in finding employment, training or further education. |
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE |
Charitable activities |
The level of income from providing Employment support services in the year was £75,235 compared to £60,127 for the previous year. Though expectation was for there to be a reduction in this financial year this has proven to be more successful and has increased as a result. |
Expectation is for the forthcoming financial year is for this to be at a similar level. |
There was also an increase in monies coming in to support New Connections, our community hub, which is another reason for the increase in our closing unrestricted reserves. |
The level of fundraising and donations in the year was £38,958 (2023 £41,462). This is slightly down from last year though not significant. The trustees wish to express their gratitude to all the volunteers, donors and supporters who provided financial support to Lochaber Hope during the year. As last year, much of the support received assisted in building the New Connections project. This involved increasing the use of New Connections, activities and groups being carried out there. The aim remains to encourage growth of New Connections. |
Grants were received during the year from a number of funders and trustees would like to record their gratitude to all of the funders for the amounts received. |
Lochaber Hope (Registered number: SC376811) |
Report of the Trustees |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
FINANCIAL REVIEW |
Financial position |
The financial performance of Lochaber Hope in the year to 31 March 2024 saw a surplus of £39,023 (2023 deficit of £2,209). |
2024 figures benefited from the receipt of a significantly higher level of grant income than was received in the year to March 2023. Total grant income in 2024 was £206,256 (2023 £69,613). Of the 2024 figure £150,755 was for New Connections which was started in Sept 2022 to create a safe and positive Community Hub, to reduce social isolation, increase activity and peer support in the community and encourage the community to get together and collaborate in building a stronger more cohesive community. |
The trustees have recently reviewed the running of the workshop and have agreed that it will continue to run despite costs being higher than income this year by £13,605. The workshop will continue on grant funding and will be run more as a therapeutic environment rather than a profitable enterprise. This being the ethos of Lochaber Hope. |
The level of Counselling Income for the year amounted to £60,151 (2023 £60,849). This is consistent with 2023. This hasn't increased as expected due to more clients being subsidised via funding. While demand for counselling has increased, resources haven't increased in line with that demand. This continues to be a challenge. |
This service had become a major part of the activities of Lochaber Hope and is expected to continue to expand as we now have the resources to advertise, and more schools will ask for support. The level of costs continues to increase as a result of providing this service. |
Financial Position |
The unrestricted reserves at the end of the financial year were £270,062, an increase of £27,117 in the year. The total unrestricted reserves at the year end were equivalent to over 11 months total running costs. The reserves policy of Lochaber Hope is to maintain unrestricted reserves of at least 6 months running costs. |
The level of restricted reserves at the end of the financial year were £107,887 and they increased by £11,906 during the year. These reserves are earmarked to be spent on specific costs during the next period. |
Going concern |
The level of unrestricted reserves is expected to remain comfortably above the minimum reserves policy limit. The trustees therefore do not have any uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. |
There has been an increase in successful funding applications this year due to more being submitted. The trustees will continue to seek grant funding as more projects are starting. |
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
Governing document |
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. |
Lochaber Hope (Registered number: SC376811) |
Report of the Trustees |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees |
The methods used to recruit and appoint a new chair and trustees are identified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. |
None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up. |
Organisational structure |
The charity is governed by the Board of Trustees who delegate the day to day running of the facility to the employed manager, who reports directly to them. |
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS |
Registered Company number |
Registered Charity number |
Registered office |
Trustees |
Company Secretary |
Independent Examiner |
Mackay & Co CA |
120 George Street |
Oban |
Argyll |
PA34 5NT |
Approved by order of the board of trustees on |
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of |
Lochaber Hope |
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Lochaber Hope ('the Company') |
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
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 |
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, which is one of the listed bodies. |
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. |
David Ross |
Mackay & Co CA |
120 George Street |
Oban |
Argyll |
PA34 5NT |
Date: ............................................. |
Lochaber Hope |
Statement of Financial Activities |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total |
fund | funds | funds | funds |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
Donations and legacies | 3 |
Charitable activities | 5 |
Investment income | 4 |
Total |
EXPENDITURE ON |
Charitable activities |
Net gains/(losses) on investments | ( |
) |
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) |
Transfers between funds | 17 | 331 | (331 | ) | - | - |
Net movement in funds | ( |
) |
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
Total funds brought forward |
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 338,926 |
Lochaber Hope (Registered number: SC376811) |
Balance Sheet |
31 March 2024 |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total |
fund | funds | funds | funds |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Tangible assets | 11 |
Investments | 12 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 13 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 14 | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
15 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
NET ASSETS |
FUNDS | 17 |
Unrestricted funds | 242,945 |
Restricted funds | 95,981 |
TOTAL FUNDS | 338,926 |
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. |
Lochaber Hope (Registered number: SC376811) |
Balance Sheet - continued |
31 March 2024 |
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 |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
1. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (as issued in October 2019 for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. |
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. |
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. |
Income |
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. |
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. |
Grants receivable are credited to the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) in the year which they are awarded, providing entitlement, certainty and measurement can be confirmed. |
Counselling, Training and Earned Income is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts. |
Fundraising income is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable from fundraising events and programmes. |
Expenditure |
Expenditure other than that which has been capitalised is included on an accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay the expenditure. |
Expenditure on raising funds are expenditure for fundraising events. |
Expenditure on charitable activities are expenditure relating to the delivery of counselling and training sessions and support costs for the charity generally. |
Governance costs are deemed expenditure for statutory responsibilities and other consultancy feed. |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
1. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Expenditure |
All costs have been directly attributed to one of the functional categories of resources expenses in the SOFA. |
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure. |
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 | - |
Computer equipment | - |
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 are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out 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. | CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY |
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of net assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. |
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
3. | DONATIONS AND LEGACIES |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Donations |
Fundraising |
4. | INVESTMENT INCOME |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Income from listed investments |
Deposit account interest |
5. | INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Activity | £ | £ |
Counselling income | Training, counselling and support | 60,151 | 60,849 |
Training income | Training, counselling and support | 4,819 | 1,309 |
Earned income | Training, counselling and support | 85,564 | 67,259 |
Grants | Training, counselling and support | 206,256 | 69,613 |
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Robertson Trust | 26,000 | 26,000 |
HTSI | 7,000 | 2,000 |
Corra Foundation | 5,000 | 7,700 |
Highland Council | 25,447 | 20,913 |
Tesco | - | 500 |
National Lottery Community Fund - New Connections | 51,750 | 12,500 |
Inspiring Scotland | 18,000 | - |
Scottish Families | 1,000 | - |
Energy Savings Trust | 57,098 | - |
SSE Green Grant | 14,961 | - |
206,256 | 69,613 |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
6. | SUPPORT COSTS |
Governance |
Management | costs | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
Training, counselling and support | 114,847 | 850 | 115,697 |
7. | NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) |
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Depreciation - owned assets |
8. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023. |
Trustees' expenses |
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023. |
9. | STAFF COSTS |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Wages and salaries |
Social security costs |
Other pension costs |
210,900 | 162,651 |
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Operations and support |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
10. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
Unrestricted | Restricted | Total |
fund | funds | funds |
£ | £ | £ |
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
Donations and legacies |
Charitable activities |
Investment income |
Total |
EXPENDITURE ON |
Charitable activities |
Net gains/(losses) on investments | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
Total funds brought forward | 219,933 | 121,202 |
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD |
242,945 |
95,981 |
338,926 |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Fixtures |
Freehold | Plant and | and | Computer |
property | machinery | fittings | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 April 2023 |
Additions |
At 31 March 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 April 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 31 March 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 March 2024 |
At 31 March 2023 |
12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
Cash and |
Listed | settlements |
investments | pending | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
MARKET VALUE |
At 1 April 2023 | 48,203 |
Additions | 19,872 |
Disposals | ( |
) | (7,872 | ) |
Revaluations | 12,169 |
At 31 March 2024 | 72,372 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 March 2024 | 72,372 | - | 72,372 |
At 31 March 2023 | 40,331 | 7,872 | 48,203 |
There were no investment assets outside the UK. |
The listed investments have a historical cost value of £62,331 (2023 - £56,195) |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
13. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Other debtors |
Prepayments and accrued income |
14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16) |
Trade creditors |
Social security and other taxes |
VAT | 5,114 | 6,109 |
Accrued expenses |
15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans (see note 16) |
16. | LOANS |
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Amounts falling due within one year on demand: |
Bank loans |
Amounts falling due between two and five years: |
Bank loans |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
17. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
Net | Transfers |
movement | between | At |
At 1.4.23 | in funds | funds | 31.3.24 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 242,945 | 26,786 | 331 | 270,062 |
Restricted funds |
Capital | 30,415 | - | - | 30,415 |
Workshop project | 48,629 | (13,605 | ) | - | 35,024 |
New Connections | 12,707 | 27,416 | - | 40,123 |
Garden of Hope | 331 | - | (331 | ) | - |
National Lottery Community Fund - New Connections |
3,899 |
(1,574 |
) |
- |
2,325 |
12,237 | ( |
) |
TOTAL FUNDS | 39,023 | 377,949 |
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
Incoming | Resources | Gains and | Movement |
resources | expended | losses | in funds |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 184,220 | (169,603 | ) | 12,169 | 26,786 |
Restricted funds |
Workshop project | 25,932 | (39,537 | ) | - | (13,605 | ) |
New Connections | 172,821 | (145,405 | ) | - | 27,416 |
National Lottery Community Fund - New Connections |
13,000 |
(14,574 |
) |
- |
(1,574 |
) |
( |
) | 12,237 |
TOTAL FUNDS | ( |
) | 39,023 |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
17. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued |
Comparatives for movement in funds |
Net |
movement | At |
At 1.4.22 | in funds | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 219,933 | 23,012 | 242,945 |
Restricted funds |
Capital | 32,258 | (1,843 | ) | 30,415 |
Workshop project | 78,950 | (30,321 | ) | 48,629 |
New Connections | 9,994 | 2,713 | 12,707 |
Garden of Hope | - | 331 | 331 |
National Lottery Community Fund - New Connections |
- |
3,899 |
3,899 |
121,202 | (25,221 | ) | 95,981 |
TOTAL FUNDS | 341,135 | (2,209 | ) | 338,926 |
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
Incoming | Resources | Gains and | Movement |
resources | expended | losses | in funds |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 178,449 | (147,446 | ) | (7,991 | ) | 23,012 |
Restricted funds |
Capital | - | (1,843 | ) | - | (1,843 | ) |
Workshop project | 7,090 | (37,411 | ) | - | (30,321 | ) |
New Connections | 42,210 | (39,497 | ) | - | 2,713 |
Garden of Hope | 500 | (169 | ) | - | 331 |
National Lottery Community Fund - New Connections |
12,500 |
(8,601 |
) |
- |
3,899 |
62,300 | (87,521 | ) | - | (25,221 | ) |
TOTAL FUNDS | 240,749 | (234,967 | ) | (7,991 | ) | (2,209 | ) |
Lochaber Hope |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
18. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |