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Zest-Health for Life Limited evaluates and allocates job bands annually in March.
jobs are evaluated and allocated a banding within this structure. Salary reviews take place annually in March
Operational · Procedural statement · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Zest's financial review shows a decrease in income and costs from the previous year.
Income decreased from £510,436 in 2023/24 to £394,531.62 in 2024/25. Existing grants and contracts still make up most of the income. Costs have decreased from £494,984 in 2023/24 to £440,643.91 in 2024/25 in line with the decrease in turnover.
Financial · Observational claim · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
Zest's beneficiaries are primarily from disadvantaged areas in Leeds, experiencing multiple disadvantages.
While our services are open to all, the communities we target in Leeds fall into the bottom 10% super output areas nationally and are ranked as among the most disadvantaged in the district. People living in these areas experience multiple disadvantage that can have dramatic and negative impacts on their lives.
Service · Observational claim · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
Zest involves volunteers in all aspects of its work, valuing their diverse skills and knowledge.
Zest involves and supports volunteers in all aspects of our work. We value the diverse range of skills and knowledge which our volunteers bring to these roles, and their experience of living and volunteering in the communities that we work informs our work at every level and contributes to our mission of improving life chances in Leeds through the principles of community development.
Relational · Policy statement · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
Zest's community projects team works with around 600 people from east Leeds each year.
Our community projects team currently works with around 600 people, predominantly from east Leeds each year. Providing opportunities to become involved in a variety of community groups and activities that build community resilience and improve the skills and confidence of individuals, as well as helping to reduce social isolation.
Service · Observational claim · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
Zest's Leeds Cookery School model has been successful and all loan repayments have been made.
The new Leeds Cookery School Model has worked and all loan repayments have been made in the year. The new team has settled well into the school and we are seeing an impact on sales, especially those targeting kitchen hires and corporates.
Operational · Observational claim · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
Zest's reserves policy aims to cover contingencies such as redundancy costs and working capital.
The Zest board consider that it is prudent to operate with a level of reserves to cover the following contingencies: redundancy and other costs in the event of the charity winding up through a substantial loss of funding; to provide working capital where contracts are paid in arrears; to finance existing or new activities until adequate external funding is obtained.
Governance · Policy statement · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
Zest aims to secure new long-term funding in 2025/26 to continue delivering activities.
The funding landscape remains challenging. Zest will need to secure new long term funding in 25/26 and carefully monitor cash flow to ensure we are able to continue to deliver activities to beneficiaries across Leeds.
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
Zest's income decreased by £115,904.38 from the previous year due to inflation and reduced funding sources.
A significant number of funders either remained closed or paused applications. Reducing the number of income sources available to the charity. This led to a drop in income of £115,904.38 from the same period the previous year.
Financial · Observational claim · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
Zest's projects are funded by various sources including Leeds City Council and the National Lottery Community Fund.
Our principal sources of funding were Leeds City Council, The National Lottery Community Fund, Leeds Community Foundation, Awards for All, Food Nation, Sustainable Food Places, Leeds City Council and Zurich Community Fund.
Commissioning · Funding statement · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
Zest's main activities focus on improving health and wellbeing for disadvantaged communities.
All its charitable activities focus on improving health and wellbeing, addressing health and social inequalities, and are undertaken to further Zest’s charitable purposes for the public benefit.
Service · Policy statement · From Zest-Health for Life Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The Development Fund absorbed depreciation charged on assets capitalised as a result of the move to new premises.
This fund absorbs the depreciation charged on assets capitalised as a result of the move to the charity's new premises
Financial · Procedural statement · From The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 19
Ms J Smart received £4,000 for accounting services during the year.
Ms J Smart, the Finance Officer and a trustee of the charity, received £4,000 in the year under review (2024: £4,000) for accounting services
Financial · Funding statement · From The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
The possibility of a liability crystallising for the grants received to assist with the original purchase of historical objects is considered remote by the Trustees.
In the opinion of the Trustees, the possibility of this liability crystallising is remote
Financial · Risk statement · From The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
The charity's collection of artwork and ancillary items is not recognised as assets in the balance sheet due to lack of reliable valuation information.
In the opinion of the Trustees, reliable information on cost or value is not available for the charity's collection of artwork and ancillary items
Financial · Metric statement · From The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
The cash generated from operations showed a deficit of £50,062 in the year ending March 2025.
Deficit for the year (50,062) (47,614)
Financial · Metric statement · From The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 19
The salaries and employment costs for the employees of SLaM attached to BAHCT totalled £276,028 in 2025.
Salaries and employment costs: £276,028
Financial · Funding statement · From The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
The charity's total expenditure on publicity, events and exhibitions was £23,672 in the year ending March 2025.
Publicity, events and exhibitions 23,672 8,269
Financial · Observational claim · From The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 13
The charity's total expenditure on conservation of collections was £1,851 in the year ending March 2025.
Conservation of collections 1,851 3,447
Financial · Observational claim · From The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 13
The charity's total expenditure on staff costs was £248,786 in the year ending March 2025.
Staff costs 248,786 239,663
Financial · Observational claim · From The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 13