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2023-03-31-accounts

Charity Registration No. 1006386

Company Registration No. 02642776 (England and Wales)

CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

CONTENTS

Page
Legal and administrative information 1
Trustees' report 2 to 4
Independent examiner’s report 5
Statement of financial activities 6 to 7
Balance sheet 8
Notes to the financial statements 9 to 14

CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees

J D Flanagan (Appointed 6 February 2023) V Gambling N S R Jackson J King T L O’Sullivan N Piska S E Slowe J A Wightman (Appointed 6 February 2023)

(Resigned 19 June 2023)

(Resigned 6 December 2022)

Charity number 1006386

Company number 02642776

Key management personnel P Wilkinson - Manager

Registered office 2[nd] Floor 24 Burgate Canterbury Kent CT1 2HA

Independent Examiner

M Wilkes FCA Azets Audit Services Delandale House 2[nd] floor 32-33 Watling Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2AN

Bankers

CAF Bank Limited 25 Kings Hill Avenue West Malling ME19 4JQ

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Policies and objectives

To relieve poverty and homelessness among persons in need within Canterbury and its surrounding areas and assist those persons who are dispossessed of their accommodation for whatever reason to find alternative accommodation.

Main activities undertaken to further the charity's purposes for the public benefit

All of our charitable activities focus on helping to relieve poverty and homelessness and are undertaken to further our charitable purpose for the public benefit.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Review of activities

In this year we helped and advised 3,300 people to resolve their housing problems including finding new accommodation compared to a total of 2,803 people in the previous year. 26% of our service users were families with dependent children; 50% were disabled (of which 54% said that they had mental health problems); 45% were long term sick or unemployed and 15% were employed.

Of these 3,300 people we did homelessness prevention work with 2,960 people. We prevented homelessness by enabling people to keep their accommodation wherever possible by resolving landlord and tenant problems, especially rent arrears, through negotiation and / or representation. 48% of our work was preventing service users from losing their existing accommodation or helping them with problems where they lived.

Where it was not possible to help people to keep their accommodation, we advised and helped them to move into alternative accommodation in the private rented, voluntary or social housing sectors. 28% of our service users were looking for accommodation.

We reduced poverty by maximising incomes and ensuring that our service users claimed all of the benefits that they were entitled to and 24% of our work involved welfare benefits.

The estimated annualised financial gains to our 3,300 service users totalled £403,647.

The estimated annualised savings to Canterbury City Council and, consequently to the taxpayer, were £226,100 through reduced council rent arrears, increased council tax revenue and monies saved through not having to accommodate homeless people in Bed & Breakfast or other temporary accommodation.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Income for the year was £96,250 (2022 - £111,606). Expenditure for the year was £128,361 (2022 - £118,739) resulting in a deficit for the year of £32,111 (2022 – Deficit of £7,133).

The Balance sheet shows net assets of £93,580 (2022: £125,691, but includes £2,298 (2022 - £2,298) of restricted fund income to be spent in future years.

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

TRUSTEES' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Going concern

After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. As Trustees we make the following assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of these financial statements.

In our original budget for the financial year 2022-23, we did not know how much further the ongoing consequences of COVID was going to affect us nor how much more the cost-of-living crisis from April 2022 was going to impact our services and our service users. Throughout the year we reviewed our budget and looked at contingency plans. We applied for, and successfully secured, various funding awards. Although fundraising was difficult in 2022/2023 we still secured funding of £95,007.

Reserves policy

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least three months' budgeted expenditure and ideally to six month’s budgeted expenditure, which is approximately £65k (2022 - £63k), together with amounts to cover redundancies and dilapidations, should the need arise (Estimated at £55k (2022 - £45k)). The policy is that expenditure will be based on a pro-rata of our current financial year's expenditure budget. The Trustees consider that reserves at this level (£120k (2022 - £108k) will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves was maintained throughout 2022-23.

Unrestricted funds at 31 March 2023 totalled £91,282 (2022: £123,393). Restricted funds at 31 March 2023 totalled £2,298 (2022: £2,298). Total funds at 31 March 2023 totalled £93,580 (2022: £125,691).

Future Developments

Although all remaining covid-19 restrictions were lifted in February 2022 the consequences of the pandemic, including reduced incomes, increased poverty and rent arrears, continued to affect many of our service users. In 2022/2023 the cost-of-living crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine arrived. Throughout this year the highest ever energy costs; seven months of double-digit general inflation between September 2022 and March 2023 peaking at 11.1% in October 2022; food inflation at a yearly average of 16.9%; rapidly increasing interest rates and rent levels; led not only to a worsening cost of living crisis but also to a continuing housing crisis. These crises impacted our service users very negatively resulting in an increasing demand for our services throughout 2022-23 leading to us having our busiest year ever.

The grant received from Canterbury City Council via Canterbury & District Citizens’ Advice has been frozen in cash terms (£57,862) since 1 April 2015 and now covers less than half of CHAC’s annual expenditure. This has meant that we have had to raise at least as much again each year in order to remain sustainable. We have, in the past, succeeded in doing this, and in some years (notably during Covid) managed to raise more than needed for expenditure in year, enabling us to build up some reserves. However, these are vulnerable each year to being wiped out if fundraising falls short of expenditure. In an attempt to place funding on a more solid footing, we have this year (2023-4) applied for substantial grants which run over a number of years, with some success. We aim to continue with this approach.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Constitution

Canterbury Housing Advice Centre is a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Articles of Association. It is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission.

Method of appointment or election of Trustees

Appointment of Trustees is made at the annual general meeting by election. According to the needs of Canterbury Housing Advice Centre Trustees may also be co-opted in the period between annual general meetings. Any Trustee so appointed shall hold office only until the next annual general meeting and then shall be eligible for reelection.

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

TRUSTEES' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees

When a new Trustee joins Canterbury Housing Advice Centre they are first introduced to the existing Trustees and staff members. The Trustees are informed of what is expected of them and made aware of their legal obligations. To assist them they are issued with a copy of the latest edition of “The Essential Trustee: What you need to know” to give them a guide of what is expected. A copy of “The Essential Trustee” is also given to existing trustees as and when a new edition is updated.

Organisational structure and decision making

The company was incorporated on 3 September 1991 and registered as a charity on 27 November 1991. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, as amended by special resolution on 4 May 1994, which established the object and powers of a charitable company and is governed under the Articles of Association.

Risk management

The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In preparing this report, the Trustees have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the Trustees on 4 December 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

J Wightman Trustee

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Canterbury Housing Advice Centre for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are set out on pages 6 to 14.

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 financial statements 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

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:

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 financial statements to be reached.

M A Wilkes (FCA)

Azets Audit Services 2[nd] Floor 32-33 Watling Street Canterbury CT1 2AN

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

Statement of Financial Activities

(Including Income and Expenditure account)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

Notes
Income from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities:
Grants receivable
2
Investments - Deposit account interest
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
3
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
As at 1 April 2022
As at 31 March 2023		 Unrestricted
funds
£
1,149
22,371
1,243
24,763
56,874
(32,111)
123,393
91,282		 Restricted
funds
£
-
71,487
-
71,487
71,487
-
2,298
2,298		 Total
2023
£
1,149
93,858
1,243
96,250
128,361
(32,111)
125,691
93,580		 Total
2022
£
3,826
107,750
30
111,606
118,739
(7,133)
132,824
125,691

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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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

Comparative Statement of Financial Activities

(Including Income and Expenditure account)

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Notes
Income from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities:
Grants receivable
Investments - Deposit account interest
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
3
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
As at 1 April 2021
As at 31 March 2022		 Unrestricted
funds
£
3,826
31,972
30
35,828
7,835
27,993
95,400
123,393		 Restricted
funds
£
-
75,778
-
75,778
110,904
(35,126)
37,424
2,298		 Total
£
3,826
107,750
30
111,606
118,739
(7,133)
132,824
125,691

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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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

BALANCE SHEET

As at 31 March 2023

Notes
Current assets
Debtors - Prepayments
6
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
7
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds
Restricted funds
8
Unrestricted funds		 2023
£
2,500
93,701
96,201
(2,621)		 2023
£
93,580
93,580
2,298
91,282
93,580		 2022
£
11,179
125,339
136,518
(10,827)		 2022
£
125,691
125,691
2,298
123,393
125,691

The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the charity keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act and for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the 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 company.

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.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to

the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 4 December 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:

J Wightman Trustee

Company Registration No. 02642776

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1. Accounting policies

a. Charity information

Canterbury Housing Advice Centre is a company limited by guarantee in the United Kingdom. In the event of the charitable company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member. The address of the registered office is given in the charity information on page 1 of these financial statements and the nature of the operations and principal activities are set on page 2.

b. Basis of preparation of financial statements

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006* and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention.

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 significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

c. Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

d. Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives unless the funds have been designated for other purposes.

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.

e. Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

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 is recognised at the time of the donation.

Grants and service delivery contracts are recognised once receivable.

f. Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Charitable activities comprise those costs incurred by the charitable company in the delivery of its activities and for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs allocated directly to such services activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative payroll costs. They are allocated on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on the basis of estimates of the proportion of time spent by staff on those activities.

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

g. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts.

h. Operating leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged as an expense on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

i. Financial instruments

The has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

j. Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

k. Corporation Tax

The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.

l. Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of 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.

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2023

2.
Grants receivable
Access to Justice Foundation Community
Justice Fund Wave 3
Access to Justice Foundation Community
Justice Fund and Ministry of Justice Grant
Canterbury & District Citizens Advice
Co-operative Community Fund
Kent Community Foundation
London Legal Support Trust
Mrs Smith & Mount Trust
Phillip & Connie Phillips Fund
3.
Expenditure on charitable activity:
Relief of poverty and homelessness
Staff costs
Direct costs
Support costs:
Rent
Building maintenance
Utility costs
Travel and accommodation
Computer costs
Insurances
Printing, postage and stationery
Telephone costs
Professional fees
Office costs
Sundry expenditure
Governance costs:
Independent Examiner's Fee
4.
Employees
Employment costs
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 Unrestricted
funds
£
12,196
-
-
-
-
10,175
-
-
22,371
2023
£
10,031
598
1,347
603
382
4,118
737
3,094
85
958
72
1,920		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
57,862
5,000
-
8,625
71,487
2023
£
100,028
4,388
104,416
23,945
128,361		 Total
2023
£
12,196
-
57,862
-
5,000
10,175
-
8,625
93,858
2022
£
10,223
1,200
1,115
26
181
2,030
887
2,943
238
204
311
1,770
2023
£
95,020
4,842
166
100,028		 Total
2022
£
-
21,000
57,862
1,967
8,949
10,972
7,000
-
107,750
2022
£
93,226
4,385
97,611
21,128
118,739
2022
£
88,653
4,573
-
93,226

The average monthly number of employees during the year was 3 (2022: 3).

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.

The remuneration of the key management personnel totalled £37,261 (2022: £35,336).

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2023

5. Trustees

The Trustees did not receive any remuneration, benefits or received reimbursed of expenses in either the current or previous year.

6.
Debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
7.
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
8.
Restricted funds
Balance at
1 Apr 22
CURRENT YEAR
£
Canterbury & District Citizens Advice Grant
-
Canterbury City Council Deposit Fund
2,298
Kent Community Foundation The Frank Brake
Community Fund Grant.
-
Philip & Connie Philips Foundation
-
2,298
Balance at
1 Apr 21
PRIOR YEAR
£
Canterbury & District Citizens Advice Grant
-
Canterbury City Council Deposit Fund
2,298
Co-op Community Outreach Fund
126
Garfield Weston Foundation Fund
15,000
Kent Community Foundation - The Auston
Trust Fund
Kent Community Foundation - Lawson
Endowment for Kent
-
Mrs Smith & Mount Trust
-
People's Postcode Lottery
20,000
37,424		 Income
£
57,862
-
5,000
8,625
71,487
Income
£
57,862
-
1,967
-
3,949
5,000
7,000
-
75,778		 2023
£
-
2,500
2,500
2023
£
-
343
2,278
2,621
Expenditure
£
(57,862)
-
(5,000)
(8,625)
(71,487)
Expenditure
£
(57,862)
-
(2,093)
(15,000)
(3,949)
(5,000)
(7,000)
(20,000)
(110,904)		 2022
£
8,679
2,500
11,179
2022
£
8,679
2,148
10,827
Balance at
31 Mar 23
£
-
2,298
-
-
2,298
Balance at
31 Mar 22
£
-
2,298
-
-
-
-
-
2,298

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2023

8. Restricted funds (continued)

Canterbury & District Citizens Advice Grant

This grant of £57,862 is towards our running costs to provide a housing advice service for residents in the Canterbury City Council district.

Canterbury City Council Deposit Fund

Used to enable homeless people, or people threatened with homelessness, to get accommodation usually by providing money for a deposit but also for other financial help to achieve this aim.

Co-op Community Outreach Fund

A grant from the Co-op as a contribution to the cost of our Outreach Project in Herne Bay. Our Outreach Project will take our outreach service to Herne Bay one morning every week on a Thursday once Covid-19 restrictions allow. This will avoid the need for residents of Herne Bay to travel to Canterbury to access our help and advice. This grant pays towards the total cost of this project including the worker’s salary, the cost of hiring the premises and travel costs for the year from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Garfield Weston Foundation Fund

This grant of £15,000 pa for three years from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022 was funding for half of the cost of a caseworker and other running costs to prevent homelessness and to reduce poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion for residents in the Canterbury City Council district. The target for this grant was to prevent the homelessness of 75 people every year for three years.

Kent Community Foundation - The Auston Trust Fund

This grant was towards the salary costs of one of our two caseworkers in 2021/2022 to prevent homelessness and to reduce poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion for residents in the Canterbury City Council district.

Kent Community Foundation The Frank Brake Community Fund Grant.

This grant of £5,000 was to pay part of the total salary cost of our Caseworker for the period December 2022 to 31 March 2023 to deliver our services preventing homelessness and reducing poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion for residents in the Canterbury City Council district. The target for this grant from the Frank Brake Community Fund was to prevent the homelessness of 25 people.

Kent Community Foundation - Lawson Endowment for Kent

This grant was towards the salary costs of one of our two caseworkers in 2021/2022 to prevent homelessness and to reduce poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion for residents in the Canterbury City Council district. The target for this grant from Lawson Endowment for Kent was to prevent the homelessness of 25 people.

Philip & Connie Philips Foundation

This grant of £8,625 was to pay £4,580 towards the salary costs of our Caseworker and a contribution of £4,045 to our other running costs in the period July 2022 to 31 March 2023 to deliver our services preventing homelessness and reducing poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion for residents in the Canterbury City Council district.

Mrs Smith & Mount Trust

This grant was towards the other half of the salary cost of our caseworker in 2021/2022 to prevent the homelessness of 35 vulnerable residents in the Canterbury City Council district and enable them to gain and / or sustain stable accommodation.

People's Postcode Lottery

A £20,000 grant for core costs and COVID-19 response for the period 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021. £19,000 for salary and £1,000 for IT costs. The target for this grant is to support 95 people at risk of homelessness.

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CANTERBURY HOUSING ADVICE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2023

9. Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2022 - none).

10. Company limited by guarantee

The charity is limited by guarantee and accordingly has no share capital. The liability guaranteed by each member is £1. At 31 March 2023 the membership was 7 (2022: 6).

11. Operating lease commitments

Lessee

At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:

Due:
Within one year
Two to five years		 2023
£
10,000
20,000
30,000		 2022
£
10,000
30,000
40,000

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