, Oo¢uSign Envelope ID.. C79ABA84-1EW4E8￿9G91-FA81C¢4D8Isg Missing People Limited Company no. 2814202 missing people Registered charity in England and Wales (1020419) ar￿ in S¢oYand (SC047419) Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 •ACEIIFC614 21110r2tr23 COMPANIES Hc￿JsE A10 *ActKb•8• 0311or2023 COMPMIES HOUSE A14 DowS¥n En¥dope ID.. c79￿￿lEJA4EBD￿c9l￿A81cC4o8lS9 Missing People Trustees. Annual Report and A¢count5 Year ended 31 March 2023 Contents Chairfs Statement.....-.............-.......................-.........-.............-..-..-....................-......................... Trustees. Report....... . . .............. ............................................................................. .................-........... l. Reference and Administrative 2. Structure. Governance and MJnagement........................................-................................................. Nature of governing document ............................... ................................... Charitable Activity in Scotland.. Organisation............................................................................-.-................................................. Recruitment and appointment of Tru5tees.................................................. ............................. Induct40n and training......-..................-..............-...-..................-..................-.............................. Pay policy..... Related parties and cooperation with other organi53tions...... 3. Purpose. Aims and Charitable Activities of Public 8enefit.................................................................. Vision. Mission........................................................................................................................................ Aims.................................. Charitable Attivities of Public 8enefit...................................-...-....................................-............ Volunteers..... Str3tegic Report........-..................-..................-.:...................................-..................-..-........................... 4. Achievements and Impact ....... Services Performance.....-...................-......-...-.......-............-.....-..........-..............-.-......-..-..-..-..... Monitoring and Evaluation....................................................................................................... 10 Fundraising Statement..... -11 5. Financial Review...........................................................-....................-..................-............................ 11 6. Risk Management . .12 7. Plans for the Future -14 8. Statement of Trustees. Responsibilrties............................................................................................ 15 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEM8ERSAND TRUSTEES OF MISSING PEOPLE LIMITED .16 Statement of Financial Activities -20 Balance Sheet...........................-.-...................-..................................-..-................................................ 21 Statement of Cash Flows ............. -22 Notes to the Financial Statements.................. .23 . DocuSKJn En¥elope ID.. C79ABAW1E3MEBD-BC91-FA81CC4D8159 Missing People Trustees, Annual Report and Accounls Year ended 31 March 2023 Chairfs Statement As we enter our 30, year 3$ 8 charity. we have many reasons to be proud of what Missing People has achieved since its founder5, Janet Newman an(J Mary A5prey used their tremendous skills and energy to establish us following the disappearante of Suzy LampluEh. This year has been a combination of consolidation and advance. Having come through the challenges of the Pandemic and then the body blow that hit the entire charitable sector. which was the cost-of- living crisis. the charity has maintained its position, developed its thinking and continued to make a bigger difference to the status and awareness of missing in the UK. Consolidation has come through a strong financial position. once again ending the year with a respectable surplus and with a team of staff. volunteers and supporter5 emboldened by the prospect of the opportunities ahead. 8edding in our digital strategy has proved successful. 50 that we are best placed for assisting those who need u5 through the platforms most relevant to people today. Likewise, the continued development of new relationships and partnerships such 35 Wlth Missing Black People have given us the means to support and work alongside communities we have previously struggled to Teach or property be there for. Advance has come through the svcce55ful development of our next Five-year Strategy.. a vital and comprehensive look at what we are really here for, how we best meet our aims in an ever-changing world and how we ensure %ve are properly there both for those we know we already serve well and for those whom we have failed to represent. reach or sufficiently be there for in the past. With a simplified 3-pTonged strategy for the next five years. we have developed a plan that continue5 to be ambitious in our purpose. 5traightfonvard in our vision but also exemplary in our delivery. As a Trustee Board. we have continued to develop with the departure of two outstanding Trustees. Rachel Eyre and Radha Chakraborty. compensated by the arrival of four incredibly impressive individua15 to eomplement our existing team. We have likewise seen the propulsion of our Fundraising Board through the Chairmanship of Mark Pumfrey and a renewed sense of impetus from those generous individuals. As Chair. I would like to thank not only the Trustees for their tireless work and input to the Charity but also to the entire team of staff, volunteers and donors who make Missing People more than just a charity- a genuine lifeline for when someone goes missing. At the heart of what we do are the lives of those who go missing and those they leave behind. How we serve those affected by the subject of missing may change but our core purpose remains the same. The dignity, respect, support and hope that we try to offer all of those we engage with must always underpin everything we do. l am confident that. as this report shows, the charity is achieving this and is set to continue to do so for the next 30 years. Aeo Justin aren Chair of Trustees Dowsign Enveknpe ID.. C79ABA￿1E3A4E8mc9l-FAal¢C•D8ls9 Missing People Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 Trustees. Report l. Reference and Administrative Charity Name Missing People Re8lStered Charity Company Number England and Wales 1020419 1 Scotland SC047419 2814202 Registered Office Roebuck House 284 Upper Richmond Road West London SW14 7JE Trustees Justin McLaren - Chair Paul Boughton- Treasurer Caryl AEard Sarah Godwbn Jane Harwood- Vice Chair Rachel £yre- re5i8ned S December 2022 Sam Waterfall Andrew McKay Radha Chakraborty- resigned 7 February 2023 Ebru Ilhan- appointed 25 April 2023 Caroline Rawes- appointed 25 April 2023 Nuntiatina Rosenow- appointed 25 April 2023 Vijay Samtani- appointed 25 April 2023 Company Secretary Chris Trotter resigned 22 April 2022 David Stein appointed 03 May 2022 Chief Executive Jo Youle OBE Directors Susannah DTUry. Director of Policy and Development Zoe Hart, Director of People & Organisational Oevelopment Sophie Lapham. Director of Services R0$5 Miller. Director of Fundraising and Communication Chris Trotter. Director of Finance- resigned 22 April 2022 David Stein. Director of Finance - appointed 03 May 2022 Auditor Crowe UK LLP Aquis House 49-51 Bla8rave Street fteading RGI IPL Principal 8ankers CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling ME19 4TA Website www.missin eo le.or . Oo¢uSign Envefope ID.. C79A8A84-1E3A4EBMc91￿1alCc4DsISg Missing People Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 2. Structure, Governance and Management Nature of governing document Missing People became a registered charity in England and Wales (charity number 10204191 on 30 April 1993. and in Scotland lcharity number SC0474191 on 16 May 2017. It is a charitable company with no issued share capital being limited by guarantee. Its governing instrument is its Articles of Association, dated 23 February 2017. and the Trustees are its member5. Member5 of the Charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The total number of such 8uar3Atees at the 31 March was 10. The objects as stated in the Articles of Association are= lal to provide counselling and support to families in conditions of need. hardship or physical or mental distress as a result of a mernber of their family having disappeared without trace. Ibl to provide help and support to persons who have left home without informing their family and friends or carer5 of their whereabouts and who are suffering conditions of need, hardship or physical or mental distress. Icl to educate the public in the social and economic problems resulting from the disruption to family life caused by the disappearance of a member of the family and the problems caused by individuals who have disappeared wiihout tra¢e. Charitable Activity in Scotland Missing People is registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator IOSCRI under charily number SC047419 with charitable status under the Charlties and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 2CKI5. The charity provides its services. described under Achievement5 and Impact, to missing people and their families in Scotland and carries out awareness and fundraising activities. Organisation Missing People is led by a diverse and experienced Board of TrLJStees who, together with the Chief Executive and Directors, ensure the charity delivers its aims. The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for governing the charity's strategy and finances and monitoring its perlormance. Day- to-day activities are the responsibility of the Chief E¥ecutive and Direcrors. Thè Chief Executive reports to the Trustee5 and the Directors report to the Chief Executive. The Board places particular emphasis on maintaining high standards of governance. It h35 considered the Charity Governance Code and will review it during the year with a view to full compliance. Recruitment and appointment of Trustee5 Most Trustee vacancies are advertised in a range of media, and candidates are required to submit a CV and Undergo an interview with the Chair. The Chair will then invite 5eletted candidates to meet the Chief Executive, representatives of other Trustees. and the Directors. The procedure for the appointment of Trustees 15 set out in the Article5 of Association. Induction and training New Trustees are given a comprehensive briefing pack that includes information about the charity, their role. and the issue of missing people. All Trustees are invited to attend a structured induction day and training which aims to ground them in the cause and to enrich their understanding of the difference the ch8rbly make5. DocuS¥n Envelope ID." C79ABAWlE3￿eo￿c91￿￿1CC4D8lS9 Missing People Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 Pay policv The aim of our pay policy. which applies to all employees. 15 to offer remuneration that is fair and appropriate for the roles they perform and the responsibrlities they undertake to deliver our ¢hèritable aims. The Trustees consider the key management personnel of the thJrity to be the Chief Executive and all Directors. In setting remuneration for all staff, includin8 senior staff. a number of criteria are used including consideration of the nature and responsibilities of specific roles. local and national sector averages and other market factors. Related partles and fooperation wlth other organisations None of our Trustees receive remuneration or other benefit from their work with the charity. In order to best serve people affected. the charity is Committed to working in pJrtnership with a Tange of organisations from the public. private and charity sectors. A multi-a8ency response to disappearances is critic•1 to success and something we are proud to foster. We work in partnership with every police force acr055 the UK to enablè referrals of familie5 Wlth a missing loved one to our support servites. and to offer our tndependent and confldential support to people who ère reported missing- As a recognised leader in the field of missing persons. the charity is a proud member of Missing Children Europe, the Global Missin8 Children'5 Nelwork, and the International Centre for Missing and Explorted Children. Missing People has previously been accredited by the Helplines Partnership, the mernber5hip body for organisotions that provide information. support or advice viè phone. email, text or online. We work with a ran8e of charities working in connected areas- including mental health. homelessness. child sexual exploitation and suicide. This can include re*errals. sharing best practice and piloting new ways to respond together. The charity's wholly owned subsidtary Missing Limiied remained dormant throughout thè year. 3. Purpose. Aims and Charitable Activities of Public Benefit Vision Every missinB person is found safe. Mission To be a lifeline when someone disappears. Aims To provide help. hope and a safe way to reconnect for missing children. adults, and families. To put people with lived experience at the heart of our work, amplifying their voices to achieve change. To build networks of support for and with missing children, adults, and families. . Docvsign Envdope ID. C79ABA84-1E3A4ÉB￿8C9l-FA6l¢c4o81$5 Missing People Trustees. Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 Charitable A¢tivities ol Public 8enefrt Trustees have complied with their duty in 5eciion 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding which activities the charity should undertake. Missing People aim5 to irnprove the wellbeing of people with a missing loved one. and of the missing people themselves. Around I70.0￿ people of all ages and backgrounds are rÈported missing to VK police each year. many more than on￿. Missing People is one of a handful of charities providing an essential Helpline (text or call 116 OLX)). This is assigned by Ofcom to 'protect the wellbeing of people in great difficulty. Missing People offers free, confidential support every day of the year. The charity works in collaboration with police forces across the UK to ensure that missing people and their loved ones can be referred to Missing People's sUPPOrt 5er¥i¢es. Missing People's work is informed by original research. consultation. and evaluation of services. The charity actively influences the national government strategy for missing persons. The charity helps missing children and young people in crisi5, and those thinking of goin8 m155ing. Providing Confidential and non-judgemental advice and support. 365 days a year. Importantly. Missing People enables children and young people. often at risk of exploitation. to reconnect safely. Missing People also works in partnership with Local Authoritie5 to ensure the safety of young people who return from being missing. Mental health is the m05t significant reason for an adult to go missing. For vulnerable missing adults, Missing People provides free, confidential, advice and support every day of the year. A missing adult can pass on a 'safe and well. message to their famity or earers, often leading them to reconnert directly. Missing People supports people with a mi55ing loved one to develop resilience to cope and to manage relationships with others. so they feel less alone. This support provides a sense of belonging to a community of people in a similar situation to help reduce i501ation. Missing People provides free emotional and practical support as well as a range of in-depth support such as counselling and peer- to-peer support for loved ones to help one another, including 3 range of events like the annual Family Day. In addition. Missing People provide5 the free Lost Contact Service to help reunite family members who may have been estranged. This service is made possible thanks to the support of LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Where appropriate, the charity provides free publicity services to help find vulnerable missing people. This includes working in partnership with a wide range of companies such as Royal Mail Group and outdoor advertisers such as JCOec3ux, on a pro bono basis. Missing Peoplè's team is then on hand to receive information and sightings from the public. as well as contact from the missing person, every day of the year. Volunteers Without volunteers, Missing People could not be a lifeline when ￿meOne disJppears. Volunteers gain new rewarding experiences, learn from highly trained staff and gain and develop new skills. Dow*n en¥elope ID.. C79AW4-1É3A4EBth8C91.FA81CC4D8159 Missing Peop Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 Volunteers make a re31 difference to the community of people affected by a disappearance. From raising vital funds, organi5ing events, sharing appea15 for missing people. to providing in-depth Helpline support. The financial statements do not recognise the Significant financial Value attributed to volunteer time. Strategic Report 4. Achievements and Impact Services Performance Missin8 People estimates that over a million people each year in the UK are directly affected by a disappearance- based on the 170,(YXJ people who disappear each having at least five loved one5. That number is shockingly high_ As the only national charity supporting missing children. adults. and their loved ones. Missing People is determined to increase the number of people helped, focused on greatest need. Missing People provides an award-winning Helpline for children and adults who are missing and who are thinking about going missing. a5 well as for their loved one5. In addition, for familie5 who need ongoing support, the charity offers access to specialist support workers and counselling. We support police and family searches for missing people through our Safeguarding Briefing Network and public appeals. We use our Safeguarding Brbefing Network of over 1.400 charities and other support services around the UK to share non-public briefings about missing people. This network w¥5 set up in response to previously missing people telling us about the challenges they sometimes experience with public appeals. They told us that public appeals, Can leave a di8ital footprint and can in some cases can have a negatNe impact on their wellbeing. especially in the first few days of 8 disappearance. We now use our valued public 3ppÈals partnèrs to raise awareness of longer-term missing people where the initial investigation ha5 not fourbd them through other means. and for the highest risk missing people. whose lives are in danger. "I hove checked the Missing Person Investigqtionfor W. Hisfomilyhove odvised thut he is no longer missing. Many thonksfor oll the ossistonce by Missin9 People, we had ofew positive si9htingsfor W following your help. Feedback from a Police Officer after an appeal was shafed via our Safeguarding 8rtefing Network Famllles of missing people We directly supported 1,244 families this year. both whilst a loved one was missing and after their return. Our support includes tailored practical help for families, searching for a missing loved one and emotional trauma support from our team of family support workers and counsellors. We also . Do¢uSign Envel¢)pe ID.. c79ABA84-lE3A4E￿8C9l￿ABI¢CID8]59 Missing People Trustees. Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 supported families affected by CoLtnty Lines exploitation, through our national Safecall service, offering casework and aévocacy support, emoiional support. and peer-to-peer support. he chority wos olwoys therefor me and myfamify. guiding us in the right direction with core. nder5tt7nding ond greot knowledge-. A famity member supported by our Fami￿ Support team In addition. 18.679 family members accessed our online f3mily support resourees. These provide advice and support for different stages of the 'missing' journey. how to work with the media. and how the police and Missing People carb help search for a missing person. We continued to deliver and develop our new family stlpport online forum as a safe space for families to support each other, share advice and find out abovt opportunities to get involved with the charity. Making publicity appeals for a missing person is one of the Practical ways that the charity helps people with a mi55ing loved one. Thi5 year 865 people we searched for were found safe through our public and non-public appeals. "From the recent informotion provided by the missing person5 chority ond sightings by member5 of the public. we hove monoged to locote Michoel'sofe ond well ond we hove now closed the missing investigation. Con I thÈ7nk youfor your help in th￿ motter.- A police officer in April 2022, followin8 a sighting from our web51te of someone who went missing in 2018 Missing children and young people This year. we directly supported 4 626 children and young people. This intluded support by Runaw3y Helpline including I'.1 chat. Is Thi5 OK? chatbot and I'.1 chat service lor young people at risk of exploitation. and Safecall service providing advocacy and support for young victims of County Lines. All our services for young people provide a confidential. non-judgemental space for them to share their challenges and talk through their options, as well as support to get safe if they need it. Thanks to Louro I nowfeelos though I will get 5UPPOrtfor the 51tu(Jtion ahead young person using our 1=1 chat service Very good ondprofessionol. The conversotionfeels personal ond trustworthy. ond they provide plocesfor you to move ort to when you'vefinished the conversotion. Young perwn using our l..1 chat service In addition, an estimated 5.483 young people accessed our online support resources. This included advice and support on a rènge of topics Ibnked to going missin& such a5 bullyin& exploitation and mental health. Vulnerable missing adults This year. we directly supported 2,163 adults who had gone missing or who were thinking about going missing. We provide adults with a confidential. non-judgemental space to think through their options. stay sale ènd access specialist support if needed. We offer a message home Service where we can pass on a message to a family member if they are not ready to get in touch with them directlv. DocuSAgn Envelope ID.. C79ABAe4-1E3A4E￿-èCg1￿A81cC4Oa1sg Missing People Trustees. Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 In addition. an estirnated 8 879 adults a¢¢essed our online support resources. These provide inforrnation and support on topics for different stages of someone'5 missing journey, including people's rights, how to stay safe while away from home, and what to do rf you are stru881ing with merbtal health issues. "You might just think you are listening to me, butyou might be soving my life" adult accessing the helpline Totals helped In total. we dirertly supported 8 033 missing people and familie5, and estimate that 33,041missing children, adults and families accessed our online support and information. Policy• Research and Development In 2022-23, we 5haied our expertise w.rth over 1,000 professionals through the delivery of consultancv projects, training and conference5 for police forces. local authorities. and other agencies to improve policy and practice responses to missing people. This work included local conferences to develop effective multi-agency responses to missing people. training courses on children rnissing from care, person tentred approaches and return home interview good practice. as well as the development of a Wale5 wide toolkit in partnership with Llamau and Claire Sands to ensure care experienced children are better supported. "The possion Shown by the presenters ond other stoff members 15 intoxicoting gnd good to see. it is contogiou5. Police delegate after attending Missing People training. In May 2022 the National Police Chiefs. Council INPCCI and the College of Politing published a draft of the Police Race Action Plan. This document sets out steps towards èchieving their visron for'a polTrce service that is anti-racist and trusted by Black people.. For ihe first time on a national scale, the response to missing people from Black communities wa5 specifically tsdentified a5 an area for improvement in police practice. This followed campaigning from the charity alongside others like Missing Black People and Black Livès Matter UK, alongsidè our research into the experiences of families reporting people from ethnic minority communities as missing. We submitted a response to consultation on the plan and have since worked with the team responsible for its development to try and ensure meaningful changes are implemented. We also ioined the Independent Office for Police Conduct's Race Discrimination National Advi50ry Group. Missing People's operational partnerships with police forces enables us to reach missing people in crisis. Our Textsale service. where we send a missing person a supportive text mèssage offering the charity's confidential helpline support. was reoueste(l over 47.000 times by police officer5 for over 35.000 missing children and adults. We also reached out to 2,960 suicidal missing people through our Suicide Risk TextS3fe service. Thi5 service involve5 a police officer requesting that we send a supportive me55aBe to a missing person who 15 known to be at risk of suicide, offerinE our support as well as support from Samaritans. When we sènd the message. we also alert Samaritons who make proactive call to the missing person. Our data 5how5 that around 80% of people who receive a Suicide Risk Textsafe" me55age engage with either Missing People or Samaritans. showing its $18nifi£3nt value as a safeguarding tool. In Scotland. we delivered the fourth year of our National Framework lrnplementation Project, funcled by the Scottish Government. This project aims to ensure that the good practice in responding to missing people. identified in Scotland's National Missing Persons Framework, is implemented in local . D¢)¢uSign Envdope10." C79ABAW1E3A4EB￿Bc9I￿A81cc4D8lS9 Mi55ing People Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 areas. We worked in seven areas supporting local agencies to create effective mutti-agency responses to missin& develop effective mi55in8 per50n5' Protocols and deliver effective return discussion training. We also held the third Scottish missing persons conference on good practice to share examples of good practice in preventing and responding effectively to missing incidents. In 2022-23, we published the following rese•rch reports.. The ethnicity of missing people. This research found that people from Black ènd Asian commvnilies were less likely to be marked as at risk of harm. more likely to be missing for longer and less likely to be found by the police. This feport drew significant media and professional interest. and we will be reviewing the impact of the recommendations in 2023- 24. ~My world was falling apart- This research examined the experiences of missing adults- including the reasons why they go missing, and their experiences of Crime and harm while they are away. It found that 75% of missing adults come to harm, and that 42% of adults attempt to take their own life while missing. ~When harm ￿maIn$- this joint research with ECPAT UK into trafficked and unaccompanied children going missing found that 31% of trafficked children and 13% of unaccompanied children went missinE from care in the UK in 2020. These children are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and modern slavery. and at high risk of coming to harm. Experiences of reporting a child or adult missing to the police. The report found that most people had a p051tive experience when reporting someone as missing, that there is often more that non-police professionals can do when someone is missing. and that it was vital that the police alway5 listened to the concerns of the person reporting someone missin& as they often know the missing person's needs best. Monitoring and Evaluation Missing People is committed to the robust monitoring and evaluation of its services, $0 that we can effectively identify and measure the impatt on people's lives. We have embedded monitoring and evaluation processes throughout all our projects and have a dedicated impact team to undertake thorough evaluation. Our evoluation processes include assessing our progress against theories of change, alongside monitoring of detailed operational and management information. We produce an annual Impact Report that 15 freely available to everyone and provide quarterly updates on key cross-organisational measures to Directors Group and Trustees. In addition. we gather feedback from those using our services. which allows us to assess our impact on their lives and the varied issue5 that they face. We also work with external evaluators including the University of Liverpool an(1 Crest A(Ivisory which allows our work to be challenged. scrutinised and improved. through independent review. Overall, our evaluation processes are crucial in enabling organisational learning and helping us to adapt our service design and delivery in response to the changing needs of our benefici3ries. Docusign Envelope ID.. C79ABA84-1EWEBD-BC91-FA81CC4D81S9 Mi55inE People Tru5tees' Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 Fundraising Statement Missing People is reliant on donations and gifts in Wills to be a lifeline when someone disappears. Supporters of the cause send a powerful message that they care about people and the society we live in. Otjr fundraising staff and volunteers aim to provide all our supporters with the same level of care and respect. We take e¥tra care with supporters who may be vulneroble and have a policy in place to help protect them. Missing People is focused on long.term sustainable support built on strong relationships. The charitv has a diverse range of income streams. On average. Missing People raises £5-£6 for every El we spend on fundraising. Missing People is a paying member of the Fundraising Regulator. The charity raises vital funds in accordance with our Fundraistng Promise. Missing People has adopted the NCVO'S Charity Ethical Principles and use5 these principals to guide ethical considerations in relation to fundraising. This year. we welcomed several new supporters. Leading Lights. Luminaries. members of our Fundraising Board and Enterprise Board. and partners who generously raised or donated major funds and 3warene55. They included significant fun(Jing from The Barratt Foundation. Stagecoach and The Morrisons Foundation and G3rfield Weston Foundation. Theyjoined long-term supporters including.. player5 of People'5 Postcode Lottery. Royal Mail Group. LexisNexis Risk Solut(ons. Flutter, Bally's Foundation, RELX Group. Norton Rose Fulbr￿ht. Oulverton Trust. St James's Place Charitable Foundation, Alchemy Foundation. and CIL Management Consultants. We thank each of them, and everyone else. for enabling us to be a lifeline when someone disappears. We recèived no complaints regarding fLbndraising this year. Missing People occasionally uses commercial participators to carry out fundraising services on our behalf. 5. Financial Review Missing People continued to show financial resilience during the year despite the uncertain financial climate in the country. The ¢harity recorded a 5vrplus of £122k in the year12022= £559kl against a budgeted deficit of £384k. The positive vèriance of £506k against budget comprised.. Income £llk primarily higher interest rates from bank deposits Expenditure £495k expenditure on various projects deferred into 2023124 Total income of £3.519k was £122k13%1 down on last year. A kÈy reason for the reduttion wès donation of £160k which arrived in earl¥ 2023124 rather than towards the end of the Current year as had occurred previously. With that in mind. we are pleased to have maintained our income at this level in the current challenging economic cltmate. We continued to maintain strong controls over our costs which increased by £244k from £3,153k in 2022 to £3.397k. This represents a 7% increase which wa5 mainly the result of inflation. Volunteers and pro bono supporters again contributed significantly to the charity, for beyond the income recognised in these financial statements. We thank Kapow for free text ISMSI messages. the . D¢*uSign En¥*ltwe ID.. c79A8N￿lE3A-4EBr￿8C9I.FA81cc4D81$$ Missing People Trustees. Annual Report and Actovnis Year ended 31 Marth 2023 out-of-home media owner5, and many other print and digital partners for advert15ing Space, and we are grateful to the charity's solicitors Clifford Chance for their ongoing services provided on a pro bono basis. Reserve5 The Charity's free reserves policy is that it should hold no less than three months, and no more than six months. current operating costs to safeguard against fluctuations that may arise in funding. This polity is intended to maximise the amount available for Missing People's charitable activities during the current economic climate while also planning for a sustainable future. Free reserves are defined as unrestricted funds less fixed and intangible assets and designated funds. At the end of the year. the level of free reserves was £1.978k12022.. £1.852kl which amounted to approximately six months. worth of charit8ble expenditure. Going Concern Missing People has had 3 steady track recocd financially over the last decade. making a small surplus in most years and gradually increasing the free reserves. The financial year finished with the charity in a comfortable resernes position. in line with its reserves policy. Our budget for 2023124 shows a planned defi.crc of £329k. Essentially the underspend on 2022123 projects is being carried forward into next year. The first quarter management accounts were ahead of budget and the current projections are that we will perform on or 3head of budget in 2023124. 11 we continue on target, we expect our reserves to fall to around five months, worth of charitable expenditure. The budget has been followed by a projection for the following two year5 showin8 an annual deficit and surplus of £92k and £247k respectively. Cash flows have been projected over the next three years in total. Whilsi we expert cash resources to fall in the short term. our relatively high opening cash balance5 mean we do not anticipate cash flow difficulties in the foreseeable future. The future years12024125 and 20251261 will be underpinned by ift¢reased attivity arising from our new strategy which we anticipate will add considerably to our financial SLtrStainability. The impact of our new strategy has not yet been reflected in these forecasts. Accordingly. they have been prepared on a cautious basis. Therefore, the Trustees have concluded. based on the analysis above, that the adoption of a going concern basis in the preparation of these financial statements is appropriate. 6. Rlsk Management Trustee5 review the major risks faced by the charity as part of their annual cycle of business. Systems of internal financial control have been put in place. which are designed to safeguard the chaflty's assets, ensure that proper accounting records are maintained, and provide reliable and timely financial information. Trustees are satisfied with these arrangements and the following are key risks which the charity faces and the relatetl mitig3tion fartors in place= Docusign En%tlope ID." C79ABh84-1E3A4EB￿8Cg1-FA8jCc4D8IS9 Missing People Trustees. Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 Risk Sale Mitigation Our policie5 and procedures are reviewed regularly and there is a Safeguarding Panel in place to review prartice. Staff and volunteer safeguarding training is compulsory and repeated annually. Services Managers provide on-tall support for our frontline services teams and OBS checks are in place for relevant roles. We continue to strengthen and diversify our Income streams. We have in place rigorous processes for budgeting. management reporting and monitorinE of financial performance. We have reviewed our fundraising policies and practices. and ensured those working on our behalf abide by our Fundraising Promise and the FundraisinE Regulator, and we will regularly monitor their work. We have adopted the NCVO'5 Charity Ethical Principals and established a Fundraising Ethics Group comprising Trustee5 and executive team members. We will continue to be transparent and trustworthy and Provide high quality accredited ser¥tces in a cost-effective way. Trustees and Directors will continue to regularly monitor potential areas of vulnerabilitv. We will continue to build positive relationships with pro bono suppliers to ensure sUPPOrt continues. In addition. we always seek a partnership agreement that outlines a minimum length of such support. ardin .. The charity fails to prevent harm. Economic ressure5 Post Covid.. Changes in the economiclpolitical environrnent impact negatively on voluntary income. Fundraisin Failure by us. or on the part of agencies we work with. to comply with fundr3i5ing regulatiorb. Sector re utation.. The media. opinion formers or general public opinion may erode trust in charities. affect the sectors strong standing and may indirectly impact our ability to be trusted and to fundTaise. Pro bono su ort.. The charity receives significant pro bono support without which our ability to prOV￿de our existing level of service could be impacted. . Docusgn En¥elope ID.. C79A&4W1E344E8MC91-FA81CC408159 Missing People Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 7. Plans for the Future In its 30, anniversary year, Missing People published its new strategy= From Crisis to Hope The strategy highlrghts that people who go missing are often in a crisis and face great harni. More than one thousand people diè whilst rnissing each year. Their families don't always get the right response from police. and they can face intense public and media speculation. on top of their emotional heartathe. The goa15 of the new strategy which will be the focus from 2023-24 are: l. Going missing is understood as a crisis that can be a matter of lrfe or dÈ3th. 2. All missing people and their loved ones get the right help at the right time. 3. Fewer missing people come to hami. The charity is calling for change so that someone going missing is viewed a5 a crisis. backed by a fair response by police and other agencies involved. The charity also aims to (levelop it5 existing helpline support to reach more of those impacted by mental health problems. exploitation and financial problem5 made worse by the c05t-of-livin8 ¢rTrsis. ,14, Docusiyn Envelope ID.. C79AW4-1E3A4EBMC91￿A8lcC4o8l$9 Missing People Trustees. Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 8. Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities The charity Trustees Iwho are also the directors of Missing People Limited for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for preparing the Tru5tees' Annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Krngdom Accounting Standards Ivnited Kin8dom Generally Accepted Accounting Pratticel. Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generalty Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable lawl. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are Satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charitable compony and ol the incoming resources and application of resources. including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements. the Trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. make judgements and accounting estimates that are re8sonable and prudent. state whether applicable UK AccountinE Standards have been followed, subjett to any material departures disclosed and explained in the ftnancial statements. prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The Trustèes are responsible for keeping adequate accounttng records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity 3nd enable them to ensure that the financial statements cornply with the Charitie5 and Trustee Investment Iscotlandl Act 2(KIS. regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006 las amended) and with the requirements of the Companie5 Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detèrtion of fraud and other irregularities. Financial statements are published on the charitable company's website in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governinB the preparation and dissemination of financial statements. which may vary from leEislation in other jurisdictions. The maintenance and integrity of the charitable Company's website is the responsibility of the Trustees. The Trustees, responsibility also extends to the ongoing integrity of the financial statements contained therein. Each Trustee has confirmed that. insofar as they are aware= there is no relevant audit information of which the chanWs auditors a￿ unaware. they have taken all the steps. that as Trustees they otjght to have raken, to make themsefves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information. Approved by the Trustees on 19 september 2023 and signed on their behalf b¥.. Justin McLaren Chair . Docu&gn Envelope ID.. C79ABA84-1EWEB￿BC91￿A8lGc4DS1Sg Missing People Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 Mèrch 2023 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES OF MISSING PEOPLE LIMITED Opinion We have audited the financial stslements of Missing People Limited for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Finanoal Actimtses, Balance Sheet, Staternenl of cash flows and notes to the financial slalements, including a summary of signifi¢ant a¢counts'ng policies. The financial reporting framework thai h85 been applied in their preparab'on is applicable law and United ngdom Accounting Standards, including Finanual Reporting Stsndard 102 The Finan¢ial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practi¢el. In our opinion the financial statements= gbve a twe and fair of the state of the chantable c¢)mpany'$ affairs as at 31 Mai¢h 2023 and of ils incoming resources and application of resources. including ils income and expenditure for the year then ended.. have been properfy prepared in accordan￿ vAth United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pra¢lice.' and have been prepa￿ in accordance wth the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and Regulabon 8 of the Charities Account5 (Scotlandl Regul3b"ons 2006. Basls for opSnion We conducted our audit in accordance with Intemalional Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilrties under those stsndards are further described in the Aud"rtor's fesponsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance wth the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial slalemenls in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fU￿illed our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requiremen15. We believe Ihat the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriale to provide a basis for our opinion. Con¢lu$ions rolating to going ¢on¢orn In auditing the financial stalements. we have conduded that the trustees. use of the going con¢em basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on Ihe work we have performed. we have not identified any material uncertainbes relating to events or conditions that, Individually or collectively. may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concem lor a pern)d of at least I￿1ve months from when ihe financial slalements are aulhorised for issue." Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of Ihe trustees ￿th respect to going concem are described in the relevant sections of this report. Do￿$¥n Envelw ID.. C79AW4-1E3A4EB08C91-F￿1Cc4D8759 Missing People Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES OF MISSING PEOPLE LIMITED (CONTINUED) Othar information The trustees are responsible fty the other Inft)rrnatl￿ Contained wilhin the annual report. The other irhformation comprises the inforniatson included in the annual report, other than the finanrAal 51atemenls and our audrtor's report thereon. Our opinion on Ihe financial statements does not cover the other information and. ex￿pt to the extenl otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any forrn of assuran￿ conclusion thereon. Our responsibilty is to read the other infomiab.on and. in doing so. consider whether the other information is materially in¢onsistent wth the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be rnaterially misstated. If we idenD"fy such malerial inconsistencies or apparent malerial misststements. we a￿ required to determine wheiher this gives rise to a mater¢al misstatement in the financial ststements themselves. If. based on Ihe work we have performed, we conclude that the￿ is a material misstatement of thts other infomatbon, V￿ are required to report that fact. We have r￿thIng to report in Ihis rega￿. Opinions on other rnatters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 In our opinion based on the undertaken in the coutse of our audrt the inforniation gNen in the trustees. report. whi¢h in¢ludes the direclors, report prepared for the purposes of company law. for the financial year for which the finan¢kg1 ststements are prepared is consistent ¥Mth the financial statements.. and the direclor5' report included wrthin the trustees, report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Mattèrs on whi¢h we are required to report by exception In light of the knowledge and understanding ol the d)aritable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit. we have not hlentrfied material misstatements in the directors. report included within the trustees. report. We have nothing lo report in respect of the follo￿n9 matters in relation to which the Colnpanies Act 2006 and the Charities ￿COUnts {Scotlandl RegulatH)ns 21x16 wuire us to rewt to you if. in our opinion- adequate and proper accounting records have not been kept.. or the financial statements are not in ag￿ement wilh the accounting record5 and fetvms", or certain disclosures of tru5tees' remuneration specified by law are not rnade,. or we have not received all the inlormation and explanations we require lor our audit Rosponsibilities of irustees As explained rnore fulty in the Iruslees. responsibli ities slalement on page 6 the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company lawl a￿ responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial stslemenls that are free from malerial rnisstalement. whether due to fraud or error. Do￿$￿Th Envelwe ID."C79A&IWlE3A4E8￿Be9l￿A•fcC4ooI59 Missin8 People Trustees, Annual Report and Acrounts Year ended 31 Marth 2023 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES OF MISSING PEOPLE LIMITED (CONTINUED) In ple￿ring the f￿8￿la1 slatements, ts Iwstees are responsible lor assessing Ihe tharilab company's ablity to continue as a goiry concem. dis¢lo$ing. a$ 4)pIK3ble. matters related lo going ¢oncein and using Ihe gLyng corr*m bast5 of accojniing unless the trustees eilher intend to liquidate th¢ tharilable company or lo cease opeiat*)ns. or ha￿ no realistic al￿mat￿8 bvl lo do so. Awdltor's réspon$lbllltl•s for th• audlt of the financial statements We have been appointed 85 audiW uThJer sttlon 4411Xcl of the Charilies and Trustee In￿Stm￿t Scotlandl Act 2005 and undef lh8 Companies Aci 2006 and rwrt in ￿dar￿ vrith Ihe N£ts ènd relevant re9ulalions made Of hawrrfJ effecl thereuThJ¢r. Our obfrectives a￿ to obiarn reasonab* assurance at*iut &thelher the f￿an￿al stslements as a whde are free Iiom material misstatemenl. whelher 4Juè to fraud or efrc*. and to issve an audrtorfs report thai indudes our opinK)n. Reasonable a$5urance is a high level ol assur￿ce, but is not a guarantee that an audil C￿lucIe￿ in a¢¢tydan¢e with ISA5 IUKI w￿1 a￿VaYS detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misslalemenls can arise fr￿￿ frnud Of error and a￿ ¢onydefed malerial if. indivmyualty or in the aggregale. they Muld reasonably be expecled to influence the ecc￿￿*7)1¢ dKision5 of users iaken on the basis ol IhesÈ financ￿1 ststements. Details ol ihe extent to wlich Ihe audit wa5 C￿5[￿ered ¢apable of deleclir¥J irre9ularities. inclLKling Iraud and nonJI 1519.246 2207398 l.JJl.367 3.641.76S ExpMdllLW•'. 047.5JJ 14.U ExpeDdiWxBW 1.2Y.440 1.1W.209 2OA32 2A7•.655 274 2.T IM59.4Z5 2.2aJ.26J 5964 l R¢s¢a 234.923 121.•A2 1211S2 5*157 INILb)) 488.737 A¢¢¢rt¢￿t*￿F￿& Ftsndb*wco5 1 WJJZZ 1119.IDS 1518.0$7 112.))1 78. 4t￿1 2.11•.105 Oocu&yn ETr¥eh)pe ID.. ¢79AW4.1EWE8tk8C91-FA81CC4D8159 Missing People Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023 Company Registratlon Number 2814202 No¢• 2023 2023 2022 2022 Fixed Assets Tangible assets Intangibla assels 6.655 220.513 4.623 220.513 Current Ass•ts Oeblors Cash al bank and in hand 432.352 1.948,7B6 15J.g)1 2,140,764 2.381.138 2.292.665 Creditots.. Am4)unts falling due within one year 367.049 398.6 Nel Currenl Assets 2.014,089 1.893,969 Total Ass¢ts less Currtnt Liabilitfjes 2,241,257 2.119.105 Net Ass¢ts 2.241.257 2.119.105 Funds of the charity.. Unre51ricled Fun(ts 16 2,204,896 2.0?6.￿)4 Restricted Funds 16 36.361 42,201 Total Funds 2.241,257 2,119,105 The finanrial slat8ments wwe approved and avthoriswj for issue by the Board of Trustees C￿ 19 Sepiember 2023 an¢ signed on its behaff by.. jl￿1￿) N*Laren. Chair Paul BoLYJhton- Trta5urer DI794￿FI4 The notes on pages 23-30 Ic¥m p* ol Ihese fiTrar￿4al ststw*nts. 21 Dowsèjn Envelope ID.. c79AW1EJA4EB￿1*AI1CcIoe159 Missing People Statement of Cash Flows for year ended 31 March 2023 2023 2022 Cash flows frorn operatlng activitles '. Nèt cash provlded by lusÈd In) operatlng xtit4tt1e$ Ise• note (all 201.5701 299.655 Cash flows from investing activiti¢s 16.856 7.264 9.592 3,475 16,477 13,002 Purchase of property. ￿an1 and ￿l￿nI Nel cash wovlded by luged inl in￿StIng actibryti•8 Change cash and cash equlvalents In the reporting peri¢xl 1191.978 286.653 C45h and cash equivalents •t the beginning of the peviod 2.140,764 1,854,111 Cash and cash equivalents at th• end of r¢wting wriod 1.948.786 2,140.764 (•) Re¢tsn¢iliation of net in¢ome to n¢t cash Ilowfrom OF*ratlng actlyities 2023 2022 Net Income for the reporting period las per statsmerbt oi finW￿l31 aGtl¥lltits) Adjustments for.. Oekyecialion char985 Inieresi income Iln¢rea$elldeuea$e ￿ debiors Incre#sellde¢reasel ￿ Cr￿*t0 Net cash provided by (used inl operating a¢iivi¢its 122.152 488.737 5,232 116,8561 1280,4511 31,647 201.570 12.609 13.4751 34.919 233,13S 299.655 (bl Analysis of changes In net debt 2023 C•5h Flow5 2022 Cash and cash eg￿valert$ Cash 1.948,786 1.948,788 191.9781 191,978 2.140.764 2.140.764 Boirowing$ Debt due wlhin one year Debt due aftw one year Total change5 in nel debi 1.948.786 191,978 The notes on page$ 23. 30 fom) fArtof Ihtse fli￿1 statements. 22 D.. C79WJfyIEJ44E8W91￿￿￿}cC4￿Is9 Missittg P¢oplc Noies io the Fin¥ntial St¥iernents Ytar ¢nded 31 M4rch 2023 The pnnwal awièy in Ihe s￿*￿t5¥re as Ic4bws' 1 ArGounliny Poli¢irs Ba￿5 of preparaton The finarrt￿l Slalefflents have been w•pa￿d ￿ a(￿rdar￿ *ith Accounlng and RewJrting by Charitie5.' Stslemenl ul Recommended PractKe apfvb5e to charities th•r acco￿lS in accordarte %Yith Ihe Inaroal RepOrn￿ s￿￿01￿ atvkat* ￿ the UK Re[WJ￿￿ of I￿￿9￿j IFRS 1021 lefteciive 1 January 20191- ICh*ibes SORP IFRS I￿211. the ReFth"w siarthd apt*8bie in the VK RepublK of Ireland IFRS 1021 aThJ the C¢￿pa￿sA¢I 2(th. The TnJs1ee5u￿Sidered vaiicAJs scenarirts based on a risk based re￿&*4 ofthe kvel ol lskelihood of warious 51reams of incL¥re. and itt￿5 con5*Iwed tren ilorty the ￿hlY rKcthb* to be received M15wng Peotye conbnu? to c*uate A financgl lorecasbng mc*Jei has been prepared far the financi81 year 2Q22123 th re￿$8¢ income [L*eGa￿s aThl a break*¥en Wei wth ￿de￿￿Thj cash.fiow wjecuons. Therefore Ihe T¥u51ees have concluded on the bays of Ihe ab￿ thatthE adDption ofa gDiny corKem b395 ￿ thE preparatsL￿ of these rfftan¢￿i 5tstemenL5 is apwcynaie. Missing Pe￿￿e Ltyniled ￿￿15 IhE definition ol a w￿lIC entity ul￿er FRS A5sels and habililies are Initialty recoynised at histor￿31 c051 ry transadkin value urtess athe￿Ise stsied in Ihe relevani accounbng poI￿Y norelsl. There are areas eaunaie ￿MeN Ihai aHerAs lh8 pIepara￿ffi of these financial stsiements See rK)ie its) fty ILTr1her oeiails. bl G￿￿pa¢%￿ftts The Chartty the **c4e ol Ihe share captai of Mi55wwJ Lwniteo. The c￿anY was &jM￿nI during Ihe year and thereforyd effi501￿leIl acc4)wilsare ndryep*ed. Income JI income ￿ reco9nised or￿e Ihe charity has entillemenl k* the ￿K￿ne. it 15 probable that the irKcffle be receNed. arKI Ihe arnwni olira)me rec￿er￿n be measured rdkitrAy. ITh particular. . Granls are ac£ounted for 0￿e a offer of fu￿1￿ is We￿Ne0. >A)iect 10 saii*ng aThy pertorfflan eialed cM¢*lw)i)$. In Ihe Ihai a granl Is subJ*t b cOnthti￿s thai require a ievd of perfoTTnance before the charity LS enbued to the luTrYS. Ihe irKorre ts ¢Yele￿ed rK)t ￿cogn￿ed unbl eith* Ih05e condiiions are fully met. or ihe fuir￿ent of those Cond￿10n5 ts whc41y %%ilhin the ol the tharity and il Is Wabats￿ that Ihose ditsoré VMII befLdftsJ pwod.. . For legaoes. en￿￿e￿WI s iaken as the ofthe dale eth¥. Ihe Lthariiy 1$ aware that wobale has been granied. the estate has bEen final￿ ar¥J n￿cal*l￿ has bEen made by Ihe executorfsl to the charbly that dislnbution wkl be male. orTrht￿n a distri￿￿)￿ is ￿C￿ved from the e5tale. Recéipt of a legacy. m %Yhole or in part, rs r￿lY can￿d2red wr*able the anvJunl can be ￿3s￿ed relwtrAy the chariiy has been notif￿d gf Ihe exeeulo¢5 intentk)r* b) make z disiit)uliw. Whwe ha¥e been nthfied lo Ihe chariiy, or the chaniy is awwe ol the gBnbng of p￿￿)81?. and the tri￿a lor Inc￿ have noi been md, thet) the legacy is treated as a 8sseiaThl dis(&)sed rf mai81i81. . Defwred Income cfthprf68$ 9rantswW donor has to be used in fuiwe perti￿$. . Oonaivjns aty 8ttOUhtsd a ¢ash ba5rs. The charfy recewe$ laokbes arnl serytes •) the ftym of free accon￿￿Ja￿￿ and ad¥ertisin9. As the ¢har*y cannot retsNy meagJte me of tr*se they a￿ exdLK*d irom *)CL*ne and expenlliture the Statementol Financial knthes. di ExpeThliture i expenses *e atwJnted for on an accwJs basis Wherever possbtile eests are alk)cateO (thlecity to the approwate activty. costs eL¥nmn to al are 3Pptyt￿nEd bew tr￿ on Ihe b￿5 DI the Pf(¥￿ of slaff sperl dwiry exh ￿ar exh Cost of R**ng Fund5 Corn￿$*$ costs incLwred in ￿pIe aTrJ orgarAsatiOn5 to ￿￿tribUte fillanE￿IlY to ¢he ¥wrk. Tru5 ir￿￿(*$ the ftxthywl1￿&aThj the st•)"r¥J ofwc4•1 f￿￿1￿sing e¥enl$. E￿ryd￿re incuned i) 04etb of tharity ts i￿jea under ts heading Ch*itsue Acirythes Suwtyt cosis. art Ihe costs crf 0%*￿# d*eciK*) afvj admin￿￿￿ of e*h ￿*vity. toMwi￿￿j the salary aThJ o¥erhead CO*softhe L*￿1￿ flrfts￿. the basisolstsff co$15 attri￿table loeath a¢tsvily. 23 DopJSwJn Envokipo 10.. e79A8PA4-IE3A4EB0-Bc91-F￿7ec4D81Sg Missing People Notes to the FAnancial Statements Year ended 31 March 2023 TaThJible fixed assets and depwatson Fixed assets are recorded at Cost or. in case5 where assets have been ¢knated to the Charity, at valuation at the time of donation. All assets acquirga for ￿￿tinuing use and cosbng nwe than £500 are capitali5ed. Provision 1$ mad$ for depreualion on all tsrrfJibk assets. at rates calcLdated lo write off the asset less estsmated ￿si￿Val value over its expected lrfe as lo11￿*$. OffiGe Equipfflent- 25% to 33.33% per annum on a straight line bass Intangilje 8ssets comprise the charilys new CRM system and software Iicencès which are capitalised at cost and reftected wthin the ffinancral slateffEnts at arnortised historic Cost. Amortisation is calculated by allocatK)n of the balance sheet value of the asset. less any residual vahje, to the periods expected to benefit from its use ¢)n a straight4ine basis over 5 years. Amortisation charws will t charged to semce revenue accounts once a55et is operatKJnal. Funds UnreslrAcled lunds are funds which are availatle for use al the dIsC￿tion of Ihe Trustees in fvrtherance of the general objects ol thè chanty and have not been designated for other purF¥)ses. Restriettd fuftds are luTh1s whith are to be used in accordance wrth yofic restrict￿S imposed by donors or which have been raised by the tharrty for part￿laT purw)sÈs. gl Leased assets Rentals payable under operatiThJ leases a￿ charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as incwred. Direct taxabon The company is a charity wthin the meaniTr3 of Para 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010. Awjrdingly the company is potentialy exempl from laxalion in ￿specI of income within cate9ories covered by Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the corporats.on Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of thè Taxation of Chargeable Gains"Act 1992. to the extent that such inc(xne ss applied exclusively lo charitsble purpose5. No tax charge arose in the period. PensKJn The Charity contributes to 8 define(I cOntriLKjti￿ group personal penson sd)em8. The assets of the scheme are held separalely from those of the Charity in indepen¢Jenity administered funds. The pension COSI charge represents ¢onln"bth"ons payable under the scheme by the Charity lo the funds. The Charity has no liability ur*Yer the stheme other than for the payrnent of those ¢￿tribUtiOns. Contributions a disdosed in Th)te 3. Significant managemenl judgefflents and key sources of èsts"rnats"on and uncèrtainty The preparation of thè ffinanaal statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and ssurnpts.ons that affect the appliratK>n ol policies arml report8d afflounts of assèts and liabilities, income aThJ expenses. Judgements a￿ necessary delermirung the reCOgn￿on of ￿COrne as per nole 11¢). Management do not consider the￿ to be any material ju(kJements or estimat¥Jn and urvrtsinty fequiriThJ disclogJre. 24 DocuS*n Ens%lope ID.. ¢?9A￿A￿lE3A4E&NC91-FA￿Icc4D8159 Missing People Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2023 IncomellExpenditure) The net incomel(expendilurel for the year are slated after charging.. 2023 2022 Depreciathon on tangib￿ fixed assets Operating leases Auditor's remuneration Audit seNices (excluding VAT) Non-audit services 5.232 17.947 12,609 16,531 15.000 11.925 Staff ¢osts Staff ¢osts were as fcAIcsvo." 2023 2022 Wages and salaries Social Security costs Pension Temporary Staff costs 2.407.954 242.806 114.104 2.193,989 208.534 105.973 4,050 2.764.864 2.512.546 One empbyee earned bets*￿erb £11)J.001 - £110.00012022." £90,000 - £100.000 one) in the year and between £60.001 - £70.00012022 one) Redundancy costs of £396 arose from reslnKturing ¢)ne team 12021". none). The average weekly number of employees (based on average headcount) during the year was as lollows= 2023 2022 Charitable activities Fundraising Governance 76 12 70 89 82 The full knme equivalent number of employees {induding casual and temporary stsffj during the year wa5 68. 12022. 641 Trustees. remuneration and related party transactions The Trustee5 neither were paid nor received any emoluments during the yEar12022- nill. One Trustee wa5 reinbursed £454 travel expenses during the year12022'. nill. The key management personnel of the charity comprise Ihe Ch*f Executive and the dire¢lors. The emolumenls of the Ch¢ef Exectjtive and directors were". 2023 2022 Executive directors, emoluments (excludw￿ pengon) Pension contributions The Chiel Executivè was the highest paid director in 2022r23- lotsl remuneration lexcl employer's Nl and pension Contribu￿nSI for the year 412.225 18.136 389,306 17,427 102.775 The Chief Executive 1$ 8 member of a group personal pension scheme and a contribution of £5.09912022'. £4,949) was made to the s¢heme on her behalf. There are no enhanced or special terms that apply to the Chief Executive's pension scheme arrangements. .25 DowSi9A Env•OP ID". C7*4w*1E3A4E￿BC9l4AIlCC4D&l59 Missing People Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2023 4 Analysis of Total Resourc05 Expendod Direct Costs Support C0515 Aaivities (see note 51 2023 Total 2022 Total Charilable A¢ti¥ities". Service ProwsK)n Policy 8 Researc Cost of Raising Fynd5 1,989,776 221.Ci)O 520.697 484,879 53.856 126,886 665.621 2,474,655 274.856 647,583 3.397.094 2.283,268 255,%4 613,796 2.731.473 3.153,028 Oire¢t Costs Support Costs 2022 Acisvfjlles (se¢ note 5) Total 2021 Total Charitable Activities.. Serwce Prow5ion Policy & Researth Cost ol Raising Fun¢Js 1.824. 204.579 4￿.577 2.520.052 458.372 51.385 123.219 632.976 2.283.268 255,964 613,796 3.153.028 2,498.245 216,854 508.723 3.223.822 5 Support costs byactivity 2023 Total 2022 Total SgryiC8 Provision Policy & Cost of Research Raising Funds Govemanr Information iethndogy Central faulilies Finance Hurnan resources Central management 32,161 123.839 3.572 13.755 7.052 8.177 11.190 10.110 8,416 32.407 16.614 19.265 26.364 23.820 44,149 170.001 87.154 101.063 138.300 124.954 40,696 159.1 $9 90.555 98.650 125,040 118.876 73.621 100.746 91.024 2022 Total 2021 Total Service Provision Pol•cy & Cost of Resear¢h Raising Fundg Governance Information technd09y Central facilities Finance Human resources Central management 29,470 115.255 65.576 71.438 90.548 86.085 7,922 40,696 159.159 .555 98.650 125.04D 118.876 40,633 193,360 123.847 101,389 127.1 $6 117,373 12.921 7.351 8.008 10.1S1 17.628 19.204 24.341 23.141 Support o)sts have been all(Kated on Ihe basis of the chwvs acYountin9 Fdiryes and idenbf*d stall and direct cosls for each caiegory. D￿￿S14￿ EnvdoFe ID. C7MW4.1E3A4EBIw1S￿1cc4DsI5• Missing People Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2023 Assets Intangibl• Assets Equlpment Totsl Cost At 1 April 2022 Addit￿$ Disposa15 At 31 Mar¢h 2023 67.517 7.264 220,513 288.030 7.264 74.781 220.513 295.294 DeprecSatlon Al 1 April 2022 Charge for year Disposals 62.894 5.232 62,894 5.232 At 31 March 2023 68.126 68.126 Net book valu• At 31 March 2023 6.655 220.513 227,168 At 31 March 2022 4.623 220.513 225.136 Intangible asset Is the thaitvs ne￿ CRKI ￿1¢h is lunded from resI￿led f￿d5 and V*ill be o)mpleted in the folbvAryJ financial year an¢J transferred 10 general lunds once Opera￿￿￿￿. Subsldlary Company The Charity hold5 Ordin￿ £1 shares In m￿51￿9 Ltd, being 1￿% ol the Issued Share capital. The entire profit of Missin9 Lld is paid annually lo Missing People Und￿ Grfl Aid. Rt$ults of Mi$$in9 Ltd 2023 2022 PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT Tumover Cost ol sales and •JnNnistrth"on experws Met profit for the year Amount gift aided lo the chanty R•laintd in 5ubsidary BALANCE SHEET Debtors Cash at bank and in h￿[1 Creditors.. Amounts falling due within one y Total net assets Capital and rese￿¢$ Laiieo up share capiiai Profit a￿1 Ios5 account 27 Dotu&gn EnY&ope Ll". C79ABAwlE￿4E￿O￿C5l.FAl1C¢4￿j59 Missing People Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2023 8 D•btors 2023 2022 Accrued ino)me Prepayrn8nt5 Other debto Trade deblors Amount due from subsidiary 314.979 73,074 6.367 37,932 85.338 57,111 162 9,2 432.352 151.901 All *nount5 Sho￿ under debtor5 fall due for payThenl ￿TIhIn one y&*. 9 Creditors-. Amounts fallin9 du• within orn ￿ar 2023 2022 Other taxes and $ociaJ security costs Other creditors Accruals Deferred Incc*ne (Note 101 59,400 64.699 44,281 198,669 367,049 60,937 97.635 49,898 190.226 398,696 2023 2022 10 D•f•rred Income 8alan¢e at 1 April Released in the year Amount deferred in Ihe year Balance at 31 Ma¥th 190.226 1190.2261 198,669 198.669 385,505 1385,5051 190,226 190,226 Def8rred income compri5e5 grants the d￿r ha5 SP8afied lo be used in lulure accounting p8ri0ds. 11 Leasing cornmitm￿ts At 31 Mareh the Charily had minimum leasè commitments under rtJn7.398 1.748.561 2.076,g¥)4 Total funds 1.630.368 3,641.765 3.153.028 2,119,105 Any expenditure w ￿tE]cted projects rKIt co¥ered by ￿$tricted d&)atfons fjs f¥cm unrEstricted fL￿d5. Purpos￿ of r05trfj¢tod fvnds Ser¥￿e ￿￿￿ery9rants. ddivery 015p￿fiC serwce5. projects or wr4rammes in kn.ne lun¢J8rs 9rant coThJitions. WCIT Charity grant fvnds the charitys ongc¥ng the Safe Ckc* kYc4ect fcrf ￿ ch￿$ dgtal transforrnatiDn. Missing Pewle Chow fvndraises lo supwrt the Chc¥fs tr)gt*)g costs FSddity UK Foundation fu￿$ Ihe chaiivs CRM woi¢cl System that 15 kn.ny puK*a5e¢J and ￿$ts1ed be￿een 20121 and 22123 Compulw S￿leMs devel(¥Jment fu￿1n9 5UW)0rt5 50fvare enhancemenl of Ihe charivs sernces. Regional lunding enabks the chariVs ki specific ge09rap￿"¢ areas. Policyand research fundin9 rweswis thxabons and 9￿nts trmards Ihe tharity$ rese*th and advwacy ￿rk. Office Impffjvemwts.. want for instsiing talirvj Ivjhts in Ihe chariws Dffice COVKI rdaied except￿#1 lUndw￿.. rwe5enls exceptw)nal grant5 m*Je to hdp the L¥g¥isatiM IhKwgh Cowd. Fundr￿ing grants.. fvndill9 lowards ihe costs ol the Indiwdual Offic The funding above indudes donations fmm Ihe fclky*w)g." The LKJlverton Tr￿51 8alty'5 Foundalty)n LexisNexis knk SotulKX Sl Jarres's Pkice ChaTrtsb￿ Fwnda Home Office Mayor o¥ LorKlan RethJ¢ty)n Unit Missing PeoFAe ChoT Welth Govemmenl The ￿themY FoundatK Stoltish Govemm*i 22.$00 180.411 40.DJO 29.167 431.092 38.317 795 7.700 25.(KlO 203.888