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2023-03-31-accounts

Report and Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2023

Company Registration Number 02914273 (England and Wales) Charity Number: 1035820

Contents

Reports
Reference and administrative information 1
Trustees 3
report 22
Financial statements
Statement of financial activities 27
Balance sheet 28
Statement of cash flows 29
Principal accounting policies 30
Notes to the financial statements 34

Reference and administrative details of the company and its advisors

Trustees Sally Prentice (Chair, appointed 10 November 2022) Oretha Wofford (Deputy Chair from 7 July 2022) William Anderson (Hon Treasurer) Jasmine Kaur Assi (appointed 20 January 2023) Jonathan Bannister (appointed 30 November 2022) Richard Barron (resigned 7 July 2022) Annie Brough Yasmin Garcia-Sterling (appointed 20 January 2023) Loucia Kyprianou (former Chair, resigned 7 July 2022) Philippa Owen (former Deputy Chair and Acting Chair from 7 July 2022 10 November 2022, resigned 20 January 2023) Juline Sinclair Valerie Wass OBE Director Sue Pettigrew OBE Registered office 136 Streatham High Road London SW16 1BW Registered number 02914273 (England and Wales) Charity number 1035820 Auditor Buzzacott LLP 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL

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Reference and administrative details of the company and its advisors

Bankers National Westminster Bank Plc 145 Clapham High Street Clapham London S4 7TH

COIF Charity Funds 80 Cheapside London EC2V 6DZ Virgin Money Plc Jubilee House, Gosforth Newcastle on Tyne NE3 4PL

Solicitors The Charity Team at Russell-Cooke 2 Putney Hill London SW15 6AB

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The trustees, who are the directors for the purposes of company law, present their statutory report together with the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 30 to 33 Articles of Association, applicable laws and the requirements of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Purposes and aims

f poverty, sickness and emotional and physical hardship by the provision of accommodation, assistance and support, counselling, training and rehabilitation for children and their parents, whether in accommodation provided by the charity or in the wider community, who are in need of such relief so that they may become

The principal activity of the charity is offering support to vulnerable families including very young parents both by the provision of residential family centres and in the community.

St Michael's provides accommodation, help and training in residential centres in the boroughs of Lambeth and Wandsworth, for families where children are at risk or where there is other emotional, mental or physical hardship. Such support includes an assessment of parenting skills. Each of these projects is in a converted Victorian family house, noninstitutional in feel and each is staffed by a professional team.

Through partnerships with Children's Centres, the Department for Health and Social Care (England), and further charitable funding, St Michael's offers outreach work providing some of the same services to mums and dads and their children who are living in their own homes, but who, for whatever reason, are in difficulty.

The prime aim of the charity is to give a child the best possible start in life in the circumstances. Allied to this is the aim to help and encourage the members of a family to become fully integrated into the mainstream of society. This is achieved either through the rehabilitation of the family in a residential centre, or through preventive work in the community.

on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning future activities and are satisfied that we meet the guidance.

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES (continued)

Strategic plan and objectives

The Trustees reviewed and updated the strategic plan in March 2023 for the next year. The strategic priorities are continued focus on:

Maintaining the quality of our residential assessments; and

Widening and embedding our outreach and community services.

In 2022-2023 our key objectives were:

  1. Continued recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic, with a focus on increasing occupancy and service levels to pre-pandemic levels;

  2. Investment in staff recruitment and retention across the whole organisation, with e

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  1. Implementing an effective EDI strategy; and

  2. A fundraising and marketing strategy that helps to secure our financial base and ensures we inform others of our achievements and contribute to wider debates concerning parents and children.

Our key objectives for 2023-24 are:

  1. Increasing occupancy and service levels and building financial resilience

  2. Building on key capabilities of staffing and infrastructure to support ongoing activities

  3. Continued focus on staff retention, including staff training and development with an emphasis

  4. Continuing the implementation of an effective EDI strategy

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The last year has continued to present a number of challenges following the pandemic as we seek to rebuild our services. This has been largely due to the challenges of recruiting staff, which has been a sector-wide issue within social care.

Residential Centres

Crawford House was inspected in January 2023 and receive From the Ofsted report: Families benefit from a transparent and empowering assessment process, which is focused on the best interests of children

the biggest journey of my life . Staff demonstrate a strong commitment to equality and diversity, promoting dignity a

We worked with 19 families including 21 children (2022: 25 families), residentially from 12 different local authorities. The reduction in number of families was due to the temporary closure of one of the houses for almost 6 months during renovations and the subsequent recruitment of a new staff team. In addition, ongoing building work in a second property restricted the number of families we were able to work with.

Of the 19 families, 14 were single parents and 5 were couples. The ethnic breakdown of the families is 47% White British, 16% Asian, 16% Black British, 16% White European, 5% Black African.

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Ethnicity of Families
Asian Black African Black British White British White European
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Whilst local authorities continue to be faced with financial constraints, residential assessments are still regarded as effective and assist the family courts in making a decision that secures the best future for the child or children.

Where assessment involves a young baby, the intervention is timely: 18 (81%) of the 21 children worked with were less than one-year-old, and 77% of this group were new born on admission.

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Age of Children on admission
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In all cases, we focus on the needs of the child. We do not prolong assessments where it best interests to continue; for 4 families (21%) length of stay was 10 weeks or less.

However we also acknowledge a trend from local authorities asking us to extend placements until a court hearing has taken place, even though this may exceed the 26 week rule. This allows the court to make the decisi to find a suitable alternative placement or accommodation for the family. As a result of extended placements, 5 families (26% of the total) stayed between 15 and 22 weeks, with 3 further families staying for over 25 weeks. A further 4 families were continuing their assessment at the year end.

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Length of Assessment
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Primary reasons for referral are neglect, mental ill health, domestic violence and abusive relationships, and drug or alcohol misuse. Typically, families present with 7 or more issues leading to referral.

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Primary reason for referral
Abusive relationship
Doesn't prioritise child's needs
Domestic violence
Drug / alcohol misuse
Learning difficulties
Mental health issues
Neglect
Reasons for referral
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Chaotic lifestyle Injuries to child History of absconding Limited support network Abusive relationship Limited independent living Budgeting problems Drug / alcohol misuse Poor parenting skills Domestic violence Mental health issues Learning difficulties Neglect Sexually abused as a child Criminal history History of non engagement Aggressive behaviour
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Quote from Service Manager The work in the residential centres has a 100% success rate from the perspective of the child. Whatever the outcome of the assessment, we always focus on and prioritise .

This year 31% of families returned to the community with their children and a further 25% of children were placed within their extended family. For a further 13% of families the final outcome is not known this reflects the extended period between placements ending and the final court hearing.

This year 9 families (47%) had had a total of 20 children removed from their care prior to being placed with us, and 3 of them returned home with their subsequent child. The lack of support for parents following removal of a child is an issue we are endeavouring to address through our Securing Change programme.

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Outreach

We have continued with our outreach services for pregnant teenagers and young mums and dads up to 25 years. Our work is delivered through a combination of one-to-one bespoke support and group work.

We have supported 36 young mums and 26 young fathers, with 119 children, through our one-to-one work. A further 24 parents have attended our support groups. We often work with parents over extended periods, in response to their ongoing needs.

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Ethnicity of Outreach Parents
Black - Other
Black & White African
Black & White British
Black & White Caribbean
Black African
Black British
Black Caribbean
Mixed Other
White British
White Other
Not Known
Prefer not to say
Self-reporting. Classification in line with Lambeth reporting requirements
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Our work is focussed on both young mothers and fathers to meet their individual needs. Young fathers are a marginalised group and the importance of offering a dedicated service to address their needs cannot be underestimated. A number of services see young fathers as the problem rather than the solution, and we are working with individual fathers, courts and local authorities to try to redress this issue.

The lives of the young parents we work with remain complex with many issues that need addressing: from support with housing and benefits, basic equipment for their home, debt advice, domestic violence, mental health issues, the child being subject to a child protection plan or a child in need plan, to name but a few.

6 of our parents have benefited from the generosity of Housing the Homeless through our new accommodation.

In addition, 27 of the families attended our summer trips programme offering opportunities that would not otherwise be available and helping them to build confidence to explore other activities in their neighbourhood.

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Support Requirements

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Parenting SKills Asylum/refugee Co-Parenting Employment Housing Mental Health Social Care Substance Misuse Young Offending Other
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Through our accredited trainer, we have delivered the Caring Dads programme to 51 Dads. We have also delivered training to other professionals wishing to become Caring Dads facilitators across four other boroughs.

Following funding from Lambeth Public Health we continue to prevent unintentional injuries in children 0-5 by supplying home safety equipment such as safety gates, safety locks for cupboards and windows, non-slip bath mats, water thermometers and smoke alarms.

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Our NACCC contact centre was reaccredited in October 2022 for another 3 years. The

We provided contact to 48 families including 75 children. About 20% of the contact offered is to families involved in care proceedings where our detailed contact notes contribute to the

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Ethnicity of Jigsaw families
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Asian
black African
black British
black Carribean
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Whilst face-face contact is the preferred option for families we do recognise that online contact should form part of our service, for example for parents visiting from much further afield, during bad weather and travel disruption, and we have continued to offer this option.

Families using our service are often at a difficult and emotional time in their lives. One father more pleasant and for him and thanks for everything you do. Your continued support throughout the year is

This year, we have extended our opening hours to include alternate Sundays to meet the demand of parents wanting weekend contact.

Securing Change

This service is offered to all parents who undergo a residential assessment, to offer both practical and emotional support that embeds positive change, and to step in during periods when parents may be struggling.

Our Securing Change practitioner offers a bespoke service to each family she works with, introducing herself to the family whilst they are in residence and then agreeing next steps as they are ready to move on. Moving from a very supportive environment to independence can be daunting and our practitioner helps the family to prioritise their needs to try and smooth the transition. Often basic furniture is required for their home, new claims to be made and new links established with services such as a GP, nursery, playgroup. There are ongoing meetings with social services where the practitioner can advocate on behalf of the family.

One social worker said: "the family have regularly told me about the amazing support that has been provided by Securing Change. The family has spoken about how grateful they are to have someone that can support them both practically and emotionally and I know that your consistent presence over the past year has been hugely beneficial to them. It has been refreshing to hear a family talk so positively about their experience.

Our dedicated practitioner has worked intensively with 11 families in the year. Typically, she will work with a family for between six and twelve months. We endeavour to offer the England and further afield. Parents are signposted to suitable services and programmes to enable ongoing assistance within their local area. We facilitate access to local groups, general services and community projects. We encourage and enable participants to enrol in open training courses and take up volunteering opportunities. We may also discuss planned pregnancies and personal development plans to sustain parenting.

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Investment in staff recruitment and retention across the whole organisation, with

With the support of the City Bridge Trust, we have been able to work with Hodwells to both support the management team, and bring all staff together to focus on our strategy and . This has had a positive impact on staff morale and the future development of St Michael s.

We recognise the importance of investing in our staff in order to improve staff retention, to enable us to maintain our capacity and quality of services.

We were pleased to be able to reward staff for their ongoing commitment with a 2½% pay increase in April 2022, and then a further 5% increase in October 2022 towards the increased costs of living.

We held a thank-you celebration in December for all permanent and regular sessional staff. We have also held a social event in the summer of 2023 to encourage team-building across the different services.

Like many other organisations in the sector, we have been faced with staff shortages and difficulties in recruiting. We have reviewed the key worker and support roles within our residential centres to enable us to recruit from a potentially wider pool of applicants, and bring in a wider range of skills. We have seen good progress in the year with most roles now filled.

We have also successfully recruited to leadership roles and the management team has been focused on improving cross-team working.

Our training and development plan has been updated this year. We have introduced a also increased the opportunities for whole team training and knowledge sharing. The annual appraisal process has been overhauled and reflects strategic goals, and is supported by individual development plans.

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Implementing an effective EDI strategy;

at the heart of all we do. Our commitment to EDI is deeply embedded in our core values and directly informs the compassionate, honest, and expert work we undertake with each family. We recognise that every individual whether a child, parent, staff member, trustee, volunteer, or partner brings unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds to our organisation.

Our commitment to EDI begins with us creating a culture of inclusion and allyship within the organisation. In 2021, we commissioned an external EDI consultant to assist us in improving our policies, processes and structures in relation to equity, diversity and inclusion, together with improved overall workplace culture. Following this we have shown our commitment to making changes by:

We continuously strive to ensure our policies, practices, and procedures reflect our commitment to EDI, and this will remain firmly at the centre of all we do.

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A fundraising and marketing strategy that helps to secure our financial base and ensures we inform others of our achievements and contribute to wider debates concerning parents and children.

Following the recruitment of a new Head of Fundraising in 2022 we have undertaken a review of the fundraising and marketing strategy to ensure it is aligned with the overall aims of the organisation.

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Fundraising Income
Marathon
Gifts in kind
Individuals & Community
Trust & Foundations (unrestricted)
University internship
Community projects (restricted)
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We have identified the key areas for fundraising and requirements of funders, and are further developing our data collection and reporting processes to support this.

We have identified key messages and a marketing plan to provide timely and relevant updates to our existing supporter base. We have also developed campaigns to promote our work with the aim of widening our supporter base. We have seen some progress in attracting more interest and engagement which we aim to convert into ongoing support.

We would like to thank all those who have generously supported us during the year whether as individuals or from trusts and foundations.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Results for the year

The overall deficit for the year was £179,062 (overall deficit for 2021/22: £81,560) following a small reduction in income generated through charitable activities in the year.

The deficit on restricted funds activity is covered by restricted funds brought forward, where activities were continuing from last year, thereby reducing restricted funds carried forward to £45,822. The deficit on unrestricted funds activities, together with the transfer of £4,424 to cover unfunded restricted fund activities, reduce unrestricted reserves carried forward to £604,839.

This is the third year of poor performance following the pandemic, which has impacted on the level of our free reserves. Our strategic priority is to rebuild reserves in order to improve our financial resilience.

Income from our residential services was impacted by the programmes of building works in two of the properties during the year, along with the challenges of recruiting staff, which has been a sector-wide issue within social care.

Income for our outreach work with young parents was unchanged this year. Our community work has been supported by additional funded projects Securing Change project working with parents after they leave assessments, plus delivery of the Caring Dads programmes and the contact centre service.

Income from donations has grown by 28% through additional grants from trusts and foundations, an improvement in marathon sponsorship and a small growth in amounts received from individual donors.

During the year we have increased charges to Local Authorities to ensure that the impact of basis and are in line with market.

Principal risks and uncertainties

risks are:

  1. The Covid-19 pandemic had a major impact on the level of General Reserves through the losses incurred in the last 3 financial years. Our strategic priority to build on key capabilities of staffing and infrastructure and is integral to securing ongoing financial stability and rebuilding reserves.

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  1. through spot purchasing contracts for our residential assessments. We have seen a steady level of demand for providing a high quality and effective service, and an acknowledgement of the continuing levels of need. This risk is mitigated by the fact that o a broad base of Local Authorities and continues to develop additional services to meet the varied demands of supporting families. In addition, fundraising activities have been expanded to reduce the dependency on single sources of income.

  2. The work of St planning, setting clear expectations of families and staff, close monitoring within the centres, risk identification, training and supervision of staff and monthly inspections. Our residential centres are also inspected by Ofsted.

  3. Staff recruitment and retention is a risk because without full teams we are unable to meet its

staff. Specific measures include annual salary benchmarking, investment in training and supervision, and career development and succession planning.

  1. Cost of living and inflationary increases will give rise to an increase in our cost base, and pace with inflation. We also carry out regular benchmarking of staff salaries to ensure they remain competitive in the market.

most significant risks at every board meeting. Measures have been put in place, to the extent possible, to manage these users or its reputation and financial position. Significant risks are brought to the attention of the Board as they arise.

Investment policy

capital value is secure and remain readily available. For this reason, all reserves over and above the day-to-day working capital are held primarily in an instant access deposit in the Charities Official Investment Fund, and a smaller amount continues to be invested in an instant access Virgin Charity Account.

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Reserves policy

stand at £650,661 at 31 March 2023 (2022: £829,723) and are in two forms: restricted and unrestricted.

Restricted reserves

Restricted funds will be expended in due course in accordance with their restricted purposes. Restricted funds are £45,822 (2022: £175,789).

Unrestricted reserves

Unrestricted funds are retained to meet a number of needs:

The first need is to cover the working capital requirements of the charity. The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserves to support the day to day expenditures and cash-flow demands, plus sufficient buffer to cover the ongoing operating expenses of the services at times when demand may slacken.

To meet this need, the trustees aim to maintain a General Fund which is not less than one funds).

The General Fund stands at £603,885 at March 2023 and is just over 4 months operating costs (2022 £652,980, equivalent to 4.4 months) as described in previous paragraph.

A strategic priority for the coming year is to rebuild reserves in order to improve our financial resilience.

The second need is to fund the development of work, via a designated development fund, where this cannot be funded by existing revenue streams. During 2022/23 designated expenditure from the Development Fund was £nil (2022 £42,326)..

The Development Fund stands at £954 at March 2023 (2022 £954) comprising:

£954 to purchase security equipment for Jigsaw

The reserves policy is reviewed annually by the trustees.

The trustees consider that the current level of reserves will provide sufficient cover to allow the business to continue to operate, including sufficient cover for any changes in the operation of the services, as set out in the earlier sections of this report.

GOING CONCERN

As set out in the Going Concern section of the Principal Accounting Policies on page 30 of the Financial Statements, the trustees have considered the current status of recovery following the pandemic, including rebuilding services and occupancy levels. The trustees have also taken into account the operational actions taken, liquidity and reserves, current levels of activity and operating forecasts.

The Trustees have concluded that although there may be some continuing uncertainty, it is appropriate for the charity to prepare its financial statements on the going concern basis.

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FUTURE PLANS

The future plans are defined by the strategic plan and key objectives for the year. The immediate priority is building on key capabilities of staffing and infrastructure to support increasing occupancy and income levels to rebuild general reserves.

FUNDRAISING

improve the lives and futures of families and to secure the best possible future for their children.

St Michaels employees an in-house fundraiser. Our fundraising activities aim to raise funds from trusts, foundations and businesses, appeals to supporters and the local community, and from participating in challenge events. We do not carry out door-to-door or street fundraising.

Our fundraising, in all its forms, is legal, open, honest and respectful. We clearly state how donations are used to fulfil our mission. We are respectful of the wishes, preferences, personal information and circumstances of the people we interact with and who choose to donate to us, and we will take all steps necessary to comply with the law and fundraising practice standards.

Our fundraising is compliant with the Fundraising Regulator as well as Charity Commission guidance. Our approach has been informed by the treating donors fairly and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We have been assessed as complying with the IASME Governance Standard v5, updated January 2018, which includes an assessment of Cyber Essentials and GDPR Requirements. We do not use third party fundraisers, commercial participators or their representatives to raise funds for us.

Volunteers who fundraise for us as part of challenge events are provided with support and guidance by the Head of Fundraising. Support includes providing fundraising materials, an overview of relevant policies and clear explanations of how their fundraising supports our work.

As an organisation working with vulnerable families, we are acutely aware of our safeguarding responsibilities. All staff and volunteers receive safeguarding training. Should we receive a donation that we suspect was not made in good faith, the Head of Finance and We have a robust fundraising complaints policy and have not received any complaints in relation to our fundraising activities..

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 23 March 1994 and registered as a charity on 31 March 1994. The company was established under a memorandum of association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its articles of association.

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in Note 6 to the accounts.

St Michael's board of trustees is also the board of directors under company law. The board meets formally six times a year. The board of trustees delegates to the Chief Executive the responsibility for managing all the day-to-day affairs of the organisation that fall within the scope of an annually agreed budget and operating plan. The Honorary Treasurer maintains contact with the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance to provide oversight of financial management, systems and procedures. He does this under authority delegated by the full board of trustees and in accordance with the board's financial procedures.

To support the work of the Board there are three sub-committees chaired by trustees and reporting to the Board:

In addition, 2 trustees are assigned to the residential centres, a role they share, with responsibility for bi-monthly inspection visits. Reports from inspection visits are provided to the board.

The organisation's occupancy of the houses in which it provides its residential assessment services is governed by management agreements with London and Quadrant Housing Trust and Southern Housing.

The board of trustees has worked to apply the recommended practice of the Charity Governance Code. It has produced and adopted a Governance Manual to provide guidance to trustees and staff involved in the governance and management of the organisation.

The trustees believe that the diversity of the service users and staff should be reflected in the makeup of the Board. It recognises that diversity in all its forms leads to a more effective Board. The Board regularly reviews skills, experience and diversity of its members to inform trustee recruitment, and shall consider plans to recruit to vacant positions to further enhance this diversity.

The Board annually reviews and assesses its own performance and the performance of its sub-committees. The appraisal of the Chair is carried out by the Deputy Chair having gathered the views of other trustees.

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The Board ensures conflicts of interest and duties are properly addressed and has drawn up a conflicts of interest policy and maintains a register of interests. At the start of each Board meeting all trustees are asked to confirm that they have no conflicts of interest in ness.

Under company law we are required to identify the people with significant control (PSC) over the company and confirm their information, maintain a record and provide this information to Companies House annually. We, as a Board, have considered this requirement and do not believe that any Board member or member of staff has significant control over the organisation. Our PSC register reflects this position.

Members 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 guarantees at 31 March 2022 was 9 (2022 8). The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

Appointment and departure of trustees

The trustees give their time voluntarily. Trustees have been recruited by advertisement as and when new appointments need to be made in accordance with a matrix of skills and experience that the board has agreed to be required. New trustees are inducted by way of personal briefings, an induction pack and the support of a more experienced trustee. All opportunities for trustee training by attending relevant conferences and seminars. Trustees are appointed to the board by the existing trustees. The trustees are the members of the charitable company.

During the year we said goodbye to our former Chair Loucia Kyprianou, who joined the Board in September 2018, was appointed Chair in April 2021, and resigned through personal circumstances in July 2022. Loucia brought a wealth of skills having a legal background and significant management experience. Richard Barron served two terms of office which completed in July 2022. Richard fundraising knowledge and skills helped to shape and support our fundraising strategy. Philippa Owen resigned in January 2023 having served just over two terms. Philippa stayed on the Board as Acting Chair following the departure of Loucia Kyprianou in order to pass the baton to our new Chair.

All three of these trustees gave their time generously and we are indebted to them for their invaluable support.

Through advertising we have recruited new trustees. Sally Prentice was appointed in November 2022 as our new Chair. She has served as a CEO of two charities so brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. Jonathan Bannister was also appointed in November 2022; he is the founder of a marketing and innovation consultancy and brings creativity and management knowledge. Jasmine Kaur Assi, appointed January 2023, brings experience of working collaboratively to achieve strategic priorities within a large organisaton. Yasmin Garcia-Sterling, also appointed January 2023, is an Assistant Professor at University College London delighted to welcome her as she brings a unique perspective to our work.

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Remuneration policy for key management personnel

To deliver its and qualifications. We are committed to ensuring that we pay our staff a fair and appropriate salary that is within our means. This is so we can attract and retain people with the right skills and therefore have the greatest impact in delivering our objectives. We recognise that our rates of pay are generally less than in the private or public sector, but we believe that this is balanced by the training and development we offer, along with a shared commitment to our charitable purpose . We monitor against the National Joint Council pay scales for all staff and any overall changes to the rates of pay or to the salaries of senior staff are approved by the Board. The pension provisions for all staff regardless of seniority are the same. The remuneration ratio (highest paid versus the median salary) is 1.98 (2022 1.95:1). We do not pay less than the London Living wage.

Trustees' responsibilities statement

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accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law 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 income and expenditure of the charity for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

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 Companies Act 2006. 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.

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Each of the trustees confirms that:

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of s418 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The trust 15 September 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

Chair

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Opinion

3 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows, the principal accounting policies, and the notes to the financial statements. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards,

In our opinion, the financial statements:

have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are rele Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report and Financial Statements other than the financial opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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Other information (continued)

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

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 statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable

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going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

How the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

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Year to 31 March 2023

the audit of the financial statements (continued)

misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located description forms

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Use of our report

with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

05 October 2023

Hugh Swainson (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Buzzacott LLP, Statutory Auditor 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL

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Statement of financial activities Year to 31 March 2023

(including income and expenditure account)

Notes Restricted
fund
£		 Unrestricted
funds
£		 Total
funds
2023
£		 Restricted
fund
£
6,100
416,749
1,918
424,767
6,795
732
494,026
1,362
502,915
(78,148)
(78,148)
253,937
175,789		 Unrestricted
funds
£		 Total
funds
2022
£
Income from:
Donations
1
Interest receivable
Charitable activities:
. Residential and community
assessment
2a
. Community projects
2b
. Residents grants fund
13
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
. Residential and community
assessment
. Community projects
. Residents grants fund
13
Total expenditure
3
Net (expenditure) before
transfer
5
Transfers between funds
13
Net (expenditure) and net
movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Fund balances brought forward
at 1 April 2022
Fund balances carried forward
at 31 March 2023
13		 6,064
--
--
374,728
1,700		 138,088
7,018
1,394,402
51,852
--		 144,152
7,018
1,394,402
426,580
1,700		 106,074
264
1,486,139
67,903		 112,174
264
1,486,139
484,652
1,918
382,492 1,591,360 1,973,852 1,660,380 2,085,147
5,425
2,981
507,075
1,402		 101,254
1,527,725
7,052
--		 106,679
1,530,706
514,127
1,402		 87,316
1,541,115
35,361		 94,111
1,541,847
529,387
1,362
516,883 1,636,031 2,152,914 1,663,792 2,166,707
(134,391)
4,424		 (44,671)
(4,424)		 (179,062)
--		 (3,412) (81,560)
(129,967)
175,789		 (49,095)
653,934		 (179,062)
829,723		 (3,412)
657,346		 (81,560)
911,283
45,822 604,839 650,661 653,934 829,723

All of the above results are derived from material continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. Movements in funds are disclosed in note 13 to the financial statements.

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Balance sheet 31 March 2023

Notes 2023
£		 2023
£		 2022
£		 2022
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
Current assets
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
11
Net current assets
Total net assets
12
Funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
. Designated funds
. General funds
Total funds
13		 318,841
553,356		 4,239 257,717
798,865		 10,568
646,422 819,155
872,197
225,775		 1,056,582
237,427
650,661 829,723
45,822
954
603,885		 175,789
954
652,980
650,661 829,723

02914273 (England and Wales), 15 September 2023, and signed on their behalf by:

Chair

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Statement of cash flows 31 March 2023

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2023 2022
Notes
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (expenditure) for the year (as per the financial
statements) (179,062) (81,560)
Depreciation charges 6,479 7,303
Interest receivable (7,018) (264)
(Increase) in debtors (61,124) (71,858)
(Decrease) increase in creditors (11,652) 14,821
Net cash (used in) operating activities (252,377) (131,558)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Interest received 7,018 264
Purchase of fixed assets (150)
Disposal of fixed assets -- 4,354
Net cash provided by investing activities 6,868 4,618
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year (245,509) (126,940)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year A 798,865 925,805
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year A 553,356 798,865
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A Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

2023
£		 2022
£
Cash at bank and in hand
Notice deposits (less than three months)
Total cash and cash equivalents		 122,896
430,460		 374,556
424,309
553,356 798,865

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Principal accounting policies 31 March 2023

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are laid out below.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared for the year to 31 March 2023 with comparative information presented in respect of the year to 31 March 2022.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policies below or the notes to these financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements are presented in sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound.

Public benefit entity

The charitable company meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Preparation of the financial statements requires the trustees to make significant judgements and estimates.

The items in the financial statements where these judgements and estimates have been made include the estimation of the useful economic life of tangible fixed assets and the basis on which the support costs are allocated across the various categories of charitable expenditure.

Going concern

The trustees have considered the current status of recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, including rebuilding service and occupancy levels. The trustees have also taken into account the operational actions taken, liquidity and reserves, current levels of activity and operating forecasts.

The trustees have concluded that although there may be some continuing uncertainty, it is appropriate for the charity to prepare its accounts on the going concern basis.

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

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Income

Income is recognised in the period in which the charity has entitlement to the income, the amount of income can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received. Income is deferred only when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor or funder has specified that the income is to be expended in a future accounting period.

Donations are received by way of donations and gifts and is usually included in full in the statement of financial activities when received. Donations received in respect of the London Marathon event are deferred until the Marathon has taken place.

Revenue grants are credited to the statement of financial activities when received or receivable whichever is earlier. Grants received that relate to a specific time period are deferred if it is outside the accounting period.

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants were credited to the statement of financial activities when the charity had entitlement to the income and when the amount receivable had been quantified.

Fee and contract income is credited to the statement of financial activities in the period in which it is receivable and where any performance conditions attached to the income have been met. Any fee income received in advance of the financial period to which it relates is deferred and recognised in line with the period over which the related activity will be undertaken.

Donations of gifts, services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has received the service, any conditions associated with the donation have been met, and the economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), volunteer time is not recognised. Trustees give their time voluntarily.

On receipt, donated gifts, professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised in the period in which it is incurred. Expenditure includes attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.

Expenditure on raising funds relates to the costs incurred by the charitable company in raising funds for the charitable work, as well as the cost of any activities with a fundraising purpose. Specifically, this includes the Bonds payable for the runners in the London Marathon.

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Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT (continued)

Where information about the aims, objectives and projects of the charity is provided to potential beneficiaries, the costs associated with this publicity are allocated to charitable expenditure.

Where such information about the aims, objectives and projects of the charity is also provided to potential donors, activity costs are apportioned between fundraising and charitable activities on the basis of the area of literature occupied by each activity.

Expenditure is allocated to a particular activity where the cost relates directly to that activity.

Support costs for the overall direction and administration of each activity, comprising the salary and overhead cost of the central function, are apportioned on the following basis:

Note 4 shows how support costs have been re-allocated to the residential assessment centres and community projects.

Governance costs are the costs associated with the governance arrangements of the charity. These costs are associated with constitutional and statutory requirements and Governance costs have been apportioned across residential assessment centres and community projects based on the income ratios of each activity.

Tangible fixed assets

Items of equipment are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £2,000. Depreciation costs are allocated to activities on the basis of the use of the related assets in those activities. Assets are reviewed for impairment if circumstances indicate their carrying value may exceed their net realisable value and value in use.

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates in use are as follows:

House fixtures and fittings House fixtures and fittings 10 years (10%)
House equipment 4 years (25%)
Head office leasehold 10 years (10%)
Head office equipment telephone system 10 years (10%)
Head office equipment equipment 4 years (25%)

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

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Principal accounting policies 31 March 2023

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Fund accounting

Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund.

Unrestricted funds are maintenance fees, grants, charges, donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of the charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

The charity transfers funds from unrestricted funds to restricted funds where there has been higher expenditure in running a project than the funds provided. Transfers of funds also are made from general funds to designated funds in order to reach the specified target balances of the designated funds. No transfers are made out of restricted funds without written authority from the original funder.

Operating leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership remain with the lessor, are charged to the statement of financial activities in the year in which they fall due.

Pensions

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charitable company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable under the scheme by the charitable company to the fund. The charitable company has no liability under the scheme other than for the payment of those contributions.

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 March 2023

1 Income from donations

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2023
Restricted Unrestricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
London Marathon -- 19,341 19,341
Baring Foundation -- 3,500 3,500
BNP Paribas -- 1,000 1,000
Comic Relief -- 15,000 15,000
Denton Charitable Trust -- 1,000 1,000
Dyers Company -- 2,000 2,000
Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Trust -- 5,000 5,000
Howberry Trust -- 1,000 1,000
Jet Charitable Trust -- 500 500
Rathbone Redfern -- 1,000 1,000
Rest Harrow Trust -- 100 100
1,476 -- 1,476
Small trust appeal -- 4,350 4,350
University of Sussex Graduate Internship 3,400 -- 3,400
Uxbridge Foundation -- 1,000 1,000
William Allen Young Trust -- 2,000 2,000
Gift in kind 1,188 65,226 66,414
Other donations -- 16,071 16,071
6,064 138,088 144,152
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2022
Restricted Unrestricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
London Marathon 8,529 8,529
Uxbridge Foundation 1,000 1,000
Dyers Company 1,000 1,000
Small Trust Appeal 3,100 3,100
Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Trust 5,000 5,000
University of Sussex Graduate Internship 6,100 6,100
Invesco Cares Foundation 3,000 3,000
Shanley Foundation 2,000 2,000
Rest Harrow Trust 200 200
Jet Charitable Trust 500 500
Sir Jules Thorn Trust 1,500 1,500
Gift in kind 53,434 53,434
Other CJRS furlough grants 10,950 10,950
Other donations 15,861 15,861
6,100 106,074 112,174
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2 Income from charitable activities

a. Residential and community assessment

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2023
Restricted Unrestricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
General fees -- 1,315,553 1,315,553
Parental support -- 59,060 59,060
Supporting people -- 13,036 13,096
Charges -- 5,176 5,176
Other -- 1,577 1,577
1,394,402 1,394,402
2022
Restricted Unrestricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
General fees 1,416,849 1,416,849
Parental support 34,058 34,058
Supporting people 12,946 12,946
Charges 4,102 4,102
Other rates relief 4,557 4,557
Other CJRS furlough grants 13,627 13,627
1,486,139 1,486,139
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b. Community projects

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2023
Restricted Unrestricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
Lambeth Outreach Young Parents 150,000 -- 150,000
Lambeth other 31,668 -- 34,668
100 -- 100
City Bridge Trust 39,525 -- 39,525
Segelman Trust 37,000 -- 37,000
Caring Dads Programmes -- 39,499 39,499
Garfield Weston 30,000 -- 30,000
L&Q Placemmakers Fund 18,750 -- 18,750
Comic Relief 59,099 -- 59,099
3,586 -- 3,586
1485 Hardship fund 2,000 -- 2,000
Other 3,000 12,353 15,353
374,728 51,852 426,580
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2 Income from charitable activities (continued)

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2022
Restricted Unrestricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
Lambeth Outreach Young Parents 150,000 150,000
Lambeth other 838 838
800 800
City Bridge Trust 47,650 47,650
Segelman Trust 30,000 30,000
Caring Dads Programmes 66,385 66,385
National Lottery Community Fund 36,972 36,972
Pilgrim Trust 15,000 15,000
Comic Relief 57,200 57,200
75,539 75,539
Other CJRS furlough grants 1,233 1,233
Other 2,750 285 3,035
416,749 67,903 484,652
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3 Total expenditure

Staff costs (note 6)
Premises costs
Maintenance
Insurance
Professional fees
Housing association
charges
Communications and
stationery
Publicity
Depreciation
Audit and
accountancy
Travel
In-kind and sundry
expenses
Total expenditure
Reallocation of
support costs (note 4)
Reallocation of
governance costs
Total expenditure		 Costs of
raising
funds
£
13,349
--
--
--
216
--
585
6,852
--
--
--
--
52,456		 Residential
and
community
assessment
£
1,080,865
31,625
23,369
6,689
80,890
42,220
3,579
1,771
2,642
138		 Community
projects
£
419,546
--
534
--
19,902
--
5,565
--
10,431
--
--
2,623
1,348		 Residents
grants fund
£
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1,402
--
--
--
--		 Governance
costs
£
29
--
--
--
12,888
--
16
--
--
--
14,370
87
542		 Support
costs
£
202,614
60,783
6,160
16,285
5,632
--
19,619
--
--
4,709
--
194
389		 2023
Total
£
1,716,403
92,408
30,063
16,285
42,327
80,890
68,005
6,852
15,412
6,480
14,370
5,546
54,873
73,456 1,273,788 459,949 1,402 27,932 316,385 2,152,914
29,541
3,680
106,679		 220,124
36,794
1,530,706		 42,088
12,090
514,127		 --
--
1,402		 24,632
(52,564)
--		 (316,385)
--
--		 --
--
2,152,914

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3 Total expenditure (continued)

Staff costs (note 6)
Premises costs
Maintenance
Insurance
Professional fees
Housing association
charges
Communications and
stationery
Publicity
Depreciation
Audit and
accountancy
Travel
In-kind and sundry
expenses
Total expenditure
Reallocation of
support costs (note 4)
Reallocation of
governance costs
Total expenditure		 Costs of
raising
funds
£
10,619
36
2,175
4,956
829
50,454		 Residential
and
community
assessment
£
1,071,960
26,998
25,596
5,739
78,487
34,856
1,636
2,595
2,734
1,250,601
265,129
26,117
1,541,847		 Community
projects
£
407,442
188
43,200
6,387
201
9,817
2,243		 Residents
grants fund
£
1,362		 Governance
costs
£
15
26
14,520		 Support
costs
£
246,729
62,296
3,138
15,718
9,252
19,423
177
4,708
195		 2022
Total
£
1,736,765
89,294
28,922
15,718
58,253
78,487
62,841
5,334
12,815
7,303
14,520
6,001
50,454
69,069 469,477 1,362 14,561 361,637 2,166,707
23,177
1,865
94,111		 50,583
9,327
529,387		 1,362 22,748
(37,309)		 (361,637) 2,166,707

4 Support costs

Support costs
Costs of
raising
funds
£
Residential
and
community
assessment
£		 Community
projects
£		 Governance
£		 2023
Total
£
Head office staff
Premises costs
Maintenance
Insurance
Professional fees
Communications and
stationery
Depreciation
Travel and sundry		 16,168
7,662
701
2,053
--
2,363
594
--
29,541		 161,421
29,230
3,274
7,831
5,632
9,889
2,264
583
220,124		 2,307
22,794
2,085
6,107
--
7,029
1,766
--
42,088		 22,718
1,097
100
294
--
338
85
--
24,632		 202,614
60,783
6,160
16,285
5,632
19,619
4,709
583
316,385

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 March 2023

4 Support costs (continued)

Costs of
raising
funds
£
Residential
and
community
assessment
£		 Community
projects
£		 Governance
£		 2022
Total
£
Head office staff
Premises costs
Maintenance
Insurance
Professional fees
Communications and
stationery
Publicity
Depreciation
Travel		 10,208
7,585
382
1,914
2,515
573
23,177		 213,773
24,031
1,211
6,063
9,252
8,611
177
1,816
195
265,129		 1,863
29,591
1,491
7,466
7,936
2,236
50,583		 20,885
1,089
55
275
361
83
22,748		 246,729
62,296
3,139
15,718
9,252
19,423
177
4,708
195
361,637

5 Net income(expenditure) for the year

Net income(expenditure) for the year
2023
£
6,479
11,975
15,803
120,178		 2022
£
Depreciation
Auditor
s remuneration
. Audit
Operating lease rentals
. Equipment
. Property		 7,303
10,250
15,761
131,726

6 Analysis of staff costs, cost of key management personnel, and trustee remuneration and expenses

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Staff costs were as follows: 2023 2022
£ £
Salaries and wages 1,082,668 1,119,435
Social security costs 151,353 145,664
Employer's contribution to defined contribution pension schemes 71,304 84,464
Sessional staff 361,453 336,007
Agency staff 15,669 21,121
Other staff costs 33,956 30,074
1,716,403 1,736,765
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1 employee earned between £70,000-£80,000 (2022: 1 employee between £70,000-£80,000)

The total employee benefits including pension contributions and national insurance of the key management personnel were £200,307 (2022: £186,146).

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 March 2023

6 Analysis of staff costs, cost of key management personnel, and trustee remuneration and expenses (continued)

The charity trustees were not paid nor received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2022: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2022: £nil).

No trustees' expenses (2022: none) were incurred by members relating to attendance at meetings of the trustees.

The average number of employees, including sessional staff, employed during the year was as follows:

Social and care workers
Management		 Headcount
(number of staff employed)		 Headcount
(number of staff employed)		 Full-time equivalent
2023
No.
2022
No.
31.47
38.38
6.53
6.50
38.00
41.88
2023
No.
48.82
7.88
56.70		 2022
No.
52.30
10.00
62.30		 2023
No.
31.47
6.53
38.00

There are no related party transactions to disclose for 2023 (2022: none).

Aggregate donations from related parties were £1,575 (2022: £912), all of which arise in the normal course of business.

8 Taxation

The charitable company is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.

9 Tangible fixed assets

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House
Leasehold Head office fixtures and House
improvements equipment fittings equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost
At the start of the year 94,687 62,623 11,292 33,911 202,513
Additions during the year -- -- -- 150 150
At the end of the year 94,687 62,623 11,292 34,061 202,663
Depreciation
At the start of the year 94,687 54,820 10,053 32,385 191,945
Charge for the year -- 4,709 206 1,564 6,479
At the end of the year 94,087 59,529 10,259 33,949 198,424
Net book value
At the end of the year 3,094 1,033 112 4,239
At the start of the year 7,803 1,239 1,526 10,568
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All of the above assets are used for charitable purposes.

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 March 2023

10 Debtors

Debtors
2023
£
284,203
3,796
30,842
318,841		 2022
£
Trade debtors receivable
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 195,717
276
61,724
257,717

11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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2023 2022
£ £
Trade creditors 46,530 34,096
Taxation and social security 46,048 35,535
Deferred income 32,193 36,850
Accruals 59,948 72,501
Other creditors 41,056 58,445
225,775 237,427
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Deferred income relates to a grant received in advance and the 2023 marathon (2022: deferred grant and marathon income).

12 Analysis of net assets between funds

General
unrestricted
£		 Designated
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2023
Total
funds
£
Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets
Net assets at 31 March 2022		 3,467
600,418
603,885		 --
954
954		 772
45,050
45,822		 4,239
646,422
650,661
General
unrestricted
£		 Designated
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets
Net assets at 31 March 2022		 9,588
643,392
652,980		 954
954		 980
174,809
175,789		 10,568
819,155
829,723

Restricted Funds: Fixed assets with a net book value of £772 have been purchased with restricted funds (2022: £980). This comprises the balance of the Capital Appeal for replacement carpet at one of the residential units which is being depreciated over 10 years.

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 March 2023

13 Movement in funds

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At 1 April Income and Expenditure At 31 March
2022 gains and losses Transfers 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted funds:
Lambeth Outreach Young
Parents 150,000 (150,760) 760 --
Lambeth Public Health 12,601 -- (706) -- 11,895
Lambeth Caring Dads 31,668 (31,868) -- --
City of London, City Bridge
Trust 39,525 (39,525) -- --
Bureau 645 100 (745) -- --
CWDC 11,866 -- (2,292) -- 9,574
ASYE Dept. for Education 483 -- (483) -- --
Foyle Foundation 8,990 -- (8) -- 8,982
Residents grants fund 3,168 1,700 (1,402) -- 3,466
Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Trust
Capital 861 -- (88) -- 773
Summer Trips Appeal 736 1,476 (1,785) -- 427
University of Sussex Grad.
Internship -- 3,400 (3,400) -- --
L&Q Placemakers Fund -- 18,750 (9,783) -- 8,967
Garfield Weston Foundation -- 30,000 (27,428) -- 572
Capital Appeal 118 -- (118) -- --
Tudor Trust Wellbeing 1,305 -- (837) -- 468
Tesco community fund - 500 (500) -- --
National Lottery Community
Fund 25,786 -- (25,786) -- --
Securing Change Appeal 424 -- (424) -- --
Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Trust 934 -- (934) -- --
Philip King Charitable Trust 3,777 -- (3.777) -- --
Segelman Trust 783 37,000 (37,783) -- --
1485 Hardship Fund 2,000 (1,302) -- 698
KPMG Foundation 2,199 -- (2.199) -- --
Tudor Trust Securing Change 5,438 -- (5,438) -- --
Pilgrim Trust 9,007 -- (9,007) -- --
Comic Relief 13,921 59,099 (73,020) -- --
72,747 3,586 (79,997) 3,664 --
CAFCASS -- 2,500 (2,500) -- --
Other gift in kind -- 1,188 (1,188) -- --
Total restricted funds 175,789 382,492 (516,883) 4,424 45,822
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds:
. Development fund 954 -- -- 954
Total designated funds 954 -- --
General funds 652,980 1,591,360 (1,636,031) (4,424) 603,885
Total unrestricted funds 653,934 1,591,360 (1,636,031) (4,424) 604,839
Total funds 829,723 1,973,852 (2,152,914) 650,661
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The narrative to explain the purpose of each fund is given below.

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 March 2023

13 Movement in funds (continued)

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At 1 April Income and Expenditure At 31 March
2021 gains and losses Transfers 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted funds:
Lambeth Outreach Young
Parents 150,000 (150,000)
Lambeth Public Health 13,061 (460) 12,601
DWP Caring Dads 1,500 (1,500)
City of London, City Bridge
Trust 47,650 (47,650)
475 800 (630) 645
CWDC 12,391 (525) 11,866
ASYE Dept. for Education 483 483
Foyle Foundation 9,032 (42) 8,990
Residents grants fund 2,612 1,918 (1,362) 3,168
Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Trust
Capital 1,067 (206) 861
Summer Trips Appeal 853 908 (1,025) 736
University of Sussex Grad.
Internship 6,100 (6,100)
Capital Appeal 118 118
Tudor Trust Wellbeing 2,000 (695) 1,305
National Lottery Community
Fund 28,111 36,972 (39,297) 25,786
Securing Change Appeal 424 180 (180) 424
Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Trust 2,357 (1,423) 934
Philip King Charitable Trust 9,532 (5,755) 3,777
Segelman Trust 30,000 (29,217) 783
48,441 (48,441)
KPMG Foundation 5,549 (3,350) 2,199
Tudor Trust Securing Change 13,724 (8,286) 5,438
Pilgrim Trust 7,734 15,000 (13,727) 9,007
Comic Relief 17,974 57,200 (61,253) 13,921
76,499 75,539 (79,291) 72,747
CAFCASS 2,500 (2,500)
Total restricted funds 253,937 424,767 (502,915) 175,789
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds:
. Development fund 43,280 (42,326) 954
Total designated funds 43,280 (42,326) 954
General funds 614,066 1,660,380 (1,621,466) 652,980
Total unrestricted funds 657,346 1,660,380 (1,663,792) 653,934
Total funds 911,283 2,085,147 (2,166,707) 829,723
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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 March 2023

13 Movement in funds (continued)

Purposes of restricted funds

Lambeth Outreach Young Parents

The fund supports delivery of services in the community to young mothers and fathers, up to age of 24 years.

Lambeth Public Health

To enable St Michael's to support the prevention of unintentional injuries in children aged 0 - 5 by funding the supply of home safety equipment and education.

Lambeth Caring Dads

This fund supports the delivery of the Caring Dads programme to young fathers living in Lambeth.

City of London, City Bridge Trust

This fund is to support the delivery of services in the community to young mothers and fathers.

National Children's Bureau (LEAP)

This fund is to support parents' groups in the LEAP (Lambeth Early Action Partnership) areas, through the REAL programme (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy).

within the organisation.

Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) Dept. for Education

To support newly qualified social workers in their first year of employment.

Foyle Foundation

A grant to support and teach literacy and numeracy across all our services.

Residents grants fund

This fund includes amounts received from various organisations including Housing the Homeless, for specific equipment and other purchases for some of the families as they move to new accommodation. The carried forward funds will be spent in the following year. These funds continue to be segregated in a separate bank account.

Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Trust - Capital

To support the Capital Appeal to replace furniture, carpets, equipment and toys in St

Summer trips Appeal

To fund summer activities for the families with whom we work.

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Purposes of restricted funds (continued)

University of Sussex Graduate Internship

Scheme to pay for the employment of a University of Sussex graduate and an undergraduate, to support the fundraising function for 10 weeks.

London & Quadrant Placemakers Fund

This fund is to support the continuation of the Securing Change programme.

Garfield Weston Foundation

This fund is also to support the continuation of the Securing Change programme

Capital Appeal

To support the replacement of furniture, carpets, equipment in the Residential Schemes and at Head Office.

Tudor Trust Wellbeing

Tesco young Parents

To support work with young parents in the community

National Lottery Community Fund

This funding supports the Securing Change project to develop an intensive service of support for parents who leave St Michael's with or without their child.

Securing Change Appeal

To contribute to the costs of providing an intensive service of one to one and group support for parents who leave St Michael's with or without their child.

Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Trust

To support the Securing Change project (as above).

Philip King Charitable Trust

This funding also supports the Securing Change project (as above).

Segelman Trust

This fund is to support the delivery of community and outreach services for expectant and young parents.

Pilgrim Trust

To support the Securing Change project (as above).

KPMG Foundation

Funding to support the evaluation of the Securing Change project (as above).

Tudor Trust

To support the Securing Change project (as above).

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Purposes of restricted funds (continued)

Comic Relief

with young fathers across Lambeth.

Department of Health & Social Care

Funding for work with young fathers in the community, including partnership with other Lambeth agencies, through the Starting Well project.

CAFCASS

Funding to assist with the provision of supported contact services to children and families.

Purposes of designated funds

Development fund

The development fund was set up to hold monies designated for expenditure on existing and new work subject to the case-by-case approval of the trustees, a report.

14 Operating lease commitments

The charity's total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases is as follows for each of the following periods:

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Equipment Property
2023 2022 2023 2022
£ £ £ £
Less than one year 7,880 15,761 87,599 85,579
One to five years -- 7,880 56,250 101,250
7,880 23,641 143,849 186,829
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15 Contingent assets or liabilities

At the balance sheet date, the charity has no contingent assets or liabilities (2022: £nil).

16 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £1.

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