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St Paul's Hostel
(A company ts'mited by guaranteel
Report and Financial Ststements
Year ended.. 31 March 2023
Charity no.. 1043921
Company no.. 03009035
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st Paul's HosteL- Annual Report and Financial Ststements
Year ended 31 March 2023
Contents
Legal and Administrative Information
Chair's Report
TNstees' Annual Rep(Kt
Independent Auditor's Report
stalement of Finaricial Activities
Balance Sheet
Statement of Cash Flows
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Notes forming part of the financial statements
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st Paul's Hostel - Annual Report and Financial Statements
YeaT ended 31 March 2023
Legal and administrative infomiati¢)n
Company number.
03009035 IEngLand and Wales)
Charity nurn￿r:
10439ZI
Truste•&'
D J Morris
P M Kinsella (r￿gned 03/0￿?023)
P A Fowler
C Bridges
K D Archer
M A Rothweii
S Turner
F Martin
D Glover
D De Saulles
Chief Executive:
Mr J Sutton
Company Secretary
& Finance Manager: D A Coltins Iresigned 29/09/2023)
C P Ginty (appointed 29/09/20231
Registered Offic•:
Hilllx)r¢)ugh
Tallow Hill
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 IDB
Independent
Auditors-
RD Accounting Limited Istslutory Auditors)
Chartered Certified Accountants
C Two Locks
Hurst 8usiness Park
Brieriey Hill
Dys IUU
Bankers:
CAF Bank Limited
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
MEI94JO
HR Advlsor..
June Mills HR SolutI￿s

st Paul's Hostel- Annual Report and Financk31 Statements
Year ended 31 March 2023
Chair's Report for the year ended 31 March 2023
This year. our 46th year. the chauengesand disruptK)ns broughtaty)ut by the Covid-19 pandemr have. by and
large. now disappeared. There were a few occasK•ns ths year when addrtKJnal Covid proteCt￿n measures
were introduced ￿lt nothir¥J compared to the two prev￿US years
At the AGM in DeCem￿r 2022. aaire Bridges. handover over to myself. Unusually. Claire had volunteered for
twoperiodsas Chair.Thig was agreed bythe 8oard to provKJe continuityover the parKI4TUC The Board elect￿1
Philip as the Chair along with Frances mart￿ ar￿ DebbE Morris as Vice Chairs
HighLights 22/?3
There have been many hwJhlights in 22/23. These include hosting two High Sherrffvisits- the iatterconcluding
with Ihe presentation of High Sherrff awards to two members of stsff. one volunteer and fwr reskyents or
former resitlents.
The first award5 in rrerrw of one of the founding twstees. Robin Sykes. took pbce at an event hosted by
Worcester City Council in Ihe summer The awards were presented by Sue Sykes. The refurbished front
garden. to be named after Robin. had to ￿ wstFx)ned. due to the death of tl)e L4te Ouw Elizabeth and will
be rescheduled for the spring of 2023.
St Paul's Hostel was stKcessful in continuing io delwer Ihe support Servi￿ of the pan-county Housing First
SerV￿e The servicewill be skn'ghtly smaller beCal￿e Wyre Foresl Distr￿lcOuncI[ have decwjed lo nol continue
alOngs￿e the other five council&
Hostel and R8s•ttl•mÈnt Servicès
Operations of the serV￿ÈS rèmain very busy. With the exception of a short wiod in thè summer. the hostel
Service has ￿mal[￿l at or near capacity all year. It has nol posstble lo fiLLalLthe Resettlement Houses of
mLALti￿e Occupation IHMOI. It ha5 become clearthal many resKlents prefer the hosteiand feel isolated in these
settings AtongsKle the wpFx)rt in the hostel our direct access counseiling service continued to be effective.
Worcestershire publ￿ Health were abieto fund cwnseLbng Ihis year ugng twogrants from the Off￿e0f Heath
Inequalities IOHIDI. Additk)naUy with this funding we estsbbshed altemative therapeut￿ actiV61ies undèr the
leadership of Debbie COLl￿nS the Finance Manager and Company Secretsry.
Debbie's skills set is com[Ae￿ntary diffe￿nI from c(xJnSei￿"n9 and includes mindfulness. Life coaching
and hypnotherapy. Oneof thè Peer Mentors has linked up wrth the Birmingham based Hep C Twstarbd reguLar
lin￿ are eStab￿shed for bloodborne viruses. St Paul's ¢o-develo￿ with Cransloun a new Peer Mentoring
development and employment framework. This brings much needed coherence to the recruitment. training
and devel¢)pmenl and employment in Peer MeniorirKJ. or employed roles. A new Peer 14entor has undergone
training using this framework and is now a Level i Peer Mentor supporting the work of Cranstoun. the Drug &
Alcohol treatmenl provKler. in Ihe city.
strateglc Objoctlws
Our strategt objectives iewire St Paul's HosteL to explain and Influe￿ community decision mkers about
the causes of homeLessness and Local homeless w)￿"CY. A comprehensive report was written for
Worcestershire County Council Public Hèalth which was used to infomi the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
IJSNAI. Later in 2022 St Pauls was also approached by a research company. Revealing Reality. to support their
commissioned work with the UK Health Security Agaicy reswnse to CovKd.
The CEO has spoken at sèveraL publ￿ events aix)ut our work Includ￿￿3 Om￿rs[eY Golf Club and Ihe
Herefordshire aniy Worcestershire Human Resources annual conferencèat the Bransford HoleL He undertook
a number gf interwew5 a1￿ul homelessne55 arKI the houwg crisis on regK)nal r￿K).
The quarterly Open House days have re-stsrted after rwriy a three-year Covid imposed break. Deciyon
makers. funders and 9JPWrters are welcomed to the hosièl lo see and hear for ￿￿mselVeS what we do and
talk to some of the people we help.
st Patsl's have continued to support exiernal organisat￿nS. The Worcestershife Adutt Safeguardiro Board
(WAS81 was supported by the co-optK)n of the CEO as a member of the ￿nlY WKle Assurance Panel The
panel monitors the progress against the recommendatK)n re the 2020 Thernat￿ Review into the deaths of
rough sl*pers in thecounty. Irb January 2023. theAssurance Panel conclvded not aiiof Ihe recommendations
had been sattsfactorily cc¥npleted and reported such to the Independent Chair of the WASB.
The eslablishment of a new county Voltjntary Sector Allonce has been supported wth a Trustee and CEO
attending launch events. ThisAlbance wasfounded 10 5UPPOrt the Local NHS. tr￿At it has also replaced the'voice
of the sector, functions undertaken by Worcestershire v0￿e& In January 2023 Worcestershire Voices was
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In the late winiw. Trusiees agreed a propM)sal by Cranstoun. the local dtug and alcohol treatment provider.
with Manchester Melropolitan Untversiiy and ￿eens. UnNetsity Belfast. to support the co-development and
testing of a Wearable c￿erdOSe Detecb"on Device and Alert Syslem IWODDAS) The project will be agreed by
the summer of 2023 and the pilot of rw techTh)icoy is expected to in late 2023 or early 2024.
Fundra•sin9
We were successful in securing fundirm) from several grant-gNing organisations including Core Costs.
something that can be challenging when compared to a specific project related funding. Some of the funding
we have secured is as follows".
NationwKle Commuftrty FoundatK)n. Wèwereawarded £50.000 overtwo yearsto suprKJrt the Kitchen
A5SiSt3nt Training prograrnme. With this carne the gPPOrtunity to work with their grants and medK4
teams to produce a moving and inspinThJ VKleo"Steve-s Story. This vKleo has been an excellent and
important
resource
seeking
fundng
from
other
trusts
and
foundations. httpsJ/ww.youtube.com/walch￿-l4ftID￿*Js3A
Garfield Weston FouThJation. We were successful in securing £25.000 tOW￿dS core costs. This grant
was then followed by a successful aPpl￿tKin for multi-year funding. and we have been awarded an
additional £25.000 per year for Core Costs for a furttr￿r Iwo years.
Eveson Trust. We are grateful for the on4wng SUPFM)rt from the Eveson Trust and for th￿r ￿an1
award of £40.000 loward5 core cos
9owiandsTru5L We weye awarded £io.000 towards the refurbthment ofthe Hostel rooms
Charity of the Year..
The charity has benefiied from two tharity Fkyrtrvships this year. Hewett Recruitrnent and Worcestershire
Advance. The SUPFVYt we have receNed has been exceptv)nal and has included."
Hewett R¢eruitmÈnt
l Deb'vere(l emptoyrrent workshop at the hosteL
b) Supported our Chnstmas Shoè eox Ap￿31 for Housing First Resident& 48 Shc*s eoxes were
donated by allatlendeesatthe Hereford & Worcesterchamberofcommerce HR evenl todonate
Box. This meanl that every ￿￿X￿Ing First partKipanl received a Christmas Gift.
cl Big Worcester Sleep Oul 2022- ProvMJed Corporate sFx)nsorship and submf(led a team to attend
the event
dl Donated a Christmas Treelo the hosteland decoratk)n&
el Helped decorate residents. rooms
As a result of the HR cOnferer￿e. oneoftheattendees haveasked their staff to donate f¢x)d items
that wll be deuvered to the hostÈL in thè coming week
g) Hewett Fest- knve MUS￿ fest￿[ in February ¥ased over £1.500.
Wor¢estersh•re Advance
al Sponsored Bike project Peer Menlor
bl Attended the Big Worcester Sleep (ljl
cl Supporting our Christma5 CampaHJn by donatirKJ £250 wh￿h enabled our TesKlents to have
excellent desserts during the Christrrkys perkxl.
The Bike mentor oversees Ihe day-to-day runnirKJ of the pwoiect and they have recewed training from
a professional bike Mechan￿ and in-tum leaches those skills to ¥e&dents. They havè salvaged and
restored several discarded bikes and has deveLotHI a loan system for those residents who do not
own a bike A purp05e-LxJilt shed was suppiEd and rrtted by D J Timbef euildings Ltd. a local
company. Wh￿ provides a safe pl￿e to store bikè spares and a wor1( base for restoration.
Big Worr•ster Sleep Out uth October 2022
The lead up to the event was surrounded by some uncertainty dueto ihe future ofworcester Warriors Rugby
Football Club who went inlo administrntK)n. However. the support recewed was still excèl￿t
The event would rKJt have been p0S￿ble withc*rt Ihe hard work. dedThtw. and deteminatvjn from the team
at Ihe Worcestei Warriors FIxJndat￿rb ar￿ formef stsff of the club. who gave thwr time freely on the evening
of the event. We were again supp)rted by AC Catering and the Rapd Response Emergency team who
provKled an evening BBO and breakfasi for all those attending.

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We saw a 65% increase in the number of people attendirg compared to 2021 wilh 47% of th95e attending the
event for the first limè. In totaL the event rarsed over £Jo.000 for St Paul's Hostel. Worcester WarrK)rs
FOundat￿n and Maggs Day Centre.
Open Day5
In October2023. the OF*n Days. somethingwe introduced beforeCovKI. were re-stsrtE*Y. These evenisprovide
our supporters the opportunity to visit the hostel and see first-hand the impact of their supwrt. but aLso it is an
opportunity to invrte people not famibarwith our work. Ths yearwe were PTMleged to host oné of the charity's
founders. the Reverend Frank Hillebrand. Frnnkwasoneoftheoriginal founder5 whoback inthei97osdecided
lo get together and do So￿￿h1n9 aÈxXJt the numtkr of who were sleeping on the Streets. Frank gave
an inspiring and MOVI￿ account of how St Paul's was started and Ihe problems and challenges they had.
Lookir#J Forward To 2023-24
The strategic challenges for zo23- ZOZ4 will continue to ewrerge from the conseryEnces of Ihe geo-polit￿3[
backdrop in Europe and the consequerbt Cost of Living Criys
We envisage fundraising and leveraging a fair share of any addrtitsnaL slatè funding to becorre more dfficult
at a time when demand. and the complexity of the problems people face. are increasing The operational
chalLenges for 2023-24 are tskely to inlluencry the conb"nuatK•n of funding for HousiThJ First and retaining
high qua￿"tY staff.
Our prio¢iti•s for 2023-24 art..
a) Sustain existing serv￿eS and existtTrJ capacily.
b) ColLaborate within informal or formal aUh?nces to develop addith)nal or improved seNces to
support our misS￿n
cl Inftuencecounty strategiessothey work towaids makiNJ homelessness in Worcestershire. rare. brief.
and non-recurrenL
Date
DebbE Morris- V￿e Chair and Trustee

st Paul's Hostel - Annual Report and Financial State￿nts
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Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended y March 2023
The Trustees present thèir repori and the audited financk41 statements of the charity for the year ended 31
March 2023. Thè trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statetrent of Recommended Pract￿& ISORP)
"Accounting and Rep)rting by Charities" in preparing the anr￿1 and financial siatements of the Charity.
T￿￿tee$ ofth• charty
The directors of the charitable company are its trustees forthe wrposes of challty law. The trust￿ who have
served during the year are detailed on page 2.
Structur
Thè charity 15 controlled by its governing L*xument. a deed of irust. and Constitutes a bmited ¢ompany. limited
by guarantee. as defined by the CompanEs Act 20c6.
TheorganisatKJn is a ¢harrtabLe company imited by guarant￿ Ir￿¥￿￿)rated on ￿ January 199s The company
was estabLJ'shed under a Mernorandum of AssockAtion wh￿h defines the company's objecls and is governed
under ils ArticLes of Association. In the evenl of ihe company being ￿nd up the rTpmL*rs are requiied lo
contribute an arTh)unt Th)t exceedirKJ £1.
St Paul's Hostel was an unincorporated charity prK)r to wKorFxyatKJn. whose activities began in 1977. The
objects of the unincotporaled body were twoadly ymiiar to the current charity.
Gwemance and Manag•m•nt
Sl Paul's Hostel has a Council of Trust*s which rI￿ts on a regular basis The ￿nCIl Ithe term 'Board' is
sedl of Truaees met fI￿r times in 2022/2> In additK)n to the members of the Council ol Trustees. the Chief
Executive and FIna￿e Manager along wilh the 3 Ser￿￿e Managers and Fundrasing Manager Itogelher this is
the Leadershp and Management Team) attend Trustee Boa￿ meetirrt¥.
A General Purposes and Finance Sub-commrttee was estab￿"shed ￿ October 2012 in view of the expansion of
services being offefed and to enable nKJre detarfed discuSSK)n on the financial figures outside of the full
Trustees m&tirig5. There were four meetirMJ5 In the period. The Chief Executive and Finance Manager attend
these.
The Trustees delegate the responsibility for the day-to-day opeRtK)n of the charity to mana￿Ment stsff led
by the Chief Execulive with deiegaled powers. In additK)n to the fuit and part time staff. the chaTlty a150 use5
volunteer workers whose value cannot be precisely mÈasurwJ in terms of cost The volunteers are under the
supervi&on and coordinatK)n of èach knice Manager. Volunteers have nvmerous roles. but the majority
provide daily kitchèn S￿ing dkrtie&
At the present time. the staff COns￿ts ot.
I Chief Execub"ve
i Finance Manager and Comp3rry Secretarylpart tirrel .
i HousirvJ Manager
2 Housing Orr￿er5
I HousiTh3 Services man3￿r Ipart time)
9 Projecl Workers lftJLI and p/timel
2 Housekeepers (part timel
Up 10 2 RelEf Worke¥s (part timel
i Fund Raising Manager
i Finance Off￿er (part limel
I Chef and Caterry Manager
Up to 3 part time Kilchen A￿lstants (often fourKI from resKlents or forrrer restdentsl
The Worcestershire Housing First Pilot seNice ended ￿ March 2023 after 3 yèars. A very Sli￿tlY smaller
serv¢e Is to be continued for at least 2023-25 and Sl Paul's Fk)steL we awarded the contract to provKle the
support service. This SerV￿Q currently employs
i HousirrfJ Firsi serV￿e Manager
6 Housing First Case Managers Iw*iii be 5 in 2023-2y
I Peer Support Worker
In addition. the kk)stei stsff are svpwrted by up 10 20 volunieers

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R•cruitmont and appointmènt of ngwtrustoes
The directors of the company are also the charity twstees for the of charity Law and under the
company s Art￿lesBre known as Trustees.. The Board ofdirectors is referred to as the'CcMJncil of Trust*s'
Every member currently contritrxjtes £1 and from the M￿lErShip i% e￿ted the Council of Trust￿ who in
their turn may aPFX)int a Managemenl Commitl* lo organse the day-to-day funning of the charity. The
Council of Trustees in offKe dvring the year is strK)wn on the wevws page togethei with Ihe legal detsib of
the charity.
whi￿ the first Point of Contact for tK)tential trus1￿ is tl* CEO. the Chairof Trustees coordinates selecth)n of
Trustees. thereby preseNwKJ the necessary separat￿n tr*tween governance and operatKJns.
The term of office for the Chair and V￿e Chair shalL be as near as possible to thiee years. However. a retiring
off￿er may. if the Trustees think frt and hè/she i% willing to continue in office. be rè-elected The maximum
tem of office is len years The secretary and one Ihird of othw Q)un¢il rrembers must retire al each Annual
General Meeting but may offer themsetves for re-electK)n.
The Management Team is supported by the Finance aThJ General Purposes syb-committee of Trustees who
make recommerKlathMs trj the 8oard of Trustees on finance. property. strategi¢ planning and human
resources matters and execute any de1￿￿ted matter set by Trust&s.
TheC1)ur￿l10f Twstees isaware of Ihe5pecrfK needsofthecharily's client grwpandthe balance ofexpertise
of existing trustees. Potentyal new Trustees are KlentifEd by the Trustees. often from the large pool of
volunteers and are invited to offer themselves for electk)n io the CounciL
Inductlon and traning of now tntstées
Most Trustees are already aware of the charty's work prior to thew appointment and indeed the profile of the
harity and its work is the primary motwation lo voiuntw.Trustees urKlerstand their duties as charity trustees
and company directors and training is offered wth exiernal natKJnal provider& They meei the Chief Executive
and Finance Manager and visil ihe S￿￿eS to understand the culture and ethos of St Paul's. They"have
avaiLable up to date guKlance on responsibili￿S teing a Tnstee published by the Charty Commission.
Rlsk manwmènt
There is an up-to-date Risk Management Polw. Risk5 are ident￿ed. assessed controlled with some H￿h
Probability and/or High Impact risks t￿Ing elevated from the Leadership and Management Team to the
Finance Sub-committee. or the Board ofTrustees. Monrtoring procedures have bèèn put in place to ￿31￿31&
on a conlinuing ba*s. levets of risk expogjre and to review at a Board Istrategicl and Leadership and
Management loperationaD leveL
Obieclives and aims
The principal activity of the company. in the year under review. was that of providing accommodation for the
single homeless We have referre(I to the guidan￿ contained in the Charty CommissK)n's general guidance
on public benefit when reviewing ourobJ"Èctivesand actNitJes and ￿ planning ourfuturea¢b"vit¢es In particular.
the trustees consider ￿>W p￿nn￿l actwities wiu contribute to the ol¥ectives and aims they have set
The main otyective of the charity is as follows. to provkye relief eilher generally or indwiduaily of persons in
the Midlands who are suffering from homelessness. wverty or are in conditK)ns of need. hardship or distress
part￿￿[arlY but rK)l exclusNely by the prov15ion of accommodation and related SUFfKXt service&. From this
we have crafted our rnissK)n' to helppe(wle live thrcxsgh Iwjelessness
Our values a￿.
Re$￿t for others. We wiu always trèal people in the way we would want to be treated
ourselves
b. People Can change. With encouragenwL (Erseverance and through approprote
reiatK)nships. peoFle can change.

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Fairness. We will treat everyone in our services fairly. This rreans we will ¢Jo our very best to
get everyone what they need Being fair doès rK)t mean everyone will always get the same
thirrfjs. as it deper)ds on a person's as5e5sed need.
d. Self-heip. IndN*Yual ￿ponSi￿ty for change i£ if change is to occur.
Knowing our Ljmits. We krow whal we are goc<l at and what we are not. Thwe are limiis to
the help we Can offer and Whe￿ we cannot help. we always expiaMI why.
The Cornmunty. The ￿dIv￿l￿aL is important. but we have a bias toward5 the well-being of
the community.
A strewh-based aPPToach. In heipiry FEOFAe. we tske tiito account what a person has and
whal they Cart do. rather than what they do Th)t have and whal ihey cannot do.
Achlev•ments and Perfrn•
Summary of Main Achievements
Hostd occupancy leveLs have remair*d at 92% this year and the hostel accommodatK)n has
helped over 60 FeopLe this year.
b. ProvisK)n of the Cognrtwe Behavioural Therapy ICBTI counselbng service to over 70 people. The
waiting time is Less than 2 days ￿th compares very favourably to natK)nal NHS gvidancè under the
IAPT prograrnme
I In 2022.23 we enhanced our therapeutt seNices wilh altematnie therapies. irciuding mindfulness
for 5 hours per week.
Three residents have taken part in ¢)ur kiichen assistsnt scheme.
st Paul's 5UPPOrts the Worcestw Cares Homeless Forum. The rnemtxrship expanded to i￿l￿de ali
Worcester Street kitchens (soup kitchènsland thisyèarthèctycouncilhave incorporated Worcester
Cares as the de faclo City HomÈtèssness forum supwrting the City Council in its conSiderat￿n of
servKes as well as providing coll8boratNe soiutK)n& such as food. to people in or Cllsis.
Howouractivitiès deli¥er public benefit
The main areas of activity and whom we try to h￿p are descrl)ed bèlow. Also. we people who find
themselves needing help to alleviate drug or alcohol addi¢lK)n. often closely related to rough sl*ping or
homelessness.
The capab1irt￿S WÈ have to meet these objectives include safe secure accomrTKxlatKJn. indNidual and
group counselling. wellbeing sessK)ns. tsfe skills tsainw)g.pb CoaCh￿g and tra￿lry
The CEO co-opted to the Board of Healthwatch Worcestershire. with Specif￿ ￿sponSIbl1111es for
homelessness heallh seNices.
St Paul's Hostel
St Paul'shostel iscentraltoour seryre.11 has facilit￿S for42 Fwie plus Iwo self-c￿)￿lned resettlement flats
on the same sile. The charity provides aCcomm(xlal￿n, now all single rooms. r￿lTItiouS food and tenancy
support The Project Workers undertake la5ks to heiD ￿pIe manage th￿r accommodation and build self-
effucy to establish themselves as able to live an inter-deFendentbfe.
st Paul's Resettlement Service
St Paul's own 2 properties ar)d rent 2 Houses of MuLtspie C￿CUpat￿ IHMOI that are known as resettlement
propert￿S. These 18 beds provide the nexi slep from the hosleL using Ihe Housiry Ready philosophy. From
this stsge. Staff offer Housing Managernenl services Ig help a ￿rson relain the tenancy. ￿lIdIng resilience
and seLf- efficacy. In 2023 one of the 2 rented HMOS. wiu be handed back to its owner. due to low occupabon.
' 75% finish t￿r5e of treatment wthin 6 weeks Lx 95% WIL￿ 18wEek&

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st Paul's ￿nsellIng Ser¥ice
The in-houseCBTcounselb"ng servre prov*Yes aLnKJst immediaieaccessto an accredited counsellor for crisis
intervention or therapy. SeNice utiiizalion is above 96% and we have further reduced the waiting time for
appointments.
Housing First F
Theworcestershire Housing First Pilot. funded by the Busness Rates RetenlK)n funding from Worcestershire
County Council and 6 diStr￿t ccwJnci& continued vntsl 31 March 20Z3 During the 3 years of operation. it has
rehomed ovw 50 people. who had prevK)usly tEen ¢JeerTEd very difficult to house by Local Authoritps.
UnfortunateLy. 3 people in Ihal havedEd. The Univer5tLy of Worcester will pubb"5h an evaluation using
similar framework to thè natKJnaL Housing First pilots in Manchester. Liverpool and Birmingham. The
Worcestershire Housing First pilot is not part of the 3 nat￿)naL pilots-. however. the lenarcy sustainment rates
compare more than favorably to these ￿10
Flnanciai R•vi
High levets of occupancy and a h￿Jher level of grants. legaC￿S and donations have helped subsianlially to
reduce the t*Jdgeted defrcit for this financol year. wh￿h was welcome news. The key financial risk for the
coming year continues to be the fundiro of those seNKes not fuTrJed by Hou&ng Benefit I￿Ome, namely
CounseUirKJ and Therapeut￿ se￿￿e$ and the Kitchen Se￿￿e Project. Pk)wever. we have been fortunate in
already securing some part fundin9 for these activites for the nexi financial year.
Plans for future perio¢ts
Our future plans witl f¢xus on..
c￿ling a workforce of people who havethe right skills. competencies. and attitude of mind
to work in a Trauma Informed way.
DeliverTraUma-Inf￿rned services that meet Ihe needs ofthe homeless person and p￿vent
the need to re-access homeless Ser¥￿eS ￿ the future.
Change Wb1￿ attitudes towards hcrtessness at Ihe local and regional level, so that the
public want change arKi homelessnes5 15 less tikely.
Have sustsinabie income and a capitsl investment progvamme. so we can help homeless
people unlil homelessness Is end￿.
R•s•FV•S poIKy
The Trustees have revwed the chariiy's needs for feserves in accordance wilh Ihe guidance issued by the
Charity Commissh)n and have conS￿ered the desirabib.ty ol holding sufficient fund5 to meet unexpected
disruption of the income flow. The levelof reseFves held at the year-end were as foiiows.'_
al Totsl funds (ReStr￿ted and UnrestrictÈdl- £L25S70312022.. É1218.8￿}
b) Réstricted fund5- Ei3.288 12022.. £42.2281
cl Oesignated funds- E300.000 1?022' £Ni
dl Non liquid funds (he￿ as r￿ed assets/programme relaied investments)- £620.604 (2022.. £596.65
After mak+ng allowances for ilems B to C atthe ffft reserves anv)unled to f321.81112022." £579.9341
The designed fund of £300.000 is in relation to anb'cipated ftjiure development costs. trustees consider
Ihis expenditure will be in¢urred within the next 3 year>
On thi5 basis. TheTrusiees conshderthat the reserves areal a reaiisbc LeveLloensU￿theeffe¢tsvear￿ efficient
running of the charity.

st Paul's Hostel- Annual Report and Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2023
Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2023 lcontinued_l
Related Parti
None of our trustees receive remunerat￿ll or any benefit from their work with the charity. Any connection
tween a trustee or senior management of the charity with any grant provhgers. customers. sup0￿rS or
benef￿larieS must bed￿LOSed to ihe board of trustee&
The Irustees and management also aim to maintsFn arKI develop sustsinable reiatK)nships with local
authoritiès and other charities/or9anisatK)ns as required.
Trustees. responslbllitl•s
The Irustees (who are also diwlors of Sl Paul's Hostel for the Fxjrwses of company lawl are responsible for
preparing the Trustee5' Annual ReFK)rt and the financial staterrents in accordance with applicable Law and
United kn'ngdorn Accounting Standards Iunited Kingkni Generally Accepted Accounting pract￿>.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financkil sthtemènts for Èach financial year. wh￿h give a true
fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and appI￿atIon
of resources. including the IrKonE and expenditure. of the charitable company for that perv)d. In preparing
these finanryal ststements. the trust￿ are required to..
select suitable accounting poiries and then apply them consistently."
observe the ￿￿thcxYS and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 IFRS 1021
make judgements estirrotes that a￿ reasonable and prudent..
stste whether applicable UK Accounting Stsndards have been followed. subject to any material
departures disclosed and eX[￿1r￿d in the financial 51atements'.
prepare the financial statements on the goin9 concern basis unless f( is inapproprkAte lo presume
that the charitable company wlicontinue in OFeratk)n.
The Irustees are responsible for k*prng adequate acccNJnting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy
al any lime. the financial posilion of the charitable company and eroble ihem to ensure that Ihe financol
siatements comply with the Companies Acl 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the a5setsof the
charitable company3r￿ hence for takwig rèasonable sièps forthè prèvènlK)rbar￿ deteCt￿n offraud and other
irreguianties.
In so far as the trustees are aware..
Ihwe is no relevanl audit information of wh￿h the chariLable company s auditor is unaware". and
the Iruslees have taken all steps that they ought lo have tsken to make themselves aware of any
relevant audit informath)n and to e51abLish thal ihe auditor is awa￿ of that infonnaiK)n.
This rekx)rt ha5 been prepared in accordar(e with the special provis*￿5 of Part ￿ of the CompantesAct 2006
relating lo small compan*s.
Approved by 8oard ofTnJstees on 6" Oecemtw 2023
Debbie Morris- V￿e Chair and Twstee
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Year ended 31 March 2023
Independent Auditor's Report
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of St Paul's Hostd Ilhe'charitabte companyl for the year ended 31
March 2023which comprisethe statementoffinartial activities. baiarKe Sh￿t. cash flow ststementand notes
lo the financial statemenls. inclL*Jing sKJnificant accounting polic*s. The financkal reporting framework that
has been applied in tl*ir preparation is appltable law and United Kingdom Accountirv) Stsndard5. including
Finan¢k41 Reportin9 Standard ioz The Financk41 ReFX)rting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Iretand (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting PiactKel.
In oFynK)n the financial statèments..
gwe a true and fair v+ew of the stale of the charitable companys affaffs as at 31 March 2023. and of rts
incoming resources and app￿c3t￿n of res(KJrces. Including its in¢owr* and experbditure. for the year
then ended..
have been property prepared in aCCordar￿e vrith United Krydom Generally Accepted Accountin9
Pract￿e.. and
have been prepared in ￿COrdanCe with the requwements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted ouraudit in accordancewth InterrK4tionalStsndJrdson Audrtin9lUK) IISAS (UK>I and appb'cabie
Law. OUT rèsponsibilitiès under those standard5 are further described in the Auditor'5 responsibilities for the
audit of the financial state￿￿nts sectM)n of our reFX)rt. We are independent of the charitsble company in
ccordance with Ihe eth￿1 requiremenls that are relevanl lo our aLhlit of the financial slalements in the UK.
including the FRCS Eth￿aL Stsndard. and we have fuifAied cwjr oiherelhthl respons1ts￿t*S in accordance with
these requirements. We believe that the audFi èvKlerte wè have obtained is suffiC￿l and appropriate to
provide a basis for our opnK)n
Condusions relating to coDcem
In auditing thè flnancial statements. we havè concluded thal the trustees. use of the gtiing concèm basis of
accounting in the preparatK)n of the financ￿)1 statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have Ferfo[n￿d. we have noi hyentrfth any materk31 ￿n￿￿intleS reLaitsig to events or
condit￿nS Ihat. indivKlually or collectwely. may cast signiftant doubt on the charitsble company's ability to
continue as a going concern for a perhxl of at Least twelve months from when the financial statements arè
authorised for issue.
Our respon5ibibb.es and the res[￿lS11￿lIl￿s0f the trustees wilh respect to going corKern are described in the
relevant sections of this report.
Othèr information
The other information comprises the informatk)n ￿Cluded in the trvstees. annual rep)rt. other than the
financial ststements and our auditorfs report thereon.The trnstees are responsible for the other
information coniained wthin the annual feport Our opinion on the fina￿la1 statements does not cover the
othèr information aNJ. except to ihe exient otherwise expb"cilLy state(1 in rewrt. we do not express any
form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Ou¥ responsibib'ty ts to read the other lnf0mRt￿n and. ￿ doing so, consider whether the other inf0M￿tK)n is
nk3teriaLly inconsistent with the financkll statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or
othetwise appears to be materially misstaied. If we Klentify such material liconsister￿le50r apparent rnaterial
misstalements. we are required to determine whelher thsgives rse to a malerol msstalemenl in the financkAI
slatements themselves. If. based on the work we have performed. we concLude that there 15 a material
misslalement of this othèr informatK)n. we are required to report that facL
We have nothing to report in lh￿ re9aid
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Matters on which WM are required to rnwt by excep
In the light of the knowAedge arKI understarKling of the tharitalAe company and its environment obtained in
the coursé of the ￿dit we have not ￿￿entir￿d material misstaterrents in the diiecto¥s' report included within
the trustees. repc¥l.
We have nothing to report in resF*ct of the foiLowing matters in reUHtion to which the Companies Act 2006
requires us to rèFMYt to you if. in our O￿n￿)n'.
adequate accounting records have rKst been kept. or ￿tUrnS adequate for ￿￿r audit have not been
received from ￿anCheS not visrt&Y by us.. or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the acc¢)unling records and returrs..
certain disclosu￿$ of trUsI￿S. remuneratDn specif*d by law are not made.. or
we have Th)t received all the Inf￿ma￿On and explanations we rewire for our audit." or
the trustees were Th)t enlitled lo prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small
companies, regime and take advantage of thè small companEs' exemptM)11s in preparing the
directors, report and from the rÉquirement to prèpare a strat￿￿ report.
R•sponslbllllles of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees. reSKK)nsibib"t*s staiement at the end of the Trustees Report. the
trustees (who are also Ihe directors of the charitsbie company for the purposes of corr¥)any Lawl are
respM)nsible for the p￿ParatIon of the financial 5taterrenis and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair
view, and for such internal control as ihe trustees delermine isnecessary to enablethe preparation of financh?I
statements that are free from material misstatement. whether due lo ftsud or Èrror.
In tyeparing the financial statements. trustees aTe ￿$[y)n￿ble for asses5iry the chaTtsbEe company's
ability to continue as a going concern. disclos￿g. as applicab￿. matters related to going con￿rn and using
the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees eilher intend to tpudale the charitable company
or lo cease operat*)ns. or have no reatsstic altemative l)ut to do so.
Audltor's responslblillles for the authi of the financial statements
Cxjr obj'ectives are to obtain reasonabte assuranceaL￿lWhe¢her the financrdl statements asa whole arefree
from Mate￿aL mi8staternent, whether due to fraud or errcy. and to issue an auditor's report that includes our
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a h￿￿h level of assurance. but is rK)t a guarantee that an audit conducted in
accordance wrth ISAS (UK) will alway5 deteci a material misststement when it exists. Misststements can arise
from fraud or error and are consKlered materk41 rf. individually or in the aggregate. they could reasonably be
expected to inliuence the economic decis￿5 of users taken on the basis of these financk31 statements.
Irregularit￿. including fraL￿. are instances of non•compionce with Laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line with our responsbi itstPS. fJJtlined aix)ve. to detect material misstatements in respèct of
i¥reguiarit*s. including fraud. The extent to which (xjr pr￿edureS are Capab￿ of deiecting irregularities.
including fraud. is detaled below.
Ojr audit process involves determining a suitable materiality level and assessing the overatt risk of material
i55tstement. including how fraud may (Kcvr. Our core procedures in re￿l￿n to fraud alKJ error include..
Identifying laws and legulat￿n$ that could reasonably give rise to a materk41 misststement in the
rinanckil statemènts.
Enquiring with management and Offf￿e holders on their own consKleralK)ns on fraud
Conside¥ing financial pressures. irtentwes. opportunity. ar￿ motivations that may lead lo fraud.
Reviewing are85 where management is required to make sKJnifKant subjective judgements (the key
area5 identifEd for St Paul'5 Hostel include fwl assel vaiuatKJn/depYeciatDn and allocation of
reslricled fund expendilurel
Ensuring expenditure is wrthin the Scot￿ of the chant*. ains and obiectNe5. is line with restricled
funding requirements and is prowly authorised.
Reviewing manual joumal entr￿S to ensure they are apprijpriate and rKJ subject lo any bos. Ihus
reducing the r￿￿ of misstatement due to managerrent overrkde of controts.
Our procedures are tsilored lo the specific risks we have KJentif*d for Sl Paul's Hostel and are based on our
detsled knowledge and urKlerstanding of the charity and its environmenL
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Year ended 31 March 2023
There is an inherent r6k that our audit will not detect ali irregularit￿& Inci￿ling those resulting in materi31
misstatement in the financial ststemwts or rK)n-coMpb.an￿ with reguL4lK)n. Th15 risk 15 greater in respect of
fraud rather than error. as fraud involves intentH)nal concealment. forgery. collusion. omission or
misrepresentath)n.
As partofan audil in accordancewith ISAS (UK). we exercise profess￿￿81 judgmenland maintain professK)nal
scept￿IsM Ihroughout the audit. We also."
Identify and a5se5s the risks of material misststerrenl of the financial 5tstements. whether due to
fraud or error. design and perform audit Fwocedures ￿p)nSive to those risks. and oblain audit
evidence that is sufficienl and appropriate to prowdèa bass our 0￿.niOn. The risk of not dètecting
a material misstatement resulting from foud is higherthan forone resulting from error. as fraud may
involve coiLusion. for￿ry. ￿ten￿"onaL omissK)ns. mIsrepresenta￿n$. or the override of internal
ontrol
Obtain an understsnding of internal control relevant io Ihe audi( in order to deggn audit prctedures
thal are approprklte in the circumstances. t¥Jt not for the purpose of expressing an opiniin on the
effectweness of the charitable company s internal ¢ontroL
Evaluate the approprk4teness of accounting poiKies used and the reasonabiene5s of accounting
estsmate5 ar￿ related disclosures made by the trust￿.
Conclude on Ihe approproteness of the trustees. use of Ihe going concern basis of accounting and.
based on the audit evidence obtaine(l. whether a maI￿al uncertainty exists related to Èvents or
conditK)ns that may cast swnffjtant ￿￿bt on the charitab￿ Company's ability to continue as a going
concem. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists. we are required to draw allenlion in our
auditor's report to the reiaiEd disclosures in Ihe financtal slaiements or. if such disclosures are
inadequate. to modify our opinK)n. conclusions are based on Ihe audit evidence obtained up to
the date of our auditor's report. However. future events or conditions may cause thè charitsbLe
company to Cease to Cont￿Ue as J going ¢oncem.
Evaluate the over811 wesentstion. 51ructure and contenl of the financial ststements. irKluding the
disclosures. and whether the financial ststerrents ￿present Ihe undwlying transactws and events
in a manner that achieves fair presentsth)n li.e.. gives a true aThJ fair view).
We communicate wth thosè charged with goVerna￿e regarding. among other matters. the planned scope
and timing of the audit and signfftsnt al￿rt f￿￿ing$. includirrtJ any signrfrant defiC￿ncES in intemal control
that we identify during our audit
Uso of our rewi
This report is made solely to the chaTrfÉabie company's mèmbers. as a body. in accordancè wrth Chapter 3 of
Part J6 of the CoMpan￿S Act 2006. Cxjr audrt work has been Undertaken 50 that we might state to the
charitable company s members Ihose malters we are required to slate to them in an audiior's report and for
no olher purpose. To the fuilesl extent permitted by LAW. wedo Th)t accept or assume responsibility to anyone
other than the charitable company and the charilable company s members as a txxly. for our audit work, for
this reF)Ort. or for the opinions we have fom)ed.
Richard Dunkley ISenK)r Statutory Audilorl
RD Aetounting Limited (Statutory Audrtorl
Chartered Certrfied Accountants
C Two Locks
Hurst 8usiness Park
BrièrLey Hill
DY5 IUU
Date..
211,,12011
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st Paul's Hostel- Annual Report and Fironcial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2023
statement of Financial Activities linciuding summary income and expenditure
account) for the year ended 31 March 2023
Yotsi
Unre
Funds
Total
Funds
Total
Funds
Fu￿5
2023
INCOME AND ENDOWME147S FROM
D¢Jnatlonsand legaties
Chafltabl* 8ttivilbe5
In¥estrner•t income
89.119
275.645
1.156.952
293.706
1.070.840
14.138
Total Income and EndovAnents
g?S.640
47S415
IMSLOqS
1.3n.664
EXPEPIDITVREON
DireettharStable a¢ti¥ities
C¢ntf31 ovethead cosis
. 39L398
IW,117
LW183
360,110
I.(￿6￿45
307,466
2S9.9gJ
YotalÉxpehditure
7.Y7•
49LSIS
L4BI193
1.313.gJl
NEIINCOMEI{BIPENDITUREI
I￿,111)
131,2481
64.773
Tr*nslets between Funds
21
Plet In¢omlnElloutEoinK) fortheyear belore
otherretO8nistd8aiTh58nd 10$5es
I28.9￿}
13L2481
64.773
Gainsliiossesl on re¥aluaiion of investments
Rev•luatlonof soclol Investments
13
119.%21
81.5
40.649
47.5
Netmovernent infunds
19
65.830
1¥94DI
105.422
Total funds broughtforwa
1,116.$85
41228
1.218J13
1.113.391
Totsl fufidstarritd fornvard
1.241415
J.255.MJ
1.218AII
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St Paul's Hostel- Annual Report and Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2023
Company registration number: 03009035
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023
2023
2022
TONI F￿￿$
Funds
lunds
FI￿0 ASSfrs
Tan8ible o5sets
Social investmenu
io
li
241104
377.S(Mi
243.IIM
377.51Th)
306.651
I￿.(￿)
620.604
S96.651
CURRENT ASSETS
Oetyiors
In%E5tments
12
13
26J28
491295
355.105
873.728
20.305
511.657
465.841
997.803
491295
316A17
8J5A40
Cash ai bank •nO ifi hano
CREDrtofts
Amourtis failing dup Wifhin one year
14
196A91
112L6291
122l6111
NET CURRENT Assrrs
7Juii
75109
775.162
IOTALASSETS LESS CUIREwf UABIUTIES
L359A15
L371703
1.3?1.81J
CREOITORS
Arnounts iallinE due after more ihan ofte￿?1
16
1117.(Wl
1117.1)
1153.(Wl
NET ASSETS
L24L41S
13.28B
L155.703
1.218,813
FUNOS
Unrestritted fun¢Js
Oesi8nèTed lunds
Re￿1￿4(10n resefft
Restriaed lunds
19
553.S(Kl
855.808
915
i*U8
320.717
42.228
L25%703
1.218.813
These accounts are prepaied in accordarte wih speckHI provisions of Part ￿ of the Companies Act
relatin9 lo small compan*s.
The financk41 statements were approved by the 8oard of Trustees on ￿ DecemLw 2023 and were sKJned
on its behalf by..
D Morris- Chair and Trusiee
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St Paul's Hostel- Annual Rep￿ and Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2023
Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 March 2023
2023
2022
the•m• I l•xpèndr(urel fgry•ar
131.2481
64.773
Dividends receivable
Interest recei¥able
Depreoation and impa•rment of tan8ible Iwed assets
Ilncreasel I de¢rease in debtors
Increase I Idecieasel in Creditors
116.7171
11.6661
71,188
16.0231
1137.0121
114.0841
1541
71,197
19.2871
1117.3681
Net cash Ilowfrom opeTatr* a<ti¥ilies
1121A781
14.8231
Cash Ilow from Imiesti￿ arfivlt•es
Paymenis ¢0 aouire tan8lble fixed assets
Proceeds from ￿le of iJn8ibk fixed assets
Interest recthved
Oividends received
17.641)
128,4951
16.717
14.084
N•t ￿$h Ilow from lTr¥estini arti¥itl•s
10,742
{14.3571
Net in¢r*ase I Ide¢rease) in ¢•5h and eqUI￿lents
1110.7361
119.1801
Cash and •9￿alents at th• b•1*￿InG of the T•PQrtinB period
465,841
485,021
Cash and cash equivaleftts at the Ènd of thè reporting period
355.105
465.841
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St Paul's Hostel- Annual Report and Financkil Statements
Year ended 31 March 2023
Notes fomiing part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
A¢¢ountiryJ polki
la) Basis of preparation
St Paul's Hostel is a chantable wrvate Company (incorporate(l ￿ England / Walesl. In the event of the
charity being wound up. the liability in respectofthe guarantee is b'mited to £1 per memberofthecharity.
The address of the registered offKe is 9Nen in the charity informatK)n on page 3 of Ihese financial
ststements. The nalure of the charty'5 gperatb)ns and principal acbvity was thal of provi¢Jing
aceommodatK)n for Ihe single homeLess and further details can be found in the trustees. reporL
The charity constitutes a pubk benefit entily asdefined by FRS 102. The financialstatemenls have been
prepared in accordance wilh Accounting and ReFOrting by Charities" Statement of Recommenée
Practice appI￿able to charities preparing Iheir accounts in a¢cordan¢e with the Fin￿¢$3[ Reporting
standard applicable in thè UK and Repubir of Ireland issve(l in October 2019. the Financial Reporting
standard applKable in the United King¢*Jm and RewbiK of Ireland IFRS 1021. the Charibes Act 2011. the
CompanEs Acl 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accountiro WaCt￿e.
The significant accounting pobcies appl*d in Ihe preparation of these financial stalements are set out
below. fhese po￿￿$ have b&n ¢onsistently appiie<l to ati years presented unless otherwise stated.
(bl Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds wh￿h are avaibble for use at the discretKJn of Ihe trustees in
furtherance of the general objectives of ihe Gharily and which have not desi9nated for other
purposes.
DesvJnated funds eomFxise unrestricted furKls that have set askye by the trust￿$ for particular
purposes The aim antl use of e￿h desKJnated furKJ is set wt in the notes to the financ￿1 ststements.
ReStr￿ted fu￿[S are funds wh￿h a￿ to be used in accordance with specific ￿str￿tionS imposed by
donors or which have Taised by the Charity for particuLar wr5)oses. The cost of raising and
administerin9 su¢h funds are charged against Ihe specffj￿ fund. The aim arKI u* of each restricted fund
is set out in the notes to the financkHI statements.
The charity does nol currenuy have any endowment fvnds
Ic)
In¢omiNJ r•Sour￿S
All incoming resources are inciLrded in thè Ststeff￿t of Financkal A¢tiirities ISOFAI when the ¢harity 15
legally èntstléd to the income after any performance condrtK)ns have been meL the am(xJnl can be
measured relkAbiy. and It is tyobabLe that the income wilt be received.
Rentsl income in respect of the hosiei and ￿SettIernent houwg is inclLvJed on an accruats basis in ihe
period to whth it reiales.
For donatK)ns to be recognise(I the charrty will have trwi rK>trf*d of the amwnts ar￿ the settlement
date in writing.
For legacies, entitlement is the eathr of Ihe charity being nobr￿d of an imFwding distribution or ihe
legacy being receNed. At this poinl income is recogntsed. On ¢xcasion [￿aCIeS will be notif*d to the
charity howèverrt is not Fx)ssibleto mèasure theanK)untexpectÈd to be distributed. On thèse tttasion5.
the legacy is Irealed as a contingent asset and di￿[osed
Income from governmentand othergrants are recognised at fairvaluè. when the charity hasenty"ttemenl
after any perforrnance eor)ditions have rret. il is probable thatthe incon* will be received and the
amount can be measured relk4bly. If enbtlement is rot rret. then these amounts are defe¥red.
Idl R•S￿r￿S •xpended
All expenditure is accounled for on an accruals basis and has classified under headings that
aggregate all cost5 related to the category. Expendrf¢ure is recognised where Ihere is a legal or
onstructive oblKJation lo make payments to third parties. it is probable that Ihe *ttiemenl WILL be
reqvired and the amount of the 0bl1gatK￿ can be measured reb"ably. Where costs cannot be directly
attiibuted lo particular headings they are included in central overhead <suppo￿ costs. These include
project management. finance. adrrMnlstrat￿n and geywal off￿e overheads.
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St Paul's Hostel- Annual Rewrt and Financial Ststements
Year erKled 31 March 2023
Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
Icontinued_l
lel
In￿SImOnts
Investments are stated at markèt value at the balance sheet date. The SOFA includes the net gains and
losses arising on revaluatK)ns and dispx)saLs throughout the year. Current asset investments are short
term hKJhly liquKI investments and are heid at faw value. These include cash on deposit and cash
equNalents with a maluiity of less ihan one year.
Pension costs
The charitsble company operates a defined contr*xJtK•n scheme for the benefit of its employees. The
costs of contributions are reco￿￿ed as an ex￿nSe in Ihe per￿ to wh￿h they relate.
Igl Tan9ibl• fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible frxed assels costing mote than £iow a￿ ¢aprtab"sed and irciuded at cost induding any
incidentsl expenses of a¢quisrtion.
Depreciat￿ is provided on ai1tsng1￿e ￿ed assets at ratescalculated to wrrte off the cost on a straght-
line basis over their expected useful economt Lives as fou
Freehold property
Fritures and fittings
Motor vehicles
Capital works programme
over 4 to S years
25% on reducing balance
over 7 to 8 yèars
Ihl
Financè and oporntitY4 lea
Rentsis appbcable to operating leases are charged io the SOFA over the perKKI in which the cost 15
incurred. No assets aTe curTenUy held under finance leases.
Going Concern
The financial statements have been p￿pared on a going concem basis as the trustees believe that no
materk31 uncertainlies exist The trust*s haveconshJere(I Ihè levèl of funds held and theexpecled level
of in¢on* and expendilure for J2 months from authorising these financial 5talements. The budgeted
income and expenditure is sufficienl with the level of reserve5 for the charity to be able to conts'nve as
a going co￿eM.
til
Tax
The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Aci 2011 and is
conS￿ered to pass the tests set out in Pa¥agraph i Schedule 6 Finance Act 2(no atKI therefore it meets
the definition of a charitable company for UKc¢rporation tax purwses.
Ik) Debtors and creditgts receivable / payable wihirbone year
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are
recorded at tranSact￿n pri￿. Ary losses arising from impainient are recognised in expenditure.
Pro9rammè relat•d social invèstm
st Paul's owns two freehold pro￿rtE5. wh￿h are used as resettlement hovsing and thu5 specifically
contribute to the charty's charitable purposes These properties are heid at market value provkjed this
arr¥)unt can be me35ured rebably otheThwse Iheyare measured at cost less any provish)n fordiminulion
in value.
Im) l>onated Good5. Servrces and Fatilitles
Donated professional services and donat￿ fa¢rtrtEs are recogn¢sed as income when the charity has
control over the item. any condit*)ns assochated wth the donated item have been mel. the receipl of
economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item s probable and that economi¢ benefit can be
measured reliably. In accordance with the Charit*s SORP IFRS 1021. the general vOlunt￿r Inne is nol
iecognised Irefer to the truslees. annual rep)rt f¢y more informatKJn about th￿r cOntri￿lI0n>.
On receipt. donated profess*)naLseN￿eS and donaled facilit*s are recognised on the basis of thevalue
oflhegift to the¢harilyWh￿h is theanw)unl Ihecharitywould have iwi Wil￿ng lo pay to obtsin servi￿5
or facilities of equNa￿it economic benefrt on the markeL a corTesponding arrnunt s then
recognise¢J in expenditure in Ihe pwicxl of receipt
Thecharity cul￿n￿Y paysa managemenl charge to F￿tts Lwing fortheuseof the hostel which anY)unts
to £44.784 per annvm. GNen the unique natu￿ of the property aYK4 it purposes a market rental can not
be measured accuratelyarbdthereforethereare no (kK*ted f￿1￿liestransaC1l0ns recognised in respecl
of this facitity.
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Yearended 31 March 2023
Notes foming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
(continued..)
2022
Giftsand donations
Grants
(See note 221
53.693
22L952
171161
275.645
293,706
Grants recel¥ed. IndiKled In the aljove. are as tollows:
2022
Eveson Trust
WorceSterc￿fity Council
Garfleld Weston
Nationwide Kitthen Grartt
Rough Sleepers Drvg & Alcohol Serv•ce
Public Health Engl•nd
Albert Hunt
RowlandsTrusl
8eatrtce LangTrvst
29th May Charlty
Montal Charitable Trnsi
Roger & Douglas Tumercharltable Trust
WOr￿Ster Community Funding
Peer Mentor Programme
ArcherTrust
Arnold Clark
Hedley Foundation
ASDA Foundatlon
Willis Trust Wellness Grant
woreestershire Advan
F&C Grant
Mentor Worcestershire- Grant
Natlonal Lottery
P13tlom Housin
B&0 Fountlation
SirJule5 Thor
30,0
36.645
25.iXXI
21702
19.255
24.1)88
10.1
U450
750
io.oryj
5.880
4.800
1,000
221,952
In,161
Investment wK<¥ne
2023
2022
Dividends reolved
Deposit account interest
16.717
1.731
14,084
18.448
14.138
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Year ended 31 March 2023
Notes fomiing part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Icontinued.)
2022
H¢M￿Ing Èeneflt Rent
Privaie Reni
Worcester City Council. HO￿1n@FIrst
sundry Intome
679,654
48W2
335,036
661t131
83.fj77
316.456
8.676
1.105.692
L070.840
2022
Hostel. Housing First & Resettlement¢Osts
Salaries, Nl & Pension
Rents
724.876
6fj6,148
50,224
23.519
14.X79
5.951
59.257
20,221
34.278
18.302
Repalrs & Renewols
Insvrance5
Telephone
FOOLI Costs
Client Welfare
oun5elllng C05tS
Cleanlng Consumablès
othei Costs
Bad Debt Pro¥ision
36.203
16.305
70.2WJ
20,221
57.118
23.495
3.521
6.Z89
12.751
I.IP30.938
975,755
2022
Projertcosts
Fundr3i5in8C05t5
Direct Project Costs
Clienl Welfa¥*
staff Tralnlng
25.951
,ioi
31.245
30,690
Total dlrect expenditure on tharttable artivltie5
i.￿1.18)
I.¢X16,445
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St Paul's Hostel- Annual ReF)Ort and Fina￿la1 StsterrEnts
Year ended 31 March 2023
Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
Icontinued_l
C•ntral ov•rh•ad / support costs
2022
Salaiies, Nl & Pension
Office Costs
IT Costs
Le8al. Consultan￿ & Profèsstonal fee5
Sltbscriptlons
Accountanc¥ & Audit Fee5
staff Trainingjwelfare
Staff Reuuitment
8ank Chafge5
Oepre¢l¥tlon & Iprofltll1055 on dlsposal of assets
16L542
159.078
12.193
16.194
4.120
4,760
5,959
32,501
18.106
3L613
6.377
7205
48.382
1.401
71.188
n,197
3￿.110
307,466
Net Incomlng/loutgoiry) resourc
Net resource5 are Stated after thar81￿/(c¥edItfjng1
2022
IndependÈfttAuditoes lee
Fee for prepar8tlon of ocourtts
Depreci¥lion- owned asset5
Operating leasès forproperty
Operating leases lorequrpmènt
3.550
LZTh
7L188
1344
1.2(
71,197
IL277
6.859
Truste•s rèmunerntlon and expèn
There were no trustees. remuneratK)n or other berefits for the year er￿ed 315t March 2023 nor for the year
ended 31st March 2022.
There were no trustees. exFenses paKd for year ended ￿ March 2023 (202t. NIL).
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Year ended 31 March 2023
Notes forming part of the finan¢ial statements for the year ended > March 2023 Icontinued_l
Staff ¢osts
2025
2022
Wages and salaries
Efflployers Naiional Insurance
Defined contr5bution pension costs
798,308
70,412
17.185
730.306
59.748
15.172
885.904
805.226
The aveia9e monthly Mmber of employees during the yearwas 3312022." 3￿.The average numberof full-tsme
equivalent employee was estimated to be 23 12022.. 22)
No employees receNed emoiUn￿nts in excess of £60.000 duriThJ the lexcludiNJ employerfs pension
contribulions).
Total remuneration paid to key managerrEnt personnel was £g0.638 (2022 £95.323lduiing theyear lex¢iuding
emptoyers pension contrilxjbons).
The charily contritxjtes to irKlivKluaL [￿nsiOn schemes. which are defin￿1 contritxjtion pension schemes. and
the amount5 charged to the wwme and expenditure accounts for the year a￿ as ststed above.
io
Tangible Fixed Assets
Fixtures. Fittings
and Equipmtnt
Motor
Vehicle5
Totsls
COST
As ai istApril 2022
Additions
. Disp05als
565.528
4.fyll
165.4191
$69.028
7.641
168,9151
13.5ty)1
Asat 31st Marth 2023
504.750
507.750
DEPRECIATION
As at 1st April 2022
Charge forthe year
liminattd on dlsposal
2f4).354
68.961
165.4191
1023
2.227
13.5(Ql
262.377
n,188
168,9191
As at 31st Morth 2023
263,896
264.646
NET 8OOKVALUE
At 31st Marth 2022
305.174
1.477
306,651
At 3Jst March 2023
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Year ended 31 March 2023
Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
Icontinued_l
Social Investmwts- programme related
2023
2022
cosroR VAIUATION
At 1st Aprll 2022
Addrtlon5
Revaluatlons
Disposals
At 3tst Marth 2023
377.SOO
Followiro professKJnal valuatk)n& social Investment prot￿¥￿$ have been revalued to £377.500 with an
original cost of £150.009.
D•btors.' Amounts fallin9 du• within on• year
21)22
Trade debtors
Prepayments & 0￿ye￿ Incoffle
23,8
5.528
14,605
29.328
20.305
13
Cuvr•nt ass•t investments
2022
COIF Charities Investment Fund
491295
511.657
491295
511.657
The movement ￿ the year of £19.36z is in reiatK)n to charKJes in market value. there were no diswsais in the
year. The original cost of the inve5tnEnl wa5 £300.000.
Cfeditors.. amountsf3Uing due withinon•y•aw
2023
2022
Trade Credltor5
Attruals
Oelerred Income (see following note)
Social Security &thhertsxes
other Creditors
Concessionary loan- Platfomi HousinE
14.980
17.061
14.028
14.753
133,897
22,459
1.501
36,CilO
26854
2.134
36,LWO
121.629
222,641
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.Yearended 31 March 2023
Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
Icontinued_l
Defèrr￿ incorning resource5
IrKoming resources a￿ deferred in aCCordar￿e wth seCt￿n s24 of the Statement of Recommended Practice
IFRS1021 whweby incomè s subject to performance-related corKIrtK¥n
Received
during the
ve*r
Released lo
J.4.22
revenue
31.03.23
worcesttrcity Countil- Hovsin8 First
Natonwide
8am7
(s3￿?1
133.897
16
•diiors du• ov•r i y
2022
Concessionary loah. Platlorni Housine
117.(
153.0(X)
117.INIO
153.0(Kl
Amounts due over 5 years is £NIL12022". ENIU.
An interest flee loan from Platform Hou&ng was taken oul in ￿ember zoi9 to cover extensive Capital works
undertsken at thè PlosteL las represented within r￿e￿ assets). The loan 15 deemed to t￿ a 'Conces5ionary
Loan. sn accordance WTth paragraph PBE34.88 of FRS102 afKI therefore has rM)t been discounted.
17
0￿ratir￿￿ lthis•commitmonts
Total futurè minimum Lèase payments under rnn-tanc￿L*blè OPÈfating ￿aseS arè as follow>
2023
2022
Not later that one year
later ihan one and not later than fNe yeaTS
later than fwe years
2.514
28.069
3.594
3.594
31.663
18
R•Lated parties
During the year Oeborah Colbns (company secreiary & finance manager) prov￿￿1 hobsbc services including
Mindfulness and Thought TFErapy lo resKlents and stsff through her company. Just One Thoughl Ltd. The total for
these services amounted to £8.uo (2022.. None).
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st Paui'sHostel- AnThJal Re[￿rtaINl F￿￿nC￿Sta[tM
Yearended 31 March 2023
TrIn￿er5
Gainsand bÈlween
AtL421
expended
At31.3.23
iJTrrÈstrirtedfunds
General Fun
pev¥lu4tion reseTre
OevelopmentFund
I287.1￿1
11?6.$85
975h*
199).7nl
11840 1242015
Rosts¢ctodfunds
WorcesterCityCOUtttil- H¢wsir¥Fil#
NatrOthWideKitchenGraTht
WorcesteTCityCounril-StreetC4fé
Rowland5Tnist. Hostel Roorns uperade
WCCPHETravma Grant
39*
1361.J6Jl
I25.￿1)
(Jo
131.4171
14LI)331
3L417
SLWI
U702
ROughSleepi￿ACComrnorf1Ilort
Rouihsleepers Orng &Alcohol Servi
4ts.41S
49LS3$1
T¢)tal Funds
I.ZWW I45L045 ILryZ931
255.703
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SIPaul's Hostel- Annual Repytamd starenwts
ye￿ ended 31 March 2023
Tr4n5fers
between
Incomlry Resources Galnsafvj
AtIA21 re50urre5 exper￿ed
1055e5
At3L&22
Unrestricledfvnds
Gener31 Furtd
Aevaluatlon re5orye
1929.Th1
8.417
855.808
320,777
L059.649
997MI
1929.730
40.649
8.417
L176,585
Re5trirted fvnds
Eveson Tw5t- SupportWoFker
WOr￿stercItyCQUn¢11- H(XJsin¢ Firsi
RowlandsTwsi- Hostel Roomsupgrado
WorcesterCityCourKil- Streetcafé
8ike ProjettFund
WCF Fund- Travmo IDformedMan•8er
B&Q Found¥tion
Platforni KASalary
ArtherTrust
WCC PHÉTrauma Grant
19.116
2195
Ilo.￿>
1299,7911
1.038
31&456
39.615
19.9991
12.6731
l613
11128
19N551
15ml
53.742
381.
14417>
41228
Totsi F￿d5
1.113.391
L378,684
11.313.9111
40.6¢9
1,218.813

st Paul's Hostel- Annual Report and Financhal Statements
Year ended 31 March 2023
20 Pury>osèoffunds
Devel
nt Fund
This is a new dèsigned fund wovided to alLow for fulure devetopment of the hostel site.
st
Fir
A pilot scheme commenced mid-march 20. ftnjed by Worcester Cty cou￿1[. Housing First is an
internationally recognised and ev¥Je￿e-ba$ed rrKKJèl of IM)using and supwrt for those with chronic
housing. health and social care needs. The aim of Housing First 15 to end repeal and chronic
homelessness fcv a group of people for whom other services a￿ ineffecb.ve The overall philosophy of
Housing First is to provide a Stable. independent home ?￿d inlensive personalised support and case
management. to homeless people with multiple and complex needs Housing First is a drfferent mcKJèl
because it prowdes hoysing'first.. as a matter of ruhl. rather than'last, or as a reward
nwide ￿tchen Gr
nt
The community grant SUPF)Orts society's most vulnerable people. The grant is for a period of
two years to fund a Kitchen Assistsnt Training and Employment Programme. Whilst
undertaking on-sile training. residents work with our full-time Chef &Catering Manager to
provide daily meals for our resident& They learn basic catering skills, education on dietary
needs. nutritional value. growing & using fresh produce from our established'kitchen garden,
and cooking on a bLJdget. The success of this programme has enabled us to offer
employment and progression routes for residents throughout its llfetime.
A grant for an essentkal upgrade arKI MaIntenan￿ progiam". speCif￿llY. towards to Cost of refurbishing
hosiel rooms
ster Ci
treet
Worcestèr City Cwncil provKled a grant to the Street Feeding Statrjns IAKA Soup Kilchensl during the
summér This was to support their Homelets Prevention work St Paul's acted as the bank and
undertook a very simple contracl with the Crty Council subsequently distributing the allocation
equiiably to each SFS. This approach was taken because one of the SFS Is mt a charity and picking one
from 5 would have created iension between the
WCC- PHE Traum
To provKle weekly on-site counsèibng to the resM*nts of St Paul'&
si
in
npr
The Rough Sleeping Accommodation Progfamrre s a nal*)nal initN3ttve. received vsa W￿CeSter Cty
CounciL The funding i% helping people with histories of sleepin9 rough or at risk of sleeping rLxgh by
prov￿Ing speciats'st stsff to support occupants towards independenl living.
h Slée
èr
Al ohol S￿1
The aim of this funding is to proV￿e addrtional sut)port to people experienciro. or are at risk of. rough
sleeping.11 is not to replace funding for a se￿￿e that already extsts or wsts that do not meet this aim.
The funds transfers in the yearare as follows-
Rough SLeeping AccomnKKlation Program- A contract for thi% work was never pr￿aU￿1 by the counciL
The project wa5 cancelled. and the member of stsff incorporaied into the Housing First project. The
£10.227 remaining ha5 been taken a5 a contribution lo St Paul's overhe*s.
The Street Caféproject has ended therefore the small baLance remaining has been tsken to 9eneralfvnds
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Year ended 31 March 2023
Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
I¢￿tInl￿_)
22 Dcywtions and gifts
Oelails
Amount
Earlby Property
Six Mastefs Charlty
Estate of Mrsy L L6tt1e
Worcester Big51eepout
Hewltt Reuuitmènt
Su5anah Stennet
SPH
Thyrsfield Legal
Edward & Doherty Cadbury
Springmoster
John ￿nn
worce￿*1 Parlsh Rellef
Nataliejames
Worcesier Severn Valleyftotary Club
Estate ol Mrs Barbara Avnold
A V 8rand Fyneral Oiiefflors
The Provinclal Grandchapter
X Greenlield
C M Aavold Charltsble 7rv5t
St Martins Cornmarket
Bfomyard Method15t Churth
C Bl8dcman
pavlinÈThofpe
5,750
4.879
3,434
1,518
1,442
i.ojo
981
740
300
Totsl DOn•t￿n$￿S0a￿d above
31744
Anonymous Donationso¥erQSO
1.365
Anonymou5. sundrys•Nller & pets0￿1 donaiions
17.737
GiftAid
1.847
Total Do￿tiOnS
53.691
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