Chat'ity regi5tratlon number 1048919 Coiiipany i'egistratlon nuillber 03048461 (England and IV21e5) CRAWLEY OPEI N HOUSE ANNUAL REPORT AND fi INANCIAL STATEME]YTS FOR THE YEAR ENDLD 31 MARCH 2024 CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE LEGAL AND ADfvIINISTRATIVI INfiORMATION Ti'ustees Michael BolioJi- Treasurer Clare Hiley Richard Bllrreti Balvind¢rAhluwalia He1￿Je11￿ Bel￿ett Sara Heald- Vice Chair Babak J81aci Daryl Gayler Paul Roe Janies Abdool- Chair (Appoinled 21 Novemb¢r 2023) Socj'etllry Miclia¢l Bolion Key iiiAnAgetJient personiiel Chai'lie A￿atoon Malcolm Nicholtss Jaiie Nulty KaTeii Youijg Einily Huntcr lan Wilkins CEO Ilead of Operaiions HR &AJixuiJ Pvfun(i¥¥l H¢¢1d of ResidcIiiial Serviccs .Icad of Day Services Head of Fiindraising & Relationships Hostcl Manager Tom McAlcney Cllarlty Iiuinber 1048919 Coiiipamy number 03048461 Regi5teied offlee GrouIid Floor 1 7 Station Road Craivley Wesl Sussex RHIO IHT Audltor Richard Pla¢e Dobson Service$ Limited Ground Floor 1 7 Station Road Crawlcy Vcsl s￿sSeX RHIO IHT CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE CONTENTS PAge Chairnian's slaleiiieiit Tnistees, report Sialemenl of TNstec8' responsibilities Independent aiiditofs report 8-10 Statemejjt of financial 8Ctivili¢s BalsJic¢ shg¢t 13 Statement of cash tlows 14 Notes lo the financial ststemenl$ CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE CHAIRMAN'S STATEI MEI NT FOR THE YEAR ENI)ED 31 MARCH 2024 This year'5 annual report shoivs our siakcholdcrs liow we have p¢rfOn￿cd ov¢r lh¢ last year, as ive cojilitive our work etisurijjg strategic dtrection, clear 8ov¢rn0nc¢ and valiie in LI￿¢ work of Ilie Charity. Despite Ili¢ ecoiiomic uncertainty in¢ludiiig the c05t of living crisi& l am delighted to report tlial i)ur performanee tltroughout 202312024 lias remained strong which Is le51imotiy to Ilie partiiersknip5 we have built as well as the review of our serviees to cater for Ilie Clianging needs. Durtng 202312024 iv¢ continued ollr piogrninmc of investment in fiiture services wd inside this repDrl you will gel ail undcrslanding of hoiv iv¢'ve spent our in¢oine on improvitjg 8tid mairttaining our services. Tlii5 has been a continuation of the vork ive started in recent years. We 91i exlrem¢ly graieJJl to all donors who fundraised and donated to Craivley Op¢ii House. Eacli year wc ar¢ still ainazed by the gencrosity of our supportcrs. This report is designed io shoiv hoiv aur moti¢y is speiil, how we are perfonhing comparcd to pievious years aiid deinonslrate our overall financial govemittce. I lJ(ye you find Ili¢ report ￿]d a¢¢ouiils infoiThaliv& Jamcs Ahdool ChalriiiAII Dale.. ..44..(H.,10.L4 CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE TRUSTEES, REI PORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IVARCH2024 Tlie Tn15tees present ilieir report aiid aecolliils for the year elided 31 Maicli 2024. Tlie accounls liave beeii prcpared in a¢¢ordance ivitli die Accouniirtg policies sel oul in llote I lo tlie accounts and conjply willi tlie cliarity's tneniorollduTn aIid articles of assoeiation. tli¢ Conlpaiiies Act 2006 and Ili¢ Statemeiit of Recominejided Practice, "Accouiiling Aiid Reporting by a]arilies" issucd in Marcli 2005. ObJe¢tlves aiid *ctivltle5 Purposes aiid alnis Tlie Trustees revieiv the airns, objctlivcs and activities ot. the ¢haTity each year. Tliis report looks at Ilie acliieveJikent$ art oiilcomes the ¢harity lias ill21 de (l￿oU￿7 this r¢yortin8 period. The Tnistces r¢port th¢ success of eaLli key activity and th¢ bcrtefits the cliarity has brought to people that it is sel up to hell). Tli¢ reyieiv also helps the Trustees ¢nsui¢ the charity's aijns, objectives aiid activities remained facused on 115 51ated purposes. About CraivIey Opeji House CTawlcy Open House slartcd its jouniey in 1982 whcn doors first opened an a proje¢t in Spencers Road knoivn as the Crawley Coiiimiiiiily Resollrees C¢iitre. In the ivinler of1990 we delivered our first overniglit acc(>mtnndalinn providiiig eirteigelle.y cold Y¢ailieT beds to t]iose thAI wcie sleeptiig roiigh. In 1994 ive lauiich A peiinaiienl hostel illsiead of a leiiiporHry cold iveaihei. $lieliei-. Portakabitis oti¢L Us¢d to house coiislruciioii workers buililing tbc ¢liallnel tuimiel ivere converted lo provide twclve siiigle and four double rooitts plus ali otTi¢c, a 5hoiver, a toilet and a laundry block. In 1996, the Iioslel and lesource ¢cJJtre merge lo foim Crawley Opeii Hoiise. Sin¢e Ihc5e early day8 we Iiave grown lo provide fjccottth)odation, support and services for 11108e in the Craivley arc4? suff¢ring tlie effects of honiclessthess, untTnployJnetil, loneliiiess. di5crimiiialiott, or other forms of social exclusion. Tliis hasn't elJan8cd and our sUp￿rt 18 available 10 AllyOAe iij n¢ed, aiid Can 50meti￿¢S be as little as a Ine21 or feeliiig lisiejied to. Tlie Trustees have paid diie regord 10 8uidaii¢e issued by the Ch8rily Comniission in decidiiig ivhal aelivili¢s the charity should ujdertake. riiiianclal Revltw Duriijg tlie year the ¢liarily had Iict inconiiiig re$ourees of £799,694 (2023.. £429,615). This high level of ttet incoine partly flects tlie good Icvel OF doiJali0115 &nd grattts we received, in p8rlieulHr Ilie graiil of £500,000 for tlie purc118s¢ of a fvrther move.oji properly. Less Positively, also refle¢ts th¢ continuing ditYi¢uliies we liave had re¢witing staff to fill vacaii¢ie8. Reserves Pollcy The ¢liarity's reservcs policy takes account of ils ¢xpandtng operations. the way Éhty are fiinded 8nd the forward-looking risks to that fundillg. The r¢s¢rves policy is to ljold vnreslricted rcsejves of bet¥v¢en three and Six montlTs' Projected ¢ore cxpellditure. As at 3 1st March 2024, unrestri¢ted fiinds ivere £631,31712023.- £663,037) and projected core expcndtture for th¢ fin8Jicial year 2024-25 is £1,596,900. Reserves are therefoie in th¢ middle af the TTUSt¢es' larg¢l longe. The Trustees consider this to be an appropriate level of reserves given the fin8n¢ial pr¢s8ures everywhere iii tlie UK economy which are lik¢ly to li￿paCt both th¢ ¢hallty's incom¢ and expenses. It is the policy of th¢ charity to hold & design&ted furtd to a Icyel representing the value of the occupied property. The charity has also decided to hold o des1￿18t¢d fi]nd rcpresenting tlie value of ils essential quipment. Durirtg the year ended 31 March 2024, Ilje charity increased its d¢si￿lated fi]nd for the pyKh*se of additional move-ojj properties from £700,000 10 £1,050,000. It also ¢reaied a desib4Mled thnd of £IOO,000 iow8rd5 Ilie cos1 of major rettewal pl￿je¢￿ on itsproperty assets, while teleasing t1￿ de$ignaied cycli¢al repair funds held for spe¢ifi¢ propertigs. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE TRUSTEES, REI PORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUII D) FOR THE YEAR E]VDED 31 IVARCH 2024 A¢hleYeniellts aiid perfoYiiiAnce Tlie past year has oiice agafn brousht its fair sliare of challenges for everyone, ¢spc¢ially rh¢ lioIiicless cominunity and thc in¢reasiiig pr¢ssure5 faced by the local cotnniunity in¢liidityg Ili¢ cost-of-livin8 crisis imyacling all lectors of Society. Tliis has itnpliealivns for Crawley Oven House in t¢mis of donations of all kinds. In addition to oiir regular services, Ive have continuously adapted 10 ft¢w ivays of working lo bclter serve our ¢liertts and eD5ure the &qfety of our st8tY. Rlverslde House Riverside House hostel 15 tlie heaTI of Crawley Open House, providiiig round-tTrie-clock slaftiiig for our 24-bEd facility. Beyond offerijig r¢sid¢JilÈdl services, we Provide geJJeiEI advice, housing 8iid resettlement support, njetilal healih aiid sub51aiicc i￿lSUSe 8SS18tance, ¢ouliselii￿. aiid a¢ces$ 10 niedical, podiatric, a￿d hairdressiiw services. Ollr liostel h%s ¢onsis¢eii¢ly Inailliained ali occiipancy rat¢ of over 99•A, Tesultil￿ in tbe re8retlaiile need to turn away daily reqiiesls due to fi]11 ¢Jpa¢ity. Iii Ilie past year, Ive were sble to offer temporary ic¢oinJttodalion lo 137 iiidividuals who iyould vc oihcrnvAse faced hoineleS¥liESS. We priorilisc assistiiig Dur Clieihls in sccurillg iiiore stable, suitable a¢coi)llnodation. Thtoughaut Ilic year, Ive Successfully reseliled 86 individuals. Ive are he&riened by the fact rhat 62.80/0 Df our ho$iel residents have Ir&nsitioti¢d lo Inor¢ p¢nt)aiient housing, su4)a%8Lng 1&8t yetsvs fiEure.¥. This improveilleiil signifies that people are bcgiJthin8 to move oil lo stable living arraiigeineiits Jiiore sivtftly a(ler the challengJc5 presellled by IhepAnd¢mi¢. Bciiig Ihltidfi]l of our ijiipatl oji tl1¢ environnient, Ive sougl)i fvjiditig for, ond liave col￿￿enCed illstsllatioji of, ¥olar ￿ne1$ on our buildiiigs. Tlie c￿]I1￿¢r¢Ial savings ort otte of our bi88csI co818 ivill lieli) us imiiieiisely lviih budgeting for future ycars across all 8ervices. Resource Ceiitre Tlic Resourcc Cclltrc opcned oji 6111 July 2022. Ir offers a widc raiJg¢ of facilities, ill¢ludiJig worksliops, tnulti-use 5P4¢es, a fi]Ily cquipped kilclien, liol desks iii all O￿l¢es, a laut)dry. 8]iowcr facklilic.% donatioii slalion. I'liis Ceijtre liosls a variety of regulor classes, such as cycl¢ repair8, b4king, C£CS Card Iraiiiing. and IT lesson$. Tli¢ decision to ￿parat¢ acconiiiiodftlioii and day setvice5 has proven lo be a success, willi tlie 51alY iviliie55lll8 Jiumerous a¢liievein¢iits becau5c of tliis neiv facility. Tjiey onliniie lo gain insigh15 Illto iinproviiig ¢li¢ setvice for our clients. Tliis year irt¢ludYd Ilie purchase of a professional ¢otTee a¢hii*, which is Utilised for barista Irainiiig for oiir ¢licllts, Iviili thanks to S&knsbury's. Mureover, Ihe Resource Ccntre lias b￿Orne a base for local service partner4 alloiving them to provide closer, Inor¢ a¢¢essible services to elient8 on a regular basis. Move-oii At Crawley Op¢n House, the provisioii of tnove-trA ac¢(mimodatioii pluys a Crucial role ill our elTorts to suppo¥t individuals i their trati$iti¢)n lo long-lem), secure reiited housillg. Our inilial Jnove-on option, the Laing rooms, consists of eight individual bedrooms with s]iarcd living spa¢es. TILese rooins serve as a platform for indivlduals 10 coniillue b￿lIdillg on the progress they have acljieved during their slay at our Iiostel. By offering the llecess3ry support ¢0 proniote It￿epende￿[t living, we einpower our Liing re8idellls ivith iiJ¢reased freedom And privAleges. This approach has be￿1 successful for those ijidividuals who are the righi fit for tljis program, and our team has developed the expertise to integrate Ihesc clicnts our residential leom aiid Cater to their specific lleeds. The iJivesttM¢nt i t￿e Move-on house8 has been in¢redibly valuable and is undeniably essuilial foi the ￿tUre of our charity. Iirithin our six Move-oji Ilouses, we provide twenty-ei8bt affordable rooms al an affordable rent to illdividua13 wlio are seeking to transition iiilo loiig-l¢rm, secure. and indepertdent liviiig and ejnploytnent OPPOL"lutiities. Our focus on Mov¢-O accojninodation and ¢4￿1ppIng individua15 Ivith Ilie 5ki11s ncce5sary to pr¢v¢nt a return to li(￿￿¢[eSsnesS is fuijdaniental io our mission. We noi¥ otTer tlearly as Jnany move.on beds a5 Iiostel beds, wliich stands as a remaTkable ftchicvemelll ajid Under￿Or¢S our dedicaiiort to providing both sliorl-lem) aiid long-tettn solutions for illdividuals in need. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE TRUSTEESI REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024 OutreA¢h Teain Our Outrcacli Teaiii actively EO Out into the coniniunily lo flnd, identify and support ihose wlio are slteping roug]i. This is a cnitial part of our ivork atid ive are deliglited to securc reneivcd fiJndiJ]g fro￿ Crawley Boiough Coullcil ro colltinue Iljis valuable work ¢0 Ilie most vulnerable in ovr eotjimiinity. Re5ettlenieiit Outi'each This tcam ivorks willi people who are in accoInmodation biil who are at risk of losing their housing for wliatever rea80n. Clients light liave a short-tenn ciisis, or a longer-tellll issue, and need help willi issues such as food poverty, fiiiancial li￿CcUtI(y, antisocial behavior and a lack of indepejident living skills. MAt]y of Ihc5e sitiialions would deteriorate qiiiekly and end in ljonTrelesslless without support lo keep Ihitigs on track. This team have a pioven track i"ecord of early iiitervenlions that have prevented somcon¢ Vulne￿ble froin becoming homele55 jli the first place aiid, as is commonly saÉd, preventioii is iindoubiedly bctler than cure. FuiidrAl$liig Actlvltlts Over Ilje yeats a ivollderfully supportivc coitlmiittity has built up arouiid Crawlcy Open Hoiise. aiid oiice agairt this year Ih¢y liave helped us ellollnoiisly with gifts of lime, e¥pert15e, goods aiid Tnoney. We havc ivoiked hord to diveTsify our tncolne streams so Ibai ive are Aol ove¥-dependellt ott an} otte ptsrlieular futtder or ageiicy. ojie ettcouragiiig aspect this }ear is tlie slieer biradili of SiiPPOLt Ihi?l ive ieceived, fioiii eoryoratioiis and Itusts 10 small, but poiyerful, Rcts of kindness from generous individuals. It ien]us]]s a tOU8Ji climate wiihiii ivhich to fuiidiai5e, especially for a relalively 51nall local hamele5511e5s Ch￿Ily. Financial piessurcs iejttairt debiliiaiijig for too mwiy people attd Iiouseholds. and this has seen a Iii#i"ked drop aji individual and coinniullity givillg across the UK ch.?rily Sector, and wc 8r¢ not imIllune. Thi5 has beeii fell Ihis yrar iviili a marked diop in the rtumbcr of people involvcd iii our l iii IfX)O regul#r giving sclieffte. Fortunately ive have seen other areas perfom strongly. sucli as siipport from ¢ompaiiies and lrnslslfouiidalioiis, ood ive have fiiiislied Ilie ycar wlier¢ ivc ivunlcd to be iii terins of iiicoiiie. Thank you lo eft¢h and every ollc of tkn¢ literally thousands of pcople wlio have Coillributed ITI one ivay or ￿10t1)er- we couldii'l ¢airy out our vithl front-liiie work iviilioul you. Major Gills We iv¢re grateful on¢e agatn for Sigihlfi￿￿t ¢ore-fvndiJig frotn t]ie Natiojial Lottery Cotnjnutjity Fuiid. St Cliristopljer's Tw$l, Threc Oaks Trust, Ernesi Kleinwort Cliarilable TNSI, Invill Mi¢¢liell clii1rilies Foiind&lion, Alberl Vail den Burgli Cli&rilabl¢ Tnist and Ilje Cragivood Furtd al .%us%ex Conijuunily Fouttdglion. Their found&lioIisl 8UPPDrt cnabled to bc irt a i)osition to bid for specific proje¢t incoine frotn a wide range of doiiors iiicludiiig Ilie Ardonagli C.oiMiiiuiiity Fuiid, tli¢ NallV¢st Hardsliip Fuiid. Vin¢1 Found&lion, Homity Trnsl, Sussex Masoni¢ Charilabl¢ Fund, Ili¢ Cliarles Lewis Founitalion and CPF Trust. We worked hard to increase our niimber of ¢orporate partnersliips, and continued a¢live inetnbersliip of Ilie Gatwi¢k Diamond Biisirtess groui) lias dcfinitely raiscd our profilt locally, as has continued invcstmcnt in our social mcdia prcsence and ivchsi¢e. Comp8ni¢s oftett gel to krtow lis and our work by firstly volunteering, USLially our hoslcl kitchen or move-oTh hovse g2rdens. Subsequent aitendan¢e ai our ¢v¢nts dndlor arrall8ing their own fundroising aclivsly ii$u8lly follows - our friends at P¢opl¢'$ PariTI¢TshipJ Thales, Nestle, L3 Harris, SiEnature Aviation, Thakeham Homcs, Croivnc Plaza Galwick. PWC, Teseo and KPMG IIuv¢ All helped us in su¢h ways this year. We also reccived large fiijancial donations from Amazon, Novo NordisL Retjiokil, Euro¢l¢ar, H811 & Woodliouse, PJ Hcgarty, RPD & th¢ RPD Follndation, Co-op, Laivsolls Lofts. Woitt.o￿ & John L¢wis, CGG, Carpenter Box, Ampiio, BA Holidays, Sphre Hospital Gativick, Metro Bank aiid Intelligejit Coiitrols, al￿OngS¢ many others. A special inenlioll agait) to Colltiol Ellergy Co81$ who make a larg¢ Contribution towards oiir utility bs118 each year. Matty places of worship fix)m across Craivley and Su$5ex eontillue to support us faidthilly and wwiderfvlly, and Llll$ year major donors iii¢lyded Holy Trinity Cuckfield, Craivley itRC, Ha)ryvards Heath Methodist Chur¢h, Si Siviihiin'$ East Griiislead, All Saillls Lindfield, Hartfseld PCC, St Mary's Souiljgale, St Giles Hoi%led Keynes, Ti'inily Methodist East Grillslead 2nd Aoly Triiiity Col¢in8iis Hatch. Thank you to then), tlieir Congregations Alld all Ilie other places of worship who help v$ in so inaiiy W2ys. Long lettn supporters Whittitjgton Colle8e ￿ld Lingfield Si Vincent de Paul were once again very active L1Jid generous. Ive were again a cliosei) charity at local Schools, Ivliicli we are alivays humbled by. These included Wortb School, Thomas Beniielt Community College, St Wilfrid's Cailioli¢ School, Copthorne Prep. Burgess Hill Girls alid Hazelwick. CRAWLEY OPLI N HOUSE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIREI CTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE FEAR ENDED 31 IVARCH 2024 Valuable donations aTe by no means always Financial. As mentioiied dozen$ of volunteers give of their tiin¢ and expertise regularly in our kitchens, gantens, Rc50ui'¢c Ceiitre and food ivarelioiise. We liavt bccn brouglil faad, toil¢tric5, clothingi household it¢nis, dog food, beddi1￿1 sleeping bagsi care pack5 ￿rynd inany othcr esseiitials by so tn¢llly people an(1 groups. We tan'l Tiieiilion you all individually biit speei&l Ilidllks to Sainsbiiry's Wesl Green. Tesco H&zelivi¢k, Hygien¢ Bartk, MozTison5 Oxied, Rapid R¢lief Teain Horsliam. Gieggs Thre¢ Bridges, Maslcr Fryer Poiind Hill, Ntsile, BridgeliaTll Clirti¢ and Siib Cool FM for tlicir regular and tollsisierti help. ITIV & Ilobart donated a brand iieiv comt1ierci￿I oven for tli¢ host¢l kil¢lien Iliis year, for wlii¢h we are extraordinarily gratefLII. Due to the ongoing cosl of living Crisis there ivere again soiiie understandablo witlidrawals frotn our l in 1000 regular giving sclieme. as well as some new sigii-ups. parti¢ulorly ftoin small local businesses. Ive are grateful to 211 pasi donvi¥ VIA this 8clicme, And lo Ilic 350 plus ivlio reTlTralll Iviihin il. It'5 a huge benefit to the bud8eliii8 and planniLI8 pro¢¢ss io be &bl¢ 10 Count oil t]Jcse ivoiiderful regiilar donations. Eyehts Ive bcnefitt¢d fr￿n lols of ¢Y¢nl$ orgai1i$ed by oihers this year. Tliese iiieluded thcatrical perfoiinatices by Balcombe's Victory Playcrs, thc O'Rcgaii F%Jllily SPDI)sored l)ikc rtde iji ijiemory of CrAig O'Regan, bcauliful open gardens i]i Shipley ivilli zsa and Stevie RoggeiidortT, packed out coll¢¢rls by the Soiigbirds ulld Phoertix Choirs. charity fettsls a￿￿119£d by the East Ciiiiislcsd Jusli¢e & P¢a¢¢ Oroup, carols at Worth Abbey, o raffle arrfjnged by Mttooi$i leep Bliiezone illld a gorgeous C￿￿1StmaS coii¢ert ill Si Nfargaret's Cliurclj Ifield. One especially iiiemoiyble land lou(11 eYeiiillgT Iva5 spent with the splejidid Baiid of Ilie IV¢lsli Guards iii StAtJdrew'8 Chur¢h Craivley. Back al Opeji House w¢ officially op¢Jied tlie 8 Laing Rooms abL)ve Ihe Iiostel in a moving event with local dK8nitarie$ aiid Iliose wlio fi]tJd¢d theiji, from John Laing CIIArilable Twsl and Sus8¢x Cottiitiuiiity foiiiidalion. We also etijoyed visits froin Ilie Bisliop of Horshaiii Ruth Bushyiqger, the Uiider-secrelary for Housijig & Hon)elessness felicity 13uclian, tjic Lord Lieuteiiallt of Vest Sussex Lady Emn]a Bamard olld the Fligli Sheriff of IV¢st Sussex Andy Bliss. Sevctal successful fundraising evciils ivere lield - tlie 6th footgoif loumamenl look plae¢ 01 Gathvick Foot8olf in tlie drizzlc, aiid our sccond 'Big Quiz, was a sell out al St IVilfrid'6 S¢liool. Arouiid 50 Iiardy souls slept out in Queens Sqiiaie lid several ollier localioEiS iii Ihe cliill of an October lliEhi, and ive l￿d a sjijall but vff¢¢live leam iii tlic Ruii Gutlvick Iok &t Cliarlwood. Iji pol'tllersliiy willi tlic wonderful folk at Craivley URC we sgng caiols It Three Bridges St&tioJi to unsu4)ecliiig eeii)￿uter$. and wc Iicld our first 'tliank you luncli, for Ilic iinsung lierats & heroirtts ivlio li¢lp in and around Opcji IIou5e voluntarily. They ivere noininaled by meinbers of staff, aiid it was a really special tiiiie, kindly hosled by Rttj and telin ai tli¢ PaTson5 Pig. Ive were oIice again pleased to liave a 81and at Crawley Prid¢ in Gofts Paik in August- ail irti￿￿rtanL eonimunity gatlitiillg. Bctweeji all Iliese events around £25,000 was raised for our ivotk, wttlL very feiy a5socialcd cosls thatiks lo tlie generosity of the varÉoiis h05ts. Suttimai'y Iii a prevailing cliinate of some ivorlds yolitical and econojnic uncertainty it r¢mains a ¢hlllltthg¢ to rai5¢ fund5, and we have to be cver-niorc proactiv¢, creative and tenacious a5 we fiiid ourselves in 2 'cotJipelitive' $pa¢e alongside so many other gretst ¢haTlti¢s. Ive aTe reassiiTed by the Jnyri&d of diffcrcnl people who have Crawley Open House ot) Ilieii list of eause5 to siipport, and thank each attd ¢vcry oll¢ of thcm- Ive never lake it for granlcd. Wc are increasingly active a¢r055 Facebook, X, Link¢dln and InstagTam in order to broadcast daily the help we need alld the stories of those we hwY¢ helped, and we continue to invest in the necessary technology and softivare to iinprovc oiit cointnllnicalion$. W¢ arc grateful for deep and long-standing relationships ivith so inany across our community, and we eneourage tli¢ curious to V151t to see our work first-hand. We coiitinue to work Iiard prospecting for new sour¢¢s of siicome from individuals, coinpaiiics aiid Trnsts irt order to keep a robust pipeliiie of ittcomin8 ￿Trds. Plans foi. future perlods Following the succes5 of the Move-on houses it is a key aim to contillue to filnd the growth of our own houses ill t￿¢ community. lrt addiliort, we ivill ¢onlinue lo develop the 5¢[vi¢￿ lye can cffer Ihrough our ttew Resouwe Centre to s¢ry¢ the ehonging needs of our local community. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE TRUSTEES, REPORT UNCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUEI D) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Structurey governaKce and rnaiiageiiieiit The cliarity is a company liinilcd by guarante¢, does not 118v¢ share capital and was incoryorated on 21 April 1995. TlJ¢ Trustees l Direeiors are appointed at the annual gerteral Jheeling or diiring the year al Ttuslees, Ineelings. T￿sleE5 exeTCiS¢ oversight of all ihe charity's atlivities prijicipally through tlic 6i-mont]ily Truslcts, Inceliiig. This nietling comprises all the trustees and is attended by setttor manageineni. Its responsibilities incliide setting the clmrity's stratCEY alld objeelives, nioniloring of progress and Ilie appoinhllenl of 8eniorman&getiient. Tli¢ TNslees' 17)eeiillg is suppoyled by foiir subcommittees (Finance, Development and PiiJidrai$ing, P¢rsoiinel Poli¢iu, Risk aTid Govemaii¢¢} ¢overinB all kcy asptcls of ilic tn]slcts' rc8potisibililie%. Eacli subcominillcc coinpriscs a subset of tlie trustees with relevant members of the njanagemetit te￿n iji allctJdallc¢. It report5 back to tbc folloivitjg Tnjsltts, Jneetijig. Tli¢ iharity iiiaiiilaiijs % register of t]ie principal risks to which il is exposed, toge(lier ivith the igclioiis io mitigate th0￿ risks. Ea¢h subeoijuniiiees is irspo1￿1bIe for the idetilifi¢atioii alld allalysis of the risks falling ivithill its lemis of reference. The Twslees, ￿￿eetitI8 I￿S resi)onsibility for oversight of 811 risks. logctlicr iviili any risk not witliin the scope of a subcomtttiltee. Cruivl¢y OpEll H(MiS¥ ¢hatitabl¥ ¥iulu¥ und il¥ ¢k#tily re¥isltaliOJi nuÈiibtr ib 1048919. The Inislees, wlio are al&0 directors for the purpose of company law, und who servcd durin8 the year arc.. Micliael Boltott- Treasurer Clare Hiley Ri¢liard Burrett Balviiidcr Ahluivalia Henrietta Bennett Sara Heald- Vic¢ Chair Babak Jalaei ARoberts Daryl Guyler Paiil Roe Jan)cs Abdool- Chair IResign¢d 3 July 2023) (Appointed 21 November 2023) Auditor Tliis re￿rt has been pre￿IEd ill ac¢ordan¢¢ willi ¢he Stal¢iiieiil of Recon)iiiellded Practice. "Accountin8 and rcporting by 15sued iii Marcli 2005 and iii accordance wilh the special pravisions of parl 15 of the Compaiiies Act relatlllg to small entities. Disclosui'e of lllfoi'mitlon to audltoi. Eeeh of the Trustees has eonfirnied that there i$ no infonnation of which tjiey are &ware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unawore. Th¢y liave further confijmed tliat they have taken appropriate steps to identify sueh relevant information and to establish that the auditors are awarc of such information. The Trnslees report ivas approved by the Board of Thistees. l&mes Abdool- Cljair Date., 11:.(H.:.Lol_4.............. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Company lai¥ rtquircs tlie TTUStCe5 to prepare accoullts for euch fjllancial year whi¢h giv¢ a true and fair view of t]ie cliariiable coi)IpaiJy's state of affairs at the end olihe year and of ils iijcome and expeThdilure for Ihat period. lil preparing IIIDse accoiJiJts, tlie Tntstees a￿ required ¢0: select suitable accounting policies and tliett apply tlicill con51SteDtIy' make judgetnents and es¢imates Ihal ar¢ reasonabl¢ and prudent. state ivliethcr &pplicable accout)tin8 $tondards Iiave been folloived, subject to any malcriigl departllrcs disclosed artd explained in the accounts., prepare Ilie aceoullis on th¢ 801118 ¢on¢em basis uiiless it is inappropriate to pre5unie (hat the charitable Company ivill conlillue bu5iiiess. The Trnstees are responsible for keeping praper actountiiig re¢ords iyhicli disclose ii'iih i'easoiiable accuracy at any lime the fiii3iici#l position of Ilie cl)aritable conipall). 211d lo enable them 10 ensure that the aecou&its coi2ipl> with tlie C0j￿V￿11le4 Acl 2006. They are also resyoJi8ible for safeguarding th¢ assets of Ilie Cliariiable eomparty and lieiice for tolutig reasotJabl¢ steps for the preveiilioii and detection of fralld &iJd oiljer irregularities. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE INDEPENDEI NT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THEI TRUSTEES ofi CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE Oplmlon We liave audit￿1 the finan¢t1i I statements of Crawl¢y Opcn House (tlie 'charity'l for the year cnded 31 Marth 2024 ivhich comprisc tlie statement of finaiieial acllVLties, the balatjce sheet. the stateinent of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting poltcies. The finattci&l reporting framelvork thai lias been applied iii their prepaTatlOTi 15 applicable law and United Kin8dom Actounting Standards, including Finaii¢ial R¢porting Standard 102 The rinanci471 Repoi'liiig Siaiid8)'d applicuble in ihe UK diEd Republic of1￿land Iunited Kingdoin Generally Accepted A¢¢ounting Practice). In our opinion, tht firt2ncial slalefftents-. give a Inie alld fair view of the state of the Charitsble company's atTa1￿ 2$ at 31 Mareli 2024 aiid of its iiicoming resources alld application of resouree5. for tlie yesr then eii(l¢d. have been properly prepared iii J¢¢ordaii¢e ly￿tIl United Killgdom GeiierallyAcecpted A¢¢ouiitiiig Practice. and ljave beeti pr¢p)red iii accordatice willi Ilje reqiiiiern¢nts of the Comp¢lnies A¢t 2006. Basls foi. oplnlo We coJidu¢led our audit in aecordanee iviih Inl¢malional Siaiidards oll Audilillg IUL(I {ISAs IUKI) and applicable law. Our respattsibililies uiider Iliose staiidards (ire fiiiiher described iij Ilie Aiidllop f pysijoiisibililies for ilie aiidif of iljc fifrjiijicilll sioiemcnls seclioji of our rcport. Ive are Trndependent of Ilie cliarily ii) accordaii¢¢ iviih tlic cthical requirctnen15 Ilial llre rclevaiit lo our aiidil of Ilie fiiianeial stateineiils iii Ilie UK, including Ilie FRC'S Etliicul Slfjiidard, and we have ￿lfilled ojr oilicr cil)ical r¢spon8tbilitits iii accordance willi tliese reqiiiremenls. We believe tliat Ilic audit evidence ive liave obiaincd is sufficient and appropriate ¢0 provide a basis for our opinion. CoJielusloii$ ielAtIMg to golthg con¢erii In auditing Ilie fJrt&nci41 SlAieJnciits, we have ¢on¢luded that the Trustees, use of the going eonceim basis of a¢¢ounting iii tlie preparation of the fiiianciAI statements is appropriat¢. Bascd on th¢ work we have pcrfoiitted, wt hay¢ not idcnlified any tnat¢rEal uii¢ertainli¢s relatEiig to ev¢iits or condiiiolls that, individually or collc¢livelyJ may cast significaiit doubt 011 the chaiity's abilEty to ¢onlioue Hs a 8OItI8 coii¢eAn for a pcriod of at least twelv¢ motiths from ivlieji IlJ¢ finaiicial slalcmcnls ar¢ #ulhori5ed for issue. Oiir respansibilities and the respoiisibiliti¢$ of th¢ Trustees ivith respect to goijig concern are describ¢d in ¢h¢ relevant sectlQM5 of this report. Other Infoyinatlon The other illfonnalion ¢ompris¢s the iknfoiniatioji included in the anlluul report olli¢r Ilian the fiJianci&l slatemeiils aiid our oudiloes report Ili¢reoii. Tli¢ Twstees are respojjsible for the othet illfomialion t￿)laIned ivithiii the al￿Val repoit. Our opiiiion on the finallcial statements dots not ¢over ihc other iiifonnatiort aiid ive do ttot express tlny fonn of assurance conclusion thereon. Our T￿pOnSibIlIty is to r¢ad Ilie oilier infomiation thnd, iii doing so, ¢on%ider W￿l¢tI1¢r the oilier inf0ri￿at10Jl is materially ineotisistent with ihe financial slaletnenls or our hioivledge obtailled iji th¢ ¢ourse of the audtl. or oilietwi$¢ api)eaT5 lo be inalerially misslaled. If we identify such matcrial in¢onsi51encies or appar¢n¢ material Ittis5tatemellls, we are required to detennine wheilier ihis give5 Tise lo a Malcrial misslalement ill tbe financial slalejnejits Ih¢mselve5. If, based on Ilie work we have perfor1￿ed, we cortcliide thai there is a material misslateinent of thi5 Otjier itiform&tion, we ar¢ required ta report lI￿at fact. We have nothing lo report Én thi5 regard. Matters 011 ivlil¢h we are requii-ed to i'eport by ex¢eptlon We have noiliiTh8 lo report in respect of the following mattels in rclalion to whi¢h the Charities {Ac¢ounls and Repo￿) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in ouropiniort: thc infomMti￿l given in the fi]v4n¢ial statemeiils is tlicoJ￿lst¢I1t Itl 811y ttttatertal r¢$p¢¢l ivith thc TnL5tees' report,. or suffi¢ierkt ac¢ountiiJg records have Iioi been kept,. or t]ie finaJi¢ial stateinents are not irt a8rcemellt ivith Ilje accounting records- or Ive have not received all the illfonnation and explanations we require for our audit. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REI PORT (CONTINUEI D) TO THE TRUSTEES OF CRAWLEY OPENI HOUSE Resportsibilittes of Tru5tee5 As explained inoi¢ ￿llY iii ilie 51alement of Trustccs, responsibiliti¢& tli¢ Trustecs, Ivho are also tlie directors of ihe charity for th¢ wirpose of company laiv, llrc rcspollsible for tlle prei)aration Df tlie finartcial slat£Tntnts and for betng satisfied tljat they give a Inie and fair vi¢w, and for such inteiTral control as the Trustees deteiThine is necessary to enible tlic yrcparalion of finaiicial statements that 8re free fioin malerithl migstatetncllt, whether due to fraud or etTor. In preparing thc fInancial stalejnents, the Tnistees &i'¢ respollsible for asscs5ing the charity'5 ability to coiitllluc as a goirtg ¢ort¢ein, diselosihg, as applicable, tnatter5 rtlattd to goiiig ¢oJi¢em and iising tlie going eonceni basis of a¢¢ouLting unless tlie Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable Company or ¢0 ceas¢ operatioiis. or liavc rto realistic aliei7iativc but to Ilo $0. Audltor's Yespoiislblllllts for tli¢ thudit of tlie lal $late7neiits We have beeii appoiiiied )s auditor uiider sectioii 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordallce with t]ie Act Knd r¢levaiil regulations ttiad¢ or li#virtg effect thereiinder. Our objectives arc 10 obtain Ttasoiiable assur&tJce aboiil wlieilier the fiiiaETrcitsI statemeiits AS A ivhol¢ aY¢ free fi'oin Inaterisl mis5talcmcnl, wlitther due lo fraud or e￿0￿, and lo issiie an auditoi's report Ih&t inclt]de5 our opiiiion. Reasojjable assuraijce is a high le¥'el of assurallce btsi ig iioi a 8ii&fic Iltec lludit knoJidu¢t¢d irt a¢cord8iire ivith ISAS (UK) }￿ill alivRyS del￿[ a iiiaierial niisslateE)ient ivheii it exists. Mis5tAteinetits C￿1 arise from finud L)r erior aiid #re considcrcd malcrial if, individually or in the uggTegate. Ihty could reasoijably b¢ expected lo infliieiic¢ Ilie eeonoiiiic dccisiojis of users taketi otj tlje basis of these fiiiattcial statements. TILe ¢xt¢nt to ivhi¢h ovr procedur¢s are capable of dete¢ting itregularilies, includillg fraud, is detgiled below. Irregularities, includiiig fraud, are inslgn¢es of noii-conipliance ivith laws regi111£ lions. Tlie objeeiives of our audit &re lo obiaiij S￿￿iCient &ppropri*te audit evidence regarding Co￿pIlanCe ivilh laws and regulations Ilial Iiave A direGI effect on the d¢lerJyiinatioti of illar¢rial anK)Ullts alld disclosiiies in Ilie finaiicial slaleineiits, ta peifomi aiidil proLedur¢s lo hely identify in%lallcL% of iioti-coiiJiJliAiice willi other llivs and r¢gulalicn5 that Anay hi2V¢ a inaterial efte¢t on Ilie finalleial siatenjenis, alld to respotjd appropriately to identified or suspected iioii-cotnpliattce ivith laws and regulatiolls identified duriiig the al￿11. In rclalion lo fraud, the objectives of our audit are to idciiiify assess th¢ risk of material IMisslatciii¢nt of the finartcial statejnents due to fraud, to oblain sutYi¢ienl tsppropriat¢ audit evidence ieg(1rding tlie assessed risks of Tnalerial inis5talein¢nls due to fraud Ilirougli desigtjing and tmpleTnenting appropTiat¢ i¢sponses alld to respolld appropria¢ely lo fraud or suspeC￿d rrnud ideJilifJed duritjg IlTr¢ audit. However tt is tlie primary responsibility of tnanagemenl, Iviih tlie oversight of ihose cliarged witl) governan¢¢, to ensurc tliat tlie elllily's operations are conducted iti ac¢ordan¢¢ willi the provisioiis of laws and re¥iLlations and for tlje pTrYention and deleclion of fraud. Iii idenlifyillg and asscssiiig tlic ii5ks of snatcrial misslalemeiit lll respect of irregularities, including fraud, 112e audit engagcm¢nt teain rnxdfj ertquiri¢s of managernenl, alld those charged with goverJhinc¢, regording the procedures relating to ideiitifying ¢valuating 8nd ¢omplying willi. laivs and regulations and ￿leIlLer tliey were aw&re of any instsn¢es of non-coinplian¢e,' dctcciinB ind responding 10 the risks of Fraud ivhother Iliey ljave knowledge of ally a¢tual, suspected or alleged fraud,. Ilje intemal coJJlrols established ro miligate risks related to fraud ot tton-wmplianee wiih18ivs and regulations., As a result of these procedurcs wc cansider ihe most significant laws and regulations Ib&t liave a direct impa¢t on the fiiiatt¢ial statements are FRS 102, Generdl Data Proleelion R¢gulaiiolls, Companies Act, Charities Act 2011, Cliarilies Statement of Reconu#cnded Practic¢ And employm¢nt laiv and regll12tioiis. We p¢rfomied aiidit procedures to detc¢l non-compliance, which may have a malerial impact on Ihe financial slal¢nients. These in¢liided reviewirtg fJtian¢ial slal¢m¢iit dis¢losur¢s and eyaluatllig advice received froin extemal advi80r8. Th¢r¢ were no sigllific8iit laivs and regiilalions we deemed 2$ having all Indirect iittpaet OIE the financial statements. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE INDEPENDENT AUDITORIS REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THEt TRUSTEES OF CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE The audit en8agenient teain identified tlie risk of mallagejiienl overrid¢ of contro15 and revenue recognition as ￿le areas where tlic fjllatscial statemcnls were most susceptible lo Iiiatcrial Jiiisstatement due lo fraiid. Audit procedures ycrforfftned ii) regards to anagement ove￿ide included but ivcre Jiot lijnited to iesling manual jouinal entries and oilier adjustnjcjils and evalualii18 tlie rnlionale in relation to any sigtjificatit, unusual iransactions ond Iransa¢lions entered into outside of tlie I￿rMal course of biisine85. Audit proccdures relation lo reveiiue recognitioji included biit ivere thot liimiied ￿ a proof irt total te51 on sydnt iDcome and sub5tanlkve teslillg for rental income. A furtl)er dcscriplion of our responstbililie$ is available oil Ili¢ Fiiian¢ial ReportiTLg Council's w¢b5jte al.. liltps'.IlivI￿V.frc.0rs.llk1 auditorsresponsibilili¢s. Tliis d¢s¢ription fornis part of ouf 4iiditof5 ieport. Use of our report This repoit is Jnude solely to tlic chatityès Truslccs, as a biMly, in accordaii¢e witli Chapier 3 of Pari 16 of the Compinics Aet 2006 aiid lo Ilie cliarily's tiustccs. as a body. iii ac¢ordance with Pi2rl 4 of Ilie Cl)ariti¢s {AceouTllS and Repottsl Regulatioiis 2008. Our #udit work has been undeitsken so tliat we miElil stale lo tlie cliarily's Ttustees tliose InaiieT5 we are Tequiird lo slat¢ tlieIii in ali aiidi10I5' rei)ort and for Jio other puryosc. To the thllest extenl Iienniiied by law, we do not accept OT as8Ume iesponsibilily 10 anvorte oilier Ihaii tlic eliarity and Ilie cliarity's TNstce$ as a body, for our audit WOTk, foi Ili15 repcrt, or for Ili¢ opinioiis iv¢ Iiav¢ foniied. Rleliard Plaee Dobsoii Servlce5 Llnilled Cljai'tei'td Aceouiitaiits St#tutory Audltoi. 1 7 Siatioll Road Craivley Ivcst 8uss¢x RHIO IHT lo￿ l iN)L9 Dat¢ Ricliard Pla¢¢ Dob5011 S¢rviccs Liniitcd 15 eligible for api)ointment as auditor of tlie ¢liaritabl¢ cotnpany by viriu¢ of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a compaiiy iindersectiort 1212 ofthe CoiiJpaniesA¢l 2(K)6. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIEI S INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDIID 31 MARCH 2024 Curreiit finAtJclhl yeii. Unrestrleted Uiirestrleted funds geiier41 2024 R¢$ti'lcted fllllds Total TotAI De51gn%Eted 2024 2024 2024 2023 Notes In¢onie aiid endowpiiertts fvoirt: Donattons and grants hAriiable activities Amenity iiicom¢ Siipporlins pcopl¢ Housiiig bencfjt 321,332 1,038,209 1,359,541 689,212 56.448 235,016 663,000 56,448 235,016 663,000 49,578 222,764 615,348 Fundrai%i118 income Investments Ollier irtcoin¢ 16.038 46,874 3,038 16,038 46,874 3,038 20,409 5.196 7,062 Total Incoiiie 1,341,746 1,038.209 2,379.955 1,609,569 Exptiidliuye nti: Raisillg funds Cliaritable activit Oulreaeh projeels Hostel Move-oii accoinodalion Rr50urce eentre 102,622 102,622 77,021 179,540 332,889 312,909 134,923 35,089 304,197 35,069 143,023 214,629 637,086 347,978 277.946 75.398 618.928 208,828 199.780 Thtal ellarltable expetjdlture 960,261 517,378 1,477,639 1,102,934 Total expendlture 1,062,883 517,378 1.580.261 1,179,955 Net liicome 278,863 520,831 799.694 429,614 Traiisfers beNveen futtds (310,583) 840,583 (530,000) Net movenient In fund5 12 (31,720) 840,583 (9,1691 799,694 429,614 Recoiicilialion of fLtnds'. Fund balance5 at l April 2023 663,037 2,993,710 12,852 3,669,599 3,239.985 Fund balonces gt 31 M81'¢h 2024 631,317 3,834,293 3,683 4,469,293 3,669.599 The slatemenl of financial activitie5 sllclude5 all g%killS aiid 1055es re¢owiised in the year. All iiicome ond ￿pendItur¢ d¢riv¢ from ¢ontiiiuing a¢tivilies. The sialemeiil of financial o¢tivilie$ also ¢omplt¢$ wtth Ilje requirements for all inconie Wild expcnditure account urtder tILe Companies Act 2006. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE STATEMEI NT OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPEI NDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024 Prlor Ilnanclal yeai. UMw¢rleted Uni'e$lrlcted funds fuiid5 genci'AI Deslgnat¢d 2023 2023 Re$trlcted fuDd$ TtstAI 2023 2023 Notes Ineojiie and tndowiiieiits fi'oin: D0J￿tiOnS aiid graiits 278,022 411,190 689,212 Ameiiily illeOtILe Suppoiiiiig peopl¢ Housins b¢n¢fit 48.214 222,764 611.450 .364 49,578 222,764 615,348 3,898 Fundraising illCOnLe lijvestinellls Othcr incoine 20,409 5,196 7,062 2Q,409 5,196 7,062 Total Iiicome 416,452 1,609,569 Expendlturc oil., Raising funds Oulrcach proje¢ls Hostel Move-011 accomodalion R¢SOur￿ ¢entr¢ 74,947 9,368 439,905 208,828 23,058 2,074 66,030 178,911 77,021 75.398 618,928 208,828 199,780 112 176,722 Total expeiiditui't 756,106 112 423,737 1,179.955 Net Incomel{expÈiidituve) 437,011 {112) (7.285) 429,614 Transfers betiveen fund5 (403,692) 403,692 Net inovenient In fujids 12 33,319 403,580 {7,285) 429,614 Reconc1112lloJi of funds: Fund balances at l April 2022 629,718 2,590,130 20.137 3,239,985 Fund bAl#nces At 31 rch 2023 663,037 2.993.710 12,852 3,669,599 CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE BALANCE SHEET ASAT 31 JVARCH 2024 2024 2023 Note5 FI￿ed as$ets Tan8ibl¢ oss¢ts 16 2,770,396 2,274,950 Current *￿et$ Debtors Casli al bank and in Iiand 17 194,888 2,004,465 33.787 L.923,887 2,199.353 1,957,674 cl￿dItOrS. 8lllOUiJt$ falling due wltlilii one year 19 1410,848) 1460.921) Net ¢iJrtent assots 1,788,505 1,496,753 Total assets less ¢urr¢nt Ilabilities 4,558,901 3,771.703 Crediloi's: gmouiits falliijg due after Jiiore than one yeai. 20 189,608) {102,104) Net assets 4,469,293 3,669.599 Tlie fuiids of tlie cliAI'lty Reslricled iii¢ome fuiids Uttrestricttd funds- general Unrestricted ftiiids- Designated 23 3.683 631,317 3.834,293 12,852 663,037 2,993,710 22 4,469,293 3,669,599 Th¢ ¢ompaiiy 15 entiiled to the ¢xeinplion from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for Ihe year ertded 31 March 2024, although an audit bas been earricd oiit undcr stctian 144 of the Charilies Act 2011. The directors acknowledg¢ tlieir responsibililtes for eomplying witji the r¢4uirenients of the Companies Act 2(X)6 ivith re5Peet to aecountsn8 records and the preparation of fJnan¢ial statements. The 2n¢mb¢rs Iiave rM)t required the wmpany to obtain an audit of ils fjnancial slatem¢nts under tlie reqiiirements of tli¢ Companies Act 2006, for the year in question in accordallce with se¢tion 476. These fiT]ancial 5tatemcnts liav¢ been prepared in accordartce with die provisions applicable to companies subject to the small ompanies regim¢. 11.(A,ioi4 The financial slat¢m¢nls w¢re appTov¢d by the trusiees on.... .......... . Jatnes Abdool . Chair Cojnpany r¢gistration number03048461 IEnglaiid and Ivales) CRAWLEY OPEN HOUS STATEMENT OF CASH fi LOWS FOR THE FEAR ENDEI) 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Notes Casli flows fi'oin operatlrig actIvltles Casli seneialcd from operations 28 616,696 460,329 Jnve5tlng attlwltles Pul.ch￿¢ of t2ttBibl¢ fjxcd assets Iiiveslinetti iiiconie received {571,0091 46,874 182,544) 5,196 Net ¢A$li used iri inYEsling actlvities 1524,135) {77,348) Repaymcnt of baiik1047115 {11,9831 Net easli used In finAncliig aetlyltles {11,983) Net lllti'eA$¢ In en$li and cash tquival¢nl$ 80.578 377.466 Cosh ￿ld cash equivalents at beginniiig of yeir 1,923,887 1,546,421 Cash and cH51J equlyglenls at end ofyeai, 2,004,465 1,923,887 CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE IYOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEIIIENTS FOR THE YEIAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Aceouiitithg yollcie5 ehArlty Inforniatloji Craivley Open Hoiise is a cljarilable coinpaTly, registered in England and Wales. Tlie registered office is Ground Floor, l- 7 Station Road, Crawley, West Suss¢x, RHIO IHT l.l Accoutktlng convejitlon Tlie finaiicial statements have b¢¢n prepareil in accordance with the cliarily's Memorandum attd Articles of Association, (lie CoinpaniesAet 2006 and"Aceountiiig and Reiioiling by Cliari¢ies'. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to chatities prei)aring their accounts in &ccordan¢e with Ilie Fiiiaiieial Repoiling Siaii(fard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irelaiid IFRS 102) (effective l January 2019)". The ¢haTity is a Publtc BenefIl Ejjlity as defined by FRS 102. Thc financial stotements ore prepared in sterling, which is tlic funct101321 currency of ilie charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are munded to tlie nearest £. The finan¢iHI slaleInents have beeii prepared under die historical cost eortvention. The piincii?al a¢¢ounting poli¢ies ,Idopled a￿ set out beloiv. 1.2 Goliig Coiicerii At the IiTne of approving iho finaJi¢ial SlaleiK¢iils, the Trustces Iiave a rea5011able expcclalion that the charity has dequate resources to eolliinue iii operalioiial cxisi¢tJce for Ilie fviesteable thturG T11115 th¢ Tn]sl¢¢s coiitiiiu¢ to adopt Ilie goiiig coJic¢ni basi5 of accoiiiiling in preparftng the finaiicial staleineiils. 1.3 CliaYltabl¢ funds Unre51ricled fiLtJds eaiL be used in aecordanc¢ with Ilie charitable objcclivcs 31 Ilie discretioti of Ilie Trustcos. Desi8rt&ted fviids ar¢ unrestricteil fwids eam)arked by the Tliislees for parti¢ular purposes. Rcslricted fi]iids can Ollly bc used for particular restricled purposcs ivittiin tlie objects of tli¢ ¢harity. Restriclrons llrise wlien specified by the dollor or wlieji funds are raised for particulai restricted purposes. Further explaiialioii o(Ilie nature atth purpose of ea¢h fund is irt¢lud¢d itt tlie notes of the fjijancial $lat¢iTtenls. A.4 Income All in¢onie is recogiiised irt tlie Stateinent of Firtancial Aclivilits oii¢e ihe charity has enliileni￿it to tlie funds, it is probabl¢ that the iii¢ome will be received and the amoulll Call be measiired reliably. Donations and siinilar ith¢QJDing resources are included in tli¢ year in ivhi¢h th¢y are receivable wliicli Es when the charity becotnes entitled to th¢ resource. Graiits are iiiclllded iii tlie Èccounting period to ivhich they relate. AclivilieB lll fTJrtheraiice of clkaritable objecls includes r¢nt81 ineoIne and is itjcluded in ihe y¢ar in wliich it is receivable wbich is when ¢h¢ ¢harily becoiiies etttitlcd lo the re50UTCe. Other incoming resources kiicludes kittheji receipts, placement fees 8nd refitnd8 of oY¢whar8ed expaises all of which arc included iii Ihc accoullts iYlLell the charity becomes ¢iititled to th¢resourees. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IVARCH2024 Accouiitlng i)ollele$ {Co]itl￿uCd) 1.5 Expeiidlture Liabilities Are iecognised as expejiditure as soon as Ihere is a le8AI or ¢otislrnclive obligation committiiig Ilie clmrily lo t]iat eipertditure, it is prabable that a tr¢gnsler of econoinic benefits will be required in Seltlemeni and the anioiint of th¢ obligaiioii eaii be measured reliably. Exyendilure is attounted for oji ail accru2i Is ba.%i.% and h81 been classified linder lieadiftgs that aggiegote all cost related lo Ilie <11¢egory. Wliere c08ts cannot bc directly attribulcd lo paTlicular headings they have been allOca￿d to activities on o b&sis consistent ivilli the u8e of resources. Grants oftered subject to conditions ivliicli liavc not been met at tlie year end dale are noted as o cominilinent but not occrncd as expenditsite. Support costs a￿ ihose functions that assist the ivork of die tliartly but do not directly und¢rtake charithble a¢tiviiies. Supi)oit costs iiiclude back offL¢C costs, finoiice, persojuiel, P<2yroll governajice cost% ivhicli 8UI)port ihe ¢liari1oblc coiiipajiy's aclivi(ies. These C051b have beeD ailo¢aled b¢lweet) Ilie dityereiii c11arilable octiviti¢$. Tli¢ bases on which support ¢o$ts have beeii allocated llre set out in note 9. CTovetiiaiice costs iiiclude those costs associated willi Ineeling tlie coiistLtutioThal gild slatutory requirejnenls ofilie clithrity id iiiclude ili¢ external auditors (ccs 21 nd Icgal and prtsfe.%%ioiial costs. 1.6 Tanglble n%ed nssets Dcprceialion is provided st tlie folloivirig Riinual Tates in order to writ¢ off eaeli ossei over its eStin￿led useful life. rjd and buildings Fixtures, filliiig5 & equipment Computers Moloi veliiclcs 20/0 Sttai8111 line 33°/o slraiglil line or IO% slraiglil line 330/0 Straight lin¢ 25¥0 ¥trai8ht lin¢ Freeliold Laiid is not depreciated. It has been decided by tlie Tn]stees thst only iteins of a value of £1,000 and ov¢r ivill b¢ capitalised 45 anything smallcT SS not deemed materiLI. 1.7 CH$li and cash equlvAleJJts Casli al bank and iii hand iJi¢lud¢s e#sJi and sjiort tern) liigjily liquid inve51m¢nts ivith & short Jnaturity o(thre¢ moni115 or less from the dat¢ of Acquksition or opcning of thc deposit or similar account. 1.8 Fli)anel#l Insti'uments ie ¢li&rily 118$ elected to apply the provisions of Se¢lion I I 'Btssic Finincial Instrumcnts, slid Seclion 12 '01her Financial Iiislrnmenls Issues, of FRS 102 to all of 1¢$ financial iiisttuments. Financial instruments are recogt115ed in tlie cliarity's balan¢¢ Sheet wlien the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrvment. Finaiicial assets 8nd liabilities Are offset. wiik the net amounts presented Tn thc finencial statements, Ivhen Ihere is le8ally ¢nfoJreabl¢ right to set otyihe reeognised amounts god there is #n inlerttion to settl¢ on a net basis oi to realise th¢ 8sset L2nd scltlc the liability simultaneously. B4sl¢Jliiftiiclo1ft5sets Basie ljnancial assets, wljich in¢ludE debtors alld cash and bank balon¢es, ale initially mcasured at tr&tisaction pri¢e includillg traiisaction ¢osts and are subsequertlly carried al ajnortised cost usijig Ilie effeclive interest inethod unless the arrangeinertt ¢onslitules a finallcillg transa¢tion, iyhere the transaction 1$ ineasuied at the present value of the future ieceipls discounted at a Jnarket rate of ijjlefest. Fittaiicial 2s8ets classifi¢d os receivable within one ycllr are not atnorlised. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE NOTEI S TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR E]VDED 31 MARCH 2024 ceountlllg polleles Iconlljiued) Bllsicfiiilliiciulliobililies Basie fiiiancial liabilities, includiiig cieditots and bank loans are iiiilially recognised al Iraiisaelioii price iiiiless Ilie arrartgeInEni ¢onslittiles a finHiicing tiansacliot], Ivhere the dcbi ins1n]￿e￿I is ineasured al the pr¢sellt valu¢ of Ihe futur¢ payitteiiis discounted at a n)arket rate of itsterest. Firtartcial liabilEties cla85ifIed as payable withio one year are not aIiiortised. Debt iiistNJnenis are subsequently carried at a]lloiiised cosl, using the effective interest rate niethod, Trade ¢reditoiE are oblig&iions to pay for goods or services diat have beert acquircd iii tlie ordiiiary Course of operalioiis froin suppliers. Amounts payable are ¢lissified #s eurreiit liabilities if payinenl is due wiiliin oiie yeai. or less. If iiol, tliey are pre5eiiied as TIUTI-¢ufTeIil liiibililie5. Trude CTeili1015 IITe recogiiised iIiilially at transactioij price atEd $ubsequeiJily measured al aillortised cost using Ilie ¢ife¢tiY¢ interest mcthod. 1.9 Taxatloii Tlie Charity is exeinpt froin corporniion tsx on its ¢liariiabl¢ aelivilies 1.10 Employ¢e bemtfits 'rhe costs of sliort-temi employee b¢n¢fits are rccogniscd as a liability and an expense. The Cost of any unused holiday aitiilernent is recogttised irt Ili¢ Period in ivhieh the employee's 8ervices are r¢ceived. A.11 Retlreiiieiit beiie(Its The chariiy operates a defiiied coiitribuiions pet)Si021 sche]tt& Coiitribiiiion$ are ¢har8ed ill th¢ a¢¢oiiiits 0$ th¢y be¢oJn¢ payable iii a¢¢ordanc¢ ivitli Ilic rulcs of Ilic a¢hem 1.12 Doiiated Eoods Tliere are coiisiderable gifts of food givert to tlie cliarity ivliicli have bee]1 e5tiinoted al £35,000 (2023: £30.000) for tJi¢ year. The Charity received approxiinitely £45,000 of voliinleer a55iStartcc this year {2023.' nil). CritieThl aeeountlng tstlmates Judgements In Ilie applicatioii of tlic charity's atcoynling poli¢ies, the TTLiStee$ are ￿quired to m8ke jiidgemEll¢5. eslitnate5 and &ssuinptions abolit Ili¢ canyillg amount of asse￿ and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Tlie eslimalcs and gsso¢iated assumptions are based on historieal experieiice and other fA¢tors Iliat are coiisidered to be relevant. Actual result$ 1118y ditY¢r from these estimates. The cstimatts aiid Ullderlying asswnpiions are reviewed on an otjgoiiig basis. Revisions lo accounting e5tit21ates ore recognised in the period in which tlie estitnate is revised ivhere the revision affects only Iliat period, or in tli¢ period of the revision atid futureperiods where Ili¢ r¢vision affects both curreiit )nd future periods. CrltlcAlJudgements Tlie mailljudgement and a¢¢ovnling ¢slimales iii¢lud¢d iii tlie e¢¢ounts are.. Deferral of grAiit Ineonie In¢oJn¢ is recognised ivlien the ¢liarily is ¢nlitled to the in¢oine and this will b¢ based ort the work being completed and there is no requiremeiil lo repay (he grant. Donated stotk Donated items sucli as food are recognised in income and expciidililre based on their fair value. CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE NOTEI S TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024 CrLtl¢al accoulltlng e8flmf*tes ludgeinents {ContJnued) Voliiiiteei. tlin¢ Tiine given freely to the ¢h2rity by voluiiteer$ 18 recognised in income and ¢xpeiiditure based oil ali esiimoted average Jourly rale and iotal iiwi)ber of liours given by volutitetrs. Iiieonie froin doAatLOllS aiid Evartts Uiirestrleted fund5 2024 Restrlcted funds 2024 Total Ullrestrlcte fuiids 2023 Resti'lcte(E fuiids 202.1 Total 2024 2023 Donatioiis and gifts Grattts Donated goods and services Donation loivards propEIty pureliasc 228.125 13,207 80,000 228,125 551,416 80,000 261,698 16,324 261,698 427,514 538,209 411,190 500,000 500,000 321,332 1.038,209 1.359,541 278,022 411,190 689,212 Dongted good$ and serYl¢¢s Includcd witljin tlic doiiation5 aijd 8ifts aknve are the follo1vii￿ ttOEL Cash donations.. Dollated food £35,000 {2023.. £30,000) Voluiitccr lime- £45,000 {2023.. £Nil) Income froni ¢hgrltable 8¢¢lvltles Unreslrlcted runds 2024 Restrieted (yiids 2024 Total Uiiyestrleted nestyleted furid5 2023 TotAI 2024 2023 2023 Anjeiilty Iti£oni¢ lllcoine froirt Charitable activitie5 56,448 56,448 48,214 1,364 49,578 Supportlng people Income from Charitable 235.016 235,016 222.764 222,764 Houslug benefit Income froill Charitable 663,000 663,000 611,450 3,898 615,348 954,464 954,464 882,428 5,262 887.690 CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEfvIE4 NTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JVARCH 2024 Fuiidralslllg iihcoine UnreAlrieted Uiii'esti'ieted funds fuiids 2024 2023 Furtdraising evcrtts 16.038 20,409 Iiicojne fi.oill Iiivestiiieiit5 Uiiresti'lct¢d Unyestrleted (ullds fuiids 2024 2023 Interest ree¢ivable 46,874 5,196 Other In¢onie Unrestrieted Unrestrletcd ruiiils funds 2024 2023 Oiliei. income 3,038 7.062 EKpetidlture oil i'alslnE fund5 UtJrÉslrleted Re5ti'leted fuiids rutid5 2024 2024 Total Uiiresti'lcled fuiid$ 2023 Restrltted fuiids 2023 Total 2024 2023 Oih¢r fi]ndraisiiig Cosis Sthff costs Depreciation and inipainncnl Siipport and governance osts 13,202 81,566 13,202 81,566 7,896 60,470 2,074 9,970 60,470 303 303 7,551 7,551 6,581 6,581 102,622 102,622 74,947 2,074 77,021 CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE NOTEI S TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Expendlture on charlfatjle ictivltles Outreach projects 2024 H05tel moye.on accomodation Re50urEe centr¢ Total 1024 2024 2024 2024 Dliect ¢ost8 Staff costs Depirciatioji and iillpainjieiit Oilier cliarilable aciivily costs 160,985 673 36,194 358,340 36,489 201,320 96,517 11,097 228,447 194,915 27.001 35,528 810,757 75,260 501,489 197,852 596,149 336,061 257.444 1,387.506 Share of suppuyt and gov¢i'naii¢e co$t5 (see iioto 11) Siipport 14,313 Govemancc 2,464 34.928 6,009 10.168 1.749 17,493 3,009 76,902 13,231 214,629 637,086 347,978 277,946 1,477,639 Aiialys15 by fund Uiircslrict¥d funils 8eJieral Restrictcd ￿rtd$ 179,540 35,089 332,S89 304,197 312.909 35,069 134.923 143,023 960,261 517.378 214.629 637,086 347,978 277,946 1,477,639 CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE NOTES TO THEI FINANCIAL STATEMEI NTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 i %peiidlture on chai'ltAlJlo a¢llvltles (Coiitlttutd) Preytous yeAI': OutreA¢ piYbl¢