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2021-03-31-accounts

THE SEAVIEW PROJECT

Trustees’ Report and Accounts

For the Year Ended 31 March 2021

Working With Vulnerable People To Improve Their Quality Of Life

Company Number 3249596 Charity Number 1058308

Directors and Trustees Appointed Resigned
Anna Barnes Chair 11.04.2011
Richard Bevis 25.02.2019
Sheila Bevis 25.02.2019
Rebecca Cooper 15.07.2013
Brian Hick 26.03.2012 09.09.20
GaryRogerson 15.08.2019
Stephen Sampson HonoraryTreasurer 15.07.2013
John Stiles 20.11.2019 29.07.20
Duncan Tree 24.03.2014
Marie Casey 11.01.2021
Elise Liversedge 11.01.2021

Senior Management Team

David Perry (Chief Officer) from 21 September 2019 Sue Burgess (Projects Manager)

Hannah Hallett (Service Manager) from 1 March 2021

Registered Office Southwater Centre Hatherley Road St Leonards on Sea East Sussex TN37 6LB

Independent Examiner

Deborah A. Hargreaves FCA Acuity Professional Unit 2.02 High Weald House Glovers End Bexhill East Sussex TN39 5ES

Bankers

Charity Bank Limited HSBC UK Nationwide Building Society

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See our website at www.seaviewproject.co.uk

See our fundraising platform at www.seaviewdonate.co.uk

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The Seaview Project Trustees’ Report For the Year ended 31 March 2021

How Seaview began

At the time of Care in the Community, a number of people who had been used to institutional living due to mental health problems were unable to cope with the sudden change and inadequate support and found themselves street-homeless. Some parents and relatives rallied round, and provided an open access wellbeing centre at the heart of St. Leonards on Sea. The centre was set up by Helene White and Barbara Silvester, with the help of Jane Amstad in February 1985. The centre has moved to new premises twice since Seaview began.

Seaview’s inception was an organic voluntary sector initiative, creating responsive local support. To this day there has been a constant effort to maintain the ethos of Seaview and a supportive pathway to wellbeing and recovery. Seaview has a dedicated group of paid staff, peer workers and volunteers, all of whom contribute to the support of those who need Seaview.

As well as the dedicated personal support given by Seaview to all who access its services, there has been a planned growth and development of the organisation itself. It was not long before Seaview became a registered charity in August 1985 and a company limited by guarantee in September 1996. Seaview has a well organised board of trustees who give governance support to the staff teams and who comply with all the regulations that apply to charities and limited companies.

How Seaview is maintaining its ethos

Today the Seaview Wellbeing Centre and its various activities are funded from a mix of statutory funding, grants, charitable donations and gifts in kind. Seaview’s services are delivered with an open access approach to people experiencing a range of issues including mental health, learning disabilities, substance misuse, physical disabilities, poverty, social isolation, rough sleeping and homelessness. At this moment in time Seaview is the only open access Centre of its type in the whole of East Sussex, with the exception of Brighton.

Seaview is fortunate in continuing to attract people willing to take on the responsibilities of maintaining its ethos by becoming volunteers, paid staff members, and unpaid trustees. Seaview personnel always try to ensure that they reflect the needs of people who come to Seaview by bringing diversity in their expertise and the different areas in which they work. Our trustees are visible and hands-on, being very active in the various fund-raising and arts events which are part of the culture of Seaview.

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The Seaview staff team today. Seaview is organised into staff teams as follows:

Chief Officer –Dave Perry. The Chief Officer is responsible for oversight and planning of all of the day to day running of the organisation under the board of trustees. Dave has a background in commissioning of services for the local authority, substance misuse project development and management in community and housing settings.

Projects Manager – Sue Burgess. Sue supports the Chief Officer and the organisation, leading on specific projects and representing the organisation on several networks. She also offers support for the activities of the fundraising group Awareness for Action, and provides training for Seaview volunteers. Sue also provides oversight of our Rough Sleepers and Street Activities work as well as support for several monitoring requirements.

Service Manager - Hannah Hallett. Hannah has overall operational responsibility for staff recruitment, staff development and service co-ordination.

Wellbeing Centre Co-ordinator – Maggie Hawthorne. Maggie oversees the daily operations of the Wellbeing Centre services, providing support to the Centre support workers as well as overseeing the kitchen and tea bar staff and volunteers. Alongside the Chief Officer she provides facilitative support to the Peer Development work of the RADAR – Refocus Assess Develop Activate Recover – Team. This is a Peer led Recovery Team facilitating recovery groups and ideas. The Seaview Arts worker supports RADAR and sits within the Wellbeing team. The Peer run Seaview Choir and clothing closet are also part of the Wellbeing Centre.

Housing First Co-ordinator – Lyn Turner. Since October 2018 Lyn has been the Housing First Coordinator for Hastings; however Lyn also oversees Seaview's Accommodation Support Service providing intensive support from rough sleeping to sustained tenancies.

Harm Reduction Programme and Project Adder Coordinator - Michael Payne. Michael has joined Seaview this year and he oversees Diversionary activities for people with substance misuse issues who are living in Temporary Accommodation (TA). In addition Michael is leading Project Adder Specialist outreach team for Seaview which is focussed on engaging local drug users and supporting them to access various supports including drug and alcohol treatment.

Rough Sleeper Outreach Lead Worker – Mick Hillier. Mick leads the team of Rough Sleeper Outreach Workers providing early morning verification and welfare checks on rough sleepers in Hastings and St. Leonards, Eastbourne and Rother.

Finance Manager – Caelie Hawkins (Interim). Caelie oversees our admin and finance team and supports the core team and the board of trustees.

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BOARD of TRUSTEES and ADVISERS

Governance responsibility for Seaview lies with the Board of Trustees. Some of these have supported Seaview for many years, and bring a wealth of experience to the work. They are:

The Board of Trustees meets every six weeks and in addition trustees will attend some Seaview events. There is a process of trustee induction and training: Most trustees are already familiar with the practical work of the charity through previous contact. Additionally, potential and new trustees are invited and encouraged to spend time at the project getting to know the staff and services. New trustees are provided with information and support regarding the following areas:

Services Provided by Seaview

Wellbeing centre

Since 1985 Seaview has been providing an open access wellbeing centre at the heart of St Leonards on Sea. It is a vibrant place that is all about helping people to achieve their full potential. The philosophy is one of ‘can do’ rather than ‘don’t do’, and this is always both exciting and challenging.

People use our wellbeing centre for a variety of reasons, and none are more important than having a place to be, somewhere to drop in to, away from the pressures of the world. One of Seaview’s core values is a belief that ‘Warmth from one human being to another can bring about positive change’. We have been proving the truth of this over the years. Not everyone agrees with a hierarchy of human needs, but few would dispute the vital importance of people receiving food, drink, shelter, warmth and clothes.

Our wellbeing centre provides all of these. The work is also about helping clients to achieve personal growth and fulfilment. This is done through one to one sessions, support groups, educational and work placement programmes, and a range of activities that clients believe is relevant to their situation. Seaview is fluid, not static, and our wellbeing centre is one of our unique selling points.

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Peer Support: RADAR (Refocus, Assess, Develop, Activate, Recover) is our team of paid and volunteer Peer workers devising group and healthy activities focussed on recovery from mental health issues and addictions. These include Peer led groups, gym sessions, running, football, bowls, and the annual “Seaview’s Got Talent” event. Peer leaders also run our clothing closet, sorting out donations and assisting those in need. The Seaview choir is also led by Peer leaders.

Housing First, Seaview Accommodation Support Service and Rough Sleeper Outreach

People cannot achieve their goals without having somewhere to live. Since 1996 Seaview has been providing a dedicated housing, tenancy support and outreach team to help those who are homeless navigate a pathway to find a home, and to provide support to keep that home. We are supporting people with a history of failed tenancies who struggle to cope as a result of poor living skills, poor mental health and / or addictive behaviour. We are not successful with everyone, but with a pro-active approach and by putting practical support in place, the vast majority of clients make significant progress and manage to maintain their tenancies.

RSI : Housing First & Rough Sleepers Outreach Service : This service commenced in October 2018 and offers support to rough sleepers who experience complex health and social problems, helping them to move into their own accommodation and providing intensive support to manage their tenancies. Housing First workers liaise closely with the MultiDisciplinary Team, partners with the Rough Sleeper Initiative, ensuring clients are linked to essential health and housing services. The service covered Hastings and St. Leonard’s and following a recommissioning process in the Spring, Seaview will now be tasked with providing the service in Rother as well.

Seaview Accommodation Support Service (SASS): Our team works with former entrenched rough sleepers to provide intensive home support to sustain tenancies and prevent the revolving door of homelessness. The work includes dealing with rent arrears, anti-social behaviour and other possible breaches of tenancy.

Rough Sleepers Outreach Service: In addition to the RSI outreach Seaview provides an additional out of hours outreach service to rough sleepers to verify and check on their welfare, inviting them into Seaview and referring them to other services for ongoing support. Our workers cover Hastings, St. Leonard’s and Rother.

Street Engagement Service: We provide regular daytime outreach sessions to the street community, engaging people, linking them into vital health, housing and wellbeing services as well as inviting them to use the various facilities and participate in activities at our Wellbeing Centre.

Digital Inclusion

Seaview has developed some groups so members can participate online. This has been invaluable during the lockdown periods over the last year, especially. The mobile network, Three reconnected provide Seaview with android phones for clients and East Sussex Veteran’s Hub have offered several android phones and tablets to help clients to access apps and websites that are supportive of their recovery journeys. The Good Things Foundation continued to support Seaview with helping clients complete the Census.

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Healthcare

Seaview enjoys a close partnership with St John Ambulance Homeless Healthcare Service in the provision of our Health Care Programme. The main provision of the Homeless Healthcare Service is nurse-led drop-in clinics, four days a week at the Southwater Centre, where St John has its own fully equipped treatment room. Clients can see a nurse and/or podiatrist and a general volunteer about any physical or mental health issue.

Every session in this service is nurse-led, and the team members will deal directly with issues as far as possible, providing health advice, podiatry, wound care, health promotion (both on an individual basis and in group education sessions) and general support, but are careful to refer on to clients’ GPs or to more specialised or secondary care services where appropriate.

Hepatitis C Clinic

In partnership with the University of Sussex, Seaview has arranged for a new treatment facility to be set up and running within the Wellbeing Centre. A trained medical researcher has come to Seaview to do screening for HIV, Hepatitis C and immunisations for Hepatitis B. Sessions are held on three days each week to facilitate regular treatment for hard to reach clients who would not normally be expected to keep a series of regular hospital appointments. Special arrangements are in place for staff safety when meeting high risk clients.

Covid-19 pandemic arrangements

Seaview took steps to make sure that staff and clients were fully aware of the dangers associated with the Corona virus epidemic that began early in 2020.

Seaview remained open in a limited, Covid- safe way throughout the last year but changed the operating model accordingly. We arranged for remote support to be offered to clients. The food delivery service continued using our own kitchen for the preparation of hot meals. Food parcels were also prepared and delivered thanks to generous donations and charitable funding. The team took on the task of organising the delivery of food and other essential supplies. Appropriate PPE and social distancing measures were put in place. Full details of the revised service were published online to let people know how Seaview was continuing to operate in the Covid-19 pandemic, and Seaview was praised for its efforts to support many vulnerable people throughout the crisis.

Seaview actively supported the local authority to help rough sleepers take up the offer of emergency temporary accommodation to everyone who was willing to accept it. Seaview’s rough sleeper outreach and support service continued to operate over the last year and staff were careful to wear PPE and observe all the social distancing requirements imposed by the Government.

Some staff at Seaview were designated by the Government as “shielded” and some were “vulnerable” and required to self isolate, and arrangements were made for these staff to work remotely. No staff were placed on furlough, but all instances of absences due to showing symptoms of the virus, or family members showing symptoms, were recorded. Staff meetings, trustees’ meetings and update meetings for various purposes were arranged using Zoom to help prevent the virus spreading.

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Key Achievements and Performance for the year ended 31 March 2021 What did we achieve for people? We did the following:

In summary Seaview has encouraged people to make important changes in their lifestyle resulting in improved sense of wellbeing while helping to tackle health inequalities and reduce social isolation.

2020-21 Key Successes

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Key Aims and Objectives for the future and for 2021-22. We aim to:

More about Seaview’s Core values:

Principal Funding Sources

The principal funding sources for the charity are as follows:

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The trustees and the team would like to thank Awareness for Action and also indebted to the many individuals, organisations, churches, schools and charitable trusts for their invaluable support and donations of money and goods. Without their help and assistance Seaview’s long established and highly respected services for people with complex needs would be facing an even harder struggle to survive during these extremely challenging times.

Partnerships

In so far as it is complementary to the charity’s objectives, Seaview is guided by local, regional and national policy. At a national level Government dictates homelessness and mental health strategies. Locally we work in partnership with the various statutory bodies and organisations with whom we contract (see above).

Other partnerships have been created with St. John Ambulance, Citizens Advice 1066, Mind in Brighton and Hove (in association with our RADAR service), Brighton Women’s Centre (supporting a popular bespoke women’s group in Seaview), Snowflake Trust (winter night shelter), Kings Church 1066 (Hastings food bank), Fare Share Sussex (food donations), Holy Trinity Church Hastings (Bags of Blessing), Time to Shine, Education Futures Trust, FSN, NHS Digital, The Good Things Foundation, The Office of the National Data Guardian, East Sussex Recovery Alliance, Hastings Library, 3 Reconnected, University of Sussex (Hepatitis C clinic) and Sussex Police (liaison officer for rough sleepers).

Seaview ensures representation on all related multi-agency groups and works closely with local voluntary organisations. This has proved invaluable to the charity in establishing strong networks for and on behalf of our clients. However it is recognised that this partnership working is sometimes difficult as centre-based activities have to be prioritised; resulting in us not being able to attend as many external meetings as we would like.

Financial Review

Total income for the year was £758,619 before transfers (2020: £580,781). Total expenditure was £487,291 before transfers (2020: £505,961). At the year-end there were unrestricted funds of £299,548 (2020: £126,085), designated funds of £420,000 (2020: £210,000) and restricted funds of £92,943 (2020: £205,078).

An overall balanced budget had been anticipated for 2020-21, and despite the Covid-19 pandemic a surplus was ultimately realised as our local community continued to support us by generous donations. Moreover, Hasting Borough Council and other local authorities relied on us to provide essential services during the pandemic for people who were either self-isolating or housebound, with additional funds being made available for this purpose. There were also areas in which we underspent against budget due to pandemicrelated service changes, and in these cases funds have been brought forward and/or reallocated in agreement with the grant making bodies. Future plans have been agreed to aim for an overall balanced budget next year with the hope that unrestricted reserves will be maintained at existing levels.

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Investment Policy

Aside from retaining a prudent amount in reserves each year, the charity’s funds are committed to maintaining client services. No funds are currently available for long term investment.

Reserves Policy

The trustees believe that the charity should hold financial reserves because:

Ideally the minimum level of free reserves should be the equivalent of a minimum of 6 months’ operating costs calculated and reviewed annually. However an additional obligation to provide match funding alongside some of the grants for core services is placing an additional burden on the charity’s reserves. At the year end the actual level of unrestricted reserves was increased to £299,548 which equates to about 6 months’ running costs and the designated funds (see note 12 below) were £420,000. The trustees plan to maintain this level of unrestricted reserves in the following years if possible.

Public Benefit

The directors have had regard for the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and the charity has demonstrated its commitment to providing public benefit through the services outlined in this report.

Governing Document

The Seaview Project is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 13 September 1996 and re-registered as a charity on 30 September 1996; it was originally registered as a charity in August 1985. “Seaview” is the trading name for the Seaview Project.

The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

A proposal to amend Section 3 of the Memorandum of Association was agreed following a vote at the AGM in November 2018. It now reads “The objects for which the Company is established shall be for the relief of poverty, sickness and distress of persons in need among the inhabitants of East Sussex”. Charity Commission approval for the change was received on 21 February 2019 and the AGM in November 2019 ratified the change with Companies House.

Recruitment and Appointment of the Management Committee (the “committee”)

Directors of the company are also Trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s articles are known as members of the Management Committee, subsequently referred to as “the committee”. Seaview’s Memorandum and Articles of Association require members of the committee to be elected.

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Risk Management

The committee maintains a risk register and conducts regular reviews of major and minor risks faced. Systems and procedures established to mitigate these and external risks to contract funding have led to regular reviews of the business plan and publicity and fund raising campaigns to help diversify funding sources.

Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for the authorisation of all transactions and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure the health and safety of staff, volunteers, clients and visitors to the Wellbeing Centre.

Responsibilities of the Trustees

The trustees are required by Company Law to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure for the financial year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees follow best practice and:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company, and to enable then to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

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

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Independent Examlner Rachel Taylor of Acuity Professional was reappointed as the charitable tompanvs independent examiner for the year ending 31 March 2021. This report has been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Stutement of Recommended Proctice opplicoble to churities preporing their accounts in occordonce with the Finonciol Reporting Stondord opplicoble in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, the Finoncit71 Reporting Stondord opplicable in the United Kingdom ond Republic of Irelond (FRS 102). the Charities Art 2011, the Companies Act 2006 ond UK Generally Accepted Practice as it oppliesfrom l Jonut7ry 2015. Approved by the Board of Directors on 24 November 2021 and signed on behalf of the Board.. Anna Barnes Chalrperson 13

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Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2021 Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account

Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Other (including fundraising)
5
Total
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total Expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
6
before transfers
Transfers between funds
13
Net movement in funds for the year
Reconciliation of funds:
Balances brought forward
12
Balances carried forward
12		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
£
£
128,847
-
46,274
545,343
38,155
-
213,276
545,343
140
-
42,072
445,079
42,213
445,079
171,063
100,264
212,400
(212,400)
383,463
(112,135)
336,085
205,078
719,548
92,943		 Total funds
2021
£
128,847
591,617
38,155
758,619
140
487,151
487,291
271,328
-
271,328
541,163
812,491		 Total funds
2020
£
79,829
476,400
24,552
580,781
7,254
498,707
505,961
74,820
-
74,820
466,343
541,163

There are no recognised gains or losses in the year, other than those included in the statement of financial activities.

All activities derive from continuing operations.

Comparative figures for the previous year by fund type are shown in note 17.

The notes on pages 17 to 25 form an integral part of these accounts.

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SEAVIEW PROJECT Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021 Total 2021 Total 2020 Not• Flx•d Asset• Tangibl8 Fixed Assets 1.192 Current Assets Stocks of Donated Goods Debtors Cash al bank and in hand I.￿0 119.$21 807.206 927.728 1.￿0 32,214 562,828 596,042 10 C￿ditorS - amounts lalling due within one year 11 11 S.237 56,071 N•t Current A3s•ts 812,491 539.971 Not assets 12 812,491 541,163 Reprgsenled by. Fund8 of the Charlty Unreslricled funds General funds Designalfjd funds 13 15 299.548 420.000 126,085 210,000 Re8tn'cled Funds 14 92,943 205.078 812,491 541,163 The trustees Iwho aTr also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) confirm that for the year ended 31 March 2021.. the company was enlilled lo exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating lo small companie$, and Members have not required the company lo obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act. The Iruslees acknovAedge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect lo accounting record$ and the preparation of accounts. The notes on pages 17 10 25 form an integral part of these aecounl$. These accounts. which have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating lo small companies. were approve(I by the Injstees on and signed on their behalf by.. A. Barnes, Chair......... S. Sampson. Treasurer..................... Company Registration No.. 3249596 Charity Registration No.. 1058308 15

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Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 March 2021

Cash Flow from operating activities
Cash Flow from investing activities
Purchase of new fixed assets
Purchase of new investments
Interest and dividends
Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at start
of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
year
Cash and cash equivalents consist
of:
Cash at bank and in hand		 2021
£
243,593
-
-
785
785
244,378
562,828
807,206
807,206		 2020
£
94,146
-
-
1,855
1,855
96,001
466,827
562,828
562,828

Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities

Note
Net income for the year
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
(Gains) on investments
Interest and dividends received
(profit) on disposal of fixed assets
(Increase) decrease in stocks
(Increase) decrease in debtors
Increase (decrease) in creditors
Net cash flow from operating activities		 Total
Total
2021
2020
£
£
271,328
74,820
1,192
1,170
-
-
(785)
(1,855)
-
-
-
-
(87,307)
(15,963)
59,166
35,974
243,593
94,146

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

1. Basis of Accounting

2. Accounting Policies

2.1 Fund accounting

2.2 Income

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.3 Expenditure and liabilities

2.4 Tangible assets

Leasehold property improvements - term of the lease Fixtures, fittings and equipment - 3 years Computers - 3 years

2.5 Debtors

2.6 Cash

Cash comprises bank deposits repayable on demand in both current and deposit accounts, and small amounts of petty cash.

2.7 Creditors

2.8 Taxation

The charity is not liable to income tax or corporation tax or capital gains tax on its charitable activities.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

3 Income from donations

Unrestricted
£
Donations and legacies
Friends of Seaview
8,188
General donations
119,909
Gifts in kind
750
128,847
Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted
£
Grants for Services
46,274
46,274		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
-
Restricted
£
545,343
545,343		 2021 Total
£
8,188
119,909
750
128,847
2021 Total
£
591,617
591,617		 2020 Total
£
4,960
67,764
7,105
79,829
2020 Total
£
476,400
476,400

4 Income from charitable activities

5 Other income

Room rental received
Big Sleep event
Gifts in kind
Gift aid
Fundraising
Investment income
Bank Interest received
Profit on disposal
of fixed assets
Total Other Income		 Unrestricted
£
-
-
-
28,013
9,358
37,370
785
-
38,155		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 2021 Total
2020 Total
£
£
-
1,440
-
15,413
-
4,395
28,013
9,358
1,449
37,370
22,697
785
1,855
-
-
38,155
24,552

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

6 Net income/ (expenditure) for the year

This is stated after charging:
Depreciation
Operating lease costs
Accountants' remuneration
Independent examination
Other accountancy work		 2021
£
1,192
-
1,200
-		 2020
£
1,170
878
1,200
-

7 Information regarding Trustees, Directors and Employees

Payroll wages and salaries
Employer's national insurance contributions
Employer's pension contributions
Other salary payments
The average number of employees, analysed by function was:
Charitable purposes
Management and administration of charity
No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000		 2021
£
343,499
22,460
6,947
4,617
377,524
2021
22
4
26
 2020
£
344,512
18,328
7,756
-
370,596
2020
21
4
25

No Trustee was remunerated for any services.

The Seaview Project paid £6,458 in the year ended 31 March 2021 for various insurance services, including professional indemnity cover (2020: £6,442).

The number of trustees for whom benefits were accruing under pension schemes at the yearend was nil (2020: £nil).

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. The employer’s pension costs represent contributions payable by the charity to the fund.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

8 Fixed assets

Leasehold
property
improvements
£
Cost
At 1 April 2020
32,199
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2021
32,199
Depreciation
At 1 April 2020
31,007
Charge for the year
1,192
Disposals
At 31 March 2021
32,199
Net book value 2021
-
Net book value 2020
1,192
9 Debtors
Debtors
Gift aid claims
Prepayments
Other debtors
10 Creditors - amounts falling due within
Creditors
Tax, NI and pension contributions due
Grants received in advance
Expenditure accruals		 Computer
equipment
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
one year		 Fixtures,
fittings and
equipment
£
52,596
52,596
52,596
52,596
-
-
2021
£
85,650
27,617
5,902
353
119,521
2021
£
3,238
4,896
104,327
2,775
115,237		 Total
£
84,795
-
-
84,795
83,603
1,192
-
84,795
-
1,192
2020
£
26,330
5,884
32,214
2020
£
4,871
50,000
1,200
56,071

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

11 Analysis of net assets between funds

Tangible Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Net Assets
12 Movement in funds
At 1 April
2020
£
Restricted Funds
Central costs grants
585
Peer support services
46,897
Rough sleeper work
111,683
Harm reduction programme
-
Project Adder
-
Seaview Accommodation Support Service
33,983
Seaview advocacy
7,627
Client activities
4,303
RSI moving expenses fund
-
Wellbeing centre
-
Total Restricted Funds
205,078
Unrestricted Funds
Designated IT development fund
15,000
Designated building fund
55,000
Designated redundancy fund
20,000
Designated property purchase fund
20,000
Designated service development fund
100,000
General funds
126,085
Total Unrestricted funds
336,085
Total funds
541,163		 General
Funds
£
-
310,458
(10,910)
299,548
Income
£
35,000
69,000
239,706
29,673
16,492
24,100
-
-
-
131,372
545,343
213,276
213,276
758,619		 Designated
Funds
£
-
420,000
-
420,000
Expenditure
£
(35,585)
(63,654)
(166,232)
(13,475)
(370)
(34,391)
-
-
-
(131,372)
(445,079)
(42,213)
(42,213)
(487,291)		 Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
£
£
-
-
197,270
927,728
(104,327)
(115,237)
92,943
812,491
Transfers At 31 March
2021
£
£
-
(37,243)
15,000
(185,157)
-
16,199
16,122
23,692
7,627
4,303
10,000
10,000
-
(212,400)
92,943
15,000
65,000
120,000
20,000
40,000
125,000
145,000
100,000
2,400
299,548
212,400
719,548
(0)
812,491		 Total
Funds
£
-
927,728
(115,237)
812,491
92,943
15,000
120,000
40,000
145,000
100,000
299,548
719,548
812,491

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SEAVIEW PROJECT

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

13. Purposes of restricted funds:

Central costs grants

Wellbeing centre

Peer support services

Grants restricted to funding central finance, administration and management functions. Includes grants from Tudor Trust and Ernest Kleinwort.

Funding restricted for the operation of the open access wellbeing centre, includes grants from East Sussex County Council, and The Silver Lady Fund.

Funds restricted for the purpose of our peer support services. Currently funded by a grant from the East Sussex Recovery Work Innovation Fund for a unique Refocus, Assess, Develop, Activate, Recover (RADAR) programme utilising paid and volunteer peer support workers and involving arts and healthy activities.

Rough sleeper services

Funding restricted for Seaview services working with rough sleepers. Includes funding from Hastings Borough Council’s Rough Sleeper Initiative and its Community Partnership Fund. Transfers from this fund to unrestricted funds relate to projects which have ended and funds not restricted.

Harm reduction programme

Ongoing project funded by East Sussex County Council, supporting people living in Temporary Accommodation.

Project Adder

Seaview Accommodation Support Service (SASS)

Seaview advocacy

Ongoing project funded by East Sussex County Council, providing interventions that address and reduce the harm caused by the supply and use of drugs.

Funding restricted for the operation of this service which supports clients to obtain and maintain accommodation. Includes grants from Nationwide Building Society the Darvell Community.

A fund restricted for the purpose of client advocacy services.

Client activities

Grants restricted for the purpose of funding client activities including sport, art, and wellbeing.

RSI moving expenses fund

Funds provided as part of the Rough Sleeper Initiative specifically for the purpose of providing clients with grants to cover moving costs.

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SEAVIEW PROJECT

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

14 Designated funds

IT fund – Seaview is investing in a programme to develop its website and create its own online fundraising platform at www.seaviewdonate.co.uk. There is also a significant amount of IT equipment that requires upgrading. £15,000 has been allocated to the designated IT fund.

Building fund – The Trustees have allocated £120,000 of designated funds for the purpose of repairs and developments in the leased property occupied by Seaview, and/or a future premises if the organisation relocates at the end of the current lease.

Redundancy fund – Many projects currently underway are only funded for short terms, and redundancies may occur when they finish. With several long-term members of staff in the organisation, the trustees have allocated £40,000 to the designated redundancy fund in case of this eventuality.

Property purchase fund – Part of the strategic plan is for Seaview to purchase its own property/properties to be used as temporary accommodation for Seaview service users. The designated property purchase fund is being built up in order to fund this initiative, and the trustees have allocated £145,000 of designated reserves.

Service development fund – There is an increasing expectation by funders for the charity to make a commitment to provide match funding for various projects in addition to grants received. In order to secure these grants, the trustees have allocated a total of £100,000 at the year end to a designated fund for this purpose, and for the purpose of developing services which are not grant funded.

15 General funds

Included in the charitable activities income figure are grants from Hastings Borough Council, Sussex Community Foundation, Good Things Foundation and Rother District Council.

16 Financial commitments

Operating lease commitments

At 31 March 2021 the company has annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases on premises as follows:

2021 2020
£ £
Expiring within five years 13,200 13,200
Expiring after five years - -

The property rent was last reviewed in 2017 and this resulted in a rent increase of 10%. The lease expires in the year 2022, and discussions are underway with the landlords regarding renewal terms. In case of satisfactory terms being unachievable, the trustees have designated the necessary funds to cover relocation costs.

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SEAVIEW PROJECT

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

17 Comparative income and expenditure by fund type

Income from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other (including fundraising)
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Net income / (expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds as at start of period
Total funds as at end of period		 2021
2020
£
£
128,847
79,829
46,274
195,065
38,155
23,552
213,276
298,446
140
7,254
42,072
249,404
42,213
256,658
171,063
41,788
212,400
-
383,463
41,788
336,085
294,297
719,548
336,085
Unrestricted funds		 2021
2020
£
£
-
-
545,343
281,335
-
1,000
545,343
282,335
-
-
445,079
249,303
445,079
249,303
100,264
33,032
(212,400)
-
(112,135)
33,032
205,078
172,046
92,943
205,078
Restricted funds		 2021
2020
£
£
-
-
545,343
281,335
-
1,000
545,343
282,335
-
-
445,079
249,303
445,079
249,303
100,264
33,032
(212,400)
-
(112,135)
33,032
205,078
172,046
92,943
205,078
Restricted funds
282,335
-
249,303
249,303
33,032
-
33,032
172,046
205,078

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE SEAVIEW PROJECT I report lo the charity Iruste8s on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 St March 2021 which are sel out on pages 14 to 25 RosponslbSlltlo$ and basi$ of report As the charivs trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act'l- I report in respect of my examination of Ihe charily's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under $eclion 145(5)Ib) of the A¢1. Independent oxamln•r's Statement I confirm that l am qualified lo undertake the examination be¢ause l am a member of Association of Chartered A¢¢ountants. which 1$ one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examinalion. I confimi that no material mallers have come lo my allenlion in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act., or the accounts do r￿t accord with those records,. or the accounts do not comply wilh the applicable requirements concerning the form and conlenl of a¢￿￿nIS sel out in the Charities {Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any Tequirement that the accovnls give a 'lrue and fair view, which is not a maller considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which allenlion should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the a¢counl$ to be reached. Dale.. Rachel Ta￿or FCA, Acuity Professional Unil 2.02 High Weald House Glovers End Bexhill East Sussex TN39 SES 26

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT SEAVIEW

SOUP OF THE DAY IS ALWAYS FREE AT THE TEA BAR

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SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE PEOPLE USING SEAVIEW

This trend of approximately 75% men and 25% women using Seaview’s Wellbeing Centre has been consistent over recent years.

The majority of people using Seaview are aged between 25 and 64 which is consistent with previous years.

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SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY

The team at Seaview have been trained in the appropriate use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) And the premises have been deemed COVID safe.

The team have all been prioritised for vaccinations and we have campaigned for vaccinations to be provided to the most vulnerable in our community, many of whom are our clients.

We are pleased to report that infection rates among our staff team and client group are extremely low.

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