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2021-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03346119 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1066611

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

FOR

THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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Report of the Trustees 1 to 10
Report of the Independent Auditors 11 to 14
Statement of Financial Activities 15
Balance Sheet 16
Cash Flow Statement 17
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 18
Notes to the Financial Statements 19 to 31

THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The focus of our Work

Our main objectives continue to be to work with families to reduce the incidence and impact of homelessness, family breakdown and social exclusion. The strategies we have used to meet these objectives include:

Development and delivery of innovative childcare services that improve children's life chances, by:

Development and delivery of innovative resettlement services that reduce the incidence of homelessness year on year, by:

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

How our activities deliver public benefit

The local picture

The majority of our services are provided in Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport, which sadly have high levels of deprivation, unemployment and homelessness.

Portsmouth is the only county island city in the UK. It has an estimated population of 213,000 people residing within 15.5 square miles. This makes Portsmouth the most densely populated city in the UK outside of London. 6.4% of the city's population are aged 0 - 4, 10.6% are aged 5 - 14, 7.2% are aged 15 - 19, 62% are aged 20 - 64 and 13.9% are aged 65+. 16.0% of the city's population are not of white British ethnicity. Children and young people have a different ethnic profile with 20% of school-age children being of non-White British ethnicity (45% of school children living in St Thomas ward and 38% in St Jude ward are of non-White British ethnicity).

Over the next 20 years, the population is projected to increase to about 238,000 persons (11% increase). There are 85,473 households in Portsmouth.

Life Expectancy -Showing the impact of poorer physical and mental health outcomes, males in Portsmouth's most deprived areas die 9.5 years earlier than males in Portsmouth's least deprived areas. For females living in the most compared to least deprived areas, the gap in life expectancy is 6.0 years.

The latest statistics show that 36.04% of children in Portsmouth South are living in poverty. In Charles Dickens Ward, the percentage is even higher at 50.31%. This is well above the England average, with levels at twice the national average in some areas of the city, especially Charles Dickens ward where the Roberts Centre is based.

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Education - The national standard is that all pupils should achieve at least five GCSEs graded A* to C, including English and mathematics. Portsmouth pupils have never achieved the national average. In 2015, local achievement for both boys (46.4%) and girls (55.1%) was significantly lower than the national average (52.7% and 62.1% respectively). Over 100 languages are spoken by pupils attending Portsmouth schools.

Young People (NEET) Not in employment, education or training in 2016 there were 3,990 16 & 17 year olds in Portsmouth of whom 200 were NEET, which is worse than the previous year.

24.5% of Reception Year pupils in Portsmouth schools are overweight, including obese - this has increased slightly from the previous year By Year 6, the prevalence of overweight including obese pupils in Portsmouth schools had increased to 36.2%.

A&E attendances per 1,000 are significantly higher than the national average for 5-9 year olds, 10-14 year olds, 15-17 year olds and 15-19 year olds based on 2015/16 data.

Health Public Health Profiles highlight seven areas of concern they are

The trend for each is worsening or static and Portsmouth is significantly worse than the England average.

Portsmouth has a significantly higher level of overall deprivation than the England average. The JSNA indicates that frontline statutory and voluntary services are reporting that increasing numbers of people are in debt and needing support. There are 14 wards within Portsmouth with residents in parts of Charles Dickens, Paulsgrove, Cosham and St Thomas wards experiencing the highest deprivation in the city, and poorer wellbeing.

Portsmouth has significantly higher rates of risk factors for mental ill health It is estimated that 22,100 Portsmouth residents aged 18-64yrs are affected by at least one common mental health disorder 6,000 people access Adult Mental services annually. Portsmouth has the highest level of excess winter deaths of our comparator cities with similar levels of deprivation.

Index of Multiple Deprivation Portsmouth is ranked 63rd of 326 local authorities (previously ranked 76th of 326 local authorities in 2010, and 93rd of 354 authorities in 2007) where 1 is the most deprived in terms of the average score.

Public Benefit Our main activities and those whom we try to help are listed below. All our charitable activities focus on the reduction of homelessness and of the reducing the impact of family breakdown and social exclusion and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.

Covid - With the support of funders we have delivered and expanded our services during the year - in many creative and resourceful ways.

We focus our energies on designing and delivering services for those who are struggling with homelessness or family relationship breakdown, with an emphasis on meeting the needs of children and young people, who are particularly affected by their families' plights.

Our commitment is to provide services with targeted interventions for families tackling complex issues which include debt, homelessness, parenting difficulties, co-parenting, managing money, lifestyle changes, mental health and learning difficulties, low educational attainment continues.

Working with us - The company's /charity's policy is to consult and discuss with employees, through unions, staff working groups and at meetings, matters likely to affect employees' interests.

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Information of matters of concern to employees is given through information bulletins and reports which seek to achieve a common awareness on the part of all employees of the financial and economic factors affecting the group's performance.

Applications for employment by disabled persons are always fully considered, bearing in mind the aptitudes of the applicant concerned. In the event of members of staff becoming disabled, every effort is made to ensure that their employment within the company's continues and that the appropriate training is arranged. It is the policy of the company that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons should, as far as possible, be identical to that of other employees.

Who used and benefited from our services?

The ethos of the organisation ensures that the families we work with will be treated with respect but that we will be honest and work to help clients to understand the consequences of their actions and decisions. In many cases, families have not grasped that their circumstances and options depend on the informed choices they make. Families are the core of our society and we need to invest in and assist the adults in families to parent and act as role models for their children. We help them to learn the skills needed to keep a safe roof over their children's heads.

Working within the scope of our objectives and the limitations of funding, we provided a wide range of services to over 1000 families in 2020/21. 2020 has been challenging for all but by the end of the financial year the challenges of Covid-19 re-enforced the need our expertise. Responding to the needs and impact that Coronavirus has on families and vulnerable single people is a vital statement of why the Roberts Centre exists.

Covid -19 response

In March 2020 we redesigned all our services and introduced more services to meet the needs of those in lockdown, shielded or people struggling with anxiety. We deliver age appropriate activity packs for families and food and toiletries for households who have either been affected by loss of free school meals, loss of jobs and moving onto Universal credit (with a 5 week wait for funds) or living on furloughed staff who lost 20% of their income.

Many children and families who were already vulnerable faced even greater pressures and challenges during the pandemic. Moreover, some families and vulnerable single people that were previously coping are finding themselves now struggling - financially, emotionally and with practical every day issues. The Roberts Centre took on welfare calls, door step deliveries of nappies, baby milk, shampoo, sanitary products, toiletries and food including fresh fruit and vegetables, bread and milk.

The greatest demand we have had and continue to have from Housing officers and Social workers in Portsmouth and Havant is for age appropriate activity packs, toys, children's books, art & Crafts for children and young people.

Main Services

The Supported & Intensive Supported Housing Scheme

This is a multi-agency service which works with families for whom a number of Homelessness, household, money management and parenting risk have been identified and who want help to improve their skills and to become stable tenants. In 2020/21 41 families were supported through the scheme and 4 were successfully signed off and now have a secure tenancy with Portsmouth City Council.

Temporary Accommodation Service

The Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) manage 31 fully furnished properties and a shared house with 12 rooms for homeless families and single people in Portsmouth. TAS works closely with Portsmouth City Council, supporting clients to work through a difficult and anxious time in their lives to enable them to move forward to sustain their own tenancy in the future. Each family member is supported and the centre offers additional services to the children and young people.

From April 2020 -March 2021 the service accommodated and supported 76 families/single vulnerable people.

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We provide free places in the Roberts Day Nursery for children from birth to 5 years who are living in temporary accommodation and also a dedicated holiday play scheme. These children have, in most cases, suffered the distress of losing their home and moving away from school, family and friends. While families are in TAS, their keyworker will work with them to improve their budgeting, home management and parenting skills and help them towards moving into their next property.

Family Tenancy Support

Provided tenancy/accommodation support to families identified by housing providers or by self-referral. The families benefit from structured targeted support to acquire the skills to maintain their tenancies. These skills include budgeting, debt payments, neighbour relations or, as in most cases, a combination of skills. FTS can support 14 families in Portsmouth Between April 2020- March 2021, 23 families received ongoing support through the service and 2 clients were successfully signed off the scheme.

Family Intervention Project

These services use the Family Intervention Project (FIP) model which was designed on the model of the acclaimed Dundee Family Project. The model uses a combination of challenge and support. The Family Intervention Project works with families causing anti-social behaviour and at risk of losing their homes. In 2020/21, 70 individuals and families were supported in Gosport area. Over 85% of all closed cases improved their tenancy stability, reduced debt and improved their children's outcomes. This project is about establishing positive behaviour patterns, and not just about reducing negative behaviour.

Adult Intervention Project

Building on the success of FIP, we designed and deliver an Adult Intervention Project for vulnerable single people through Portsmouth Local Authority housing service using the core elements of an intensive, lead professional, multi-agency small step approach. This is the only project of its kind nationally.

Adult Intervention Project /Housing Options

This service was developed during the year to support vulnerable people placed in Bed & Breakfast, Hotel accommodation who have been identified as likely to need support to help them cope to meet the expectations of the accommodation provider.

RAISE

Raise is a pilot project supporting families where Parents have learning difficulties in Gosport who are in need of long-term, light touch support. Referrals are from Hampshire Social Care. From April 2020 to March 2021 the projects made a difference for 70 families and single people.

Circle of Support

The Circle of Support Service started in July 2016 and works in partnership with people who are in immediate hardship and need assistance in addressing the underlying issues causing their crisis. Support can be provided to assist with crisis arising from debt, fuel or food poverty, other financial issues, homelessness or family breakdown. During 2020-2021 19 clients received ongoing support through the service.

The Child Contact Service

In society many families relationships breakdown, which often leads to challenges regarding co-parenting and child contact. We have been providing Supported child contact services for 25 years in Portsmouth, this service relies on the dedicated support of a band of volunteers. 20 years providing supervised child contact. Research tells us that children have better outcomes when they have contact with their non-resident parent. We provide a neutral, safe, child-focussed environment for children to have supported contact with non-resident parents, grandparents or siblings. In Portsmouth, last year we provided 152 children from 121 families with Supported Contact.

Supervised Child Contact

Each year between 150,000 and 200,000 parental couples separate. Where the process of separation is handled well, the adverse impact on children is minimised. Where separation goes badly and, in particular, where children are drawn into parental conflict, then the effects can be profoundly damaging for children.

Supervised Child Contact provides closely supervised, individual family contact sessions. In 2020/21 we provided 152 children from 121 families with Supported Contact and 105 children from 79 families with Supervised Contact.

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The Boost Project

Is Portsmouth based and aims to improve life chances and outcomes for young people who are either being looked after by the local authority or about to leave care. This service provides bespoke one to one sessions and proactively maintains support until the young person is 25 years old. In 2020/21 - 35 young people were supported through Boost. Alongside supporting with aspects like housing, peer pressures, benefits, employment or college - Boost young people complete a Workbook to Independence. There are 5 areas in the workbook: Money, Living Skills, Health and Wellbeing, Housing and Community and Employment and Training. The Workbook has been accredited through Highbury College so that the young people can now gain a City & Guilds award.

More than anything, Boost offers a non-judgemental approach where will we support young people in understanding their choices, building on their future independence and helping them make positive decision.

Boost Plus

Is a Supported Housing Scheme that gives young people in the Boost Service, the chance to live in a Roberts Centre Sub-let property via PCC. These are young people who PCC will not currently offer a direct tenancy to due to lack of tenancy history or a poor tenancy history. If successful on the scheme, the young person takes over the tenancy from ECRC, making them a PCC tenant. 9 young people had this opportunity this year.

Temporary Accommodation Service for Looked after Young People - TASLYP

The Roberts Centre offer a really exciting experience for young people to stay in a Portsmouth City Council property for 6 weeks. This gives a real taste of independence that is so vital - as often the reality of having your own property is very different to the preconceptions.

The young person is expected to pay a small service charge as well as paying for electricity and buying their own food. This is an excellent way to learn responsibilities, improve budgeting skills and learn what it means to be a good neighbour. This also helps young people gain confidence in their abilities. 6 young people were intensely supported to be able to have a 6 week stay this year.

The Roberts Day Nursery

Operates 8am - 6pm, 51 weeks of the year, offering high quality care and education Ofsted 'GOOD' for children from birth to five years. 80 children were cared for, nurtured and educated in the Nursery in 2020/21.

We provide both an educationally stimulating and nurturing environment with plenty of physical activity in our bespoke secure garden. The curriculum planning allows the children to access the garden in all weathers. Learning is fun and we use this approach whilst following curriculum activities and planning for individual needs of each child during our daily routines.

The Nursery is an open planned area promoting peer learning and ensuring that staff are supervising the children at all times. We provide an environment where children can grow and develop in an environment that is loving, friendly and happy. Our families are provided with facilities including a garden and multisensory room with sensory equipment for the children to enjoy on a daily basis.

We ensure that all the children's achievements are always recorded in a learning journey, which is shared with parents/carers. At the end of their time with us, together with the Parents, children can look back and see just how much they have learnt.

The Adept project

Works with parents, who have had a child or children taken into the care of the local authority, under the category of neglect. The project worked with 5 families at any one time, the Local Authority integrated the Adept model into its work in Autumn of 2019.

Playscheme - normally this is an offsite play scheme for children aged 5-13 years, 63 children from Temporary Accommodation, Supported Housing this year from either attending our holiday Play Scheme or were sent a play scheme in a box during lockdown in 2020/21. Staff delivered activities to help them make friends, have fun and learn about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. They found out about the local area and had some great experiences.

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Made of Money courses

A supporter funded the delivery of a rolling programme of the Made of Money course (designed by Quaker Social Action). This is a very user-friendly course and is well received by users, many of whom left school early or have limited literacy skills.

Incredible Years and Strengthening Families courses

We provided courses to help all family members learn and work together to communicate and understand boundaries and a positive way forward.

Tastes Great Cookery School

Originally funded by Comic Relief is run monthly with guest cooks from local restaurant and volunteers running cookery classes for clients. Due to restrictions we sent out the makings and recipes to families to do at home.

Service User Involvement

It is our belief that Service users being involved in the recruitment of staff helps us to find the right people and we have a target of 85% of all appointments to have trained Service Users involved in recruitment. Over the last year we have held training with 7 Service Users and 8 have helped either sat on a recruitment panel or as part of a focus group. 2 Volunteers have worked with the SUIW, 1 obtaining feedback and helping with Covid Survey and another working with the Re-start Youth project alongside the SUIW.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities. The trustees refer to public benefit throughout this report.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The E C Roberts Centre has seen its income increase by 3.7% from £1,567,539 in 2020 to £1,625,941 in 2021. This increase in income can be primarily attributed to donations and legacies. Expenditure in the year increased by 1.0% from £1,533,865 in 2020 to £1,549,868 in 2021.

The overall surplus for the year was £62,124 (2020: £38,550) of which a deficit of £20,131 was attributable to restricted funds (2020: deficit of £29,079) and a £82,255 surplus to unrestricted funds (2020: £67,629).

During the year there were recognised losses on the defined benefit scheme of £13,949 (2020: gain of £4,876). The unrestricted surplus excluding this non-cash movement is £96,204 (2020: £62,753). This surplus was against a budgeted deficit of £131,202.

Total restricted funds at the balance sheet date amounted to £11,860 (2020: £31,991) and unrestricted funds totalled £1,592,041 (2020: £1,509,786).

The board are extremely grateful for the support of the Sobell Foundation, Peter Harrison Foundation, The Albert Hunt Trust, Cafcass, Brian Foster Foundation, EMR Group, Children in Need, churches, faith groups, schools, organisations and individual gifts.

Investment policy and objectives

Under the memorandum and Articles of association, the Charity has the power to invest in any funds which the Board deems suitable.

The trustees, having regard to the liquidity requirements of the Charity, have operated a policy of keeping available funds in interest-bearing deposit accounts and seek to achieve a rate of interest as high as possible whilst maintaining security and availability. At a time of exceptionally low investment returns and high risk in the finance markets, this policy will be maintained, and funds will only be placed with conservatively managed institutions.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

The charity aims to maintain reserves at a level sufficient to ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, the charity will be able to continue its activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.

The Board intends to maintain a level of reserves at between three and six months of expenditure. The Board will monitor the reserves annually and management are required to notify the board if at any time reserves change to a level outside the three-to-six month range.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

New Roberts Centre

In the medium/long term, we hope to bring all our services onto to one site in Portsmouth so we can provide a seamless service with easy access to all our expertise and skills.

Social Housing for the most vulnerable

In the medium/long term the Board have identified the need to increase the amount of social housing for vulnerable families and people in Portsmouth to meet the increasing need and to mitigate the diminishing supply.

Increase our donor/charitable support

We know we need to increase our charitable support to ensure we can continue to support the most vulnerable in an environment where the previous methods and levels of support in the community are swiftly and significantly reducing.

The Charity has introduced its impact/outcome assessments so we are able to measure and prove the value and efficacy of our services to funders and others who may want to follow our models.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The EC Roberts Centre is a registered charity, number 1066611 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, number 3346119.

None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the Company. All of the trustees are members of the Company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

At least once every two years the Board undertakes a Skills Audit to ensure we have the right balance of skills in a changing environment. All prospective members complete an application form which the Board considers to determine whether they meet the skills requirement before the Board calls them for interview. All Board members have an enhanced DBS check.

All Board members are provided with an induction pack which includes basic information about the Centre and a copy of the Memorandum and Articles. All Board members have annual safeguarding training. They also attend a half-day induction at the EC Roberts Centre to introduce them to the services and staff.

Trustees meet bi-monthly plus an annual Vision Day and the Board's meetings work to an agreed agenda, which allows time for open discussion on issues related to the EC Roberts Centre's areas of interest and public benefit. Business is conducted between Board meetings through the Finance & Audit Sub-Committee. The terms of reference for this Committee set out the power and authority delegated to it. The day-to-day management of the EC Roberts Centre is the responsibility of the Chief Executive who reports to each Board meeting and communicates with Board members at other times when necessary.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Remit of Finance and Audit Sub-Committee

The Finance and Audit Sub-Committee assists the Board in the development of finance strategies, internal and external audits and reviews of finance and risk policies and procedures. The Committee also monitors financial performance and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees concerning financial aspects of the EC Roberts Centre.

The Trustees have a risk management strategy, which comprises:

Disclosure of Information to Auditors

Each of the Directors has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditors are aware of such information.

Auditors

In accordance with Section 385 of the Companies Act 1985, a resolution proposing that Morris Crocker be appointed as auditors of the Company will be put to the Annual General Meeting.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number

03346119 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1066611

Registered office

84 Crasswell Street Portsmouth Hampshire PO1 1HT

Trustees

C Ackroyd G Brombley (resigned 12.5.2020) M Childs J Collins J Craven M Geary A Sayer R White T Floyd M Kirby (appointed 24.10.2020) N Venton (appointed 14.7.2020)

Chief Executive

C Damper

Company Secretary

C Damper

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Auditors

P Underwood, FCCA Morris Crocker Limited Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors Station House North Street Havant Hampshire PO9 1QU

Bankers

Lloyds Bank plc St John's Centre Hedge End Southampton Hampshire SO43 4QU

Patrons

Rt Revd Christopher Foster - Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth The Duchess of Richmond and Gordon HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also the directors of The E C Roberts Centre for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

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 them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They 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:

AUDITORS

The auditors, Morris Crocker Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

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Approved by order of the board of trustees on 13 July 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

A Sayer - Trustee

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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The E C Roberts Centre (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

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

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

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

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

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

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

From discussion with management and those charged with governance information about the entity is documented to assess the activity within the organisation. We discuss managements assessment of risk in respect of irregularities, fraud and going concern.

Based on these discussions and our own assessments we determined that the key risk areas were income recognition in respect of cut off issues concerning rental income, grants and fees receivable and management override concerning the size of the organisation.

We set financial statement materiality level based on the level of income at £40,555. As a not for profit organisation raising income is its primary focus which is why income was used to determine the level of materiality. Our overall assessment of risk was used to determine performance materiality of £36,500.

Substantive audit tests were designed after assessing and testing systems and controls. The systems and controls which have been designed to act as a preventative measure against fraud and error were operating as documented. Substantive testing tested a sample of the population, representative of the population, to identify errors. The testing did not identify any material misstatements in areas tested.

Audit substantive tests concluded no material errors over the key risk areas of income recognition and management override.

The audit considers the organisation is not exposed to material risk of error as a result of assessing laws and regulations that are appropriate to the organisation.

Management assessed there is no going concern risk. The organisation has continued to operate as normal during the pandemic as its provides services and accommodation for those who are vulnerable and considered key workers. Incoming resources have not been significantly affected due to the nature of the source. The audit undertook a review of budgets, management accounts and the review of board minutes and came to the same conclusion as management.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

Use of our report

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

Paul Underwood (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Morris Crocker Limited Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors Station House North Street Havant Hampshire PO9 1QU

4 August 2021

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THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
87,573
Charitable activities
4
Tenants Services
1,176,074
Childrens services
181,219
Investment income
3
4,158
Other income
14,457
Total
1,463,481
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
5
28,190
Charitable activities
6
Tenants Services
1,025,133
Childrens services
313,954
Total
1,367,277
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
96,204
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit
schemes
(13,949)
Net movement in funds
82,255
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
1,509,786
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
1,592,041		 Restricted
funds
£
53,124
94,605
14,731
-
-
162,460
412
114,294
67,885
182,591
(20,131)
-
(20,131)
31,991
11,860		 2021
Total
funds
£
140,697
1,270,679
195,950
4,158
14,457
1,625,941
28,602
1,139,427
381,839
1,549,868
76,073
(13,949)
62,124
1,541,777
1,603,901		 2020
Total
funds
£
66,085
1,239,599
248,154
4,506
9,195
1,567,539
27,799
1,101,639
404,427
1,533,865
33,674
4,876
38,550
1,503,227
1,541,777

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2021

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
12
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
13
Investments
14
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
15
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 16
PENSION LIABILITY
22
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
21
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 2021
£
586,312
120,489
921,194
513,973
1,555,656
(312,986)
1,242,670
1,828,982
(7,200)
(217,881)
1,603,901
1,592,041
11,860
1,603,901		 2020
£
596,965
161,166
716,686
456,247
1,334,099
(151,689)
1,182,410
1,779,375
(7,200)
(230,398)
1,541,777
1,509,786
31,991
1,541,777

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 13 July 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:

J Craven - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Interest received
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
New loans in year
Net cash provided by financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents
in the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end
of the reporting period		 2021
£
72,533
72,533
(18,965)
4,158
(14,807)
-
-
57,726
456,247
513,973		 2020
£
52,426
52,426
(3,324)
4,506
1,182
7,200
7,200
60,808
395,439
456,247

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2021 2020
£ £
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of
Financial Activities) 76,073 33,674
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges 29,618 23,581
Interest received (4,158) (4,506)
Decrease in debtors 40,677 6,291
Increase in creditors 161,297 22,281
Difference between pension charge and cash contributions (230,974) (28,895)
Net cash provided by operations 72,533 52,426

2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

Net cash
Cash at bank
Liquid resources
Deposits included in cash
Current asset investments
Debt
Debts falling due after 1 year
Total		 At 1.4.20
£
456,247
456,247
-
716,686
716,686
(7,200)
(7,200)
1,165,733		 Cash flow
£
57,726
57,726
-
204,508
204,508
-
-
262,234		 At 31.3.21
£
513,973
513,973
-
921,194
921,194
(7,200)
(7,200)
1,427,967

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities based on staff costs or headcount by the releveant staff or activity.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Freehold property - at varying rates on cost Fixtures and fittings - at varying rates on cost Motor vehicles - 20% on cost

Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

Going concern

At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments

The charity only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other accounts receivable and payable investments in stocks and shares. The measurement basis used for these instruments is detailed below.

Debtors and cash at bank

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Cash at bank and in hand includes cash held on deposit or in a current account.

Creditors and provisions

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

Pension scheme deficit payments

The association participates in a multi-employer pension scheme which is in deficit. Provision has been made for the deficit contributions payable and the trustees have relied upon information received from the Pensions Trust to determine the provision valuation.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations
3.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Deposit account interest
All investment income is derived from assets held in the United Kingdom.		 2021
£
140,697
2021
£
4,158		 2020
£
66,085		 2020
£
66,085
2020
£
4,506

4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Activity
Fees receivable
Tenants Services
Services provided under
contract
Tenants Services
Charitable rental income
Tenants Services
Grants
Tenants Services
Fees receivable
Childrens services
Services provided under
contract
Childrens services
Grants
Childrens services		 2021
£
363,935
467,344
366,633
72,767
176,932
8,571
10,447
1,466,629		 2020
£
358,148
448,712
373,720
59,019
215,390
27,239
5,525
1,487,753

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued

Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:

Blagrave Trust
Children in Need
HIWCF/ESF
You Trust
Portsmouth City Council
Circle of Support
Sobell Foundation
Thrive
B&Q Foundation
CafCass Contact Centre		 2021
£
-
-
9,000
-
2,700
30,111
10,189
26,044
2,500
2,670
83,214		 2020
£
25,000
5,525
-
29,625
-
-
4,394
-
-
-
64,544

5. RAISING FUNDS

Raising donations and legacies

Staff costs
Other fundraising costs
Depreciation
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Tenants Services
Childrens services		 Direct
Costs
£
815,256
220,350
1,035,606		 2021
£
27,949
114
539
28,602
Support
costs (see
note 7)
£
324,171
161,489
485,660		 2020
£
21,364
6,091
344
27,799
Totals
£
1,139,427
381,839		 2020
£
21,364
6,091
344
27,799
1,521,266

6. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

7. SUPPORT COSTS

SUPPORT COSTS
Tenants Services
Childrens services		 Governance
Other
costs
£
£
306,220
17,951
152,481
9,008
458,701
26,959		 Totals
£
324,171
161,489
485,660

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

7. SUPPORT COSTS - continued

Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:

Other

Other
Wages
Other costs
Governance costs
Wages
Auditors' remuneration
AGM costs
Other costs
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets		 Tenants
Services
£
201,002
105,218
306,220
Tenants
Services
£
12,506
3,264
620
1,299
262
17,951		 Childrens
services
£
98,238
54,243
152,481
Childrens
services
£
6,208
1,678
319
668
135
9,008		 2021
Total
activities
£
299,240
159,461
458,701
2021
Total
activities
£
18,714
4,942
939
1,967
397
26,959		 2020
Total
activities
£
296,438
177,765
474,203
2020
Total
activities
£
18,501
4,059
684
3,597
303
27,144

8. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

2021 2020
£ £
Auditors' remuneration 4,942 4,059
Depreciation - owned assets 29,618 23,581

9. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.

Trustees' expenses

During the year no trustees (2020: none) were reimbursed out of pocket expenses totalling £nil (2020: £nil).

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10. STAFF COSTS

2021
2020		 2021
2020		 2021
2020
£
£
Wages and salaries
922,686
882,384
Social security costs 72,564 66,542
Other pension costs 43,048 40,266
1,038,298
989,192

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

Management and administration
Direct and support staff		 2021
7
39
46		 2020
7
39
46

The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:

2021 2020
£60,001 - £70,000 1 1

The average monthly full time equivalent (FTE) number of employees during the year was as follows:

2021 2020
Management and administration 6.3 6.5
Direct and support staff 30.9 32.5
37.2 39

Key management personnel

The key management personnel of the charity comprises the Chief Executive, the family services manager, the human resources manager and the finance manager who are responsible for the day-to-day activities of the charity. Total remuneration and benefits of the key management personnel in the year ended 31 March 2021 was £205,735 (2020: £207,122).

11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Tenants Services
Childrens services
Investment income
Other income
Total		 Unrestricted
funds
£
50,581
1,188,269
235,645
4,506
8,195
1,487,196		 Restricted
funds
£
15,504
51,330
12,509
-
1,000
80,343		 Total
funds
£
66,085
1,239,599
248,154
4,506
9,195
1,567,539

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued

EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Tenants Services
Childrens services
Total
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Actuarial gains on defined benefit
schemes
Net movement in funds
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
12.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
COST
At 1 April 2020
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2021
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2020
Charge for year
Eliminated on disposal
At 31 March 2021
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020		 Freehold
property
£
997,762
-
-
997,762
404,590
22,662
-
427,252
570,510
593,172		 Unrestricted
funds
£
27,465
1,052,932
344,046
1,424,443
62,753
4,876
67,629
1,442,157
1,509,786
Fixtures
and
fittings
£
131,346
18,965
(43,381)
106,930
127,553
6,956
(43,381)
91,128
15,802
3,793		 Restricted
funds
£
334
48,707
60,381
109,422
(29,079)
-
(29,079)
61,070
31,991
Motor
vehicles
£
6,250
-
-
6,250
6,250
-
-
6,250
-
-		 Total
funds
£
27,799
1,101,639
404,427
1,533,865
33,674
4,876
38,550
1,503,227
1,541,777
Totals
£
1,135,358
18,965
(43,381)
1,110,942
538,393
29,618
(43,381)
524,630
586,312
596,965

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

13.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2021
£
Trade debtors
36,821
Other debtors
3,250
Prepayments and accrued income
80,418
120,489
14.
CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS
2021
£
Investment accounts and deposit funds
921,194
15.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2021
£
Social security and other taxes
37,861
Other creditors
54,076
Accruals and deferred income
85,354
Deferred grants
135,695
312,986
2021
£
Brought forward
58,577
Amount released to incoming resources
(34,084)
Amount deferred in year
111,202
Carried forward
135,695
16.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2021
£
Other loans (see note 17)
7,200
17.
LOANS
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
2021
£
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments:
Other loans more 5yrs instal
7,200		 2021
£
36,821
3,250
80,418
120,489
2021
£
921,194
2021
£
37,861
54,076
85,354
135,695
312,986		 2021
£
36,821
3,250
80,418
120,489
2021
£
921,194
2021
£
37,861
54,076
85,354
135,695
312,986		 2021
£
36,821
3,250
80,418
120,489
2021
£
921,194
2021
£
37,861
54,076
85,354
135,695
312,986		 2020
£
132,717
3,250
25,199
161,166
2020
£
716,686
2020
£
30,092
21,549
41,471
58,577
151,689		 2020
£
132,717
3,250
25,199
161,166
2020
£
716,686
2020
£
30,092
21,549
41,471
58,577
151,689		 2020
£
132,717
3,250
25,199
161,166
2020
£
716,686
2020
£
30,092
21,549
41,471
58,577
151,689
2021 2020
£ £
58,577 24,346
(34,084) (24,346)
111,202 58,577
135,695 58,577
2021
£
7,200
2021
£
7,200		 2020
£
7,200
2020
£
7,200

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18. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:

Within one year
Between one and five years		 2021
£
46,453
84,901
131,354		 2020
£
35,928
81,351
117,279

19. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2021 2020
£ £
Other loans 7,200 7,200

Portsmouth City Council hold a registered charge over property held by The E C Roberts Centre as security against a loan which has been made available to the charitable company.

20. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Long term liabilities
Pension liability		 Unrestricted
funds
£
579,564
1,550,544
(312,986)
(7,200)
(217,881)
1,592,041		 Restricted
funds
£
6,748
5,112
-
-
-
11,860		 2021
Total
funds
£
586,312
1,555,656
(312,986)
(7,200)
(217,881)
1,603,901		 2020
Total
funds
£
596,965
1,334,099
(151,689)
(7,200
(230,398)
1,541,777

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21. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Building Project Fund
Restricted funds
Property fund
Pupil Premium
Miscellaneous Grants
The Sobell Foundation: New Start
The Albert Hunt Trust
Sendif+
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.4.20
£
1,249,164
260,622
1,509,786
29,410
873
32
-
1,676
-
31,991
1,541,777		 Net
movement
in funds
£
91,111
(8,856)
82,255
(22,662)
(667)
1,436
1,732
(1,676)
1,706
(20,131)
62,124		 Transfers
between
funds
£
(23,234)
23,234
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 At
31.3.21
£
1,317,041
275,000
1,592,041
6,748
206
1,468
1,732
-
1,706
11,860
1,603,901

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Building Project Fund
Restricted funds
Property fund
Boost Plus
Big Lottery Fund: Circle of Support
Pupil Premium
Miscellaneous Grants
The Sobell Foundation: New Start
The Albert Hunt Trust
Raise Family Service
HIWCF 'We're All Together' Fund
Sendif+
The Julia & Hans Rausing Trust
National Lottery Community Fund:
Other
National Lottery Community Fund:
Thrive
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
1,463,481
-
1,463,481
-
11,589
30,111
2,398
8,539
10,189
-
10,249
9,000
7,256
47,085
14,754
11,290
162,460
1,625,941		 Resources
expended
£
(1,358,421)
(8,856)
(1,367,277)
(22,662)
(11,589)
(30,111)
(3,065)
(7,103)
(8,457)
(1,676)
(10,249)
(9,000)
(5,550)
(47,085)
(14,754)
(11,290)
(182,591)
(1,549,868)		 Gains and
losses
£
(13,949)
-
(13,949)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(13,949)		 Movement
in funds
£
91,111
(8,856)
82,255
(22,662)
-
-
(667)
1,436
1,732
(1,676)
-
-
1,706
-
-
-
(20,131)
62,124

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21. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Building Project Fund
Restricted funds
Property fund
Children in Need Play Scheme
Big Lottery Fund: Circle of Support
Pupil Premium
Miscellaneous Grants
The Albert Hunt Trust
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.4.19
£
1,192,157
250,000
1,442,157
52,082
3,041
2,380
3,567
-
-
61,070
1,503,227		 Net
movement
in funds
£
87,007
(19,378)
67,629
(22,672)
(3,041)
(2,380)
(2,694)
32
1,676
(29,079)
38,550		 Transfers
between
funds
£
(30,000)
30,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 At
31.3.20
£
1,249,164
260,622
1,509,786
29,410
-
-
873
32
1,676
31,991
1,541,777

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated Building Project Fund
Restricted funds
Property fund
Children in Need Play Scheme
Boost Plus
Big Lottery Fund: Circle of Support
Pupil Premium
Miscellaneous Grants
Your Voice Matters
The Sobell Foundation: New Start
Cafcass
The Albert Hunt Trust
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
1,487,196
-
1,487,196
-
5,525
17,311
29,625
4,179
3,873
7,631
4,394
2,805
5,000
80,343
1,567,539		 Resources
expended
£
(1,405,065)
(19,378)
(1,424,443)
(22,672)
(8,566)
(17,311)
(32,005)
(6,873)
(3,841)
(7,631)
(4,394)
(2,805)
(3,324)
(109,422)
(1,533,865)		 Gains and
losses
£
4,876
-
4,876
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,876		 Movement
in funds
£
87,007
(19,378)
67,629
(22,672)
(3,041)
-
(2,380)
(2,694)
32
-
-
-
1,676
(29,079)
38,550

Designated Building Project Fund

Unrestricted reserves which are to be put towards the building of the new Roberts Centre, as referred to within the 'Future Developments' section of the Trustees' Report.

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21. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Property Fund

Restricted funds received for a previous redevelopment of the charity's premises. Resources expended from this fund represent depreciation charged on the building.

Boost Plus

Providing young people with emotional resilience and life skills as they leave care and move into their own accommodation.

Big Lottery Fund: Circle of Support

Supporting individuals who have been referred via a visit to a foodbank to identify and develop their circle of support, which could consist of family, friends, volunteers or other agencies.

Pupil Premium & SENDIF

Supporting the needs of specific children attending the Roberts Day Nursery.

The Sobell Foundation: New Start

Funding a part-time New Start worker to help those moving on from temporary accommodation decorate their new homes and learn decorating skills.

The Albert Hunt Trust

Funding towards the cost of an IT upgrade.

Raise Family Service

Supporting vulnerable families whose level of need fluctuates.

HIWCF 'We're All Together' Fund

Supporting vulnerable people impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.

The Julia & Hans Rausing Trust

Funding towards core costs and overheads of the charity.

National Lottery Community Fund: Thrive

Providing educational support to children living in hotels, B&Bs and temporary accommodation.

National Lottery Community Fund: Other

Assisting with the cost of Covid-19 related occupational sick leave granted to Roberts Centre staff.

Children in Need Play Scheme

Children in Need funds were for the running of a school holiday play schemes for children of the families in the temporary housing service.

Your Voice Matters

A project financed by a grant from the Big Lottery Fund supporting a team of service users in gaining valuable feedback on all of our services from other service users.

Cafcass

A grant by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, to assist in the provision of supported contact services to children and their families.

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous donations are individual donations given for specific uses such as the Christmas party and the pantomime.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

22. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS

The company participates in a multi-employer scheme which provides benefits to some 37 non-associated employers. The scheme is a defined benefit scheme in the UK.

It is not possible for the company to obtain sufficient information to enable it to account for the scheme as a defined benefit scheme. Therefore it accounts for the scheme as a defined contribution scheme.

The scheme is subject to the funding legislation outlined in the Pensions Act 2004 which came into force on 30 December 2005. This, together with documents issued by the Pensions Regulator and Technical Actuarial Standards issued by the Financial Reporting Council, set out the framework for funding defined benefit occupational pension schemes in the UK.

The scheme is classified as a 'last-man standing arrangement'. Therefore the company is potentially liable for other participating employers' obligations if those employers are unable to meet their share of the scheme deficit following withdrawal from the scheme. Participating employers are legally required to meet their share of the scheme deficit on an annuity purchase basis on withdrawal from the scheme.

A full actuarial valuation for the scheme was carried out at 30 September 2016. This valuation showed assets of £60.45m, liabilities of £85.30m and a deficit of £24.86m.

A full actuarial valuation for the scheme was carried out at 30 September 2019. This valuation showed assets of £79m, liabilities of £93.9m and a deficit of £14.9m. To eliminate this funding shortfall, the Trustee asked the participating employers to pay additional contributions to the scheme as follows:

Deficit Contributions

From 1 April 2021 to 30 November 2027:

£1,530,000 per annum (payable monthly and increasing by 3.0% each year on 1 April)

The recovery plan contributions are allocated to each participating employer in line with their estimated share of the scheme liabilities.

Where the scheme is in deficit and where the company has agreed to a deficit funding arrangement the company recognises a liability for this obligation. The amount recognised is the net present value of the deficit reduction contributions payable under the agreement that relates to the deficit. The present value is calculated using the discount rate detailed in these disclosures. The unwinding of the discount rate is recognised as a finance cost.

Reconciliation of opening and closing provisions

Period Ending Period Ending
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
£ £
Provision at start of period 230,398 260,969
Unwinding of the discount factor (interest expense) 5,605 3,923
Deficit contribution paid (26,466) (25,695)
Remeasurements - impact of any change in assumptions 10,852 (8,799)
Remeasurements - amendments to the contribution
schedule		 (2,508) -
Provision at the end of period 217,881 230,398

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22. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS - continued

Income and expenditure impact

Period Ending Period Ending
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
£ £
Interest expense 5,605 3,923
Remeasurements - impact of any change in assumptions 10,852 (8,799)
Remeasurements - amendments to the contribution
schedule		 (2,508) -
13,949 (4,876)
Assumptions
31 March 2021%
per annum		 31 March
2020% per
annum		 31 March
2019% per
annum
Rate of discount
0.98		 2.58 1.58

The discount rates shown above are the equivalent single discount rates which, when used to discount the future recovery plan contributions due, would give the same results as using a full AA corporate bond yield curve to discount the same recovery plan contributions.

23. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2021.

24. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The charitable company is not under the control of another entity or any one individual.

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