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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED

30 JUNE 2025

BENCH OUTREACH

(A company limited by guarantee)

CHARITY REGISTRATION No: 1077933 COMPANY REGISTRATION No: 3751509

BENCH OUTREACH

(A company limited by guarantee)

CONTENTS
Page 3 Legal and Administrative Information
Pages 4 to11 Report of the Trustees
Page 12 Statement of Financial Activities
Page 13 Balance Sheet
Pages 14to21 Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 22 Independent Examiner's Report

BENCH OUTREACH (A company limited by guarantee)

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

CHARITY NUMBER

1077933

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER 3751509

DATE OF INCORPORATION 13 April 1999 START OF FINANCIAL YEAR 1 July 2024 END OF FINANCIAL YEAR 30 June 2025 DIRECTORS AT 30 JUNE 2025 Paul Chapman (Chair) Errol Chambers Sabrina Pathan (Resigned November 2024) Philippe Granger (Resigned July 2025)

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Belinda Wallace

GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

Memorandum & Articles of Association, incorporated 13 April 1999 Articles of Association updated 16 November 2015

OBJECTS

REGISTERED ADDRESS

BANKERS

14 New King Street Deptford London SE8 3HS

Deptford INDEPENDENT Dominique Wells FCA London SE8 3HS EXAMINER 10 Lakeswood Road Petts Wood HSBC Bank Plc Kent BR5 1BJ 85 Lewisham High Street London SE13 6BE

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors of the charity for the purposes of Company Law, present their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in pages 14 and 15 and with applicable UK accounting standards, the Charities Act 2011, the Accounting and Reporting By Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing accounts under the Financial Reporting Standard applicable Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) and the Charity’s governing document.

The trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and planning future activities.

Structure, Governance, and Management

Bench Outreach is a registered charity (No. 1077933) and a company limited by guarantee (No. 3751509). Our operations are governed by the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and later amended by a special resolution on 16 November 2015.

The Board of Trustees meets 4 to 6 times per year and is responsible for ensuring good governance, strategic oversight, and annual budget approval. The CEO and Finance Manager attend all Board meetings to provide operational and financial updates.

Trustee Recruitment & Induction:

New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees, with careful consideration given to ensuring a diverse range of skills, experience, and perspectives.

Prospective trustees:

This process ensures that trustees are well-equipped to contribute effectively to the governance and strategic direction of Bench Outreach.

1. Strategic Vision, Mission, and Values

Our Vision

We envision a society where homelessness, hunger, inequality, and exclusion are rare exceptions rather than and inevitable realties.

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Our Mission

We create sustainable pathways out of crisis by providing expert advocacy, intensive housing support, and health interventions. Homelessness and poverty are rarely isolated issues, often compounded by factors such as race, gender, disability, and mental health.

Our Values

Bench Outreach is guided by principles that place dignity, stability, and equity at the centre work. These values shape both our daily practice and our long-term vision for a fairer, 'more inclusive community.

2. Bench Outreach Services Snapshot

Bench Outreach delivers a range of person-centred services that support people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship, and social exclusion. Together, these services create pathways from crisis to stability, well-being, and community connection:

Through these services, Bench Outreach continues to support individuals in securing housing, engaging with health and community services, and building sustainable, positive pathways out of crisis.

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3. Key Achievements 2024–25

This year offered an important period of stabilisation following the sad death of our long-standing CEO in June 2024. Taking the helm, Belinda Wallace has helped guide Bench Outreach towards financial equity, introducing targeted projects and services.

The continued support of Stephen and Jannet Mathers, following their step down as Trustee and Company Secretary, has been invaluable.

Housing First Partnership Initiative

In September 2024, Bench Outreach launched the Housing First Partnership Initiative with Lewisham Council to support ten of the borough’s rough sleepers with complex needs. The service provides intensive, personalised support, focusing on securing and sustaining accommodation while reconnecting clients with health services, benefits, and community opportunities.

Since its launch:

Alongside housing outcomes, the team supports clients to engaging in meaningful activity, including informal employment, volunteering, sports, arts, and community gardening. The service is operating at full capacity, reflecting both the level of local need and the team's dedication.

This initiative demonstrates the value of a strong partnership with the borough and the effectiveness of a relational, person-centred approach for people who have often been excluded from traditional services.

4. Partnerships and Multi-Agency Work

Bench Outreach’s work relies on strong collaboration across statutory, voluntary, and community sectors. These partnerships ensure that people with complex needs can access the right support at the right time.

Statutory and Commissioned Partners:

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Community and Third-Sector Partners:

Partnership outcomes (year-on-year compared with 2023–24):

These improvements reflect closer coordination with Lewisham Council, earlier engagement with clients, and the commitment of our frontline team.

5. Health, Wellbeing, and Social Value

Bench Outreach treats housing, health, and community connection as interlinked priorities. By supporting clients to re-engage with healthcare, secure income, and participate in community life, we reduce crisis interventions and promote long-term stability.

Health engagement outcomes (year-on-year):

Social value delivered:

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This work demonstrates how relational, consistent support changes lives, helping people to move from crisis into stability and community engagement.

6. Financial & Strategic Review

A Year of Strategic Growth

Building a Sustainable Future

This year has focused on creating a more resilient Bench Outreach. Our total income increased by 10.4%, but the key development is the move towards more flexible funding. By boosting our contract income and our unrestricted grants, we have gained the ability to respond swiftly to the needs of those we support and have begun efforts to enhance funding for targeted programmes.

Investing in Our Team

We believe our impact is only as strong as the people delivering it. That’s why we’ve focused our spending, which increased by a steady 6.6%, on caring for our staff. We raised our salary investment by 6.3%, with the remainder going directly into training. A well-supported, expert team is the only way we can continue providing the high-quality care our community deserves.

Financial Resilience

Our financial "safety net" remains robust. We managed to increase our unrestricted reserves by 3.7%, meaning we stay in line with Charity Commission legislation. Meanwhile, our total reserves slightly declined, driven by higher deferred income from restricted grants, but offset by a reduction in short-term liabilities and our ongoing willingness to collaborate with funders while awaiting funds from planned grants, reflecting the timing of various projects throughout the financial year.

What’s Next?

We’re entering the new year on firm footing. Our focus is on sustaining disciplined cost control while seeking new, sustainable funding opportunities to support our work.

We are confident, resilient, and well-placed to keep expanding our reach and strengthening our impact.

7. Risk Assessment & Reserves Policy

The trustees continue to review organisational risks throughout the year, with funding stability remaining the most significant area of focus.

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8. Looking Ahead – 2025/26

The year ahead will focus on strengthening the depth, reach, and impact of our support for people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. Our approach continues to centre on relational,

person ‑ led practice, recognising that long ‑ term stability is built through trust, consistency, and holistic support. Alongside consolidating our Housing First provision, we will invest in community ‑ based services that meet people where they are and respond to the complex realities of their lives.

Key priorities for 2025/26 include:

9. Acknowledgments

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our staff, volunteers, and peer mentors, whose commitment and compassion shape every aspect of our work. Their ability to build trust, form meaningful relationships,� and stand alongside people in moments of crisis is the foundation on which Bench Outreach is built.

We also acknowledge the continued trust and generosity of our funders: London Borough of Lewisham, The National Lottery Community Fund, Henry Smith Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, Leathersellers Foundation, Tudor Trust, Deptford Challenge Trust, and the Benefactor Trust. Their support enables us to remain present in the community, respond to rising needs, and develop services that reflect the lived experiences of the people we serve.

We offer special thanks to Jannet and Stephen Mathers, whose ongoing trust, generosity, and friendship have supported Bench Outreach over many years. Their belief in our mission has strengthened our work and helped us remain a steady, reliable presence for those who rely on us.

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Our thanks extend to our partners across Lewisham and the wider voluntary sector, whose collaboration strengthens our collective impact and ensures that no individual is left to navigate complex systems alone.

10. Closing Statement

Bench Outreach remains steadfast in its belief that every person deserves safety, dignity, and the chance to build a life of stability and hope. Our work is rooted in the understanding that homelessness, poverty, and social exclusion are not just crises of circumstance—they are crises of humanity. That’s why we continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with those who are too often pushed to the margins, offering not only practical support but also unwavering solidarity.

We are committed to being a consistent presence in people’s lives, especially when systems fail or doors close. Whether someone needs a warm meal, a listening ear, or long-term advocacy, we walk alongside them for as long as it takes. We challenge the barriers that prevent people from accessing housing, healthcare, and community belonging, and we amplify the voices of those who are routinely unheard or overlooked.

Our promise is simple: no one should have to navigate hardship alone. We will continue to champion the rights, stories, and potential of every individual we meet—ensuring they are seen, valued, and supported as they move toward a future defined not by crisis, but by opportunity and choice.

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Trustees Responsibilities

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

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the charity’s assets and taking reasonable steps to prevent or detect fraud and breaches of law and regulation.

So far as each of the trustees is aware, there is no relevant information that has not been disclosed to the charity’s examiner and each of the trustees believes that all steps have been taken to make them aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the examiner has been made aware of this information.

This report reflects the achievements, challenges, and commitments of the charity during the year ending 30 June 2025, while outlining the vision for the future.

This report was approved by the Trustees, Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees:

Paul Chapman Chair Date: 26/03/2026

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Notes
INCOME
Donations and Legacies
2
Income from Charitable Activities
3
Income from Investments
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Expenditure on Raising Funds
Expenditure on Charitable Activities
4
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Total Funds Brought Forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
74,239
263,968
338,207
372,994
5,559
267,290
272,849
180,508
1,103
-
1,103
800
80,901
531,258
612,159
554,302
-
-
-
-
74,106
552,186
626,292
587,531
74,106
552,186
626,292
587,531
6,795
(20,928)
(14,133)
(33,229)
182,569
(9,000)
173,569
206,798
189,364
(29,928)
159,436
173,569

Movements on all reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above. All of the organisation's operations are classed as continuing.

The notes on pages 14 to 21 form part of these financial statements.

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2025

Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds 2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets 5 - 2,081 2,081 1,138
Current Assets
Cash at Bank and in Hand 7 188,005 11,465 199,470 113,448
Debtors 8 2,247 37,147 39,394 118,132
Creditors:amounts falling due 190,252 48,613 238,864 231,581
within one year 9 (888) (62,621) (63,509) (41,149)
Net Current Assets 189,364 (14,009) 175,355 190,431
Total Assets less Current Liabilities 189,364 (11,928) 177,436 191,569
Provisions for Liabilities 10 - (18,000) (18,000) (18,000)
NET ASSETS 189,364 (29,928) 159,436 173,569
Funds of the Charity
General Funds 189,364 - 189,364 182,569
Restricted Funds 6b - (29,928) (29,928) (9,000)
TOTAL FUNDS 189,364 (29,928) 159,436 173,569

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 ('the Act') relating to small companies, and with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102).

For the year ended 30 June 2025, the company was entitled to the exemption from audit under Section 477(2) of the Act. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for this financial period in accordance with Section 476 of the Act.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for:

The financial statements on pages 12 to 21 were approved by the Trustees on 26 March 2026

and signed on their behalf by Trustee

P Chapman

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BENCH OUTREACH

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Preparation

The charity is a public benefit entity.

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis of accounting and in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102).

The charity has taken advantage of the exemption to prepare a statement of Cash Flows as per Update Bulletin 1 of the Charity SORP (FRS 102) February 2016.

Income

Recognition of Income

This is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:

Income with Related Expenditure

Where income has related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the income and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA.

Grants and Donations

Grants and donations are included in the SOFA when the charity has entitlement to the income. Where a grant is awarded for use against expenditure over a specified period, only that proportion of the grant relating to the financial period is recognised in the SOFA.

Tax Reclaims on Donations and Gifts

Income from tax reclaims is included in the SOFA in the same financial period as the gift to which it relates.

Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants

This is only included in the SOFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.

Gifts in Kind

Gifts in kind are accounted for at the lower of a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity and the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale are included as gifts on receipt at fair value. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as income when receivable.

Donated Services and Facilities

These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in expenditure) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.

Volunteer Help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees' Annual Report.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Investment Income

This is included in the accounts when receivable.

Expenditure and Liabilities

Liability Recognition

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Grants with Performance Conditions

Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.

Grants Payable without Performance Conditions

These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to a grant which remain in the control of the charity.

Support Costs

Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of the resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.

Provisions for Liabilities

Provisions are recognised when the entity has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event; it is probable that the entity will be required to transfer economic benefits in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. Provisions are recognised as a liability in the statement of financial position and the amount of the provision as an expense.

Provisions are initially measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date and subsequently reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate of the amount that would be required to settle the obligation. Any adjustments to the amounts previously recognised are recognised in profit or loss unless the provision was originally recognised as part of the cost of an asset.

Fixed Assets

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £1,000. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated at a rate to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives. The rates applied per annum is as follows:

25%

25%

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

2 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Donations and Legacies
Donations 74,239 263,968 338,207 372,994
74,239 263,968 338,207 372,994
See Note 6a regarding Donations for Unrestricted Funds of £74,239
See Note 6b regarding Donations for Restricted Funds of £263,968
3 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL
Contracts Funds
£
-		 Funds
£
267,290		 2025
£
267,290		 2024
£
162,250
Nyon Grove 4,320 - 4,320 18,258
Miscellaneous 1,239 - 1,239 -
5,559 267,290 272,849 180,508
See Note 6b regarding Contracts for Restricted Funds of £267,290
4 EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL
Catering & Cleaning Notes Funds
£
-		 Funds
£
7,936		 2025
£
7,936		 2024
£
854
Client Welfare 365 34,068 34,433 21,867
Depreciation - 588 588 180
Office Devices, Softwares & Accessories - 1,112 1,112 648
Licences & Subscriptions 649 3,500 4,149 4,119
Postage, Printing & Stationery - 4,128 4,128 646
Office Costs - 40,500 40,500 40,500
Nyon Grove - Client Accommodation 16,763 - 16,763 28,249
Professional Fees - 10,466 10,466 24,409
Staff 11 50,818 409,993 460,811 433,591
Sundry Expenses 160 5,038 5,198 3,216
Telephone & Internet 1,223 14,843 16,066 16,886
Training 3,062 8,667 11,729 1,718
Travel & Subsistence - 4,890 4,890 3,500
Volunteer Expenses - 448 448 689
Bank Charges - 79 79 101
Insurance 10 228 4,330 4,558 4,358
Independent Examiner's Fees 400 1,600 2,000 2,000
Rates & Utlilities 438 - 438 -
74,106 552,186 626,292 587,531

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

5 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Cost as at 1 July 2024
Additions
Cost as at 30 June 2025
Depreciation as at 1 July 2024
Charge
Depreciation as at 30 June 2025
Net Book Value as at 30 June 2024
Net Book Value as at 30 June 2025		 Fixtures &
Office
Fittings
Equipment
£
£
-
4,551
-
1,531
-
6,082
-
3,413
-
588
-
4,001
-
1,138
-
2,081		 TOTAL
£
4,551
1,531
6,082
3,413
588
4,001
1,138
2,081

The annual commitments under irrevocable operating leases and capital commitments are £Nil (2024 £Nil).

6a UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

Bear Church
Jessica Mathers Trust
Jubilee Resource Ltd
Leathersellers
Rushey Green Time
Regular Individual Donations
Other Individual Donations
Albert Hunt Trust
Garfield Weston
Total		 Income
2025
£
1,800
30,000
1,500
-
-
8,427
2,512
10,000
20,000
74,239		 Income
2024
£
1,800
24,000
1,500
10,000
2,000
9,169
2,513
-
-
50,982

Individual Donations include £2,400 donated by trustees (2024 £2,400).

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

6b RESTRICTED FUNDS

Grant
National Lottery
Henry Smith
Henry Smith
Deptford Challenge Trust
Big Lottery
The Sackler Trust
The Benefact Trust
City Bridge Trust
Rushey Green Time
Jessica Mathers Trust
Rushey Green Time
Total Restricted Grants
Contracts
LB Lewisham
Total Contracts
Total Restricted Funds		 B/f
1 July
2024
£
-
9,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,000
-
-
9,000		 Deferred
Deferred
Income
C/f
Income
Grants
2025
Income
Expenditure
30 June
2024
Receivable
(Note 9)
2025
£
£
£
£
£
£
-
46,967
(46,967)
-
-
-
-
90,000
-
90,000
(110,928)
(11,928)
-
30,000
-
30,000
(30,000)
-
-
7,500
-
7,500
(7,500)
-
17,967
-
-
17,967
(17,967)
-
-
20,000
-
20,000
(20,000)
-
7,667
15,333
(7,667)
15,333
(15,333)
-
2,889
36,050
(3,005)
35,934
(35,934)
-
-
3,834
-
3,834
(3,834)
-
-
40,500
-
40,500
(40,500)
-
-
2,900
-
2,900
(2,900)
-
28,523
293,084
(57,639)
263,968
(284,896)
(11,928)
-
267,290
-
267,290
(267,290)
-
-
267,290
-
267,290
(267,290)
-
28,523
560,374
(57,639)
531,258
(552,186)
(11,928)

Grants for specific purposes during the year were:-

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

6b RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued)

iv) A grant of £15,333 from The Benefact Trust towards the HF project (part of a £46,000 grant over three years)

Contracts entered into during the year

7 CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND

Cash at Bank
Cash in Hand		 Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
186,906
11,465
198,371
109,969
1,099
-
1,099
3,480
188,005
11,465
199,470
113,449

8 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Income Receivable
Tax Refund on Gift Aid
Prepayments		 Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
625
35,609
36,234
114,375
1,572
-
1,572
1,572
50
1,538
1,588
2,185
2,247
37,147
39,394
118,132

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

9 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Deferred Income
Sundry Creditors and Accruals		 Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
-
57,639
57,639
28,523
888
4,982
5,870
12,627
888
62,621
63,509
41,150

See Note 6b regarding Deferred Income for Restricted Funds of £57,639.

10 PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

As at 30 June 2024
Charge to Insurance Expenditure
As at 30 June 2025		 Restricted
Funds
£
18,000
-
18,000

The provision is for the estimated cost of additional professional indemnity insurance required by LB Lewisham for the twelve years following the expiry of their contract.

11 STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS

Gross Wages and Salaries
Employer's National Insurance Costs
Pension Costs		 2025
£
409,993
30,212
20,606
460,811		 2024
£
391,662
29,959
11,970
433,591

Employees who were engaged in furtherance of the charity's objectives:

2025 2024
13 16

No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

12 TAXATION

The charitable company is a registered charity and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

13 PAYMENTS TO TRUSTEES AND RELATED PARTIES

No payments were made to Trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No other material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them.

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS

pages 10 to 21.

This report is made solely to the Trustees in accordance with Section 154 of the Charities Act 2011

report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner

Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an opinion as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and my report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

or

Dominique Wells FCA Chartered Accountant ——— Type text here 10 Lakeswood Road Petts Wood Kent BR5 1BJ

Date: 26 March 2026

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