*scRATCH Fighting Local Poverty Annual Report April 2024 to March 25 OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS:_ To relieve the effects of poverty for famiLies and individuals with needs recognised by approved referraL agencies in Southampton and the surrounding area and to support likeminded organisations. CHAIR'S REPORT FOR 2024to 2025 In 2024. SCRATCH marked 25 years of serving local families and indivicluals in hardship. 25 years of delivering beds for famiLies whose chiLdren are sharing one or sleeping on the floor. A quarter century of providing a package of gifts at Christmas to children who'd otherwise go without or of installing a new washing machine where the old one has died and there's not the money to replace it. And we've done so much more. That time has also been marked by highs and lows, on a recurring cycle, caused by the challenges financiaL and other that face small charities like ours. Despite sterling work from staff and board, we have found ourselves at times in the past on the brink of extinction. However, we're still here and still serving. And, while we're fortunate enough to be on a relative high at present, we never forget that things can change quickly and we do plan for how best we can ride any storm that may sweep over the horizon. We'd say that's part of being a good steward of the organisation and the resources we're entrusted with. Part of stewardship is also planning for change, and one of the biggest challenges for the 202516 period will be saying goodbye to Mike Smith, who's been involved with leading SCRATCH for many years. Ensuring that the charity has the right leadership in place for 2026 and beyond needs much thought and prayer, but SCRATCH is an organisation that's worth our expending time and thought on. We thank all our staff, volunteers and supporters, for your continued work. Those beds and gifts and washing machines wouldn't be delivered withoutyou. Ann Laird, Chair of Trustees How many people did we help last year (explanations shown on the following pages) 6000 5167 5077 5000 4000 35S4 2616 2563 3000 2486 2475 2016 2024 125 2000 1629 2023 124 1000 746 664 Furnish to Flourish Ipeople helped) Christmas Complete lyong people helped) HSF Utilities IHouseholds helped) HSFWhite Goods Ihouseholdsl Welfare Line Supermarket lealls Vouchers answered) Ihouseholdsl SENIOR MANAGEMENT REPORT 2024125was a milestoneyearforSCRATCH. our commitment to voLunteering. Congratulations to Lizzie and alL the staff team who made this possible. Ih In August we celebrated our 25 anniversary with a barbecue for staff, voLunteers and referral agents also attended by Satvir Kaur, MP for Southampton Test. It was good to be able to celebrate all the great work we have done to assist so many clients facing financial hardship over the past quarter of a century, although we do somewhat lament that our services are required than ever. seems little has been achieved to resolve the underLying cause of poverty. Through the various projects we run; Furnish to Flourish, Welfare Line, Household Support Fund, Christmas Complete, Removals and Community Repaint we assist some 15,000 individuals each year, many of whom are in 8 desperate situation. It remains a real privilege to be able to help those who are most in need. We mentioned Last year that we would be upgrading facilities at our HQ, and we are pleased to say these are now complete and provide a much-improved environment for staff and volunteers alike, with new kitchen, restroom, and office facilities as well as full redecoration and carpeting which future proofs the site for the remainder of our tenancy. Financially SCRATCH has performed well over the year, which means we will have the means to continue serving the community well into the future and secure futures for our staff and keep some reseNes for repLacing vehicles and equipment when they become necessary. A combination of successful funding applications, continued contracts with councils and housing associations, along with generous donations have ensured we are in a secure financial position, thanks to 811 who have contributed in anyway. Mike Smith, Senior Manager (Operations) Annette Davis, Senior Manager (Resources) Finally, this will be the last report that Mike will be contributing to as he will be leaving SCRATCH at Christmas after 25 years of employment. He states, 'It has been a pleasure to work in such a rewarding industry knowing that everyday we make a difference to those around us and to be part of such a great team who I know WILI continue to faithfully serve the community and improve the lives of those who need our help the most" The whole of SCRATCH wishes him well in his retirement. more Volunteering remains at the core of allwe do and as always we express our gratitude to the many volunteers we see throughout the year assisting on all our projects. In return we offer an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and have been abLe to help with training, work experience, and job applications as well as more general empathetic support. Most of all it is great to celebrate individualsuccesses togetherand to share community with people from such diverse backgrounds, our social events are always a highlight of the year. In Februarywe were reaccredited with the Investing in Volunteers Standard, which demonstrates FURNISH TO FLOURISH The big change and advancementthis year has been the introduction of 'Track Pod, a system which provides real-time information on deliveries and collections completed I partially completed orwhen people aren't at home. This has proved to be very beneficialforthe office team in being able to provide accurate and timely information to referral agents and we are impressed with the way our drivers have adapted to the changes. We are positive that in the long term this will remove our reliance on paper. Whilst the implementation of this system was taking place, we halted the delivery suNey but as you will read later, we still have useful data to support funding applications. An ongoing issue has been the shortage of stock- ranging from beds to sofas and kitchen utensils to pillows. Whilst we are happy to run a 'shortage list system, for non- essential items, we don't want to ask people to wait for beds. We are thankfuLto specific funding received for the purchase of beds and for other smaller items, but we stiLI find times when we hope that a bed due to be collected in the morning is suitable so that it can go straight back out in a delivery for the afternoon. BeLow are a couple of comments following recent collections and deliveries: FV70EDtI Guys have just been, can I please feedback what 3 lovely chaps, makes such a difference to deal with nice people. I will be promoting via Facebook if thats ok to say whatgreat service we have had from the point of booking (friendly and getting a date) to today when they turned up when you said they'd be here. A really worthwhile cause to donate to. Just to pass on rnythanks and my client's thanks for the excellent job yourguys did of moving furniture into his flatyesterday. He is particularly stressed at the moment and it made his day to have the wardrobe, bedside table and Tvstand. Thanks again. During the year we made a total of 2366, deliveries, I had a delivery in March and from the start the kettle and toaster which have proved invaluable and even now when I need something I benefitted 2990 delve into the extensive kitchen package. The curtains wouldn't adults and 2177 have been my choice, but they really create a fantastic effect in children. This is the flat and I really like them. There is so much to thank you all a 5 % increase for. it all adds up to making my flat a nice place to bel Many on the previous thanks to all atSCRA TCH- those who delivered, those behind the year. scenes and everyone else. The number of deliveries is a 5 % increase on the number for the previous year. In addition, we made over 1500 collections from homes and businesses as well as accepting hundreds of drop-offs at the warehouse from individual people and local house clearance companies. We continued to receive bed donations from the New Milton Bed Shop which has been extremely useful in helpingto support the never-ending need for these items. Deliveries were carried out within an average of 5.39 days from the point of referral. "This figure does include allwhite Good deliveries underthe Household Support Fund. You can find information regarding this later in this report. As stated above we don't have fulL years, worth of delivery surveys, but the comments and the chart below highlights the appreciation and benefits that many recipients felt that a deliverywill bring. The lads were very hard working especially as there were a lot of stairs. Thanks for connecting mywashing machine and cooker BrilLiant service Great bed Great seniice, thanks very much for help Great guys Great service and helpful driver So grateful Improved sleep Eat better Feel more helpful Feel better about myself Feel less stressed l am able to move forward in life Moneywill go further 20% 40% 60% 80Q/o 100% 1200/0 HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FUND AND WELFARE LINE It has been a privilege again this year to support Southampton City CounciL by providing direct provision through the provision of utility and cash vouchers, white goods (for household who meet very strict criteria) and for some specific agencies, supermarket vouchers. This is covered bythe Government's HousehoLd Support Fund. The council wish to make the best use of this funding and have added new areas of support via other organisations. This has resulted in marginaLly less money being available to SCRATCH which is highlighted in the slightly reduced number helped during the year, compared to the previous year. But this in no way refLects the level of need which doesn't ever seem to decrease. Over 280 referrals for utiLity vouchers were refused - this could be that applications were outside of the city boundaries: the household had already received the maximum available or we believed that the application was fraudulent. In December we started an additional area of support designed specificallyforclients of CitizensAdvice. Southampton. In addition to utility and food vouchers. we can offer direct bank payments for people who pay their utilities by direct debit. In the period December 2024 to March 2025. 1255 households received help through Citizens Advice for one or more elements of the scheme. We provided utility vouchers that enabled 3182 adults and 2964 children to ensure they had electric / heating / hot water for their homes. SOLY SCRATCH has been operating the Welfare Line for a several years providing a direct access point for Southampton residents who might need a referral to local foodbanks and / or signposting to other organisation for more specialised advice. The number of food bank referrals have gone down during the year due to Southampton City Mission reducing the number of times they are able to provide food in a 12-month rolling period. We do get some odd requests for help, with one lady wanting help to find her local Avon Rep. Google is a great friend at times Like this. More often it is people seeking help with financial matters. in need of food orjust wanting a friendly person to chat with. 98LI SOI-. The greatwelfare team is made up of KeLly, Lydia and Natasha assisted as necessary by Lucy {recently promoted to Office Manager) and Annette {Senior Manager, Resources). CHRISTMAS COMPLETE We believe that this project operated for the 30" time in December 2024 (it started in a very smaLlway before SCRATCH was formed). In 2024 therewas a slight decrease in the numbers help, 2563 compared to 2616 in the previous year. There are more projects providing toys now than when we first started so the fact that the numbers are fairly consistent does indicate the value that our referral agents place on the project and the fact that we can deliver the parcels directly to their clients is a great benefit to them. Some agencies do collect from us or we can deliver to them so that they can distribute to their families. As always. we are indebted to the many organisations and individuals who donate toys, gifts and finance so that we can provide a parcel of 7 or 8 gifts to each child or young person referred, many of whom wouldn't otherwise get presents to open on Christmas Day. Receivingthe donations wouldn't be of any benefit to us without the many volunteers to wilLingly give their time to check, sort and package the parcels- a big thank you to everyone involved in ensuring that the project ran smoothly. Thanks also to those that helped with the delivery process with a special thanks to St Mary's Church in Southampton for assisting again with a large number of deliveries. The comments below are a reflection of howthe project is appreciated byso many: My housing officerkindlycontactedyourselves as despite me working my children and I are struggling financially and I was unable to get them anything for Christmas. Your charity kindly dropped off a parcel that had presents for both of my boys and l just wanted to email and say a massive thank you for their gifts. I really can't express my gratitude to you all for making Christmas a little more special. I would like to thankyou for the Christmas gifts. It was indeed a blessing to us, especially our daughter M. Thank you for putting a smile on her face. I'M not sure who arranged the SCA TCH Christmas boxes for the Ukrainians, but l just want to pass on my thanks and those from the families. The children were so happy and the presents were really outstanding. New Forest District Council. I would like to send my thanks to you all for all the help yourcharityhas given me and my family. We had a Christmas delivery on Saturday this has saved Christmas for us in so many ways. Thank you so much for mygifts you have actually saved my Christmas and taken away so much stress. COMMUNITY REPAINT Community repaint Southampton, operated by SCRATCH, has been in existence for over 20 years as part of the national network of over 80 schemes. Community Repaint national estimate that some 50 million litres of paint, enough to fill 25 Olympic size swimming pools, goes to waste in the UK, here in Southampton we are trying to do our bit to reduce waste whilst helping families and organisations who would find the cost of redecorating prohibitive. In so doing we help to ensure a more pLeasant environment for homes and community spaces. Paint is available free of charge to referred clients and community groups are invited to make a donation. 14lk Ji In 2024125 we supplied 121 individuals and 19 community groups with a combined total of 5,435 Litres of paint. We collected more than we distributed, in total 6,485 litres of paint was diverted from the waste stream and made available to cLients and groups aLike. Which all means we had a good stock of available paint at the start of 2025126. VOLUNTEERING We have been delighted to welcome a steady stream of new volunteers this year, joining us through a variety of referral sources. This growing interest has resulted in a healthy waiting list of people eager to get involved. It is aLways inspiring to see individuals from diverse backgrounds come together to support ourwork. In March, we proudly renewed our Investingin Volunteers accreditation- the UK'S quality standard for excellent volunteer management - which we have held since 2017. This recognition reflects how much we value our voLunteers and our commitment to providing a positive, supportive volunteering experience. Our assessor praised the substantial support we offer our olunteers and noted that 'every volunteer interviewed was keen to describe how welcome they had been made to feel., TV We continue to support our volunteers through the varied and often challenging journeys of their lives. One longstanding volunteer who spoke very Little English when he first joined us, is now fluent, has been granted the right to remain in the UK, and has recently welcomed his wife and young daughter to safety here through the Family Reunion scheme- all within just two years. SCRATCH has been there to support him every step of the way. Another volunteer, now working six days a week after a diff icuLt period. still chooses to give his only day off to volunteer with us. He says that being part of SCRATCH significantly supports his mental wellbeing so much so that if he had to make a choice, he would rather reduce his work hours than stop volunteering. Here are just a few comments from ourvolunteers, refLectingthe strong sense of community at SCRATCH: I love coming here and being with volunteers. SCRA TCH has improved my confidence and self-worth. l enjoy being here. I like the sense of community at SCRA TCH. Lots of greatpeople here. I like that l am appreciated by the charity. I like being helpful and I like that it brings people together. SCRA TCH has helped me with my mental health. l appreciate spending time here and love people here. Everyone here is warm and welcoming. I came here to develop my confidence,, well restore it let's say.. the review meetings have really helped me develop. It is a real example of how much they respectyou. I live alone, I was becoming quite reclusive, and I think depressed. I dread to think what I would be like now if I hadn't started coming here. Lizzie Osborne-volunteer Manager GOVERNANCE The SCRATCH board of trustees operates under the charity's Articles of Association. New trustees are recruited via notification of vacancies, for example on our mailing list, our website, word of mouth etc: prospective candidates apply via a statement of interest stating why they want to join the board and what they will bring to it. They are inteFviewed by the existing trustees and if successful appointed at the next meeting. Induction is initially conducted bythe chair who introduces new trustees to the buiLding, the team, and relevant documents. followed by attendance at a SCRATCH Induction session. The development of trustees is important, no matter how experienced they are: training needs for board members are identified via skills audits, at strategy days or as new developments require. These needs are addressed by online courses or by attendance at SCRATCH employee training leg. for safeguarding). Trustees make strategic decisions. such as key objectives and deliverabLes, staffing structure and Long-term operating premises requirements. Senior Managers Annette Davis and Mike Smith- make day-to-day operational decisions following delegated leveLs of authority guidelines, with reference to board members when required. The Board of Trustees undertakes an annual review of salaries and wages for all staff, including senior managers, in accordance with the SCRATCH pay policy: any pay increase, if awarded, is not performance based, although empLoyees undergo appraisals for development. SCRATCH trustees workwith regard to the latest Charity Commission guidance, for example on public benefit. We consider that our object - The relief of the effects of poverty for individuals and families in the City of Southampton and Central Southern England - passes the 'pubLic benefit test" because the outworking of this is the provision of furniture packs. white goods and utilities top ups, forwhich referrals are made by public sector agencies and other charities, ALI SCRATCH'S other activities are also aimed at public benefit and trustees are confident that every project remains in Line with our core purpose, as each project provides tangible seNices such as goods, advice, or voLunteering opportunities and development. As the opportunity for new work arises. for example delivering services for Southampton City Council, we assess whether it's a good fit for what we already do and whether it's in Line with our purposes. All existing projects are monitored in terms of metrics: numbers of clients helped, amounts and quality of goods provided, speed of response to referrals, etc. Surveys are carried out to obtain feedback on specific areas, such as referral agents, views on our services, or how volunteers have benefitted from their experiences. Some of the most valuable information about how well we're doing comes in the comments from those we've helped. FUNDRAISING As well as providing paid forseniices for local authorities. SCRATCH also raises money using a range of methods. including direct interactions with funders. churches and businesses. It empLoys a professional fundraising company, Competitive Solutions Ltd, which is a member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, and which focuses, on our behalf, on approaching funding institutions such as The NationaL Lottery. SCRATCH Senior Managers and Trustees hold a monthly virtual meeting with CSL staff to monitor existing fundraising bids and plan future ones: both sides work together to ensure that all proposed approaches to funders contain an accurate depiction of SCRATCH'S activities and needs, while remaining securely in Line with the charity's aims. In the year 2024 125. professional fundraising costs were £39,090 and a total of £224,482 (includingthe National Lottery) was raised. SCRATCH'S fundraising strategy does not involve methods where individuals are approached by phone, on the doorstep or in the street. Appeals-particularly for donations of goods-can be made via social media or our mailing List, but these are general and not targeted at individuals. There have been no complaints to us concerning fundraising. FUTURE PLANS The board holds an annual strategy event: at the most recent meeting it was decided in the short term to concentrate on the existing projects for providing relief for families and individuals in hardship, rather than take on newventures which might stretch our resources or be less closelylinked to ouraims. Close collaboration with partners such as Southampton City Council and delivery of the key projects Furnish-to-Flourish, Discretionary Fund, Welfare Line and Christmas Complete will remain our core activity. The Trustees review risks at every board meeting (usually six per year). The principal riskluncertainty for SCRATCH has always concerned financial viability and for many years the charity lived a hand to mouth existence. To this end we have again contracted CSL, a professional fundraising company, to secure ongoingcore funding for our projects. This was successful in the first two years of working together, especially in terms of National Lottery funding. However, as there is no guarantee that major income-such as the National Lottery grant or the Household Support Fund will continue every year, we have also built up our reserves so that we can still deliver all our projects while we seek alternative funding streams. Admin details- incLude names and addresses of: Solicitors (no specif ic solicitor) Auditor Knight Goodhead Limited, 7 Bournemouth Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire S053 3DA Banks: _ Co-operative Bank Sort code- 08-92-99 Account No. 69201183 Flagstone {holding banker HSBC) Sort code- 40-32-32 Account No. 02828065 CAF Sort Code- 40-52-40 Account No. 00018246 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES The Trustees (who are aLso directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company lawl are responsibLe for preparing the Trustees. Report and the financial statements in 10 accordance with applicable Law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reportingstandard applicable in the UKand Republic of Ireland (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 income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracyat anytime the financial position of the charitable company and 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: there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware; and the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information. The trustees are responsible forthe maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in otherjurisdictions. FINANCIAL REVIEW Overview With the aid of sound financial management and the support of both our staff and volunteers we generated a very positive financial outcome for the period with a net increase in TotaL funds of £283,889. We continue to be grateful to various grant-making bodies and to the peopLe of Southampton for their generous support for SCRATCH'S poverty relief activities. We were successful in obtaining new funding as well as a number of stage payments from previous successful bids which enabled SCRATCH to deliver its much needed services at above or simiLar to Last fiscal's achievements. Principal Funding Sources The principal funding sources forthe charity are currently by way of grants, contract income from Southampton City Council, various Housing Associations and income generated from the sale of furniture packs/white goods. Despite increasing constraints on Central Government and thus Local authority expenditure, the charity has continued to deliver value for money services. been flexible in adapting to changing requirements and has maintained its position as a preferred supplier to our customers. We continue to seek funding from a broader group of funders whilst maintaining close relationships with current funders. Investment Pollcy Aside from retaining a prudent {carefully considered value) amount in reserves each year, most ofthe charity's funds are to be spent in the shortto medium term. There are some funds available for longer term investment. Having considered the options available. the Board of Trustees has decided to invest an amount that it has available in commercial common investment funds via Flagstone. The Board of Trustees consider8 the overall retum on short. medium and long term investments and manages the charity's investments to en8ure an optimum return. A review of investment policies is planned during the new financial year (2025126). Reserves Pollcy The Board of Trustees has examined the charity's requirements for reserves in light of its commitments and the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policywhereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 3 to 6 months of its expenditure. Budgeted expenditure for 2025126 is £806,104 and a target has been set at £391,796 for the purpose. These reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirements of the charity and the Board of Trustees are confident that at this level theywould be able to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding. The present level of unrestricted reserves available to the charity of £637,780 is therefore deemed sufficient to accommodate the decisions made by the Board of Trustees. During the financial year 2024125 the refurbishment of the toilets and kitchens and the decorating of various sections of the premises was completed. the upkeep of the fabric, fixtures, features and facilities of the premises being a contractual obligation on the charity under the terms and conditions of the lease for the Mount Pleasant premises. Also the project for the installation of audio visual equipment in the boardroom was completed during this period. Our strategy is to continue to build resenies through planned operating surpluses to facilitate unforeseen fluctuations In both Income and expenditure to ensure the de(ivery of our services is not Impacted. Plans for Futuro Perlods The charity plans to continue its activities in the forthcoming years subject to satisfactory funding arrangements. Plans are also beingdeveloped to workwith our customers to ensure that key government anti poverty initiatives can be continued. albeit under slightly different requirements. We will continue to seek new opportunities for our seNices. From a Human Resources (HR) perspective we recruited 8 new General Manager (GM) 88 Mike Smith {Senior Manager - Operations) will be retiring in Dec 2025. This recruitment activity was successfully completed in Sep 2025 and the new GM. Michael Taylor. will be commencing his empLoyment with SCRATCH in Nov 2025. Funds SCRATCH prepares its accounts in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS102). As such the charity adopts a Fund Accounting approach of presenting its accounts. The funds of the charity are divided into two fund categories, these bein& Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted funds are spent or applied at the discretion of the Board of Trustees to further any of the charl￿S purposes. They can be used to supplement expenditure made from 12 restricted funds as deemed appropriate. At the end of this reporting period the value of the charity's Unrestricted Funds is presented as being £637,780, these funds being assigned in accordance with the Reserves Policy of the charity. A portion of the Unrestricted Fund, is deposited in commercial common investment funds under the guidelines of the charity's Investment Policy. Restricted Funds. Restricted funds are heLd on specific trusts under charity Law. These trusts are declared by the donor when making the gift or as a result of the terms of a successful appeal for funds. The specific trusts establish the purpose forwhich the charity can lawfully use the restricted funds. SCRATCH has a number of components within its Restricted Fund, each for a particular purpose of the charity. At the end of this reporting period the value of the charity's Restricted Fund is presented as being £230,497. This value is compiled from, and will only be used to service, the following projects. Household Support Fund at a value of £176,697 and Furnish to Flourish Fund at a value of £53,800. It is the intention of the charity to expense these funds across the short to medium term whilst seeking further income from future appeals for funding and gifts, to ensure the longevity of the charity and thus the continued delivery of its much needed services to our clients. roved by the board esa ned on its behalf by: Trustee Dated: 16 tJeaoTr Board of Directors Ann Laird (Chair) David Bartlett Nicholas Warn Robert Davis Stephen Bond {appointed July 20251 Staff team as at 31 March 2025 Mike Smith- Senior Manager (Operations) Annette Davis- Senior Manager (Resources) Lucy Taylor- Off ice Manager Kelly Beck-WeLfare Information Officer" lan Dowdell- Furniture Manager Paul Williams- Driver Natasha Davis-WeLfare Information Officer" Lydia Roberts-welfare Information Officer" lan Arnold- Driver Becci Gough- Receptionist (part time) Lizzie Osborne-volunteer Manager . job share SUPPORTED BY:_ . COMMUNITY FUND Supported by ASri SOLTILIIIPTON CITY COUNCIL @ VIVID EASTLEIGH BOROUGH COUNCIL 4Wincllester City Council SCRATCH, 33 Mount Pleasant Industrial Estate. Southampton. S014 OSP Tel: 023 8077 3132 e-mail: reception@scratchcharity.co.uk www.scratchcharity.co.uk Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship is registered as a Limited Company. Number 03830305 Registered in Cardiff. Registered Charity No. 1078344 14 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SOUThAMPTON crry AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP {Company limited by guarantee and not having a share caprtal) Oplnlon We have audit&l the finanoai statrnts of S(YJtr￿￿plon eity Actmm to CThtht Hwtship for ts year 31 March 2025. vthich cOMp￿e Statement of Finanoal ￿tr￿ties. B￿a￿e Cashfi￿ Stat&nent and the related rKAes. The financia reporttng framework thai has aPp1￿j tn weparnbon is appI￿able law and United lfjn9d￿n Accounting Standards includiryJ Financial Reporftng Standard 102.. The Fnan(aal Standard applrcable b) Ihe UK and Republtc of I￿land {Urnknl lfjrydom Generally Accepted Attountsng Praclicel. In ¢JJr opiniM. the fvwcial stat•nents: give a true and fair ¥iert of the SL* of chwilth affa'(s as * 31 2025. and ol its income arKI expenditure lor the year then &￿ed. have been propwty prepared in accNdarts ￿ Uiut8J Ifjngd￿￿ G*waly Accept&J AL?)￿nting Prxtice. and have t1￿ prepar&1 tn acc(ttda￿ with Ihe requirwthts of the Companie5 Act 2006. Bull of oplnlon We conducted our audit in accordance with IntwnatiMal Standarts (m AuditiryJ (UKI IISAS (UK)) and applicable laH. Our sponsibilities under those stsndards are furthw dewb&l in the A￿111￿$ resp￿sIbili11eS for the audit of the financia5 Stst￿ents seth'on of ¢xJr ￿p￿t. We a￿ inde￿d￿l of the Charity in ￿rdance with Ihe ethica r4uirern￿ts that are rdevant kn our audit of the financial sla1eff￿ts in the UK, indudw ts FRC'S Eth￿al siandard, a￿1 Ye hwR lulfill&J our other ethtcal responslts'lilies in accordance vnth rtyuirnments. We belie¥e that Ihe wdit obtsined is ￿ffiCient arKI appropriate to provide a bag's for (wr opini(m. Conclu8loni relatlng to golng ¢oncern In au¢Jiling the financial stsiements, we hm concluded thai ts Iruste83' use of the golng COnc￿n basls of xcounting in the weparabon of the finanud ststements is apwwi*e. Based on the Wofk we have ￿orrned. not ¢d￿tifie￿I •)y mtsil uncertainties relati￿ to events or CUKlib'ons lha( indibryduaSly or colleciively, may cast ￿gnificant doubt C￿ the Charitab￿ companls ability to c1￿￿.￿je as a going concem for a per￿d of al least12 months from when the finanaal slatewits are aulhofised fw i￿. Our responsitmllties and ts rewstbilities of the trustees *ith re¥￿1 to gcoThJ CL￿ desolbed in relevant g&tions of this report. Other Infomiatlon The trustees are respon￿bIe for ￿ othw information. The othw Infam￿ts￿ c(Mnp￿s the 1nfMnats.￿ irKluded in the annul report olher than the financial statwrEnts and our auditorfs repart therKm. Our opinitx) (m the ￿nancia $tht￿￿1￿ does Mt covw the other info￿ats.0n and. except to the exient eWK'IUy stateAI in our we do not express any foffli of assurance cordusion r responsibility is to ￿ad the other In1￿MallOn and. in dairvj 9), ￿￿Sider the othw inf(Thialion is n￿ten￿lY ino)nsisient wllh the finanrAal slate￿Ents or our knryAledge obtsin&J in the &#lil ￿ otrth￿se appears lo be materially misstated. If we ¢d￿tify such material IncC￿$1$ten¢res Of appamt material M1￿tateM￿ts, we are required to deiernlr￿ ￿￿ther there 15 a material misstalement in the financial slalements or a mat￿.a1 nusststement of the ottw intonnation. If. based on the we hm perf0M￿d, we conclude thai there is a material misslatement of this other infom￿ticm. we are r￿U1r&I to that ￿. We have nothing ts rem in this rw. 15 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEIIBERS OF SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and rnt having a share capi Mattern on whlch we are requlred to report by axcWI¢ We have nothing lo rwrt in respect of tr* matta5 in rdation to the C￿n￿leS Act 2006 aJNI the Charilies {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to rep￿t to ytyJ rf, in ojr wThcrt: the company has not kept ajequale ar#1 thi xcamts'ng r￿m5 a*uale k)r (wr audil have not been received from branthes not ¥igted by us: the comptys finanol ststomts affj not in ￿jr￿￿t Thilh Ihe Kcounting r￿5 aml relums., or Catsin discb$u￿ of trustees, rwnuneraiicAI speatsl by l* ae not m&ge: we h•ft not all ￿ inloffnati￿ arKI exp1aTratio￿ require for our aMliL the INstees ¥Me not enblbj to wepare finaThial staiements in xcudarKe With tr* smai com￿leS wme and tske alvantage of the smll c(Nnpanies exthnpticm in preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and take advantage of Ihe small companies exemptKm frcwn the requirwnent b wewe a straw rwt ReBpon¥lbllltle¥ of tho tTu$teg1 As explained more fulty in the Annua Reprt Ihe trustees a￿ resptmrbte for Ihe ryeparati￿ d the finanual Statern￿ts and for being satisfied that tsy give a true fair ¥ie*, and for gJch inlwnal wntrd as they determine is nwary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from mthial misstate￿( whthr due to fraMI w alor. In preparing U)e finaThial staiwnents, the trustees Je resp)nth for &sessrrfJ Ihe chwitale companls atxlity to continue as a going concem, disGlosing, as applicable, rnattws rd*al io cOr￿￿n and png basis of accounbng unless the trustees eilf*r inte￿d to IKiuidate the tharitth ojwy u to ceae otwakn, ty ha¥e no realistic aiiwnative but to do so. Audttorfl ￿ponSIbIlI￿OI for the audlt of tho Ilnandd slatwnthts We have been appoinbj as wditc¥ under the COM￿leS AGI 2(KJ6 rew1 in ac0Nda￿e *ith Ihe Act and rejevant regulations made or having eff￿1 thweunder. ¢JJr objeclives are lo obtsin re￿th at￿t thther the financial st*nwts as a whole are foe frthn m8teiial misslaiement, wthether due to fraud ￿ effof, and tr) issue an aJditr$JlwMv.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibilib'es. This de￿iptIOn lo￿nS part of our au01￿$ report. Knight Goodhead Limited is elig￿le for appointment as audrtor of the charitable coThwny by virtue of its digibility for appointrnent as auditor of a company undw section 1212 of the Companies Act 2(P)6. U$0 of our rnport Thi5 report is made solely to the charitsble company's members. a5 a bojy. in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the CompaNes Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state io Ihe charilable company's ffombers those matters we are required to state lo them in an auditorfs report and for no other wrpose. To the fullest extent pem75tt￿ by law, we do rtot acc4)t or assume ￿SpOnsIbl11ty lo ￿yone olher than the charitable o)mpanls memb￿5 as a b(*, for our audil work. for this report, or for Ihe opinions we have forn￿d. CJ GOODHEAD FCA Senlor Statutory AudSlor Knlght Goodhead LSmlted Chartered Accountants and Statutory A￿lI10rS 7 Bournem￿jth Road, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, S053 3DA Dated: i é 0&￿1£r ￿ LS 17 SOUThAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and haviThJ a share captsl) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 (including Income and expenditure account) 2025 Total funds 2024 Totsl funds Restrict￿ Unrestrfcted funds funds INCOME Donations and kgacies Charitable activities Fundraising incoffe Trading incon Other income 305.017 855,591 59,265 266,657 23.629 457 181,657 531,665 364,281 1,122.248 23,629 457 181.657 1,692273 117,646 936,883 28,908 2,042 1,160,608 1,085,478 Investment income 9,540 9,540 9,245 TOTAL INCOME 1,160,608 541,205 1,701113 1,094,723 EXPENDITURE Charitsble aCti￿lieS 1,053,868 364,056 1,417,924 1,041,848 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 1,053 364,056 1,417.924 1.041,848 NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR 106,740 177,149 283,889 52,875 Transfers belween funds 15.16 (47,908) 47,908 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR 225,OYI 283,889 52,875 FUNDS AT1 APRIL 2024 171,665 412,723 584,388 531,513 FUNDS AT 31 MARCH 2025 230,497 637,780 868,277 584,388 AEI of the abDve results are derived ¢￿tinUing actsts. There no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. Movements in fvnds are discbsed in notes 15 and 16 to the finarKial statements. 18 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and not havllig a share capital) COMPANY NUMBER: 3830305 BALANCE SHEEf AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 2025 2024 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 11 80,078 39,432 CURRENT ASSETS Stock Debtors Cash at bank and In hand 16,665 231,972 608,633 8,825 185,206 414,411 12 857,270 608,443 CREDITORS.. amounts falling due within one year 13 58,566 42,697 NET CURRENT ASSETS 798,704 565,745 CREDITORS: amounts falllng due In more than one year 14 10,505 20,789 NET ASSETS 17 868,277 584,388 FUNDS Restricted funds Unrestricted funds General funds Designated funds TOTAL FUNDS 15 230,497 171,665 16 637,780 412,723 868,277 584,388 These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and FRS102 relating to small entities. Approved by the Ix)ard of si ned on its be teeson 16 0 2oLf Trustee lj.¢hllT LE 1 7 19 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital) CASHFLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 2025 2024 Notes NET CASH FLOW PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 257,966 74,527 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Interest received 9,540 9,245 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Repayments of borrowing Interest paid Increase in loan finance Fixed asset additions (17,234) (662) (20,026) (2,237) (55,389) (12,929) NET CASH FLOW 194,222 48,580 Change in cash and cash equivalents in the period Cash and cash equivalent at stsrt of the period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 194,222 48,580 414,411 608,633 365,831 414,411 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital) NOTES TO THE CASHFLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 1 RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTtVlTIES 2025 2024 Net movement in funds for the period Interest received Depreciation Decreasel{increase) in stock Decreasel(increase) in debtors (Decrease)fincrease in creditors 283,889 (9,540) 14,742 (7,840) (46,766) 23,481 52,875 (9,245) 14,910 {2,577) 14,541 4,023 Net cash llow from operating acb 257,966 74,527 2 ANALYSIS OF CASH ANO CASH EQUIVALENTS 2025 2024 Cash at bank and in hand 608,633 414,411 3 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT At 1 April 2024 Other non- cash changes 31 March 2025 Cash flows Cash at bank and in hand 414,411 194,222 608,633 Debt due within one year Debt due after one year (17,865) {20,789) 18,645 (11.033) 10,284 (10,253) (10,505) 375,757 212,867 749 587,875 21 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES a) Accounting convention The financial ststements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reportlng by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wth FRS102 {second edition - October 2019) and the Companies Act 2006. The chanty meets the deflnition of the publlc benefit entlty under FRS 102. Assets and liablllties are Inltially recognised at hlstorical cost or transaction value unless otherwlse ststsd in the relevant accounting policy note. The accounts have been prepared on the going concem basis. There are no materlal uncertainties about the charity's ablllty to conunue. b) Income Income reca￿ed by VRY of donations and gifts is included in fvll in the ststement of financial activities when rec8lved, Revenue grants are shown in the Statement of Financial Actlvlties In the year to which they relate and when the conditions of receipt have been complied with. Where the grant has to be matched to a different P8ri0d th8 deferred element Is deducted from incoming resources and carrled forward In creditors. Legades are accounted for in the Ststement of Financtal Actlvltles when recelpt Is probable, and their value can be measured with sufficient rellablllty. c) Expenditure Exp8nditure is recognlsed on an accruals basis as a liabllity Is incurred. Voluntary Income costs and trading costs ￿MPrise the costs associated wth attracting voluntary income and the costs of fundraislng and tradlng. All costs are allocated belween the expenditure categories of the statement of financial activities on a basis deslgned to ref18Ct the use of the resource. Cost rdated to a particular aCti1￿ty are allocated dlrectly, others are apportioned on an approprlate basFs. 22 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) d) Operating leases Rentals paid under operating leases are taken to the Statement of Financial Actlvlties on a straight line basis over the lease temi. e) Tangible fixed assets Assets that cost more than £500 are capitalised at cost pri￿. Depreciation is provided using the following rates and bases to redu￿ by annual instalments the cost, less estimated residual value of the tsngible assets over their estimated useful lives: Leasehold improvements Motor vehides Plant and machinery Computer equipment 25% straight line 25% reducing balance 25% reducing balan 33% straight line Q Stock Stocks held at the year end for distributDn are stated at fair value. Donated sk)d( is not valued but recognised in income and expenditure when the item is distributed. g) Funds Unrestricted fvnds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for charitable purposes. Restricted funds represent grants and donations which are allocated by the donor for specific purposes. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the appropriate fund. h) Financial instrurrEnts The charity only has financial assets a￿1 financial liabilitses of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. 23 SOUTHAMPTON crry AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and not having a share captsl) NOTES TO THE Accoupifs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 l) Donated goods The value to the charity of donated gocmjs are recognised in donalions wt*n the item is dislribuled, ￿￿1h an equlva18nt amount recognlsed as charttable expendilure. 2 LEGAL STATUS The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has rK) shaffj capitsl. The charltable company was incorporated on 23 Augusl 1999 in the United Kingdom arKI vrds registered on 24 November1999 with the Charity Commission in England and Wales. Th8 charity is a public benefit entity. The registered office of the charitable company is Unit 33 Mount Pbasant Industrial Estste, Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, S014 OSP. 24 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital) NOTES TO THEACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 3 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Restricted Unrestrfcted fund8 funds 2025 Total 2024 Total Donations 8nd similarfftcom8 Gift aided donations Non gift aided donats'ons Gift aid recoverable Donated goods for Furnish to Flourish Donated goods for Christrnas Complete 10,356 6,720 14,264 38,846 6,155 24,620 45,566 6,155 103,405 184,536 30,102 23,461 7,568 56,514 103,405 184,536 305.017 59,265 364,281 117,646 4 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES INCOME Grants and contracts Furnilu￿ charges While goods charges Removal charges Delivery charges 647,494 45,857 154,827 5,100 2,313 88,537 103,184 73,393 736,031 149,041 228,220 5,907 3,049 731,609 145,195 46,847 10,173 3,059 736 855,591 266,657 1,122,248 936,883 5 TR4DING INCOME Pallet fumiture sales Shop sales 100 1,942 457 457 457 457 2,042 6 Other Income Other income relates to amounts received from HMRC due to input VAT not recovered In prior years. 25 SOUTHAMPTON crry AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP Icornpany limited by guarantee and nol haVU￿ a th tsptsii NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS F(kR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 7 EXPENDITURE Totsl Total nds COSTS DIRECTLy￿LoCATED TO ACTMTES Wages and s*ries l)onaled lumilure C4%1s Fundraising ffA8Is 242.093 103.405 67,951 310,044 103,4( 33,643 1,704 272,653 190,110 275,793 56,514 33,198 33,643 Eleciric lop up Vthile gcrt)ds wthases Christmas expenses tksnatèj packages fc* Carwe 227,105 172,654 17,478 190.110 13,969 184.536 3.647 184,536 11.>J5 26,326 1.(W.868 123.121 1,176.989 868,753 suppoKr COSTS ALLOCATED TO ACTivrrES Renl Waler rates Insuran l and heat Repairs J)d mainta)anca 61,286 61.286 47,280 8,027 12,123 17,389 14,802 2,194 7.832 8,185 8,441 12,9)) 20.703 12.9JO 20,703 pps IT Accountancy Leg21 and professicmal Tfavel and subsistence T￿niThJ r Surnyry Inte￿1 charges Bankjcard charg8S Depr￿alKIn 6.919 8.753 15.036 6.919 8.753 15.036 14.857 3.171 14.857 3,171 15,148 5,842 662 2,237 1,650 14,910 14,742 14.742 240,935 240,935 173,095 TOTAL EXPEIIDITURE 1,053.868 1.417,924 1.041.848 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee am1 not ha¥ing a share ca NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 8 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) FOR THE YEAR This is Sta￿ after tharging: 2024 Detffecialion Auditors, remuneration.. - audit {oJrrent year) audit Iprior JEar) 14,742 14,910 5,300 3,141 9 EMPLOYED STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS 2025 2024 Employed staff ¢xJsts Im as hllows.. Salaries and wages Social security costs Pensi¢ 280,430 20.153 9.461 310.044 251,852 15,827 8,114 275,793 No employee eamed more than £60,IJ(NJ durirKJ Ihis or Ihe ypw. At Ihe year end Ihere were outstanding pengon contr'butions payabk of £1,952 (2024.. £1,463). Tota] contrilwtions of £8,098 {2024.' £6,914) were pad by Ihe tharity and are irKaud&l in the SOF Key managemffit comwises tm) inthvKluals ￿0 paxl a totsl of £74,907 {2124: £75,235 to t￿) in(fjvKJu*). The average weekly number of ￿plOyeeS during Ihe year Wds as fokns: 2024 No. No. Empbyees 11 11 10 TAX4TION The t*aritabte tXMnWy is exempl from c(wation tax a8 all its inc4JnE is dAritth and is applied for djaritab￿ purposes. 27 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by guarantee and not hary a ca￿) NOTES TO THE AccouKfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 11 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS L￿sehold Computer improvwnents equipment Motor vehicles Plant and machlnery Totat COST OR VALUATION At 1 Poril 2024 ditions in y At 31 March 2025 2.410 49,013 51.423 72.268 28,864 123,638 55,389 2,321 22,417 72.268 32,919 179,027 DEPRECIATION Al 1 April 2024 arge tr the year 14.081 3.330 41.780 7.622 27,743 1,035 84,206 14,742 1755 At 31 March 2025 17,411 49,402 28,778 98,949 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2025 Z2.866 30.488 4,141 1,121 80.078 39.432 At 1 April 2024 1.807 6.015 12 DEBTORS 2025 2024 Trade debiors Prepayments and aellu￿ income VAT recyjver Other debtors 184.369 18.582 3.268 25,753 73.426 38.324 6,483 66.974 231.972 185.206 13 CREDITORS: amounts fallwig due vthlhin *￿e 2024 Trade creditors Other tsxalion and social seojrity Bank loans wals and defmd in(x)me Other creditors 15,767 5.164 10,253 25,430 1,952 5,984 4,365 17,865 13,020 1,463 42,697 14 CREDITORS.. amounts failing due in mre than one y 2025 2024 Bank loans 10,505 20,789 SOUTHAMPTON ciry AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (C(Impany limited by guarantee aThJ not having a share c41ts1) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 PAARCH 2025 15 RESTRICTED FUNDS At 31 March 2025 1 Aprll 2024 In￿me Expendiiure Transf HouselH)Id Supporl Fund Fumish lo Flourish (Dorca5 Propcll Chrisknas Comptete Naliond Lottery- Fumtsh to Ftoufish Welfare Supprrft Project 171,665 506,179 300,177 191,256 132,442 (453.2391 (246.3771 (191,2561 (132.4421 130,5541 1,053,868 (47,908) 176,697 53.800 47,908 230.497 Puws ofrnstrid8d lunds Household Support Fund PrOW￿On of a referral processing hub for Ihe Sojthampton Hou8th￿d Support Fund. The transfer kn g￿ern] fijnds represents 10% of total income which is allocated against 0￿rt￿ad$. Furnlih to Flourf•h (Dorcas ProJe¢t) Provides good quality fijmiiure and h(MMhdd ikns. Chrltha• Complets Provide8 toys and gifts for ctmldren and peO￿e who Otherw￿ might y) Pre￿ts. Nallonal Lottery. Furnl•h to Flourfih Specific funding provided by the Na￿n4 Loltsry kn help fvrnibjre and h￿j88k￿d it•xs. Wolfare Supprt Project Provlsbn of a welfare Ilne and referral hub Indu(*NJ the ￿r()r¥J of It￿ and ayministration of the Loc8J wellare Provi8ion DlsuetfMary Fund. 16 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 1 Aprfl 2024 31 March 2025 Income Expendfturn Trnnsfern General fu￿1$ 412.723 541,205 364.056 47.908 637,780 Total unrestrKled funds 412,723 541,205 47.908 364,056 637,780 SOUTHAMPTON crry AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Company limited by waranke ￿ not having a share c•*tal NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 17 ANALYSIS OF NET ISSETS BETWEEN FUNDS Restricted GeneTal funds funds Total funds 31 March 2025 Tangible fiThl assets 80.078 80,078 16,665 231,972 608,633 (58.566) 10.505 8￿.277 16,665 192.354 . Deblors Cash al bank &KI in ha￿1 Creditors Creditors falling due in more than one >t NET ASSETS 39.618 554,833 (26.244) 10.505 637,780 (32.322) 230,497 Restricted General funds funds Total fundg 31 Alarch 2024 Tangible fixed assets Slod( Currenl assets Cash al bank aKI in hand CTedit(X5 Creditors falling due in more than one Jfar NET ASSETS 39,433 8,825 52,374 39.433 8.825 185,206 414.411 {42,69n 20,789 584,389 131832 47.821 (8,988) (33,709) 20,789 412,724 171,665 18. TRUSTEE EXPENSES None of the trustees were reimtsjrsed exFell8es during this or the ￿ar. No Irustee received any remuneration in the curmt or prior year. 19. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS At 31 March 2025, the charity totsl wmmiiments un(kn owatirvj due as fdlm: 2025 2024 thin one year Bet*Een one to iwo years 8et¥Ren two ?￿d five years 61,490 60,373 110,000 231,863 61,490 61,490 293,353 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP (Cornpany limited by guaraitee and not having a share capital) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 20 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Thwe were no related party transactions in this or lh8 prior year. 21 DONATED GOODS The charity re(%i¥es &gnificant donalions from the public of fumiture to support the Fumish to Flourish (fomedy Dorcas) wojecl. These donaiions ha¥8 been valued at £103,405 (2024: £56,514) and are induded within both income and expenditure Ni the Statement of Financia Activities. In addition, members of the public donaie significant amounts of toys and olher items lo be given out to familres in the Christrnas Complete project. This is the first year Ihese have been recognised in the financial statements, at a value of £184,536 in both income and expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities. 22 PRIOR YEAR STATEMENT OF FINANCL4L ACTIVITIES 2024 Total funds Restrlcted Unrestrlcted funds lunds INCOME Donations and legacies Charitable acbvtts'es Fundraising income Trading inccme Othw income 59,355 698,109 58,290 238,774 28,908 2,042 117.645 936,883 28,908 2,042 757,464 328,014 1,085,478 Investrnent income 9,245 9,245 TOTAL INCOME 757,464 337,259 1,094723 EXPENDITURE Charitable aclivities 756,502 285,346 1,041.848 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 756,502 285,346 1,041,848 NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR 962 51,913 52,875 Transfers between funds {51,866} 51,866 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR {50,904) 103,779 52,875 FUNDS AT 1 APRIL 2023 222,569 308,944 531.513 FUNDS AT 31 MARCH 2024 171,665 412.723 584,388 31 SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP {Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 23 PRIOR YEAR FUND MOVEMENTS RESTRICTED FUNOS At 1 Aprll 2023 At 31 March 2024 Income Expendlture Trnn8fers Household Support Fund Fumish to Flourish {Dorcas Project) Christmas Complete Nab'onal Loltsry- Fumish to Flourish Welfare Support Project Z22,569 518,658 88,492 2,709 127.605 20.000 757.464 (517,696) {88,492) (2,709) (127,605) 20,000 756,502 {51,866) 171,665 222,569 51,866 171,665 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS l Aprll 2023 31 March 2024 Income Exp8ndlturo Transl•rs General funds 308,944 308,944 337,259 337,259 285,346 285.346 51,866 51.866 Total unreslricled funds 412,723 32