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Registered Charity Number 1079581 Registered Company Number 3573630 High Trees Communty Development Tnjst { a company limited by guarantee) Report and Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 August 2021 • J840V8VA' 2410￿022 COMPANIES HOUSE

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igh Treej Community De￿lOPMert Trngt . Company Infom￿tIon ligh Trees Comminity Developmwt Trust has tharitable stalus is a compwy liThwted ty guarantee and not having a share capital. Directors The Diredors ofthe thantable ￿MpanY are its Tnjsteesforthe Wfpose Ofd￿rity lawand Ihroughoul this report are colwivety rtferyed to as the Tnjstees. Twstees ser¥ing during the Saleha Jaffef (Chwr) Teiry Curb"s (Tieasurerl Sina Tai* Nina Mofris Julie Say Angela Mesdaglm - Re$¥Jned April 2020 Ewa Pa￿l¢2k0 Senior staff mernbers to ￿Orn day-ttrday management of the tnJst is ddegated by the Iwslees Anna Coffey Grace En￿lsh Audltory BfoJkfield & Co 18 Concanon Rd London SW2 STA Bankers The c(￿peratIve Bar PO Box 250 Skelmersdale WN8 6wr Registered office 220 Upper Tulse HIM London SW2 2NS Company registration number 3573630 Charfty reg1￿ratiOn numb•r 1079581

Hlgh Trnes Conxrninmy D•bwlowmDtTn&•t Tho report of the tru8lee5 lorthi peThod frwn 1 •il 2•20 to 31 Augwt 2021 siru¢ture. Go¥ernan¢e and Mana8emen¢ of Hlth Trees Cwmynlty De¥ek>pmentTn15t Govemlni Documeni High Trees Community D￿lOpment Trust 15 a reystered tompany lirrwted by guafantee and a registered charity. It has a mernorandum and articles document pwdingthe framework forthe frxus of work. A￿luItment appothiment olmanayrnent C(ffiTrlite¢ The tompany t"rettors are also charityirustees forthe pwposeof charity law and underihe com￿￿5 articles are known as members of the Managemenl Committee. New trustees are iecfuited by advenisirN% of vacant positson5 through local networks in Lambeth and by tarKetin8 Individua￿ in¥olveé in theTrusts actiwts who complement the turrent skills set on the Board. who then fill out an ap￿￿3[10Th forrn and the relevant declaratton5 of interest. Anv new trustee app￿ntment IS 5ubjectto a ¥ote ￿ the knrd_ Rlsk ManaKernent High Tree5 undertake5 a trw-annual risk assessment which includes rlsk associated with buildings. personnel and finances. This is recorded as a rnatrix which a￿0 Bradesthe risk and notes howthi5 risk will be managed. A bi-annual reviewol the risk assessment is made everyother ye¥ bythe CtrCEOs and presented tothe trustees for analysis and agreement. Where appropriate. wterns or procedures have been established to mitwdate against ri5k5 that High Trees faces. Internal control risk5 are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authortsath)n of transacrrons and projecls. We 3150 undertake risk assessment and Cfmtingèncy planningfor funders in line with their good practice requirements and with partTher organisativns before starting Wojetts with them. I￿￿an￿￿10naI and Manaitment High Trees CDT ha5 3 manaBement c(Nnmittee of 6 Th￿nbel5 ai Apnl 2022 who meet ￿..MOnthlY as a board. and qvanerly as sub-committees. and are resronsibleforthe strategic direction and pc4iry of ihe charrty- The CTrCEO's, Anna Coffey and Grace En8h"sh, ctrtrdinate the day-to4tywoth of Hi8h Trees on behalf of the trustees. The ColE￿5 report to the board of trustees. The CO-CEUS take day-to4ay financial and petsonnel decisions. Recommendations are wesented to the board at the b-monthly board meetings at the end ol a CEO report. Decisions made by the trustee5 include decisions on spend of an￿Unts of money over £50,OC(I, on adoptin8 the accounts, budgets and thesrraregic plans and ￿)1[Cle$. Financlal Aevlew High Trees have ended the year ￿th reser¥es of £314.360 of which É218.520 was generated in thi5 financial per￿d. Plans to gradually build ourorganisatronal reserves continue. For the following financial year, El(X).IX)O of the ufirestricted funds carried forwards has been designatedfor the planned ca￿tal refurbishment of our learning centre.

High TYtt C(mnunity r)¥eloprnntTntst The ￿port01th• Irust Reser¥es Poll lovllb• p•riod from 1 Awll zoxlto 31 August 2021 Hieh Trees ieserves pdiry is to hold reserves of 3 months Operational Costs, which intludes siaffin& but does noi include the cost of tsur freela￿e iutws and tfainers vtho are commissioned only to deliver our courses. Thi5 amount 15 recakulated eath financial year. and as ol April 2022 is É25S,IYJ) Irepresenting Operational Costs of £85.000 per monthl. High Trees took an actbvefy linanc63lly conservative approxh in this year as a measure to protect the organi53tion while the impact of the pandemic w35 assessed on ￿th the or8ani5alion generally anil Ouf fun&"n¥ souries specificalty. We also took the measure in light of ihe capital build of our main athjlt centre which is takin8 place in the 2021-22 Financial Year, and some ol this resefve is made up of funds we have designat￿ to meer the shortfall in fundinKto Complete this project. A further factor was the growth ￿ the or8anisatM)n over the past 5 years, and the need to ensure ihis does not cause any financial insiability or risk. We do expeu to a prokX)rtion of this reser¥ein the cijrrent financia year. on cOm￿et1ng the capital refurbishment of our main Searnin8 Centre Iwth £l(KI,CK)) de518nateLI fDrthi51 and do not expe(t to build up our reserves at the same rate- endino our recruitmefit freeze on antillary rdes Iwhich was considered financial￿ prudent but has caused pressure on our staffin8te3ml and expandingour servites and activities where we identify unmet need that cannot bt met Via our restricted funds. We aim to end the 2021-22 Financial yearwith ￿erVeS within 20% of our reserve policy 8oal of 3 m￿th5 Operational Costs and as of April 2022 are on track to do so. MTrssion Statement Connecting with people and comrnunitie5 to 5trenBthen 5ki115 and t￿lId ttron¥er voices. OurVal¥es are: Crllaborative Inclv51ve Responsive Supportive Rc#)ted ObAettlves and Aclivlties The sumrnary of objects as set ¢xrt in ihe Trees menKIr￿￿Urn of AssLxialion ts as follow5: to relieve persons who are in condr(ions of need, h¥dshipor dt51rets by rea50D of their social and economic circumstances- to reduce s¢xial Ex£Iusiofi- to prornoie ihe advancement of edwation and leamin& includingtraining in ski115 relevant to securing employment.. to advan£e public educatN)n and involvement in the arts- to provide facilities for public recreation or other leisure tine ￿(Upat￿n in the interests of social welfare with the object of improvinE their tondition5 of lrfe- to promote 5￿Ch other charitable wrwjses forthegeneral benefrt of the wblic resident in Lambeih and the Greater London Area Swvlcesthrouzhoyi the year Hi8h Trees prwde5 an integrated service offer. desi8nedto iackle different needs- crfjen toall but targeted towar(Is those who need us most. Our lrtterlinked 5ervite areas a¥e-. c￿lm￿nity Edutatlon & TraiTh￿￿￿ We specialise in delivering addt edLKaiion in commwrf(yto provide individuals with the ski115 rhey need for work and life. including ESO¥ English & Maths functional skills. Community organi5in8J Icr, v(Kational course5 and ernployrnent Prepar￿10n.

Htgh Tree8 0•¥th￿rn￿tT￿Mt Th• f•Wt ofth• InJstee¥ forthe PErlod lrnm 1 Awm a120kn 31 hug￿t 2021 From Awil 2020-Au8USt 2021 we ran 89 course5 With 610 unique Seamers with 160 learners cOm￿eting accredited training and 8aiNng a qualification. Ernployrnent & Career Supwrt". providing person-centered ernWoyThent support for Larn￿h priority groups includin8 young adult5 aged 18-30those aged 50+ and individuals wr(h lon8-temi heallh conditions to improve their economic p)Sltion through sustaina￿e employment opportunities and career progression. Frorn April 2020- 31 Ausust 2021 we supported 142 indiwduals wth one to one efnploymEnt svpport. with 51 Individuals supwted into ern￿O¥￿ent. 73% in&"¥￿I￿ats reported an Incr￿Se in employabilityl increased job readine55. Chlldren. People & FamllySeThkes". worknng w the bays of eady intervention. we delNera ran8e of 5er¥ice5 from Tulse Hill Adventure Playground for 8-16 year olds116-19 year5 throu8h our v(Krth leadership & work expetience proRramrnel focused on play, Stu￿ an(1 social a(tion aimed at improving the aspiration5 and wellbeing of children and ywng people, and strengthen farnilie5. We alsu deliver coaching in ￿Cal secondary schools and deliwer a young leaders programme for ouryoung people aged 1&19 developing youth leadership & providin8 p•d work txperience ènd employrneni support. from April 2020-Au8U5t 2021 we worked with 250child￿n and young peole. of whtch 185 were new to our services. 204 young people came to the ad¥enture ￿￿rOund and 46 inéividuals ecewed l..1 or 8roup coaching. CommunityA¢ilon: we nvrture aTrd capacity bjild indNiduals and community 8rovp5 to develop advocacy ski115 and empower them totake cdlectve comrnunity action (m i55ue5 that affett them, whilst also irnprovin8 representatio in decision makinR. We do this through li￿ening campaigns. l."1 supwrt and c¢)mmunity organising training. This year. the CommunityAction Team provided 5UPP)rtto St. Marttn's Tenanvs and Resident's Association to Set vp and run a campaign fortheir 5(ial landlords to deal with a very serious damp afferted residents over deca(Jes. High Trees worked intensively with the ￿Sidents. resuking in them securing an Indeperdent Damp report commissioned by the local authority. The report highlighted the necessity of £1.7rn wi)rth ol repairs to be carried out overthe next 10 years. If repairs a￿ not tarried 0￿. Lambdh CourKil ￿11 be able to take legal attion. Thetearn also supported a kKal resident (￿cerned ihat IoKal social housint tÈnants were be"n8overchar8ed lortheir water bills. Despite raisin8 this issue repeatat4y. local 3Eencie5 had not been Te5ponsive. The Cornrnunity ActK)n Tearn helped the resident to find olhers who had also been affected and to build an organising group. Throu8h personal neiwork5. r￿ters. stalls and knockin8 on doDrs. Justice for Housin8 Association Tenant5 Was formed. The 8roup have now fomialised thwf demands. created a websiie. appeared in the South london press. conducted a perition which cyrrently has over 11)) si¥natures and ha¥e started working with a hjcal Councillor. One Housing Association ha¥e already8uaranteed escalating these refunds as a Priofrty. Throvghout the yearthe teom continued to work ￿th one of our partner ooanisations IRMO Ilndoamerican Aefugee and Migrant Organisationl to 5UPPOrt a group of Latin American parents and towards the end of the yearwhen lockdown restrKtions eased the Team were èble togo backto ItY8in8 newconnettions in the locaj c(xnmunity face to face. focu51141011 the local htwsinq esiate known as The Fields. 78'1i5tenin8 5e55ions' took place throu8hovt the year. wth 348 conversions tokinR place with local residents, 31 one-twie mentoring sessions look place and 25 individuab irained in communr¢y organising. Partnershlps- we develop and Rrow local partnerships ol iommun4ty or8anisations to adopt and embed swemic approache5 to 13ckling the challenges fated by the indmduals we supprrt, through joined up wwking. Hi8h Trees are leading members of some of Lambeth"5 IM)st Imp￿rfUl ¥YJluntary and community sertorpartnerships.

Hlgh Trw8 Cobmwnity D•b1Opn￿t Tnffjl The r¢portolth• tw$t￿$ lorth• pwlod from 1 Aw4 2020 tt4 31 Augl•t 2021 We drive xrate8K alliances beknween local community 3nd 8rassroots or8ani5atl￿S. enabling joint strategy buildin8 and dectsion making. CJr partnerships are based on shared valtjes. e4Urty and a pra(tKe of contiTrual leaming. &"nce Z016, High Tree5 have bety) incubating Building Yovng Brixton. This is a Cfffisortium of eight Larnbeth-based youth sermct providers fcojsed on creating 0PF￿rtUThltie$ forw8 peO￿et0 thrive. The con50rtium enables young people to xcess personal and skills tlevelopment. education and career 5UPPOrt, play. 5POrts and therapeutic inierventions. In a 12 month perioL4. BU￿￿1￿& Young BrThton svpponed morethan l(XXI young people to improve th•r wellbeine. bvild ky)sitNe ￿lationShipS and increase civic parricipati￿ through integrated youth servite delivery. Cfver the past year. partner5 have continued to evolve our collaboraiwe working practites, strate8icalty sharinB resources and developin8 colledive plansto meet young people's needs. T Partneis.. Marcus iiffjon Commufttty Enterprise. Ebony knrse Oub. Baytree Ceniie. IRMO. Juvenis. Grove Adventure ayground, Spiral Sktlls. Hizh Trees Place ForAII Led by High Trees. Place FOT works loward5 a more equal and inclusple Lambeth by develDping communitie5' skills for life. work, aTrd civic part￿1PatIOrl. The partnership sees High Trees collaborate with the 8aytree Centre and Indo- Ameriun Refu8ee Or8ani5ation IIHMOI to develop practical 5yStems and referral roules as well as learnir% and bESt attice across our educarion. e[￿1(}yment and advice 5er¥ices. Last year saw ￿rtnerS w0￿1n8 together strategically to adapt to chaTh8iThg Lockdown restrKtions. sharing best prattice for èdaptations to toth remote and Cwd-5ecureface to face delivery. We were able to reach over 1400 service5 users through our work. of which atout 4(￿ people accessed support across 8aytree. HiBh Tree andlor IRMO. demonstratingthat fft￿err￿nt acros5 the partnershbp remained hi8h deswe the panderNc. Collectivety, we wefe able to exceed our5et milestone5. including supp)rtiDg More than 300 people into better employment and improving English Skill for more than 350 ESOL learners. In the li8ht of heightened economic insecurity. we set a particularfocus on ovr athce services. and sv£ces5Iul￿ raised £50.OLM) from the GL4 to deliver weLfare èdvice acr055 our own community 51tes as well a5 neohborin8 Chiltlren Centreg, It)dbènks and rel￿FOU$ sites. broadenirtg fAJr reach to communities in need. Partne¥s.' Hi8h Trees. IRMO. 8aytree iarnbeth Comrnuni Hub$ 14etwork Lambeth Community Hub5 Network provide acce5S to e¢JLKational. creative and social Space for communities across Larrbeth. The partnership ￿ made up of frye lonsstandin6 commLthrty centres, each ol wh((h has been active for more than 20 years. Working collaborativety. the network aim5 to use our colertr¥e expenerKe and cap¥ity to enable the sharing of best wactice, ow strength5 and ItaTning5 for the tenefft of ow beneficiaries and the wMler VCS Sector. Lasi year the Hubs worked tctetherto devdop and Share best practice and policies for delivering services in community setting5. 5hare(I Cowd policie5 and frameworks and workedto ensure the Hubs can expand its Capacity to support srnaller and newer commtsnity based or8anisaions. Partners-. Hi8h Trees. iongfield Hall. Stockwell Partnership. We Are 336 lianeth Accord). Slade A(fventure Playgroynd

High Tr•es Communlty DeV•loWrtntTn￿t loith¢ pgriod 1 Awii 2020 10 31 Augkt 2021 The wiort ofthe twsleeB The ConnertingTulse Hill ICTHI Partnership cème tc%ether in 2020 to provide a collear¥e responseto address digital exclusion in Tutse Hill dvriftgihe CNd-19 pandemit. The part￿rshIp objectbveswereto enswe that= Ind￿ldual5 could access and akwly for welfare supw)rt they may be entitleLI to. Indiwduals could take part in ￿line courses that are bein8 delivered by High Trees. Children and young people could engaBe tn their remote learning Individuals and familie5 could slay (￿nected to each crther via ¥￿eTr(all5 and acce55 suprK)rt servKes The partnership was initialty formed by Hi8h Trees. Jub"lee Primary khool. Tree Shepherd and the Tulse Htll Labour Ward Countillors and a150 ensured Tulse Hill resident5 c(Ming into contact wth other Tulse Hill based organi5ations £ovld also recewe supporr. with referrals ccffning in from St. Matthew5 Project. YellowQube. HolyTrinity Primary School and three Tenants and Residents Ass(lati￿$ ISI Matthews. Tvlse Hill and St. Martins High Trees ￿aYed a key role in mana8ing and administerirethe partnership which ultirnatety was able to crowdfund over £IS.000 enabling the purchase of 190 IT devices foy vulnerab￿ residents IA Tulse Hill. These dtwices enabled ommunity members ro access a range of viial 5eNce5. The partnership also developed a woposal to brinc Comrnunity Wifi to the Tu15e Hill Estate. which re5V￿ed in Lambeth Council inclu¢Jing the wwsion of Community Wi-Fi as a key part of theif digital inclusion straiegy. As a dirert result of the Connecting Tulse Plill partfterships, iambeth Cwncil are now leadin8 on the irrrf>lementation ol a tylot commuNty Wi-Fi iniliative on Tulse Hill esiate. COVID Response Marth 1020- Marth 2021 Qn the announcement of the lirst ILxkdown in Marth 2020, High Tree5 worked quickfy to traTr5fer all services to remote delivery and by mid-April all our services were availèL4e to our existing and new users as ￿mOte support. Éngagement with our services during all I￿kdown$ reMa￿ert extraordinarily hh, wf(h manyof our past beneficiaries. reen8a¢ing and new benelioaries accessing wr services. In addition to movine our exi5tin8 servlces online, we also develo￿ two new areas ofsupwt in response to the pandemic.. Distrilmrted 212 devicesto ta(kle digitsl e￿￿$1(￿$ High Trees identified thai one of the biggest ￿SUeS affect￿£ Ser¥￿e u5er5wa5 dt8ital exclusion. Residents of Tu15e Hill were 5tru881in8 to a¢ce55 the help the needed wth increa5in8ly seThices and supp¢xt 80in8 online. We created two responsive services to tackle this issue. the Connectin8 Tulse H￿1 Partnership and the Digital Hub. The ConnettingTulse Hill IcrHI Partnership cametogether to provide a collective response to addressing digital exclusion in Tvlse Hill durin8 the Cowd-19 pandernic. The partnership was led by Hi8h Trees. workin8 to brin8 tO8ether local partners includin8 primary s(hools. tenants and ￿SidentS. associatsons and local c(￿ncIlI0rs to prowide a service whereby digitally excluded househcdds were pr￿ded with laoops LdiRital devices andlor Mobile Wi-Fi daia so that they could stayconnected to vital servKes during the pandemic. Ouring the Second 14ational Lockdown the High Trees Communiry Action team tontinved to 5UPFrf)rt 5erwce users affected by di8iral exclusion and those that had received equiprnentthrou8h the Connecring Tu15e Hill partnership. As a legacy projert tothe partnership. HKgh Trees. Th slwte was opened as a Oigital Hub to allowcomd-safe wpporred afcess to computers and the internet.

High Trt•$ Comnwnity D•¥iwrwntTrtt The ffeport of the IN8t¥•s forthe period 1 April 2020 to 31 August 2021 291 benefidarie5acceMed wellbelrq 5￿pUrt d￿dI￿$ SuppK)rted by the Walcot F￿JThdatI0n. Barclays and Impatt ¢)n Urban Health. we set-up and ran a Wellbwn8 and Referral Service for local residents to ensure they were awareof the resource5 and seNces available to them Ir￿allY. to prowde wellbein8 5UKWrt and io provide up-to-date inforrnation regarding finances. employment and housing. The overall aim of the service wa5 to ensure that people were still able to access the services they needed throughwt lockdown includin8 access io-. Focdbank vouchers Specialised sUPPOrt semces Re8ular one-to-one wellbeing ca115 New and existing 5UPPOrt serwces A full breakdown of ourlock-down respJn5e can bev￿e6 in the Hi8h Tr￿ Cowd-19 Lo(kdown Resp0Th5e Report. Reserve5 policyand yin¢ contem The ¢urreni ￿1£¥ olihe Charity is to build upeerteral reserves to a level eqyivalent ol three months of unre5trirted expenditure. Plan51orfvturt periods H￿h Trees will focus on Imk￿eMentIng its 5 year strategic plan Hi8h T￿e$ will continue to evdve and grow it5 servite areasto ensuregreater reach and supportth05e most in need. High Trees will seek out further optwytunities for me•11￿fUl partnerships io develop and provide resevant and effectwe pro8rammes seNces. Hi8h Trees will seek resources to undertake the refurtX5hrnent of Sl Martins Learning Centre to prwde a state-of- Ihe-art community and leaming space for the residents of Ttslse Hill. Hi8h Trees will continueto Use it5 monr(orin8 software to kvoduce afull assessmentto demonstrate the impact of its services on residents. High trees will further embed community organis1￿ wnciples acr¢tssthe ￿an￿allOn and within services we delbver High Trees will continueto implement its newfinancial systems and win continue to gradualtybuild up a reserve in case ol unewed hardship. Hvdh Trees will expand its offer of 'for hire. spaces. t￿th to provide the local communiiy with cost effective venues lor celebrations ané community ventu￿5 and to raise revenuefor the tharity. TrIJsTÈES' RÉSPONS•ILmESIN AELAnOIITOIHE ANMKIIi SfATEkfKrs The Trustees. a5 dirertors. a￿ require(I by company law to prepare fina￿131 5tatementslor each financial year which wve a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure for that period. In preparing those hnancial statements. the manèeement t(*nm￿eeS have= seleded suitable accounting polKies and then applied them cr￿s1$tentfy.' made Jud8ements and estimates that are reawnable and prudent- stated whether applicable accounting standards have been fdlowed, subjectio any material departure disclose(I and explained in the financi31 statements.. and prepared the financial statements on the g￿ne toneern l>asis unless it is inappropriate to ass¢Jme that the company will continue ￿ that basis. The Trustees are respc￿Sible for keepKng proper accounting records v4hich disclose wirh reasonable accuracy ai anv tirne the financial position of the charity and enable the Trustees to ensure that the finanrial statements comp￿ with the Ccmpanies Act 2006. The Trustees are a150 responsible for safe8uardin8 the assets of the charity and hence for tsking reasonable steps for the prevention of Iraud and other irre8ulariiie>

High Tvees ConHrnmity Dt¥e1opn￿rf Tnt The report olth• trustees lorthe wriod from 1 Awil 2020 10 31 Au#wi 2021 Stalernent as to disdosweto wr•ydilws Brookfield and Co were reapFKiinled a5 the chèritrf5 auditors * the Annual General Meeiing in November 2018. This report has been prepared in accordance with ihe statement of Recommended Practice.. Accountine and Rewrting by Chatities I1￿Ued in January 201SI and in accordance with the speual provisions of part Vll of the ompanies Act 1985 relating to small entities. In sofar a5 the trustw a￿a¥a￿e at the lime of appro¥inK w twstees. annual report.. the￿ is no relevant informatK¥n. being inF¢vmation needed byrhe a￿ttOr in connertion with preparing their report, of vthich the Trust's auditor 15 unaware. and the trustees. hawnR made efiquiries of fellow direttor$ and the Tfust's atsdr(or that they ought to have individuallv taken. have each taken all siepsthai helshe is obliged to take as a dirertor in orderto make themselve5 aware ol any relevant audit inforrnaticffi and to establish thot the 8￿Jr(or ts awafe of th￿ infomati￿. This report was approved bythe Management Committee and 518ned on it5 behalf ￿". S J•ffer Chair

Hi9h Trees Community Developfflent Tvust Independent Audliors. Report to the trustoes of Hlgh Tr••5 Communbty Dwel¢)pment Trngt We have audited the financaal ststement$ of Hlgh Trees Ccrfnmunity Developrnent Trust for the period en¢Jed 31 Au9U512021 vthith comwse the Statement of Financial Activittes. the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheèt and the rdaled noles. These finanoal ststements have been wepared irt 0￿rdan ih AccDunting and rewrting by cha.rrt￿s'. Stèment ol Recommended Pradice appbcable to Chartties preparing their accounts in accordance wlh the Financial Reporting Standard for smaller Entities published on 1617114, thè FRSSE leffeaive January 20151 and the Companies Act 20C6. under the hisiorical cost convention and in a(zwd3nc£ wrth accountin9 kKAioes set out in the noles to the financial statemenls.The financaal repyting frarne•K)rk that ha5 been applied in th"r k¥ep3Trtion is applicable law and Unitèd Kingdom Accounling SlaThJards {United Kingdcffj Generalty A￿ted Accojnting Practice). This report is made solety to Ihe twu$tees of the ¢hantable company, as a body. in accordance with the requirements of the Charitbes Act. Our audié wcrfk has been undertaken so Ih81 we might stale lo the trustee5 those matters wè are reqUIr￿ to slate to thèm in an audiiofs report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extènt pemiitted by law. we do not accept or assume liabi5ity to anyone other than the trus(ees as a body, for our audrt work. for this rèFort or for qjinions we have fomied. Respective responsibililles of trustees as directors and of the auditors As described in the Stalement of Trustees. Respon5ibilthS. the chartys trustees Ivtho are also the director5 of the company for the purposes of ojmpany lawl afè responsib￿ for the pieparaiion ol the Annual Report and the financial 51atemenls in ac¢tydance with applicabfe law and Unitèd Kingdom Accounts"ng Standards, (United Kingdc¥n Generally Ac(pted ALuuntr)g Practs'cel and for besng satisfièd that thè fmanrial Statèments givt a tn and fsir ¥ie. Our responwbiSly is to audil the finanoal statemènts in acctvdan￿ relevant le9al and regulatory requirements and Intemalional Stsndards (#) Audilin9 IUK and Irelandl.Those standards iequire us to comply with the Audrting Pracb"ces Boards Ethical Standa￿$ for Audrtors. We report to you our Opinic￿ as to lthether the finanoal 518temenls give 8 true and lair wew and have been property prepared in accordan￿ wilh United lfjngdcffi Generaly Accepted Accounting Practice and in accordance Ihe Companies Act 2C(IS and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2Crf)8 . We also rewl to you if, in our owiion.lhe Report of Ihe Trustees is ¢x)nsistent wrth the finanaal staÈements. rf the charity has not kept adèquate acctsunb.ng records. rfthÈ charity's f￿ancial statements are not in agreemenl wrth the acu)unts"ng records and ￿turnS. or rf we have nol received all the in1ormat￿ and explana1￿$ we require for ouf audrt. or If information specified by law regarding Irustees. remuneration and transactions wth the company r5 not di5dosed. We read Ihe Trustees Annual Rewt and consmler Thpkations fcff ow report rfwe bec4Jme aw¥e of any apparent misstatements ylhin A.

High Tmos Communlty Development Trnst Independent Audilorn. Report to the truste￿ of High Tr¢¢s Community Development Tr￿t We conducted our audrt in actrjrdance wfth InteMat￿n8I Standards on Auditing IUK and Ire￿nd} issued by the Auditing Practwxs Board and Trn acCOrdar￿ with Ihe Pra￿1￿ Note. The Audil of Charr(ie5 in the United Kingdom, . rewsed in December 2¢JJ8. An audil imiolves obtaining evKJence atK)ut Ihe amounts and disdosures in the accounts SuffiC￿nI to grve reasonable assurance Ih31 thÈ ar%cAJnts are free from m8tèrial misst8tement. whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessmerf of". whether the accA)unting policiès are approprkate to the ctsmpany's urcumstances and ha¥e been consistenuy appw and adequatety disck)sed. the reasonaNeness of signrficantacajunttng estwnates made by the directi)ts.' and thè overall presènta1￿ of IhÈ accounts. We planned and perfwmed ow awjit so as lo obtain al the ￿forMa￿On and explanatJns which we o)nsidered n￿ssary in order lo pro￿ vs with SUff￿ent evidence to give reasonable assurance that Ihe nan¢ial statements are free from material misstatement, vthelher caused by fraLJ or other irregularrty or . In fom)ing our opIn￿n we also evaluated the oNraU adequacy of thè preseniat￿n of informatK¢n tn thè fin￿¢￿4 slatements. In accordance with Itje exeniptKwJ prowded by APB Ethical Stan(lard- Pro¥isions Av8ilable for Smaller Entities, we have prepared aThJ subrnitted the o)Thyny's retums to the tsx Wth￿iDeS and assisted WTth the preparalM)n of the aCci￿nIS. Oplnlon In our opinty)n ihe Company's FinarKk31 Statements comFty wrth the requirement5 of Section 396 ofthe Companies Acl 2006 and ha¥e been property preparej in accord8nL wth United ￿gdOM Generalty Accepted Ac¢¢)unb"ng Pra¢AKe, and in parti￿laY..- ) InccAn• and Expendittwe Ac£ount gNes a knje and fawlryew of the Income and Expendrture olthe charity for the finaTr￿1 period ended on 31 A￿uSt 2021 ', and bl The Balance Sheet gibES a true and . of the stale of affars of Ihe charity as at 31 August 2021 cl The Statement of Finawal AcaMDes gNe$ 8 ITue and fair view oflhe tharitls in￿ming resources and appliCat￿n of resources for Ihe financaal period ended on 31 August 2021. d) The finarKial statements have been prepwed ￿ accordance vliih the meihods and winciple5 required by Statement of Rècomrnended Prxlice forAccounts'ng and Reporting issued by the Charity Cornmissioners for Eroland & Wales. effecbve April 2005 {as modified in June 20081 {The SORPI and those methods and principles have been follved.' el The infornaknon gNen in Trustees. Annual Rewl fcKthe financial year for whKh the accounts are prepared is consistent with the acojurts. Signed by J A Br￿kf￿jd, as senior statutory auditor on behalf of 8rwkfield & Co Chartered Accountants Registered auditors 18 Concanon Rd London SW2 STA The dale upon which our ownion is expressed is:. 23 May 2022 10

Hlgh Tvee8 Cornmunmy Dov•Iowr￿t Tnmt Statement ol Fln4nclal A¢li¥itie8 for tr wlod Irom 1 Aprll 2020 10 31 Awt 2021 Unrestrlcled Rtstrf¢ied Funds Fund8 Tol•l Fynd$ La$¢ Year T¢)tal Fynds 2021 20 2020 Incomlng resou￿•5 Voluntary Inccffie Income frttn charitth acwt4es Inve51rnent Inwne 136,508 1.708.837 51.097 857 1.845.345 1.035.230 51.097 31.389 857 4S5 Totsi incomlng resourtes 1￿.462 1.708.137 1,897,299 1,067,074 Resources txpendd Ccsts of GEnerab"ng FurKIs EyperyJibJr• on ¢harilablE ¥LvibE5 Governan 24.CiY) 24.(b) 1,643,654 11,125 11.348 990,114 5,570 1,643,654 11.125 Total ve>our¢e¥ expended 35,125 1.643.654 1.678.779 1.007.032 Net movernent In funts 153.337 65,183 218,520 60,042 Re¢onciliition olfunds Total funds brought fornard 95,840 35,798 Totsi Fund$ loNard 245.177 65,183 314,3 95,840 The 8tatemert olfvan¢l•l •¢tyvbtr*s In¢￿deS all g•ins and los￿ vecogiMs¢d in the year All adivities derive from continuln9 oiwaiion5 The notes on payes 14 to 19 fomi th Integrnl part ofthese ￿￿￿￿ts.

Hlgh Trees c￿nmUnIty De¥elopmentTNst Slatement of Financial A￿l¥￿Ie9 thE p•viod frorn 1 Aprfl 2020 to 31 August 2021 Income and Expendlture Accountas Yeouired by th• Cfrnpanles A¢t for th• pertod Irom 1 Aprll X120 to 31 August 2021 2021 202 Turnov•r 1.8.442 1,{￿,619 Direct costs ol lumo¥er 1.678.779 1.tNJ7,032 opera￿n9 Suyplus 217.e63 59,587 Interest recwvab 857 455 Surplus on ordI￿ry admtles lJ8f¢* ta￿110￿ 218.520 .042 Surplus ftlrthe Ilnancial year 218,520 .042 Gift Pa￿nents Rttsin•d th• fin•n¢ial ytar 218.5x1 P￿.042 All •cti¥ttles derive Ivom confinulng operation¥ The notes on pages 14 to 19 fom an ￿leY￿al part ofthese acco￿ 12

Hlgh Tre•• CornfflunMyD•w•lwmentTnAt CDmpanyt4umb•r l•nc• Sheet al at 31 1121 31st Ilarch 2020 -2021 Th•awts and M•brfilii •fth•¢h•lty." FO¥ed s•e¢$ Tangible a$sels CunEllt •￿ta Deblcff5 osh at bank and kn h¥J 12 161.671 26,154 361.872 390,026 1,2QQ.009 . Cr•dlt•rn:. ¥mwnts thie one ￿ar 13 1731.3291 1294,186} C￿￿1￿nt￿5•t arnoJnt4 due aft•r yty 14 I159.0(￿) 314.360 95.840 Th• ofth• chaFMy:. 249.177 Restrf¢ted In￿￿¢ fvnds R•5tricted revenue acrJJmulaknl fix 65.183 T4)lal ¢h•rltylund• 314.360 95,840 ThM• ae¢ounts ar• prepared In •ccorf*r• wlth th• wo¥isi¢ms ol Part IS olthe Cornpanles Act rnlatlng to small Comp￿1•5 aThl consiit¥l• th• •nnual x¢ounts rnquwed tsy1￿ Companeis A¢t 2006 •nd foTth• ¢w¢ulalivn l• members olth• cafflp•ny. Th• n•t•s ¢Jn p•geB 14 t• 1• Int•grn1 pwt o1th•s• a¢couAb. Ewa P•wlczk• y2022 13

High Tree8 CoThwnity O•velownt Trust Ilotss to th¢ A¢counts l•rthe period Irom 1 Aprfl 2020 tts 31 August1021 1 A¢c¢7untry polrcleB e¥i¥ trf prep•rntion ofthe •¢couhts finanaal statements haw been pEpwJ wrJtrAffjlNic4ccstccffivwtlrn 3 9in9Wtm bass. 6 dwdeni Ihe availaknlity OfadeqUa￿I1Fllw The n3￿recI￿l￿artys Ur(erta￿ asrt i5 have lo find 0￿60L￿Es0tIundl7g. 0rsiwth(¥r￿W1 The fin8n(ia statements h3btteeD wepwed ￿ acc￿￿￿ a)dRewn9 tychaniti gemeM SrnallerEnbie5 Putlishedon 1W7114. The si￿d￿d SrnaYWEr￿tseS {eifeLE Jarnw20151 Jid ¥ the r&ewntaryxwtVW noisi ¢hango In baslb 01 •¢coun¢ln9 Incorning Re50urce¥ they￿11 te£8￿ theWw¢es￿1hernLn03ryth can bemeawEdith e4)¢ThthtU￿¥è stsied9tOSS in the SOFA Grants 4wb¢Y&arEcffity In(thd SOFA￿ Uchwiy Wun(X￿￿rtIon¥ enMiÈmentto the lund& Thebknolary ￿lL￿teerh nol vKauOeO In the bth K%dE5rt¢d m theTrnstEt's Resour¢•s ExpÈnd•d Liabihlies¥re r•cowi¥o SA as thueis a OtJakn Chantabk exp￿thture Swpyt e.g.Staff ¢OSL8 Dythe ¢therts)s Restricted •nd UnrtstrktÈd Funds Tangible Fixod Assets, O•prt¢••llon and Am11isalion on a reduLiry bw¢eba¥¥81 25% 14

High Tree$ Community De¥elopmwrtTnMt Notes to the Accounts lor th¢ pviod from 1 April 2020 to 31 Au9USt 2021 Delbto Trade glher debtors are reccgntsed al Ihe 5ellÈment due 411er any trJe disourt offered. Prepayl￿nts are v8hJed at the amount prepaid arter tskiw ac¢ounlof any trade di8counts due. Cash at bank and in hand CBsh at bank Ml hand indude5 cash arkj slk)rt term hwJNy f4uid inbY5trrwts rylh a Shtyi matyrty ofthree monlhs or * Irom the date of aCqUksits"on or open5ThJ of the deposit or smilaraccounl Crgdithrn prn¥lsion8 C￿lI10r5 and are reccgnised the charty has a ye5enl oblvjabw resulb'ry Irom a past eventthat wrfl probably re5utt in the transfer of fund$ fo a Ihird paty ano Ihe am(yJnt diue to settle the oLliJation can be wasured ore esbmaled reliat4y. Creditofs and provigons are nornalty recogni5ed at they s•￿e￿ent amount afteral0￿"r9 fty anytradE (fisCoun￿ due. Ltg1l ststU8 oltha Trusl The tNst is a corroany Iwnited by guawtee aThJ has no Share wial The h)￿ty of e￿h member in Ihe event of Winding-￿ s limited to £1. 2 S￿￿lus Ihe Imancial year This is slated aft?r chargiry:_ Bank Inler•5t payBbl• Auditfee18T0okf￿1d & Col Payroll anLI boc4t-kee￿n9 Ser¥ices Funds telwging to the charity have Trot keen used forthe PUTchas*of i￿￿¢0 to k￿eCt thantyfrom loss ariwn9 fr¢m negkct or delaults ol its trustees.emF4oyees or agents. cff lo wthmnfy ￿￿1￿j5￿es.ern￿tye5 or wts. ayainstthts ￿r￿quencES of any neglect or default on the￿ part. 4.ICX) 2.820 1224 3 In¥e8ffflent Incorne 20 2020 Bank depogt Int￿$( receNed 857 455

Hi9h Tree$ Community De¥elopmEnt Trnst Notes tv the A¢counts for the period from 1 Aprfl 2020 ts 31 A￿91181 2021 4 Volunlary kncom8- Grants, Contr•¢ts lot prnixts and Don￿lDn Llnrestri¢td Restricted Fund¥ Funds Total 2021 o¥ld.19 Barclays Cty Bridge Trust Connecting Tube Hill CIV￿￿nder ImpoGI on Uthn Hea The Nats'mal Lottery Comunbty FuTra- Covbj Respjnse Walcot FoundBbOII Small 9r￿ts Cross Service Impact on Uthn Heath Tudor Trust CYPF 7s.r 75.000 34.079 17.845 27.544 91, 24.447 15.970 34.079 17,845 27.544 91.586 24.447 15.970 83.288 83,288 18.500 Chiktren In Need G￿ater London Authonty IGW L&Q Foundats"¢ Larn￿th Youth and P Cémrrissk)nty¥J The Be￿kelY FourSalKn Sman Grants & Conlracts Ikss than tirjt) Education and Trainihg Cty bndge Trusl Lambeth Adult Leaming Lambeth Housing Srnali Grants & Contracts Itess Ihan £7(1(I Ernploym•nt and Welfa Battersea Powere swtson FOUr￿8t10N The Berkelèy Foundats'on Henry Srnith John Lewbs Poslcode Lotkry The Walcot FouTrJaknon &n811 Grants a Cofttrncts lss than £1rJ() PARTNERSHIPS GLA- Bvijding Young Bnthi Parfner5hip Nab¥nal Lottery FoundatKJn- Pl for Al Pwtwshrj SOCIAL ACTION 58.577 58.577 29.663 68.043 9,673 31,097 29,663 69.043 9.673 31,097 48.1C#J 411,691 48.100 411,691 56.940 17,457 17.457 40.OLKI 13,OC#J 18,000 12.C 13.5￿) 37,861 7.052 40,000 13.000 18.CKSD 12.1￿0 13.500 37.861 7.052 - Ir•fer bebNI 377. 179,458 371.90S 179.458 Tru5tfor L¢mdon 28.500 28.50D In(livtdual Donation￿FUndr3N1wj S PARTNERSHIPS High Trees play the rt4e af kad pather in se¥er81 of ow acti¥e parlnerslwp5. aTrJ scffie of the morw re￿ryed Ir¢Kn fuThJers 15 then paid out di￿¢￿ to our parfnerorganisalions. Irt 2020- 2021 Ihe arnounl pabj out diredly to pattrer wgon18atrons *as £314.99>. made Ltp of fuftds received frgm the Greater London Authentyfor the Budding Young Pathershp and Irom The NatKJnal Lottery Corrjmunity Fund lor the Place for AA Partnership. 6 Incoffle from charitsble •cti¥ltl¢g 2021 2020 Rent￿ lllco Inc 18,$76 32,521 51 097 18.576 18,084

High Trees Communlty DevelowrnfvtTrust Notes to the AG¢ounts forthe peThod from l April 2020to 31 August 2021 7 AnalysiB of Resources Exp•nded Total Funds 2021 Totsl Fund5 2020 Stsff tosls IProFct and ddNeryl - Payrrll ¢osts - Tutor and trainirrfJ costs. slaff dwdopn¢ni 0Th1 other staff ojsts Olher delivery costs Building costs indudiThJ re￿￿ and runosng costs IT, te￿phoneS and equyment PLlioty ond Communications Awarding bodies, Profe5wAal fee$.Membershps and SLtsLrytiM$ Sundry Expenses Trustee and govemance costs A￿lIt fEe 950,222 121,503 468,356 69,923 30,471 1.578 22,374 3.227 7,025 4,100 1678 779 594.390 101.204 251,023 29.853 14.857 395 7.811 1.929 2,670 1007 032 8 An01￿￿1¥ of project costs+ go¥vnaDcc othorsupportcosts Chaiit•W FuTrdrni#in4 Govem•n¢t funct1¢ Total SeThice and Running Costs In¢ Slaffing Abcated on bme othw delivery ¢osL8 PFO rata to stall fu tvne equwnts 1.047.725 . 595.929 24.oc 1.071,725 595.929 Slalulory audit fees Trustee and 9overn8nce ¢osts 4100 7.025 4.100 7.025 1678 779 24.oc 9 Anatysiti of=taff co¢1& and tr￿1¢￿ r¢nwMrJlion and 2021 2020 Delivery and Running costs- Slalfing Swal 5eeurity costs Tutrjr and trainer ￿$ts Slalf devekpment and olher Mi5C Staff costs 872.797 546,602 47,788 77.141 24 063 108.637 12866 Numbfjrn of lull lrne ••￿1￿Yea8 orlul 8quival•nts 20 2020 ErJaged on th￿ab￿ Mlies 24 20 There were no employees Ymlh wnrknients ￿ excess of £60.[￿ per arrfKm12020." Pen5ton costs are llocated to acb¥il in pr(wtth to the ￿lated slaffry c(6ts inoJiTrd. The charity trU￿ee$ Trhere nol paid or r¥¢eNed any benefils Irom eMrAoYrnent￿ bbe Twst in the yea¥12020". £nfil They Ere rernbursed expenses of £NIl during the year12020. £NIll Nts tharty truslee rBceived payrnenl fw pmIe￿WaI f Other $em￿S suppld to the ¢harity 12020.. £nll.

High Tree8 Comrnunity D•¥•lopnwtTThst Notes tts the Accounts lot the pwiod Irom l Aptil 2020 to 31 2021 10 Sumary of eXp￿d[l￿¢ 4nd rnl•l•d •rKoffl• forchalltab￿ actlvlli This tsbie shm the ca￿t ofthe mabh ¢harWe ac'¥&ltes andthe sowc d inwrnedirEctytO WFWI Ihtsse Co$t$ fInan￿d by COREIIGranl supwt in ex¢es$ of c05151 Dire¢t grant 5UPPOrt 3nd Contracts Chilttren, Young pecs)le and F￿1 E￿CatIon and Trainirrfj Employment and c8r8w5 Partner5hps Comrnunity Acts"on C•pilal grant5 COVID Support Core and Misc olws 210.311 443.479 102,196 434,480 207.402 523,838 141,413 551,364 28.500 180,3591 139.2171 1116.8841 41.053 266.￿9 41,053 498 286.471 106 357 201 691 11 Corporation T￿150￿ The charity k4 exernpt Irom lax on ineoft oThJ gair15 lo￿￿9 within section SOS ol the Taxes Acl 1988 or 5eclJn 252 olthe Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the exlent Ihattlw are aO*d to ts thantsble objects.

High Trees Cornnmnity Developtywrt fn Notes to the Acco¥nts for the period from 1 April 2020 fo 31 A￿9￿$t 2021 12 DebtorJ 2020 Trade debtors Olher Debtor8 152.008 9.663 1S,739 IJ Creditovs: amounts tsllthg within on• y••r Z021 2020 other creditors and ac¢waL Taxztion and Social $ewrty Social Impad Loan Oeferred incomelgrants ni advance 5.538 21,123 21.￿0 11.110 13.480 731329 294.186 14 CrediloTr: •mounts falling aftèrfflorn on• y••r 2021 Sooal Irryad Loan 159th)0 The loan wasfrorn Sotral Invesbnenl Bw"ness ss for o term of 5 )par5 at an inlwE51 r of7% per anffi￿. to be repawj in equol monthly inslalknents from February 2022 The loan VAS lo the capw relurtxslwt wqeet 15 An•tysiJ of th•ritab￿ fund•. t kn¢om￿¥ 2020 Resou￿¥$ Funds at 2021 eX￿ded Charitsbi• acti¥llls Children. Young peoF4e and Fwilps Educabon arKJ Training Em¥Aoyment and careef5 Partnersh Ccrnrnunity Action Captsi 9rants Covid Support Core and olhe 209,926 523.938 141.413 210.311 443.479 102,196 434,480 28,5(X) 41.053 286,969 f31.791 1 678 779 138$ 80.459 39.217 118.884 28.SlY] 141.053 286,969 95 840 153 189 £ 95 840 1 897 299 117238 314360 l Restrided Funds were used for Ihe p￿pose5 fi￿￿1th theY1e￿ ￿0V￿Jed arnl wto)mes lorea¢h prcpd are rewewed in detsil in the Tru51e85 report al pag¢ 2 abo¥e Designalèd Funds An amount of £11￿,(￿10 induded in unrestrthd fvnds W has ten lesgnated bythe Trustees to meet the cost ofthe Caprtal Relurbishment ol the HvJh Trees Leamir¥J Centre whith is b￿ng uTrJert8ken in the 2021-22 Financol Year 10 Analsyi of netass¢ts ltr￿n fund Funds Funds Total Tangible fixed assets Cash at bank and in hand Othercurrent assÈts Other Current liifibes Liabilites due after more th￿ Me year Totsl 4,680 973.155 161.671 1731.3291 4,680 1.038,338 161.671 1731.3291 159000 314360 65,183 1 1395C 17 Capllal eornrnitments and YelalFd p•rty transxli The crnpany had no ¢ap¢al CMThrfrn￿ts as at 31 August 3)21 12020". N￿) arry ￿aled party trw$arJj￿ during y•ar12020", Non•l 18 Po8t-balance sheet evEnts There were no events afterthe dale ofthe bal￿ sheet that the Tnthes C￿n￿er Sho￿ te di5c*Jsed ￿ these accounts