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
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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 actiwt*s 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 Indeper*dent 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 convers*ions 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•b*1Opn￿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. C*Jr 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 lian*eth Accord). Slade A(fventure
Playgroynd

High Tr•es Communlty DeV•loWrtntTn￿t
loith¢ pgriod 1 Awii 2020 10 31 Augk*t 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 h*h, 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 L*diRital 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•¥*iwrwntTrt*t
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 Tn*t
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'. St*èment 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 explanat*Jns 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 fraL*J or other irregularrty or
. In fom)ing our opIn￿n we also evaluated the oN*raU 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 follv*ed.'
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$¢ Year
T¢)tal Fynds
2021
20
2020
Incomlng resou￿•5
Voluntary Inccffie
Income frttn charitth ac*wt4es
Inve51rnent Inwne
136,508 1.708.837
51.097
857
1.845.345 1.035.230
51.097
31.389
857
4S5
Totsi incomlng resourtes
1￿.462 1.708.137
1,897,299 1,067,074
Resources txpend*d
Ccsts of GEnerab"ng FurKIs
EyperyJibJr• on ¢harilablE ¥L*vibE5
Governan
24.CiY)
24.(b)
1,643,654
11,125
11.348
990,114
5,570
1,643,654
11.125
Total ve>our¢e¥ expended
35,125 1.643.654
1.678.779
1.007.032
Net movernent In funts
153.337
65,183
218,520
60,042
Re¢onciliition olfunds
Total funds brought fornard
95,840
35,798
Totsi Fund$ 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•brfili*i •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•velow*nt 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 pEp*wJ wrJ*tr*AffjlNic4ccstccffivwtlrn 3 9in9Wt*m bass. 6
dwdeni Ihe availaknlity OfadeqUa*￿I1Fllw The n3￿recI￿l￿artys Ur(erta￿ asrt i5
have lo find 0￿60L￿E*s0tIundl7g. 0rsiwth(¥r*￿W1
The fin8n(ia statements h3btteeD wepwed ￿ acc￿￿￿* a)dRew*n9 tychaniti g*emeM
SrnallerEnbie5 Putlishedon 1W7114. The si￿d￿d SrnaYWEr￿tseS {eifeL*E Jarnw20151 Jid ¥
the r&ewntaryxwtVW no*isi
¢hango In baslb 01 •¢coun¢ln9
Incorning Re50urce¥
they￿11 te£8￿* theWw¢es￿1hernLn03ryth can bemeawEd*ith
e4)¢ThthtU￿¥è stsied9tOSS in the SOFA Grants 4wb¢Y&arEcffity In(*thd SOFA￿ U*chwiy 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 Ot*Jakn
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 b*w¢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 tr*Je 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 w*asured 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¢t*d 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 Four*SalKn
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 l*ss 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
PL*lioty 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 equw*nts
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 ￿$ts
Slalf devekpment and olher Mi5C Staff costs
872.797
546,602
47,788
77.141
24 063
108.637
12866
Numbfjrn of lull lrne ••￿1￿Yea8 orlul 8quival•nts
20
2020
Er*Jaged on th*￿ab￿ *Mlies
24
20
There were no employees Ymlh wnrknients ￿ excess of £60.[￿ per arrfKm12020."
Pen5ton costs are llocated to acb¥il* in pr(wtth to the ￿lated slaffry c(6ts inoJiTrd.
The charity trU￿ee$ 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 suppl*d 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 5ecl*Jn 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¥lll*s
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 theY1*e￿ ￿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 t*en *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 l*tr￿n fund
Funds
Funds
Total
Tangible fixed assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Othercurrent assÈts
Other Current li*ifibes
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 cr*npany 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