REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04041867 (ENGLANO AND WALES)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1083649
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FXNANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THe YeAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
FOR
TME COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
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THE COMMUNrrY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the Year ended 31 March 2025
Pag•
Company Inlormatlon
Report of the Management Commlttee
statement of Flnanclal Actlvltl
Stat•m•nt ol Fln•ncl•l Po•ltlon
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Notes to tho Flnanclal Statements
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Réport of the Independent Examlner•
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Incom• and Expendlture Account
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THE CQMMUNZTY SUPPORT NEfwoRK
SOUTH LONDON
REPORT OF THE MAf4AGEMENT COMMITTEB
for th¢ Year Ended 31 March 2025
The Management Commlttee p￿ents Its report and Independently examlned flnanclal statements for the year
ended 31 March 2025.
Referen￿ and Admlnlstrative Informatlon
Charfty Name
Communlty Support Network South London
Charlty Reglstration Number
1083649
Company Reglstratlon Number
4041867
Reglstered Offlce and
operatlonal address
336 Brlxton Road,
LONDON
SW9 7AA
Management Commlttee
Dr. S. Roy
Appolnted Dlrector on 031005. Vlce Chalr slnce 13th March, 2013,
reslgned 240216, re-appolnted 150317; Vlce Chalr on 160517.
Reslgned as Vlce Chalr on 010519. Appolnted as Treasurer on
010519, ￿SIgned as Treasurer on 230223. Appolnted as Co-chalr &
Company Secretsry on 221024.
Reslgned fmm Management
Commlttee and as a member of CSN on 121124.
Mrs. Manjula Roy
Appolnted 011209.
Treasurer slnce 030210, reslgned 240216
re-appolnted 150317. Company Secretary slnce 160517, reslgned as
Company Secretary on 010519, re-eletted Company Secretary on
160719. Elected as Co Vlce-chalr on 220322 and Co-chalr Person on
220422. Reslgned as Co-ChJlr on: 220223. Appolnted as Treasurer
on 221024,
Mr. Andrew Lennon
Appolnted 160113, Elerted Co Vlce-chalr on 210514, then
Membershlp Secretary 260416.
Mr. John Adapoe
Appolnted 060319.
Offered to serve as Asslstant or Deputy
Treasurer, therefore became TreaSu￿r upon Dr. S. Roy's reslgnatlon
as Treasurer on 230223. Resumed posltlon of Asslstant or Deputy
Treasurer upon the electlon of Mts. Manjula Roy as Treasurer on
221024.
Mr. Abdul Tanko
Appolnted 060319.
Co-chalr on 061119.
Elerted Co-chalr on 010519, reslgned as
Mrs. Clementlna Okorefe
Appolnted 110919.
Mr. Rascelles Mundle
Co-opted 091121. Elected as Co Vlce-chalr On 220322 and Co-chalr
on 220422. Became Chalr upon the reslgnatlon of Dr. Smarajlt Roy
as Co-chalr, from the CSN Management Commlttee and as a member
of CSN on 121124.
Mr. Augu5tlne Islchel
Co-opted 141123, elected at the AGM on 240924. Agreed to serve as
Company Secretary upon the reslgnatlon of Dr. Smarajlt Roy from thls
posltlon on 121124.
Mr. Cublc Postcode
Elected at AGM on 240924; Elected as Co-vlce Chalr on 221024 and
reslgned on 180325.
Mrs. Prlmrose Ante-Bennett
Elected at AGM on 240924.
Ms. Amella Florlllo
Elected at AGM on 240924.
Ms. Amelia Fiorillo
Elerted at AGM on 240924.
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Management Commlttee (contlnued)
Mr. Scott Dawson
Elected at AGM on 240924, Elected as Co-vlce ChaSr on 221024.
Became Co-chair upon the resl9nation of Mr. Cubic PDstcode on
180325.
Mr. Chadle Reynolds
Elerted at AGM on 240924.
Senlor Manag•ment
Ms. Chery E. Pedler
CEO {Chlef Executlve Offlcer)
Independent Examlners
Hllary Adams Ltd, Chartered Accountant5 & Tax Consultants,
158 Hlgh Street,
Herne Bay
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B•nk•r•
Uoyds Bank, Moorgate Branch. 34 Mooryate, LONDON EC2R 6PL
CCL4, 80 Cheapslde, LONDON EC2V 60Z
The dlrector presents report wlth the flnanclal statements of the eompany for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Strurture, Governance and Management
The organlzatlon Is a charltable company Ilmlted by guarantee, Incorporated on 27 July 2000 and regIste￿d as
charlty on 24 November 2000. The company was establlshed under a Memorandum of Assoclatlon whlch establlshed
the objects and powers of the charltable company and Is governed under Its Artlcles of As50clatlon. In the event of the
company belng wound up members are requlred to contrlbute an amount not exceedlng £1.
The objerts of the charlty are to promotei preserve and protett the health and well-belng of vulnerable persons of any
age, persons wlth mental health problemslmental dlstressi persons wlth physlcal and other dlsabllitles, carers of such
persons, persons wlth learnlng dlfflcultles and persons wlth autlstlc spectrum disordersi partlcularly but not excluslvely
In South London. Thls Is a change to the prevlous objects as agreed by CSN'S EGM on 110919 and In keeplng wlth the
antlclpated change to the work of CSN In becomlng part of o Consortlum of oryanlsatlons provldlng advocacy In
Lambeth from Aprll 2020.
Ways of carryln9 Out these objects Include: 'by provldlng a mental health advocacy servlce for people who a￿ In
hospltal on mental health wards In South London and those In prlson and In the communlty wlth mental health
problems, More detall of these actlvltles are shown below, In the sectlon wlth the headlngs:
Achievements and Performance and In-Patlen( Forenslc, and Communlty AdV0￿¢Y
In the vlew of the Communlty Support Network South London Management Commlttee the objects and work of the
charlty fully satlsfy the requlrements of the Publlc Beneflt charltable re9lstratlon test.
ment of M
Al
Co
rnlttee
The dlrertors of the company are also charfty trustees for the purposes of charity law and underthe company'5 Artlcles
are known as members of the Management Commlttee. Under the requlrements of the Memorandum and Artlcles of
Assoclatlon the members of the Management Commlttee retlre every year but may be re-elected by the full members
at the Annual General Meeting.
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The current Management Commlttee have been elected from the membershlp and new members gre encouraged to
Joln at every AGM ofthe charltable company. We have also Increased the membershlp ofthe Management Commlttee
by means of advertlslng In the Guardlan newspaper on a number of occaslons, by advertlslng In the Lambeth Volunteer
Centre, vla the Bar Pro-Bono Unit, vla Charlty Jobs, Reach Volunteerlng and NCVO.
Due to the nature of CSN as a mental health service user led organlzatlon, the majority (at least two thirds, accordlng
to the Artlcles of Assoclatlon) of Management Commlttee members Identlfy as havlng experlenced mental dlstress,
maklng them full Indlvldual members of CSN.
Tru
Tralnln
We have developed an Indurtlon Pack for new Management Commlttee members. Thls includes coples of tralnlng
slldes regardlng the role and responslbllltles of CSN Management Committee members. Many come to CSN wlth
experlence of servlng on the Management Commlttee of other organlsatlons, and all are encouraged to attend tralnlng
wlthln budgetary constralnts, (For example, that provlded by NCVO whlch is avallable at a reduced rate as CSN Is a
member of NCVO. (There have also been opportunltles for Commlttee members to vislt the local psychiatric hospltal
where advocacy has been provided by CSN slnce 1996. In addltlon, quarterly reports on advocacy in forenslc,
communltyi In-patlent and prlson settlngs are made avallable to CSN Management Commlttee members).
Communlty Support Network South London allows for a Management Commlttee of up to flfteen members. Typlcallyi
there are no more than twelve. The full Management Commlttee meets bl-monthly. The Management Commlttee Is
responslble for the strateglc dlrertlon and pollcy of the charlty, At present the Commlttee has twelve members from
a varlety of professlonal and other backgrounds relevant to the work of the charlty.
The CEO slts on the Commlttee, but has no votlng rlghts. The CEO Is currently responslble for taklng mlnutes whlch are
clrculated to Management Commlttee members who polnt out any amendments at the followlng meetlng whlch a
enacted.
A system of delegatlon Is In place and day to day responslblllty for the provlslon of servlces rests wlth the CEO. The
CEO15 responslble for ensurlng that the charfty dellvers the servlces speclfled and that key performance Indlcators are
met. The CEO 15 also responslble for day to day operatlonal management of CSN, Indlvldual supervlslon of the staff
team and also for ensurlng that the team contlnue to develop thelr skllls and workln9 practlces In Ilne wlth good
practlce.
In so far as It Is complementary to the charSty's objects, the charlty Is gulded by both local and natlonal pollcy, At
natlonal level, mental health services are determlned by the Mental Health Art 1983, and Code of Practlce, as amended
2007. NICE {Natlonal Institute for Cllnbcal Excellen￿) determlnes the approprlate care and treatment for people wlth
various dlagnoses. Locally, the charlty Is closely Involved wlth the Lambeth Llvlng Well Collaboratlve. CSN thus has an
opportunity to be Informed about local delivery plans and other strateglc plans and pollcles and to express vlews on
them.
Some of our current advocates have attalned the Quallflcatlon In Independent Advocacy (QIA) and In addltlon, the
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Speclallst Unit . The remalnder of our advocates are, or shortly wlll be,
undertaklng tralnlng for the QIA includlng the IMHA 5peclalist unit. In most cases advocates commence thls tralnlng
following the suc￿SSfUl.COrnp1eti0n of their six month probatlonary perlods.
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Objectives and Actlvltles
The company's objects and prlnclpal actlvltles are. (*SIn￿ changes made at EGM on 11109119) to:
Promotei preserve and protect the health and well-belng of vulnerable persons of any age* persons wlth mental health
problems/mental dlstress, persons wlth physlcal and other dlsabllltles, carers of such personsi persons wlth leamlng
dlfflcultles and persons wlth autlstlc spectrum dlsorders, partlcularly but not excluslvely In South London.
The company's main objectives and actlvltles for the year contlnued to focus on the promotlon of mental health senilce
user rlghts. The strategles employed to asslst the charfty to meet these objettlves Included the followlng:
Providlng Independent, user led. mental health advocacy In in-patlent, communlty and forenslc settlngs, and to enable
user Involvement In mental health servlces In Lambeth. Provldlng such servlces In accordance with accepted advocacy
Standards such as the 'Quallty Standards for Advocacy Schemes, whlch are Ilnked to the prlnclples of the Advocacy
Charter, 2002. (Actlon For Advocacy, formerly Advocacy Across London).
Achlevements and Performance
The maln areas of charltable actlvlty during thSs year have been the provlslon of mental health advocary.
95* dlfferent clients were seen thls year by our FO￿nSIC Advocates who supported them to add￿$5 1707 (1428 durlng
2023124) Issues.
562* dlfferent cllents were seen by our In-Patlent & Communlty Advocacy SeNlce, who supported them to address
3459 (3954 durlng 2023124) Issues.
*Thls year we have adopted a system whereby data Is entered onto CSN'S Access Database whlch enables us to count
how many dlfferent people we worked wlth, Whe￿a$ p￿vIouS annual reports have double or even trlple or quadruple
counted people who used our setwlce durlng more than one quarter of the year.
Reports have been wrltten on a quarterly basls throughout the year on work done In In-Patlent and Forenslc settlngs.
Publlclty Is wldely clrculated In the relevant venues. Monltorlng and Evaluatlon Illustrate that there Is a good
representatlon of the dlfferent ethnlc groups across CSN'S seNlces and a hlgh level of user satlsfactlon amongst those
who have completed and ￿turned cllent feedback foms, Issues In the dlfferent advocacy servlces Include: houslng,
care and treatment, attltude and behavlour of staff, property, envlronment and facllltle5, Mental Health Att, and other
legal Issues.
As a general outcome, we expert that servlce users wlll feel more In control of thelr Ilves as a result of uslng our
advocacy servlces.
Each quarterly report provldes more detalls of the Issues ralsed, Indudlng Indlvldual cllent
examples.
The advocary servlces provlded by CSN contlnue to enjoy a hlgh proflle In Lambeth and a￿ well respected by senilce
users, CEOS, health care and other professlonals.
CSN values all feedback about Its Advocacy Servlces and we make approprlate changes to Servlce provlslon as a result.
From April 2020, CSN became part of a consortlum of advocaLry provlders In Lambeth worklng towards offerlng more
'Jolned up, advocacy servlces as commlssloned. The lead provlder for this work Is Connect Lambeth, formerly ILCP
(Independent Llvlng and Carers. Partnetshlp). The other partners are dasl (Disablllty Advice Servlce Lambeth) and
POhWER.
CSN has been successful In acqulrlng the Quallty Perft)rrnance Mark (QPM) for Advocacy and Is also worklng wlth other
advocacy servlce provlders to provlde Input on developments wlth DHSC (Dept of Health & Soclal Care) regardln9 the
proposed new Mental Health Act, In partlcular, regardlng Independent Mental Health Advocacy {IMHA). It Is also
worklng on Issues to do wlth Regulatlon of Advocates and has been worklng wlth SLaM to assist them to Implement
NICE Guldellnes for Advocacy by condurtlng a Gap Analysls.
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Dev
lo
ated f
We regret that CSN was part of a Consortlum of Advocacy provlders, led by dasl, whlch was unsuccessful durlng
recent re-tenderlng of all statutory advocacy servlces In Lambeth (thls Includes Independent Mental Capaclty
Advocacy, RPR (Relevant Pald Person's Representatlves), Care Art Advocacy, NHS Complaints Advocacy as well as the
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) that is provlded by CSN). Thls dlsappolntlng result means that CSN
staff wlll be TUPE'd over to the wlnnlng bldder (Volceablllty) In part or In full, and CSN wlll contlnue lo provlde Forenslc
Advocacy Servlces only.
The loss of a substantial amount of CSN'S funding (approxlmately 80%) means that CSN wlll have to rellnquish its
office facilities but is confident that the Lambeth ACCORD bulldlng management wlll consent to CSN continuing to use
336 Brixton Road as Its reglstered address.
It Is to be hoped that CSN may once agaln In future be able to provlde more serilces and to obtaln sufflclent fundlng
to rent offlce space, although the requlrements of competltlve tenderlng whlch usually Ilmlt appllcatSons to
maxlmum of 50Wo turnover mltlgate agalnst thls, as thls then restrlcts CSN to obtaln fundlng from charltable trusts,
many of whlch have closed thelr doors to new appllcants as they restructure.
CSN Is Ilkely to pursue futu￿ fundralslng Inltlatlves for the Communlty Group whlch Is for those with forenslc
psychlatrlc hlstor4es to meet together for mutual support as well as funding for Non-statutory Advocacy, in
conJunrtlon wlth Carers, Hub Lambeth as Non-statutory Advocacy has been vlrtually ellmlnated from LBL'S
re-tendedng of the Lambeth Advocacy Servlces.
Plnanclal Revl•w
In splte of a challenglng financlal cllmate, the charlty managed to contlnue to dellver servlces In keeplng wlth Its
fundlng contracts throughout the year.
It has done thls wlth the support of both Its staff and the volunteer trustees
who slt on the Management Commlttee.
It Is noteworthy that CSN has had no Inflatlonary upllft to Its lundlng slnce Aprll 2008: 1.e. over slxteen years. Th15
means that CSN'S fundlng Is worth about $9% of what It was worth In 2008-9 now (£1 Is now worth $9p compared to
the value of Él In.2008) and thls presents slgnlflcant challenges In the lace ol Increased costs year on year.
The consortlum developed to dellver advocacy from Aprll 2020 resulted In the need for a further IO% cost savlngs on
our In-Patlent & Communlty Advocacy work and fundlng avallable for the Forenslc Advocacy Contract has also been
reduced,
In addltlon, apart from a short pedod durlng the Covld pandemlc In 2020. CSN has very slgnlflcantly over dellvered Its
dvocary servlces In terms of hours of servlce dellvery but been advlsed that there Is no more money to fund advocacy
so Is now workln9 to ensure that It dellvers only what Is belng funded.
The maln fundlng source for CSN durlng 2024-25 has been Lambeth Councll. South London and Maudsley NHS
Foundatlon Trust (SLaM) has also provlded fundlng for CSN'S Forenslc Advocacy Servlce which has asslsted cllents at
Rlver House Medlum Secure Unlt for Chafflnch Ward (low secure unlt). both at Bethlem Royal Hospltal, Ward In the
Communlty, Open Rehab. Unlt at Lambeth Hospltal and for Lambeth Communlty fo￿nsIC cllents.
At present, there are Ilmlted fund5 lor long term Investment. CSN currently has an account In COIF Charltles Deposlt
Fund wlth CCLA Investment Management Ltd. Any reserves whlch CSN has accumulated are deposlted thereln.
Thls account offers Instant AC￿5$ whlch Is felt to be necessary to ensu￿ cash flow In unfo￿Seen Circumstan￿$, for
example when Involce5 are pald late.
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It Is good practlce to retaln 3-6 months, runnlng costs as a reserve. On thls basls. CSN has estsblished that it needs
between £61,508 & 107.882 as a reserve. If need be, a reserve of thls slze would enable CSN to discharge Its
statutory responslbllltles In the event of a sud¢Jen wlthdrawal of fundlngi Includlng redundancles, advance <6 months,)
notlce on rent and payment of any outstsndlng contractual obllgatlons. Any surplus on CSN'S unrestrlcted fundlng
wlll be deployed In support of thls contlngency fund. Once CSN loses Its Lambeth Advocacy Servlce contract, on
010725, thls figure wlll be recalculated as CSN'S fundlng, stafflng and other costs wlll be slgnlficantly reduced; albelt
some servlces, such as Telephone/Internet and HR Support have been contrncted lor a flve-year perlod so wlll need
to be pald at the current level for the remalnder of these contracts.
Explanatlon of the Fln•n¢lal Effect of Any Slgnlfitant Events that occurred durln9 and subsequent to the
perlod 2024-25
There was a very slgnlficant Event announced rlght at the end of the year 2024-25, on 310325. Fundlng for the
Lambeth Independent Mental Health Advocacy Servlce was taken from CSN to be glven to Volceablllty after
'moblllsatlon perlod, of I I weeks.
CSN entered Into a new contract to provlde Independent Mental Health Advocacy at Orrl, a prlvate faclllty lor persons
wlth eatlng dlsorders In June 2024 for 3 hours a week.
Another flnanclal effert of note was that for the 51xteenth consecutlve year, CSN had no Inflatlonary upllft to Its fundlng
as well as about IO% cut to Its fundlng for Lambeth Advocacy Servlces.
Due to the fact that the current Lambeth Contract Is based on hours of servlce dellvered, there Is therefore a rlsk that
fundlng wlll be reduced further golng forward due to posslble fut¢Jre shortfalls on hours dellvered. Should fundlng be
reduced based on a shortfall of hours dellvered golng forward, CSN wlll neeo to reduce the workln9 hours of Indlvldual
dvocates andlor make staff redundant commensurate wlth the level of the shortfall.
However, as the Lambeth Advocacy Servlce Is belng transferred to Volceablllty on 010725 It Is unllkely that there wlll
be a shortfall In hours dellvered over the remalnlng perlod 010425 300625, especlally as at some polnt durlng the
mobillsatlon perlod there wlll need to be data transfer from POhWER's Clear 3 system to Volceability's Salesforce
based system whlch may Impact on both CSN staff'5 ablllty to enter data onto the relevant CRM (as ftrst they wlll need
to be traSned In the use of the Volceablllty system) and also because CSN Is dependent on data reports belng provlded
by POhWER on a quarterly basls and by the Oats Analyst at Age UK Lambeth on a monthly basls In order to complete
the requlred reports.
Thls means that any Interruptlon caused to system access due to data transfer wlll mean that only partlal data may be
recorded and accessed if any. In such clrcumstances It Is hard to see that one could clearly demonstrate under
dellvery of servlces especlally slnce for the last flve years (2020-25) CSN has over-dellvered on Its Lambeth
Independent Mental Health AdvocaLry Contract requlrements.
Prlnclpal Rl•k• and Une•rtalntl•• f•¢lng CSN a• Id•ntlfl•d by Its tru•t•••
The key rlsks and uncertalntles faclng CSN are regardlng Its fundlng. Currently CSN has one core area of buslness,
the provlslon of Independent mental health advocacyi and fvndlng lor thls Is currently from two maln statutory and
one independent sources (ovtlined above).
We have encountered the risk ol our main servlce (In Lambeth) belng put out for tender and CSN not belng successful
(due to needSng to work In partnershlp wlth other providers, CSN did not submit and indeed dld not even have sl9ht
of the submltted tender documentatlon but only contrlbuted what was requlred) in wlnning the tender to provlde the
Lambeth Independent Mental Health Advocacy servlce.
A furtherarea ol rlsk Is that CSN has very mlnlmal Infrastrurture and managemenvadmlnlstratlon: currently only one
full-tlme member of staff, This restrlcts CSN'S abillty to 'grow' in size as an organisation as Wlthout Increased
Snfrastrurture, It wlll not be posslble to sustaln additional services. In fart, CSN'S infrastructure has been further
slgnlficantly reduced as a result of loslng the Lambeth Advocacy Service. 80% of the CEO'S worklng hours are
connected to this service so from 010725 CSN'S CEO will only be funded to work 7 hours (one day) a week for CSN.
and as aforementioned, C5N will no longer be able to rent any klnd of offlce base due to Insufflclent ￿venue to enable
thls.
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Prln¢lpJl Rl$k• and Unc•rtalntl•8 faclng CSN as Id•ntlfled by Its tru•t¢¢• (¢ontlnued)
There Is also a rlsk of CSN belng unable to fulfll the requlrements of Its contracts for a perlod of tlme In the event of
staff slckness, suspenslon, dlsclplinary Issues or other clrcumstances where there Is a sudden unexpected Interruptlon
In advocacy service. The Advocacy Cover Pollcy Implemented In July 2017 addresses this.
From April 2020, for the flrst time CSN advocates have been requlred to record the time they spend worklng wlth
Indivldual service users and CSN will only be paid for the advocacy hours dellvered under this new contract wlth
London Borough of Lambeth vla Connect Lambeth.
It Is posslble that thls mlght result In changes to the levels of advocacy staffing needed by CSN and employment
contrarts for advoucy staff slnce Aprll 2020 have been drawn up wlth thls In mlnd.
Should fundlng be reduced based on a shortfall In the hours dellvered thls wlll result In a commensurate redurtlon In
the worklng hours of Indlvidual advocates who are evldenclng less than thelr expected number of hours on the
Lambeth Advocacy Service.
In fact CSN has conslstently over-delivered on the Lambeth Advocacy Servlce 50 has not needed to reduce the hours
of any staff deployed to work on thls servlce and we do not antlclpate that thls wlll change over the remaSnSng 3
months (010425 - 300625) for whlch CSN wlll contlnue to be responslble for the Lambeth Independent Mental Health
Advocacy Servlce.
Summary of th• Plan• and Str•t•gl•• for Managlng Sald Rl•k•
CSN wlll contlnue to develop ways of provldlng Its servlces more effertlvely and efflclently and wlll pursue quallty
standard5 for Its servlces where such standards exlst (as referred to earfler, regardlng the (now attalnedl QPM). It
wlll contlnue to develop and bulld upon good relatlonshlps wlth staff of current fundlng bodles and look at ways of
Improvlng the productlon of reports• and the keeplng of cllent notes and monltorlng Informatlon.
In the event of another organlsatlon wlnnlng the tender to provlde advocacy servlces whlch CSN currently provldes,
as Is the case wlth respect to the Lambeth Advocaty Servlce, It Is Ilkely that CSN staff would be TUPE'd over to the
organlsatlon(s) whlch wln the tender{s}.
*as part of the Consortlum of Advocacy Servlce provlders from Aprll 2020 CSN advocacy staff have been tralned Into
POhWER's Cllent Record Keeplng System and record cllent data thereon. Thls System can also be used to generate
reports.
The current CSN CEO has produced a 'Successlon Plan. document whlch provldes necessary Informatlon for CSN to
contlnue In the event that somethlng happened suddenly resultlng In the CSN CEO belng unable to contlnue thelr
responslbllitles (such as accldent or slckness) and thls Incapacltatlon was of sufflclent longevlty that there was a need
to deploy someone to substitute for the CSN CEO on elther a temporary or permanent basls,
Currently all CSN'S advocacy staff provlde cover for colleague5 where necessary, and the CSN CEO currently also tskes
on the responslblllty for advocacy servlce provlslon when and where necessary. The CSN Advocacy Cover Poll¢y Is In
place to formallse arrangements for Advocacy servlce cover when staff are absent.
CSN has developed pollcles and procedures In Ilne wlth the introductlon of GDPR (General Data Protection
Regulations) and has Implemented a revlsed Flnanclal Controls Pollcy, and is implementing CSN'S 2024-27 Business
Plan fom)ed as a result of an Away Day between CSN staff and Management Commlttee held on 30th Aprll, 2024.
D•Krlptlon of th• Arrangements In Plac• for S•ttlng th• R•muneratlon of CSN'• key manag•m•nt
per•onn•l, and any benchmark• utlll8•d In the Proc•
Durlng 2004 CSN Management Commlttee Initiated the evaluatlon of all Its Staff In relatlon to salaries. Thi5 was done
by PEACe (Personnel, Employment, Advlce and Conciliation Servlce) whlch forms part of LVSC (London Voluntary
Servlce Council). Thls evaluatlon conslsted of a comprehenslve re-evaluation of all CSN's Staff In relatlon to their
roles and responsibilities, job descriptlons, person speclficatlons and detalled day-to-day work with a vlew to
identifylng the range of skills ané qualification5 needed to carry out the necessary tasks of each post holder. A5
result of thls Independent evaluation, CSN has worked to ensure that all staff are pald accordlng to the flndlngs of
these evaluatlons.
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THE COMMUNZTY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
REPORT OF THE MANGEMENT COMMrrrEE
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Dèserlptlon of the Arran9em•nts In Place lor Settlng the Remun¢r•tlon ol CSN'S key mJnag•ment
personnel, and any benchmarks utlllsed In the Process (contlnued)
However, PrOg￿ssIVe cuts to fundlng over the last 17 years have resulted In staff belng pald less than p￿vIOUsly,
based on what other organlsatlons are payln9 advocates. In the face of no Inflationary upllft In Its fundlng for 16
years and a further IO% cut In CSN'S fundlng lor Its maln advocacy contract, It has become unsustalnable to contlnue
to pay staff 5ignlflcantly over the market rate for advocaLry work as CSN has been dolng (as a result of PEACe
evaluatlon of advocacy roles).
Plans for Future Perlods
The chadty plans contlnulng the èctlvltles outllned above In the forthcomlng years subjett to the contlnuatlon of
satlsfartory fvndlng arrangements.
Respon$lbllltle8 of th• M•nag•m•nt Commltt•e
Company law requ0￿$ the Management Commlttee t¢ prepare flnanclal ststements for each flnanclal year whlch glve
a true and falr vlew of the state of the affalrs of the charltable company as at the balance sheet date and of Its
Incomlng resourtts and applScatlon of resources, Including Income and expendItu￿, for the flnanclal year. In
preparlng those financlal statements, the management committee should follow best practlce and..
Select sultable accountlng pollcles and then apply them conslstently;
Make Judgements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent,. and
Prepare the flnanclal statements on the golng concern basls unless It Is Inapproprlate to assume that the
company wlll contlnue on that basss.
The Management Commlttee Ss responslble for malntalnlng proper accountlng records whlch dlsclose wlth reasonable
accuracy at any tlme the flnanclal posltlon of. the charltable company and to enable them to ensure that the nnanclal
statements comply wlth the Companles Acts 1985 & 2006, and wlth the Charltles Act 2006. The Management
Commlttee Is also responslble for safegtsardlng the assets of the charltable company and hence for taklng reasonable
steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other Irregularltles.
Members of the Management Commlttee, who are dlrettors for the purpose of company law and trustees for the
purpose of charlty law, who served durlng the year and up to the date of thls report are set out In page 3.
In accordance wlth company law, as the company's dlrectors, we certify that..
As the dlrectors of the companyi we have taken all the steps that we ought to have taken In order to make ourselves
awa￿ of any relevant Indepenoent examlnatlon Infonnatlon and to establlsh that the charlty's Independent examlners
are awa￿ of that Informatlon,
Ind•pendent ex•mln•rs of Accounts
Hllary Adams Ltd were appolnted as the char5table company's Independent Examlners durlng the year and have
expressed thelr wlllingness to contlnue In that capaclty.
The report has been prepared in accordance wit
FRS 102.
Approved by the Management Commlttee on 2
25 and slgned on Its behalf b
Mr. R9$eel￿, Dlrector.
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THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT NEfwoRK
SOUTH LONDON
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfIviTIES
(In¢ludin9 Income and Expendlture Account)
lor the Year Énd•d 31 March 2025
Unrestrlthd
Funds
2025
Restrlcted
Fufids
2025
Total
Funds
2025
Totsi
Funds
2024
Notes
Incomln9 resourc•s:
Voluntary Sncome..
Donatlons & grants
other fundlng
Actlvlties for generatln9 funds:
Investment income
Fee Income
In¢omOfig resourceg from
¢harltable aeiivltles:
Other Income
209,777
209,777
206,979
198
1.885
1,885
1,764
Total Incomlng rmoure
209 777
211 662
208 941
Resources expend•d
Costs ol gener•tlng funds:
Costs of generatlng voluntsry Income
Ch•rltablo •rtlvlll
186.218
186.218
215,021
Total r••ourt•• •xp•nd•d
186 218
186 218
STATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED
GAINS AND LOSSES
Net Incornlng ro•ourc•# b•f•r• oth•r
r•caqnlMd g•lTh•
(n•t lThcom• for th• y••r)
1,085
23,559
25.444
16,080)
Oth•r r•¢ognlMd g•1fft•
Galn on rev)luation ol Investments
Net movement In fund•.
1,88S
23.559
25.444
16,080)
Transfers be￿een fvnds
TotJl lunds brought IoN4ard
26.570
41,270
07,•52
73,932
Total fund• c•rrled forw•rd
12
Movements In funds are dlsclosed In Note 12 to the financljl statements,
The notes forni part of these financlal statements
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THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04041867)
STATEMENT OF FINANCXAL POSTfioN
31 MaKh 2025
31.3.25
31,3,24
Unrestrlrted Restricted
funds
funds
Total
funds
Total
funds
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tanglble assets
171
555
CURReNT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
io
4,529
4,529
4,375
28,461
69,713
98,174
73,535
CREDrroRS
Amounts falllng due wlthln one year
li
(5,049)
{5,049)
(6,238)
NET CURReNT ASSErs
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
estrltted funds
12
28,461
26,576
TOTAL FUNDS
The company Is entitled to exemptlan from audit under Sectlon 477 of the Companles Act 2006 for the year ended
31 March 2025.
The members have not requlred the company to obtaln an audlt of Its flnanclal statements for the year ended
31 March 2025 In accordance wlth Sectlon 476 01 the Cornpanles Att 2006.
The dlrertors acknowledge their responslbllities for:
(a) ensuring that the company keeps accountlng records whlch comply wlth Sectlons 386 and 387 of the
Companles Act 2006 and
(b) p￿parIng flnanclal statements whlch glve a true and falr vlew of the state of affalrs of the company as at the
end of each financlal year and of Its surplu5 or defiot for each financlal year In accordance with the
requlrementsofsettlons 394 and 395 and which otherwlse comply wlth the reqU1￿MentS ofthe C¢ThpanlesAct
2006 relatlng to flnanclal statements, so far as appllcable to the company.
The flnanclal statements have been prepared In accordance wlth the provlslons of Flnanclal Reportlng Standard 102
"The Flnancial Reportlng Standard appllcable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland. and the Companles Act 2006.
The f5nanclal statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on
were 51gned by..
and
Mr. Augustine Islchel D1￿Ctor
The notes form part of these financial statements
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THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
srATUTORY INFORMATION
The Communlty Support Network South London Is a prlvate company, Ilmlted by guarantee, reglstered In
England and Wales. The company's reglstered number and reglstered offlce address can be found on the
Company Infonnatlon page.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Bas1• of prnparlng the flnancl•l $tstements
These flnanclal statements have been prepared In accordance wlth the provlslons of Sectlon IA"Small EntltSes"
of Flnanclal Reportlng Standard 102 'The Flnanclal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of
Ireland" and the Companles Act 2006. The flnanclal statements have been prepared under the hlstorlcal cost
conventlon.
Turnover
Turnover represents funds re¢elved On contrarts.
Tanglble flxed ass•ts
Depreclatlon Is provlded at the ft)Ilowlng annual rates In order to wrlte off each asset over Its estlmated useful
Ilfe.
Plant and machlnery etc.
33% on cost and 200/0 on cost
Fund accountlng
Unrestrlcted funds are avallable for use at the dlscretlon of the trustees In furtherance of the general
objectlvltles of the charlty.
Deslgnated funds are unrestrlcted funds earmarked by the Management Commlttee for partlcular
purposes.
Restrltted funds are subjected to restrfctlons on thelr expendlture Imposed by the donor or through the
terms ol an appeal.
In¢omlng r••ourc•s
All Incomlng resources are Included In the statement of flnanclal artlvltles when the charfty Is entitled to the
Income-and the amount can be quantlfled wllh reasonable aceuracyl The followlng specific pollcles a￿ applled
to partlcular categorles of income:
Grants are ￿cognISed when recelvable;
Investment Income Is Included when recelvable.
R••ourceo •xp•nd•d
Expendlture 15 recognlsed on an accruals basls as a Ilablllty Is Incurred. Expendlture Includes VAT and Is
reported a5 part of the expendlture to whlch It relates.,
Cost5 of generating funds comprlse the costs assoclated wlth both the costs of attrarting the Income and
those of provldlng the facllltles to generate the Income.
Charltable expendlture comprlses those costs Incurred by the charity In the dellvery of Its actlvltles and
servlces for Its beneflclarles. It Includes both costs that can be allocated dlrertly to such actlvltles and
those costs of an Indlrect nature necessary to support them.
Governance costs Include those costs assoclated wlth meetlng the con5tstutlonal and statutory
requlrements of the charlty and Include the audlt fees and costs Ilnked to the strateglc management of
the charlty.
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THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - contlny•d
for the Ye)r Ended 31 M•reh 1025
3. XNCONING RESOURCES FROM ACTIVMES TO FURTHER CHARITY'S OBJECTS
2025
2024
Heolth Juthorlty
Advocacy{core)
Non-statutory Advocacy
Forenslc
Other
167,057
2,798
39,922
167,057
2,798
39.922
167,057
39,922
198
209 777
209 777
207 177
4. TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
2025
2024
Costs dlre¢tly
Ilocated to artlvltle8
Staff costs and
expenses
Travel
Actlvlty costs
Support costs%
•ll•ut¢d to •¢tlvltle$
Dlrect
Dlrect
Usage
116,095
13
1,050
2,229
29,574
189
147,898
202
I,oso
173,179
221
94
Establlshment costs
Floor
area
Stoff
Tlme
14,911
3,728
18.639
17,890
Admlnlstratlve costs
8,958
2.868
11,826
13,092
Fees and flnonce
charges
Depreclatlon
Usa9e
Vsage
5,589
373
630
6,219
384
8,421
2,124
li
Total resour￿$
expended
146,989
2,229
37,000
186,218
215,021
5. NET ZNCOMING/(OUTGOZNG) RESOURCES
Net re50urce5 are stated after charglng:
31.3.25
31.3.24
Depreciation - owned assets
Independent Examlners, remuneratlon
384
2,124
Dlrectors emoluments and other beneflts etc
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THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - ￿ntInUed
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
31.3.25
31.3.24
Wages and salaroes
Soclal 5ecurlty c05tS
other penslon costs
131,696
7,027
156,519
8,124
145 308
172 457
The average monthly nufflber of employees durlnq the year was as follows:
31.3.25
31.3.24
Adminlstrntion
Dlrect
No employees recelved salarles In excess of £60,000 In the year.
TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
No members ol the management commlttee recelved any remuneratlon durfng the year (2024 NII).
No expenses were relmbursed durlng the year (2024 NII).
No trustee or other person related to the charlty had any personal Interest In any contract or transactlon
entered Into by the charlty durlng the year (2024 NII).
TAXATION
As a charlty, Communlty Support Network Is exempt from tax on Income and galns falllng wlthln
sectlon 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or $256 of the Taxatlon of Chargeable GaSns Act 1992 to the
extent that these a￿ applied to Its charitable objects. No tax charges have arlsen In the Charlty.
TANGIBLE FIXED AsseTS
Plant •nd
maehlnery
etc
COST
At l Aprll 2024
and 31 March 2025
DEPRECIATION
At l April 2024
Charge for year
26,833
384
At 31 March 2025
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025
171
At 31 March 2024
555
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THE COMMUNrrY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - contlnued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YeAR
31.3.25
31.3.24
other debtors
11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS PALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25
31.3.24
Taxatlon and soclal securlty
Other credltors
1,971
3,336
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
mov•ment
In funds
Tr•n$f•r•
between
funds At 31.3.25
At 1.4.24
Unr•strlrted lunds
Core
26,576
1,885
28,461
Restrlcted fund•
Advocacy(core)
Non-statutory Advocacy
SLaM Forenslc Advocacy
Deslgnated fund
Depreclatlon reserve
24.650
20,068
569
922
3.S84
48.302
569
15,793
12,871
3.200
555
(3,200)
171
41,276
23,559
64,835
TOTAL FUNDS
Net movement In funds, Included In the above are as follows:
Incomlng Resourc¢s
resource•
exp¢nd¢d
Movement
In funds
Unrestrlcted funds
Core
1,885
1,885
Restrlrted fund•
Advocacy{core)
Non-statutory Advocacy
SLaM Forenslc Advocacy
167,057
2,798
39,922
(146,989)
(2,229)
(37,000)
20.068
569
2,922
209,777
(186,218)
23,559
TOTAL FUNDS
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THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (continued)
Lambeth Advo¢•¢y
This 15 provldeé for Inpatients of Larnbeth, St. Thorna5 & Klngs College Hospltals who are detalned
under the Mental Health Act and Ilndependent Mental Health Advocacy) IMHA quallfylng. We also
svpport Lambeth re5ident5 who reside In the comrnunlty on cfos. In addltlon, we provlde
non-statutory advocacy for Informal patlents on Lambeth Hospltal wards and Lambeth resldents
wlth mental health problems who are not detained on cfos. (IMHA Is a specific type of
Independent Mental Health Advocacy defflned In the Mental Health Act).
Non-statutory Advo¢4¢y
FundSng is to provide Independent Mental Health Advocacy at Orrl, a prlvate faclllty for persons wlth
eatlng dlsorders.
SL•M For•n•l¢ Advoc•¢v
rs Independent Mental Health Advocacy {IMHA) avallable for all Inpbtlents in all SLaM Forenslc
Inpatlent settlngs and Lambeth resldents under the care of the Lambeth Communlty Forenslc Mental
Health Team.
De•lgn•ted fund
In prevlous ye+yrs, a Oeslgnated fund of £3,200 was held to provlde for potentlal costs from
redundancy and maternlty leave. The Trustees concluded thls year that thls Is no longer nécÈ$sary.
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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES
ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
COMMUNrrY SUPPORT NETWORK LONDON
We report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025, whlch are set out on pages 9 to
15.
Respectlve responslbllltles of trustees and examlner
The trustees are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts. The trustees conslder that an audlt Is not
requlred for thls year under sectlon 144 of the Charltles Art 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an Independent
examlnatlon Is needed. Havlng satlsfled ourselves that the charlty Is not subjett to audlt under company law
and Is ellglble for Independent examlnatlon, It Is our responslblllty to..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down In the general Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon under
sectlon 145(5)[b) of the 2011 Art, and
to state whether partlcular matters have come to our attentlon.
a•1• of Ind¢p•nd•nt •xamln•r'• Mport
Our examlnatlon was carrled out In accordance wlth the genernl Olrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon.
An examlnation Includes a review of the accountlng records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the
accounts presented wlth those records. It also includes conslderatlon of any unusual Items or dlsclosures In the
accounts, and seeklng explanatlon5 from you as trustees contrrnlng any such matters. The proodures
undertaken do not provlde all the evldence that would be requlred In an audlt and consequently no oplnlon Is
glven as to whether the accounts present a 'true and falr vlew, and the report Is Ilmlted to those matters set
out In the statement below.
Independ¢nt examln¢rf• statement
In connectlon wlth our examlnatlon, no matter has come to our attentlon..
(l) whlch glves us reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respert the requlrements:
to keep accountlng records. and
to prepare accounts whlch accord wlth the accountlng records, comply wlth the accountlng
requlrements of and wlth the methods and prlnclples of the Statement of Re¢ommended Practlce:
Accountlng and Reportlng by Charltles have not been met; or
(2) to whlch, In our opinlon, attentlon should be drawn In order to enable a proper understandlno of the
accounts to be reached,
Hllary Adams Ltd
Chartered Accountants
158 High Street
Herne Bay
Kent
cr6 5NP
Date:
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THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
DEfAILED INCOME AND EXPENDMIRE ACCOUNT
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
TURNOVER
Health authority fundlng contract
Other fundlng
209,777
206,979
198
209.777
207,177
STAFF COSTS AND expENSES
Wages and salarles
Employers NI
Employer5 pensions
Supervislon
Tralnlng
131,696
7,027
6,585
1,050
156,519
8,124
7,814
1.150
722
148,947
174 329
GROSS SURPLUS
60,830
32,848
Admlnlgtratlve Expenses
Travel expenses
Rent
Rates
Software & malntenance
Insurance
Post and statlonery
Comrnunlcatlons
202
17,502
165
3,601
973
1,083
5,091
221
16.668
169
3,979
1,053
928
5,210
E 11
Accountancy fees
Legal fees
Professlonal fees
Bbnk charges
Depreclatlon of plant and machlnery
Depreciation of fixtures and fittlngs
Depreciation of computer equlpment
Sundry expense5
1,524
2,794
1,809
92
55
48
281
1,452
2,230
5,051
84
55
48
2,021
37,271
40.692
OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)
..CONTINUED
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THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
SOUTH LONDON
DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Oth•r Interest rn¢elvable and slmllar Income
Bank interest receivable
1,885
1,885
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR
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