Company Registration No:  04494989 Charity Registration No:  1093815 

## **THE ALBERT KENNEDY TRUST** 

**(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

**For the year ended 31 March 2024** 



|**Contents**||
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|**Reference and Administrative Details**|**1 - 2**|
|**Trustees Annual Report**|**3 - 16**|
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|**Statement of Financial Activities**|**21-22**|
|**Statement of Financial Position**|**23**|
|**Statement of cash flows**|**24**|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|**25 - 35**|





**The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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**Registered Name** The Albert Kennedy Trust **Other Names** akt **Charity Registration Number** 1093815 **Company Registration Number** 04494989 **Principal and Registered Office:** Unit 3.1 128 Hoxton Street London N1 6SH **Founder Patron** Cath R Johnson MBE **Patrons** Sir Ian McKellen Claire Harvey Dan Gillespie Sells Daniel Winterfeldt Heather Peace Henry Holland Jake Graf Hannah Graf Phyll Opoku-Gyimah Russell Tovey Suki Sandhu Stephen K Amos **Board of Trustees** Robert Malcomson MBE, Chair of Trustees Bontle Senne, Vice Chair Richard Macmillan, Vice Chair Amy Prendergast Asad Dhunna (resigned 12 August 2023) Colin Douglas Ed Tytherleigh Joanne Lockwood (resigned 19 October 2023) Mark Robinson (appointed 30 October 2024) Martin Collett Matthew Campion (resigned 16 October 2023) Matthew Haworth Sofia Haque (appointed 30 October 2024) Stephanie Dittmer (resigned 9 November 20204) Dr. Thomas Flynn (resigned 9 November 2024) Wayes Islam (appointed 30 October 2024) Yoni Ejo **Company Secretary** Joanne McKenna 

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**The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

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**Key Management Personnel (at the** Chief Executive: Adam Pemberton Wickham **time of approval of the report)** Director of Marcomms and Fundraising: Amy Heritage Director of Services: Hayley Speed Director of People and Operations: Sheralee Lockhart Director of Finance: Joanne McKenna **Bankers** CAF Bank Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ Co-operative Bank 1 Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP **External Auditor** CLE Evelyn Partners Limited 17 Queens Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RN 

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## **Note from the Chair of the board** 

It is a scandal that, in the UK today young people are still being made homeless simply because of who they love, or how they identify. It is equally scandalous that those same young people are often met with closed doors when they seek help. This is no exaggeration; half the young people that akt worked with this year had already contacted their local authority for help, only to be refused support, left without a response, or with a deeply negative experience. 

How tremendous then, that thanks to your continued support, akt is here for those young people. I am immensely proud that, in 2023/24, we became a ‘safe home’ for 791 LGBTQ+ young people in crisis. 

This year has been defined by a landscape of need that is growing increasingly and undeniably more complex. Over 90% of the young people we serve have experienced street homelessness. The most common reasons for homelessness continue to be heart-breaking: domestic abuse, living in a hostile environment, and being asked to leave by family or friends. 

In a world increasingly hostile towards the trans community, one in two of the young people we support are trans or non-binary. In London, we helped an influx of refugees and asylum seekers granted leave to remain overnight, causing them to become instantly homeless. LGBTQ+ asylum seekers are often isolated, rejected by their own communities and often unable to read or write in English. 

Faced with these challenges, we have deepened our commitment to supporting some of the most vulnerable young people in the UK. We delivered 10% more support packs this year, ensuring 207 young people could meet their basic needs while navigating incredibly tough situations. On average, our caseworkers spent 101 days working with each individual an investment of time and care that has changed lives. 236 young people achieved a positive housing outcome this year. 

2023/24 also marked a period of significant transformation within our charity. We launched a new website to better reach and serve young people. Our award-winning collaboration with Google and the LGBT Awards brough #QueerJoy to millions. We said a fond farewell to Tim Spoor, our CEO for the past 16 years, and welcomed Shan Nichols as interim CEO. I am filled with excitement for the next chapter in 

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all our supporters, volunteers, and staff, who have worked tirelessly throughout the year. Your dedication makes it possible for us to provide life-changing support to LGBTQ+ young people. I am confident that together we will continue to make a profound difference in the years to come. 

**Rob Malcomson MBE** 

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## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

## **Our Aims and Objectives** : 

The objectives as set out in the memorandum of articles are: 

To relieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young persons in conditions of need, hardship, or distress by advancing education and training and by providing or assisting in the provision of accommodation, information, advocacy, advice, counselling, and other forms of assistance for such young person who have a need thereof. 

## **Our Mission** 

## **Our mission is to secure safe homes and better futures for LGBTQ+ people aged 16-25** 

We exist to give LGBTQ+ young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness or a hostile living environment the support they need to thrive. We do what we do because LGBTQ+ young people deserve safety and acceptance. For as long as LGBTQ+ young people are subject to hostility, exclusion and insecurity, our services will be vitally needed. 

We achieve this by: 

1. Providing pathways into safe, affordable, and inclusive housing. 

2. Reaching young people where and when they need us most. 

3. Engaging with more young people from intersectional identities. 

4. Informing and influencing to create change. 

## **Our Values** 

## Inclusivity 

We value and celebrate diversity, creating an equitable and inclusive organisation so that akt and its people thrive. 

## Community 

Everything we do is in the best interests of LGBTQ+ young people. We create a healthy and supportive environment of mutual trust and respect to enable true empowerment for everyone involved in our work. 

## Courage 

We provide the freedom to reflect, be curious and try new things so that we can support each other to deliver our best work and bring about future-focused change for the LGBTQ+ community. 

## Accountability 

We take ownership and responsibility for ourselves, our work and our impact on others. 

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## **Who we help** 

This year we worked with 791 people between the ages of 16-25 who were LGBTQ+ and homeless, facing homelessness or in an unsafe living environment. Although we were able to work with slightly fewer people than the previous year (due to the increasing complexity of cases that we are dealing with, including a 60% increase in safeguarding alerts) we achieved better outcomes, helping 29% more into housing, including long-term accommodation. This is significant given the severe extent of the rent and housing crisis, especially in key areas where we provide support like London, Manchester, and Bristol. 

However, we still are only scratching the surface of the approximately 32,000 LGBTQ+ homeless young people who are in need. Demand for help is so high that we had no choice but to close referrals for 22% of the year due to our teams operating at full capacity. This was particularly high in London where we see the greatest demand, and where housing is most difficult to achieve. If referrals had not had to close, we estimate we could have reached 57% more young people, or around 1,052 people. 

Over 90% of the young people we work with have previously experienced street homelessness. When they reach us, 1 in 3 are homeless, 1 in 5 are threatened with homelessness, and 1 in 5 are living in a hostile environment. Many have a story of abuse, be it physical, sexual, financial, or psychological. 1 in 2 are out of work. 54% have disabilities, including mental health, neurodivergence, or physical disabilities. 1 in 10 are students. 46% are Black, Brown and People of Colour. 9% have asylum seeker or refugee status. 

_accommodation and I am now living in a council flat. Akt helped me every step of the way, helping me set up my bills and even providing me with furniture. akt are an amazing charity. I wouldn't be where I am today, in the comfort and safety of my own home, without them." - Amelia_ 

The average age for a young person beginning a timeline with akt was 21 years old, although we are seeing increasing numbers of young people reaching out who are under 21 and under 18. 

Sexuality is a spectrum and the ways that younger generations identify within that spectrum are changing. Younger people using our service are more commonly identifying as bisexual, with increasing numbers of people who identify pansexual and queer. Although gay and lesbian young people represent 36% of our service, this is a significant decrease for the second year in a row. 

Transgender young people are more likely to face abuse, discrimination, and homelessness. 50% of the young people we support have a different gender to the one assumed at birth. A further 7% describe their gender as gender fluid, queer, agender, polygender, demiboy, demigirl, nonbinary, trans man, and trans women, amongst others. 

This year, we were also remined how vital it is that our specialised service exists for LGBTQ+ young people that, prior to coming to akt, 50% of young people had already contacted their local authority. Whilst some people had a positive experience, almost 2 in 3 said they had been refused support, had not heard back, or had received a profoundly negative experience. We are incredibly proud that we are here to offer an alternative support for them. 

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_"AKT has been my guiding light through the darkest of times. From securing shelter to providing sustenance, they stood by me every step, offering not just accommodation and food, but unwavering support and compassion. Their dedication to helping homeless LGBTQ+ individuals like myself is a testament to their remarkable ethos and the profound impact of their work. I am forever grateful for their kindness and unwavering commitment to ensuring that no one is left behind." - Sam_ 

## **How we help** 

## **Casework** 

We delivered in-person and digital casework to 628 young people across 11 regions in England, Wales and Scotland. Our largest service is in London, where 43% of our young people are based. Akt caseworkers helped a further 117 people through our tailored signposting service. 

Where young people had a negative experience with a local authority, caseworkers often advocated on their behalf and held services to account. 

_caseworker advocating for me first and always reassuring me that my feelings and opinions matter. I can't express enough how grateful I am to have had my akt caseworker. I've had other support workers - Jessica_ 

On average, our caseworkers spent 101 days working with each individual an investment of time and care that changed lives. 236 young people had a positive housing outcome - including 116 young helped to secure long-term accommodation. 


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Housing Outcome Number of young people with these<br>outcomes<br>2022  2023  2023 - 2024<br>Secured accommodation  147 189<br>Prevented homelessness  N/A 75<br>Prevented eviction  16 27<br>Maintained current housing 73 64<br>All  203  236<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Beyond housing, caseworkers also achieved vital outcomes related to wrap-round support crucial to ensure that young people not only secure housing, but that they stay in that housing and thrive. 


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Identified outcome No. outcomes  No. YP with these<br>recorded   outcomes<br>Improved life skills 113 75<br>Improved access to education/employment 128 76<br>Improved social inclusion 121 79<br>Improved income and debts 159 93<br>Improved self-worth and mental health   237   120<br>Positive change to feelings around identity   196   88<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Improved relationships 98 68<br>Improved immigration status 6 6<br>Improved sexual heath 7 7<br>Harm reduction re. substance/alcohol use 11 9<br>Accessed specialist support   1047   300<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Achieving these outcomes took a tremendous amount of skilled work and dedication. Caseworkers recorded a phenomenal 17,165 actions this year, a 14% increase year-on-year. 

## **Safeguarding** 

15% of our young people are in extreme situations which require safeguarding a 60% increase year on year. This means a serious harm to welfare including physical abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation, emotional abuse, neglect, bullying or harassment, self-harm or risk of suicide, and trafficking or modern slavery. It is our top priority that young people in our care are always kept safe, without exception. 

This year we conducted an external review of our safeguarding procedure with the Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE). In response to their key recommendations, we significantly refreshed our safeguarding policy. The SCIE also provided us with in-house training to support policy change. We appointed a new Trustee as Safeguarding lead and began a review of our risk framework so we can better understand the impact of safeguarding. 

## **Digital Services + Live Chat** 

The digital live chat function reaches young people in crisis no matter where they are. Digital is becoming an increasingly crucial way for young people to refer into our service; live chat grew by more than 50% this year. In total, 1,471 live chat conversations related to services and 86% of people reported being very satisfied or satisfied with the digital service. Live chat is managed by caseworkers, who respond to and support young people in real time. 

We trailed a geographic focus of digital work this year, launching a new digital caseworker in the East Midlands. The number of LGBTQ+ young people supported in the East Midlands has now doubled from 16 to 33. An independent external review of the service found that, thanks to the geographic focus of the caseworker, young people in the service were more likely to secure long-term accommodation (27%) compared with AKT overall (14%). All respondents reported that their needs had been met in part (10%), mostly (26%) or in full (63%). Thanks to this key learning, we have expanded and embedded the practice of digital caseworkers working with a geographic focus, allowing us the knowledge and flexibility to tailor our national reach to meet local needs. 

_"The digital support experience is a lot safe to access. If you are living in a hostile household you have to_ 

_- young service user in the East Midlands._ 

Our new website launched in September to better serve young people and supporters. We produced the website with Studio Lutalica, a queer female-led digital agency, working in collaboration with the Curious Ways agency. The new website includes a resources hub to support young people with advice, 

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design were built with young people in mind. 

## **Support packs** 

This year we delivered 10% more support packs to help 207 young people meet their basic needs while navigating incredibly tough situations. Due to increasing emergency need, we delivered more than double the number of emergency accommodation packs mostly in London. On average 27% of those with a casework timeline received at least 1 support pack. 


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SUPPORT PACK TYPE  NO  DESCRIPTION   AV COST<br>Independent living fund  240  Things to help you thrive in a home e.g.  £56<br>kitchen equipment, furnishings etc.<br>Emergency accommodation 171 9 nights in emergency accommodation for a  £441<br>young person in crisis.<br>Emergency support packs   163  Essentials like food vouchers and travel cards.   £31<br>Rainbow starter packs  79  Everything you need to start a new home e.g.  £465<br>first   rent, a deposit, furniture etc.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


_When I was in an incredibly vulnerable position, the team acted quickly and reassured me that my case was a priority. They paid for hotels, supplied food vouchers and taxis - all of which provided me with greater stability while I waited for long- Autumn_ 

## **Youth Engagement** 

Our youth engagement programme was delivered to 165 young people. This programme has a dual purpose; to feed youth voice into our operational and strategic decision making, and to create a sense of confidence and community for the young people we serve. 

In November, 12 young people travelled from across the country to take part in British Youth Council Training. 

_-youth_ 

_engagement participant_ 

## **Trans pathway Pilot Project** 

Trans pathway, our project designed specifically to provide pathways into housing for young trans people, continues in Manchester. This year is the second year of a three-year pilot. 

This year, we collaborated with Loving Me and Homeless Link to train professionals across the sector on supporting trans and non-binary young people, as well as refining the Floating Support model to achieve better long-term outcomes for young people. For example, we worked with a lot of young people who are facing homelessness due to fleeing domestic violence and saw repeatedly that these young people are severely underserved by mainstream services. We prioritised multi-agency working, 

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allowing us to hold other professionals accountable to best practice when supporting trans+ young people. The team has built strong relationships with local providers of supported accommodation, LGBT+ refuges and ISVA services, as well as LGBT+ youth groups in Manchester. 

_I was living in hotels and was moving around every few days, or weeks. Since moving into temporary accommodation, life is more stable. Now I know my housing is stable, I feel more able to focus on other things, like finding a job and my transition. I feel much happier. - trans pathway project participant_ 

## **GMBOP Pathfinder** 

The Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership runs the Pathfinder Project, a three-year youth homelessness prevention service for those aged 18-25. This year, 33 LGBTQ+ young people were supported via our partnership with the programme. All of the young people on the programme had an initial support plan, and almost all had a follow-up support plan. 52% of those in the service prevented homelessness and 45% sustained accommodation for 6 months. 27% reported improved budgeting, skills which they agree have helped them to stay in a safe home. 

## **Mentoring** 

We continued our long-standing mentoring scheme and expanded the programme to digital channels, allowing young people to engage with mentors digitally for the first time. Mentors and mentees met 10 times on average, for approximately 50 minutes per session on average. 

## **SHAP** 

Programme (SHAP) to run a pilot housing programme in partnership with Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing. When this scheme launches in 2025, six units within a building will be reserved for LGBTQ+ homeless young people. 

## **Campaigns and awareness** 

The Marketing and Communications team partnered with Google and the LGB Awards this year, to deliver the Queer Joy campaign; an innovative digital content campaign that brought joy and hope to 1 million young people across the UK, to combat hostile messaging in the press and online. 

This year, we also became proud members of the #Planforthe136 campaign, joining hundreds of organisations in a collective push for a Youth Homeless Government Strategy. In January, we shared our story with The Guardian, and filmed video interviews for social media, as part of the campaign. 

## **Supporting our people** 

Akt is proud to employ high numbers of young, LGBTQ+ staff. According to data from our 2023 staff survey, 74% of staff are aged under 35 and 16% are in the same bracket as the young people we help. Many staff have lived experience of the issues we deal with; 78% are LGB+, 28% have more than one gender identity, and an undisclosed amount have experience of homelessness. 48% of our staff are disabled and 10% are from Black, Brown, or People of Colour backgrounds. 

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This year, we were proud to achieve Living Wage Employer accreditation and Disability Confident Employer accreditation. We began working towards Union Recognition in the latter half of the financial year. 

consultation to develop our first Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy and supporting Action Plan. The strategy is centred around core themes of access, respect and opportunity with eight strategic aims setting out how we will create an equitable this work has a long-lasting, far-reaching impact and are on track with all commitments made in our EDI Action Plan. 

Our staff are providing a front-line service, which is demanding and difficult work. We are committed to giving our staff the best possible support and care - particularly frontline caseworkers who encounter trauma directly on a regular basis. This year we introduced trained Mental Health First Aiders for all services staff, in addition to general Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation. We continued the clinical supervision on offer and increased our Employment Assistant Programme to include 6 counselling sessions. Reflective practice was introduced across the organisation, along with wellness action plans. 

Finally, we were proud to develop new values this year, to help shape our culture and focus. Our values are Inclusivity, Community, Courage, and Accountability. 

## **Efficient operations** 

We completed a full health and safety review of our premises, processes and procedures with Citation (our Employment Law and H&S advisors). We implemented an annual training programme for staff, standardised quarterly and annual reporting, and implemented Health Safety management software, as well as development of a new risk management framework for health & safety. We aligned operations and services Health & Safety management principles to ensure a coordinated response can be achieved. 

A new IT support contract was awarded to partners Ramsac, specialist expertise in third sector IT support and development. Our new partners have supported the development of a medium/long-term IT roadmap ensuring our technical architecture/ infrastructure is strategic objectives, as well as safeguard and build long term resilience against cyber threats and support good data governance. 

## **Fundraising & Financial Review** 

Our programme is only possible thanks to the generosity of our amazing community of donors and supporters. In 2023-24, 33% (2023: 34%) of our income came from corporate giving, 25% (2023: 23%) from trusts and grants, 30% (2023: 31%) from individual giving and the remaining 12% (2023: 12%) from community giving, statutory and legacies. 

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invested in Cyber Essentials work. As part of our planned investment from reserves we set a deficit revenue budget of £668,000 for the year. 

akt has experienced income growth for the past seven years, which is exceptional. To help more young people in need, we intend to continue to grow. This year, we set growth targets of 3%. As a small charity with limited infrastructure, it has been challenging for us to maintain growth, especially in a difficult current fundraising environment for all charities given the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and tough economic climate. As a result, we ended the year £150,000 (8%) below budget, and 3% down on the previous financial year with our overall income returning to pre-pandemic levels at £2,374,593. To mitigate risk from wider trends in fundraising, we decided to focus on core maintenance rather than growth, which has allowed us to streamline costs, particularly by focusing on core services roles rather than recruiting new pilot roles. We ended the year with a deficit of £518,197, which was £150,000 less than the budget set. This brings our total reserves to £1,674,503 as at 31 March 2024. We continue to have healthy reserves at a level we are confident with. We remain committed to achieving a break-even budget for the year 2025-2026. 

## **Investment Policy** 

The governing documents of the charity (Memorandum & Articles of Association) provide the charity with the power to invest any monies, not immediately required for any purpose, as may be thought fit in the furtherance of its objects. 

We continue to invest cash reserves via the CAF Charity Deposit Platform, this allows us to invest across a range of fixed and notice accounts whilst ensuring FSCS protection. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

The trustees examine reserve levels to ensure there are adequate funds available to support the work of the charity and to protect against short- and medium-term fluctuations in income. 

The level of free reserves at 31 March 2024 is £1,080,460 (unrestricted reserves excluding fixed assets and designated reserves).  This is equivalent to 4.5 months operating costs based on projected expenditure for the coming year.  The trustees consider the reserves policy annually as part of the budget and planning process and have determined that the minimum level of free reserves currently required is £825,000.  We have planned a further investment from reserves, agreed by the Board over the next financial year of £250,000 which would take the total in line with the agreed level by March 2025. 

The charity had £210,979 restricted reserves at the year end.  These funds are grants restricted to specific areas of work as set out in note 17 to the financial statements. 

At 31 March 2024, the balance of unrestricted funds designated by Trustees is £339,664.  These funds relate directly to legacies left to the charity, the purpose of the designation of these funds is to enable the Trustees to manage them in an efficient and effective manner to best promote the charity's objects. These reserves are spent at the discretion of the Trustees on the following: 


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## **Plans for future periods** 

## **New CEO** 

We are thrilled to welcome Adam Pemberton Wickham as our new permanent Chief Executive Officer. Adam was previously the Director of Strategy and Communications at Centrepoint and has also held significant senior roles at Barnardo's and Victim Support. Adam's appointment marks a new era for akt as we continue our mission to provide safe homes and better futures for LGBTQ+ young people. 

## **Fundraising Review** 

Faced with an increasingly challenging fundraising climate, next year we will commission an external root-and-branch review during April to June 2024 of our fundraising strategy to strengthen our base from which to build sustainable growth. We will make income generation the first strategic priority of our annual plan, followed by focusing on our core mission and building partnerships to achieve greater impact. 

## **Operational efficiency** 

We will continue to review our operating efficiency, making cost savings where strategically appropriate. 

## **Youth Engagement Review** 

We have commissioned an independent review of our Youth Engagement Programme, so we can continue to build on our vital wrap-around work with young people, better define and track key outcomes, and particularly learn more about how to engage young people in a more meaningful way with our strategy. 

## **Research project** 

We will release our groundbreaking research into LGBTQ+ youth homelessness, with the Universities of Kent, Bristol and Southampton. 

## **IT roadmap** 

We will achieve Cyber Essentials Accreditation and develop SharePoint to enhance data security and general efficiency. 

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## **Thank You** 

akt is grateful to all its supporters whose donations have shaped our work to ensure that young LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness or living in hostile environments have access to safe accommodation and support.  We would like to thank the following funders for their generous financial support during 2023/24. 

Allen & Overy Landaid/StreetSmart Pret a Manger BLP Global London Youth Gateway Proctor & Gamble Britvic M&S  (Sparks Partnership) Rightmove Group Burberry Marc Jacobs Fragrances Safe Haven Condé Nast Match Group (Tinder) St Martin in the Fields: Deliveroo Morrison Foerster Frontline Network Dr Martens Foundation Morrisons Supermarkets Tesco Community Grants Flying Tiger Copenhagen Norton Rose The Alchemist Greater Manchester Better Oak Foundation The Britford Bridge Trust Outcomes Partnership Oliver Bonas The Elton John Aids Foundation Hello Fresh Paul Hamlyn Foundation The Henry Smith Charity Johnson and Johnson Pokémon Vitol Foundation 

## **Structure, Management and Governance** 

The Albert Kennedy Trust (akt) is a registered charity (number 1093815 for England and Wales and SC050032 for Scotland) and a company limited by guarantee (number 04494989) and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association which were last updated in September 2020.  It was established in 1989 and was incorporated on the 25 July 2002. 

## **Members** 

Historically the membership of akt has been limited to Trustees who have served a minimum of one year on the Board. The formal membership criteria are set down in the Articles of Association. The liability of the members is limited to a sum not exceeding £70, being the amount that each member undertakes to contribute to the assets of the charity in the event of it being wound up. 

## **Board of Trustees** 

akt is governed and supported by a Board of Trustees, who are individuals working in a voluntary capacity and acting collectively to further the mission of the charity. Members of our Board of Trustees policy and governance issues (in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011) and oversees the provision of services acting in accordance with the best interests of our young people and other stakeholders. The board is responsible for the proper management of the charity's strategy and direction including its risk appetite and oversees the allocation of resources and monitors the charity's performance.  Trustees are appointed for a three-year term and are eligible for re-election for a second term, this can be extended to a third term on an exceptional basis, proposed by the nominations committee and approved by the Board. 

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Trustee recruitment is managed by the Nominations Committee, a full review of skill gaps is conducted before the recruitment process begins to complement the existing skills of the Board and to meet the .  On appointment our Trustees receive a comprehensive induction, including written information about our organisational strategies, the risk register, key policies and their responsibilities as a Trustee. 

New and existing trustees are also offered training opportunities to help them meet their responsibilities; a key part of this programme is safeguarding training. Trustees also regularly receive updates on changes to legislative and regulatory guidance relevant to their duties. 

## **Organisational Structure** 

The Board has responsibility for the strategic direction of akt including approving the strategy and budget.  The day-to-day operation of akt is delegated to the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team.  The board believes that a clear division of key responsibilities between the Chair and the Chief Executive are essential elements in the charity's governance framework and facilitates the effective operation of the Board.   Trustees are appointed to oversee key areas of work as needed.  The Board meets at least four times a year and holds an annual away day which focuses on strategic development, governance and for training and team building purposes. Formal matters reserved to the board include, but are not restricted to: 

1. Approving the strategy and ensuring it is in keeping with our mission. 

2. Reviewing performance against the strategy 

3. Signing off the annual budget and accounts, reviewing management accounts 

4. Regular review of the risk register 

There are three standing committees, each meets at least quarterly and has terms of reference describing its role and responsibilities.  They are: 

- Finance, Fundraising and Risk 

- Services 

- People and Culture 

The Chairs of the committees are all experienced members of the board.  Members of the committees comprise Trustees, staff and external representatives with specialist experience as appropriate. 

We have a conflict-of-interest policy which requires us to identify and record any conflicts of interest held by trustees and executive team members. Any conflicts arising are formally recorded at meetings of the board. All committee meetings have declarations of interests as a standing agenda item and, where a conflict arises, we ensure our policy is followed. 

## **Remuneration Policy** 

Our remuneration policy aims to be fair and provide equality of opportunity for all our employees.  We aim to offer pay and benefits competitive with the charity sector in order to attract and retain the highest quality people.  Pay and reward levels are based on the requirements of the role and the skills 

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and knowledge needed to carry it out.  Salaries are set using salary scales which provide a guide on the salary level for the role and helps to ensure equity amongst roles which have a similar level of responsibility, skills and knowledge.  The Board approves salary levels or changes to salary for the Chief Executive. 

## **Public Benefit** 

We have a duty to report on the public benefit that we deliver under section four of the Charities Act benefit requirements have been met and due cons published guidance. 

## **Risk Management** 

Akt maintains a risk register to identify and manage the risks facing our work. Our risk register is reviewed bi-monthly by our Senior Management Team, quarterly by the Fundraising, Finance and Risk Committee and biannually by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has examined this and the key risks facing the organisation in 2023/24 are detailed below: 


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Risk  Mitigations<br>Safeguarding our young  Up to date and relevant safeguarding policy, and an Annual<br>people and staff   Safeguarding Report<br>Training for relevant staff and board members<br>Deputy Safeguarding Officer appointed and Increased Safeguarding<br>Team appointed<br>New Trustee as Safeguarding lead appointed<br>Disruption caused by  Specialist recruitment agencies employed to recruit for key roles.<br>change and  Internal Change Comms plans to mitigate risk to staff productivity<br>transformation  and wellbeing.<br>Experienced DCEO and SMT providing leadership during time of<br>change.<br>Reputation risk in a  Director of Marcomms recruited.<br>climate of hostility   Crisis Communication Procedure developed.<br>Pro-bono advice from specialist PR agency CityPress.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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**The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

**Trustee** 

**Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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## **Statement of** 

The Trustees, who are also directors of The Albert Kennedy Trust for the purposes of company law, are applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. 

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

- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. 

- Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. 

- Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. 

- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. 

- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.  They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

In so far as the Trustees are aware: 

- the Trustees have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as Trustees in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Auditors** 

in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006 a resolution proposing the reappointment of CLA Evelyn Partners Limited will be put at a general meeting. 

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 9 November 2024 and signed on its behalf by: 

Rob Malcomson MBE Chair of Trustees 

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**Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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## **Opinion** 

charitable company 

year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Statement of Financial Position, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.   The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 _The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland_ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

In our opinion, the financial statements: 

- 4, and of 

- its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; 

- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and 

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Basis for opinion** 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report.  We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the ical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.  We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

## **Conclusions relating to going concern** 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. 

## **Other information** 

The trustees are responsible for the other information.  The other information comprises the information thereon.  Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to 

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## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. 

We have nothing to report in this regard. 

## **Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

- year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and 

## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** 

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or 

- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or 

- the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small 

   - t. 

## **Responsibilities of trustees** 

6, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

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## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below. 

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to both the charitable company itself and the industry in which it operates. We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our sector experience and through discussion with the directors and other management. The most significant were identified as the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, UK GAAP (FRS102) and relevant tax legislation. We considered the extent of compliance with those laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statements. Our audit procedures included: 

- making enquires of trustees and management as to where they consider there to be a susceptibility to fraud and whether they have any knowledge or suspicion of fraud; 

- obtaining an understanding of the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; 

- reviewing the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; 

- assessing the risk of management override including identifying and testing journal entries; and 

- confirmation received directly from the banks to verify the balance at 31 March 2024. 

Our audit did not identify any key audit matters relating to the detection of irregularities including fraud. However, despite the audit being planned and conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) there remains an unavoidable risk that material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected owing to inherent limitations of the audit, and that by their very nature, any such instances of fraud or irregularity likely involve collusion, forgery, intentional misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. 

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## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the 

## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the charity ’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charit able company’s members as a body for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 

**Craig Henderson (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of CLA Evelyn Partners Limited** 

## **Statutory Auditors & Chartered Accountants** 

17 Queens Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RN 21 November 2024 

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## **The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **(Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account)** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

|**Note**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**3**<br>Charitable activities:<br>**4**<br>Investments<br>**5**<br>**Total income**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>**6**<br>Charitable activities:<br>**6**<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net (expenditure)/income**<br>**9**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>1,813,420<br>73,001<br>-<br>**1,886,421**<br>**2,053,120**<br>3,610<br>-<br>409,158<br>**412,768**<br>**370,736**<br>75,403<br>-<br>-<br>**75,403**<br>**17,808**|
|---|---|
||**1,892,433**<br>**73,001**<br>**409,158**<br>**2,374,592**<br>**2,441,664**|
||490,766<br>-<br>-<br>**490,766**<br>**354,920**<br>1,916,927<br>146,860<br>338,236<br>**2,402,023**<br>**2,329,632**|
||**2,407,693**<br>**146,860**<br>**338,236**<br>**2,892,789**<br>**2,684,552**|
||**(515,260)**<br>**(73,859)**<br>**70,922**<br>**(518,197)**<br>**(242,888)**<br>1,639,120<br>413,523<br>140,057<br>**2,192,700**<br>**2,435,588**<br>**1,123,860**<br>**339,664**<br>**210,979**<br>**1,674,503**<br>**2,192,700**|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

The notes on pages 25 to 35 form part of these financial statements. 

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## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **(Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account)** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

|**Note**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**3**<br>Charitable activities:<br>**4**<br>Investments<br>**5**<br>**Total income**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>**6**<br>Charitable activities:<br>**6**<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>**9**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>1,943,434<br>109,686<br>-<br>**2,053,120**<br>41,886<br>-<br>328,850<br>**370,736**<br>17,808<br>-<br>-<br>**17,808**|
|---|---|
||**2,003,128**<br>**109,686**<br>**328,850**<br>**2,441,664**|
||354,920<br>-<br>-<br>**354,920**<br>1,698,128<br>221,390<br>410,114<br>**2,329,632**|
||**2,053,048**<br>**221,390**<br>**410,114**<br>**2,684,552**|
||**(49,920)**<br>**(111,704)**<br>**(81,264)**<br>**(242,888)**|
||1,689,040<br>525,227<br>221,321<br>**2,435,588**<br>**1,639,120**<br>**413,523**<br>**140,057**<br>**2,192,700**|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

The notes on pages 25 to 35 form part of these financial statement 

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## **The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Statement of Financial Position** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

|_______________________________________<br>**Note**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>**14**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>**15**<br>Short term deposits<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due**<br>**within one year**<br>**16**<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets**<br>**Funds of the charity:**<br>Restricted<br>**17**<br>Designated<br>**18**<br>Unrestricted<br>**18**<br>**Total funds**|_______________________<br>**31 March 2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**43,400**<br>**236,189**<br>**1,006,465**<br>**661,300**<br>**1,903,954**<br>**(272,851)**<br>**1,631,103**<br>**1,674,503**<br>**210,979**<br>**339,664**<br>**1,123,860**<br>**1,674,503**|_______________________<br>**31 March 2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**43,400**<br>**236,189**<br>**1,006,465**<br>**661,300**<br>**1,903,954**<br>**(272,851)**<br>**1,631,103**<br>**1,674,503**<br>**210,979**<br>**339,664**<br>**1,123,860**<br>**1,674,503**|____________________<br>31 March 2023<br>£<br>£<br>48,025<br>153,377<br>1,318,886<br>954,419<br>2,426,682<br>(282,007)<br>2,144,675<br>2,192,700<br>140,057<br>413,523<br>1,639,120<br>2,192,700|____________________<br>31 March 2023<br>£<br>£<br>48,025<br>153,377<br>1,318,886<br>954,419<br>2,426,682<br>(282,007)<br>2,144,675<br>2,192,700<br>140,057<br>413,523<br>1,639,120<br>2,192,700|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**1,631,103**||2,144,675||
||||||
|||**210,979**<br>**339,664**<br>**1,123,860**||140,057<br>413,523<br>1,639,120|
|||**1,674,503**||2,192,700|



These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small regime. 

These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 9 November 2024 and signed on their behalf by: 

Robert Malcomson MBE Chair of Trustees 

Martin Collett Trustee 

Company Registration Number 04494989 Charity Registration Number 1093815 

The notes on pages 25 to 35 form part of these financial statements 

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## **The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Statement of Financial Position** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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**Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities.** 

|**Net expenditure for the year**<br>**Adjustments for:**<br>Depreciation charge<br>Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets<br>Dividends, interest and rents from investments<br>(Increase)/decrease in debtors<br>Decrease in creditors<br>**Net cash (expended)/provided by operating activities**<br>**Net cash (expended)/ provided by operating activities**<br>**Cash flows from investing activities:**<br>Interest income<br>Purchase of tangible fixed assets<br>Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets<br>Transfer from short-term deposits<br>**_Net cash used in investing activities_**<br>Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents<br>Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**<br>**Analysis of changes in net funds**<br>At 1 April<br>2023<br>**£**<br>Short term deposits<br>1,318,886<br>Cash and cash equivalents<br>954,419<br>2,273,305|**Net expenditure for the year**<br>**Adjustments for:**<br>Depreciation charge<br>Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets<br>Dividends, interest and rents from investments<br>(Increase)/decrease in debtors<br>Decrease in creditors<br>**Net cash (expended)/provided by operating activities**<br>**Net cash (expended)/ provided by operating activities**<br>**Cash flows from investing activities:**<br>Interest income<br>Purchase of tangible fixed assets<br>Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets<br>Transfer from short-term deposits<br>**_Net cash used in investing activities_**<br>Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents<br>Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**<br>**Analysis of changes in net funds**<br>At 1 April<br>2023<br>**£**<br>Short term deposits<br>1,318,886<br>Cash and cash equivalents<br>954,419<br>2,273,305|**2024**<br>2023<br>**£**<br>£<br>**(518,197)**<br>(242,888)<br>**21,443**<br>23,962<br>**1,406**<br>(617)<br>**(76,283)**<br>(17,808)<br>**(82,812)**<br>311,903<br>**(9,156)**<br>(4,409)<br>**(663,599)**70,143|
|---|---|---|
|||**2024**<br>2023<br>**£**<br>£<br>**(663,599)**<br>70,143<br>**76,283**<br>17,808<br>**(18,224)**<br>(24,796)<br>**-**<br>829<br>**312,421**<br>293,514<br>**370,490**<br>287,355<br>**(293,119)**<br>357,498<br>**954,419**<br>596,921<br>**661,300**<br>**954,419**<br>**Cash flows**<br>**At 31 March**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>(312,421)<br>**1,006,465**<br>(293,119)<br>**661,300**<br>(605,540)<br>**1,667,765**|
||2,273,305||



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**The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

**Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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## **1. Accounting policies** 

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows: 

## **Basis of preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).  The financial statements are presented in sterling (£) which is the functional currency of the charity. 

The Albert Kennedy Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note. 

## **Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis** 

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.  In forming their conclusion, they have considered the current financial position, reserves levels and future plans.  The charity maintains a strong cash position to meet its ongoing expenditure requirements. 

## **Key estimates and judgements** 

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period. 

## **Income** 

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably. 

Grants receivable that are not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.  Grants receivable that relate to the delivery of a specific performance by the charity are recognised when the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance. Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. 

Housing income is accounted for over the period to which the rent is due. 

Sale of goods income is accounted for when the transaction occurs. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

**Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **Income (continued)** 

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably, and the charity make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material. 

## **Donated services and facilities** 

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102), general their contribution. 

## **Interest receivable** 

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank. 

## **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. 

Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity charity. 

## **Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT** 

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings: 

- Costs of raising funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income. 

- Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries.   It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. 

- Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading. 

- Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

**Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

**1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **Allocation of support costs** 

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back-office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity's programmes and activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. 

## **Operating leases** 

Operating leases are leases in which the title to the assets, and the risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the lessor. Rental charges are charged on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. 

## **Tangible fixed assets** 

Individual fixed assets costing £300 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight-line basis as follows: 

|Office fixtures and equipment|4 years|
|---|---|
|Leasehold Improvements|Over the term of the lease|



## **Debtors** 

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. 

## **Cash at bank and in hand** 

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

## **Creditors and provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

## **Financial instruments** 

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

## __________________________________________________________________________________ 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **Pensions** 

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme.  The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in and independently administered fund.  The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the charity to the fund and amounts to £106,201 (2023: £93,360).  At the year end the amount of outstanding contributions to the scheme was £27,020 (2023: £37,044). 

## **2. Legal status of the charity** 

The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £70 per member of the charity. The registered office address is disclosed on page 1. 

## **3. Income from donations and legacies** 

|Donations and gift aid<br>Legacies<br>**4.**<br>**Income from charitable activities**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Total Funds**<br>**2024**<br>Total Funds<br>2023<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>£<br>1,813,420<br>-<br>**1,813,420**<br>1,943,434<br>-<br>73,001<br>**73,001**<br>109,686|
|---|---|
||1,813,420<br>73,001<br>**1,886,421**<br>2,053,120|
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|Young People Support<br>Youth Engagement<br>Purple Door Housing|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Total Funds**<br>**2024**<br>Total Funds<br>2023<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>£<br>3,610<br>352,492<br>**356,102**<br>261,277<br>-<br>56,666<br>**56,666**<br>50,000<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>59,459|
|---|---|
||3,610<br>409,158<br>**412,768**<br>370,736|



## **5. Investment income** 

||||
|---|---|---|
|**Investment income**|**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|£|
|Income from bank deposits|**75,403**|17,808|



All income from investments is unrestricted. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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## **6. Analysis of resources expended** 

|**Costs of Generating Funds**<br>Fundraising costs<br>**Costs of Charitable Activities**<br>Young people support<br>Youth engagement<br>Purple Door housing<br>Marketing & Communications<br>Governance|**Direct**<br>**Costs**<br>**Staff**<br>**Costs**<br>**Support**<br>**Costs**<br>**2024**<br>2023<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>£<br>125,331<br>227,318<br>138,117<br>**490,766**<br>354,920<br>357,526<br>824,085<br>500,708<br>**1,682,319**<br>1,568,036<br>77,322<br>154,970<br>94,159<br>**326,451**<br>125,376<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>105,213<br>99,727<br>173,710<br>105,545<br>**378,982**<br>495,137<br>14,271<br>-<br>-<br>**14,271**<br>35,870|
|---|---|
||674,177<br>1,380,083<br>838,529<br>**2,892,789**<br>2,684,522|



Resources expended are allocated to the particular activity where the cost relates directly to that activity. Support costs which include premises and administration costs are allocated based on the percentage cost of staff for that activity. 

## **7. Support costs comprise** 

|Premises cost<br>Admin<br>Staff expenses, recruitment & training<br>Development & strategy costs<br>Support staff costs|**Generating**<br>**funds**<br>**Charitable**<br>**activities**<br>**2024**<br>2023<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>£<br>9,966<br>50,538<br>**60,504**<br>38,382<br>9,003<br>45,654<br>**54,567**<br>49,744<br>5,053<br>25,624<br>**30,677**<br>37,929<br>5,060<br>25,663<br>**30,723**<br>19,085<br>109,035<br>552,933<br>**661,968**<br>494,972|
|---|---|
||138,117<br>700,412<br>**838,529**<br>640,112|



Support costs are allocated based on the percentage cost of staff for that activity. 

## **8. Analysis of governance costs** 

|Audit fees<br>Trustee costs|**Governance**<br>**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**Total**<br>**2023**<br>£<br>**£**<br>£<br>9,600<br>**9,600**<br>8,640<br>4,671<br>**4,671**<br>27,230<br>14,271<br>**14,271**<br>35,870|
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**The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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## **9. Net Income (expenditure) for the year** 

|This is stated after charging/(crediting):|**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|Depreciation|**21,443**|23,962|
|Loss/(Profit) on disposal of fixed assets|**1,406**|(616)|
|Operating lease rentals:|||
|Property|**118,939**|100,640|
|Other|**1,536**|955|
|Auditor's remuneration - audit fees|**8,000**|7,200|



## **10. Staff costs** 

|Staff costs during the year were as follows:<br>Wages and salaries<br>National Insurance<br>Pension|**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>£<br>**1,770,850**<br>1,588,044<br>**165,000**<br>157,375<br>**106,201**<br>93,360<br>**2,042,051**<br>1,838,779|
|---|---|



The number of employees whose remuneration fell within the following bands were: 

|£70,001 - £80,000<br>£60,000 - £70,000|**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**No.**<br>No.<br>**1**<br>1<br>**1**<br>1<br>**2**<br>2|
|---|---|



The average number of staff employed during the period was 56 (2023: 50). 

The average full-time equivalent number of staff employed during the period was 49, based on 35 hours per week (2023: 45). 

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive, the Deputy Chief Executive, Director of Fundraising, Director of Finance, Director of Marketing and Communications, Director of People and Operations, Director and Assistant Director of Services. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £403,743 (2023: £474,356). 

## **11.    Trustee remuneration and expenses** 

Travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses totalling £715 were reimbursed to 7 trustees during the year (2023: travel expenses of £69 were reimbursed to 1 trustee). 

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**The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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## **12. Government Grants recognised in the accounts were as follows:** 

|Manchester City Council|**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>£<br>**28,100**<br>28,100|
|---|---|



There were no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies attaching to the grants as at 31 March 2024 

## **13. Corporation tax** 

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity. 

## **14. Tangible fixed assets** 

|**Cost**<br>At 1 April 2023<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>**At 31 March 2024**<br>**Depreciation**<br>At 1 April 2023<br>Charge for the year<br>Disposals<br>**At 31 March 2024**<br>**Net book value**<br>**At 31 March 2024**<br>At 31 March 2023<br>**15.**<br>**Debtors**<br>Trade debtors<br>Bad Debt Provision<br>Other debtors<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>**16.**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>Trade creditors<br>Other creditors and accruals<br>Deferred Income<br>Taxation and social security costs|**Office**<br>**furniture &**<br>**equipment**<br>**Leasehold**<br>**Improvements**<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>77,874<br>69,584<br>147,458<br>18,224<br>-<br>18,224<br>(17,639)<br>-<br>(17,639)|**Office**<br>**furniture &**<br>**equipment**<br>**Leasehold**<br>**Improvements**<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>77,874<br>69,584<br>147,458<br>18,224<br>-<br>18,224<br>(17,639)<br>-<br>(17,639)|**Office**<br>**furniture &**<br>**equipment**<br>**Leasehold**<br>**Improvements**<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>77,874<br>69,584<br>147,458<br>18,224<br>-<br>18,224<br>(17,639)<br>-<br>(17,639)|
|---|---|---|---|
||78,459<br>69,584<br>148,043|||
||34,113<br>65,320<br>99,433<br>19,219<br>2,224<br>21,443<br>(16,233)<br>-<br>(16,233)|||
|||37,099<br>67,544<br>104,643||
|||**41,360**<br>**2,040**<br>**43,400**<br>43,761<br>4,264<br>48,025||
|||||
||||**2024**<br>2023<br>**£**<br>£<br>**76,634**<br>27,718<br>**(20,772)**<br>-<br>**25,339**<br>17,398<br>**154,988**<br>108,261<br>**236,189**<br>153,377<br>**2024**<br>2023<br>**£**<br>£<br>**91,266**<br>123,145<br>**139,319**<br>115,595<br>**4,256**<br>-<br>**38,010**<br>43,267<br>**272,851**<br>282,007|
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**The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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## **17. Analysis of movements in restricted funds** 

|The Britford Bridge Trust<br>Chillag Family Charitable Trust<br>GMBOP: Pathfinder Programme<br>Greater Sport Grant<br>Henry Smith Charity<br>LandAid Charitable Trust<br>London Youth Gateway<br>Manchester City Council<br>NPT Transatlantic<br>Our Manchester VCS<br>Paul Hamlyn Foundation<br>Safe Haven London<br>St Martin in the Fields<br>Sir James Knott Trust<br>Tesco Community Grant<br>Grants less than £5,000<br>**Total**<br>Barclays Bank<br>Emmanuel Kaye Foundation<br>GMBOP: Pathfinder Programme<br>Greater Sport Grant<br>Henry Smith Charity<br>Insurance Industry Foundation<br>LandAid<br>LHA London<br>London Youth Gateway<br>Manchester City Council<br>Paul Hamlyn Foundation<br>RISE Active Partnership<br>St Martin in the Fields<br>The Ballinger Trust<br>The Pret Foundation<br>Yorkshire Building Society Foundation<br>Grants less than £5,000<br>**Total**|**Balance at**<br>**1 April 2023**<br>**Income**<br>**Expenditure**<br>**Balance at 31**<br>**March 2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>10,000<br>-<br>**10,000**<br>-<br>8,000<br>(8,000)<br>**-**<br>-<br>29,305<br>(29,305)<br>**-**<br>5,456<br>-<br>(2,837)<br>**2,619**<br>9,867<br>-<br>(9,867)<br>**-**<br>-<br>43,797<br>(14,599)<br>**29,198**<br>-<br>30,795<br>(30,795)<br>**-**<br>-<br>9,100<br>(9,100)<br>**-**<br>-<br>10,000<br>(5,000)<br>**5,000**<br>-<br>34,653<br>(34,653)<br>**-**<br>16,201<br>55,000<br>(55,000)<br>**16,201**<br>-<br>50,000<br>(16,667)<br>**33,333**<br>106,278<br>109,897<br>(103,204)<br>**112,971**<br>-<br>5,000<br>(5,000)<br>**-**<br>-<br>10,000<br>(10,000)<br>**-**<br>2,255<br>3,611<br>(4,209)<br>**1,657**|
|---|---|
||**140,057**<br>**409,158**<br>**(338,236)**<br>**210,979**|
||**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2022**<br>**Income**<br>**Expenditure**<br>**Balance at 31**<br>**March 2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>75,063<br>-<br>(75,063)<br>**-**<br>23,333<br>-<br>(23,333)<br>**-**<br>-<br>17,970<br>(17,970)<br>**-**<br>7,045<br>-<br>(1,589)<br>**5,456**<br>9,833<br>29,600<br>(29,566)<br>**9,867**<br>8,034<br>-<br>(8,034)<br>**-**<br>-<br>14,603<br>(14,603)<br>**-**<br>-<br>14,405<br>(14,405)<br>**-**<br>-<br>31,050<br>(31,050)<br>**-**<br>-<br>19,000<br>(19,000)<br>**-**<br>-<br>50,000<br>(33,799)<br>**16,201**<br>2,255<br>-<br>-<br>**2,255**<br>89,091<br>109,897<br>92,710<br>**106,278**<br>6,667<br>-<br>(6,667)<br>**-**<br>-<br>10,000<br>(10,000)<br>**-**<br>-<br>29,000<br>(29,000)<br>**-**<br>-<br>3,325<br>(3,325)<br>**-**<br>**221,321**<br>**328,850**<br>**(410,114)**<br>**140,057**|



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## **The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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**Name of restricted fund Purpose of the fund** Barclays 100x100 Programme                Towards the salary of the Services Administrative Officer, emergency support and rainbow starter packs The Britford Bridge Trust Towards the salary of a Digital Caseworker Chillag Family Charitable Trust Towards the salary of a Caseworker Emmanuel Kaye Foundation Towards the salary of the Digital Services Manager Greater Manchester Better Salary and oncosts for a homelessness prevention Outcomes Partnership: Pathfinder programme to support young people across Greater Programme Manchester. Greater Sport Grant Sports activities for young people in Manchester Henry Smith Charity Towards the salary of the Newcastle Caseworker Insurance Industry Charitable Tech for young people Foundation Landaid & Knight Frank Day of Giving Purple door running costs and Rainbow Starter Packs Towards the salaries of a Manchester Caseworker and Landaid Charitable Trust London Senior Caseworker LHA London Purple door running costs London Youth Gateway London caseworker and support costs Manchester City Council Towards the salary of the Senior Caseworker Manchester NPT Transatlantic Towards the salary of a Digital Caseworker Our Manchester Voluntary & Towards the salary of a Senior Caseworker and Youth Community Sector Fund Engagement worker in Manchester Paul Hamlyn Foundation Youth Engagement Manager salary RISE Active Partnership Sports activities for young people in the North East Safe Haven London Towards the salary of the London Services Manager and support costs St Martin in the Fields TransPathway engagement and support service in Greater Manchester Sir James Knott Trust Services costs in Newcastle Tesco Community Grants Rainbow Starter Packs The Ballinger Trust Towards the salary of the Newcastle Services Manager The Pret Foundation Cost of living emergency support Yorkshire Building Society Foundation To fund the Manchester office space Grants of £5,000 or less Includes The Community Foundation and Groundwork UK in 23-24 and Groundwork UK, Hadrian Trust and London Catalyst in 22-23 

There are no trust law restrictions imposed on any individual fund 

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**The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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## **18. Analysis of movement in Unrestricted funds** 

|Unrestricted - general<br>**Designated funds:**<br>Development and growth<br>**Total Unrestricted Funds**<br>General fund<br>**Designated funds:**<br>Development and growth<br>**Total Unrestricted Funds**|**Balance at**<br>**1 April**<br>**2023**<br>**Income**<br>**Expenditure**<br>**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2024**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>1,639,120<br>1,913,205<br>(2,428,465)<br>**1,123,860**|
|---|---|
||413,523<br>73,001<br>(146,860)<br>**339,664**<br>2,052,643<br>1,986,206<br>(2,575,325)<br>**1,463,524**|
||**Balance at**<br>**1 April**<br>**2022**<br>**Income**<br>**Expenditure**<br>**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>1,689,040<br>2,003,128<br>(2,053,048)<br>**1,639,120**|
||525,227<br>109,686<br>(221,390)<br>**413,523**<br>2,214,267<br>2,112,814<br>(2,274,438)<br>**2,052,643**|



## **Funds have been designated by the Trustees for the following purposes:** 

**Development &** A fund created from legacy receipts to invest in the future growth of the **Growth** organisation.  Funds are used for piloting innovations, capacity building which delivers key services or that generates income or significant capital spend. 

## **19. Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|Tangible fixed assets<br>Net current assets<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>Net current assets|**Unrestricted Funds**<br>**General**<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**fund**<br>**Funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>43,400<br>-<br>-<br>43,400<br>1,080,460<br>339,664<br>210,979<br>1,631,103|
|---|---|
||1,123,860<br>339,664<br>210,979<br>1,674,503|
||**Unrestricted Funds**<br>**General**<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**fund**<br>**Funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>48,025<br>-<br>-<br>48,025<br>1,593,635<br>410,983<br>140,057<br>2,144,675<br>1,641,660<br>410,983<br>140,057<br>2,192,700|



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**The Albert Kennedy Trust** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **Year Ended 31 March 2024** 

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## **20. Operating lease commitments** 

The charity holds properties and equipment under non-cancellable operating leases.  At 31 March 2024 future minimum lease payments under these leases were as follows: 

|Less than one year<br>One to five years|**Property**<br>**Equipment**<br>**2024**<br>2023<br>**2024**<br>2023<br>**£**<br>£<br>**£**<br>£<br>**66,777**<br>97,290<br>**896**<br>1,536<br>**-**<br>35,176<br>**-**<br>-<br>**66,777**<br>132,466<br>**896**<br>1,536|
|---|---|



## **21. Related Party Transactions** 

Bontle Senne, Vice Chair of akt is the Chief Digital & Information Officer at Green Park.  akt paid £42,480 to Green Park for services during the year ended 31 March 2024 (2023: nil).  The related party services, nor did they have any involvement in the decision making in relation to the contract in question. 

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties. 

## **22. Contingent Asset** 

The charity is entitled to 10% share of the proceeds of five houses as part of a legacy payment. There is no current time estimate for the sale of these properties.  It is estimated that the balance due to akt would be in the region of £100,000. 

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