Company no. 04978681 Charity no. 1101728
STRAIGHT TALKING PEER EDUCATION
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2022
STRAIGHT TALKING PEER EDUCATION CONTENTS
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| Legal and Administrative Information | 1 |
| Report of the Trustees | 2-4 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 5 |
| Balance Sheet | 6 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 7-11 |
STRAIGHT TALKING PEER EDUCATION 1. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
| Charity Number | 1101726 |
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| Company Number | 04978681 |
| Registered Office | |
| 3 Parbury Rise | |
| Chessington | |
| Surrey KT9 2ER | |
| Trustees | |
| Chairperson | Peter Glynne |
| Members | John Botterill |
| Shaun Spalding | |
| Dr Aayesha Hassan | |
| Lauren Park | |
| Caspar Barrington | |
| Company Secretary | John Botterill |
| Principal Staff | Ruth Lowe Chief Executive (resigned February 2022) |
| Bankers | Lloyds TSB Bank plc |
| 402/404 Ewell Road | |
| Tolworth | |
| Surrey | |
| KT6 7HG |
2.
STRAIGHT TALKING PEER EDUCATION
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
For the year ended 31 July 2022
The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2022. The Trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purpose of the Companies Act 2006, submit their annual report and the financial statements of Straight Talking Peer Education (the company) for the year ended 31st July 2022. The Trustees confirm that the annual report and financial statements of the company comply with current statutory requirements, the requirements of the company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives of the Charity
The principal aim of the charity is to preserve the health and advance the education of young people in particular by the provision of courses on the impact of pregnancy, parenting and sex education for such young persons, their parents, guardians and other professionals in this field.
Mission Statement
Straight Talking employs teenage parents to educate young people about early parenthood; enabling them to make responsible choices.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
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To be an effective provider of high quality preventative peer education, presenting the realities and implications of pregnancy and parenting to teenagers in the UK, in order to reduce conception rates.
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To ensure that teenage parents are equipped with the skills, support and information necessary to break the vicious circle of poverty, lack of education, and discouragement and become emotionally secure and financially independent
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To become the expert voice on teenage pregnancy in the UK by providing access to the best up-to-date information and knowledge to professionals, young people, the general public and media
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
No AGM had been held during the financial year 2020-21
The Covid virus had struck in March 2020 and schools closed for the remainder of the academic year, and closed from time to time in Autumn 2021. Most of the junior staff had been Furloughed from April 2021, senior staff worked from home. Online version of our Courses were developed, but these were not in much demand. Covid remained a huge problem into 2021.
Trustees meetings were held online.
Our offices had been discontinued in January 2021. No replacement offices were taken on. All furniture, the ageing equipment and records were put into store at Clapham. Records, computers and small items were taken by Senior Staff and a Trustee. In June 2022 arrangements were made for the remainder to be disposed of.
The finance manager had resigned in May 2021.
The post-Covid fundraising environment was extremely challenging for the charity. Despite the appointment of an advisor, there were reduced opportunities for fundraising applications, and the team experienced a lower success rate on the activities that were undertaken. This led to a downward spiral of money in hand.
In December 2021 enquiries were set up with regard to a merger or handover to two charities that we had worked with over the years., These did not bear fruit.
In early 2022 the Trustees, having regard also for their financial responsibilities, decided there was no future for the original Straighttalking charity, and therefore set about winding down.
The remaining staff set up a new charity ‘Let’s Be Real’, having the same Principles and Objectives and requested support from the Straighttalking Trustees. The Trustees granted £1,651 to them against receipted invoices for set up expenses, but the new charity was ultimately unable to launch.
CEO Ruth ceased employment under an agreement in February 2022.
The charity decided to cease trading on 15[th] April 2022. This was however postponed to 27[th] June 2022 in view of outstanding schools commitments being honoured by staff by that time working voluntarily (just expenses paid).
All remaining staff were declared redundant.
As at the date of this report, the Trustees are engaged with regularising the final affairs of the charity with its external parties. Once completed, the Trustees intend to file striking off notices with Companies House and the Charity Commission.
The Trustees and team past and present are incredibly proud of the help and impacts they have given to young people since the incorporation of Straighttalking in 2003. We are saddened that we have been unable to continue. The Trustees extend their thanks to all of the donors, peer educators and audiences for their help and support, and wish all well for the future.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Straight Talking Peer Education is a company limited by guarantee. Its operation is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association.
The Board of Trustees are responsible for the financial and s trategic management of the charity; board meetings being held every two months. Decisions at Trustees meetings are usually made by consensus but should there be a difference of opinion, then by simple majority vote. Decisions and actions are recorded in formal minutes.
A new trustee may only be appointed on the nomination of an existing trustee and seconded by another trustee. New trustees are elected to the board by a simple majority vote of existing trustees. No other organisation or body has the right to appoint trustees of the charity.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The accounts show a decrease in funds of £25,096 from £29,962 in August 2021 to £4,866 in July 2022.
RESERVES
The Reserves becoming so low, Trustees continued to review the situation carefully. Offices had been discontinued, the CEO ceased employment under agreement, junior office staff were all declared redundant.
Arrangements were therefore put in place to wind up the charity – either to close completely, or to merge with another, perhaps our partners in West Midlands or in Hastings.
Trustees agreed that outstanding monies could be transferred to the new charity Lets Be Real, which had exactly the same Principles and Objectives.
INVESTMENT POLICY
The reserves of the charity were, until midway through the financial year, held in a interest bearing deposit account with Lloyds TSB. However due to the prevailing lower level of interest rates for 2021-22 our bank interest earned in the financial year was only £2.
TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
Company law requires that the trustees prepare accounts for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial period and of the income and expenditure of the company for that period. In preparing those accounts, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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follow applicable accounting standards, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts.
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume the charitable company will continue to operate.
The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Straight Talking Peer Education Limited is a registered Company, limited by guarantee. Members of the Company have guaranteed the liabilities of the Company up to £1 each.
This report is prepared in accordance with the exemptions available to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
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J BOTTERILL – Company Secretary
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STRAIGHT TALKING PEER EDUCATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Incorporating the Income & Expenditure account For the year ended 31 July 2022
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||
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| Notes | Reestricted | Unrestricted | Total | Total | |
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| INCOMING RESOURCES | |||||
| Incoming resources from generated funds: | |||||
| Voluntary Income: | |||||
| Grants and Donations | 2 | 31,398 | 16,227 | 47,625 | 54,329 |
| Activities for generating funds: | |||||
| Other Trading Activities | - | 454 | 454 | 685 | |
| Miscellaneous income | 100 | 100 | - | ||
| Interest | - | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
| Incoming resources from | |||||
| charitable activities | 2 | - | 5,055 | 5,055 | 1,183 |
| Total Incoming Resources | 31,398 | 21,838 | 53,236 | 56,225 | |
| Resources Expended | 3 | ||||
| Cost of generating voluntary income | 5,600 | 8,100 | 13,700 | 8,500 | |
| Cost of charitable activities | 29,645 | 7,245 | 36,890 | 112,507 | |
| Governance of the charity | 8,900 | 18,842 | 27,742 | 41,734 | |
| Total Resources Expended | 44,145 | 34,187 | 78,332 | 162,741 | |
| Net Incoming Resources for the year | (12,747) | (12,349) | (25,096) | (106,516) | |
| Reconciliation of funds | |||||
| Total Funds brought forward | 16,101 | 13,861 | 29,962 | 136,479 | |
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| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | |||||
| AT 31.7.2022 | £3,354 | £1,512 | £4,866 | £29,962 | |
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The charity incurs only minimal support expenses for fundraising. It incurs direct costs comprising fundraisinbg charges and the CEO’s staff time spent on this function. Costs are allocated accordingly.
All amounts relate to continuous operations. The charitable company has no recognised gains and losses other than those included above and therefore no separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been presented.
The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of thses financial statements.
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STRAIGHT TALKING PEER EDUCATION COMPANY NUMBER: 04978681
| BALANCE SHEET As at 31 July 2022 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Current asset investments Cash at bank and in hand TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year NET CURRENT ASSETS NET ASSETS FUNDS Restricted Funds Unrestricted Funds: |
Note 8 10 - - 6,774 6,774 11 (1,908) 12 ---- |
2022 2021 £ £ - 504 - 20,603 9,637 30,239 (781) 4,866 29,458 ______ £4,866 £29,962 ===== ====== 3,354 16,101 1,512 13,861 --------- ------------- £4,866 £29,962 ===== ===== |
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For the financial year in question the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 22 March 2023……….. and signed on its behalf by
………………………………….. John Botterill – Trustee
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STRAIGHT TALKING PEER EDUCATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 July 2022
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in both the current and preceding years.
a) Accounting Convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards in the United Kingdom, the Statement of Recommended Practice (revised 2005) for Accounting by Charities and Companies Act 2006.
b) Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further the strategc objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restrictions imposed by donors. The purpose and use of the restricted funds is set out in Note 9 to the financial statements.
c) Income and Expenditure
All income is accounted for as soon as the charity has entitlement to the income, the amount is quantifiable and there is certainty of receipt. Donations in kind are recognized at the value to the charity and are included in both income and expenditure.
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.
Direct charitable expenditure comprises all expenditure relating to the objects of the charity, including costs incurred in supporting charitable activities. Other expenditure comprises fund raising and expenditure on the governance of the charity. Where expenditure cannot be directly attributed to a single activity, it is allocated between activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
d) Reserves
The management committee have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (‘the free reserves’) held by the charity should be between 3 and 6 months of the resources expended. At this level, the management committee feel that they would be able to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding. It would obviously be necessary to consider how the funding would be replaced or activities changed.
e) Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset systematically over its expected useful life, as follows:
Fittings, fixtures & equipment - 33 ⅓rd straight line basis
f) Pension scheme
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the charity to the fund in respect of the year.
- g) Operating leases
Operating leases are charged to the profit & loss account on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.
STRAIGHT TALKING PEER EDUCATION 8.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued ) For the year ended 31 July 2022
| 2. GRANTS AND DONATIONS | Restricted | Unrestricted | 2022 | 2021 |
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| £ | £ | |||
| Big Lottery Fund | - | - | - | - |
| Blagrrove | - | - | - | 20,000 |
| Charles Hayward Foundation | - | - | - | - |
| Charles Plater Trust | - | - | - | - |
| City Bridge Trust | - | - | - | - |
| DCR Allen | - | - | - | - |
| Eveson Charitable Trust | - | - | - | - |
| FASTN | - | - | - | |
| Garfield Weston | - | - | - | - |
| The Grocers Charity | - | - | - | - |
| Heathrow Community Fund | 938 | - | 938 | 8,437 |
| Henry Smith Charity | - | - | - | - |
| Lawrence Attwell’s Charity | - | - | - | - |
| Masonic | - | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Scouloudi Foundation | - | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Schroder Charitable Trust | - | - | - | - |
| Swire | - | - | - | 15,000 |
| CAF | 30,460 | - | 30,460 | - |
| Earlan | - | 5,000 | 5,000 | - |
| Trusts and Foundations under £3,000 | - | 2,227 | 2,227 | 1,892 |
| (HSBC 1,227; Taylor 1,000) | ||||
| Other income | - | 556 | 556 | 713 |
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| £31,398 | £16,783 | £48,181 | £55,042 | |
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| INCOMING RESOURCES FROM | Reestricted | Unrestricted | 2022 | 2021 |
| CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | £ | £ | ||
| School Courses | - | 5,055 | 5,055 | 1,183 |
| TOTAL | 31,398 | 21,838 | 53,236 | 56,225 |
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STRAIGHT TALKING PEER EDUCATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the year ended 31 July 2022
3. TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
| Direct Charitable Cost of Expenditure Generating Funds Staff costs 30,700 13,200 Office and Admin Costs 4,943 500 Travel and Subsistence 1,247 - Training and Conferences -- - Other Staff Costs -- - Gateway Cost - - Eggtooth contract - - Course materials and Publications - - Premises costs - - Legal and Professional Costs - - Board expenses - - Depreciation - - Fundraising & consultancy costs - - Marketing and PR - - To new Charity - - Other - - £36,890 13,700 ====== ===== Net incoming resources are stated after charging: Loss on disposal of fixed assets 504 Audit fee Accountancy services provided by the auditors 4. EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 5. TRUSTEES EXPENSES 6. STAFF COSTS Salaries Tax and Social Security costs Pension costs Sub total SMP recovered Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme No employee earned £60,000 p.a. or more. Number of monthly paid staff (FTE basis) Number of weekly paid staff (FTE basis) Also teenage parents employed on an occasional basis |
Governance |
2022Restricted Unrestricted TOTAL Funds Funds £ 56,300 7,043 1,247 - - - - - 6,954 3,433 - - - - 1,651 - |
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Trustees - No Trustee received compensation from the charitable company during the year.
7. TAXATION
The charity is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.
| 8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Cost: Brought forward Disposals in year At 31 July 2022 Depreciation: Brought forward Eliminated on Disposal At 31 July 2022 Net Book Value at 31 July 2022 Net Book Value at 31 July 2021 |
Fixtures, fittings & Equipment |
Fixtures, fittings & Equipment |
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26,506 (26,506) - 26,002 (26,002) - £- === £504 === |
| 2022 |
2021 | ||
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| 9. | DEBTORS | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year: | |||
| Trade debtors | - | - | |
| Prepayments | - | - | |
| Accrued income | - | - | |
| Other debtors | - | - | |
| £0 | £0 | ||
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| 10. | CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS | ||
| Short term deposits | - |
20,603 | |
| 11. | CREDITORS | ||
| Trade creditors | - | - | |
| Accruals | - | - | |
| Taxation and social security | 1,908 | 781 | |
| Other creditors |
_____- | - | |
| £1,908 | £781 | ||
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12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Restricted funds are those that have been raised for specific projects falling within the charitable objectives. Unrestricted funds are those that the Trustees are free to use in accordance with the charitable objectives.
| B/fwd | Movement | Resources | C/fwd | |
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| 1.8.21 | in Income | Expenditure | 31.7.22 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| Blagrave | 8,000 | - | 7,000 | 1,000 |
| Charities Aid foundation | - | 30,460 | 28,400 | 2,060 |
| Charles Hayward Foundation | - | - | - | - |
| Charles Plater Trust | - | - |
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| City Bridge Trust | 1,664 | - | 1,664 | - |
| Heathrow Community Fund | 6,437 | 938 | 7,081 | 294 |
| Total Restricted Funds | 16,101 | 31,398 | 44,145 | 3,354 |
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| Unrestricted Funds | ||||
| IHR Scouloudil | - | 4,000 | 3,700 | 300 |
| Masonic | - | 5,000 | 4,600 | 400 |
| Earlan F/ Flow | - | 5,000 | 4,700 | 300 |
| CB HH Taylor | - | 1,000 | 700 | 300 |
| HSBC | - | 1,227 | 1,227 | - |
| Other | 13,863 | - | 13,651 | 212 |
| Total Unrestricted Funds | £13,863 | £16,227 | £28,578 | £1,512 |
| Total Funds | £29,962 | £47,625 | £72,723 | £4,866 |
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Purposes of Restricted Funds
The majority of grants are given specifically for the provision of pregnancy prevention courses in schools to pupils between the ages of 13 and 17, and to provide training and employment to teenage parents by doing so.
The Blagrave Trust
The fund is to provide funds to cover th echarity’s expansion to Hastings
Charities Aid Foundation
To provide funds to cover courses in Croydon, and provide training and employment for teenage parents in Croydon
City Bridge Trust
The London Community Response Fund grant in Wave 2 was for: To digitalise our schools' programme to keep pupils safe from abusive behaviour and encourage good relationships. To keep young parents engaged in education & work with transferable skills. To address the needs of young parents arising from the lock-down - To fund the essential and urgent costs, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Heathrow Community Fund
For work in the 5 boroughs surrounding Heathrow Airport