new bridge
Annual Report
2021
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## **Foreword**
2021 was another challenging year for so many of us. Those outside prison faced a further winter and spring of strict coronavirus restrictions, with more time separated from loved ones, grappling to acclimatise to the new normal of home-schooling, remote working and remote socialising. Those inside prison faced continuing coronavirus restrictions too, with 23-hour lockdown in cells, and the majority of the year with no possibility of receiving visitors. As the months progressed, those of us outside prison experienced the relief of restrictions lifting and life moving slowly back towards normal. However, people in prison continued to endure 23-hour cell lockdowns and a high level of social isolation.
New Bridge saw applications from people in prison rise to their highest number ever, as the pain of isolation grew. However we also saw our highest ever number of engaged volunteers, helping us to meet this demand.
Lucy joined New Bridge as CEO in February 2022, following the retirement of Judith Smith. Judith led the organisation for five years, two of which encompassed
_**the sense of isolation and abandonment I felt, and continue to feel, was mitigated by regular letters from the outside. At present we have reverted to COVID stage 4, and coping once again with 23hr lockdown in our cells. As well as regular, fulsome, and jam-packed letters, my volunteer also sends me postcards and emails. This connection with the “real” world provides a life-line, a tenuous touch of normality in what is fast becoming isolation chambers of misery in UK jails**_
_**It gives you a sense of remaining human, someone genuine is invested in you and does not judge you because of your offence. New Bridge has given me self-belief and esteem that I had lost for so many years and I appreciate the support my Befriender has given me**_
the pandemic and the enormous change in our service delivery which this necessitated, and everyone at New Bridge is grateful for her dedication and unwavering focus during this time, and wishes her the very best, wherever her future takes her.
**Our ever growing community of dedicated volunteers need to be celebrated for their ongoing commitment to the people they befriend, even through the turbulence of their own lives during the pandemic.**
We are indeed privileged to work with so many people who give so much of their time.
The impact of the work that we do is evident in the heartfelt evaluations which prisoners send us every year. Indeed, 98% of evaluation respondents said they would recommend our service to others, and a third reported finding out about our support after a recommendation from another prisoner. We are passionate about helping New Bridge reach even more people who can benefit from our support, by continuing to increase our community of dedicated volunteers and creating new funding partnerships. We hope you enjoy reading this report, which explores our work in 2021 and the impact that it has had on the people we serve.
Helen Boothman Lucy Ball **Chair CEO**
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## **About New Bridge**
## **What we do**
The New Bridge Foundation is a charity which works with people in prison across England and Wales, providing them with a trained volunteer to act as a ‘befriender’ to provide a non-judgemental social connection at a time when they can be most isolated, through a combination of letter writing and prison visiting. Our service allows people in prison the opportunity to discuss their feelings, hopes, aspirations, fears and reflections on themselves and their past – as well as more social topics. **Our volunteers can often be the only individual outside of the prison service who the person in prison speaks to with any regularity.**
We believe that engaging with our service allows people in prison to rebuild fundamental trust in others and skills around self-expression which enable them to go on to access further programmes of support provided by the prison service and other charities. This helps them
to progress through the prison system and reengage more positively with society on release.
## **Why we’re needed**
This work is vitally important. The current prison population sits at just under 80,000, and we are seeing an increasing number of prisoners serving longer sentences. It can be easy for people in prison to lose hope and feel very alone, particularly during the increased isolation of covid-19 restrictions. The proportion of prisoners reporting mental health conditions sits at 52%, and we know both that having a mental health problem can increase your chance of feeling lonely and that feeling lonely can impact your mental health. With 31% of prisoners not having any visitors, we know that there are nearly 25,000 people in prison facing potential loneliness and social isolation.
_**Having someone to forget about prison life it made my mental health better asking me what my plans are after my release and made me think I can do better than coming to jail, I should be out there having my freedom, living in my own place being with my family, my kids, having a 9 to 5 job, be able to go anywhere I want in the world and think about what I can be and who I can be and to forget about the past and think about the future that I can have and to make sure I keep on the right path and not ever go back on the wrong path without my volunteer I would not be thinking of all this and not be the new person I am today so I am very grateful for everything she has done for everything she has said, the advice she is giving**_
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## **2021 in Numbers**
_**I am so grateful that you allowed me to be a ‘normal person’ not only a prisoner**_
**6,113 hours were spent volunteering**
**Applications hours were spent from people in volunteering prison rose by We trained 52%** Compared to 2020 **78 new volunteers**
**We supported 1,107 people across 74 prison sites**
**779**
**779 11,026 people in prison letters and emails connected with a were exchanged between people befriender in prison and their volunteer**
**375 phone calls were made**
**318 volunteers worked with us**
**An increase of 6%** Compared to 2020
_**I cannot tell you how many times I read the same letters or emails again and again. This gives me pleasure and happiness every time**_
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## **Prison Visits**
_**...nice to receive a visit, to break up the monotony of prison and to have a natural conversation with someone, not associated with prison**_
_**It is good to build a rapport, have a natural conversation, and sit together for a short while. A letter is more formal, whereas a conversation is less so and more relaxed perhaps**_
We know that people in prison who receive visits are less likely to be reconvicted after release, but we also know that **31% of people in prison receive no visits from family or friends.** New Bridge volunteers can start making prison visits after building a relationship with a person through six months of letter writing.
Visits to prisons were not allowed for the vast majority of the year, meaning our volunteers only managed to connect with people in prison face-to-face on 47 occasions. In our last pre-Covid year this figure (with a 13% smaller volunteer base) was 404, with volunteers **travelling a total of over 126,000 miles.**
**The overwhelming majority (91%) of people who had previously been visited said that they would like more visits,** and that visits provide a positive and refreshing supplement to their volunteer’s letter-writing.
With the continuing easing of restrictions, our volunteers have resumed visits in 2022, and we are pleased to see the number of visits beginning to rise.
The miles covered by our volunteers are so high because they will **support the same person wherever they get moved around the prison estate** : this can mean volunteers attending several different prison sites around the country over the years, while working with one person. This is an essential part of our service: the connection between volunteer and person in prison is maintained at a time when the person being moved is experiencing huge change and disruption to routines.
_**I was so nervous at meeting her for the first time but we seemed to get on with each other straight away. The visit was a wonderful experience and it proved to me that not everyone is judgmental**_
Our evaluation this year included questions about the value of visits, and whether our beneficiaries were keen for visits to resume once restrictions are lifted.
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## **Volunteers**
Our volunteers are our lifeblood. They give their time and compassion to bring hope into the lives of the most marginalised. The impact they have on the people they support is evident from the heartfelt quotes peppered throughout this report.
Our volunteer community is growing every year, and in 2021 our number reached 318.
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**Our volunteers come from all walks of life, and range from undergraduates through to retired people, all of whom share the same belief in supporting people experiencing some of the darkest times of their lives.** Volunteers undergo a comprehensive training session, building an understanding of the criminal justice system, and the principals of safe boundaries for befriending relationships. They are then allocated to one of our 25 support groups which are spread across England and meet monthly. The groups allow volunteers to share how they are supporting their person in prison and get support from their fellow volunteers.
## **Updates can range from this:**
_‘‘The person I am supporting is preparing for release at the end of this year after serving a 40 year sentence. He will be in his mid seventies when released, and during our letters and phone calls we have been discussing practical things like learning to use a mobile phone or a cash machine, how he will manage his finances and the_
_**someone to share my story with. She is the one who picks me up when I’m down, she always gives words of wisdom and I have just recently had a visit from her and she’s a real star. To give her time up to write to prisoners she should be given an award**_
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_sort of accommodation he will be able to find, as well as his feelings about preparing for reintegration’_
## **To this more unusual scientific exchange:**
_He phoned me to discuss the letter he sent me with some ideas on how, if the brain was able to detect phase shift in photons entering the two eyes from the same object, it would be able to have an awareness of distance via some sort of implicit trigonometry. It’s an interesting theory but I couldn’t work out how one gets around the problem that the wavelengths of visible light are in the nanometre range and I’m not sure the brain would be able to keep track of the number of integer wavelengths in the path length difference’_
Applications from people in prison arrive every week, and we need more volunteers to help us meet the demand. If you would like to become a volunteer, please sign up here: **www.newbridgefoundation.org.uk/Pages/ Category/apply-now**
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## **Volunteer Profile**
## _**Dad what are you doing volunteering in prison? Why don’t you play golf like all the other Dads?**_
That short conversation with my daughter still stays with me after thirteen years working voluntarily with New Bridge. Those years have certainly fulfilled my expectations of the role. After a career in education, I once again enjoyed a new challenge, learning new ways of working, engaging with a diverse and often forgotten sector and giving something back to society. It gave me self-worth and a purpose in my life beyond my previous work. Meeting new people in prison and challenging the negative media images of those in custody, supported by a fantastic local group of similar minded people ensured my time working with New Bridge has been productive, challenging and extremely rewarding.
Why New Bridge? In many ways it fulfilled my personal aim to give something back to society. It also offered me flexibility to support my growing family and a little time for myself. Writing letters and visiting those in prison could be prioritised by myself whilst the monthly group meetings with other volunteers provided excellent support, encouragement, and advice. There were challenging times, but I never felt alone or isolated.
My first visit to a high security prison opened my eyes to the reality of the context of my work. Dogs, bars, endless doors slammed and opened, body scans and rub downs seemed to never end. However, they soon faded as I met a lonely, sad face in the hectic visiting hall. What a place to meet a stranger! But a smile and friendly greeting immediately broke down any barriers and resulted in a wide-ranging conversation about so many aspects of life. This was not a prisoner but a lonely man who had done a terrible thing but had also lost contact with the outside world, had no visitors, never received letters, and had the lowest self-esteem. I went into that place full of fear of the unknown I came out with a real buzz and eager to write him another letter.
I still don’t play golf, but I still enjoy and value my voluntary work with New Bridge. It is a great organisation that does the most valuable work for a very forgotten sector of our society.
## Peter
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## **2022 and Beyond**
We are excited to be returning to a more business as usual operation in 2022, with volunteers resuming visits to prisons, and support groups having the option to meet in person.
This will also be an important year for New Bridge as we undertake a project in spring/summer to design our strategy for the next three years.
_**It helps my mental health to know there is a human being taking the time to write to me, especially when I was not a people person before prison.**_
© Andy Aitchison
**Our new strategy will outline key areas we want to focus on, including:**
## **Reach**
Increasing the number of people in prison we reach with our service, and scaling up our community of volunteers.
## **Innovation**
Exploring new ways of working and delivering, finding new efficiencies to allow us to spend more time supporting our growing number of beneficiaries and volunteers.
## **Sustainability**
Diversifying our income, and securing new, long-term partnerships to deliver our work.
## **Excellence**
Seeking out new ways of measuring the impact of our work, so that we can ensure we are providing the best service possible to people in prison, and the best support possible to our volunteers.
## **Diversity & Inclusion**
Recruiting volunteers from even more diverse backgrounds to better represent our prisoner population; ensuring we are reaching all people in prison who can benefit from our service.
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## **Our Supporters**
We couldn’t exist to impact lives in the way that we do without the generous financial donations of our supporters.
**Last year we were grateful to receive donations of over £1,000 from the following:**
- 1772 Charity
- 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
- Albert Hunt Trust
- B Pilling
- Charles Irving Charitable Trust
- Christopher Rowbotham Charitable Trust
- City & Metropolitan Welfare Charity
- Constance Travis Charitable Trust
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation
- G M Morrison Charitable Trust
- Jessie Spencer Trust
- Leigh Trust
- Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust
- Michael & Shirley Hunt Charitable Trust
- Noel Buxton Trust
- Oak Trust
- Oakdale Trust
- Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity
- R Truefitt
- S Stead Ellis
- Sir James Reckitt Charity Trust
- Sir James Roll Charitable Trust
- T Pakenham
- William A Cadbury Charitable Trust
- Worshipful Company of Basketmakers
- Zochonis Charitable Trust
We are keen to build further partnerships in 2022. If you are interested in supporting our work, please get in touch via **info@newbridgefoundation.org.uk**
_**I am very grateful to New Bridge for giving me the opportunity to run the London Marathon to raise funds to support the valuable work that so many volunteers undertake. I was able to spend time training and had hoped to complete the run in less than three and a half hours. The weather was kind, the support from spectators and volunteers was great, and I completed the distance in 3:18. I was very pleased with the outcome and even more delighted to have raised in excess of £3300 for New Bridge**_
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_**I have been able to clarify my thoughts and challenge myself as well, with these discussions and I really get a positive experience from each letter and our visit. I enjoy both styles of letter, the more day-to-day and the deeper discussions**_
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## **info@newbridgefoundation.org.uk www.newbridgefoundation.org.uk 020 8671 3856**
New Bridge Foundation, 1a Elm Park, London SW2 2TX
New Bridge Foundation, 1a Elm Park, London SW2 2TX Registered Company No: 5048063 Registered Charity No: 1103511
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBF,R: O51M8063
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1103511
Report of Ibe Trus1tt8 and
Un*udlted Flnanclal Ststements for tbe Year Ended 3J$t December 2021
for
The New Brldie Foundation
(Trant Harn)d Lerman Davis LLP
c.hartered Accountsnts
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Healthaid Elouse
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The New Bridge FoundatiDR
Contents of the Finandaj statennts
for th¢ year ended 31st Detellther 2021
P*gt
Report of the Tru$tees
Independent Ex*ndDer'$ Report
Statement of Fln4n¢i41 A¢ttYldes
Balance Sheet
No¢e5 to the Flnanelal Statementi
The New Bridge FouDd*tio
Report of the TrustttS
for the year ended 31st Decernber 2(121
Th¢ tnjsw who were also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with
the fiwncial st&t¢nKnts of the ¢h#rity foT th¢ yur ended 31 D¢eemb¢r 2021. The ststements eotllply with tbe
Charitses Act 2011. the Conynies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articl¢s of Ao¢latiO and Accounting a1
R¢porting by Charitlcs: Statement of Recommended Practiee applicable to charities preparing their accounts ill
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Sma]ler Entiti¢s.
OBJECTIVES AND AcrtVlTIES
ObJeetives aDd aims
The New Bridge Foundation is a chartty which supports people in prisotL The object of the charity as set out in the
¢(Jrnpany's memordndum of association is to promotc a1 SpOrt the education, befriending attd resettlemem of peopk
in prison and ex-offendeTS.
Our aim is to support pri30ner5 whil¢ they Jr¢ LD Prison to build a eonttection to the outside world We believe that this
helps to aid Teinte¥rttion aT]d reduce offeThlin8.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
Our COTe tIvIty i& the provision of 8 befriending service to people serving prison sentenc¢y. We recrnit dedicat
volunt¢ers aud off¢r ¢ompr¢hernqive training befoT¢ matehin8 them with a pri50ller. Prisoncts and their befrienders
exchange letters, building a trnsting, non-judgem¢ntsl relationship. Befrienders and theiT Pri50Der5 can also connect via
telephone ¢all$, and befiienders often 4ttettd prisons to visit tbeir prisoDei. We believ¢ thai COntt with the outside
world prwres prisoner5 for rele¥se. W¢ refer to tbe guidance contained ill the Charity Commission's general guidance
on public benefit and will review our activities ygainst the publi¢ ben¢fit ill our tre plallning.
N¢w Bridge'$ service 18 unique ill that our befrienders stay matc1] with the sw prisoner os they are moved aTound the
prison estate. This continuity belps to build a deeper ynd more trusting relatiot)sbip, at a time wl)en prisoners are
experiencing & large amount of change and disNption to routines.
The befrienders wbo volunteer for New Bridge oft¢n be the only souree of 8oeial e01eCtiOn or emotional support
for prisoners are no longer in contactwith family or friends.
Our b¢fri¢nding wvi¢e is open to applicatio% from attyPTisoner in Englalld and Wales.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Achievements and performanet
Despite the continuing impact of Covid-19 during the course of 2021, we maintain¢d our support for OUT beneficiaries.
Having developed new ways of selecting and trainin8 volunteers remotely. we were abl£ to grow numbcr of
befrienders by 13•/0.
2021 saw a huge increase in demand for our service. with prisoner applications 520/¢ higber than 2020. OY¢r the
course of the year we weTe in contact with 1,107 PTi50neTS. 779 of these were matched with a volunteer befriend¢r for
all or part of the year.
Impact
Every year w¢ ask prisoDers to cornpkte an evaluation forn) to report on the service we provide and the impact it has had
on them. One of these prisoners rep)rted: "the sense of isolation and abandornrnt I f¢lt. aDd continu¢ to f¢el, w
ti)itigat¢d by Tegular letters from the outside. At present M¢ have revert to COVtD slage 4. and coping on¢¢ &gain 7th
23hr IkdOWn in our cells. As w¢ll as r¢guiar, fuls(Trme, jaw-p¥¢ked letters. my volunteer also sends me postcards
nd emails. This connection with the "T¢&l" world provides a ]if¢-lin¢. a tenuiws toueh of nornlality in ts fast
becoming isolation ehambers of misery in UK jails"
Our perfornwlce this year As 8 direct result of tbe hard work and dedication of our small staff tea and our large
comjnunity of volunteer4 we tak¢ this opportwiity to ¢¢lebrate. We also Saw the retirejnent this year of lsta]r
Smitb. after a long and distinguished tenwe as Treasurer, and express our gratitud¢ for 411 of hjs insight #nd guidattce
during hi5 time with New Byidge. In additii*L our CEO Judith Smith retired 8t the end of th¢ year, aft¢r 5 y¢ars l¢ading
the organisation (including tbrough th¢ impa¢t of Covid-19) and She l¢aves with our thanks for ber WOTk knd our best
wishes for the fLItte.
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The New Brldge Foundation
Report of the Tntres
for the year ¢ttd¢d 31st De¢emb¢r 2021
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves polley
The trusie¢s c8tabli8h¢d a policy whereby the unrestricted fvn¢ts not nmI or itiwi¢d in try'ble f1 a58ets ('thc
frex rv.) held by the charity sbould be e4ual to of six months ¥verdge expenditur¢.
STRUCTURL GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng doeument
Th¢ charity is ¢¢)ntrolled by its governing doallnenL a deed of trust, and constibJt¢$ a lirnit¢d wn)pany, limited by
guardlltee. as defined by the Companies Act 2006 and in¢orpor8trd in 2004.
Riik maDagernent
The charity regu]arly revlews its risk, in line with Charity guidan¢¢.
Rvrulttnen¢ gnd appIntMent of neTV trustees
Tnte¢S have a range of experience in criminal justi¢¢ and busin¢s& New lThstees are &ppointsd thmugb an open
dvertising campaign highlighting the need for people with certain skius to overse¢ the charity. TteeS are sent the
Charity Commission's Essential Tn¢ Guide, the Articles of Association. rnost recent annual report and befriending
senrice evaluatio Induction includes bri¢fing se58ions from the Chair about the obligations of tnlstees and how the
board operaies, an overview of finonoe5 from the Treasurer and briefings from the Chief Executive aTKi staff teAnt
Tru$ttts are encouraged io participate in & training course for volunteers and to attend a regional group nxets'ng to
U1¢[81nd how New Bridge operates.
OrE*nls*ttomAI stru¢tur¢
The N¢w Bridge FouDdation has a board of nine membeTS who rneet four times a year and are r¢sponsibl¢ for th¢
strategic direction and policy of the eharity. Day to day responsibility for the d)atity rests with the Chief Executive and
provision of bEfriending and n]anag¢m¢Dt of th¢ volw]teers is led by the Director of Befriending sUPPOrted by the
Befri¢ndiDg Admtni5trator. The Admillistration Manager As respoD5ible for regu]ar fithising and for finla1 and
business systems.
Related partie5
New Bridge has a llY owned subsidiary ¢ompany tnside Time Ltd whith produces the newspaper. The Treasurer and
another New Bridge thte¢ ar¢ tllemb¢ts of the 1tisid¢ Tim¢ Board of DiTlOTS.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstered CompADy number
05048063 (Not specifiedlother)
Reglstered Cbarlty number
1103511
Registered offjce
IA Elm PaTk
IA&ndon
SW2 2TX
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The Tr4ew Bridge Fourtdatlon
Report of th¢ Trwtres
for the ye4r ended 318t DK¢mber 2021
Thistees
Dr Peier John Bennett
Faye Dyke
Di Lynne Game
Roger Hill (resiwd 20.4.2021)
Susan Ellen Nicholas MBE
John Patrick OR¢illy
Mr Alistsir Henry Ellis Smith Honorary Treasurer (resigned 19.10.2021)
Sara Z4lin
Hclen B(bothrnan Chair
Atll)a Parley (appointed 19.10.2021)
Aillie Rennie (aP1nted 19.10.21f21)
Jolllj S¢ampion {appointed 19.10.2021) {resigned 30.1.2022)
Pgtron
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy. KG GCVO
Presldent
Sir Joseph Piljing KCB
Vice Pr¢8ideDts
Revetend Jonathan Aitken
Professor David Witson
Cblef Executlve
Judith Smith MBE- resigned 31.01.22
Dr Lucy Ball- appointed 28.02.22
Company Sefretary
I)onna Frances King
Independent Examiner
Grant Harrod Luman Davi5 LLP
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IDdependeDt Ellner'S Report to the Trlliteu Of
The Neiv Bridge Foundation
Independellt erdminer'5 report to the trustees of The New Bddge Found4tlon ('the Company,)
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of tbe accounts of the Company for the year ended
31st Decenther 2021.
Re5ponslbllltle5 and basls of report
As tbe cljarity's knjstees of tILe Company land a]so its dire¢tors for th¢ purposes of company law) you are responsible for
the prepardtion of the accounts in accordomce with the requirements 4)f tbe Compatlles Act 21N)6 {*be 2006 kn?.
Having satisfi¢d myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited w)der Part 16 of the 21)06 Aet
and are eligible for i1¢pendent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your chariws accounts a8 carried
out under seetion 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('th¢ 2011 Act,). In carying out my ¢xarnination I have followed the
Dir¢ctioTrs giv¢n by the Charity Conunission WLd¢r 8tion 145(5) @) of the 2011 Act.
IDdepeDdellt ex*mlner's st9ttnt
I have compleied my examination. I conf]rn) that no m8tteTS have come to my attention in connection with ibe
examination giving me cause to believe:
accounting records were noi kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act. or
the accounts do not accord with those records. or
the aecounts do not Con]Y with th¢ aOunting Tequirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requirement that the accounts give a true a fair view whieh is not a matter considered as part tsf an independent
examination. or
the accounts have not been prq)ared in ac¢ordanc¢ with the nythods and prtnciples of the Statement of
ReconMxCd Practice for hccounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities PTepanng their accounts
in accordance with the FitYancAal Reporting Standard applicable the UK and Republic of Irela] (FRS 102)).
I have ryo concerns and have come across llo other matters in comiection with the examination to wbich attention should
be drawn in this report in order ¢0 enable a proper under5tandtng of the accounts to be reached.
Jeremy Harrod FCCA
Chartered Certified Accouniant
Grant HatTod L¢rnun Davis LLP
Chartered Accountants
1st Floor
Healthaid House
Marlborough Hill
Harrow
Middle5¢X
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The New Bridge Follndatlon
Statsm¢nt of Financ1 Actlvltles
for thc yeAr ended 31st December 2021
2021
Totsl
funds
2020
TotAI
Unrestricted
fund
Restri¢ted
Notes
INCOME AND ETr4DOWMENfs FROM
Donations and legacies
146,055
146,055
346,760
Investrnent in¢ome
Other incon
9.501
25,222
9,501
25,222
8.515
16,267
Total
180.778
180,778
371,542
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising fijnds
30,698
30.698
41.627
Charitable aetivitles
Befriending
Sp¢cial Events
Administration costs
148,786
148.786
147,017
31,445
31,445
30,766
Total
210.929
210,929
219.854
LYET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
(30,151)
{30,151)
151,688
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
fllDdi brought forward
529,171
529,171
377.483
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
49).020
499.020
529,171
Thc not¢$ forni part of these fin8nrial statements
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The Bridge FDryDdatioD
BAIAnce Sheet
31st Dember 2021
2021
Totsl
funds
2020
Totsl
fimds
Unt¢stri¢ted R¢stri¢tcd
fiS
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
IttlMents
410,205
410,205
284,983
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtor5
Cash at bank
10
4,764
89,896
4.764
89.896
25.OCK)
225.679
94,660
94,660
250,679
CREDITORS
Amounts fallin8 due within one year
(5,845)
(5,845)
{6,491)
Tr4ET CURRENf ASSETS
88,815
88,815
244.188
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENr
LIABILITIES
499,020
499,020
529,171
NET ASSE18
499,020
499,020
529,171
FUIYDS
Unr¢8tri¢t¢d funds
12
499,020
529,171
TOTAL FUNDS
499,020
529,171
The charitable company is cntitlcd to exemption from audit und¢r Section 477 of th¢ Compani¢s Act 2006 for the year
cndcd 3 1st D¢ccmb¢r 2021.
The metythrs have not requir¢d the eompatty to obtain an audit of its f]nan¢ial stat¢ll*Dts for the year ended
315t December 2021 in ac¢ordance with Section 476 of the Companie5 Act 2006.
The trStee5 acknowledge their respjnsibilities for
¢nsuring that the c]Jan'table ¢ompany keeps accounting records that comply Sxtions 386 and 387 of the
Companies Act 21X)6 and
preparing financial staternents wbich givc a true and fair vicw of the state of affair5 of the charitable compaThy
at the cnd of cach financial year and of its swTrlus or d¢ficit for each fjnancial year in a¢¢ordan¢¢ with the
Teqllirements of Se¢tions 394 and 395 and which othenvise comply with the Tequirements of the Companies Act
2006 relating to fjnancial statennts, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
Ib)
Th¢ not¢s forn part of thes¢ fJnall¢ial stat¢m¢nts
P8g¢ 7
continued...
The New BTid8e FouDdadon
B*lanee Sheet- eontinued
313t December 2021
These finala] stsletrRnts have been pr¢pLred iu accordance with the provi8ii)n8 app]icable to charitoble eompani
subject to thr stwdll CODJp4wes regitne.
The fll
xal stst¢llMts wcrc approved by th¢ Board of Trustees and authori5ed for issue on
.bLw-....... and v4ere signed on its behalf by..
.1.
Hclcrt
othnun- Trustee
. O'Reilly- Tru5tec
The notes form part of tbese finarLcial ststenKni8
Page 8
The New Brldge Foundadojh
Notes to the Ststernents
for the year emded 31st December 2021
ACCOiIEifiNG POLICIES
Basls of prep#rkng tbe flDanelal stateJnettt$
The financial statements of Ihe charitablc company, vknich is a public bencfit entity un(kr FRS 102, have been
pr¢p8r¢d in 8¢cordance with the Charities SORP {FRS 1021 'Accoutsttng and Reporting by CIMriti¢s.' Statem¢ni
of Recommended Practice applicable to ¢h8rAti¢s preparing their accounts in accoldae the Financial
Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Rcpublic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019).,
Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Rew>tting Stalldard 4wli¢able in the UK and Republic of
Ireland. and the Companies Aet 2006. The fittancial stat¢mettts hav¢ be prcpared under the historical cost
eonvention, with the exteption of inv¢stments whi¢h aTe included at market value, as modified by the tyvaluation
of certain assets.
Inrne
All in¢ome is re¢ognised in the Ststement of FitiaDcial Activitics once the charity ha5 ttiement to the fimth, it
is probable that the income will be received and the any)unt can b¢ m¢asur¢d reliably.
Expendlthre
Liabilities ar¢ reco18¢d as pendItuTe as soon as there is a legal or CODStnwtive obligation connnitbng the
han'ty ihat ¢xpenditUTA 1¢ is Probable th a Iransfer of economic benefits will be Tequired in settlement and
the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. EXPendIti is accounted for on an acwLs basis and has
been classified ullder headitw that aggregate all cost r¢lat¢d io the ¢at¢gory. Wlwe costs cannot be directly
atiributed to particular headiDgs they have been 8Jlocated to activities on a b8sis coLsistent with the use of
resources.
A]]oeatlon #nd apport10nnt of ¢osts
Supp)rt costs are based on a percentage of the tll81 costs incurred. ¢alculrdt¢d on 4 stsff tim¢ basis.
Tangible red ajsets
Depreciation is provided at the followitig annual rates in order to TrTite off each akset over its estimated 9¢fUl
life.
Fixtur¢$ and fittin8S
250/0 on CA)St
The Charity is exempt from cotporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fvnd *¢¢ounting
Unrestricted fiu)ds can be used in aCCordate with the clmritsble objectives at the digeretioll of the trLLStees.
Restricted fia8 can only b¢ used for paTtiwlar trirt¢d pury)os¢s wiihin lh¢ objects of the Charity. RestrictiODB
aris¢ when Splfied by the donor or when funds are rdised for particular regtricted pwposes.
I41 explanation of the naDJre alld puwse of each fimd 15 includcd in thc notes to the financial 8talement&
V&lunteer9
In ac¢ordance with SORP 2005, the ¢¢mtribution of volunteers is not recognised in the Financi Ststements. 88
the Ve of their Colltrtbution cat]Ni be reasonably quantified in finanal ternis. An exception nmy be made
where a donor provides Se1¢eS as part of iheir trade or profession and where the chatity would otherwise have
had to purchase those serviees externally. In these case4 if rdaterial, thos¢ donat¢d $¢rVI¢ would be valued at
tbe open market value to the chjrity.
Page 9
continued...
The New Bridge Foundatlon
Notes to the Fln&n¢iil St4temeAts- comtknued
for the YVAT eDded 31gt December 2021
IL¥VESTMENT INCOME
2021
2020
Other investment iticome
9,501
8.515
TRUSTEES, REMUIYERATtON AI¥D BENEFITS
There re no trustees, remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st D¢c¢mb¢T 2021 nor for the year
ended 315t Decen)ber 2020.
Trustees, expense$
TnL8tee$ were reimbwsed travel exp¢n8¢8 the year amowtting to £0.(
STAFF COSTS
2021
2020
Wages at)d salaric5
Social security cosL5
132,754
9,230
130.741
13,464
141.984
144,205
The average monthly numb¢r of employees during the year w&8 as follows."
2021
2020
DIrt charitsble wodL
Administration
No employees received enxilullwits in eX&S of £60,000.
No stsff rn¢rnber Teceived a sa]ary of mor¢ than £60.000.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENf OF FINANCtAL ACTivrriES
ureStrICted ReslTiCted
fund
full(Ls
Totsl
INCOME AND £NDOIVMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
346.760
346,760
Investment in¢¢)me
Other income
8.515
16267
8.515
16267
Totsl
371,542
371.542
EXPENDITURE ON
B2Asiti8 fjJttds
41,627
41.627
Charit4ble aetlidtle$
Befriendlng
Special Ev¢nls
Administration Costs
147,017
147,017
30.766
30.766
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conttnu¢d...
The New Brldge
Noles ts the Financial Statements. CODtiDued
for the year ended 31st Detenther 21121
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVJTIES- ¢ontinw¢d
Unrestricted Restricted
fid
Totsl
fiwds
219,854
219,854
NET INCOME
151.688
151,688
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
377,483
377.483
TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD
529,171
529,171
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
ShaTe$ in
group
COST
NBT BOOK VALUE
At 31 Dee¢mbei 2021
At 31 Deeember 2020
There were no imvestment assets outside the UK.
Thc conwanJPs inveslments at the balance shed date include the following..
Ingide Time Limited
Nature of business.. Publishing of newspapers for Prisoners
Jide Time Limited (a fjjlly owTr¢d subsidiary) is a company limited by guar8nte¢ atrj does no¢ hav¢ atty share
capitsl.
2019
2018
Aggregate capital and reserves
Surplw for the year
64.229
5,706
58.523
3,503
Pa8¢ 11
continued...
The New Bridge Foundation
IY•te$ t• the Fillan¢l41 Sta¢¢Thellts- conthiued
for the year ended 31st Deeenth¢r 2021
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATIOIY FEE
The Ind¢p¢tsd¢nt Examinalion Fce for the year is £1,920.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixt$
and
fittitigs
COST
At 1st January 2021 and
31 st December 2021
3.025
DEPRECIATION
At 1st January 2021 and
31st December 2021
3,025
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st December 2021
At 3 1st December 2020
FIXED $SET INVESTMENTS
Unlisted
MARKET VALUE
At 1st January 2021
AdditioJJs
Revaluations
284,983
loo,000
25.222
At 31st December 2021
410,205
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st Ikcembw 2021
410205
At 31st December 2020
284.983
There werr no investment assets outside the UK.
Co8t or valuation at 31st December 2021 is rcpre8ented by..
Unlisted
inVestnts
Valuation In 2019
Valuation in 2020
Valuation in 2021
Cost
18,716
16,267
25,222
350,000
410205
Tb¢ ¢ompaxgs invcstmcnts at the balance sheet date An th¢ Sha capita] of companies include the following..
Pa8e 12
continued...
The New Brfdge Foundatlon
Note8 to the Fth*nei*l Statemenls- eonthiued
for tbe year ended 31it December 2021
FIXED L8S£T ILYVESTMENTS- eODtlnued
Inslde Tlme Llmited
Restered office:
Nature of business." Publithing of n¢wspap¢rs for prison¢rs
Class of share:
holding
100
Inside Time Limited is a thlly owned subsidiary of The N¢w Bridge Fowidation, is a company lirnited by
guarantee ajjd d(*s not have w ghare Capitd.
io.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wfTHIN ONE YEAR
2021
2020
Anu>unts owed by group undertakin85
Othu debtois
Prepayments and a¢¢rued income
25,(K)O
2(K)
4,564
4.764
25,IM>O
11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITIUN ONE YEAR
2021
2020
Trade credito
Oth¢r ¢redi¢ors
Accruals and deferred irKome
396
3.529
1,920
1.391
3.330
1,770
5.845
6.491
12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
N¢t
movetren¢
in fun(L8
At
31.12.21
At 1.1.21
Unrestrfieted funds
Geneial fund
529,171
(30,151)
499.020
TOTAL FUNDS
529,171
(30.151)
499,020
Net movenxnt in fund5, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
r¢sour¢e8
Resouree8
expended
Movement
Unrestricled funds
180.778
(210,929)
{30,151)
TOTAL FUNDS
180.778
(210,929)
{30,151)
Pag¢ 13
continued...
The New Bridge Foundatlon
otes to the FID4nd41 stateDllts- ¢olltlnued
for ¢he year elld¢d 31$t DeThber 2021
12.
MOVEMENT IN FUI¥DS- contlDued
Compar#tlve8 for mDweffjellt in CuDds
N¢t
m0vennt
iti funds
At
31.12.20
Atl.1.20
Unrestrl¢l¢iJ ndS
377,483
151.688
529,171
TOTAL FUNDS
377,483
151,688
529,171
Comparative net mov¢nKnl in fijnds. included in the aboye are a8 follows:
Incornillg Resources Movernent
expertdcd
in fvnds
Unrestricted fllnd$
Generni fuT
371,542
(219.854)
151,688
TOTAL FUNDS
371.542
(219,854)
151,688
A curr¢nt year 12 months aTMI prior y¢ar 12 nN)nths combin¢d positioD is as follows:
Net
mtsvemeDt
in fimds
At
31.12.21
At 1.1.20
Unrutrltted funds
General fth
377,483
121,537
499,020
TOTAL FUNDS
377,483
121,537
499,020
A CUTrent year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movenmrt in fu1&. included iti th¢ above are
as follows..
Ineoming
resources
Resources
expended
Move1
in funds
Unr¢strirted funds
General fimd
552,320
(430,783)
121.537
TOTAL FUNDS
552.320
(430,783)
121.537
Th¢ abov¢ fuThJs were restricted as follows:
B¢fricnding'. The Peter Stebbings Memorial ChaTity
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contitiued...
The New Bridge Foundatlo
Nfjtej to the FID*nelAI Statements- ¢ontlDued
for the year ¢nded 313t Dec¢mber 21121
12.
MOVEMENf IN FUNDS - ¢ontlDued
The core activity of New Bridge Fowidation is Befriending People in priso matty of vknom have lo contact
with family and friends. Volunteers are trained in this role and ar¢ expected to write io and visit th¢ir
befri¢ndees for the rest of the ¢tOd18] portion of ther sentence.
13.
RELATED PARTY DJSCLOSURES
During the year the Charity re4eived a donation from its subsidiary. Insidc Time Limited. atiiouoting to £Nil
(2020- £25,000).
14.
LIABILITY OF MEMBERS
The company is constitut&l 05 a conyany Itmited by gu8TAntee. In the event of the charity beillg wound up
members are required to contribute an Amount not exceeding £1.
Pag¢ 15
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBF,R: O51M8063
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1103511
Report of Ibe Trus1tt8 and
Un*udlted Flnanclal Ststements for tbe Year Ended 3J$t December 2021
for
The New Brldie Foundation
(Trant Harn)d Lerman Davis LLP
c.hartered Accountsnts
1st Floor
Healthaid Elouse
MaTlborougb Hill
Ham>w
idd1¢5ex
HAI IUD
The New Bridge FoundatiDR
Contents of the Finandaj statennts
for th¢ year ended 31st Detellther 2021
P*gt
Report of the Tru$tees
Independent Ex*ndDer'$ Report
Statement of Fln4n¢i41 A¢ttYldes
Balance Sheet
No¢e5 to the Flnanelal Statementi
The New Bridge FouDd*tio
Report of the TrustttS
for the year ended 31st Decernber 2(121
Th¢ tnjsw who were also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with
the fiwncial st&t¢nKnts of the ¢h#rity foT th¢ yur ended 31 D¢eemb¢r 2021. The ststements eotllply with tbe
Charitses Act 2011. the Conynies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articl¢s of Ao¢latiO and Accounting a1
R¢porting by Charitlcs: Statement of Recommended Practiee applicable to charities preparing their accounts ill
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Sma]ler Entiti¢s.
OBJECTIVES AND AcrtVlTIES
ObJeetives aDd aims
The New Bridge Foundation is a chartty which supports people in prisotL The object of the charity as set out in the
¢(Jrnpany's memordndum of association is to promotc a1 SpOrt the education, befriending attd resettlemem of peopk
in prison and ex-offendeTS.
Our aim is to support pri30ner5 whil¢ they Jr¢ LD Prison to build a eonttection to the outside world We believe that this
helps to aid Teinte¥rttion aT]d reduce offeThlin8.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
Our COTe tIvIty i& the provision of 8 befriending service to people serving prison sentenc¢y. We recrnit dedicat
volunt¢ers aud off¢r ¢ompr¢hernqive training befoT¢ matehin8 them with a pri50ller. Prisoncts and their befrienders
exchange letters, building a trnsting, non-judgem¢ntsl relationship. Befrienders and theiT Pri50Der5 can also connect via
telephone ¢all$, and befiienders often 4ttettd prisons to visit tbeir prisoDei. We believ¢ thai COntt with the outside
world prwres prisoner5 for rele¥se. W¢ refer to tbe guidance contained ill the Charity Commission's general guidance
on public benefit and will review our activities ygainst the publi¢ ben¢fit ill our tre plallning.
N¢w Bridge'$ service 18 unique ill that our befrienders stay matc1] with the sw prisoner os they are moved aTound the
prison estate. This continuity belps to build a deeper ynd more trusting relatiot)sbip, at a time wl)en prisoners are
experiencing & large amount of change and disNption to routines.
The befrienders wbo volunteer for New Bridge oft¢n be the only souree of 8oeial e01eCtiOn or emotional support
for prisoners are no longer in contactwith family or friends.
Our b¢fri¢nding wvi¢e is open to applicatio% from attyPTisoner in Englalld and Wales.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Achievements and performanet
Despite the continuing impact of Covid-19 during the course of 2021, we maintain¢d our support for OUT beneficiaries.
Having developed new ways of selecting and trainin8 volunteers remotely. we were abl£ to grow numbcr of
befrienders by 13•/0.
2021 saw a huge increase in demand for our service. with prisoner applications 520/¢ higber than 2020. OY¢r the
course of the year we weTe in contact with 1,107 PTi50neTS. 779 of these were matched with a volunteer befriend¢r for
all or part of the year.
Impact
Every year w¢ ask prisoDers to cornpkte an evaluation forn) to report on the service we provide and the impact it has had
on them. One of these prisoners rep)rted: "the sense of isolation and abandornrnt I f¢lt. aDd continu¢ to f¢el, w
ti)itigat¢d by Tegular letters from the outside. At present M¢ have revert to COVtD slage 4. and coping on¢¢ &gain 7th
23hr IkdOWn in our cells. As w¢ll as r¢guiar, fuls(Trme, jaw-p¥¢ked letters. my volunteer also sends me postcards
nd emails. This connection with the "T¢&l" world provides a ]if¢-lin¢. a tenuiws toueh of nornlality in ts fast
becoming isolation ehambers of misery in UK jails"
Our perfornwlce this year As 8 direct result of tbe hard work and dedication of our small staff tea and our large
comjnunity of volunteer4 we tak¢ this opportwiity to ¢¢lebrate. We also Saw the retirejnent this year of lsta]r
Smitb. after a long and distinguished tenwe as Treasurer, and express our gratitud¢ for 411 of hjs insight #nd guidattce
during hi5 time with New Byidge. In additii*L our CEO Judith Smith retired 8t the end of th¢ year, aft¢r 5 y¢ars l¢ading
the organisation (including tbrough th¢ impa¢t of Covid-19) and She l¢aves with our thanks for ber WOTk knd our best
wishes for the fLItte.
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The New Brldge Foundation
Report of the Tntres
for the year ¢ttd¢d 31st De¢emb¢r 2021
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves polley
The trusie¢s c8tabli8h¢d a policy whereby the unrestricted fvn¢ts not nmI or itiwi¢d in try'ble f1 a58ets ('thc
frex rv.) held by the charity sbould be e4ual to of six months ¥verdge expenditur¢.
STRUCTURL GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng doeument
Th¢ charity is ¢¢)ntrolled by its governing doallnenL a deed of trust, and constibJt¢$ a lirnit¢d wn)pany, limited by
guardlltee. as defined by the Companies Act 2006 and in¢orpor8trd in 2004.
Riik maDagernent
The charity regu]arly revlews its risk, in line with Charity guidan¢¢.
Rvrulttnen¢ gnd appIntMent of neTV trustees
Tnte¢S have a range of experience in criminal justi¢¢ and busin¢s& New lThstees are &ppointsd thmugb an open
dvertising campaign highlighting the need for people with certain skius to overse¢ the charity. TteeS are sent the
Charity Commission's Essential Tn¢ Guide, the Articles of Association. rnost recent annual report and befriending
senrice evaluatio Induction includes bri¢fing se58ions from the Chair about the obligations of tnlstees and how the
board operaies, an overview of finonoe5 from the Treasurer and briefings from the Chief Executive aTKi staff teAnt
Tru$ttts are encouraged io participate in & training course for volunteers and to attend a regional group nxets'ng to
U1¢[81nd how New Bridge operates.
OrE*nls*ttomAI stru¢tur¢
The N¢w Bridge FouDdation has a board of nine membeTS who rneet four times a year and are r¢sponsibl¢ for th¢
strategic direction and policy of the eharity. Day to day responsibility for the d)atity rests with the Chief Executive and
provision of bEfriending and n]anag¢m¢Dt of th¢ volw]teers is led by the Director of Befriending sUPPOrted by the
Befri¢ndiDg Admtni5trator. The Admillistration Manager As respoD5ible for regu]ar fithising and for finla1 and
business systems.
Related partie5
New Bridge has a llY owned subsidiary ¢ompany tnside Time Ltd whith produces the newspaper. The Treasurer and
another New Bridge thte¢ ar¢ tllemb¢ts of the 1tisid¢ Tim¢ Board of DiTlOTS.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstered CompADy number
05048063 (Not specifiedlother)
Reglstered Cbarlty number
1103511
Registered offjce
IA Elm PaTk
IA&ndon
SW2 2TX
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The Tr4ew Bridge Fourtdatlon
Report of th¢ Trwtres
for the ye4r ended 318t DK¢mber 2021
Thistees
Dr Peier John Bennett
Faye Dyke
Di Lynne Game
Roger Hill (resiwd 20.4.2021)
Susan Ellen Nicholas MBE
John Patrick OR¢illy
Mr Alistsir Henry Ellis Smith Honorary Treasurer (resigned 19.10.2021)
Sara Z4lin
Hclen B(bothrnan Chair
Atll)a Parley (appointed 19.10.2021)
Aillie Rennie (aP1nted 19.10.21f21)
Jolllj S¢ampion {appointed 19.10.2021) {resigned 30.1.2022)
Pgtron
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy. KG GCVO
Presldent
Sir Joseph Piljing KCB
Vice Pr¢8ideDts
Revetend Jonathan Aitken
Professor David Witson
Cblef Executlve
Judith Smith MBE- resigned 31.01.22
Dr Lucy Ball- appointed 28.02.22
Company Sefretary
I)onna Frances King
Independent Examiner
Grant Harrod Luman Davi5 LLP
Chartered Accountants
1st Floor
Healthaid House
MaTlborough Hill
H2fOW
Middl¢$ex
HAI IUD
Soueltors
Bate5 Wells
10 Queen Street Place
tA)ndon
EC4R IBE
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The New Bridge Fowid*tiOD
Report orth¢ Truste
for the year ended 31st De¢em1 2021
Bankers
Barclays Bank PLC
5 High Road
Willesden Green
London NWIO 2TE
CAF Bank Ltd
25 Kings Htll Av¢nu¢
King5 Hill
West Malling
Kent ME19 4JQ
HSBC
210 High Holborn
tDndon WCIV 7HD
AppToved by order of the board of trwtees on....
. and Sied ot) its behalf by..
Hel
Boothman. Trust¢¢
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IDdependeDt Ellner'S Report to the Trlliteu Of
The Neiv Bridge Foundation
Independellt erdminer'5 report to the trustees of The New Bddge Found4tlon ('the Company,)
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of tbe accounts of the Company for the year ended
31st Decenther 2021.
Re5ponslbllltle5 and basls of report
As tbe cljarity's knjstees of tILe Company land a]so its dire¢tors for th¢ purposes of company law) you are responsible for
the prepardtion of the accounts in accordomce with the requirements 4)f tbe Compatlles Act 21N)6 {*be 2006 kn?.
Having satisfi¢d myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited w)der Part 16 of the 21)06 Aet
and are eligible for i1¢pendent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your chariws accounts a8 carried
out under seetion 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('th¢ 2011 Act,). In carying out my ¢xarnination I have followed the
Dir¢ctioTrs giv¢n by the Charity Conunission WLd¢r 8tion 145(5) @) of the 2011 Act.
IDdepeDdellt ex*mlner's st9ttnt
I have compleied my examination. I conf]rn) that no m8tteTS have come to my attention in connection with ibe
examination giving me cause to believe:
accounting records were noi kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act. or
the accounts do not accord with those records. or
the aecounts do not Con]Y with th¢ aOunting Tequirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requirement that the accounts give a true a fair view whieh is not a matter considered as part tsf an independent
examination. or
the accounts have not been prq)ared in ac¢ordanc¢ with the nythods and prtnciples of the Statement of
ReconMxCd Practice for hccounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities PTepanng their accounts
in accordance with the FitYancAal Reporting Standard applicable the UK and Republic of Irela] (FRS 102)).
I have ryo concerns and have come across llo other matters in comiection with the examination to wbich attention should
be drawn in this report in order ¢0 enable a proper under5tandtng of the accounts to be reached.
Jeremy Harrod FCCA
Chartered Certified Accouniant
Grant HatTod L¢rnun Davis LLP
Chartered Accountants
1st Floor
Healthaid House
Marlborough Hill
Harrow
Middle5¢X
HAI IUD
Date..
Page S
The New Bridge Follndatlon
Statsm¢nt of Financ1 Actlvltles
for thc yeAr ended 31st December 2021
2021
Totsl
funds
2020
TotAI
Unrestricted
fund
Restri¢ted
Notes
INCOME AND ETr4DOWMENfs FROM
Donations and legacies
146,055
146,055
346,760
Investrnent in¢ome
Other incon
9.501
25,222
9,501
25,222
8.515
16,267
Total
180.778
180,778
371,542
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising fijnds
30,698
30.698
41.627
Charitable aetivitles
Befriending
Sp¢cial Events
Administration costs
148,786
148.786
147,017
31,445
31,445
30,766
Total
210.929
210,929
219.854
LYET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
(30,151)
{30,151)
151,688
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
fllDdi brought forward
529,171
529,171
377.483
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
49).020
499.020
529,171
Thc not¢$ forni part of these fin8nrial statements
Page 6
The Bridge FDryDdatioD
BAIAnce Sheet
31st Dember 2021
2021
Totsl
funds
2020
Totsl
fimds
Unt¢stri¢ted R¢stri¢tcd
fiS
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
IttlMents
410,205
410,205
284,983
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtor5
Cash at bank
10
4,764
89,896
4.764
89.896
25.OCK)
225.679
94,660
94,660
250,679
CREDITORS
Amounts fallin8 due within one year
(5,845)
(5,845)
{6,491)
Tr4ET CURRENf ASSETS
88,815
88,815
244.188
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENr
LIABILITIES
499,020
499,020
529,171
NET ASSE18
499,020
499,020
529,171
FUIYDS
Unr¢8tri¢t¢d funds
12
499,020
529,171
TOTAL FUNDS
499,020
529,171
The charitable company is cntitlcd to exemption from audit und¢r Section 477 of th¢ Compani¢s Act 2006 for the year
cndcd 3 1st D¢ccmb¢r 2021.
The metythrs have not requir¢d the eompatty to obtain an audit of its f]nan¢ial stat¢ll*Dts for the year ended
315t December 2021 in ac¢ordance with Section 476 of the Companie5 Act 2006.
The trStee5 acknowledge their respjnsibilities for
¢nsuring that the c]Jan'table ¢ompany keeps accounting records that comply Sxtions 386 and 387 of the
Companies Act 21X)6 and
preparing financial staternents wbich givc a true and fair vicw of the state of affair5 of the charitable compaThy
at the cnd of cach financial year and of its swTrlus or d¢ficit for each fjnancial year in a¢¢ordan¢¢ with the
Teqllirements of Se¢tions 394 and 395 and which othenvise comply with the Tequirements of the Companies Act
2006 relating to fjnancial statennts, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
Ib)
Th¢ not¢s forn part of thes¢ fJnall¢ial stat¢m¢nts
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continued...
The New BTid8e FouDdadon
B*lanee Sheet- eontinued
313t December 2021
These finala] stsletrRnts have been pr¢pLred iu accordance with the provi8ii)n8 app]icable to charitoble eompani
subject to thr stwdll CODJp4wes regitne.
The fll
xal stst¢llMts wcrc approved by th¢ Board of Trustees and authori5ed for issue on
.bLw-....... and v4ere signed on its behalf by..
.1.
Hclcrt
othnun- Trustee
. O'Reilly- Tru5tec
The notes form part of tbese finarLcial ststenKni8
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The New Brldge Foundadojh
Notes to the Ststernents
for the year emded 31st December 2021
ACCOiIEifiNG POLICIES
Basls of prep#rkng tbe flDanelal stateJnettt$
The financial statements of Ihe charitablc company, vknich is a public bencfit entity un(kr FRS 102, have been
pr¢p8r¢d in 8¢cordance with the Charities SORP {FRS 1021 'Accoutsttng and Reporting by CIMriti¢s.' Statem¢ni
of Recommended Practice applicable to ¢h8rAti¢s preparing their accounts in accoldae the Financial
Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Rcpublic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019).,
Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Rew>tting Stalldard 4wli¢able in the UK and Republic of
Ireland. and the Companies Aet 2006. The fittancial stat¢mettts hav¢ be prcpared under the historical cost
eonvention, with the exteption of inv¢stments whi¢h aTe included at market value, as modified by the tyvaluation
of certain assets.
Inrne
All in¢ome is re¢ognised in the Ststement of FitiaDcial Activitics once the charity ha5 ttiement to the fimth, it
is probable that the income will be received and the any)unt can b¢ m¢asur¢d reliably.
Expendlthre
Liabilities ar¢ reco18¢d as pendItuTe as soon as there is a legal or CODStnwtive obligation connnitbng the
han'ty ihat ¢xpenditUTA 1¢ is Probable th a Iransfer of economic benefits will be Tequired in settlement and
the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. EXPendIti is accounted for on an acwLs basis and has
been classified ullder headitw that aggregate all cost r¢lat¢d io the ¢at¢gory. Wlwe costs cannot be directly
atiributed to particular headiDgs they have been 8Jlocated to activities on a b8sis coLsistent with the use of
resources.
A]]oeatlon #nd apport10nnt of ¢osts
Supp)rt costs are based on a percentage of the tll81 costs incurred. ¢alculrdt¢d on 4 stsff tim¢ basis.
Tangible red ajsets
Depreciation is provided at the followitig annual rates in order to TrTite off each akset over its estimated 9¢fUl
life.
Fixtur¢$ and fittin8S
250/0 on CA)St
The Charity is exempt from cotporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fvnd *¢¢ounting
Unrestricted fiu)ds can be used in aCCordate with the clmritsble objectives at the digeretioll of the trLLStees.
Restricted fia8 can only b¢ used for paTtiwlar trirt¢d pury)os¢s wiihin lh¢ objects of the Charity. RestrictiODB
aris¢ when Splfied by the donor or when funds are rdised for particular regtricted pwposes.
I41 explanation of the naDJre alld puwse of each fimd 15 includcd in thc notes to the financial 8talement&
V&lunteer9
In ac¢ordance with SORP 2005, the ¢¢mtribution of volunteers is not recognised in the Financi Ststements. 88
the Ve of their Colltrtbution cat]Ni be reasonably quantified in finanal ternis. An exception nmy be made
where a donor provides Se1¢eS as part of iheir trade or profession and where the chatity would otherwise have
had to purchase those serviees externally. In these case4 if rdaterial, thos¢ donat¢d $¢rVI¢ would be valued at
tbe open market value to the chjrity.
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The New Bridge Foundatlon
Notes to the Fln&n¢iil St4temeAts- comtknued
for the YVAT eDded 31gt December 2021
IL¥VESTMENT INCOME
2021
2020
Other investment iticome
9,501
8.515
TRUSTEES, REMUIYERATtON AI¥D BENEFITS
There re no trustees, remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st D¢c¢mb¢T 2021 nor for the year
ended 315t Decen)ber 2020.
Trustees, expense$
TnL8tee$ were reimbwsed travel exp¢n8¢8 the year amowtting to £0.(
STAFF COSTS
2021
2020
Wages at)d salaric5
Social security cosL5
132,754
9,230
130.741
13,464
141.984
144,205
The average monthly numb¢r of employees during the year w&8 as follows."
2021
2020
DIrt charitsble wodL
Administration
No employees received enxilullwits in eX&S of £60,000.
No stsff rn¢rnber Teceived a sa]ary of mor¢ than £60.000.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENf OF FINANCtAL ACTivrriES
ureStrICted ReslTiCted
fund
full(Ls
Totsl
INCOME AND £NDOIVMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
346.760
346,760
Investment in¢¢)me
Other income
8.515
16267
8.515
16267
Totsl
371,542
371.542
EXPENDITURE ON
B2Asiti8 fjJttds
41,627
41.627
Charit4ble aetlidtle$
Befriendlng
Special Ev¢nls
Administration Costs
147,017
147,017
30.766
30.766
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The New Brldge
Noles ts the Financial Statements. CODtiDued
for the year ended 31st Detenther 21121
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVJTIES- ¢ontinw¢d
Unrestricted Restricted
fid
Totsl
fiwds
219,854
219,854
NET INCOME
151.688
151,688
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
377,483
377.483
TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD
529,171
529,171
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
ShaTe$ in
group
COST
NBT BOOK VALUE
At 31 Dee¢mbei 2021
At 31 Deeember 2020
There were no imvestment assets outside the UK.
Thc conwanJPs inveslments at the balance shed date include the following..
Ingide Time Limited
Nature of business.. Publishing of newspapers for Prisoners
Jide Time Limited (a fjjlly owTr¢d subsidiary) is a company limited by guar8nte¢ atrj does no¢ hav¢ atty share
capitsl.
2019
2018
Aggregate capital and reserves
Surplw for the year
64.229
5,706
58.523
3,503
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The New Bridge Foundation
IY•te$ t• the Fillan¢l41 Sta¢¢Thellts- conthiued
for the year ended 31st Deeenth¢r 2021
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATIOIY FEE
The Ind¢p¢tsd¢nt Examinalion Fce for the year is £1,920.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixt$
and
fittitigs
COST
At 1st January 2021 and
31 st December 2021
3.025
DEPRECIATION
At 1st January 2021 and
31st December 2021
3,025
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st December 2021
At 3 1st December 2020
FIXED $SET INVESTMENTS
Unlisted
MARKET VALUE
At 1st January 2021
AdditioJJs
Revaluations
284,983
loo,000
25.222
At 31st December 2021
410,205
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st Ikcembw 2021
410205
At 31st December 2020
284.983
There werr no investment assets outside the UK.
Co8t or valuation at 31st December 2021 is rcpre8ented by..
Unlisted
inVestnts
Valuation In 2019
Valuation in 2020
Valuation in 2021
Cost
18,716
16,267
25,222
350,000
410205
Tb¢ ¢ompaxgs invcstmcnts at the balance sheet date An th¢ Sha capita] of companies include the following..
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The New Brfdge Foundatlon
Note8 to the Fth*nei*l Statemenls- eonthiued
for tbe year ended 31it December 2021
FIXED L8S£T ILYVESTMENTS- eODtlnued
Inslde Tlme Llmited
Restered office:
Nature of business." Publithing of n¢wspap¢rs for prison¢rs
Class of share:
holding
100
Inside Time Limited is a thlly owned subsidiary of The N¢w Bridge Fowidation, is a company lirnited by
guarantee ajjd d(*s not have w ghare Capitd.
io.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wfTHIN ONE YEAR
2021
2020
Anu>unts owed by group undertakin85
Othu debtois
Prepayments and a¢¢rued income
25,(K)O
2(K)
4,564
4.764
25,IM>O
11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITIUN ONE YEAR
2021
2020
Trade credito
Oth¢r ¢redi¢ors
Accruals and deferred irKome
396
3.529
1,920
1.391
3.330
1,770
5.845
6.491
12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
N¢t
movetren¢
in fun(L8
At
31.12.21
At 1.1.21
Unrestrfieted funds
Geneial fund
529,171
(30,151)
499.020
TOTAL FUNDS
529,171
(30.151)
499,020
Net movenxnt in fund5, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
r¢sour¢e8
Resouree8
expended
Movement
Unrestricled funds
180.778
(210,929)
{30,151)
TOTAL FUNDS
180.778
(210,929)
{30,151)
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The New Bridge Foundatlon
otes to the FID4nd41 stateDllts- ¢olltlnued
for ¢he year elld¢d 31$t DeThber 2021
12.
MOVEMENT IN FUI¥DS- contlDued
Compar#tlve8 for mDweffjellt in CuDds
N¢t
m0vennt
iti funds
At
31.12.20
Atl.1.20
Unrestrl¢l¢iJ ndS
377,483
151.688
529,171
TOTAL FUNDS
377,483
151,688
529,171
Comparative net mov¢nKnl in fijnds. included in the aboye are a8 follows:
Incornillg Resources Movernent
expertdcd
in fvnds
Unrestricted fllnd$
Generni fuT
371,542
(219.854)
151,688
TOTAL FUNDS
371.542
(219,854)
151,688
A curr¢nt year 12 months aTMI prior y¢ar 12 nN)nths combin¢d positioD is as follows:
Net
mtsvemeDt
in fimds
At
31.12.21
At 1.1.20
Unrutrltted funds
General fth
377,483
121,537
499,020
TOTAL FUNDS
377,483
121,537
499,020
A CUTrent year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movenmrt in fu1&. included iti th¢ above are
as follows..
Ineoming
resources
Resources
expended
Move1
in funds
Unr¢strirted funds
General fimd
552,320
(430,783)
121.537
TOTAL FUNDS
552.320
(430,783)
121.537
Th¢ abov¢ fuThJs were restricted as follows:
B¢fricnding'. The Peter Stebbings Memorial ChaTity
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The New Bridge Foundatlo
Nfjtej to the FID*nelAI Statements- ¢ontlDued
for the year ¢nded 313t Dec¢mber 21121
12.
MOVEMENf IN FUNDS - ¢ontlDued
The core activity of New Bridge Fowidation is Befriending People in priso matty of vknom have lo contact
with family and friends. Volunteers are trained in this role and ar¢ expected to write io and visit th¢ir
befri¢ndees for the rest of the ¢tOd18] portion of ther sentence.
13.
RELATED PARTY DJSCLOSURES
During the year the Charity re4eived a donation from its subsidiary. Insidc Time Limited. atiiouoting to £Nil
(2020- £25,000).
14.
LIABILITY OF MEMBERS
The company is constitut&l 05 a conyany Itmited by gu8TAntee. In the event of the charity beillg wound up
members are required to contribute an Amount not exceeding £1.
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