# **2024** _**You really can’t overstate the joy a letter brings – knowing that person has taken the time to write you a thoughtful message in their own time is truly special.**_ ## **Foreword** - _A befriender shows that there are people outside that can see past your crimes and still get to know the person. To build a friendship on the outside while in prison makes it even more possible when I leave prison._ - _I can’t thank them enough for everything they’ve done and continue to do, supported me immeasurably and gave my life purpose and ambition, when others have not. This environment can bring you down and be destructive for your purpose._ ## **2024 was a very mixed year for New Bridge.** We continued to be inundated with demand for our service from isolated people in prison, and were pleased to see a steady stream of applications from prospective volunteers throughout the year, allowing us to provide compassionate, non-judgemental befrienders to people who needed them. We also saw increased rates of impact through the results of our service evaluation. However, the hugely challenging financial environment in which we were operating impacted our ability to meet fundraising targets and ate into our reserves, leaving us unable to grow as much as we had planned. The impact of a contracting fundraising landscape, with the over-subscribed grant-making trusts sector combined with the cost of living crisis vastly reducing levels of individual giving, meant that we had to make difficult decisions in order to maintain the future of the charity. We made the hard choice in the autumn to stop growing – this meant not accepting any new applications from people in prison or prospective volunteers, but allowed us to continue delivering our service to existing beneficiaries. Our staff and Trustees all showed a huge level of commitment through these challenging times, with a commendable determination and focus to continue ensuring beneficiaries received a high quality befriending service, whilst maintaining safeguarding and guidance for volunteers at all times. Although we did not grow in size during 2024, our focus on quality delivery meant that we were able increase the intensity of our intervention across all key metrics. **Over the course of the year, a total of 790 people in prison were befriended, across 95 prisons** (meaning at least one person is supported by New Bridge in 78% of prisons in England and Wales). **==> picture [186 x 9] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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- _It’s such a brilliant service for those who don’t have family/friends/ support elsewhere in the community/world. It’s a semblance of hope in the darkest of places._ **Our volunteers sent regular letters to their befriendees, with 5,557 sent: a 33% increase from 2023** . Similarly, **volunteers sent 2,282 emails, an increase of 45%** . We were pleased to see people in prison also increase their engagement with volunteers in response, with a **15% increase in letters sent, and a 41% increase in emails** . We enjoyed bringing our volunteer community together for our annual conference, hearing from some inspiring speakers across the criminal justice system and getting the opportunity to connect with each other. Despite having to make the difficult decision to curtail growth part-way through the year, we were still inundated with demand from people in prison, with **323 applications received** , up from 300 in 2023, demonstrating the increasing level of need for our service across the prison estate. We also **trained 100 new volunteers** in the first half of the year, allowing us to make **313 new befriending matches** . Prison visits are a vital part of being befriended by New Bridge, and we know how much they are valued by befriendees and volunteers alike. We were delighted to see a **26% increase in prison visits** undertaken during the year. We continue to be humbled by the commitment of our wonderful volunteer community, who give their time freely to make such a difference to isolated people. However in 2024 we were particularly grateful for the way these volunteers remained focused on their befriending (and increased the engagement with their befriendees) despite the difficulties which the charity experienced in the later part of the year. Helen Boothman Lucy Ball **Chair CEO** **2** 3 ## **Who We Are** _They make me feel I am worth something and not just a prison number._ The New Bridge Foundation is a charity which was founded in 1956 with the intention of using volunteers to support people in prison to resettle back into the community after release, by prominent prison reformer Lord Longford. Over the years we have run a variety of additional projects to support people to this end, including Through The Gate programmes and family support programmes. However our core offering since our inception has been a befriending service delivered by volunteers, which we continue to run today. For nearly 70 years, our volunteers have offered a bridge to the outside world to people serving prison sentences across England and Wales by offering non-judgemental social contact to some of the most isolated and vulnerable in our society. ## **Our vision:** Every person in prison feels a meaningful connection to the outside world. ## **Our mission:** We match people in prisons with trained volunteers who offer long-term support through a combination of correspondence and visits. This provides people in prison with a bridge to the outside world, along with an increased sense of value and potential for their future. ## **Our values:** ## && ## **Non-judgemental** We believe every person has value. We are proud to have Michael Spurr, CB (former CEO, HMPPS) as our President, and Professor David Wilson (criminologist, author and former prison governor) and Reverend Jonathan Aitken as our Vice Presidents, as well as a royal patron in HRH Princess Alexandra. ## **Inclusive** We accept applications from any person in prison, and any volunteer who shares our values. ## **Independent** We are wholly separate from and not influenced by the criminal justice system. _I feel much more in control of my life and how I want progress, living an offence free future. With the support gained from the service you provide I am more focused on how I need to live out my future._ ## **What we do** Every person we support is matched with a trained volunteer, with whom they communicate through letters or emails. Once they have been writing for at least 6 months, the volunteer can start visiting the person in prison, making 3-4 visits per year. Every volunteer is part of a Volunteer Support Group, which is Chaired by an experienced volunteer. Each group meets once per month and every group member attends to discuss their correspondence and visits and have the opportunity to raise any concerns about the relationship or the prisoner’s welfare in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Support groups are spread across the country, and volunteers can choose to join one locally that meets in person, or one that meets via zoom with volunteers from across the country. ## **Prisoner-led** Our volunteers shape their support, correspondence and visits around the needs of the person they support. ## **Constant** **==> picture [147 x 9] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**We trained 100 new volunteers** **368 13,354 phone calls letters and emails were made were exchanged between people in prison and their volunteer (up from 10,472 in 2023)** ## **Service Users** _It makes you feel more dignified and more hopeful. More like a normal person and that I can do anything like work and live a normal life._ _Family and friends have either_ _died or cut contact with me since coming to prison. New Bridge and my befriender have significantly reduced the feeling of isolation and have given me purpose._ Our service is person-centred rather than place-based, so we accept applications from any person in any prison in England and Wales. This also means that volunteers will continue to support the person wherever they may get transferred across the prison estate. We know this sense of continuity and belonging is important to the people we support, who can often lose access to good support (through prison staff or other charities) when they move prisons. Once a person has applied to join our service, we are committed to supporting them for the long-term. Whilst they are on the waiting list for a volunteer we will send them regular letters, along with birthday and Christmas cards. If a service user’s befriender decides at any point that they are no longer able to volunteer, then we will match them up with a new befriender as soon as possible. During 2024 we received new **applications from 323 people in prison** , and over the course of the year we made **313 new service user/volunteer matches** . _I can’t thank them enough for everything they’ve done and continue to do, supported me immeasurably and gave my life purpose and ambition, when others have not. This environment can bring you down and be destructive for your purpose._ _I feel more hopeful. It is so important to keep hope alive and my contact with New Bridge has helped with this._ We know that our service users value having a befriender, and the connection that our volunteers provide. They are also happy to recommend us to others: **around 34% of the people we support heard about us through another service user** : “I would just like to say that I think the service that you offer is amazing and I try to promote your services wherever I go”. 6 7 Chris, a former service user, was interviewed at the BBC by National Prison Radio for the programme Outside In. He was asked about his experience of being befriended and how it helped him to get through his sentence. He said: **“There was always that element of care, of warmth, of mattering to someone. For such a large period of my life I didn’t matter to anyone really. Mattering to someone made such a huge difference”** and **“I had a very low view of myself so I assumed everyone saw me in the same way. That was one of the best things that came out of the relationship – I thought I was worthless and he put worth into me”.** **==> picture [80 x 7] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Indeterminate (including life sentences & IPPs) Almost 40% of the people we befriend are serving an indeterminate sentence and around 70 are Imprisoned for Public Protection (IPPs) a sentence recognised as unjust and abolished in 2012. People serving an IPP often struggle with the experience of both serving their sentence as well as resettling on release (with many being recalled to prison numerous times), partly as a result of the uncertainty of the length of time they will spend in prison, with **97% of people currently imprisoned having served longer than their initial tariff** . We took a small snapshot of a portion our IPP service user community, and noted that: > **So far these** 554 years **29 IPP prisoners in custody, or on have served around license before recall** **for offences with a total tariff of** ## **Volunteer Profile** ## _**Ann**_ point that it’ll be not only worthwhile giving my time and energy to this person, but also fulfilling. **How long have you been volunteering with New Bridge?** 24 years ## **Why do you think other people should** **How many people are you currently befriending?** 2 **consider volunteering?** Because there’s no doubt in my mind that befriending helps reduce reoffending. We need more of us! ## **What’s your favourite thing about volunteering with** **New Bridge?** I love the moment when I realise that I’ve ‘clicked’ with the befriendee and I know at that ## **Study exploring experiences of in-prison Befriending programmes with individuals post-release** ## **Conducted by New Bridge volunteer Ciara as part of her MSc in Forensic Psychology & Mental Health.** This study explored the experiences of people with a befriender whilst in prison, looking at how they perceived the impact of these relationships after release. Six participants (five men and one woman) were interviewed—four had a befriender volunteer from The New Bridge Foundation and two from another charity. Interviews delved into motivations for seeking a befriender, the impact of the relationship on their time in prison, their release, and their sense of self. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, four main themes were found: ## **1. Validation through recognition and acceptance** ## **3. Empowering support and emotional safety:** Participants felt acknowledged and valued by their befrienders, something often missing in prison. This theme included three subthemes: Participants described their befrienders as a reliable, emotionally safe presence who encouraged them to express their feelings and build self-confidence. This support was crucial for personal growth and motivation in prison and post-release. - **“Somebody out there knows about me”:** Being recognised by someone outside prison boosted selfworth and reduced feelings of isolation, through affirming their existence and value ## **4. Conflicting experiences of support:** While mostly positive, some aspects of befriending presented challenges, outlined through two subthemes: - **Value in acceptance without obligation:** The voluntary, non-judgemental nature of the relationship helped build trust and a sense of dignity. - **Putting a face to a name:** Participants who had not met their befrienders in person found it harder to build deeper trust and connection. - **The power of genuine interest and effort:** Thoughtful gestures like letters and cards helped participants feel cared for and valued – their identify was more than just a ‘prisoner’. - **Tensions caused by prison/community disparities:** Some felt moments of jealousy or emotional distance when faced with the contrast between their life in prison and their befriender’s freedom. ## **2. Facilitation of normality and belonging:** Befriending relationships helped participants regain a sense of normality and social identity: ## **Conclusion** The study highlighted the powerful and often transformative role of befriending relationships for people in prison. These relationships offer more than just company, they provide meaningful emotional support, restore dignity, and help individuals rebuild a sense of identity and hope for the future. The New Bridge Foundation and its volunteers play a crucial role in creating these opportunities for change. - **Cultivation of social inclusion and identity:** Participants valued the experience of feeling socially connected, either by receiving visits like other prisoners or by maintaining contact with someone outside prison. - **Respite from prison reality:** Engaging in ordinary conversations and looking forward to visits or letters gave participants a sense of everyday normality, breaking up the monotony and emotional strain of incarceration. 10 11 ## **Service Evaluation** _When I first came into prison I didn’t have much hope in my life. After having my befriender it gave me so much hope for my future. She has always listened and has always been caring. If I hadn’t joined this service I don’t think I would be where I am now._ As part of our strategic goal to better understand and deepen our impact, we entered into a partnership with the School of Criminal Justice at Arden University, who have helped us to design and run our annual service evaluation for the last two years. We know that the development of pro-social attitudes and the improvement of self-image are continually linked with successful rehabilitation and reduction in reoffending, so we are pleased to know that our service is having this impact. Many respondents reflected on how their volunteer had helped them to change, by considering their future and the kind of life they would like to live. They credit them with helping them to see beyond their convictions to the opportunities for change that are available to them. ## **We were delighted to see the following results in our most recent evaluation:** - **Q.** Have you noticed any changes in the way you feel about **getting through your sentence** as a result of getting a New Bridge befriender? Many of the respondents reported having limited contact with family or friends: “it is essential to my wellbeing, as I do not have any living family, that is my only contact with outside world, thank you for that”. However, even those with some family contact articulated the difference their volunteer made in enabling them to authentically express their feelings and emotions: _“Yes, I have family visits but the visits from my befriender are good because even though she knows about my offences there is no judgement from her or hard questions to answer like with my family”._ **87%** (matching 2023) **felt better or much better** - **Q.** Have you noticed any changes in the way you feel about **the future** as a result of getting a New Bridge befriender? ## **77%** **felt better or much better** (down from 79% in 2023) - **Q.** Have you noticed any changes in **how connected you feel to the outside world** as a result of getting a New Bridge befriender? ## **83%** **felt better or much better** (up from 79% in 2023) - **Q.** Have you noticed any changes in the way you feel **about yourself** as a result of getting a New Bridge befriender? ## **83%** **felt better or much better** (up from 79% in 2023) We were also interested to hear the range of topics that respondents reported discussing in their conversations with befrienders: ||**Topic**|**Frequency**||**Topic**|**Frequency**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Prison Life|119||My transition and issues with gender|5| ||My Future|106||Gym/Keeping Fit|5| ||TV|99||Religion/Faith|5| ||Music|95||Encouragement to be legit and healthy|4| ||Sport|64||Poetry|3| ||Politics|43||Nature/Climate|3| ||Life in General|20||Sci-Fi (Fantasy/Dragons)|3| ||Animals/Wildlife|11||Gender Equality|3| ||Travel|10||Family history/heritage|3| ||Gardening|10||Place (London)|2| ||Volunteers Life|10||Job|2| ||Films|9||History|2| ||Family|8||Cars|2| ||Books/Reading|8||Paranormal/Ufology|2| ||Food/Cookery|8||Spirituality|2| ||Hobbies|6||Freedom|2| ||Holidays|5||Knitting and sewing|2| ||Video Games/Gaming|5||Military|2| ||Arts and Crafts|5||French Language|1| ||Jobs/Employment|5||Dance|1| ||Education (College and Uni)|5||Weather|1| |Help when I’m in need of support
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**Our volunteers come from all walks of life, but have one thing in common: a belief in our mission.** Our volunteers are on the frontline of our work, delivering constant, reliable support to our service users. They give their time and compassion through the highs and lows experienced by the people they support. In turn, we ensure that our volunteers are supported: each person is a member of a volunteer support group which meets once per month and provides the opportunity to discuss their correspondence and visits and raise any concerns about the relationship or the person in prison’s welfare in a friendly and encouraging Support group locations environment. Support groups are spread across the country, with a mixture of virtual and in-person settings. _My favourite thing is knowing how much of a positive impact I am able I just always feel inspired after_ 7 _to have and being able to support support group meetings hearing a population that many other about the amazing work that other people ignore or think negatively people are doing. about and being able to challenge those stigmas and building positive_ “ 99 _I enjoy Learning about prisoners’ relationships. I have gained more lives and supporting them on a confidence through volunteering._ 66 _positive journey, and working with brilliant, like-minded volunteers._ We surveyed our volunteers at the end of the year to gather their feedback on their experience with Our volunteering offer is very flexible, with letters and New Bridge. visits being organised around each volunteer’s own schedule. This flexibility has helped people to continue We were delighted that in our most recent survey in their role for long periods of time, fitting it in around **94% of respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with their experience** , and **95% would recommend** their work, studies and personal lives. We gave out long **volunteering with us** to other people. service awards in 2024 to 3 volunteers celebrating 10 years with us, and 1 who had reached 20 years! This long service is testament not only to the flexibility of the role, but to the enjoyment that volunteers draw We recruit and train volunteers all year from building long-standing social connections with round. If you are interested in volunteering the people they support. 99 with us (or know someone who might be) _My favourite thing is knowing how much of a positive impact I am able to have and being able to support a population that many other people ignore or think negatively about and being able to challenge those stigmas and building positive relationships. I have gained more confidence through volunteering._ . _I enjoy Learning about prisoners’ relationships. I have gained more lives and supporting them on a confidence through volunteering. positive journey, and working with brilliant, like-minded volunteers._ We surveyed our volunteers at the end of the year to gather their feedback on their experience with Our volunteering offer is very flexible, with letters and New Bridge. visits being organised around each volunteer’s own schedule. This flexibility has helped people to continue We were delighted that in our most recent survey in their role for long periods of time, fitting it in around **94% of respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with their experience** , and **95% would recommend** their work, studies and personal lives. We gave out long **volunteering with us** to other people. service awards in 2024 to 3 volunteers celebrating 10 years with us, and 1 who had reached 20 years! This long service is testament not only to the flexibility of the role, but to the enjoyment that volunteers draw We recruit and train volunteers all year from building long-standing social connections with round. If you are interested in volunteering the people they support. 99 with us (or know someone who might be) then you can find more information and our online application form: _**newbridgefoundation.org.uk/volunteer**_ 14 15 **==> picture [216 x 250] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**Why do you think other people should consider volunteering?** I would highly recommend volunteering with New Bridge because it’s an incredibly rewarding experience to be able to support people through their sentences, learn about the challenges they face and gain a deeper understanding of the prison system. You can make a genuine difference to one of the most vulnerable populations in the country, whilst being supported every step of the way. **Anything else?** I am very grateful to be a part of this wonderful charity, which is held up by such passionate people. My volunteering experience will undoubtedly be beneficial in my journey to becoming a forensic psychologist within prison. _I’ve had messages from my befriendees letting me know how much getting my letters means to them, especially when they’re navigating difficult situations or lonely periods._ ## **Volunteer Conference** Every year we organise a conference, bringing together our community of volunteers from across the country to hear from a range of inspiring speakers on topics across the criminal justice system. In 2024 we were very kindly hosted by King’s College London for our conference. Sarah from Koestler Arts talked about the work that Koestler do, judging and providing feedback on the pieces of art and literature submitted for consideration by people in prison each year. She shared some examples of some moving pieces submitted over the years. Martin from HMIP joined us for his talk about the current conditions of prisons across the country, and the work of HMIP in conducting inspections and making recommendations for improvements. Sophie from Birmingham City University talked about her work analysing the impact of New Bridge befriending on people in prison. Janet from Liberty Kitchen shared the story of the creation of the pioneering street food charity, and how it has helped people in prison to learn and develop new skills. A highlight at every conference is hearing from our former service users. 2024’s conference saw a panel of former service users talking about their experiences of prison and being befriended – with the panel chaired by Jamie, who has been a keen supporter of our work since his release, and who often helps deliver our volunteer training sessions. 16 17 ## **Volunteer Awards** **We gave out some special awards at the conference, marking the huge contribution that our volunteers make:** **==> picture [59 x 14] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**How long have you been volunteering with New Bridge?** 18 years **Why do you think other people should consider volunteering?** Befriending offers the great privilege for a volunteer to accompany a person, even for a brief spell, as they journey through life in prison. ## **How many people are you currently befriending?** Befriending 5 people at the moment - each relationship is unique, and some are more active than others **Anything else you might want to share?** New Bridge comprises an eclectic and committed group of staff and volunteers, inspired by a common purpose to help people in prison to find a connection with the wider world. It is great to be a small part of that community. ## **What’s your best memory of volunteering with us?** Best memories are to be able to be there for people in their good times and their difficult times, in either case when they may have no one else to turn to. ## **Volunteer Profile** _**Tom, 55**_ **How long have you been volunteering with New Bridge?** 6 years **How many people are you currently befriending?** 3 **What’s your favourite thing about volunteering** **with New Bridge/what’s your best memory of volunteering with us?** Building long-term befriending relationships - gradually getting to know and understand the people I befriend, and sharing with them both their set-backs and successes - and in many cases, seeing them make progress on their journey towards rehabilitation. It’s one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done. **Why do you think other people should consider volunteering?** You’ll be well supported by New Bridge, you’ll learn about the experiences of people in the prison system and how the system works, but most importantly you’ll know that you’re making a big difference to people who may have few other contacts with others outside of prison. _My future does look very bright now, I have set goals and made plans which I will achieve. I’m very happy now considering that I’m in prison and New Bridge has a lot to do with this._ ## **Volunteer Profile** _**Martyna, 22**_ **How long have you been volunteering with New Bridge?** 1 1/2 years **How many people are you currently befriending?** 2 ## **What’s your favourite thing about volunteering** **with New Bridge?** My favourite thing about volunteering with New Bridge is the fact that I get to be part of a community that supports those most neglected and overlooked individuals in our society in a way which teaches everyone that a past mistake should not define a person’s life. I love that I can be the person who provides someone in prison a sense of hope and meaning to their life, and knowing that our efforts at New Bridge can have a meaningful and lasting impact by showing these individuals that they are not alone. **Why do you think other people should** **consider volunteering?** Others should consider volunteering because it is not only incredibly rewarding, but, in a way, you also get to experience the enriching aspect of a befriending relationship yourself. Despite the boundaries you have to keep, by choosing who you will write to, you have the opportunity to connect with someone who shares your interests, making the experience meaningful to both parties, just as I’ve experienced myself! 18 **19** ## **Volunteer Profile** ## _**Colette, 75**_ **How long have you been volunteering with New Bridge?** 6 years **How many people are you currently befriending?** 3: 2 in prison and one released. ## **What’s your favourite thing about volunteering with New Bridge/what’s your best memory of volunteering** **with us?** Being told that I am making a tangible difference to how someone gets through such a difficult time in their life. Perhaps the most striking was being thanked for an email I sent to arrive on ## **Volunteer Profile** Christmas Day. It took me about 5 minutes to send but had a huge impact on my prisoner - he still talks about it! ## **Why do you think other people should consider** **volunteering?** It’s more rewarding than any other volunteering I have done. Maybe I have been fortunate, but every prisoner I have supported has been extremely appreciative. There is a very real sense of achievement in what we do. The first prison visit can be a bit daunting but it’s actually really enjoyable and an experience few of us have in normal life. ## **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 • Michael & Shirley Hunt Charitable Trust - • 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust • Mirianog Trust • Albert Hunt Trust • Noel Buxton Trust • Alchemy Foundation • Rhododendron Trust • All Saints Fulham • Sir James Reckitt Charitable Trust • Chesterhill Charitable Trust • Sir James Roll Charitable Trust • Christopher Rowbotham Charitable Trust • The Blanes Trust • Constance Travis Charitable Fund • The Rainford Trust • Dischma Charitable Trust • Van Neste Foundation • Drapers Charitable Trust • Vandervell Foundation • HBJ Trust • William A Cadbury Trust • John Armitage Charitable Trust • William Allen Young Charitable Trust • Langdale Trust • Wyndham Charitable Trust • Leigh Trust • Zochonis Charitable Trust • Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust ## _**JM, 22**_ **How long have you been volunteering with New Bridge?** 1 1/2 years **How many people are you currently befriending?** 1 ## **What’s your favourite thing about volunteering with New Bridge/what’s your best memory of volunteering** **with us?** My favourite things about volunteering for NB is catching up with my befriendee. We don’t talk frequently, but when we do it’s like we’ve picked up where we left off. My best memory of NB was when I went to my first volunteer conference at Bush House. I loved exploring London and also listening to everyone’s stories. We had several guest speakers and one of them was an ex-prisoner who had used us as a service, it was great to hear how we’d helped him. ## **Why do you think other people should consider** **volunteering?** I think that anybody who wants to feel a sense of purpose, or gain experience in engaging with prisoners, whether to get a new perspective on things or experience for a career, I think it’s worth volunteering with NB, I’d highly recommend it! **==> picture [124 x 10] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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20 21 ## **Fundraising** ## **Volunteer Fundraising** **We were delighted to see so many of our volunteers organise events and take on challenges to help us raise funds. We are very grateful to them all for their efforts above and beyond their befriending!** ## **Runners** 2024 was a very challenging year for fundraising across the charity sector, with many grant-making trusts completely overwhelmed with applications or pausing their grantmaking to create new, more focused funding strategies. In addition, individual giving continued to be negatively impacted by the effects of the cost of living crisis. **Grant-making Trusts** Income increased by **==> picture [61 x 24] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Swimmers** Liz, Charlie & Theo took on Swim Serpentine, raising **£2,483** _We are so proud to have completed this event for New Bridge, raising £280 to support prisoners like my guy in HMP Northumberland, who I visited the day before to catch up over hot chocolate and choccy bars. He says I am the only person he knows that has treated him like a decent human being, and he values my letters and visits as he gets no positive support from family. We did this for people like him who needs people like us to treat them like humans again._ Holly 22 23 ## **info@newbridgefoundation.org.uk www.newbridgefoundation.org.uk 020 8671 3856** New Bridge Foundation, 1a Elm Park, London SW2 2TX Newbridgefoundation New Bridge Foundation new_bridge New Bridge Foundation, 1a Elm Park, London SW2 2TX Registered Company No: 5048063 Registered Charity No: 1103511 REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05048003 REGISTERED CHAIUTY NUMBER: 1103511 Report of the Trustses and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 21124 for The New Bridge Foundation Grant Harrod Lerman Davis LLP Chartered Accountant5 1st Fl(K)r Healthaid House Marlborough Hill Hatrow Middlesex HAI IUD The New Bridge Foundation Contents of the Financial St4tements for the year ended 31 December 2024 Page Report of tbe TTUStees Independent ExAininer's Report Statement of Financial Aetivities Balanee Sheet Note5 to the Financial Statements io The New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trusttts for the year ended 31 December 2024 The trustees who were also directors of the charity for the PUTP05CS of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statemcnts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. The financial statcmcnts comply with th¢ Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the MemoranduTn and Articles of Assoclation, and Accounting and Rep)rting by Charitics: Statement of Recommended Practice applicabl¢ to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities. OBJEcrtVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives V&nd &ims The New Bridge Foundation is a charty which sUPPOrts people in prison. The object of the charity as s¢t out in the ornpangs memordndum of association 15 to proTllOte and support the education, befriending and resettlement of people in prison and ex-offenders. Our aim is to support prisoners while they are in pri50n to build a connection to the outside world. Wc believe that this helps to aid reintegration and reduce offending. PUBLIC BENEFIT Our Gore aGtIVlty is the provtsion of a befrlending service to people se￿Ing prison scntcnce5. We recruit dedicated volunteers and offer comprehensive training before matching them with a prisoner. Prisoners and their befrienders exchange letters, building a trusting, non-judgemental relationship. Befrienders and their prisoners can also connect via telephone calls. and b¢frienders often attend prlsons to visit their prisoner. We believe that contact with the outside world prepares prisoners for Telease by helping to d¢velop pro-social attitudes and increase self*steem. New Bridge's service is unique in that our befrienders stay matchcd with the same prisoner a5 they are mov¢d around the PTison cstatc. This continuity hclps to build a deeper and more t￿￿tiTrg r¢lationship, at a time when prisoners are ¢xperi¢ncing a large amount of change and digruption to routines. Thc bcfricnders who volunteer for New Bridge can often be the only source of social conncction or cmotional support for prisoners who are no longer in contact with family or fricnds. We rcvicwed and ref&n¢d our vision and mission stst¢ments in 2022. which are as follows. Our vision: Every person in pri50n fee15 a meanIngfi￿ Connection ro the outside world. Our mission.. W¢ match people in prison with trained volunteers who offer long-terni support t}￿ll8h a combtnation of correspondence and visits. Thi5 provides people in pri50n with a bridge to the outside world, along with an increased sense of value and potential for their futsre. Our befriending setvice is open to applications from any prisoner in England and Wales. Pagc I The New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 De¢ernber 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Achievements and performance 2024 was a very mixed y¢ar for New Bridge. We saw ¢ontinucd demand for our service from isolated prisoners, along with a continued stream of applications from pr05pertiv¢ volunteers. We also saw increased rates of impact through th¢ results of our service evaluation. However, the hugely challenging financial environment in which we were operating impathd our ability to rneet fundraising targets and ate into our reserves, leaving us unable to grow as much as we had planned. The financial impact of a contracting fundraising landscape. with the over-subscribed granl-making trusts sector combined with the cost-of-living crisis vastly rcducing levels of individual giving, meant that we had to make difficult decisions in order to maintain the ￿t￿re of the charity. Prudent financial management allowed us to rcc4)gnise part-way through the year that we would struggle to meet fimdraising targets. We therefore made the dI￿lcult decision to stop growing in order to avoid firther increasing costs. This meant not accepting any new prisoner QT volunteer applications, but alloiwed us to continue delivering our service to existing beneficiaries. Unfortunately, fundraising success did not improve to expected levels until very late into th¢ autumn. We therefore took fiwther action to reduce costs as much as p)ssible. Thi5 included reducing staff working hours down to part-time across all roles. The staff are to be publicly commended on their personal sacrifice through this period, and in their determination and focus to continue ensuring beneficiaries received a high-quaIity bcfriending service, whilst maintsining safeguarding and guidance for volunteers at all times. Our Trustees worked hard to help the charity navigate through this period, including attending more regular meetings alld sub-group meetings, bringing creative ideas to help problem-solve and making collective decisions. They also mad¢ time to PTovide support and guidance to staff, h¢lping maintain moral¢. This agil¢ approach to Gost management allowcd us to navigat¢ through a p¢riod of financial uncertainty as we continued to work on diversifying OUT incorne pipeline. Although we did not grow in size during 2024, our focus on quality delivery meant that we w¢re able increase the int¢nsity of our intervention across all key metriG5. Over the course of the year, a total of 790 prisoners were befriended. across 95 prisons (Meaning at least one person is supported by New Bridge in 780/0 of prisons in England and Wales). Our volunteers sent regular letters to their befriendees, with 5,557 sent.. a 33•/0 inGrease from 2023. Similarly, volunteers sent 2,282 emaiIs, an in¢Tease of 45D/o. Wc were pleas¢d to see prisoners also increase their engagement with volunteers with a 15 % increase in letters sent, and a 410/0 increase in emails. Prison visits are a vital part of being befriended by New Bridge, and we know how much they are valued by prisoners and volunteers alike. We were delighted to see a 26Q/o increase in prAson visits undertaken during the year.we continue to be awed by the commitment of our wonderful volunteer community, who give their time freely to make such a diff¢renc¢ to isolated people. However, An 2024 we wer¢ particularly grateful for the way these volunteers remained focused on their befriending (and increased the engagement with their befriendees) despite the difficulties which the charity experienced in the later part of the year. Despite having to the diffiGult dccision to Gurtail growth part-way through the year, we were still inundat¢d with demand from prisoners, with 323 applications receiv¢d, up from 300 in 2023, d¢monstrating the incTeasing level of need for our service across the prison estate. We also trained 100 new volunt¢¢rs in the first half of the year, allowing us to make 313 new prisoner/volunteer matches. Impact In 2023 we rolled out our new Impact rneasure, seeking to explore the differen¢¢s pri50ner8 have noticed in key areas &8 a direct result of engaging with our service. We were pl¢ased to maintain or exceed 2023's ratings in our 2024 evaluation. Respondents reported that as a result of being matched with a New Bridge volunteer befriender: 870/0 of people felt better or much better about getting through their sentence (same as 2023) 770/0 felt better or much better about themselves (down from 79 1 in 2023) - 83 % felt better or much better connected to the outside world (up from 7￿/fj ift 2023) - 830/0 felt better or much better about the future (up from 79Q/o in 2023) Fundrgising The charity's primary source of funding was grants from Trusts and Foundations, which accounted for 820/0 of incomt. A fiffther 130/0 were from individual donors, and the final 50/0 wer¢ fi￿d5 rais¢d by sponsored events organised by volunteers. Page 2 The New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024 Despite the ￿ndraising clirnate affecting our ability to meet our income tsrgets for the year, we were pleased to see our work to increase and diversify income resulted in a 490/0 increase in Tr￿Sts income, and a 520/0 in¢r¢&se from individual don0￿. Our focus foT 2025 is on further diversifying our income in order to better protect the charity against instability across dilferent channels in the fvthre. We are extremcly gratcful for the continued support of a range of grant giving trusts and foundations, as well as individual donors. We have been the fortunate recipicnt of several generous l¢gacies in recent years, each of which has been hugely powcrful in enabling us to invest in the organisation so that we can scale up to rnect thc growing needs of isolated prisoners. FINANCIAL REVIEW The strategy development project saw the chaTity budget for a planned deficit in the year of £92,000. However th¢ fundraising climatc resulted in a much larger deficit of £l26.288. with the result that we spent down a proportion of our reserves to meet operating costs. ReserYe3 policy Th¢ total unrestricted fjjnds as at 31 December 2024 totall¢d £60.791 and is in line with the ¢harity's reserves policy. A opy of this policy is available on the charity's website. One of the key priorities for the charity in 2025 is to build up our finan¢ial reserves, to ensuTe long-terni stability. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The Charity is controlled by its governing doGumenL a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006 and incoryjorated in 2004. Risk management The charity regularly reviews its risK in line with Charity guidance. Re¢rnitment and appointment of new trustees Trusicc5 have a range of experience in criminal justice and business. New trLlStees are appointed through an open advertising campaign highlighting the need foT pcoplc with certain skills to oversee the charity. Trustees are sent the Charity Cornmission's Ess6ntial Trustee Guide, the Articles of Association, tnost recent annual report and befriending service evaluation. Induction includes bricfing sessions from the Chair about the obligalions of tn￿tee8 and how thc board operates. an overview of finances from ihe I'reasurer and briefings from the Chief Exccutive and staff team. Trustees are en¢ourag¢d to participate in a training course for volunteers and to attend a regional group meeting to und¢rstand how New Bridge operates. OrgaThi58tional structure The New Bridge Foundation h&8 a board of ten trustees who m¢et four times a year and are responsible for thc strategic dircction and policy of the charity. Day to day responsibility for the charity rests with thc Chief Executive and provision of befriending and management of the volunteers is lcd by the Dire£tor of Befriending 5UPPOrtcd by the Befriending Coordinator. The Op¢rations Manag¢r is also Company Secretary responsible for regular fundraising and ft>r finan¢ia] and business systems. Related parties New Bridge has a wholly owned subsidiary company Inside Time Ltd thich PToduG¢5 th¢ n¢wspaper for prisoners. In line with th¢ governing documents two New Bridge TTUSt¢¢s are directors of Inside Time. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reglstered Company number 05048063 (Not specifiedlother) Page 3 Tbe New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024 Registered Ch$rity number 1103511 Registered offiee IA Elm Park IA)ndon SW2 2TX Trustees Dr Peter John Bennett (resigned 3.7.2024) Helen Boothman Chair Cristiana Viana C Shepherd Dr Lynne Garne Marie Loeb John Patrick OReilly Anna Parley Ailie Rennie Kevin Traynor (resigntd 23.9.2024) Sara Zalin (resigned 16.4.2024) Mr Sean Ornierod {appointed 16.4.2024) Patron HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy. KG GCVO President Michael Spurr, CB Vice Presidents Reverend Jonathan Aitken Professor David Wilson Chief Executive Dr Lucy Ball Cotnpany Secretary Donna Frances King Independent Examiner Grant Harrod Lennan Davls LLP Charter¢d Accountants 1st Floor Healthaid House Marlborough Hill Harrow Middlesex HAI IUD Solicitors Bates Wells 10 (2ue¢n Street Place London EC4R IBE Page 4 The New Bridge Fowidation Report of the Trustees for the year ended JI December 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINtSTRATIVE DETAILS Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenuc Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME194JQ Approved by order of the board of trustccs on .... 1.3105.1 zs................... and signed on its behalf by: Hel Boothman- Trustee Page S Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The New Bridge Foundation Independent examiner'5 report to the tn]stees of The New Bridge Foundvdtion ('the Company.) I r¢port lo the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the y¢ar ended 31 December 2024. R&8ponsibKlities and basis of report As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsiblc for the preparntion of thc accounts in accordance with thc rcquircmcnts of thc Companics Act 2006 ('the 2006 ACV). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited ￿nder Part 16 of th¢ 2006 Act and are eligible for indepeT]dent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as ¢arrAed out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (lhe 2011 Act,). In carrying out my examination I havc followed th¢ D1￿CtionS gTven by the Charity Conunission under Seotion 145(5) {b) of the 201 I Art. Independent examlner's statemenl I have cornpleted my exami1￿tion. I confirn] that no matters have come to my attention in connection wlth the examination giving me cause to believe: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act" or the accounts do not accord with those record5" or thc accounts do not comply with the accounting requircmcnts of Scction 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair vtew which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. or thc accounts have not bccn prcpaFcd in accordancc ￿Trth thc mcthod8 and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their arwunls in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention shouId be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandtng of the a¢¢ounts to b¢ rcached. Jeremy Harrod FCCA Grant Harrod Lern￿1 Davis LLP Chart¢rcd A¢wuntants 1st Floor Healthaid House Marlborough Hill Middlesex HAI IUD Date.. ..13 ILn.125 Page 6 The New Bridge Foundation Statement of Financial Activities foT the yegr ended 31 Deeember 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total fijnds Unrestricted fund Restricted fun&% Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and Icgacics 180.576 180,576 170,564 Inveskn¢nt income 1,476 1,476 6,277 Total 182,052 182,052 176.841 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 72,299 72.299 70,424 Charltable aetivities Befriending Adminigtration costs Strat¢gy Development 178.987 178,987 30,433 26.621 177.778 22,352 26.755 26.621 Totsl 308,)40 308,340 297.309 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) (126,288) {126,288) (120,468) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 187.079 187,079 307,547 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 60.791 60,791 187,079 The notes forni part of these financial statements Page 7 The New Bridge Foundation Balance Sheet 31 December 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total fi￿d$ Unrestricted fund Restrictcd nd5 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets Investments 362 57 362 57 725 173,317 io 419 419 174.042 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank li 20.145 49,123 20,145 49,123 148 24.133 69,268 69,268 24,281 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 12 (8,896) (8,896) (11.244) NET CURRENT ASSETS 60,372 60,372 13,037 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENr LIABILITIES 60,791 60.791 187,079 NET ASSETS 60.791 60.791 187,079 FUNDS Unrestri¢ted funds 13 60,791 187.079 TOTAL FUNDS 60.791 187,079 The charitable Company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Compani¢s Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in accordan¢e with Se¢tion 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees a¢knowl¢dge their responsibilities for (a) ensuring that the charitable company ke¢ps a¢¢ounting records that Comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of th¢ stste of affaiTS of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit ftlr each financial year in accordance with the requxrements of Sections 394 and 395 and whiGh otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 F¢latAng to fmanGial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. (b) The notes form part of these financial statcmcnts Page 8 continued... Th¢ New Bridge Foundation B8IAnce Sheet- continued 31 December 2024 These financial statements have been Prepared in aGcordan¢e with the provisions appliGable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. The financial statements were approved by the Board of TNstses and authorised for issue on ..13.Is.l.IS .. . and wcre signed on its behalf by.. Hel Boothnwi- Tnjstee John Patrick OReilly- Trustee The notes forn] part of these financial statements Page 9 The New Bridge Foundation Notes to the Financiol Statements for tbe year eDded 31 December 2024 ACCOUThNG POLICIES Basis of preparing tbe fmancial statements The fmancial statements of the charitable company. which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting yJ]d Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance WAth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019),, Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The fmancial statements have been prepared under the historical cost Conventio￿ with the cxc¢ption of inv¢51ments which are in¢lud¢d at markct value, as modifjed by the revaluation of certain assets. Ineome All Ancome is re¢ognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlcm¢nt to the funds, it is probable that the income will be Teceived and the amount can be measured reliably. Expenditure Liabilities are reco8nised as expenditure as soon &8 there is a legal or constructive obligation committtng the ¢harity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in 5¢ttJement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted ftjr on an accruals basis and ha8 b¢en classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to th¢ category, Where ¢osts cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Allocation and apportionment of costs Support Gosts ar¢ based on a percentage of thc athjal ¢osts Incurre￿ Calculated on a staff lime basis. Tangible fIxed ysset5 Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated use￿1 Ilfe. Fixtures and fitting5 Computer equipment 250/0 On C05t 250/0 on cost Taxation The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the eharttable obJ￿tiVeS at the discrction of th¢ trustees. Restricted ￿ndS can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purpose5. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. Volunteers In accordance with SORP 2005, the contribution of volunteers is not recognised in the Financial Statements, as the value of their contribution cannot be reasonably quantified in financial tcnns. An exception may be made where a donor provides services a5 part of their trade or profession and where the charity would otherwise have had to purchase those services externally. In these cases, if material, those donated services would be valued at the open market value to the charity. Page 10 continued... Tbe New Bridge FoundAtion Notes lo the Finaneial StatemeDts- contlnued for the year ended 31 December 2024 INVESTMENf INCOME 2024 Other investment income 1,476 6,277 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Net income/(expenditur¢) is stated after chargingl(crediting}: 2024 2023 Depreciation - owned assets 363 363 TRUSTEES, REMUNEIL4TION AND BENEFTrs There wer¢ no trustees, remulleration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023. Trustses, expenses Trustees were reimbursed travel expenses during the year amounting to £175.00 STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wages and salaries Social seGurity Costs 180,932 14,681 180,244 14,886 195,613 195,130 The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows- 2024 2023 Direct charitable work Administration No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. One member of stsff re¢¢ived a salary of more than £60,000. Pagell continued... The New Bridge Foundation Notes to the Financial Statement5 - continued fur the year ended 31 December 2D24 COMPARATTrTS FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES Unre5tiicted fund Restricted furAds Total funds INCOME AND ENDOIVMENTS FROM Donations and Icwies 170,564 170,564 Investmejjt income 6,277 6,277 Total 176,841 176.841 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 70,424 70,424 Charitable activities Befriending Administration costs Strategy Development 177,778 22.352 26,755 177,778 22.352 26,755 Total 297,309 297.309 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (120,468) (120,468) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl fimds brought fonwd 307,547 307,547 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 187.079 187.079 FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS There were no investment asscts outside the UK. Th¢ ¢ompanYs inv¢stments at the balance sheet date includ¢ th¢ following: Inside Time Limited NatUT¢ of busiThess- Publishing of newspapers for prisoners Inside Time Limited (a ￿lty owned subsidiary) is a company limited by guarantee and does not have any share apital. 2024 2023 Aggregate ¢apitsl and reserves SuTplus for the year 106,574 15,031 91,543 16,335 Page 12 ontinu¢d... The New Bridge Foundation Notes to the Fin*n¢lal Statements- continued for the year ended 31 December 2024 INDEPENDENT EL4MINATION FEE The Independent Examination Fee for the year is £1.920. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures and fittings Comput¢r equipmenÉ Tota]8 COST At l January 2024 and 31 December 2024 3,025 1,088 4.113 DEPRECIATION At l January 2024 Charge for year 3,025 363 363 3,388 363 At 31 December 2024 3.025 726 3.751 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 D¢c¢mb¢r 2024 362 362 At 31 December 202J 725 725 io. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS Unlisted Anvesknents MARKET VALUE At l January 2024 Disposals Revaluation5 173,317 (174,455) 1.195 At 31 December 2024 57 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 December 2024 57 At 31 December 2023 173,317 There were no investment assets outside the UK. Cost or valuation at 31 December 2024 is repTesent¢d by: Unlistsd invcstments Valuation in 2019 Valuation in 2020 Valuation in 2021 Valuation in 2022 Valuation in 2023 Valuation in 2024 18,716 16.267 25,222 (58,282) 11.608 (13,474) 57 The companys iDVCStments at the balance sheet date in the Sha￿ capital of companies include the following.. Page 13 continued... The New Bridge Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements- continued for the year ended 31 December 2024 io. FIXED ASSET INVESTMEIYTS- continued Inside Time Limited R¢gist¢red 0￿1¢¢. Nature of business: Publishing of newspapers for prisoners Inside Time Limited is a fully owned subsidiary of The New Bridge Foundation, is a company limiled by guardntcc and doc5 not have any share capitsl. 11. DEBTORS: AMOUNfs FALLING DUE WIThIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income 20,000 145 148 20,145 148 12. CREDITORS: AMOtINTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Trade creditors Other creditors Accrnals and deferred in¢om¢ 2.857 3,939 2,100 7.247 3,667 8,896 11,244 13. MOVEMENf IN FUNDS Net n￿veMent in funds At 31.12.24 At 1.1.24 Unrestricted fund8 Gcncral fimd 187,079 (126.288) 60.791 TOTAL FUNDS 187,079 (126.288} 60.791 Net movement in funds, included in the above are a5 folloNvs: Incoming rcsources Resources cxpended Movement in fimds Unrestricted funds General fill 182,052 (308.340) (126,288) TOTAL FUNDS 182,052 (308,340) (126,288) Page 14 continued... Tbe New Bridge Foundatlon Notes lo the Financial St*t¢ments- eontRnued for tbe ye*r ended 31 December Z024 13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued Comparatives for movement in lunds Net movement in funds At 31.12.23 At 1.1.23 Unrestricted funds General fimd 307.547 (120,468) 187.079 TOTAL FUNDS 307,547 (120,468) 187,079 Comparative net movement in funds. included in the above are as follows: Inc4)mtng resources Resources expended Movement in fijnds Unrestricted fwids General fimd 176,841 (297,309) (120,468) TOTAL FUNDS 176.841 (297,309) (120,468) A current year 12 months and PTior year 12 months Gombined position is as follows: Net movement in funds At 31.12.24 At 1.1.23 Unrestrieted funds General fi]nd 307.547 (246,756) 60.791 TOTAL FUNDS 307,547 (246,756) 60,791 A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net mov¢ment in ￿nds, included in the above are as follows: Incoming Tcsources Resources expended Movement in funds Unre5trleted funds General fund 358,893 (605,649) (246.756) TOTAL FUNDS 358,893 (605.649) (246,756) Page 15 continued... The New Bridge Foundalion Not&4 to the Financial StAtements- continued for the year ¢nd¢d 31 D¢c¢mber 2024 14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES During the year the Charity received a donation from its subsidiary, Tn5ide Tim¢ Limited, amounting to £Nil (2023 - £Nil). 15. LIABILITY OF MEMBERS The company is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. In the event of the charity being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. Page 16 REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05048003 REGISTERED CHAIUTY NUMBER: 1103511 Report of the Trustses and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 21124 for The New Bridge Foundation Grant Harrod Lerman Davis LLP Chartered Accountant5 1st Fl(K)r Healthaid House Marlborough Hill Hatrow Middlesex HAI IUD The New Bridge Foundation Contents of the Financial St4tements for the year ended 31 December 2024 Page Report of tbe TTUStees Independent ExAininer's Report Statement of Financial Aetivities Balanee Sheet Note5 to the Financial Statements io The New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trusttts for the year ended 31 December 2024 The trustees who were also directors of the charity for the PUTP05CS of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statemcnts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. The financial statcmcnts comply with th¢ Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the MemoranduTn and Articles of Assoclation, and Accounting and Rep)rting by Charitics: Statement of Recommended Practice applicabl¢ to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities. OBJEcrtVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives V&nd &ims The New Bridge Foundation is a charty which sUPPOrts people in prison. The object of the charity as s¢t out in the ornpangs memordndum of association 15 to proTllOte and support the education, befriending and resettlement of people in prison and ex-offenders. Our aim is to support prisoners while they are in pri50n to build a connection to the outside world. Wc believe that this helps to aid reintegration and reduce offending. PUBLIC BENEFIT Our Gore aGtIVlty is the provtsion of a befrlending service to people se￿Ing prison scntcnce5. We recruit dedicated volunteers and offer comprehensive training before matching them with a prisoner. Prisoners and their befrienders exchange letters, building a trusting, non-judgemental relationship. Befrienders and their prisoners can also connect via telephone calls. and b¢frienders often attend prlsons to visit their prisoner. We believe that contact with the outside world prepares prisoners for Telease by helping to d¢velop pro-social attitudes and increase self*steem. New Bridge's service is unique in that our befrienders stay matchcd with the same prisoner a5 they are mov¢d around the PTison cstatc. This continuity hclps to build a deeper and more t￿￿tiTrg r¢lationship, at a time when prisoners are ¢xperi¢ncing a large amount of change and digruption to routines. Thc bcfricnders who volunteer for New Bridge can often be the only source of social conncction or cmotional support for prisoners who are no longer in contact with family or fricnds. We rcvicwed and ref&n¢d our vision and mission stst¢ments in 2022. which are as follows. Our vision: Every person in pri50n fee15 a meanIngfi￿ Connection ro the outside world. Our mission.. W¢ match people in prison with trained volunteers who offer long-terni support t}￿ll8h a combtnation of correspondence and visits. Thi5 provides people in pri50n with a bridge to the outside world, along with an increased sense of value and potential for their futsre. Our befriending setvice is open to applications from any prisoner in England and Wales. Pagc I The New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 De¢ernber 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Achievements and performance 2024 was a very mixed y¢ar for New Bridge. We saw ¢ontinucd demand for our service from isolated prisoners, along with a continued stream of applications from pr05pertiv¢ volunteers. We also saw increased rates of impact through th¢ results of our service evaluation. However, the hugely challenging financial environment in which we were operating impathd our ability to rneet fundraising targets and ate into our reserves, leaving us unable to grow as much as we had planned. The financial impact of a contracting fundraising landscape. with the over-subscribed granl-making trusts sector combined with the cost-of-living crisis vastly rcducing levels of individual giving, meant that we had to make difficult decisions in order to maintain the ￿t￿re of the charity. Prudent financial management allowed us to rcc4)gnise part-way through the year that we would struggle to meet fimdraising targets. We therefore made the dI￿lcult decision to stop growing in order to avoid firther increasing costs. This meant not accepting any new prisoner QT volunteer applications, but alloiwed us to continue delivering our service to existing beneficiaries. Unfortunately, fundraising success did not improve to expected levels until very late into th¢ autumn. We therefore took fiwther action to reduce costs as much as p)ssible. Thi5 included reducing staff working hours down to part-time across all roles. The staff are to be publicly commended on their personal sacrifice through this period, and in their determination and focus to continue ensuring beneficiaries received a high-quaIity bcfriending service, whilst maintsining safeguarding and guidance for volunteers at all times. Our Trustees worked hard to help the charity navigate through this period, including attending more regular meetings alld sub-group meetings, bringing creative ideas to help problem-solve and making collective decisions. They also mad¢ time to PTovide support and guidance to staff, h¢lping maintain moral¢. This agil¢ approach to Gost management allowcd us to navigat¢ through a p¢riod of financial uncertainty as we continued to work on diversifying OUT incorne pipeline. Although we did not grow in size during 2024, our focus on quality delivery meant that we w¢re able increase the int¢nsity of our intervention across all key metriG5. Over the course of the year, a total of 790 prisoners were befriended. across 95 prisons (Meaning at least one person is supported by New Bridge in 780/0 of prisons in England and Wales). Our volunteers sent regular letters to their befriendees, with 5,557 sent.. a 33•/0 inGrease from 2023. Similarly, volunteers sent 2,282 emaiIs, an in¢Tease of 45D/o. Wc were pleas¢d to see prisoners also increase their engagement with volunteers with a 15 % increase in letters sent, and a 410/0 increase in emails. Prison visits are a vital part of being befriended by New Bridge, and we know how much they are valued by prisoners and volunteers alike. We were delighted to see a 26Q/o increase in prAson visits undertaken during the year.we continue to be awed by the commitment of our wonderful volunteer community, who give their time freely to make such a diff¢renc¢ to isolated people. However, An 2024 we wer¢ particularly grateful for the way these volunteers remained focused on their befriending (and increased the engagement with their befriendees) despite the difficulties which the charity experienced in the later part of the year. Despite having to the diffiGult dccision to Gurtail growth part-way through the year, we were still inundat¢d with demand from prisoners, with 323 applications receiv¢d, up from 300 in 2023, d¢monstrating the incTeasing level of need for our service across the prison estate. We also trained 100 new volunt¢¢rs in the first half of the year, allowing us to make 313 new prisoner/volunteer matches. Impact In 2023 we rolled out our new Impact rneasure, seeking to explore the differen¢¢s pri50ner8 have noticed in key areas &8 a direct result of engaging with our service. We were pl¢ased to maintain or exceed 2023's ratings in our 2024 evaluation. Respondents reported that as a result of being matched with a New Bridge volunteer befriender: 870/0 of people felt better or much better about getting through their sentence (same as 2023) 770/0 felt better or much better about themselves (down from 79 1 in 2023) - 83 % felt better or much better connected to the outside world (up from 7￿/fj ift 2023) - 830/0 felt better or much better about the future (up from 79Q/o in 2023) Fundrgising The charity's primary source of funding was grants from Trusts and Foundations, which accounted for 820/0 of incomt. A fiffther 130/0 were from individual donors, and the final 50/0 wer¢ fi￿d5 rais¢d by sponsored events organised by volunteers. Page 2 The New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024 Despite the ￿ndraising clirnate affecting our ability to meet our income tsrgets for the year, we were pleased to see our work to increase and diversify income resulted in a 490/0 increase in Tr￿Sts income, and a 520/0 in¢r¢&se from individual don0￿. Our focus foT 2025 is on further diversifying our income in order to better protect the charity against instability across dilferent channels in the fvthre. We are extremcly gratcful for the continued support of a range of grant giving trusts and foundations, as well as individual donors. We have been the fortunate recipicnt of several generous l¢gacies in recent years, each of which has been hugely powcrful in enabling us to invest in the organisation so that we can scale up to rnect thc growing needs of isolated prisoners. FINANCIAL REVIEW The strategy development project saw the chaTity budget for a planned deficit in the year of £92,000. However th¢ fundraising climatc resulted in a much larger deficit of £l26.288. with the result that we spent down a proportion of our reserves to meet operating costs. ReserYe3 policy Th¢ total unrestricted fjjnds as at 31 December 2024 totall¢d £60.791 and is in line with the ¢harity's reserves policy. A opy of this policy is available on the charity's website. One of the key priorities for the charity in 2025 is to build up our finan¢ial reserves, to ensuTe long-terni stability. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The Charity is controlled by its governing doGumenL a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006 and incoryjorated in 2004. Risk management The charity regularly reviews its risK in line with Charity guidance. Re¢rnitment and appointment of new trustees Trusicc5 have a range of experience in criminal justice and business. New trLlStees are appointed through an open advertising campaign highlighting the need foT pcoplc with certain skills to oversee the charity. Trustees are sent the Charity Cornmission's Ess6ntial Trustee Guide, the Articles of Association, tnost recent annual report and befriending service evaluation. Induction includes bricfing sessions from the Chair about the obligalions of tn￿tee8 and how thc board operates. an overview of finances from ihe I'reasurer and briefings from the Chief Exccutive and staff team. Trustees are en¢ourag¢d to participate in a training course for volunteers and to attend a regional group meeting to und¢rstand how New Bridge operates. OrgaThi58tional structure The New Bridge Foundation h&8 a board of ten trustees who m¢et four times a year and are responsible for thc strategic dircction and policy of the charity. Day to day responsibility for the charity rests with thc Chief Executive and provision of befriending and management of the volunteers is lcd by the Dire£tor of Befriending 5UPPOrtcd by the Befriending Coordinator. The Op¢rations Manag¢r is also Company Secretary responsible for regular fundraising and ft>r finan¢ia] and business systems. Related parties New Bridge has a wholly owned subsidiary company Inside Time Ltd thich PToduG¢5 th¢ n¢wspaper for prisoners. In line with th¢ governing documents two New Bridge TTUSt¢¢s are directors of Inside Time. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reglstered Company number 05048063 (Not specifiedlother) Page 3 Tbe New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024 Registered Ch$rity number 1103511 Registered offiee IA Elm Park IA)ndon SW2 2TX Trustees Dr Peter John Bennett (resigned 3.7.2024) Helen Boothman Chair Cristiana Viana C Shepherd Dr Lynne Garne Marie Loeb John Patrick OReilly Anna Parley Ailie Rennie Kevin Traynor (resigntd 23.9.2024) Sara Zalin (resigned 16.4.2024) Mr Sean Ornierod {appointed 16.4.2024) Patron HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy. KG GCVO President Michael Spurr, CB Vice Presidents Reverend Jonathan Aitken Professor David Wilson Chief Executive Dr Lucy Ball Cotnpany Secretary Donna Frances King Independent Examiner Grant Harrod Lennan Davls LLP Charter¢d Accountants 1st Floor Healthaid House Marlborough Hill Harrow Middlesex HAI IUD Solicitors Bates Wells 10 (2ue¢n Street Place London EC4R IBE Page 4 The New Bridge Fowidation Report of the Trustees for the year ended JI December 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINtSTRATIVE DETAILS Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenuc Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME194JQ Approved by order of the board of trustccs on .... 1.3105.1 zs................... and signed on its behalf by: Hel Boothman- Trustee Page S Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The New Bridge Foundation Independent examiner'5 report to the tn]stees of The New Bridge Foundvdtion ('the Company.) I r¢port lo the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the y¢ar ended 31 December 2024. R&8ponsibKlities and basis of report As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsiblc for the preparntion of thc accounts in accordance with thc rcquircmcnts of thc Companics Act 2006 ('the 2006 ACV). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited ￿nder Part 16 of th¢ 2006 Act and are eligible for indepeT]dent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as ¢arrAed out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (lhe 2011 Act,). In carrying out my examination I havc followed th¢ D1￿CtionS gTven by the Charity Conunission under Seotion 145(5) {b) of the 201 I Art. Independent examlner's statemenl I have cornpleted my exami1￿tion. I confirn] that no matters have come to my attention in connection wlth the examination giving me cause to believe: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act" or the accounts do not accord with those record5" or thc accounts do not comply with the accounting requircmcnts of Scction 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair vtew which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. or thc accounts have not bccn prcpaFcd in accordancc ￿Trth thc mcthod8 and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their arwunls in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention shouId be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandtng of the a¢¢ounts to b¢ rcached. Jeremy Harrod FCCA Grant Harrod Lern￿1 Davis LLP Chart¢rcd A¢wuntants 1st Floor Healthaid House Marlborough Hill Middlesex HAI IUD Date.. ..13 ILn.125 Page 6 The New Bridge Foundation Statement of Financial Activities foT the yegr ended 31 Deeember 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total fijnds Unrestricted fund Restricted fun&% Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and Icgacics 180.576 180,576 170,564 Inveskn¢nt income 1,476 1,476 6,277 Total 182,052 182,052 176.841 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 72,299 72.299 70,424 Charltable aetivities Befriending Adminigtration costs Strat¢gy Development 178.987 178,987 30,433 26.621 177.778 22,352 26.755 26.621 Totsl 308,)40 308,340 297.309 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) (126,288) {126,288) (120,468) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 187.079 187,079 307,547 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 60.791 60,791 187,079 The notes forni part of these financial statements Page 7 The New Bridge Foundation Balance Sheet 31 December 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total fi￿d$ Unrestricted fund Restrictcd nd5 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets Investments 362 57 362 57 725 173,317 io 419 419 174.042 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank li 20.145 49,123 20,145 49,123 148 24.133 69,268 69,268 24,281 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 12 (8,896) (8,896) (11.244) NET CURRENT ASSETS 60,372 60,372 13,037 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENr LIABILITIES 60,791 60.791 187,079 NET ASSETS 60.791 60.791 187,079 FUNDS Unrestri¢ted funds 13 60,791 187.079 TOTAL FUNDS 60.791 187,079 The charitable Company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Compani¢s Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in accordan¢e with Se¢tion 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees a¢knowl¢dge their responsibilities for (a) ensuring that the charitable company ke¢ps a¢¢ounting records that Comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of th¢ stste of affaiTS of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit ftlr each financial year in accordance with the requxrements of Sections 394 and 395 and whiGh otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 F¢latAng to fmanGial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. (b) The notes form part of these financial statcmcnts Page 8 continued... Th¢ New Bridge Foundation B8IAnce Sheet- continued 31 December 2024 These financial statements have been Prepared in aGcordan¢e with the provisions appliGable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. The financial statements were approved by the Board of TNstses and authorised for issue on ..13.Is.l.IS .. . and wcre signed on its behalf by.. Hel Boothnwi- Tnjstee John Patrick OReilly- Trustee The notes forn] part of these financial statements Page 9 The New Bridge Foundation Notes to the Financiol Statements for tbe year eDded 31 December 2024 ACCOUThNG POLICIES Basis of preparing tbe fmancial statements The fmancial statements of the charitable company. which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting yJ]d Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance WAth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019),, Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The fmancial statements have been prepared under the historical cost Conventio￿ with the cxc¢ption of inv¢51ments which are in¢lud¢d at markct value, as modifjed by the revaluation of certain assets. Ineome All Ancome is re¢ognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlcm¢nt to the funds, it is probable that the income will be Teceived and the amount can be measured reliably. Expenditure Liabilities are reco8nised as expenditure as soon &8 there is a legal or constructive obligation committtng the ¢harity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in 5¢ttJement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted ftjr on an accruals basis and ha8 b¢en classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to th¢ category, Where ¢osts cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Allocation and apportionment of costs Support Gosts ar¢ based on a percentage of thc athjal ¢osts Incurre￿ Calculated on a staff lime basis. Tangible fIxed ysset5 Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated use￿1 Ilfe. Fixtures and fitting5 Computer equipment 250/0 On C05t 250/0 on cost Taxation The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the eharttable obJ￿tiVeS at the discrction of th¢ trustees. Restricted ￿ndS can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purpose5. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. Volunteers In accordance with SORP 2005, the contribution of volunteers is not recognised in the Financial Statements, as the value of their contribution cannot be reasonably quantified in financial tcnns. An exception may be made where a donor provides services a5 part of their trade or profession and where the charity would otherwise have had to purchase those services externally. In these cases, if material, those donated services would be valued at the open market value to the charity. Page 10 continued... Tbe New Bridge FoundAtion Notes lo the Finaneial StatemeDts- contlnued for the year ended 31 December 2024 INVESTMENf INCOME 2024 Other investment income 1,476 6,277 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Net income/(expenditur¢) is stated after chargingl(crediting}: 2024 2023 Depreciation - owned assets 363 363 TRUSTEES, REMUNEIL4TION AND BENEFTrs There wer¢ no trustees, remulleration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023. Trustses, expenses Trustees were reimbursed travel expenses during the year amounting to £175.00 STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wages and salaries Social seGurity Costs 180,932 14,681 180,244 14,886 195,613 195,130 The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows- 2024 2023 Direct charitable work Administration No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. One member of stsff re¢¢ived a salary of more than £60,000. Pagell continued... The New Bridge Foundation Notes to the Financial Statement5 - continued fur the year ended 31 December 2D24 COMPARATTrTS FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES Unre5tiicted fund Restricted furAds Total funds INCOME AND ENDOIVMENTS FROM Donations and Icwies 170,564 170,564 Investmejjt income 6,277 6,277 Total 176,841 176.841 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 70,424 70,424 Charitable activities Befriending Administration costs Strategy Development 177,778 22.352 26,755 177,778 22.352 26,755 Total 297,309 297.309 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (120,468) (120,468) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl fimds brought fonwd 307,547 307,547 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 187.079 187.079 FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS There were no investment asscts outside the UK. Th¢ ¢ompanYs inv¢stments at the balance sheet date includ¢ th¢ following: Inside Time Limited NatUT¢ of busiThess- Publishing of newspapers for prisoners Inside Time Limited (a ￿lty owned subsidiary) is a company limited by guarantee and does not have any share apital. 2024 2023 Aggregate ¢apitsl and reserves SuTplus for the year 106,574 15,031 91,543 16,335 Page 12 ontinu¢d... The New Bridge Foundation Notes to the Fin*n¢lal Statements- continued for the year ended 31 December 2024 INDEPENDENT EL4MINATION FEE The Independent Examination Fee for the year is £1.920. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures and fittings Comput¢r equipmenÉ Tota]8 COST At l January 2024 and 31 December 2024 3,025 1,088 4.113 DEPRECIATION At l January 2024 Charge for year 3,025 363 363 3,388 363 At 31 December 2024 3.025 726 3.751 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 D¢c¢mb¢r 2024 362 362 At 31 December 202J 725 725 io. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS Unlisted Anvesknents MARKET VALUE At l January 2024 Disposals Revaluation5 173,317 (174,455) 1.195 At 31 December 2024 57 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 December 2024 57 At 31 December 2023 173,317 There were no investment assets outside the UK. Cost or valuation at 31 December 2024 is repTesent¢d by: Unlistsd invcstments Valuation in 2019 Valuation in 2020 Valuation in 2021 Valuation in 2022 Valuation in 2023 Valuation in 2024 18,716 16.267 25,222 (58,282) 11.608 (13,474) 57 The companys iDVCStments at the balance sheet date in the Sha￿ capital of companies include the following.. Page 13 continued... The New Bridge Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements- continued for the year ended 31 December 2024 io. FIXED ASSET INVESTMEIYTS- continued Inside Time Limited R¢gist¢red 0￿1¢¢. Nature of business: Publishing of newspapers for prisoners Inside Time Limited is a fully owned subsidiary of The New Bridge Foundation, is a company limiled by guardntcc and doc5 not have any share capitsl. 11. DEBTORS: AMOUNfs FALLING DUE WIThIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income 20,000 145 148 20,145 148 12. CREDITORS: AMOtINTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Trade creditors Other creditors Accrnals and deferred in¢om¢ 2.857 3,939 2,100 7.247 3,667 8,896 11,244 13. MOVEMENf IN FUNDS Net n￿veMent in funds At 31.12.24 At 1.1.24 Unrestricted fund8 Gcncral fimd 187,079 (126.288) 60.791 TOTAL FUNDS 187,079 (126.288} 60.791 Net movement in funds, included in the above are a5 folloNvs: Incoming rcsources Resources cxpended Movement in fimds Unrestricted funds General fill 182,052 (308.340) (126,288) TOTAL FUNDS 182,052 (308,340) (126,288) Page 14 continued... Tbe New Bridge Foundatlon Notes lo the Financial St*t¢ments- eontRnued for tbe ye*r ended 31 December Z024 13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued Comparatives for movement in lunds Net movement in funds At 31.12.23 At 1.1.23 Unrestricted funds General fimd 307.547 (120,468) 187.079 TOTAL FUNDS 307,547 (120,468) 187,079 Comparative net movement in funds. included in the above are as follows: Inc4)mtng resources Resources expended Movement in fijnds Unrestricted fwids General fimd 176,841 (297,309) (120,468) TOTAL FUNDS 176.841 (297,309) (120,468) A current year 12 months and PTior year 12 months Gombined position is as follows: Net movement in funds At 31.12.24 At 1.1.23 Unrestrieted funds General fi]nd 307.547 (246,756) 60.791 TOTAL FUNDS 307,547 (246,756) 60,791 A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net mov¢ment in ￿nds, included in the above are as follows: Incoming Tcsources Resources expended Movement in funds Unre5trleted funds General fund 358,893 (605,649) (246.756) TOTAL FUNDS 358,893 (605.649) (246,756) Page 15 continued... The New Bridge Foundalion Not&4 to the Financial StAtements- continued for the year ¢nd¢d 31 D¢c¢mber 2024 14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES During the year the Charity received a donation from its subsidiary, Tn5ide Tim¢ Limited, amounting to £Nil (2023 - £Nil). 15. LIABILITY OF MEMBERS The company is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. In the event of the charity being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. Page 16