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2021/22 Annual Report and Accounts

Giving people the power to speak up and stop crime. 100% anonymously. Always.

2021/22 Annual Report and Accounts

Financial statements comprising:

19-20 Financial results

20-21 Organisational structure, governance and management

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Notes to the financial statements

Registered Charity

No. 1108687 (England and Wales) No. SC037960 (Scotland) Company No. 05382856

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Welcome from our Chair

To those who are too fearful to contact the police, we offer hope. We offer people a way to pass on what they know about crime without giving any personal details. Ever.

Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC Chair of Board of Trustees Crimestoppers Trust

Welcome to our Annual Report 2021-2022. We invite you to look through our charity’s progress over the past year as we continue to support law enforcement and empower the public to speak up and stay safe, 100% anonymously.

But first, I want to take you back to 1985 when the family of a police officer was left devastated. A wife was unexpectedly widowed, her sons left fatherless – and all because a man was bludgeoned to death during riots at an estate in London.

I’m talking about the brutal murder of PC Keith Blakelock in 1985. He was an upstanding member of the police who sadly lost his life. It was a high-profile murder that shocked the nation.

On the estate where he was murdered, investigators faced a brick wall – a wall of silence.

There was a time when, if you feared speaking to the police because of concerns about reprisals or revenge attacks, there was only one option – to remain completely silent.

Which is exactly what the criminals wanted. To them, people being stunned or numbed into silence was a good thing. This affected every crime. This silence was not golden – it was destructive.

The murder of that officer – and the silence from within the community – prompted me, with the support of others, to find a solution to a pressing need. That need was to support those people who were living in fear – too fearful to speak up and say who was responsible for that young officer’s murder.

And so Crimestoppers was formed.

To those who are too fearful to contact the police, we offer hope. We offer people a way to pass on what they know about crime without giving any personal details. Ever.

We guarantee absolute anonymity. We challenge the perception that there is no alternative. Instead of saying ‘stay silent, stay safe’, it’s ‘speak up, stay safe’.

And because of that, Crimestoppers protects the most vulnerable sections of society. We receive over 600,000 contacts from people every single year and pass on over 185,000 pieces of vital information. But behind every statistic there is a human story; and a personal cost as a result of crime.

I’m proud to say that we also benefit entire industries, public and private sector, workplaces, trade associations, other not-for-profit organisations. We work together to get the full picture, to protect both staff and customers. To uncover and deter criminal activity both within organisations and across extended supply chains.

Our impact – often unsung due to our promise of anonymity – is significant. And when I see the achievements of the past years, it makes me incredibly proud. A charity that has grown and flourished – trusted by police forces, government departments, companies and, ultimately, people.

So, I thank you for your support and urge you to continue to spread the word about Crimestoppers.

Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC, Chair of Board of Trustees, Crimestoppers Trust

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Welcome from our CEO

We have sent another record number of reports to police, over 185,000 in the past year.

Mark Hallas OBE CEO Crimestoppers

As I reflect on the past year, I continue to be immensely proud of the Crimestoppers community and all we achieve, together, to help solve crime and keep ourselves and others safe.

It was a year of global uncertainty as we navigated our way in and out of the challenges that Covid continued to present. We have done all we can to support our people as we return to calmer waters. We have embraced the collaborative tools of remote working. But it is great to have a buzz in our Headquarters as we work alongside each other again, and welcome our regional colleagues and partners in person.

We have sent another record number of reports to police, over 185,000 in the past year. And still more to allied businesses and other statutory organisations. Every one of our partners uses this information to solve and prevent crime – helping victims see justice, stopping fraud that costs us all, creating safer communities.

Behind every report, every piece of information, is someone who cared enough to take action. The need for our service is demonstrably stronger than ever, whether for violent crime or burglaries, scams or drug trafficking, theft or sexual assault – for every crime.

And much of this information comes to us online – with over 75% of all reports sent to police originating via our secure website. We have adapted technology and processes to adjust, so we provide a better, more responsive service which remains excellent value for money. This includes supporting our staff with professional oversight and training to be the best we can be.

This support extends to our brilliant volunteers who have returned to active engagement in their communities with gusto. They truly build trust and confidence in our service through the people they meet, the conversations they have. We now have a comprehensive induction programme and an online tool to customise artwork for local needs. We continue to develop new resources for volunteering, taking on board their feedback.

Our Regional Manager team has enjoyed fully embracing their vital role representing our charity with local partners and communities. I’m pleased we have a full team covering the whole country for the first time ever. This really does allow us to respond to local needs properly, and generate that critical information, solving real crimes.

And our campaigning work brings together all the elements of our charity, from those in our regions to our business supporters and our various online followers, to continue talking about crime and what we can all do to solve and prevent it. These well planned campaigns are a more efficient and effective way of reaching those people who need our services the most.

Finally, importantly, I’m proud that our charity is in good health financially. The last two years have been tough for many charities. We consistently demonstrate strong value for our funders and supporters – as a crucial and unique ally for them. This means that we have been able to invest more in our people and services to provide the best for everyone who has the need to use Crimestoppers.

Mark Hallas OBE,

Chief Executive, Crimestoppers Trust

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Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022

The Trustees present their report for the year ended 31st March 2022 together with the financial statements of the charity, which have been prepared in accordance with the charity’s Articles of Association, applicable law and in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UK GAAP).

The Trustees have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

The charity has one active wholly owned subsidiary, Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited, collectively referred to in this report as the “group”.

Our vision, mission and values

Vision (why we exist)

Everyone has the right to feel safe from crime, wherever they live.

Mission (what we do to achieve our vision)

We’re an independent charity that gives you the power to speak up to stop crime, 100% anonymously.

Whoever you are, wherever you live, from communities to companies.

By phone and online, 24/7, 365 days a year.

We also share advice on how to protect the people and communities you care about from crime, so everyone can feel safe.

Values

At Crimestoppers, we believe that it is people who stop crime. Our community of staff and volunteers live our values every day:

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Achieving our strategy

Connecting with every community to help solve and prevent crime

Crimestoppers’ current strategic goal is to improve the quality of the information we receive. Higher quality means information that the police do not already have and are unlikely to receive directly.

We believe the way to do this is by encouraging the people least likely to engage directly with the police to contact us. The people who stay silent. To increase the quality of Crimestoppers information, this group must trust our service and be confident they can make a difference.

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Our three objectives are:

We are doing this in a number of interconnected ways – with our Contact Centre at the heart of how we serve the public. We:

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Building a community of Crimestoppers

It is people who stop crime; people are our advocates and influencers.

Telling our story

Key audiences and beneficiaries

Access to help and advice

Working with a network of partners so people can find what they need to spot and prevent crime.

Expertise in ‘speaking up’

Help more people to speak up about crime; to be the ‘champions’ for speaking up.

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Making a difference – true stories, anonymised

This small sample of crimes solved shows the real impact of our charity.

Please note that details of these cases have been changed to protect the identity of those involved.

this when our report arrived. When the property was searched, they found a huge crop, with more than 1,000 plants, estimated over £2m, and two arrests were made.

Sex attacker stopped

An appeal about the violent sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl prompted our caller to get in touch. They told us about one of her attackers – no name, but where they worked. This small detail helped the police find and arrest the man.

Fake cigarettes stopped

An extremely detailed report was received by us about the importation of unspecified contraband – including names, locations and vehicle details. Thanks to this information, the Border Force seized 800,000 cigarettes with a street value of £400,000.

Murderer returned to face justice

A man had been wanted for eight years in connection with an attempted murder. He was believed to be in Europe, but our caller provided an address in the UK. Officers found him there and arrested him, just two days after we passed on this critical information.

Violence prevented

We heard that a man, on the way to a social gathering, was carrying a gun and intended to use it. The police were able to stop him en route. He was charged with possession of the gun, and two further assaults.

Family given safety

We were told about a man who was continuously beating his wife and using a stick to beat his two-year-old child. Police attended the address and he was found hiding in the bathroom. The family were looked after and made safe. The man, who had already broken bail conditions, was taken to court.

County Line disrupted

We were told about a woman currently travelling by train carrying crack cocaine and heroin. We rang police, who arrested her at her destination within the hour. Significant amounts of drugs were recovered on her and at her house. Her phone was also confiscated, as it carried lots of useful information about dealers and the movement of drugs across the country.

Women freed

We received details about a ‘pop up’ brothel using women who had been trafficked into the country. The information also listed four other locations across the region, with women being moved between them. Police arrested two people and helped the women at the original location. A much larger modern slavery investigation followed.

Drug haul discovered

Just a few lines online about drugs entering the country were enough for officers to stop the vehicle described. Over £3m worth of class A drugs were found, and the driver was arrested.

Cannabis cultivation

Illegal immigration halted

uncovered

We heard that illegal immigrants were headed for Dover in a lorry from Eastern Europe. Officers intercepted the vehicle and arrested the driver. The immigrants were released from terrible conditions and dealt with appropriately.

We received information about a commercial property which had been purchased in order to grow cannabis. Two men were resident to look after the plants, with electricity stolen to power the lights. The police knew nothing of

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Driving quality information

Uplift in reports after campaign tackling weapons, gangs and County Lines

In September, we launched an urgent appeal for information on those carrying weapons. We believe that Silence Won’t Stop Violence , and asked people to find their voice to anonymously speak up and help stop or solve violent crime.

Whilst the latest available statistics show knife crime falling, we highlighted there is no room for complacency. Hundreds are still losing their lives and thousands continue to be admitted to hospital after knife attacks every year.

Health service pressure

Knife and other violent crime – along with gang activity – has consequences beyond suffering endured by victims and their families and friends.

continue to affect the NHS, we should all help protect communities and health services from harm by not being silent when we know something relevant.

Younger exploitation

Young people are at a greater risk of being exploited by gangs due to false promises of easy money, especially when poverty is a factor. For example, in 2020, the National Referral Mechanism saw cases of children suspected to be victims of County Lines’ gangs increase by 31%.

We also informed our older digital audiences of our youth service Fearless. org, to ensure that anyone, regardless of age, feels comfortable speaking up.

This campaign, which ran over three weeks in September, saw an encouraging 15% rise in reports we received mentioning guns, knives, gangs and County Lines.

Our message was blunt: as the pandemic and consequent longer waiting lists

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Merseyside appeal launched after shooting of innocent 15-year-old girl

Crimestoppers can help police investigations, especially when there has been a disturbing peak in some of the most serious and harmful crimes.

In March 2022, after discussions with Merseyside Police, we launched a dedicated regional appeal.

Three shootings in three weeks

Concerns about violence on the streets of Liverpool rose after the shooting of an innocent schoolgirl whilst she waited at a bus stop on Upper Warwick Street. Through no fault of her own, the young girl was seriously injured by the reckless actions of a gunman who fired shots at another man in the street.

This attack was followed by two separate shooting incidents in the Croxteth and Woodchurch areas.

These types of incidents unsettle the communities where they occur. Detailed anonymous community intelligence plays a significant role in the fight against serious crime, and we highlighted that people’s information can help save lives.

Whilst we can’t divulge the intelligence that we received, last year saw over 7,000 pieces of actionable information passed on from Crimestoppers to Merseyside Police.

Our activity in Merseyside demonstrates the value of strong partnerships in helping to reduce crime – with our Regional Manager, our volunteer committee, the police, the OPCC, and a wide range of partners all working together to help make communities safer.

Feeling the heat as summer focus on rural Britain reaches millions

In August, we launched the biggest ever national rural crime campaign in our history with an appeal for anonymous

information to help protect hard-pressed rural communities. It called on everyone to play their part as more people went on ‘staycations’ or local countryside day trips rather than holidaying abroad. Rural crime is repetitive and organised – without information it can’t be tackled.

NFU Mutual Rural Crime Survey

The campaign launched the day after NFU Mutual issued its annual rural crime survey 2021, which estimated that rural theft cost the UK a staggering £43.3m in 2020.

Criminal gangs exploit the local wildlife, environment, and communities in many ways: rural residents often feel unsafe in their own homes; farm owners must foot the bill for criminal damage; and local businesses in rural areas can see their income and cashflow adversely affected.

Wider support

The charity’s four-week campaign was supported by NFU Mutual, RSPCA, Countryside Alliance, NFU, Openreach, FireStoppers, Link, National Wildlife Crime Unit, Environment Agency, CLA and the Angling Trust.

It reached over 2 million people, largely thanks to nearly 170 media articles. Broadcast coverage included ITV News Calendar in Yorkshire and ITV Central reporting on the campaign, along with BBC local radio interviews and ITV News Online coverage.

Of the 6,700 people who visited our campaign landing page, over 180 people went on to submit information through our online form.

Supporting forces to help tackle internal wrongdoing and corruption

It’s been more than a decade since Crimestoppers launched the Police Integrity Line, offering police officers and staff an alternative way to report internal wrongdoing and corruption within forces via a dedicated freephone number and online form.

With the challenges increasing across forces in recent years, it is now more important than ever for a bespoke and independent service that gives police and staff the confidence to speak up about their concerns or suspicions.

We have seen significant growth in this line over the past year with over 20 police forces having now signed up.

Over the past three years, we have seen a 50% increase in reports, proving how important this impartial service is to maintaining and improving transparency in the wider police service.

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Connecting with every community through our supporters

Ringing success of partnership to tackle theft and burglary

Home security company Ring and charity Neighbourhood Watch partnered with us in our acquisitive crime campaign, which we ran in two phases in the autumn of 2021.

The aim was to advise the public via our digital channels to stay vigilant and to offer them tips on how to keep their homes secure.

We developed a new animation which showcased safety measures you can put in place to keep your street and home safe. The animation style was a lighter approach, aiming to reach new audiences.

The first phase was an autumnal themed campaign, followed by a festive theme in the run up to Christmas.

The campaign reached over a million people and received a good level of engagement through paid and organic social media, with hundreds of people going on to give information through our online form via the campaign landing page.

Pioneering former footballer becomes first ever Fearless Football Ambassador

Paul Canoville, the first ever black player for Chelsea FC, who has faced racism and numerous other challenges in a remarkable life, was announced as the new Fearless Football Ambassador at a launch event at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge in November.

BBC London News sent a TV reporter and broadcast a full feature about the partnership on their early evening and late evening news bulletins, which included an interview with Paul.

Young people from local schools and representatives from Hammersmith and Fulham’s Community Safety Partnership also joined the event.

Role model connection

Paul delivers the Fearless message during his talks in schools, as part of his work to encourage young people to make their communities safe again. He highlights that Fearless is not asking them to snitch, but to be a community hero to help stop youth crime and violence.

He has called on ex-professionals and current players to follow his lead in supporting the Fearless project.

One of many positive outcomes from this initiative includes new funding to deliver a Fearless campaign across Hammersmith and Fulham.

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Three fugitives snared a week New BBC One appeals after launch of new Most programme in Northern Ireland Wanted campaign with the NCA helps boost profile

We continue to work closely with the National Crime Agency in the delivery and amplification of various appeals and campaigns.

At the start of 2022, we jointly launched a new Most Wanted campaign to trace and bring to justice 12 of the UK’s most wanted fugitives, believed to be hiding in Spain. Following the launch in Madrid, three individuals were apprehended within a week, with other fugitives being picked up in the following months.

This campaign, also working with Spanish law enforcement, comes on the back of the extremely successful Operation Captura fugitives’ campaign, which resulted in the arrests of 86 offenders.

Other activity with the NCA includes amplifying their work on drug couriers, drug hauliers and small boats. We look forward to joining forces with the NCA on other initiatives in the months and years to come.

Crime NI is broadcast after the BBC One Ten O’Clock News in Northern Ireland and supports ongoing investigations, with a mix of studio interviews with PSNI detectives discussing details of major police probes, along with emotional appeals by family members.

Reconstructions, special features and CCTV footage are deployed to help jog viewers’ memories, improve people’s understanding of relevant issues around community safety and policing, and encourage those with information to come forward anonymously to Crimestoppers. The show is hosted by veteran Northern Ireland journalist Wendy Austin and Dearbhail McDonald.

The series focus is on ‘domestic crime’ which impacts on people’s everyday lives. The first show included the case of missing Belfast man Ábhristín Ó Cadhlaigh, an aggravated burglary outside Ballymoney, an attempted murder in North Belfast and an arson on the railway line in Limavady where a quick thinking train driver’s emergency stop managed to avert a real tragedy.

The show has been progressively more successful as each episode aired and has been a great profile boost for Crimestoppers and PSNI.

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Building trust in our service

Crimestoppers featured on Crimewatch Live on BBC One

Crimestoppers often gets confused with the similar sounding but very different Crimewatch, the long-running television programme.

Whilst our charity’s contact details are regularly broadcast and our rewards featured as part of specific investigations and appeals, Crimestoppers rarely has a dedicated feature filmed and broadcast about our crucial work.

In March, a crew from Crimewatch visited our headquarters for the day. They interviewed Mark Hallas, our Contact Centre chief Louise Peers, and team leader Poppy Evans.

They also recorded footage of the Contact Centre as staff carried out their regular duties.

The final broadcast film focused on who we are, our promise of anonymity and the range and scope of how Crimestoppers works behind the scenes by helping to solve and prevent crime.

It was an outstanding opportunity to showcase our important work to a key audience, helping to boost our profile, and spread the word. We hope to do more with Crimewatch in the future.

Statement following Glasgow schoolboy murder generates positive engagement on social media channels and news outlets

On 16th October 2021, 14-year-old Justin McLaughlin was fatally stabbed in the heart in broad daylight whilst at a Glasgow train station. His murder sent shockwaves across Scotland.

The personal tragedy of one family became that of a whole city and beyond. Parents were expressing real fear for their children’s safety on social media - someone’s son went out for the day and never came home, what’s to say theirs would?

Reassurance highlighting options

From the evening of Justin’s death, Fearless Scotland immediately posted across their national social media platforms, encouraging young people to speak up. It was well publicised that a large group of young people had been at the train station at the time. And so, these young people would be the most likely witnesses and, crucially, hold the key to identifying those responsible.

The following day, we issued a press release to appeal for information on the tragic incident but also to reassure parents and carers by providing them with knowledge of a safe place for young people to report crime, namely, Fearless.org.

This was immediately published in a variety of media outlets including the Glasgow Evening Times, Glasgow Live and Third Force News in print and online formats.

Positive endorsement across the community

Parents shared the online articles in droves, tagging partners and their young people and commenting positively about Fearless and our anonymity promise.

One person shared the article, writing:

“There is a charity mentioned in this article that I think could be a wonderful source for many people, especially our children who want to do the right thing but are scared to. I’ll be talking to Nathan about this and hope other families will too. No one, adult or child, should have this happen to them. Everyone deserves the right to come home safe.”

Her post was then liked and shared by many of her own followers.

A young person shared another of the articles saying:

“Enough now, it’s gone too far.”

Fearless Scotland then continued with youth violence messaging on social media throughout October, using their newly produced podcast featuring another Mum whose son was murdered in 2013.

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Fearless Wales film about drug running girl forced to give sexual favours prompts sharp rise in County Lines reports

To highlight the dangers of grooming and County Lines drug gangs in Wales we produced a new film. It focuses on the character Sophie, who is groomed, sexually exploited, and threatened by a member of an organised crime gang.

Sophie’s Story is a follow up to our Running the Lines film and warns of how girls are increasingly vulnerable to exploitation. It offers ways to identify those who are at risk. A new trend has shown that gangs are increasingly targeting girls to traffic drugs or money, as they are seen as less likely to be suspected of being involved.

Huge rise in County Lines reports

South Wales Police received a 67% increase in reports for the 12-month period, helped by the campaign and the impact that Sophie’s Story has had. Across the four Welsh police forces, there was an encouraging 75% increase in reports disseminated on County Lines.

Fearless sessions

Sophie’s Story features in the County Lines sessions run by the three Fearless Youth Workers in Wales; the concept that Sophie is a ‘normal girl’ who could end up in a County Lines gang is shocking but relatable to the young people we engage with.

The film Sophie’s Story can be seen here:

www.fearless.org/campaigns/ running-the-lines

More than awareness, people need to trust we are there for them and be confident in our promise of anonymity

Most people know our name, but too many don’t have the knowledge of how we help.

Using research, we try to understand the people who need us the most. This helps us focus our engagement activities to key potential users of our service.

In 2021/22, the Fearless team worked with nearly 3,500 young people despite the challenges of the pandemic, when we were limited in accessing schools and colleges.

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Measuring trust and confidence

In October, we surveyed 4,000 members of the public. The results were really encouraging:

of the public were aware of Crimestoppers. 82% Previous surveys have put this at between 80% and 90%, so this remains constant.

People who need us the most

While we are encouraged that the majority of the population would use us, there is a sizable minority still to convince.

of the public have known about a crime but 18% decided not to report it. This was the same in our survey of 2017.

Among those aware of Crimestoppers:

would use us if they 70% needed to.

of people trust 65% Crimestoppers.

are confident we are 60% completely anonymous.

This is very consistent across the population regardless of gender, ethnicity, income, disability, urban/rural deprivation.

Men, all people under 45, those living in deprived areas, and those with a disability (particularly mental health issues) are more likely not to report a crime.

would prefer to use Crimestoppers than 34% give information to the police.

Two groups had a greater preference for Crimestoppers: younger people and ethnic minorities.

Younger people and ethnic minorities are more likely to agree that they don’t know enough about Crimestoppers.

Awareness of Crimestoppers is lower in the following groups:

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One charity, one team, working better together

Working with common cause, supporting each other

Volunteers connect us with every community

Our network of 300 or so dedicated volunteers connect us with every community across the UK. Not just through their tireless work at events and on campaigns, but through inspiring others in their area to carry the Crimestoppers service further.

Our annual Volunteer Awards celebrate their commitment, and our National Volunteering Plan seeks to improve the quality of experience for volunteers at Crimestoppers, through two way engagement and ongoing support.

This year we revamped the process for recruitment of volunteers, developing a short, attractive journey for the prospective volunteer on our website that culminates in a simple application form.

A new online induction is now live on our intranet to complement our bi-monthly Zoom welcome events. Running since May, they generate excellent feedback from new volunteers. And our regular Coffee with Crimestoppers online events continue to attract volunteers and staff alike to hear from various partners and internal departments. They are a great catalyst to develop a stronger sense of belonging amongst our volunteer family.

Next steps for volunteering

The creation of a Volunteer Inspiration Hub will foster greater inter-regional collaboration and the cross-fertilisation of ideas amongst our volunteers, wherever they might be located.

All volunteers need easy-to-use tools and resources for effective community engagement. A workshop in February identified the need for easier access to the tools already at their disposal, plus a re-invigoration of the existing Community Ambassadors programme. External expertise will be sought to develop more training and support for volunteers to reach into all communities with confidence.

Volunteer Awards 2021

Another terrifically successful event in June with an impressive range and variety of achievements by our volunteers right across the UK.

Volunteer of the Year Award:

David Cameron, West Scotland Committee

“David has shown

exemplary commitment throughout the last twelve months and his attitude and drive has changed my perception about just how much volunteers support and give value to the work of Crimestoppers.”

Crime Awareness Committee of the Year Award:

North Yorkshire Committee Merseyside Committee

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Post-pandemic working

After everyone across the charity has shown such resilience for nearly two years, it has been wonderful to reap the benefits that face-to-face collaboration inevitably brings. Central Office staff are working back in headquarters with our Contact Centre team, and we’ve welcomed regional staff and volunteers for meetings and visits. Video conferencing is a valuable addition to working and keeping connected across the UK.

We upgraded our intranet, the Bubble, with the aim of making it as user friendly and intuitive as possible for staff and volunteers. Since launch, there has been a 70% increase in active users and 31% increase in unique visitors.

We worked with Brand Stencil to create a new system to allow staff and volunteers to easily produce artwork from highquality templates across the Fearless and Crimestoppers brands. This platform was rolled out from August and has allowed a more seamless approach to supporting local campaigns.

Health and wellbeing

Following Mental Health training, we now have 24 qualified Mental Health First Aiders across the charity, including two volunteers, who can provide a basic support, listening and signposting service. This complements the information on our intranet and a series of internal communications we sent out to all.

We have reviewed our approach to safeguarding to make sure staff and volunteers are appropriately checked and trained for the roles they are doing. We have a new volunteer role to support Fearless activity, and will be providing additional training for staff as appropriate.

We are delighted to have become an accredited ‘Real Living Wage’ employer, including the London living wage. This is good for the charity and our staff, will help us attract quality people and support staff with the cost of living.

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Our future plans

Putting those who could stay silent at the centre of our strategy

Our current strategy was adopted in April 2020. Since then, we have evolved our thinking about the activities needed to achieve our objectives.

In particular, this concerns two areas:

A focus on key audiences and potential beneficiaries

To tailor our approach to different groups based on their crime issues, attitudes and experiences. Those groups who are least likely to engage directly with the police, as indicated by our research.

Experts in ‘speaking up’

To help more people to speak up about crime; to be the ‘champions’ for speaking up. Embed the principles of being an active bystander into our outreach work and communications.

We believe in the power of people to stop crime.

Our promise of anonymity for anyone

who comes to us is at our heart and embedded at our Contact Centre.

What the future could look like

We will be active in the communities that need our service the most, and through considered conversation encourage people to take appropriate and safe actions to reduce, solve and prevent crimes. These conversations will provide a platform to introduce the Crimestoppers service, as one safe option, amongst others people can explore.

Active bystanders

In our lives, we sometimes witness behaviours and/or attitudes that we don’t like or agree with. It may be that they clash with our personal values, our organisational values or both. They may be criminal.

The default can often be to remain silent – to ignore, walk away; perhaps it just feels too hard to speak up. We might not see it as our role to intervene.

Do we ever consider the consequences of our inaction? What does our silence and inaction say to those involved or impacted?

We can all be active bystanders; take action safely to prevent harm.

Crimestoppers listens without judgement

Everyone who comes to us has made a choice – not to accept what’s happening, to try and make a difference, to keep people safe.

Snitching vs reporting

An extract from our Fearless resource.

Reporting crime can be a difficult decision. One way to approach this is to detach yourself from the information – it’s not about you but about the information you have.

When you report something with the purpose to keep others safe, you are being an active bystander.

The word snitching carries a lot of negativity, especially for young people. The table below highlights how reporting crime has positive outcomes and is done for positive reasons.

Snitching

Reporting

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Financial results

The group results for the year ended 31st March 2022 are given in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) on page 25. The charity’s assets and liabilities as at 31st March 2022 are given in the Balance Sheets on page 26.

Trading results

Income increased by 7% from the prior year to £6,707,534. This rise of £438,099 was due to increased revenue from charitable activities and our corporate partners. The charity’s costs in comparison increased by 4.2% to £6,205,404, a rise of £250,523. Of this increase, £236,518 related to the expense of operating the charity’s activities, with a rise of just £14,005 to raise the required funds. Because of these disparate rates of change, the net income before relocation costs generated for the year rose to £502,130, an increase of £187,576 from the year ended 31st March 2021. The Trustees are pleased with this outcome, especially in the face of continued uncertainty caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. As is explained in the Reserves policy, the surplus has been used to increase the level of reserves held by the charity.

Having raised fees in the previous year, there were no price increases to police forces for either the core service or for the network of Regional Managers, meaning that the rise in revenue came from increased activities, both charitable and from corporate partners. Charitable activities income increased by £220,518 to £3,437,984, due primarily to increased campaign work, and corporate partner income by £250,448 to £821,613. The latter reflects increased support from our corporate partners, who are crucial to the financial wellbeing of the charity. Notably revenue from our Integrity reporting line service has seen continued growth in the year. Donations and legacies fell by £31,664 to £2,447,651, reflecting lower intangible income.

The charity continued a strong focus on control of costs, which was successful, with an increase of 4.2%, despite a revenue rise of 7% and CPI inflation to the end of March 2022 of 7%. Charitable activity costs rose by 4.5%, and expenditure on raising funds by 2%. Both figures are pleasing, given the significant increase in revenue, and demonstrate that expenditure has been managed well. The pandemic continued to have an effect, with travel and subsistence costs in particular remaining at a lower level than in previous years. The charity will continue to monitor expenditure closely whilst investing in new technology to improve productivity.

The balance sheet strengthened in the year, with total funds increasing by £668,130 to £2,427,421. The deficit on the defined benefit pension scheme was reversed, releasing a provision of £181,000. In addition, the scheme was closed to future service accrual in the year.

The charity invested £117,200 in capital expenditure, principally in both computer hardware and software to ensure its core service continues to deliver at the best possible level. Trade debtors fell as working capital continued to be well managed, with net cash flow of £960,930 resulting in a balance of £3,624,760.

In summary, the Trustees are pleased with the financial outcome for the year, which not only generated a surplus but more significantly saw an increase in its charitable activities, combined with growth in revenue from its corporate partners.

More information is available in the notes to the accounts on pages 29 to 38.

Investment policy

The charity’s policy is to maintain all of its liquid resources in interest bearing, instant access accounts at competitive rates available in the market.

Reserves policy

The charity maintains a level of reserves to allow it to meet its operational obligations and to mitigate against the financial costs of identified risks.

The level of reserves is set in the light of risks identified in the Risk Register, which is reviewed annually by the board. The key risks identified concern damage to the charity’s reputation to guarantee anonymity to every member of the public who passes on information about crime, and loss or reduction of grant support from the Home Office.

The Trustees consider that a level of reserves in the range of £2 million to £2.2 million is appropriate, given the level of risk identified. The level of unrestricted free reserves on 31st March 2022 was £1,840,000, which the Trustees target to increase over an appropriate period, being mindful of the need to invest funds to further the charity’s purpose.

The Trustees review the level of reserves yearly and update the policy annually.

Going concern

The Board of Trustees, in considering the adequacy of the charity’s resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, has had due regard to the risks of possible reduced funding from the Home Office, donors and sponsors. The Home Office has committed to continue to support the charity with the award of a grant for 2022/23, at the same level as for the last five financial years. Given the continued pressure on the Home Office’s finances, we see this continued funding as a positive endorsement of the charity. The Trustees anticipate that Home Office funding will continue to be available for periods beyond 31st March 2023. Additionally, the Trustees believe that the work being undertaken to attract funding from other sources will meet any shortfall, and are therefore satisfied that the charity can continue to meet its commitments as they fall due.

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Risk management and internal control

The Board of Trustees has examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which the charity faces, and confirms that systems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary steps can be taken to lessen these risks. The principal risk facing the charity is to its reputation in being able to guarantee anonymity to every member of the public who passes on information to us about crime. The Trustees will continue to implement policies which protect the operation’s integrity. The other main risk to the organisation is the contribution from the Home Office, as it continues to provide significant funding for the charity; around 12% of its overall income in 2021/22. Trustees and staff continually look to increase other sources of income to ensure that the charity remains viable.

The Board has overall responsibility for ensuring that the charity has a system of internal control. Such a system of control can provide only reasonable and not absolute assurance against errors or fraud. The controls include clearly documented accounting procedures and a delegation of the authority of the Board of Trustees through the Chief Executive to the rest of the organisation. Controls safeguard Crimestoppers’ assets and maintain the integrity of accounting controls.

Crimestoppers operates an annual planning and budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the Board. Any significant changes to those plans or budgets need specific approval from the Audit Committee. Revised forecasts are undertaken during the course of the year. The financial reporting system compares results with the budget and forecast on a monthly basis.

Potential impact of conflict in Ukraine

The economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in Ukraine will undoubtedly affect the charity. Whilst disruption to supply lines or the ability to trade in Europe are not issues the cost of energy and rising inflation will affect the charity, its beneficiaries, staff, partners and supporters. The budget for the coming year has been set in the light of these factors, which will be monitored closely and action taken as appropriate.

Potential impact of Covid 19

The charity’s income is derived from a mix of sources, including central and local government, police services and corporate partners. Much of this income is secured for over a year, and has continued to both renew and grow over the previous two years. As a result, the charity considers its income to be secure.

Subsidiary undertakings

The charity’s subsidiary undertakings as at 31st March 2022 were wholly owned and registered in England and Wales. Details are included in Note 14 to the financial statements. Some of the funds required to support the operations of the charity are raised through its subsidiary, Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited.

Employees and volunteers

Information about the aims and activities of the charity is disseminated to all staff and volunteers by means of briefings, meetings, reports, newsletters and Crimestoppers’ intranet.

Crimestoppers fully accepts its social and statutory duty of enabling disabled persons to play their part in the community, and will employ them wherever practical. Should any staff become disabled, every reasonable effort is made to continue their employment and where necessary to provide special training or equipment. Career development and promotional opportunities are the same for all staff and volunteers.

The remuneration of the Chief Executive and other senior management is approved annually by the Trustees.

The charity depends heavily on the valuable contribution made by its volunteer committee members, both with regard to fundraising for regional projects and the promotion of the Crimestoppers service.

Organisational structure, governance and management

Charitable status

The charity is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Our work extends throughout the British Isles, with a connection to Crimestoppers International.

Board of Trustees and

organisational structure

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and is governed by the Board of Trustees, whose members are also directors for the purposes of the Companies Act. The Trustees who served during the year are set out on page 40. The Board is responsible for the oversight of the management of all the affairs of Crimestoppers. They are subject to fixed-term appointments and election or re-election in accordance with procedures set out in the charity’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, which is its governing document. Trustee recruitment and appointment is on the basis that new appointees are familiar with both the responsibilities of being a Trustee and the detailed nature of the organisation. Due to the Trustees’ business and charities experience and their awareness of the aims of the charity, it is felt that formal training beyond an induction process is unnecessary at the present time, but this will remain under review.

The Board ensures that all activities are within agreed charitable objectives.

The Board’s work includes setting the strategic direction and agreeing the financial plan.

It appoints an Advisory Board (‘AB’) which currently consists of representatives from the Trustees, regional volunteer committees and the senior officers of the charity. The AB meets twice a year, the principal purpose of which is to provide a communication channel between the Trustees, senior officers and regional volunteers.

Governance Committee

The Governance Committee is appointed by the Board of Trustees and consists of up to three Trustees. It meets a minimum of twice each year. Its purpose is to ensure that the Board of Trustees fulfils its legal, ethical, and functional responsibilities through adequate governance, policy development, monitoring of Board

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activities, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of Board performance.

The Governance Committee undertakes an annual review of the Board’s performance and Trustees are confident that the charity’s governance meets the Charity Governance Code’s recommended practice in all material respects. Trustees have reviewed and confirmed that in the few areas where the charity does not – benchmarking, Board size and Trustee length of service – there is sufficient justification. The unique nature of the charity’s operation means there are no obvious direct benchmarking comparators, but this will be kept under review; for the time being, Trustees have agreed a regime of continuous improvement. The Board’s complement is under constant review and while this has resulted in a reduction, the number still exceeds that recommended by the Code. In addition, a number of Trustees have served longer than the recommended nine years. However, those individuals continue to provide excellent service to the charity.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board of Trustees and consists of up to three Trustees. It meets at various times during the year to consider reports from the auditors, and advises the Board on financial control and organisational effectiveness.

Trustee Directors’ responsibility

Each of the Trustee Directors has confirmed that so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity’s auditor is unaware, and that they have taken all the steps that they individually ought to have taken as a Trustee Director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity’s auditor is aware of that information.

Auditor

In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing Mazars LLP be re-appointed as auditor of the charity will be put to the Annual General Meeting.

Our volunteers

There are 44 regional volunteer committees, consisting in total circa 311 volunteers from business, local government, the media and representatives generally of the communities they serve. They are responsible for working collaboratively with a wide variety of partners including the police, Police & Crime Commissioners, Community Safety Partnerships and other partners, promoting Crimestoppers generally and managing campaigns in their local area. The majority of committees are supported by salaried Regional Managers. It should be noted that a great amount of time, the value of which is not reflected in these financial statements, is donated by our volunteers, without whom the charity would not be able to sustain the current level of activities.

wide campaigns, and supporting regional volunteer committees. Of the staff, 28 are part of its Central Office team, 52 work either in management positions or under a shift system in our 24/7 Contact Centre and 26 work in a regional or area managerial role providing support to particular volunteer committees. The Central Office is also the base for several volunteers who assist with fundraising and operational tasks. The organisation has no staff on zero hours contracts.

Pensions

The charity contributes to a defined benefit scheme, which was closed to new entrants in 2005, and to an occupational money purchase scheme. The defined benefit scheme was closed to future service accrual on 1st April 2022. A professional actuary carried out a three-yearly valuation at 31st March 2020 of the defined benefit scheme, updated at 31st March 2021, which is not under Crimestoppers’ direct control, as the charity is only a small part of a much bigger group which participates in the scheme. The revised valuation undertaken in 2021 shows a decrease from the previous valuation undertaken in 2017, with an estimated 77 percent (2017 - 98 percent) being the proportion of the accrued benefits which the scheme assets cover.

Additionally, the actuary carries out a separate annual valuation for financial reporting purposes in line with the accounting standard, FRS 102. The annual valuation is carried out using different assumptions and often results in a very different funding deficit or surplus. The 31st March 2022 valuation under this method showed a surplus of £67,000 compared with a deficit of £181,000 at 31st March 2021. The balance does not represent the cash position, as the cash flow required relates to future pension contributions and recovery payments agreed with the Trustees of the scheme. Current financial projections indicate that the charity will be able to make these contributions as they fall due. FRS 102 requires that the balance of the pension scheme should be shown as a change in unrestricted funds. The details are shown in full in Note 17 to the financial statements. The asset is not shown on the balance sheet, as the Trustees are of the view that the uncertainty around its long term likelihood are unknown, and hence to do so would not be appropriate.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees

Peter Gaze

Ceris M Gardner

26 July 2022

Our staff

In the year there were on average 99 full time equivalent staff who are responsible for the management and administration of the charity, manning the 24/7 call centre, marketing and fundraising, building and maintaining UK-wide partnerships, managing UK-

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Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting practice).

Company and charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and parent charity and of the income and expenditure, of the group for the year. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate and proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and parent charity, and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended), the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made thereunder and with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the group and parent charity, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of the financial statements and other information included in annual reports may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Independent Auditor’s report to the members of Crimestoppers Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Crimestoppers Trust (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31st March 2022 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and Charity Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months

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from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Strategic Report and Report of the Trustees, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Directors’ Report included within the Report of the Trustees.

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

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 22, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of noncompliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

Based on our understanding of the charity and its sector, we considered that non-compliance with the following laws and regulations might have a material effect on the financial statements: employment regulation, health and safety regulation, anti-money laundering regulation, non-compliance with implementation of government support schemes relating to COVID-19.

To help us identify instances of non-compliance with these laws and regulations, and in identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect to non-compliance, our procedures included, but were not limited to:

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We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the preparation of the financial statements, such as tax legislation, pension legislation, the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice.

In addition, we evaluated the Trustees’ and management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements, including the risk of management override of controls, and determined that the principal risks related to posting manual journal entries to manipulate financial performance, management bias through judgements and assumptions in significant accounting estimates, revenue recognition (which we pinpointed to the cut-off assertion), and significant one-off or unusual transactions.

Use of the audit report

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

Signed:

Nicola Wakefield (Senior Statutory Auditor)

19th August 2022

for and on behalf of Mazars LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor 6 Sutton Plaza, Sutton Court Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4FS

Our audit procedures in relation to fraud included but were not limited to:

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of irregularities including fraud rests with management. As with any audit, there remained a risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal controls.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/ auditorsresponsibilities . This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities

(incorporating the income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2022

Notes
Income
Income from charitable activities
1
Donations and legacies
2
Other trading activities
3
Income from investments
Total income and endowments
Expenditure
Charitable activities
4
Expenditure on raising funds
5
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure) before
Relocation costs
Contact Centre Relocation
Grant Income
Relocation costs
Net Relocation income/(expenditure)
Net income/(expenditure) before transfers
Gross transfers between funds
Net income/(expenditure) before other
recognised gains/(losses)
Other recognised (losses)/gains
Actuarial loss on defned beneft
pension scheme
17
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of Funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
3,437,984
992,273
801,503
229		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
1,455,378
20,110
57		 Total Funds
2022
£
3,437,984
2,447,651
821,613
286		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
3,217,826
1,025,804
567,732
1,070		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
1,453,511
3,433
59		 Total Funds
2021
£
3,217,826
2,479,315
571,165
1,129
5,231,989 1,475,545 6,707,534 4,812,432 1,457,003 6,269,435
4,062,405
581,628		 1,443,988
117,383		 5,506,393
699,011		 3,891,250
565,324		 1,378,625
119,682		 5,269,875
685,006
4,644,033 1,561,371 6,205,404 4,456,574 1,498,307 5,954,881
587,956 (85,826) 502,130 355,858 (41,304) 314,554
-
-		 -
-		 -
-		 -
82,837		 300,075
15,043		 300,075
97,880
- - - (82,837) 285,032 202,195
587,956
(71,807)		 (85,826)
71,807		 502,130
-		 273,021
66,625		 243,728
(66,625)		 516,749
-
516,149 (14,019) 502,130 339,646 177,103 516,749
166,000 - 166,000 (39,000) - (39,000)
682,149 (14,019) 668,130 300,646 177,103 477,749
1,348,606 410,685 1,759,291 1,047,960 233,582 1,281,542
2,030,755 396,666 2,427,421 1,348,606 410,685 1,759,291

The principal accounting policies on page 28 and the notes on pages 29 to 38 form part of these financial statements.

The consolidated statement of financial activities incorporates the consolidated income and expenditure account. For the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, excluding intangible income and expenditure, income for the year was £6,639,734 (2021 – 6,158,235) and expenditure was £6,137,604 (2021 – 5,843,681).

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of raising income from donations and legacies.

All amounts are derived from continuing activities.

There are no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above.

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Balance sheets as at 31 March 2022

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Notes
Fixed assets
Total tangible assets
9
Total intangible assets
9
Total fxed assets
Current assets
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash - restricted fund balances
Cash - deferred income
Cash - operating funds
Total current assets
Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
11
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities excluding pension liability
Defned beneft pension scheme defcit
17
Net assets including pension defcit
13
The funds of the charity:
Total restricted funds
12
Unrestricted funds:
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds excluding pension defcit
Defned beneft pension scheme defcit
17
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds
13		 2022
2021
£
£
279,297
299,884
94,203
99,456
373,500
399,340
936,370
1,376,513
214,641
345,253
544,728
644,597
2,505,391
1,313,980
4,201,130
3,680,343
2,147,209
2,139,392
2,053,921
1,540,951
2,427,421
1,940,291
-
(181,000)
2,427,421
1,759,291
396,666
410,685
2,030,755
1,529,606
2,030,755
1,529,606
-
(181,000)
2,030,755
1,348,606
2,427,421
1,759,291		 2022
2021
£
£
94,586
97,024
20,234
2,366
114,820
99,390
970,541
1,011,669
340,318
345,253
544,728
390,413
595,293
976,101
2,450,880
2,723,436
1,248,261
948,421
1,202,619
1,775,015
1,317,439
1,874,405
-
(181,000)
1,317,439
1,693,405
396,666
410,685
920,773
1,463,720
920,773
1,463,720
-
(181,000)
920,773
1,282,720
1,317,439
1,693,405

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees:

Peter Gaze Date: 26 July 2022

Ceris M Gardner Date: 26 July 2022

The principal accounting policies on pages 28 and the notes on pages 29 to 38 form part of these financial statements. Company No 05382856

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Consolidated statement of cashflow

Net movement in funds
Investment income
Depreciation
Amortisation
Loss on disposal of fxed assets
Decrease/(Increase) in debtors
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors
(Decrease)/Increase in pension scheme liability
Net cash infow/(outfow) from operating activities
Cashfows from investing activities
Investment income received
Cashfows from capital expenditure
Purchase of tangible fxed assets
Purchase of intangible fxed assets
Increase/(Decrease) in cash for the year		 2022
£
668,130
(286)
88,424
54,616
0
440,143
7,817
(181,000)		 2022
£
1,077,844
286
(117,200)
960,930		 2021
£
477,749
(1,129)
76,419
66,823
3,700
(556,752)
(327,143)
37,000		 2021
£
(223,333)
1,129
(355,888)
(67,837)
(49,363)		 (261,958)
(93,930)
(578,092)

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Principal accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice, applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1st January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

Crimestoppers Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s). The Trustees have reviewed detailed cash flow projections to 31st July 2023 and have agreed detailed budgets for the year ended March 2023. Both sources of income and types of expenditure have been reviewed. The Trustees have also considered the Group’s working capital and capital expenditure requirements. As a result of the foregoing, the Trustees are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.

The principal accounting policies of the charity are set out below:

b) Company status

The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 40. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

c) Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Board of Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Funds held by regional committees which are not for a specific purpose are regarded as Unrestricted while still within the control of the relevant committee. Restricted funds are funds that are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or that have been raised for particular purposes.

d) Income

All income is included in the SOFA when the Charity is legally entitled to it, receipt is probable, and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Voluntary income

Voluntary income represents income received from monetary donations, grants and intangible income. It is credited on receipt or entitlement to unrestricted funds or restricted funds, as appropriate, unless required by the donor to be deferred to future years. Intangible income, which comprise gifts in kind and donated services, is included in voluntary income at a valuation which is an estimate of the financial cost borne and confirmed by the donor, where such a cost is quantifiable and measurable. Such costs include amounts in excess of commercial discounts given, where such discounts are deemed by the donors as donations. No income is recognised when there is no financial cost borne by a third party.

Activities for raising funds

Activities for raising funds represent income from fundraising events and licensing undertaken by the charity during the year.

Investment income

Investment income consists of interest and is accounted for on a receivable basis.

e) Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.

Costs of raising funds are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charity’s activities.

Support costs, which include the central and regional functions such as general management, finance and accounting, information technology and human resources, are allocated across the categories of charitable expenditure and the costs of raising funds. The basis of the cost allocation is by head count and estimated time spent by personnel under each category.

f) Tangible fixed assets

Fixed assets are capitalised when their cost exceeds £500 and when their useful economic life is expected to exceed three years in the case of computer equipment and five years for all other assets.

Depreciation is charged to the SOFA so as to write off the cost of fixed assets on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Depreciation is charged on a monthly basis from the month of purchase, with a whole month’s charge in the month of disposal. Leasehold improvement costs are amortised over the remaining period of the appropriate lease.

g) Intangible fixed assets

Intangible fixed assets are recognised as website and software costs exceeding £500. These costs have been capitalised at historic cost and amortised on a straight-line basis over three years. Depreciation is charged to the SOFA on a monthly basis from the month of purchase, with a whole month’s charge in the month of disposal.

h) Pension costs

The charity is a participating employer member of the Foundation Pension Plan, which is closed to new members. The scheme is a defined benefit pension scheme, the funds of which is administered by its own Trustees and is separate from those of the participating employers. The cost of providing pensions and related benefits is charged to the SOFA over the employees’ service lives on the basis of a constant percentage of earnings, which is an estimate of the regular cost. Variations from regular cost, arising from periodic actuarial valuations, are allocated over the expected remaining service lives of current employees on the basis of a constant percentage of current and estimated future earnings. Any difference between the charge to the SOFA and the contributions payable to the scheme is shown as an asset or a liability in the balance sheet.

The full surplus or deficit for the scheme is recognised on the balance sheet in line with the requirements of FRS 102. The cost of the pension scheme has been brought into the SOFA in full, and allocated across expense codes on a consistent basis with the allocation of all other staff costs.

Pension costs in respect of the group occupational money purchase scheme are charged to the SOFA for the year in which they are payable.

i) Operating leases

Payments made under operating leases are charged to the SOFA when incurred. The charity does not acquire assets under finance leases.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

1. Income from charitable activities
24/7 Call Centre
Other
Contractual Income
2. Donations and legacies
Income from donations:
Other voluntary income
Companies and trusts
Individuals
Grant Income:
Central government
Local government
Intangible income
Total income from donations and legacies		 2022
£
2,607,051
830,933
–
3,437,984
2022
£
974,009
356,164
4,581
1,334,754
882,000
163,097
1,045,097
67,800
67,800
2,447,651		 2021
£
2,579,961
637,865
–
3,217,826
2021
£
1,050,899
266,549
4,036
1,321,484
922,073
124,558
1,046,631
111,200
111,200
2,479,315

Central government grants include £770,500 (2021 - £770,500) Home Office contribution to support the core operating costs of the Charity.

3. Activities for raising funds
Corporate partners and other licensing income
Events		 2022
£
781,735
39,878
821,613		 2021
£
563,638
7,527
571,165

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

4. Charitable activities
Staff Costs – promoting the Crimestoppers scheme and building up
anti-crime partnerships, nationally and locally
Publicity and promotion of the Crimestoppers scheme
Support costs
Other direct operational expenditure
Audit fee
Rewards		 2022
£
3,303,338
1,407,322
758,154
9,910
20,019
7,650
5,506,393		 2021
£
3,243,284
1,269,698
725,430
12,305
18,158
1,000
5,269,875

Within the £5,506,393 (2021 - £5,269,875) of Charitable Activities cost for the Charity are £62,793 (2021 - £58,716) relating to Governance Costs.

Within the £3,303,338 (2021 - £3,243,284) of Staff Costs are £7,616 (2021 - £nil) Redundancy Costs.

Within the £1,407,323 (2021 - £1,269,698) for the publicity and promotion of the charity are matching costs of £67,800 (2021 - £111,200) of the intangible income (outlined in note 2 above).

5. Expenditure on raising funds
Staff costs, including consultancy and training
Support costs
Fundraising events and publicity
6. Staff costs
Total costs of:
Wages and salaries
National insurance
Pension and other benefts
Consultancy and temporary staff
Training and recruitment
Pension scheme administration
Other staff costs		 2022
£
509,653
162,923
26,435
699,011
2022
£
3,163,848
305,345
158,866
94,015
86,550
(399)
4,766
3,812,991		 2021
£
494,140
173,292
17,574
685,006
2021
£
3,110,333
300,574
127,607
104,491
60,166
29,939
4,314
3,737,424

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

6. Staff costs (continued)

The average number of full-time equivalent employees (including part time staff) during the year were as follows:

Fundraising
Charitable activities
Administration
Total
Average number of staff during the year
Higher paid employees received emoluments during the year in the following bands:
£60,000 - £69,999
£70,000 - £79,999
£80,000 - £89,999
£130,000 - £139,999		 2022
4
83
12
99
106
2022
1
1
1
1
4		 2021
4
85
12
101
107
2021
1
2
–
1
4

Of these employees none (2021 - None) was a member of the Trust’s defined benefit pension scheme.

The total remuneration cost of the key management personnel during the year was £439,774 (2021 - £419,793).

7. Trustees’ emoluments

No Trustee received any emoluments or expenses during the year (2021-Nil).

8. Support costs
Travelling Expenses
Rent, repairs and maintenance
Depreciation
Losses on disposal of fxed assets
Stationery, copying and postage
Website development and management
Telephones & internet
Legal fees
Other support costs
Allocated support costs		 Charitable
Activities
£
58,662
115,136
131,718
-
19,414
-
131,421
23,603
278,200
-
758,154		 Expenditure on
Raising funds
£
3,183
51,725
11,323
-
6,088
-
15,867
9,120
65,617
-
162,923		 2022
Total
£
61,845
166,861
143,041
-
25,502
-
147,288
32,723
343,817
-
921,077		 2021
Total
£
8,256
233,392
131,711
3,700
22,918
123,506
56,947
318,292
898,722

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

9a. Consolidated fixed assets

Cost
At 1 April 2021
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2022
Depreciation
At 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposals
At 31 March 2022
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021		 Tangible
Leasehold
Improvements
Furniture,
Fixtures &
Fittings
Computer
Equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
207,829
125,493
363,510
696,832
21,667
6,713
39,457
67,837
(1,457)
(50,602)
(10,656)
(62,715)
228,039
81,604
392,311
701,954
13,145
101,694
282,109
396,948
24,925
10,207
53,292
88,424
(1,457)
(50,602)
(10,656)
(62,715)
36,613
61,299
324,745
422,657
191,426
20,305
67,566
279,297
194,684
23,799
81,401
299,884		 Intangible
Software
£
288,177
49,363
(12,242)
325,298
188,721
54,616
(12,242)
231,095
94,203
99,456

9b. Charity fixed assets

Cost
At 1 April 2021
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2022
Depreciation
At 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposals
At 31 March 2022
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021		 Tangible
Leasehold
Improvements
Furniture,
Fixtures &
Fittings
Computer
Equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
58,120
96,773
174,857
329,750
21,667
2,433
16,686
40,786
(1,457)
-
(10,656)
(12,113)
78,330
99,206
180,887
358,423
3,819
91,456
137,451
232,726
10,169
3,676
29,379
43,224
(1,457)
-
(10,656)
(12,113)
12,531
95,132
156,174
263,837
65,799
4,074
24,713
94,586
54,301
5,317
37,406
97,024		 Intangible
Software
£
130,352
26,052
-
156,404
127,986
8,184
-
136,170
20,234
2,366

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

10a. Consolidated debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income
10b. Charity debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income
Amounts due from associated undertakings		 2022
£
756,257
151,634
28,479
936,370
2022
£
254,868
136,586
28,479
550,608
970,541		 2021
£
1,013,952
148,774
213,787
1,376,513
2021
£
164,371
122,369
212,537
512,392
1,011,669

Amounts due from associated undertakings includes the outstanding management charge in respect of strategic and support services supplied to the subsidiary £500 (2021 - £108,320).

11a. Consolidated creditors due within one year
Trade creditors
Taxation and Social Security
Accruals
Deferred income
The deferred income of £1,493,352 at the end of 2021 was released during the year.
11b. Charity creditors due within one year
Trade creditors
Taxation and Social Security
Accruals
Deferred income		 2022
£
227,566
329,295
228,945
1,361,403
2,147,209
2022
£
183,042
86,193
200,063
779,163
1,248,461		 2021
£
236,872
292,400
236,325
1,373,795
2,139,392
2021
£
203,135
42,258
203,573
499,455
948,421

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

12. Movement on restricted funds

12. Movement on restricted funds
Total regional restricted funds
Fearless Worker Funding
Contact Centre Relocation
Other restricted funds (subtotal)
Total Central Ofce restricted funds
Total restricted funds		 Opening
Balance
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Net Transfers
£		 Closing
Balance
£
108,263 378,851 (390,602) 30,585 127,097
71,081
202,195
29,146		 332,410
-
764,284		 (316,683)
(20,170)
(833,916)		 (28,254)
-
69,476		 58,554
182,025
28,990
302,422 1,096,694 (1,170,769) 41,222 269,569
410,685 1,475,545 (1,561,371) 71,807 396,666

Purpose of restricted funds

13a. Consolidated fund balances at 31 March 2022

represented by:
Fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors
Net assets at 31 March 2022
13b. Charity fund balances at 31 March 2022
represented by:
Fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors
Net assets at 31 March 2022		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
191,475
936,370
3,050,119
(2,147,209)		 Restricted
Funds
£
182,025
214,641		 Total
Funds
£
373,500
936,370
3,264,760
(2,147,209)
2,030,755 396,666 2,427,421
Unrestricted
Funds
£
68,376
960,637
1,140,021
(1,248,261)		 Restricted
Funds
£
46,444
9,904
340,318		 Total
Funds
£
114,820
970,541
1,480,339
(1,248,261)
920,773 396,666 1,317,439

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

14. Subsidiary companies

The group subsidiary companies at 31 March 2022, which were all wholly owned and registered in England and Wales, were as follows:

Activity

Crimestoppers Enterprises Limited Dormant Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited Operation of a 24/7 call handling centre

The results of Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited for the year ended 31 March 2022 were as follows:

Turnover
Cost of sales
Gross proft
Administrative expenses
Operating Surplus
Interest receivable and similar income, net of interest payable
Proft for the year
Fixed assets
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Net assets
Proft and Loss Account
Total shareholder funds		 2022
£
3,825,536
(1,903,011)
1,922,525
(712,699)
1,209,826
153
1,209,979
258,679
851,300
1,109,979
1,109,979
1,109,979		 2021
£
3,357,982
(1,789,732)
1,568,250
(780,911)
787,339
733
788,072
299,951
(234,067)
65,884
65,884
65,884

During the year there was a charge from the parent company to Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited for the provision of management and support services £750,500 (2021 - £658,320); it is included in the Administrative expenses figure.

All taxable profits of the company are distributed to the parent charity, Crimestoppers Trust, and on this basis no taxation charge is payable for either the year ended 31 March 2022 or the year ended 31 March 2021. Where taxable profits are lower than the accounting profits due to temporary timing differences, reserves are retained in the company. For 2021/22 distributions of £165,884 (2020/2021 - £1,001,598) were made to Crimestoppers Trust.

Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited is a company limited by guarantee.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

15. Leases

Commitments under operating leases are as follows:
Consolidated:
Payments within one year
Expiring between one – fve years
Expiring after fve years
Charity:
Payments within one year
Expiring between one – fve years
Expiring after fve years		 Land & buildings
Others
2022
2021
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
66,000
66,000
20,100
5,878
511,500
445,500
18,425
-
431,532
561,000
-
-
1,009,032
1,072,500
38,525
5,878
£
£
£
£
66,000
66,000
20,100
5,878
511,500
445,500
18,425
-
431,532
561,000
-
-
1,009,032
1,072,500
38,525
5,878

The lease for the Central Office based in Wallington, Surrey was renewed with effect from 7 July 2020 for a further 10-year period. The initial rental for the period to 6th July 2023 is £66,000 pa which subsequently increases to £132,000 pa for the remaining term.

16. Related Parties

During the year the charity received a donation of £40,000 (2021 – £40,000) from the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust. Mr Zameer Choudrey, a Trustee of the charity, is a Trustee of the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust.

Ms Angela Entwistle and Mr Stewart Anthony Harris, both Trustees of the charity, are also Trustees of the Cayo Foundation. For the year to 31 March 2022, the charity received a grant from the Cayo Foundation totalling £Nil (2021 - £247,713).

Bill Griffiths, a Trustee of the charity, provided consultancy for which he incurred expenses and was reimbursed £213 (2021 - £105).

Sir Paul Stephenson, a Non-Executive Director of British Horse Racing Authority (BHA), is also a Trustee of the charity. During the year Crimestoppers provided an Integrity Line service and Intellectual Property to the BHA at a cost of £18,507 (2021 – £17,977).

Peter Clarke, a Trustee of the charity, was HM Chief Inspector of Prisons until October 2020. During the year Crimestoppers provided a reporting service to offenders in prisons funded by HM Prison & Probation Service at a cost of £47,722 (2021 - £43,643).

During the year Crimestoppers charged management fees to its wholly owned subsidiary, Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited of £750,000 (2021 - £658,320) ; in addition, distributions of £165,884 (2021 – £1,001,598) were made by Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited. At 31 March 2022 £550,608 (2021 - £512,392) was due from Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited.

17. Pension commitments

The charity participates in the Foundation Pension Plan, a non-segregated multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme in the UK. The disclosures set out below are based on calculations carried out as at the Balance Sheet Date by a qualified independent actuary.

The assets are held in a separate trustee-administered fund to meet long-term pension liabilities to past and present employees. The trustees of the Plan are required to act in the best interest of the Plan’s beneficiaries. The appointment of trustees is determined by the trust documentation.

The liabilities of the Plan are measured by discounting the best estimate of future cash flows to be paid out of the Plan using the projected unit method. This amount is reflected in the surplus or deficit in the balance sheet.

The projected unit method is an accrued benefits valuation method in which the liabilities make allowance for projected earnings.

The liabilities set out in this note have been calculated based on the scheme funding assessment being carried out by the trustees as at 31 March 2021, updated to the Balance Sheet Date.

The value of the assets for the charity at the Balance Sheet Date has been taken as the same proportion of the liabilities that relate to the employees and former employees of the charity in comparison to the liabilities of the whole plan at the Balance Sheet Date. When apportioning the assets of the Plan in this way, no allowance has been made for the effects of GMP equalisation for the charity.

The following disclosures relate only to employees and former employees of the charity.

At the Balance Sheet Date, no contributions are payable to the Plan in respect of Pensionable Earnings as it is closed to future service accrual.

In addition, the charity will pay its share of the death in service insurance premiums and administration expenses, including levies. The charity’s contributions (including death in service premiums) expected to be made in the year commencing 1st April 2022 are £10,000.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

17. Pension commitments (continued)

17. a) Principal Assumptions

The principal actuarial assumptions at the balance sheet date were:

Discount rate
RPI Infation
CPI Infation
Rate of increase in salaries
Rate of increase to pensions in payment:
Fixed
RPI capped at 5.00% pa
CPI capped at 2.50% pa
Pre and post retirement mortality
Cash commutation
Future life expectancy of male aged 65 at balance sheet date
Future life expectancy of male achieving 65, 20 years after balance sheet date
Future life expectancy of female aged 65 at balance sheet date
Future life expectancy of female achieving 65, 20 years after balance sheet date
For the avoidance of doubt the above assumptions are in absolute terms.
17. b) Asset Breakdown
The major categories of the Scheme assets are:
UK and Overseas Equities
Insured Pensioners
Government Fixed Interest Bonds
Corporate Bonds
UK Index Linked Bonds
Cash
Total
17. c) Net defned beneft liability
Fair value of Scheme assets
Present value of defned beneft obligation
Unrecognised surplus
Defned beneft liability recognised in balance sheet		 2022
2.65%
3.75%
2.95%
n/a
In line with
Scheme Rules
3.55%
2.20%
S3PxA with CMI
2021 with 1.25%
pa long term
improvements
80% of
maximum
tax-free cash
21.4
22.6
23.9
25.3
2022
£000’s
1,098
338
47
385
277
35
2,180
2022
£000’s
2,180
2,113
67
0		 2021
1.90%
3.30%
2.40%
1.00%
In line with
Scheme Rules
3.20%
2.00%
S3PxA with CMI
2020 with 1.25%
pa long term
improvements
80% of
maximum
tax-free cash
21.9
23.2
24.3
25.7
2021
£000’s
1,084
378
50
347
259
30
2,148
2021
£000’s
2,148
2,329
0
(181)

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

17. d) The total expense recognised in the statement of fnancial activities
Current Service Cost
Net interest on the net defned beneft liability
Total
17. e) Total amounts taken to Other Comprehensive Income
Actual return on Scheme assets
Amounts included in net interest on the net defned beneft liability
Remeasurement gains and (losses)
- Return on Scheme assets excluding interest income
Remeasurement losses and (gains)
- Actuarial losses and (gains)
Total
17. f) Changes in the present value of the defned beneft obligation
Present value of defned beneft obligation at beginning of period
Benefts and death in service premium paid
Current service cost
Interest cost
Remeasurement losses and (gains)
- Actuarial losses and (gains)
Employee contributions
Present value of defned beneft obligation at end of period
17. g) Changes in the fair value of assets
Fair value of Scheme assets at beginning of period
Interest income
Remeasurement gains and (losses)
- Return on Scheme assets excluding interest income
Contributions by employer
Employee contributions
Benefts and death in service premium paid
Fair value of Scheme assets at end of period		 2022
£000’s
10
2
12
2022
£000’s
71
(41)
30
(203)
166
2022
£000’s
2,329
(69)
10
43
(203)
3
2,113
2022
£000’s
2,148
41
30
27
3
(69)
2,180		 2021
£000’s
9
3
12
2021
£000’s
287
(42)
245
284
39
2021
£000’s
2,095
(107)
9
45
284
3
2,329
2021
£000’s
1,951
42
245
14
3
(107)
2,148

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Legal & administrative information

Trustee Directors

Chair of Trustees

Trustees

Senior Officers

Bankers

Advisory Board

Trustee Directors and officers marked with a * serve on the Advisory Board, together with the following:

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4RB

Auditor

Mazars LLP 2nd Floor, 6 Sutton Plaza, Sutton Court Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4FS

Solicitors

Bates Wells, 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE

Status

Crimestoppers Trust was originally established by a Deed of Trust on 20 October 1986 and was registered by the Charity Commission with effect from 4 November 1987. On 1 April 2005 the complete undertaking of Crimestoppers Trust was transferred to a company limited by guarantee, Company Number 05382856, which is itself a registered charity, Number 1108687 (England) and Number SC037960 (Scotland). The registered office of the charity is at 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE.

The principal office is PO Box 324, Wallington, SM6 6BG.

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