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| Trustees' Annual Report |
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| Independent auditor's report |
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| Statement offinancial activities | 16 |
| Balance sheet | 17 |
| Statement ofcash flows | 18 |
| Notes tothe financial statements |
| REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE |
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE |
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE |
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE |
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE |
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE |
CHARITY, | CHARITY, | ||
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| ITSTRUSTEES AND ADVISERS | |||||||||
| Forthe year | ended 31 December 2023 | ||||||||
| Company | reg. no. | 5906258 | |||||||
| Charity reg. | no. (England) | 1117249 | |||||||
| Charity reg. | no. (Scotland) | SC043470 | |||||||
| Registered | office | International House |
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| 101 King's Cross Road | |||||||||
| London, WC1X 9LP | |||||||||
| Trustees | The trustees, who are also |
directors | under company | law, who served during | |||||
| the year and up to the date | ofthis report were as | follows: | |||||||
| Michael Wemms, Chair |
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| Andrew Raid, Treasurer |
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| John Bensted | |||||||||
| William Payne, Senior Independent |
Trustee | ||||||||
| Brenda Bates | |||||||||
| Cristalina Fernandes-Bates |
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| Ceri Godwin | |||||||||
| Caroline King |
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| Pankaj Sethi | |||||||||
| Joanna Marston | |||||||||
| Thomas Saunders | (appointed | 03 | May 2023) | ||||||
| Key management | lan Merrill, CEO | ||||||||
| personnel | |||||||||
| Christopher Morgan, |
Director of Business Support | & | Company Secretary | ||||||
| Bankers | CAF Bank Ltd | ||||||||
| 25 Kings Hill Avenue |
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| Kent, ME194JQ | |||||||||
| Aldermore Bank PLC |
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| 1stFloor, Block BWestern | House | ||||||||
| Lynch Wood | |||||||||
| Peterborough, PE2 6F2 |
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| Independent | Auditor | Richard Billinghurst FCA |
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| Senior Statutory Auditor |
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| Knox Cropper LLP | |||||||||
| Chartered Accountants |
and | Statutory Auditors | |||||||
| 65 Leadenhall Street, |
London, EC3A 2AD | ||||||||
| Accountants | NfP Accountants Ltd |
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| 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul | Street, London, EC2A 4NE |
| ReseNe | Value | Method | ofcalculation | ofcalculation | |||
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| Free reserves | |||||||
| Income | variation | F283,000 | 3months' | budgeted future |
income, | ||
| excluding | contract income | and restricted | |||||
| donations | |||||||
| Working capital | E321,000 | 2 months' | budgeted future |
contract income | |||
| E604000 | |||||||
| Desi nated reserves | |||||||
| Development | fund | E75,000 | As assessed by | the trustees, | having regard | ||
| to the charity's | 3year strategy and annual | ||||||
| business | plan | ||||||
| Contingency | reserve | E50,000 | As assessed by |
the trustees, | having regard | ||
| to the principal | dsks facing | the charity and | |||||
| the mitigations | in place to | manage them. | |||||
| E125,000 | |||||||
| unrestricted | reserves target | E729,000 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestncfed | Unrestncfed | Restricted | Restricted | Total | |||||||
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||||||||||
| Note | 2023 | 2023f | 2023 8 |
2022 | 2022 5 |
2022 | |||||||||
| INCOME FROM | |||||||||||||||
| Donations and legacies |
2 | 561,298 | 376,344 | 937,642 | 524,637 | 330,066 | 854,703 | ||||||||
| Charitable activities |
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| Reading and numeracy |
3 | 1,516,578 | 1,516,578 | 251,398 | 251,398 | ||||||||||
| programme | |||||||||||||||
| Investment income: |
bank interest | 13,711 | 13,711 | 4,240 | 4,240 | ||||||||||
| Other income | 71 | 71 | 137 | 137 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL INCOME | 2,091,658 | 376,344 | 2,468,002 | 750412 | 330,066 | 1, | 110,478 | ||||||||
| EXPENDITURE ON: | |||||||||||||||
| Raising funds | 4 | 105,864 | 105,864 | 104,520 | 104,520 | ||||||||||
| Charitable activities |
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| Criminal Justice Operations |
System (CJS) | 4 | 1,334,090 | 238,204 | 1,572,294 | 697,480 | 142,540 | 840,020 | |||||||
| Community Operations |
192,234 | 163,814 | 356,048 | 69,766 | 1,299 | 71,065 | |||||||||
| Resources | 152,989 | 28,966 | 181,955 | 25,279 | 43,133 | 68,412 | |||||||||
| Turning pages | |||||||||||||||
| sustainability income project |
32,691 | 32,691 | 34,711 | 34,711 | |||||||||||
| (TPSI) | |||||||||||||||
| 1,712,004 | 430,984 | 2,142,988 | 827,236 | 186,972 | 1,014,208 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 1,817,868 | 430,984 | 2,248,852 | 931,756 | 186,972 | 1,118,728 | |||||||||
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | FOR | ||||||||||||||
| THE YEAR | 273,790 | (54,640) | 219,150 | (151,344) | 143,094 | (8,250) | |||||||||
| RECONCILIATION | OF FUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS AT | 1 JANUARY | 2023 | 443,768 | 144,451 | 586,219 | 595,112 | 1,357 | 596,469 | |||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS AT | 31 DECEMBER2023 | 6 | 717,558 | 5 | 89,811 | 6 | 807,369 | f | 443,768 | 5 | 144,451 | 5 | 585,219 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
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| Cash flows from operating | activities | 219,150 | (8,250) | ||||
| Net cash provided by / (used in) operating |
activities | ||||||
| (Increase)/decrease in |
debtors | (208,678) | (55,389) | ||||
| Increase/(decrease) in |
creditors | 35,954 | (44,818) | ||||
| (172,724) | (100,207) | ||||||
| Change in cash and cash |
equivalents | in the year | 46,426 | (106,457) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at the beginning | ofthe | year | 547,904 | 656,361 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at the year | end | 6 | 594,330 | 6 | 547,904 |
| 2. | DONATIONS | DONATIONS | AND LEGACIES | AND LEGACIES | |||||||||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restri cted | Total | ||||||||||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||||||||||
| 2023 6 |
2023 6 |
2023 | 2022 6 |
2022f | 2022 E |
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| Trusts and foundations | 457,793 | 376,344 | 834,137 | 365,000 | 330,065 | 595,056 | |||||||||
| Individual | donors | 76,371 | 76,371 | 66,282 | 66,282 | ||||||||||
| Major donors | 26,875 | 26,875 | 30,250 | 30,250 | |||||||||||
| Corporate | donations | 259 | 259 | 22,855 | 22,855 | ||||||||||
| Legacies | 40,250 | 40,250 | |||||||||||||
| F | 561,298 | 6 | 376,344 | 6 | 937,642 | 6 | 524,537 | 6 | 330,066 | 6 | 854,703 | ||||
| 3. | INCOME | FROM CHARITABLE | ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||||||||||||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | E | ||||||||||||||
| Contracts | and | Sl As | 1,440,282 | 1,440,282 | 176,770 | ||||||||||
| Sale of reading | manuals | 76,296 | 76,296 | 74,628 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1,516,578 | 6 | Nil | 6 | 1,516,578 | 6 | 251,398 |
| ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE | ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE | ||||||||||
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| Direct | Governance | Support | Total | Total | |||||||
| Staff costsf | costs 6 |
costs 6 |
costs 6 |
2023 6 |
2022 | ||||||
| CJSOperations | 1,129,078 | 125,081 | 7,851 | 310,284 | 1,572,294 | 840,020 | |||||
| Community operations |
184,869 | 119,089 | 1,286 | 50,804 | 356,048 | 71,065 | |||||
| Resources | 181,955 | 181,955 | 68,412 | ||||||||
| Turning pages sustainability |
32,691 | 32,691 | 34,711 | ||||||||
| 1,313,947 | 456,816 | 9,137 | 361,088 | 2,142,988 | 1,014,208 | ||||||
| Fundraising costs |
79,263 | 4,268 | 551 | 21,782 | 105,864 | 104,520 | |||||
| Governance costs |
9,688 | (9,688) | |||||||||
| Support costs | 306,024 | 76,846 | (382,870) | ||||||||
| 6 | 1,699,234 | 6 | 549,618 | 6 | Nil | 6 | Nil | 6 | 2248852 | Z | 1118728 |
| 2022 | |||||||||||
| CJSOperations | 471,180 | 106,284 | 7,789 | 254,758 | 840,020 | ||||||
| Community Operations |
42,921 | 4,220 | 709 | 23,206 | 71,065 | ||||||
| Resources | 68,412 | 08,412 | |||||||||
| Turning pages sustainahiTity |
34,711 | 34,711 | |||||||||
| 514,110 | 213,636 | 8,498 | 277,964 | 1,014,208 | |||||||
| Fundraising costs |
64,272 | 4,436 | 1,052 | 34,750 | 104,520 | ||||||
| Governance costs |
9,560 | (0,560) | |||||||||
| Supportcosts | 261,708 | 51,006 | (312,714) | ||||||||
| Z | 840,090 | f | 278,638 | 8 | Nil | Nil | E | 1,118,728 |
| 6. | STAFF COSTS AND | NUMBERS | |||||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||||
| 2023f | 2023f | 2023f | 2022f | 2022f | 2022f | ||||
| Salary costs | |||||||||
| Wages and salaries | 1,201,774 | 246,895 | 1,448,669 | 555,374 | 118,466 | 673,840 | |||
| Social security costs | 134,647 | 134,647 | 68,481 | 68,481 | |||||
| Pension costs | 49,043 | 49,043 | 22,112 | 22,112 | |||||
| 1,385,464 | 246,895 | 1,632,359 | 645,967 | 118,466 | 764,433 | ||||
| Other staffing costs | |||||||||
| Recruitment | 13,105 | 13,105 | 14,152 | 14,152 | |||||
| Staff training and development |
20,819 | 2,240 | 23,059 | 20,210 | 20,210 | ||||
| Death in service |
2,868 | 2,868 | 507 | 507 | |||||
| Consultancy | 27,843 | 27,843 | 40,788 | 40,788 | |||||
| f 1,450,099 | f | 249,135 f 1,699,234 | f | 721,624 f | 118,466 f | 840,000 |
| SUPPORT AND GO | VER | NA | NCE C |
OSTS | ||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| 5 | ||||||||
| Support costs | ||||||||
| Premises costs, including | meeting | room hire | 9,685 | 3,884 | ||||
| Website and online | costs | 6,361 | 7,581 | |||||
| Insurance | 2,635 | 2,023 | ||||||
| Other comms and | marketing | 14,735 | 5,022 | |||||
| IT systems, computers |
and office | equipment | 15,628 | 10,827 | ||||
| Telephones | 3,295 | 4,407 | ||||||
| Repairs and maintenance | 141 | |||||||
| Legal and professional | fees | 5,815 | ||||||
| Events and conferences | 173 | 1,739 | ||||||
| Staff travel and subsistence | 16,751 | 12,844 | ||||||
| Other office costs | 1,768 | 2,448 | ||||||
| 76,846 | 51,005 | |||||||
| Governance costs |
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| Board meetings | 1,575 | 2244 | ||||||
| Audit | 6,240 | 5,670 | ||||||
| Audit preparation | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Other governance | costs | 673 | 440 | |||||
| 9,688 | 9,560 | |||||||
| Support staff costs | 306,024 | 251,708 | ||||||
| 6 | 392,558 | 5 | 322,274 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
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| Due within one | year | 6 | ||||||
| Trade debtors | 145,102 | 57,978 | ||||||
| Accrued | income | 131,011 | ||||||
| Other debtors | 543 | |||||||
| 6 | 276,656 | 6 | 57,978 | |||||
| CREDITORS: AMOUNTS | FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | |||||||
| 2023f | 2022 | |||||||
| Deferred | grant income | 30,000 | ||||||
| Other creditors | 13,366 | |||||||
| VAT creditors | 2,952 | 6,51f | ||||||
| Accruals | 17,277 | 21,152 | ||||||
| 63,617 | 8 | 27,853 | ||||||
| Deferred | income | |||||||
| Balance | at 1 January 2023 | |||||||
| Amount | released | to incoming | resources | |||||
| Amount | deferred | in the year | 30,000 | |||||
| Balance | at 31 December 2023 | 30,000 | 6 | Nil |
| STATEME | N | T OF FUNDS | ||||||||||||
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| Transfers and | ||||||||||||||
| Brought | Incoming | Resources | investment | Carried | ||||||||||
| Forward 5 |
Resources 6 |
Expended f |
gains/(losses) | f | Forward 6 |
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| DESIGNATED FUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Contingency | Fund | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||||
| Development | Fund | 75,000 | 75,000 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 125,000 | 6 | Nil | 6 | Nil | 5 | Nil | 6 | 125,000 | |||||
| RESTRICTED FUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| CJS Operations | 27,927 | 215,333 | (238,204) | 5,056 | ||||||||||
| Community | Operations | 116,524 | 131,011 | (163,814) | 83,721 | |||||||||
| Resources | 30,000 | (28,966) | 1,034 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 144,451 | 6 | 376,344 | 5 | (430,984) | 6 | Nil | 6 | 89,811 | |||||
| SUMMARY | OF FUNDS | |||||||||||||
| Designated | Funds | 125,000 | 125,000 | |||||||||||
| General Funds | 318,768 | 2,091,658 | (1,817,868) | 592,558 | ||||||||||
| 443,768 | 2,091,658 | (1,817,868) | 717,558 | |||||||||||
| Restricted | Funds | 144,451 | 376,344 | (430,984) | 89,811 | |||||||||
| 6 | 588,219 | 6 | 2,468,002 | 6 | (2,248,852) | 6 | Nil | 6 | 807,369 |
| STATEMEN | T OFFUNDS - 20 | 22 | ||||||||
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| Transfers and | ||||||||||
| Brought | Incoming | Resources | investment | Canted | ||||||
| Forwardf | Resourcesf | Expended f |
gains((losses) f |
Forwardf | ||||||
| DESIGNATED FUNDS | ||||||||||
| Contingency | Fund | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||||
| Development | Fund | 75,000 | 75,000 | |||||||
| f | 125,000 | f | Nil f | Nil | f | Nil f | 125,000 | |||
| Transfers and | ||||||||||
| Brought | Incoming | Resources | investment | Carried | ||||||
| Forwardf | Resourcesf | Expended f |
gainsf(losses) | Forwardf | ||||||
| RESTRICTED FUNDS | ||||||||||
| CJSOperations | 286,933 | (142,540) | 144,393 | |||||||
| Community | Operations | 1,357 | (1,299) | 56 | ||||||
| Resources | 43,133 | (43,133) | ||||||||
| f | 1,357 | f | 330,066 f | (186,972) | f | Nil f | 144,451 | |||
| SUMMARY | OFFUNDS | |||||||||
| Designated | Funds | 125,000 | 'I25,000 | |||||||
| General Funds | 470,112 | 780,412 | (931,756) | 318,768 | ||||||
| Restricted Funds | 1,357 | 330,066 | (186,972) | 144,451 | ||||||
| f | 596,469 | f | 1,110,478 f | (1,118,728) | f | Nil f | 588,219 | |||
| ANALYSIS | OF NET ASSETS | BETWEEN | FUNDS | |||||||
| Unrestricted | Funds | |||||||||
| Designated | General | Restricted | Total | |||||||
| Funds f |
Funds f |
Funds 8 |
Funds | |||||||
| Net current | assets | 125,000 | 592,558 | 89,811 | 807,369 | |||||
| f | 125,000 f | 592,558 | f | 89,811 f | 807,369 |
| 16.ANALYSIS OF | THE NET MOVEMENT | IN FUNDS | |||||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||||||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| Net movement | in funds | 273,790 | (54,640) | 219,150 | (8,250) | ||||
| 6 | 273,790 | 6 | (54,640) 6 | 219,150 | 8 | (8,250) |