## **The Angus Lawson Memorial Trust Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts** Financial year 1st of October 2020 - 30th of September 2021 THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST Registered charity number 1117735 **Image courtesy of Tushinde** ## **Contents** |**Overview**|| |---|---| |Message from the Chair|**1**| |Governance and legal|**2**| |Goals we’re aiming for|**3**| |Responding to Covid-19|**4**| |**Principal activities, fnance and fundraising**|| |Principle activities|**5**| |The campaigns|**6**| |Grant making cycle|**7**| |Income explained|**8**| |What is Co-Funding?|**9**| |Corporate partnership|**10**| |Jenni Thomas OBE|**11**| |**The projects**|**12-24**| |The Christmas Food Campaign|**25**| |Covid-19 Response Campaign|**26-29**| |**Independent examiner’s report**|**30**| |Balance sheet|**31**| |Statement of fnancial activities
Notes to the fnancial statements|**32**
**33-35**| **Image courtesy of Ace Africa** ## **Message from the Chair** ## **A profoundly difficult year for so many, with the continued threat of the pandemic, government insecurity and international crises.** After the first lockdown earlier in 2020, and the ALMT’s £145k covid response supporting partners through that difficult time, it was with trepidation and careful thought that the ALMT approached the inevitable isolated Christmas period and uncertainty for 2021. Over this financial year, we have seen lockdowns, bereavements, mental health issues rising, an increase in food poverty, international crises, and just the tip of the iceberg regarding the rising cost of living. As a direct result of what we are seeing, hearing, and experiencing through our amazing, dedicated small charity partners, the ALMT has become so much more than the grant making Trust it began as in 2006. Powered by the ALMT team, my Board members spent many hours over this year working out how best the ALMT can support those most in need. We have pivoted, flexed, and acted; successfully running two campaigns, raising over £140k to support families struggling to fulfil their basic needs like hunger, homelessness, and safety in their own homes. One of these campaigns, the Christmas Food Campaign, was triggered by the ALMT’s highly valued corporate partner, RenaissanceRe, who wanted to address food poverty at Christmas. The partnership with RenaissanceRe is more than a traditional charity partnership as the team input ideas, propose project partners and offer advice. This partnership, for me and all at the ALMT, has played a key role in shaping the ALMT’s journey: from that humble grant making Trust 15 years ago, to a dynamic, proactive, accessible funder, with influencers that span so much wider than the immediate team and Board of Trustees. The ALMT’s advantage is that we can make a rapid but considered response to crisis. We have an incredible network of co-funders alongside our corporate partner RenaissanceRe. We can offer very needed grief and bereavement support provided by Jenni Thomas OBE. With thoughtful and intelligent Trust directors in Silvie and Rebecca, we can offer first call support both financial and advisory to our growing number of projects and partners. Since the ALMT was founded, we have funded 287 projects in over 28 countries. Sadly there can be little pleasure in this achievement because, as we all know, there is so much more that has to be done. Many thanks for your continued support **Nick Lawson ALMT Founder** **1** **Image courtesy of Children on the Edge** ## **Governance and legal** ## **The people behind the ALMT** The ALMT is a UK registered charity, number 1117735, governed by its Declaration of Trust and its Articles of Association. The ALMT partners with individuals and companies to provide targeted grants and support to organisations working towards its shared mission to mitigate the suffering of the world's most marginalised children. New Trustees can be recommended by an existing Board or staff member and elected at a Trustees’ meeting. There is no minimum or maximum lengh of term. Trustees do not receive remuneration for their role. ## **Trustees:** ## **Patron:** **Fiona Fairbairn** -ALMT Partners’ Committee **Debbie Hofmeyr** - ALMT Partners’ Committee Jenni Thomas OBE ## **Employees:** **Edward Hutton** **Kara Lawson** - ALMT Founder **Nick Lawson** - ALMT Founder, Chair **Silvie Tonellotto** - Trust Director March 2011-Present **Jonathan Potter -** ALMT Treasurer **Wasim Rehman** - ALMT Partners’ Committee **Alex de Winton** - ALMT Partners’ Committee **Rebecca Pirt** - Charity Partnerships and Grants Officer October 2019-Present **Registered Address:** Ravensmere, Cryers Hill Road, Cryers Hill, High Wycombe, HPlS 6LJ ## **Accountants:** Blythe and Co, 206 Upper Richmond Road West, London, SW14 8AH **Bankers:** HSBC, 1-3 Bishopsgate, Cornhill, London, EC2N 3AQ **Solicitors:** Kiddrapinet, High Wycombe, HP13 6RZ **2** **Image courtesy of Chess in Schools and Communities** ## **Goals we’re aiming for** **How does the ALMT ensure the projects we support are the most sustainable, impactful, and resourceful? 15 years of successful granting has enabled us to categorise the areas of need, collate the data, and fine-tune our vision for the future. Going forward, you will see how the projects you have supported are responding the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.** The ALMT supports projects striving towards goals 1-6, 8, 10 and 16. Throughout this report, you will see which projects respond to which SDGs. In this financial year, we did not fund any projects directly answering SDG number 6, but have an ongoing project running with Village Water which will come to an end in 2023. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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End poverty in all its forms everywhere
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and
promote sustainable agriculture
Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote
lifelong learning opportunities for all
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and
sanitation for all
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth,
full and productive employment and decent work for all
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable
development , provide access to justice for all and build
effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
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This graph represents which SDGs have been impacted by the projects
supported by the ALMT in 2020-2021.
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**Image courtesy of Village Water** ## **Responding to Covid-19** nswering the needs of small children’s organisations has always been at the heart of the ALMT. During A the financial year 2020-2021, the UK experienced a Christmas in isolation and a prolonged period of lockdown in early 2021. It has always been a mission of the ALMT to answer direct need and, during this financial year, this mission was particulary vital. istening to our partners and those they support, revealed that many families in the UK were facing a frightening LChristmas. Long periods of isolation, heavily reduced income and increased cost of living meant more families than ever were facing food poverty in the UK. The Christmas Food Campaign asked ALMT donors to give what they could to support seven organisations working hard to provide food parcels, school meals and supermarket vouchers to families struggling during the winter months. onitoring the effects of the pandemic on young people in the UK and working closely with current M charity partners, led the ALMT to launch the Covid-19 Reponse Campaign in February 2021. Focussing on three key areas of concern, the campaign aimed to raise £75k, with a promise by the ALMT to match 50%. The three focus areas were Careleaver Support and Youth Homelessness: Education and Employability: Social Welfare and Mental Health. ackling these key issues were ten organisations selected by the ALMT to receive the total campaign fundraising T figure of over £117k. Together we worked with key groups such as young refugees, victims of domestic abuse, care leavers, and young people suffering poor mental health as a result of the pandemic. **In 2020-2021 the ALMT ran two fundraising campaigns to support organisations working directly with young people and their communities facing hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In running these campaigns, the ALMT was able to fund an additional 16 projects in the UK addressing issues like food poverty, mental health and wellbeing, employability, homelessness, and support for young care leavers.** **4** **Image courtesy of Magic Breakfast** ## **Principal activities** ## **Grant making partnerships** ## **We invite applications in the following areas:** • Bereavement and palliative care for families, adults, children and young people • Projects/initiatives that enable disadvantaged/ vulnerable children and young people to participate fully in society - Educational scholarships and learning support for children and young people ## **We do not invite applications in the following areas:** ## **Funding is primarily provided to grassroots charities with an average annual income of no more than £1,000,000 over a five-year period.** Applicants should be innovative, designing creative solutions to proven problems. The ALMT selects projects with clearly identified objectives where the outcomes can be monitored and evaluated, with an emphasis on projects that are able to effect longer-term change. Organisations new to the ALMT can apply for an annual maximum grant of £20k for up to three years, and existing partners can apply for a grant up to £25k. Applicants must be a registered charity and have representation in the UK. - Construction - Research - Disproportionate overhead and management costs - The promotion of religion - Party political activities The ALMT works with partner organisations directly involved in project implementation. We do not fund grant-making bodies to make grants on our behalf. Grant submissions are in three stages and successful applicants are decided on a tri-annual basis on or around February, June and October. ## **Stage 1** A written application, cover sheet and detailed project budget ## **Stage 2** A meeting/call/project visit with a member of the ALMT Partners’ Committee ## **Stage 3** The application is discussed and evaluated and approved/rejected at an ALMT Board meeting The ALMT accepts solicited applications through supporters, charity partners and members of the team. From time to time, the ALMT may reach out to organisations and invite them to apply. **5** **Image courtesy of Epic Partners** ## **The campaigns** ## **Supporting those supporting others** ## **Reporting on the two ALMT funding campaigns in 2020-2021.** In addition to the three scheduled Board meetings, the ALMT made grants totalling £142,198.41 to 17 UK charities as a result of fundraising through the Christmas Food Campaign and the Covid-19 Response Campaign run by the ALMT. The largest single grant was £17,090.00 and the smallest was £600.00. Grants made during these periods amounted to 30% of the ALMT’s grant making for financial year 2020-2021. **The Christmas Food Campaign** raised over £24k. A key contributor to the fund was ALMT corporate partner, RenaissanceRe. **The Covid-19 Response Campaign** raised over £83k. Key corporate donors to the campaign were RenaissanceRe, Sandgrove Capital and Kingston Estates. The Rosemarie Nathanson Charitable Trust was also key to the Campaign’s success. The ALMT Christmas Food Campaign provided nutritional support for 13,128 children and babies across the UK. ## **Covid-19 Response Campaign** ## **Christmas Food Campaign** **6** **Image courtesy of Become** ## **Grant making cycle** ## **Funding partnerships** **Reporting on the three scheduled ALMT Board meetings during financial year 2020-2021** The Trust made grants totalling £327,367.19 in nine different countries. With the ALMT Co-Funding scheme’s continuing success, 2020-2021 saw co-funding account for 73% of grants made. The largest single grant awarded was £23k and the smallest was £5k. Grants made in the UK totalled £201,571.19 (62%) and grants made internationally totalled £125, 796.00 (38%). **Including the grants made during the Covid-19 Response Campaign and the Christmas Food Campaign, the total figure dispersed in Grants in 2020-2021 is £469,566.00.** **7** **Image courtesy of Refugee Education UK** ## **Income explained** ## **Detailing the numbers** ## **Restricted income - £414,172.00** **Co-Funding** income in 2020-2021 was £344,011. This is income from individual co-funders, events that generate restricted cofunding for projects, the ALMT’s co-funding partnership with the Rosemarie Nathanson Charitable Trust and corporate co-funding. A percentage of the **Gift Aid** is restricted to cover any remaining core costs at the end of year: for this year that figure was £18,661. The ALMT Board of Trustees make **core cost contributions** annually to fund the running of the ALMT. **OptiKey** is an onscreen keyboard which you can control with your eyes. The ALMT is partnering with Optikey, while it becomes established as a UK charity, to support its fundraising and will transfer the funds once it has achieved charitable status. ## **Unrestricted income - £185,728.00** Unrestricted **corporate** income this year came from ALMT partner RenaissanceRe, Lennar, Amazon and Pzena. In 20202021 the ALMT fundraising **events** included hiking with the team from RenaissanceRe and charity partners, some big birthday and anniversary fundraisers, and a marathon runner who, despite being struck down by Covid, still raised over £3.5k. **Gift aid** was £59,560 this year and £41k was used to fund ALMT charity partners. **Individuals** consistently keep the ALMT sustainable with regular donations, one-off support or annual lump sums. Pembridge Hall **School** donated to the ALMT again this year to support the Trust’s partnerships with organisations supporting education. **8** **Image courtesy of Tushinde** ## **What is Co-Funding?** **The ALMT is sharing its partnerships with small organisations and giving its donors the opportunity to know exactly from where and to whom their money has been directed.** What’s the process? The ALMT receives applications for funding from registered UK charities and conducts stringent due diligence and research into the organisation and project proposal before deciding whether or not to award a grant. If the ALMT Board of Trustees decide to fund a project, it becomes available to co-fund. Co-funders can view the full application and budget, making an informed decision about whether they would like to donate their funds in support of a particular project. The ALMT splits the grant amounts into percentages, dependent on the amount of co-funders interested in supporting it. It might be as simple as a 50/50 split between the ALMT and a co-funder, or could include any number of co-funders donating smaller amounts to the ALMT to make up the full grant request. ## **The benefits:** Security and trust in the knowledge that every penny co-funded is going to the intended project which has been thoroughly vetted and researched by ALMT professionals. Give through company giving schemes and double contributions, increasing the impact of your funds. View budgets, key data, and conduct project visits. This level of detail and accountability is not usually available when giving directly to other organisations. Support small, ground-breaking organisations working for a variety of causes that may be difficult to find as an individual. Receive a report from the ALMT at the end of the financial year detailing the charities supported and the monitored impact they have had. **Co-Funding accounted for 60% of the ALMT’s total income in 2020-2021. The ALMT funded 40 projects with 35 charity partners. 73% of of the £469,566.00 granted to partner organisations was income generated through Co-Funding.** **9** **Image courtesy of JE Delve** ## **Corporate partnership** **The ALMT has benefitted from a fantastic corporate partnership with RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd since 2017. As we approach five years of funding together, the team at RenaissanceRe continues to go above and beyond in their fundraising, their co-funding and introductions to potential partners.** Covid-19, home working and lockdowns were a challenge this year, and through their programme of summer hikes, the team at RenaissanceRe adapted quickly and encouraged people outdoors, socialising, meeting charity partners, and fundraising. Online events played a key role in raising money for the Christmas Food Campaign. This is a partnership to be proud of, with a company that embraces supporting small organisations, and a team of employees who are always welcoming, supportive and dedicated. RenaissanceRe donated £10,502.59 to support the ALMT Christmas Food campaign in 2020. **£10,502.59** The summer hike programme brought together the team at RenaissanceRe, ALMT Board members and key representatives from ALMT partner organisations. **£5,020.59** After each ALMT Board meeting, newly funded projects and Co-Funding opportunities are presented to the CSR committee at RenRe, This year they donated £13,657.80 to co-fund four projects. **£13,657.80** Shortly after the first ALMT Covid-19 Response Campaign, the ALMT committed to supporting some of its partners with unrestricted grants. The team at RenaissanceRe, recognising the value in supporting charities through the pandemic, subsequently committed a further £15,200.00 to both unrestricted and restricted grants. **£15,200.00** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**Images courtesy of RenaissanceRe** ## **Jenni Thomas OBE** ## **Grief and bereavement support** **----- Start of picture text -----**
We cannot thank you
enough for the support and comfort
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daughter’s death. You are a truly
remarkable person with an amazing
ability to make a really positive
impact on those experiencing the
worst time of their lives - our daughter
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**Jenni Thomas OBE has provided ALMT funded grief and bereavement support to families for over 10 years. The following is taken from her annual report from 2020-2021.** “The Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 had a significant impact on the way grieving families were able to access much needed support. I was able to offer support through Zoom, facetime and booked telephone appointments. Online meetings also had an unexpected result in receiving referrals from British families living abroad. As restrictions eased in April 2021, I followed the Government Guidelines and where possible offered grieving families appointments at home. A real difficulty, however, was the wearing of face masks: not being able to see facial expression or, on occasions, hear through the tearful exchanges I found exhausting. I observed that families experiencing the loss of a child, who had other children, felt infinitely more isolated during the pandemic. The added stress on them from home schooling was significant. Additionally, they were not able to meet with relatives, friends or people in the community that would have provided support. This increased their need for bereavement support but, at the same time, many children’s charities were still not open offering bereavement support to families. After a year of lockdown, there was an increase in the numbers of children identified as having mental health and behavioural problems. Young people were acutely aware of the reported deaths from Covid. The referrals I received that were particularly difficult included children who had autism or ADHD. A sad consequence of this heightened mental health crisis was an increase in young people who attempted or took their own life. One of the benefits in the easing of Covid restrictions in July 2021 was being able to run Day Retreats for bereaved couples. The bereavement Retreats enabled parents to learn new ways of helping themselves in their grief. The families found meeting other parents who had experienced the loss of a child immensely supportive.” **11** **Image courtesy of Jenni Thomas** ## **The projects** The following pages will provide a summary of all the projects supported by the ALMT in the financial year 1st October 2020 - 30th September 2021. **For each project, the page will include an summary of the project, the partner organisation website, its geographical location, number icons to demonstrate which SDGs the project responds to, and the duration of the project** **The project pages will be divided into three sections: the main body of 22 grants decided at the tri-annual ALMT Board meetings: grants awarded as a result of the Christmas Food Campaign: and grants awarded as a result of the 2021 Covid-19 Response Campaign.** **12** **Image courtesy of The Ben Kinsella Trust** ## **Ace Africa Child Protection in the Monduli District, Tanzania** _**aceafrica.org**_ **Grant:** _£22,707.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **In the Arusha Region, traditional Maasai communities hold harmful views and practices, and children are subjected to physical and emotional abuse. 41% of girls under 14 have undergone FGM, and 1 in 3 girls have suffered sexual violence before turning 18.** These communities have limited access to education, health and child protection services. Following Covid-19, Ace Africa has seen an increased number of early marriage cases, as gaps in education, service provision and economic pressure place more girls at risk. This project aims to: increase awareness of child protection services and child rights amongst 1,200 children aged 7-14 and 900 adult community members: foster an enabling environment for child rights and tackle traditional views and practices: improve quality of child protection services in Monduli District, increasing capacity to identify, report, resolve and refer cases of child abuse: increase access to quality child protection services and counselling, for 500 vulnerable children: develop confidence and life skills for 500 children in Child to Child Clubs, through education on child rights, sexual health and rights. ## **The Ben Kinsella Trust Refurbishing Islington knife crime exhibition in London, UK** _**benkinsella.org.uk**_ **Grant:** _£17,500.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Knife crime has reached record levels in the UK and young people are increasingly involved in serious and violent crime, including knife crime. Between 2016 and 2018, the number of under-18s who used knives to kill rose by more than 75% (Channel 4, 2019). The drivers of knife crime (poverty, mental ill-health, tensions between young people) became worse during the Covid-19 crisis. Preventative work is needed now more than ever.** Through the Choices and Consequences Exhibition, based in Finsbury Library, Islington, the Ben Kinsella Trust delivers anti-knife crime workshops for children aged 10-16, predominantly from deprived areas of London (e.g. London Boroughs of Islington, Hackney). The workshops use role-play, videos, quizzes and surveys as young people are guided through different themed rooms to show them how the choices they make, and the consequences of these choices, are intrinsically linked. Having been in use since 2012, the Islington Exhibition was not in a fit state to respond effectively to increasing demand (a 30% increase in workshop referrals/attendance between 2018 and 2019). This grant covered key improvements to the exhibition ready for re-opening at the end of 2021. **13** **Image courtesy of Ace Africa** **Brighter Opportunities for Special People School’s Out project in Essex, UK** **Brighter Opportunities for Special People’s (BOSP) vision is to provide a range of high-quality leisure and respite services to children and young people with learning or physical disabilities and their families. BOSP aims to offer children and young people with disabilities access to the same activities and opportunities as their peers, allowing them to develop independence, self-esteem, and social skills in a supportive environment.** Following the first Covid-19 lockdown, many educational settings were unable to support children with disabilities’ care needs along with the restrictions relating to Covid-19. Many of BOSP’s children only returned to school two days a week whilst some were unable to return at all. Families did not receive additional financial support at the time and were unable to work as they resumed their full-time caring role. This grant supported BOSP in extending its high-quality weekend/school holiday programme to provide a minimum 1,908 hours of free support activities during weekdays for children with disabilities. This also provided respite for their families. Each session was 6 hours long and the children were already familiar with BOSP’s activities and clubs. _**bosp.co.uk**_ **Grant:** _£16,889.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Brighter Opportunities for Special People BOSP Tots playgroup in Essex, UK** **Profound learning disabilities and critical illnesses blight young lives and put great stress on the family unit. Disabled and very ill children face discrimination and substantial barriers to participation in mainstream activities, resulting in the whole family becoming marginalised and vulnerable to depression, family breakdown and social exclusion.** With the support of ALMT, BOSP delivered a new baby and toddler club in Basildon, called BOSP Tots. The weekly session is for isolated parents who have a baby or little one with a disability. By participating in BOSP Tots, families are able to share ideas with other parents and BOSP’s specialist support workers. They therefore feel less alone and this leads to increased confidence. All BOSP workers have experience in Makaton Sign language, administering medication, gastronomy feeds, and are paediatric and mental health first aiders. Families can attend free courses on developing children’s interaction and attention, helping children to communicate, developing children’s awareness, understanding sensory differences and improving self-help skills. _**bosp.co.uk**_ **Grant:** _£8,896.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **14** **Image courtesy of BOSP** ## **Burkina Health Foundation Restoring visual potential in children, Burkina Faso** _**burkinahealthfoundation.org**_ **Grant:** _£19,877.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Burkina Faso, formerly known as the Republic of Upper Volta, is a Frenchspeaking, land-locked country in Sub Saharan West Africa with a population of over 17 million. In a poor country where quality health care is almost impossible to access, Burkina Health Foundation (BHF) works in partnership with the local community and others to create sustainable medical resources.** One in ten school children in the country have vision problems. By identifying school children with poor vision and providing them with spectacles, this project will have far-reaching benefits for both the individual and society. There is evidence that restoring visual potential in children can increase their chance of completing their education, improve their personal development and ensure that they can contribute to society when they grow up. Following a successful pilot project, the ALMT is supporting BHF in expanding its offering, which establishes and trains a screening team that delivers regular and sustainable vision screening in government secondary schools in Bobo Dioulasso, to include a rural outreach element. ## **Chance to Shine Cricket in hospital schools, UK** _**chancetoshine.org**_ **Grant:** _£22,500.00_ **Duration:** _3 Years_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Since 2016, ALMT has worked with Chance to Shine to run a successful programme of specialist cricket activities in hospital schools across London. These sessions reach young people at some of the most challenging moments of their lives, providing them with valuable opportunities to play, learn and become active through cricket.** Now in its second year, the ALMT is supporting Chance to Shine and Capital Kids Cricket to continue their work with existing hospital schools and extend it to launch a programme at Lavender Walk Mental Health Unit in Chelsea. This is a dedicated unit for young people aged 13-18 experiencing complex mental health problems, offering inpatient care and long-term treatments, as well as onsite schooling to maintain engagement with education during their care. The project aims to give children respite from their treatment, reduce periods of isolation and improve physical and emotional wellbeing. By enjoying physical activity, children can interact with others in an informal way and this can improve the ability of health professionals to gauge the progress of their patients by observing their activities. **15** **Image courtesy of Burkina Health Foundation** ## **Chess in Schools and Communities Chess activities in Liverpool’s primary schools, UK** **Learning chess engenders valuable cognitive skills in children, such as problem solving, logical thinking and pattern recognition. The game helps to improve children’s powers of concentration, instils the idea that actions have consequences, boosts self-esteem, and teaches children how to win and lose gracefully.** During the pandemic Chess in Schools (CSC) worked hard to move all activities online and this project can be delivered virtually if necessary. The project provides weekly chess lessons in six schools in Merseyside. Each participant receives all the required learning materials, a chess set and a gold subscription to Chesskid. There is an end of year tournament at St Georges Hall for up to 40 state schools and 400 pupils. The tournaments inspire children and shows them that, by driving yourself to improvement, you can do better. There’s a second ‘Empower Girls Liverpool’ chess tournament aiming to combat the lower participation rates of girls. Finally, CSC provides travel bursaries for children to attend the annual London Chess Classic (hosting activities for 2,500 children alongside a tournament for the world’s leading players, an amateur festival and a chess in education conference). _**chessinschools.co.uk**_ **Grant:** _£13,500.00_ **Duration:** _3 Years_ **Which UN SDGs?** **ChildHope Strengthening education system, The Gambia** **The Gambia is ranked 174/189 on the Human Development Index 2018, making it one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. The ALMT is working with ChildHope and the Institute of Social Reform and Action (ISRA) to improve the living conditions and quality of education for children and young people (CYP) aged between 5-21 years.** Approximately 18,000 children in The Gambia live in traditional Quranic education schools called ‘Majalis’. These are unregulated, residential education centres and many children end up leaving without a basic primary level education. This significantly reduces their employment prospects, often confining them to poverty for life. This three year project aims to improve education for 270 children in three Majalis, embed safeguarding and protections systems, improve living conditions and access to vocational training. By providing evidence of good practice, the project hopes to stimulate longer term systemic support for children in Majalis. _**childhope.org.uk**_ **Grant:** _£18,197.00_ **Duration:** _3 Years_ **Which UN SDGs?** **16** **Image courtesy of Chess in Schools and Communities** ## **Children on the Edge Emergency rations during Covid-19, India** _**childrenontheedge.org**_ **Grant:** _£5,000.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **During the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and the UK’s first lockdown, ALMT partners across the globe continued to support those most in need. Although many organisations had to halt activities temporarily, many others continued to deliver amazing outcomes in very challenging circumstances.** The ALMT was aware that the effects of Covid-19 would continue to be felt for a long time to come and were keen to provide partners with practical support. As the second wave of Covid-19 swept across India in April 2021 and the death toll rose dramatically, the ALMT awarded an emergency grant of £5,000 to Children on the Edge (CoTE) to cope with the emerging situation. Survival Kits with dry rations of food and other essentials were delivered by CoTE’s local partner in India. These included 15kg of rice, 5kg of wheat flour, 2 kg of lentils, 1 kg of oil and sugar, salt, biscuits and soap: enough to feed a family of six for two weeks. This grant supported the distribution of 3,zaa000 kits to Dalit families in need in 63 villages in and around Patna, Bihar State, India. ## **City Pay it Forward Delivering financial literacy education, UK** _**citypayitforward.com**_ **Grant:** _£10,389.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **City Pay it Forward is a charity with the aim of educating children in financial literacy. What began as a group of finance professionals and educators, is now a registered UK charity, collaborating with schools to teach children the basics in financial literacy including savings, budgeting, borrowing and investing.** In 2018, the ALMT took CPiF under its wing to support it with receiving donations, writing applications, establishing as a charity and participating in workshops and events. During this time CPiF raised the funds needed to write and produce the financial literacy curriculum and handbook for teachers. This has now been delivered to 21,000 schools in the UK for free and is being taught around the country. Thanks to some fantastic corporate fundraising by CPiF in 2020, the ALMT made this grant to further extend the reach of the financial literacy curriculum. **178** **Image courtesy of Children on the Edge** ## **Egmont Trust and New Beginnings Tiyende Naye programme, Malawi** **Partnering with the Egmont Trust and New Beginnings based in Lilongwe, Malawi, this project works to improve the lives of 220 expectant and young mothers, the 180 young children in their care and 100 adolescent girls who are either infected or affected by HIV through the Tiyende Naye psychosocial and vocational training programme.** This programme offers eight months training in essential vocations such as plumbing, construction, hair braiding and cosmetology, and tailoring. Following successful completion of their courses, trainees are organised into 34 business support groups which received start-up materials to begin income generating activities. Each young woman supported is enrolled into therapy sessions and receives counselling from New Beginnings trained counsellors. Beneficiaries meet one-to-one with the counsellors at least once a week and individualised wellness plans are drawn up to tackle specific issues. _**egmonttrust.org**_ **Grant:** _£10,070.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Epic Partners Community activities for children in Nottingham, UK** **Based in St Ann’s in the heart of Nottingham City, Epic Partners provides services and activities to support children, young people, and their families to achieve their aspirations.** Children from St Ann’s and Sneinton are typically born into disadvantage, over 65% live in poverty (St Ann’s is the second most deprived area in Nottingham and in the top 5% of the IMD). Life chances and opportunities are significantly reduced. This project with Epic Partners will support the delivery and running costs of their high-quality community activities for children living in Nottingham. The sessions support children to engage in positive activities, moving away from negative, anti-social, and gang and drug-related behaviour. Activities include Epic Partners Sports Academy, Epic Partners Girls Football, Epic Partners Play (a youth club style session), Sharks Swimming, and the Epic mini games. This project supports over 700 individual children and young people who participate in the various community sessions. _**epicpartners.co.uk**_ **Grant:** _£14,000.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **18** **Image courtesy of New Beginnings** ## **Footsteps Foundation Maximising the potential of children with disabilities, UK** _**footstepscentre.com**_ **Grant:** _£5,000.00_ **Duration:** _3 Years_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Now in its final year the Footsteps family grants project funds a percentage of the cost of the innovative Footsteps therapy programme for families in need who have children with disabilities. The programme provides a combination of mat work and the innovative Spider therapy within a three-week intensive block.** The Spider is a unique piece of equipment which originates from Poland and is incorporated into the Footsteps therapy programme to help strengthen muscle tone and improve balance, coordination, and spatial awareness. While intensive physiotherapy is fundamental to the rehabilitation and long-term development of children and young adults affected by neurological disorders, they typically receive only one hour of physiotherapy each month. The cost of private physiotherapy is beyond the means of many families, the majority of whom are already financially stretched. As the Department of Health states in their National Service Framework for Children, around 55% of families with disabled children have a low income. ## **JE Delve Transforming Bashley Road Travellers Site, UK** _**jedelve.com**_ **Grant:** _£8,528.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Jamal Edwards Delve (JE Delve or JED) is a grassroots youth charity, founded by Jamal Edwards MBE in 2020, providing young people in Ealing with opportunities to learn, work and connect.** Bashley Road travellers site is home to around 40 children and young people. Travellers are one of the most discriminated against groups in the country, with children and young people frequent victims of bullying, school exclusion and social isolation. At the Travellers Site on Bashley Road there is no record of youth activities ever happening before planning for this project. This project is transforming a currently unused space on the site into a communal space and aims to increase a sense of cultural pride. Working with artists, children and young people are designing and making two benches, three murals and raised beds for planting. The three murals include mosaics representing past, present and future Traveller culture and identity. For the raised beds, the children and young people are learning how to build structures using wood, before choosing plants to brighten up the space. This project is creating a space which young people can be proud of. **198** **Image courtesy of Footsteps Foundation** ## **Lotus Outreach CATALYST programme university scholarships, Cambodia** **Girls and young women in Cambodia face immense challenges, especially those living in rural poverty. It is rare that young women in Cambodia reach high school and even rarer that they obtain university degrees (5%).** Following on from The ALMT’s partnership history with Lotus Outreach in Cambodia with the Girls Access to Education Programme (GATE), CATALYST enables young scholars to undertake university degrees and forge a career. CATALYST identifies young women graduating from the GATE scholarship programme who have been accepted by Cambodian Universities and/or job training programmes. The project provides material support in the form of tuition fees, monthly stipends, food aid (15 kg dry rice per month), medical services, and communal housing facilities for those who are unable to commute to their university programme. Over three years, ALMT is funding 38 of CATALYST’s university scholarships and vocational training. This final grant will enable the 11 young women previously supported by the ALMT to complete their university courses. _**lotusoutreach.org**_ **Grant:** _£14,481.00_ **Duration:** _2 Years_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Magic Breakfast Breakfasts for children living with food insecurity, UK** **4.1 million children in the UK are living in poverty, with as many as 1.8 million school age children considered to be at risk of hunger. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Magic Breakfast worked in schools to provide free and nutritious breakfasts for children to help them learn.** During the pandemic, Magic Breakfast remained as determined as ever to provide children at risk of hunger with access to a free, nutritious breakfast at the start of the day. What they do is critical: a lifeline for children who often have no food at home, and for parents/carers who can take comfort in knowing their children will be fed at the beginning of the day. In partnership with an ALMT co-funder, Magic Breakfast was able to provide breakfasts to 880 primary children in UK schools, over a three month period with this funding. _**magicbreakfast.com**_ **Grant:** _£12,500.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **20** **Image courtesy of Lotus Outreach** ## **Miracles Feed London project in London, UK** _**feedlondon.org**_ **Grant:** _£20,000.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Over a third of London’s children, over 700,000, are living in poverty. The ALMT is supporting Miracles’ Feed London initiative which is responding to the desperate food poverty crisis affecting children and young people.** Food poverty is specifically noticeable during the school holidays when access to a hot meal is limited or has stopped. Feed London’s support is aimed at children and their families having to deal both with issues of living in poverty, and experiencing a serious life crisis. Feed London reaches deep into each community through referral partners, and is supporting over 1,000 children and their families during the three major school holidays in 2021. Each Feed London delivers boxes at the start of each holiday, giving children access to fresh and healthy food. In addition, carers receive enrichment activities for their children, recipe ideas and, for those with specific needs, a supermarket voucher to help provide respite from some of the stress and financial pressure they face. ## **Music for Autism Concerts in Special Schools, UK** _**osj.org.uk**_ **Grant:** _£12,000.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **The Orchestra of St John’s Music for Autism (MfA) programme has been taking professional concerts into special schools in England for the past 20 years; enabling young people with complex needs to enjoy professionallyperformed music in an informal and accessible environment where differences are celebrated.** The ALMT is supporting 12 workshop days in four Oxford schools. Each school receives three workshop days and, during a typical day the OSJ musicians, led by conductor, John Lubbock, perform 6-8 short concerts for 60-100 young people. By returning regularly to each school, MfA will evaluate and strengthen their offer and aim to improve the impact for pupils in the future. At the heart of MfA’s work is the belief that music can be hugely beneficial for improving communication skills and increasing levels of wellbeing. Workshops are people-centered, and musicians are led by the preferences and needs of the young people. For example, scarves are provided for those who enjoy dancing, and microphones for those who enjoy singing along. **21** **Image courtesy of Miracles** ## **Refugee Education UK Educational mentoring hub in Birmingham, UK** **Young refugees have complex lives: many have fled trauma and are completely alone in a foreign country where they don’t speak the language and have to navigate a complicated immigration system. Refugee Education UK (REUK) exists to enable 14-25 year old refugees in the UK, most of whom arrived as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, to build more hopeful futures. It does this by supporting young people to access, remain and progress in education.** The project in Birmingham is a local hub where young refugees can find support and a sense of belonging. The young people’s dedication to learning is inspirational and the work of the mentors provides vital support both with school subjects and pastorally; enabling these young people to move forward and envision a better future. This project is enabling REUK to further embed the hub in this way and use the learning to inform their work in other cities. REUK wants to enable young people in Birmingham to progress to university and facilitate progression routes into the Youth Advisory Board feeding into the company’s overall direction. _**reuk.org**_ **Grant:** _£23,000.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **The Theatre Shed Inclusive Summer Theatre Programme** **The Theatre Shed is the only local provision in Buckinghamshire to offer a safe place that practices inclusivity and equality between disabled and non-disabled young people. 72% of the young people currently involved in The Theatre Shed are disadvantaged due to disability, mental health or low socio-economic background.** For many families, The Theatre Shed is the only place where both disabled and non-disabled siblings can attend extra-curricular activities together. Social isolation has increased during the pandemic with some members having more seizures, developing speech impediments, and social anxiety. The project aims to de-mystify preconceptions about differences linked to disability and raise aspirations for all young people. The project will provide nine days of inclusive performing arts workshops for up to 35 young people aged 6-11yrs and 12-18yrs (up to 25yrs for young people with learning disabilities). Participants will be fully supported to achieve Arts Awards qualifications and will devise, write and produce their very own production for an audience of family, friends and local community. _**thetheatreshed.co.uk**_ **Grant:** _£8,640.00_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **22** **Image courtesy of Refugee Education UK** ## **The Avenues Holiday Youth Project, UK** _**avenues.org.uk**_ **Grant:** _£9,762.00_ **Duration:** _2 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **The Avenues Youth Project is committed to providing high quality holiday activities and this project supports the Easter Holiday programme for the children and young people of North Westminster.** Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, it has become more important than ever to get children involved in positive activities which promote socialisation skills and mental wellbeing. This two-year funding is providing eight days of activities during the Easter Holidays in 2021 and 2022 for up to 100 young people. Activities take place in the professional kitchen, dance studio, sports hall, classroom, art and design studio, music studio and radio broadcasting suite. Alongside socialisation, fitness and skills activities, the qualified and experienced team of youth workers run workshops and facilitates discussions on mental wellbeing, healthy lifestyles, staying safe and other issues they wish to discuss. A close relationship with Social Services allows The Avenues to refer children with more complex needs that emerge. ## **Tushinde Youth programme in informal settlements, Kenya** _**tushinde.org.uk**_ **Grant:** _£17,076.00_ **Duration:** _2 Years_ **Which UN SDGs?** **Tushinde provides a unique model of family strengthening and child protection in the Mathare and Kiambiu slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Many teenage girls and boys in Tushinde’s target population have been in and out of school for years. Some cannot afford school fees, others work to help support their families, and some do not see the value of education if they can hustle to survive.** Over the last 18 months, with ALMT funding, Tushinde initiated a youth and employability programme for 100 teenage boys and girls. Tushinde has a thoughtful and holistic approach, particularly in light of the challenges faced during the pandemic. This project will enable Tushinde to build on the first phase of work and fully embed the youth programme in the community. Over the next two years, Tushinde will build on the success of the first grant offering support with nutrition, housing, access to school, vocational training, and psychosocial support. Core activities will include weekly mentoring sessions, gender-specific group sessions, vocational training, social worker sessions, and emergency funds for food, medicine or housing. **8 23** **Image courtesy of The Avenues** **World Child Cancer Palliative Care in Bangladesh** **World Child Cancer (WCC) improves the diagnosis, treatment, and support for children with cancer in the developing world. WCC twins with local hospitals in the developed world which provide staff training and mentoring, building the capacity and knowledge of doctors and nurses. WCC also provide holistic care for families, support treatment costs, provide ward equipment and fund essential staff posts.** The Children’s Palliative Care Initiative in Bangladesh (CPCIB) is a partnership of 11 organisations led, and largely funded by WCC. The Initiative focuses on improving the quality of life for children with cancer and other life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. It is estimated that 29,000 children in Bangladesh require palliative care. Prior to beginning this programme, many children’s cancer doctors had little or no awareness of palliative care. The project will form a working group for palliative care in Bangladesh that will draw on the five hospitals and have three areas of activity that are vital to establishing these services: advocacy, training, and service provision. _**worldchildcancer.org**_ **Grant:** _£18,388.00_ **Duration:** _2.5 Years_ **Which UN SDGs?** ## **The Christmas Food Campaign** The knock-on effects of food poverty span further than hunger. A diet lower in nutrition due to lack of access to good quality products such as fruit and vegetables, has a detrimental effect on a child’s growth and attainment, and potentially longer-term health. In October 2020, 1,633,698 (19.7%) children were eligible for free school meals: of this figure, 302,400 became eligible since the first national Covid-19 lockdown was announced* The global pandemic had forced many out of work, illness was preventing those with a job to work, and schools were closed, where many children ate most of their meals. In the lead up to Christmas 2020, with a new variant of Covid-19 having been identified, for much of the country, Christmas gatherings could not take place. The Christmas Food Campaign was sparked off by ALMT corporate partner RenaissanceRe who wanted to fundraise to support families struggling to provide food at Christmas. The ALMT actioned this idea and began raising funds to support a collection of organisations in the UK working with families experiencing food poverty hoping to, not only provide some much-needed food and nutrition, but also a little bit of Christmas joy. * https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/free-school-meals-autumn-term/2020-21-autumn-term **Grant:** _£24,632.811_ **Duration:** _1 Year_ **Which UN SDGs?** **24** **Image courtesy of World Child Cancer** ## **Feeding families at Christmas** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Acton Youth Association (AYA): £1,200** AYA organised food parcels and presents for women and their children who were spending the holiday period in domestic violence refuges. 18 families (approx 60 people) got a food hamper, a Sainsbury’s voucher and some presents for the children. **Bay Food Bank (BFB): £2,500.00** : BFB is a small food bank in Newcastle. This grant provided 110 family parcels which fed 171 adults, 239 children and 10 babies (420 people in total). Each family received a parcel containing sausages, bacon, mince, eggs, bread and chicken. A second tranche was granted which provided a further 122 families, 422 people in total, with food parcels for Easter. **Eastside Young Leaders Academy (EYLA): £3,000.00:** EYLA has approximately 240 children attending their intervention sessions on a regular basis and approximately 100 are particularly in need. The funding from ALMT enabled EYLA to give £30 food vouchers to these families so that they were able to enjoy Christmas. **Magic Breakfast: £4,000.00** : Magic Breakfast continued to provide nutritious breakfasts to primary children across the country, despite them not being in school. Funding provided approximately 11,764 breakfasts including bagels, cereal, porridge, juice and beans. Opening the box was like receiving an early Christmas present, the children were so excited. **Mother, Feed London** ## **Miracles, Feed London: £8,000.00** Miracles, Feed London initiative believes that no child should ever miss a meal. This grant reached 280 children (118 families) with bumper deliveries stuffed full of fresh produce, crackers and treats donated by the Co-op, and a £100 supermarket voucher to carry the families through into the New Year. **Refugee Education UK (REUK) - £600.00:** REUK supports young asylum seekers and refugees with their education through mentoring and social hubs. The young mentees were provided with a voucher to spend in the lead up to Christmas. Most of the young people spent their vouchers on fruit and vegetables, while a couple of them shared their purchases with other people. **Restore Hope - £3,800.00** : This food bank in Buckinghamshire provides fortnightly food parcels to families. The ALMT donation provided 225 families with two boxes per month: 7,200 portions of fruit and vegetables per month. A further donation of £1,300 enabled Restore Hope to deliver an additional two weeks of food to each of the 225 families during the Easter holidays. **25** **Image courtesy of Miracles, Feel London** ## **Covid-19 Response Campaign** **The impact of the third UK national lockdown and the closure of schools at the start of 2021 had a detrimental impact on children and young people. The ALMT launched a fundraising campaign, committing extra support to organisations working to alleviate the significant effects of the pandemic upon children and young people.** The Campaign’s target was £75,000.00 and the ALMT pledged to match 50% up to the target figure. Including the matched funding from ALMT, the Campaign granted £117,566.00 to 10 organisations working towards three main areas of need significantly impacted by the pandemic. areleaver Support and CYouth Homelessness: ## **Supporting to mitigate and prevent rising cases of youth homelessness in the UK.** There are many reasons why young people might be at risk of homelessness: family breakdown, physical and mental health problems, exclusion from school, refugee status and gang crime. The pandemic made it easier for these problems to take root. Sleeping rough takes its toll on mental health, nutrition and risk-taking behaviour. Education and Employability ## **Working to help young people achieve, despite learning loss as a result of Covid-19.** Many young people struggled to access remote learning due to shared devices and limited connectivity. Despite government support, a widening education gap developed between disadvantaged young people and those from more affluent backgrounds. Funding programmes that support young people’s social mobility became a priority. ocial Welfare and SMental Health. ## **Addressing rising mental health issues, isolation and anxiety in young people.** Prolonged isolation and uncertainty during the pandemic had a major impact on the mental health and wellbeing of young people, many living in situations which have been made far worse by the impact of poverty and rising family unemployment. This is particularly relevant for young carers or young people who are victims of domestic violence. **26** **Image courtesy of Refugee Education UK** ## **Careleaver support and youth homelessness** ## **Grant summary:** Youth Support and Engagement Officer to run the ‘Link Up’ group for care-experienced young people with oneto-one support and life coaching to reduce isolation and improve mental health. **London** ## **Become - £14,400.00 - Youth Support and Engagement Officer** Become offers a range of services for care-experienced young people including an advice line, holistic 1:1 support and coaching, as well as training for other organisations and campaigning for change. Following the first lockdown last year, Become saw a 75% rise in requests for help from care-experienced young people. For many of these young people, there are no support networks and this leaves them extremely vulnerable. Problems with isolation, poor mental health and financial insecurity are recurring issues. ## London ## **Grant summary:** An employment consultant to support care-experienced young people with skills building, mental wellbeing, as well as housing and immigration support ## **Drive Forward Foundation (DFF) - £12,000.00 - An Employment Consultant to support care-experienced young people** DFF believes in the potential for all young people to achieve their career goals and succeed in life. They are dedicated to creating opportunities for careexperienced young people that foster their professional and personal growth to fulfil their career ambitions. Prior to the pandemic, approximately half of the young people enrolled with Drive Forward were not work-ready. This situation deteriorated during the pandemic, with many more young people requiring extensive additional support before being ready to enter employment. ## London **Grant summary:** Additional workers to offer extended hours at Streetlife’s day centre. The centre provides counselling, support planning and meaningful activities, as well as practical support such as food, showers and clothing. ## **Streetlife - £12,000.00 - Nightshelter and day centre for young people suffering from homelessness in Blackpool** Blackpool was ranked number one on the UK index of deprivation in 2019. Streetlife saw an initial decrease in youth homelessness in the first phase of the pandemic in 2020 due to the government’s Everybody In programme. Sadly, since the programme ended things are worse than ever. Streetlife runs a nightshelter and a day centre helping young homeless people. The day centre offers support and advice with finding housing, getting a job, budgeting and mental health. It is also a warm and dry place offering food and clothing. ## Blackpool **27** **Image courtesy of Become** ## **Education and Employability** ## **Brighter Opportunities for Special People - £10,734.00 - Support for** ## **families with children with disabilities** Parents of disabled children born during the pandemic face a lack of support and struggle with their mental health, often grieving for the child and life they thought they would have. This project aims to improve resilience for children/ young people with complex disabilities and their families. **Grant summary:** Support towards a multi-sensory room, continuation of the School’s Out programme, and counselling . ## Essex ## **Epic Partners - £10,263.00 - Routes into education and employment for young people** Epic saw an increase in young men out on the streets and noticed a lack of options for young people leaving school. With a decline in ‘go-to’ jobs in the area as a result of the pandemic, the lack of opportunities available meant that many young people were adopting risky and negative behaviour. The Youth Engagement Programme provides group discussions, social interaction and couselling therapy sessions for young people. Nottingham ## **Immediate Theatre - £14,000.00 - A Positive Pathways Officer** This grant allowed Immediate Theatre to extend the hours of their newly created ‘Positive Pathways Officer’ post, enabling them to work directly with young people who have been excluded from mainstream education. The postholder supports the engagement in and progression of participants with complex needs through Immediate Theatre’s employment, school exclusion and healthy relationships programmes. ## **Grant summary:** Weekly mentoring and employability sessions for young people at risk of exclusion. **Grant summary:** Support two days a week working on the Interactions project with young people who have been excluded from mainstream education. ## London ## **Katherine Low Settlement - £4,350.00 - Employability and Wellbeing sessions for young refugees** The ‘Love to Learn’ team provides a range of educational services and support for refugee young people in Battersea, London, including mentorships, trips and outings, study groups, advice and support, and holiday programmes. The pandemic amplified issues like food poverty, poor mental health, and the attainment gap, and this pilot project offered young refugees support with employability skills and mental health. ## London **Grant summary:** Engaging 35 young people in employability and personal health and wellbeing sessions. **28** **Image courtesy of Epic Partners** ## **Social welfare and mental health** ## **Grant summary:** Continued funding for an emotional health practitioner for three months, reducing the waiting list and allowing time to seek additional longer-term funding. ## **Achieve Change & Engagement (A.C.E.) - £5,750.00 - Emotional health practitioner** The team at A.C.E. is skilled and experienced and includes two dedicated trauma workers, specialising in support for young people who have experienced abuse or domestic violence. Since the start of the pandemic, A.C.E has seen referrals into their programme quadruple and waiting times soar. Young people receive one-to-one support with an emphasis on building resilience and using solution-focussed methods. ## Lancaster ## **Grant summary:** A counsellor/play therapist to increase capacity of the existing service, enabling 30 children to receive therapy, reducing waiting times by 30%. ## **Acorns - £16,979.00 - Supporting children and families affected by domestic abuse** Due to the pandemic, Acorns is experiencing record numbers of referrals across all services, with most having high levels of clinical need. The pandemic exacerbated the challenges faced by young people who have experienced domestic abuse. Employing a counsellor/play therapist for 25 hours per week through this project is enabling the delivery of therapy to a further 20-30 children. ## Northumberland **Grant summary:** The creation and distribution of 500 emotional wellbeing packs for children suffering due to the pandemic. ## **Hull Children’s University (HCU) - £17,090.00 - Wellbeing packs for disadvantaged children** With children spending long periods of time indoors, often in cramped and sometimes unsafe homes, with no access to mental health support, HCU wanted to address this need. During the first lockdown, HCU delivered 2,594 wellbeing packs to children who needed them the most. With the third lockdown fast approaching, HCU identified a further 3,500 children in Hull and the surrounding areas to receive a pack. ## Hull and East Yorkshire **29** **Image courtesy of Hull Children’s University** **Independent examiners report 2020-2021** I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 30 September 2020 which are set out on pages 31 to 35. ## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner** The charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s Trustees consider that: - an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) - an independent examination is needed It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act - state whether particular matters have come to my attention ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. J.D.Blythe FCA 206 Upper Richmond Road West London SW14 8AH Date: 20[th] July 2022 **30** ## **Balance sheet** ## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST** **BALANCE SHEET As at 30 September 2021** |**Note**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**CREDITORS: amounts falling due**
**after one year**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Restricted funds:
Bereavement fund
Co-Funding Fund
Support|**£**
**£**
0
0
349,280
349,280
349,280
349,280
0
349,280
296,095
21,218
31,966
0
53,184
349,279
**2020**|£
£
0
0
291,301
291,301
0
291,301
291,301
0
291,301
263,404
23,389
4,499
0
27,897
291,301
2019|£
£
0
0
291,301
291,301
0
291,301
291,301
0
291,301
263,404
23,389
4,499
0
27,897
291,301
2019| |---|---|---|---| ||349,280|291,301
0|| ||21,218
31,966
0|23,389
4,499
0|| ||||291,301
0| ||||291,301| ||||263,404
27,897| ||||| ||||291,301| The financial statements were approved, and authorised for issue, by the Trustees on 27th July 2022 and signed on their behalf by: **Nick Lawson Jonathan Potter** **31** **Statement of financial activities** ## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST** **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 30 September 2021** |**Note**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Voluntary income
**2**
Activities for generating funds
**3**
Investment income
**4**
Trusts and Foundations/Schools and Universities
**5**
Voluntary income for the Optikey partnership
**6**
Gift Aid
**2**
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Cost of generating voluntary income
**7**
Costs of generating funds
Costs of Charitable activities:
Grant Giving
**8**
Transfer of funds to the Optikey partnership
**7**
Bereavement Services
**9**
Support costs
**9**
Governance costs
Total Costs of Charitable activities:
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Inter fund transfer
TOTAL FUNDS AT 1 OCTOBER 2020
**TOTAL FUNDS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**|**Unrestricted**
**Fund**
**2021**
**£**
98,670
31,125
5,000
10,000
40,918
**185,713**
153,023
**153,023**
**153,023**
32,690
263,404
**296,094**|**Bereavement**
**Fund**
**2021**
**£**
10,000
**10,000**
12,180
**12,180**
**12,180**
-2,180
23,398
**21,218**|**Co-Funding**
**Fund**
**2021**
**£**
262,538
66,146
15,327
**344,011**
316,543
**316,543**
**316,543**
27,468
4,499
**31,967**|**Support**
**Fund**
**2021**
**£**
41,500
15
18,661
**60,176**
638
**638**
59,538
**59,538**
**60,176**
0
0
**0**|**Total**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
412,708
97,271
15
20,327
10,000
59,579
**599,900**
638
**638**
469,566
0
12,180
59,538
**541,284**
**541,922**
57,978
291,301
**349,279**|_Total_
_Funds_
_2020_
_£_
_466,392_
_134,668_
_320_
_15,700_
_14,185_
_42,020_| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||_673,285_| |||||||_2,722_| |||||||_2,722_| |||||||_566,587_
_73,520_
_18,135_
_45,796_| |||||||_704,038_| |||||||| |||||||_706,760_| |||||||_33,475_
_324,776_| |||||||_291,301_| ` The annexed notes form part of these financial statements **32** ## **Notes to the financial statements** ## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **For the year ended 30 September 2021** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## _**Basis of preparation of financial statements**_ The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice). ## _**Fund accounting**_ General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. _**Income Tax recoverable**_ Income Tax recoverable in relation to investment income or Gift Aid donations is recognised at the time the relevant income is receivable. Income Tax reclaimed on donations from individuals is included as unrestricted unless the donor requests that it is also restricted as part of the donation. ## _**Incoming resources**_ All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Gifts in kind donated for distribution are included at valuation and recognised as income when they are distributed. Donated facilities are included at the value to the Charity where this can be quantified and a third party is bearing the cost. No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers. ## _**Resources expended**_ All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been included under expense categories that aggregate all costs for allocation to activities. As the Trust is not VAT registered, all costs are shown as inclusive of VAT. **33** **Notes to the financial statements** ## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30 September 2021** ## **2. VOLUNTARY INCOME** |**VOLUNTARY INCOME**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Donations:
Individuals
Gift Aid
Support Cost contributions
Schools and Universities
Corporate
Co-funding (see below)
Co-funding enables our donors to finance specific projects|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
80,357
40,918
**121,275**
28,313|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
18,661
41,500
**60,161**
21,258
241,280|**Total**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
80,357
59,579
41,500
**181,436**
-
-
49,571
241,280|_Total_
_Funds_
_2020_
_£_
_98,706_
_42,020_
_45,000_
_185,726_
_-_
_-_
_92,769_
_284,748_| ||**149,588**|**322,699**|**472,287**|_563,243_| |||||| ## **3. ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS** |Events - Co-Funding Fund
Events - Bereavement fund
Events - Gift Aid
Events - general
**4.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Interest receivable from:
Cash at bank
**5.**
**TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS**
Trusts and Foundations
School and Universities
**6.**
**OPTIKEY PARTNERSHIP**
Individuals
Corporate
Gift Aid
Trusts and Foundations/Schools and Universities|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
31,125|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
66,146
-|**Total**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
66,146
-
-
31,125|_Total_
_Funds_
_2020_
_£_
_65,000_
_11,695_
_-_
_3,142_| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**31,125**|**66,146**|**97,271**|_79,837_| ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
5,000|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
15,327|**2021**
**£**
15|_2020_
_£_
_320_| ||||**15**|_320_| ||||**Total**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
15,327
5,000|_Total_
_Funds_
_2020_
_£_
_6,000_
_4,850_| ||**5,000**|**15,327**|**20,327**|_10,850_| ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
10,000|**0**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**|**Total**
**Funds**
**2021**
**£**
10,000
0
0|_Total_
_Funds_
_2020_
_£_
14,185
4,850| ||**10,000**|**-**|**10,000**|**19,035**| The ALMT partnered with Optikey to fundraise monies needed to develop the work of eye tracking software for people with movement limiting illness and disability. Optikey are in the process of registering with the charity commission. ## **7. RESOURCES EXPENDED** |Grants (see Note 8)
Optikey
Bereavement Counselling
Total charitable expenditure
Costs of generating funds
Support costs
Governance costs|**Staff Costs**
**2021**
**£**
12,180|**Grants given**
**2021**
**£**
469,566|**Support costs**
**2021**
**£**|**Total**
**2021**
**£**
469,566
0
12,180|_Total_
_2020_
_£_
_566,587_
_73,520_
_18,135_| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||12,180
55,086|469,566|0
638
4,451|481,746
638
59,537|_658,242_
_2,740_
_45,778_| ||**67,266**|**469,566**|**5,089**|**541,921**|**_706,760_**| Optikey is in the process of registering as a charity, at which point the ALMT will transfer the funds to them. **34** **Notes to the financial statements** ## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **For the year ended 30 September 2021** |**8.**
**GRANTS**
ACE Africa
Achieve Change Engagement
Acorns
Acton Youth Association
Afghan Connection
African Village School Fund
AfriKids
A Little Gesture
Alive and Kicking
All Ears Cambodia
Amantani
Bashley Road
Beckmead Trust
Become
Ben Kinsella Trust
BOSP
Burkina Health Foundation
Chance to Shine
Chess in Schools and Communities
ChildHope
Children on the Edge
City Pay it Forward
Didcot Train
Downside Fisher
Drive Forward Foundation
Egmont Trust
Epic Partners
Eastside Young Leaders Academy
Footsteps Foundation
Fred Foundation
Hull Children's University
Immediate Theatre
Katherine Low Settlement
Lotus Outreach
Magic Breakfast
Market Nursery
Midland Doctors
Miracles
Mtaala Foundation
Music for Autism
New Generation Partners
Refugee Education UK
Restore Hope
SAS FC
SCEC
Siblings Together
Soft Power Education
Steps Charity
Street Life
Summer Hype
Theatre Shed
The Avenues
The Bay Food Bank
Tushinde
Village Water
World Child Cancer|**Unrestricted Fund**
**2021**
**£**
9,730
1,200
8,528
14,400
17,670
1
4,500
2,700
7,279
5,000
10,389
7,366
4,028
2,100
3,000
2,000
5,285
4,000
10,000
2,000
7,500
3,800
3,456
405
2,500
6,830
7,355|**Co-Fund**
**2021**
_£_
12,977
5,750
16,979
17,500
18,849
19,876
18,000
10,800
10,918
4,634
6,042
22,163
3,000
17,090
14,000
4,350
9,196
12,500
18,000
10,000
16,100
12,000
5,184
9,357
10,246
11,033|**Total**
**2021**
**£**
22,707
5,750
16,979
1,200
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,528
-
14,400
17,500
36,519
19,877
22,500
13,500
18,197
5,000
10,389
-
-
12,000
10,070
24,263
3,000
5,000
-
17,090
14,000
4,350
14,481
16,500
-
-
28,000
-
12,000
-
23,600
3,800
-
-
-
-
-
12,000
-
8,640
9,762
2,500
17,076
-
18,388|Total
_2020_
_£_
_45,510_
_-_
_10,813_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_13,355_
_2,361_
_23,610_
_16,640_
_12,730_
_41,250_
_-_
_-_
_4,274_
_24,780_
_22,500_
_-_
_-_
_31,908_
_-_
_19,204_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_18,460_
_24,460_
_8,000_
_-_
_17,485_
_20,000_
_-_
_25,000_
_6,480_
_-_
_10,000_
_28,460_
_-_
_7,286_
_14,578_
_24,660_
_10,520_
_3,000_
_12,985_
_14,983_
_5,395_
_21,530_
_24,370_| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||**469,566**|_566,587_| |**9.**
**STAFF NUMBERS AND COSTS**
Wages and salaries
Bereavement Services|**2021**
**£**
55,086
12,180|_2021_
_£_
45,581
18,135| |---|---|---| ||**67,266**
**£ **|**63,716**
**£ **| During the year there was none (2020: none) full time members of staff, one Bereavement Counsellor, one consultant, and two (2020: 2) part time members of staff **35** ## **Thank you to everyone we work with, our charity partners, our Co-Funders, and the following Trusts and Foundations, companies, and schools.** The Rosemarie Nathanson Charitable Trust The Mac Bevan Smile Fund RenaissanceRe Coltrane Asset Management Sandgrove Capital Kingstone Estates Pembridge Hall School THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST