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2024-03-31-accounts

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Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2024

Charity number 1120320 Company Number 05138449

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Trustees' Annual Report

The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements of Hawkspring for the year ended 31st March 2024.

Contents

Reference and Administrative Information

Charity Name :

Hawkspring

Charity Registration Number :

Company Registration Number :

1120320 5138449

Registered Office /Operational address :

@symes Community Building, Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol BS13 0BE

Trustees 2023-24:

Katie Hipkiss (Chair) Terry Wright (Vice Chair) Derek Pickup Mark Brain Louise Charlton Patricia Willis Paul Goggin (resigned 4[th] June 2024)

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Structure, Governance & Management

Governing Document

The organisation is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. Established in 2002, it was incorporated on 26th May 2004 and registered as a charity on 27th July 2007. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the company, and is governed under its Articles of Association. These were updated in November 2013 to reflect the current purposes of the organisation, in agreement with the Charity commission and Companies House.

The trustees of the Charity, who are also the Directors of the Company for the purposes of Company Law, exercise all the powers of the Charity and Company. The Board of Trustees meets monthly and is responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. They delegate responsibility for the day to day running of the charity to the Chief Executive Officer, Chloe Duff.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees

Under the articles one-third of the members of the board retire from office each year by rotation and are eligible for re-election. The composition of the board is such that it seeks to ensure that the needs of its client group are appropriately reflected through the diversity of those appointed. The board seeks to ensure the right set of appropriate skills and knowledge required to take the organisation through its next phase of development. In order to maintain this broad mix of experience and skills the board undertakes a regular skills audit and potential trustees are identified and invited to offer themselves for appointment.

Objects and Activities

Charitable Objects

To advance the education of the public, particularly young people and their families, about all matters relating to drugs, alcohol and other substance misuse.

To preserve the good mental health of relatives and carers of the people who misuse drugs, alcohol and other substances by the provision of information and support.

To relieve sickness and distress amongst persons who are dependent on drugs, alcohol and other substances by supporting the rehabilitation of such persons.

Our values

How our activities deliver public benefit

The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and endeavour to implement them in all the charity's work. The public benefit provided by the charity is detailed below, with specific outcomes listed in the section "Achievements and Performance".

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About Hawkspring

Hawkspring is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. We are a community rooted organisation based in Hartcliffe, South Bristol, an area that is within the worst 5% of deprivation in England and Wales. Hawkspring (originally Hawks) was established in Bristol in 2002 to address the needs of people affected by substance misuse and addiction within the family and community. It was born out of a community need and started by local residents who were concerned about addiction within their families and community. Our work with vulnerable children began after local police on drug raids, were appalled by the neglectful conditions young children were living in. At that time there was nowhere for local families to turn to for support. In 2013, Hawks merged with Kwads, another South Bristol charity and changed its name to Hawkspring. The merger gave rise to our unique whole family approach and over the last 7 years we have developed that model with impressive results.

Our clients are the true hidden harm of substance misuse and our work combines prevention, treatment and education for people aged 5 to pensioners. These families are often leading chaotic lives and they face complex issues in addition to the addiction in their homes and in their communities: carers struggle in isolation and children feel alone, afraid and stigmatised. Individuals misusing come to us in crisis.

They have complex issues including mental ill-health, debt and food poverty. Through our accessible local services, we aim to lessen the negative impact of drug and alcohol misuse on vulnerable individuals, families and the community. We are the only service in Bristol offering specialist support of this kind to primary school aged children.

What we aim to achieve

To create communities where people live free from the damage caused by drugs and alcohol misuse, and are leading fulfilling, healthy lives.

We seek to make a difference to the community by:

We also support professionals, providing them with information and advice. We give talks and presentations, raising awareness of our work, and creating joint referral systems.

Our response to local issues and needs

We operate services from the @symes Community Building in a busy shopping area in Hartcliffe. 87% of our clients come from the South Bristol wards of Hartcliffe and Withywood, Filwood and Knowle, Hengrove and Whitchurch Park, an area with a population of around 70,000.

Bristol City Council's 2019 report ‘Deprivation in Bristol’ identifies that the 10 most deprived neighbourhoods in Bristol are all in the South Bristol areas of Hartcliffe, Whitchurch Park and Knowle West. The ‘State of Bristol' 2018/19 report, highlights the disparities across the city, including life expectancy. Our marginalised community suffers from chronic social problems and challenges, many of the issues are inter-generational, leading to a sense of hopelessness and stigmatisation:

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Four years on from the first lockdown, and the conditions in the local area have further deteriorated, with the cost of living crisis seriously impacting our local community and clients. The need and demand for resources in the area is constantly increasing, with available resources decreasing. We are seeing increased social issues such as antisocial behaviour, mental illness, and the need for foodbanks. Demand for our recovery and children’s services has rapidly increased over the last year.

Our pioneering 'whole family approach' was born out of our understanding of our community and our clients; the challenges they face and the solutions that work for them. With their feedback and involvement, we have continued to improve our services enabling us to bring about positive changes in their lives. We take a holistic approach proven to facilitate recovery, prevent relapses, and improve family relationships, support carers and other family members, including children.

We are increasingly within a rare breed of organisations which provide intensive and long-term support. We also are adaptable and flexible, putting the individual at the heart of what we do. It is this approach, together with intensive support via our structured 1:1s, that enables us to achieve what we do.

In February 2018, we entered a specific partnership with a larger regional charity to provide a conjoined recovery project in South Bristol. The partnering contract was signed in August 2018 and 4 Hawkspring staff were recruited between October 2018 and January 2019. We are now in the process of making some positive improvements and changes to the contract to better meet the needs of the local community, playing to each organisation’s strengths.

Achievements and Performance

Hawkspring Services Overview and Updates

We continue to offer our three main programmes of support for three categories of client - Recovery Clients, Concerned Others and Children and Young People. We have expanded our services within these client groups, in response to needs we identified within some of our client groups.

We have been working on expanding and improving the availability of training programmes for professionals, which we will be advertising in

During this year we supported 231 individuals, 182 adults and 49 children.

Recovery Services:

Recovery One-to-One Programme: our main recovery service is a 12-week one-to-one therapeutic programme, following an established, structured programme of weekly sessions. For each of the sessions we have many different ways we can deliver that session, and we choose the most appropriate method of delivery depending on the needs of the individual client. The programme is structured over the 12 sessions but is flexible and is very much tailored to meet the needs of the individual.

Crisis Intervention: our practitioners help clients prevent things spiralling, by helping people to address issues as they arise, whether this be by making appropriate referrals, signposting or helping them access medical or mental health support where needed.

Recovery Clients Group: regular meetings offering a chance for discussion and support.

Creative Connections Group: following a similar programme of topics as the Recovery Group, but delivery designed for people who have different styles of learning, using creative arts and crafts to help people access information and understand concepts and ideas in practical ways.

Peer Support Group : facilitating peers to support clients who are earlier in their recovery journey. The support of peers is a valuable addition to other services, provides the opportunity for connection, shared insight, and building supportive networks with people who have experienced similar issues.

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Kick Start Group and Waiting List : we offer weekly drop-in sessions and check-in calls for people who are on the waiting list. This is an effective way of ensuring that people who have made the big step of seeking help, do not lose momentum between initial contact with Hawkspring and being offered a place on the one-to-one recovery programme. People are now able to access support and information from Hawkspring without delay, even whilst on the waiting list.

SMART Recovery Group: we are now running an online SMART Recovery Group weekly. This is run in the evening, which makes it accessible for people who may be working. Hawkspring is licenced to deliver SMART Recovery via UK SMART Recovery (UKSR) which ”teaches rational, easy to learn and self-empowering skills to help participants abstain from any addictive behaviour and to develop a lifestyle that supports sustained recovery.”

Concerned Others Services:

Concerned others can take up to 7 years to seek help. They present with mental and physical ill health and are traumatised; their lives often controlled by the addict in their home. The service provides 1:1 support and educational/therapeutic peer support groups aimed at any family members with a loved one who is misusing drugs or alcohol. We improve their self-confidence, wellbeing, knowledge, awareness and understanding of substance misuse to improve their resilience and ability to cope, thereby improving their capacity to protect other family members.

Concerned Others Group: a supportive group for adults who are affected by a loved one’s substance/alcohol misuse or addiction issues. This programme is designed to provide clients with increased knowledge and understanding of addiction and misuse, to develop healthy coping mechanisms, and to help people find ways to protect themselves, their families, and to support their loved one in their recovery in constructive ways, and to help people recognise if they could inadvertently enable their loved one’s addiction or misuse issues, where they may just be trying to look after them.

Combined Freedom Programme: our Senior Adults Practitioner developed a group programme for women who are impacted by domestic abuse, and as this is something which so often is connected with alcohol and substance misuse and addiction, we have combined our alcohol and substance education programme with the freedom programme, into one dedicated group for women who are in such situations. By offering this unique and combined programme, we are able to deepen our support and impact, reaching more people.

Children and Young People Services

We support children aged between 5 and 13 years old. Our structured programme of 1:1 sessions are delivered within the safety of the child’s school. The young people are vulnerable, living with the adverse impact of drug and alcohol addiction at home; they are at risk of being drawn into addiction or used to distribute drugs.

Children and Young People One-to-One Programme: we provide a targeted one-to-one therapeutic support programme for children and young people who are experiencing parental substance or alcohol misuse. Through this programme, we build trusting relationships with the children and young people and provide a safe environment for them to tell their stories. We help them to learn techniques to cope, deal with the complex emotions of their situation and to gain awareness of addiction and its effects as a whole. We help to break the cycle of addiction, working to improve their self-esteem and their chances to achieve their full potential.

Our programmes have been tailored to the children we support, through many years of experience and learning. We understand that the more people who trust and believe in the children we work with, the less likely they are to themselves go on to become alcohol/substance misusers, or get drawn into crime and gangs. This type of support helps to counter the fact that the more trauma and abuse they have suffered, the more likely they are to go down this path.

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The one to one workshops comprise of a series of topics, but we can be flexible with the delivery, providing a more organic process depending on the young person.

Summer Activities and Christmas Trip : We ran a summer holiday club again this year, with weekly sessions of crafts and physical activities for some of the children who have been through our one-to-one therapeutic support programme. This offered children the chance to maintain contact with us through the long summer holiday, which is important to them when their home lives are difficult. At Christmas we provided some of the children and young people with small gifts which were donated, and took a group of children on a Christmas trip.

Training Programmes for Professionals

We have developed a training programme aimed at teachers who are working with families negatively impacted by substance misuse during the pandemic. The programme came about through a request for help from a headteacher of a local primary school who predicts that between 15% and 20% of the children in her school are living with some kind of parental or familial substance misuse. We believe these percentages are similar across the board and this is not an isolated situation. The pilot was a huge success and we now offer this training to schools.

Due to interest and demand we have adapted the programme and will be providing training to other professionals and organisations who work with people with substance misuse issues. For small organisations and charities like ours we are looking into setting up training swaps to help make good use of limited resources, and for larger organisations and professional bodies we will charge a fee for the training which will help generate income to feed back into Hawkspring services.

We are continuing to work on the preparation for this and have recently expanded our available training programme and written additional training materials, in readiness for future bookings.

Operational Updates

New Website and Organisational Branding

We have this year launched our brand new website. We were extremely fortunate to receive a grant in kind for a complete rebrand and new website, from local business “The Discourse”. The website is an enormous improvement to our old website, and we are working on a new social media strategy to encourage engagement and raising awareness in the community, having also received advice around this from The Discourse. We are proud that the new Hawkspring website better reflects the expertise and work that our talented and dedicated team achieve in the community.

New Case Management Electronic Database

We have upgraded our systems to online database, Advice Pro. This is a significant upgrade from our previous system and we are working on making the most of the reporting tools and resources. The new system is proving hugely beneficial for the practitioners in their casework, as well as for the organisation as a much more effective tool for monitoring and measuring impact, offering new tools to manage and analyse useful data, which we will continue to explore and develop to help inform our services and ensure our team are best prepared for emerging trends, to best serve different demographics and make the most of our limited resources and helps us to ensure that we are effectively catering for, and reaching, all sections of the community.

We will be able carry out more in-depth utilisation of the information we gather, and use it to better inform our services, help us to identify trends and patterns, and to better demonstrate impact.

We measure a range of indicators with clients, including measuring changes from start and end of service including: abstinence; reduction in use of substances/alcohol; mental and physical health;

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reduced isolation; improved social lives/relationships; ability to cope, build resilience and reduce the impact of lapses/relapses; improved self-confidence; improved life skills; and improved overall wellbeing.

Recognition

We are very proud that our late CEO, Lorraine Bush, was recognised by Voscur, who has named an award after her, in recognition of her work and dedication to Hawkspring:

The Lorraine Bush Award – Voscur

Our first CEO, Lorraine Bush, who we tragically lost to cancer in 2019 has been recognised by Voscur, the support and development agency for Bristol's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, who have named an award after her:

" The Lorraine Bush Award for Resilience ” - This award, in memory of Lorraine Bush, a key member of the team who set up Hawkspring, is for an organisation that has demonstrated inspiring resilience ." https://www.voscur.org/news/nominations-open-bristol-social-impact-awards

Client Feedback

We actively seek client feedback which we collate and review. This feeds into our ongoing efforts to improve our services and ensure we are always meeting the needs of the people with whom we are working, so far as possible. This approach directly led to the creation and implementation of some of our additional services.

“ I came in feeling so low, I came out feeling there is hope, there is something that I can do, I feel upbeat and lighter, it grounds me ” – Recovery Client

'You help me to see and think about things from different perspectives and it's so helpful' – Recovery Client

'I can't believe this support is free. It's so helpful and would be amazing if more people knew about it and could access it' – Recovery Client

“[Child] is always excited on a Tuesday morning as he knows he will be working with Richard. [Child] does not always find the school environment easy to navigate so these positive experiences for him are vital developing his confidence within the school setting. [Child] seems considerably more settled in school and this is demonstrated through a marked reduction in behaviour warnings this term. ” - Mike Rylands, Assistant Head / SENDCo

“ [Child’s] enthusiasm to work with Richard (Hawkspring Practitioner) shows great relationships have been made quickly and things do seem calmer. Reduced incidents and reduced lengths of outbursts.” Lisa Craig, Headteacher

“[Child] loves working with [Hawkspring Practitioner].” - Child’s Mum

“[Child] is very happy to see [Hawkspring Practitioner] every week. [Hawkspring Practitioner] has been amazing and has really got to know [Child]. The time they spend together is full of fun. We will all be sad when [Hawkspring Practitioner] has to leave us.” - Lianne Sheldon - Family Link and Pastoral Support worker.

Quotes from Children who have been through our one-to-one programme:

“ I don’t worry because I come to see you”

“If I don’t have anymore sessions I will scream!”

“I feel like I need sessions until I’m an adult”

“I find it hard to talk to my family about my worries “

“ I don’t talk to my parents about my worries, I’m afraid they would be angry”

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What Next

We are looking to the new commissioning period from 2025, and in discussions in respect of new projects and partnerships, whilst these are dependent on the outcome of the recommissioning, we are feeling positive about the future of services across Bristol, which we are hopeful will benefit our clients. We have taken part in the Bristol City Council Recommissioning Engagement Events, and provided comprehensive feedback around current services and where improvements and investment is desperately needed, advocating for the people in our community.

We will continue to provide our core services to our consistently high standards, with the ongoing aims of expanding and increasing our capacity to meet the ever-increasing need.

Financial Review

The charity’s unrestricted funds are in surplus, and each year spending is limited to the available funding and budgeted carefully. Therefore the trustees are satisfied that the charity is a going concern on an ongoing basis.

Fundraising Strategy

In 2023-2024 we had a successful fundraising year, which has provided the organisation with increased stability and security.

We are grateful to all our funders and donors, in particular John James Bristol Foundation, Trusthouse, Tudor Trust, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Henry Smith Charity, Quartet, Nisbet, and Garfield Weston Foundation who have helped us sustain a solid platform and made it possible to offer the life changing support we provide. We hope to continue working with these wonderful organisations.

We have been working on our new and ambitious fundraising strategy, which includes seeking out new donors, grant-making trusts and corporate sponsors.

We have utilised the subscription to the Funds Online Databases, which has allowed us to identify a number of new funders and potential funders.

We have researched and compiled lists of potential new funders from a number of other sources.

We continue to forge partnerships with more schools, from which we are paid to provide some of our children’s services, via the pupil premium that schools receive for eligible pupils. This will enable us to expand our children's services and increase capacity in the team.

Reserves Policy

The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not earmarked for future activities should be between 3 and 6 months of resources expended, which equates to between £65,000 and £130,000. At the balance sheet date free cash reserves amounted to £80,852 (2023 £83,720). Four designated reserve funds have been set up: a Staff Notice fund to cover salaries paid during notice of redundancy; a Closing Costs fund to cover contractual payments in the event of closure; a Redundancy fund to cover statutory redundancy payments; and a general Reserves fund to cover running costs for up to 6 months. For further details please see Note 9 of the Accounts. As the balance of the free reserves is below the target level, the latter fund is not at the desired level, and the balance of this fund at 31st March 2024 is £3,000 [2023 £3,000].

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Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees

Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income or expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees confirm that to the best of their knowledge there is no information relevant to the Independent Examination of which the Examiners are unaware.

The trustees also confirm that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that they themselves are aware of all relevant financial information and that this information has been communicated to the Examiners.

Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The total number of such guarantees at 31st March 2024 was 6 (2023 - 5). The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

Approved by the trustees on 9[th] January 2025 and signed on their behalf by

................................................................ ................................................................. Katie Hipkiss (trustee) Terry Wright (trustee)

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Independent Examiner's report to the trustees of Hawkspring

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31[st] March 2024, which are set out on pages 12 to 18.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

………………................................................................................ 10[th] January 2025

Rupert Taylor 5 Mount Pleasant Millbrook Torpoint Cornwall PL10 1BH

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Hawkspring

Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating Income & Expenditure Account) Year to 31st March 2024

Year to 31st March 2024
Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
2024 2024 2024 2023
[See Note 12]
Notes £ £ £ £
Income
Donations [2] 2,500 2,227 4,727 2,379
Charitable activities [3] 156,400 73,831 230,231 271,770
Investments - - - -
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Total Income 158,900 76,058 234,958 274,149
Expenditure
Costs of raising funds [4] 16,351 5,456 21,807 6,975
Charitable activities [5] 150,404 70,203 220,607 310,935
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Total Expenditure 166,755 75,659 242,413 317,910
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Net Income / (Expenditure) (7,855) 399 (7,456) (43,761)
Transfers between funds 4,200 (4,200) - -
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Net Movement in Funds (3,655) (3,801) (7,456) (43,761)
Total funds brought forward 52,676 85,022 137,698 181,459
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Total funds carried forward 49,021 81,221 130,243 137,698

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Hawkspring Balance Sheet

As at 31st March 2024

Company no. 05138449 Charity no. 1120320

2024 2023
Notes £ £
Fixed Assets [6] - -
Current Assets
Cash at bank and on hand 135,795 135,600
Debtors and prepayments [7] 2,065 9,545
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137,860 145,144
Current Liabilities
Creditors and accruals [8] 7,617 7,446
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Net Current Assets 130,243 137,698
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Net Assets 130,243 137,698
Statement of funds
Unrestricted funds:
General funds [9] 19,353 19,720
Designated funds [9] 61,869 65,302
Restricted funds [9] 49,021 52,676
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130,243 137,698

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 9th January 2025 and signed on its behalf by

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Katie Hipkiss Terry Wright
Trustee Trustee
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Hawkspring Notes to the Accounts Year to 31st March 2024

[1] Principal Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)		 Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 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) 2nd edition and the
Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006.
Hawkspring Ltd 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).
Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis
Each year expenditure is budgeted according to the available funding. Therefore the trustees are satisfied that the
charity is a going concern on an ongoing basis. For more details, see the Reserves Policy above.
Income
Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the
items of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured
reliably.
Income from grants is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions
attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be
measured reliably and is not deferred.
Income received in advance of activities is deferred until the criteria for income recognition have been met. There
was no such income during the year in question.
Donated services and facilities
Donated professional services and facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item,
any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by
the charity is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. There were no such donations during
the year in question. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the general volunteer time of trustees
and volunteers is not recognised with any monetary value.
Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the
charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.
Fund Accounting
[i] Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives
of the charity.
[ii] Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside by the Management Committee for particular purposes.
[iii] Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms
of an appeal.
Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is
probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. The charity is
not registered for Value Added Tax, therefore all expenditure is expressed inclusive of VAT. Expenditure is
classified under the following activity headings:
[i] Costs of raising funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading
for fundraising purposes.
[ii] Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and
services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities, and those costs
of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
[iii] Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading. There were no such costs during
the year in question.
Allocation of support costs
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable
activities. These include office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity's
charitable activities.
Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets are written off over the expected useful life of the asset, at 50% per annum on the straight
line method. Individual items costing less than £1,000 are not treated as fixed assets.

(j) Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or Section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

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Hawkspring Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2024

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[3]
[4]
[5]		 Restricted Unrestricted
Total
Restricted Unrestricted
Total
Income from donations
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
£
£
£
£
£
£
Individual donations
2,500
1,927
4,427
-
1,700
1,700
Gift Aid
-
300
300
-
679
679
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---------------
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---------------
---------------
2,500
2,227
4,727
-
2,379
2,379
Restricted Unrestricted
Total
Restricted Unrestricted
Total
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
Income from charitable activities
£
£
£
£
£
£
Grants
153,000
73,831
226,831
114,801
154,969
269,770
Fees income
3,400
-
3,400
2,000
-
2,000
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---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
156,400
73,831
230,231
116,801
154,969
271,770
The charity received no government grants during the year (2023 nil).
Restricted Unrestricted
Total
Restricted Unrestricted
Total
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
Analysis of fundraising costs
£
£
£
£
£
£
Fees to fundraiser
-
-
-
6,975
-
6,975
Fundraising salary
16,351
5,456
21,807
-
-
-
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---------------
---------------
16,351
5,456
21,807
6,975
-
6,975
Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
Supporting
Supporting
Family
Supporting
Family
Supporting
Members
Recovery
Total
Members
Recovery
Total
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
Direct costs:
£
£
£
£
£
£
External supervision
1,182
1,378
2,560
426
534
960
Activities costs
305
-
305
780
-
780
Salaries
37,455
57,391
94,846
54,665
139,492
194,157
Recruitment
6
10
16
43
4,648
4,691
Staff training and wellbeing
878
923
1,801
1,319
1,210
2,529
Travel
697
33
730
743
7
750
Volunteer expenses
19
32
50
16
34
50
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---------------
---------------
---------------
Total Direct Costs
40,541
59,766
100,307
57,992
145,926
203,918
Support costs:
Bank charges
8
16
24
6
26
32
Repairs and renewals
382
584
966
1,804
1,286
3,090
Insurance
643
725
1,367
364
923
1,287
Postage, printing and stationery
963
1,058
2,022
1,540
1,391
2,931
Professional fees
2,622
3,044
5,666
2,116
6,601
8,717
Fee for independent examination
194
331
525
116
410
525
Publicity
17
13
30
-
-
-
Refreshments
349
391
740
305
642
947
Rent, rates and room hire
7,763
8,425
16,188
8,411
5,392
13,803
Salaries
37,918
43,220
81,137
20,688
47,056
67,744
Severance payment
1,387
-
1,387
-
3,436
3,436
Computer software
2,337
3,156
5,493
306
758
1,064
Subscriptions
218
138
356
22
68
90
Telephone
1,462
1,657
3,119
1,305
738
2,043
Utilities
548
654
1,202
349
865
1,214
Sundry expenses
44
33
77
23
72
95
---------------
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---------------
---------------
Total Support Costs
56,855
63,444
120,299
37,354
69,663
107,017
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Total Charitable Expenditure
97,397
123,210
220,607
95,346
215,589
310,935

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Hawkspring Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2024

[5] Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities (continued)

[6]
[7]
[8]		 Tangible Fixed Assets
Fixtures &
Office
fittings
Equipment
Total
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
Cost
Opening balance
181
3,754
3,935
Additions during the year
-
-
-
Disposals
(181)
(3,754)
(3,935)
---------------
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---------------
-
-
-
Depreciation
Opening balance
181
3,754
3,935
Charge for the year
-
-
-
Eliminated on disposal
(181)
(3,754)
(3,935)
---------------
---------------
---------------
-
-
-
---------------
---------------
---------------
Net Book Value at 31/03/24:
-
-
-
Net Book Value at 31/03/23:
-
-
-
Debtors and prepayments
2024
2023
£
£
Trade debtors
1,700
9,163
Prepayments
365
381
---------------
---------------
2,065
9,545
Creditors
2024
2023
Amounts due within 12 months:
£
£
Trade creditors
1,101
1,819
PAYE & National Insurance
2,751
3,890
Staff pension liability
1,135
-
Accrued staff holiday pay
2,109
1,214
Accruals
522
522
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7,617
7,446

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Hawkspring Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2024

[9] Movements in funds
Balance at
Transfers
Balance at
[for previous year, see Note 12]
31/03/2023
Income
Expenditure between funds
31/03/2024
Restricted Funds
£
£
£
£
£
Family Members
22,016
107,650
(98,747)
2,500
33,419
Recovery Service
30,660
51,250
(68,008)
1,700
15,602
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
Total Restricted Funds:
52,676
158,900
(166,755)
4,200
49,021
Unrestricted Funds:
Designated Funds:
Staff notice fund
27,000
-
-
(1,000)
26,000
Closing costs fund
2,000
-
-
-
2,000
Redundancy fund
32,000
-
-
(1,500)
30,500
Reserves fund
3,000
-
-
-
3,000
DHI fund
1,302
73,831
(74,764)
-
369
---------------
---------------
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---------------
---------------
Total Designated Funds:
65,302
73,831
(74,764)
(2,500)
61,869
General Funds
19,720
2,227
(894)
(1,700)
19,353
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
Total Unrestricted Funds:
85,022
76,058
(75,659)
(4,200)
81,221
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
---------------
Total Funds:
137,698
234,958
(242,413)
-
130,243

The Family Members fund exists to provide help and support to those caring for addicts, and those living with them. The Recovery Service fund exists to provide help and support to recovering addicts.

The Staff Notice fund is to pay notice periods at current levels of pay for all staff in case of closure.

The Closing Costs fund exists to ensure sufficient funds to pay liabilities and winding up costs in the event of closure. The Redundancy fund is set at a level sufficient to pay statutory redundancy pay for all staff in case of closure. The Reserves fund exists to enable the organisation to continue in the event of a significant drop in funding. The DHI fund relates to a contract called "Developing Health and Independence". The unspent funds at the end of the year are earmarked for the continuation of the project during 2024-25.

[10] Payments to trustees and related party transactions

The trustees received no remuneration or expenses payments during the year (2023 nil).

Two trustees made donations totalling £2,740 to the charity during the year (2023 £240 from one trustee). There were no other related party transactions during the year.

[11] Staff costs
2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
184,176
240,593
Employer's National Insurance
6,645
14,249
Employer pension contributions
6,074
7,059
---------------
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196,895
261,901

The average number of staff employed during the year was 11.6 (2023 13.5) and the average full time equivalent number of posts was 6.4 (2023: 8.7). No employee earned over £60,000 per annum during the year.

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees and the Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits paid to the key management personnel during the year was £27,369 (2023 nil). The total fees paid to key management personnel during the year was nil (2023 £38,368).

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Hawkspring Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2024

[12] Detailed comparison with previous year

Statement of Financial Activities Restricted Unrestricted Total
funds funds funds
2023 2023 2023
Notes £ £ £
Income
Donations [2] - 2,379 2,379
Charitable activities [3] 116,801 154,969 271,770
Investments - - -
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Total Income 116,801 157,348 274,149
Expenditure
Costs of raising funds [4] 6,975 - 6,975
Charitable activities [5] 157,201 153,734 310,935
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Total Expenditure 164,176 153,734 317,910
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net Income / (Expenditure) (47,375) 3,614 (43,761)
Transfers between funds - - -
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net Movement in Funds (47,375) 3,614 (43,761)
Total funds brought forward 100,051 81,408 181,459
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Total funds carried forward 52,676 85,022 137,698
Movements in funds Balance at Transfers Balance at
31/03/2022 Income Expenditure between funds 31/03/2023
Restricted Funds £ £ £ £ £
Family Members 54,726 67,001 (99,711) - 22,016
Recovery Service 45,325 49,800 (64,465) - 30,660
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Total Restricted Funds: 100,051 116,801 (164,176) - 52,676
Unrestricted Funds:
Designated Funds:
Staff notice fund 27,000 - - - 27,000
Closing costs fund 2,000 - - - 2,000
Redundancy fund 32,000 - - - 32,000
Reserves fund 3,000 - - - 3,000
DHI fund 2,749 154,969 (156,416) - 1,302
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Total Designated Funds: 66,749 154,969 (156,416) - 65,302
General Funds 14,659 2,379 2,682 - 19,720
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Total Unrestricted Funds: 81,408 157,348 (153,734) - 85,022
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Total Funds: 181,459 274,149 (317,910) - 137,698

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