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2021-03-31-accounts

Registered number: 03825425 Charity number: 1124936

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

CONTENTS

Page
Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and advisers 1
Trustees' report 2 - 12
Independent auditors' report on the financial statements 13 - 16
Consolidated statement of financial activities 17
Consolidated balance sheet 18
Charity balance sheet 19
Consolidated statement of cash flows 20
Notes to the financial statements 21 - 45

(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Trustees

S Ede J Francis (appointed 10 December 2020) T Harvey J McCulloch S Massingham (appointed 14 April 2021) G Walpole J Wright, Chair

Company registered number

03825425

Charity registered number

1124936

Registered office

23-27 St Andrews Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4TP

Independent auditors

Larking Gowen LLP, King Street House, 15 Upper King Street, Norwich, NR3 1RB

Bankers

HSBC, 18 London Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1LG

Solicitors

Clapham & Collinge, St Catherines House, All Saints Green, Norwich, NR1 3GA

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102).

Our objectives

The objects of The Benjamin Foundation, as set out in its governing documents, are:

The Trustees have regard to these objectives and the Charity Commissioner’s guidance on public benefit. The trustees are satisfied that the report demonstrates that the charity is fulfilling these objectives and provides significant public benefit.

Our activities

The Benjamin Foundation supports children and young people, and their families and wider communities. We provide stability, opportunity and hope for those facing challenges and help them move towards independent living.

The Foundation has operated in Norfolk since 1996 and extended its service delivery to Suffolk in 2016.

We are responsive to the needs of children and young people and place them at the heart of our service delivery.

The young people we support matter to us and we are accepting of all.

We are caring and non-judgemental, and listen and respond to the needs of each young person. We offer support at moments of need, and strive for excellence in everything we do.

We are agile, adaptable and entrepreneurial and have a proven reputation for providing high quality and reliable support.

We are a leading provider of supported accommodation. We give young people at risk of homelessness somewhere to live, we help to stabilise their lives and learn to live healthily, and we help them into training and employment. We aim to give them a sense of belonging and a belief that they can thrive.

We work with local commissioners and landlords to expand the supply of supported accommodation for young people, partnering with local housing associations including Flagship, Freebridge, Orwell, Saffron, Solo and Victory, and socially minded private landlords and investors.

We are a founder member of the End Youth Homelessness national coalition of charities which raises awareness of and corporate funding for youth homelessness.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

We believe that early support is the most effective way to help young people become independent so we provide a range of children, family and community support services. We are a leading provider of schools based emotional wellbeing support and young carer groups in Norfolk and regularly support other special needs groups of young people.

We provide youth and community services, including our Meet Up community centre on the Redcastle Furze estate in Thetford, recognising these services are highly dependent on third sector organisations such as ours.

We run nurseries and school clubs with particular focus on the provision of government funded places.

Our mix and choice of services is a pragmatic and sometimes opportunistic response to need, the scale and sustainability of available funding, and support already provided by commissioners, third sector peers and private sector competitors.

The range and diversity of our services increases our impact and our sustainability.

We source discretionary grant funding and fundraise so we are able to invest in services which otherwise wouldn’t be provided.

Our trading subsidiary, Bens Social Enterprise, reinvests all its surpluses in our charitable activities . BSE is a member of the National Reuse Network and recycles furniture, white goods and household items, working as an independent retailer in Norfolk and in partnership with Suffolk County Council and their waste contractor FCC Environmental.

The need for our services

The quadrennial socioeconomic deprivation indices last published in 2019 by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show Norfolk and Suffolk ‘mid-table’ but with a higher than average number of localised pockets of higher deprivation in the bigger urban centres.

Norfolk and Suffolk combined indices ranked 84th and 99th most deprived out of 151 areas nationally. Both ranks had deteriorated marginally from 2015 (88th and 101st).

Of the seven individual indices reported by MHCLG, Norfolk ranked worst for education (34th) and housing (54th) and best for crime (132nd). Suffolk do not report these individual rankings but our assessment is that the Suffolk profile is similar.

We estimate that there are 3000 to 4000 young people at risk of homelessness in Norfolk and Suffolk, of which we support around 10% each year. The wider group of children at risk in the two counties is much larger.

The Children’s Commissioner estimates there are 55000 (17%) living in households with at least one of the ‘toxic trio’ issues (substance abuse, domestic abuse, mental health) and 14000 (4%) children referred to social services. Latest Public Health England data reports 39000 (14%) children living in households with absolute low incomes; 6000 (2%) school children with social, emotional and mental health need; and 3000 (1%) young carers. There are around 2000 looked after children in care.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Our impact

We supported nearly 2000 people across Norfolk and Suffolk in 20/21, predominantly children, young people and their families

a. Housing and homelessness

Our housing and homelessness services provided over 50000 safe nights for 254 young people, and including ancillary services supported 460 young people and adults in 20/21.

We provided 45038 safe nights for 217 young people in 24 supported accommodation properties in Norfolk and Suffolk. Our overall occupancy rate was 87%.

29 of our Heart & Home supported lodging hosts provided 6370 safe nights for 37 young people.

92 of our resident young people moved on successfully during the year.

We monitor the individual progress of our residents using Outcome Stars. 87% of young people in our Norfolk hostels made positive progress in at least 2 outcome areas.

We offer all our young adult residents job coaching, tenancy support and where necessary, assistance with rent deposits when they move on.

Our job coach service supported 82 young people, 73 of whom accessed education, training or employment (EET). 144 AQA accredited certificates were awarded for completing modules in our inhouse Life skills programme, Bens Life Skills.

Our tenancy support service supported 88 young people sustain tenancies in the community, 32 moving on from our supported accommodation and 28 of whom secured accommodation through our rent deposit scheme.

40 young people received support from our rent deposit scheme enabling them to access private rented accommodation.

Working with Norfolk County Council and their social investor partner Bridges Finance, our Sustainable Housing Partnership service supported 78 single adults, couples and families search for accommodation and maintain tenancies in North and West Norfolk and Breckland.

Working with Norfolk County Council, our Norfolk Restores supplied a mix of white goods, beds and furniture to 686 households supported by the Norfolk Assistance Scheme.

b. Supporting children, families and communities

We supported 1500 children and families in 20/21

Our two nurseries and two school clubs supported 254 young children.

Our early help emotional wellbeing and inclusion services supported 448 children and their parents, delivering 5051 individual support sessions. We have partnered 75 schools and one in seven primary schools in Norfolk.

Our six young carer groups supported 186 young carers providing fortnightly or monthly group meetings and also 632 individual support sessions for our Norwich and Broadland & North East Norfolk groups. As well as regular group meetings we arrange positive activities. In August 2020 we took two groups to Amazonia Zoo and

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

to Banham Zoo, and in October 2020 we took 40 young carers to Thorpe Woodlands Outdoor Activity Centre.

Our six youth services located across Norfolk supported around 200 young people, 40% of whom are either disabled or have poor mental health.

Our Meet Up centre in Thetford supports around 400 people annually, including weekly groups for toddlers, younger (8-11) and older (12-16) children, their parents and senior citizens. The centre also provides a range of other services to support the community including free counselling, a parenting programme, school holiday activities and community events throughout the year. A volunteer programme ensures that the service is integrated with and supported by the community.

c. Fundraising and investing in services and young people

We raise and invest over £300,000 a year in our services and maintained that level of investment throughout the pandemic.

In a normal year we receive around 4000 donations from our supporters both in kind through our furniture stores, and in cash.

In partnership with End Youth Homelessness, we fund job coaching, tenancy support, rent deposits and the Future Builder training & accommodation project. Other funds raised enable us to more than double our commissioned young carer provision; extend and enhance our emotional wellbeing and youth services; and sustain Meet Up.

We also help our service users financially. Our ‘Employment Bursary’ helps young people access education, employment and training. Our ‘Sleep Out’ fund is designed to support their aspirations, interests and move-on from our accommodation, and in this pandemic year, our COVID emergency fund provided exceptional support. In total 359 young people received financial help of £35,000 in 20/21.

d. Helping the environment

In partnership with FCC Environmental, our two Suffolk Reuse stores recycled 345 tonnes of waste that would have otherwise gone to landfill, this despite pandemic related closure. In the current year that figure will be in excess of 500 tonnes with additional waste now being recycled from FCC’s Peterborough operation. We estimate that annually our four Norfolk Restores sell 15000 used items.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Review of the year

The year was dominated by dealing with the pandemic and the challenges of keeping our services open, and keeping our service users and staff safe. Our accommodation and young carer services remained open throughout and we reopened other services as quickly as lock down rules permitted. Our nurseries reopened in April 2020, initially for key workers, and other support services reopened after the first lock down in June 2020, albeit limited by social contact rules. With the exception of our schools-based services, all support services remained open through the second lock down in November 2020 and the third lock down at the beginning of 2021. As non-essential retail, our social enterprise trading activities were most impacted by lock down, but after complete closure in the first lock down, we moved to a restricted on-line model when lock down measures were reintroduced.

Our staff have been brilliant and have stepped up time and time again and gone over and beyond during the pandemic, and for that we cannot thank them enough. Special mention must go to the 80 staff that we furloughed whilst locked down who returned with renewed determination. This was about a third of our workforce. We have kept all staff updated throughout, increasing the frequency of our ‘News from Ben’ staff newsletter. The impact of the pandemic remains and we are mindful of the extra and ongoing demands placed on our staff.

Despite the pandemic we have continued to sustain, evolve and grow our services and impact.

a. Housing and Homelessness

We opened two new looked after children units in Ipswich and we have renewed our contracts for our looked after children accommodation services both in Norfolk and Suffolk. Subsequent to the year-end we opened another new unit in Ipswich to support unaccompanied asylum seekers, a first for the Foundation. Our Anchorage supported accommodation service in Great Yarmouth has doubled in capacity to 30 units with four new properties added. We intend to expand both UASC and Anchorage services further.

With support from End Youth Homelessness, we have expanded and consolidated our tenancy support service. We have registered Butterfly House in Kings Lynn with the CQC for supported living and with support from the district and county council, we are piloting an accommodation model for young people requiring additional mental health support, with the intention of rolling this service out more widely.

The Sustainable Housing Project is new and we have been awarded a long term contract.

Our operations director Matt Garrod has taken the lead on Education, Employment and Training for the ‘No Homelessness in Norfolk’ Initiative organised by Norfolk Strategic Housing Partnership, recognising we intend to grow our EET activity.

b. Supporting children, families and communities

We launched a new youth group in Watton and have renewed our youth work provision in West Norfolk.

Subsequent to the year-end, we were awarded a contract to provide specialist short breaks for young people aged 8 to 17 with disabilities and complex health needs in West Norfolk and Breckland, supporting both parent and child. This service is for an initial 20 months, with the option to extend to 2026. This builds on our previous short breaks experience and expertise.

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

c. Fundraising

Our charitable fundraising reduced during the pandemic. We cancelled our major ‘Sleep Out’ fundraising event and our social enterprise activities were curtailed. Our donor numbers reduced significantly but have rebounded quickly after the final lock down.

Conversely the number and value of grants received in 20/21 increased in response to the pandemic. We received in excess of £100,000 discretionary pandemic related grants.

Our fund raising and social enterprise colleagues used the year to improve systems and process and fundraising capability. Shortly after the year end Bens Social Enterprise implemented a new EPOS system and also opened a new store in Kings Lynn.

d. Financial performance

Government support ensured that all our charitable activity have been sustained during the pandemic and that our finances remained sound, enabling the Charity to emerge stronger. Our revenues grew by 2% to £6.6m. Our total funds increased by 21% to £2.2m and our free reserves increased to £1m in line with our stated policy. This has enabled us to build our organisational resilience and appoint two new assistant directors to support our housing and homelessness activity.

Future plans

Our future ambitions remain largely unchanged

We have recently completed a strategic review and renewed our commitment to our wide suite of activity but recognise that we should prioritise services where we can have most impact.

The pandemic has highlighted the need for more and better social care and the importance of third sector organisations such as the Benjamin Foundation in its delivery. We hope that central government will invest more in the type of children and young people’s services that we provide.

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Risk Management

a. Safeguarding

Given the services that the Charity provides, safeguarding of service users and staff is our most significant operational risk. We have extensive policies and procedures to address this and safeguarding is a standing item at the Risk, Audit and Performance Committee. We conduct safer recruitment interviews for all positions and maintaining up to data DBS checks is an absolute priority. Our executive directors are active participants on local safeguarding boards. Our focus om safeguarding together with strong health and safety policy and procedure put us in a strong position to deal with new risks presented by the pandemic.

b. Organisational

Our principle organisational risks are

All of these risks are actively managed by the executive and corporate support team. Our mixed service model ensures the charity is not overly reliant on one source funding and good financial controls including annual service budgets and monthly management accounts provide a sound basis for effective management.

We work with a range of external advisors where specialist knowledge is required notably for property and health and safety, and we have a property subcommittee which meets biannually recognising that property lease and rental commitments are our biggest cost after staff.

Recruiting and retaining staff has become a more significant risk during the pandemic with the well documented departure of staff from the social care sector from which we have not been immune. This risk has been compounded by escalating wages in the sector. We have redoubled our efforts to address this heightened risk.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Going Concern

The Trustees’ have considered the company’s position at the time of signing the financial statements, and in particular the effects of Covid 19 and its potential impact on the company and its activities. The majority of our charitable activities have continued through lockdown, adapted where relevant to protect our staff and beneficiaries from the disease. The retail operations within Ben’s Social Enterprises closed under lockdown in March 2020 and have since recommenced. Under the circumstances, it is difficult to produce precise forecasts for the remainder of the financial year and medium term. Nevertheless, the Directors have considered the Company’s financial strength, together with a range of scenarios and measures the Trustees could take to mitigate ongoing costs should they need to.

Based on this, the Trustees have concluded that they have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements, and they therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.

Financial policies

a. Reserves policy

Reserves are that part of a charity’s unrestricted funds that is freely available to spend on any of the charity’s purposes. This definition excludes tangible fixed assets held for the charity’s use and amounts designated for essential future spending. At 31 March 2021, the Charity has unrestricted funds of £2,012,703, fixed assets of £1,092,981, and free reserves of £909,321.

Trustees’ intention is to maintain free reserves between £800,000 and £1,200,000.

The charity prepares budgets to anticipate financial needs over the coming year and reserves are reported to and monitored by the Trustees monthly.

The Trustees review free reserve targets as part of the annual budget process, to ensure that there is appropriate funding in place to meet ongoing financial commitments, contingency plans to meet potential exit costs for services that for strategic reasons we might choose to close or transfer to another owner, and financial capacity to achieve the charity’s strategic priorities for developing existing or establishing new services over the next three to five years.

b. Investments

Ben's Social Enterprises Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary company which has been established to operate the social enterprises arm of the Charity, operates three furniture re use stores and works in partnership to deliver a further general re use store. During the year ended 31 March 2021, Ben's Social Enterprises Ltd decreased turnover to £776,684 (2020: £834,495), with other income of £273,706 (2020: £153,113). A gift aid donation was made to the Benjamin Foundation in the period of £nil (2020: £11,176).

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Structure, governance and management

a. Constitution

The Benjamin Foundation is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association.

b. Methods of appointment or election of Trustees

The management of the company and group is the responsibility of the Trustees who are appointed and coopted under the terms of the Articles of Association. The Trustees, who represent a wide cross section of the County and have different backgrounds to support the work of the Charity, are appointed each year at the Annual General Meeting. Trustees are appointed for a term of 3 years and may offer themselves for re appointment for two 3 year terms. Thereafter Trustees must step down subject to transitional arrangements, which enables a Trustee to remain on the board for an additional twelve months or until a replacement is appointed. When considering appointing Trustees the Board has regard to the requirement for any specialist skills needed and the skill sets of the existing Trustees. Trustees may also be co opted during the year and then put forward for election at the following Annual General Meeting.

c. Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees

All new Trustees are provided with copies of:

In addition, Trustees are encouraged to read Charity Commission and other newsletters and to attend courses to keep them abreast of their duties and responsibilities. Trustees engage in an annual review with the Chair of Trustees, which includes the opportunity to consider further training and development needs.

d. Pay policy for key management personnel

The remuneration for senior staff is determined by the Remuneration Committee, an occasional sub-committee of the Board of Trustees. Remuneration is subject to periodic market reviews and independent evidence and advice is obtained to inform the decision making process, before any changes are made. Any proposed changes will be recommended to the Board of Trustees for consideration and approval.

In addition, the remuneration for senior staff will be subject to annual review as part of the organisation’s evaluation of pay inflation and consequential recommendations to the Board of Trustees to make a pay award, if any.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Fundraising

Under Section 13 of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016, charities that are subject to audit must make specific statements in their annual reports that provide information about their fundraising standards. Accordingly, the Trustees make the following statements in compliance with the requirements of the Act:

The Charity actively promotes and markets its fundraising events and activities, however, it is entirely a voluntary matter for individuals, groups or businesses to decide whether they wish to participate in events or make donations.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION (A company Ilmlted by guarantee) TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 Stat&ment ol Truste8s' responslbllitlès The Trustees (who are also the direciors of the Charity for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for preparing the Tmstees, report and the financial slalements in accordance with applicabl8 law and United Klngdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practi￿). Company law requires the Trustees lo prepar8 financial statements for each financial year. Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial stalements unless they are satIsf￿d that they give a Irue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and the Charity aTMJ of their incoming resources and application of resources. including their income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial slatemenls, lh8 Tnjslees are r8quired to". sel¢¢l suitable accounting policies and then appty them consi5tently.' observe the methods and principles of the Charitie5 SORP {FRS 102).. make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent.. stale whether applicable UK Accounting Standards IFRS 102) have been followed. subj'ect lo any material departures disclosed and ewained in Ihe fillancial statements. prepare the financial statements on the wng concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume Ihat the Group will Continue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequale aC￿Unting records that are sufficient lo show and explain th8 Group and the Charitls transactions and disclose with reasonabl8 accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial slalemenls comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of tho Group and the Charity and hence for laking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Dlsclosure of Inlormatlon to auditors Each of the persons who ar8 Trustees al the time when Ihis Truslees. roport is approved ha5 ¢onfirmed that.. so far as that Trustee is aware. there is no relevanl audit information of which the charitable group's auditors are unaware, and that Trustee has taken all the stops Ihal oughl lo have been taken as a Trustee in order to be aware of eny relevant audil information and to eslablish that the charitable group's auditors are aware of thal information. Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and sTrgned on Iheir behalf by. J Wrlght {Chair of Tru Dale.. 1/12 eesl 2021 Page 12

(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Benjamin Foundation (the 'parent charitable company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Consolidated statement of financial activities, the consolidated balance sheet, the charity balance sheet, the consolidated statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

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

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION (CONTINUED)

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditors' report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' report.

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

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION (CONTINUED)

Responsibilities of trustees

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

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

Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Due to the field in which the Charity operates, we have identified the following areas as those most likely to have a material impact on the financial statements: health and safety; employment laws; GDPR; serious incident reporting and compliance with the UK Companies Act.

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraus and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

Enquiries with management about any known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations, accidents in the workplace and fraud;

Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their significant accounting estimates; and Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness.

Due to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that some material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK). For instance, the further removed non-compliance is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the auditor is to become aware of it or to recognised the non-compliance.

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

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION (CONTINUED)

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006, and to the charitable company's trustees, as a body, Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Giles Kerkham FCA (senior statutory auditor) for and on behalf of Larking Gowen LLP Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors Norwich Date: 15/12/2021

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
4
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
6
Fundraising and events income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
279,677
4,934,339
874,835
211,142
6,299,993
815,047
5,108,718
5,923,765
376,228
1,636,475
376,228
2,012,703		 Restricted
funds
2021
£
-
272,647
-
-
272,647
-
350,821
350,821
(78,174)
167,680
(78,174)
89,506		 Total
funds
2021
£
279,677
5,206,986
874,835
211,142
6,572,640
815,047
5,459,539
6,274,586
298,054
1,804,155
298,054
2,102,209		 Total
funds
2020
£
89,662
5,036,395
1,010,015
293,042
6,429,114
899,830
5,266,145
6,165,975
263,139
1,541,016
263,139
1,804,155

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ThE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION (A ￿MpanY limltad by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 03825425 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021 2021 2020 Note Flxgd aswts Tangible assets 12 1.092,981 1,041,278 1.092,981 7,041,278 Current assets Stocks Debtors 14 15 8.895 493,217 1.370.529 8,895 514,854 902,087 Cash at bank and in hand 1.872.641 1,425,836 Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year 16 (687.035) (463.849) Ngt Gurrent assets 1.185,606 961,987 Total assets less Current liabilities 2,278,587 2,003,265 Creditors-. amounts falling due after more than one year 17 (176.378) (199,1 IQJ Total net assels 2.102.209 1,804,155 Charity funds Rostricted funds Unrestricted funds 18 18 89.506 2,012,703 167,680 1,636,475 Total funds 2.102.209 1.804,155 The TrLJslees acknowledge their responsibilities for compliing with Ihe requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparaliork of financial stalemenls. The finanryal stslemenls have been prepared in accordan￿ wilh the provisions applicable lo entities subject lo the small companies regime. The financial slalemenls were approved and authorised for issue by the Truslees and signed on their behalf by.. J Wright (Chair of Truslees} Datg.. 1/1212021 Th8 notes on pag8s 21 to 4S form part of thes8 financial statemants. Page 18

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION IA company limlted by guarantoe> REGISTERED NUMBER: 03825425 CHARITY BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021 2021 2Q20 Note Flx8d ass•ts Tangible assets Investments 12 13 1,054.421 1.003. 733 1,054.422 1,003, T34 Current asset8 Debtors Cash al bank and in hand 15 517,218 1.153.278 560.037 772,255 1.670,496 t.332,292 Creditors= ami)unts falling due within one year 16 1566,204) (343.414) Net current assets 1.104,292 988,878 Totsl assets less current liabilities 2,158,714 1,992,612 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one y8ar 17 (176,378 (199,t 10) Total net assets 1.982,336 1,793,502 Charity funds Reslricled funds Unrestricted fund$ 18 18 89,506 1,892,830 167,680 1,625,822 Total funds 1.982,336 1. 793,502 The Charity5 nel movement in funds for Ihe yoar was £188.834 (2020- £277,643). The Trus188s acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect lo accounting records and preparation of financial statements. The financial slalements have been prepared in accordan￿ wlh the prowsions applicable to entities subject tr> the small companies regime. The financial statements wer8 approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on Iheir behalf by. J Wrlght (Chair of Trusleesl Date.. 1/12/2021 Page 19

(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of borrowing
Interest paid
Net cash used in financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
The notes on pages 21 to 45 form part of these financial statements		 2021
£
611,301
(122,577)
(122,577)
(20,282)
-
(20,282)
468,442
902,087
1,370,529		 2020
£
518,878
(174,141)
(174,141)
(30,764)
(11,132)
(41,896)
302,841
599,246
902,087

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. General information

The Benjamin Foundation is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England, registration number 03825425. The registered office is 23-27 St Andrews Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4TP. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 1. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the company.

2. Accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

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

The Benjamin Foundation 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.

The consolidated statement of financial activities (SOFA) and consolidated balance sheet consolidate the financial statements of the Charity and its subsidiary undertaking. The results of the subsidiary are consolidated on a line by line basis.

The Charity has taken advantage of the exemption allowed under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and has not presented its own statement of financial activities in these financial statements.

2.2 Company status

The company is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 1. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the company.

2.3 Going concern

The Trustees’ have considered the company’s position at the time of signing the financial statements, and in particular the effects of Covid 19 and its potential impact on the company and its activities. The majority of our charitable activities have continued through lockdown, adapted where relevant to protect our staff and beneficiaries from the disease. The retail operations within Ben’s Social Enterprises closed under lockdown in March 2020 and have since recommenced. Under the circumstances, it is difficult to produce precise forecasts for the remainder of the financial year and medium term. Nevertheless, the Directors have considered the Company’s financial strength, together with a range of scenarios and measures the Trustees could take to mitigate ongoing costs should they need to.

Based on this, the Trustees have concluded that they have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements, and they therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.4 Income

All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

The recognition of income from legacies is dependent on establishing entitlement, the probability of receipt and the ability to estimate with sufficient accuracy the amount receivable. Evidence of entitlement to a legacy exists when the Charity has sufficient evidence that a gift has been left to them (through knowledge of the existence of a valid will and the death of the benefactor) and the executor is satisfied that the property in question will not be required to satisfy claims in the estate. Receipt of a legacy must be recognised when it is probable that it will be received and the fair value of the amount receivable, which will generally be the expected cash amount to be distributed to the Charity, can be reliably measured.

Grants are included in the consolidated statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the company is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the Trust that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the company has been notified of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the company, or the company is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Donated services or facilities are recognised when the company has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use of the company of the item is probably and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the general time of the Friends is not recognised. Please refer to the Trustees' report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the company which is the amount the company would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Turnover includes the proceeds of sales of goods donated for resale recognised at the point of sale.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

Expenditure on raising funds includes all expenditure incurred by the Group to raise funds for its charitable purposes and includes costs of all fundraising activities events and non-charitable trading.

Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Group's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.

Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities. Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the company and include project management carried out at Headquarters.

Costs of generating funds are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

Charitable activities and Governance costs are costs incurred on the company's operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the company apportioned to charitable activities.

2.6 Basis of consolidation

The financial statements consolidate the accounts of The Benjamin Foundation and all of its subsidiary undertakings ('subsidiaries').

The results of subsidiaries sold are included up to the effective date of disposal.

The company has taken advantage of the exemption contained within section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 not to present its own Income and expenditure account.

2.7 Government grants

Government grants relating to tangible fixed assets are treated as deferred income and released to the consolidated statement of financial activities over the expected useful lives of the assets concerned. Other grants are credited to the consolidated statement of financial activities as the related expenditure is incurred.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.8 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

A review for impairment of a fixed asset is carried out if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of any fixed asset may not be recoverable. Shortfalls between the carrying value of fixed assets and their recoverable amounts are recognised as impairments. Impairment losses are recognised in the Consolidated statement of financial activities incorporating income and expenditure account.

Tangible fixed assets are carried at cost, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment.

Depreciation is not charged on freehold land. Depreciation is povided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:

2.9 Investments

Investments in subsidiaries are valued at cost less provision for impairment.

2.10 Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Group; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.

2.11 Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value after making due allowance for obsolete and slow-moving stocks. Cost includes all direct costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.

2.12 Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

2.13 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.14 Liabilities and provisions

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the consolidated statement of financial activities as a finance cost.

2.15 Pensions

The Group operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Group to the fund in respect of the year.

2.16 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Group and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Group for particular purposes. The costs 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.

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

3. Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgment

Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions:

The Charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

Useful economic lives of tangible assets

The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are reassessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets. See note 10 for the carrying amount of property, plant and equipement and note 2.6 for the useful economic lives for each class of assets.

Impairment of debtors

The Charity makes an estimate of the recoverable value of trade debtors and other debtors. When assessing impairment of trande and other debtors, management considers factors including the current credit rating of the debtor, the ageing profile of the debtors and historical experience. See note 13 for the net carrying amount of the debtors.

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

4. Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Donations
61,382
Legacies
-
Government grants
218,295
Total 2021
279,677		 Total
funds
2021
£
61,382
-
218,295
279,677

During the year the charity received £218,295 of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme government grant which was spent on staff costs in the period.

Donations
Legacies
Total 2020
Income from charitable activities
Grants
Fees and charges
Rent receivable		 Unrestricted
funds
2020
£
76,171
13,491
89,662
2021
£
1,394,697
686,660
3,125,629
5,206,986		 Total
funds
2020
£
76,171
13,491
89,662
2020
£
1,624,290
781,810
2,630,295
5,036,395

5. Income from charitable activities

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Housing and Homelessness (H&H)
2,939,346
Looked After Children (LAC)
865,948
Early Help
308,315
Children and Young People (C&YP)
678,753
Corporate
72,911
Big Lottery Fund Grant
-
Other
69,066
Total 2021
4,934,339		 Restricted
funds
2021
£
113,996
-
9,500
25,500
-
123,651
-
272,647		 Total
funds
2021
£
3,053,342
865,948
317,815
704,253
72,911
123,651
69,066
5,206,986

Big Lottery Fund Grant

Included within grants receivable above is £123,651 (2020: £121,353) of restricted funds received from Big Lottery Grant in respect of the Meet Up Cafe.

Included within restricted expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities is £113,799 (2020: £125,403) of costs from the Big Lottery Fund Grant in respect of the Meet Up Cafe. These funds were spent during the year in line with the conditions of the grant.

At the year end £20,802 (2020: £10,950) of funds received from Big Lottery Fund Grant has not been spent and are shown as restricted funds on the balance sheet.

Housing and Homelessness (H&H)
Looked After Children (LAC)
Early Help
Children and Young People (C&YP)
Corporate
Big Lottery Fund Grant
Other
Total 2020		 Unrestricted
funds
2020
£
2,420,726
897,784
462,973
780,944
57,302
-
57,244
4,676,973		 Restricted
funds
2020
£
84,413
-
39,510
114,146
-
121,353
-
359,422		 Total
funds
2020
£
2,505,139
897,784
502,483
895,090
57,302
121,353
57,244
5,036,395

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

6. Income from other trading activities

Income from non charitable trading activities

Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Other trading income - subsidiary company
8,350
Shop income - subsidiary company
776,684
Shop income - charity
89,801
874,835
Unrestricted
funds
2020
£
Other trading income - subsidiary company
1,503
Shop income - subsidiary company
834,495
Other income - subsidiary company
1,359
Shop income - charity
172,658
1,010,015		 Total
funds
2021
£
8,350
776,684
89,801
874,835
Total
funds
2020
£
1,503
834,495
1,359
172,658
1,010,015

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

7. Expenditure on raising funds

Fundraising trading expenses

Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Purchases of new trading goods
94,922
Admistrative expenses
262,833
Wages and salaries
408,266
Social Security Costs
22,780
Pension costs
19,836
Depreciation - fixtures and fittings
6,410
815,047		 Total
funds
2021
£
94,922
262,833
408,266
22,780
19,836
6,410
815,047

Fundraising trading expenses (continued)

Purchases of new trading goods
Administrative expenses
Wages and salaries
Social Security Costs
Pension costs
Depreciation - fixtures and fittings		 Unrestricted
funds
2020
£
142,629
331,863
383,008
23,461
12,458
6,411
899,830		 Total
funds
2020
£
142,629
331,863
383,008
23,461
12,458
6,411
899,830

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

8. Analysis of charitable expenditure by activities

Housing and Homelessness (H&H)
Looked After Children (LAC)
Early Help
Children and Young People (C&YP)
Corporate
Other		 Direct costs
2021
£
2,234,637
767,316
317,789
740,681
414
156,444
4,217,281		 Support
costs
2021
£
659,166
137,770
55,438
299,911
-
89,973
1,242,258		 Total
funds
2021
£
2,893,803
905,086
373,227
1,040,592
414
246,417
5,459,539
Housing and Homelessness (H&H)
Looked After Children (LAC)
Early Help
Children and Young People (C&YP)
Corporate
Other		 Direct costs
2020
£
2,186,729
786,776
375,215
878,092
17,746
183,791
4,428,349		 Support
costs
2020
£
390,382
162,095
62,734
179,585
-
43,000
837,796		 Total
funds
2020
£
2,577,111
948,871
437,949
1,057,677
17,746
226,791
5,266,145

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

8. Analysis of charitable expenditure by activities (continued)

Analysis of support costs

Wages and salaries
Depreciation
Other costs
Wages and salaries
Depreciation
Other costs
Staff costs
Depreciation
Other costs		 H&H
2021
£
551,617
7,223
100,326
659,166
H&H
2020
£
291,326
6,117
92,939
390,382		 LAC
2021
£
101,562
2,431
33,777
137,770
LAC
2020
£
120,965
2,540
38,590
162,095		 Early Help
2021
£
40,872
978
13,588
55,438
Other
2021
£
16,935
405
72,633
89,973
Early Help
2020
£
55,967
1,175
5,592
62,734		 C&YP
2021
£
265,935
2,282
31,694
299,911
Total
funds
2021
£
976,921
13,319
252,018
1,242,258
C&YP
2020
£
134,009
2,814
42,762
179,585

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

8. Analysis of charitable expenditure by activities (continued) Analysis of support costs (continued)

Staff costs
Depreciation
Other costs		 Other
2020
£
32,089
674
10,237
43,000		 Total
funds
2020
£
634,356
13,320
190,120
837,796

9. Auditors' remuneration

2021 2020
£ £
Fees payable to the Charity's auditor for the audit of the Charity's annual
accounts 8,750 8,475
Fees payable to the Charity's auditor in respect of:
All non-audit services not included above 1,400 1,360

10. Staff costs

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pensions		 Group
2021
£
3,722,634
272,625
190,439
4,185,698		 Group
2020
£
3,619,970
269,942
172,753
4,062,665		 Charity
2021
£
3,314,368
249,845
170,603
3,734,816		 Charity
2020
£
3,236,962
246,481
160,295
3,643,738

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THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

10. Staff costs (continued)

The average number of persons employed by the Charity during the year was as follows:

Charitable activities
Support staff		 Group
2021
No.
210
27
237		 Group
2020
No.
210
26
236

The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:

Group Group
2021 2020
No. No.
In the band £60,001 - £70,000 - 1

Total remuneration paid to 5 members ( 2020 - 5 members ) of key management personnel in the year amounted to £240,842 ( 2020: £246,176).

11. Trustees' remuneration and expenses

During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2020 - £NIL) .

During the year ended 31 March 2021, no Trustee expenses have been incurred (2020 - £NIL) .

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

12. Tangible fixed assets

Group

Long-term
Freehold leasehold Motor Fixtures and
property property vehicles fittings Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2020 1,172,488 158,717 66,306 459,166 1,856,677
Additions 53,361 - - 69,216 122,577
At 31 March 2021 1,225,849 158,717 66,306 528,382 1,979,254
Depreciation
At 1 April 2020 321,448 26,474 46,219 421,258 815,399
Charge for the year 29,456 - 2,325 39,093 70,874
At 31 March 2021 350,904 26,474 48,544 460,351 886,273
Net book value
At 31 March 2021 874,945 132,243 17,762 68,031 1,092,981
At 31 March 2020 851,040 132,243 20,087 37,908 1,041,278
Included in land and buildings is freehold land at cost of £200,000 (2020: £200,000), which is no
depreciated.
Charity
Long-term
Freehold leasehold Motor Fixtures and
property property vehicles fittings Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2020 1,172,488 158,717 21,970 415,565 1,768,740
Additions 53,361 - - 61,791 115,152
At 31 March 2021 1,225,849 158,717 21,970 477,356 1,883,892

Included in land and buildings is freehold land at cost of £200,000 (2020: £200,000), which is not depreciated.

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(A company limited by guarantee)

THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

12. Tangible fixed assets (continued)

Charity (continued)

Depreciation
At 1 April 2020
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2021
Net book value
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020
13.
Fixed asset investments
Charity
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2020
At 31 March 2021
Net book value
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020		 Freehold
property
£
321,448
29,456
350,904
874,945
851,040		 Long-term
leasehold
property
£
26,474
-
26,474
132,243
132,243		 Motor
vehicles
£
18,971
-
18,971
2,999
2,999		 Fixtures and
fittings
£
398,114
35,008
433,122
44,234
17,451		 Total
£
765,007
64,464
829,471
1,054,421
1,003,733
Investments
in
subsidiary
companies
£
1
1
1
1

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(A company limited by guarantee)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

14. Stocks

Group Group
2021 2020
£ £
Finished goods and goods for resale 8,895 8,895

15. Debtors

Due after more than one year
Other debtors
Due within one year
Trade debtors
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 Group
2021
£
47,750
47,750
243,275
-
132,818
69,374
493,217		 Group
2020
£
56,800
56,800
209,427
-
189,334
59,293
514,854		 Charity
2021
£
47,750
47,750
201,192
93,964
113,070
61,242
517,218		 Charity
2020
£
56,800
56,800
187,181
147,353
109,410
59,293
560,037

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16. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Deferred income at 1 April 2020
Resources deferred during the year
Amounts released from previous periods
Deferred income at 31 March 2020		 Group
2021
£
20,650
124,667
143,912
14,949
382,857
687,035
Group
2021
£
55,317
(55,317)
98,433
98,433		 Group
2020
£
18,200
112,077
100,016
25,666
207,890
463,849
Group
2020
£
45,446
34,466
(24,595)
55,317		 Charity
2021
£
20,650
99,346
143,912
12,450
289,846
566,204
Charity
2021
£
55,317
(55,317)
98,433
98,433		 Charity
2020
£
18,200
72,333
93,448
14,378
145,055
343,414
Charity
2020
£
45,446
34,466
(24,595)
55,317

Deferred income relates to grant income for which the charity does not yet have entitlement.

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17. Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

Group
2021
£
Bank loans
176,378
Included within the above are amounts falling due as follows:
Group
2021
£
Between one and two years
Bank loans
20,650
Between two and five years
Bank loans
82,600
Over five years
Bank loans
73,128		 Group
2020
£
199,110
Group
2020
£
18,200
72,800
108,110		 Charity
2021
£
176,378
Charity
2021
£
20,650
82,600
73,128		 Charity
2020
£
199,110
Charity
2020
£
18,200
72,800
108,110

The aggregate amount of liabilities payable or repayable wholly or in part more than five years after the reporting date is:

Repayable by instalments Group
2021
£
73,128
73,128		 Group
2020
£
108,110
108,110		 Charity
2021
£
73,128
73,128		 Charity
2020
£
108,110
108,110

The charity has loans of £197,028 (2020: £217,310) which are secured by legal mortgage over two specific freehold properties. There is also a debenture secured by fixed and floating charged over the charity and all property and assets present and future. The loans are repayable of a period of up to 25 years and interest is payable at a commercial variable rate.

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18. Statement of funds

Statement of funds - current year

Balance at 1
April 2020
£
Unrestricted funds
General Funds
1,636,475
Restricted funds
Meet up (Big Lottery)
10,950
Time for You
-
Right Tracks
-
Job Coach
-
Rent Deposit Scheme
-
Anchorage
49,676
TSS
-
Watton
-
Norfolk Trauma Forum
25,340
Future Builders - capital
81,714
Young Carers
-
BOOM Young Carers
-
167,680
Total of funds
1,804,155		 Income
£
Expenditure
£
6,299,993
(5,923,765)
123,651
(113,799)
9,500
(9,500)
1,000
(11)
30,000
(20,405)
42,742
(39,198)
20,000
(42,009)
20,254
(15,753)
17,000
-
-
(19,932)
2,500
(84,214)
2,000
(2,000)
4,000
(4,000)
272,647
(350,821)
6,572,640
(6,274,586)		 Balance at
31 March
2021
£
2,012,703
20,802
-
989
9,595
3,544
27,667
4,501
17,000
5,408
-
-
-
89,506
2,102,209

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18. Statement of funds (continued)

Meet Up community centre in Thetford continued to be funded by a Big Lottery Reaching Communities grant.

Our Time For You emotional wellbeing school support service received grants from Norfolk Communities Trust, NHS West Suffolk and NHS Ipswich & East Suffolk to maintain and develop this service.

Right Tracks were kindly gifted £1,000 by Meadows Trust, to spend on starter packs for the residents of Right Tracks.

Anchorage in Great Yarmouth received a development grant from Essex Community Foundation funded by Nationwide Building Society to enable growth in this accommodation service for young people, and during the year received additional funding from New Anglia LEP Community Challenge..

The Norfolk Trauma Forum secured a National Lottery Community grant to undertake a program of consultation & investigation to ascertain the possibility of embedding a trauma-informed system for the delivery of people-centred care In Norfolk. As project co-ordinator, the Benjamin Foundation received and dispensed these funds.

Our Watton family and youth service received a grant from Norfolk Community Foundation, the Silk Purse fund and Wayland Ball.

As a charity partner of End Youth Homelessness we continue to receive funding from a number of corporate EYH partners. Future Builders is funded by Ovo Energy including initial capital to renovate project accommodation. The Rent Deposit Scheme is funded by Yorkshire Building Society. Job Coach is funded by a number of corporate partners including H&M, Churchill Insurance and Eversheds. Future Builders also secured a grant from Screwfix.

Reepham Rotary Club made a grant to the Young Carers and BOOM Young Carers received a grant from the Norfolk Community Trust Walking 4 Norfolk Fund.

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18. Statement of funds (continued)

Statement of funds - prior year

Unrestricted funds
General Funds
Restricted funds
Meet up (Big Lottery)
Time for You
Right Tracks
Winston Court
Violet Terrace
Job Coach
Rent Deposit Scheme
Anchorage
Watton
Norfolk Trauma Forum
Future Builders
Future Builders - capital
Total of funds		 Balance at
1 April 2019
£
1,483,016
15,000
-
-
42,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
58,000
1,541,016		 Income
£
6,069,692
121,353
13,550
5,000
2,879
-
21,900
9,635
50,000
2,500
25,960
106,645
-
359,422
6,429,114		 Expenditure
£
(5,916,233)
(125,403)
(13,550)
(5,000)
(44,879)
(1,000)
(21,900)
(9,635)
(324)
(2,500)
(620)
(24,169)
(762)
(249,742)
(6,165,975)		 Transfers
in/out
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(82,476)
82,476
-
-		 Balance at
31 March
2020
£
1,636,475
10,950
-
-
-
-
-
-
49,676
-
25,340
-
81,714
167,680
1,804,155

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19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds - current year

Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Tangible fixed assets
1,055,632
Debtors due after more than one year
47,750
Current assets
1,772,734
Creditors due within one year
(687,035)
Creditors due in more than one year
(176,378)
Total
2,012,703
Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year
Unrestricted
funds
2020
£
Tangible fixed assets
1,003,929
Debtors due after more than one year
56,800
Current assets
1,238,705
Creditors due within one year
(463,849)
Creditors due in more than one year
(199,110)
Total
1,636,475		 Restricted
funds
2021
£
37,349
-
52,157
-
-
89,506
Restricted
funds
2020
£
37,349
-
130,331
-
-
167,680		 Total
funds
2021
£
1,092,981
47,750
1,824,891
(687,035)
(176,378)
2,102,209
Total
funds
2020
£
1,041,278
56,800
1,369,036
(463,849)
(199,110)
1,804,155

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20. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income for the year (as per Statement of Financial Activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
Interest paid
Decrease/(increase) in stocks
Decrease in debtors
Increase in creditors
Net cash provided by operating activities
21.
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash in hand
Total cash and cash equivalents
22.
Analysis of changes in net debt
At 1 April
2020
£
Cash at bank and in hand
902,087
Debt due within 1 year
(18,200)
Debt due after 1 year
(199,110)
684,777		 Group
2021
£
298,054
70,874
-
-
21,637
220,736
611,301
Group
2021
£
1,370,529
1,370,529
Cash flows
£
468,442
(2,450)
22,732
488,724		 Group
2020
£
263,139
83,250
11,132
(671)
140,407
21,621
518,878
Group
2020
£
902,087
902,087
At 31 March
2021
£
1,370,529
(20,650)
(176,378)
1,173,501

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23. Operating lease commitments

At 31 March 2021 the Group and the Charity had commitments to make future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows:

Not later than 1 year
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
Later than 5 years		 Group
2021
£
236,938
517,288
942,472
1,696,698		 Group
2020
£
225,790
599,171
381,675
1,206,636		 Charity
2021
£
191,838
431,908
755,047
1,378,793		 Charity
2020
£
180,690
472,941
190,000
843,631

24. Related party transactions

The partner of S Ede, a Trustee, was employed by the charity on an arms length basis. The employee received gross remuneration in the year of £20,198 (2020: £37,836).

During the year, the charity charged its subsidiary company, Ben's Social Enterprises, an amount of £126,124 (2020: £91,107) in respect of management fees. Ben's Social Enterprises charged the charity £92,342 (2020: £137,988) in respect of fundraising costs. The charge for fundraising costs apportions shop costs incurred in the Ben's Social Enterprises to fairly reflect shop revenue in the charity and subsidiary. A gift aid donation was made by Ben's Social Enterprises to the charity of £nil (2020: £11,176). At 31 March 2021, Ben's Social Enterprises owed the charity £93,964 (2020: £147,353).

25. Principal subsidiaries

The following was a subsidiary undertaking of the Charity:

Name Company Class of Holding Included in Included in
number shares consolidation
Ben's Social Enterprises Limited 07188016 Ordinary 100% Yes
The financial results of the subsidiary for the year were:
Name Income Expenditure Profit/(Loss Net assets
£ £ )/ Surplus/ £
(Deficit) for
the year
£
Ben's Social Enterprises Limited 1,050,390 (941,171) 109,219 119,872

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