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The east to west Trust

The east to west Trust

Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements

31 August 2024

Bringing Hope To Young Lives

A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales number 06972769 Registered charity number 1131229

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Contents

Contents
Pages
The east to west Trust 3
Contact details and social media 4
Legal and administrative information 5-6
Background Information 7
Trustees’ annual report 8-23
Auditor’s report 24-27
Statement of financial activities 28-29
Balance sheet 30
Statement of Cash Flow 31
Notes to the financial statements 32-41

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…I wanted to let you know that results day went amazingly and I passed all subjects 🥳 I cannot believe I got 2 grade 8s in both of my English GCSEs, I was 1 mark off a grade 8 in food tech, thankfully though it is going to be remarked as well as my drama paper which was 1 mark off a grade 7, so hoping for the best. I got what I needed for college and have finally decided what I want to do ahead. So in September, I will be doing a course in science, which will open many doors, whether that be medicine, dentistry or anything of that kind, which you are know I am interested in. I am so incredibly grateful to you as I would not be the person I am today, and i have absolutely no clue what I would do if I didn’t have your shadow, supporting me from behind, and when I would fall, I knew I had someone I could lean on, someone who truly understood me without having to say any words.

Your office was my safe space, and it always was since you picked me up for the first time in year 9 and worked your magic, you completely transformed a shy little girl who was afraid to speak up during the most difficult time of her young little life. You gave us courage and strength. You were there for us from the beginning which I will forever be thankful for, otherwise who knows what life would look like right now, and you and I both know that those grades would not have come out the way that they did today, and I owe it to you.

I’m getting emotional now so I better stop there, this email could honestly go on and on. Please get back to me whenever you have the chance to, I would love to hear from you again. Thank you.

Email from a student to her RSW – August 2024

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Contact details and social media

Address: Unit 4a, 80 High Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9HE Telephone: 01784 438007 Website: www.easttowest.org.uk Email: info@easttowest.org.uk Facebook: e2wrelationalsupport X (Twitter): @east-towest Instagram: easttowest_charity LinkedIn: The east to west Trust

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Legal and administrative information

Company/Charity name

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Registered charity number 1131229 Registered company number 06972769 Registered office Unit 4a, 80 High Street Egham, Surrey TW20 9HE 01784 438007 Trustees/Directors Matthew Armsby (Chair of Trustees up to 27[th] April 2025) Rachel Barton (appointed 20[th] October 2024) Norman Beers (appointed 20[th] October 2024) Emily Cooke (nee Dodsworth) Lynda Donaldson Miriam Hanley (resigned 24[th] March 2024) Louise Larham (appointed 20[th] October 2024) Alison Matts (resigned 27[th] April 2025) Kenneth Morgan (appointed 27[th] April 2025) (Chair of Trustees from 27th April 2025) Richard Snelling (appointed 20[th] October 2024) Secretary Kenneth Morgan Chief Executive Ian Smith (retired 31[st] August 2024) Enabling Team Clare Biggins Dan Beedell Clive Biggins

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Bankers The Co-Operative Bank plc CAF Bank PO Box 101 25 Kings Hill Avenue 1 Balloon Street West Malling Manchester Kent M60 4EP ME19 4TA Flagstone 1[st] Floor Clareville House 26-27 Oxendon Street London SW1Y 4EL Solicitors Moore Barlow The Oriel, Sydenham Road Guildford GU1 3SR Auditors Xeinadin Audit Limited 5 Robin Hood Lane, Sutton Surrey SM1 2SW

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Background

Objectives and Activities

east to west is at the forefront of bringing hope to young lives. Working across Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Windsor and the London Boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow for 27 years, east to west have been supporting vulnerable and at-risk children, young people and families experiencing wellbeing and mental health needs. east to west have pioneered a relational approach to support which puts those we serve at the heart of our provision and response. We are committed to working with children, young people and families for as long as they need, ensuring they receive the skills and techniques they need to better understand and manage the challenges they face.

Our vision is for children, Young People and families (the term Young People will be used as a collective noun for these groups throughout the document) to overcome the challenges (both emotional and physical) they face to becoming the very best they can be.

To enable this, building off our ethos words of Compassionate, Community, Fun, Integrity, Selfless and Devoted, we developed a pastoral response, based on valuing relationships which puts those we serve at the heart of all we do. We call this Relational Support and it is at the heart of all our work, whether short term, such as in the Hospital, or long term such as in a school setting. Working in partnership with schools and St Peter’s Hospital, to date east to west has made a positive difference in the lives of many Children, Young People and Families across a generation.

Since September 2021, east to west has been part of the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership. This partnership has brought together 13 charities from across Surrey to work alongside the Surrey & Borders NHS Trust under the Mindworks banner to provide early support to young people who need to talk to about their mental health or signpost them to available support options.

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Impact during the year

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Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements

Finance and Governance for the year ended 31 August 2024

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year to 31 August 2024. The east to west Trust is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. It is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The principal office is at: Unit 4a, 80 High Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9HE.

Our aims

The objects of the trust set out in its Memorandum of Association are:

To assist the achievement of these objects, the trust has adopted the purposes:

By “hope” we mean hope of restoration, reconciliation and transformation.

These purposes are summarised in our strapline “bringing hope to young lives”.

Public benefit

We have referred to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.

The east to west Trust exists to ‘bring hope to young lives’. Working across Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Windsor and the London Boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow for 27 years, east to west have been at the forefront of supporting vulnerable and at-risk children, young people and families experiencing wellbeing and mental health needs. east to west have pioneered a relational approach to support which puts those we serve at the heart of our provision and response. We are committed to working with children, young people and families for as long as they need, ensuring they receive the skills and techniques they need to better understand and manage the challenges they face.

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Much of our work is targeted at Young People aged between 4 and 18. However, through our Hospital Project we now reach young adults up to 21. The impact of east to west’s work is tangible and measurable and will benefit the individuals themselves as they mature into the next generation of adults and their families and society as whole. Outcomes from our current years’ work are included in the review of activities below.

We do not discriminate or treat any young person less favourably on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation. This is because we believe that everyone is made in the image of God and therefore everyone is of equal value and of unfathomable worth.

Volunteers

The trustees extend heartfelt thanks to the charity’s dedicated volunteers for the on-going contribution they make. In the year 2023/2024, 20 volunteers have completed 780 hours in the Hospital Project. All our volunteers have enhanced DBS checks, and the charity provides on-going development to equip them for their roles. As a result of working with east to west, some have moved into counselling and other pastoral roles, or joined our team as a paid team member.

Review of activities

Our principal activities and those whom we seek to help are described below.

Relational Support Work

At the heart of east to west is Relational Support Work which we define as a pastoral response, based on compassionate, valuing relationships which puts those we serve at the heart of all we do. We have always known that this approach is hugely flexible, and this year has proved this as we have been able to express this in different contexts and in different ways within our traditional schools-based work.

Within Hoe Valley School, we were able to work with young people who were not attending, and who the school were struggling to engage with. Our RSW was able to reach them through working in their homes and developing the relationship that meant they were ready to return to mainstream education.

Since January 2024, through the Early Intervention Practitioner programme we have worked with young people in over 25 primary schools throughout Spelthorne, Elmbridge and Woking. Despite only being able to work with young people for a school term, this engagement has enabled us to reach a significant number of younger pupils that would otherwise have not had support for the issues they were facing.

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In the community we are beginning to partner with a local PCN (Primary Care Network), which allows us to offer support within GP surgeries to those young people that have may need a CYPS (Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service) referral and require support while they wait to be seen. This project is being outworked in partnership with the Matix Trust, which, again, is a new development for us.

Schools based Relational Support Work

Our Schools based Relational Support Workers spend time building and maintaining purposeful relationships with students and staff in schools. The non-teacher, non-student nature of the role allows a unique relationship to be formed where trust and confidence is central, and advice and support are offered. Our school-based Relational Support Workers are involved in a wide variety of activities aimed at increasing the students’ emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. We have been involved in the life of secondary schools for over 27 years, implementing, developing and sustaining placements. In 2023 – 2024 we had Relational Support Workers placed in 18 secondary & 5 Primary schools:

Secondary Schools

Primary Schools:

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Schools based Family Link Work

Our Family Link Worker spent time building relationships with children and their carers in first schools in Windsor, with the goal of providing a constant support through the pressures of family life. east to west has been involved in first schools since 2010 and this year had placements across 2 schools:

Early Intervention Coordinators

The east to west Trust has continued to play a full and active part as a partner in the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership. Consisting of twelve locally based Third Sector organisations, in Alliance with the Surrey and Borders NHS Foundation Trust, and working under the banner “Mindworks Surrey”. Our role is to provide support at an early stage to young people within secondary schools in these boroughs who are struggling with their mental health and who would potentially be referred to the Child & Young Person Services Team (CYPS). The aim is to provide effective support to them as early as possible, reducing the number of referrals for clinical interventions and therefore the number of young people who are having to wait for support. As part of the partnership we have provided Relational Support to young people in 16 Secondary Schools across the Surrey Boroughs of Woking, Elmbridge & Spelthorne reaching 217 young people.

Early Intervention Practitioners

As noted in the introduction to this report, since January 2024 we have worked across in excess of 25 schools in the Surrey boroughs of Spelthorne, Woking and Elmbridge. This work began in January 2024 and during this time we worked with 114 4–11-year-olds in a 1:1 or small group setting. This work is funded through our partnership with the SWP (Surrey Wellbeing Partnership) and continues to use our relational approach to meet the needs of the children we are called to support. Relational Counsellors

Our Relational Counsellors are experienced, qualified counsellors who are registered members of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (“BACP”). They spend time with Young People providing a confidential space where they can express their thoughts and feelings. east to west has placed counsellors in 6 schools:

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Connect & Making the Leap

The generous legacy that the trust received during 2021 meant the two projects ‘Making the Leap’ (support for young people transitioning to Further Education colleges) & Connect (working with young men at a local Young Offenders Institute to give them the best opportunities for success following their release) continued to operate this year, with both team members making significant impact in the lives of young people. However, with the funding coming to an end, neither agency was able to fund this work into the future and so, regrettably, the decision was made to close both projects with the team members concerned being reassigned to new roles.

Peripatetic Counsellor

The support we are able to offer through the Peripatetic Counsellor has recommenced this year. The role provides the young people our team support with short-term clinical interventions to help them overcome the challenges the face, prior to recontinuing support via Relational Support Work.

The Hospital Project

Increasingly, we are delivering more follow-up sessions in the community, within schools and growing a wider, more east to west based provision; in light of this, being able to operate fully under the wider organisational umbrella has proved incredibly beneficial.

This year we have recruited 7 new volunteers and successfully completed their induction training. Due to our wonderful growing team, we have been able to maintain a steady 6 sessions a week in the hospital. We have provided an online external training course and project-specific safeguarding and self-harm training and made online resources available on Padlet, continual induction training and shadowing sessions for our new volunteers.

Alongside this, we have strengthened our school relationships. This is done by team members contacting us if their students have attended/attending A&E so we can support them in the hospital. We launched our pilot Self-Harm Recovery program at Winston Churchill School (Woking), providing weekly sessions where we meet several students who are currently self-harming. Being in school allows us to support them with identifying emotional triggers, developing their ability to speak about their emotions and implementing coping strategies that help lead to recovery. We have also seen a reduction in the young people in these schools attending St. Peter’s having self-harmed, as recognised by the hospital staff themselves.

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We have been present in St Peters for 260 sessions, which equates to at least 780 hours of availability to young people and their parents. Our hospital team have supported 101 young people in crisis within St Peters delivering 240 sessions, whilst 40 young people and their families have been supported in the community over 410 sessions.

Social Prescribing

From July 2024 Partnering with ProCare Health, east to west and the Matrix Trust are providing social prescribing to six Guildford surgeries. east to west providing a Relational Support Worker within the surgeries and the Matrix Trust delivering follow on support in the community. Social Prescribing works closely with General Practitioners (GPs) linking young people with nonmedical support for issues such as low mood, anxiety/worries, relationship difficulties and self-harm behaviours which does not meet NHS Clinical Criteria for Support. Working predominantly with young people aged 11-18 east to west provide a Relational Support Worker within each GP for minimum of one day on a fortnightly basis. During this time the Relational Support Worker provides 1:1 sessions building a positive relationship whilst responding to the needs being presented. The Relational Support Worker will use a variety of approaches including mentoring, signposting and coaching to support the young person to as they think, learn and reflect on what is happening in their life. The aim is to help the young person, even in a time of need to take greater ownership of the way they respond in situations and empower them to move forward. The GP surgeries are: Austen Road Surgery Merrow Park Surgery Shere Surgery St Luke’s Surgery (Guildford) The Horsley Medical Practice Villages Medical Centre (Send).

In the projects first month of delivery, we have supported 9 young people and delivered 17 interventions and the GP’s are pleased with the work that has started.

Outcomes Improvement

In May 2023 we launched a new digital system, speeding up our ability to track and report to our partners and funders what has being achieved. We launched Goals Based Outcomes (GBOs), a young person led way of recording and reporting improvements across agreed issues and specific targets. These GBOs are ranked 1-10 on a sliding scale, with every young person rating themselves out of 10 for each area e.g. Anger – Learning Triggers; Responding appropriately when angry etc… As they successfully work on these targets, they move along the scale towards 10.

During the last half of the Summer Term, we supported 621 young people in a 1:1 setting delivering 2,445 sessions (across all projects). We reported 420 completed GBOs with 84 instances with a +4 improvement, 67 improved by +5, whilst 71 cases reported a +6 gain. We anticipate that over the course of a full year, we’ll report on around 2,500 young people and 4000+ GBOs.

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Safeguarding and Development

east to west recognises the importance of safeguarding in its work with children, Young People and adults. We have a responsibility to protect everyone entrusted to our care and we are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults to ensure their wellbeing. We follow the requirements of UK legislation in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and current best practice recommendations based on the Online Safeguarding Manual created by thirtyone:eight – (https://thirtyoneeight.org/). Our appointed Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) are:

east to west is passionate about delivering positive outcomes for Young People. We continue to learn and develop all we do through a framework for monitoring and reporting the outcomes of our work. The framework enables east to west to safeguard those we work with and continuously review and improve the outcomes we are delivering. The outcomes framework asks three very simple questions: ‘What did we do?’, ‘How well did we do it?’ and ‘How did we make a difference?’.

Our team constantly seeks development opportunities. Each month they have input from outside agencies to grow their knowledge and enhance their practice. Throughout the year each team member is challenged to share:

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What people say about the team:

“A young person who had many complex issues, and is currently sitting her GCSE’s wrote to her Relational Support Worker saying: “I want to say thanks again for helping me this past year, you’ve made my last year easier to deal with by just being there to talk to. Your support has allowed me to fully address things that have happened to me, which means a lot. You’re the best east to west worker I’ve had, thank you forever.”

Young Person – Year 11

“east to west has helped me to find ways to help my anxiety, as well as help me to think positive and try not to make everything negative. They have also helped me to try and bring out the best in myself and what I do whether it’s something small or huge.”

Young Person – Year 6

“east to west has been fun, worthwhile and freeing. It’s been helpful to talk about how I feel, having a safe space to go to. I will be more open with how I am feeling instead of keeping it all inside. I feel great, like a weight has been lifted, and I feel free! My support through east to west could not have gone any better.”

Young Person – Year 7

“The young person was referred to me having attempted suicide. They were also overdosing every other week. When she spent time with me, she was very quick to say that she is finally being “heard”. She has complex family dynamics, including a parental divorce where the father was being abusive, and she was being asked to visit him as part of the social services involvement. Together, we explored, not only healthy coping mechanisms but also explored boundaries, encouraging her to see other people’s perspective and understanding what her role in all this can look like. Although there are many other underlying issues which are still being explored, since we began working together, she’s stopped overdosing, and will come regularly to meetings and often pops in during her lunch/break”

Relational Counsellor in Secondary School

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Partnerships

east to west seeks to empower and equip youth workers and churches to impact Young People with hope as one of its prime purposes. Our partnership base is the network through which we aspire to see this goal fulfilled and on which we continue to build. In the year 2023-24 east to west partnered with:

Church Partners

Funders

Gender pay gap

The east to west Trust continues to actively review its salary structure. east to west has 13 team members in a leadership structure. Of these, 10 are female, and 3 are male. Given the proportion of the remaining team, female leaders make up 9 out of 36 women employed. For males, the proportion is 3 out of 4.

The average hourly rate for females is £18.36, whilst for males it’s £20.16. This is a difference of -9.8%. This is largely due to the proportion of males in leadership compared to women across the whole organisation. There are 5 pay bands across the organisation, (RSWs/EICs / RCs / Team Leads / HOO / CEO). All across each band are paid the same hourly rate, regardless of gender and length of service.

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We have undertaken development and support to prepare new members of the team to take on the most senior levels of leadership, both within east to west and beyond.

The people who make it happen

Trustees

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of this report, are listed on page 5.

Trustee Recruitment

Potential trustees are recruited to bring specific skills as needed on the board. These are identified through the annual board skills audit and board evaluation. After a preliminary discussion with the chair, the individual is invited to read the Core documents of the trust, and the Welcome to the Board document that outlines the characteristics, competences required and the Job Description for a trustee. Following an informal attendance at a board meeting, the existing trustees decide whether to proceed with the invitation to the individual to become a trustee. The trustee application form is then completed, and the new trustee is formally approved at the subsequent Board meeting. Patron

Gill Morgan has played an important role throughout the year acting as facilitator, voice of wisdom and experience, confidant and advocate on behalf of east to west. We are grateful for all her input throughout the last 12 months.

Team

This year we said a fond farewell to seven team members: Ian Smith, Camille Turcot, Emma Reid, Ezra Owen, Kati Tikkanen, Philippa Watterson & Clare Sampson. We are incredibly grateful to all of them for their service to Young People while operating as part of east to west.

We employ a total of 39 paid team members (29 full time equivalents) whom we thank again for their ongoing commitment to the charity’s work with Young People. This team is focussed on the delivery of our frontline programmes and is assisted by external advisers with specialist expertise in IT, communications and finance.

Plans for future periods

The above achievements illustrate something of the level, depth and breadth of our work over the past 12 months. We have grown organically with new projects being referred to us by word of mouth. As leaders within projects share with their peers how we have been able to support them in how they are responding to the issues faced by their young people we have made new contacts which have led to new projects. This approach has led to a 100% growth in the number of schools supported over the last 3 years. An example of this

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approach has been the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership which has led to a 2-year project in the boroughs of Woking, Spelthorne and Elmbridge to provide early intervention support to the 75 primary schools.

We anticipate continued growth in the coming year in response to the clear evidence that demand on services such as ours is increasing rapidly.

Growth has brought both opportunities and challenges. A key objective is to ensure that we are building the necessary support structure and capacity to sustain this growth and expected growth. This has enabled us to grasp the opportunity of moving team members into key leadership roles, while it has challenged us to find the right team members for the now roles. However, having regard to the factors set out in note 2 to the financial statements, the trustees are confident of the continued need for the services of east to west and that sufficient funds will be available for these to be provided.

The board continues to seek to diversify its membership and has added four trustees in October 2024.

Financial Review

Total income for 2023-24 was £1,263,451 which was an increase of £339,412 compared with the income of 2022-23. Contributions from grant making organisations and our partners increased by £144,462 to £787,380, an increase of 22%. This included a one-off gift of £170,000 to be held as an endowment (see below). Voluntary donations from individuals and churches, whether through direct giving or through taking part in fundraising events, remains a very significant part of our total income; together with the gift aid we were able to reclaim and additional charitable activities, this total came to £108,095, an increase of £6,069 on 2022-2023. We are grateful for this support.

The Trust does not engage in fund raising activity from the general public but rather receives grants and donations from various organisations such as councils, churches, local organisations and individual supporters. Accordingly, we are not registered with any regulators or follow any code of practice. However, we do not use any external fundraisers and always take care no pressure is placed on vulnerable donors. We have not received any complaints about our fundraising activities.

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Our partnership with the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership (SWP) appears in the accounts with the amount received to August 2024 being £360,374. This includes the new early intervention project in primary schools. This is a 2-year project, which runs from January 2024 to December 2025 with an annual income of £150,000.

Restricted income accounted for about 59% of the total with last year’s proportion being 66%. We remain extremely grateful to all those faithful individuals, churches, businesses and other funding organisations who provide financial support for our work – without this east to west could not operate as it does today.

Compared with the previous year costs decreased from £1,016,196 to £1,000,290, a decrease of 1.57%. We have a net surplus for the year of £263,161. As a result, unrestricted funds increased by £49,002 and we are carrying forward unrestricted funds of £106,111. At the balance sheet date net assets were £392,430 but this includes restricted funds of £116,319 and endowment funds of £170,000 leaving reserves of £106,111, equivalent to unrestricted funds. These equate to just over 6 weeks expenditure based on our budget for 2024-2025. The trustees note that this is less than our policy for two months reserves. However, the restricted funds are available to support a key area of our work and it should also be noted that the Endowment from the Edward Gostling Trust of £170,000 is available to be drawn down when reserves drop below 2 months operating expenditure. Taking these monies into account total funds are £392,430 which represents 16 weeks’ worth of expenditure. New sources of income from grant making organisations are continually being sought, and we are confident this will produce additional income and therefore hold the opinion it is right for these accounts to be prepared on the going concern basis.

We have reduced financial risk by using the Flagstone Platform for our money deposits. This allows us to place multiple deposits with institutions up to £85,000, protected by Government assurance.

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Structure, Governance and Management

The board of trustees has responsibility for directing and controlling the affairs of the trust. The board met five times during year to:

At the start of each year goals are agreed by the trustees with the team and progress is monitored throughout the year through individual, team and trust appraisal processes. The trustees are supported by a sub-committee that oversees the financial operations.

Leadership team

The trustees delegate day to day management of the trust to its Chief Executive Officer who is supported by the Shared Leadership Team consisting of the Enabling Team and Team Leads.

The CEO, Ian Smith, retired at the end of the financial year on August 31[st] 2024. The search for a new CEO has begun and it is hoped that a new CEO will be in place in Autumn 2025. In the interim, Clare Biggins has been made Enabling Team Lead and is supported by the Trustees and the Enabling Team.

Remuneration and pay levels for the key management personnel and within the charity generally are determined by the trustees with periodic benchmarking to organisations of a similar size and nature.

Risk management

The trustees and management team assess the potential risks to the running and financing of the organisation and the safeguarding of the team and Young People on a monthly basis. east to west has a comprehensive portfolio of policies which enables the projects to operate in a professional and safe manner. The team and trustees review the policies at the end of each academic year.

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The east to west Trust
Principal risk area Key mitigating factors
Governance over  A Board of trustees with experience in a range of relevant disciplines who
the organisation meet regularly together and with the trust management
and activities  Annual assessment of governance effectiveness
 Assimilation of emergingissues and trends within the sector
Management of  Monthly financial reporting and forecasting
financial resources  Rigorous documented fiscal management processes overseen by the
Board
 Financial and fundraising matters considered at every trustee and
management meeting
Safeguarding and  Maintenance of comprehensive operations policies reviewed, updated
service delivery with ongoing training to team
 Continuous development of the organisation and its service delivery team
 Access to external resources and benchmarking against best practice
standards
People and  Stringent appointment and vetting processes following Safer Recruitment
employment best practice, including DBS checks
 Wide ranging induction and on-the-job development
 Well established, effective supervision and development mechanisms in
place

Statement of trustees’ responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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The east to west Trust Informatlon Given To Auditor Each of the persons who is a trustee at the time when this Trustees, report is approved has confirmed that so far as that trustee is aware. there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditor is unaware, and that trustee has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a trustee in order to be aware of any information needed by the trustee's auditor in connection with preparing his report and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information. Small company provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies, regime. Approved by the board and signed on its behalf by the Chair of Trustees. Kenne organ Chalr of Trustees Date: I g- S. 2olJ 23

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Independent auditor’s report to the members of The east to west Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The east to west Trust (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 August 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including 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 Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 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.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, including the trustees’ report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees

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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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors’ report included with the trustees' report.

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

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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 charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

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

Based on our understanding of the charity, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to employment and financial reporting legislation and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011. We assessed the susceptibility of the charity's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by making enquiries of management, considering the internal controls in place and discussion amongst the engagement team.

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The east to west Trust Independen1 auditor's report to Ihe members of The east to west Trust coirtinued We detemined that the principal risks were related to recognition of grant income. presentation of separately disclosed items and management override of controls. In response to the risks identified we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to reviewing grant correspondence, agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, evaluating the internal conlrols, reviewing trustees, minutes and identifying and testing journal entries. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may Involve dellberate concealment or colluslon. A further description of our responsibilities for the audrt of the financi81 statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at.. http'.l/www.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report. Other matter The charity's income was below the threshold where an audit was required in the prioryear, therefore the comparative figures are not audited, 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 regulations made under that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state tothem in an auditors, report and for no other purpose. Tothe fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and lis members as a body, for our 8udit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have fomied. Miriam Hickson FCA (Senlor Statutory Audltor) for and on behalf of Xelnadln Audlt Llmfted Statutory Audltor Chartered Accountsnts 5 Robin Hood Lane Sutton Surrey SMI 2SW Dated.. 27

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Statement of financial activities

(incorporating the income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 August 2024

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment 2024 2023
Funds Funds Funds Total Total
Notes £ £ £ £ £
Income and
endowments from:
Donations and 3a 85,057 4,150 - 89,207 94,457
legacies
Grants 3a 6,995 38,164 170,000 215,159 83,745
Charitable activities 3b 253,657 697,826 - 951,483 742,647
Investments 7,602
 - - 7,602 3,190
Total income 353,311
 740,140 170,000 1,263,451 924,039
Expenditure on:
Fundraising 4,719 337 - 5,056 2,731
Charitable activities 4 299,590 695,644 - 995,234 1,013,465
Total expenditure 304,309 695,981 - 1,000,290 1,016,196
Net income /
(expenditure)
for the year 49,002 44,159 170,000 263,161 (92,157)
Transfers between
reserves 12/13 (30,309)
30,309		 30,309 - - -
Net movement in 18,693 74,468 170,000 263,161 (92,157)
funds
Total funds brought
forward 87,418 41,851 - 129,269 221,426
Total funds carried
forward 106,111 116,319 170,000 392,430 129,269

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Statement of financial activities

(incorporating the income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 August 2023

Unrestricted Restricted 2023
Funds Funds Total
Notes £ £ £
Income and
endowments from:
Donations and 3a 86,922 7,535 94,457
legacies
Grants 3a 39,643 44,102 83,745
Charitable activities 3b 187,778 554,869 742,647
Investments 3,190 - 3,190
Total income 317,533 606,506 924,039
Expenditure on:
Fundraising 2,491 240 2,731
Charitable activities 4 360,775 652,690 1,013,465
Total expenditure 363,266 652,930 1,016,196
Net income /
(expenditure)
for the year (45,733) (46,424) (92,157)
Transfers between 12/13 (16,335) 16,335 -
reserves
Net movement in (62,068) (30,089) (92,157)
funds
Total funds brought
forward 149,486 71,940 221,426
Total funds carried
forward 87,418 41,851 129,269

All of the activities are continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses for the year and therefore no statement of total recognised gains and losses has been prepared.

The notes on pages 32 to 41 form part of these accounts.

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The east to west Trust Balance sheet as at 31 August2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets Current assets Debtors Cash at bank 59.276 375,452 33,061 137,S58 434.728 170.619 Credllor8: amounts falling due wlthin one year io (41298) (41.350) Net Current assets 392.430 129.269 Nel asse18 392.430 129.269 The funds of the Charity Endowmeni funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Deslgnated funds 170.000 116,319 58,972 47,139 12 13 13 41.851 28,211 59,207 Total funds 392,430 129,269 These accounis have been prepared In accordance wlth the piovislons applicable to small cornpanles subject to the small companies. regime and in accordance with the FRS102 SORP. The flnanclal statements were approved for Issue by Ihe board of trustees and were signed on Its behalf by.. Kennelh Moryan, air of Trust es Registered company number 0697276 Date 19-os_yA)- 30

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Statement of Cash Flow for period ended 31 August 2024

2024 2023
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income/(expenditure) 263,161 (92,157)
Interest received (7,602) (3,190)
Increase in debtors (26,215) (7,342)
Increase in creditors 948 15,865
Cash flows from/(used in) operating activities 230,292 (86,824)
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 7,602 3,190
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 237,894 (83,634)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 137,558 221,192
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 375,452 137,558

Analysis of changes in
net debt:-
At 1 At 1
Cash		 At 31
September September
flows		 August
2023 2024
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in 137,558 237,894 375,452
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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 August 2024

1 Accounting policies

The charity, which constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102, is a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity. It operates from the registered office address shown on page 5 and its objects, aims and activities are set out in the Trustees’ Report. The principal accounting policies are summarised below and have been applied consistently throughout the year.

Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts and in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) – Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. The accounts are prepared in pounds sterling rounded to the nearest pound.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objects of the company at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular, limited, purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular, restricted, purposes. Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside for use in projects to be specified by the Trustees. Endowment funds are funds which have been given to the company to be invested to provide an income to support the activities of the company.

Income

Incoming resources are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy and where it is certain that it will be received.

Performance related income is only included in the SoFA once the related services have been provided.

Deferred income

Grants and donations received in advance and specified by the donor as relating to specific future periods or subject to conditions which are still to be met, are deferred to the period to which they relate.

Tax reclaims on donations

Gift aid tax reclaims on donations are included in the SoFA in the same period as the donations to which they relate.

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continued

Volunteer services

The value of volunteer services received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' report.

Investment income

Income from investments is included in the accounts in the period it is receivable.

Operating leases

Operating lease rentals are expensed on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are assets with a cost of more than £500 and an expected useful life of more than one year are recorded at cost or, if gifted, at the market value to the charity on receipt.

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 the opening of the deposit.

Liability recognition

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

2 Going concern

These accounts show unrestricted funds of £106,111 and net assets of £392,430 (2023: £129,269) at the balance sheet date. A budget and cash flow forecast for the next twelve months has been prepared showing a projected deficit of £145,000. As last year, the trust is actively seeking grants and other funding, and management have a confident expectation this will produce additional income of at least £50,000 which will reduce the deficit to below £100,000. It should also be noted that the Endowment from the Edward Gostling Trust of £170,000 is to be drawn down when reserves, less tangible fixed assets, drop below 2 months operating expenditure. As net current assets on the balance sheet were £392,430, the trustees hold the view that these are realistic grounds to believe there will be sufficient resources available for the trust to settle all liabilities as they fall due during the 12 months following the approval of these accounts and the accounts are accordingly prepared on the going concern basis.

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3a Income from Donations & legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment 2024 2023
Funds Funds Funds Total Total
£ £ £ £ £
Donations 76,462 4,150 - 80,612 85,372
Gift aid tax reclaims 8,595 - - 8,595 9,085
Grants 6,995 38,164 170,000 215,159 83,745
Total Income 92,052 42,314 170,000 304,366 178,202

3b Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment 2024 Total 2023 Total
Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £ £
Partner Contributions 134,094 438,127 - 572,221 559,174
Surrey Wellbeing Partnership 100,675 259,699 - 360,374 175,904
Fund Generation 18,888 - - 18,888 7,569
Total Income 253,657 697,826 - 951,483 742,647

All income in the year was unrestricted except for £740,140 (2023: £606,506) which was given by funders to pay for the work of a Relational Support Worker within a school, for the Hospital project, and for the Peripatetic Counsellor.

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4 Expenditure on charitable activities

Unrestricted Restricted 2024 2023
Note Funds Funds Total Total
£ £ £ £
Staff costs 6 206,843 680,547 887,390 905,938
Training and travel 11,212 475 11,687 7,955
Office facilities 19,784 1,093 20,877 18,873
IT and communications 15,036 13,529 28,565 35,607
Fees and external assistance 39,783 - 39,783 38,124
Printing (Equipment Hire), 5,526 - 5,526 5,260
postage and stationery
Other costs (books, subs, 1,406 - 1,406 1,708
charges & transfers)
299,590 695,644 995,234 1,013,465
2023 360,775 652,690 1,013,465
Direct costs Support 2024 2023
costs Total Total
£ £ £ £
Schools work 497,101 214,084 711,185 764,627
Hospital project (Emerge) 49,916 21,497 71,413 82,689
Peripatetic counsellor 5,037 2,169 7,206 10,189
Early intervention - Secondary Schools Early intervention - Secondary Schools 90,342 38,907 129,249 149,751
Early intervention - Primary Schools 49,002 21,104 70,106 6,209
Social prescribing 4,246 1,829 6,075 -
Total 695,644 299,590 995,234 1,013,465
2023 652,930 360,535 1,013,465

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5 Net income/(expenditure)

Net income/(expenditure)
2024 2023
£ £
Net income is stated after charging:
Auditors’ remuneration: audit fees 7,000 -
Operating lease rentals (Photocopier) 3,290 3,290
Operating lease rentals (Property) 7,883 7,300
Digital File Storage 1,556 3,846

No other professional services were provided by the auditors during the year.

6 Staff costs

Staff costs
Staff costs 2024 2023
£ £
Salaries 807,233 818,859
Social security costs 56,152 61,913
Defined Benefit Pension Contributions 16,640 17,492
Supervision 7,365 7,674
887,390 905,938

The remuneration of key management personnel was £167,560 (2023 £140,502). No employees received remuneration of £60,000 or more.

Number of staff

The average number of staff throughout the year was 44 (2023 39) individuals.

The average number of staff employed during the period, calculated in full-time equivalents (FTE), was as follows:

2024 2023
No. No.
Engaged in direct charitable activities 25 26
Other staff 3 3
28 29

Trustees

None of the trustees received any remuneration or expenses during the year.

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7 Taxation

The charity’s activities fall within the exemptions afforded by the provisions of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. Accordingly, there is no taxation charge or liability in these accounts.

8 Tangible fixed assets

The Trust had no assets to capitalise under its capitalisation policy.

9 Debtors

Debtors
2024 2023
£ £
Surrey Wellbeing Partnership 37,500 22,257
Gift Aid refund 1,487 1,751
Other debtors 17,934 1,538
Prepayments and accrued income 2,355 7,515
59,276 33,061

10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 3,848 1,268
Other taxation, social security 14,855 15,948
Other creditors - 3,907
Accruals and deferred income 23,595 20,227
42,298 41,350

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11 Endowment Funds

At 1 September At 1 September At 1 September Income Expenditure Transfers At 31 August At 31 August
2023 between 2024
Reserves
£ £ £ £
Edward Gostling Trust - 170,000 = - 170,000
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- 170,000 - - 170,000
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The Edward Gostling Trust grant of £170,000 has been given to be held as an Expendable Endowment for up to five years but is available to be drawn down when reserves drop below 2 months operating expenditure.

There were no endowment funds in the previous year.

12 Restricted funds

At 1 September At 1 September Income Expenditure Transfers At 31 August
2023 between 2024
Reserves
£ £ £ £
Schools Work - 466,791 (497,100) 30,309 -
Hospital Project 22,551 54,348 (50,253) - 26,646
Peripatetic 19,300 - (5,037) - 14,263
Counsellor
Surrey Wellbeing
Partnership
Early Intervention - 97,989 (90,342) - 7,647
Secondary
Schools
Early Intervention - 114,889 (49,002) - 65,887
Primary Schools
Social Prescribing -
6,123		 6,123 (4,247) - 1,876
41,851 740,140 (695,981) 30,309 116,319
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12 Restricted funds (continued)

Restricted Funds table of movements 2022/2023 (for comparative purposes)

At 1st Income Expenditure Transfers At 31stAugust
September Between 2023
2022 Reserves
£ £ £ £
Schools Work 3,276 439,201 (461,907) 19,430 -
Making the Leap 4,000 - (4,000) - -
Hospital Project 33,251 42,573 (53,273) - 22,551
Peripatetic 25,864 - (6,564) - 19,300
Counsellor
Surrey Wellbeing 5,549 124,732 (127,186) (3,095) -
Partnership
71,940 606,506 (652,930) 16,335 41,851

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13
Unrestricted funds
At 1 Income Expenditure Transfers At 31
Septem between August
ber funds 2024
2023
£ £ £ £
General Fund 28,211 353,311 (292,241) (30,309) 58,972
Designated Funds
Future Projects 59,207 - (12, 068) - 47,139
87,418 353,311 (304,309) (30,309) 106,111
Unrestricted Funds table of movements 2022/2023 (for comparative purposes) Unrestricted Funds table of movements 2022/2023 (for comparative purposes)
At 1 Income Expenditure Transfers At 31
Septemb between August
er 2022 er 2022 funds 2023
£ £ £ £
General Fund 59,607 317,533 (332,594) (16,335) 28,211
Designated Funds
Future Projects 89,879 - (30,672) - 59,207
149,486 317,533 (362,266) (16,335) 87,418

The unrestricted funds of the charity include the General funds, which can be used to support all aspects of relational support projects undertaken by the trust and directly funding these if there is not sufficient specific (restricted) funding available.

The Designated Funds arise from a legacy received in the year to 31[st] August 2021, which the Board of Trustees had decided should be used for future project opportunities. It has however been decided since the year end that the remaining balance on this fund should be transferred to General Funds as the purposes for which this fund was being used have ceased.

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Operating lease commitments
2024 2023
£ £
Operating lease commitments are as follows:
Payable within 1 year 15,544 10,638
Payable within 2 to 5 years 14,300 1,253
29,844 11,891

15 Related parties

One of the trustees, Mr Matthew Armsby, is a partner in BC Technologies who provide IT support services for this trust. During the year they were paid £1,319 for this work (2023: £1,319).

Aggregate donations from related parties amounted to £7,450 (2023: £13,060).

There are no other transactions requiring disclosure in this or the previous year.

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