2021-03-31-accounts - The Forge Project

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Annual Report 2020/2021

Supporting homeless and adults at risk for

A word from the Chair, Julie Reed

Welcome to our Annual Report, in my second year of Chairmanship we have had an extremely challenging year with the Worldwide Pandemic affecting all of us in different ways. We had to close our doors and take our service out into the community as we were put into National lockdown. As you would expect the staff rolled up their sleeves and adapted quickly to a new way of working, the Government called for all homeless people to be taken in and given accommodation. Many of our service users had great difficulty with this as they needed a lot of additional support as they were placed in sometimes unfamiliar locations. We delivered hot meals, toiletries, clothing and activity packs to around 30 people per day, we dealt with referrals to other agencies and carried out safe and well checks. They really appreciated a friendly face and many were able to move onto more secure accommodation, others remain in temporary placements whilst The Forge and North Lincs Council work together to try and help them become tenants and move into a healthier life-style.

Many of our volunteers are retired and were shielding so Trustees stepped up and those that could gave more time to The Forge Project and actively helped on the frontline, my personal thanks to our Board members for their hard work and flexibility as we, like the rest of the country, switched to online meetings.

As soon as we could we re-opened and enabled those all important one to one appointments with our staff, Scunthorpe Mind, Housing Advice and Drug and alcohol services using our building as a safe base from which to work with the homeless. We are proud of our partnership working and thank all of those who collaborate with us in our shared aim of giving everyone a chance to make a choice and change their lives.

The coming year will again be a challenge as we move out of the pandemic and seek to secure financial stability and deliver our impressive remodelling plans for the building which will further support the work of partners. There will be new doors, windows and lobby, a new kitchen, a refurbished dining room which can be used for activities in the afternoons, 2 new consultation rooms for confidential work which partners can use and a new garden area and car park security fencing.

We continue with our aspirational journey to be the “Centre of excellence for the homeless in North Lincolnshire” and are thankful that we have made it through the pandemic and can now refocus our efforts as we mark 25 years of serving the homeless.

I should like to record my thanks to Andrea and the team for their hard work and we are pleased to welcome back our army of volunteers as they return to the Forge. We also thank our many donators large and small who have financially supported us throughout the year without whom we simply could not deliver our wide range of services and support.

Regards

Julie Reed

The Forge Team

Staff

Andrea Houghton………………………………………......................................Manager Joanne Laughton ………………………………………... ………..Senior Project Worker Asma Wadi …………………………………………………………………….Administrator Neil Pudsey………………………………………………………………….Support Worker Simon Fletcher ……………………………Community Project Worker/Support Worker Janine Place …………………………………………………………………………….Cook Joanne Kinnaird………………………………………………..Community Project Worker Andrea Huxford …………………………………………..........…………..Support Worker

Trustees

Cllr Julie Reed………. ………………………………………………………….Chairperson Margaret Evans ………………………………………………………..…Vice Chairperson Peter Bell Rachel Williams …………………………………………………………………...Treasurer Simon Batt …………………………………………………...Company Secretary/Trustee Paul Vollans James Jellinek resigned (March 2020) Haque Kataria resigned (April 2020)

Advisors to the board:

James Jellinek

Volunteers

Kathy Botfield, Bobby Croft, Graham Croft, Margaret Evans, Jean Gray, Tracey Henderson, Allison Mason, Lyn Noble, Paul Vollans, Patricia Wards, Dawn Watkins,

Our Purpose:

We are here for the homeless and vulnerable within our community, providing a safe place, promoting emotional and physical well-being and opportunity for change for the public benefit of Mankind.

We do this:

providing a welcoming, non-judgemental, safe environment where service users can socialise, obtain a nutritious meal; learn new skills and access services that are otherwise not easily accessible to this client group.
Offering individual and group activities designed to meet and address the diverse needs of our service users in order to build confidence and resilience.
Liaising and working in partnership with all of the Local Government Authorities and Community organisations to effectively signpost. To make referrals to enable access to services in housing, health, education, training and leisure. Working with all to shape and influence the services available to support the lives of vulnerable individuals and promote and advocate for the homeless.

Outcomes

We hope that people who are vulnerable to homeless and rooflessness:

Enjoy good health and emotional well-being
Feel valued and are happy with their lives
Are active within their communities
Make good choices and feel in control of their lives
Live free from abuse and exploitation
Have freedom from discrimination or harassment
Are economically independent

‘Statement of the Board of Trustees’

The trustees are responsible to ensure that the Annual Report and Annual Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. The Trustees can confirm that the report and accounts have been prepared in accordance with the above.

Our Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty of Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 and have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. We have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission’s general guidance when reviewing our aims and objectives and when planning future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set. To achieve our vision, we see it our mission to provide a varied service providing support and relief to homeless and other vulnerable adults who are in need, hardship or distress. They evaluate our impact, outputs and outcomes on a regular basis to ensure that The Forge Project is meeting the public benefit.

The Trustees undertake strategic planning on a regular basis to ensure a constant fit with the charity’s environment and current trends, that there is a clear alignment of strategy with operational planning and with outcomes and impact and that there is a pro-active consideration of organisational form to support sustainability.

The Board of Trustees recognises its broader responsibilities towards communities, stakeholders, wider society and the environment and acts on them in a manner consistent with its purposes, values and available resources. The Trustees ensure that The Forge Project’s compliance abides by relevant legislation and regulation.

A brief history of The Forge Project Day Centre

The Forge Project first opened its doors to homeless people 25 years ago as a ‘Soup Kitchen’ run by the congregation of New Brumby Methodist Church. The people who ran it soon realised that those attending had complex support needs and they needed more specialist support. They employed a Development Worker who identified the support needs of those attending and successfully applied for funding to the Single Regeneration Fund for three years funding and gradually more people were employed. Successful funding for another three years was received further staff were employed.

In October 2010, The Forge Project became an independent charity registered with the Charities Commission. We adopted a new logo with the strapline ‘Opportunity for Change’ - indicating that we offer those who attend our services the opportunity for change and by working with them they have the chance of a better life. Working with a positive strengths approach we build trust, then confidence, then skills and emotional well-being. For some this a very long journey and our ambition is to offer dedicated, holistic and in-depth work with them for 12 months or however long it takes to get them into a better, safer and healthier lifestyle.

The Forge Project has grown from strength to strength with various other funding from grant funders and with a large grant from the Big Lottery in 2018.

With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 we realised that in order to continue to support those in need there would need to be changes in our service delivery. We had to evaluate, re-design and adapt our services. We have changed for being ‘here for all’ to being dedicated to supporting those people who are rough sleeping, those that are homeless, those at risk of homelessness and those transitioning into new tenancies after long periods of sleeping on the streets.

DAY CENTRE

As the national lockdowns were announced and rough sleepers were placed in emergency/temporary accommodation they found it impossible to access food as food outlets were closed. From the onset of the first lockdown and subsequent lockdowns staff cooked and delivered food to them. Staff also delivered essential clothing, hygiene packs and wellbeing activity packs. At the point of delivery staff were able to monitor the physical and mental health of the service users and offer any other support.

As the procurement of PPE and food resources were vital to enable us to deliver the food and essential items The Forge Project was successful in acquiring funding from the National Emergencies Trust and the National Lottery Covid Fund and this enabled us to continue support those in need.

As the lockdowns were lifted we provided a hot meal through the door and service users were able to come into the building to access support services on an individual basis. Three lockdowns, however, have meant that we have not always been able to open our doors as a Day Centre or able to offer the afternoon activities and volunteering opportunities.

It has not always been easy for staff to see service users eating their meals outside but at least they were able to get a meal, be referred into the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) and access the building to speak to Forge Project staff or staff from partner agencies in order to meet their needs. Again, staff were able to monitor the service users’ physical and mental wellbeing during this time.

Many partner agencies were closed and working remotely. Donations of Perspex screens and barriers enabled The Forge Project to offer a Covid-19 safe building to meet with service users. Workers from the local authority Homeless Outreach Team, the floating support service, workers from social housing etc. were able to meet with clients in a safe environment, allowing interviews (faceto-face or virtual) for potential tenancies, re-/engagement with services, or speaking to other agencies. The ability to adapt services and collaborative partnership working enabled clients to access the vital wrap around services that they needed to cope with life during a time of national hardship for everyone but especially for the most marginalised people in our community.

One of the positive things to come out of the pandemic is the collaborative partnership working that has taken place between The Forge Project staff and the local authority Homeless Outreach Team. A member of staff from the local drug and alcohol agency, We Are With You, was seconded two days a week with the Homeless Outreach Team during this time. ‘Drop-in’ services have taken place during the times when lockdown were lifted and collaborative working has meant that anyone presenting homeless at The Forge Project has been able to have immediate contact in order to work towards resolving their homelessness issues.

We understand that good outcomes rely on good partnerships and it takes a complete partnership of agencies to turn the lives of our service users around. Over the past year, with the challenges brought to our services with Covid-19, this has given us the opportunity to further adapt our service and increase the level of partnership working.

We work very closely with the local authority Homeless Outreach Team, the local Housing Advice Team, the local authority Housing Related Support Service, Drug and Alcohol Service, the local supported housing providers, RESET, the local Street Workers Project and Scunthorpe Mind to broaden the services offered. We have worked hard on capitalising on this partnership working and the unique contribution that our project makes to the local support system.

From the beginning of the year staff have worked in partnership with the Homeless Outreach Team and the local CCG to provide a safe place for service users to attend and have a Covid-19 vaccination and to speak to qualified staff about Covid-19 and vaccinations.

Community Project Worker

“I began as Community Project Worker on 1[st] January, since this time I have been able to support in association with Citizens Advice Bureau, 5 EU foreign nationals to apply and obtain Settled or Pre-Settled status and visiting them in their temporary accommodation enabled me to identify people the EU nationals needing settled or pre-settled status. During Lockdown 3 as part of the Community Project Worker role, I delivered meals on a daily basis to the people that had been temporarily housed in Bed and Breakfasts around Scunthorpe, this enabled me to keep in touch with service users and work in collaboration with Support Workers from the Homeless Outreach Team and Housing Related Support. This meant that service users did not fall through the any gaps in services and also could be referred to specialist services if they found themselves in need.”

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Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP)

During periods of severe cold weather, emergency accommodation is provided by the local authority, through Anvil House, a building that is owned and run by Framework. This can be accessed either by contacting the Housing Advice Team directly or coming to The Forge Project. Support staff can refer people into this every morning and there are six emergency beds available. At the beginning of the pandemic this service was still open although restricted to two people although many rough sleepers had been placed in emergency accommodation. It opened again on 19[th] May and provided a Covid-19 safe place for people to spend the night.

Afternoon Activities

The Forge Project usually offers afternoon activities not only to those attending the Day Centre but those members of the community who are vulnerable and need more community involvement. Community members are also encouraged to volunteer

during these activity sessions, sharing their skills with service users, building on confidence and self-esteem for both parties.

Unfortunately, Covid-19 meant that we were not able to offer these activities which in addition to the pandemic meant that service users were not able to access these vital services. These activities help to reduce social isolation and build on resilience and were greatly missed by service users. We look forward when we will again be able to provide these activities.

Sheffield Hallam University Occupational Therapy Students

In February 2020 two BSc Occupational Therapy students started placements at The Forge Project. They attended three days per week in order to get to know the services that we provide and our service users. The intention was for them to communicate with service users and to develop, provide and evaluate an intervention for six weeks during the afternoon activities.

Covid-19 situation meant that the students had to stop attending The Forge Project frontline service but in communication with the University it was agreed that the students would be able to continue their placement remotely liaising with the long arm supervisor and the on-site supervisor.

One of the students compiled an activity booklet for service users to use during isolation to promote positive mental wellbeing and also giving them information on how to stay safe during the lockdown period. Another student came on placement in September 2020 and working both remotely and attending in between lockdowns she completed her placement and developed an intervention that was very useful for both services users and staff.

VOLUNTEERING

As many of our volunteers fell into the ‘at risk’ area during the pandemic it meant that most of our wonderful volunteers were not able to volunteer. The volunteers really missed their time working at The Forge Project.

This meant that the staff had to take on the majority of the work previously carried out by the volunteers. However, we did have volunteers who kindly gave their time to deliver the hot food and essential items out to service users who were placed in temporary emergency accommodation.

A word from one of these volunteers …. A word from a volunteer during the last year…

“As a volunteer I was very happy to help with this by providing my services to drive the staff members around the community helping deliver these meals and ensuring the wellbeing of everybody. We did this five days a week and it was great to see everybody safe, warm and well through this period.

To be involved in a project like this giving to others and helping where you can has given me a lot of personal satisfaction especially knowing that you have helped those less fortunate than you during a really difficult time for them and others.”

The Impact of The Forge Project

We were not able to open our doors to our service users during the national lockdowns but staff delivered food and essential items to those most in need and staff were able to monitor their physical and mental wellbeing and offer support to those in need.

When lockdowns lifted but regional restrictions were still in place, food was given out ‘through the door’ and service users were supported on an individual basis in our Covid-19 safe building. Over the past year The Forge Project supported a total of 197 unique clients, 5,357 points of contact with service users and 4,537 meals were either delivered to service users or served at the Day Centre.

71 People were rough sleeping 148 were male 49 were female

12 were European 84 had substance 19 had alcohol issues misuse issues

During this time:

65 sleeping bags were given out 688 pieces of clothing were given out 37 referrals to the Food Bank 273 crisis parcels were given out 216 Toiletries were given out 188 referrals into SWEP 357 individual support sessions 133 were supported by outside agencies

During each of the three lockdowns 90 crisis food parcels were distributed, 94 sets of essential clothing were given out, 85 wellbeing packs were issued, 95 packs of vital hygiene products were given out.

A word from one of the service users during this time..

“It was a lifeline when we were in lockdown. When I realised that you would be coming five days a week I knew that I would be getting food, seeing people that I knew and trusted to talk to, it made my time in the b and b more bearable both physically and mentally .”

The Forge Project staff continued to represent and advocate for service users at all the local multi-agency meetings through Teams throughout the year.

Everyone deserves a place to call home

Over the past year The Forge Project staff have supported in collaboration with other agencies:

87 people into emergency and temporary accommodation

29 people into supported accommodation

29 people secured a rented home

CASE STUDY

A 62 year old man came to The Forge Project as he was completely roofless following his release from prison. The Forge Project staff made a referral for him into a project called SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) which is a night provision which allows homeless people to be referred on a daily basis to access a bed between the hours of 8.30pm and 8.00am. This leaves 11.5 hours every day for a person in this situation to find somewhere to be, to keep warm and dry or access food. It is very hard physically, mentally and emotionally to be outdoors for this amount of time every day, particularly during the winter months and especially for older homeless people. The Forge Project staff supported this man throughout this time and a successful referral into the local social housing provider meant that he moved into his own one bedroomed property, with wrap around support from his housing provider, the local authority’s Housing Related Support and a Mental Health Social Worker too.

Working in partnership with other agencies

We understand that it takes a complete partnership of agencies to turn the lives of our service users around and over the past year, with the challenges brought to our services with Covid-19, this has given us the opportunity to further adapt our service and increase the level of partnership working. We work very closely with the local authority Homeless Outreach Team, the local Housing Advice Team, the local authority Housing Related Support Service, Drug and Alcohol Service, the local supporting housing providers, RESET, the local Street Workers Project and Scunthorpe Mind to broaden the services offered.

Good outcomes rely on good partnership work. That’s why we focus our attention on ‘getting our bit right’ – in other words, the unique contribution that the project makes to the local service system.

Recently, The Forge Project have been working in partnership with the Homeless Outreach Team and the local CCG to provide a safe place for service users to attend and have a Covid-19 vaccination and to speak to qualified staff about Covid-19 and vaccinations.

Working with others – Thank you to our partners for working alongside us

Partnerships and close working relationships ensure that we provide the highest quality of service for people to transform their lives. People attending the Day Centre find it better meeting other agencies at The Forge Project as they see it as a safe environment.

A few words from some of our partner agencies….

James Jellinek, Assistant Group Manager – Housing Advice & Support, North Lincolnshire Council

"It has been a year of incredible challenges for the community as a whole, and more so for the most vulnerable, yet through this adversity we have seen the power of partnership working at the core of what we have been able to achieve together. The hugely successful ‘Everyone In’ programme put a renewed focus on cross-agency cooperation to tackle the complex root causes of rough sleeping. The Forge Project have been an integral part in our ability to accommodate and provide the vital support that has been so essential in delivering the success of the programme here in North Lincolnshire.

The commitment that has been shown throughout this year has given us a platform to build on, strengthening our local partnerships that were developed during the pandemic – providing rough sleepers with a route off the street for good.

We must ensure we build on this progress further as we recover from the pandemic and continue our tight-knit work with partners such as The Forge Project to offer all rough sleepers a chance to sustain a life off the streets. Together with The Forge Project we now aspire to focus our efforts on providing the right opportunities, to the right people, at the right time, to allow those individuals affected to rebuild their lives away from the streets."

North Lincolnshire MIND

North Lincolnshire Mind has been working In partnership with The Forge Project for 3yrs and Jason Coy, the Mental Health Link Worker has attended one day per week. “ During this time it has been possible for us to build a rapport with some of the more vulnerable and at risk people in the community who use the service.

“Engagement with service users has been implemented in a variety of ways over the past year. The majority of our support has been given over the telephone with people that were directed via The Forge Project staff but as the lockdowns lifted we were able to re-attend one morning a week during day centre hours. This enabled us to speak to people on a face-to-face basis in a Covid-19 safe environment. Over the past year many people have felt a greater sense of isolation and their mental health has deteriorated and the need for our collaborative working has been greatly needed.

As a result several individuals have accessed other services within North Lincolnshire Mind, such as the out of hours Haven Project for support and crisis prevention, Connecting Minds reducing isolation as well as engaging with statutory service providers such as General Practitioners, Department for Work and Pensions, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol, Probation services to name but a few.”

John male 58, risk of homelessness, depression/anxiety, EUPD, Alcohol missuse/dependency, suicidal ideation, abuse, trauma, debt. Services accessed & Current situation; Receiving ongoing support for mental ill health and loneliness, one to one support (phone at present), using the Haven out of hours service for support and crisis provention with regular engagement, accessing Connecting Minds improving wellbeing encouraging hobbies and interests. Referred to and engaged with Housing Related Support Team (Social Care Services). No longer drinking, working with/engaging debtors. What they say; ‘Thanks for the support, I have a tendency to bury my head in the sand when problems come up and I just can’t cope, it’s often the little things that get to me. I know I can call, get help and someone will give me support and listen.

Christmas at The Forge Project 2020

Christmas Day usually takes lots of organising and is a really enjoyable day at The Forge Project so arranging a Christmas lunch where people would be eating outside and no volunteers could be involved felt quite sad and challenging.

Taking Covid-19 risk assessments into consideration meant that staff were the only people allowed inside the building but fair weather helped out a lot on the day, Service users sat on the wall outside to eat their delicious meal. Afterwards Christmas gifts were provided by Poppy, a wonderful 14 year old girl from Crowle with a huge heart. It was certainly a different celebration to the one we usually provide but despite this it was a nice day and the service users enjoyed themselves.

The Forge Project Finances

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31[st] March 2021

		Note	Unrestricted funds	Restricted income funds	Total 2021	Total 2020
			£	£	£	£
Income and endowments from

Donations & legacies		3	40.150	142,771	182,921	163,851
Other trading activities			12,396		1,396	1,931
Income from Investments		7	39		39	87
Other income			-	-	-	-
*Income & endowments*			52,585	142,771	195,356	165,869
Expenditure on:
Expenditure on raising funds		4	-	-	-	-
Expenditure on Charitable activities		4	-10,691	-126,527	-137,218	-135,695
*Total expenditure*			-10,691	-126,527	-137,218	-135,695
*Net income/(expenditure)*			41,894	16,244	58,138	30,174
Transfers between funds		12	12,332	-12,332	-	-
*Net movement in funds*		12	54,226	3,912	58,138	30,174
Total funds brought forward			65,970	24,616	90,586	60,412
*Total funds carried*	*forward*	12	120,196	28,528	148,724	90,586

Our full accounts are available on request

Supported by the community

We are indebted to so many individuals, volunteers, groups and organisations for their generosity and commitment – we could not support as many people as we do without you!

Thank you to EVERYONE who offers support for our services including vital funds, their volunteer time, specialist services and essential items such as food and toiletries.

Some examples of the support we receive …….

The Rucksack Project 2020

Kim Newlands tirelessly works to promote, organise and facilitate the annual Rucksack Project. Members of the general public drop off rucksacks and items at arranged drop-off points. Kim collects them and her family have to live with them in their house until the project date.

As with every other year the items were gratefully received by homeless people and we would like to thank everyone involved.

Donations of food items Supporters of The Forge Project, Celia and friends, donate homemade baked goods each week for the service users. Many thanks ladies.

At the beginning of the pandemic we thought that we would be low on food donations but people kept turning up at front door with donations of money and food to enable us to keep supporting those in need in our community. We would like to send out to all those people who have supported us over this difficult year.

Harvest Festivals

We would like to send out a huge thank you to not only those who regularly donate food items to the project but the schools and Churches who always remember us at Harvest Festival time and throughout the year.

We have had the support of many corporate and small businesses over the past year and they have donated money and food produce to us.

Charitable organisations have consistently supported us throughout the year.

People have found a way to continue to support us even through adversity.

At the beginning of the pandemic an anonymous person kept bringing money to the door on a weekly basis.

The photo of the carrots opposite is just one example of the many kind donations left by the general public.

How you can help

Fundraising – Get in touch with us to get our Fundraising Pack

Fundraising

If you would like to fundraise for the project, whether you are running a marathon or baking cakes you could raise money by doing what you like to do. If you would like to fundraise please register your event with us so that we can help with publicity and a logo for your fundraising documentation.

Get involved with Volunteering your workplace

Corporate support, from staff teams and other organisation helps us to raise much needed resources for the Forge Project. Support can be given in fundraising activities, donation or volunteer hours. This raises awareness about homelessness and gives organisations an easy way to give something back to the community. Please get in touch as we are always open to developing new partnerships.

We welcome Corporate Sponsorship too

By donating items: such as coffee and sugar, Donate long-life milk, tinned meat, peas and carrots, tinned fruit, rice pudding, black bin liners, anti-bacterial essential spray, toiletries, laundry liquid. items

Cash or cheque donations : If you would prefer not to donate online you can also make a donation by sending a Financial cheque or cash. donations

If you are a UK tax payer and complete a Gift Aid form (by contacting our office) you will be able to donate 25% more

of the amount you donate.

Leave a gift in your will Remembering the Forge Project in your will is a wonderful opportunity to help support our work with homeless people.

A big THANK YOU to our grant funders

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Th• Fofge Projo¢t Company Inforniatlon For th• p•riod ended 31st Mar¢h 2021 DIRECTORsifRUSTEES Cllr Julie Reed Margarei Evans Peter Bell Rachel willM$ Simon Ball Cllr Haque K8lar¢a liernoved 1010312021) James Jelliftek {reSIgn 10103120211 P8ul Vdlans (appointed 27107120201 Shella Waljhe lapwnted 13101120211 Chair COMPANY SECETARY &mon Batt REGISTERED OFFICE New 8rumby Melhtyjisl Church Cott8ge Beck Road SoJnthofpe North Lncdnshi DN16 1UB REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER 5549681 REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER 1134325 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Glover & Co 48 0sW8ld Road Scunthorpe DN15 7PQ BANKERS CAF 8¥nk Ud 25 Klngs Hill Avenue Kings Hill. West M4llTrJ K8nt ME194JQ

ThÈ FORGÉ PROJECT Report ol thè Dlr•ttor• tor iho >ar •n¢l•d 31# March 2021 The direcaors present Ihw ropm wilh ihe fin8nwl $tat8m•nts 1 thmpafty lor the >ar ended 31$1 2021 Obl•¢ti¥ and pnncipal xtlvltss Tho Fo¥g• ProJ•ci is a regisièyéd Chanty. Ihe otitives whKh arè to d•vdop. repfesen¢. ènd iry1r0 the QLMlity of lrfè lor indivittuais. 9P5 corrffiunitits. prlnop8iiy In Ihe oro ot SoJnthorpe. Dlr•¢torn The diroclorn who served Ihei•ar u loMcv45: CILr Reed pther Bell Ro¢hd Willi•ms Jwies Jeiiinek Cllr H8qLJe K8t•l8 &"mon 8dl Sh8da Wal$h• Ch The direciors lorm the 8o¥ni of Trybsi•es of chaty T• rwnbers ol Ihg 8oard of Trusio0S are oiecied Ihe An¥w81 G•neral MeeiirKJ. Th• )tY Is Iimtt•d by gL4r•nl•• Ihw•lor• r• ol itt• Okn•d¢xs h•¥• on kn19rns1 kn 4h•r• 8tst•m•nt of Dlr•thrn' f••poMlbllths cnp LIW réq the d•¢aoi8 10 pwar• fi•l for •ath fir•1 y••r which give a IfU• •nd fair Yw of lh• its1• pf of lh• choritabjg ¢cfftparty and of the excess ol income over e¥penth'lure of th• ebarrtabk eornparty for th¥¢ PW)d. In Prr9 these fanCIal s18lements. the dffoctr)r5 are requtre(I lo". 2 rwke jud96Thnts èTrl esbrnèles ihai e reasonable pft#Jent 3. prnparv the Iinaroal rm the gc¥ng con(m b8sis unles811 L8 rfiatgropflgie presurne that mmpany ¥Ai o)Itti op•ral• Tt c¥wors o)rfim) ID Corylty he above rWJwerén1L rhrg¢M ¥e resp>Mible Iw keepry pfopwac4vlry records diose wlth reasonable amirncy al any time Ihefinonol crftr charitable companyan¢ lo wable them kn 6nsure thai Iinanoal slalemenls rlY the Cty)waNes Ad 2IXJ6 They w8 Lqo re5P¢XHt for Iho weVenIKand ol fra and Olh¥ irwularitiès. TM coffyanywas Incivporawa 85 ¥ prlv#ie conwny by ihe Quarant88 w1U1 sharg ¢gplt81.

THE FORGE PROJECT In¢om¢ and Exyndltur• Account for th• s•ar •nfJ•d 3141 M4r¢h 2021 2021 2020 INCOME 185,317 105.782 EXPENDITURE .1372IB -135.965 OPEFiATING SURPLUS 30.087 Inlorest r8celVat and similar in¢om• SURPLUSI(DEFICITI FOR THE YEARS 58.13B 30,174 RESERVES BROUGHT FORWARD 60.412 12 RESÉRVES CARRIED FORWARO 148 724 12 Tot81 IDcom8 of 1,32612020.' £165.782) wpvl•e• £32.58512020.' £37,9171 fty UnWlflct•d fvnd8 ano £142,771.12020.' £127.8851 lor r•slrklqd fiJnds. A d•iail•d 4n8ty11s ol by rce S¥ prowd•O In th• itswmenl ol financi actitio5. The profll the ye8r of £58.?3812020 01 £30.1741 cornpromlW8 8 profil of£41.92412020 of 2,5961 for (tto u1•Btl811 funLTi 1 q prDfft of £18.21412020 £71,571> for Tr4trlct•d lundj befuo transfers. BhryMI In the $Weml of fimndai There oro no reCOgnty gal or lo• o#wihan Ilw p•ukng ltspugh the In¢offlo 8nd e¥pendrture 8ccounL The irKome and expUle eknunl h81 been grwr•d on b38ts Ih81 the m•Jc¥tty ol oporalions aro contlnulryJ OF•ratJns. Th¢ nots$ F4ge8 7 w 11 form p•rt ol th06e fmonciat S18t•ryts..

THE FORGE PROJECT Income and Exp•ndrture Accow lor y•ar •nd•d 31st Mw¢h 2031 R•strlra•d ffieomi funds ilnr•#triet•d Tot•1 2Q20 Not• 2021 Donatlons & gar4e6 40.150 142.771 182,921 163,851 Oth•1 tradtrvj Oc¥1 IZ.396 12.396 1931 In¢4me from IMment8 39 87 Olher Irtome 142.771 195.3S6 165.B69 Exp•ndbwrn OD: EAp8rnJiturg on iaknlty ld# Exp•nJilurton ChJntabS• acb"¥thi .10.691 .126.527 .137.218 .135,695 Yot•l Exp•nd#w• .10.691 -126,527 .137.218 .135.695 Il•t Inc•nW(E¥p•rrtlknl 16.244 $8.138 30.174 Tp•n81•rn lJ•lvM•n fund• 12 12.332 .12.332 12 3912 OB1 30,174 Tot•1 ld• brnught forwwd 65,970 24.616 9).586 60.412 7ot•l lunds vwri•¢l 12 28.528 148.724 90. Th• rots1 ¢A P•9u 7 to 111offl1 w101 trw•hrw<4•1 st•l•mtyits.

Tme FORGE PROJECT al•nc• 3hM¢ s •t 31sl Mr¢h 2021 TotsF ZO21 Total Flx•d •t••l¥ T•ngibl• •$8• 2.719 753 C¥rr•nt a¥i•t C8h & Vouch•r• 148,902 .J4S 761 O•btty• io t4&.834 91.196 Cr•drtvr•,' 4mowit• 14111ng du• QM y••r .3.829 N•t ¢ury•nt •s••l¥llli•blllll•#l T•t•l •1811$1•15 ¢wr•nl 148.( 89.833 14 Fund• ol Gttarhy 120.190 24Y.528 148.724 65,970 14.616 R••trlrt•d Ivcom• lund• Tvtst lun Frff lh• y••r •119 31 2021 th8 c(fftpany •Tr¥lknl 10 In>rn undw •ecbw 4n l¥w CtynpmA¢i 20CfjT•lwlin9 Iv 1. Ine h•w tw•J•d th• ol l acrxyjnts lu y14 quest)n in &to)r¢¥rKe with 476.. 2. the dr8Ctorn •ckThyhlqdg• Lhelr rosrthsllw lry th• wdrwn•nM olth• [h The9• •ccounM ¥• been w•p•r¥l ift acceKtsni* ¥ppfi¢•bl• ta •ubJ tho oompBrth' and in ècoydance th8 FRS 102 SORP. • R••d. Ch•¥ Th• nolol on p•ys to ftyrn p•rtofth•wfn¥K4 •w••wts.

THE FORGE PROJECT Not¢s to th• fin•ft¢lal stat•m•nls for th• y•4r •nd•d 31$t M¥ch 2021 1. A¢countlng pollcl 1.1 Accountln9 Conv•ntlon The nnanclal sial¢menls hav? been prepared L4ndef Ihe histori¢al cK)st conventitsn with Items rewgnised al transac[K vatue unle55 Othèrwisg 5t4t¢d in relevant noie¥ lo thesè accounts. The accounts have l)een prepared in accordance the 518lemenl of R8commen¢Jed Praclice.. AccolI1d anil Rep)rting by Charities prepanng the OOUntS in accordance with the Finala1 Rew1ing Standard applicae in UK an R¢wbk of Iroland IFRS 1021 isswd on 16 2014 ¥TrJ wth the CtMIIK9s Acl 2011. 1.2 Comp•ny Sl•tu• The charity 15 a ¢omp8ny f1Mrt by guJrnnl••. Th8 mwnbers ol the ¢omp8ny 8ro the (Ytreclors named on page 1. 1,3 Ineomlng R•sourc Grants receiv&il ol a rfjvgnws n8lwo are u•drted lo InGonMn9 Resourcès in Ihg Sl81¢menl of Financ[ Acuvilies whèn Ihe u)mpany Is knoalty •ntitd to the Income and the 8rnount can be quantird wth reaSable accuracy. SgMe•$ provided. Snvtrslmenl And ienls 8r• 8ccounl8d lor on pTUal$ ba8is. Olher CoMe Is accounted fry when received. AM ncome is sh¢)wn gro$8 wilh 8swdated cos1$ +¢jd•d in •xp•nditlKe. Grant8 r•c•iY4d w lund th• purthase of f•d ass•ls afe cred&ed io Ihe St8iemeni of Finandjl 8rAlvlllgs bvhen Ihe eonyny16 Sty81ty io the Tho f41atod XpditUfe is charged io Flxod A58Ots 88ncfi Shert 1.4 R••ourc•• •¥p•ntt•d All Èxpendiiure is 8ccounl8d on on 8WLls ba8ls and da8fi(l under he8dings Ih81 aggrègate costs rdted 10 the ¢al•gory. Whgro costs cannot be directly attrilad lo partkular hoadings ihty have t*en dlocaled lo activiti'es on 8 basis eon&st•nt iht u8• of r•sourc•s. 1.$ T•nolbl• ••••t• and d•P10n T8ngiblè assws arg Btal•d al 1•55 d•pr¥dalloft. and w• ¥1 now hjliy ¥tte down. D¢precialion 1$ provid•d * rates CClated lo wrfle off thè c08t s8 edim81e¢J residual value of eactt ass81 over Ils expect1 uselul hf¢ lex¢ept as Iletalled beknvl on a slralghi Iln• b•ots 98 Ic411M= E9wpfflenl 10 y3avJ Fumilure and FlxlLK08 10 yBorn rr EQpma 10 1.6 Fund •c¢ountlng R85tricl•d lunds 8r• lunds which ere to be used in acc4)rfance with spoafic $trIctIOnS imposed by donors. Restricted funds ar• lor sep8rn10ty frcfft each thher and ltym th¢ core fufi(bng of th• crthpatty. Gener31 fun¢J$ are t>rnestrKled funds sre av•18ble fof Ihe use tha discrètw of Ihè Iru$l¥&s in the lurthwance ol Ihe 9ra1 oblectives of the charily arKJ which have not been de8W8191l for 01her purpo8.

THE FORGE PROJECT Mot•s to flnanclal %t¥t•m•nts lor lh¢ 1 •nd•d 31t Mèrch 2021 Aeewntlno Poliei•s l¢ofvllnu•dl De5ignaleLt lunts c[1$8 UNes1led furbY6 that havè been sèt by Iha difOCtors lor partIcur purpo¥e5. The gim and use ol yach d8SP3nated lund k8 sg101 IA noles to the ? Incorn• and Exp•ndiwr• k¢ouni The company 8 rtyistered chanty •nd 50 Jcl%8vernenls canw be measur•d by nomi commercial ullw. Cdngty. the pJrTrth Ihal ri woukl be fflappropte io plas ¥ prolrt arKI Ioss a¢¢OWIt in one of thg f¢)mwt6 Sel oul the Act 2( Therelore, as Flled Cowrfes Aci. in tyder to rgllKI ¢he 5Cial riaturn the cornpany'8 actiths. lh8 tjkectors are of ts cpnKJn Ihgi rt b• mor 3ppropriatg io pl an 1nccM aThJ eXper#t occuunl. 3 Incom• and •ndowffi•nt• Funds Fundi 2020 Don•tlon• & L•g•Gi•8 Grjnls Donabofts GItA 10,000 31,294 2396 142.711 142.771 124.885 31.294 37. 198 2396 1758 742 771 188.461 163.851 1931 ¥¢Jvill•

THE FORGE PRQJECT Notes to the flnanclal statements for the y••r ended 31$1 Marth 2021 4 Exp•ndltvr• on Analysls of totsl •xpondlturn ¢)n Ch•rlt4bl• •thvltlM. Unr•strict•d R•strlet•d Fund• Funds Totsl 2Q21 Total 2020 funds 61all costs Ratès and water In$uronet Ltghi antl hat Rent 8afi& Chorg¢$ 7tl6phone 8nd lrt¥r••i Si8tionery and ofko ¢oulS Sundri8s Cjaaning and maintth)•K• Website co¥ts Accounl8ncy. tIk koerkng l Eum lotrJ General foo(J Tra1 eXn TraiTrn9 Crime ieduction expengel National emeffgendes trusl exponses Hom8le8s Cold Waalher NLC Awards lor 81 BenevonI Fund 819 Lotto Exp•ns•$. NaIlDn lollery COVID lund Fine & C¢wnlry Expert Kids Chur¢h Depreci8lion Exp•n<lltur• +)n Ch•rllbl• Atht 8385 6365 1433 149 740 92 100 740 02 $53 10.000 69 41 41 18 251 130 875 875 774 1380 350 105 22 1200 2302 8126 8120 3000 1721 10.000 330 96.426 105.388 18.673 96.426 18.673 $02 413 10.691 413 128.52S 137.216 135 894

THE FORGE PROJECT Notes to th¢ financial st3l•m•nts for th• al ¢nd•d 31sl March 2021 s si•ff 2021 2020 W&ges an¢J Salaries lirt Eers Nll Pens1 (Employer5 Cth)trflxJlnI 109,730 2709 112,439 99.124 2284 101.408 6 Operallng Surplu8 The wrètng surplus l¥ aftw dwylng.. 2021 202ts Depreciakn . Own•d asads 413 7 Inl•r•¥t r•c•lv•bl• and •lmll•r Ineom• 2021 2020 Bank daFosll inlvr•$i 87 Taxatbon As a charity the LyJmp8ny b frx•mo from T¥1. 9 TgIts Flx•d A¥i•ts Pl1 & FuiTrSlur• & Total Ewlpmmt Ma¢hSn•ry Flxtur• Z020 Co•t At 1 Awil 2020 Addilic Dispwl Ai 31 Morch 2021 343 882 18.755 17.297 2379 1897 1896 1025 D•pr•diion Al 1 April 2020 Char9e ftr Ihe year 18.490 45 16,544 413 208 Al 31 MaTth 2021 228 10,535 16,957 N•t B¢)ok V•lu• Al 31 March 2020 831 220 2719 At 31 Marcn 2021 179 3Q9 Zfj5 753 10

THE FOIIGE PROJÈCT Noies tts Ihe finnd•l %l•M•Il lor IM er4nded 31st March 2021 1¢ DobtOT• 2020 Tiodt Dcblor? Prepayffj 21 TAO 761 11 Q•4ilorn: lalllrtg th14 wlthlh IYM JWF 2021 202D Trndt C¥edrtrys ArAiu815 •od ¢el¢ffed 3544 283 3837 351 1012 11 kGumukl•d lut)d• fvr 202r¢ l A120 Movem•nl In fu$ lor Tr•n$f BInce 31 M•r¢h 2021 65.è70 41.891 12.332 120.11% 24.616 16.21 -12.3J2 28.528 .SB6 S8.138 148,7 Rasirthd lund6 •f¢ rnad• w of Ihe ILmd dltt £24.351 ano fgx•d •u•t v•luo ol £26SOvry • ty•1 d r24.618 R••trl¢t•d FvrtLI• 81Fwd li CIFw# Bt Jl.3.21 Tr•ft•tw• Fyna Pon•tityM 3351 -3351 Lono Crime Reduc1 FTne 8 cty $ CL4d Wublw NLC wlrtt•rEXl• Oiy KKJ6 Chwth NatieaL Loitery COVID Furnl Biildift4 Imprv¥om•nt Fund Tr1 5025 10.072 10.250 -8126 4031 4361 2YXI .25C 25212 6539 142.771 .126.52S -12,067 28.530 11

Th• Fory• Project Flnan¢lal Stst•nwnts for tho year and 31¥ March 2021