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King's Arms Project TRUSTEES. REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2021 ' Without the help of King's Arms Project, I wouldn't be here now. Thanks to all the support I can now go to bed at night and look forward to waking up in the morning. kingsarmsproject.org

hopeforeveryonealways

Company no. 07432621. Charity no.1139956.

CONTENTS PAGE
CHARITY AND COMPANY INFORMATION 3
TRUSTEES’ REPORT 4
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 20
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 24
BALANCE SHEET 25
STATEMENT OF CASH 26
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 27

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CHARITY AND COMPANY INFORMATION

Trustees/Directors Vanessa Lipski (Chair) Matthew Burge
Nigel Taylor Samantha Roach
Chief Executive Kirstie Cook
Charity number 1139956
Company number 07433621
Registered office King’s House
245 Ampthill Road
Bedford MK42 9AZ
Business address King’s House
245 Ampthill Road
Bedford MK42 9AZ
Statutory Auditor Mazars LLP
The Pinnacle
160 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes MK9 1FF
Solicitor HCB Park Woodfine LLP
1 Lurke Street
Bedford MK40 3TN
Banker Unity Trust Bank Plc
Nine Brindley Place
Birmingham B1 2HB

King’s Arms Project (KAP) is a charitable company limited by guarantee (Company No. 7433621), incorporated on 9th November 2010, and registered as a charity on 20th January 2011 (Charity No. 1139956).

The company was established under a Memorandum of Association that established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. It commenced operating on the 1st March 2011.

Established in 1989, the KAP operated as part of the King’s Arms Trust (Bedford), until its formation in 2011.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

Introductory Letter from the Chair of Trustees

2021 continued to be a challenging year for King’s Arms Project in relation to the Pandemic with restrictions affecting teams and the services they provide for the vulnerable people we serve. King’s Arms Project has continued to deliver their services to the poor and vulnerable offering “hope for everyone, always.”

On 22 June 2021, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick set out government plans

to build on the hugely successful ‘Everyone In’ programme through a renewed focus on cross-agency cooperation involving local NHS trusts, Public Health England, and councils to tackle the complex root causes of rough sleeping. Rough sleepers are to be helped stay off the streets for good through a joined-up approach to treating the underlying causes of rough sleeping. This commitment will build on the local partnerships that were developed during the pandemic – providing rough sleepers with a route off the street for good. King’s Arms Project has supported rough sleepers off the streets in Bedford for over 30 years through its Night Shelter and are celebrating that the council are now at last making provision for those who would otherwise be on the streets, making a commitment to never return to the way things were.

This means for King’s Arms Project that we are able to turn our attentions to supporting the complex critical cases, often non-UK Nationals who still struggle to maintain tenancies and to embark on exciting and new innovative schemes; such a modular housing and recovery coaching in order to prevent a return to homelessness and provide a stable path to independence. Excellent outcomes for rough sleepers.

Throughout the year it has been amazing to see the love and practical support provided in very difficult circumstances by the team at King’s Arms Project to the poor and vulnerable in Bedfordshire including the homeless, ex-prisoners, asylum seekers and refugees. As in previous years, the range of the services and support provided continued to increase, driven by the changing landscape, enthusiasm, ideas and passion of the staff in responding to the many needs and opportunities.

The report provides details of the many and varied activities of the Project and importantly the difference it is making to the local community and beyond. The report gives examples of how the lives of vulnerable individuals have been positively impacted and changed for good.

Vanessa Lipski

Chair of Trustees 25/10/2022

“I felt hopeless, desperate and helpless - there was no-one to help. At just that time you came and you held my hand and supported me right till now. The help and support you gave, there are no words to describe it. When I thought about how to pay the solicitor again I was in despair but you found a free (legal aid) solicitor for me. But much more important than that was simply your support, advice and help with so many different things. It made so much difference.” Refugee Advice Service Client

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Introductory Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

Welcome to the Annual report and financial statements for King’s Arms Project (KAP) 2021. As we have battled with the on-going effects of the pandemic this year it has been heartening to lead a team who have shown unwavering commitment and professionalism in order to bring practical help and support to the most vulnerable people. Our desire to bring isolated, frightened, and displaced people into communities where they feel safe and welcome and where they can put down roots and flourish remains unrelenting. Under the governments ‘Everybody In’ programme we saw rough sleepers in Bedford who had been without a stable home remain in hotel accommodation. Bedford has been one of the few boroughs in the country who

are still supporting those who would otherwise be street homeless in this way going into 2022. We have helped support over 400 people through the hotel in partnership with other agencies. We have been part of the solution to help many of those residents who did not have settled status to remain in the UK gain access to benefits and support as well providing more stable, affordable supported accommodation for those ready to move into a house.

Our outreach work with clients who have no recourse to public funds continues to set us apart as those willing to work with the most complex situations and we are proud to be running the only pilot programme in the UK currently seeking to find a better route for refugees and asylum seekers to gain the appropriate legal status whilst remaining in the community. One of my personal highlights from 2021 was welcoming a family to the UK who we are supporting through the UN resettlement scheme. It was an incredible privilege to offer a safe house, good food, clean clothes, and a route to a future filled with hope and opportunity. Earlier in the year I attended our ground-breaking ReVerb event where members of our Pathways Community cheered each other on as they read poems, letters, and stories about their own journeys in a local theatre to an enthusiastic and supportive audience. These moments of personal connection and seeing how we impact the lives of others for the good are what motivates me to see KAP go from strength to strength, venturing into the darkest corners of our society to bring restoration, hope and new life.

I would like to thank all those who give faithfully to the KAP. We are so grateful to individuals, families, and churches for their remarkable generosity and to trusts, foundations and institutional donors for all their continued support. It is an honour to work alongside colleagues who give of themselves on a daily basis to get alongside and help the most traumatised and complex people, often at great personal cost. As well as the personal kindness and acts of generosity we see, we also know prayer is at the heart of all we do, and we are completely dependent on God for everything.

Kirstie Cook Chief Executive Officer 25/10/2022

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About King’s Arms Project

Introduction

The Trustees of the King’s Arms Project (Bedford), (referred hereafter as KAP), present their annual report, together with the financial statements of the charitable company for the year 1[st ] January 2021 to 31[st ] December 2021.

Principle Objectives

The Charity’s objectives for the public benefit are:

Our Vision

Every person thriving in a place they call home, living a fulfilling life in community.

Our Mission

To tackle homelessness, displacement, and isolation by

Our Values

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Strategic Objectives 2021-2026

To Deliver Excellence

  1. Viable and diverse housing

  2. Holistic training and empowerment programmes

  3. An accessible and appropriate operational space(s)

  4. Meaningful involvement of experts by experience to help design and deliver services

To Value Our People

  1. To develop a growth mindset

  2. To strengthen central office services

  3. To promote wellbeing

  4. To establish a positive leadership culture where ownership, accountability and involvement in decision making is promoted.

To Have Healthy, Robust Finances

  1. To ensure resilience and viability underpin the financial decisions made

  2. To identify ways to grow, develop and sustain

  3. To be transparent and accountable

  4. To build and maintain the level of free reserves

To Have A Positive Impact On Our World

  1. To establish a reputation for strategic thinking and effective influencing of policy at local and national level

  2. Integration of local services and support for vulnerable people

  3. Evidence based social innovation

  4. Promoting environment sustainable practices

Our Activities

HELP

We offer help to those who are in crisis and at risk of immediate homelessness. We believe that it is a Biblical principle and a humane response to feed the hungry, clothe the naked and welcome the stranger. We do this principally through our night shelter, outreach services on the streets of Bedford and our helpline and advice service for refugees and asylum seekers.

Helpline

The refugees and migrant services team launched a helpline in September 2020 in response to an increasing number of enquiries and requests for help to advise and support vulnerable irregular migrants who are not covered by our contracted services (refused asylum seekers / UASC[1] / visa overstayers) and the professionals assisting them. We offer either one-off advice or short-term casework depending on our team’s capacity and the clients’ needs. In the time this has been running, the service has supported 102 individuals and families.

1 Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children

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Advice Service

Our community engagement pilot funded by the Home Office provides free legal advice for vulnerable migrants (mainly refused asylum seekers and visa overstayers). So far, we have supported 76 people from 23 different nations to access free medication, mental health support, hardship money, food, clothing, toiletries, ESOL[2] / education and social activities. We have also helped a number of people to access social services support due to their high care needs. We are OISC[3 ] registered to provide basic immigration & asylum advice and services to a high standard.

"I can't find the right words to describe the King's Arms Project. I consider myself lucky to have met people like them, they have helped me with my immigration status and personal life. They have done a miracle for me, because before this time I had no hope to get the visa, and that time I was desperate. Since they contacted me, everything has changed in my life. I have to say thank you so much for everything they did. and I consider them as family members now."

Street Outreach

The Outreach team has always been one who through faith and persistence, brings hope to some of the most marginalised and forgotten clients in our community. They work with both clients who have recourse to public funds and those who do not. The team have continued to work out of the Mercure hotel in Bedford, working alongside SMART, Path 2 Recovery, PBIC[4 ] and council housing staff to provide holistic service for our clients. In this period the Outreach team have worked with a large number of EEA[5 ] clients, the majority of whom have No Recourse to Public Funds and a growing number of non-EEA clients. They have supported a significant number of clients moving into hostels, private tenancy and council supported accommodation. This has had a hugely significant impact, particularly on our clients who had No recourse to Public funds, many of whom now have gained ID documents and applied to the EU Settlement scheme.

In addition, we have been undertaking early morning outreach on the streets of Bedford, several times a week. This has involved seeking out many of the encampments and areas in the town centre and around the fringes where rough sleepers seek refuge, to engage them and provide support. Many of those clients have complex needs and some have serious substance misuse issues. Often this work requires long term commitment and perseverance with cases, and we are fortunate to have expertise within the wider KAP team on providing immigration support, employment support and trauma recovery coaching where appropriate.

Night Shelter

Our Night shelter has run for nearly 30 years as a direct access service, 365 days a year. It has provided 18 bed spaces from 7pm until 9am on a first come first serve basis. As well as a bed to sleep in, the shelter has been a place where rough sleepers, often the most vulnerable on our streets, can get warm food, clean clothes, good advice and feel safe. Due to Covid we had to repurpose this service virtually overnight to become a 24 hour a day hostel, no direct access and only 6 clients at a time. This required a tremendous amount of work and changes for the staff who adjusted admirably. We adapted again over the winter months to provide 2 direct access beds every night for severe weather conditions. Following the ‘Everyone in’ policy Bedford Borough Council have provided 40 bedspaces in their own accommodation for rough sleepers which is a monumental change and huge step up in provision for those who would otherwise be on the streets. In light of this change and the fact that nationally there is no appetite to return to dormitory style night shelters we made the decision this year to close our Night Shelter. This is a huge change for KAP

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as The Shelter was the flagship of the charity for many years. However, we are celebrating that there are no longer people queuing down the street every night needing somewhere to sleep and that our aim of seeing rough sleeping coming to an end in our town is being realised. We are excited for the opportunity to press into new ways to tackle homelessness prevention and how we can support existing services across the borough.

4 Polish British Integration Centre

5 European Economic Area

HOMES

Housing is an issue of social justice and equality. The report by the independent Commission on Housing, Church and Community lays out a positive vision for housing, centred on five core values, which are rooted in the Christian story but resonate with us all: good housing should be sustainable, safe, stable, sociable, and satisfying. We aim to provide accommodation that fulfils these five criteria for individuals and families from the UK as well as refugees and asylum seekers. Across our houses we have provided accommodation for people in a variety of different situations.

Move on Housing

Our accommodation support service.

KAP’s Supported Accommodation service offers short-term accommodation, a high level of autonomy and independence, and tenancy support for a wide variety of people who have experienced homelessness and are moving toward independent living. We tailor support towards each resident’s needs and aspirations, offering a holistic approach, ensuring residents have the best opportunity to develop and achieve their aims in an encouraging, progressive environment. We work with people to see them move into their own independent accommodation, gain employment, and to help those who have restricted eligibility to obtain settled status or work-related benefits: a life-changing outcome for all, bringing them out of destitution. Around 20% of our bed spaces are funded by external providers in order for us to be able to accommodate those with no access to public funds.

Refused Asylum seekers

Our accommodation helping those with no-where else to turn.

We provide 2 bed spaces for refused asylum seekers. This has amounted to 677 nights of accommodation provided so far for Iranian, Ethiopian and Afghan residents. All residents so far have been former UASC (arrived as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and went through the UK care system before being made homeless and destitute). We give weekly support appointments with a dedicated keyworker. All rent and utilities are paid by KAP, and weekly subsistence provided via. Convoy of Hope.

Resettlement And Integration Support

Specialist support for vulnerable families.

We provide holistic resettlement and integration support for Syrian families resettled by the UNHCR / UK government in Central Bedfordshire and a Community Sponsorship family in Bedford for 14 families. This includes preparing accommodation for their arrival in the UK, meeting them at the airport through to ongoing support over a 5-year period as they adjust to life in this country, learn the language and navigate education, employment and medical needs.

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OPPORTUNITIES

ESOL

KAP ESOL was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and includes:

Our English Language Programme is designed to help learners to integrate better into the local community by developing their language skills. We provide a positive and encouraging learning environment.

Learners are taught by Level 5 qualified and ESOL tutors with specialist knowledge of the issues refugees and migrants face.

We also offer an on-site crèche for the young children of our learners. This enables parents to concentrate on their learning without the distraction of managing young children. Our crèche team leader has many years of experience of successfully running childcare and children’s activities with disadvantaged families in Sudan, Lebanon, Finland and the UK.

Emphasis on Integration

Lessons are planned to help learners to live independently by developing functional language skills for real-life situations like, accessing transport, shopping, healthcare and customer services. Our teaching programme incorporates topics related to integrating into UK society such as making appointments, going shopping, using public transport and accessing healthcare.

Differentiated Learning

At times some learners cannot regularly attend classes because of poor health, learning difficulties or caring responsibilities. We provide these learners with access to 1-2-1 learning so that they can continue to learn English as a tool for independence and integration.

Blended Learning

We offer online teaching as well as classroom lessons. We regularly review this mix of learning and aim to provide the best combination of learning possible.

"’Finding a job made me feel happy because I want to depend on myself for income and to be a good example for my children as they are growing up. Working rather than relying on state aid gives me and my family more stability and is helping me to feel more integrated and hopeful for a better life."

Pathways Community

This area of project is evolving into a strong community, providing a place for those experiencing multiple disadvantages (recovering from homelessness, isolation, mental health difficulties or substance misuse) to belong, gain self-confidence and rediscover their value as they have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of courses and experiences offered.

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Pathways Community have started to want to give back out of their skills and experience. This is evidence of increased confidence and an awareness of how the community is enriched by who they are. There have been a number of clients securing voluntary and paid employment posts following help through the job club and with ongoing support from the Pathways Employment Advisor. We are partnering with local businesses to facilitate positive voluntary and paid opportunities, with person-centred support and advocacy to bring about positive outcomes for all.

It is enriching our service and challenges Pathways to continue to see people as resources, not recipients. Pathways Team provides holistic opportunities for the community of learners with co-production integral to our strategy. A selection panel of Pathways community members were involved in the recruitment of a Pathways team member, and we continue to sharpen and develop course content in response to feedback and suggestions.

Pathways - ReVerb

In 2021 we saw the ongoing development of ReVerb; a collaboration with The Place Theatre and Pathways community members. This was initially a digital event in 2020 that provided an exciting opportunity for those involved to have their voices heard. The participants read their piece of writing live for the event, recorded it in advance, or had a local actor read it on their behalf. The goal was for otherwise hidden voices to be heard and to provide an opportunity to impact the community. This was a powerful event that integrated diverse elements of the wider community, resulting in a sense of shared experience and deeper understanding. In 2021 this was replicated in person at The Place Theatre, and it was a good opportunity to challenge and inform people on issues relating to homelessness or being displaced.

Pathways Courses and Opportunity

Pathways includes training in budgeting, tenancy retention, goal setting, job related skills, opportunities for social interaction, weekly fitness class, cooking, employment support for paid or voluntary roles. The course content and activities are organic in nature, with the emphasis on what each group or individual identifies as their priority or need. We are committed to having a strength-based approach that acknowledges and celebrates the wealth of experience in the room and we come together to learn from each other as a community. The Employment Programme has been supporting a Pathways community member in a part time cleaning role at the town centre training rooms and the previous Employment Programme employee is now a Recovery Coach with the Pathways team, on a permanent contract. We hope to be able to continue to provide employment opportunities to those with lived experience.

Pathways Recovery Coaching

We also now provide Recovery Coaching - 1:1 structured support for the recovery from the experience of homelessness, mental health difficulties, isolation, substance misuse, trauma, loss etc. This framework of support has been cited in a recent report by Dame Carol Black who stated in an independent report on drug use, prevention and cause, ‘services should include people with lived experience, working Recovery Champions and Recovery Coaches’. Pathways is working with Recovery Coach Academy to adapt the existing framework of Recovery Coaching so that it more fully incorporates the recovery journey for the population of people that Pathways and KAP work with.

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FUNDRAISING

The fundraising strategy for KAP is designed and delivered by a team with the approval of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and trustees. In order to respond to the changing nature of fundraising in the current economic climate and the digital world in which we now live, we have diversified our income streams and harnessed new ways to increase opportunities for people and organisations to partner with us financially.

KAP seeks to raise funds from Regular and Major Donors, Churches, Schools, Corporate and Community Fundraising. A significant portion of our income is also raised through trusts and grants. We have also adopted The Enthuse Platform as an online way of people being able to connect with us to run their own fundraising events or support someone else’s. We are signed up for ‘Easyfundraising’ and investigating ‘RoundUp’ as other digital tools through which regular donations can be easily made. We have also upgraded our website, worked on new branding and invested in personnel to run our social media to improve our digital presence.

KAP adheres to legal principles underpinning fundraising and takes all reasonable steps to treat a donor fairly, enabling them to make an informed decision about any donation. We do not engage in fundraising which is an unreasonable intrusion on a person’s privacy or forces anyone to donate.

THE FUTURE

Despite the uncertainty facing the charity sector at this time, KAP remains committed and focused on delivering our core mission to tackle homelessness and its causes, show the love of Jesus to the broken and lost, provide opportunity for change, and draw people out of isolation into a meaningful community. Our plans for the future include actions to mitigate against the unknown as well as building on what we know are our strengths, setting us apart to be creative, caring and professional in all that we do.

Income

Given the financial pressures and the potential of an austerity budget for 2022 we know we need to future proof our income. We are doing this in a number of ways:

Training

We are dealing with increasingly complex cases and are very mindful of issues for our staff around vicarious trauma, the need to navigate mental health issues, addictions, managing conflict, accurately and safely recording information, diversity awareness and inter-agency knowledge. Therefore, this year we are:

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recognising the need to treat the whole person when dealing with homelessness and its causes and are therefore looking to upskill in this area.

Services

There are many areas of need across our town and beyond that we are aware of. We are focussing our attention on the things we know we do best; working with and valuing the individual to bring about longlasting change with compassion and professionalism. There is a particular problem in Bedford with the number of rough sleepers and those in temporary accommodation, therefore we are seeking new ways to break the cycle and help people find and keep a home. To this end we are:

Trustees, Governance and Management

The Trustees/Directors of KAP are as follows:

The Trustees are also directors of the company. New Trustees are appointed with the approval of the other Trustees and in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Without exception, new Trustees are already familiar with the work of KAP. Prior to their appointment, new Trustees will meet with the Chair of the Trustees to review:

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Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement

The Trustees (who are also directors of KAP for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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 charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the Trustees are aware:

There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company’s auditor is unaware; and the Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information. The Trustees met four times during 2021 and were regularly consulted and informed on matters of importance. In the year ending 31st December 2021 the Trustees had insurance cover up to the sum of £1 million. Trustees insurance is now part of our general insurance policy.

Management Team

The day-to-day running of KAP is delegated by the Trustees to a Management Team composed of the Chief Executive Officer, Directors (not Trustees) and Managers.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM (SMT). This consists of the CEO, the Director of Services and the Head of Operations. This team meets regularly to assess the overall health and direction of the charity. The Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) is made up of the SMT plus the Accommodation Manager and the Refugee and Migrant Services Manager. This setting creates space for key leaders across the organisation to explore opportunities, exchange information and make strategic decisions.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. As well as having Trustees and Managers to oversee KAP we are committed to involving our clients in how we shape and deliver our services. We have a history of employing past service users and currently have two people on staff who have experienced homelessness and addiction in our town as well as 12 people across our team who have lived experience of the asylum and immigration systems. We have invited client input when recruiting for posts, which has been a great success

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"Full co-production means sharing power – giving people who use services an equal chance to sit at the table and make decisions about how to run it better. It means building up their confidence and developing their skills so that they can participate fully. It also means involving staff in the process and not just managers and trustees." - Homeless Link, 2018

GOVERNANCE. Oversight is provided by the Trustees, principally via their meetings generally held at least three times a year. The Senior Management Team meets once a month to monitor the overall health of the charity. The operations team which consists of the Senior Management Team along with the finance officer and fundraising manager meet once a month to go over the budget, fundraising and performance against contracts.

Policies and Procedures

SAFEGUARDING. At KAP we believe that every individual who accesses our services should be treated with dignity and respect, have their choice respected and not be forced to do anything against their will. KAP is committed to safeguarding all service users, and their children, coming into contact with the organisation, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or beliefs. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and all employees who, during the course of their employment, have direct or indirect contact with vulnerable adults or children, or who have access to information about them, have a responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. Our policy includes but is not limited to safe recruitment, safe environment, safe culture, roles and responsibilities, procedures, duty to report and confidentiality.

GDPR. Our Head of Operations works closely with our HR and IT consultants to ensure that all our staff are trained and regularly updated on good practice with respect to GDPR. Given the vulnerability of our clients, the sensitive nature of much of the information we hold and the increase in remote working we have taken extra steps to ensure that all IT equipment is secure. This is reviewed by the SLT on a regular basis.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. Our services are provided to all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. Our assistance and our programmes are offered to all with no conditions attached. We do not discriminate against anyone, whether clients or staff. KAP is a Christian organisation committed to fulfilling its mission and ethos in accordance with the values of its Christian faith. Accordingly, as a Christian organisation, there are posts which we believe can only be filled by Christians. These roles are kept under regular review. The nature of these posts or the context in which they are carried out and their link to the organisation’s ‘Statement of belief’ give rise to a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) for the postholders to be Christian. All employees in these posts are required to demonstrate a clear, personal commitment to the Christian faith.

HEALTH AND SAFETY. KAP recognises and accepts its legal obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and all applicable regulations made under it to ensure, as far as is reasonably practical, the health and safety and welfare at work of all its employees, persons in training, directors, contractors, temporary workers and volunteers (“Employees”) and the health and safety of service users, visitors and other persons who attend or use its premises. In accordance with its legal obligations, the Employer has carried out a risk assessment of its activities, equipment, facilities, building and all other related arrangements where matters of health and safety may be involved.

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FAMILY FRIENDLY. KAP aims to be a family friendly employer. We have policies to support this including but not limited to part time working, working from home, maternity/paternity leave, flexible emergency leave and carers leave.

REMUNERATION POLICY. The pay policy for all staff is reviewed annually and new posts are benchmarked against pay levels in equivalent posts in other organisations and external benchmark data. In addition to salary, we also offer a generous Employer Contribution Pension Scheme, Death In-Service Insurance, up to 33 days’ annual leave per year, an employee benefits platform, including Cycle to Work, discounted social activities and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Financial Overview

The accounts are prepared for 12 months of operations. A summary of the income and expenditure (£K) for 2021 and 2020 is shown below:

2021 2020
Income 1,826.8 1,542.3
Expenditure 1,749.6 1,534.6
Surplus/Deficit 77.2 7.7

Income totalled £1,826.8k in 2021, an increase of 18% compared with 2020. During 2021 there was a surplus of £77.2k compared with a surplus of £7.7k in 2020.

Reserves

The policy on reserves, agreed by the Trustees, is that the appropriate level of unrestricted reserves should be based on a proportion of our regular costs as follows:

Using the above criteria, a detailed review has estimated that reserves for 2021 should be at least £280K. The current reserves are significantly less than that specified by the policy and efforts will be made during 2022 to increase the reserves.

Investment Policy

Reserve funds are invested such that the total in any one bank/building society is less than the £85K guarantee limit provided by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). In order to stay below the limit three savings accounts, with Virgin Money Plc, Co-Operative Bank and Shawbrook Bank Ltd, are utilised. In the current uncertain financial climate and with interest rates being very low, priority is being given to protecting the reserves under FSCS rather than seeking to maximise interest.

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Risk Management

The major risks as recognized by the Trustees are detailed below.

Nature of Risk Risk Level Mitigation
GOVERNANCE
Well-being CEO/leadership
team		 Low Access to support through HR, broadening of
responsibilities across team, good pastoral and well-
being support
Inadequate reserves Medium Diversity of income streams to increase revenue.
Fundraising strategy in place to maximise
opportunities. Outsourcing bids and trusts to
consultants. New accounting system in place to help
manage daily progress more efficiently.
Size and skill set on Trustee
board		 Low Recruited 3 new trustees in the last 6 months with
three more new ones joining. Becoming an RP will
require a housing specialist which we will recruit for
this year.
Staff recruitment/retainment Low Improved recruitment process. Increased access to
staff benefits. Building a culture of value, motivation
and purpose.
Mission Drift Low Strategic objectives for next 5 years complete and
monthly check on these in SLT
EXTERNAL RISKS
Cyber-attacks – hacking,
email interceptions etc		 Low New contract with IT consultants has ensures all
systems and equipment are fully protected with
antivirus, firewalls and insurance. Moving to Microsoft
365 to increase security.
Loss of Office space due to
fire/flood or notice on lease		 Low People can work from home, good relationship with
office landlords
Loss of Office Server/Client
info		 Low All info backed up, also stored on InForm
Pandemic We are
coming out
of one		 Financial risks have been calculated and managed,
staff can work from home, PPE assigned when
needed, everyone has been offered vaccines. All
clients protected by staff taking appropriate

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precautions with regular input from Public Health
England.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND REGULATION
Accused of discrimination
and prejudice in the local
and national media due to
acts of past or present staff		 Low Adhere to equality act and equality policies. Have
prepared a robust response to GOR.
Accused of discrimination Low Adhere to equality act and equality policies. Have
prepared a robust response to GOR.
Employee accusing
discrimination		 Low Adhere to equality act and equality policies. Have
prepared a robust response to GOR.
OPERATIONAL RISKS
Loss of housing provision due
to extreme circumstances
such as fire or flood.		 Low Ensuring all properties up to safety standards to
protect against damage and accidents. On-going
relationship with other housing providers and Kings
Arms Church who would step in to help.
Change or Leadership Low Well established team with broadening and
transparent procedures- operational procedures
well documented so others across the team could
pick up and work with.
Client/staff member
seriously injured/killed		 Low Health and safety training/policies in place, access
to HR if support needed
Competition in the market for
our client group		 Medium Moving into new areas of housing provision such as
modular housing. Seeking to upskill staff in order to
work with more complex needs. Looking for funding
for restricted eligibility clients.

Despite the challenges of 2021 the King’s Arms Project finished in a stronger financial position than we were in at the beginning of the year. Our expenditure was less than budgeted and we were able to put some money into reserves. Going into 2022 we have a balanced budget.

Our income is from a diversity of sources. We have a number of contracts with the local council and one with the home office which in total accounts for the on-going employment and salary costs for 31 out of 47 of our current staff team. These contracts are of varying length, two of them are due to end at different points throughout 2022 which has been accounted for in the budget.

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We have negotiated an increase in our housing benefit rates and are becoming a registered provider in 2022 which will increase the opportunities for us to provide further bed spaces across the borough. We have been able to claim housing benefit for up to 32 bed spaces at any one time through our move on housing which provides a significant and consistent portion of our income, including the staff costs of 5 employees. We have also been providing 6 bedspaces (with the income equivalent of 18) at our Night Shelter throughout 2021. As we move through 2022 these figures will change as we are closing our Night Shelter. This will result in a net loss of 15 bed places across the whole organisation and will result in 7 staff redundancies in the second quarter of 2022. The building which the Night Shelter operated from was returned on February 28th, 2022, so all associated costs with this property ceased at that point.

The remaining 11 employees and operational costs are funded from management costs on contracts as well as income through grants and fundraising. We have a new fundraising team including a social media and communications officer for 2022 which has already started some new initiatives to raise our profile and income through community fundraising given the current trends in this area.

With increasing numbers of people at risk of returning to homelessness following the ‘Everyone In’ initiative our services continue to be in high demand as we focus efforts on prevention through supported housing and our Pathways programme which is growing in impact and continues to draw attention from funders. Our work with refugees and asylum seekers and support for those with no access to public funds is increasing in line with our policy to find a dignified solution for these individuals.

Given the diversity of our income streams, the increasing demand for our services and our growing reputation for excellence with local and national partners and funders we feel that we are in a strong position to continue to deliver and expand our services.

Auditor

The auditor, Mazars LLP who have signified their willingness to act on KAP’s behalf, were appointed to KAP for a further year at a meeting of the Trustees on 27[th] January 2022.

Statement of Disclosure of Information to Auditor

We, the directors of the company who held office at the date of approval of these Financial Statements, as set out above, each confirm so far as we are aware, that: there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditors are unaware; and we have taken all the steps that we ought to have taken as directors in order to make ourselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditors are aware of that information.

The Trustees have prepared this report in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small entities.

Approved by the Trustees on and signed on their behalf:

Vanessa Lipski Chair of Trustees Date 25/10/2022

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF KING’S ARMS PROJECT (BEDFORD)

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of King’s Arms Project (Bedford) (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and 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 FRS 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 charity 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 twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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

Other information

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

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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.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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 the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In 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 within 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:

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 14, 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

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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 charity 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 the financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. Based on our understanding of King’s Arms Project (Bedford) and its activities, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to the Charities Act 2011, the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice, UK tax legislation, pensions legislation, employment regulation and health and safety regulation, anti-bribery, corruption and fraud and money laundering, 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.

We evaluated the trustees’ and management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to posting manual journal entries to manipulate financial performance and significant one-off or unusual transactions.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to those identified risks, including non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) and fraud that are material to the financial statements. Our audit procedures included but were not limited to:

Our audit procedures in relation to fraud included but were not limited to:

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There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of irregularities including fraud rests with management. As with any audit, there remained a risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal controls.

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

Use of the audit report

This report is made solely to the charity’s members as a body in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s members as a body for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Signed:

Vincent Marke (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Mazars LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor

The Pinnacle, 160 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 1FF

Date: 31.10.2022

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COMPANY NO. 07433621

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2021

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

Income
Notes
Income from generated funds
Voluntary income
Donations
Other income/fundraising
Investment income
Income from charitable activities
Rent & Housing Benefit
Supporting People/Rough Sleeper
Outreach
No Recourse Accommodation
Refugee Support
Opportunity
Grants
Total Income
2
Expenditure
Cost of raising funds
Charitable activities
Outreach
Accommodation
Refugee Support
Opportunity
Total Expenditure
3
Net movement in funds
5
Balance brought forward
5
Transfers between funds
5
Balances carried forward
5 & 10		 Unrestrict
ed funds
year
ended
31/12/21
Designat
ed funds
year
ended
31/12/21
Restricte
d funds
year
ended
31/12/21
Total
funds
year
ended
31/12/21
Total
funds
year
ended
31/12/20
£
£
£
£
£
109,106
13,123
5,280
127,509
122,183
8,276
2,696
-
10,972
22,924
142
-
-
142
353
-
384,129
10,915
395,044
377,851
-
387,715
-
387,715
308,099
-
22,770
-
22,770
91,834
-
613,222
17,776
630,998
430,954
-
36,264
-
36,264
10,800
3,160
-
212,254
215,414
177,329
120,684
1,459,919
246,225
1,826,828
1,542,327
53,282
-
-
53,282
54,213
-
486,018
78,918
564,936
574,600
-
340,901
32,355
373,256
394,766
-
616,233
27,419
643,652
425,825
-
22,713
91,802
114,515
85,241
53,282
1,465,865
230,494
1,749,641
1,534,645
67,402
(5,946)
15,731
77,187
7,682
117,812
20,000
105,313
243,125
235,443
(34,906)
5,946
28,960
-
-
150,308
20,000
150,004
320,312
243,125

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The charity’s incoming resources and resources expended all relate to continuing operations. The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than those included above. The notes on pages 27 to 37 form part of these accounts.

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 COMPANY NO. 07433621

Notes
Property, plant and equipment
Tangible assets
6
Current assets
Debtors
7
163,360
Short term deposits
8
23,983
Cash and cash equivalents
8
278,808
Total current assets
Creditors falling due within
one year
9
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds
5 & 10
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
Restricted funds
Total funds		 2021
2020
£
£
44,539
33,263
225,060
23,952
112,433
466,151
361,445
(190,378)
(151,583)
275,773
209,862
320,312
243,125
150,308
117,812
20,000
20,000
150,004
105,313
320,312
243,125

The notes on pages 27 to 37 form part of these accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on and signed on their behalf.

V. Lipski Trustee 25/10/2022

M. Burge Trustee 25/10/2022

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net movement in funds
Depreciation
Interest received
Decrease / (Increase) in Trade and other receivables
(Increase) / Decrease in Short term investments
Increase in Trade and other payables
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Interest received
Net increase in cash & cash equivalents
Opening cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Closing cash & cash equivalents		 2021
£
2020
£
77,187
7,682
24,415
21,262
(142)
(353)
61,700
(109,946)
(31)
49,763
38,795
84,866
201,924
53,274
(35,691)
(11,139)
142
353
166,375
42,488
112,433
69,945
166,375
42,488
278,808
112,433

The notes on pages 27 to 37 form part of these accounts.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Accounting policies

LEGAL STATUS OF THE CHARITY

The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantees is limited to £10 per company member of the charity.

The financial statements are presented in sterling, which is also the functional currency of the charity.

1.1 Accounting convention and basis of preparation

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention on a going concern basis, and in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

In preparing the financial statements the charity follows best practice as set out in the Statement of Recommended Practice: ‘Accounting and reporting by Charities’ (SORP), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Ireland (FRS102) and the Charities and Companies Acts.

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. There are no significant reasons to doubt the going concern of the charity in relation to Covid-19. At this stage while it is not possible to fully determine the effect of the Cost of Living Crisis on the operations of the charity, the Trustees will continue to monitor any impact and take mitigating measures as appropriate. The Trustees are therefore satisfied that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubts about the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.

1.2 Income

Any income received is credited to the relevant fund.

Tax credits (gift-aid) are included in the financial statements on an accruals basis as recommended by the Statement of Recommended Practice. This means that tax credits are taken into account in the period in which the originating donation was made.

Income from grants is recognised in the year that it is received unless the donor specifies otherwise or the grant is given to cover service provision in more than one financial year. In such cases the income is deferred. Rents receivable are credited to the relevant designated fund based on the total due for the current year. Legacies are recognised when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.

1.3 Voluntary assistance and donated goods

Volunteers are key to the success of KAP and during 2021 there were over 46 (2020: 78) volunteers giving approximately 1,000 hours of service in 2021 (2020: 2,000) - the decrease in volunteers and volunteer hours is a a result of FNM moving to be become a project under Kings Arms Trust.

Volunteers provided assistance to KAP including shifts at the Nightshelter, befriending refugees, assisting with courses and mentoring for staff and clients, as well as helping during the pandemic with shopping and support.

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Donated goods include food, clothes and consumables for the homeless.

Voluntary assistance and donated goods are not recognised in the financial statements as the amount cannot be measured accurately.

1.4 Allocation of costs

Costs are allocated directly to funds whenever applicable.

Staff costs, and internal indirect costs, are allocated on a proportional basis between funds where services are provided from within the organisation.

1.5 Pension costs

The pension costs charged in the financial statements represent the contributions payable by the charitable company during the year.

1.6 Operating leases

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

1.7 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets other than freehold land are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:

Fixtures and fittings 20%-33% straight line Leasehold improvements over the period of the lease Motor vehicles 20% straight line

1.8 Financial Instruments

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction values and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

Debtors: Debtors are recognised on the accrual’s basis at the settlement amount due. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid and accrued income is valued at the best estimate of expected receipts.

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

Creditors: Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount.

1.9 Unrestricted, designated and restricted funds

Unrestricted funds are funds given for the general purposes of the charitable company and these funds may be expended on the objects of the charitable company at the discretion of the Trustees.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside for a purpose as determined by the Trustees.

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Restricted funds are those funds that have been given for a specific purpose and they must only be expended on that purpose.

Unrestricted reserves include a legacy of £56K which was received in 2009. Whilst this is included in unrestricted reserves, the Trustees are planning to use this legacy to fund a future development project.

There is an overarching fund for KAP administration. This fund receives donations for general expenditure on any aspect of the work of the Charity. Within these criteria, the Trustees have discretion as to which designated fund the funds will be applied to.

1.10 Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In applying the company's accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in determining the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. The trustee’s judgements, estimates and assumptions are based on the best and most reliable evidence available at the time when the decisions are made and are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be applicable. Due to inherent subjectivity involved in making such judgements, estimates and assumptions, the actual results and outcomes may differ.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods, if the revision affects both current and future periods. The key area of judgement in the accounts relates to voluntary assistance and donated goods - refer to note 1.3.

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2 Total Income

Unrestricted Income
Designated Income
OUTREACH
Rough Sleeper Outreach
Service
Friday Night Meeting
Nightshelter
ACCOMMODATION
REFUGEE AND MIGRANT
SERVICES
OPPORTUNITY
Total Designated Income
Restricted Income
OUTREACH
Rough Sleeper Outreach
Service
Friday Night Meeting
Nightshelter
ACCOMODATION
REFUGEE SUPPORT
Refugee and Migrant
Services
Refugee Care Fund
OPPORTUNITY
Total Restricted Income
Total Income		 Donation
&
Legacies
Fundrai
sing
Investm
ent
Income
Rent &
Housing
Benefit
Supporti
ng
People
Services
Income
Grants
Year
ending
31.12.2021
Total
Year
ending
31.12.2020
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
109,106
8,276
142
-
-
-
3,160
120,684
192,906
700
-
-
356
122,889
-
-
123,945
102,949
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
961
895
-
126,951
209,915
-
-
338,722
349,752
8,205
890
-
241,626
54,911
22,770
-
328,402
307,671
1,300
911
-
15,196
-
613,222
-
630,629
439,763
1,957
-
-
-
-
36,264
-
38,221
10,827
13,123
2,696
-
384,129
387,715
672,256
-
1,459,919
1,210,972
-
-
-
-
-
-
29,847
29,847
16,770
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,759
-
-
-
-
-
-
43,277
43,277
19,932
-
-
-
-
-
-
32,355
32,355
9,250
-
-
-
-
-
-
14,973
14,973
14,910
5,280
-
-
10,915
-
17,776
-
33,971
11,195
-
-
-
-
-
-
91,802
91,802
60,633
5,280
-
-
10,915
-
17,776
212,254
246,225
138,449
127,509
10,972
142
395,044
387,715
690,032
215,414
1,826,828
1,542,327

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3 Total Expenditure

Fundraising & Publicity
Designated Expenses
OUTREACH
Rough Sleepers Outreach
Service
Nightshelter
ACCOMMODATION
REFUGEE AND MIGRANT
SERVICES
OPPORTUNITY
Total Designated Expenses
Restricted Expenses
OUTREACH
Rough Sleepers Outreach
Service
Friday Night Meeting
Nightshelter
ACCOMMODATION
REFUGEE SUPPORT
Refugee and Migrant Services
Refugee Care Fund
OPPORTUNITY
Total Restricted Expenses
Total Charitable Expenditure		 Staff Costs
Direct
Costs
Indirect
Costs
Depreciation
Year ending
31.12.2021
Total
Year
ending
31.12.2020
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
51,405
1,877
-
-
53,282
54,213
54,804
10,568
12,702
592
78,666
108,352
313,269
73,535
17,863
2,685
407,352
425,098
124,943
186,752
19,241
9,965
340,901
385,516
374,097
102,007
136,302
3,827
616,233
399,328
-
10,978
10,183
1,552
22,713
24,608
867,113
383,840
196,291
18,621
1,465,865
1,342,902
29,847
-
-
5,794
35,641
16,770
-
-
-
-
-
4,448
43,277
-
-
-
43,277
19,932
32,355
-
-
-
32,355
9,250
14,973
-
-
-
14,973
14,910
-
12,446
-
-
12,446
11,587
90,792
1,010
-
-
91,802
60,633
211,244
13,456
-
5,794
230,494
137,530
1,129,762
399,173
196,291
24,415
1,749,641
1,534,645

Included in direct costs is auditor’s remuneration of £5,500 (2020: £5,095) plus VAT.

The difference between Staff Costs in the above and Employee Information in Note 4 is £60,649. This is due to staff life insurance; recruitment expenses and agency worker’s charges being included in the above but not in Note 4.

Fundraising and publicity costs relate mainly to staff working to secure grants and funding from a variety of organisations and grant-making trusts as well as organising fundraising events during the year.

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4 Employee information

mation
Salaries
Social security costs
Pension
Total		 2021
2020
£
£
941,450
828,969
64,846
60,076
62,817
54,410
1,069,113
943,455

The table below details how many FTE roles are required for each project/service

OPERATIONS
Management & administration
Fundraisers
OUTREACH
Rough Sleeper Outreach
EEA Outreach Worker
Nightshelter
FNM
Prison Outreach
ACCOMMODATION
No Recourse/Move on Housing
OPPORTUNITY
Pathways
REFUGEE SUPPORT
Refugee Support
ESOL
Total Employees
Total Full Time equivalents (FTE)		 2021
2020
6
6
2
2
1
1
2
2
11
12
0
0
0
1
5
5
5
3
9
9
7
6
48
47
42.1
41.5

No employee received remuneration of more than £60k in either 2021 or 2020.

Trustee remuneration is in accordance with the Memorandum & Articles of the Trust for services provided to the Trust. Trustee remuneration 2021: £nil (2020: £nil). Trustee expenses 2021: £100 (2020: £nil).

Remuneration of key management personnel for the year ended 31 December 2021 comprising the CEO, Director of Services and Head of Operations totalled £129,532 (2020: £147,138). A new Senior (Key) Management Team (SMT) was formed in January 2021, key management personnel remuneration in 2021 is therefore lower than 2020 owing to this change.

Redundancy costs during 2021 £5,856 (2020: £10,079).

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5 Movement in funds

Unrestricted Funds
Designated Funds
OUTREACH
Rough Sleeper Outreach Service
Nightshelter
ACCOMMODATION
REFUGEE AND MIGRANT SERVICES
OPPORTUNITY
CAPITAL PROJECT PURCHASE FUND
Total Designated Funds
Restricted Funds
OUTREACH
Rough Sleeper Outreach Service
Nightshelter
Nightshelter Purchase
ACCOMODATION
REFUGEE SUPPORT
Refugee and Migrant Services
Refugee Care Fund
OPPORTUNITY
Total Restricted Funds
Total movement in funds		 Opening
balance
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Closing
balance
2021
£
£
£
£
£
117,812
120,684
(53,282)
(34,906)
150,308
-
123,945
(78,666)
(45,279)
-
-
338,722
(407,352)
68,630
-
-
328,402
(340,901)
12,499
-
-
630,629
(616,233)
(14,396)
-
-
38,221
(22,713)
(15,508)
-
20,000
-
-
-
20,000
20,000
1,459,919
(1,465,865)
5,946
20,000
-
29,847
(35,641)
28,960
23,166
-
43,277
(43,277)
-
-
90,671
-
-
-
90,671
-
32,355
(32,355)
-
-
-
14,973
(14,973)
-
-
14,642
33,971
(12,446)
-
36,167
-
91,802
(91,802)
-
-
105,313
246,225
(230,494)
28,960
150,004
243,125
1,826,828
(1,749,641)
-
320,312

Restricted funds for Outreach, Accommodation, Refugee and Migrant Services, and Opportunity represent grants or specific donations received for a particular purpose, the balances at the year-end represent the following; -

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During 2020 a restricted gift of £20k towards the Nightshelter purchase was released by the donor to become unrestricted. The Trustees agreed to designate it as a Capital Project Purchase Fund.

Designated funds for Outreach, Accommodation, Refugee and Migrant Services, and Opportunity represent funds received to deliver a contracted service.

Any deficit in a designated fund will be covered from the unrestricted fund. Any surplus from a designated fund will be transferred to unrestricted at the year-end leaving all designated funds with a zero balance with the exception of the Capital Project Purchase Fund.

The purpose of the unrestricted fund is to:

6 Property, plant and equipment

Fixtures and
fittings		 Leasehold
improvements		 Motor
vehicles		 Total
Cost £ £ £ £
As at 1stJanuary 2021 109,282 - 13,720 123,002
Additions 6,731 28,960 - 35,691
Disposals (1,156) - - (1,156)
Cost at 31st December 2021 114,857 28,960 13,720 157,537
Depreciation
As at 1stJanuary 2021 80,183 - 9,556 89,739
Charge for the year 17,233 5,794 1,388 24,415
Eliminated on disposal (1,156) - - (1,156)
Depreciation at 31st December 2021 96,260 5,794 10,944 112,998
Net book value at 31st December
2021 18,597 23,166 2,776 44,539
Net book value at 31st December
2020		 29,099 - 4,164 33,263
rs
2021 2020
£ £
Accrued income & prepayments 159,109 214,694
Tax credit (gift-aid) 4,251 10,366
Total debtors 163,359 225,060

7 Debtors

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8 Short term deposits and cash and cash equivalents

Accounts over 90 days
Bank accounts
Total
9
Creditors falling due within one year
Deferred income
Creditors
Accrued expenses
Total creditors
Deferred income
At 1stJanuary
Received during the year
Released to incoming resources for
the year
At 31st December		 2021
2020
£
£
23,983
23,952
278,808
112,433
302,791
136,385
2021
2020
£
£
155,921
104,694
24,611
46,889
9,846
-
190,378
151,583
104,694
24,309
155,921
104,694
(104,694)
(24,309)
155,921
104,694

Income is deferred where income has been received in advance or the recognition criteria have not yet been met.

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10 Net assets held by funds

Unrestricted Funds
Designated Funds
OUTREACH
Rough Sleeper Outreach Service
Nightshelter
ACCOMMODATION
REFUGEE AND MIGRANT SERVICES
OPPORTUNITY
CAPITAL PROJECT PURCHASE FUND
Total Designated Funds
Restricted Funds
OUTREACH
Rough Sleeper Outreach Service
Nightshelter Purchase
ACCOMMODATION
REFUGEE SUPPORT
Refugee Care Fund
Total Restricted Funds
Total Funds		 Property,
plant and
equipment
Debtors
Bank
and cash
Creditors
Total 2021
Total
2020
£
£
£
£
£
£
2,597
18,410
139,190
(9,889)
150,308
117,812
400
5,229
84,557
(90,186)
-
-
1,612
594
4,399
(6,605)
-
-
10,663
6,965
(13,810)
(3,818)
-
-
4,144
99,152
(84,301)
(18,995)
-
-
1,957
33,010
(25,791)
(9,176)
-
-
-
-
20,000
-
20,000
20,000
18,776
144,950
(14,946)
(128,780)
20,000
20,000
23,166
-
51,709
(51,709)
23,166
-
-
-
90,671
-
90,671
90,671
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
36,167
-
36,167
14,642
23,166
-
178,547
(51,709)
150,004
105,313
44,539
163,360
302,791
(190,378)
320,312
243,125

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11 Financial commitments and contingent liabilities

At the year end the charitable company was committed to making the following payments under operating leases in the coming year:

Expiring within one year
Expiring within two to five
years
Expiring over five years
Total		 Property
£
Equipment
£
Total 2021
£
Total 2020
£
126,765
-
126,765
74,828
123,441
-
123,441
111,139
-
-
-
3,993
250,206
-
250,206
189,960

12 Pension costs

During the year defined contribution pension costs of £62,817 (2020: £54,410) were paid on behalf of 43 employees (2020: 43) to pension schemes administered independently of the charitable company. There were no pension liabilities outstanding at the year end.

13 Related Party Transactions

KAP was previously part of the King’s Arms Trust (Bedford) (KAT) and shared some of the same Trustees (Directors) until January 2022.

During the period, rent, pensions and service charges of £103,459 (2020: £102,604) were paid to KAT for use of offices, conference and transportation facilities at King’s House. This figure also includes the pension costs that are collected by the pension provider from KAT – see note 12. There was an outstanding balance of £nil (2020: £5,029) due to the KAT at the year end.

During 2021, KAT gave a total of £21,552 (2020: £22,555) to KAP. This consisted of gifts from the King’s Arms Church and also repayments for services KAP provided to KAT. There was no outstanding balance in 2021 promised to KAP at the year-end (2020: £nil).

14 Post Balance Sheet Events

Please refer to the Risk Management section of the Trustees’ Report on page(s) 17 and 18.

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