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Sanctus Financial statements Year ended 31st December 2023

Trustees' annual report
Independent Examiners Report
Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income & Expenditure)
Balance Sheet
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Sanctus 2023 Annual Report - Summary of Activities and Achievements

Sanctus

30-32 Broomfield Road Chelmsford Essex CM1 1SW

Charity No. 1150313 T: 01245 257985

Sanctus 2023 Annual Report - Summary of Activities and Achievements

Sanctus

Charity Name: Sanctus Registered charity number: 1150313 Charities principal address: 30-32 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1SW

History

Year Created: 2011 Years in successful operation to date: 12

Trustees

Stephen Turoff – Founder and Trustee Emma Goldie – Founder and Trustee Emma Hughes – Trustee until June 2023 (CEO Appointed in February 2023) Barry Ansley – Trustee Ian Nicholson – Trustee Angela Hickling – Trustee (resigned 24 August 2023) Nick Hickling – Trustee (resigned 24 August 2023) Roy Fuller – Trustee (Appointed 21 September 2023) Deborah Johnston – Trustee (Appointed 21 September 2023) Nigel Hardy – Trustee (Appointed 21 September 2023)

Structure, Management and Control

The charity’s strategy and overall management control is set and completed by the Trustees. The Trustees are made up of the original founders as well as experienced personnel both from within the sector and specialist fields. The three newest trustees were appointed in September of 2023, bringing between them a depth of business structure, human resources and project management experience. Unfortunately, two trustees had to step down due to family health issues.

A team of four report to the CEO Emma Hughes and complete the day-to-day operational management of the charity. Their responsibilities are split as:

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Café Manager – Responsible for the operational elements of the charity including the café team and therefore the extensive procurement and provision of food and hot drinks that Sanctus offers.

Hub Manager – Responsible for the Hub team and therefore the wide range of support and assistance sessions held as part of the Hub. The Hub Manager also acts as liaison to many other organisations and charities that utilise Sanctus.

Fundraising Manager – Responsible for fundraising, communicating with our supporters and also maintaining our social media channels.

Finance Manager – Responsible for the operational elements of the charity including HR and Finance.

This structure allows a good balance between strategic direction, monitoring, and day-to-day operational management. It also gives the Sanctus team, including the volunteers, clear reporting, and feedback lines. Having a CEO in place now, especially someone with the experience that Emma Hughes has within Sanctus and the wider support community, gives stability and guidance to the running of all aspects of the charity.

Charity Overview – Objectives, Activities and Outcomes

Summary

Sanctus is a charity supporting homeless and vulnerable people in Chelmsford and the surrounding areas. We are the only daycentre in a significant part of Essex, opening 5 days per week, 52 weeks per year. We made the decision at the end of 2022 to move from 7 days a week opening to 5. In November 2023 we were able to obtain funding to have Saturday opening for November, December and the first three months of 2024.

Sanctus is a lifeline for the vulnerable and homeless in the city of Chelmsford and the surrounding areas. We provide a safe warm supportive environment where anyone who wishes can come to eat, shelter from the cold and be around others with the aim of preventing loneliness, offering tailored support and assistance to help improve quality of life without judgment or selection.

Daily, Sanctus provides hot nutritious meals, drinks, clothing, rough sleeping resources and a wide range of support services, helping people to get back on their feet and make positive steps forward. We are rebuilding the community from the bottom up, person by person.

The charity provided nearly 17,000 free hot meals and more than 2,000 free support and mentoring sessions via the Sanctus Support Hub. Just one of the Hub support sessions may enable a benefits issue to be resolved, a housing application to be submitted, signposting to wider services or may be part of the journey to prevent someone from taking drastic steps.

In addition, more than 16,000 items of food that would have gone to waste were collected from local businesses and distributed via the café’s food bank service.

The purpose of our organisation it to provide a centre in the heart of the city where individuals, with various complex needs, can come and receive food and support. This is a community space, which we invite other service providers to utilise, to generate a holistic approach to supporting individuals.

We believe that everyone should have a safe and secure home, food on the table and network of support. Our aim is to be there for vulnerable people at a moment of crisis and provide them with the

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necessary help. From this moment, we then work alongside them in their journey to recovery to help them to take steps to lead a positive life. Referrals to other services can often take time, which leaves individuals in an extremely vulnerable state. At Sanctus, we can provide immediate support in these interim periods and continue to provide support alongside other services.

What is unique about our services, is there is no criteria to receive our support. Our work is person centred, meaning we tailor our support offering to everyone. We aim to help vulnerable individuals to build confidence and trust in support services, so they can receive help both from us and other agencies and statutory services.

2023 Achievements

Those who have benefited.

We engage and rebuild the lives of many of the most vulnerable in our community. We provide the opportunity to create optimum conditions for change, alongside a community environment for cohesion, tolerance and overcoming barriers.

Recipients of our services include:

Sanctus Support Hub has facilitated an average of 230 support sessions per month during 2023 (supporting over 550 individuals). This has resulted in a wide range of successful outcomes including.

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Areas of Support (and numbers of service users supported)

Utility Support - 194

This includes purchasing gas and electricity for the service user, completing budgets, and contacting suppliers for top-ups and the British Gas fund to clear debts. We also advise the service user to contact CAB for vouchers worth £49 or their housing providers.

Mental Health Support - 273

This involves contacting the 111 service or their GP when possible, attending appointments with them, and ensuring they have all crisis telephone numbers (e.g., Samaritans, SHOUT, Papyrus). We also complete self-referrals for talking therapies with the NHS and our in-house counsellor.

Housing Related - 311

This covers rent arrears, neighbourhood issues, ASB, and repairs, providing tailored support as needed. We speak with neighbourhood managers, arrange appointments, and attend them with service users. For example, we assisted an extremely vulnerable service user whose home was full of damp and Mold. A repair was urgently raised, and he was provided with new carpets, a washing machine, and other items by his HA, significantly improving his mental health and self-esteem.

Domestic Violence - 4

We supported an extremely vulnerable older woman with lifelong learning disabilities who moved into sheltered accommodation within a week after deciding to leave her coercive husband of 30 years.

Addiction - 211

We advise on in-house support services like STARS and the DASS team (Drug and Alcohol Street Support Team), make referrals to Open Road, and support letters written to detox facilities.

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Tenancy Sustainment - 36

For example, a service user who had been hospitalized for nearly three months discovered a bailiff letter stating they would be evicted in two days. Staff took him to the local county court and filed an N244 form for a hearing the next day, which was granted. We contacted the Chelmsford City Council tenancy sustainment officer, who attended court with us. The judge granted a suspension, and the client was advised to clear rent arrears within six weeks. Staff supported him in accessing his pension online, clearing all arrears, and receiving additional support at home due to his health conditions, including claiming PIP.

Child Protection - 1

Staff supported a service user during her pregnancy. Due to her mental health and her partner’s previous neglect case, the baby was placed on the child protection register. Staff attended all meetings, supported them in applying for a larger property, and advocated for them as needed. The child is now eight months old and has been taken off the child protection register.

The Hub prides itself on working in partnership with a range of specialised agencies to support the wider needs of our service users. This has included.

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The Support Hub has engaged with every individual seeking assistance. The Hub has also been successful in accessing monies that has created a small fund to provide travel and essential items for those in desperate need. This has enabled us to provide basic mobile phones and credit to rough sleepers needing to connect with accommodation services, emergency train and bus tickets to medical appointments, court hearings and reaching out of area accommodation. We have also provided top up for electric, white goods, furniture, and emergency food packages in extreme cases where the individual has no other means to get by or set up and maintain a new home.

The Hub also arranged the funeral for a deceased service users who had no known family, ensuring that they had respectful services attended by their friends and associates.

A vital part of the work of the Hub is signposting to other organisations such as the Citizens Advice Bureau, accessing GP services and advocating for the clients to make and attend vital appointments for their mental and physical wellbeing, where they do not have the confidence or means to make these steps themselves.

Approach

Sanctus is a standalone charity, and we aim to provide a service different to other provisions available. We are highly accepting of all. We build a community based around the café which is seen as a gateway for vulnerable individuals to begin accessing wider support. We find that people are drawn to Sanctus because of our free food and drink provisions which are delivered from our permanent premises with seating. By them attending and us having continuity of staff, we can then build relationships and trust which makes our service users more inclined to access the wider support services available.

We appreciate that every charity and individual success story is only achieved through an eco-system of integrated support services. Ours is a different approach to people attending a street kitchen or being asked to attend ad-hoc appointments in an institutional environment, where they do not have established relationships which they may have difficulty finding, anxiety entering or just not feel welcome or comfortable.

Our work is designed to support extremely vulnerable individuals with a range of complex needs. We support people of different ages, different disabilities, genders, race, religions and beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, as well as marital status and pregnancy. We find that those who use our services have a lack of trust with different agencies, organisations and statutory bodies which often means they are not fully interacting with support. We work alongside each person to build trust which helps them to begin engaging with us and other services. The circumstances that our clients have found themselves in, means we do not have support networks and Sanctus operates in a way where we become that support network. We work with people whom other sources of support have failed, been inappropriate or are simply not available.

As well as the longer-term support that we offer our clients, which is focused on long term sustainable solutions, we also support people at a moment of crisis and provide immediate support. Such

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circumstances include, someone has found themselves newly homeless, they have no clothes, or food and nowhere to stay, they can come to us at Sanctus, and we will provide them with the initial sustenance and support. This then leads them on to access our wider support services as well as referrals to other agencies. Another example would be, someone is fleeing domestic abuse, they have no clothes, furniture or essential items and no access to funds. We will provide them with the items they need whilst also working alongside them to sort benefits and banking, as well as wider support. Our work does not replicate other services of statutory bodies, but instead fills a gap and complements the work of other agencies.

The following data demonstrates that individuals find accessing support difficult, and especially difficult when they do not have an associated support network throughout the process. However, when people are helped with navigating and completing such support, there are high levels of success.

56% of people who require access to support services to assist accommodation, addiction, or other vulnerability issues report that they find it either ‘extremely difficult’ or ‘not possible’ to interact with such services.

On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 was “a great deal of stress” and one is “little or no stress,” it was found that the average stress level for people with emotional support in place was 5 out of 10 compared to 6.3 out of 10 for people without emotional support.

94% of addiction clients, and 86% of self-esteem clients, 76% of Anxiety clients, and 74% of Depression clients confirmed their issue had either "Improved" or "Significantly Improved” when they had access to support services.

(Data sourced from the Mental Health Foundation and Does Counselling Work? Survey.)

This data demonstrates that the Sanctus approach is highly effective as we provide them with immediate and interim support, and we then work alongside them to guide them through subsequent support to have successful outcomes.

Sanctus is also an active member of the Homelessness Forum and chairs a subgroup within it. We host multiple agencies and recognise how key it is to work with them, even those who may be competing for funding. Within this network we have worked with other service providers to develop fundraising bids and campaigns as we acknowledge that we are all working towards the same shared goal.

Range of Services

Sanctus’s range of free services now includes but are not exclusive to:

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We are open Monday to Friday throughout the year; our usual opening hours are:

We also open over the Christmas and Easter period.

Our Hub facility is operated across the working week with support often provided outside of these hours.

Our key outcomes, all provided for free:

Success can mean very different things to each of our service users, it could be that we have supported someone from being street homeless into permanent housing, or someone has been able to find a job and become self-sufficient, or it can simply be that someone who was averse to receiving help, now engages with services. Some of our key outcomes during the year have included:

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Going Forward

We will continue to build on the support that we have provided to date. We will do this by expanding the organisations, charities, and community members to help us strengthen our service provision. We will be continuing to expand our pool of volunteers with like-minded individuals, train and support our team to extend their skills sets and engage with local professions to access any professional services we may require.

We will also add to our team and appropriate skills sets. We will continue to put maximum time and effort into supporting the homeless and vulnerable with a place of safety away from volatile situations such as drinking and drug taking and other risky behaviours and helping them access housing, work and a life worth living.

In early 2024 we will be opening a Sanctus Charity Shop, which will bring in additional revenue and increase the awareness of the charity in Chelmsford. It will also allow our service users to volunteer in the shop, giving them work experience in a retail outlet that can be used on future CV’s and references for job applications.

Sources of Funds

Sanctus are extremely grateful to all the supporters who enable us to assist so many vulnerable people within our community. 2023 was focused on continuing to widen our supporter base with a focus on the long-term sustainability of the charity. With a long-term lease for our new building, we have also been able to submit bids for larger and often, more established funds. We are now a 12-year proven charity with a clear 10-year horizon.

The cost-of-living crisis, allied with the war in Ukraine did reduce the number of fundraising opportunities. However, continued increased support from businesses, both local and national as well as individuals enabled us to continue to provide all our services, albeit having to reduce our opening hours from 7 days to Monday to Friday. We are extremely grateful to all supporters and funders who helped us in 2023, and we would particularly like to acknowledge, Chelmsford City Council and the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for their long-term support of the charity.

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Sources of funds for 2023 have been received from wide and varied sources.

We were successful in obtaining a grant from the Lottery covering 5 years (giving us 2 payments per year)

Some examples of Charitable Trusts and Foundation are:

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Whatever the size of the donation and whether that support was financial, or donations in-kind such as volunteering, clothes, food, or other items, we would like to thank everyone who has supported Sanctus in 2023.

All our supporters should be proud of their contribution to the outcomes achieved during the year.

We are looking forward to the journey ahead of us and we thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for their support. Without our supporters Sanctus would not be achieving what it is, and we will keep on feeding, listening to, supporting, and fighting for the vulnerable and needy of our community.

Other Required Details:

Exemptions of disclosure

Other than for the purposes of confidentiality and/or GDPR no information has been withheld.

Reserves

The charity endeavours to maintain two months funds as reserves and is seeking to increase this as fundraising activities allow.

Funds held as custodian on behalf of others.

We do not have custodian Trustees. All Trustees are managing Trustees and are an active part of the Board.

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees SANCTUS On aGcounts for the year ended ST 31 DECEMBER 2023 Charity no (if any) 1150313 Set out on pages 1-28 I report to the trustees on my examinatK)n of the accounts of the above charity {W)o T7uÉV') for tho y09r ondod 31112123. Responsibilitias and bas15 of report As the charitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ wrth ts requirements of the Charitses Act 2011 llhe Acf.) I report in respect of my examination of Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable DIrect￿n5 given by the Charity Commission urwjer soCti¢)n 145{5)Ib> of the Aci. Independent The chanty's gross income exceeded £250.000 and l am qualifled lo examlnerfs statement undertake the examination by baing a qualffied member ACCA. I have completed my examination. l ¢￿fim7 that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that In, any material r&sFect'. the accounting records were not kept in accordarra with section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the accounts did r￿t accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply wrth the applicable requirements conceming Ihe ft)mi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an ind8pendent examination, I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention sh¢)uld be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reathed. Signed: Date: 31 lia12 Narne: CLAIRE BULLEN Relevant professional quallflcation{sl or l)ody (rf any): ACCA IER Oct 2018

Address." TAYLOR, VINEY & MARLOW LTD 46-54 HIGH STREET INGATESTONE, CM4 9DW Section B Oisclosure Only complete If the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examinab'on of tharity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here bri￿ details of any items that the examiner wishes to i5¢105e. IER Oct 2018

Sanctus

Statement of financial activities Year ended 31st December 2023

Notes
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
(Note 3)
S01
Charitable activities
S02
Other trading activities
S03
Investments
S04
Separate material item of income
S05
Other
(Note 4)
S06
S07
Resources expended (Note 5)
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
S08
Charitable activities
S09
Separate material item of expense
S10
Other
S11
S12
S13
Net gains/(losses) on investments
S14
S15
Extraordinary items
S16
S17
S18
Other gains/(losses)
S19
S20
Reconciliation of funds:
S21
S22
Total funds carried forward
Total
Net income/(expenditure) before investment
gains/(losses)
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Other recognised gains/(losses):
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use
Total
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£
211,161 123,983 335,145 292,384
30,060 - 30,060 16,362
- - - 822
812 - 812 18
- - - -
- - -
242,033 123,983 366,017 309,586
13,624 3,858 17,482 38,556
201,670 118,162 319,832 301,486
- - - -
- - - -
215,295 122,020 337,315 340,042
26,739 1,963 28,702 30,456
-
- - - -
26,739 1,963 28,702 30,456
-
- - - -
- -
- - - -
- - - -
26,739 1,963 28,702 30,456
-
51,108 68,775 119,882 150,338
77,847 70,738 148,584 119,882

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Sanctus Balance sheet As at 31st December 2023 Unr•slrffA•d Ib)¢om• Total th1• fund8 Tolal last Flxed assets Tonglble au•ts F01 F02 F04 F05 (Note 10) Total Ilx•d ass•ts Current assets D•blorn (Nolo 11) Cash at bank and In h•nd (Nol• 13) rot•l curr•ntass•ts B10 13.360 13,360 11,949 ,924 CredftorJ: amounts falllng du• wlthln on• year (Noto 121 811 34,143 11.925 46,C68 19,028 N•t ¢¢KYwt •8••WllablllU•s) 812 Tot•1 •M•ts l•s• currnit IlabKItI•$ 813 Credltorn.. amounts lalllng aft•r on• y••r tNot• 12) Provlslon• IOT Ilabllltl•• 814 Total net a¥s•ts orll•bllftl Fund8 of thè Charity R••tricted Incorne funds INoi• 1¥ FSx•d AMgts (Funded froffl R••trlct•d funds) Unr•8trSd•d fund• 816 77,847 70.737 148,584 119,882 81a 34,135 36.603 34.135 36,603 77.847 13,106 55,888 51,108 B19 Total lund$ 821 77.847 Sgned by ono LY InAIth8 behall ol 8U the Iruslees N i &ff.L k4rtQs?1 Pag8 14

Sanctus Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31st December 2023

Note 1 Basis of preparation

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

The Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014

and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.*

1.2 Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

1.3 Change of accounting policy

The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note 2.

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Note 2 Accounting policies
2.2 INCOME
Recognition of income These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
• the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
· it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and
• the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required
Offsetting or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income
Grants and donations recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
Government grants The charity has not received government grants in the reporting period
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the
Tax reclaims on donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift
donations and gifts and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or
the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.
Donated goods are received by the charity and often includes fresh food requiring rapid
Donated goods distribution to beneficiaries.The trustees consider it impractical to count and value these
goods .
Support costs The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described
in the trustees’ annual report.
Income from interest, This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can
royalties and dividends be measured reliably.
2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or
constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of
the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Governance and support
costs		 Support costs include central function costs and have been allocated to activity cost
categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources on a reasonable, justifiable
and consistant basis,
Redundancy cost The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
Deferred income No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
Creditors The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade
discounts
A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently
Provisions for liabilities measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the
reporting date

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Note 2 (Cont) Accounting policies

2.4 ASSETS Tangible fixed assets for use by charity

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £250

They are valued at cost.

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value over the useful economic life of the asset as follows:

Leasehold Improvements Over 5 years Fixtures & fittings Over 5 years Plant and machinery 50% straight line

Debtors

Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.

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Note 3 Analysis of income

Donations andgifts
Gift Aid
General grants provided by government/other
charities
Other
Total
Fundraising activities
Other
Total
Other
Total
Interest income
Rental and leasingincome
Other
Total
Other - Job retention scheme
Total
TOTAL INCOME
Other trading
activities:
Income from
investments:
Analysis
Donations
and legacies:
Charitable
activities:		 Analysis Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£
Donations andgifts 125,674 8,437 134,111 117,062
Gift Aid 11,462 861 12,323 14,390
General grants provided by government/other
charities		 74,000 114,685 188,685 160,932
Other 25 - 25
Total 211,161 123,983 335,145 292,384
Fundraising activities 30,060 - 30,060 16,362
- - - -
- - - -
Other - - - -
Total 30,060 - 30,060 16,362
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Other - - 822
Total - - - 822
Interest income 812 - 812 18
- - - -
Rental and leasingincome - - -
Other - - - -
Total 812 - 812 18
Other - Job retention scheme - - -
Total - - - -
242,033 123,983 366,017 309,586

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Note 5 Analysis of expenditure

Expenditure on raising funds:
Analysis		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Total funds
£
This year		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Total funds
£
This year		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Total funds
£
This year		 Last year
Total funds
£
Wages & salaries 6,382 3,366 9,748 30,485
Other fundraising costs 7,242 492 7,734 8,071
Total expenditure on raising funds 13,624 3,858 17,482 38,556
Expenditure on charitable activities:
Café 77,273 18,538 95,811 110,446
Hub 12,021 52,202 64,223 84,702
Support costs Note 6 112,376 47,422 159,798 106,338
Total expenditure on charitable
activities		 201,670 118,162 319,832 301,486
Separate material item of expense
- - -
- - -
- - -
Total - - -
Other
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Total other expenditure		 - - -
215,295 122,020 337,315 340,042

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Note 6 Support Costs

This year

Support cost Total 2022
£ £
Staff costs 46,568 16,529
Rent rates & utilities,
repairs & Insurance.		 103,475 81,630
Communications & IT 8,387 6,492
General Office 730 542
Finance costs 116 704
Motor & Travel 43
Audit fee 480 390
Legal & professional - 0
Other 50
Total 159,798 106,337

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Note 7 Paid employees

7.1 Staff Costs

7.1 Staff Costs
Social security costs
Pension costs (defined contribution scheme) (Note 9)
Other employee benefits
Total staff costs
Salaries and wages		 This year
£		 Last year
£
179,394 199,421
7,166 8,319
2,889 3,095
-
189,449 210,835

No employee received an income of more than £60,000 during the year

7.2 Average head count in the year

Total This year
Number		 Last year
Number
12 14

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Note 8 Details of certain items of expenditure

8.1 Fees for examination of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of
accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing
was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).
Other fees (for example: financial advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid
to the independent examiner
Independent examiner’s fees
Assurance services other than audit or independent examination
Tax advisory fees		 This year
£		 Last year
£
480 390
-
- -
- -

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Sanctus Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31st December 2023

Note 9 Defined contribution pension scheme or defined benefit scheme accounted for as a defined contribution scheme.

Amount of contributions recognised in the SOFA as an expense This year
£		 Last year
£
2,889 3,095

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Sanctus Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31st December 2023

Note 10 Tangible fixed assets

10.1 Cost

10.1 Cost
At the beginning of the year
Additions
Disposals
At end of the year
*Basis*
 Rate
At beginning of the year
Depreciation
At end of the year
Net book value at the beginning of the year
Net book value at the end of the year
10.3 Net book value
10.2 Depreciation		 Leasehold
improvements
£		 Plant &
Machinery
£		 Fixtures, fittings
and equipment
£		 Total
£
56,005 13,113 32,997 102,115
3,329 3,329
- - - -
56,005 16,442 32,997 105,444
SL SL SL

Over 5 years		 50% per
annum		 Over 5 years
22,402 10,478 13,198 46,078
11,201 4,301 6,599 22,101
33,603 14,779 19,797 68,179
33,603 2,635 19,799 56,037
22,402 1,663 13,200 37,264

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Sanctus Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31st December 2023

Note 11 Debtors and prepayments

11.1 Analysis of debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
Total		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- -
13,360 11,949
- -
13,360 11,949

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Sanctus Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31st December 2023

Note 12 Creditors and accruals

12.1 Analysis of creditors

12.1 Analysis of creditors
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Total		 Amounts falling due within
oneyear		 Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
This year
£		 Last year
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
1,104 2,461 - -
40,340 13,177 - -
3,559 2,388 - -
1,064 1,002 - -
46,068 19,028 - -

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Sanctus Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31st December 2023

Note 13 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and on hand Total

This year
£		 Last year
£
144,026 70,924
144,026 70,924

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Sanctus Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31st December 2023

Note 15 Charity funds- restricted

15.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

Fund names Type PE, EE
**R or UR ***
Purpose and Restrictions		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 Gains and
losses
£		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
Anon individual R Salary ofpart timefundraiser 3,366 -3,366 - - -
Anon individual R Client special needsfund 1,818 2,000 -1,818 2,000
Anon individual R Purchase of kitchenequipment 528 2,000 -2,494 34
Anon individual R Salaries ofpersonel in kitchen 2,673 -2,673 -
NationwideBuilding Society R Salaries of Hub support workers &
Broadbandfor 1year		 4,517 -4,517 -
Trustees R Fundsforprinter 72 -72 -
Anon individual R Purchase of wheelchair 130 -130 -
Chelmsford CC R Salary ofsupporthubmanager 15,505 -15,505
ECF R Hub support Stafftraining,& printing 11,900 -10,974 926
National Lottery UR general 25,000 -25,000 -
ECF R Café salaries 7,500 -1,875 5,625
Walter Farthing R Winter café opening 5,000 - 1,750 3,250
PoliceVVCS R Rent, Utilities and support ofyoung people 9,855 -5,779 4,076
Garfield Western R Rent & café salaries 20,000 - 20,000 -
Chelmsford CC community funding
scheme		 R Rent & support of young people 8,000 -8,000 -
EssexCC changingfutures R Salary of Tenancy Support Officer 11,925 -8,944 2,981
FSJ Trust R Winter opening 2,000 2,000
Hopestead R Café supervisors salary 10,000 -3,000 7,000
Elijahs Pot R Client special needs & support staff salaries 13,000 -7,260 5,740
Anon individuals R Client special needs/ funding platform fee etc 1,712 - 1,212 500
Anon individuals R Repair of leaking gas pipe 3,586 -3,586 0
Sundry 2 2
Total Funds 13,106 148,983 - 127,955 - - 34,135

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Sanctus Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31st December 2023

Note 16 Transactions with trustees and related parties

16.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits as follows

Name of trustee Legal authority (eg
order, governing
document)		 Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value
Remuneration Pension
contribution		 Redundancy
(including
loss of
office)/ex
gratia		 Other TOTAL
£ £ £ £ £
This year : Emma Hughes
(Resigned as trustee 30th June
2023)		 Governing Document 17,040 421 - - 17,461
Last year : Emma Hughes Governing Document 29,824 708 30,532

No trustee expenses have been incurred in the year or previous year

16.2 Related Parties

In the period the charity received donations of £7,964 from a charity (Ministry of Enlightenment) in which two of the Trustees are also Trustees

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