Qeg i £tYar COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 05653946 CHARITY NUM8ER." 1151656 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 *ABDN8G4H' 3010912022 COMPANIES HOUSE A23 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION R•glstered ¢harlty name Fiscus North Limited {8y Guarantee) Charlty reglstrntlon number 1151656 Comp•ny reglstratlon number 05653946 Prlnclpal office •nd r•glstered cL￿P Centre offl¢e Whitehouse Road Hendon Sundedand SR2 8AH The trustees Mr. A. McGill Mrs. L. Robson Mr. D. Watson Ms L Rutter Company secretary Mrs. J. Elliott Accountants Torgersens Chartered accountant Somerford 8uildings Norfolk Street Sunderland SR1 1EE Indèp•nd•nt Examin•r Mrs A Henshaw FCCA Torgersens Chartered accountants Somerford Buildings Norfolk Street Sundertand SR1 IEE Bankers The Co-operative Bank Pl PO Box 250 Skelmersdale WN8 6WT FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes ol company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year erKled 31 December 2021. Admlnlstratlon detalls FISCUS North Limited is a company limited by guarantee (Company No. 05653946} first regislergd on 14 De¢ember 2005 and was registered as a charity {No. 1151656) on 16 April 2013. Th• principal address and rogislered officg of Ihe ¢harttable company i$= C¢>op Centre Whitehouse Road Hendon Sunderland SR2 8AH The trustws who served the ¢haritsbl• company durlng the year werè: Mr. A. McGill Mrs. L. Robson Mr. D. Watson Ms. L. R. Rutter Organlsallonal Structure. Gov•rnance and Management FISCUS North Limited {by guarantee) is a registered charity. set up to relieve poverty and advance education in the North of England. The provistons of tts Mernorandum and Article$ of Association govem Fiscus North Limited {by Guarantee) has a Board of Management who are responsiblé for the slralegi direclion of policy of the charitable company. At present the committee has four members from a variety of backgrounds relevant to the work of the charitable company. The Charity CEO is appointed by the Trustee5 to develop and manage the operations and actNlties of the charity. Recruitment of Trnstees The Directors of the charitsble company are also trustees for the purposes of Charity law and under the haritable company's articles are known as members of the Board of Management. The trustees are appointed by the members ofthe charitable company at the annual general meeting. Tru$lee vacancies can only be filled by Cctropled Iruslees until the next AGM. Rlsk Analysls The Iruslees have a duty to identify and review the risks to whth the charitable company is exposed and to ensure that appropnate systems and controls are estsblished to mitigate those risks and lo provide ￿aSOnable assurance against fraud and error. To ensure all assels and services are appropriately insured. Major risks have been reviewed and procedures are in place to maintain qualty. These procedu￿5 are peric#Jically reviewed. at feast annualty. in order to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charitable company. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Object8 and Actlvltles The object of the charitable company. which has been a¢cepted as a ¢haritable obj'ect by thg Charity Commissioners. is to relieve Fijvety by provKling and promoting the provision of financial advice. information and support services lo persons INing and working in the North East ol England 1.the area of benefit") who are in condition of need, hardship or distress by reason of their soeial or economic circumstances and advance the education of such persons in the areas of financial manag9ment through the provision ol information. advice. training and debt management assistance so they are better equipped to meet their needs and lo participate more fulty in society. Actlvltl•s Tho charitable company meets its objectives through our activtties and services which wè provide at FISCUS operating from the Co-op Centre, Hendon. Many of our advice and crisis services are delivered al community outreach sile5 as well as locally accessible Foodbank community venues across the City of Sunderfand. The Co•OP Centre is our main communTty base and is a building of nofvtraditional ¢onslrudion built from rewcled shipping containers and silualed on Whilehouse Road in the heart of the Hendon communty in Sundedand. Public B•n•fit Statemènt The Trustees have had regard tr) the Charitses Commission guidance on their legal duty on public benefrt.. and are satisfied that the charitable company delivers public benefit and due regard is paid to the evidence on wblic benefft when deciding on what new projects and activities tho charity should undertake. Achlevements and Performance 2021 has been another unforgettable year wrlh the COVID-19 pandemi¢ continuing to dominat? our work for most of this year and teyond. We have continued lo provide our core activities of Benefits & Money Advice and Crisis support. We havo worked wilh partners existing and new. We hav& ¢onlinu6d to adapt and be flexible and respond lo the continued effects of the pandemic. We have continued to support people in crisis and at risk ol crisis and we have reached and supported the wider eofflmunily including service user5. peer support group5. local residents and those most vulnerable and hardest hil by COVID-19.' we have undertaken what we do best helping those in cri515. We have worked in partnership with n¢w groups. organisation$ and indivKluals to enable us to support people throughout the pandemic. Last year we outllned 4 $trategl¢ goals for 2021: l. Helplng P•opl• Thmugh Crlsls 2. Creatlng Communlty Spaces to Connecl 3. Sustainable Recycl• & R•us• 4. Dlverslty, Equality & Incluslon In our work and communltles we work wlth The lable below idenlif*s some of the progress and achievements towards these goals.. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Thro h Crfsls Progress Made Goal$ for 2021 were.. Addftlonal Resourc•s 389 People Benefitted from Wetlare Benefits & Debt Advice at FISCUS Coop Centre. Project was sustained after funding ended mid-year and we aim to secure additional funds to maintain the ro ect in 2022 535 People benefitted from supwrt al 6 foodbanks Ir8ducing to 5 when Rtverlrfe closed). Community foodbanks in Sunderland. The ro ecl is fvjrther funded fof 2022 55+ Young Teenage Mams and their babies, children and families supported. The project expanded to include weekly fresh truit & veg and food parcels for the young mams most in need. We delivered 780 f¢)od arcels in 2021 252 BAME adults, children and babies supported 1296 after 44 babies receiving full 'Bundles' were boml We worked with 4 main community partners to achieve this: S81C, New Horizons, FODI and ICOS 2. Crnatlng Communlty Spaces to Connect Fundlng SAFE Prolect Advice & Supp Community Foodbanks Advice & Crisis Outreach Serv￿5 Young Parents Project Supporting BAME Asylum Seekers. Refugees and Families in Need Growing our Garden & Allotment Community Tumed an unused space into a ful￿s1ze Community Garden & btment. We achieved this goal with help from our staff, volunteers arKI Home-Grown CIC who excavated and landscaped the new outdoor s ce With support from Awards for All we revarnped the community kitchen and rrtted it out with commercial equipment. My Sisters. Krtchen is ready to be established as an indgpendenl CIC al the start of 2022 We revamped a 50 square melre ground-floor room at the C¢￿P Centre as our new communty meetiThJ space Our new community garden space has become a popular space to connect amon our volunteers. staff and tenants 3. Sustalnable Communlty R8eycl• & Reuse Community Kitchen & Café Spaces for Hgalth and Wel being Bundles for Babies Baby Bank O- 24 months Childrer) & Young People's Clothes 8ank 2+ - 15 years & Commun Clothes Bank Communi Rec le Sho We ￿ritted the clothes bank wrth commercial dis 4. Dlverse & Incluslve Communlty Opportunltles We expanded our Baby Bank and purchased a 2nd shipping container lo house the lonnes of donations we receive each ear We developed the 2r￿ largest space al the Co-op Cenlrg lo create Sundertand Clothes Bank- 65 square metre space la fittin Equality & Diversity among our people, services and communities Collaborating and sharing resources with BAME Organisat￿nS and communitie$ We expanded our services. made Ihem more accessible including for BAME individuals. children and families. We reviewed our & Diversi Polic in 2021 252 BAME adults, children and babies supported We worked with 4 community organisalions in Sunderland who support people from BAME communtlies and nationalities.. SBIC, New Horizons. FODI and ICOS FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Ouring 2021. emerging from the COVIO-19 pandemic. FISCUS and the cO￿P Centre remained open and fully operational throughout. Non& of our Small staff team were furlou9hed- things remained business as usual. We continued lo ensure safe-working praetices and premises and followed Govèrnment guidance. FISCUS board of trustees. slaff, volunteers and community partners enabled the suttessful delivery of a wde range of COVID-19 and community crisis support. community advice sèivices and community activities during the year. FISCUS continued to work in partnership other like-minded charities and charitable communty organisations and specialist partners for the benefrt of those most in need in Hendon & East End and widèr Sunderland's most di5advanlaged communities. The funding landscape has dramatic811y changed due to COVID-19. It has been challènging to identify available funding for our prKJrilies for 2022. This is partly due to the cessation of our &yoar SAFE Th9 National Lottery Fund, Help Through Crisis ITNLFI which ended in the period. Funding opportunities were further compounded due lo the effects of COVID-19 dominating thè funding arena. (including TNLFI which as a non-themed charity. we have seen fvnding opportunities decrease. This was particularly tnje for multi-year funds those that would potentially fund us for more than one yèar. We have devéloped funding strategy for 2021-2022 to bring us out of the pandemic and slabilise the organis8tion for Ihe year ahead and the following year to come. We made a managed loss this year. p￿dOmInantIY due to an overall increase in expenditure arKI a reduction in rental income. We maintained a careful approach lo our ineome and expenditure and ended the period 2021 in a stable finaneial position- we are commencing 2022 financial year with total funds available of £250.419 which includes designaled r8seNes of £163.248 (for the Ciwp Cenlre Building) and general unreslricled funds of £57.689. Our restricted funds of £29.482 are further supported by a Bounce Ba¢k Loan of £50.000 which remains unspent and suppwts cash flow and the Charity's bank balance. We are confident that we will secure the necessary funds for 2022 and beyond to continue our work due lo our proven track record of delivery to tho$¢ who are most vulnerable and in need. SNAPSHOT OF FISCUS ACHEIVEMENTS Some of the achievements FISCUS made during 2021 inctude the delivery of the following main areas of advice and support during the year. TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ACCESSING FISCUS SERVICES DURING 2021.. 6084 visits were made to FISCUS Cmp Centre over Ihe year, 389 service users received Welfare Beneffts Advice. Debt Advice and Cri&s Support at FISCUS Collop Centre. 535 seThice users received a rnng6 ol tyutreach and crisis support ￿ClUdIng.. Food Parcels, Baby 8undles, Adutt Clothing. Children's Clothing, Fumiture, Benefits & Debt Advice from FISCUS at Community Foodb8nks across Sunderfand. 19% of outreach crisis seThice users wer& BAME including refvgees. asylum seekers in hardship, 1166 service users attended vaiious training courses provided by our resident community partners and FISCUS ranging from firsl aid, food hygiene, vocational couises, health and well-being services at the Coop Centre. 302 Volunteer visits were made to FISCUS supportsng our community and crisis aclivilies balween January-march 21 to December 21, and. 3,053 visits to the Co•OP Centre from licencg holders (len8nlsJ and communtypartners. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUEDJ YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 SNAPSHOT OF FISCUS ACHEIVEMENTSl¢onllnued) 38 aelive Volunteers al FISCUS during 2021. 2 Young People employed as Apprentices by FISCUS and AGE UK as part of our lottery fvnded HTC Partnership SAFE Project which ended in Decemb8r 2021. £892,100.97 was identified in unclaimed beneffts that people were misslng out on. 535 service users accessed our SAFE and IA0￿ than Food Advice & Crisis Projects. Total PeryJonal Debt Amon9 FISCUS SeThice Users: £154.976.35. 301 'Bundles for Babies. Baby Bank donations distributed for babie$, toddlers. and children and young people to families in crisis. Over 300 packs of nappies were distributed during the year along with baby and parent hygiene packs using items kindly provided by Morrison's Doxford Park, Sunderfand Foodbank, Sundedand City Council and our many FISCUS supporters. 55+ teenage & young mums aged 13 to 21 years r￿1Ved varying supwrt from our Baby 8ank. our Children's & Adutts Clothes 8ank. lockdown hampers, hy9￿ne and sanitary packs. toys, clothing. food parcels. £20 crisis vouchers. emergency energy vouchers. 252 BAME Black, Asian, African Minonty Ethnic farnilies and individuals supported with Baby Bundles and Adult & Children Clothing. Welfare 8eneffts & Debt Advice and Crisis Support. This includes 111 children {increasing lo 155 once 44 new bab￿S were boml. 5.5 tonnes of d¢)nalgd baby dothing, adutts & children's clothing. equipment. and essentials saved from landfill by recycling and redistributing lo children. individuals and families in need. Approximately 1.75 lonne of Ihese items were donated lo the cO￿P Centr• lo support p•opl¢ and families in poverty in Africa via community partner. AFRICAWAD. 84 co￿p. social households in Hendon & surrourNling area recewed dedicated advice. crisi5 and COVIO-19 support ranging from benefit and debt advice to hygtene and cleaning packs. 2000+COVID-19 and post-COVID support. emergency. deaning, activity and hygiene packs distn'buted. Including saniliser. clolhing. food parcels. fresh food. and cleaning packs delivered lo service users. residents. community groups. families. young mums. BAME families, CO-OP Housing residents. youn9 people living in supported accommodation. women's domestic violence support group. homeless peo￿* and pwpl? expenen¢ing barriers due to substance rnisuse. 3 Benef￿lary surveys undertaken aryKJng service users, Communty Partners and Cowop Social Housing Tenants. Sunderfand ACES Partnership is an advice nelwork comprising.. AGE UK Sunderland. Citizen$ Advi¢è Sunderland. FISCUS. Gentoo. Pallion Action Group. ShARP. SNCBC and Washington MIND. Whilst the partnership did not formerly meet during 2021. il was 'business as usual, and our organisations and trusted partners worked together where need8d, during the continued COVIO-19 pandemic, sUppO￿n9 people most vulnerable and in need in Sunderland. Sunderland ACES Partnership has now been sustained for 10 years. initialty èstsblished with support from the Na￿onal Lottery Community Fund. FISCUS was 'community landlord. to 7 community and charitable third-sector organisations at the Ctrop Centre. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 SNAPSHOT OF FISCUS ACHEIVEMENTS During 2021. our community p￿Mises. the C(>op Centre. remained open and operational throughout. No FISCUS staff were fvrloughed at any time during the pandemic in 202012021. Our small team focussed our services and support where it Was most needed to delwer crisis support in Hendon and wid•r Sundorland. FISCUS VOLUNTEERS During 2021 we had 38 regular volunteers.. these 38 volunteers induded 4 trusteesldi￿e1OrS who govemed FISCUS whilst supporting the stsff and delivery across all of our services during the year. FISCUS Board of Trustees and staff team wish lo offer our sineerest thanks to our seNice users and local people who voluntee￿d with FISCUS during 2021. The number of local people and servicg users volunteoring with FISCUS has increased considerabty even despite the Continued effects of the pandemic. Thank you to Our regular volunteers including the women of the Peer Support Group at FISCUS & th¢ Women'$ sewing group at the Chureh of Jesus Christ of L3tter-Day Saints Women's for continuing to support FISCUS projects. Bundles for Babies Baby Bank. Sunderland Clothes Bank and BRAmn85ty Project including sgwing reusable sanitary pads for Women & Girts living in poverty in The Gambia. FISCVS VOLUNTEERS 2021 Tru$teelDlrector Volunteers 1. Andrew McGill, 2. Linda Robson. 3. Oale Watson, 4. Linda Ruttef Volunteers 5. Michelle Miller 6. Sue Lawson 7. Ann Fox 8. ￿lSOn Lyons g. Sarah Penman-Rouxell 10. Katrina Brovdn 11. Ruth Petrie 12. Joanne Poullon 13. Chris Mccardle 14. Linda Richardson 15. Karen Parkinson 16. Lauren Parkinson 17. Ann Ambrose 18. Mary Nicol 19. Vernon Laing 20. Katrina Brown 21. Jo Gordon 22. Jordan He8ley 23. Judith Wells 24. Anne D. 25. Sister Michael 26. Doreen 27. Adam Robson 28. Shaun Morton 29. Lynn 8arras$ 30. Abbigail David 31. Abigail Bennett 32. Simmone Waito 33. Riley FISCUS staff-famlly volunteers: 34. Steve. 35. David. 36. Mark. 37. Finn. 38. Chris FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS Communlty Partners. Funders & Cornmunlty Investors FISCUS Trustees would like to thank our partners, funders and support organisations including.. AGE UK Sunderfand. Ballinger Trust. 8ethany Church Food Banks. (Sunderfand & Houghtonl, BIG Lottery Community Fund, Awards for Al. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Crtszens Advice Sunderland. City Life Community Foodbank. County Durham Community Foundation. Durham Christian Partnership, East Area Committee, Elim Church Food Bank. Farringdon Foodbank, Free the Way Genlco, Good Things Foundation. Greggs Hardship Funds. MO￿lsonS Doxford Park, New Horizons, Parker Trust. Pallion Action Group. Peer Support Group. People's Post Code Lottery. Riverlile Foodbank. Screwfix. ShARP. Sherburn House Trust. Sisters of Mercy, St Anthony's Convent Oaklea. SNCBC, Sunderland ACES Partnership. Sundertand City Council. Sunderland Food Bank. Sunderland International Bangladesh Cenlre. The Tudor Trust. Veterans in Crisis and Washington MIND and all other organisations and indNiduals that we have worked with and that have supported our charitable work during 2021. FISCUS Mlsslon Is.. 'Supporting people who are most in need in the community to improve Iheir Iwelihoods and help them build positive futures. FISCUS AIMS: .To engage with individuals. families. children and young people whose lives are affected by poverty. disadvantsgo, disability and difficult lrfe experiences .Provide crisis support. welfare benefits & money advice. training, volunteeriThJ and s￿181 and communty opportunitses .To enable people to reduce their barriers and irnprove their liveliho¢xl5. FISCUS PROJECT ACTIVITIES FISCUS has been providing Advice and crisis 5UPPOrt services sin¢e 2005 and operales from the Co- op Centre in Hendon and Foodbank outreach siles across the City supporting belween 1000 and 1500 people annually across our various services and activities. FISCUS is a registered charity and a company limited by guaranlee without share capital. Established in Hendon, Sunderland's most deprived area. in 2005. FISCUS has now been established for 16 years., during this lirne. our airns and objects.ves have remained faidy constsnl whilst our range and reach of ¢ommunity activities and seNices have continued to expand. The majority of FISCUS servic8s in 2021 were delivered from our Community premises the Hendon cO￿P Centre and 5 Sunderland Community Food Banks. Our staff and volunteers also continued doorstep delivery of food. dothing. hygiene and other essentials where necessary. Our charitable work continues to target those most disadvantaged and marginalised in the local community of Hendon & East End. FISCUS continues to outreach acrtsss the most deprived communilies across the City of Sunderfand alongside our wider community partners. FISCUS Staff & Volunteers currently provide the following project activitios which fomi our core $orvi¢e delivery. The activities and services we deliver include-. SUNDERLAND FOODBANK More Than Food.. 7 weekty advice & crists outreach sessiorts at 6 Community Foodbanks in Sundedand. VOLUNTEERS During 2021 we werg SUPPOrted by 38 volynteers induding 4 Volunts&r Trustees. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS PROJECT ACTIVITIES {conlinu•dl SAFE PROJECT (Support. Advice. Fo)d & Enlerprisel supporting people lo access welfare benefits. dgbl advice, enterpnse support. food parcels. uisis advice & essentials. My Slster$' Klt¢hen {MSK} is a safe place for women survivors of domesti¢ abu$¢. poverty and providing advice. sUPPOrt. cookery. baking. skills and confKlence building. y Slsters. Garden: a community Garden & Allolmenl. built in the pandemic for a¢￿S to ouldoor community activilies, beaulifvl flowers, hom&grown fruit and vegetables. Peer Support Group- user-led group of women SuppO￿ng survivcKs of domest￿ abuse. Bundles for Bables Baby Bank Sunderland's fwst Baby Bank supporting babies. young parents. carers and lamilies in crisis via referrals. Sunderland Commvnlty Clothes Bank we operale by ref¢fral$ and re¢enly re4esHJned the clothes bank lo increase personal c1￿1c8 in this new 65sqm unit. elp for Homeless Crisis and housing advice. support. crisis grants and signposting for homeless peoplo living in hostels. sofa surfing or vulnerably housed. Em•rg•ncy Support Aecess lo emèrgérty essontial$ supportèd by our volunteers.. Ft￿d parcels. clothing {all ages), fumiture, hOuSeh￿d items, while goods. bedding. Baby Bank items, period items and crisis grants. Young Parents Project works wth teenage mams aged 13 - 21 providing weffare benefits advice. housing advice. ¢risi$ support, employability & enletprise skills, independenl living skills. Fare Share Fresh Foc*J & Fresh Fruit & Vegetables weekly. Young Parents Food Bank was established to ensure that no chikl or young person goes hungry or wilhoul.. the project aims lo introduce rethpes and hgeas to promote hea￿hY eating and cooking on a budget as well as provision of food parcels, fresh fwil and vegetsbles and Fare Share Food and recipes for home cooking, group training and batch cooking lo save money. Chrlstmas Appeal- each year we support children and young people, indNiduals and families wilh our Christmas Appeal. We achieve this with a vast amount of community support from members of the public, regular donators to our re-use and recycling projects and with support from staff, tenants and volunteers. We distribute around 300 presents every year reaching Ihose most in need. Our Staff. Volunteers and servi￿ Users helped us cTrproduce ideas for new ￿MMUnitY initiatives including our new community garden and allotment- My Sislerfs Garden which was developed and our revamped communty kitchen and safe space. My Sisterfs Kitchen. FISCUS continues to support those most vulnerable in Hendon and wider disadvantaged Communities in Sunderland. During the yaar 2021. the charity continued to see an inerease in complex cases and homelessness issues as well as people experiencing drugs and alcohol addiction. Over thirds of FISCUS advice and crisis service users who attended one or more appointments in 2021 staled they have one or more disability and more than haff of all seryu users who are registe￿ suffer mental he811h issues mainty ¥￿th a clinical di8gnosis. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 FISCUS COVID-19 PANOEMIC & POST PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACTIVITIES During 2021. our services. activities and community responses continued to be mainly focussed on the effects of the pandemic. Below is a snapshot in numbers. of our activities: FISCUS Advice & Crisis Support & COVID-19 Response 2021 828 hours of '. w.elfare Benefits .'& D¢bt Advi¢¢-. . our Advlte & Crisii Outruch at S Foodba￿kS (7 i¥eekly i¢&sk*DI) 552 Hours of Food BAok Advice Outre4C Ses5iOnS Ire 150 Sh(bpping Crisis Vou¢h¢rs Is$￿ed UOIJO SIIIIF emer8en lood pareets & hamp¢rs Dlstrlbuted F•r¢ Sh*r¢ Food Donadon & Dlgtrlbudon tAbliBhed i "butè"d SuDderland Clothes B*nk Estsbllshed In new 65sqm SPAC¢ New Baby B*ok CoDtxiner sited •t scus 3.5 T•nnes of B*by B*nk CTl$ls Don•tioD$ R¢¢¢ived 252 BAME people kn¢ludlD8 Asyliro Stektrs and 2001W Conjmunlty Hygient, CleanlDK Emergett¢y Packs dlstrlbuted delAvered Cltywlde 38 Volunteers supp￿rted FISCUS ActAvl¢les Art4 Crxfts & Aetivfity Pxe DiStrib￿ted Advke & Suppirt ..Crisi5.Kiteben",&. 252 Covid C*re & Support Bags t• 85 Cts*)p Members 3 ConunuDity & BeD¢fi¢iAry Surveys UndertakeD c￿¢Ve1 - ".Itp44 227 tAarners A¢eessed Fwture Dlgltal InclusioD Support delivered onilne e5 Community Garde￿ & AUotrn¢Dt Wel&bthg s￿ee Completed "'*'Approx.:'3'.75 .bildren &,". to CA io- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Issues & Barrlers Faced by the local cornmunltles we serve: Hendon & East End Hendon ranks 1Y• IMD 2015,. Hendon & East End has 10.400 residents and 4.000 households. Government Stalislics identify.. -Hendon is the Super Output Area (SOAI wlh the highest levels of child poverty in SundeAand145Yol'. "82% of Hendon residents have a petsonal income less than £15k', "451J of the population have no qualrfication- "25.3Yo of people have a limf(ing long-tem illness or disability and 46.7•/0 also live in deprivat￿)n- "Amost half of all residents live in means-tested. benefil-dependenl hou$$holds'. "The numbor of peoplo and families living in fuel poverty is increasing to record levels with people having lo make the ch￿Ce be￿een healing and eating. The Community Foodbanks and Sunderland Foodbank are busier than ever with in¢￿asIng roferrals to FISCUS Advice & Crisis Workers who are outreaching al the Food Banks daily. A Ioc81 study of Hendon Ward ('Local Health, Public Health England, 20201 identified Ihat 42.8% of older people in the area live alonè 13.2% of people are livÉng in overcrowded housing. Long-lerm unemployment in Hendon Ward is more than double the rat8 for Sundedand 118.1% compared to 8.7%) and almost 6 limes higher than England's long-term unemployment rale of 3.2%. Prevalence of Children who are overweight in Hendon is reported as 30.3% {Sunderland 24¥.. England 22.60A). whilst prevalence of obesity amongst children is 29.30h in Hendon. There were 210 teenage mothers who gave birlh {LTLA 2021}. FISCUS has worked wrth and supported in excess of 50 young teenage mothers and Iheir children this year a￿ne. 1 OOOA of teen mothers and fjxpectant teen mothers are referred from other agencies both voluntary and statutory. Lrfe expectancy at birth for Males bom in Hendon is 69.7 years compared lo 77.1 years in Sunderland and 79.7 years in England IONS. 20201. Nationally, Tnjssell Trust F￿d banks in Ihe food charity network provided more than 2.1 million emergency ft)od pareels between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022. Of these. 832,000 were for Children. This represents an 81 % Increase compared to the same perlod flve years ago. People in poor health are more al risk of needing support and are tuming to foodbanks for help. As well as the problems with the benefrt system that they experience, people on benefits especially disabled people. often face extra costs. ineluding higher housing. healing. utilities and even transport costs, which can pul them at increased risk of needing to use a food bank. Much of the housing stock in Hendon is let privately and is old Victorian and Edwardian propety that lacks decent insullation or repair. Left Behind- Underslanding Communities on the Edgè IOCSIILocal Trust Report 2019) idgntifièd 206'Left Behind. wards in England: Hendon was one of 5 words identified as being 'left behind, in Sundeiland. Such research suggests that plaees to meet. connectivity - both physieal and digital- and an active. engaged community are vital lo secure better social and economic outcomes for people living in deprived neighbourhoods. People in places which lack these features have highèr rates of unemployment and child poverty. and their health is also worse than Ihose living in othor deprived areas. And the evidence is that they are falling further behind. The research argues that Ihls adds up lo th859 areas being some of the most left behind in the county. Despite such statistics. our kKal community of Hèndon has a detemiined community spirit as can be seen wlh the 38 people who have given their lime and res¢)urces to Volunteer wth FISCUS across our organisation, activities and services. The willingness of local people, volunteers and community organisalions helping and suppotting others is a really posibve and i>utstanding aspect of Hendon & East End and surrounding tommunilies in Sunderland. FISCUS Prol•cts Ov•r¥l•w: SAFE Prolectin Partn•rship with SunderfandACES . Help Through Crlsls. TNL Communlty Fund SAFE {Support, Advice. Food & Enlerprisel was a fiv&year. multi-partnership funded inits'ative delivered by FISCUS on behalf of Sundertand ACES Partnership. Post lottery-funding, SAFE has continued to deliver advice and crisis support al FISCUS in Hendon and also at 5 community foodbank vènues across Sunderland during the year. The service ￿ntInueS to provide support and advice for those in crisis and al risk of Crisis. During 2021, SAFE employed 2 young Modem Apprentices across partner organisalions. FISCUS and Age UK Sunderfand. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUEDJ YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS Projects Overvilw (¢ontirru•d) FISCUS COVID-19 & Post COVID-19 Crfsls Response Following the end of our COVID-19 Support Fund project we were unable to find funding to extend the contracts of our 2 temporary Comrnunjty Development stsff who had supported and dev¢lopod new centre based and home-based actNities for service users and volunteers. helped co-design and co- produce a new community garden and allotmenl within our existing comrnunty grounds and supported seNice users. residents and volvnleers with activities. PPE and keeping everyone safe. Our ne1￿0TkS of partners were integrd in supporting FISCUS to Identify those mst in need from the end of March 2020 ongoing throughout the pandeTnic and throughout 2021. We provided direct support lo our service users. to members of the community and to trusted community partners who in turn supported us lo jointly deliver access to food and essen1$a￿ across our local communities. We have increased our range of support and eontinue lo reach and support a wide range of sections of the communty including BAME people and families. elderty people and those with heallh problems. By accessing discounted items from In-kind Direct. we distributed lens of thousands of pounds worth of essential products and PPE items including ranging from cleaning and care products to gloves, saniliser and face masks. We were able to deliver essentials and treals lo people who were shielding and most in need. We worked with partners lo ensure minimum duplication of efforts and ensure m8ximum reach and impact. To address the social exclusion barriers created during the pandemic we also developed activty and craft packs and supplied around 500 to local people and children. We delivered 60+ Molhers-Day Presents and al Easter we d81ivered 1200 Easter Eggs donated from Gentoo lo local Foodbanks on bghall of Sunderfand Foc*Jbank. We dèlivered trèats and al Christmas we delivered 320+ presents lo children in need and lo young people and adults who we identified as having little family or $oeial support. We provided food and backpacks to homeless people both direclly and via other partner staff and organisalions. More Than Food Sunderland F¢>)d Bank established th•ir'More Than Food, Prole¢t in recognition of the need to identify and address the reasons people accessing community foodbanks run out of money, food and essentials. Durham Christian Partnership IDCPI run and ccwrdinate both Sunderland Foodbank and Ourham Foodbank from their large Foodbank Warehouse. FISCUS have been providing Advice & Crisi$ Outreach sessions since February 2019 on behaff of Sunderland Foodbank & DCP. During 2021, our Advice & Crisis Workers continued lo provide support at 5 Sundedand Foodbanks including.. Bethany Church F￿dbank, Farringdon F(ty￿bank, City Life Chureh Foodbank. Riverltfe Foodbank and Elim chU￿h Foodbank. The outreach service provides drop-in supFort and advice to people using the foodbanks including Weffare Benefits Advice. Debt Advice and a range of ¢ris1S $UPPOrt including housing and homeless￿55. Sunderland Clothes Bank In 2016 we set up a baby bank and later called it Bundles for Babies. Increasingly over the years, we have been asked for older children's clothing and adult clolhing. Th8 demand has conts'nued lo increase considerably- our response was to establish Sundertand Clothes 8ank. Sunderland Clothes Bank is a recycling and reuse project that now eaters for all ages from children age 5 to adum. We have a wide variety of referrers into Ihg Clothes Bank which is increasing all of the lime. Homelessness and low benefil-income- espeei8lly for single people on Universal Credit combined with the current cost of living crisis and fear of heating and electricity costs rising. is making matters far worse and plunging people further into crisis and rKJverty. The clothes bank was developed December 2021 al thg cO￿P Centre in a 65 square melre space and has been c￿pr(￿jVCed with staff, Servi￿ users and volunteers to resemble a high-end charity shop which essentially d¢)gs not ¢hargo for thè clothi￿ and essential items. Following close consultstion with donators and service users we are also considering opening a charity shop one day per week in 2022, to generate income that can pay for essential items such as new underwear and socks that we need to purchase to complate the adult and children's bundles. 12- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS Prol•cts Ov•rvlew l¢ontlnued Living Prlde Is a Partnership Project establishgd by Sundertand Bangladesh Inlernational Centre ISBIC) and New Horizon to support refijgees and asylum seekers and the wder BAME communities in Sunderland. The proje¢l inib.ally provi(Jed food and a variety ol re-settlement support. During 2021 FISCUS SAFE project staff and ¥￿unteerS and LNing Pride staff and volunteets joined forces to increase Ihe support and resources available lo the most vulnerable BAME individuals and families. Togèthèr w6 are regularty supporting around 125 refugees and asylum seekers wf(h Welfa￿ benefits and money advice. food parcels. f￿h food parcels. clothing. baby clothing and other bank items, hygiene and sanitary products, toys and household items. My Slstarfs Kltchen FISCUS staff and volunteers developed My Sisterfs Kitchen in resFxJnse lo the continuing needs and support of SAFE service users. volunteers. Peer Support women's domestic abuse support group and community groups a￿essing FISCUS. We provbde a person-cenlred. safe. rton-threatening place for people lo go for advice, have a friendly chat, practical crisis support including emergency clothing. food bank vouchers. fresh food par¢el$, get a ￿ffee or even a hom&made hot meal whilst accessing a wide range ofwraparound crisis advw and support. We developed a kitchen. meeting and training area al the C¢xJp Centre. In 2021, FISCUS borrowed £50.000 Bounce Back loan to invest in FISCUS and the Co-op Centre's future sustainability- This was to create a community café and kitchen deli an income-generating c(Fproduced space to connect for SerV￿e users, volunteers, staff. lenanls. community partners and local rèsidents. The plan 15 on hold as we continue to deal with the drfficullies and after effects of the pandemic. We intend to separate My Sislerfs Kitchen as an independent Communty Business in eaty 2022 which will be run and developed further by current volunteers. Bundles for Bables. Sunderland Baby Bank FISCUS staff and volunteers havg received a considerable amount of donated good quality baby dothing over thè past 6 years which we recycle and distribute lo new homes among new parents. families and carers who are struggling to pay for clothing and baby essentials. Bundles for Babies provides holistic ongoing support including welfare benefrts advice. debt advice and a wide range of crisis support including homelessness and re.housing. During this year and despite the pandemic, our Young Parents Projecl has provided person•eenlred. multiple support to over 55+ young mams aged 21 and under {the majortty being aged 13 - 19 years). Bundles for Babies also supported 111 BAME children aged 0-16 as well as a further 44 unborn babies whose mothers aceessed Bundles from the Baby Bank. We have supported young mums. babies. siblings and wider family units lintluding parentslgrandparentsl with ongoing 'New Born. and 'Stages for Ages. 'Bundles' for Mums. Dads, Carers and their Babies as well as supporting the wider family unit. Our support includes Beneffts Adv￿e. Money & Debt Advice. FC￿ Parcels. Fresh Focxj. Toys, Furniture, access lo Crisis Grants, Clothing, Furnitur8. Hygiene & Sanitary packs. We also do workshops around managing on a budget. ensuriry young families are accessing their rights and entillemenls and independent living on a budgel. W8 delivered fruit and veg bags. food parcels. Tasco Vouchers and gas & ele¢lri¢ity vouchérs lo over 40 young mamslfamilies. We also lrie(I to ensure that no child or mum goes without including on special occasions providing.. 320+ Christmas presen15 and grft bags of toys, Ireals and selection boxes. 1200+ Easter Eggs and 60 Molhers4ay pamper packs. During the year, the number of women presenting to our serwces who are experiencing domestic abuse issues conlinugs lo increase. This is particularty true of womenlmums accessing support from our Bundles for Babies project. We have also idenlified a signfficant need for support from our Baby Bank 8mong the 8AME {Black. African. Minority. Elhnicl eomrnunrties in Sunderland particularly among people seeking asylum with no recourse to public funds and also among refugees with right lo remain. Our Baby Bank outreach provides New Born 8undles. Hygiene Packs and Toys al Sundedand International Bangladesh Centre IS18C}. We aim lo further develop mre holistic levels of support by continuéd engagement wrth our BAME community partners and BAME ¢ommunrties. ASDA Seaham. via their community champion, supported us with a £600 community grant for our Baby Bank project allowing us to buy essential items for babies and familie5 in need. Morrison's t)oxfofd Park Community Champion has established a regular collection for our Baby Bank which provides weekly essential mothèflparent and baby hygigng and sanitary items which we are not otherwise lunded for. 13- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS Projeds Overylew (contlnued) Dlgltal Incluslon Learn My Way is funded by Good Things Foundation to support people who are dlgitally excluded due to having no intemet access at home or bein9 underconfident in their intemet skills. The project enables people lo gain ttlnfidence and experience of navigating and accessing the world wide web and the many essential seThices that arè only or more easity accessible online. This year we have supported a further 227 leamers lo be more digitally savvy and more conf￿ent onlin6. Leamers have been supported lo access benefits and UnNersal Credit, lo pr¢Jduce Cv's and be equipped lo apply for jobs online as well as supporting a variety of training. email and internet accg5S. Sunderland ACES Sundedand ACES was estsblished as a network for Advice and specialist provideryJ in 2013. Sunderfand ACES partners are.. AGE UK Sunderfand, Citizens Advice Sunderfand. FISCUS, Gentoo, Pallion Action Group, Sharp, SNCBC and Washington Mind. Sund8rtand ACES 1$ the recognised conduit for advice in Sundertand. BRAmnesty aSms to maintain women and girfs dignity and supwrts independence and enterprising activities in Sunderland via FISCUS and in The Gambia via BRAmnesty volunteers. Developed a$ a volunteer initiative to upskill women and girts in Sundedand to become volunteers who support women and girls Ilving in poverty in The Gambia. BRAmnesty now benefits women and girls Iwing below the 'breadline' in Sundertand particularly our s¢rvi¢e users who somelimes cannot afford personal sanitary and hygiene essentials that most of us lake for granted. During 2021. BRAmnesty continued to collect donations of new and genlly worn bras. women's Inewl und8Thvear. clothing. gym wear. training shoes and sanitary items. BRAmnesty is a community project which has no independentfunding and has relied on donations from staff. volunteers. k￿1 business and the general publ￿ lo date. ty Slsterfs Communlty Garden In December 2020, we received a grant of£15.944 from the Postcode Lo¢al Trust to employ a Social Weware Community Worker in 2021 to work across our crisis initiatives and develop a new community garden. The community garden and allotment space was completed and is now very well maintained and utilised by staff. volunteers and seNice users. Mofflson$ Doxford pa￿ has established a new partnership wth FISCUS and our Bundles for Babies Baby Bank. Morrisons Communty Champion hag been providing regular weekly donation$ of baby essentials and also donations of food and baby clothing thatwould otherwise go to18ndfill. We estimate that the value of these items is approximately £100 per week meaning the value of the support over the year has been in excess of £5.200. These items are often very expensive to buy and we are only able to provide them new such as bottles. soothers and of course nappies and wipes and this saves our Charity money that we would otherwise have to find to fund such essential itgms. 14- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT> (CONTINUEDJ YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Flnanclal Revlew 2021 has been anolherchallenging yearat FISCUS. This past year. our biggest challenge has remained the issues and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Financialty. despite the pandemic our Charity has remained stable. We have developed a funding strategy for 2022 to bring us out of the pandemic and stabilise the organisalion further. for the year ahead. The funding landscape has dramatically changed due lo COVID-19. It has been challenging to idenlrfy availablg funding for our priorities for 2022. Thls is partly due lo the eessation ofour &year SAFE The National Lottery Fund. Help Through Crisis (TNLFI which enéed in the period. Funding opportunitses were further compounded due to the effects of COVID- 19 dominating the funding arena. This includes changes lo TNLF and other major funders. which affected us as we are a non•themed charity and have seén funding OPF)Ortunities de¢￿ase. This was particularfy true for multi-year fijnds li.e. those that would FQtentially fund us for more than one year). Despile the finarkcial challgnges this year. the net movement in funds of1£52.473) was predominantly due to a reduction in rental income and an overall increase in ts)th covid and general expenditure. We have maintained a careful approach to our income and expendthjre and have ended the period 2021 in reasonably stable financial position,. we are commencing 2022 financial year with total funds available of £250.419 which ineludes designated reserves of £163,248 (for the Co-op Centre Building) and general unrestricted fvnds of £57,689. Our restricted funds of £29.482 are fijrther supported by a Bounce 8ack Loan of £50.000 which remains unspent and supports cash flow and the Charity's bank balance. Despite the pandemic we have maintained ow advice and crisis services and our premise$ have remained open throughout to enable us to deliver crisis support where it is needed most. The Trustees t¢)ok the decision alongsKle the staff. not to fudough any member of stsff from our team of staff. FISCUS largels our work on those most disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals and families in Héndon and wider Sunderland. Despite COVID-19, we continued lo successfully raise funds during the year to support our core work and our planned - and unplanned. projects and activities. FISCUS staff and volunteers maintained our thce and crisis support services by tsb8phone and face to face throughout 2021. One of the main financial concerns during the year. was our inabilty lo idenlfy longer-term funding opportunities for 2021 onwards,. this was mainly dué to COVID-19 uncertainties wslh many of the major potential grant funders who were, like everyone else. focussing on the issues and ￿$1$, people faced due lo pandemie. Our HTC funding ended mid 2021. We need lo find altemative. longer-term funding opportunities that will align to our existing and new ways of working. Our crisis support which lies at the ore of all our inilialives and aetiviliès. has remained our priorty. We also need to identify short-lerm and medium-lerm funding to develop our proiecl ideas resulting from feedback, suggestions and co- production workshops among our service users. stsff and volunteers. FISCUS ended 2021 financial year with £57,689 unrestricted reserves of the charity- A further £29.482 is restricted funds lo be spgnl in accordance with our funding agreements. During 2021 the charity received a lolal income of £161.684 and the charity's revenue expended was £214.157. The balance carried fO￿ard as al De¢gmber 3151 2021. was £250.419', of this £163,248 relates to buildingslinveslmenl propety and fixtures and fittings comprising the Co-op Centre. Please refer to not6 16 Analysis of net assets bèhveen funds. The main sOU￿e$ of funding for FISCUS wa5 The National Lottery HTC programrne, Awards for All. COVID-19 CCSF Fund. Sunderland Foodbank, Durham Christiar) Partnership. Barbour Foundation. Gocé Things Foundation. Asda Foundation. Gentoo, Coryop Local Community Fund. Tesco Bags of Help. Sunderland City Council Enhanced Winter Offer and Sunderland Bangladesh Cenlre. We received a range of smaller charitable grants as well porsonal ¢risis donations from supporters and mernbers of the public. We also accessed COVID-19 government small business rates relief funding for FISCUS premises within the Co4>p Cenlre. Despite decreasing due to COVID-19. rental income from the letting units has continued to enable FISCUS to maintain our wemises and even increase our erisis seNices and support. 15- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Flnanclal Revlew {contlnued) 2022 will bring more Changes to our Charity. The Board of Trustee$ will need to continue to balance financial challenges wlh a greauy changed funding landscape due to COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis that is worsening. We aim to continue to develop our physical environment and community spacos to connect al the Co-op Centre. We have many new emerging ideas and opportunities for the year ahgad and we will endeavour to raise the neeessary grant income as well as exploring social investment and the generatin9 of further tradin9 income lo secure our Charity. our premises and our crisis services for the future years to come. Reserves Poll¢y FISCUS Trustees aim lo hold unrestricted reserves to maintain the financial stsbiltty and cash flow of the Charity. Any restricted balances are held for the purposes of specific projects and activities at the yèar end and do not form part of the reserves policy other than to spend the funding in accordance wth the requirements of the funders requirements and restrictions. Plans for 2022 and beyond FISCUS has delivered advice and crisis support for 16 years since 2005 in Hendon whilst also supporting other community partners via outreach sites acn)ss Ihe City of Sundertand within our pather organisalions Community prgmises. New aclivrties in 2021 included a community garden and allotment and commercially fitting out My Sisters. Kitchen. We aim to continue lo fvjrther develop both actsvities and our physical eommunity environment in 2022. WB aim lo expand our successful partnership work with Durham Christian Foodbank, Sundertand Food Bank and the communty foodbanks and community organisalions that we work with. We will also explore new partnerships and opportunities. COVID-19 has created new ways of thinking and working. We reported last year, thal COVID-19 has highlighled the importance of good physical and mental well-being as a priority for staff. volunteers and service users alike and as such, will be embedded across our fulure work arKI our people- our slaff, volunteers and servi¢0 usets. A priority for 2022 1$ to ensure the well-being of our staff. volunteers and service users as well as lo secure allemative funding to enable us to continue to delNer our core advic8 and crisis support that has become SU￿esSfUlty established via our SAFE Project and embedded across all FISCUS initiatives. Our strateglc goals for 2022 ar• to: 1. Help P•ople Thmugh Crlsls & Out of Poveity 2. Create Community Spaces to Connect & Rfrconnect 3. Develop Sustalnabl• Recycle & Reuse ProJ•cts 4. Dlverslty. Equallty & Incluslon In our work and commun1t1￿ we work wlth HOW.. Helplng People Thmugh Crlsls & Out of Povety Secure New Funds lo Continue our SAFE Advice & Crisis Support Expand Communty Food Banks Advice & Crisis Outreach Work in Sunderland and to Newcastle Expand our Young Parent's Project Services, Advbce & Resour¢e$ Support BAME Asylum Sèekers. Refugees arKI families in need via partnership working and referrals Increase our homeless support to include More Than F(Mxl Moving on, Moving In Stsrter Provision & Advice HOW.. Creatlng & Improvlng Our Communlty Spaces to Connect Further 'Grow' and expand our Community Garden & AkJtm8nt Commercialty Fil out My Sisters. Kitchen Co-pioduce plans for a new on-site Community Kitchen & Café Create a dedicated s￿la1 Community Space lo support Health and Well-being 16- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT IINCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Plans for 2022 and beyond {cOntInu￿) HOW: Sustalnable Communlty Recycle & Reuso, Malntaln & Dgvglop Bundles for Babies Baby Bank O months- 4 years Children & Young People's Clothes Bank 5 - 16 years Community Clothes Bank 17 years+ Open a Communty Reeyde Shop & Sunderland Clothes Bank HOW.. Dlverse & Incluslv• Communlty Opportunlties, Ensur•.' Equality & Diversty among our people. seNices and communities Collaboration and Shari￿ resources with BAME organi5ations and communities 17- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FISCUS 2021- A SNAPSHOT IN PICTURES! pzscuso '*$ VKTE&g -, volunteers ." celebrdte FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Responslbllltles of the trustees The trustees are responsible for preparing the Tnjstees. Report and the financial statfrmonts in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the Irustees to prepare financial ststements for each financ¢al year. Under that law the Iruslees have elected to prepare the financial ststements in accordance wth Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepled Accounting PraCt￿e {Uniled Kingdom Aecounting Standards and applicable law). Under Company law the trustees musl not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that Ih&y give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the incoming 8nd outgoing resources oflhe charitable Company for that pernd. In preparing those financial statements. the trustees are required to= select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consi$tenly', make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., and prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate lo presume that the charitsble company will continue its activities. The Iruslees are resp¢Msible for keeping adequate accounting records that are Suff￿left1 to show and explain thg charitsble company's Iransa¢tions and disclose wilh reasonable accuracy al any time the financi81 posib'on of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply w¢lh the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Signed by order of the board.. Mr. A. McGill Chair and Trustee Date: tg {oqfrLL 19- INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) I report to the trustees on my examinats.on of the financial statements of Fiscus North Limited (by guaranlee} ('Ihe charity'l for the year ended 31 December 2021. Rgspon$lbiliti•$ •nd basis of report As the trustees of the company land also its directors for the purposes of ¢ompany lawl you are responsibl8 for the preparation of the financial statements in accordan¢e with the requwement$ of the Companies Act 2006 I'lhe 2006 Act'l. Having satisfied myself thal the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and ar8 eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 1.the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Oirections gNen by the Chanty Commiss￿n urKler sedion 145{5}Ib) of the 2011 Act. Ind•pendent examln•fs slatement I have completed my examination. I confim that no matter5 have come to my attention in connectron with the examination giving me cause lo believe.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Ihe financial stslemenls do not accor(I wilh those records., or the financial stalements do not comply V￿th the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Acl other than any requirement that the accounts give a 1rue and fairf vinv which is not 8 matter considered as part of an inde￿ndent examinatM?n- or the finaneial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Stslement of Recommended Practice for aeeounling and reporting by eharities applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Ihe Financial Repcvting Slandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)- I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attèntion should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts lo b8 reached. A. Hgn$haw FCCA Torgersens Chartered A¢countanis Somerford Buildings Norfolk Street Sunderland SR1 1EE Dale: 1g/ 112 (118) 9,491 4.674 25.$00 124.285) {506) (938) 17.584) 5,889 712 15.944 1.768 1.542 8,360 35.412 (35.432) 20 2.814 2.000 11.328) 1649) (119.389) 1.486 1.351 29,482 Total reslricled funds 96.080 48.459 4,332 31- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 17. Funds of the Charlty Icontlnued) Balance 01.01.20 Balan¢ 31.12.20 Income Expendi¢ur• Transfers Restrlcted funds BIG Lottery- SAFE ERDF CLLD My sisters Kitchen In Need Grants Bundles for babiès Asset purchase grants Good Things Foundation Space to Connect Bramnesty Community Chest Ballinger Charitable Trust National lottery"80GOF" Covid support Durham Christian Partnership Food Bank Crisis Donations Local Postcode Lottery National Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus Community Support Fund Total re$trl¢ted fund$ 21.865 {2.93S) 4,693 76.815 13.074 (69,254) (19,832) 9,693 1366) (4.42n 13,681) {19) 14,833) 1348) (335) 29.426 3,700 226 5.124 335 2,500 9.049 169 (2,500) (2.605) 16.993 100 1.000 soo (23.415) 1100) 11,000) 1388) 112 9.983 1249) {125) 9.609 11422 980 15,944 17.7481 12681 4,674 712 1S.944 47.385 111.344} 1142,8131 (629 19601 35,412 40,631 199,222 96,080 -32- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 17. Funds of the Charlty (contlnued) BIG Lottery SAFE is to provide hardship and crisis advice support to people in the local community and throughout the city. The Iransfer lo unrestricted reserves represents expenditure ulilised by the charity for the continued provision of adwce after the conclusion of the project as agreed with the donor. ERDF CLLD is airnèd to providé engagement. advicè and support for our SAFE serV￿e users to explore enterprising actwities rncluding business start-up as a roule out of poverty. 118lso provides Support lo existing entr8preneurs and lo￿1 businesses based in the most deprivgd ￿mmunItio$ and wards of Sunderfand. Due to lack of opportunities to deliver services due to COVID-19 a deci￿ort wa$ mado lo dis¢ontinu8 this project and uso unrestricted funds lo cover any shortfall in income. My Sister's Kitchen is a proie¢t to provide a safe place to rest, to access aLfvice and support during Ihe day for SAFE servie6 users. The transfer to unrestricied règerves in the prior year was the value of capital 8ssets purchased as part of the project. In Need Grants are specrfic individual grants for white goods and fumishings to enable SAFE service users lo utilise accommodation in the cty. The transfer to reserves represents accumulated individual underspends of loss than £10 which are nol required to be rePa￿j lo the grant fvnders artd are therefore available to uts'lise in other projects. Bundles for Babies was Sunderfand's first established Baby Bank supporting women, babies. parents. carers and families in crisis ihrough an increasing netsvork of referring organisations across the slatulory and Y￿￿ntary sectors. The transfer is for the purchase of capital equipment for the project. Asset purchase grants in the prior year were made to enable the charity to purchase a local premise to provide a sustsinable base to deliver advice and support in the local community and provide a long lem source of income to the charity. This object was obtsined on purchase of the propety and the funds have therefore been transferred to unrestricted reserves. Good Things Foundation funded the delivery of digital inclusion training and support for people who lack the ¢onfidencg lo get online or access intemet services including access lo welfare benefits in the prior year. Further review of the 18m)s of the grant established that this grant was not restricted and as a result the grant was transferred to unrestricted reserves. Co-op Foundation funded Space lo Connect which included community eonsullalion and a Feasibility Study to explore new spaces to connect including a well-being eontainerextension. The grant also funded professional advice and services lo investigate the further development of the building. The transfer to unrestricted reserve$ in th8 Prior yèar was the value of capital assets purchased as part of the project. BRAmnesty aimed to maintain women and girts dignity and supports Indep9nden￿ and enterprise In Sunderland via FISCUS and in The Gambia via volunteers. Community Chest from the Èast Area Committee ofsunderland City Couneil was a grant to provide food. toilètries and care paekages lo people in need in the local community. -33- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 17. Funds of thè Charlty (contlnuedl Ballinger Charitable Trust was a grant lo provide food and hygiene products lo people in neod during the period of COVID-19 restrictvJn$. National Lottery'BOGOF" COVID Support Grant was fvnded by Awards for All lo expand the existing Kitchen area with aim of further developing a commercial kitehen that would also support people in need via a Buy One. Give One Free180GOFI initiative. The translgr to unrestrieled reserves in the prior year was the value of capitsl assets pur¢ha$ed as part of the project. Durtwm Christian Partnership Food Bank is funding the provision of a full welfare benefits advice. money advice arbd crisis grants to members of the local community f¢￿ed to uge the 8er4ices of the Sunderland Food Bank. ASDA Foundation was a community grant for our Baby Bank project allowing us lo buy essential items for babies and families in need Crisis donations are fijnds raised from donations lo enable local thildren to be provided with school uniforms and other necessities lo access educational opportunittes. LOC￿ Postcode Lottery are fund$ to develop a COTrproduced accessibl8 cornmunty garden space and various outdoor wellbeing activities for women survivors of domestic abuse struggling with mental health issues. The project is expected to start in January 2021 and last until December 2021. Coronavirus Community Support Fund ICCSF) was a grant administered by The Nats'onal Lottery Fund ITNLFI on behalf of the govemment and TNLF to support people in Crisis in Sunderland. This grant enabled the charity to cary out new activit18s arKI to support existing and new people in crisis affected in many different ways. by COVID-19. The funding was also to employ extra temporary staff. develop new centre based and home-based activities for service users and volunteers. co- design and co-produce a new community garden and alknlment wthin the existing community grounds and support with PPE and keeping everyone safe. The transfer lo reserves represents a small underspend which was not required lo be repaid lo th8 grant funders and are therefore available to ulilise in other projects. Sunderland Crty Council Enhanced Winter Offer is a grant to support people in crisis in Sunderland throughout the winter period. 18. Company Llmtted by Guarantee The charitable company is limited by guarantee in that every member undertakes to contributo such amounts as may be required in the event of the charitable company being woun&up. fcrt the payments of the debts, liabilities, and the cost of winding up not ex¢eeding £1 per member. -34-