COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: OS6S3946 _ CHARITh NUMBER: 1151656 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 'ACCXBP3N* 27n)V2023 COMPANIE5 H¢JJSE *75 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Regislered charity name FisoJs North Limrted (By Guaranleel Charity regi51ration number 1151656 Company registration number 05653946 Prlnclpal ofllce and reglstered Cw Centre offlce thitehouse Road Hendon Sunderfand SR2 8AH The trustees Mr_ A. McGill Mrs. L. Robson Mr. D. Watson Ms. L. R. Rutter Company secretary Mrs. J. Ellicrti Accountants Torgersens Chartered account*t East Suite. Ground Flcor Avabn House St Catherine's Court Sunderfand SR5 3XJ Independent Examiner Mrs A Henshaw FCCA Torgersens Chartered w)untants East Suite, Ground Flwr Avabn House St Catherine's Cowt Sundertand SR5 3XJ Bankers The cO￿perat￿e Bank Pk PO Box 250 Skelmersdale l*NN8 61 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEM8ER 2022 The trustees. who are also the directors for the purposes of compary law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charty for the year ended 31 December 2022. Admlnlstratlon details FISCUS North Limited is a company lirrmted by guarantee (Company No. 05653946) first registered on 14 Oecember2005 and was registe￿ as a charity {No. 1151656) on 16 Apnl 2013. The principal address and registered office of the ¢haritable company is: Co-op Centre itehouse Road Hendon Sunderland SR2 8AH The trustees who serv8d the Gharilabl• ¢ompany durwbg the year were: Mr. A. McGill Mrs. L. Robson Mr. D. Watson Ms. L. R. Rutter Organisalional Stru¢lure. Governance and Ilanog•m•nt FISCUS North Limited {by guarantee) is a wistered charity. set up to relieve povety and advance education in the North of Engkind. The provistons of its MeffL)randum and Art￿leS ofAssQu"at￿n govern Fiscus North Limited (by Guarantee) has a Board of Management who are responsible for the strategic direcb.on of policy ofthe charitsble company. At present the ￿mMfftee has four members from a vanety of backgrounds relevant to the work of the charitabk company. The Charity CEO is apFoinled by the Trustees to develop and manage ihe operabons arKI xb"V￿.es of the ¢harty. Re¢rultmenl of Twslees The Directors of the charitable company ¥e also trustees for the purposes of charity Law and under the charitsble company's artKles are known as mmbers of the Board of Management. The Iruslees are appointed by the membeis of the ¢haritsble company at the annual general meeting. Twstee va¢an¢ies can only be filled by co-opted trustees until the next AGM. Risk Analysi5 The trustees have a duty to idenlfy and review the risks lo wh￿h the tharitable company is exposed and lo ensure that appropriate systems and controls are established to mibgate those risks and to provide reasonab￿ assurance against fraud and error. To ensure all assets and services are appropriately insured. Majof risks have been reviewed and procedures are in Pla￿ to maintain qualty. These procedures are periodically reviewed. at least annualy. in order to ensure thal they conlinue 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 2022 Objects and Activities The object of the charitable company, which has teen accepted as a charilable object by the Charity Commissioners. is lo rel*ve poverty by providing and promoting the provision of financial advice. information and support servtis to persons Irving and w(¥king in the North East of England {'Ihe area of benefifi who are in ¢ondi(ion of need. hardship or distress by reason of their social or economic ircurnstance5 and advanc£ Ihe educatson of such pepsons in the areas of financial management through the provision of inf0M￿l￿n. adv￿. training and debt management assistance so they are better equipped to meet their needs and to participate more fully in socEty. Actfvhles The charitable company meets rts objectives through our acliviknes and seNices which we provide at FISCUS operating from the Cwp Centre. Hendon. Many ofour advice and crisis services are delivered al community outreach srte5- rnainty kJ¢alty accessible Foodbank community venues across the City of Sunderland and Newcasue. The cO￿p Centre is our main community base and is a building of non- traditional construction built from recycled shipping ￿ntainerS and srtuated on ￿llehOuse Road in the heart of the Hendon community in Sundedand. Publlc Benefil Statement The Trustees have had re9ard to the Charik5 commiss￿ guNjan￿ on their legal duty on publi¢ benefit", and are salisfied that the charilable company delivets public benefit and due regard is paid to the evidence on public benefit when deciding on what new projects and xtivtbes the chanty should undertake. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE> THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEPIIBER 2022 Achievements and Perlormanc¢ 2022 has been our busiest year to date Since FISCUS was established 17 years a90. It has been an extremety turbulent year not only for ¢)ur most vulnerable customers bul for our staff and volunteers. Every cross-sects'on of the rrrany Communrties we serve has been affected. We have never er¢countered so many people who can simpty not affofd to pul on their heating whilst also going hungry as well a$ being cold.. many of the Fecple we are $UpFL)￿n9 are tying to work out how they will deal with the spirallin9 cost of living crisis. Sc¢ielal needs have deeFened and inequalilies have widened with many faced with the choice of healing or eating and going Witho￿ bas￿ essentials. charib.es are once again expected to fill the gaps created by public sector cuts and the spiralling cost of living increases. The community loodbanks are bursting at the seams. More focxj is being distributed than is being donated with a food par￿1 being delivered across fcodbanks nationally every 8 secoThds. Indiv￿ualS and families just cannot make ends meet.. the cost of healin9 and increased private rents are beyond reach for those living in povety in the private renled sector and this is now affecting a frarwidergroup of people including those people faced with the i￿reasing effects of being in, in-work p)verty. The individuals, families. children and young people we serve, living in Hen¢Jon and Whler kxal coMmunit￿S of Sunderland and Newcastle. are sorrE of the hardest-hit in the county. As a small independent tharity, we are grappling with Ihe cosl-of-living crisis,. whilst at the same time. we sts"Il continue to focus on recovering from the effects of the pandemic whilst juggling the new challenges we face in 2023 and beyond. Ouring the year. we expanded our Benefits Advice & Crisis Support at the Co•OP Centre and across community foodbanks in toth Sundertand and Newcastle working- as we do best, in partnership to achieve better outcomes for the people we serve. Our charity's small team of dedicated staff are supported by ¢ommunty volunteers and together they have risen to the challenges and delNered a huge amount of supwt to those mst in need, once again, over the year. FISCUS Trustees would like to thank the team of staff and volunteers for their fantsstic efforts and willirvJness to go the extra mile to heW Peop￿ who are vulnerable and facing hardship and crisis. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2022 Last year we outllned4 strategk goals for 2022." Helping People Thmugh Criws Creating Community Spaces to Connect Sustainable Recycle & Reuse Diversity. Equality & Inclusion in ourwork and communlU•$ w• work with The table below identifies exaryles of pwess towards these goa￿". in Goals for 2022 were." le Thm h Crisis Additional Funding & Resources SAFE (Support. Advice, Fc#Jd. Essentials) More Than Fc*)d Projects 3,172 Peopbe were provhjed with Advice & Crisis Support. Of theses. 1428 benefftted from IAÈifare Beneffts, Debt & Advice provided by FISCUS - a 267% increase on last year wth 699 people in Sunderfand and 729 in Newcastle accessing benefft and money advice. Welfare Beneffts & Financial Gaifts Mlentffied totalled £1.132.613.98 in benefit ents"Uements that people were missiThJ oul on. Of this, £626,624.03 financial gains were identrfsed among FISCUS Sunderland Service Users Imainty focxjbank users) aTrJ £505.989.95 among New¢astle Foolbank serV￿e Users. This averages out as £793.15 for every person su orted wrth Advice. We comffenced a new Wami V¥etome Space one evening and one day per week in October 22. Belw&n Oct 22 Mar 23 the following outcomes were ach￿ed.. Sunderland Cty Council Strategic AOvi¢e Servi¢es provided a small ntrxt for FISCUS to delNer advice al FISCUS Warm Welcome Space and also at Ryhope CA & Farringdon Focrt1bank Warm Spaces. Warm WeFcome Space Crisis items and essentials gNen out 1744 indNiduab receive(1 1 or more items or Bundles of crisis support including Baby & Child Essentsa15. Adult & Young People's Clothing, Shoes & Fwlwear. Hygtne Packs. Period Products, Ambient Fcod Parcels. Fresh F¢XKI Pwcels, Fumrture Items. Supermarket Vouchers. Thi5 figu￿ would be far higher if family members benefitting were counted. Crisis items distributed had a value of approximatety £319,775.57. This uales to an avera e value of £183.36 efson su orted 635 large bags & bundles of presents were dLstributed at Christmas wrth a value of a roximale £324.551.61 in personal debt has teen dealt wth, reduced, managed and written off amon Foodbank customers. FISCUS issued 1 A87 fcod parcels to individuals and families acr055 Sundertand including 297 at community focxlbank outreach venues in Sundertand and to teena e mams and their babies children and families 59+ Young Teenage Mams and their babÈs, children and families were supported. The project provides around 25 weekty fresh fruit & veg bags and food parcels for those young mams Th)st in need. Vve delNered 980+ focll rcels to oun mams in 2022. 573 BAME indNiduals 1380 adults & 193 children} were directly supported in Sunderland & Newcastle by FISCUS. We achieved this with ￿ferra￿ from our Commun artners.. SBIC, New Horizons, FODI £ Value of Crisis items and essentials iven out in 2022 £ Value of Christmas presents iven out Total debl consolidated. red￿ed or wrrtten off Cornmunity Foodbanks (Outreach) Vouchers issued Young Parents Project Supporting BAME Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Families in Need FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT.(INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 and ICOS. Sunderland Foodbank and Newcastle Foodbank.. also from slalutory and other relerrals Overall. 29.5'A of our case-loaded customers were BAME (Ytr excludes childfen under 18 who are not cas84oaded 2. Creatlng Community Spaces to Connect Growing our Communty Garden & Allolmenl Over the year. our Community Gar(len & Allotment has expanded and grown_ The garden has been fully volunteer led throughout 2022. We have had Coknproduction focus group meetings with volunteers, staff, service users and tenants of the Co-op Centre. We aim to double the amount of raised beds in 2023. We also aim lo raise the beds to a height that is accessible to all. My Sisters. Kitchen estsblished as an independent CIC at the start of 2022. We eontsnue to work in partnership and MSK has gone from stren th lo stren th and remains at the Cr>0 Centre. Our new ground-floor Community room al the Co-op cent￿ has been a well-used Meeting and training space arnong stsff. volunteers. Service users and partners. We also started a Warm Welcome Space in October 22 {slill on-going). Our new community garden space has becom8 ular s ace to connecl amon our volunteers. staff and tenants 3. Sustalnable Community Re¢y¢le & Reuse Community Kitchen & Café Spaces for Health and Well-being Bundles for Babies Baby Bank O- 24 months Children & Young People's Clothes Bank 2+ _ 15 years & Communi Clothes Bank Community Recycle Shop Our Bundles for 8abies. Baby Bank continues lo receive lonnes of donations each ear and has been busier than ever. We developed Sundertand Clothes Bank at the tsop Centre and this has become very well known among social welfare. Community and statuto encies with weekl referrals increasin all of the lime. We ref￿e￿ the clothes bank with commefcial display fitting5 last year and we aim to open a Vinted 'shop online to raise a small amount of mone for our crisis work. 4. Diverse & In¢luslve Communlty Opportunitles Equality & Oiversity among our people. seNices and communities We expanded our services, made them MO￿ accessible including for BAME individuals who now represenl just under a third of all people su rted. We reviewed our E ualit & DiveTSi Polic in 2022. 380 BAME adutts and 193 BAME children were supported in Sunderland & Newcastle by FISCUS and around half of these were referred into our services by our partners.. SBIC. New Horizons. FODI and ICOS. Sunderland Foodbank and Newcasue Foodbank. Other rele￿erS included adult social service5. children's Servi￿$. Together for Children, Midwives, Health visitors, social workers, women's refuges and homelessness charilies. ScKial Pres¢ribers, Sunderland Counselling Services. Schools and Sunderland Univers Collaborating and sharing resources with BAME organisalions and communities FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 FISCUS continued to work in partnetship wrth ottier liktrminded charities. chanlable community organisalions and specialist partners for the benefft of those most in need in Hendon & East End and wider Sunderlan(J's most disadvantaged communrties. We provided 15 weekly community foodbank$ Advice & Crisis sessions throughout 2022. Although COVID-19 became less deadly and severe. during 2022 we had still not fully emerged from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We continued lo ensure safe•working practices and premise5 and followed Government guidanee as well as implementing hygiene. well-being and weffare good practiee that we have put in place tailored lo our communities of people and our community facilities. FISCUS board of trustees, stsff, volunteers and community parlners continued lo enable the successful delivery of a wide range of Covid-19 and community crisis support, community advice services and community activilies during Ihe year. Following an extremely dtfficutt year financially during the previous year. 2021 our funding strategy for 2022-2023 was successful in stabilising the organisation for 2022 and crucially, for the year ahead in 2023. We cul ba¢k on everything possible and ended the year financially stable despite continued spiralling costs. Our CEO and small staff team have worked very hard lo increase rental income with our successful strategy lo welcome more community partners into our community building. We would like lo offer a special thanks lo all of our staff and volunteers who have individually and together supported communtty fundraising efforts.. we would also like to pay a special mention lo Sisler Michael who has tirelessly raised funds at Oaklea Convenl alongside the Sister's ol Mercy and the Women's Groups. Such ¢ommunity fundraising has not only raised subslanlial community funds lo support FISCUS.to help people in need, but il has also spread kindness and compassion throughout our organisation. We ended the 2022 financial year with lolal funds available of £339.201 which induded designated reserves of £183,212 (for the C(>op Centre Building, fixtures and fittings and motor vehicles) and general unrestn'cted funds of £29,390. Our restricted funds were £126.599. Our current funds are supported by a Bounce Back Loan of £50.000 which, whilst a long-term liability on our balance sheet, rernain5 fully unspent in our bank account- this was a measure tsken to avoid any emergencies and supported cash flow during the pandemic. The loan is managed well and support5 cash flow and the Charity's bank balance whilst we maintain monthly paym8nts reducing the balance and the liability month by month. By the end of 2022 we had secured the majorty of the necessary funds for 2023. We also raised some of the funds required going beyond 2023. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 SNAPSHOT OF FISCUS ACHEIVEMENTS 2022 Some ofthe achievements FISCUS made during the year include the delivery of Ihe fojlowing main areas of advice and support durin9 the year.. TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ACCESSING FISCUS SERVICES DURING 2022.. 8749 visits were made to FISCUS Co-op Centre over the year 1428 setvice users received Woffare Benfjfrts Advice. Debl Advice and Crisis Support from FISCUS 1744 seNice users received a range of crisis support items including.. Food Parcels. Baby Bundles, Aduk Clothing, Children's Clothing. Furniture. Books. Toys. Essentials from FISCUS across Sundertand 29.5Yo of OU1￿aCh crisis service users were BAME induding refug88s and asylum Seeke￿ in hardship 463 Volunteer visits were made to FISCUS SupFO￿n9 our community and cri&s activities between January- December 2022 5,396 visits fo the Co-op Certl￿ from licence holders and th￿r serwce users and our communty partners 46 active Volunteers and 7 corporate Volunteers at FISCUS during 2022 2 YoL5ng People employed and Irained under the Kick Slart Programme £1,132,613.98 was identified in unclaimed benefits enlillemenls that people were missing out on Total Personal Debt dealt with among FISCUS se￿iCe Users: £324.551.61 1202 Baby Bundles were given out during the year. 01 these. 416 were full Baby Equipment & Clothing Bundles including rtems from prams. cots. equipment and clothing. Over 450+ packs of nappies were distn"buted during the year along with baby and parent hygiene packs using items kindly provided by Morrison's Doxford Park. Sundertand Foodbank. Sundedand City Council and our many FISCUS supporters and donators. These essentials were distributed for babies. toddlers. children and young people to help families in Cfisis. 59+ teenage & young mums aged 13 10 21 years received varying support from our Baby Bank, our Children's & Adults Clothes Bank. hampers. hygiene and sanitary packs. loy5. clothing. fLK)d parcels. £20 crisis vouchers and molhers4ay & Christmas presents 267 looked after children receNed Christrnas presents 573 BAME Black. Asian, Afrieèn Minorrty Ethnic families. individuals and children supported with Baby Bun¢Jles and Adult & Children Clothing. Welfare Benefrts & Debt Advice and Crisis Support. Of these. 380 were adults and 193 were babies and children 15.899 lonnes of (lonated baby clothing. adults & children's clothing. equipment and essentials were saved from landfill by recycling and redistributing lo children. indÉviduals and families in need. Approximately 1 lonne of these iterns was donated lo FISCUS lo support people and families in poverty in Africa via community partners. New Horizons. Sunderland Samba FC and AFRICAWAD 84 Co-op, social households in Hendon & surrounding area receTved dedicated adviee. crisis and Covid-19 support ranging Irom benefit and debt advice lo hygiene and cleaning packs and Christmas gifts for adults. children and young people who are struggling lo make ends meet. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 104 older people aged 60 and over accessed Crisis SUPPOrt including Warm Paeks given out with Hol Waler Bottles. Warm Blankets. Gloves. Hats and other essent￿1$ lo help people keep wami and have more awareness of where to go to access Advice & Crisis SUPWt 4 Benef￿rary surveys were undertaken among FISCUS Sery￿ users. Community Partsiers and loeal Cowop S¢Kial Housing residents FISCUS was 'community landlord. to 7 other community and charrtable third-sector organisalions at Ihe Cfrop Centre during 2022 FISCUS VOLUNTEERS 2022 During 2022 we had 46 aclive eomrnunity volunteers and a further 7 Corporate Christmas Volunteers,. the 53 volunteers included 4 trusteesldireclors who governed FISCUS whilst supporting the staff and delivery across all of our services during the year. FISCUS Board ol Trustees, CEO and staff team wish to offer our ￿ncereSt thanks lo all of our Volunteers who supported FSSCUS during 2022. TrusteelDlre¢tor Volunteers Andrew McGill. 2. Linda Robson. 3. Dale Walson. 4. Linda Rutter Weekly Voluntgers 5. Shirley Miller 6. Vemon Laing 7. Anne Ambrose 8. Chris Mccardle 9. Linda Richardson 10. Bobby Ambrose 11. Mary Nicol 12. Darren Spoors 13. Jo Gordon 14. Lynn Barrass 15. Jamie Slorey 34. Kelly SFoors 35. Ann Anderson 36. Carole Graham {Linda's relative) 37. Daniel Penman 38. Chris Sweeting 39. Josh Slater (Lauren's BF) FISCUS staff4amily volunteers: 40. Steve. 41. David, 42. Mark, 43. Finn, 44. Chns Young Volunleers 45. Amelia L 46. Abigail B Regular Volunteers 16. Ruth Petrie 17. Joanne Poulton 18. Judith Wells 19. Anne Downie 20. Sister Michael 21. Doreen Corporate Volunteers 47-53. 7 Volunteers from the Co•OP & Tc*3ether for Children Occasional Volunteers 22. Karen Parkinson 23. Lauren Parkinson 24. Jim Nicol 25. Katrina Brown One-off Volunteers 26. Jordan Healey 27. Abigail Bennelt 28. Chris Walton 29. Lynsey Walton 30. Michelle Scott 31. Sarah Scott 32. Jean Lawson (Sue's mam> 33. Susan Spoors (Anne's Frtendl FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 FISCUS Community Partnern. Funder5 & Communty Investo FISCUS Trustees would like lo thank our funders, partner5 and SUPFth organisatiorB in¢luding.' Amelia L, young volunteer fundraiser, Asda Foundatron Green Tokens. ATH Gray Housing CooFeralive, Barbour Foundation, Ba&s, Bump 2 Baby IB2BI, Bethany Church Foc*J Bank. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Crtizens Advice Sunderland, City Life Community F(￿￿bank. Crowdfund Sunderlond Fund. Di¢Jymus, Co•operative Lc¢al Community Fund, County Durham Community Foundation, Co-operative Housirvj In Partnership (CHIP), Crowdfund Sundertand, Community opportunit￿$. Customer Services Nets￿th. Sundedand Crty cou￿11. Ourt￿M Christian Partnership, East Area Commrttee. Elim Church Food Bank. Ell￿ Jo Masheder. Fare Share, Farringdon Fo)dbanK FODI. Free Ihe Way. Genlw. GcrfJd Things Fwndab"on, Greggs Fourmlation. Gregg5 Hardship Funds. Greggs Shop Grangetown Unsold Food. Ki¢kslart Scheme. ICOS. Integrated Care Board Sunderfand. Morrisons Doxford Park. Jane Morrisons t)oxford Par1( Communty Champion, My Sisters Kitchen. National Lottery Comrnunty Fund, Nationwide Foundation. New Horvzons, Newbles. Newcastle Foodbank, Northem Gas Nebworks, Pallion Action Group, Peel Street CcM)peralNe. Peer Support Group. Poplar House, Postcode Local Trust, Public Health Fund, ShARP. SESF & SIB, Sherburn House Trus( Sisters of Mercy St Anthony's Convent Oakka, Oaklea Vlomens Group. Sunderland City Courtil. St Martins in the Fields, Sir James Knott Trust. Sunderland Food Bank, Spacehive, Strategic Advice Service5 Sunderland Crty Counal. Sl Jeanne Augan Hoty Rosary. Suez, Sunderland International Bangladesh Centre, Thomholme Housing Cooperative. Together for Chiklren. TolenL The Tudor Trust. University of Sunderland, Vanlec Europe, Veterans in cr￿ls, Veterans Breakfast Club & Lakeshle Community Centre, Virgin Money Foundalion. and all other organisab"ons, staff. volunteers. the general public and all individuals and small businesses that we have worked wrth and that have supported our charitable work during 2022. THANK YOU! FISCUS Mlsslon Is.. "Supportt'ng people tho are ffrfjsl in need in the Community to improve their Irvelihood5 and help them build positsve fulures. FISCUS AIMS: .To erIg￿e with indiv>Juals, familEs, older [￿Ople, children & young people wlK)se lives are affected by poverty, disadvantage, disability arxl difficutt lrfe expenen¢es .Provide ¢risis support. welfare benefits advu. rrK)ney •Jvre. volunteerir¥J. training and social opportunities .To enatAe people to reduce their barriers and improve their livelihoods io- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 FISCUS PROJECT ACTIVITIES FISCUS is a registered Charity and a ¢ompany limited by guarantee without share captal. FISCUS was established in Hendon, 17 years ago in 2W5 at the old Coop Centre. FISCUS is now based at the Inewl Codop Centre which the Chanty has owned outr￿h1 since April 2019. Many of our crisis initsatives remain in Hendon. Sunderland's most deprived area. During 2022, our Charity employed 6 staff full and part time equivalent ￿ S full time staff. FISCUS outreaches from the Co-op Centre and from Community Foe4Jbanks across Ihe City of Sundedand and Newcastle. During the year 2022, we have supported a record number of people 3172 across Ouf Advi￿. Crisis & Community serV￿e$ and activities. Of these, 1428 people accessed weltsre benefits advi￿, debl & money advice al FISCUS and Community Foodbanks in Sundefland & New(2Stle. Cri&s items and essentials were provided to 1744 people and families. FISCUS aims and objectives have remained fairfy constant whilst Ouf raThJe and reach of communty actNlties and services continues to expand. FISCUS delNers a range of Advice Crisis & Community Services from our Community preirises the Hendon Ccpop Centre. During 2022, we also provided outreach Serv￿ at Communty Foodbanks across Sunderland and Newcast￿. Our charitable work continues to largel those m05t disadvantaged and marginalise¢J in the I￿31 communty of Hendon & East End and the rr￿t disadvantaged COMMUnrt￿ in Sunderland and Newcastle alongside. FISCUS Stsff S Volunleefs ¢urrenity pro¥￿e the following Frfryect a￿l¥rtIeS whrh fomi our Core service delivery. The ath'vities and services we deliver include". Sunderfand Foodbank & Newcastle Foodbank & Safe Project More Than FoTrd'. 15 weekly a0*1￿ & crisis outreach seSS￿n$ at Community Foodbanks in Sunderland (91 and Newcastle {6). People accessing Food Parcels at the Community Foodbanks are then able to access other emergency essenb.als from FISCUS. supported by our staff and volunteers in¢luding". Clothing {all ages), Baby bank Bundles. bedding. perThl pa¢ks and hygiene packs, small donated household items and tyisis grants for foe4J. white g¢xds and household fvrnilure. gas & electric vouchers. Volunteerlng Opportunities During 2022 we were SUPFKlrted by 53 volunteers including 42 communty volunteers, 4 Volunteer Trustees and 7 corporate volunteers Sisters. Gard•n: a ￿MmunrtY Garden & Alb)trnenC built during the paThJemic for access to outdoor communty space and athvth"e$, beaubful flowers. hQ￿e￿r0wn frurt aTrJ vegetables. Throughout 2022, the garden was wn soiety by volunteers Peer Support Group- user4ed group of w0ft￿n with INed eXper￿￿e supporting survNws of domestic abuse who meet weekty al FISCUS Bundles for Babies Baby Bank Sundedand's first Baby Bank supporting babies, young parents, carers and families in crisis via referrals from heath & sock31 welfare professionals and community partners Sunderl•nd Communrty Cloth*s B•nk operalj'ng via ￿ferra1$ the ¢b)thes bank is ￿USed in a large unrt at our ￿mmunty ba$e. the Co4)p Centre Hèlp for Homeless During the year 2022, the charity conts'nued to see an i￿reaSe in complex cases and also in people presentsng homeless. rough s￿eping, living in hostels or sofa surfing. Many of the homeless F£Op￿ supported are also experiencing drugs and alcohol addiction and other complex issues in their lives. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Sunderland Young Mammi•s Home Economics works with teenage and young mams providing weware benefits advi￿. hOU￿ng advice, cr￿lS support. independenl INing skills, weekty Fare Share Fresh Food & Fresh Fruit & Vegetsblets and emergency essenb"als. Estsblished to ensure that no child or young person goes hungry or wilhoul.. the project also intrLyJu¢es recipes and ideas to prorrnte healthy eating aTbd cooking on a budget gr¢)up training and bateh cooking to save I￿¢neY. We Teceived a grant frorn NatDnw￿e to employ a deduted Advu & Housing Worker in 2022 for the year 2023. FISCUS Community Foodbank provides foodbank dropins every week at the Co-op Centre lo support people who are in crisis, and those WIKI have no rnr￿Y or food. We aL%o lop the foodbank parcels up with Greggs unsold food and fresh fruit and vegetables and Fare Share prc¥JL¢ts that are supplied by Sundedand Counul Strategic Advice Servw. FISCUS Warm Welcome Space is open to anyone to attend and prOV￿e5 sock31 opportuntbes in a friendty community environment at the Co-op Centre". we also have an evening session that has operated Sin￿ Octoter 22 to help Feople save on heatsng and Iyht at home on the cold nights. Everyone attending fftceives a small food par￿1 containing fresh fruit and veg an¢J other rtems from Sunderland Council & Fare Share. A hol meal is provided and extras to tske away including tske-outs and Gre99s unsold Sandwiches, Pastries and Sweet Treats. Christmas Ap￿al - each year we support ¢hildren and young people, okler people and vulnerable individuals and familEs with our Christsnas Appeal. We achieve this with a vast amount of communty support trom members of the putlic. regular donalors lo our re-use and recycling projects and with support from staff, tenants, partners and volunteers. Over Christmas 2022. we distributed 635 presents to children & young people and ekjerty people including 267 Iwked after young people 12- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 FISCUS Advice & Crisis Support IMPACT 2022 £1.131613.98 B•nefits & Financial Galns Id•nllfi•d £324.$51.61 Personal Debt Redu¢•d £319.776.57 Worth of Crl81s ltsm$ Di8tributod 3172 People Helped with Advice & Crlsis Support £29SO of Crfs Shopping Vouchern Issued 1610 hours of Welfare B•nefits & Debt Advke 1542 Hourn of Crfsls Support at th• Co• Contrn 1232 Hourn ol F(*d 8onk Advko Outr•ach Sosslon5 15 W•ekty Advlce & CAisls So89ions at 11 Foodbanko IS￿99 Tonnes of 8alry Bank & Clothes Bank Crf8ls Donations Savod from Landnli 573 BAME Adult & Chlld Asylum Seokers & Refugo0S 1202 Baby Bank BU￿118$ Dlstribulod 2379 Hours Provlded by 53 Volunteers 312 Community Garden Volunteer Hours $3 Volunteern Supported FISCUS Aclivhies 1487 Em•ryon¢y Fr•sh & Amblent Food Par¢•l8 Dl8trlbutsd 1195 Bag$ of Fresh Frull and Vegetabl¢8 DIstrIb￿•d Fare Sharo Food Toppgd Up 1195 Food Pafc•Is 503 Hyglono & ¢I￿nIng Emoryency Packs Dl8trfbul•d 84 Covkl Care & Support Bags to 84 Houslng Ctsop V•mber4 Homele8sne88 Back Packs Dlstrlbuted 4 Communlty & Bwwllclory Surveys Undortakon FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Issuos & Barriers Faced by the local communilies we strry•: Sunderland is ranked the 33rd most deprived Ltxal Authority in England with an average IMD (20191 score of 29.725. According lo research commissioned by the Local Trusl in 2019. Sunderfand has 8 of the 225 '1eft behind, areas in England - Castle, Hendon (where FISCUS and the Co-op Centre is ba5edl. Hetton. Redhill. Sandhill. Southwick. St Anne's and Washington North. Sheffiekl Hallam University's research 120221 on the real rale of unemployment, Sunderfand's rate in was 36th highest of all l¢xal authorities with an estimated rale of 90A., this is based on 8.810 UneMpbyff￿nt benefit clainBnts and 6.800 hidden on disabilitylincapacity beneffts. Hendon ranks 1% IMD 2015.. Hendon & East End has 10,400 residents and 4.OCQ households. Government slatists'cs Klentify.. "Hendon is the Super Outwt Area (SOA} with the highest levels of child povety in Sunderland145%1'. '82°k of Hendon resKlents have a personal income less than £15k.' "45% of the population have no qualificab"on- "25.3% of people have a limiting long-term illness or disability; "42.80A of older people INe alone and 46.7% also live in deprivation: 'Alffosl haff of all residents live in means-tesled. tenefit-dependent househokls." Yhe number of peO￿e and families living in fvel poverty is increasing lo record levels with people having to make the choice belween heating and eating. The unemployed rate in Hendon is 11.6% compared to Sunderland at 5%. The proportion of young people aged 16-24 1$ 17.4% for Hendon compared to a cty rate of 10.2%. The percentage of population whose ethnic group is not Ivhite, is 11.40A for Hendon compared wrth Sunderland at 4.1%. BAME service users currenuy make up 29.5% of all FISCUS service users, mainly refugees. asylum seekers and foreign students and their families. A recent review into Black and minority ethnic Inequalities in Healthcare by the NHS Race and Health Ob5ervalory, published in February 2022. highlighted ongoing Black and minority elhnic inequalities across several areas of focus including mental heahh care. malemal and neonatal health care. and the NHS wtykforce. NHS Digital data for the numter of peopte detained under the Mental Health Act {MHA} in 2020121 showed that rates of detent￿n for people from the Black and minority ethnK backgrourKls We￿ over 4 ts'ff*s those of people from the IAfftite group. The Community F¢X*Jbanks and Sundwland FocAlbank are busier than ever with increasing referrals to FISCUS Advice & Crisis Workers who are outreaching at the Food Banks daity. A local study of Hendon Ward {'Local Health, Publi¢ Heatth England. 20201 identified that 42.8% of ￿der peop￿ in the area live alone 13.2Yo of people are living in overcrowded housing. Long-lerm unemployment in Hendon Ward is more than double the late for Sundedand {18.1% compared to 8.7%) and almost 6 times higher than England's long-term Unempksy￿￿nt rate of 3.2%. Prevalence of children who are ovenNeight in Hendon is reported as 30.3Dh Isunderfand 24%. EnglarKI 22.6°Al, vthilst prevalence of obesity anTr)ngst children is 29.3% in Hendon. There were 210 teenage mothers who gave birlh ILTLA 2021 }. FISCUS has worked with and supported in excess of 59+ young teenage mothers and their children this year alone. A high majority of teen mthers and expectant teen mothers to be are referred from other voluntary and stslutory agencies. Lrfe expectancy at birth for Males bom in Hendon is 69.7 years compared to 77.1 years in Sunderfand and 79 7 years in England IONS. 2020). Nationally. Trussell Trust Fcod banks in the charity ne￿￿1r￿ provided alffKtst 3 million (2.986.203) emergency food parcels betsveen 1 Awl 2022 and 31 March 2023. Of these. over 1 millithi wefe for children. A focxj parcel is provided to someone every 8 seconds across foodbanks throughout the UK. During 2022 there was more than a 50% increase in Food Parce15 given out lo people and familE$ in need in the North East. People in poor health are more al risk of needing support and are tuming to foodbanks for help. As wdl as the problems with the benefii system that they experience, people on beneffts - especially disabled people. often face extra costs, including higher housing, healing. utilil*s and even transport costs. whth can PLrt them at increased risk of needing to use a food bank. The foodbanks in Sunderland and Newcastle are bursting at the seams and FISCUS advice & crisis staff have seen a 168% increase in the numbers of people needing f(￿, crisis support and accessing our advice at 15 weekly Foodbank Dropins. Much of the ￿Using stcck in Hendon is prNalely and is ord Wttorian and Edwardian propety that lacks decent insullation or repair. Left behind." Understanding Communities on the Edge IOCSIILocal 14- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Trust Report 2019) identified 225 'Left Behind. wards in England,. Hendon was one of 8 wards identified as ￿eIng 'left khind. in Sunderfand. Such research suggests that places lo meet. conneclivty - toth physical and digital- and an active. engaged Commun￿ are vital to secure better social and economic outcomes for people INing in deprived neIgh￿UThoe1Js. Peop￿ in places which lack these features have higher rates of unemployment and chil(1 poverty. and thwr heaRh is also wotse than those living in other deprived a￿8$. And the evidence is that they are falling further behind. The research argues that this adds up to these areas being some of the ffr)st left behind in the country. Despite 5ueh stati5tiC5. our local ccffimunty of Hendon ha5 a determined CO￿￿nun1tY Spirit. Many of the 53 Feople who have gNen their time and resouros to Volunteer with FISCUS acros5 our organisalion. acbvities and services are from Hendon and the surrounding ccxnmunities. Such willingness of local people, volunteefs and community organisations helping and supporting others continues lo be a really positive and outstanding askwt of Hendon a East End and the wider communities of Sundertand. FISCUS Pmiects Overview: SAFE (Suppor( Advice, Food, Ess•ntia15) Proj•ct SAFE Isupport. Adv￿e. Food & Essentials} SAFE started off a 5-year, partnership inrtiative delivered by FISCUS on behalfofsunderland ACES Partnership. Athough longer a funded project. we learned so much frc)rn this National Lottery Community Fund.. 'Help Through Crisis, initiative. Our many volunteers and small stsff team have now embedded SAFE across all of our work and initialNes. We continue to help people experEncing hardship and crisis. Individuals. families and children of all ages are able lo ac£ess emergency essentials from FISCUS. supwrted by our stsff and volunteers including.. Clothing lall ages). Baby bank Bundles. bedding. period packs and hy9￿ne packs. small donated household items and crisis grants for food. whrte gcM)ds and household fumiture Mor• Than Food was a project establrshed by Durham Christian PartneTship IDCPI in recognitK)n of the need to idenb'fy and address the reasons peO￿e a¢¢essing ¢ommunty foodbanks run out of money. food and essentials. FISCUS has been providing Advice & Crisis Outrea¢h sessions since February 2019 on behalf of Sunderland Foodbank & DCP. During 2022. we were asked to increase our Advice & CrL%iS sessions delivering at 6 Sunderland Foodbanks supported ty DCP and the Trussell Trust. These included.. Bethany Church Fo¢)Jbank. Farringdon Foodbank. City Life Church Foodbank, Elim Church Foodbank. FISCUS Fwdbank and Pennywell Foodbank. These OLrtreach ServI￿S provide drop- in support and advtce to people using the fo)dbanks including Welfare Beneffts Advi￿. Debt Advice and a wge of crisis supm induding hOU￿ng and homelessness. Sund¢rland Young M•mmies Hom• E¢on¢>mi¢$ 1$ our new project whith will c(xnmence in 2023. Funded by Nationwide Building Society, the project will provide a deditsted Ad¥￿e & Adv¢xacy Worker for young mams and parents in Sunderland as well as supwting their babies, children and wider family unrts. The project aims to reduce barriers increase independent living via." ¢risis SUPWL independent living skills. oulreach welfare benefit advi￿. debt & trnney adv￿ and housing & hO￿leSSnesS support. We have worked with teenage marnm￿ for over 5 years now. During 2022 we supplied 25+ fruit and veg bags and amb￿nI fc*)d parcels every week lo young mams, their babies, children and families. We try to ensure that no child or mam goes wlhoul including on SFecial occasions providing Mothers Day gifts, Christmas presents and gift bags oftoys, treats and selection boxes. Easter Eggs and distributed 120 Mothers4ay pamper pack5. We are developing this project lo further increase the support we are able to provide to many of the youngest expectant and new mothers in Sunderland. Sunderland Clothes Bank is a re¢yding and reuse woiect estsblished and run by FISCUS. Our Clothes Bank now caters for all 4es from children age 3 to adult. We have a whle variety of voluntsry, private and statutory referrers into the Ck)thes Bank with referrals increa￿ng all of the bme. The cost- of-living crisis and rising heats.ng and eleCtr￿ty costs has matters far worse, plunging many people further into crisis and poverty. Our Cbthes Bank also provides a conduit to access vital support including we￿are benefits advice, debt advice homelessness and re-housing support. Single peop￿ on Universal Credit. people seeking Asylum and hoffeless indNHJuab are sorne of the worst hil financially surviving on the lowest of inwmes. The clothes bank has been co-produced wrth staff, Service users and volunleers. 11 now resembfes a high*nd charity shop- the main differeno is that we do not charge for FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 any of the ck)thing or essenbaL% that we provide to anyone in need. After consulling our generous donators lo our Clothes Bank, we planned to establish a Vinted Shop online. This will support the costs of the essential items that our Clothes Bank and Baby Bank a￿ in short supply of suth as underwear for adults and children. baby safety gales. baby Lottle5 and ¢hanging mats. Bundles for Bables. Sunderfand Baby Bank continues to receNe many tonnes of donated good quality baby cbthing, bLqnkels, prams. cots and othw e5sentrdl items. These are sorted by our fantastic volunteers. recycled and distn"buted lo their new hofrE5 among new parents. families and carers who are struggling lo pay for clothing and baby essenbals. During 2022 we have SUPFQrted familie5, babies and children as well as young teenage mams. Bundle5 for Babies & our Clothes Bank also 5UPPQrted 193 BAME children aged 0-17 tris year. Our sUp￿t irtludes Benefits Advice, Money & Debt Advice, Food Parcels, Fresh Food. Toys. FumitU￿, ac*ss to Crisis Grants, Clothing. Furniture. Hygiene & Sanitary packs. During the year. the numter of women presenting lo our servKes who are experiencing dorneslic abuse issues continues to increase. We have also ¥Jentified a ￿gnificant need for sUPP)rt from OUT Baby Bank among the 8AME (Black. African. Minority. Eihnicl communities in Sunderland particularty among people seeking asylum with no recourse to publ￿ fvnds and also among refugees th right to remain especialty during transition periods. Our Baby Bank outreach provided New Born Bundles, Hygiene Packs and Toys al Sunderland International Bangladesh Centre {SIBC}. We continue to work ￿th our BAME communty partners and BAME communits"es. Morrison's Doxford Park Community Champiin has estsblished a much needed regular thryllection for our Baby Bank, provtding essentials, naPp￿s, baby and motherlwent hygwie and sanitary items. y Sisters Garden is a communty garden developed at the Co-op Centre during the pandern￿. The community garden is led and run by our volunteers and produces ve9etsbles, frLJit and flowers for rrb)5t of Ihe year. The vegetsbles and frurt are used to provide k￿￿ost heatthy meals at our Warrn Welcome Space. Cookery Sessions, and fresh prcéuce to top up our food parcels and support our volunteers wtth fresh fruit and veg. Another main benefit of our loyety 9arden is the resulting outdoor ￿hMUnIty space which is there for everyone to enjoy. Post Covld-19 Following the end of our Covid-19 Support Fund project which was funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, we were unable to find fvnding to extend the ￿ntracts of our 2 temporary Community Development staff. We maintsined g¢)od wa¢ti¢e in social distancing and continue to provide hand sanits'sers, mask5, good signage and a clean and safe buikling al the C(KV Centre. Partnershryi Working Our ￿e￿orkS of partners are integral in enabling FISCUS lo engage and support those most in need. We also wekomed new partners such as Friends of the Orop In (FODII into our ¢ommunity buikling. FISCUS ah)ng with our trusted partner organisations. provided speryalist and direct support to our service users. volunteers, families, individuals and children. FISCUS supports our community partners who in turn supFort our work and our crisis services which enable5 US to jointty provide access to food and essentials across our local communths that we serve. Partnership working has helped us to increase our range and scope of suptfvyf we continue to reach a wide section of the community including 8AME people and families, children and young people. eklerly people. people with mental health issues. those with health problems. people struggling with hOMe￿sSnesS and add￿l￿n. Sunderland ACES Sunderland ACES was establtshed as a network for Advice and speckqlist providers in 2013 and c(mb'nued for alffrf)st a decade, chaired by FISCUS. Sunderland ACES partners are.. AGE UK Sunderland. Citizens Advi￿ SunderL4nd. FISCUS. Gentoo, Pallion Action Group, Sharp, SNCBC and Washington Mind. Sunderland ACES was the recognised ¢onduit for advice in Sunderland but d￿j not meet formerty during 2022. Many of SunderlarKI ACES partners sbll ¢¢￿tIft￿e io work together for the benefit of the Communities and peop￿ we seNe. Sunderland Council set up an Advre Providers Forum which rrttts regularty and which we are part of. The Fowm has a W￿jer rea¢h than Sunderland ACES and it remains for our FQrtners lo delermine rf this successful. long-starKling partnership will 16- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 continue through 2023 and beyond or Klentify if the Advice Fowm may be the new way of formal netsvorking for FISCUS ar#J our communty advu parinefs. Morri$ons Doxford Park has established a new partnership wilh FISCUS and our Bundles for Babies Baby Bank. Morrisons Community chaMp￿n has t*en prov￿Ing regular weekly donab.ons of baby essenbals and also donatsons of food and baby clolhing that wouly otherwise go to landfill. 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 £5200. These ileffts are often very expensive to buy and we are onty able to provide them new such as boltles. soothers and of course nappies and wipes and this save5 our Chafty mney that we would otherwBe have to find to fund such e55ents.al items. BRAmnesty is a volunteer-led proJe¢l that ts housed and supported by FISCUS staff and volunteer. BRAmnesty to maintain women and girls dignity and supwts independence and enterprising aclivilies. Initially established for women and girls in in The Gambia. this initiative has since supported women and girfs in developing countries in Africa including Kenya, Tr Congo Togo SUPFQrting partners who directly deliver our donated Bras and essenlts8ls to these counlries. The initiative also beneffts Sunderland women. babies and families and was the catalyst for the establishment of our Bundles for Babies Baby Bank. BRAmnesty continued to collect donations of new and gently worn bras. women's Inewl underwear. clolhing. gym wear, training shoes and sanitary rtems. BRAmnesty is a community projecl which has Th) independent funding and has relied on donab'ons from staff, volunteers, local business and the general puNic to dale. We hope lo retum to the Gamkn'a in 202310 delwer much needed Bras. undefwear. baby items and essentkn3ls to *omen aThJ girL% living in extreme povety.. these women survive on less than the intematK¥nal irKorre threshold of $2.15 or £1.72 per person per day. Finan¢lal Revlew Following the continued detn"mental effects on funding since the COVID-19 pandemi¢, 2022 finalty saw an uptum in financpl stsbilily arKI growlh. Ourfvnding stralegy developed for 2022-23 enabled our small charity to contr'nue lo do kn.gger and greater initgljves to help those most in need supporting over 3000 Feople. Whilst many grant fvnding opportunities cmtinued lo fo¢us on the effects of Covid-19. FISCUS SOU9hl and built upon our USP and our main strength- namely our successful partnership working. We partner and we deliver for the benefit of those n￿$t in need. not onty in our usual domain of Sunderland. bul also in Newcastle following a new relationship with Newcaslle Fcrt)dbank. Whilst'lhemalic. funding often eontsnues to dominate the funding arena within whth we work. FISCUS was successful in securing new funding opportunit￿5 with grants for the first from Greggs Foundabon. Virgin Money Foundation and SESF via Social Investrr*nt BUSI￿SS and Big Issue Invest. Tudor Trust provided a fantastic 3-year grant commencing Au9USt 2022 and this was the final anchor needed to slabilise our charity in 2022, for 2023 and beyond. As community landlord. we ¢onts"nue to su¢¢essfulty encourage other community partners to work alongside FISCUS at the C¢>op Centre. Such organisations ￿nefit from low-cost rents and vibrant ￿Mmunity space. that in tum helps us io sustain and fund the C¢xJp Centre and enable us to generalty break even in temis of the costs of running the centre for FISCUS. our community partners, our volunteers aThJ the Feople we serve. Our partnership arrangements particularly with Sunderland Foodbank {Outham Christian Partnership) and Newcastle Foodbank have gone from strength to strength and this has led to a large increase of funding from both organisations that will support our work until 2024 and hoFefulty beyond_ We hope. on¢e again. to demonstrate OUT SUC￿ssful approach, our impact and evidence-based to enabte Us to a¢oss support from The National Lottery Community Fund in 2023 bey￿d. The net moven*nt in funds was £88,782 al the end of 2022. Vle have continued to maintain a Itghl rein on spending and we ended the finan¢ial year in a goc#J. stable financial wsition with some funding streams secured for a further 2 years. Our tumoverlincome was artthaalty high due lo 2 grants valuing over £65,000 being paid in December 2022 that relate to the financial yeaf 2023. As such, FISCUS commenced 2023 financial year with total funds available of £339.201 which includes designaled reserves of £183.212 {reFaling to the Co-op Centre premises. fixtures & fittings and our communty van) and general unrestricted funds of £29.390. Our restricted funds of £126,599 a￿ further supported by a 17- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 government backed Cowd-19 Boun￿ Back Loan (originally £SO,000) which remains unspent and supports cash Ilow, the Charty's bank balan￿ and provKles ongoing stability. Our small charity has survNed the pandernic and we have since maintained and In¢￿a$￿ the breadth of our advice, crisis and comrnunty servi*s", the Coy Centre -our community premises has been further developed enabling expansion of our comrnunty and crisis initiatsves whth delivered ciisis support where it was needed mosl during the year to 3172 iThJrviduals and families. FISCUS targets nKist of Our work on those ff¥)st disadvantaged and V￿nerab￿ individuals and f￿llieS in Hendon and wider Sunderland. In 2022, we widened our support lo Newcastle by outreaching al community foc#Jbanks in Newcastle made possible with suP￿rt arKI funding from Ne4vcastle Foodbank. Good governance & management- alOngs￿e kjnger-lerm funding opportunitjes that align to our existing and new ways of working. remain the key to the financial stakn.lity of the charity. Our crisis support which lies at the core of all our iniliab"ve5 and activits'es. has Temained our priority. The need to identify short- term and medium-teTm funding to develop t￿r co-produced project and initiatives will always remain a priority. During 2022 we undertook surveys. community meetings and listened lo our service users, our volunteers, staff and partners to identrfy needs and pr*)ritie5 for the year and for the following year, 2023. FISCUS ended 2022 financ￿1 year wrth £212,602 unrestr￿ed reserves of the charty and a further £126,599 is reslri¢ted luTrJs to be spent in accordan¢e with our funding agreements. During 2022. the charity receNed a total income of £339.688 and the charity's revenue expended was £250,906. The balance carried foward as al December 31st 2022, was £339,201. of which £183,212 related to buildingsl Invest￿nt property comprising the Coop Centre. fixtures & fittings. motor vehicles, and general reserves of £29.390. The main sourc£s offunding for FISCUS during 2022 included: The Tudor Trust Sundertand Foodbank IDCPI. Newcastle Fcodbank. SESF. Greggs Foundation and Virgin Money Foundation. We would also like to mention the continued vital support thal we received and Sunderland Council Household Support FundlEnhanced Winter Offer. We also received a range of smaller charitable grants as well person81 crisis donations from supporters and members of the public. We aim to eontsnue to develop our physical enVIrc￿Ment and community spaces to connect al the Cc op Centre. .Many new and emerging ideas and oprL)rtunits'es present themselves for the years ahead. We will endeavour lo raise the necessary grant income as well as expkning social investment and the generating of fvrt￿r tradirvJ incOw￿ to secure our Charity. our wemises and our crisis services for the future year5 to come_ Re5eThes Policy FISCUS Trustees aim to hold unrestrtcted reserves to maintain the financial ststility and cash flow of the Charity. Any restri¢ted balances are held for the purF()ses of Specif￿ projects and activities at the year end and do not fom) part of the reserves poli¢y olher than to Spend the fvnding in accordance wrth the requirements of the funders reqUire￿entS and restricb"ons. Plans for the year ahead 2023: FISCUS has delNered advice and Criss SUPF*M for over 17 years since 200S in Hendon and across the City of Sunderland. This year, we have oft￿ again tsrgeted our adv￿ and cnsis work outside of Sunderland by working in partnership wrth New¢astk Foc*Jbank and together devek)ping a new Advice & Crisis outreach service which supports some of the PJOTest people and families in Newcastle. We also continue to supwrt our communty partners via Communrty F¢)odbanks outreach sites across the City of Sunderland. During 2022 we secured one-yearfs funding for the following year to employ a new dedicated Advi￿ & Advocacy Worker to provide direc( ongoing support to teenage mams. their children 18- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 and W￿er families. Our community garden will be expand&l and we wdl double the amount of raised beds. We aim lo conts.nue to further devebp rn0￿ community activities whilst also developing our physical community environment in 2023 and twond. We aim lo continue our successful partnership work with Durham Christian For>Jbank who run Sunderland Food Bank and we have secured a 2-year partnership SLA to undertake this work and employing a full-b'me Advice & Crisis Foodbank Worker. We have aL80 secured a 3-year partnership SLA with Newcastle Food Bank employing a fijll-lime Ad¥￿e & Crisis Foodbank Worker. We work closety with t￿+th Sunéedand & Newcast￿ fTryJbanks and also wrth the community foodbanks where we outreach lo ensure services are up lo date, a¢￿5&ble. appropriate and as safe as possible for staff, volunteers and service users. We continue to explore new partnerships and opportunities. COVID-19 has left behind a legacy that includes new ways of thinking and workn"ng. The important£ of good physical and mental well-being remain$ a priorty for ¢)ur staff, for our volunteers and for our seNice users alike. During the year, we receNed an exI￿rne￿ generous grant from The Tudor Trust to support wellbeing amor#J stsff and vc4unteern whth has made people feel valued and apP￿l4ted. Our strateglc goals for the charlty have been revlewed by our Board of Trustees: l. Help Indiv￿ua1S & lamlies through hardshp and cri￿. increase their dwosable income & alleviate poverty 2. Ensure no chrfd goes wrfhout essenfr"81s to ￿dUce and allewate chilcl poverty 3. Create and develop further communty spaces for well.being. sp8ce to connect 8nd to re- ¢onne¢t 4. Develop and increase oursustainable ￿CY￿e and reuse projects 5. Fosterdwersty. equalty and inclusx)n across our wort( and 0urcommunrt￿S We will achieve the above goals by contsnuing to further develop our adv￿ and crisis work al FISCUS and via outreach in the communty foodbanks across Sundertand & Newcastle. We will increase our reach and engagement through existing and new partnership work. INe will maintain and increase our recycle and reuse prqects to ensure adults. families. thild￿n and young people have attess to essentsals. Recyding clothing. baby tr]uipment and other rtems will help us to be rn￿ e¢t>friendly. We will ensu￿ we proftJ)te equal access and opp￿￿nities anKJrvJ staff. volunteers, service users and partnets at all ti￿S. Our Oellvery Prlorlties for the coming year include: Employ More Staff Our staff and volunteer5 are busier than ever before. To alleviate this increasing demand and workload, we are taking on 2 new Apprentice slaff in September 2023. were also SUCLessful in securing funding for a specialist Advice & Advo¢a¢y IAbrker {full-timel", this member of staff will work on our new project, Sunderfand Young Mammies Hotre Economics. Our re￿nI Crowd fundraiser via Spacehive. will pay for a new shippirrfJ storage container for our Baby Bank ar¥J also t￿vardS the salary of one of the new Apprentices￿ra1nee Sockql Welfare Assistants. Fundlng for 2023 A major grant over three years fr(Kn The Tudor Trust was a very welcome an¢hor and base for bringing in other much needed fvnds for 2022 to mid 2025. The Virgin Money Foundation have also invested in our work for tsvo years. Our cuffent Fo(#Jbank Adv￿ & Crisis staff are funded for a further one and years respeclivety. However, the service5 they wovide within the heart of the communty foodbanks including al FISCUS Ccyjp Centre is bursting at the seams. The staff are coping with huge increases in the number of people being supptyted and we need to urgenlty find funds for al least one more advice worker to support our work especially in Sunderland. Vle have sec#Jred partial one years, funding for 2 new Apprentice staff starting in Septemter. 19- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 There is a need to Secu￿ funding for a further 3 staff including part-tiff* admin & reception support, a Community development worker and a ft Advtt Vlorker. Tv*D large fuThJs that we are aiming lo appty for include.. The Community Cost of Living Fund and the Improving Lives Through Advi￿ grant programme. We also hope to secure funding from Reaching Communities, Nats'onal Lottery Community Fund over 0 >5 year Fefiod lo fund arKI underpin our work. Unfortunately our 2022 end of year funds 'artrficialty' exceeded £300.(KJO which restricts some fundirfj opportunf(ies that we woukj normally be able to apply for. These funds were so high due lo grants of just over £65,000 being paid upfront in December 2022 at the end of the ac£ounling year. Despite this money being for the followiThJ year. accounting rules since 2019 mean that these arTh)unts are classed as 2022 income. Cowop C•ntr• We are almost full to capacity at ttE Co-op Centre. Aside from our own commun¢ty spaces, we have now rented out the majority of the unrt5 availab￿. This wll ensure security for the Co-op Centre and we will utilise some of the funds to undertake repairs. Importantly. SO￿ of our close and respected community partners have joined us here including FODI (Friends of the Drop In}., soon the Sundefland Bangladesh Inlernalional Centre - who are about to undergo a major refurb. a￿ ffoving into the C¢>op Centre. Everyone is enjoyiThJ our communty r￿rn and t￿￿mun￿ garden and they are bolh very well used. Our clothes bank and baby bank a￿ seeing referrals al not experienced before but thanks to our dedicated team of staff and Voluntee￿ we are keepirrfJ up wrth demand and continue to prevent literally tonnes of rterns from going into landfill and insteaj sending them to new homes where they are needed. Unfortunately the already very high overheads and maintenance costs have spiralled during 2022 and 2023. Many areas thal are essential and mandalory for Health & Safety run into tens of thousands of pounds and utilib'es over £10,000 annualty. We therefore need to ensure that we include full-cost recovery where possib￿ in all hjture funding b￿S and contracts that allow us so to do. The C(wp Centre also needs extemally repainb.ng wh￿b has been estsmated at just over £10.000. We have addrtimal ￿nd surrc4Jnding the p¢rinEter fenang at the Co•OP Centre and in 2023124 we aim to expbre this further lo identfy ifwe can ¢reate mre. much needed community space. Prior to COVID- 19 we had plans professKinalty drawn up following a community consultation exercise over several months. The plans outline a new Community Caféloeli lapproximalety £50-£60K costs). a downstairs Toilet and Universally Ac¢essibfe T￿le1 1£10KI and also a large community meeting Spa￿ thai was estimated at £176,000 new build to te constructed from shipping containers. We predict the costs for the new cornmunty meeting space will have increased by 10-15% and we are going back tothe drawing board to re¢onsider options. A new ¢ommunty space would be used not onw by FISCUS, but by our communty partners who are based in the cO￿p Centre. INe would like io include a new onsite creche within the space rf possible to enable us to expand our work with teenage and young mams and their babies and children. Caprtal fvnds are hard to find but we aim io explore what is possible, including a blend of grants and loans where appropriate, lo achEve the above and recommence where we left off durin9 the Covid-19 pandemic. WHAT.. Help individuals & famil￿S through h8rt1ship and Cli￿S. inctsase disposable income & allevmte povety HOW.. secu￿ New Funds to Conbnue our SAFE Advice & Crisis SupporL Our Warm Welcome Space and sessions and our Community Foodbank outreach work.. Expand our Community Food Bank Advice & Crisis Outreach Work in Sunderland and Newcasle Expand our Young Parent's Project serV￿S. Advice & Resources via our new Sunderland Young Mammies Home Econom￿ Project and rthv worker Continue to support BAME Asylum Seekers. Refugees and families N) need via partnership vnrking and referrals Increase our homeless support to incI￿le More Than Foc#J. Moving On & Moving In, Starter Provision & AdV￿e -20- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 WHA T." Ensu￿ no child goes without essents'ats to reduce and aweviate ch￿d poverty HOW.. Raise funds for additional social weffare support staff to help us keep up wrth rising demand for our Bundles for 8abies Baby Bank. our Sundertand Clothes Bank and our advice & crisis seThKes,' prowde support lo ensure babies andCh￿dTen. teenageyoung mams, famil￿$, 8AMElaMil￿S, refug￿S, asylum seekers have the best possible stsrt with all the essentials P￿*Vided where they have none WHA T.. C￿ate and develop further communityspaces well-being, space to conn8¢f & re-conne HOW.. conb.nue to co-produ￿ our community spaces for Serv￿ users. volunteers, staff. communty partners and community tenants and the wider community Furthei 'Grow' and expand our Communty Garden & Abtment Expand our Warm Welcome Spaces lo help people keep warm, save energy usage and nTrJney. socialise wrth others and access free community advice and crists supp(yt Conlinue lo improve and expand our dedKated Social Collwnunty Space to support Health & Well-being Invest in the Co-op Centre to ertsU￿ it ￿maInS a safe and welcome ￿)rnr￿nity Spa￿ for all WHA T.. Develop and increase oursustainable recycle and reuse projects HOW.. InC￿aSe volunteer hou￿ and employ ￿￿Te sfaff to support our recycling projects." Bundles for Babies Baby Bank O months- 2 years Children & Young People's Clothes Bank 3- 18 years Communty Clothes Bank 18 years+ Open an online Community Recyde Shop fw &ndedand Ck*thes Bank WHA T.. Fosterdrrfersty. equality and Inclusi(￿ across our WO￿ and our communities." HOW.. Ensure all stakeholdets involved in our woth foster diver&ty and equality in all we do including.. Promote Equality & Drversity anN)ng our people, services and communities Ensure collaborats'on and sharing resources with 8AME organBat￿nS and communities Promote arKI Foster dNersty, equalty and inclusion across our recruitment processe5 21 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 FISCUS 2022 IN PICTURES hearb and soul- bhank-you_ volunbeers + +i¥jlf" CO.OPCt', 22- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) THE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Responslbllftles of the trustees The trustees are resFonsitAe for preparing the Trustees. Rew)rt and the financial ststements in accordance with applKable law and regulations. Cowyany law requires the trustees to wepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financBI stslements in accordance wth United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Slandards and applicable law). Under company law the truslees musl not approve the finanual stslemenls unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and ofthe incoming and outgoing resources of the charitable company forthat period_ In preparing those financial statements. the Irustees are required to.. select suitable xcountYl9 poIKies and Ihen apply them rxjnsistenty.. make judgerr*nts and ests'mates that are reasonable and wudent and prepare the financial statements on the goiThJ COr￿ern basis unless it is wiappropriale to presume that the charitable company will conb.nue rts acbvrties. The trustees are re$￿SIble for keeping adequate accounting records that are suffi¢Ent to show and explain the charrtable cnmpany's transactions and disck)se with reasonable accura¢y at any time the financial wsiticn of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the finan¢ial statements compty with the Companies Act 20(￿. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hen￿ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularittes. Signed by order of the board". Mr A. McGill Chair and Trustee Dale.. Q2 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) I rewt to the trustees on my examinat￿n of the financial State￿nts of Fiscus North Limrted (by guaranleel ('Ihe charity'l for the year ended 31 December 2022. Responsibililles and basls of report As the trustees of the company land also its directors for the purposes of company lawl you are respjnsible for the preparation of the financial statenEnts ui xcordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 rthe 2006 Art'l. Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are ￿t required to be audrted under Part 16 of the 2006 A¢t and are eligible for independent examinatK)n. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as Carried oul under Sect￿ 145 of the Charities Act 2011 1.the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examinats'on I have followed the Directions given by the Chanty commis5*￿ under 5e¢tion 145151{bl of the 2011 ACL Indepondont ¢xamlnefs slatement I have completed my examination. I ￿nffirn that no matters have tt*me to attention in connection with the examinatK>n gNing me cause to believe. accounts'ng records We￿ not kept in respect of the charity as required by S￿￿'on 386 of the 2006 Act.. or the finar￿181 statements do not accord wth those records.. or the finanual ststemenls do not compty with the xcounling requirements of section 396 of the 20C6 Aet other than any requirement Ihat accounts gtve a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination", or the financial statewtnts have not been prepared in accordan￿ with the meth(Kls and principles of the StateTnenl of Re¢omffended Practice for acLounting and reporting by charities applicable to charits.es P￿paring their accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial RetK¥ts"ng Standard applicable in the UK and Rewblic of Iretand IFRS 102}. I have no concerns and have coff* across no other matters in COn￿tIon with the examinats'on to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enabk a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. A. Henshaw FCCA Torgersens Chartered Ac¢ountsnts East Suite, Ground Fhjor Avalon House Sl Catherine's Court Svnderland SR5 3XJ Oate. 2 s/o¥/%3 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Unr•stri¢l¢d R¢$tri¢t¢d Funds Funds Total 2022 Total 2021 Note In¢omo Resources Donations and legacies Charitsble activities Other trading aclivitses Investment Income 779 19.835 197 53.111 28.332 237.389 2.854 114.342 257,224 242 44.488 Total Incomlng Resources 73.922 265.766 339.688 161.684 Resources Expend•d Charitable activrties Other expendilure Total Resources Expended 105,165 2,766 142,975 248,140 2,766 211,157 3.000 107.931 142.975 250.906 214.157 Net Incomlngl{Outgoingl Resou￿eS Transfer between Funds 134.009} 25.674 122.791 125.6741 97,117 88.782 {52,473) Net Movement in Funds 18,335 88,782 152N731 Total Fun(ts Brought Fornard Total Funds Corrfed For￿rd 220,937 212,602 29N82 126,$99 250,419 339,201 302,892 250,419 The slatement of finanaal activrties includes all gains and kjsses recognise(l in the year. All income and activities derive from conbnuing aCtr1￿.es. Tbe notes on page$ 27 10 39 form part of thes¢ fin•nciil statements. -25- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 31 DECEMBER 2022 Not• 2022 2021 Fixed Assets Tangible Assels Investments 12 13 68.126 115,086 183,212 48,162 11 5,086 163,248 c￿￿ent Assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 14 20,630 204.979 2.549 138.979 225.609 141.528 Creditots: amounts fallkng due wlthtn one year Net Current Assets 15 124,8721 14.7921 136,736 200.737 Total ass•ts l•$$ current liabllltles 363,949 299,984 Creditors: amounts fallkng due after mor¢ than one year 16 144,748> {49.565} Not Assets 339.201 250,419 Funds of the Chaiity Reslrtcted funds Unrestricted funds 126,599 212,602 339.201 29,482 220.937 Total Fund5 250.419 For the year ending 31 December 2022 the charitable company was entitled lo exernpt￿n from audit under seclion 477 of the Compantes Act 201￿ relating to small companies. Trustees responsits'lrties: The members have nol required the chafity to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in qUeSt￿n in accordance wrth ￿tiOn 476: and The trustees acknowleth3e th*r responsibilitts for comptying with requirements of the Act th ￿pect to a¢¢ounting records and the preparation of financial statements. These financial siatements have been prepared in accordan￿ with Charities SORP {FRS102). These unaudited finanaal statements V•tre approved by tt)e trustees on 21 signed on their behaw by: L% and are Mr. A McGill Trustee Company numter 05653946 The notes on pages 27 to 39 lorm part of ihege fin*nci#l stst¢meDts. -26- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 General inf0M￿tion The charity is a private company limited by guarantee. registered in England and Wales. and a re9iStered chanty in England and Wales. The ai*Jress of the registered office is Ccpop Centre. Whrtehouse Road, Hendon. Sunderland. SR2 8AH. ststement of ¢omplian¢¢ These financial statements have been prepared in comlliance wilh FRS 102, The Financ￿1 Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.. the Statement of Recommended practi￿ appliCa￿e lo charrties preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial ReFQrting Standard appl￿ble in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charrties SORP IFRS 102)) and the Charrties Act 2011. Accounting Pollcles Basls of preparation The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Acc(MJntiTrJ and Reporting by Charities.. Ststement of Recommended Prath"ce applicable to charits'es preparing accounts in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republt of Ireland IFRS 102) (effective 1 January 20151 ~ (Chanbes SORP {FRS102}}, the Financial Reporting Standard applicab￿ in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS102) and the Companies A¢1 2006 as appli¢able to companie5 subject to the small e¢)mpanies regirne. Fixus North Lirrited meets the definition of a Publ￿ benefit entty under FRS 102. Assets antj liabilities are initially recognised at the histcwical cost or transacts'on value unless otherwise staled in the re￿Vant accounting policy nole. The financial stalerrents are prepared in sterfing. which is fvn¢b"onal Cu[￿nCY of the entity. Monetary amounts in these finanryal ststements are rouThJed to the nearest £. Going con¢•m There are no rrAterial uncertainties ab)ut the charivs abilty to continue. Fund accountlng Unrestricted funds are avadable for use al the dwretion of the trustees to fvrther any of the charity's purposes. Designated fvnds are unrestr￿ted funds earmarked ty the trustees for particuLqr future prqect or commitment. Restrieled funds are subj'ected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal and fall into one of sulxlas5es. reStr￿ted incorre funds or en(k)wment funds. -27- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Accounting Policies Icontlnued) Incoming resour¢¢s Incnme is reccgnised when ts charitable coffoany is entilled lo the funds. any performance condilDns attached to the items of incow* have been mel. r( is probable that that the income will be received, and the amount Can be nEasured reliabpy. The following specffic policies are applEd to particular categories of in¢ome" Income from contracts for the suppty of seNices is recowised with delivery of the ¢ontra¢ted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for It to be spent on a particular purp)se and retumed rf unspen( in which case il may be regarded as restrtcted. Grant income from govemff£nl and other entsties is recognised Wh￿ the charttable compary is entitled to the funds. any performance condib.ons attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be receNed. and amount is not deferred under the accruals basis. Inte￿$t on fvnds ￿eld on deFosiI is i￿luded when receivabte the amunt can be measured with reliability by the charity. this is normalty upon nolrftalion of interest paid or payable by the bank. Re8ource8 expended All expenditure is accounted for on an ￿rual'S basis. Gr￿ts are charged in the year the trustees authorised payment. Grants payable are in line with charilable company's obJ"erAs arKI activities. Grants and donations are made to other organisations wth similar objects or directty to teneficiaries. Operating leavs Lease payments are reco9nised as an expense over lease temi on a straNJht-h'ne basis. The aggregate tenefit of lease incentwes is recognised as a reduced to expense over the *se tern. on a slraight-line baws. Lease income is reccb3nised in profft or loss on a stravJhl-line basis over the lease temi. The aggregate c05t of lease incentives is reco3nised as a reduction to income over the lease tem on a straighl-line basis. Costs. including depreciation. incurred in eaming the lease income are reccgnised as an expense. Any initial direcl costs incurred in negots"ab"ng and arranging the operating lease are added to the carrying amount ot the lease and recognised as an expense over the lease term on the same basis as the lease incon￿. Tangible fixed assets l assets are cawalised and valued at histor￿ cosl. Depreciation has not been charged on property as the ant￿Ipated residual value of the land is an￿1pated to be at least equal to the ￿$t of the mixed use element. Depreciation is charged on fixbJres and fittings over their expected useful lives of 10 years. Inveslments Investments are the purchase of an inve5trnent proFety. The property has been init'ially measured at ¢osl aThJ subsequenty at Pdir value at the balance sheet d*e. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Accounling Policies (continued Financial instruments. A financial asset or a financral liability ts recognised onty when the ¢harity becomes a paty to the contrxtual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instru￿Ents are initially rwnised at the affount receivab￿ or payable inchjding any rdated transaction ￿$t$. Current assets and current liabilitses are subsequentty measured at the cash or other Cons￿eratIon expected lo be pa￿ or received and not discounted. Defined contrlbullon plans The company operates a defined contn"butr"on pension scheme covering its employees. The scheme funds are administered by trustees and the assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company. The Fension costs charged against profits represents the amount of the conlributs.ons payable to scheme in re5pe¢t of the a¢¢ounbng period. Don•tions and L•g¥¢i Unrnstrlcted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2022 Totsl 2021 Tolent Other 1,500 27,611 29.111 26.832 2,854 779 28.332 2,854 In the previous year. donatsons arKI kgacies of£116 were unrestr￿ed and £2,738 were restrtted. Chaiitsblo A¢tivitio8 & S•rvi¢es UnTr￿l￿ted Restrici¢d Funds Funds Total 2022 Total 2021 Grants l Fees: Big Lottery SAFE - reLeived ERDF CLLD TESCO Bags of help Greggs Foundation~ received Greggs Foundation- received Sherburn House relief grant- received Good Things Foundation grant HMRC Covid 19 Support G￿t CDCF Grant- received ASDA Foundation Advice in WaTm Spaces Co-operatNe Lccal co￿￿nunIty Funds Enhanced Winter Offer Barbour FourKl*ion Virgin Money Foundats'on DIDYMUS Nab'onwiye Communty Grants St Marn'ns in the r￿Id SESF Tudor Trust Community OpFortunities 19.265 16,477) 1,CiJO 19,902 190 19,902 190 919 9.375 45.913 824 Isoo 1500 1,000 2,814 2,000 5,000 9.800 l987 14,935 3.360 49.958 17,922 3,360 49.958 500 30,000 52.000 30,01)0 52,OlXI -29- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Sir James Knott Trust HMRC BBL interest Grant Kickslart Scheme Newcasye F￿d bank DCP- Sunderland Foodbank- Fees SundeTland Bangladesh Centre Lived Experiences Others- reoived 9,000 9.0(Kl 13.642 26,194 13,000 13.642 26,194 13.000 4,000 32.833 19,835 237,389 257,224 114.342 In the previous year, In￿Me of £68.621 was unrestricted and £45.721 was restricted. Olher trading a¢tivities Unr•strict•d R¢stri¢t¢d Funds Funds Total 2022 Total 2021 Other income 197 242 Investment Income Unrestricted Restricted Fund$ Funds Total 2022 Total 2021 Rental Income 53.111 44,488 Al income in the prewous year was unrestrcted. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Charftable Actlvilies Unreslricted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2022 Tolal 2021 Project costs Grants Wage5 and Salaries Rates Insurance Repairs and Maintenan L￿h1 and Heat Motor expenses. travel and subsistence Telephone. postage and stationery Equipment and computer costs Staff training Beneficiary training Sundry and cle￿IT￿j expenses Subs¢ription$ Bank Charges Loan Interest Legal and prOfeSs￿nal Depfeciation charges Staff wellbein9- away day 321 16,539 16,860 2,193 134,200 2,848 3,102 31,135 47,415 2,841 3,315 19,838 5,945 112,033 159,448 2.841 3.315 23,069 8,535 3,231 2,590 155 11.046 202 3,598 11.348 202 3,091 874 9.702 290 5.100 302 1,309 134 1.844 3,786 410 2,088 1.520 5.882 303 6.926 3,398 343 3.652 410 2.088 1.520 5.882 753 1.447 303 105,165 142,975 248,140 211,157 In the previous year. expenditure of £91.768 was unrestrthd and £119.389 was restricted. Other Expenditure Unrnstfi¢ted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2022 Totsl 2021 Accountancy and Independent exam 2,766 2,766 All expenditure in the previous year Was uffestricted. -31- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 3q DECEMBER 2022 10. Wag•$ & Salaries 2022 2021 Gross wages and salartes Employers nalional insurance LX)St Pension Costs 150.090 125,597 7,950 653 912 159N48 134.200 The trustees re¢eNed no remuneration in the current or preceding year- unrestricted èxpendrture in the current year amounted to £47,41512021.' £39.578) and reslricled expenditure to £112.033 {2021. £94.6221 The average number of full time equivalent employees in the year 2022 2021 Charitable aclNities 11. Taxation The chartsble company is exempt frcffi laxab'on under Section 466 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 2010. 12. Tanglble Assets Fixtures and ffttings Motor Vehicks Property Totsl At 1 January 2022 Addits"on5 37.501 13,887 6.690 51,388 25,846 77.234 19.156 Al 31 December 2022 37.501 20.577 19.156 Depre¢iotion At 1 January 2022 Charge for the year Disposals At 31 December 2022 3.226 2.051 3.226 5.882 3,831 5.277 3,831 9.108 Carrying amount At 31 December 2022 37.501 15.300 15,325 68,126 48,162 At 31 December 2021 37.501 10.661 -32- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 13. Investmenls 2022 2021 Al 1 January 2022 Additions lo investments at cost Gainlllossl on revaluation At 31 De¢eml>er 2022 115,086 115,086 115,086 115,086 Investments at cost comprtsed 2022 2021 Investment Properties 115.086 115,086 14. Debtors 2022 2021 A¢cfued In￿Me Prepayments 18,587 443 2,1C6 20.630 2,549 15. CreditorJ: amounts falling due within on• year 2022 2021 Bank loan Other credrtors Deferred income Accruals 435 133 224 4,000 370 19,062 24,872 4,792 16. Croditorn: amounts falling due aft•r more than on¢ y•ar 2022 2021 Bank loan 44.748 49,565 44,748 49,565 17. Rolatod Party Transactions There were no related paty tranS¥t￿n$ during the current and preceding years. 18. Commllments under Operatlng Leases The total fu￿re minimum lease payments payable under nOn￿ncelIable operating leases are as fdk)ws.' 2022 2021 Operating leases whth expire: Wrthin 1 year Within 2 to 5 years After more than 5 years 1,293 1,293 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 19. Analysls of nel assets bet￿￿en funds Restricted General Designated 2022 Reserves Reserv•s RoseTh¢8 Total Funds Tangible assets Investrnents Current assets Current liabiif(ies Long term liabililies 68,126 115,086 68,126 11S,086 225,609 (24.872} (44.7481 127,029 14301 98,580 124,442 144,748 29,390 126,599 183,212 339,201 Restrlcted General Oeslgnated 2021 Reserves Reser¥es ReseThes Total Funds Tangible assets Investr￿nts Current assets Current liabilities Long term liabilities 48.162 115.086 48,162 115,086 141,528 14,7921 (49,5651 29.598 11161 111.930 14,6761 (49,565) 51,689 29,482 163,248 250A19 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED {BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANc￿L STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 310ECEMeER 2022 20. Funds olthe Chartty 01.0122 IA¢¢Mn• Exp•rxWthr• TThn%l 31.1212 Vnmtrktsdfwd• Genepl fun0$ Accurwktsd Su￿U$ De51gnated funds TarvJitrAe asset reser¥e Invesbnentpropety r8s8Th8 TO￿ unrestrthd fu￿1$ 5T.689 nx2 (IOIWI 44162 115.08$ 68.126 115,086 220.937 1107.9311 2￿7• 212.602 GalAI B•1*￿• 01.0121 Exwr•lM¥ff* Tv•¥fv* ILo••l 31.1221 Unreatrkted Wund General funds Accumulated surws 0ÈS￿n4ted lunds T8ngibloasw re8eNe Investment woperty reserve Total unfestrKled fuThls 41117 3J211 48.162 115.016 11S.016 206.112 113225 ¢94.7 220,937 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 20. Funds of the Charity l¢ontinu•d) Balance 01.01.22 8alan¢e Income Ewndituro Transfers 31.12.22 Restrlcted funds Kickstart Scherr* 1 Kickslart SCheff￿ 2 My Sisters Kitchen In Need Grants Bundles for babies Fundraiser (Food van) Tolenl DIDYMUS National lottery "BOGO Covid SUPFQrt Greggs Foundab'on Greggs Foundation DCP - Sundertand Ffy)dbank ASDA Foundab"on Crisis Donations Poslcode Local Trusl Tudor Trust CRF SESF Community Fund Co-op Local Communty Fund Enhanced Winter Offer Newcasve Food bank Xmas Appeal Virgin Money Foundakn'on Nationwide Communrty Grants St Martin's in the fidd Sherbum House I CDCF 7,663 5,979 17.675) {5.985) (605) 12 700 22,082 1,500 3A60 11.230) {1A89) 119.156) 134 1,437 619 1,697 {1.663) 9,491 12,850) (6,641) 19,902 190 13.1)00 8,392 (190) (18,9921 (941 12.190) 18.357) (23.251) 12.486) (15.068) 5,889 103 1,S42 8.360 1,350 702 52.000 2.484 30,000 28.749 14,932 1.486 1,351 11,128) 18,564) 126,103) (740) 358 2,587 749 1,347 14.935 9,800 26,852 2,087 14,935 49,958 soo 1824 265.766 49,958 Isoo) (1,4241 1142.975) (25.674) Total restncted funds 29.482 126.599 FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 20. Funds of th¢ Charity lcontinued) Balance 01.01.21 Balance 31.1221 Income Expènditure Transfern Restricted funds BIG Lottery - SAFE ERDF CLLD My Sisters Kitchen In Need Gfanls 8undles for bab￿$ Space to Connect Ballinger Charitable Trust National lottery"BOGOF" Covid support DCP- Sunderland Foodbank ASDA FOundat￿n Crisis Donations Postcode Local Trust National Lottery Commun Fund - Coronavirus Community Supwt Fund Coaoperative Local Community fund Enhanced Winter Offer 29,426 19.26S {6.4771 1.000 1.019 970 I46￿30) 6.477 1395) 11.015) (475) 169 (112) (118) {24.285} (5061 (9381 17.584) 9,491 5.889 4.674 25MIO 712 15.944 1,768 1,542 8,360 35N12 (35A32) 20 2.814 2.000 11.328) {649} (119,3891 1.486 1.351 Total restricted funds 96.080 48,459 4,332 29,482 -37- FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 20. Funds of the Charty Icontinuedl Kickgtart Scheme was a govemment backed cov1￿19 scheme enabling FISCUS to employ and train 2 young people to help wrth the additional workload during the pandemic. Slsters, Kitchen was a project developed by FISCUS which after 6 years, we established as an independenl social enterprise via a new Communty Interest Company. MSK has since raised the funds to empkiy a full-tirr* Managing Director & Trainer and has gone from strerKJth to strength. working in partnership with FISCUS and based at the Cts)p Centre. In need grants include Sherburn House CDCF and Greggs Foundatlon crisis funding available for adults, children and famil￿5 experiencing extreme hardship and crisis. Bundles for Babies is Sundedand's ffirstestablished Baby Bank provKiing clothing. equipment and essentials for babies and children in povety to ensure no child goes wrthout. Spacohive was a Crowd Fundraiser Wh￿ successfulty raised funds to purchase an eiectric van and support our crisis and adV￿e work at FISCUS. Tolent is a cOnstruc￿n company who chose FISCUS as a t¢nefick?ry oftheir so¢ral value causes which enables grants lo be made to charitable causes and we were generousty donated £1500 towards our dolhes bank and crisis work from this k)cal company. Didymus provided funds to support 'My Sisterfs Garden, Project, our new. safe outdoor social gardening albtment and vibrant social outdoor communty space where people can grow their skills, make new friends and grow and cook f(￿d together. Natlon81 lottery "BOGOV Covld support provi¢Jed SUPFQrt in the Pandern￿ to enable us to upgrade and devek*p our kn'tchen to a comrrercial kitchen and training spa*. Greggs Foundation provided grant we funding to sUpF￿rt our Finance Officers, post for one year in addrtj.on to Prov￿1ng addth.onal much needed funds towards our increasing electricity costs at the C(w Centre Dutharn Christian Partnornhip IDCP) run Sunderland Fc￿dbank and have partnered with FISCUS to deliver 'More Than Fl￿d, Supp￿ to people who use and rely on foodbanks in Sunderland. DCP provides grant funding from the Trussell Trust lo which il is affiliated The funding enables FISCUS to employ expertenced Welfare Benefit & Crisis Advte staff who work across Community Foodbanks in Sunderland to ensure people can resolve their financial hardship and access their nghtful benefits enb'lements. reduce their debt and have ￿$5 to fcod and other crisis rtems. Asda Foundation provKled fvnding towards our 8undles for Babies Baby Bank and cr¢sis work via their Green Tokens scheme where member5 of the public vote for charitable causes for Asda to suppcyt. Crisls Oonatlons are generously provided by the general public and so￿￿timeS by organisations and small businesses. The Sisterfs of Mercy, Oaklea Convent and the women's groups that they facilitate have been very generous d¢)nators lo our Crisis funds wh￿h make a huge difference lo our ojstomers facing hardship and povety as we are able to fund items that are not usually donaled such as shoppin9 vouchers, new ¢bthing & ur￿e￿ear, safety equipment. warm blankets. hot water botues and presents for chIld￿n aThJ older people who would othe￿iSe go wrthoul at Christmas. Postcode Local Tntst fijnded a c(wroduced. accessible. communty garden space and various outdoor well-being activibes for women survNors of domesbc abuse struggling wrth mentsl health issues. It also enabled us to employ a qualified Social Welfare Communty Worker, fund garden tools and plants. FISCUS NORTH LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 20. Funds of tho Charity l¢ontinued} Tudor TTUSI provided a grant over three years to support the saU7ry of FISCUS CEO to enable FISCUS to have ￿re financial stabilty ar￿ enable the CEO lo focus on devekjping and delivering the core advice and crigs work and devebp new inib'abves. CRF was a govemment grant that enabled FISCUS to empby a meff**er of stsff to support our WO￿ over three nymths. SESF was a S￿la1 investff*nt grant award made by Social Invesiment Business and supported by Big Issue Invest to suprh)rt the Sustaina￿lty and development of our chanty. Coop Local Community Fund supported our community garden providin9 a safe space for o service users. staff. volunteers and wider community to meet and enjoy the oUtd￿r space. Enhanced Wlnter Offerfunds were provided by Sunderland City Council to support our crisis work and to enable us to purchase essenkn.als such as clothirs. toiletries and deaning items lo provide to peopk experiencing hardship in Sunderfand. Newcastle Foodbank FYOVtde grant fvnding to FISCUS from Trussell Trust to enatle FISCUS to employ a fulktirrE experienced Advti & Crisis Worker who provides outreach advice and crisis support across Community focdbanks in Newcastle. Xmas Appeal is money provided by 1￿1￿ldUals. Organisat￿nS and businesses to support the purchase of Christmas presents for children. young people and those who would otherwise go thoul dunng the feslwe Feri&J. Virgin Money Foundation provided a iw￿year grant to fund an exFerienced Scrral Wellare Worker to enable FISCUS to rrointain, iffyrove ar#J expand our current cn5L8 servKes, especially our expanding Sunderland Ck)thes Bank. Nationwide Communlty Grants provided a one-year granl to enable us to develop Sunderland Young Mammies Hoff￿ Econom￿ Project by employiThJ a new dedicated Advice & Advocacy Worker lo support teenage exFectant and new ffK)thers in Sundedand to gain independent living skills and access to advice and support. St Martins in the Fields provides fvnds to supwrt people who are horr*less in particular our service users who are being SUPF¥Yted into their new home and need help with the first months rent and deposit 21. Company Llmited by Guaraniee The charitable company is limited by guarantee in thal every member undertakes to contribute such amounts as may be required in the event of the chairtable company being wound-up. for the payments of the debts, liabilrties. and the cost of winding up not exceeding £1 per member. -39-