CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 0110412022 Period start date To 3110312023 Period end date Charity name: Intervene Project Charlty registration number: 1153228 Objectives and Activities SORP r£feien Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 To provide access to Justi￿ for people in detention and those liable to be detained. This is done through the provision of information and advice, legal representalion, advocacy, and research. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, proiecls or services identified in the acwunts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 The Intervene Project relies on one full-time employed Manager and up to 25 volunteer caseworkers to provide our clients with legal advice and representation on a pro bono basis. We currently support around 300 prisoners (March 2023) who attest they have faced abuse or neglect whilst in ustody. We typically correspond with clients via letter and telephone conferences. We regularly gather evidence, correspond with potential defendants, draft Letterfs Before Action, send Freedom of Information and Subject Access Request's, and write to the establishment on the prisoner's behalf. We strive to secure our clients compensation and settlements at the pre- action stage where possible. Where ne￿Ssary, we will issue County Court claims on behalf of our dient. Statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publi benefit Para 1.18 It can be confirmed the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Intervene fully complies with the 'benefit aspect, and the'public aspect. Additional inforniation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. SORP referen(t Polic ￿on rant makin Para 1.38 NA Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 NA Contribution made by volunteers P3ra 1.38 Much of the casework undertaken by the Intervene project is completed by our Manager and 20 volunteers. The volunteers are lypically law students who apply to work with us. Our clients gain th8 benefit of the pro bono caseworkers, legal knowledge, whereas the volunteers experience the day-to-day management of variety of civil law cases. The experiences the volunteers gain often aids their employability into flrture careers as solicitors and barristers. Additionally, we are working wrth research students to raise awareness of the issues our clients face by way of a research paper and developing a regular blog to further promote the work undertaken. Other Achievements and Performance SORP reference Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.20 The volume of casework and dients Intervene takes on is exponentially increasing, due to the extent of demand for | our sèrvices. We strive to assist all clients, whether referred to us from Kesar & Co Solicitors or who approach us directly, provided their case falls within our ambrt and they can demonstrate a degree of financial need. We anticipate the need for our service will continue to increase due to the frequency of abuses within the prison system and the cost-of-living crisis. Intervene has once again increased its volunteer intake over the past year. The Charity is never short of applications from talented law students who wish to offer their legal knowledge to our dients. Our volunteers typically remain with us for an average of three months, and usually only leave once they have secured a paid legal position elsewhere. Each of our volunteers contribute one full day per week and the work they undertake counts towards their qualifying work experience should they pursue the new solicitors SQE qualification. The Manager is responsible for assessing all Corresponden￿ and casework produced by the volunt*rs before it is sent out. Intervene also continues to allow volunteers to apply their knowledge to live cases and to gain experience of active case management. We have had success in a variety of rnatters, helping clients retsive improved dental care, healthcare and mental healthcare in prison, regain property improperly retained by poli￿ forces and prison staff, receive compensation payments for lost property and medical negligence, gain appropriate prison employment, secure transfers to alternative prisons, appeal adjudications, be placed on rehabilitation courses, stop obstructions to their communicalions with family and legal representatives, and issue Glaims in the County Court that have led to substantial Part 36 offers. In each case we take on. we defend our client's human rights. Pursuing these Gases can help drive refonn in prison policy such that the circumstances giving rise to abuses or neglect will not be repeated. The charity has focussed most of its efforts on the pre-action stages of claims. Thus, we have submitted numerous LBAS, and regularly send detailed correspondence to Governors outlining the various injustices faced by our clients. We have taken many cases to the Prison and Probation Ombudsman for investigation. Further, when we deem the merits of a case justify litigation, we issue cases in the county courts. We have instructed medical experts and barristers to help in some cases. Throughout the process safeguarding and safer custody are of the upmost importan and immediate steps are taken to ensure their wellbeing is maintained. We engage with adult soGial care and the independent advocacy providers to ensure their statutory rights around care and treatment are upheld. This further helps with the pre- action stages of a claim and quite often will help to resolve the immediate situation effectively. Intervene continues to employ a full-time manager to manage the charrty, casework, and volunteers. This has enabled an increase in the volume of Glients the Charity is able lo take on. It has also allowed Intervene to expand its research and awareness raising lo the promote the improvements requir&d within the legal aid sector. Shorter blogging posts are being collated to promote current issues as they arise, and the project hopes to launch this in the upcoming year. Additional information loptional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Perfomiance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Intervene Project relies heavily on donations in order to fund its casework. It also relies on the generous support of Kesar & Co Solicitors, who provide office space and resources. Many of the clients donate to the Charity, and occasionally Intervene re￿iVeS financial support from successful cases stemming from Conditional fee agreements and Damage- based agreements. In order to fundraise, Intervene has expanded its social networknng presence, attracting donors and applications from volunteers throu h an increase in osts. Investment performan against objectives Para 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the riod Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves Para 1.21 Charity continues with a steady stream of donations SLrfficient to support its needs. Para 1.22 No reserves held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any ￿n￿rtaIntIeS about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.22 £0 Overheads are covered by Kesar & Co Solicitors as a donation. NIA Para 1.22 Para 1 24 Para 1.23 NIA Additional infomiation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant aboLrt'. The charrty's principal Pam 1.47 SoUr￿S of funds (including any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any social investment poliGy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charty Para 1.46 fith the continuing cuts being made to the Legal Aid. Criminal Justice system and the contentious nature of the work undertaken, obtaining more funding to continue as a in con￿rn is a hi h risk. Other Structure. Governance and Management Description of Gharity's trusts.. Type of governing document Itrust deed, ro al Gharter How is Ihe charity onstituted? le.g.. unincorporaled association, CIO Trustee selection methods induding details of any onstitulional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Articles of Association Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation Para 1 25 Trustees are appointed by elected members Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant aboLrt'. Polictes and procedures Para 1.51 adopted for the induction and training of truslees The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Reference and Administrative detalls ChariJt name Intetvene Project Other name the charit uses I InleNene workin Re istered charity.number 1153228 Charity's principal address 27 London Road Bromley BR1 1DG name Names of the charity trustees who manage the Gharrty Dates acted if not forwhol• ear Trustee nam¢ Office lif #ny) Name of p9r8on lor bo(tyl entitled toa int trusteè If an Jacob Smith Chair 0110412022-2310312023 Rodney Austin Matt Sands Emma Mcclure Secretary Treasurer 0110412022-0810212023 0110412022-0810212023 Fundraiser 0110412022-2611112022 Dr. Tahirih T. Danesh Trustee 0810212023-2310312023 Jennifer Mccloy Mladen Kesar Liz Hill Trustee 0810212023-2310312023 2310312023 Trustee Trustee 2310312023 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re Dlrector namè rtwasa roved Name of twstees holding title to propety belonging to the charity Dates aetèd if not for whole Trustse name Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA held in this capacity Name and objects oflhe charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects NIA Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets NIA Additional information (optionall Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infonnation) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniation) Mladèn Kesar, Director,. Liz Hill, Director of Finance Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-dlscl0su￿ of ke ersonnel details Other o tional information Declarations The trustees declare that Ihey have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature($) Full nam8ls) Position {e.g., Socretary, Chair. etc} OcfvJf c tt*i Cl￿11￿ Date lJ12£)L(-f **THE INTERVENE PROJECT CHARITY INFORMATION** ## **TRUSTEES** Liz Hill Mladen Kesar ## **DIRECTOR OF FINANCE** Liz Hill ## **BANKERS** The Cooperative Bank PO Box 250 Skelmersdale WN8 6WT ## **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER** 1153228 ## **REGISTERED ADDRES** 27 London Road Bromley Kent BR1 1DG THE INTERVENE PROJECT Registered Charity 1153228 ## Receipts and Payments Account Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2023 ||Notes|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |---|---|---|---|---| |||Funds|Funds|Funds| |||£|£|£| |RECEIPTS||||| |Kesar & Co|(1)|55587||55587| |Volunteers|(2)|27066||27066| |Donations||11770||11770| |Bank Interest||9||9| |Refunds||346||346| |Compensation Awarded||4627||4627| |Misc Credits||0||0| |||---------------------------------------------------||| ||Total|99404||99404| |||----------------------------------------------------||| |PAYMENTS||||| |Kesar & Co|(1)|55587||55587| |Volunteers|(2)|27066||27066| |Travel Expenses||167||167| |Salaries||4151||4151| |Accountancy||72||72| |Compensation||750||750| |IT Services||264||264| |Damages Paid||3817||3817| |||---------------------------------------------------||| ||Total|91874||91874| |||----------------------------------------------------||| |Excess of receipts over payment||7530||7530| |Cash at bank and in|hand|9443||9443| |1 April 2022||||| |Cash at bank and in|hand|----------------------------------------------------||| |31 March 2023||16972||16972| |||==============================||| |Represented by:||||| |Community Account||15448||| |Deposit Account||1524||| |||--------||| |Total||16972||| |||=====||| Notes (1) & (2) Kesar & Co has housed the Intervene project since it’s inception. This support has taken the form of supply of all office services, including utilities, postage etc. It has also included office space and the use of office equipment. This has been quantified in the accounts along with the support of the volunteers who allow the project to support their client’s. The Trustees wish to record their upmost appreciation for the continued support in the provision of the office services and expertise which they receive from Kesar & Co and the volunteers who dedicate their time to the cause. THE INTERVENE PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 31 MARCH 2023 Registered Charity No. 1153228 THE INTERVENE PROJECT CHARITY INFORMATION TRUSTEES Liz Hill Mladen Kesar DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Liz Hill BANKERS The co-operative Bank POBox250 Skelmersdale WN8 6V INDEPENDENT EXAMINER David Barber Jubilee House 10 Moat Sole Sandwich, Kent CT13 9AU REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1153228 REGISTERED ADDRESS 27 London Road Bromley Kent BR1 1DG THE INTERVENE PROJECT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ORGANISATION'S OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Provision of access to justice through legal representation and advice, r8search, advocau and campaigning for individuals in detention or who are liable to be detsined and have no access lo effective legal aid. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES The Law applicable to charities in England and Wales require8 us as the Trustees of The Intwene Project to prepare accounts for each financial yeaT which give a true and faiT view of the financial activities of the Charity during the accounting year,. and the Charity's financial position al the end of the year. In preparing those accounts the Trustees are required to.- al select suitable accounting policies and apply them consislenuy,. Ibl make judgements and eslimales that are reasonable and prudent- and (cl prepare the a¢￿Unts on a going concem basi5 (unless rt is inoppropriale to assume that the Charty wll continue in operation). The Trustees are resronsSble keeping woper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any lime the financial pusilion of the Charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the asse15 ofthe Charity and hence tsking reasonable steps to prevent and delect fraud and other ifftgularities. RESERVES POLICY To hold fijnds to Cover three month5 planned expenditure at the commencement of each year. This report wa5 approved by the Management Committee acting on behalf of the Trustees THE INTERVENE PROJECT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES This Report is attached to the Accounts ofthe Intervene Project forthe year ended 31 March 2023 and is in respect of an examination carried out on the Accounts under section 145 (1 l of the Charities Act 2011. The Accounts are set out on pages 1 to 3. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER As Trustees of the Project you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.. and you consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 "The Acl" but that an independent examination is required. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT My examination was caTried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of Ihe accounting records kept by the Organisation and a Comparison of the Accounts presented, with those lecords. 11 also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as tmstees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the A¢counts. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention.. 111 which gives me reasonable ¢ause lo b81ieve that in any material respect the iequiremenls.. lo keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. and lo p￿pare accounts which accord wrth the accoLrnting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have TK*t been met,. or 121 lo which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in orderto en8ble a proper understsnding of the Accounts to be reached. David Barber Jubilee House 10 Moat Sole Sandwich, Kent CT13 9AU Date The Int•N•n• Project Roce*>ts and Payments Aeetsunt FIDancial Stat&ments For Th¢ Ywr Endèd 31 Mar¢h 2023 Not•s UrKe$tri¢t•d Rostrlctèd Funds Funds Total 2023 REC Kesar & Co SS.587 55,587 Volunteèrs 27,066 27,066 Oonations 11.770 11,770 Bank Interest Refullds 345 345 Comwnsation Awarded 4.627 4,627 99.404 99.404 PAYMEN Kasar & Co 55,587 55,587 Volunleors 27.066 27,C66 Travel &xpen8es 167 167 Salarios 4.151 4,151 Accountancy 72 Cornpènsation 750 750 IT Servi¢98 264 264 Oarnages paid 3,817 3,817 TOTAL 91,874 91.874 exce$$ of ro¢•lpts over payments 7,530 7.530 18h at bank and in hand 01 April 2022 9.442 9,442 Cash 3t bank and in hand 31 March 2024 16.972 16.972 THE INTERVENE PROJECT Statem•nt of Assets and Liabilltle At 31 Mar¢h 2023 2023 sh Funds Co-opewatwe Bank Accounts Communty account D8posiI account 15,448 1,524 16.972 Repre8enteil by:" G•noral unrestrfcted Funds 16,072 AppTo¥ed by th• Manaoern¢nt Committee Actlng on Behalf OfThe T￿$t￿. SÉ9ned THE INTERVENE PROJECT NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2023 11 Accounting Pollcles Basis of re ration. The financial statemenls have been prepared under the historical cost convenb'on and include the results of the charity's operations as described in the Trustee$ Report and all of whiGh are continuing. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Ststements of Recommended Practice for charity accounts, 21 and 31. Kesar & Co has housed the Intervene project since its in￿ption. This support has taken the form of supply of all office $eThices. including utilities, postsge etc. It has also inclLthd offi'ce Spa￿ and the use of Offi￿ equipment. This has been quantified in the accounts along ￿th the support of the volunteers who allow the project to support their lient's. The Trustees wish to ￿COrd their upmost appreciation for the continued support in the provision of office services and expertise which they receive from Kesar & Co. and to the volunteers who dedicate their time to the cause. General .' In the previous year income was under the threshold and an Independent Examination was r)ot required. therefore there are no comparative figures available.