TRUSTEE REPORT 2022-2023
Charity Name: B3- Be Heard Be Motivated Be Free
Registration No: 1154933
Address: 97 Cobbold Road London NW10 9SU
Service Manager: Radha Allen
Trustees:
Alelxandra Lort Phillips (Chair)- appointed 9 February 2023
Kefi Chadwick- appointed 9 February 2023
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Sasha Louise Donaldson - appointed 9 February 2023
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Chloe O'connell - appointed 9 February 2023
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Prakash Shah (Treasurer}- resigned 9 February 2023
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Nick Wilson (Secretary) - resigned 9 February 2023
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B3 Structure
B3 is run by the service manager and overseen by a Board of Trustees. The
Trustees changed in February 2023 following advice from the Charity Commission
regarding eligibility under the tems of the governing document. At the same time, the
organisation had a period where day to day decision making was the responsibility of
the Trustees,. this has now reverted to the service manager.
B3 was created by individuals who were accessing drug treatment services and
wanted to help themselves and others facing the same struggles. By design it is
supported by peer led members which enables us to address problems facing people
with Substan misuse issues in Brent.
Aims and Objectives
These remain as in previous years. B3 offers peer support and advocacy to drug and
alcohol service users. We contribute to improvements in Brent services and help
service users improve the quality of their lives.
1.Aims
1.1. Raise awgreness of drug and alcohol issues through information and education.
1.2. Provide a voice and support for Servi users.
1.3. Improve seNices in Brent through community research, partnership work,
training and service user involvement.
2. Activities
2.1. B3 holds a Brent-wide service users, group every Friday to discuss issues
concerning service users in Brent.
2.2. B3 works in partnership with Brent Public Health, and Brent New Beginnings.
2.3. B3 members can take part in:
Meetings to advoGate with service providers.,
. Awareness raising events and presentations.
Peer research.,
Outreach. and
Training.
3. Benefits for B3 Members
3.1. Find out more aboLrt local seNices- we regularly have guest speakers from the
NHS, JobCentrePlus and other organisations.
3.2. Get involved in shaping the seNices they use.
3.3. Actsss training courses.
3.4. Strengthens our own recovery journeys and provides a stepping stone to our
own personal and professional development.
4. Services for service providers
4.1. B3 has members with training and experience in pe@r support and community
research, specialising in drug and alcohol service provision.
4.2. 83 has worked with a wide range of partner organisations as set out later in this
report. In addition we assist with various research and evaluations as needed.
4.3. B3 off8rs advice and support to service user groups in Brent.
4.4. B3 offers R8covery Champion training in partnership with local services. This
was restarted during the year following the k)ng term impact of COVID restrictions.
4.5 B3 provides a weekend service (BSAFE) that gives a safe environment for
service users at a time when other facilities are unavailable. With the reduction in
volunteer r)umb@rs as a consequence of the disruption caused by COVID restrictions
this was reintroduced during the year on a Saturdays only basis
Review of activities and achievements
The reintroduction of the Recovery Champions training was a significant step during
the year. Whilst the course has been run sucSsfUlly, referrals to it by other services
have been at a lower level than before COVID, and this (together with the
suspension of the course during and while recovering from Covid) has reduced the
number of volunteers (graduates of the course) availabl6 to support other ServIS
provided by B3. The reduction in referrals was to some extent offset by higher
conversion of refeal5 to starters and graduates of the training. In the last full year
(2019-20) there were 4 courses with 53 ferraS leading to 33 starters and 25
graduates. In the half year following reintroduction there were 2 courses with 17
referrals leading to 13 starters and 11 graduates. Returning the number of referrals
to pre-COVID levels remains a significant focus.
The team continued to provide more one to one support to service users, either by
phone or fa to face. Where possible the contact was provided on a regular basis.
We also continued to provide buddying servi8 (accompanying Servi users to
places like job centres and health reviews) for referrals from WDP.
We to continue to provide access to a wide range training. This included Food
Safety, Emergency First Aid at work, Fire Marshall, NCIL Grant Pr8sentation and
Volatile sLAbstans Awareness (VSA). Recovery Champions, Nova, Communication
skills. Naloxone, Foc(I Safety Training, Fire Marshall, Emergency First Aid at Work,
Needle Exchange, Level 2 Focd Hygiene Course, Volunteer Handbook Training,
NCIL funding bid, Gamcare, Mental Health First Aid, Peer SupeNision, Peer Support.
Supervision Workshop, MECC, Dealing with Violent and Aggressive Behaviour
An important part of our Servi is ensuring that service users with whom we are in
contact are also able to access other ServIS within the borough. This requires
significant information sharing and coordination and we continued to take part in a
wide number of forums to ensure that this happens. B3 has moved its weekly service
user council meeting, where matters such as opportunities to volunteer are shared
with service users, back to face to face. We continued to support Brent Hubs which
allows our service users to access different ServIS such as advice on housing and
drug and alcohol use), but this was done by telephone rather than at booths in the
library. We are part of the weekly partnership meeting with Public Health to identify
relevant information for our service users. Other forums we take part in include
London User Involvement Council (LUIC) and Homelessness forum (whioh focuses
particularly on dir6Cting Servi usors between the organisations)
Much of our work is done In partnership with many organisations, alongside the core
patherships with Brent Public Health and Brent New Beginnings. These included
Sobriety Films, Brahma Kumaris, WDP, CNWL, Brent Council, Terrence Higgins
Trust, Outside Edge Theatre Company, ZenW2, Capital Card , Streetlink, Harlesden
Neighbourhood Forum, IPS, CVS, SUFRA, Crisis, Ashford Place, Foundation for
Change, Built on Belief, Community Safety, Outside Edge Theatre Company, NIA,
Brent Start, St Mungo's, Brent Works, VAWG, Rumi's Cave, Unity Centre, Brent
Connects, Brent Environmental Network, Harlesden Town Gardens, Advice4Renters,
Brent Libraries, Recovery Street Film Festival, AA, NA, Brent Thrive, Granville
Community Cent, St Laurence's Larder, Brent Bereavement Service, CAB and
Roundwood Lodge.
Fundlng
We are fvnded and directly commissioned by Brent Public Health who are part of
Brent Council that deals with commissioning treatment and recovery seNices across
Brent. They have worked closely with us to identify and agree how best to
reintroduce seNices service during and following recovery from covid and the
restrictions resulting from it.
With the reintroduction of services, B3's income and expenditure retumed to balance;
going fomard maintaining this balance will be a challenge, but the reserves built up
during the disrupted years will assist with short tenm financial challenges.
Subsequenl to the year end, B3 had a signifiGgnt IncaSe to its funding to resource a
per advocate post for three years.
Governance r@mains a concern. although the Board of Trustees has SLJfficient
numbers, it is continuing to prove hard to recruit further trustees, and we are still
looking for a replacement to tho former Treasurer.
Alexandra Lort Phillips
Chair
Date:
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## **B3 ORGANISATION**
## **REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS**
## **31 MARCH 2024**
**REDHOUSE AND ASSOCIATES BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED** 164a Kenton Road
Kenton, Harrow Middlesex, HA3 8BL
## **B3 ORGANISATION**
## **INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
|**Income:**
Grants & Donations
186,030
Other Income
173
186,203
**Less Expenditure:**
Events & Services
38,350
Salaries & Wages
131,020
Pension
10,195
Computer Support & Ancilliaries
3,000
Insurance
1,181
Repairs
0
Staff Training
1,820
Telephone
4,187
Printing, Postage & Stationery
1,483
Rent - Reverse Overprovision
(12,000)
Travel Expenses
8,136
Subscriptions
36
Bank Charges
60
Legal & Professional Fees
0
Accountancy Fees
4,320
Depreciation Charge
740
Total Expenditure
192,529
Net Surplus/(Deficit)
(6,326)
Unrestricted Funds Brought Forward
105,640
**Unrestricted Funds Carried Forward**
**99,314**
**2024**|141,240
122
141,362
32,982
85,276
6,836
2,749
1,134
0
0
3,711
243
0
5,354
0
72
595
4,200
0
143,152
(1,790)
107,430
**105,640**
**2023**|141,240
122
141,362
32,982
85,276
6,836
2,749
1,134
0
0
3,711
243
0
5,354
0
72
595
4,200
0
143,152
(1,790)
107,430
**105,640**
**2023**|
|---|---|---|
|||141,362
143,152|
||||
|||(1,790)
107,430|
||||
|||**105,640**|
## B3 ORGANISATION
## BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
||||2024||2023|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||£||£|£|£|
|Fixed Assets|||1,480||0|
|Current Assets||||||
|Cash at Bank and in hand|106,116|||124,281||
||106,116|||124,281||
|CREDITORS:||||||
|Amounts falling due within||||||
|one year||8,282||18,641||
|Net Current Assets|||97,834||105,640|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||**£99,315**||**£105,640**|
|FUNDS:||||||
|Unrestricted Funds|||99,315||105,640|
|**Shareholders' Funds - All Equity**|||**£99,315**||**£105,640**|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on ………………. and were signed on it's behalf by:
Tn Moe Signed on 17/12/24 @ 10:13 Metter?
……………….. Alexandra Lort Phillips
## **Trustee**
Prakash Shah Signed on 17/12/24 @ 10:22
………………..Prakash Shah
**Trustee**
## B3 ORGANISATION
## ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
## ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
In accordance with instructions given to us, we have prepared, without carrying out an audit, the attached Income and Expenditure Account from the accounting records of B3 Organisation and from information and explanations supplied to us.
i BN Redhouse Signed on 17/12/24 @ 10:42 REDHOUSE AND ASSOCIATES BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 164A Kenton Road Kenton, Harrow Middlesex HA3 8BL
Date :
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
|**Report to the trustees**|Charity Name|
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||B3 - BE HEARD BE MOTIVATED BE FREE|
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|**On accounts for the year**|31 March 2024
**Charity no**
1154933|
|**ended**|**(if any)**|
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|**Set out on pages**||
||(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)|
||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above|
||charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended**DD / MM / YYYY**.|
|**Responsibilities and**|As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the|
|**basis of report**|accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011|
||(“the Act”).|
||I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out|
||under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I|
||have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission|
||under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.|
**Independent** [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._ I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: • the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or • the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or • the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
||*_Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._|_Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._|
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|**Signed:**||**Date:**22 January 2025
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|**Name:**|Bernard Redhouse||
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|**Relevant professional**|||
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**Oct 2018**
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## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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**Oct 2018**
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