Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/04/21 Period start date To 31/03/22 Period end date
Charity name: Streets of London
Charity registration number: 1155242
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The objects of the CIO are: (1) To relieve poverty, sickness and distress amongst homeless people in London in particular but not exclusively by the provision of grants (2) The advancement of education of the public in the subject of homelessness |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
In the financial period, Streets of London provided £150,000 in extra funding to registered charities working to support homeless people in London. The charity made grants to fund the following 10 projects: Specialist help and advice (£15,000 grant) Basic things such as food, shelter, a shower, clean clothes and medical care are often the first priority for someone experiencing homelessness, but beyond these things people may need tailored support to overcome any underlying issues that have led to them becoming or remaining homeless. The issues facing a person experiencing homelessness are as individual as they are, so one-to-one support and advice can be crucial for helping people off the streets. At the Upper Room in Shepherd’s Bush, people can access specialist one-to-one advice to help them access the support and services they need, with a personalised |
approach that addresses their individual needs. Services include housing advice to arrange accommodation, support around complex needs (including mental health and alcohol/substance use), employment support, art therapy and a range of health and wellbeing sessions. They also have individual counselling and multi-lingual volunteers on hand to translate/interpret where necessary. Hospital discharge support (£15,000 grant) For most of us, if we have been in hospital for an operation and are ready to be discharged, we know that we will be able to recover in the safety and comfort of home. When someone doesn’t have a home to go to, leaving hospital can be a very vulnerable time when they are at significant risk of ending up back on the streets, where they would face the prospect of having to recover under very tough circumstances. Providence Row’s Routes to Roots programme works closely with hospitals and vulnerable clients to make sure that when someone is discharged from the hospital they are supported into accommodation, providing them with a safe, secure environment in which they can recover. Women’s Sanctuary (£15,000 grant) Many women who become homeless are escaping domestic abuse, and then risk further violence on the streets (where three in ten female rough sleepers become victims of sexual violence at some point while homeless). As a result, women are often less visible among the homeless community - they may keep themselves out of sight for safety, and some avoid using homelessness services as they may feel unsafe around men. The new women’s sanctuary at the 999 Club in Lewisham provides a safe and inclusive female-only space where women experiencing homelessness can receive personal support from other women, and have a voice in shaping the services provided. Women are enabled to access the wide range of support services provided
by charity and partner organisations, helping them to move forward and take control of their lives. Developing skill and opportunities (£15,000 grant) For many people, a paid job is one of the most reliable routes out of homelessness. As well as earning money they can live on, people feel useful by being back in the workplace and can quickly regain their sense of self-worth, as well as gaining a social network. Getting to that point can be a long journey for some people though. There can be practical issues such as lack of permanent address, clean clothes and access to phone and internet; personal barriers such as mental health issues, addiction, lack of confidence; as well as a need for developing skills. The Connection at St Martin’s provides an opportunities and skills programme where a career coach works one-to-one with clients, developing trusting relationships to help them fulfil their aspirations, whether that’s getting into work or volunteering somewhere, or developing their knowledge and/or skills though education and training. Support includes help with preparing a CV and online job-searching, as well as smart clothes, travel costs and interview coaching, replacing lost/stolen ID and paying for any necessary certificates/skills training, then continued support when the person starts work. One-to-one support (£15,000 grant) Permanent change for people who are homeless relies on them feeling empowered to transform their own lives. At Shelter from the Storm, a case-worker works one-to-one with guests to develop an individual, holistic support plan and help them find their personal path out of homelessness. The well-being of each guest is prioritised to ensure that they feel safe and supported, while working with them to set goals and a route to achieving them. The primary aim for most is to help those who are able into employment, and from
there into their own accommodation. Others may need other types of support before they are ready to work, but everyone is given a chance to grow and develop individually. When someone is given the individual attention that their particular situation requires, they have a far better chance of being able to move beyond their circumstances and escape from homelessness to a more positive future. Digital inclusion (£15,000 grant) So many essential parts of our everyday lives now rely on internet access, and people experiencing homelessness need adequate access to it to apply for jobs, housing and benefits; to book appointments; to connect and communicate with others, and to develop new skills. Ace of Clubs in Clapham provides for the immediate needs of people who are homeless, and also aims to connect them with a wide range of other services, which very often requires the availability of adequate technology and support in using it. A focus on digital inclusion means that clients can access the online services they need and also develop their IT skills, increasing their confidence in using technology - something vital in today’s world. Life skills and language for homeless young people (£15,000 grant) Young people leaving care and unaccompanied refugee children are two vulnerable groups particularly at risk of becoming homeless. Lack of a permanent address and stable social networks, sometimes along with experience of trauma, can make them especially vulnerable to destitution and exploitation. At the Cardinal Hume Centre in Westminster, these young people are given a stable and welcoming place to stay, where they can receive support in developing practical life-skills such as cooking, shopping, home and financial management (budgeting, paying bills etc), with English language lessons for those
who need them. There is also a focus on communication skills, living as part of a community and conflict resolution, as well as understanding their rights and responsibilities. Besides learning these new skills, this support also enables young people to develop relationships and build selfconfidence and self-reliance, all of which helps to improve their chances for the future as they move towards independent living. Addiction recovery (£15,000 grant) Addiction can be hugely destructive. Nearly a third of people sleeping rough in London have alcohol support needs and roughly the same proportion have substance addiction. Together, these things account for roughly half of the homeless deaths in the capital. Acorn House - part of Spitalfields Crypt Trust in Shoreditch - offers its residents a safe and supportive place to come and recover from addiction, and leave behind chaotic lives where many of them have suffered through homelessness, trauma and/or mental health issues. The hostel’s counselling team delivers intensive addiction and trauma therapy, and there are opportunities for developing skills and training, as well as creative outlets. Most residents stay 6-9 months and leave sober, housed and with a sense of possibility and hope for the future. Migrant support (£15,000 grant) Among people sleeping rough who come from non-EU countries, some face immigration issues that prevent them from accessing housing, employment and other support. Sources of support to resolve these issues are generally very limited. Some of these people have suffered exploitation such as trafficking, and many need additional support in other areas to end their homelessness. At Glass Door in Chelsea, a dedicated migrant case-worker meets with individuals one-to-one, employing specialist immigration knowledge to support them in resolving any immigration issues that are contributing to their homelessness
| situation, as well as helping them to receive any support they made need in other areas. Participation and progression programme (£15,000 grant) Insight from people who have experienced homelessness is crucial when developing new policies and support structures to help people who are currently on the streets. Groundswell in Lambeth trains people with experience of homelessness to become volunteers, giving them practical and professional knowledge to help them progress in their lives. Volunteers develop new research to inform the homeless sector’s policy development, feeding into reports which influence policy change at the highest levels, improving wider understanding of homelessness and the issues people face. Other volunteers there accompany people who are currently homeless to hospital appointments. All of these people are able to participate in the work of the organisation while also being supported to progress individually. They receive pastoral, employment, financial, legal and welfare support; and they in turn help to support others who are currently homeless. They are able to move forward with their own lives, while also making a real difference to others. In addition to making these grants, Streets of London helps to raise public awareness about homelessness, with the aim of motivating more people to donate money to, raise money for and/or volunteer with charities that support homeless people, and to engender increased empathy for the plight of homeless people. We do this by distributing information at our events and making information about homelessness available on our website. Further to this, the charity has high-profile ambassadors who publicly express their support for the cause and put across some of the key messages about the issue. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have taken the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance into account when making any decision to which it is relevant. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | The charity very much appreciates, and would like to publicly acknowledge, the contribution made by its volunteers. During the financial period, a group of volunteers contributed their time by stewarding at the Streets of London Sleep- Out, in October 2021. Additionally, a number of other volunteers supported Streets of London by giving their time and help at other points during the year, supporting the charity’s work in a number of different ways. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | IMPACT OF GRANTS During the financial period, the charity made grants totalling £150,000 to charities working to support homeless people in London, thereby having a significant positive impact on the lives of many people who have become homeless. STREETS OF LONDON #COMEONHOME PRIZE DRAW, JUNE 2021 Big names. Special music prizes. Helping homeless people. Streets of London's #ComeOnHome prize draw in June 2021 raised nearly £80,000 to help people who are homeless in the capital! It featured some incredible prizes generously donated by some of the biggest names in music, from 25 artists including Paul McCartney, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Coldplay, Jorja Smith, The 1975, Bastille, Rag’n’Bone Man, Liam Gallagher, Jessie Ware, James Blunt, Duran Duran, Foals, Craig David, Laura Marling, The Vaccines, Celeste, Hot Chip, The Chemical Brothers, Declan McKenna, Arlo Parks, Jack Savoretti, Will Young, The Amazons and Goldfrapp. Among the amazing prizes were signed guitars from Mark Knopfler and Coldplay, signed boxsets from Paul McCartney and Liam Gallagher, and tickets with a meet and greet from Bastille, The 1975, Rag‘n’Bone Man, Jessie Ware, Duran Duran and many more! People taking part had a chance of a winning brilliant prize and at the same time helped to raise vital funds to support homeless people. STREETS OF LONDON SLEEP-OUT 2021 120 people registered for the Streets of London Sleep-Out in 2021 (a number we had to limit to ensure everyone’s safety during the coronavirus pandemic) and raised an amazing £58,000 between them! |
The charity’s annual sleep-out is a great fundraising opportunity and also a great awareness-raiser about the cause. As well as helping to fund homelessness projects through their fundraising, people taking part experience (safely) some of the challenges that homeless people have to face every night. It’s nothing like the reality of being homeless of course, but it’s an eye-opener, an act of solidarity and a great tangible way people can get involved. CORPORATE SUPPORT We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge with gratitude the corporate support the charity was lucky enough to receive during the year from a number of valued partners. INDIVIDUALS FUNDRAISING A big thank you to all the individual fundraisers who supported the charity during the year by taking on various challenges to raise money in support of people experiencing homelessness in the capital.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | At the end of the financial period, the charity held cash at the bank of £124,025, of which £109,778 was unrestricted funding. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Streets of London aims to hold at least £5,000 in reserves at the year end, in order to meet any unforeseen costs and cover expenditure that may be required. In addition to this, in financial years where a significantly high level of funds has been raised, Streets of London aims to reserve a proportion of the funds after making grants, to safeguard the charity’s ability to maintain the level of grants to homelessness projects in future years, even in the event that future income is lower. Reserving funds in this way results in being able to provide a more reliable, consistent level of project funding from year to year. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £109,778 of unrestricted funds, £14,247.25 of restricted funds |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
Other
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO - Foundation |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustees are appointed or reappointed by the existing trustees. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
| 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 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Streets of London |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1155242 |
| Charity’s principal address | East Lodge, Farleigh Hungerford, Bath BA2 7RW |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Meghan Doyle | Chair | |||
| Jamie Corry | ||||
| Jerry Playle | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
I S Fothringham
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Meghan Doyle Position (eg Chair Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 23/1/2023
Charity Name No (if any) Streets of London 1155242 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2021 31/03/2022
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 129,710 - 15 72,280 - - - - 202,005 - - - 202,005 140,000 9,044 26,713 1,603 810 293 436 178,899 - - - 178,899 23,106 - 86,672 109,778 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 10,000 - - - - - - - 10,000 - - - 10,000 10,000 - - 10,000 - - - 10,000 - - 14,247 14,247 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 139,710 - 15 72,280 - - - - 212,005 - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 139,710 - 15 72,280 - - - - 212,005 - - - |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations and legacies | 129,710 | - - - - - - - - - |
139,710 | 84,581 | ||
| Tradingactivities | - | - | - | |||
| Investments | 15 | 15 | 127 | |||
| Prize draw | 72,280 | 72,280 | - | |||
| Other | - | - | 5,206 | |||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
202,005 | 212,005 | 89,914 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 212,005 | 89,914 | ||||
| 150,000 9,044 26,713 1,603 810 293 436 - - 188,899 - - - 188,899 23,106 |
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| Charitable Activities | 140,000 | - - - - - - - - - - |
150,000 | 45,250 | ||
| RaisingFunds | 9,044 | 9,044 | 3,010 | |||
| Salary | 26,713 | 26,713 | 24,103 | |||
| Pension | 1,603 | 1,603 | 1,348 | |||
| Storage | 810 | 810 | 745 | |||
| Administrative costs | 293 | 293 | 40 | |||
| Other fundraisingcosts | 436 | 436 | 220 | |||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | ||||
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| 178,899 | 188,899 | 74,715 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 188,899 | 74,715 | ||||
| 23,106 | - | - | 23,106 |
15,199 | ||
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| 86,672 | 14,247 | 100,919 | 85,720 | |||
| 109,778 | 14,247 | - | 124,025 | 100,919 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Salary due to staff, National Insurance Details Office items Cash at bank Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Merchandise stock Equipment for fundraising events |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 109,778 - - 109,778 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Fund to which liability relates Unrestricted |
Restricted funds to nearest £ 14,247 - - 14,247 OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
| Print Name Meghan Doyle |
Date of approval |
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| 23/01/2023 |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees/ members of STREETS op L ouD0kJ On accounts for the year 31-03-2022 Charity no 1155242 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material * matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or • the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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.
Signed:
Name: GAeuAe
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body A CMA (if any):
Address:
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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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