## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 01/04/2022 **Period start date To** 31/03/2023 **Period end date**
**Charity name:** Streets of London
**Charity registration number:** 1155242
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of Para 1.17
the purposes The objects of the CIO are:
of the charity (1) To relieve poverty, sickness and distress
as set out in its amongst homeless people in London in particular
governing but not exclusively by the provision of grants
document (2) The advancement of education of the public in
the subject of homelessness
Summary of Para 1.17 and
1.19
the main In the financial period, Streets of London provided
activities in £150,000 in extra funding to registered charities working
relation to to support homeless people in London.
those
purposes for The charity made grants to fund the following 10
the public projects:
benefit, in
particular, the Street Outreach (£15,000 grant)
activities,
projects or At the point of crisis when someone becomes street
services homeless, it may not be immediately obvious where they
identified in the can turn for help. Outreach teams get help to people
accounts. where they are, going out and about late at night and
early in the morning to locate people sleeping rough on
the streets and offer them support.
The teams run by SPEAR in south-west London offer
immediate crisis support such as providing warm
clothes, and help people to access day centres for
showers and hot meals, as well as longer-term support
around other things including housing. This help can be
life-saving, particularly in times of extreme temperatures.
For some people the transition away from life on the
streets is a long and difficult one, but specialist teams
can provide intensive support, gradually building trust
and developing an individual relationship with each
person, helping them to find their path out of
homelessness.
Rough Sleepers’ Space (£15,000 grant)
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Immediate priorities for someone sleeping rough include finding food to eat, clothes, warmth and safety, and healthcare; particularly after a night spent out on the streets. The Spires Centre in Streatham runs a day centre service every weekday morning for rough sleepers - a welcoming and safe space where they can have a hot breakfast (which may be their only meal of the day), have others needs met and receive one-to-one support that aims to help them break the cycle of homelessness. Many people who are homeless experience loneliness, isolation and social exclusion, so being made to feel welcome is hugely important. Support offered includes helping people to access accommodation, job-related training, also treatment services (such as for mental health, alcohol and/or substance addiction), as well as building skills and resilience. **Drop-in Support** (£15,000 grant) The morning drop-in service at Barons Court Project provides for people’s immediate physical needs, offering food, clothing, toiletries and showers, in an inclusive and friendly environment. Staff work to develop trusting relationships with those who visit, helping them to feel part of a community, and working with them on an individual basis to address the underlying causes of their homelessness. They are directed towards other services as needed, and also invited to join in group classes and activities there. The aim is to address the needs of the whole person, and develop their ability to confidently manage their own circumstances and wellbeing. **Housing Support & Tenancy Sustainment** (£15,000 grant) The move into independent living can be an overwhelming process for someone who has been sleeping rough, involving setting up utilities, finding furniture, establishing a relationship with a landlord, accessing benefits, and financial management. This service - run by Homeless Action in Barnet - helps people look for accommodation and then supports them through the moving-in process and with some of the challenges of setting up a home and living independently (such as paying bills, budgeting and cooking). Once the person has moved in, they help them to integrate into their local community, by connecting them with local groups and volunteering opportunities, to help them develop a social network. New tenants are gradually encouraged to develop their independence, so that after a period of time – though able to access ongoing support – they have the confidence to do more things for themselves and begin to make a fresh start. **Addiction Recovery** (£15,000 grant)
Addiction can be hugely destructive. Almost 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 – a hostel in Shoreditch run by Spitalfields Crypt Trust - 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. Residents receive support with everything from social skills to housing and financial management, aiming to move from in supported housing, and eventually on to living independently and free from addiction. Most residents stay 6-9 months and leave sober, housed and with a sense of possibility and hope for the future. **Developing Skills 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 selfworth, 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 oneto-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. **English Language Tuition** (£15,000 grant) When someone is homeless and doesn’t speak English, it can be a major barrier for them. Improving their communication skills is an essential part of helping the enhance their employability and integration into society. At Shelter from the Storm - a 36-bed emergency night shelter that provides all-round support - guests can receive free one-to-one support to improve their spoken and written language.
Tuition is tailored to a person’s individual needs, whether they need help with everyday activities like shopping, or more specialist vocabulary for work. Improving their English language skills is beneficial for guests’ confidence and self-esteem, and can make a huge difference to their ability to find work, access healthcare, and to develop relationships and feel a sense of inclusion and belonging, which is so essential to wellbeing. **Support for Homeless Women** (£15,000 grant) Women who are homeless or at risk of becoming so are often very vulnerable, and many feel unsafe accessing predominantly male homelessness services. Many 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). The Sanctuary for women at the Marylebone Project provides a 24/7 service where women can come in off the streets at any time. They can access practical facilities like showers, laundry and food banks; as well as training and education services, help finding accommodation, and wellbeing classes. They are offered one-to-one advice services and guidance on accessing other support they may need. It is a place where they can feel safe, access help, and feel empowered to create a new life for themselves. **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 can take it for granted that we will be able to recover in the safety and comfort of our own 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 and healthy environment in which they can recover and then in due course begin to rebuild their lives. **Storage project** (£15,000 grant) When you’re travelling, having to carry large bags around with you can be quite a burden, even if it’s only for a few hours. For someone who is homeless, they will often have to do this for days at a time. Having to keep all their possessions with them at all times can be very limiting. Not only is there the physical burden and mental
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strain, but it is something that immediately identifies
them out as homeless, plus there is the risk of having
their things stolen (someone who is homeless is nearly
50 times as likely to become a victim of theft).
Street Storage provides a safe place for people to keep
their possessions, allowing them to be free from the
stigma that often follows them, making it easier for them
to access services, and go to interviews and other
appointments. Being able to safely leave their things
behind can make a big difference to how they feel about
themselves, and for some is an important first step
towards making the changes needed to get off the
street.
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.
Statement Para 1.18
confirming The trustees have taken the Charity Commission’s
whether the public benefit guidance into account when making any
trustees have decision to which it is relevant.
had regard to
the guidance
issued by the
Charity
Commission
on public
benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38 The charity very much appreciates, and
Contribution made by would like to publicly acknowledge, the
volunteers contribution made by its volunteers.
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During the financial period, a group of
volunteers contributed their time by
stewarding at the Streets of London Sleep-
Out, in October 2022.
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
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## **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|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 SLEEP-OUT 2022
More than 200 people registered for the
Streets of London Sleep-Out in October
2022 and raised an amazing £60,000
between them!
The charity’s annual sleep-out is an
excellent 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.|
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
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Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 At the end of the financial period, the
financial position at the end charity held cash at the bank of £103,986,
of the period of which £89,739 was unrestricted funding.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Streets of London aims to hold at least
policy for holding reserves £5,000 in reserves at the year end, in order
stating why they are held 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, in the event that
future income is lower in some years.
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 £89,739 of unrestricted funds, £14,247 of
restricted funds
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 N/A
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the principal Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 Constitution
(trust deed, royal charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO - Foundation
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 Trustees are appointed or reappointed by
including details of any the existing trustees.
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider Para 1.51
network with which the
charity works
Relationship with any related Para 1.51
parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Streets of London
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1155242
Charity’s principal address East Lodge, Farleigh Hungerford, Bath BA2 7RW
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person
Dates acted if not for whole (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee
(if any)
1 Meghan Doyle Chair
2 Jamie Corry
3 Jerry Playle
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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)**
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## **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**
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Signature(s)
Full name(s) Jerry Playle
Position (eg
Trustee
Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date
29th January 2024
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**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** 01/04/2022 31/03/2023
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**|||**Endowment**
**funds**|**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**to the nearest**
**£**||**to the nearest**|**£**||**to the nearest**|**£**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|
|**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||
|Donations and legacies|**158,797**||||||||**158,797**||**139,710**|
|Tradingactivities|||||||||**-**||**-**|
|Investments|**319**||||||||**319**||**15**|
|Prize draw|||||||||**-**||**72,280**|
|Other|**16**||||||||**16**|||
||||||||||||**-**|
||||||||||||**-**|
||||||||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**159,132**|||**-**|||**-**||**159,132**||**212,005**|
|||||||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**158,797**
**319**
**16**
**159,132**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**158,797**
**-**
**319**
**-**
**16**
**159,132**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**158,797**
**-**
**319**
**-**
**16**
**159,132**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Donations and legacies|**158,797**|||**158,797**||**139,710**|
|Tradingactivities||||**-**||**-**|
|Investments|**319**|||**319**||**15**|
|Prize draw||||**-**||**72,280**|
|Other|**16**|||**16**|||
|||||||**-**|
|||||||**-**|
|||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**159,132**|**-**||**159,132**||**212,005**|
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**159,132**
**150,000**
**11,303**
**15,314**
**919**
**765**
**415**
**456**
**179,171**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**179,171**
**- 20,039**
**-**
**109,778**
**89,739**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**14,247**
**14,247**||**-**
**-**
**-**|||
||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|||
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||
||||**-**|**159,132**||**212,005**|
|||||**150,000**
**11,303**
**15,314**
**919**
**765**
**415**
**456**
**179,171**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**179,171**
**- 20,039**|||
|Charitable Activities|**150,000**|||**150,000**||**150,000**|
|RaisingFunds|**11,303**|||**11,303**||**9,044**|
|Salary|**15,314**|||**15,314**||**26,713**|
|Pension|**919**|||**919**||**1,603**|
|Storage|**765**|||**765**||**810**|
|Administrative costs|**415**|||**415**||**293**|
|Other fundraisingcosts|**456**|||**456**||**436**|
|**_Sub total_ **||||||**-**|
|||||||**-**|
||**179,171**|||**179,171**||**188,899**|
||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|||
||**-**|||**-**|||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||**179,171**||**188,899**|
||||||||
||**- 20,039**|||**- 20,039**||**23,106**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**109,778**|**14,247**||**124,025**||**100,919**|
||**89,739**|**14,247**|**-**|**103,986**||**124,025**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
31/01/2024
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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 £**
**89,739**
**-**
**-**
**89,739**
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 £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||OK|
|||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|||||**-**|
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|||||**When due**
**(optional)**|
||Salary due to staff, National Insurance|Unrestricted|**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature
|Print Name
James Corry|Date of
approval|
|---|---|
|James Corry|29/01/2024
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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## CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
## Independent examiner's report on the accounts
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Report to the trustees/ members of sneers LO/VDOK] On accounts for the year Charity no 3/-03 zoz3 155242 ended (if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 / c 3 / Z 023 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").
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material
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me
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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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