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2024-03-31-accounts

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO Genesis Centre Hill Street, Poole, BH15 1NR Tel: 01202 667880 Email: office@routestoroots.org

Patron: The Right Reverend Karen Gorham, Bishop of Sherborne

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 01/04/2023 to 31/03/2024

SECTION A: Reference and Administration Details

Charity Name Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO
Other names the Routes to Roots, R2R
charity is known by
Registered charity 1155945
number
Principle address Genesis Centre
Hill Street
Poole BH15 1NR
Dorset

Trustees

Name Office Period Those entitled to
appoint Trustees
Katharine Mellor
Gibson
(Kate Mellor)		 Chair of Trustees 16/05/2023-16/05/2026 ✓
Rev Lucy Holt Deputy Chair 16/05/2023-16/05/2026 ✓
Rev Pat Southgate Former Chair 16/05/2023-16/05/2026 ✓
Andrew Teale - 16/05/2023-16/05/2026 ✓
Martin Finch - 16/05/2023-16/05/2026 ✓
Stephen Berger Treasurer 16/05/2023-16/05/2026 ✓

Website: www.routestoroots.org FaceBook : www.facebook.com/RoutestoRootsHomeless

Donate online or download an R2R donation form at:

https://www.routestoroots.org/charity/donations

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Sara Turner - 16/05/2023-16/05/2026 ✓
Rev Pam Wise - 16/05/2023-16/05/2026 ✓

SECTION B: Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document Constitution
How Constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee Selection
Methods		 Appointment by Board of Trustees and by the decision of the
members at the annual general meeting

SECTION C: Objectives and activities

Objects Routes to Roots objects are to relieve the needs of rough sleepers and
the vulnerably housed in the Borough of Poole. The objects of Routes
to Roots are exclusively charitable and for the public benefit according
to the laws of England and Wales. In particular, the Trustees are
concerned with:
• Relief of financial hardship
• Relief of unemployment
The term ‘rough sleepers and vulnerably housed’ means:
• Anyone without a home
• Those living on the streets
• Those with no fixed abode
• Those in makeshift accommodation
• Those in emergency accommodation
• Those who have experienced homelessness and those who are
at risk of becoming homeless and who need support to
maintain their housing and independent living
Main Activities The Trustees have followed guidance issued by the Charity
Commission in relation to activities undertaken in relation to the
objects.
Core Work
1. Providing the Basic Necessities of Life:We provide hot, nutritious
lunches five days/week, breakfasts for rough sleepers, a women’s
group, showers with clean towels and toiletries, washing machines
and driers, a postal address for those who need one, a clothing
store, a chiropodist with new shoes, and an internet café (used for
searches and form filling). We also signpost to other service.

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In September 2023, we opened the Genesis Centre as a Cool Space during the day during a week-long heat wave.

  1. Partnerships: Our building, the Genesis Centre, continues to be a community building for Poole. It houses our homelessness hub where we hold our drop ins five days/week and provide access for partners who are working with the same client group, including:

  2. St. Mungos

  3. We Are With You Drug & Alcohol Team

  4. We Are With You Needle Exchange

  5. BCP Housing Options Team

  6. NHS Community Mental Health Team

  7. NHS Community Nursing

  8. Shelter

  9. Victim Support

  10. STARS

  11. The Big Issue

  12. The Police

  13. The Health Bus

Four local Churches use the Genesis Centre to provide a Saturday supper, Cooked Sunday lunch, or Sunday supper. They are St. Mary’s, Sunnyhill Church, Lytchett Minster Church, and The Lighthouse Church.

SWEP, which is run by St. Mungo’s for the BCP Council, was held at the Genesis Centre for the first time in Winter 2024. The space was easy to use and calm for the participants. We offered 12 beds on 13 nights.

Bournemouth and Poole College’s Space Youth Project is using the building during school holidays for a weekly evening drop-in session.

We have an Organ Loft Board Room (the building was formerly a Baptist Church built in 1815) and we have offered this for free to any local charity that needs it.

  1. Prevention and Social Inclusion: We work with those who are currently housed to help minimise the risk of repeated homelessness. We give support to those who are in danger of losing their tenancies through whatever means, such as nonpayment of top-up fees, etc. Additionally, we offer positive encouragement to clients who are struggling with addictions. We work with those who might choose to give up their housing

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because of their isolation and loneliness by encouraging social participation and developing their living skills 4. Engaging the Local Community: We offer opportunities to groups, businesses, and individuals to volunteer, support and fundraise. To inform, inspire and raise awareness in local businesses, schools, community groups, and churches, R2R volunteers give presentations and talks about the charity’s vision and mission. 5. Advocacy: We monitor the current situation for homeless and vulnerably housed people in Poole and acts as an advocate for them with police, local government, and services. 6. Life Skills and Wellbeing: In 2023, we introduced a new project, The Pillar Programme, for three verified rough sleepers who are ready for some responsibility. The project provides a structured volunteer placement at the Genesis Centre for 12 weeks. The first programme was Summer 2023 and one of the participants found part-time employment after completion. Another entered a rehabilitation programme and has stopped drinking.

Additional Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO is a charity based on Christian principles
Information which seeks to serve the needs of rough sleepers and vulnerable
housed of all faiths and none.
Its statement of faith and ethos is:
“Routes to Roots is an organisation whose roots are firmly based in
the Christian faith. Our inspiration comes from the teachings of Jesus
of Nazareth, as recorded in the Bible. We champion the cause of the
homeless and the vulnerably housed in Poole. We show them the love
of God for all people, not through preaching but through our actions.
We also open the eyes of all those who are blind to the needs of the
homeless and vulnerably housed in our town. We see Christ in the
face of all who seek our help and support. We believe all human
beings are made in the image of God and as such should be treated
with dignity and self worth by:
• Hearing, and helping to give a voice to the homeless and
vulnerably housed people in Poole
• Standing with them and not above them
• Encouraging participation and engagement rather than
dependency
• Respecting difference and not expecting or demanding
conformity”
This statement is published on the charity’s website and made
available to all members, staff, volunteers and Trustees. The CIO
welcomes members,staff,and volunteers without faith or of other

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faiths who respect its faith and observe its ethos. Trustees of the CIO must show their acceptance of the statement of faith and ethos by signing it on election.

SECTION D: Achievements and Performance

Main
Achievements		 Patron
The Venerable Karen Gorham, Bishop of Sherborne has continued to
actively support Routes to Roots.
Staffing
Ben Sargent continued as the Genesis Centre Manager.
Elaine Mellers, our part-time administrative assistant retired at the
end of November. We hired Tracy Hayman to replace her.
We agreed to hire a further person to work at the Genesis Centre as
the Projects Leader to work Monday to Friday, 25 hours a week. The
need for the role was identified due to the increased demand on the
Drop-In service and the additional needs of those individuals
engaging in the service. Chrissy John-Bennetts start date is in April
2024.
We continued to contract out our bookkeeping and website
management.
Nearly fifty volunteers provided our services at the Genesis Centre.
This staff team should be sufficient to meet demand of the Genesis
Centre with no further recruitment required for the foreseeable
future.
Drop-Ins
Over the last twelve months, we have had increased numbers
accessing our services. We have continued to provide a Lunchtime
Drop-in Monday to Friday. During the period 1/4/23 until 31/03/24
we have served 8,733 hot nutritious meals. This was increase over
the previous year.
On a number of occasions, we have been able to provide some
variety to our Drop-ins by providing BBQ’s and with ‘Takeovers.’
During a ‘Takeover,’ local businesses cook, prepare and provide
lunches at the Drop-ins. Bagette Wealth Management, Dorset Pizza
Company, Ojo’s Pizza, Triple Point and Platinum Skies have all
provided this over the last year.
We have continued to provide breakfasts two mornings per week
exclusively for verified rough sleepers. This has enabled those
individuals to access warmth, toilets, showers, and food, but
perhaps more important,a space for focused work with Outreach

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services to take place. We have provided a weekly form filling and I.T support group session for people apply online for benefits, etc. and support them to develop CV's and complete job applications. We have also provided a weekly women's group with a range of activities and additional professional support. We have held an art group every week, which is well attended. Our new project, The Pillar Programme, is for three verified rough sleepers who are ready for some responsibility. The project provides a structured volunteer placement at the Genesis Centre for 12 weeks. The first group participated in Summer 2023 and the second group started in Spring 2024. Our showers and laundry facilities are used every day and continue to be a very popular service. We provided Christmas Day dinner for 30 people with a festive two course lunch and a wrapped gift. Following a food standards agency inspection of our kitchen in July we were awarded a 5 star hygiene rating Amos House Supported Accommodation We entered the ninth year of this project, which is in partnership with Green Pastures Housing. During Covid, many rough sleepers were housed and although more people have found themselves on the streets, most of them were not ready to move into the kind of supported accommodation that we offer at Amos House. They need support that responds to their multiple needs, rather than a single need. In Summer 2022, we changed our focus at Amos House to housing a homeless family. We continue to let the flat to a homeless family of five people, who moved in during September 2022. The three children are attending local schools and the father is working. Support is provided by an external agency, ICN. The family have a two-year lease and will be expected to move into private rented accommodation at the end of two years, with the support of ICN. Partnerships Having the Genesis Centre has allowed us to invite all the partners who work with our client group to meet with them at our drop ins or at other times. We do not charge them to use the building. During the year, we worked with: • St. Mungos • We Are With You Drug & Alcohol Team • We Are With You Needle Exchange • BCP Housing Options Team • NHS Community Mental Health Team

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• NHS Community Nursing • Shelter • Victim Support • STARS • The Big Issue • The Police • The Health Bus

Communication We continue to issue an eNewsletter to keep supporters updated on all that is happening in R2R and the progress we are making at the Genesis Centre. A volunteer manages our social media accounts and posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. One of the Pillar Project Volunteers made a number of very effective posts last summer on our social media accounts. Our Website was overhauled and re-written and is now up to date. At Christmas, we released another short video as part of our Christmas Appeal, which was backed up with stills from the video released on social media. Volunteer, Trustees, and Staff Members continue to speak at local churches and events about our work. We held our AGM in May 2023 at the Genesis Centre. Our next AGM is planned for May 2024. It will be slightly later to give our Accounts’ Examiner a few weeks to complete the task. Genesis Centre Before moving into the Genesis Centre in March 2022, we had nearly completed Phase l, which was enough to get the building working for us. During 2023-24, we continued to work on the building and completed the following: • Repointed the Southwest and Southeast facing aspects of the exterior • Replaced guttering and downpipes with deepflow guttering and downpipes on the Southwest and Southeast facing aspects of the building • Ordered the two new security gates • Restored the Victorian glass fan on the Porch Hall Screen • Ordered the new window for the Organ Loft Stairwell • Painted the Porch Hallway, sloping roof under the balcony, office ceiling, and laundry room (where it had been plastered the year before) • Installed central heating in the Activities Hall

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• Installed double doors between the Activities Hall and Mezzanine Storage Area • Installed alarms on the front fire doors. • Ordered a replacement washing machine and tumble drier for the laundry area. • Installed bumpers to the ceiling joists in the Mezzanine Storage Area • Installed a rail on the staircase leading to the Laundry Area. We are finalising our fundraising for Phase ll, which we hope to complete during 2024-25. Phase ll includes: • Completion of the Activities Hall Renovation to install lighting, floor covering (we already have the carpet squares onsite), decorate, and install blinds/curtains

SECTION E: Financial Review

Policy on
Reserves		 Our Reserves Policy continues to be £36,000.
Financial Review Financial Review 2023-24
2023-24 was our fifth year of fundraising for the building work and
fortunately the end is now in sight. What that means is that we have
had large grants for the building work that have skewed our income
since we purchased the building in February 2020.
The main highlights are as follows:
-
Total income was £191,200 in 2023-24, which was more than the
previous year, but which reflected our needs for running the
Genesis Centre and further renovation work. £123,979 of that
income was from grants.
-
Our Grant Income came from:
Alice Ellen Cooper Dean Foundation
ASDA Green Tokens
BCP Change for Good Fund
Brewers Foundation
Coop Local Community Fund
Garfield Weston
Hobson Charity
Richard & Jo Kennedy
Postcode Local Trust

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Ringwood & Ellingham Show Southall Trust St. Aldhelm’s Chapel Trust Talbot Village Trust Valentine Trust - Overall payments were larger than in the previous year, at £174,492 in 2023-24. This reflects our continued spend on renovating the Genesis Centre over the last year.

Our General Fundraising for the Genesis Centre from April 2023 to March 2024 was successful and reflects our broad support from the community. It included:

Amos House income in 2023-24 was £11,568. Green Pastures had last year agreed to reduce our payments to them, since renting the flat as a family home brings in less income than letting the individual rooms. Amos House payments totalled £12,680, a difference of £1,112, which is largely made up of improvements to the flat and our monthly fees. We are content with this level of spend to support a homeless family. Financially, we have been in a solid position in 2023-24. We will continue to focus on fundraising until the renovation work is finally completed. Outlook 2023-24

Our second year at the Genesis Centre has been a success, and we continue to feel confident about the future of the charity. We will continue to offer all our services and to work with our growing list of partners. We will continue to work with Churches to increase the number of Sundays that we offer a Cooked Sunday Lunch. We look forward to more volunteer involvement and additional training for volunteers. This will allow us to provide more services for our clients.

Yet again we are strengthened by the level of local support shown for our work and are confident in the future.

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SECTION G: Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above.

Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees:

|~~|~~|~~ilouwesshNeti6bs0u~~| |---|---| |Signature
~~|~~|~~ilouwesshNeti6bs0u~~| |Full Name
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~~a~~|Katharine A. Mellor Gibson (Kate Mellor)
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~~a~~|Chair of Trustees| |Date
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~~a~~|20 May 2024|

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Charity No 1155945

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

For the year ended 31st March 2024

Genesis Centre Hill Street Poole BH15 1NR

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO

Contents

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 2
Independent Examiner's Report 3
Statement of Financial Activities 4-7
Balance Sheet and Balance sheet notes 8-9

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO

Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees Kate Mellor (Chair) Revd Lucy Holt (Deputy Chair) Martin Finch Revd Pat Southgate Andrew Teale Principal Office Genesis Centre Hill Street Poole BH15 1NR Charity Registration Number 1155945 Gift Aid Registration XR62155 Independent Examiner M A Bilson Dip FS, FCIB 41 Cowslip Road Broadstone BH18 9QZ

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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities

Reserves

The Reserves have been restored to £36,000, being six months of the Genesis Centre's annual costs, and a £5,000 reserve for Amos House.

Approved by the trustees of the charity on And signed on its behalf

Kate Mellor Chair Date

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO

I report on the accounts of Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO for the year ended 31st March 2024, which are set out on pages 4 - 9

Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner

The trustee's are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general directions given by the Charity. Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters.

The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner's Statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:

• 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 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.

Signed

M A Bilson Dip FS, FCIB Date: 41 Cowslip Road Broadstone BH18 9QZ

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Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31st March 2024

Ref
Income and Endowments from
Receipts
1
Amos House
2
Total Income
3
Expenditure on
Administration
4
Genesis Centre
5
Projects
6
Renovations
7
Skinner Street
8
Amos House
9
Total Expenditure
10
Net Income/(Expenditure) before transfer
Transfers
Gross Transfers between funds - in
Gross Transfers between funds - out
Net Movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
2024
£
£
£
105,826
73,806
179,632
11,568
-
11,568
117,394
73,806
191,200
40,295
15,001
55,296
32,908
-
32,908
10,418
1,234
11,652
21,772
40,184
61,956
-
-
-
12,680
-
12,680
118,073
56,419
174,492
(679)
17,387
16,708
772
-
772
-
(772)
(772)
93
16,615
16,708
224,858
7,103
231,961
224,951
23,718
248,669		 Total
2023
£
138,368
16,353
154,721
48,481
19,699
6,202
16,134
144
16,480
107,140
47,581
3,891
(3,891)
47,581
184,380
231,961

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Receipts and Payments Accounts For the year ended 31st March 2024

Ref
Receipts from Generated Funds
CAF
Church Donations & Membership
Corporate Donations & Membership
Crowdfunding
Fund Raising
Gift Aid Tax
Grants
Other Cash and Cheque Donations
Regular Donations & Membership
Sundry Income
Shoe Donations
1
Amos House Receipts
Grant
Housing Benefits
Rental Income
2
Total Receipts
3		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
2024
£
£
£
16,701
-
16,701
7,069
-
7,069
13,681
-
13,681
-
-
-
-
-
1,350
-
1,350
20,500
73,350
93,850
39,194
-
39,194
7,301
-
7,301
30
-
30
-
456
456
105,826
73,806
179,632
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,568
-
11,568
11,568
-
11,568
117,394
73,806
191,200		 Total
2023
£
-
20,468
11,900
-
11,131
5,391
42,090
39,145
8,233
-
10
138,368
2,000
6,124
8,229
16,353
154,721

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Receipts and Payments Accounts For the year ended 31st March 2024

Charitable Activities
Ref
Administration
Bookkeeping
Broadband &Telephone
Database
Legal Fees
Office Expenses
Staff Pension
Staff Salaries
Subscriptions
Sundry Expenses
Training
Website & Publications
4
Genesis Centre
Business Rates
Cleaning
Courtyard
Depreciation
Electricity
Gas
Insurance
Kitchen Consumables
Launderette
Refuse
Repairs and Maintenance
Sundry Expenses
5
Projects
Activities
Clothing
Consumable Support
Drop In Food Costs
Laundry
Shoes
Sleeping Bags. Clothing
6		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
2024
£
£
£
1,113
-
1,113
1,671
-
1,671
336
-
336
51
-
51
1,092
-
1,092
548
360
908
34,281
14,641
48,922
106
-
106
377
-
377
-
-
-
720
-
720
40,295
15,001
55,296
670
-
670
4,190
-
4,190
-
-
-
2,600
-
2,600
16,070
-
16,070
737
-
737
4,126
-
4,126
220
-
220
-
-
-
693
-
693
3,439
-
3,439
163
-
163
32,908
-
32,908
-
-
-
36
-
36
63
222
285
9,660
68
9,728
465
-
465
-
944
944
194
-
194
10,418
1,234
11,652		 Total
2023
£
1,092
1,774
288
-
241
731
43,394
201
-
40
720
48,481
1,002
3,566
432
1,943
3,022
2,358
4,918
-
1,147
582
297
434
19,699
16
-
-
5,821
-
201
164
6,202

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Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO Receipts and Payments Accounts For the year ended 31st March 2024

Ref
Renovations
7
Skinner Street Premises
Container
8
Amos House
Council Tax
Electricity
Equipment
Gas
Lease
Maintenance
Management Fee
Professional Fees
TV Licence
Water
9
Total Expenditure
10		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
2024
£
£
£
21,772
40,184
61,956
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,636
-
11,636
270
-
270
774
-
774
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,680
-
12,680
118,073
56,419
174,492		 Total
2023
£
16,133
144
1,061
403
210
1,245
9,645
2,788
466
417
106
139
16,480
107,140

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Balance Sheet As at 31st March 2024

Fixed Assets
Cash at Bank and In Hand
Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO Account
Amos House Account
Cash in Hand
Due after 1 Year
Talbot Trust
Net Asset Surplus		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
2024
£
£
£
320,904
-
320,904
47,428
23,718
71,146
6,572
-
6,572
47
-
47
54,047
23,718
77,765
(150,000)
-
(150,000)
224,951
23,718
248,669		 Total
2023
£
323,364
50,773
7,685
139
58,597
(150,000)
231,961

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Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO Notes to the Balance Sheet As at 31st March 2024

Balance Sheet Notes to the Accounts

Fixed Assets
Cost Genesis Centre
Accumulative Depreciation
Equipment Additions
Depreciation this year
Funds
Restricted
Activities
Alice Cooper Dean
Building Works
CF Water SS
Daisy Amos House
DCF Courtyard
Hob Activities
Repointing
Shoes
Talbot Trust
Total Restricted
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds		 B.fwd
2,984
-
772
69
3,278		 Hill Street
Equipment
Total 2024
300,000
25,771
325,771
(2,407)
(2,407)
300,000
23,364
323,364
-
-
-
-
(2,460)
(2,460)
300,000
20,904
320,904
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers

-
(328)
-

15,000
(15,000)
-
25,000
(5,205)
350
(222)

-
-
(772)

-
(69)
-
15,000
(10,571)
18,000
(18,000)

456
(944)
-
(6,080)

73,806
(56,419)
(772)

117,394
(118,073)
772

191,200
(174,492)
-		 2023
309,751
(464)
309,287
16,020
(1,943)
323,364
C.Fwd
2,656
-
19,795
128
-
-
4,429
-
2,790
(6,080)
7,103
224,858		 23,718
224,951
248,669
231,961

The Daisy funds were restricted for purchasing furniture for anyone who moved on from Amos House. As the use of Amos House has now changed, there is no need to ring fence these funds, and so they were transferred to the. general funds

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ChI￿1tY No l 155945 Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO ANNUAL ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31st March 21b24 Genesis Centre Hill Street Puulc BH15 INR

Rout¢s to Roots (Poole) CIO Contents Page Reference and Administrative Deiails Ststement of Tru5tees' Re.%wnsibiliiiei• Independeni Examiner's Report Stlltemenl of Financial Aciivilic¥ Balance Sheet and Balance sheet noie8

Routes to R￿ts (Poole) CIO Reference And Admintstrative Details Tntstees Kate Mellor (Chair) Rev(J LULY Holi (Depuiy Chairl Martin Finch Revd Pai Southgaie Andrcw Tedle Prfncl￿l Office Cienesis Lenire Hill Sireet Poole BH15 INR Charjty Re8ts¢rndon Number 11.55Y45 Gill Ald ReKl&'trallon XR62155 Independenl EMmin¢r M A Ilil.%nn Dip FS, FCIB 41 Cowslip Road Bri)dd41(Ine BH18 9QZ

Routes to Roots IP(bole) LIO Sts¢ement of Tn￿lee$, Respon51blllti¢s The Trustees are responsible for preparing the financial S[a￿mentS in accordance with rh¢ United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generdlly Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and rcgulauons. law applicable to charities requireq the Irusiees io prepare financial siatemenis for each financial year which gives a true fair view vf the S￿1¢ vf affuirs of the charity uf the incomin¥ rcsourLe% dnd dppli¢il(iun of resvurLe5 of the Lharity for thai periiKI. In preparing these financial statemenis, the trustees are required to.. • Select suitable a¢¢ounting policie5 and ihen apply ihem cnniistenily., . Observe ihe methods and principals in th¢ charitie.s SORP.. . Makc judgemeni% and csrima*s thai are ￿&S0￿able and prudenl: Stale whether applicable accounring 8tnndards huv¢ bccn followed, subject lo any n]utL'riul deporturc5 discloscd and cxplained in the finanLidl siaiements; and • PrepAre the financial St￿ert￿nts on the going concern bosis unle%s il is inappropriut¢ to pre%ume that Ihe charity wil coniinue in bubtneii. The Iruslee8 a￿ responsible for keeping proper accountin8 records thai dI￿105e with reason4ble aeeuracy at any time the fin#nctal wsition of ihe chariiy and enoble ihem in en%ure thai the finonL'ial S￿leMents comply wilh the Chariiies Act 2011, the applicable Charilies (ALcounis and Reportsl Regulthiions, and the provisions of the red%onable steps for the preveniion and deteclion of fraud and uiher i￿egUlar1tIe8 The Reserves have been re41ored to £36.OIXI, betng six months of the Genesis Centre'% annual costs, and a £5.iJJ) reserve f()r Am(i% Hou￿. Approved by Irugle£.s of the charity on And signed on lis behalf Kale Mellor Ch#lr Date

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO Independent F4xamlner'5 Report to the t￿￿teeS of Routes to Roots (P￿)le1 CIO I report on the accounts of Rouies to Roots (Poole) CIO for the year ended 31 sl March 2024, which are sei oui on pages 4 - 9 Respetilve regponslbllltles of the trustees and examlner The tNs(ee's are responsible for the preparaii(Trn of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider thai an audit is noi required for this year under se¢Uon 144(2J uf th¢ Ch(uilieb ALI 2011 Ith¢ Churiiie4 2011 Acii und Ih<it an independcni ¢xaminauon is n¢rdvd. It ts my responslhlllty tfi: cxan)In¢ the (ILCOUttts under eLliun 145 of ihe 2011 Charities Aci lo foll()w the prcKedures laid down in the general directinns given hy ihe Charity Commission (under section 1451511b) of the Chtwitie.s Act and to stat¢ whciher particular matiers have come 10 my aiicniion B&4ts of Independent F.xaminer's Statennt My examination wab Larried oui in accordance with 8eneral dirc¢tions 8ivcn by thc Lhtsrily, Commi8.8ion. An txanunu¢ivn u rL'VILW ()f ihc accouniing records kepi by the ¢hurily und a ¢ompari%un Df the ￿Ccount4 pre.senied with Ihole records. It also ineludes consideration of llny unusual items or disclosures in (he uccounts. and seekin8 explthnations from the irustees ¢oncernin8 such lywi￿.rS. The priKulure% undendken do noi provide all Ihe evidence th&t would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is Aiven as to wheiher the dCLounis pre.%eni a trne and fair, view arKI the report is limiied io those Inaiier4 %et out in the sthtemcnt below. Independen¢ Examln¢r'$ 5tstsment In connection with my examination. no material matters have come to my al￿ntIon 8ives me cause io believe that in Any muierial resFwt: the accountin8 records wer¢ not kept in accordance with section 10 of Ihe charitie.s Act. or the u¢¢ounis did noi accord wilh the (ILLuuniing reci)rds'. or thc accounls did nul cvmply with Ihe applicable requirements concerning the form and Lonteni of accounts set out in Ihe Charities (Accounts Rewrts) Regulations 21X)8 other than any requirement that the aeeniinls give a 'true and fair. view which 1% not a matter considered as port of an ind¢p¢ndent examinaiion. I have Come across no other matter5 in connttiion wilh the examjnation to which al￿ntIOn should be drawn in this repiri in order to enable a proper understsnding of Lhe accounis to be reached. Slgned M A Illlqon Dlp FS, FCIB 41 Cowslip Road Broadslone l)ate: BH18 9QZ

Routes to Roots (P(￿le) CIO Stal¢meDt of Financlal Aetivllks For the year ènded 31s1 March 2024 Unregtrlcted Restricled unds. Funds Tot 2024 Totsl 2023 Ref Income and Endowments fmm Receipts Amos House 105,826 11,568 117,394 73,806 179ffjJ2 I1￿68 191,2(M) 138,368 16,3.53 154.721 Totsl Income 73,806 ExpeDdlture on Adminisirntion Genesis C¢ntre Projects Renovations 40,295 32,908 111.418 21,772 Is,￿1 55.29h 32.908 11.652 61,956 48,481 19,099 6,102 16,134 1.234 40,184 Skinner Street A￿M).5 Housc Tol81 Expendliure 12,6%0 118,1173 16,48n 1117.140 io 56,419 174,492 Nei IncomellExpendilure) before trunsfer (6791 17J87 47,581 'I'rAnrfors Gross Tran5f¢rs between fundb - in Gross Transfrrs between funds - out Net Moycmcni in tunds 772 772 (772) -1,891 (3.8911 (772) 93 16,61.5 16,7118 47.-581 Tothl fund% broughi forward Total funds carried forwArd 224.858 231,961 184,J8U 224,951 11,718 248,669 2.11,961

Routes to Roots (Pnnle} LIO Receipts and Pgyments Accounts For the year ended .31st Mareh 2024 Unrestrlcted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2024 Totsl 2023 Ref ReceiptY• from ConerAtÈd CAF 16.701 7.069 13,681 Church Donations & Membership Corporate Donatiofts & Mcmbcrship Crowdfundins Fund Raising Giti Aid 'fax Grnnls Other Cash and Cheque Donations Regular Donation$ & Membership Sundry Incon ShDe Donuliuns 16,701 7,069 13,681 ?0,468 1.350 20,51M) 39.194 7,301 10511 93050 39,194 7JOI 5,391 42.utjo 39.145 13.233 73.350 450 73,81Ifi 456 179.632 10 I'.IK,.3611 IOS,826 An*M Re¢elpts Grani Hou8ing Benefits Rental Income 2.(KMI 6.124 8.229 10,353 11,-508 11,5 11,568 11,568 Total Reetlpts 117.3Y4 73,1106 1913110 154,721

Rout¢5 to Roots (Poole> CIO Receipts Ind Payments Accounts or the year ended 31st March 2024 Unreqtrleted Restrlcted Funds Funds Total 2024 Total Charltable Aetivities Adminijtration B(x)kkeeping Broadband &Telephone Database Le¥411 Fees Oftiee Expenses S(&ff P¢niioii Staff Salari¢s Subscriptions Sundry F.xpenges Trainin8 W¢bsite & Publications 2023 Ref 1,113 1,671 336 51 I,r192 ,774 288 1.671 336 51 1.092 548 34,281 1116 377 1,092 yu¥ 48.922 106 377 241 360 14.641 43,394 201 7?0 40295 720 720 48.4A I 55,290 ne¥1￿ Centre Ilusiney¥ Ratex Clenning Courtyard Ikpreciatfion Electricity 670 670 4,1 .1x12 3.566 432 4.lyu 1,943 3,022 2,-358 4,918 16,070 737 4,126 220 16,070 737 4.126 220 Insurance Kiiehen Consumables Launder¢lle Refuse Repairs and M¥inlenance Sundry Ex￿nSeS 1,147 582 693 693 3,439 163 32,90 297 16.3 32,9118 19,699 Projeets Actlvlues Cloihing Consumable Support D￿P In Food Costs LAundry ShoeA Sleeping Bags. CILMhing 16 36 6.3 9,660 465 68 9,728 5.821 944 194 10,418 194 11,652 lJ34 0.211?

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO Receipts and Payments Accounts For the year ended 31$t Mgrch 2024 Unrestrlcted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Rer Renovations 21,772 LIO,184 61,956 16.133 Sklnner Street Premises Coniainer 144 AnM)s HouAt COU￿11 TUA Electricity Equipment 403 ?10 LeaA¢ Mllinlenance Miuldgriiieni Fee Profebbiunid fees TV Licencc Water 11,636 270 774 11,636 270 774 9,645 466 417 12,681) 12,6 16.480 Total Expendlture iu 1114,073 56,41 174.492 107.140

Route5 to Roots (P￿Ie} CIO Balance Sheet Asat 31st March 2024 Unrestrlcted Restricted Funds Funds Totsl 2024 Total 2023 Fixed A4ets 320,904 320,904 323.304 Cash at BAnk and In Hand Routes io Roots (Poole) CIO Accouni AnKJS House Account Cash in Hand 47,4?8 6,572 47 54,047 23,718 71,146 6,572 47 50.773 7,685 23,718 77,765 58,597 Due after l Year Talbot Tru%1 11SQ,IN)01 (150,0001 1150,1XKJi Ner Asset Surplus 224.Y51 23,718 248,669 2.31,961

Routes to Roots (Pw)le) CIO Noles to the Balance 5hee¢ As at 31st March 2024 Balanee Sheet Notes to the Aeeounts Ffixed Assets C051 Genesis Centre Accumul¢iuve Depreciation Hjll Street Equlpment Total 2024 300.1)00 -12_S.771 (2,407) 323J64 2023 709.751 (464) 309,287 16.020 11.941) 3?3.3(A 12.407) 3(K),(XK) Equipwnent Addition5 Depreciaiion this year (2.460) 2fl,on4 12,460) 320.4NM Funds Resirlc¢ed ALlivitie5 AIiLe Cooper Dean Building Works CF Water SS Daisy AnK)s Hnu¢ DCF Courtyard Hob Activities Repointing Shoes Talboi Trust Total Re51rlcled unre￿rIcted Punds Total Fun(L8 B.fwd 2.984 IKomlng Oulguln% {.128} (15.000) {5,205) (222) Transfers C.Fwd 2.656 15.0(N) 2.S.(XKI 350 19,795 128 772 (772) 69 169) (10.571} 118.IMX)) 1944) (6,080) 156.41 Y) 11114.117.1) (174,492 15.tKM) 18,1)(K) 456 4.429 17911 6,08VI 23,718 224,951 248,669 7.IU3 224,8.58 231,961 73.8116 117.-3Y4 191JIK (772) 772 The Daisy funds were re8lricted for purchasing furniture fnr anyone who moved On from Amni Hnu%e. As the of Am05 House ha5 changed. there no need to ring fence the.le fund%, iU)d so they were Iransferred to the. general funds