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<br>appoint Trustees|
|---|---|---|---|
|Katharine Mellor<br>Gibson<br>(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|✓|



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

2. 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: 

   - St. Mungos 

   - We Are With You Drug & Alcohol Team 

   - We Are With You Needle Exchange 

   - BCP Housing Options Team 

   - NHS Community Mental Health Team 

   - NHS Community Nursing 

   - Shelter 

   - Victim Support 

   - STARS 

   - The Big Issue 

   - The Police 

   - 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. 

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

- Repointing the Northwest and Northeast facing aspects of the exterior 

- Replacing the guttering and downpipes with deepflow guttering and downpipes on the Northwest and Northeast facing aspects of the building 

- • We also hope to create the Clothing Store 

## **SECTION E: Financial Review** 

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

- Individual regular monthly or annual donations - One-off donations by individuals - Memberships - Churches - Local Volunteer and Social Groups - Corporate Donors - Schools - HMRC Tax Reclaim - Stewardship and Charitable Payroll Giving 

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<br>~~|~~|~~ilouwesshNeti6bs0u~~|
|Full Name<br>~~| ~~<br>~~a~~|Katharine A. Mellor Gibson (Kate Mellor)<br> ~~ilouwessh Neti 6bs0u~~|
|Position<br>~~a~~<br>~~a~~|Chair of Trustees|
|Date<br>~~a~~<br>~~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**|
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|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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## **Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO** 

## **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: 

- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- Observe the methods and principals in the Charities SORP; 

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and 

- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity wil  continue in business. 

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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## **Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO** 

## **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:** 

   - examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Charities Act 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity 

- Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act and 

   - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention 

## **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 accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 10 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 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**<br>**Income and Endowments from**<br>Receipts<br>**1**<br>Amos House<br>**2**<br>**Total Income**<br>**3**<br>**Expenditure on**<br>Administration<br>**4**<br>Genesis Centre<br>**5**<br>Projects<br>**6**<br>Renovations<br>**7**<br>Skinner Street<br>**8**<br>Amos House<br>**9**<br>**Total Expenditure**<br>**10**<br>Net Income/(Expenditure) before transfer<br>**Transfers**<br>Gross Transfers between funds - in<br>Gross Transfers between funds - out<br>Net Movement in funds<br>Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds carried forward|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>105,826<br>73,806<br>**179,632**<br>11,568<br>-<br>**11,568**<br>**117,394**<br>**73,806**<br>**191,200**<br>40,295<br>15,001<br>55,296<br>32,908<br>-<br>32,908<br>10,418<br>1,234<br>11,652<br>21,772<br>40,184<br>61,956<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>12,680<br>-<br>12,680<br>**118,073**<br>**56,419**<br>**174,492**<br>**(679)**<br>**17,387**<br>**16,708**<br>772<br>-<br>**772**<br>-<br>(772)<br>**(772)**<br>93<br>16,615<br>**16,708**<br>224,858<br>7,103<br>**231,961**<br>**224,951**<br>**23,718**<br>**248,669**|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>138,368<br>16,353<br>154,721<br>48,481<br>19,699<br>6,202<br>16,134<br>144<br>16,480|
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|||107,140<br>47,581<br>3,891<br>(3,891)<br>47,581<br>184,380<br>231,961|



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## **Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO** 

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

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



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## **Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO** 

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

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



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

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



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## **Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO** 

## **Balance Sheet As at 31st March 2024** 

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



8 



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

## **Balance Sheet Notes to the Accounts** 

|**Fixed Assets**<br>Cost Genesis Centre<br>Accumulative Depreciation<br>Equipment Additions<br>Depreciation this year<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>Activities<br>Alice Cooper Dean<br>Building Works<br>CF Water SS<br>Daisy Amos House<br>DCF Courtyard<br>Hob Activities<br>Repointing<br>Shoes<br>Talbot Trust<br>**Total Restricted**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>**Total Funds**|**B.fwd**<br>2,984<br>-<br>772<br>69<br>3,278|**Hill Street**<br>**Equipment**<br>**Total 2024**<br>300,000<br>25,771<br>**325,771**<br> (2,407)<br> **(2,407)**<br>300,000<br>23,364<br>**323,364**<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br> (2,460)<br> **(2,460)**<br>300,000<br>20,904<br>**320,904**<br>**Incoming**<br>**Outgoing**<br>**Transfers**<br> <br>-<br>(328)<br>-<br> <br>15,000<br>(15,000)<br>-<br>25,000<br>(5,205)<br>350<br>(222)<br> <br>-<br>-<br>(772)<br> <br>-<br>(69)<br>-<br>15,000<br>(10,571)<br>18,000<br>(18,000)<br> <br>456<br>(944)<br>-<br> (6,080)<br> <br>73,806<br>(56,419)<br>(772)<br> <br>117,394<br> (118,073)<br>772<br> <br>**191,200**<br> **(174,492)**<br>**-**|**2023**<br>309,751<br> (464)<br>309,287<br>16,020<br> (1,943)<br>323,364<br>**C.Fwd**<br>**2,656**<br>**-**<br>**19,795**<br>**128**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,429**<br>**-**<br>**2,790**<br> **(6,080)**|
|---|---|---|---|
||7,103<br>224,858||**23,718**<br>**224,951**<br>**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 

9 



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 Staten*nt
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