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ANNUAL REPORT 2023-24

Southampton City Mission, Unit 5 Second Avenue Business Park, Southampton, SO15 0LP Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail] www.southamptoncitymission.co.uk

Contents

CHAIRMAN’S

REPORT…………………………………………………………………………… … 3

STRUCTURE, OBJECTS & GOVERNANCE…………………………………………………….4 GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

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SCM BASICS

BANK……………………………………………………………………………… …… 7

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MARKETPLACE………………………………………………………………… …………….. 8

SCM

SCHOOLS………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 10

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

“What does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God”.

Throughout the year SCM has provided emergency food parcels to those in immediate need as well as

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building communities around the Marketplace projects. They assist individuals to become more independent by encouraging them to budget, plan and manage their purchases. In March 2023 a new Marketplace was opened at Holy Trinity Church, Weston, which aimed to promote more relational, holistic and sustainable support for those struggling with food poverty. Already the vibrancy and relevance of this new Marketplace has attracted many beneficiaries. As at all Food Banks and Marketplaces we are indebted to so many committed volunteers - we thank them all.

The work in schools has been maintained and we were delighted to welcome Reuben Humphreys to the team in August 2023. He has brought great enthusiasm to the task of presenting the claims of Christianity to young people, particularly at the primary level. We are so grateful for the freedom to do so.

Challenges remain in sourcing sufficient food especially as we have to “buy food in” on a weekly basis. All this adds financial pressure and we pray that more donors will come on board to assist in this practical way.

Duncan House, as General Manager, has overseen the day-to-day work of the charity and we are indebted to him for his faithfulness and wisdom in the ever changing challenges that confront SCM. Equally, without Jen Ball's gifts the office will be invariably poorer, and we thank God for all that she has done with such grace - and patience!

As we look ahead there are specific aims:

1. Continue to raise the profile of SCM, especially its work within schools.

2. Build on existing relationships with churches and church leaders

3. Work with other agencies and groups in the city as there is a great deal of respect for the role of SCM, and indeed good will.

My personal thanks for all the wise counsel and integrity of my fellow Trustees, and to those who pray so regularly and give so generously.

May our God, whom we serve, bless, prosper and sustain the work of SCM.

Chris Ford Chairman of Trustees

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STRUCTURE, OBJECTS & GOVERNANCE

Southampton City Mission (CIO) is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales under charity number 1162099. It was registered on 10 June 2015 and was set up to take forward the activities of Southampton City Mission, established in 1963. The assets and activities of Southampton City Mission (251142) were transferred to SCM (CIO) on 1st April 2016. Its governing document is the constitution adopted on 10 November 2014 as revised on 18 September 2023.

The objects of the CIO are: to advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the basic tenets of historical Biblical Christianity; to prevent and relieve poverty in the City of Southampton and its neighbouring area; and to advance education for persons of any age by providing or assisting in the development of their mental, physical and moral capabilities through work in schools and other educational institutions and by supporting other charities in England, the UK or abroad. The projects and activities outlined in this report are undertaken to support these objects.

The charity is governed by a Board of Trustees, currently numbering 8, who delegate the daily running of the charity to a small staff team. A large team of around 200 dedicated volunteers are also vital to the delivery of all the charity’s services.

During 2023/24 the Trustees met 6 times as a full board and held additional sub-group meetings to discharge their duties.

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

This year of Southampton City Mission started very encouragingly as we were invited to the 2023 Lord Mayor’s awards evening in April. SCM was awarded a certificate of recognition for “not only feeding over 14,220 people who otherwise would have gone without, but also creating a sustainable network of support for those in need.” This was encouraging recognition from the Lord Mayor and the Council following all of the collective efforts during the Covid years to help coordinate the City’s emergency food response.

Having been approached by Dr Diana Smith from Southampton University’s School of Geography & Environmental Science, we began a co-designed academic research project across our Marketplace Projects. This Wessex DIET project recorded, through interviews, a range of lifestyle, diet, health and well-being indicators from Marketplace members as they joined a Marketplace. The interviews were then repeated a year later and the results were noticeable in evidencing significant improvements across the board in members’ lives.

It is worth noting that our volunteer Teresa Venable continued to coordinate and lead our monthly SCM prayer meetings from her home, as well as create and distribute the SCM Schools prayer diary and advocate and encourage prayer at every level. In a very noticeable encouragement, Teresa put up

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a four foot long banner on the wall of our warehouse, 1 Corinthians 9: 10 - 10 “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.” We are so blessed by our incredible volunteers at the Mission, who are true partners in the Gospel.

We continued to work with many agencies, charities and other Christian Mission Groups. We entered into a formal partnership with Scripture Union and were delighted to use their ‘Grow Communities’ model to run primary school after-school clubs for children interested in learning more about Jesus and his ways. Volunteer Charis McConnell has done a brilliant, consistent, imaginative and above all joyful Grow Community at Mansbridge Primary school called ‘Believe Club’ – named by the children themselves.

Duncan continues to co-chair the Anti-Poverty Network in the city alongside Annette Davis from SCRATCH. These member-led meetings provide a strong platform for sharing and coordination amongst the projects in the city. The APN has a long and historic heritage and track record of speaking with a united voice on important social issues and policies.

At our Marketplaces and Basics Banks we continue to invite advice agencies in to provide either permanent or itinerant support for our members and clients. We have Social Prescribers from the local health services, Citizens Advice advisors, the Society of St James housing officers, the Energy Centre’s healthy homes advisors and many others from agencies setting up for a day to provide oneoff advice and extra support. This partnership working has provided huge benefits to our members and clients, as well as enabling our city colleagues to engage more successfully with people who would otherwise not come looking for their services.

In July, we organised a meeting of the Food Bank Network – a friendly network of Christian food projects which SCM has had a hand in planting, releasing and supporting over the years. It is always encouraging to hear from projects from Fareham, Romsey and the New Forest among others, sharing stories of blessing and struggle and to pray together.

As a staff team we enjoyed a retreat day of prayer and contemplation at a lovely location near Manor Farm Country Park. It was important to come together before the Lord, not for vision, strategy and discussion, but for prayer and stillness. We are looking forward to including such retreats in the rhythm of our year together.

Our staff team expanded in August with Reuben Humphreys joining the Schools Team as our third employed Schools Worker. Coming to us from a youth worker position at St Mark’s Anglican Church in Shirley, Reuben is well known in his local schools already and brings significant experience to our team. At the same time, our Schools Lead, Ellie Cousins, started her maternity leave with Duncan covering her role for the interim.

In the autumn, SCM were key players at the Love Southampton Cost of Living Summit, with Duncan being invited to contribute as one of the speakers for the event.

SCM also organised a meeting of the Food Aid Forum – a network for all of the food aid providers in Southampton: Food Parcels, served hot food, soup kitchens, pop-up projects, pay as you feel cafes,

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pantries and community larders. The Forum decided to go ahead with a food aid snapshot survey for one week in December, where we would attempt to measure all of the food aid given out that week. This was a very successful survey and the Council in particular were very grateful for the information. Again, we expect this now to become a regular process in our calendar.

Southampton City Mission is a member of the City Mission Movement in the UK. As such, we sent six staff members and a volunteer to join in with the worship, teaching, sharing, praying and encouragement on offer at this biannual gathering.

In December, having had several preliminary meetings with Church leaders in Portsmouth, Duncan was invited to talk to the steering committee of One Body Portsmouth. “One Body exists as a platform to facilitate strong relationships between leaders of the Christian Church in Portsmouth”. Duncan spoke to them about the potential of starting a Portsmouth City Mission as a vehicle for more effective outreach and service of the churches in Portsmouth, offering support and shared resources from SCM. The group responded with interest and enthusiasm and are going to pray and discuss wider within their network.

It was a great pleasure for Chris Ford as Chairman and Duncan as General Manager, to travel to London to attend the Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society at Portcullis House as Love Southampton presented all of the good work that the church had contributed to Southampton during the Covid years. The professional and powerful report was well received by the MP’s and guests who attended and will stand on record as a testimony to the sacrifice and hard work of God’s people during a national crisis.

At the end of the fiscal year in March, Duncan attended the annual meeting of the City Mission leaders, this year hosted by Derby City Mission. It was excellent to hear from national colleagues of the work of compassion and hope through City Missions all over the UK. Much was accomplished through sharing, praying, learning and partnerships.

The project reports from our project leads will obviously cover the bulk of our efforts and delivery as a Mission but I hope that this report gives a taste of some of the other work which Southampton City Mission is involved in over the year.

Duncan House SCM General Manager

SCM BASICS BANK

Number of 4 day food parcels provided 20,143

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Number of overnight parcels provided 451 Number of people clothed 2,087

(Figures shown are for the period 01/04/2023 – 31/03/2024)

In the past year, SCM Basics Bank has continued to face pressure brought on by the cost of living crisis. These circumstances impacted both our operations and the community we serve, leading to notable shifts in donations, demand, and outreach efforts. Despite the increase in pressure, our team continued to support those in need, with warmth, kindness and grace.

Media Engagement

This year, SCM Basics Bank had the opportunity to raise awareness on a national scale. We were featured on BBC News, where Economics reporter Faisal Islam visited one of our Basics Bank venues to discuss the challenges our clients are facing due to the ongoing cost of living crisis. This exposure allowed us to shed light on the growing demand for support and how our project is coping with the changes.

Additionally, we were featured on GHR South Coast Radio and BBC Radio Solent, where we discussed the state of donations, the increasing need for essentials, and the overall impact of the economic situation on our operations.

Challenges in Donations and Supplies

Throughout the year, we continued to face significant drops in donations, with many individuals struggling to make contributions due to their own financial constraints. This led to an

unprecedented situation where we ran out of major staples such rice and pasta—something never before experienced in Basics Bank history. To compensate for the decline in donations, we continue to purchase essentials from wholesalers in order to meet the growing demand.

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Community and School Engagement

Over the summer, we partnered with the SCM Schools team, attending school fayres to share with children and their families some of the daily struggles our clients face. This initiative also served as a platform to encourage food donations from the families that could make them.

We were thrilled to be invited to two gigs this year, one with the band Ferocious Dog and another with Circa Waves. Both bands encouraged their fans to bring food donations to the events, resulting in a heartwarming response from concert-goers. They both did this food drive across their entire tour, encouraging fans support local food banks in every city they visited.

Harvest and Holiday Campaigns

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Harvest time proved to be another busy period for SCM Basics Bank, with 34 schools across the city organising collections on our behalf. Churches throughout the city also contributed, making this a crucial time for restocking and preparing for the increased demand during the winter months.

Our “Christmas Boost the Bank” campaign, run in collaboration with The Daily Echo, was once again a success. This campaign continues to play a vital role in ensuring we can provide additional support to individuals and families during the Christmas season.

We are so lucky to be blessed with such wonderful volunteers who make what Basics Bank does possible. They continue to work hard in difficult situations and often hear about desperately tough situations and show our clients such love and respect. We are also so grateful to all those who continue to donate time and time again to Basics Bank supporting total strangers in their time of need.

Vicky Mckillen SCM Basics Bank Manager

SCM MARKETPLACE

During this last year the Marketplace project has continued to grow with the addition of a new venue in Weston and the three existing venues continuing to thrive.

Weston Marketplace, hosted by Holy Trinity Church, opened its doors in March 2023 with just a handful of brand new members. Membership quickly grew during the following months, reaching the capacity of 45 active members by the end of June 2023. The Weston volunteer team, made up mostly of members from Holy Trinity Church, have helped this Marketplace venue to become a thriving

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community hub. Members have reported that Marketplace has become their highlight of the week; somewhere to go to find belonging, acceptance, friendship and emotional and practical support. They also appreciate the affordable and healthy food, so they can feed their families better and save vital funds.

The vicar of Holy Trinity Church Weston has also been delighted at how his church congregation have become invigorated and united by being involved in the Marketplace project. It has also been encouraging to see Marketplace members getting involved in the wider church community.

In May 2023 Millbrook Marketplace hosted by All Saints Church in Millbrook celebrated its first birthday with a cake and birthday cards written by members expressing their appreciation of Marketplace. Demand for membership at Millbrook has remained extremely high and in April 2023 we had to close the waiting list with over 40 people still waiting for a place to become available. Signposting services provided regularly by The Society of St James at Millbrook Marketplace have continued to be an invaluable resource; helping members to sort out housing issues and apply for financial support.

The Marketplace at Townhill Park Community Centre in partnership with City Life Church and Ascension Church also celebrated its first birthday in July 2023. We have slightly expanded the membership criteria to now include any families of children at Squirrels Pre-School, who share the community centre with Marketplace. This has allowed more young families in need to enjoy the benefits of Marketplace membership. The membership here is slightly smaller due to the limited space available and it is now at full capacity with a waiting list in operation.

Our initial Marketplace hosted by Saint Mary’s Church has continued to thrive and grow during its third year of operation. Marketplace is now a part of Saint Mary’s community hub known as “Meeting Place” which is open to the wider community, not just Marketplace members. Meeting Place includes a payas-you-can café, a children’s play area, table tennis and signposting from Social Prescribers, CLEAR (a charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers) and other organisations.

Between April 2023 and March 2024 Marketplace members shopped 4947 times, which is a 72.6% increase on the last financial year, and amounts to at least 64,300 items of food provided during the year.

We have been encouraged by the positive feedback from all the Marketplaces. Members are extremely grateful for the food which has enabled them to provide fresh and healthy meals for their family. The money they have saved has enabled members to clear debts, to keep on top of their other bills and to save. But Marketplace is more than just a food project; the Marketplace communities have quickly become safe havens with a warm welcome and a supportive atmosphere, a vibrant hub of friendship with easy access to further professional help when needed.

None of this would be possible without the huge commitment and enthusiasm of our Marketplace volunteers who collect and deliver food, keep the Marketplace shop well stocked, clean and inviting and provide a warm welcome and listening ear to our members. We are so grateful to each and every one of our wonderful volunteers.

We are also grateful for our church partners at each venue who provide us with the space and facilities to run the Marketplaces. It is such a privilege to partner with local churches as they reach out to their

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local community with love and compassion.

Jacqueline James SCM Marketplace Manager

SCM SCHOOLS

The 2023/24 academic year began with some exciting staff changes. Reuben Humphreys joined the staff team as a Schools Worker, having previously worked as a Youth, Children and Schools Worker whilst Ellie Cousins, our Schools Lead, started maternity leave. Our achievements in 2023-24 include delivering:

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We visited 48 schools and were able to share Christian teachings and perspective with over 15,000 pupils during the period.

In the final term of the 2023/24 academic year, we distributed 1,083 It’s Your Move: Your Secondary School Survival Guide’ booklets. Transition Support sessions gave pupils time to reflect on their time at primary school whilst exploring how they felt about moving on to secondary school.

Other visits included attending 2 school summer fairs and a Christmas fair. We were privileged to engage the wider school community in fun activities and found it a valuable opportunity to build closer links with those schools. Members of the team also assisted at holiday clubs run by local churches.

Having been contributors at a local secondary school Faith Day for a number of years, we were delighted to be invited as the keynote speakers for their whole school Faith Day in July 2024.

We also attended the “One City: No Barriers” event organised by Southampton City Council, involving pupils from secondary schools in Southampton, faith leaders and RE teachers. This event aims to promote respect, improve understanding and collaboration between all faith groups and those who do not profess a faith. It was super to join discussions and share information about how faith impacts our daily lives.

An exciting development over the last year was arranging a school visit to our warehouse for a Pupil Voice group to have a hands-on experience behind the scenes of a food project. The staff and children loved their time with us and have now decided to organise a fundraising event for our Basics Banks. We hope to arrange more of these visits in the 2024-25 academic year.

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We are so grateful to the volunteers who give their time and talents to prepare boxes of equipment and crafts, make props, help pupils engage with activities and lead assemblies and Question of Faith days. Their contribution means we can share the stories and teachings of the Bible with more pupils across Southampton.

Joyce represented SCM at Southampton SACRE meetings and contributed to the Schools Hub branch of the City Mission Movement UK alongside Duncan. After attending the CMMUK conference in November, Birmingham City Mission visited to see our schools teams in action and were inspired to begin offering Transition Support sessions to primary schools in Birmingham.

We continue as Local Mission Partners with Scripture Union and 4 of the team benefitted from attending their annual conference. In the summer term we teamed up with them to co-host the local “Gather” event – a networking and support group for local youth, children’s and school ~~’s~~ ’ workers - which will become termly from September 2024.

Joyce Wan SCM Schools Worker

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Isouthampton .•ICity Mission (cio) Financial Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 Basic Information Southampton City Mission (CIO) ("the CIO") was formally registered with the Charity Commission on 10 June 2015 (registration number 1162099). Trustees for the year and up to the date of this report were.. Chris Ford (Chairman) Dave Bartlett stephen Chapman (Appointed 18 November 2024) John Duff David Evans (Appointed 20 May 2024) Susan Holt (Appointed 20 May 2024) Temitayo Oloruntuyi Kelvin Taylor David Wagstaff (Resigned 16 September 2024) Helen Willis (Appointed 20 May 2024) Duncan House Chief Executive OffI￿r Registered offi￿.. Unit 5 Second Avenue Millbrook SOUTHAMPTON S015 OLP Telephone: [phone] Financial Ststements Pages 2 to 14

Southampton Cty Mlsslon ICIOI stat•m•ntof Flnanclal Acthvty forth• y•ar•ndqd 31 March 2024 UnrtstrlttÈd funds Designated DesignatÈd PovÈrtv Totslal fund5 Poverty Sthool Totsl Jlfun fu pmryear Incomlng rosourc•s NytE 15 nBbans&ndlegaciq3 459,￿5 90,071 30,255 26,960 8(6.671 25.009 25,009 2666 303 6.382 55.$67 26.960 640.728 870 101.632 102,502 709.173 3.1 25.[￿ 3.2 2.691 3.3 14.375 3.4 t*O.S20 751.248 863,765 13.849 3.326 5,551 886.491 QIMr1rtding 25 7.993 109,8SO 4,298 464J49 Total b70 Resources expended Expènditutèw". A￿5 523 516.496 517.019 2U9 167.034 94.697 778 227 281 167.243 94.697 779.24Q 13 12,045 I2￿58 8.736 723.103 731,831 TI8.227 4.2 12.051 791.298 Tot#1 13 12.Q45 Net IncomellexpBndfturql Trènsfers betsveen funds N•trnob￿￿•ntin fvnds -50.670 25.50D -25,170 -67,737 -138.S42 67.737 70.737 -67.775 B07 97,605 -67.737 29,b68 98,462 40.05D 154,602 -99.575 77.075 ,004 -84.101 -1.500 -1.500 27.72S 40.6S0 154652 Recon¢iliatiot) Of lunds.. 170,770 4S.600 12,835 82,904 0 266,509 t9b.734 15.002 13.502 43.270 277,690 42.827 307,5S6 ?￿,962 802,471 363.687 602.421 447,819 602.471

5oirthrnwon Clty ICIOI Bulon¢e Sheet J1 Maich 2024 Unre5trirtEdfund5 Poverty rket- GeneTrl funds PDveTty fund5 Flxed4sgets 43.416 47.332 89.535 1%.867 387 64.6 321.$5 386.594 FW458et 89.535 93.040 10.342 10.342 2$9.tos 328.$43 239.395 376.262 43.416 41.534 Currenta99ets Stotks Det0 21,L 5.0 27.194 3.ODD 24.000 9.£3D 24.wo 2S.734 .000 1.361 32a 16,204 98.232 98.232 1%.488 Cash&t bifflk¥ kn h￿d 3.470 4.￿1 435 6.247 3,OB 3.ieo TDtsJcuJTenl355ets 54.454 E6.663 127.353 194.016 222,821 Cièditor8.- amoutttsfallirtydué wllhin yeor -1,Bg4 -I,N2 4796 -3,C61 52, 4.￿1 3.1eQ 124,292 1￿.159 14S600 198.734 11502 42.627 307.SS1 363.687 S62A21 002.471 Fundsof th• Chartty Re8lrl¢tedlncome funds Unrestrfcted lunds Tgtslfvnds 145ets) 4.831 48.303 198.734 19&.734 42.627 307.558 363.687 3.687 42,627 $07,6ts 36J,687 662,421 2E6.509 335.962 1tr2,471 146,600 48,JOS t•8,7J4 Approved on behalf of the Board of Trustees." Chairman Chris Ford Trustee Date 13 January 2025

SoutM)pton Cty MIs61oD ICIOI StatémeThtof Cash RowsfoYtheyeJrended 31 MaYch2024 Re5tyKted incornplund5 Unréstrlttd fuhds De51Enated DeS￿￿￿ted Poverty Geneialfund 8a51cs Bank PDVertv sDh￿ Total futtds Notes Net(¥5h -18,694 1.049 48,652 -593 13,430 11,320 -37.332 Below 165,487 4.298 303 6,382 7.993 7,093 14.375 In¥estnieDts 12,236 13.000 20.000 45,236 -342 -19.234 -20,759 24.4TI -147.423 -697 497 -697 -55.382 (ash tIow5from 15.837 20.303 -342 -12.766 3B.155 -197.234 period cashatt￿ 5tartof -2.857 3.705 372 1.049 2,269 -1.859 -1.T16 2.189 -1.446 823 41.767 4,079 -23S 63 -237 3,670 4,947 2,$41 6,875 14,363 18.033 49,800 C¥5hatendof t od 1,222 3.470 435 5,939 3,088 765 9,064 12,917 18.856 R•conclltstlon of netlnccrne tonqfC•5hfh￿frQmopeTr￿nlaCt￿tt1eS RÈststed IncoMÈfuttds unre5tyic1￿ fund5 DeS￿￿￿ted Oe51Enated Baslts Bank Povetrv fvnd5 Notés NetincO￿pe￿50FA -8,004 -87,775 29,868 27,725 -40 050 SOFA 154,652 3.134 -4.29B 13.4$8 -303 -6.382 -7.993 -14.375 SOFA 8,0 2.000 10,000 10.000 -594 -551 597 -17 -89 -9,595 -11.434 -1,906 234 1.044 1.044 4.243 Néttash pro￿dÈdI1JS￿d1 by -18.594 -11.076 1.049 48.f52 -s93 13.430 11.320 -37.332 165.457

Notes to the Accounts 1. Basis of preparation 1.1.The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice.. Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) for accounting periods beginning after 31 December 2018 (FRS 102 SORP"), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. 1.2.The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention. The activities are dependent on donation income and, as a consequence, the going concern basis for the charitable activities is dependent on donation income continuing. 2. Accounting policies 2.1. Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when: the charity becomes entitled to the reSour￿S., it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resour￿$., and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. 2.2.There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. 2.3. Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP}. 2.4. Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otheNise. Gift Aid in note 3 below includes amounts recovered on donations made via third parties. 2.5. Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be exchanged) unless impractical to do so, in accordan￿ with FRS 102 SORP. For SCM, the trustees consider that it is impractical to value the stock of goods donated to Basics Bank on re￿ipt. However, it is possible to estimate the fair value of goods distributed with reasonable accuracy and this is recognised as an expense.

In the case of donated food it is also possible to estimate the value of stock on hand at the balan￿ sheet date. Therefore, the value of goods donated for distribution to Basics Bank beneficiaries, which is recognised as income in these accounts, is taken to be the difference between the opening and closing stock and the value of goods distributed, as adjusted for purchased stock which is recorded at cost. For the Marketplaces, most of the food distributed to members is purchased. It is possible to estimate the value of the small proportion of food donated to the project and the value of food which is acquired at less than cost. In these cases, the value, or discount, is recorded as income. As for Basics Bank, the value of Marketplace stock on hand at each year end can also be estimated with reasonable accuracy. Therefore, the value of food distributed to Marketplace members can be established and that value is recorded as an expense in these accounts. In preparing these accounts, replacement cost has been used as the basis for assessing the fair value of goods donated and distributed and for stock valuation with the exception of purchased food which is recorded at cost. In relation to donated clothes, the trustees have concluded that it is impractical to value the stock. However, it is possible to give an estimate of the value of a typical package of clothes provided to a beneficiary and so this amount multiplied by the number of people clothed has been included in both incoming resources and resources expended. 2.6. The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees, annual report. 2.7. Bank interest is included on a receivable basis. 2.8. Insurance claims are only included in the SOFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.8 to 5.9 FRS 102 SORP} and are netted off against the associated cost where this falls in the same accounting period. 2.9. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. 2.10. The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts. 2.11. The charity has re￿iVed grants to fund particular items of expense and these have been recognised as income in the period in which the charity became entitled to the funds.

2.12. The policy for including items within the relevant activity categories of resources expended is to allocate costs to the most appropriate activity. In particular the policy for including items within costs of generating funds, charitable activities and governance costs is.. Costs of generating funds The costs of raising and generating funds includes the cost of staff time in putting together grant applications and reporting to grant providers, amounts paid to fund-raising consultants for advice in making grant applications, fees charged by the various platforms engaged by the charity for processing donations and costs of places in sporting events in which volunteers seek sponsorship to raise funds for the charity- Charitable activities Charitable expenditure includes all expenditure directly related to the objects of the charity. Governan￿ costs Governance costs include all expenditure directly related to the administration of the charity including expenditure incurred in the management of the charity's assets, organisational administration and compliance with charitable and statutory requirements. 2.13. Tangible fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £250 and are valued at cost. The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in Note 7.2. 2.14. Bank deposits are disclosed as Fixed Asset Investments where it is anticipated that they will remain invested for 12 months or more even if they are instant access or have notice periods of less than 12 months and as Current Asset Investments where it is likely that they will be realised within 12 months. 2.15. Stocks of donated food are recorded at fair value (see also note 2.5). 2.16. The Trustees are not aware of any material uncertainties affecting these accounts. 2.17. SCM has a five year lease of its premises from 20 January 2020. The total rent payable over the term of the lease is £78,000 which is being expensed evenly over the lease term. At 31 March 2024 the future commitment under the lease was £10,082 (2023, £28,000).

1. Analysis of incoming resources 3.1. Donations and legacies may be analysed as follows.. Re5￿cted Intllmefunds twated DesIg￿ted P￿5￿[S8ank Povertyrew markE￿(e yet 22,499 6,720 S,5 ,226 795 171.429 186.291 3.716 1.39S 75 12.(66 24.￿0 13. so 1.8 15.e98 10.tt2 10.(62 30.401 19.E81 -2.380 23.7 i.o 25.(￿3 68 250 fruffloihp 14.3QO 113 57.200 .071 4.250 9,98S 18.5 94.25D 240.699 1.￿0 lo1.￿2 1.0 102.502 5.2SO 343.201 IfA.553 471.$25 870 246702 20,270 26S,972 266,972 y9.￿0 .972 2.5 2& 240 TOtaIdD￿tEdgood5 345702 20,270 ,972 392.240 PEr50FA 4S&W5 W,071 30,255 fth,671 870 lo1,￿2 102,502 7￿,173 .765 3.2. Income from charitable activities represents Marketplace membership fees. 3.3. Income from other trading activities represents income from sale of surplus donated clothes and stamps and coins. 3.4. Investment income represents interest on bank deposits. 3.5. Of the cash donations to Basics Bank, Povety Relief and marketpla￿ totalling £35,790 (2023, £41,477) were specifically for the purchase of food.
2. Analysis of resources expended 4.1. Expenditure on raising funds represents amounts paid directly to a consultant for assistan￿ with grant applications, the cost of staff time in dealing with grant applications and fees paid to third paty collection agents.

4.2. Expenditure on charitable activities may be analysed as follows.. Re5trkred Incomefund5 Ba5Ks Bank Poverry reliel Marketplace Schools Unrestricted fundstotal fuDd5 Notes emplowbEllt Prem15e5 costs nd eouipment AdmInexpe[￿es 63,371 64,284 82,559 210.214 210,214 6.1 194,989 23,107 14.891 3.014 41.012 41.012 38,090 3,001 1.558 1.410 5.969 5.969 5,315 1,179 1.686 2.327 5.192 5.192 4,743 Transptrrt 5tsff suppgrt and 5,708 3.287 8.995 8.995 9.865 1,029 1.041 1.214 3.284 3.284 2.907 Schoo15work 748 2.675 OtherexperL*S 4.229 90.976 3,425 94.697 12.755 288.169 12.755 288.169 11,495 270,079 102,496 Do￿tionS made In kind Food 315,0 99,000 414,0 76.058 391.058 99.000 490.058 391.058 99.000 490.058 353,024 100,000 453,024 76.056 Total charitsbleactyvltles 516,496 167,034 94,697 778.227 778,227 723,103 4.3. Costs are apportioned between restricted income funds based on the trustees, estimate of the extent to which the cost relates to the relevant activity. In particular, employment costs are allocated on the basis of time spent and office costs on the basis of usage. 5. Governance costs and Independent Examiner's fee Included in administrative expenses is £960 (2023 - £900) in relation to the fee for the independent examination. There are no other material governance costs. 6. Paid employees 6.1. Staff costs may be analysed as follows: 2023124 2022123 Salary Pension contributions Employerfs National Insurance Total 187,498 14,547 10,910 212,955 176,254 11,000 10,330 197,584 The above figures include £2,741 of staff time included in the costs of raising funds. 6.2.The average headcount was 8.6 (5.6 full-time, 3 part-time) (2023, 7.1, 4 full-time, 3.1 part-time). This is equivalent to 7.3 FTES (2023, 5.7). Their employment costs have been allocated to Basics Bank, Marketplace and Schools Work on the basis of the time spent on each activity.

6.3. No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000. 6.4.The CEO received remuneration of £27,382 (2023, £24,464) including pension contributions. 7. Tangible fixed assets 7.1. Details of fixed assets and their associated depreciation are as follows.. Leasehold additions Ba51C5 Bank Equipment Computers Vans Marketplace eqLJipment Tot31 Cost at 31 March 2023 Additions Cost at 31 March 2024 8,247 697 8,944 63,3 10,390 3,581 19,753 105,270 697 105,968 63,3(X) 10,390 3,581 19,753 Depreciation at 31 March 2023 Charge for year Depreciation at 31 March 2024 6,351 1,390 7,741 24,030 9,240 33,270 6,201 2,318 8,519 1,488 716 2,204 2,565 3,951 6.516 40.635 17,614 58.249 Net book value at 31 March 2023 1,896 39,270 4,189 2,093 17,188 64,636 Net book value at 31 March 2024 1,203 30,030 1,871 1,377 13,237 47,719 7.2 Depreciation is charged on a straight line basis over the following periods.. 7.2.1 Computers - four years 7.2.2 Vans - five years 7.2.3 Leasehold additions - remaining life of the lease 7.2.4 Basics Bank and Marketplace equipment- five years 8. Investments Investments represent bank deposits which can be withdrawn at 120 days, notice or less and various bonds of term not exceeding one year. Investments Brought forward Additions in period Disposals Carried Forward Fixed Asset Investments 321,958 6,586 328,543 Current Asset Investments 156,488 1,934 -32,997 125,426 io

1. Stocks Stocks are held solely for charitable purposes and the figure represents the value of donated food for distribution to beneficiaries. Donations received in period Brought forward Donations made in period Purchased in period Closir@ stock Basics Bank Marketplace Total 29,000 5,000 34,000 246,702 20,270 266,972 60,298 53.788 114,086 -315,000 -76,058 -391,058 21,000 3,000 24,000
2. Debtors and prepayments Debtors consist of: 2023124 2022123 Rent in advance Other prepayments Gift Aid recoverable Accrued interest receivable Due from Stewardship Other debtors Total 2,484 1,579 5,374 3,824 11,505 968 25,734 209 1,557 8,801 2,739 994 14,300 11.Creditors and accruals Creditors falling due within one year consist of.. 2023124 2022123 Tax and Social Security Other Total 2,392 5,465 7,857 3,322 3,622 9,944 12.cash at bank and in hand This represents a current account, the balance on prepayment cards and petty cash balances.

13.Fund8 The charity maintains four restricted income funds where donations have been made specifically towards the operation of Basics Bank, Marketplace, Poverty Relief work generally or Schools work. Certain individuals donated money to SCM following the start of the Coronavirus pandemic without specifying the use to which it should be put. The Trustees have continued to designate go % of this income to be specifically for SCM'S poverty relief activities. In addition, where a donor indicates a preference, rather than an instruction, as to the use to which their donation should be put, the donation is designated for that purpose. The general unrestricted fund is available to support any of the charitable activities undertaken. 14. Prior year fund movements The statement of financial activity for the prior year is as follows.. Re9tTicled income fund9 Unre¥lricledfunds Dètsi9n￿e Basics Ba FO￿rtY ts￿￿￿lfU Tot41 Tot•1 all furtds Incornlno r•sourcos Donion5 CnaritsA8aclivits&s 504.612 53.630 150,951 13.649 $,761 715,954 13.849 325 125fj93 863.765 13.449 3.326 5.551 BOh91 20 20 3.627 151.458 hvÈstr￿rn1s Totsl 1.É67 70 5.585 53.740 1.924 735.033 55 387 23.180 184.587 6.70f T28￿9 ReJourcesexpEnded 365 4.932 75.￿6 723.103 80.778 731.QY6 8.736 128.238 12fy.T14 Tvr 520.159 J23 731,839 N•tlncomèllèxpèndliuYbl Tr4tbgfer9 bpiween fund¥ S2,$55 5.IKQ ￿ 500 .674 12,83S 35,272 35.￿j 747T2 4,017 74.017 7&,034 $78 21180 128,079 150.$35 154,e52 378 22,fto 54,062 7401 154,￿2 Funds brou9htforw¥rd 17f,Y4 ITO.770 14.628 15002 21,￿0 43.270 223628 277.690 259,244 53S.902 12.835 82.9Q¢ 2M.509 602,471 15.Support costs A small proportion of the time of the general manager, the office manager and the admin staff is spent on activities such as HR and Health and safety which relate to all of the charity's projects. The employment costs and related admin costs, together totalling some £17,271 (2023 - £19,066), have been split equally between the projects. 12

16.Transactions with related parties 16.1. Transactions with trustees None of the trustees has been paid any remuneration or re￿iVed any other benefits from an employment with this charity or a related entity. None of the trustees has been paid any expenses in the current or in the prior year. 16.2. years. There were no other related party payments in either the current or prior 17. Reserves Policy: The Trustees, policy is that the CIO should hold sufficient reserves to allow it to continue operating even if there were to be a significant reduction in the level of giving and an increase in demand for its activities. The last few years have seen both an increase in demand for emergency food relief and a significant reduction in food donations to the charity as a result of the current cost of living crisis and, consequently, we have had to purchase significant quantities of food. In 2023 we were blessed with grants and donations which resulted in an increase in reserves but, in spite of a significant grant from the Household Support Fund in 2024, there was still a deficit for the year. Therefore, SCM will need to raise significant ongoing funding in order for its activities to be sustainable in the medium tem, particularly since the lease of the current premises expires in January 2025. The current reserves therefore give a window of opportunity in which to obtain the funding needed. The level of new funding that will be forthcoming is uncertain but projections indicate that the CIO will use much of its current reserves in supporting both Marketplace and the Schools work during the period in which the additional funding is being sought. 13

Statement of Public Benefit: Because we are legally a "smaller charity" and below the audit threshold, we must include only a brief summary in our Annual Report of the main activities undertaken - you can find that in the main report. As the Trustees of the charity we confirm that we have had regard to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance, where relevant. The Objects of the Charity- as set out in its Constitution - are: 1. To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the basic tenets of historical Biblical Christianity. 2. To prevent and relieve povety in the City of Southampton and its neighbouring area. 3. To advan￿ education for persons of any age by providing or assisting in the development of their mental, physical and moral capabilities through work in schools and other educational institutions and by supporting other charities in England, the UK or abroad. We consider that the first object above passes the "public benefit test" because advancing the Christian faith in our community has a positive impact on the moral and ethical behaviour of those with whom we come in contact. Objects 2 and 3 are the outworking of this in the provision of emergency food and clothing via Basics Bank, to which referrals are made by public sector agencies and other charities, irrespective of ethnic origin, faith (or none) or other factors, by the Marketplace initiative, and by the work done in schools at the invitation of Head Teachers. Furthermore, our Christian faith and our relationship with God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit- gives meaning to our lives and encourages us to live in such a way as to benefit the wider society by being good citizens and following the Bible's teaching on how we should conduct ourselves in society. 14

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Southampton City Mission {ClO) {Registered Charity number 1162099) on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 set out on pages 2 to 14. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 "Act"). The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed. The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Association of Accounting Technicians. It is my responsibility to= examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act, to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145{5)(b) of the 2011 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 any 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 which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements con￿MIng the fomi 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. 15

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ken Stratton FMAAT Date 14 January 2025 Brewery House, High Street Twyford, Winchester S021 1RG 16