## **Calderdale Safety Ini/a/ves (Halifax Street Angels)** Charity number 1164530 **Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period ended 31[st] March 2025** ## **Calderdale Safety Ini/a/ves (Halifax Street Angels)** **Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period ended 31[st] March 2025** ||**Pag**| |---|---| |**Contents**|**e**| ||3| ||t o| |Trustees’ report|5| |Examiners report|6| |Receipts and payments account|7| |Statement of assets and liabiliBes|8| |Notes to the accounts|9| Calderdale Safety IniBaBves - Charity number 1164530 (England & Wales) 2 ## **Calderdale Safety Ini/a/ves Trustees’ report for the year ended 31 March 2025** ## **Reference and administra/ve details of the charity, its trustees and advisors** The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Posi/on Dates** Appointed 24 November Trevor Bendrien Chairman 2015 Appointed 24 November Leah Mullin Treasurer 2015 Appointed 24 November Ellis King 2015 Lisa Sullivan Secretary Appointed 9 May 2024 Stephen Thomas Appointed 9 May 2024 ## **Charity number** The charity number was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1164530, on 24[th] November 2015. ## **Registered and principal address** Angels Rest Café Crossley Street Halifax West Yorkshire HX1 1UG ## **Bankers** Virgin Money (previously Yorkshire Bank) 7 Waterhouse Street Halifax West Yorkshire HX1 1XZ ## **Independent examiner** Gregg Shillito St Andrews Methodist Church Huddersfield Road Halifax HX3 0AT ## **Structure, governance and management** This charity is governed by a consBtuBon adopted on 24/11/2015 ## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees** The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM Calderdale Safety IniBaBves - Charity number 1164530 (England & Wales) 3 ## **Calderdale Safety Ini/a/ves (Halifax Street Angels) Trustees’ report (con/nued) for the year ended 31 March 2025** ## **Objec/ves and ac/vi/es** ## **The charity’s objects** The objects of the CIO are: the following object is for the benefit of the local community in Halifax and the surrounding area without disBncBon of race, sex, poliBcal, religious or other opinion of the members of such community, to support, care and treat persons in need who are homeless and suffering from the effects of poverty, sickness, disability, old age, alcoholism, drug addicBon, offending behaviour, or any other mental or physical infirmity, as an expression of ChrisBan faith:- to promote the physical, mental and spiritual health and well-being in parBcular but not exclusively by the provision of pastoral care and the formaBon of a Street Angels programme providing a compassionate listening ear for all problems and pracBcal advice on staying safe on the streets such as contact details for taxi firms/external agencies, warm drinks, flip flops etc. and simple first aid may be administered by those who have had appropriate training. ## **The charity’s main ac/vi/es** We are a charity working in Halifax Town Centre on Saturday evenings to meet the needs of those who have become vulnerable whilst on a night out. We work to meet the needs of those who are vicBms of crime, the homeless or those who have had too much to drink and as a consequence are in need of support. We achieve this through three key projects: **Halifax Street Angels** which sends out teams of volunteers into the Halifax Town Centre night-Bme economy to offer support and guidance. **Angels Rest Café** which is a community café offering space to small community organisaBons, a safe place to those in need and runs the suspended coffee scheme which allows people who are homeless or low income to have a free hot meal and/or drink. **Safe Night Out Educa/on Workshops** which are delivered free of charge to schools, colleges and youth organisaBons across Calderdale with the aim to educate young people about alcohol, drug and crime related issues. ## **Public benefit statement** In sehng out our objecBves and planning our acBviBes our trustees have given serious consideraBon to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in parBcular to the advancement of educaBon and the prevenBon and relief of poverty. ## **Achievements and performance** The charity supported around 3,000 people through all of its projects in the last year. Our volunteers invested 4,000 volunteer hours. Through our suspended coffee scheme, we conBnue to offer hot drinks & hot food to those who are homeless or in financial difficulBes. This is a testament to the level of support individuals have given us for this scheme. We have developed our partnership work so that we are now not only working with other local chariBes, but now have a closer relaBonship with West Yorkshire Police, Calderdale Council and the Community Safety Partnership Halifax was once again awarded the Purple Flag Award which recognises the town as a safe place to go for a night out, and this award is the result of our work and our partners in the town. Our Safe Night Out workshops have been delivered to young people across Calderdale educaBng them on alcohol, drug and crime awareness. Calderdale Safety IniBaBves - Charity number 1164530 (England & Wales) 4 ## **Reserves policy** The charity’s free cash reserves at the year-end were £956.35, which is made up from funds carried over. The trustees are working towards a policy to whereby unrestricted funds, not commimed or invested in tangible assets (the fee reserves) held by the charity should be between one and three months of the resources expended, which equates to £1,000 and £6,000 in general funds. To date expenditure has been condiBonal on anBcipated and guaranteed income, we are working towards being able to adopt a new reserves policy. This policy will be reviewed on an annual basis. ## **Going concern** The trustees are confident that they will have sufficient funding and unrestricted income so that the acBviBes of the charity can conBnue for the next 12 months and beyond. The accounts have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis. Signed on behalf of the board of trustees: Signed: ……………………………. Date: 20/01/2026 Name: Leah Mullin (Trustee) Calderdale Safety IniBaBves - Charity number 1164530 (England & Wales) 5 ## **Calderdale Safety Ini/a/ves** ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Calderdale Safety Ini/a/ves (Halifax Street Angels)** I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 7 & 8. ## **Respec/ve responsibili/es of the trustees and the examiner** **The c** harity’s trustees are responsible for the preparaBon of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under secBon 144(2) of the ChariBes A **ct** 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examinaBon is required. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under secBon 145 of the 2011 Act, follow the procedures laid down in the general DirecBons given by the Charity Commission under secBon 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act and state whether parBcular mamers have come to my amenBon. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** My examinaBon was carried out in accordance with the general DirecBons given by the Charity Commission. An examinaBon includes a review of the accounBng records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideraBon of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanaBons from the trustees concerning any such mamers. 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 & fair view” and the report is limited to those mamers set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connecBon with my examinaBon no mamer has come to my amenBon: 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounBng records in accordance with secBon 130 of the 2011 Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounBng records and comply with the accounBng requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, amenBon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: ………………………………………... Name: Gregg Shillito Associate Commercial Director Date 21/01/2026 ## **Treasurer,** **St Andrew’s Methodist Church,** Huddersfield Road, Halifax HX3 0AT Calderdale Safety IniBaBves - Charity number 1164530 (England & Wales) 6 ## **Calderdale Safety Ini/a/ves** **Receipts and payments account for the period ending 31[st] March 2025** |**Receipts**||Total
**2025**
£||Total
**2024**
£| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Unrestricted
£
£|||| |||||| |||||| |_Regular Giving_
Personal donaBons||||| ||4552
-|3790||3790| |||||| |_Other Voluntary receipts_
Charitable donaBons
Church donaBons
Business donaBons
Local Giving|**-**|||| ||1645
144
-
1265
-
530|||| |||1577
3124
1207||1577
3124
1207| |||||| ||**-**|||| |Café & other fundraising
Bank Interest & card donaBons|3701
51|5686
108||5686
108| |||||| |||||| |_Other incoming resources_||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**Payments**|**11888**|**15492**||**15492**| |||||| |||||| |||Total
**2025**||Total
**2024**| |||||| |||||| ||Unrestricted
£
£
1267
6222|||| |||£
1267
6222||£
11161
5712| |Salaries & wages
Rent & uBliBes||||| |Memberships
Cafe & Patrol running costs
Insurance
Premises & equipment inc café expenditure &
First Aid equipment
Volunteer travel & expenses
Bank charges
Uniforms
Sundries & on costs|129
189
258
380
139|129
189
258
380
139||105
196
150
200| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||**8684**
**8684**|8684
8684||**17524**
**17524**| |**TOTAL PAYMENTS**||||| |||||| |**Cash balance brought forward in bank at 31 March**||**4160**||| Calderdale Safety IniBaBves - Charity number 1164530 (England & Wales) 7 ## **Calderdale Safety Ini/a/ves** **Statement of assets and liabili/es as at 31[st] March 2025** **----- Start of picture text -----**
2025 2024
£ £
Cash Balances
606.
81
Virgin Money Bank acc no 17585694
(CSI)
Virgin Money Bank acc no 17627678 3886.01 349.
(AR) 274.41 54
956.
4160.42 35
956.
Total cash funds 4160.42 35
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## **Total cash funds** ## **Assets retained for the charity's own use** Various pieces of office furniture Two projectors CCTV equipment One printer & shredder One computer, one laptop & an iPad Oven Various kitchen appliances Signed: ……………………………….. (Leah Mullin, Treasurer) Calderdale Safety IniBaBves - Charity number 1164530 (England & Wales) 8 ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31st March 2025** ## **Accoun/ng policies** The principal accounBng policies adopted in the preparaBon of the financial statements are set out below ## **Basis of prepara/on** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the ChariBes Act 2011 using the Receipts and Payments basis. The financial statements include all transacBons for which the Trustees are responsible. ## **Fund accoun/ng** **Restricted Funds** represent donaBons or grants received for a specific purpose or invited by the Trustees for a specific purpose. The funds may only be expended on the specific purpose for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year is carried forward as a balance on that fund. The Trustees do not normally invest separately for each fund but when appropriate interest is apporBoned to individual funds. **Designated Funds** are funds which are not restricted by the donor but which the Trustees have agreed to designate to be used in the future for a specific purpose. They remain under the control of the Trustees as part of unrestricted funds and could be re-designated at any Bme in the future at the discreBon of the Trustees. **Unrestricted Funds** are general funds which can be used for Halifax Street Angels ordinary purposes. They include designated funds and free reserves. Free reserves are those funds available to be used at the discreBon of the Trustees which have not been designated for any parBcular purpose ## **Incoming resources** As the Trustees have elected to use the Receipts and Payments method for producBon of these financial statements, all income is recognised when it is received and accounted for gross ## **Resources expended** As the Trustees have elected to use the Receipts and Payments method for producBon of these financial statements, all expenditure is recognised when it is incurred and accounted for gross ## **Assets** Equipment & fihngs used within the Halifax Street Angels premises is normally depreciated on a straight-line basis over four years unless subject to a matching donaBon and individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £500 or less are wrimen off when the asset is acquired. There are no assets presently undergoing depreciaBon of their value ## **Restricted Funds con/nued** **Fund name** ## **Purpose of restric/on** Café fundraising For payment of rent ## **Trustee expenses** No trustee received any expenses during the year or the previous accounBng period. ## **Related party transac/ons** There were no related party transacBons during the year or the previous accounBng period. Calderdale Safety IniBaBves - Charity number 1164530 (England & Wales)