2023-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date T 1[st] April 2022 31[st] March 2023 From o

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Safer Greenwich

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any)[1164754]

Charity's principal address

C/O METRO GAVS,	C/O METRO GAVS,
1stFloor, Woolwich Equitable Building
7 General Gordon Square
Postcode	SE18 6FH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Trustee name	Ofce (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Cheryl Spruce	Chair		N/A
	Steve Bone			N/A
	Karen Hughes	Treasurer		N/A
	Claire Wheeler Rob Sayers			N/A
	Eileen Glover			N/A
	Ivanhoe Norona			N/A
	Carlo Salvatore			N/A

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution- agreed by Trustees 30/07/2015 Type of governing document (e.g. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (e.g. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods[Elected by AGM]

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(e.g. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The Charity has developed a range of annually updated policies and procedures to ensure that it is well governed including a code of conduct and conflict of interests policy.

• policies and procedures Safer Greenwich (SG) contracts its administrative support adopted for the to METROGAVS and also receives support from the Royal induction and training of Borough of Greenwich’s Community Safety team and the trustees. Metropolitan Police

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network The Trustees have a risk management policy and

• with which the charity methodology designed to identify risks and actions that

• works. could be taken to mitigate risks

• relationship with any related parties.

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The objects of the CIO are to: - Summary of the objects of the charity set out in To promote for the public benefit in Greenwich, in its governing document partnership with the police and the local community, the protection of people and property from, and the prevention of, criminal acts . In practice this means the trustee meetings often but not exclusively focus on organising the local safer neighbourhood board meetings with the aim of: - promoting a safer Greenwich for the community - improving the efficiency of the police - increasing community involvement in the prevention and solution of crime In the period 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 the board of trustees met on 24 May 2022, 1 Sept 2022, 27 October 2022,10 November 2022 and 2 March 2023, where items confirmed/agreed were:

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• Annual Report and Accounts

• • Recommendations to the AGM to Appoint an Independent Examiner of Accounts
• • Organisational arrangements for the 27 October 2022 AGM

• Monitoring 2022-2023 MOPAC funded projects.

The Board oversaw the following SNB meetings: -

• 16 June 2022; which featured presentations on: Recruitment of personnel to Safer Neighbourhood Teams, the Stop & Search action plan and use of force plan, as well as local plans to implement the Race Equality Plan. This was followed by a range of questions and answers including around accountability.

• 22 Sept 2022: which featured presentations on: the new Commissioners priorities, SNB priorities in Greenwich, a report on recruitment of personnel to SNTs and plans for Halloween & Guy Fawkes. This was followed by a range of questions and answers including around accountability.

• 1 Dec 2022: featured presentations on actions to address the issues of e-scooters & e-bikes in pedestrian areas, the effects on officer’s time and resources & trends in relation to dealing with mental health related calls and actions on positive youth engagement in the borough with examples. This was followed by a range of questions and answers including around accountability.

• 23 Mar 2023: featured presentation on the Turnaround Plan and Local Violent Crime involving youth

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The main activities undertaken to the public benefit are ensuring that the meetings of the Greenwich Safer Neighbourhood board hold the local police to account for their activities.

SG has been working on securing funding from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime’s (MOPAC) for projects based in Greenwich which aim to prevent and/ reduce crime. Summary of the main activities undertaken Projects include: for the public benefit in MSFDN Crime Prevention Programme for Greenwich ; relation to these targeting hard to reach groups gain confidence in public objects (include within services, give them socioeconomic, digital and financial this section the knowledge, and access to opportunities of placements and statutory declaration employment that trustees have had That’s Not Cool; interactive performances in public regard to the guidance venues addressing the issues of confronting men who give issued by the Charity unwanted attention to girls and women. Commission on public Safer Streets Project/ Tamim’s Legacy: targeted benefit) diversion opportunities to identified groups who may be at risk of knife committing crime

Trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. .

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• Contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

• In the reporting period (1 April 2022- 31 March 2023) Safer Greenwich has overseen 4 Safer Neighbourhood Board meetings where the local community held the police to account. Issues discussed at those meetings included: trends in relation to dealing with mental health related calls and local plans to implement the Race Equality Plan

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

SG wishes to maintain reserves at a level equivalent to three months operating costs.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

none

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

SG principal source of funding is MOPAC. A small amount of this funding is designated for administrative support and the remainder is distributed to local community organisations to prevent/reduce crime.

• The Royal Borough of Greenwich continues to provide support in kind

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

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SAFER GREENWICH

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

SAFER GREENWICH PERIOD ENDING 31 MARCH 2023

Please refer to attachments to these accounts for the administration details and Trustees report.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SAFER GREENWICH

PERIOD ENDING 31 MARCH 2023

SAFER GREENWICH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

(including summary income and expenditure account)

FOR THE YEAR PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

			Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
			Funds		funds	Funds	Funds
		Notes	2023		2023	2023	2022
			£		£	£	£
INCOME
	Other Income			-	-	-	100
	Charitable Activities	5		-	23267	23267	23327
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES				-	23267	23267	23327
EXPENDITURE
	Charitable Activities	9		-	14677	14677	10777
	Governance			96	3,804	3900	5569
TOTAL EXPENDITURE		9		96	18,481	18,577	16346
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)				(96)	4,786	4690	6981
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS		11		-	-	-	-
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS				(96)	4786	4,690	6981
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS		207
TOTAL BROUGHT FORWARD				303	23267	23570	16489
TOTAL CARRIED FORWARD				207	28,053	28260	23570

Trustee :

Date:

SAFER GREENWICH

BALANCE SHEET

AT 31ST MARCH 2023

		Notes		2023	2022
				£	£
				-	-
FIXED ASSETS				-	-
CURRENT ASSETS	Debtors and prepayments		12	-	-
	Cash at bank			28260	30250
	Total Current Assets			28260	30250
CREDITORS AMOUNTS FALLING	DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR		13	-	6680
				28260	23570
NET CURRENT ASSETS
				28260	23570
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
				28260	23570
TOTAL NET ASSETS
The funds of the Charity			11	207	207
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS				28053	28053
RESTRICTED FUNDS
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS				28260	28260

Trustee : Date:

SAFER GREENWICH

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1) ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below, and have been consistently applied within the accounts.

• a) Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102), the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” published in 2020 SORP (FRS102) and applicable charity and company law. The charity has taken advantage of the reduced disclosure framework and has not prepared a Cash Flow statement.

b) Incoming Resources/ Income

Incoming resources are recognised on an accruals basis, except that donations and legacies are recognised only upon receipt unless the donor advises otherwise. Grants & contracts are treated as income for the period to which the funder assigns the funds so matching income with the associated income for the period to which the funder assigns the funds so matching income with the associated costs of the services.

• c) Charitable activities expenditure

Charitable activities consist of expenses incurred to further the company's aims and objectives of developing and maximising the effectiveness of the charity. Charitable expenditure includes the costs of training, sponsorship, grants and support to such organisations. The costs of liasing with member organisations, the preparation of directories and conferences are included as well as a suitable proportion of support costs, which, in the directors' opinion, relate to such activities.Salaries and consultant's fees, equipment depreciation and office overheads & consumables are apportioned between charitable activities, costs of generating charitable income and governance costs according to a best estimate of the time taken on each activity.

• d) Stocks of materials & literature

Stocks of materials and literature are written off as incurred.

• e) Going concern basis

The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

f) VAT

Where appropriate expenditure includes irrecoverable value added tax.

• g) Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for the use in the furtherance of the charity's objectives. Restricted funds are subject to restrictions imposed by donors as set out in the notes to the accounts.

• h) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid after taking account of any trade discounts due.

i) Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

SAFER GREENWICH

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

	2023		2022
2) NET OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)	£		£
The net operating surplus/(deficit) of income over
expenditure is stated after charging:	-		-
Staff costs (note 3)	-		-
Depreciation of equipment	-		-
	2023		2022
3) STAFF COSTS	£		£
Staff costs for the year were as follows:	-		-
Salaries	-		-
Social security costs	-		-
Defined contribution pension costs	-		-
The average number of persons employed by the
charitable company in the year was nil persons (2020
- nil)
	2023		2022
4) OTHER INCOME	£		£
	-		-
Other Income
	Deferred
	Income		TOTA
	Movemen	TOTA	L
	t	L 2023	2022
5) ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES INCOME	£	£	£
RESTRICITED FUNDS	-	23237	23237
TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS	-	23237	23237

9) EXPENDITURE RESTRICTED FUNDS Mayor's Office for Policing & Crime (MOPAC) TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS 10) GOVERNANCE & SUPPORT COSTS Write Offs Insurance 12) DEBTORS, amounts falling due within one year Debtors 13) CREDITORS, amounts falling due within one year Deferred Income Other Creditors and accruals	2023 2023 2022 £ £ £ 14677 96 10777 14677 96 10777 14677 96 10777 GOVERNANCE & SUPPORT 2023 2022 £ £ 3804 - 96 -
	3900 -
	2023 2022 £ £ - - - - 2023 2022 £ £ - 1578 - 5102
	- 6680

14) ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

	Restricted	Unrestricted	Total
	£	£	£
Tangible Fixed Assets	-	-	-
Current Assets	28053	207	28260
Creditors	-	-	-
	28053	303	28260