Trustees. Annual Report for the period Peri￿1 start date l)ertod end dae 07 No¥ettJbEr 2G24 rm¥fflber 2023 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Justus Other names charlty Is known by None Reglstered charity number (If any 1166198 Gharlty's Pflnclpal address 16a De Parys Avenue Bedford Postcode MK40 2TW Names of Ihe charlty trustees who manage the charlty Tru*1￿ nam• Offic• Illanyl Dat08 act•d 11 not for7•holg Nlmg of por•on lor body) •ntltlgd olnt tru8t•• ifan Mark Stedman Robert Muncaster Samantha Price Luke Larner 0&1112023 to 0610212024 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charlty, ￿ any, (for example, any custodlan trustees) Namè Dates acted rf not for whole TAR March 2012 Names and addresses of advlsers (Optional Infofmallon) of adviser Name Address Name of chlef executlve or names of senior staff members {Optlonal Infomiatlon Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Degcrlptlon of the charlty's trusts Constrtution Type of governing document How the charty is Constituted FouThJation Trustee selection methods Appcinted by a resoluttm passed at a properly convened meeting of the Charty trust8e5. Addltlonal governance Issues (Opiional Infomiallon) You may ehooso to include additional informats'on, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees" the charity's organisational structure and any wider network wlth whlch the charlty works., • relationship with any related parties, trustees, Considerati￿ of major risks and Ihe system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob ectives and activities To promote the relief of need for the homeiess or vulnerably housed by prowding advi￿, adv(w and 5UPPOrt. Summary of the objects ofthe charity set out in its governing document Vulnerably hous8J is taken to incfude those who struggle to afford their accommodation and so are at risk of falling inio rent arrears, those who struggle to manage their tenancy withoLrt support, those who live in properties vthere the physical condition signfficantly effects the wellbeing of the ocGupanls, those who experience, or are * risk of experiencing almjse or harassment in thar home and thi)se where the landlord has not follow8d due rOCedu￿ whilst rentin out the . These factors in TAR arth 2012 tum pla￿ the occupants at risk of homelessnes or INing in unacceptable condrti'ons. Justus provKle5 SUPPOrt arKI advocacy io the adutt population of Bedford Borough who are socially excluded. This Ind￿e$ adults wrth dependent children who will indirectly benefft. We include withln our understanding of socialty exduded those people who are living with mentsl health issues. people with substance misuse problems, people who are homeless or face tr)e threat of homelessness, people vtho do not enjoy a basic standard of housing, people wrth leaming drfficutties. people fi￿ng violence {domestlc or otheThvise) and people faung prejudice arKI discrimination. Support and advocacy includes anything that helps socially excluded people recerve fair and dhical treatment from those that are duty-b)und to provide it Because of Ihe nature and enonnty of social exdusion, we have initially fcKussed our efforts on homeless people. or those facing the threat of home￿Ssn8ss. and ¢wr pnont*s lie wth securing accommodation and getting the wrap-around support that should go wrlh that accommodatlon for such people. INe recc¥Jnise that homew wple are one of the most marginalised people groups in SoC￿ty and also recognise that the issuos that go alongsKle hcrfneles3nes8 often indude the other issues menuoned in our objeds. Many homeless people are failing to get the *al duty of assistance that is owed to them from Local Authorty and other housing providers and are bw'ng overtcrf)ked when it comes to housing them in independent Iwing accommi)dation. These irKliwduals are poorty represenled and may lack the knowledge around housing law to effectively argue their Gase. JustU5 thallenges the Local Authorty aTrJ other housing providers to ensure that these indlvlduals are treated according to the law Summary of the maln actlvltles undertaken for the publlc benefll In ￿latIon to these objects (Include wlthln tttls sectlon the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to tho 9uidance Issued by ihe Chartty Commlssion on publlc l)enefit) The trustees are aware of, arKI have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when exercising any powers or dLrties to which the guidan￿ is relevant. TAR March 2012 Additional details of objectives and acllvltles {Optional inforniation) You may ch008e to indL*ge further ststements, whwe relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking. policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance In our last finano'al yew Justus had a total income of £35,622.85 and a total expenditure of £25,og6.11. Summary ofthe maln achievements of the charity during the year Our t¢)tsl casew(rt costs were £14.273.20. Trms indudes caseworkers, holiday pay and Ca￿orkerS. professTronal supervisions. [￿ring this ye¥ Justus supported 86 individuals from 38 households. These households comprised of 45 adults (induding 2 that V￿re pregnant) arKI 41 ch￿dren. From these 38 hol￿Id$. 7 have moved irrto new homes. 20 remain in Local Authority temporary accomm￿atIon with the guarantee of a home. h¢yNever 1 household has disengaged. 1 under 1&year-okl remains in his ￿rrent accommodation with the support of his extended family and the Local Authority's Children's Serrfices. Justus helped facilitate the support from Chiklren's Serrfic88. 1 mother and child have moved l>ack home. 1 remains in her wrrent accommodab't)n as the family that were icting her chaw trftir mKNts. 1 remains in her current accommodation after mould and damp was successfully treated. 1 was ewded from supported accommodab'on but had no priority need arKS d)ose to be supwrted by his partner. 1 simpty requested Ju3tUs' oversight to ensure the smooth running of a court evidion. No other supwt was requested. 3 retumed to the areas whwe they had local connection. 1 retumed to prison but prior to that Justus were able to get an intents'onal homeless de(xsion Overt￿ned. 1 whose tenancy ended wanted infomiation onty. This means trtat for reporting PUTPOS8S Justus were able to support each indivKJual to a posrtive hoU￿r￿J condusion (75 people) for an average cosl of £19).31 per person. Justus also spent £562.87 gmng inforniatton to members of the public (43 people), local councillors (on 8 occasions) or other professionals so that they too coukl support people with their housing i3sue5. Information was given to.. Bedfordshiro Pilgrims Hcxtsirvj As%)clation New Opportunths and Honzons (NOAH) YouTum Futwes The str￿eAss(lj￿.0n TAR Marc* 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Communty Led Inits'atrve (on 9 occasons) HMP Durham MYJrant Help Bedford Women's Centre Bedford Borough Council's Safeguarding T8am Surrey Hills Legal Se￿1 The Communty Mental Health Tearn (M 2 occasions) Badford Probation Ser4i(x (on 3 o¢casions) Bedfordshire Rural Communities Ch Sooal Interest Group (Penrose) Holman House Forest of Dean Social Pr88criber Path to R￿ery (on 3 occa&(￿) Justus has also supported anothw 15 indiiriduals (including 1 that was pregnant) from a further 9 households (12 adults and 3 children} whose future housing has yet to be determined. These irKlivhYuals remain open to us a￿$ will continue to receive support from Justus throughout the next financial yèar until their hou*ng sttuation reach89 a Gonclusion. In total Justus supported 101 indNKJuals157 adults and 44 children) from 47 households. From those 47 househofds." 3 individuals were suffering from ants'-X)cial behavlour. 1 individual was moved from his home because the antl-social behawour from others posgJ a risk to his Safety, 1 individual was suffenng from anti-social behaviour whilst in temporary accommodth'on and 1 individual was suffering from anti-sooal behavlour whilst supported aGcomrnodation. 1 household is IMNJ Wrth damp aThY mould with Bedford Borough Council's Environmentsl Health Team refusing to inspect the propety. 2 households were p￿Ced in temptyary accommodation that had damp and mould 1 mother and her 3 chiklren were plac&J in temporary accommodation that had damp an(1 mould and a rat infestatlon. 1 mother arKI ￿ young daughter were placed in 3 separate rooms in the same hotel temporary a¢¢ommodats"on all of which had fleas. 2 mothers wrth d)iklren pla￿d in temporary accommodation in the same block of flats aTh￿ were sufferirvJ from anti-social behaviour as the block of flats being used as a haven for street drinkers and drug dea￿rS and useT5. 1 rnother and her 5 chikjren had to be moved from their temporary March 2012 TAR Section D Achievements and performance accommodation because when it rained the roof leaked which floc*Jed the bathroom. 1 pregnarrt lady had to be moved to a hotel whilst repair work was Complet￿ on hw forner I￿nPorary accommc*galbOn. 1 lady is inappropriately housed too dose to where she was sexually assaulted and is still w&b"ng to be t￿porarity rehoused. To setrjre housing for some individuals andlor families. and as a natural part of our work Justus have inevrtably had to challenge Local Authorrties at various stages in the process. This has resulted in.. 8 su￿Ssful revi￿ of the suitabilty of temporary acccfflmodats'on. TWI￿ for 1 househokl. 1 unsuccessful revi￿ of the suitability of temporary accommodation 2 reviews of the suitabilty of t￿porary accommodation final decisions pendSThJ 1 rewew of the suitabilty of temporary accommodation cancelled as the famity were pemanentty housed before the review erKI date. 1 succesthil infomal complalnt regardiThJ the subtabllty of temtK)rary a￿0MmI)Jati0n 1 stage 2 fomial complaint regarding the suitabilty of temporary accommodation final decIs￿n pending. I pwention of evicl#)n from tempowy accommodation 1 successful fomal complaint resulting in £300 compensation for a household that was given the wrong advice by the council 1 intentional h(Mnoless deasK)n overtum• 2 hoMe￿S applications gatekept on a lone approach by the ctients but resolved on the second approaches wrth the support of Ju8tUs. 1 gatekept temporary accommodation request ￿erturned as a result of a solicitorfs prè (Court) action letter being 8ent to the council. The same person was kft unnecessanly homeless for 73 days. Complaint upheld, d￿l$lOn on cOmp￿Sation pending. 1 gatekept temporary a￿0MmOdation resolved following a fomial complaint. 2 reviews of non-prith decisKJns pending. For those that have been newty rehoused, ei(her temporarily or pemianenuy Justus has spent £1,972.84 on fijmrture and small household goc4Js by usirvJ our own funds or from funds kindly donat by: Help the Homeless The Bedford Homeless Partnership Real Change Fund. and TAR klarch 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Members of the public Justus also gave further a￿Stan￿ to those that rnoved into pemianent accommodation by supporting them to complete Housing Benefit and Counul Tax Support claims and to set-up uli11t￿S at a cost of £66.58 There are of course other costs inoJTred to enable us to do our work, and these are as follows.. Administration (hours workad) £2,771.85 Oiher admin costs (professional registrallons, statiorEry, postage, printer ink websrte hoth'ng) £758.28 Promoti￿ better practice (hows worked) £3,159.37 Travel £535.35 Parking £40.50 IT 8UPPOrt£118.17 Insurance £437.10 Consultation fees £220.(X) and Grft vouthers for peopk wrth lived experience c¢)ntribLrtlng to the JustU¥lHBP fonm7 £180.IXI Items of Not• Justus has finally (after approximately 8 years of campaigning) got Bedford Borough Counul to commrt to developing a stand-alone domestic abuse policy for homeless people. Development is currenUy underway. As Bedford Borough Counrjl's main focus is on the prevention of homelessness there Is rthv a lot of pressure put on residents who have recewed a section 21 evth'on nob'ce to remain in their properties beyond the section 21 end date up to ttrE date vtrÉre a court has imposed a possession nollce. Thls does not prevent homelessness It Jus1 defrrs it. and in mosl circumstantss goes against the govemment's guidance. However, when it is in t1￿ interests of the re$￿ent to stay put for those extra few months and section 21 evi(*on ts cleady a 'no fault, evicts'on Justus has got the council. based on a case-by-case assessment. to commrt to paying the court costs that the resident will naturally incur. Justus has athys ho@ that ts advocacy model would be replicated elsewhere around the county, so we were pleas&J when some volunteers from the LOndo￿ts8ed organisatFon Streets Kitchen CEC reachwj out to us becaLtse they wanted to set up their own 'legal dinic,. We are currenty mentoring these volunt88rs to set up their own charity to do the same work that V•E do. Justus continues to push to irnprove practice vthhin the homeless sector through our social ffledia. as a member of the Bedford Homeless Partnership and by regularty puth.ng for4Yard questions to the local councillors srtting on Bedford Borough Council's Housing Commrttee. Justus has also teamed up wth Homeless Best Practs.￿ CIC to develop a forum of people with lived Éxpèrien￿ of homèlessr￿S to poso tions to Ihe same Committee. TAR MaTch 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Finalty, this year Justus has been sucLEssful in securing fijnding from, arKI would Ikke to thank." The Harpur Trust Main Grant se(x)rKI tranche of 3-year ftjnding £8,596.50 The Frank Branston T￿￿t second tranche of 1-year fijnding £2.999.C The Steel Charttable Ttusys Stabilty Fund via the Bedford and Luton Communty Foundab'on first and second tranches of new 2- year furKling £10,ChJO.00 Projed Eidos £3.(K)O.IXI INe also continue to receive regular monthty donations from our core supporters from the general public amounting to an amazing £8.902.40 with Grfi comirKJ in at £2.124.95. If you woukl like to donate to Justus either as a onewoff donation or as a regular donation then the best vray to do thi5 is by BACS transfer. Our bank details are: Account name: JUSTUS Account number. 88435681 Sort code.. 6(k02-13 Addrtionally, please email us at Info sor uk so that we can discuss how to daim Grfl Aid on your donats'on. All donation$ will be gralefulty re￿Ned. TAR klarch 2012 Section E Financial review Brlef statement of the charity's poll¢y on reserves At a meeting of the Trustees hekl on 11" Decemter 2024 Trustees considered what level of fijnding the chanty should hold in r8serve. It was agreed that Justus wouhd o)ntinue to hold 3 month's operationa costs in reserve up until the rewew date of December 2025. Based on Jrrent levels of expendtture (a mean average of 3 month's operational costs equalh'ng £4,084) £4,3Th) would remain in reseNe. Datails of any funds materially In deflclt No Further flnanclal revlew detaljs {Opiional Inlorniatlon) You May choose to include additional infomiakn'on, where relevant about.. the chanty's principal sources of fvrKls lindudlng any fundraising).. how expenditure has supported the key objecttves of the charity., Investment policy and obje¢tives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustee3 declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnaturels) Full name(s) Posltlon {eg Secretsry, Chalr, etc Tk4A fA*J< Pli 141 A TZK &T&D TROSiÉ&. Date TAR 10 IAar¢h 2012 CHARIIY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES 1166198 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the ￿liOd To IIV11r2023 0711112024 Section A Receipts and payfflents Unrestricted funds Restdcted Endowment fvnd¥ Totsl funds Last yèar toth? n•Drn•t t tr•th• r*****£ ltsll* knth• r￿•￿51£ A1 Recel Fundrdlsl I t￿na￿on$ tbnabQ)8 IC8m Tr8inlNJ FurKI CAF Fu BHP Rgal cha Fund H8rpurTru31 ￿1n Gwt BLCF F￿k 8T3nslon Twst Tw81 Maln Gwi 2 SBle of Laptops CF SlabWI Fund 3.884 276 2.000 13.000 539 &697 8.597 fO.IX 12S n)$$ income ARJ 9397 823 40,t27 ••t an tsbl• nv•• Totalrnc•lpts A3Pa m•nts Fundrnl&i Trnni Fund Tn*i Gr* tt4F Fund Cl4fk HouÈ*Mld