CATHOLIC TRAVELLERS AID TO HOMELESS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Regist8red Charity No. 1167399

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INDEX
BE
TENTS
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
BALANCE SHEET
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
8-11
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
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TRADITIONAL PROFIT & L055 ACCOUNT
(for management purposes only)

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Report of the trustees for the year ended 3151 December 2024
The trustees present their annual report and flnancial statements of the charity for the year ended
31 December 2024. The financlal statements have been prepared In accordance with the
accounting policies set out in note I to the accounts and cornply with the charity'5 trust deed, the
Charltles Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charltles: Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to cha rltles preparing their accounts in accordance with the Fin3nclal Reportlng Standard
Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published (FRS 1021 (effective l January 20151.
Objectlves and activitles
The purposes of the charlty are:
The preventlon or rellef of poverty In England by providing essentlal Items such as sleeplng ba85,
warm clothlng and bedding to those at rlsk of becomlng homeless or who are homeless.
The trustees conflrm that they have referred to the Charlty Commlsslon's guldance on publlc beneflt
when revlewlng the Charlty's alms and objectives, In planning future actlvltles, and setting the
pollcles for the year.
The charity furthers Its charltable purposes for the publlc benefit through the prevention or rellef of
Poverty in England by provSdlng essentlal Items such as sleeplng bags, warm clothlng and beddlng to
those at rlsk of becomlng homeless or who are homeless.
A revlew of our achievements and performance: How our actlvltle5 dellvered publlc beneflt
We contlnue to dellver sleeping bags and warm clothlng to those on the Streets of London and
across the country.
The charlty Is drlven by volunteers, who arrange collectSons, purchase and dlstribute the essentlal
items to those Ilving on the stTeets.
Flnanclal revlew
Our donor base is rnalnly the Cathollc Traveller cornmunlty. We have base regular donors from
withln the communlty who donate several tlmes a year. We also make fundinB appeals around key
times In the Catholic Iltuygical year whlch attracts spontaneous donors, e.g. advent before Christmas
and Lent before Easter, whlch are tradltlonal tlmes for Catholics to become more Involved In charity.
Investment powers and pollcy
The trustees, havlng regard to the liquidlty requlrements of operating the charlty, have kept
available fund5 In the cu rrent account.
Reserves pollcy and golng concern
The balance held In unrestricted reserves at 31st December 2024 was-E162 of which all are free
reserves. There are no restricted reserves.
The Charity's maln source of income Is donations. The Trustees considerthat it Is appropriate to
prepare the accounts on a going concern basis and, consequentlyi the accounts do not include any
adjustment5 that would be necessary if these sources of Income should cease.
The trustees conslder that the charlty is a going con￿rn. Any reliance on donatlons 15 managed
through a flexlble approach to project delivery.

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Risk management
As the charity contSnues to establlsh itself the trustees will conduct a review of the major rlsks to
which the charity may be exposed and systems will be established to mltigate those rlsks.
Plans for Future Periods
To contin(Je our work raislng funds to provide the homeless wlth essential Items and encouraglng
more Traveller famllies in dlfferent clties across England to become involved. We will contlnue to
provide sleepln8 bags, tents and other Items for those in need. We also hope to engage wlth Ciartas
wlth the alm to become affillated and betome an approved charlty and speak in churches and make
direct appeals to the congregation.
Structure, Eovernance and management
Catholic Travellers Ald to Horneless Is a Charltable Incorporated Organlsation governed by its
constitutlon and reglstered as a Charltable Incorporated Organisatlon {Foundat5onl number 1167399
with the Charity Commlssion on I. June 2016.
Appolntment of trustees
As set out In the con5tltution trustees are elected annually by the members of the charltable
organlsatlon attendlng the Annual General meeting. Each year trustees shall retlre from offlce by
rotatlon based on their length of servlce and may offer themselve5 for re-electS0n.
The trustees admlnlster the charlty.
Trustee Inductlon and trainlng
Trustees are glven Informatlon about thelr role and responslbllltles on f Ir5t belng appointed. They
are also glven a copy of the constltution, informatlon about stafflng and the charlty management,
and are shown coples of pollcy documents,
Reference and admlnlstratlve Informatlon
Charltable Incorporated Or8anisatlon Name: Cathollc TravelleTs Ald to Homeless
Charltable Incorporated Organlsation Number: 1167399
Date Reglstered: l June 2016
Trustees
James Delaney
Anthony Casey
Slobhan O'Loughlln
Secretarv
Cha5r
Treasurer
Prlnclpal Offlce
1540 Ashton Old Road
Manchester
MII IHN

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Independent Examlners
Hllton Jones t/a CommunSty Accountancy Service
Hollinwood Buslness Centre
Albert Street
Oldham
OL8 3QL
8ankers
Trustee Savings Bank
Henry Duncan House
120 George Street
Edlnburgh
EH2 4LH
Trustees responslbllitles In relatlon to the flnanclal statements
The charity trustees are responslble for preparlng a trustees, annual report and financial statements
In accordance with appllcable law and United Klngdom Accountlng Standards Iunlted Klngdom
Generally Accepled Accountlng Practlcel.
The law applicable to charltles In England and Wales requlres the charlty trustees to prepare
flnanclal statements for each year whlch glve a true and falr vlew of the state of affairs of the chèrlty
a nd of the Incomin8 resources and application of resources, of the charlty for that period. In
preparlng the flnanclal statements, the trustees are required to:
Select sultable accountlng prlnciples and then apply them conslstentlv;
Observe the methods and prlnclples in the appllcable Charltles SORP;
Make Judgments and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent.
state whether applicable accountlng standards have been followed, subjett to any material
departures that must be dlsclosed and explalned in the flnanclal statements,,
Prepare the flnanclal statements on a golng concern basls unless It Is appropriate to
presume that the charlty wlll continue in busines5.
The trustees are responslble for keeplng proper accountlng records that dlsclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial posltion of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the
flnanclal statements comply with the Charltles Act 2011, the appllcable Charlties (Accounts and
Report51 Regulatlons, and the provision of the Trust deed. They are also responslble for 5afe8uardln8
the assets of the charlty and taklng reasonable Steps for the preventSon and detectlon of fraud and
other Irregularlties.
Approved by the trustees on 911 October 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
Slobhan O'Loughlin Treasurer

INDEPfi NDENT XAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
CATHOLIC TRAVLI LLERS AID TO HOMELEI SS
REI GISTEI RED CHARITY NO. 1167399
5t
I report on the accounts of the charity, for the Year Ended 31 December 2024, whicli are set out
onpages 5 to IJ.
Respeclive Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The cliaiity ti'ustees
coiisldei, tliat an audit is iiot required for this year under section144(2) of the Cliarities Act 2011
(the 201 l Act) aiid that an independent examination is needed. The cljai'ily is pi'eparing accrued
accounts and I am qualified to undGR'take the exainination by being a qualified incmbei of the
Association of Lh￿'tel￿d Certified Accountanls.
It is my Irsponsibility to:
Exaniine the accounts under section 145 of the 201 l Act;
follow the procedures laid down in the genei'al Directioiis given by the Charity
Con]mission iindei. sectioii 145(5)(b) of the 201 l Act. and
To state whether paiticulai. matters have come to my attention.
Basi.9 of Indepeiident Examlners Report
My exaniination was carried out in accoi'dance with tlie General Directions given by tlie Cliarity
Coiwnission. An exainination includes a iEview of the accounting ircords kept by the charity and
a coinparison of the accoiints presented with those records. It also includes considei?tion of any
Iinusual items or disclosuirs in the accounts, and seeking explanations fl'om you as ti'ustees
coiicerniiig any such mattels. The procedure% undertaken do not pi'ovide all the evidence that
would be i'equiiEd in an audit. and consequently iio opinion is given as to whethei tlie accounts
pieseiit a "ts'ue and fair view" and the i'epojt is liiiiited lo those matt￿'S set out below.
Independeiit Ei xaminer's Statejnent
Iii comiection with my examination, othei. than listed below, no matter has come to Iny attentioii:
(l ) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any matei'ial i'espect tlie i'equii'eiiieiits;
to keep accounting I'ecoids have in accoi'dance with section 130 of the 2011 Acl, aiid
to pirpare accounts whicli accoi'd with the accountiiig iEcords and to comply witli the
accoiinting requiienients of the 2011 Act,
have not been niet. or
(2) to whicli. in my opinion, attention sliould b¢ drawn in oi'dei. to enable api'opa. Iindei3tandiiig
of the accounts to be l'eached.
Sigiied..
Jaines Hilton-Jones
Hilton Joncs tla Community
Accountancy Seivice
Hollinwood Business Centi
Albert Street
Oldham OL8 3QL
Dat¢; 9lli October 2025

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TEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVIT
S FOR THE YE
NDED
DE
BER 2024
Total Funds
Total Funds
Year Endecl Yèar Ended 31
Re8trfcted 31 Docember
December
Fund$
2024
2023
Unrestrlcted
Funds
Further Detalls
Income from:
Donallons and legacies
Totsl
(3)
1,750
1,750
1,750
1.750
3.526
3,526
Expendlture on:
Charitable Acllvllles
Total
(4)
3,271
3,271
3,271
3,271
3,251
3,251
Not Incomell8xpendlturo)
(1,521)
11,5211
275
Translers between fund8
(9)
Ngt movement In funds
11,521)
11,521}
275
Recon¢lllatlon of fund8
Tolal lund6 broughl forward
Total fund8 carrled forward
1,359
11621
1,359
1162
1,084
1,359
{9)
The slatemenl of flnancl818cllvilles Includes all galns and losses In the year, All wieomlng resources and
resources expended derive Irom ¢ontlnulng aclivllles.
The notes on page$ 8 to 11 form part ol these account8.

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BALANCE
HEET AS AT 34 DECEMBER 2024
2024
2023
Noles
Current assots:
Cash al Bank & In Hand
Total Current assels
378
378
1,815
1,815
Llabllllles:
CredSlors: Amounls falllng due wilhln one year
(8)
540
456
Nel current a88els or Ilabllilies
(162)
1,359
Total assels less curr8nl liabllilig
(162)
1.359
Total not a858ts or Ilabllltlgs
1.359
Thè fund8 of thb charity:
Unrestrlcted income funds
(9)
{162)
1,359
Total charlty funds
(162
1.359
Approved n behalf of Ihe Trustees M8nagem8nt Commlttee
Slobhan O'Loughlin
Tr8asurer
Date,. 91h October 2025
The noles on pagas 810 11 form part of Ih880 aCC￿nIS.

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statsment of Ca3h Flows for tho year 8ndod 31 st December 2024
Year Ended Year Ended 31
31 December
Dec8rnbor
2024
2023
Reconclllatlon of net movement In funds to net cash flow from operatlng actlvltles
Net movement in funds
Increa5e/ldecrea5el In creditors
11.521)
84
275
84
Net cash used In op¢ratln8 artlvltles
(1.437
359
Incrè88el{decr8ase) in cash and cash equlvalenls during Ihe year
(1,43n
359
Cash and cash equlvalents brought foNiard
1.816
1,4S6
Cash and ca8h ¢qulYalonts carrled forward
378
1,815

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31st Dgcember 2024
l. AccountlnE pollcles
la} Basls of preparatlon and asse55ment of Eoln8 concern
The accounts lflnanclal stafements) have been prepared under thè hlstorlcal cost conventlon wlth Items
recognised at cost or Iransactlon value unless otherwise stated In the relevant notes to these accounts, The
financlel statements have been prepared In accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice:
Accountlng and Reportlng by Charltles preparing their accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportln8
Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) Issued on l January 2015 and the Flnanclal
Reportln8 Standard appllcable In the Unlted Kingdom and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 and the Charitle5 Act
2011. The charlty constltutes a publlc beneflt entlty a5 deflned by FRS 102.
The trustees conslder that there are no materlal uncertalntles about Ihe d)arlty's ability to contlnue as a
801ng concern.
(b) Fund8 8tructuro
Restrlcted funds are funds which are to be used In accordance wlth speclflc restrlctlons imposed by the
donor or trust deed. There are no restrided funds.
Unrestricted Income funds comprise those funds whlch the trustees are free to use for any purpose In
furtherance of the charltable objects. Unrestrlcted funds Include deslgnated funds where the trustees, at
thÈlr di5cretlon, have created a fund for a speclflc purpose.
Further detalls of each fund are disclosed In note 9.
Icl Income re¢o8nltlon
All Income Is recognlsed once the charlty has entltlement to the Income, Itls probable that the Income will
be recelved and the amount of Income recelvable can be measured rellably.
Donations are recognlsed when the charity has been notlfled In wrltin8 of both the amount and settlement
date. In the evenl that a donallon Is subject to condltlons that requlre a level of performance before the
charlty 15 entltled to the funds, the Income Is deferred and not recognlsed untll elther those condltlons are
fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditlons is wholly wlthln the control of the charlty and It Is probable
that those condltlons wlll be fulfilled In the reportln8 perlod.
Interest on funds held on deposlt Is Included when re￿1vable and the amount can be measured rellably by
the charlty,, thls is normally upon nollflcatlon of the Interest pald or payable by the bank. Dlvldends are
recognlsed once the dlvldend has been dèdared and notllicatlon has been recelved of the dlvldend due.
(dl Expendlture Re¢ognltlon
Llabllities are recogn15ed as expendliure as 500n as there Is a legal or constructlve obllgatlon commlttlng
the charlty to that expendlture, il Is probable that 5elllement wlll be requlred and the amount of the
obllgatlon can be measured rellablv.
All expendlture Is accounted for on an accruals bas15. All expenses Includlng support costs and 8overn3nce
costs are allocated or apportioned to the appllcable expendituie headlngs. For more Informatlon on th15
attrlbutlon refer to note {f} below.
(e} Irrecoverable VAT
Irrecoverable VAT Is char8ed agalnst the expendlture headlng for whlch It was incurred.
(tl Allocatlon of support and governante costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance cost5
comprlse all costs Involvlng the publlc accountabllity of the charity and Its compliance with regulation and
good practlce. These costs Include costs related to Independent examinatlon and leEal fees together with an
apportlonment of overhead and support costs.
Governance costs Bnd SUPPOTt Costs relatlng to charltable actlvltles have been apportloned based on Iype
of expense. The allocation of 5UPPOrt and governan￿ costs Is analysÈd In note 6.

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(gl Costs of raising funds
There are no costs associated wlth ra15ing funds.
lh) Charltable Actlvltles
Costs of charltable activitle5 include governance costs and an apportionment of support costs as 5huwn in
note 4.
111 Thnglble flxed assets and depredatlon
All assets costSng more than E500 are capltallsed and valued at hlstorical c05t,
111 Reallsed galn5 and lasses
All galn5 and losses are taken to the Statement of FIDanclal Actlvltles as they arlse. Reallsed gains and losse5
on investments are calculated a5 the difference between sales proceeds and thelr openlng carryln8 value
or thelr purchase value If acqulred subsequent to the flrst day of the flnanclal year. Unrealised gains and
losse5 are calculated as the difference between the falr value at the year end and their varying value.
Reallsed and unrealised investment galns and losse5 are combined In the Statement of Flnanclal Actlvitles,
Ik) Penslon3
The charlty Currently does not admlnlster wntrlbutlons to a penslon scheme on behalf of Indlvlduals.
{11 Debtors
Trade and other deblors are recognlsed at the settlement amount due after any trade dlscount offered.
Prepayments are valued at the amount prepald net of anytrade dlscounts due.
Im) Credltors and Provlslons
CTedltors and provlslons are recognlsed where the charlty has a present obll8ation resultlng from a past
event that wlll probably result In the transfer of the funds to a thlrd party and the amount due to settle the
oblleatlon can be measured or estlmated rellably. Creditors and provlslons are normally reco8nlsed at thelr
settlement amount after allowlng for any trade dlscounts due,
2. Related party tran8actlons and tN8tqe8' exp8nBes and rernuneratlon
The trusteè5 all glve freely thelr tlme and expertlse withoul any form of remuneratlon or other beneflt In
cash or klnd, Expenses pald to the trustees In the year totalled £nll12023'. £nlll.
3. Donatlons and Legacles
Unrestrlcted
Re5trlcted Total Fund3
Year Ended 31 Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended 31
Dgcgmber
31 December 31 Decembor
D8¢embor
2024
2024
2024
2023
Oonalions Rècèived
1,750
1,750
1,750
1,750
3,526
3,526

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4. Expendlture
Year Endad Year Ended 31
31 December
December
2024
2023
Rollef of
Poverty
Expendituré on charltable actlvltles:
Welfaro Resources
Food
Poslage
Governance
3.147
40
3.147
40
3,108
59
84
3.251
3,251
84
3,271
3,271
84
3,271
3.271
5, Analysls of expendlture on charltable actlvltles
As per note 4.
6. Allocatlon of governance and support costs
The breakdown of support costs and how these were allocated between governance and other support
costs Is shown below:
Gènèral Support
Govemance
84
Total 2024 Ba81s of apportlonm8nt
84 iype of expense
84
Accounlancy Fees
7. Indep8ndent Examlngr Foes
Year Endod Yoai Endèd 31
31 December
Dacember
2024
2023
Independent examinallon fees
84
84
84
84
8. Credltors: amounts fallln8 due wlthln one year
Year Ended 31
December
2024
Year Ended 31
December Z023
Creditors
Accruals
456
84
540
372
84
456

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9. Analys18 of charltable funds
Analyglfj of movemenls Iii unresfricted fub)ds
Balancè at31
Incoming
December 2023 Resources
8alance at 31
Decembèr
2024
Resources
Exponded
Transfers
General Fund
1.359
1.359
1.750
1.750
3,271)
(3.271)
(162)
(162)
Name of unraBlrlct¢d fund:
General Fund
De8¢rfptlon. nature and purpose of the fund
The'yree reserve8" after allowing for all deslgnat8d funds
10. Analysis of not assets bgtween funds
Unr88trlcted
funds
Restrlcted
funds
Total 2024
Cash al bank and In hand
Other not current a$$8lsl(liabllllles)
Totsl
378
540)
162)
378
(5401
(162
11. Flnanolal In8truments
Th8 chailly only has Ilnandal 8ss£I8 and Ilablllties of a kind Ihal quallfy as baslc flnan¢lal Inslrurnenls. Baslc
flnanclal Inslrumenls are Inillally recognlsed on a Iransadion value and SUbs￿U0rl1IY m888ured al Ihelr Selllemonl
value wlth tha excepllon of bank loans whlch are subs8qu8nlly measured at an amorilsed co81 uslng th8 effecllve
Interesl method.

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Tradltlonal Income and Expendlture Account
Ifoi management purposes only>
Year Ended 31 Year Ended
DKember 31 December
2024
2023
Income
Donations
Total Income
1,750
1,760
3,526
3,526
Expendlture
Welfare Resources
Food
Postage
Accountancy Fees
Total Expendlture
3,147
40
3,108
59
84
3,251
84
3,271
Surpluslldeflclt for yearl
(1.521)
275