1 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: Period start date To 1.1.20 Period end date 31.12.20 Charity name: FRESH HORIZONS CNB Charity registration number: 1167809** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1. The relief of poverty through the
provision of accommodation and
other amenities and services.
2. To advance the Christian faith in the
United Kingdom as the trustees may
from time to time think fit.
3. The furtherance of the charitable
work of the charity by the
advancement of such other
charitable purposes as the trustees
may from time to time decide.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Accommodation for the homeless**
The provision of accommodation for persons
previously street homeless and/or under the
care of a night shelter.We offer a stable and
secure living environment for individuals who
find themselves without accommodation.
Residents stay with us for a period of six to
eighteen months.
**Faith based**
Advancing the Christian faith by offering
literature, information and opportunity for
worship to those interested or sympathetic to
the Christian faith.
**Life skills Support**
Residents commit to a support programme
throughout the duration of their stay. Our
program helps to restore life skills & self-
confidence. Enabling residents to return to
mainstream living, including education,
employment and independent living.| 2 |||**Residents Receive**
Life skills training.
Help accessing educational and employment
opportunities.
Advice on financial budgeting and overcoming
debt.
Assistance with accessing health and social care.
Guidance in finding community facilities and
resources.
Support with resettlement into independent
accommodation.
**Food Bank**
Fresh Horizons CNB runs a weekly stationary
food bank and a bi-weekly mobile food bank
which complements its work with the homeless.
Supplies are provided to residents, families,
individuals, churches and other help centres
working to reduce food poverty. Supplies are
provided by local grocers and food share
schemes.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBLIC**
**BENEFIT**
The trustees have fully complied with guidance
to have due regard to the Public Benefit
published by the Charity Commission in
executing the duties of the charity.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Not applicable.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Not applicable.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteer Contribution**
Volunteer contribution has been invaluable in
the running of the charity activities. Over the
year 34 volunteers have willingly contributed
more than 10,300 man hours, enabling the
homeless accommodation and food banks to run
successfully. In addition, over this time they
have covered over 15,000 miles in their own
vehicles to enable the food bank to run and to| 3 offer help and support to residents. This year the Café did not run, in order to adhere to COVID safe practice. Food bags were distributed at the door observing safe social distancing, rather than clients entering the building. Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Accommodation:**
Occupancy rate was 72%
throughout the year, due to the closure of local
night shelters from March onwards. Govt policy
required individuals to be directed to local
hotels for accommodation. The Council has now
recognised Fresh Horizons Supported housing as
an important partnership in their homeless
strategy. 95% of residents remained with us for
at least 1 year before moving on to alternative
accommodation. The unusual circumstances
during the pandemic meant a higher percentage
of our residents were unable to work, or lost
jobs, 40% remained in work through the year.
Accommodation is open to residents of all faiths,
previous and present residents are from multi-
cultural, multi faith backgrounds. Residents have
dwelt harmoniously together. Some have shown
a particular interest in the Christian faith, and
have stated that reading materials and
participation has been beneficial in providing a
sense of purpose, focus and calm.
**Food Banks:**
Attendees of the local food bank are supplied
with up to two shopping bags of food. This year
the food bank has distributed 13,520 shopping
bags of re-purposed food. Between January
December 6,240 adults have benefitted from the
food bank (an increase of 43% on last year),
2,040 children have been supported with food
(up 28.5% on last year). 426 have been between
the ages of 0 – 5yrs (up 10.4% on last year).
Numbers were not higher simply because of the
amount of supplies available.| 4 There are 30 volunteers on our foodbank rota, a mixture of local residents & members from local churches - their help has been invaluable. The food bank is supplied with re-purposed food by The Felix Project, City Harvest and Tesco (via Fareshare Food Cloud). ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**OBJECTIVE 2. To see 40% of residents**
**moved to permanent housing. Movement**
**of residents was curtailed this year due**
**to COVID restrictions. We focused on**
**preparing them for independent living**
**and increased autonomy.**
**OBJECTIVE 3. At least 35% of residents**
**entering work or education. Some**
**residents in work at the beginning of the**
**year maintained their employment, but**
**March onwards saw a downturn due to**
**the extended effects of the lockdowns.**
**Nevertheless, 40% remained in work.**
**OBJECTIVE 4. To increase the number of**
**families in need helped with re-purposed**
**food by 25%. This year saw an increase**
**in visitors to the foodbank by 44%**
**following job losses and economic**
**hardship. An increase in food supplies**
**helped us to support those in need.**
**OBJECTIVE 5. Increase the number of**
**volunteers completing the Food safety**
**course, enabling them to work across**
**both the Food bank and the Café. We**
**were able to achieve a 15% increase this**
**year, however, the café remains closed.**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**OBJECTIVE 1. To increase the number of**
**individual donors by 20%. We were not as**
**successful in increasing donors this**
**year, mainly due to the stagnating effects**
**of the pandemic and associated**
**lockdowns.**| 5 |||**OBJECTIVE 2. To increase the number of**
**individual fundraiser initiatives by 20%.**
**This proved to be a very challenging year**
**in this area, our target was not achieved**
**due to the need for social distancing.**
**However, we are expecting an upturn as**
**the economy returns to normalcy.**| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not applicable.**| |Other||| 6 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**End of year financial position £26,582 +**
**reserves. No outstanding debts or**
**monies owed to the charity.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity’s policy is to ensure sufficient
reserves to allow the charity to run for a
minimum of 3 -6 months. This includes meeting
the cost of property repairs, upgrades and
necessary enhancements to our present leased
property. In addition, we seek to meet
budgeting forecast requirements for the coming
financial year, including resident support, staff
and volunteer re imbursements, training and
travel.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£19,581**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**There are no present concerns about the**
**charity continuing as a going concern. It**
**has held sufficient reserves to meet its**
**outgoings over the last five years since**
**launching.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**The principle source of funding comes**
**from housing benefit payments for our**
**residents amounting to 91.2% of income**
**this year. Donations, including gift aid**
**payments have made up a further 5.1% of**
**received funds.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**The Charity does not adhere to an**
**investment policy at this time.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Principal risks include a reduction in**
**referrals to the charity, comprising of**
**individuals who are street homeless, or**
**threatened with street homelessness. A**
**change in policy by local or national**
**government affecting Exempt**
**Accommodation or payment of housing**
**benefit for our residents would also pose**
**a significant risk. These risks were**
**increased during the pandemic due to**
**government protocol on accommodating**
**many of the homeless in hotels. However,**
**the Charity has weathered the storm and**
**is set on a successful future in**
**continuing to achieve it’s aims.**| Other 8 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||**Not applicable.**| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation.**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are selected by the Trustee**
**Board.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Induction and training of trustees is carried
out through membership of
The National Council for Voluntary
Organisations (NCVO). Trustees are
required to complete the ‘Trustee’s Role &
Responsibilities’ course and
attend at least one additional course per
year, with ongoing refreshers.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Risk management training is given to all staff
& volunteers. Our
accommodations are risk assessed and
carry relevant insurance and
safety protocol. Our food banks also have a
written risk assessment which
is reviewed annually.
To accomplish its objectives Fresh Horizons
CNB works in collaboration
with the following organisations:
HOUSING: Firm Foundation Night Shelter,
Growth Night Shelter,
Salvation Army, CRISIS, Shelter, Refugees
at Home, Hope World Wide,
Brent SHiPs, Harrow Council, Voluntary
Action Harrow and Harrow Churches
Together.
FOOD BANK: Fareshare (inc Tescos, Asda
and smaller independent food stores), Felix
Project, City Harvest,| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**Fresh Horizons CNB works closely with**
**Green Pastures, a Charity committed to**
**ending homelessness through**
**collaboration with local churches through**
**out the UK. We lease our homes from**
**Green pastures for the purpose of re**
**housing the homeless.**| 9 Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|FRESH HORIZONS CNB| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1167809| |Charity’s principal address|31A Heather Park Drive,
Wembley
Middlesex
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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LAMBERT|TRUSTEE||| ||ATHINA INNEH|TRUSTEE|5.2.20 topresent|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved > **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 11 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** ||**Type of**|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**adviser**||||| ||**N/A**||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||||| ||||||| |||**xemptio**|**ns from disclosure**||| |||eason for non-disclosure of key personnel details|||| |||**N/A**|||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** 12 ## **Declarations** **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 (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Jason Edwards|| ||
Treasurer|| ||20.10.21|| ||20.10.21|| **11** **Fresh Horizons CNB** ## **Receipts and payments acco** Period start date ## **For the period from** **To** 11/30/2019 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** **to the nearest £** **to the nearest £ to the nearest £** ## **A1 Receipts** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Housing Benefit - Harrow Council 126202 - -
Residents service charge 25 - -
Donations 1912 - -
Other i.e gift aid, refunds, etc 5132 - -
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133,271 - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - -
Total receipts 133,271 - -
A3 Payments
Council Tax 3,758 - -
Water Rates 724 - -
Gross Wages & Salaries 22,092 - -
Staff & Volunteer Training 1,196 - -
Website 1,062
Lease 70,839
Insurance(building and goods) 351
Fund raising 2,374
TV Licence 265
Gas & Electricity 1,279
Telephone and broadband 866
Mobile Phone 150 - -
Office Admin 683 - -
Client support 39
Food Bank 2,058
Maintainance & repairs 8,780 - -
Miscellaneous 2,195 - -
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Sub total 118,709 - -
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## **167809** ## **ounts** ## **CC16a** Period end date 12/01/2020 ## **Total funds** **Last year** ## **to the nearest £** **to the nearest £** **----- Start of picture text -----**
126,202 41,479
25 1,040
1,912 734
5,132 8,898
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133,271 52,151
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3,758 2,621
724 686
22,092 7,820
1,196 150
1,062 57
70,839 22,660
351 281
2,374 -
265 232
1,279 3,281
866 907
150 73
683 6
39 69
2,058 1,745
8,780 6,378
2,195 2,865
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118,709 49,831
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total - - -
Total payments 118,709 - -
Net of receipts/(payments) 14,562 - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 5,019 - -
Cash funds this year end 19,581 - -
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of t** |||**Unrestricted**| |---|---|---| |**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**| |**B1 Cash funds**|Barclays Bank - Current a/c
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**19,581**
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**19,581**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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118,709 49,831
14,562 2,320
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5,019 2,699
19,581 5,019
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## **charity’s own use** ## **Details** **Fund to which liability relates** ## **B5 Liabilities** Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print N Jason Ed **----- Start of picture text -----**
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