## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date To 1.1.2023 Period end date 31.12.2023** ## **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, threatened with
street homelessness 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 in, 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.
**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 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.
Our stationary food bank was complemented
by a mobile food bank running weekly for 6
months of this year.| |---|---|---| |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
executingthe 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 13 volunteers have willingly contributed
more than 2,583 man hours, enabling the
homeless accommodation and food banks to
run successfully. In addition, over this time
they have covered over 2,158 miles in their
own vehicles to enable the food bank to run
and offer help and support to residents. In
order to adhere to COVID safe practice. Food
bags were distributed at the door observing
safe social distancing, rather than clients
enteringthe 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 98% throughout the year,
The Council has now recognised Fresh Horizons
Supported housing as an important partnership
in their homeless strategy. 62.5% of residents
remained with us for at least 1 year before
moving on to alternative accommodation.
37.5% remained in part time 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 5409 shopping
bags of re-purposed food. Recording was
restricted to the number of bags distributed
only due to social distancing. There are 10
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),as well as localgrocers.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**OBJECTIVE 1.**To see at least 20**%**of residents
moved to permanent housing. During the year
37% of residents moved to permanent
accommodation.
**OBJECTIVE 2.**At least 50**%**of residents
entering work or education. During the year,
63% percent of residents entered in work or
education at Harrow College.
**OBJECTIVE 3.**To increase the number of
families receiving helped with re-purposed
food by 20**%.**In total 13,107 bags of food were
distributed by our mobile weekly food banks.
Overall this is a 12% decrease, however, our
mobile food bank only ran for part of the year.
Meaning a significant increase in the number of
food bags given out at our stationary food
bank. An increase in food supply deliveries to
our stationary food bank helped us to support
those in need duringa difficult economic time.| |---|---|---| |||**OBJECTIVE 4**. Ensure all volunteers complete
the Food Safety Level 2 Certificate. This year
all, but one has completed the course. Our
outstanding volunteer requires additional
support with the course due to learning
difficulties, and so works with the clients as
theyarrive until completed.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**OBJECTIVE 1.**
To increase the number of individual donors
by 15**%.**We were able to increase our
individual donors by 33% this year.
**OBJECTIVE 2.**To increase the number of
individual fundraiser initiatives by 10**%.**We
successful in procuring a total of £42,405 in
grants towards our work. These funds came
from;
the B&Q Foundation (£13000 new kitchen and
bathrooms),Lloyds Bank Foundation (£25,225
unrestricted grant), and individual donations
(£1,180.00), Mrs Smith & Mount (3,000).
These funds were invaluable in allowing us to
continue offering our services and paying staff
salaries.
It must be said that learning on finance,
through the ‘Enhanced Programme’ offered by
Lloyds Foundation has had a singularly
profound effect on the stability and strength of
the Charity. Leaving us with a clear
understanding of how finances work best for a
Charity such as ourselves, the ability to budget
much more accurately and excellent tools so
that we know exactly where we stand
financially at any given point in time. This
information has been invaluable in informing
Trustees when it comes to planning and
governance decisions.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not applicable**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|End of year financial position £60,639 bank
balance. The charity has no outstanding debts
aspresent.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity’s policy is to reach a position where
there are sufficient reserves to allow the
charity to run for a minimum of 3 -6 months.
This includes meeting the cost of staff salaries,
property repairs, utilities and budgeting
forecast requirements for the coming financial
year, including resident support, staff and
volunteer re imbursements,trainingand travel.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£60,639 included in above amount| |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|The Charity remains confident about its
continuation as a going concern due to the
steady income received from resident’s
housing benefit (the main source of income at
present). The forecast is that homelessness
reduction services such as ours will be
increasingly in demand. The end of the
universal credit support, furlough scheme and
the cost of living crisis are set to increase
homelessness unless a roust national initiative
is set in place to reduce this. This year the
Charity has been able to increase its part time
workforce to strengthen the infrastructure and
meet the demands of our re-housing
programme and food bank initiative.| |**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 72**%**of income this year.
Donations and funding, have made up a further
28**%**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 alsopose a significant| risk. Following the end of the pandemic and its associated local government policies, homeless referrals to the charity have exceeded capacity by 500%. The present cost of living crisis is likely to increase homelessness. The increase of services will depend on robust staffing and procuring further suitable bed spaces. Other ## **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
health and safety protocol. Our food bank also
has a written risk assessment which is reviewed
annually. To accomplish its objectives Fresh
Horizons CNB works in collaboration with the
following organisations:
RE-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,
CityHarvest.| |---|---|---| |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 throughout the UK. We lease our
homes from Green pastures for the purpose of
re housingthe homeless.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|FRESH HORIZONS CNB| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charitynumber|1167809| |Charity’s principal address|30 Gurney Road, NORTHOLT, Middlesex, UB5 6LJ.| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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3
4
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6
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12
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19|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||ANDREW LAMBERT|TRUSTEE||TRUSTEE BOARD| ||ATHINA INNEH|TRUSTEE||| ||GEETA SANDHU|TRUSTEE||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 20 – 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**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |Homeless
Consultancy|Rose McGowan|31A Heather Park Drive, Wembley, Middlesex. HA01SP.| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** ## **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**||| |---|---|---| ||Andrew Kevin Lambert|| ||
Chair|| ||27.2.24|| ||27.2.24|| **Charity Name No (if any) FRESH HORIZONS CNB 1167809 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/01/2023 31/12/2023 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**122,488**
**32,514**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**155,002**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**155,002**
**-**
**4,694**
**547**
**37,658**
**1,726**
**506**
**65,340**
**1,044**
**-**
**282**
**11,598**
**1,709**
**1,087**
**923**
**1,845**
**8,574**
**1,110**
**-**
**138,646**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**138,646**
**16,356**
**-**
**36,623**
**52,979**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**13,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**13,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**13,000**
**5,340**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,340**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,340**
**7,660**
**-**
**-**
**7,660**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**122,488**
**45,514**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**168,002**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**168,002**
**5,340**
**4,694**
**547**
**37,658**
**1,726**
**506**
**65,340**
**1,044**
**-**
**282**
**11,598**
**1,709**
**1,087**
**923**
**1,845**
**8,574**
**1,110**
**-**
**143,986**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**143,986**
**24,016**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**122,488**
**45,514**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**168,002**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**168,002**
**5,340**
**4,694**
**547**
**37,658**
**1,726**
**506**
**65,340**
**1,044**
**-**
**282**
**11,598**
**1,709**
**1,087**
**923**
**1,845**
**8,574**
**1,110**
**-**
**143,986**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**143,986**
**24,016**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |HousingBenefit - Harrow Council|**122,488**|||||**77,702**| |Fundingand Donations|**32,514**|||||**59,024**| |Other - i.e. Gift aid,Refunds etc|**-**|||||**1,926**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**155,002**|||||**138,652**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**
|||||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**138,652**| |||||||| |B & Q Grant - Kitchen refit|**-**|||||**-**| |Council Tax|**4,694**|||||**4,048**| |Water Rates|**547**|||||**881**| |Wages and Salaries|**37,658**|||||**26,575**| |Staff and volunteer training|**1,726**|||||**1,369**| |Website|**506**|||||**686**| |Lease|**65,340**|||||**51,032**| |Insurance|**1,044**|||||**944**| |Fundraising|**-**|||||**4,603**| |TV License|**282**|||||**323**| |Gas and Electric|**11,598**|||||**3,776**| |Telephone and Broadband|**1,709**|||||**1,084**| |Office Admin|**1,087**|||||**455**| |Client support|**923**|||||**143**| |Foodbanks|**1,845**|||||**1,616**| |Maintence and repairs|**8,574**|||||**8,067**| |Professional fees|**1,110**|||||**589**| |Miscellaneous|**-**|||||**1,514**| |**_Sub total_ **|**138,646**|||||**107,706**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**107,706**| |||||||| ||**16,356**|**7,660**|**-**|**24,016**||**30,946**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**36,623**|**-**|**-**|**36,623**||**5,677**| ||**52,979**|**7,660**|**-**|**60,639**||**36,623**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 26/02/2024 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Barclays Bank a/c
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**52,979**
**7,660**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**52,979**
**7,660**
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OK
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**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
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**liability relates**
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**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
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Andrew Lambert|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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approval| |||Andrew Lambert|26.2.24| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 26/02/2024 2 _Examiner Report_ The Trustees Fresh Horizons CNB 31A Heather Park Drive Wembley, Middlesex HA0 1SP ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Fresh Horizons CNB** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Fresh Horizons CNB for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Yours faithfully, Ekaete Onipinla 93 Kempe Road, London NW6 6SN 23 February 2024