Sandycroft Charity
Empowering Communities and individuals to reach their full potential in life
Report of the Trustees for the period start date 01 April 2021 ending 31[st] March 2022
Administration
Charity Name: Sandycroft
Registered Charity Number 1169610
Charity’s principal address: West Avenue, Smallwood. Redditch. B98 7DH
Names of Charity Trustees
Tanweer Dean
Donna Milimono
Charlotte Hallett
Chief Executive Officer Lee Mckenzie
The Sandycroft Trustees present their first report and financial statements as a Charitable Incorporated organization (CIO) for the charity’s first period ending 31[st] March 2022.
The financial statement complies with current statutory requirements including Accounting and reporting by charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts.
This CIO was incorporated on the 11[th] of October 2016.
Type of Governing document: Foundation
Summary of Purposes of the Charity as set out in its governing document:
To advance and empower communities to reach their full potential in life by removing barriers
by offering a holistically tailored package of support irrespective of race, age, sexuality, status
and disability through education, advice & Guidance ,mental health and family support as well as through positive activities.
Purposes and Aims
Sandycroft is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged communities within Redditch and its environs.
We aim to support our service users by empowering individuals and communities so that they can become more active citizens and increase resilience. We have a strong emphasis on Mental Health, Domestic Abuse, Education and Training, the alleviation of poverty and social inclusion. By offering multiple services under one roof, we can pursue our objectives by offering high quality services so that individuals can develop the skills, experience, and capabilities to succeed in life and removing barriers to their progress.
Sandycroft welcomes joint working with other organizations and universities so that they add value to our services as well as offer financial security by partnership working to reduce high staffing costs.
Objectives and Activities
The Sandycroft Trustees review the aims, objectives, and activities of the charity each year. This report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The Sandycroft charity reports the success of each activity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of people that it was set up to help. The review also helps the Trustees to ensure the Charity’s aims, objectives and activities remained focused on its stated purposes.
The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commissions general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In Particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives set.
Achievements and performance.
The Charity continues to grow and is making a significant contribution to the lives of many disadvantaged individuals living in Redditch and its surrounding areas.
Counselling Agency
Our Counselling Agency has been gone from strength to strength with between 22 and 28 Therapeutic counselors engaged at any one time as part of their placement to complete their clinical hours. The professional standard of this service has not gone unrecognized, and we receive a large number of referrals from GP surgeries and Mental Health teams. We have been able to improve access to talking therapies to hundreds of people who would have predominately waited 12 to 24 years to be seen in the NHS.
We are recognized as a preferred placement provider for Professional placements working to an ethical frame work this includes Social work, Counselling, Psychotherapy and undergraduate and post graduate Family workers.
The contribution from these professional placements has allowed us to support some of the most disadvantaged in Redditch and we have seen vast improvement in their lives by being able to access talking therapies, wellbeing support, support with employability and even healthier relationships.
Education & Training
Whilst we have seen small developments about returning our education department back up to where we were before Covid we are realistic in the timescales involved to do so. We have began to develop closer links again with our provider partners and are working together to start opening up more provision and learning opportunities. We estimate it could take up to two years for it to become financially favorable. Training opportunities are still being made available and we are proud that the Centre attracts high caliber students from all further education providers and universities.
Domestic Abuse Services
Victims of Domestic Abuse need to be provided with information in order to make informed choices as to their future. This may be to go into are refuge but for a majority of victims it will to be supported in the community and therefor it is essential that DA services within Centers like ours are able to run therapeutic programs and advice for these individuals and their families.
1 in 4 women experience domestic abuse and 1 in 6 men
Domestic abuse incidents + 16% of all violent incidents – British Crime Survey
Nearly 1 in 5 counselling sessions held in Relate centers mentioned Domestic Abuse as an issue – Stanko 2002
Police receive a call every minute for public assistance in Domestic Abuse – Stenko
We aim to relieve the distress and suffering of all who have suffered all forms of Domestic abuse whether, physical, sexual or mental abuse through the provision of services and amenities.
The Trustees will utilize their powers to provide an all-round specialist Domestic Abuse service for men, women and children with the Redditch Community and its surrounding areas.
The criteria for achieving objectives for 2016 -2023 are to:
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Maintain existing provision – with improvements.
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Provide appropriate new services.
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Fulfill statutory requirements.
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Fulfill our aims and objective.
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Secure appropriate funding for each project.
The objective is to become the North Worcestershire specialist provider of choice of Domestic Abuse services meeting the needs of women and children and men for:
Domestic Abuse Support.
Advice to victims
Advice to agencies.
Education & Support for perpetrators.
The Trustees and Management recognise that the Domestic Abuse services are a very specialist part of the work undertaken at the Centre and that is why addressing the service as The Eve Project gives it a very specific identity and it is our intention that we brand and promote our DA services as such so that we can ramp up the provision provided and develop further capacity including an increased workforce. This is required to meet the demand for our services.
The growth of the Domestic Abuse services within The Eve Project, particularly into new areas will be managed as not to drain funds or resources from existing services. A business plan is being developed for the Eve Project in its own right so that we can achieve the expansion we require to meet the demands of residents from Redditch and Bromsgrove.
Sandycroft at present is actively accessing multiple funding pathways to attract funding and in particular we are interested in more sustainable funding for 3 to 5 years so that we can have the security and the ability to provide robust evidence of our success.
Wellbeing and Social Inclusion
By offering a choice we have been able to offer individually tailored support that needs the needs of the client not visa versa and the client needing to fit around the organization.
Programs include, Anger management, Mindfulness, Stress & Anxiety Management, Confidence Building and Assertiveness.
Also achieving good attendance and participation are the Peer support groups which whilst improving general wellbeing also address social inclusion.
Groups running are the Men only Support group, Women Only support Group, The Mental health Support group and the Domestic Abuse Survivor Network group. The Trustees aim to continue developing these services to meet the needs of the Charity as it expands. Mental Health and Domestic Abuse is a big part of Sandycroft but so is loneliness, so these groups are fundamental in improving people’s general wellbeing and especially address post covid social anxiety.
Beneficiaries.
The Charity works with around 250people per week accessing multiple services. The provision is mainly 18+ but we are continuing to capacity build the organization to expand further in to children and young people. At the moment children are only seen at the Centre for either, counselling, Domestic abuse support or family learning.
We have a significant percentage of BME participants due to our location even though as a whole Worcestershire has a small BME count that does relate to Redditch which has the highest percentages of Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities living in the Central ward where we are based.
Plans for the Future
Negotiate contracts for Counselling at The Centre supporting Redditch GP surgeries and local Mental Health Teams.
Strengthen work with The Alliance to build better relations with other organisation and look to form strategic partnerships as appropriate.
Join the Women’s Caucus consortia to formal strategic alliance with other Women specialist service providers.
Public Benefit.
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regards to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties. The public benefit of the Charity is the support and enablement of disadvantaged people and these have been achieved by the services that has been offered and the engagement and retention of service users.
Structure and Governance
Sandycroft was established in October 2016 after identifying a need. The Trustees and management board have developed services and a budget to achieve the objectives of the Charity and the Chief Executive Officer has been charged by the board to be responsible for the delivery of this plan, reporting to the board on performance.
The Trustees delegate responsibility for the day to day operation and management of the Charity to The Chief Executive Officer. The CEO attends charity networking events and meets colleagues so that any relevant, such as new charity Commission requirements, and sectoral relating to good practice and impact measurement, are reported to the Trustees.
The Trustees consider recruitment of new trustees the need arises. Applications from suitable candidates would be sought by identifying specific gaps in professional skills and seeking recommendations of professionally qualified candidates. Applicants would be provided with an information pack out lining the history of the organization, its structure, activities and objectives, roles and responsibilities plus any other supporting information. A new Trustee would be provided with information on the activities, financing and management structure of the Charity, together with the Charity Commission guidance and codes of conduct relating to the roles and responsibilities of Trustees.
Financial Overview
The results of the CIO’S first period were in line with the Trustees expectation, with income mainly from our Support Services Departments. The Trustees plan to continue with the planning strategy to meet with more commissioners and develop a closer working relationship to see stronger links made with commissioners of our Mental Health and Domestic Abuse Services to attract revenue funding, capital funding would be an additional bonus but there continues to be a very competitive market for this kind of funding.
Reserves and On Going Concern
The Trustees would like to see the potential growth of contingency funding to provide stability in any event of downturn; three months of annual expenditure would be optimum which equates at present to 40k , it is in the planning to achieve this through robust and careful financial planning but at present due to still dealing with Post Covid losses we are unlikely to reach that contingency among in the very near future. The Charities income of £152,626 at the end of the
period suggests that we are maintaining an appropriate level of liquidity. This is reviewed regularly.
The Trustees have identified that there are no medium to long term financial risks to the Charity’s continued operation but in the short term there are implications in that we do not have a contingency fund again and additional work has been undertaken to eliminate that risk and build reserves.
Risk
The major risks to which the Charity is exposed have been identified by the Trustees and procedures established to mitigate these risks are monitored and reviewed regularly and have been recorded in Trustee meetings. We minimize risk financial risk by the preparation and monitoring of budgets, strategic risk by the maintenance of good practice in research and intelligence and operational risk through review of our activities and now the use of professional advisors who now act as to inform Trustees and management on good practice.
Statement of Trustee responsibilities
Law applicable to charities in England and wales require the Trustees to prepare financial statement for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the Charities financial activities during the period and of its financial position at the end of the period. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees should follow best practice and:
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently:
Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
State whether applicable UK Accounting standards and statements of recommend practice has been followed; subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure
that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Charity and the financial information included on the Charity’s website.
This report was approved by the Trustees on 31/01/2023.
Signed
D Millimono
Trustee
Registered Office: West Avenue, Smallwood. Redditch. Worcestershire. B98 7DH.
Charity Registration 1169610
Sandycroft
Charity Number 1169610
Receipts and Payments Accounts For the Year 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022
| RECEIPTS Room Hire Education & Training Support Services Worcestershire Council MOJ Emergency funding West Mercia Police BARN Winter Grant Redditch Borough Council Just Giving Donations Grants Total Receipts PAYMENTS Salaries and Wages Sub Contractors Staff Welware Recruitment Costs Telephone & Internet Business Insurance Advertising Bank Charges Printing, Postage & Stationery Travel & Subsistence Accountancy Fee Subscriptions Training Costs Rent Light and Heat Water Cleaning Repairs & Maintenance Waste Services Uniform Winter Grant Just Giving Grant Sundry Expenses Grants Legal & Professional Fees Total Payments Sub Total Asset and Investment Purchases Net Receipts/(Payments) Cash Funds at 31.03.2021 (31.03.2020) Cash Funds at 31.03.2022 (31.03.2021) |
Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 1,010 4,200 31,533 17,357 - - - - 500 9,384 18,373 82,356 19,858 13,824 347 200 2,407 320 275 90 1,810 7,066 1,248 1,195 1,030 6,510 7,185 446 10,197 7,299 200 - - - - 610 82,117 239 - 239 32,935 33,174 |
Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - - - - - 70,270 70,270 25,000 39,240 - 64,240 6,030 2,000 4,030 - 4,030 |
Total Funds 2022 £ 1,010 4,200 31,533 17,357 - - - - 500 9,384 88,643 152,626 19,858 38,824 347 200 2,407 320 275 90 1,810 7,066 1,248 1,195 1,030 6,510 7,185 446 10,197 7,299 200 - - - - 39,240 610 146,357 6,269 2,000 4,269 32,935 37,204 |
Total Funds 2021 £ 1,425 6,580 11,500 29,299 52,963 630 17,550 19,431 2,000 197 - 141,575 14,424 17,646 1,791 260 3,378 289 585 286 - 1,173 4,457 - 1,086 4,965 8,783 10,376 2,000 5,540 6,980 580 86 17,785 2,100 287 - 104,284 37,291 10,309 26,982 5,953 32,935 |
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Sandycroft
Charity Number 1169610
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2022
| Cash Funds Cash at Bank and in Hand Total Cash Funds Other Monetary Assets Customer Invoices not yet Paid Assets retained for the Equipment, Fixtures & Fittings Charity’s own use Liabilities Amounts due to Staff Supplier Invoices not yet Paid Total Liabilities |
Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 33,174 33,174 Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ - Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 15,321 Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ - - 0 |
Restricted Funds 2022 £ 4,030 4,030 Restricted Funds 2022 £ - Restricted Funds 2022 £ 1,219 Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - |
Total Funds £ 37,204 37,204 Total Funds £ - Total Funds £ 16,540 Total Funds £ - - 0 |
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............................................... D Millimono Date: ..................................... 31st January 2023 Donna Millimono
Approved by:
Charity Number 1169610
Sandycroft
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Sandycroft
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the Accounts of Sandycroft for the Year Ended 31st March 2022.
Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the Charity Trustees of Sandycroft, 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 Sandycroft'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.
Independent Examiner’s 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:
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Accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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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.
Sandra Kansy
Redditch Tax Advisers
Mason House, 96 Evesham Road, Headless Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire B97 5ES 31st January 2023