**Charity Number: 1170290**
## **Ecovis London Foundation**
The trustees’ report for the year to June 2025
The Ecovis London Foundation are delighted to present the trustees' report and unaudited financial accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025.
ECOVIS London Foundation, Waverley House enquiries@ecovis.co.uk 7-12 Noel Street, Soho, London W1F 8GQ +44 (0)20 7495 2244
## **Contents**
**Charity Details .............................................................................................................. 4** Ecovis London Foundation Details .................................................................................................................. 4 Ecovis London Foundation ............................................................................................................................... 5 **Trustees ........................................................................................................................ 6** Ecovis London Foundation; Governance ....................................................................................................... 6 Independent Director ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Our Team of Trustees ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Report of the Trustees .................................................................................................................................... 11 **About us ...................................................................................................................... 12** Vision, Objectives and Achievements ........................................................................................................... 12 Client testimonials ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Our Activities .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Fundraising ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 Volunteers ......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Our Strategy ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 **Charitable Activities .................................................................................................. 20** Background Information................................................................................................................................. 20 Other Charitable Activities Undertaken ........................................................................................................ 22 Prior Weston Primary School ......................................................................................................................... 23 Ecovis London Foundation Charity Partnerships ........................................................................................ 28 Thames Reach .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Graham’s Story ................................................................................................................................................. 30 Hearing from Benjy at Thames Reach .......................................................................................................... 31 Our new partnership with Pecan ................................................................................................................... 32 Ecovis Wingrave Yeats “Giving Back” Group ................................................................................................. 36 Ecovis London Foundation Work Ready Programme ................................................................................. 37 Southwark Works ............................................................................................................................................. 38 Christmas Hampers ......................................................................................................................................... 40
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**Contact Information .................................................................................................. 41** Get in touch ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 Support Us ........................................................................................................................................................ 42 Contact Information ........................................................................................................................................ 42 Message of Thanks .......................................................................................................................................... 42 **Financial Accounts ..................................................................................................... 43** Financial Accounts ........................................................................................................................................... 43 Balance Sheet for the year ended 30 June 2025 ......................................................................................... 45 Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025 ........................................................................... 46 Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025 ........................................................................... 47 Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025 ........................................................................... 48
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## **Charity Details**
## **Ecovis London Foundation Details**
Some important information to know
Charity Name: Ecovis London Foundation (non-profit organisation) Charity Registration Number: 1170290 Address: 7-12 Noel Street, Soho, London, W1F 8GQ
**Administration and Reference details of the charity, its trustees and advisors:**
For the year ended 30 June 2025
Bankers for Ecovis London Foundation
Name: Metro Bank Address: One Southampton Road, London, WC1 B5HA
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## **Ecovis London Foundation**
## Structure, Governance, Management & Personnel
## **Governing Document**
The charity is incorporated in England and Wales as a (CIO) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (not for profit). It is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and the statement of recommended practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
## **Organisational Structure**
The charity is led by a Board of Trustees who are responsible for the governance of the charity and determine strategy and policy in conjunction with the Independent Director.
The Independent Director is responsible for compiling all the charity policies and procedures, dealing with all charity-related operational matters, and other policies as required. He also coordinates the delivery of all projects that the Director determines to undertake in partnership with the trustees within the homeless sector.
The independent director advises and updates the Board of Trustees periodically on these and other matters at scheduled Trustee meetings. Compiling and implementation of all such policies, operational plans and strategies pertaining to the charity is delegated to the Independent Director and their team. Charity personnel implement and execute agreed actions in relation to policy and procedures in close consultation with the Board of Trustees.
The Independent Director is the delegated authority for all day-to-day operational matters concerning the Ecovis London Foundation charity. This includes developing, managing, and overseeing all partnership projects. The Charity works in close cooperation with several other private and voluntary organisations within the sector that it operates in.
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## **Trustees**
## **Ecovis London Foundation; Governance**
Meet the Board of The Ecovis London Foundation
Our director and trustees are:
- Mr David Whelan
- Director of the Charity
- Mr Ben Smith
- Chairperson
- Ms Emma Glancy
- Mr F Robert McCann
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## **Independent Director**
## Meet David Whelan, Ecovis London Foundation Independent Director
Hello, I’m David. I am the Director of the Ecovis London Foundation since its inception. I was instrumental in setting up the Foundation and gaining its approval by the Charity Commission in 2016. Prior to that, I worked with vulnerable adults for over 20 years.
I have previously been an advisor to the Scottish and UK Governments (2008 to 2020) whilst being a previous member of a number of policy groups in the Scottish Parliament campaigning on behalf of vulnerable adults. I was directly involved in shaping and forming policy legislation and provided direct testimony and evidence to several Scottish Parliamentary committees between 2004-2021. I am also a founding member of the Interaction Review group 2012 led by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. I am also the author of “No More Silence” published by Harper Collins in 2010.
The value of charitable work is sometimes unseen, but within the Ecovis London Foundation annual reports, you can see the full range of charitable activities we undertake and the value that brings Ecovis and to the very vulnerable individuals we support who are less fortunate.
For me, the values and ethos of the organisation and individuals within it are paramount in the charitable work that I undertake on its behalf. I have a wicked sense of humour, and I like to see people enjoying themselves with a work-hard play-hard type of attitude, while being conscious of others less fortunate.
## David Whelan
## **David Whelan**
## Director of Ecovis London Foundation
ECOVIS Wingrave Yeats
Exclusive UK Member Firm of ECOVIS International
**+44 (0)20 7495 2244 david.whelan@ecovis.co.uk**
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## **Our Team of Trustees**
Meet the Ecovis London Foundation Trustees
## **Ben Smith**
Ecovis London Foundation Chairman **+44 (0)20 7317 6655 ben.smith@ecovis.co.uk**
Hello, I’m Ben. I’m proud to act as Chair of Trustees for Ecovis London Foundation, and I take great pleasure in seeing the tangible benefit we bring to those that we support as a charity. Working alongside David Whelan and my fellow Trustees, we have achieved great things since our constitution in 2016, and it is a privilege to be a part of this journey. Supported by Ecovis Wingrave Yeats, we continue to make a very real difference to the causes we support, ranging from our transition to work programmes through to supporting local schools. It is always humbling to hear the feedback from our charitable partners and to play our own small part in their achievements and furtherment.
Hello, I’m Emma. I started my career as a Junior PA to the founding Partners of Ecovis over twenty years ago. With the encouragement and support of our Partners, I have developed and progressed my career in Human Resources and Practice Management.
My primary focus is to provide responsive and proactive HR support to both our employees and clients alike.
## **Emma Glancy**
Ecovis London Foundation Trustee
**+44 (0)20 7317 6669 emma.glancy@ecovis.co.uk**
I love having the opportunity to represent the people who are at the heart and soul of our business, whilst ensuring everyone has purpose and scope for personal growth. I am passionate about inclusive policies and structures that facilitate the needs of a fast-paced growing business, with happier people year on year. HR is a privileged career, and my role provides a platform to really make a difference to peoples’ lives, both professionally and personally.
## **Robert McCann**
Ecovis London Foundation Trustee **+44 (0)20 7317 6674 robert.mccann@ecovis.co.uk**
Hello, I’m Robert. I became a partner with Ecovis Wingrave Yeats in 2003 and have been Senior Partner of the firm since 2016. I’m also the elected Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of Ecovis International. I am very privileged to act as a trustee of the Ecovis London Foundation and am proud that our firm, Ecovis Wingrave Yeats, remains wholly committed to ensuring that the Foundation is appropriately funded to continue its role in developing strong and enduring relationships with our chosen charity partners. I am especially pleased that our support to these charities continues to deliver tangible results, which have a real positive impact on people’s lives and are well received by those charities.
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## **Appointment of Trustees**
The Trustees and Independent Director who have served or been appointed during or after the reporting period are detailed on the previous and proceeding pages. Appointment of trustees is governed by the Articles of Association of the charity.
Trustees serve for a period of 2 years and then stand for re-election in accordance with the Constitution, allowing for the Charity to continually review and reinvigorate the activities of the Board and its members.
The Board of Trustees is authorised to appoint new trustees to fill vacancies arising from the completion of terms of office, resignation, or death of an existing trustee.
All trustees can seek reappointment in accordance with the constitution of the Ecovis London Foundation. The Board continues to ensure that the Board and charity represent the diverse local communities in which it operates and serves. Ensuring that its charitable and other activities are open to all within the community regardless.
## **Induction and Training of Trustees and others**
All trustees are provided with a formal induction following their appointment. The introduction covers the following: role and responsibilities of a trustee as per the Charity Commission guidelines, code of conduct, safeguarding induction, conflict of interests and other charity policies which are in force throughout the tenure of the trustee's appointment.
Thereafter, the Independent Director of the charity will provide continuous updates to Board members on their charitable responsibilities, operational and other matters pertaining to the Charity. Policies and Procedures, including safeguarding policies, are reviewed annually and updated accordingly by the board of the charity.
## **Managing Risks**
The Board of Trustees is headed by the Chair, Ben Smith. The Board, collectively and in conjunction with the Independent Director, ensure governance and oversight of the Charity as determined by its constitution. Duties and responsibilities are delegated to various Trustees such as financial, safeguarding, fund raising, volunteering matters, marketing, conflict of interest and other policies and procedures.
The Board of Trustees retains full legal responsibility for any and all fundraising activities undertaken in the name of Ecovis London Foundation and with due regard to the Ecovis London Foundation constitution and Charity Commission rules and regulations relating to fundraising. The Charity will endeavour as it grows and evolves to maintain financial reserves as per the Charity Commission guidelines and recommendations.
The board has nominated a Trustee with overall responsibility for financial governance and oversight of the charity’s finances on behalf of the Board. The nominated Trustee is also responsible for safeguarding. Overall, the Board Trustees have other delegated duties as required and responsibilities including marketing, volunteering, fund raising and dealing with potential conflicts of interests as well as ensuring compliance with all other Ecovis London Foundation policies and procedures.
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The Board has in place a memorandum of understanding pertaining to Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP and its relationship with the charity. Ecovis also kindly donates some office space and all materials and equipment required by the charity.
All significant risks that the charity may be exposed to are identified. The Board, in conjunction with the charity, has in place plans to manage the impact and severity of such identified risks.
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_David Whelan, Director of Ecovis London Foundation, with the Trustees. Emma Glancy (second from left), Robert McCann (second from right), Ben Smith (right)_
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## **Report of the Trustees**
## For the year ended 30 June 2025
The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 30 June 2025.
The delivery of all our Workshops continues to be over-subscribed, whilst maintaining social distancing procedures where appropriate, while the “Transition to Work” 1-1 sessions are person-centred services undertaken digitally and remotely to service users. The offices of our partner charities are operating with a hybrid working model with certain staff continuing to work from home throughout the 20242025 year. Our priority remains that of ensuring that all those with whom we connect stay safe and healthy.
Throughout the year under review and to date, the Ecovis London Foundation charity has continued to deliver much-needed services in developing our charitable partnerships with other charities, namely Thames Reach and Pecan, in taking forward our “Transition to Work” projects, and additional workshops. We are also engaged in supporting clients into work via a Southwark Works partnership with Pecan and Thames Reach.
We are also pleased to continue our established charitable partnership with the Prior Weston Primary School and Children’s Centre. In addition, we would like you to continue to support us in our crucial work, so please read on and let us tell you more about ourselves, what we do, what we have achieved and how we go about spending the money given to us.
Funding is made in accordance with Charity law, having due regard to our constitution and for the public benefit. In making funding to our homeless “Transition to Work” projects, we endeavour to reflect the wishes of our donors, while adhering to our constitution, by directing funds towards alleviating homelessness, our key area of focus since our establishment in 2016, and in line with the Charity’s founding Vision and overall, Mission.
Funding continues to remain a challenge, as with the fundraising abilities of most UK charities. The charity hopes to schedule a bi-annual gala fundraising dinner in the near future.
During the 2024/25 year, core funding of £24,925 has been received from Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP. These funds have continued to support the expansion of our “Transition to Work” projects. We deliver these projects in conjunction with our partner charities, Thames Reach (Charity No: 1166311), Southwark Works (Charity No: 1137760), and Pecan Charity (Charity No: 801819). In addition, we have provided additional support to Prior Weston Primary School over the year.
When considering where to focus our attention, our Board of Trustees has regard to the charity’s constitution, original vision and aims as well as the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and what this means for the Ecovis London Foundation charity and the local homeless community we seek to serve.
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## **About us**
## **Vision, Objectives and Achievements**
## Things we care about
## **Our Vision**
Our Vision is focused on the local homeless and vulnerable communities we serve. We aim to ensure that those vulnerable adults in need within the sectors we operate will have tangible support and access to the opportunities they need to develop.
We help vulnerable children and adults to thrive and have mutually supportive relationships while being able to access the tools that help alleviate disadvantage. In supporting individuals in partnership with other homeless charities, the Ecovis London Foundation charity continues to evolve and grow.
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## **Our Objectives**
The relief of those in need, because of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantage by such charitable means as the trustees shall from time to time determine. Other disadvantage arises typically where a hardship need is not currently met by the Department of Work and Pensions and current social care funds.
## **Our Achievements**
## **Some of our achievements include:**
- Active pursuit of our Vision and development of initiatives to bring our Objects to life.
- The continuing enhancement and practical rollout of our “Transition to Work,” “Step Up” and “Better to Work” workshops, initiatives, projects, activities, and outcomes, including the adaptation of these to online delivery capability, as appropriate.
- Services and delivery of in-person workshops have markedly increased during 2024/2025. Instead of large groups in workshops, we now do a range of large and small workshops, in addition to specialist workshops, twice a month.
- these are now split into smaller groups with additional workshops, once a month.
- We undertook an additional “In Work Progression Project” in partnership with Thames Reach, Southwark Works, and Pecan Charity.
- We facilitated 30 different types of workshops over the 12 months, including CV Building, Mock Interview Skills sessions, Application Form compiling, and Confidence and Motivation workshops.
- All workshops are evaluated, and we value the client feedback we receive (some of the direct quotes from clients who have attended our workshops are highlighted in this report. All feedback, regardless is respected and shared with our partner charities.
- Over the last year, we have facilitated 46 weekly 1-1 person-centred sessions covering the skills highlighted in workshops and provided each client referred by Thames Reach a 1-hour session and any additional time required to help and support them. We have seen over 184 clients in the 1-1 sessions and 243 clients in the workshops over the last year. Making an overall total of 427 clients we have supported in this very successful year.
- We have achieved an overall success rate of 67% in placing clients into work or work progression.
- The partnership with the Prior Weston Primary School. Including the funding of Bernie’s Bagels, the reading project (2023-2024), funding a school trip to a Christmas pantomime, school sports pitch and Christmas food parcels for the school.
- Continuing to develop wider relationships with several potential partners across the wider business community to take forward many initiatives which can provide a sustainable level of support for its work going forward.
_Thames Reach clients taking part in a written workshop delivered by the Ecovis London Foundation._
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## **Transition to Work Programmes**
Ecovis London Foundation have developed and facilitated a range of “Transition to Work” programs, developed and delivered additional employment workshops and other back to employment initiatives, including our “Step Up” and “Better to Work” initiatives. These services are focused on vulnerable adults who find themselves excluded from other mainstream services due to a number of factors including long term homelessness and unemployment. These projects and initiatives seek to alleviate poverty and support those seeking career advancement opportunities, which deliver the London living wage.
## **Client testimonials**
Direct client quotes from our evaluated workshops
## **Interview Skills workshops**
_“David is a fantastic coach, and it was brilliant to learn from him, thank you so much”_
_“I am glad to have these opportunities to be educated for success”_
_“Keep doing these sessions as there are loads of people who are in need of these presentations for various reasons. Thank you”_
_“I am glad to have these opportunities to be educated for success!”_
_“It was really helpful – I am so grateful for this class!”_
## **CV Building workshops**
_“The examples given in the booklet are great”_
_“The presentation style of the workshops helped and David’s input and presentation”_
_“Seeing and comparing a good CV with a bad CV”_
## **Confidence and Motivation workshops**
_“I feel more prepared for an interview”_
_“The presentation gave me good tips for interviews_
_“Great workshop, quite stimulating”_
_“Thank you, David! The session has been very helpful!_
_“David is great. Made the session interesting and understandable.”_
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## **Application Process workshops**
_“It was a perfect session”_
_“Using the STAR technique method was very helpful”_
_“Keep doing these sessions as there are loads of people who are in need of this presentation for various reasons”_
_“Thanks again David. Very good session. It’s good to have the handouts to look back on too.”_
_“It was a great learning experience”_
_“Amazing session!”_
## **Our Activities**
## What we’ve been doing
Our Back to Work projects continue to be oversubscribed and funding continues to be a challenge to enable the Charity to achieve its full potential. We have, however, managed to secure additional funding from Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP over the 2024/25 year which has been directed towards assistance projects related to the Ukraine crisis, as well as projects for Prior Weston Primary School (Bernie’s Bagels, The Reading Roadmap, Christmas food boxes, & repainting the lines on their sports field), Thames Reach “Back to Work” related projects and workshops in conjunction with Southwark Works project “In work Progression” .
The feedback from our partner charities is that we provide much-needed, valuable services that are person-centred and put the service user and their individual needs first. Feedback also from service users has been invaluable in helping to shape our services to their needs.
Since our inception, we have been successful in securing work placements in the past for vulnerable adults from both Thames Reach and Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP, which have previously supported such placements within their offices and with organisations that work with our charity partners. The Ecovis London Foundation will continue to roll out these “Transition to Work” work placement programs with our charitable partners in the future.
A key part of this programme is to broaden participation through identifying other suitable candidate companies, public bodies, and organisations through the various Job Fairs we have participated in.
The Ecovis London Foundation has provided all the training personnel and volunteers, all materials required for all the projects, workshops, and further support initiatives.
All our projects and initiatives have been delivered within our annual funding budget of £24,925 from Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP.
The Ecovis London Foundation will strive and continue to further develop our partnership with the Prior Weston Primary School. We are exploring with the school further support opportunities whereby we can directly support school projects.
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## **Ecovis Wingrave Yeats EWY internal employee engagement**
Volunteering opportunities in conjunction with Thames Reach remain. In addition, company employees have organised several non-monetary fundraising activities, for example, at Prior Weston School, for the benefit of the Foundation, including clothes collections and putting together much-needed Christmas food/hamper boxes for the vulnerable clients of our chosen charities.
Ecovis employees have also fundraised for some other charitable initiatives highlighted in this report. Some of these initiatives have been part-funded by Ecovis London Foundation, where we have been able to contribute. The company has also, throughout the year, continued to donate many refurbished laptops to support Ecovis London Foundation and homeless clients participating in the online projects.
We are incredibly grateful for the support we have received and would like to thank all the Ecovis Wingrave Yeats partners and employees who have supported the charity since 2016.
_Members of Prior Weston Primary School’s Choir (Choir Weston) enjoying some refreshments after singing Christmas carols to the Ecovis office!_
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## **Fundraising**
## Where our funds come from
The Foundation’s primary and core funding has been received from Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP, who have supported all the “Transition to Work” and “Better to Work” programme costs and are committed to supporting the Foundation’s objectives and aims with our chosen Charities and the Prior Weston School. As per the memorandum of understanding between both organisations, the Ecovis Wingrave Yeats partnership determines funding annually.
Given the success of the original gala dinner in support of the charity, we hope to organise a future gala dinners and other fundraising initiatives in support of the charity. We would like to thank all our previous donors and sponsors who have donated funds to Ecovis London Foundation to date, and especially the Partners of Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP for providing core funding to the charity.
This has enabled the charity to continue and enhance the delivery of our community-based work-ready projects and expand the “Transition to Work” and “Better to Work” programs to adults in the local l homeless community. This year taking on additional workshops and supporting a partnership in conjunction with Thame Reach, Southwark Works, and Pecan Charity.
_David Whelan, Director of the Ecovis London Foundation, delivering a workshop._
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## **Volunteers**
## Internal and External Volunteers
The Trustees would like to pay tribute to all our volunteers for their time, support, and commitment to all the charitable causes the Ecovis employees have supported this year.
CV, Interview skills, confidence and motivation and application form workshops have been run with additional attendee numbers, and there has been a marked increase in workshops throughout the year 2024/2025. These continue to be managed and undertaken by David Whelan with the assistance of an external trainer, Denise Vilanou, and some external volunteers.
The charity has a volunteering policy and has established procedures for all volunteers, including Ecovis employees, who have allocated any of their company time to the charity in the past with the full support of the Ecovis Wingrave Yeats partnership.
Training and induction are provided for all volunteers, and this is undertaken by the Charity’s Independent Director. During the year we have also enlisted the services of additional volunteers and external qualified trainers due to increased workload and to reduce the foundation’s dependency on one source for our volunteers.
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Our plan for the Charity is to remain committed to the homeless sector and to roll out our “Work Ready” and “Transition to Work” projects and initiatives across the wider local community. We will also seek to widen our involvement with the local community through the development of partnerships with other charitable and private sector organisations.
There has been a marked increase in the number of workshops we delivered last year, at least 2 per month, with follow-up 1-1 person-centred sessions for attendees. The success of the “Work Ready” programme is becoming more widely known, and the charity has been approached by a few other organisations seeking our help and support. The Charity will continue to explore the additional steps we can take to enhance and expand our offering in conjunction with our partner Charities.
_A Thames Reach client receiving a Christmas Hamper provided by the Ecovis London Foundation._
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## **Charitable Activities**
## **Background Information**
## What we’ve been doing
It is important that as we evolve, we remain independent and sustainable. The Charity is especially interested in local community initiatives that are sustainable, measurable and can deliver direct, tangible benefits to those in need.
Some of the organisations we work with include:
- Thames Reach (Charity No: 1166311)
- Prior Weston Primary School
- Southwark Works (Charity No: 1137760) (https://southwarkworks.com/)
- Pecan Charity (Charity No: 801819) (https://www.pecan.org.uk/)
The Ecovis London Foundation has received funding of £24,925 from Ecovis Wingrave Yeats to enable it to work in partnership with our chosen charities above and the Prior Weston School.
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_The Ecovis Wingrave Yeats team ‘Wear It Pink’ in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month._
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_The team took part in a charity golf day with suppliers, clients, and colleagues, to raise money for Prior Weston and Thames Reach._
_Staff members also took part in a range of office-based fundraising events such as a cake and coffee morning for Macmillan, a Movember ‘pub’ quiz to raise awareness of male mental health, and a musical bingo night in support of Prior Weston._
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## **Other Charitable Activities Undertaken**
## Here’s how staff and partners helped raise money for other charitable causes
It wasn’t just the three charities listed above that Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP helped and supported, but these additional Charitable causes over the course of the year. The table below outlines some of the other causes Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP (together with the Ecovis London Foundation) has helped raise funds for.
|**Charity Name**|**Date**|**Activity**|**Charity**
**Donation**|
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|Thames Reach & Prior Weston
School|December
2024|Christmas Food Hampers
Total Cost: N/A|£495|
|Save the Children|December
2024|Christmas jumper day|£330|
|Men’s Health|November
2024|Movember Charity Pub Quiz
Staff Cost: N/A|£1,050|
|Breast Cancer Awareness|October 2024|Wear It Pink|£330|
|Macmillan Coffee Morning|September
2024|Cake sale|£450|
|NSPCC|July 2024|JP Morgan Race
Staff Costs: N/A|N/A|
|Demelza|July 2024|Dodgeball Event
Staff Costs: N/A|N/A|
|HARP, Southend’s
Homelessness|May 2024|World Cup On Sea Football
Staff Costs: N/A|N/A|
|Alzheimer’s|April 2024|Annabel Wilson ran the London
Marathon|N/A|
|Prior Weston Primary School|December
2024|School Panto Funding|£2,270|
|Prior Weston Primary School|December
2024|School Breakfast Club Funding|£730|
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## **Prior Weston Primary School**
## A sustained partnership for Ecovis London Foundation
_“Welcome to Prior Weston Primary School. As a school, we strive to ensure that every child is happy, safe and enjoys learning.”_
## **Prior Weston Primary School**
Ecovis London Foundation has continued to work in partnership with Prior Weston Primary School and Children’s Centre since 2022. The Ecovis London Foundation provides tangible, hands-on help and support, using the skills and talents of our staff to help and support people in the local community.
_“We didn’t just want to donate money or to form short-term relationships with our partners, whom we support and help in the community. We wanted to build a foundation with a sense of permanence and continuity with our partners, whom we work with, including our staff volunteering.”_
## **Ecovis London Foundation Trustees**
The Ecovis London Foundation Trustees recommended that Ecovis London Foundation and EWY staff lend their full support and assist where we can, the Prior Weston Primary School in ways the school wishes.
Ecovis London Foundation had initially funded the school’s breakfast club and looks forward to supporting and helping to improve the lives of those the school supports currently and going forward. The ethos and values of the school are grounded in the work that the Ecovis London Foundation undertakes.
Ecovis London Foundation look forward to building a strong relationship with the school and its staff, led by Fiona, the Headteacher, while sharing the same ethos and values, and a long-term commitment to support vulnerable people in the local community by working collaboratively in partnership.
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## **A Head Teacher’s Welcome**
## **A message from Fiona McCorquodale**
_Prior Weston School and Children’s Centre is a special place in a unique location. Every morning, I have the pleasure of welcoming the children and families into our amazing building. We truly are a school in the heart of the community it serves in that we open our doors to the school community every day._
_I started as Head Teacher of Prior Weston in September 2019 but had worked in the local area as a teacher and school leader for 18 years before that, and so I know this neighbourhood very well. There are parents here at the school who I taught when they were children!_
_As a school, we aspire for all of our young learners to aim high, develop resilience, be curious and respectful, and to value diversity. We strive to provide the highest quality of a broad and balanced education, but we also place a lot of importance on our children becoming happy, confident and fulfilled individuals. We believe that our children should be encouraged to do well academically, and should also be exposed to a fun, varied and creative curriculum so that they develop a thirst and love for learning. We do this by encouraging our children to explore, discover and question through a range of exciting learning opportunities, where we nurture creativity, independence, and individuality._
**Fiona McCorquodale – Headteacher, Prior Weston Primary School**
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## **Bernie’s Breakfast Bagels**
The Ecovis London Foundation supports an initiative that the school runs called Bernie’s Breakfast Bagels.
On the back of our £730.00 donation, Bernie (the school’s safeguarding & welfare lead) met with the National School Breakfast Programme and secured some matched funding through their scheme. This means the payment we made will now cover the whole school year!
## **Christmas Carols**
It was with great pleasure that the Ecovis employees and partners hosted the Prior Weston School Children's choir (at the invitation of Ecovis London Foundation) for a Christmas carol concert at the Ecovis offices.
They came to the Ecovis office in December 2025 to sing a range of Christmas carols. Ecovis had invited other organisations in the building to join in watching the Christmas Carol festivities in the foyer of the building. While they sang, they also had collection boxes for donation money to fundraise for school initiatives. The children raised a good sum of donations as well!
Santa played his part as well. The overjoyed and happy expressions on the faces of the children were something to behold when Santa arrived to give out presents to all the children in the Choir and staff who attended, including Head Teacher Fiona.
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## **The school sports kit and repainted pitch**
We are proud to continue supporting Prior Weston Primary School in ways that enrich the experiences and opportunities available to its students. Last year, we were delighted to fund a brand-new sports kit for the school’s teams with a donation of £1,200, ensuring they can take to the field with confidence and a real sense of unity. We believe that sport plays a vital role in developing teamwork, resilience, and pride, and we are thrilled to contribute to that.
This year, we also refreshed the school’s sports pitch by repainting the lines, giving a well-used space a much-needed lift. The pitch is a real favourite among the pupils and plays an important role in PE lessons, playtimes, and after-school activities. Supporting projects like this reflects ELF’s ongoing commitment to Prior Weston Primary School and our belief in the importance of fitness, wellbeing, and creating positive experiences for children both in and out of the classroom.
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_Prior Weston School showcases their new Ecovis London Foundation sports kit with David Whelan._
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## **Ecovis London Foundation funding of the Reading Roadmap**
## **A message from Deputy Headteacher, Bev Newman**
The Reading Road Map is a reading for pleasure initiative set up by the Islington Education Library Service. Originally, it was for schools in the borough, but it has now been extended nationally and has some schools overseas that run the challenge.
Each year, the library team devises a new reading ‘map’:
- Y1 &Y2 have twenty books.
- Y3 &Y4 have thirty books.
- Y5 & Y6 have forty books.
These books are across a range of genres and include a mixture of children’s classics and new titles, and authors. Children receive a sticker for each book read. There are also bronze, silver, gold and platinum certificates that are awarded in celebration assemblies on Fridays.
This is a well-loved reading challenge in the school.
All children from Year 1 to Year 6 have the opportunity to change books daily. As part of this, they have a conversation with the adult running the challenge about the book they have read, what they have enjoyed, etc. Children also talk with each other as they are changing books, giving reviews and recommendations to each other.
The reading challenge has had a significant impact on reading for pleasure at Prior Weston.
There is a good take-up in groups that usually are reluctant readers, such as boys. They love the competitive element.
More information can be found on their website: https://www.ukreadingroadmap.org/
We are a subscribing school, so one set of books for each phase is £825. (This is for 130 books, the stickers, and certificates). Issues with having one set are that if a book is lost, the set is immediately incomplete. Also, some children take longer to read a book, and this can cause frustration as some children like to complete sections at a time (e.g. read all the adventure books first).
An additional set of books would be £580. This would be £1,405 in total. With budgets becoming smaller and the cost of basics such as books and stationery rising, the demands on the school budget are increasing.
The Ecovis London Foundation donated £825 pounds for the book project 2024 to sponsor the reading challenge at Prior Weston, which will have a positive impact on over 190 children to promote reading for pleasure and at the same time have an impact on outcomes.
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## **Ecovis London Foundation Charity Partnerships**
## Supporting charitable causes in our community
## **Thames Reach**
Thames Reach is a London-based charity dedicated to ending street homelessness. The Ecovis London Foundation has been working with Thames Reach for over 10 years, supporting the charity and its clients. Their mission is to assist people who are homeless or vulnerable in finding decent homes, building supportive relationships, and leading fulfilling lives. They specialise in supporting individuals with complex needs, such as poor mental health and substance misuse.
Their charitable activities encompass a wide range of services. They run community day centres, offer hostel accommodation, and provide supported housing to help people recover from homelessness. They also offer employment and training opportunities so that people can find suitable, sustainable work and live more independently. Their services include street outreach, hostels, specialist supported housing, prevention work, health initiatives, and a range of employment, education and return to work schemes. They also encourage the public to volunteer their time, skills, and expertise to help make their services available to more people. [Source: Thames Reach – Our vision and mission]
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## **Bill Tidnam**
CEO, Thames Reach
“This year, we saw the highest ever levels of rough sleeping recorded in London — a stark reminder of how necessary our work is. Through it all, our teams continue delivering vital services, responding to crisis, and supporting people to move away from the streets for good.
We do not, and cannot, stop with crisis response. If people are to move away from rough sleeping, we must provide ongoing support — dedicated housing, help to sustain tenancies, support to manage health, and assistance to find work. Our aim is always to respond more effectively to rough sleeping and move towards a world where no one needs to sleep rough.” [Source: Bill Tidnam – Thames Reach]
## **The year in numbers**
- 16,021 – The number of people we worked with over the course of 2024-25
- 7,288 – The number of people helped by our homelessness prevention services
- 7,723 – The number of people met with on the streets by our outreach teams
- 502 – The number of people who have stayed in our hostels and supported housing
- 121 – The number of people helped to find employment
- [Source: Thames Reach Annual Review 2024-25]
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## **Preventing homelessness in the community**
Thames Reach remains dedicated to preventing homelessness, recognising that early and proactive intervention is essential to reducing rough sleeping **.** In 2024–25, our focus on prevention strengthened significantly, particularly through expanded mental health support in Lambeth, where our Staying Well team worked closely with GPs to help people manage their mental health, reduce the risk of crisis, and remain safe and stable in their homes.
Our Hounslow Reach service continued to play a crucial role in keeping people independent and preventing homelessness. This year, the service expanded its work into local hospitals, helping people leave safely once medically fit and reducing the likelihood of returning to crisis. By meeting people at home, in hospital, or through local networks, the team ensured that issues such as poor health, financial insecurity, or social isolation were addressed before they escalated further.
In Lewisham, the Deptford Reach service continued providing accessible support from trusted community spaces, helping people affected by or at risk of homelessness through guidance on housing, benefits, council tax, and signposting to specialist services.
Improving financial stability remained central to our prevention work. Our employment services supported people into work and training, strengthened this year by our tech lending initiative, which provided tablets and phones with data so people could apply for jobs, attend training, and access essential online services.
Together, these efforts have helped more people stay secure in their homes, avoid crisis points, and reduce the risk of being pushed into homelessness. [Source: Thames Reach Annual Review 2024-25]
_See Trevor, who received vital support from ‘The Greenhouse’, a service provided by Thames Reach in partnership with the NHS and Hackney Council, focused on supporting those who are experiencing, or close to, homelessness._
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## **Graham’s Story**
Through our Thames Reach Greenwich supported accommodation service, which provides tailored support for people with experience of homelessness and complex needs, Graham finally found the stability he needed to rebuild his life. The service supports people in the London Borough of Greenwich ‑ who are facing challenges such as addiction, mental ill health, or the long-term effects of homelessness.
Before arriving, Graham had experienced years of instability. Addiction, mental health difficulties and the loss of his partner left him isolated, and after a relapse he was referred to Thames Reach Greenwich by local council services.
At the service, he found more than a safe place to stay: he found structured support designed to help him recover. With access to mental health care, regular meetings with his key worker, and a plan ‑ tailored to his needs, he has remained drug free for over a year and reconnected with his family.
Although health issues prevent him from working, Graham has discovered a passion for gardening, a hobby that now supports his wellbeing. Reflecting on his progress, he said: “You don’t realise how much support you need until you find yourself here, seeing your life improve in every way.”
His journey shows the impact of compassionate, specialist support in helping people move away from homelessness and towards independence. [Source: Graham’s story]
_See Graham, supported by Thames Reach, now living in supported accommodation following a period of homelessness._
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## **Hearing from Benjy at Thames Reach**
In the spotlight
## **Benjy Saint**
Interviewing Benjy Saint, the Fundraising Manager for Thames Reach. Benjy provided valuable insights into the mission and objectives of Thames Reach, emphasising the significance of corporate sponsorships from organisations like the Ecovis London Foundation. Most importantly, Benjy highlighted the collaborative efforts between the Ecovis London Foundation and Thames Reach to offer many vital development workshops, such as CV building, interview skills, confidence + motivation, application form process and weekly 1-1 personcentred sessions focusing on the importance of skill development and building confidence.
Fundraising Manager
_“Our mission is ultimately to end rough sleeping in London, which is quite an ambitious goal, but I guess we're an ambitious organisation. We don’t define people by their rough sleeping; people from all walks of life can end up sleeping on the streets. Our mission is to foster a holistic approach and provide activities that can help people facing complex problems, such as finding themselves on the street. Our main focus is on prevention, getting out there and engaging with rough sleepers directly, aiding them with recovery, providing accommodation and helping them to find employment to secure their future.”_
_“Lots of corporates work with us and make an impact directly through corporate volunteering, that might be in delivering, as David at the Ecovis London Foundation does, a range of workshops. That’s a crucial kind of support that we can provide people, not just helping them to get off the streets but to ensure they stay off the streets through these confidence-building workshops. David is brilliant at what he does, and I think having someone with his lived experience helps people with their self-esteem.”_
_“There was a woman called Sumiya who was struggling with her mental health and had multiple barriers to work, including physical and mental health conditions. She lacked digital access and had financial stresses. With some of the support that the Ecovis London Foundation offers, we were able to help her refine her CV and create a job searching strategy. A huge barrier for her was that she didn’t have access to a laptop or computer, and we were able to provide her with one. This helped her apply for work. After offering her feedback on her CV, Sumiya secured a job at the refugee council as a project administrator, which is brilliant.”_
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## **Our new partnership with Pecan**
## Tackling poverty in Southwark
## **About Pecan**
Pecan is a community-focused charity dedicated to supporting local people with compassion, confidence and hope. They work with a highly diverse community, encompassing people facing a wide range of difficulties, such as, but not limited to: food insecurity; unemployment; low income; homelessness; loneliness; and long-term health challenges.
They do this by offering holistic, practical assistance through their various projects, each designed to meet different needs within our community. Their mission is to rebuild futures and put an end to all forms of poverty. Through practical help grounded in kindness, belief and hope, they work to empower people and create lasting change. [Source: Pecan – What we do]
“At Pecan, kindness is at the heart of everything we do. From our first interaction with a beneficiary to their journey toward independence, we see the power of small acts of compassion shaping lives across Peckham and Southwark.
## **A word from Pecan**
Changing lives through kindness
After the challenges of 2024, including the break-in, we have been overwhelmed by the kindness of those who stood with us. Regular donations from individuals, our community and organisations have reminded us we are not alone. 2025 is our Year of Kindness as a thank you to everyone who’s helped raise our profile and shown that Pecan matters, and continues to in Southwark.” [Source: Pecan Impact Report 2024-25]
## **Their projects**
Pecan are involved in numerous projects, all dedicated to supporting the local community. Listed below are their active projects, their goal, and their impact in numbers.
## Southwark Foodbank
Southwark Foodbank, part of the Trussell Trust network, works to ensure that everyone in Southwark has access to essentials. The service provides emergency three-day food parcels to households referred by partner agencies, along with toiletries, cleaning products, and fresh produce through a partnership with The Felix Project. Most of the food we distribute is provided by the invaluable donations of local people, local businesses, schools, churches, and other organisations.
The team also focuses on addressing the root causes of crises: visitors are welcomed warmly, offered refreshments, and connected to specialist support for issues such as debt, homelessness, benefit problems, long-term health challenges, and unexpected financial shocks.
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## _Southwark Foodbank stats:_
- 4,728 – Number of food parcels distributed in 2024
- 9,000 – Number of people we helped feed (of which 3000 were children)
- 90 – Average number of households we provide food to every week
## Peckham Pantry
Peckham Pantry is a membership-based social supermarket that provides affordable, nutritious food to people on low incomes. For a small weekly fee, members can choose from a wide range of fresh and healthy groceries, helping them shop with dignity, flexibility and stability. The service also creates a friendly community space where people feel welcome, supported and connected.
The Pantry operates from two Peckham locations — the main shop on Peckham Park Road and the original site at St Luke’s Church — with support from Thames Reach, who offer guidance on housing, social issues and signposting during weekly sessions. As of 2025, the service is expanding through new pop-up pantries, including a recently opened site at Rachel Leigh Community Hall in Walworth. The Pantry is more than a way to provide affordable nutrition – it is a key source of human interaction for many people who would otherwise be isolated and lonely.
## _Peckham Pantry stats:_
- 13,800 – Number of members who shopped at the pantry
- 1,700 – Number of members who benefit (of which 556 – 32% - were children)
- £214,150 - Estimated savings delivered to the members
_There were times that the only people I spoke to were those at the Pantry. It’s not just_
_about cheaper food and healthier options, but the non-tangible things about the Pantry that I like. – Albert, Pantry member_
_An image of the Peckham Pantry, providing access to healthy food to people on low incomes._
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## Employment Support
Pecan’s Employment Support service helps local people move closer to work, gain new skills, and build confidence. The team supports up to 1,000 individuals through tailored programmes for parents, carers, and people aged 50+, offering practical guidance at every stage of their journey into employment. Clients receive one-to-one support with CV writing, job applications, interview preparation, and navigating issues such as benefits, housing and council tax. The service also provides access to accredited qualifications — including SIA security, First Aid, and Customer Service — as well as referrals to external training partners.
Feedback shows how transformative the programme can be. Clients report increased confidence, progression into training, and hands-on experience that helps them move into new roles. Many emphasise the reassurance, encouragement, and personalised guidance they receive from their caseworkers.
## _Employment Support stats:_
- 450 – Number of new clients supported between April 2024 to February 2025
- 157 – Number of clients who gained employment
- 182 – Clients gained Level 3 qualifications
- 42 – Number of clients who gained promotions
## Women’s Service
Pecan’s Women’s Service supports women affected by the criminal justice system and those seeking community, stability and resources. The Southwark and Lewisham Women’s Hubs offer a safe, welcoming environment where women can access one-to-one advocacy, group activities, practical guidance and trauma-informed support.
The hubs give women a place to build friendships, gain confidence, and connect with others through twice-weekly coffee mornings and monthly free lunches. Creative workshops, covering drama, movement, songwriting, comedy and wellbeing, provide a safe and positive space for expression and personal development. Women who regularly attend become “hub members”, forming a peer-support network strengthened by the commitment of the staff team. Last year, more than 225 women were supported with one-to-one advocacy and casework support.
_Members of the Women's Service taking part in a creative workshop._
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## Together
Together is Pecan’s warm, inclusive community hub in the heart of Peckham, designed to bring people together, reduce isolation, and build meaningful connections. Evolving from the successful HourBank project, the hub now offers a welcoming café, creative activities, coffee mornings, arts and crafts, wellbeing sessions, advice and guidance, and practical workshops.
It also serves as an important warm space for older residents, addressing loneliness and social isolation by giving people a place to meet, talk, learn new skills and feel part of a supportive community. Participants frequently describe the hub as friendly, creative and energising, with workshops providing opportunities for joy, shared experiences and personal growth.
In response to needs identified through café sessions and supported by a Southwark Charities Grant, the service is expanding. From mid-2025, a dedicated Community Engagement Officer will offer personalised one-to-one support, helping older people and regular attendees access local services, join social activities and stay connected to their community. This development will strengthen the hub’s ability to create long-lasting, positive change for vulnerable residents.
_Together stats:_
- 5 Creative Writing workshops — 39 attendees
- 4 Bread & Salt sessions — 34 attendees
- 1 Letterpress Printing Community Workshop — 25 attendees
- 1,380 – Number of people who attended the Together café, a space offering free refreshments, snacks, and community
_People coming ‘Together’ over coffee at Pecan’s community hub In Peckham, designed to encourage community and defeat isolation._
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## **Ecovis Wingrave Yeats “Giving Back” Group** Independent Fundraising
Selective fundraising activities independently undertaken by individuals and select groups of Ecovis employees are wholly the responsibility of the “Giving Back” Group or the individual employee. Such fundraising activities are not under the jurisdiction of the Charity, nor does the Ecovis London Foundation Board of Trustees have any legal responsibility or oversight for them.
## **Hearing From Emily Mellows and Archie Reeve**
One of the aspects I most enjoy about working at Ecovis is the opportunity to be involved with the Giving Back Team. Last year, I had the privilege of organising and hosting the November quiz and raffle, as well as a musical bingo night, in support of some fantastic charities. I thoroughly enjoyed coordinating these events, as they allowed me to see first-hand how enthusiastic and supportive my colleagues across the firm are when it comes to getting involved in good causes.
## **Emily Mellows**
Giving Back Committee Ambassador
While many organisations speak about “giving back” to the wider community, it is genuinely refreshing to work at a firm like Ecovis that actively delivers on these commitments and makes a meaningful, positive impact. I’m excited to build on this in 2026 and bring several new event ideas to life.
Being part of the Giving Back team has been a really rewarding experience, and I’m proud to contribute to initiatives that make a genuine difference. It’s a great way to step outside of day-to-day work and be involved in something meaningful with colleagues.
## **Archie Reeve**
Giving Back Committee Ambassador
One of my favourite initiatives has been the Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning. It was a great event that brought the office together, from baking cakes to a friendly competition for the best bake, all while raising money for an important cause. Seeing everyone get involved made it especially enjoyable, and it’s something I’m keen to continue supporting in the future.
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## **Ecovis London Foundation Work Ready Programme**
## Programmes and activities for 2024-2025
In partnership with Thames Reach & in association with Southwark Works, we have continued to deliver our “Transition to Work” - “Better to Work” projects and “Work Ready” within the homeless community. Supporting both charities to deliver services to those most in need. Successfully piloted and supported Thames Reach's additional “Step Up” program. All materials and resources for the projects and workshops are provided by Ecovis London Foundation.
## **CV, interview skills, confidence + motivation, application form workshops**
- •Delivery of many workshops both on site and in person .
## **1-1 CV and Interview skills sessions and mock interviews**
- •Creates/updates a client's CV on a 1-1 basis - working directly with the client and thereafter clients participate in mock interview scenarios to help prepare them for a return to work or a "step-up" in their employment and career prospects. We also assist clients with online applications for employment.
## **Donation of recycled laptops from Ecovis Wingrave Yeats**
- •An invaluable resource for clients who are digitally poor.
## **Facilitates work experience/placements**
- •Provides clients with the opportunity to experience a "hands on" true working environment
## **Providing food and drink**
- •We funded lunches for the Thames Reach workshops and their clients.
## **Support job fairs/events & mentoring support**
- •Many workshops, 1-1 CV sessions, HR support advising clients of recruitment processes/do's and don'ts. How to present the very best of yourself. Interview skills and mentoring support for individuals in a mentoring program.
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## **Southwark Works**
## In association with Ecovis London Foundation and Thamesreach
The Ecovis London Foundation is partnering with the Thames Reach Charity to deliver an in-work progression project for Southwark Works. Ecovis London Foundation provides person-centred and high-quality support to Southwark residents referred by Thames Reach who are employed, assisting them in advancing to better job opportunities by helping them understand their skills, goals, and aspirations related to work. Ecovis London Foundation manages an active caseload where we collaborate with Thames Reach/Southwark Works clients to create action plans that help them achieve their employment objectives. We liaise with Thames Reach clients on all aspects of employment support, including CVS, job search strategies, application writing, and interview skills.
Ecovis London Foundation organises and supports monthly employment workshops at Thames Reach, such as Interview Skills, CV Building, Application Process, and Confidence and Motivation workshops, to aid Thames Reach and Southwark Works clients. Additionally, we offer weekly 1-on-1 Better to Work sessions for clients.
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## **About Southwark works**
## **Who are we?**
Southwark Works is a free employment service for local job seekers and employers. We provide friendly and expert-led support for residents of all ages and backgrounds, creating better work opportunities for everyone in our community.
Assigning you with your own personal adviser, we offer assistance throughout each stage of your career – whether that’s finding your first job or your next role, helping you prepare for an interview or delivering on-the-job guidance.
Working across a wide range of sectors, our highly tailored services have been developed with 15 years of experience and have helped thousands of people reach their personal career goals.
If you live in Southwark and you’re looking for a job or you want to achieve better pay, hours and career prospects, we’d love to welcome you. We look forward to discussing the next phase of your career progression with you.
## **Who can access our services?**
We work with residents of all ages, skillsets and backgrounds. Some people we work with have encountered difficulties finding employment. Others are re-entering the job market for the first time in a while. Whatever your current situation, we’re here to help.
Alongside permanent and part-time jobs, we also have opportunities for volunteering, internships and apprenticeships, allowing you to gain skills and contacts outside of traditional employment routes.
The only criteria you must meet to access our free services is to be a Southwark resident and be eligible to work in the UK.
## **How do we work with job seekers?**
At Southwark Works, we tailor our services to you, meaning you can receive as much or as little support as you like.
Although the way we work depends entirely on the individual, below you’ll find a brief outline of what you can expect from our team.
Source: https://southwarkworks.com/about-southwark-works/
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## **Christmas Hampers**
## Delivering hampers to Prior Weston School and Thames Reach clients
Donation of £413 pounds for food by Ecovis employees for parcels/hampers – these kind donations to clients of both charities support the most vulnerable in our society at a particularly challenging time of the year, exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis. Food hamper deliveries to Thames Reach were undertaken by the Senior Partner of Ecovis Wingrave Yeats, Robert McCann and Ecovis Associate Billy Iden. Deliveries to Prior Weston School were undertaken by Robert McCann.
_I am writing to express my sincere appreciation to you and the Ecovis London Foundation for the beautiful Christmas hamper and card sent to me and my family. I was deeply touched and truly grateful to have been nominated by Thames Reach Job Centre as one of the clients to receive a hamper this year. Your generosity brought real joy and encouragement to my family during this Christmas season. Please know that your gesture made a meaningful difference and was received with genuine gratitude._
_Thank you once again for your compassion and generosity. I hope you, your team, and everyone at Ecovis London Foundation had a joyful Christmas and I wish you a prosperous New Year.”_
**Words from a recipient of our Christmas hamper**
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## **Contact Information**
## **Get in touch**
Our website, supporting us and useful contact information
The Ecovis London Foundation highlights the work that it does through the charity portal on the website of our core funder, Ecovis Wingrave Yeats. Here we seek to highlight and promote our activities, and the other charitable activities of the Ecovis employees and partners. Whereby you can access all our previous annual reports since 2016 and review all our charitable partnerships and causes we engage in and support.
Click below to view our website page where you’ll find more information regarding what we do and upto-date news:
ECOVIS London Foundation | ECOVIS Wingrave Yeats
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## **Support Us**
## Here’s how you can help
The Ecovis London Foundation charity is seeking to expand and develop our partnerships within the wider corporate, private, and volunteer sectors in supporting our work ready “Transition to Work” projects and initiatives whereby we can offer additional placements and employment opportunities more widely.
Please consider supporting the work we do. The challenge facing the charity is how we continue to make a real difference and provide much needed support to improve the life chances and opportunities available to some of the most vulnerable adults in our society.
If you would like to make a donation or support any of our fundraising activities, you can donate through the Ecovis London Foundation gift giving page.
## **Contact Information**
## Who to call
If you are interested in finding out more about Ecovis or require specific information, contact Ecovis London Foundation Director, David Whelan, who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
## **Message of Thanks**
## To Finn Harley
The Ecovis London Foundation would like to express our special thanks to Finn Harley (Ecovis Marketing Assistant) for all the support and assistance in compiling this year's annual report. Finn interviewed Emily Mellows and Archie Reeve, ambassadors of the “Giving Back Group”, and provided the report with a refresh through updating the text, images, and formatting.
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## **Financial Accounts**
## **Financial Accounts**
For the year ended 30 June 2025 (attached)
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirement of the Charity Commission with respect to accounting records and for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as of 30th June 2025.
Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees:
Ben Smith, Chair
Date: 28th April 2026
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## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 30 June 2025**
Ecovis London Foundation (non-profit organisation)
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**Funds 2025**|**Restricted**
**Funds 2025**|**Total Funds**
**2025**|**Total Funds**
**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes**|
**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Income from:**||||||
|Donations|**2**|24,925|-|24,925|24,629|
|**Total incoming**
**resources**||**24,925**|**-**|**24,925**|**24,629**|
|**Expenditure on:**||||||
|Charitable activities|**3**|25,610|-|25,610|26,987|
|**Total resources**
**expended**||**25,610**|**-**|**25,610**|**26,987**|
|**Net (expenditure) /**
**income**|**4**|**(685)**|**-**|**(685)**|**(2,358)**|
|Transfers between funds||-|-|-|-|
|Net movement in funds||(685)|-|(685)|(2,358)|
|**Total funds brought**
**forward.**||**4,711**|**-**|**4,711**|**7,069**|
|**Total funds carried**
**forward.**||**4,026**|**-**|**4,026**|**4,711**|
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## **Balance Sheet for the year ended 30 June 2025**
Ecovis London Foundation (non-profit organisation)
||Unrestricted
Funds 2025|Restricted
Funds 2025|Total Funds
2025|Total Funds
2024|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|£|
|**Current Assets**|||||
|Cash at bank and in hand|19,532|-|19,532|18,742|
|**Total Current Assets**|**19,532**|**-**|**19,532**|**18,742**|
|**Creditors:**|||||
|Amount falling due within one
year (note 6)|15,506|-|15,506|14,031|
|**Net current**
**assets/(liabilities)**|**4,026**|**-**|**4,026**|**4,711**|
|**Net Assets**|**4,026**|**-**|**4,026**|**4,711**|
|**Charity Funds (note 7)**|||||
|Restricted Funds|4,026|-|4,026|4,711|
|Unrestricted Funds|-|-|-|-|
|**Total funds**|4,026|-|4,026|4,711|
Financial statements were approved by the trustees and signed on 28 April 2026 by:
## **Ben Smith**
## **Chairman of the Board of Trustees**
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025**
Ecovis London Foundation (non-profit organisation)
## **1. Accounting policies**
## **1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared by the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts per the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and Charities Act 2011.
Ecovis London Foundation constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’.
## **1.2 Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the company is legally entitled to the income, and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Income tax recoverable concerning donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Income tax recoverable on investment income is recognised at the time the investment income is receivable.
Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service.
Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.
## **1.3 Resources expended**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been included under expense categories that aggregate all costs for allocation to activities. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular activities, they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of the resources.
Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the company and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
All resources expended are inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025**
Ecovis London Foundation (non-profit organisation)
## **2 Income received**
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds 2025**|**Restricted**
**Funds 2025**|**Total Funds**
**2025**|**Total Funds**
**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|£|
|Donations and charitable activities|24,925|-|24,925|24,629|
|**Total income received**|**24,925**|**-**|**24,295**|**24,629**|
## **3 Resources expended**
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds 2025**|**Restricted**
**Fund 2025**|**Total Funds**
**2025**|**Total Funds**
**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|CV Workshops and 1-1 support|25,610|-|25,610|20,958|
|Ukraine Support initiatives|-|-|-|6,029|
|**Total Resources expended**|**25,610**|**-**|**25,610**|**26,987**|
## 4 **Net incoming resources**
During the year, remuneration of £nil (2025: £nil) was paid to the trustees)
## 5 **Staff Costs**
During the period staff costs of £nil (2025: £nil) were paid.
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025**
Ecovis London Foundation (non-profit organisation)
## **6**
## **Creditors: falling due within one year**
As at the balance sheet date, the Charity owed Ecovis Wingrave Yeats UK Limited £15,506 (2024: £14,031) in respect of expenses incurred on behalf of the Charity associated with events and activities held.
## **7 Summary of funds**
||**Brought**
**forward**|**Incoming**
**resources**|**Resources**
**expended**|**Carried**
**forward**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted
funds|4,711|24,925|(25,610)|4,026|
|Restricted
funds|-|-|-|-|
|**Total**|**4,711**|**24,925**|**(25,610)**|**4,026**|
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## **Taking the next step**
Thank you for taking the time to review our report
If you have any questions, please contact:
## **David Whelan**
Ecovis London Foundation Independent Director **+44 (0)20 7495 2244 david.whelan@ecovis.co.uk**
ECOVIS Wingrave Yeats, Waverley House 7-12 Noel Street, Soho, London W1F 8GQ
enquiries@ecovis.co.uk +44 (0)20 7495 2244