**Voice of Hope** (Registered charity, number 1171171) **Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020**
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|2 - 3|Trustees’ annual report|
|4|Independent examiner’s report|
|5|Receipts & payments accounts|
|6|Statement of assets & liabilities|
|7|Notes to the accounts|
## **Voice of Hope Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020**
**Registered charity number** 1171171
## **Principal address**
Voice of Hope The Bridge Centre Birches Head Road Birches Head Stoke-on-Trent ST2 8DD
## **Trustees**
Mrs A Grainger Mrs A Broom Mrs L McDermott Mr D Dean Mrs Diane Yeadon
(deceased April 2021) (resigned July 2021) (appointed February 2020)
## **Bankers**
Barclays Bank Business Direct Leicester Leicestershire LE87 2BB
## **Independent examiner**
Daryl Denson ACMA VAST The Dudson Centre Hope Street Hanley Stoke on Trent ST1 5DD
## **Governance and management**
Voice of Hope is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) which operates under the rules of its constitution adopted on 18 January 2017.
## **Summary of objects**
The objects of the CIO are to promote human rights (as set out in the universal declaration of human rights and subsequent united nations conventions and declarations) throughout the world in particular through the prevention of modern slavery including human trafficking by:
- 1) raising awareness of modern slavery;
- 2) promoting public support for the prevention of modern slavery;
- 3) offering training and education on modern slavery;
- 4) conducting research into modern slavery;
- 5) relieving need among the victims of modern slavery;
- 6) raising funds to be used in the relief and prevention of modern slavery
## **Public Benefit**
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission of England and Wales.
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Voice of Hope
Trustses, Annual Report (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2020
Summary of maln achievomonts during the yoar
During this financial year we have continued lo raise awareness of modem-day 51avery.
We celebrated the charities 5th year anniversgry with special guest Dame Sarah Thomwin lanti-slavery
Commissioner).
Sadly, due lo the Covid lockdown all training has slopped.
Other inforniation
We are now at a stage where we Can plan training and increasing the number of our volunteers and we intend to
explore the reeruitmenl of retained. contracted or employed staff. Also. it is our intention lo develop a pemianenl
Teception cenlre. This centre will also host the inle9rated provision of care lo people rescued from modern day
slavery and will enable agencies and support setvices to be brought together on one site This will include, in time,
a home la 'safe house'l providing reselllemenl and accommodation for vulnerable people rescued from modern
day slavery.
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We have a resetwes policy of one months operating costs.
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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Voice of Hope for the year ended 31 December 2020**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 5 to 7.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
As the charity’s trustees of Voice of Hope you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the Voice of Hope 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:
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of Voice of Hope as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts to not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
24/09/2021 Signed _________________________ Date ______________________ **Daryl Denson ACMA VAST**
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## **Voice of Hope Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 December 2020**
|**Receipts**
Grants
Donation
Furlough
Sundry
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Gifts
Publicity
Refreshments
Training
IT
Room Hire
Wages
Payroll Costs
Bookkeeping
Insurance
Travel
Purchases
Printing & Stationary
Project Assist Costs
Staff Costs
Subscription
Donations
Miscellaneous
**Total Payments**
**Net receipts / (payments)**
Cash funds brought forward
**Cash funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
7,000
1,000
16,498
224
24,722
-
-
473
-
-
-
15,370
695
222
-
223
38
-
-
-
-
27
17,048
7674
1,322
8,996|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
24,105
8,326
-
415
32,846
56
1,093
134
159
95
3,470
14,630
-
504
452
351
2,800
910
2,537
-
52
1,381
-
28,624
4,222
28,015
32,237|**2020**
2019
**£**
£
31,105
27,750
9,326
6,585
16,498
-
639
12
57,568
34,347
56
-
1,093
1,150
607
941
159
1,078
95
2,269
3,470
5,329
30,000
10,604
695
-
726
492
452
252
574
568
2,838
1,267
910
900
2,537
-
-
5,341
52
1,140
1,381
-
27
52
45,672
31,383
11,896
2,964
29,337
26,373
41,233
29,337|
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Voice of Hope
Statement of assets and liabilities
at 31 December 2020
2020
2019
Cash assets
Current Account
29,337
29,337
41.233
Current Liabiltles
AccruaLs
492
492
492
492
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by..
Signed
Name..
Position..
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## **Voice of Hope Notes to the Accounts at 31 December 2020**
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Balance at 1 Balance at 31
January Incoming Resources December
2020 resources expended Transfer 2020
Restricted funds £ £ £ £ £
People Power Fund - Schools 337 9,678 (7,104) - 2,911
People Power Fund - Stay Safe 1,820 - (1,002) - 818
- -
Tampax Tampon Fund - Project Dignity 3,528 (1,322) 2,206
- -
Operational Grant 21,580 (14,630) 6,950
Malam Trust 750 16,612 (1,657) - 15,705
Office of Police & Crime Commissioner - 5,906 (2,503) 3,403
Community Foundation - 650 (406) - 244
-
28,015 32,846 (28,624) 32,237
Unrestricted funds
General reserve 1,322 24,722 (17,048) - 8996
1,322 24,722 (17,048) - 8996
Total funds 29,337 57,568 (45,672) - 41,233
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## **Purpose of restricted funds**
People Power Fund – Funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Staffordshire to support the delivery of the ‘Raising Awareness to End Modern Slavery’ project.
Tampax Tampon Fund – Funding to help improve health and wellbeing and provide necessities to people in need.
Operational Grant – Funding to help charity operations and to recruit new staff.
Malam Trust – Funding to pay for various administration and printing costs.
Office of Police & Crime Commissioner – Tender to support victims
Community Foundation - Funding for IT equipment purchases.
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