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2020-07-31-accounts

MERGE•th.- Trustee's Annual Report Ist August 2019 31st July 2020 We are a youth work charity that runs and facilitatos Emorgo projects in hospitals to support people aged 10 - 25 who havo visited A&E because of 5elf-harm, a Suicide attempt or emotional crisis. Our toams are there to be a #VoiceOfHope. to provide positive distraction. reassurance and care. encouraging young people to engage effectively with other profe55iona15 for the best possiblo outcome& 66 739 SESSI0NSW￿H YOUNG PEOPLE Emerge really helped me. Purely just sitting down and talking about life really helped me to see, where I was struggling and how I can learn more about myself so I can move forward. Don't view it a5 another assessment or the answer to why your situation has arisen. iys to support you to find steps to take within yourself. 4.7 AVERAGE FEEDBACK SCORE THIS YEAFI 196% increaso in support sessions 99 86% Joseph, aged 21 increase in support hours NEW PROJECTS Due to COVID restrictions. we were initially limited in our ability to support young people in hospitals. but we responded to this by offering remote support via phone calls and extending our follow up 5UPPOrt. This provided much needed additional 5UPPOrt to young people who were struggling with their mental health. which was vital during a time when young people were Struggling more than ever. Emerge Medway launched on time in April 2020 clespite COVID, switchin9 to a remote support model to help young people. WITH SUPPORT A BETTER FROM... Millmead MEDWAY EMMAUSRO ounties GuSldloryl Poylo CharttlK St Pèt•r'$ Community Foundatlon lor Suriey Church

Emerge Advocacy Trustee’s Annual Report 1[st] August 2019 – 31[st] July 2020

We are there to be a #VoiceOfHope in the midst of crisis. We give time, reassurance, care and compassion. We encourage young people to engage effectively with other professionals for the best possible outcomes. We do this by running Emerge projects in hospitals to support people aged 10 – 25 who have visited A&E because of self-harm, a suicide attempt or emotional crisis.

Chairperson’s remarks

This year has been one of dramatic change for Emerge. Following our success in the Cinnamon Network’s Project Lab competition, the team has pressed forwards growing the work to continue to reach more young people with a voice of hope in the midst of their crisis. I would particularly like to thank our outgoing trustees, Matt and Tim, and welcome David and Sarah to the team. Looking forwards to the coming year and, writing this in May 2021, it’s clear the crucial role the events in the report have played in bringing Emerge to the exciting point we are currently at, with many new projects developing and more young people being supported that ever before.

Above all, my thoughts are with the young people we serve, and their families, as they navigate such turbulent times. I know I speak on behalf of the whole team when I say was an honour is it to come alongside each and every one of them, we are constantly in awe of the courage and potential within these young people, and their fierce determination to do something to help others in due course.

Elizabeth Butlin

Our Story

Emerge Advocacy began as a single project established by local people in collaboration with the Royal Surrey County Hospital in 2016. We enable trained volunteers to support young people attending A&E at hospital because of self-harm, overdose, suicide attempt or eating disorder, operating from 7pm – 11pm Monday to Saturday. The team also offers follow up support young people for up to three months post-discharge, encouraging them to engage effectively with statutory and community-based support.

We knew that young people across our country are experiencing similar issues to those in Guildford, and that statutory services are under increasing pressure

nationwide. Therefore, we have put increased time and energy into replicating the impact of our work through developing new projects, and by sharing our knowledge and insights.

We have developed training, policies and procedures with this in mind and have made significant steps replicating our model into new location within this reporting period. It’s very important to us to use our experience and knowledge to equip others which we have begun to do through a training session delivered in a range of contexts including schools, churches, parent workshops and training for medical staff.

We are motivated by our Christian faith, bringing care and compassion indiscriminately and always empowering young people to set the agenda for conversations.

All of this is to enable our team to do simple things, like table football and chatting with young people in crisis to reduce their anxiety, show then that they matter, and help them to reconnect with a sense of hope.

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Young Person Chris Melbourne
Emerge Volunteer
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During this reporting period our work has begun to grow, expanding from two locations to three as we opened a project at Medway Maritime Hospital, and began planning for two more – Frimley Park and Epsom General hospitals.

Our work in hospitals

Our follow up support

Night by night in the hospital, the Emerge team communicates to young people that there is an alternative to self-destruction and that they do not have to make it on their own . We encourage them to connect with professionals who can help and we demonstrate that there is hope even when, humanly speaking, all appears lost. We go to the places where young people are most in need of this message of hope and let our actions speak of the transforming life that lives within us.

Sitting with young people in hospital, we:

We do this with the aim of easing the young person’s journey through a mental health crisis admission and to help them engage as fully as possible with statutory services so they can get the best possible care and help going forward.

“The support I got in hospital really helped me get the help I needed with my doctor. Your team are really nice and I’m thankful for your time.” Alex, age 19

Week by week, our team:

Emerge’s support offers a bridge of stability from crisis admission to the commencement of a treatment plan. It can take time for ongoing NHS support to be put in place so we offer reassurance and continuity while this becomes established. We are responsive to the needs and wishes of the young person in terms of timing and content and do not have waiting lists or thresholds to negotiate.

“Emerge really helped me. Purely just sitting down and talking about life really helped me to see where I was struggling and how I can learn more about myself so I can move forward. If you get offered Emerge, I’d say: ‘Do it!' that moment of pain will pass and having someone impartial to talk to may well help you make the right choices to get well’.” Jess, age 16

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Key achievements during 2019 – 2020

Emerge Medway set up and launch

During this financial year, we completed the set up and launch of our first commissioned project at Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent. It was quite incredible how everything came together for this, as it transpired that links we had already been developing with a church network in Kent called Heaven in Healthcare which provided excellent contacts and a landing point for the project locally. We were able to appoint Fiona Gilpin as Project Lead and Nade Onisile as Youth Support Worker for the project, and quickly built a team of volunteers. We were all set to launch the project on the 28[th] of April 2020. Little did we know that things were about to change drastically! As news of Covid19 began to escalate, we took the decision to flip our service model and provide support remotely. Thanks to the hard work of the team, the service launched on the planned date albeit with a redesigned service model, and began supporting young people straight away. This enabled Emerge Medway to support young people through the pandemic who would otherwise have remained isolated whilst cut off from many other normal avenues of support.

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Fiona Gilpin Tim Gosden Joy Wright Sarah Richards
Emerge Medway Medway Emerge Medway Public
Project Lead Hospital ED CEO Health Self-harm
Manager Project Officer
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Covid19 response

It is impossible to write about 2020 without mentioning Covid19 and its impact on our work. As a charity, we had to adapt quickly , and were able to redesign the way we worked to enable us to continue offering support to young people throughout the lockdowns. We did this by developing a phone-based model, updating our safeguarding arrangements and training our team so that there was no gap in our service provision. In fact, our output increased dramatically as we responded to the needs we encountered . We decided to proactively contact all the young people we had supported in crisis

in the six months leading up to lockdown, knowing that they were likely to still vulnerable and could need extra support. We offered weekly phone calls and socially distanced walks (when permitted) to all who needed them, and increased the number of follow up support sessions provided by 196%.

“Bethany has been brilliant throughout the pandemic. She was one of the only people that remained consistent and was always there if and when I needed her. I really cannot fault her support in any way. Susie, age 14

New projects in response to growing needs

During the first lockdown it became apparent the huge impact the pandemic was having on young people’s mental health . We discovered that young people were staying away from A&E due to concerns about Covid19, and that many people’s routine mental health appointments were being cancelled or moved online which young people did not access as readily. On top of this, they were now isolated, away from school friends and unable to participate in their usual sports clubs, youth groups and other activities which gave them an outlet and supported their emotional wellbeing. There was a lot of anxiety amongst young people about the changes to GCSEs and A Levels, giving rise to fears about accessing university places and work. Many young people were also impacted by financial pressures on their families, and carried a lot of anxiety about this. On top of all of this was much care and concern for the health of their relatives, with many being incredibly worried about their grandparents and some sadly facing bereavement due to the pandemic.

From speaking to staff in hospitals, we became concerned that the lull in crisis attendances was the calm before a rather serious storm of mental and emotional health issues which were brewing behind closed doors during the lockdowns. In response to this, we sought funding from the Community Foundation for Surrey and Allchurches Trust, among others, to expand our provision by opening projects in two new hospitals – Frimley Park Hospital and Epsom General Hospital.

"We have had a surge of CAMHS young people present in the past 2-3 weeks so we would be delighted if an Emerge project was agreed for Epsom." Paediatric Mental Health Nurse Epsom General Hospital, June 2020

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Our approach

As youth workers, we go to the young person, rather than inviting them to an office or clinic. They always have a choice about whether they see Emerge and what they talk about with us so nothing is forced upon them, rather, they have choice at every stage.

This aids engagement, adds value and empowers the individual . This is very important to young people in crisis who, in becoming a patient, often become passive and wait for professionals to make decisions or tell them what should happen next. This can erode their sense of agency and either lead to dependency on authority figures or resistance to them.

Our work aims to prevent recurring crisis by helping young people to begin to feel empowered.

Young people begin to realise that they are able to be problem solvers and agents for change . We help them to discover positive coping strategies that work for them.

One of the key elements of our approach is helping young people to recognise the resources, skills and strengths they already have. We work to help young people realise that they are not defined by their problems or their diagnosis, and that they are not powerless in their situations; that actually they hold incredible power and potential . We just help to draw this out, to help them see it and learn how to take hold of it to bring about change in their lives.

This is called taking an asset-based approach.

Here, a young person describes the difference this makes in their own words:

“This meeting isn’t like any of my other meetings. In those meetings I just talk in a negative spiral and that’s it. But with Emerge you’re asking me questions about other stuff. And I don’t know what to say, because it’s stuff I haven’t thought about in so long. I need my other meetings to be like this one.”

Jack, age 19

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Finances and Governance

Our Trustees during this reporting period:

This financial year has seen Emerge increase in terms of staff team, volunteers and finance. We came into the year in a good position thanks to careful stewardship of these resources and ongoing support from funders, donors and commissioners, we have ended the year in a strong position too.

On our trustee board, we said goodbye to Tim Wears and Matt Russell as they moved on due to changing personal circumstances. The board has been incredibly grateful for the skills, time and support they have invested in Emerge’s work.

We were pleased to welcome David Welch and Sarah Kendall onto our board. David brings with him many years of youth work management and safeguarding expertise thanks to his role as Diocesan Youth Officer at Guildford Diocese. Sarah began with Emerge as our first volunteer back in 2016 and brings a wealth of hands on experience of the project working in hospital.

Following these changes, we took the opportunity to undertake a skills audit. We recognised that, due to the way in which Emerge had been developing, the role of the board was evolving too. In the beginning, the board was there to oversee the project at the Royal Surrey and this was our only project. With Emerge projects now in three hospitals, soon to be in two more, and plans for further replication, we knew we needed to develop our governance team. In particular, we identified a need to recruit individuals with skills and experience in the following areas:

Name Role Dates
Elizabeth
Butlin		 Trustee /
Chairperson		 1stMar 2017 /
30thJan 2018 -
present
Timothy
Wears		 Trustee / Vice
Chairperson		 1stMar 2017 /
30thJan 2018 -
4thMar 2020
Matthew
Russell		 Trustee 1stMar 2017 -
4thMar 2020
Dr Alice Cook Trustee 1stMar 2017 -
present
Peter Watts Trustee 27thJune 2018 -
present
Lorraine
Faires		 Trustee 27thJune 2018 -
present
Joy Wright Founder & CEO /
Trustee		 4thJuly 2016 /
12thJune 2019 -
present
David Welch Trustee 4thDec 2019 -
present
Sarah Kendall Trustee 4thDec 2019 -
present

Emerge Advocacy works in partnership with hospitals where we run projects, our youth team become registered as hospital volunteers and are DBS checked and vetted as part of this process.

We hold the following policies:

Emerge Advocacy is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), using the Association model and governed by constitution. Emerge Advocacy’s trustees are elected by existing trustees.

Closing comments

Towards the end of this financial year we were ready to begin to use our existing connections, such as Cinnamon Network, wider church networks and professional contacts to identify and approach people who might be suitable.

In the leadership of Emerge and the direction of its resources and energies, the charity trustees have at all times worked to the best interests of the public benefit, striving to give all we can for the young people we serve .

To find out more about our work, visit our website or follow us on social media:

www.emergeadvocacy.com

Facebook: emerge.advocacy; Twitter: @emergeadvocacy; Instagram: emergeadv0cacy

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Statement of Financial Activities

For the Year Ended 31[st] July 2020

(Incorporating Income & Expenditure Account) (Incorporating Income & Expenditure Account) (Incorporating Income & Expenditure Account)
Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds 2019/20 2018/19
Notes £ £ £ £
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming Resources from Generated Funds
Donations, Legacies and Similar
Income 3a 17,918 18,964 36,882
59,253
Charitable Activities 3b 23,550 25,844 49,395
345
Other Trading Activities 3c 1,317 0 1,317 96
42,786 44,808 87,594
59,694
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Cost of Generating Funds
Raising Funds 4a 105 0 105
0
Charitable Activities 4b 22,604 47,424 69,488
40,435
Other 4c 0 0 0
75
TOTAL RESOURCES USED 22,169
47,424
69,593
40,510
NET INCOMING (OUTGOING) RESOURCES 20,616
(2,616)
18,000
19,185
Total Funds Brought Forward 23,115
19,124
42,239
23,054
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 43,731
16,508
60,239
42,239

Movements on all reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above.

All the charity’s operations are classed as continuing. The notes on pages 8 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31[st] JULY 2020

Note
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
2
Current Assets
Debtors & Prepayments
7
Cash at Bank and in hand
6
Total Current Assets
Creditors:
due within one year
8
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETSless current liabilities
NET ASSETS
Funds of the Charity
General Funds
Restricted Funds
5		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
31/07/20
Total
31/07/19
Total
£
£
£
£
0
158
158
600
754
0
754
642
45,276
22,665
67,941
40,997
46,030
22,665
68,696
41,639
2,634
5,981
8,614
0
43,397
16,685
60,081
41,639
43,397
16,843
60,239
42,239
43,397
16,843
60,239
42,239
43,397
0
43,397
23,115
0
16,843
16,843
19,124
43,397
16,843
60,239
42,239

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BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31[st] JULY 2020

Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees are satisfied that for the period ended on 31[st] July 2020 in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011, the accounts have been examined by an Independent Examiner whose report appears on page 17.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for ensuring that the charity keeps proper accounting records which comply the Charity Commission’s guidance give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of its profit and loss for the financial year.

Approved by the Trustees on the: 27[th] of May 2021

Signed on their behalf by Trustees:

Print Name: Elizabeth Butlin

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Year Ended 31[st] July 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Preparation & Assessment of Going Concern

Basis of Preparation

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. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP - FRS102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Assessment of Going Concern

Preparation of the accounts is on a going concern basis. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Incoming Resources

Recognition of Incoming Resources

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:

▪ the charity becomes entitled to the resources;

▪ the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and

Incoming Resources with Related Expenditure

Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resource and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA.

Grants and Donations

Grants and Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Tax Reclaims on Donations and Gifts

Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SOFA at the same time as the gift to which they relate.

Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants

This is only included in the SOFA once the related goods or services has been delivered.

Gifts in Kind

Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as incoming resources when receivable.

Donated Services and Facilities

These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.

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Volunteer Help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report.

Investment Income

This is included in the accounts when receivable.

Investment Gains and Losses

This included any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

Expenditure and Liabilities

Liability Recognition

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Governance Costs

Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of the trustees' meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

Grants with Performance Conditions

Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.

Grants Payable without Performance Conditions

These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to a grant which remain in control of the charity.

Support Costs

Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of the resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capital, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.

Fixed Assets

Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity, are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £1,000. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt.

Investments

Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.

There has been no change to the accounting policies (Valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year.

Depreciation

Depreciation has been calculated on a reducing balance basis. The rates applied per annum are as follows:

Fixtures and Fittings 25%

Equipment 25%

Computer Equipment 25%

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2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Cost
01-Aug-19
Additions
Cost at
31-Jul-20
Depreciation
01-Aug-19
Charge
Depreciation at
31-Jul-20
Net Book Value
31-Jul-19
Net Book Value
31-Jul-20		 Unrestricted
Equipment
Restricted
Equipment
£
£
0
1,769
0
0		 Total
2019/20
£
1,769
0
0
1,769
0
1,169
0
442
0
1,611		 1,769
1,169
442
1,611
0
600		 600
0
158		 158

The annual commitments under non-cancelling operating leases, capital commitments, and contingent liabilities are as follows:

31st July 2019: None 31st July 2020: None

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3. INCOMING RESOURCES
Note
a) Donations, Legacies and Similar Income
Churches & Organisations
Gift Aid Refunds
Gifts from Individuals
Grants received
b) Charitable Activities
Training
Service Contracts
c) Other Trading
Fundraising
Sale of Assets
4. RESOURCES EXPENDED
Note
a) Expenditure on Raising Funds
Fundraising Activities
b) Cost of Charitable Activities
Communications
Equipment
Health & Safety
Hospitality
Insurance
Office/General Administrative Expenses
Salaries, NI & Pension
Placements
Project Promotion/Publicity
Project Support
Recruitment
Resources for young people
Team training
Travel
Depreciation
c) Governance Costs
Legal & Professional Fees		 Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2019/20
2018/19
£
£
£
£
10,807
0
10,807
8,369
1,395
0
1,395
1,281
5,716
0
5,716
4,471
0
18,964
18,964
44,490
17,918
18,964
36,882
58,611
626
0
626
345
22,925
25,844
48,769
0
23,550
25,844
49,395
345
1,317
0
1,317
0
96
1,317
0
1,317
96
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
£
Funds
£
2019/20
£
2018/19
£
105
0
105
0
105
0
105
0
304
10
314
0
653
163
816
989
0
0
0
13
0
559
599
488
0
61
61
264
1,578
169
1,746
326
22,226
40,237
62,463
34,540
0
0
0
1,500
2
260
262
27
(3,926)
3,926
0
475
101
3
104
50
0
398
398
547
581
662
1,243
345
546
536
1,083
871
0
441
441
0
22,064
47,424
69,488
40,435
0
0
0
75
0
0
0
75

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5. FUNDS
Note
General Funds
Designated Funds
Ashford & St Peters
Medway
Training
Reserves
Restricted Funds
RSCH
Replication		 Balance
Balance
01/08/19
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
31/07/20
£
£
£
£
23,115
22,407
5,651
(22,424)
17,447
0
0
603
603
0
0
19,974
14,866
(5,108)
0
0
405
1,226
821
0
0
0
0
26,108
26,108
23,115
42,786
22,346
0
43,555
918
56,705
56,755
0
868
19,124
30,789
33,228
0
16,685
0
14,019
14,109
0
0
19,124
44,808
47,248
0
16,685
42,239
87,594
69,593
0
60,239

Ashford and St Peter’s is unrestricted because is it paid for by core funds

Medway is unrestricted because it is paid for by contract

Training is core fund used for training delivery by Emerge Advocacy,

RSCH is restricted because this is paid for by grants from Community Foundation for Surrey, St James’ Place, Waitrose and High Sheriff Youth Awards.

Replication refers to mobilisation of new projects by Emerge Advocacy and is funded by grant from the Cinnamon Network.

Restricted funds are represented by the charity’s cash reserves and fixed assets investments held and are to be expended as specified above.

6. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
TSB
7. DEBTORS
Gift Aid due		 Unrestricted
Fund
Restricted
Fund
Total
31/08/2019
Total
31/08/2018
£
£
£
£
45,276
22,665
67,941
40,997
45,397
22,665
67,941
40,997
Unrestricted
Fund
Restricted
Fund
Total
31/08/2020
Total
31/08/2019
£
£
£
£
754
0
754
642
754
0
754
642

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8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Salaries and NI
Sundry Creditors
Deferred Income		 Unrestricted
Fund
Restricted
Fund
Total
31/08/2020
Total
31/08/2019
£
£
£
£
2,294
0
2,294
0
340
0
340
0
0
5,981
5,981
0
2,634
5,981
8,614
0
9. STAFF COSTS AND
NUMBERS
Gross Wages and Salaries
Employer's NI Costs
Pension Contributions		 2019/20
£
59,938
0
1,760
61,698		 2018/19
£
34,756
0
0
34,756

Note: The breakdown for the 18/19 staff costs is not available due to the way the previous cash accounting system worked.

Employees who were engaged in each of the following activities:

2019/20 2018/19
TOTAL TOTAL
Activities in furtherance of organisation's objects:
Total number of full-time and
part-time employees 5 3
Equivalent number of full-time
employees 3 2

The charity operates a PAYE scheme to pay all employed members of staff, and no employees received emoluments above £60,000 (2018/19 None).

10. RECONCILLIATION OF MOVEMENT IN CAPITAL AND

RESERVES

The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission, number 1171851. The Charity does not have a Share capital and has no income subject to Corporation Tax.

Note
Surplus/Deficit for the financial year
Balance brought forward
Transfer of Restricted funds
Closing Funds at 31st July		 2019/20
£
18,000
18,000
42,239
0
60,239		 2018/19
£
19,184
19,184
23,055
0
42,239

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The official closing balance for 18-19 was £40,996. The 18-19 balance listed here has been adjusted to account for accruals. This figure includes the debtors and assets from the 18/19 accounts.

11. PAYMENTS TO DIRECTORS AND RELATED PARTIES

During the financial year Director Mrs Joy Wright received £26,426 in remuneration in her capacity as CEO.

No trustee expenses were incurred during the year.

12. RISK ASSESSMENT

The Trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis, and believe that maintaining the free reserves stated combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems will provide sufficient resources in adverse conditions. The Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks which they face, and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.

13. RESERVES POLICY

The charity recognises the propriety of not building up funds for which there are no clear expenditure plans. The charities’ policy is to allow reserves to accrue to a level of three months' average expenditure, plus funds which may be earmarked for specific projects in the future. As the charity is still growing, reserves may only exceed this policy level in order to be able to respond positively to new opportunities. This situation is actively monitored to ensure that reserves do not build up unnecessarily.

14. PUBLIC BENEFIT

The charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or 'aims' that are for the public benefit. Details of how the charity has achieved this are provided in the Trustees' report. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding which activities the charity should undertake.

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS Report to the trusteesl memkers of emerge Ndvocacy on the accounts for the year ended 31st July 2020 set ￿t on pages 9 to 17. Respeclfve responslbllltlès of trustees and examlner The charity's trustees (who are also the dlrectors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the flnandèl statements. The rrustees are satlsfled that the audit requirement of Section 144{1) of the CharltSes Act 2011 lthe Act) does not apply and that there is no requirement in the governlng docLEment or constitutlon of the chatlty for the conducting of an audit. As a consequence. the trustees have elected that the financlal ststements be subjert to Independent examinatlon. Having satisfied myself that the charity Is not subject to )udit, and Is eliglble for Independent xamlnation, It is my respon￿bilIty to:_ a) examine the accounts under sertion 145 of the Act: b) to follow the procedures lald down in the General Dlrections given by the Chèrtty Commlssion under seL￿on 145(51(b) of the Act; and; c) to state whether partlcular matters have come to my attentlon. Basis ￿ independent examlner's statement I conducted my examinauon In accordan￿ wlth the General Dlrettlons glven by the Charlty Cornm1$51oners for England & Wales in relatbon to the cot)durtlng of an independent examinatlon. referred to above. An Independent examinadon Includes a review of the accounting records kepi by the Charfty and of the accounting systems employed by the Charity and a compa￿50￿ of the financial ststements presented with those rEcords. It also includes conslderntlon of any unusual items or disdosures In the flnandal statements and seeklng explana￿On$ from you as trustees concerning such matters. The purpose of the examlnavon Is to establlsh as far as posSi￿e that there have been no breaches of the Charltles leglslat6on ènd that the financial ststements comply with the SORP, on a test basis. of eVId￿ce relevant to the amounts ènd dlsdosu￿s In the financial statements. The protedures undertdken do not provlde all the eVIden￿ that would be required In an audlt , and inforrnètlon supplied by the trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view glven by the financlal statements, and In particular. I express no opinion as to whether the flnanual ststements glve a true and falr vlew of the affalrs of the charlty, and my report Is Ilmlted to the matters set out In the ststement below. I plaftned and performed my examination so as to satlsfy myself that the objectlves of the Independent examination are achieved and before finallslng the report I obtain written assutznces from the trLbStees of all matertal matters. Signed: Dale: Prlnt name: Lmoo Q 17 TAR- Emerge Advocacy 2019-2020