## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/07/2022 To 30/06/2023** ## **Charity name: The Walk to Freedom Foundation** ## **Charity registration number: 1173398** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To relieve the needs of young people and
adults throughout England by providing
support, awareness and training in
addressing the issues of drug and alcohol
dependencyand adolescent development.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Walk to Freedom’s Foundation
operational centre is based in Central
Luton and our services have a nationwide
coverage. Member beneficiaries of our
dependency support programme are male
and female and from many diverse
backgrounds and cultures; between the
ages of 16-60, and 11-20 for our young
people’s mentoring and personal
development workshops.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that they have
referred to the guidance contained within
the Charity Commission’s general guidance
on public benefit when setting the Charity’s
aims and objectives| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policyongrant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Other||Not applicable| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Two projects operated during the year
1. Batten House: Where we house
four people with dependency issues
and are on our program, who might
otherwise be homeless.
2. I Am Possible program: Where we
are helping an average of 15 young
people through one to one
mentoring to help them turn their
own lives around from one based
on drugs, alcohol and dependency| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Other||Not applicable| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|The charity received income of £94,381
and made payments of £107,924.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Whilst currently the charity does not
operate a financial reserve it is an aim to
build a sufficient reserve to allow the charity
to operate sustainably and plan for the
future.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The charity held a restricted reserves
balance at the end of the year which will be
utilisedin thefollowingfinancialyear.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|As above| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Unrestricted reserves were in deficit at the
end of the year and enhanced housing
benefit payments and/or additional funding
are beingexplored to redress this balance.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Certain charitable projects are dependent
upon grant funding and without this funding
it may not be viable to continue.| |**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Not applicable| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not applicable| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Not applicable| |Other||Not applicable| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution of a Charitable incorporated
organisation constitution dated 14-06-2017| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is a charitable incorporated
organisation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Apart from the first charity trustees, every
trustee must be appointed for a term of
three years by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees.
In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must
have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Not applicable| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Not applicable| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|Not applicable| |Other||Not applicable| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Walk to Freedom Foundation| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|-| |Registered charitynumber|1173398| |Charity’s principal address|Room 4 High Town Methodist Church
High Town Road
Luton
Beds
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Paul Minett|Chair||| ||Kimberley
Campbell-Lamb|Vice chair||| ||John Archer|Secretary||| ||Joan Bailey||Resigned 31/12/2023|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** None Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |None||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Not applicable| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Not applicable| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|Not applicable| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Paul Minett **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 26th April 2024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Rgport to the trustees The Walk to Freedom Foundation On accounts for the year ended 30 June 2023 Charity no Irf any) 1173398 Set out on pages I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chanty {tthe Trust") for the year ended 30 June 2023. Responsibilities and basis of report As the tharivs trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ih8 Acr). I report in respect of My examinalion of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515Mbl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I Confi￿ that no material matters have examinerfs statement come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance wlh section 130 of Ihe Charities Act- or the accounts did not ac￿rd with the accounting records,. or Ihe accounts did not comply wilh Ihe applicable requirements conceming the fom) and content of accounts set oul in the Charities jALLuurils ¢*riU Mvyuiits} Reyuldliuiib Lvvo ulliei 1114ifi ¢ally 1¥4UlflJlTivnl that Ihe accounts give a Yrue and fair. view which is not a malter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cnncems and have come across no other matters in connection th the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: Name: Tara Ajdwn Relevant professional qualificationls) or body Ilf any}: ACA Address: FKCA Limited 260-270 BLrtterfield. Great Martings Luton, LU2 80L IER Oct 2018 ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **Oct 2018** **IER** ||**The Walk to Freedom Foundation**|**The Walk to Freedom Foundation**|**The Walk to Freedom Foundation**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|01/07/2022|**To**||30/06/2023||| ||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**30,719**
**30,719**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**30,719**
**2,820**
**143**
**747**
**246**
**3,400**
**15,600**
**1,655**
**1,865**
**21,255**
**105**
**695**
**2,245**
**254**
**(8,979)**
**302**
**42,353**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**42,353**
**(11,633)**
**-**
**(21,266)**
**(32,899)**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**63,662**
**63,662**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**63,662**
**3,016**
**53,576**
**8,979**
**65,571**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**65,571**
**(1,909)**
**-**
**63,238**
**61,329**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**30,719**
**63,662**
**-**
**94,381**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**94,381**
**2,820**
**143**
**-**
**747**
**246**
**3,400**
**3,016**
**15,600**
**1,655**
**1,865**
**21,255**
**105**
**695**
**2,245**
**-**
**53,576**
**254**
**-**
**302**
**107,924**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**107,924**
**- 13,543**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Batten House|**30,719**||||||**30,638**| |The National Lottery|||||||**94,973**| |Donation|||||||**210**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**30,719**||||||**125,821**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**125,821**| ||||||||| |Accountancy|**2,820**||||||**2,592**| |Bank interest and charges|**143**||||||**160**| |Equipmentpurchases|||||||**2,967**| |Insurance|**747**||||||**549**| |Professional fees|**246**||||||| |Office Rent|**3,400**||||||**4,117**| |Project expenditure|||||||**1,069**| |Project management and delivery|**15,600**||||||**16,836**| |Propertymaintenance|**1,655**||||||**-**| |Rates and water|**1,865**||||||**5,142**| |Rent|**21,255**||||||**26,569**| |Repairs|**105**||||||**-**| |Sundry|**695**||||||**300**| |Telephone,Internet & utiltiies|**2,245**||||||**2,961**| |Travel Expense|||||||**36**| |Wages and Salaries|||||||**26,008**| |Website|**254**||||||**-**| |Support costs|**(8,979)**||||||**102**| |Bounceback Loan|**302**||||||**2,343**| |**_Sub total_ **|**42,353**||||||**91,751**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||||||||**91,751**| ||||||||| ||**(11,633)**|**(1,909)**|**-**||**- 13,543**||**34,070**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**(21,266)**|**63,238**|**-**||**41,972**||**7,901**| ||**(32,899)**|**61,329**|**-**||**28,429**||**41,971**| ���������� ��������������������� � ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Bank balance
**_Total cash funds_**
**Details**
Other debtors
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
IT equipment
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**- 32,899**
**61,329**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**- 32,899**
**61,329**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**302**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Restricted
**2,967**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Mr P Minett|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**2,967**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||Mr P Minett|26/04/2024| ||||| ���������� ��������������������� �