Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
01
07
2023
30
06
2024
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Embracing Change
Other names charity is known by
Previously known as The Walk to Freedom Foundation
Registered charlty number (if any)
1173398
Charity's principal address
Room 4. High Town Methodist Church, High Town Road
Luton
Beds
Postcode
LU2 OBW
Names of the charity trustees who manage tho charity
Oates acted If not for whole
ear
Trustee name
Office lif any)
Narne of person lor body) entitled
toa
oint trustee
ifan
Paul Minett
Chair
Kimberley
Campbell-Lamb
John Archer
Vice chair
Resigned 3111212023
Secretary
Joan Bailey
Resigned 3111212023
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates aded rf not for whole
None
ear
TAR
March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
e of adviser
Namo
Address
None
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charlty's trusts
Constitution of a Charitable incorporated organisation constitution dated
14-06-2017
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation
Truslee selection methods
Apart from the first Charity trustees, every trustee musl be appointed for a
term of Ihree years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting
of the charity Irustees.
In selecling 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 governance issues {Optional information)
Not applicable
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, aboul..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees..
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
relationship with any related
parties.,
trustees, Consideration of
major risks and the system
and prO￿dureS to manage
them.
TAR
March 2012

Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for tho
public benefit in relation to
those objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefrt)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
To relieve the needs of young people and adults Ihroughoul England by
providing support, awareness and training in addressing the issues of
drug and alcohol dependency and adolescent development.
Embracing Change has an operation81 centre 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.
The trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance and
are satisfied the work of the charity demonstrates public benefit.
You may Choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about..
Not applicable
policy on grantmaking..
policy programme related
investment..
contribution made by
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of tha maln
achievements of the charity
during the year
Two projects operated during the year
1. Batten House." Where we house four people with dependency issues
and are on our program, who might olhemise be homeless.
2. 1 Am Possible program= Where we are helping an average of 25 young
people through one to one mentoring to help them turn their own lives
around from one based on drugs. alcohol and dependency. This also
included setting up a boxing club to encourage harder to reach
individuals.
Section E
Financial review
Our policy is to have 3 months reserves. This has not been possible in
respect of unreslricted funds, the restricted funds are in excess of three
months and will be utilised in future periods.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Unrestricted resetwes were in deficit at the end of the year as housing
benefit payments were insufficient to cover housing expenditure on the
Batten House project in earlier years. Enhanced housing benefit
payments are now being received, and additional funding is being
explored to redress this balance and enable the project to run
sustainably.
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Restricted reserves are in respect of the l Am Possible mentoring
program, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. This project
ended in mid 2025 and unspent funds will be retumed to the funder.
Further financial review details (Optional information}
TAR
M8r¢h 2012

You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevanl about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraisingl.,
how expendilure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity.,
inveslment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Twstees have agreed lo support the charity for a period of at least 12
months from the date of signing.
Section F
Other optional information
Restricted reserves relate lo the l Am Possible mentoring programme funded by The National Lottery
Community Fund. During the prior year, a portion of these restricted funds was spent on activities outside of
the original funding agreement. The trustees identified this matter post year end and took corrective action.
It has been agreed thal these funds will be paid back to the National Lottery Community Fund, the arnount
due back £33,159.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s>
Full name(s)
Position (og Socretary, Chair,
etc}
Paul Minett
Chair
Date
2710512026
TAR
March 2012

Tho WaUÉ to Freedom Foundatlon
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALE
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
from
0110712023
301￿12024
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Uniestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funils
Total lunds
Last yoor
tothe nearest
to lh¢ Th￿reSt £
toth• ￿￿arIat É
to1￿ ne¥est£
toth• noarg¥1£
A1 Recelpts
Balien House
The Nabonai Lottery
Dona￿on
48,798
48.798
80.509
30.638
94.973
210
80.50
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
80,509
129.30$
125.821
A2 Asset and inv85tsnent Sales,
(see tsblel.
Sub total
Total receipts
48.798
80,509
129,308
125,821
A3Pa
ments
AccoUn￿ncY
AdVer￿￿Th9
Bank Interesiand charges
Eouipment purchases
Insuran¢¥
ProfessMJnal lees
Ice Reni
Project expendiwie
Proiecl tnanagemenl ¥nd dtrliv
Propert
m&iniensn¢e
Ra*s and wa￿r
Rent
Sundry
Telephone. Illlemèi 8 utilb*S
Travel Expense
Wages ar￿ Salaries
Websiie
Supporteosis
eounceback Loan
3.181
3.1UI
199
120
2.592
199
120
2,967
519
715
144
3,400
715
$40
3.400
100
16,667
854
2.131
20.322
396
4.117
1,069
16.836
100
16.667
2.132
20.522
253
4.707
194
2,321
422
6.556
5.142
Zfj.569
300
2,961
36
26,008
4.707
779
49.476
422
47.15$
S56
Sub total
4B,874
55.107
IQ3,9B1
91.751
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see tsblel
Sub total
rotalpayments
48,874
55,107
101981
91,751
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers be￿een fund5
A6 Cash funds lasl year end
Cash fvnds this year end
1761
25,402
25,320
34.070
132,8991
{32.9751
61,329
86,731
28,429
53,755
7.901
41.971
CCXX Rl accounts ISSI
2910512026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unre$trictsd
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest£
Endowment
funds
Categories
Detai15
81 Cash funds
Bank bgLgnce
32,975
8&731
Total ¢ash fuftds
32.975
Unrestricted
funds
to th￿reSt £
86.731
Restricted
funds
to neJr•¥tf
Endowment
funds
to nearest E
Detailg
Qiher debiOIS
82 Other monetary assets
73
Fund to whlch
asset bfjlon
Current val
Details
Cost loptloThall
B3 Invo$tm•nt as$•ts
Fund ¢0 whi¢h
4ssfjt belon
Restricted
value
Oetails
treqwpmenl
Cost (Opt￿nall
84 Assets retained for tho
Charity's own uso
2.9fj7
Fu￿d tow*kh
relats$
Amount due
When
Details
B5 Liabilities
Signed byon8 ortsvo trusieas on
behalf of all the trustees
Date of
roval
Signature
Print Name
Mr P Flmett
2710512026
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
2910512026

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteosl I
members of
Embracing Change
On accounts for the year
•nded
30 June 2024
Charity no
{if any)
1173398
Set out on pagos
I report lo the Iruslees on my examination of the accounls of the above
charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 30 June 2024.
Responsibilities and As the charity Iruslees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ( the Act }.
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried OLrt
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion. I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515llb} Of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
coffle to my attention, other thar) that disclosed below, in connection with the
examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with seclion 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matter5 in connection
with the examination lo which allenlion should be drawn in order lo enable a
proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Signed:
Date..
29rt
02
Name:
Karen Dyef
Relevant professional
qualification{sl or body
lif any)..
FCCA
Address:
FKCA Limited
206-270 Bullerfield, Great Marlings
Lulon. LU2 8DL
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight mallers of ooncern Isee CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts". directions and guidance for
examiners).
IER
October 2018

Give here brief details of Attention Is drawn lo the disclosure In the Trustees, Annual Report concerning
any items that the
the application of reslricled funds relating lo the l Am Possible mentoring
examiner wishes to
'programme funded by The Nalior7al Lottery Community Fund. During the prior
disclose.
year, a portion of these reslricled funds was spent on activities outside of the
original funding agreement. The trustees identified this maller post year end
and look corrective action. It has been agreed that these funds will be paid back
lo the National Lollery Community Fund. the amount due back £33,159. and
lihe matter has been reported lo Ihe Charity Commission.
IER
October 2018