Charity Number
1174410
Barnabus (Manchester)
FOR THE JOURNEY OFF THE STREETS
Trustees, Report
and Financial Statements
31" March 2024
We believe in people's ability to change
We don't give up on people
Everything we do is founded on hope

Barnabus (Manchester)
Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31 March 2024
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 $1 March 2024.
The accounts comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, Financial
Reporting Standard 102 and follow the recommendations in Accounting and Reporting
by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing
their accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the
UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
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Reference and Administrative Information
Charity Name
Barnabus (Manchester)
Charity Number
1174410
Charity Trustees
SEBest
T A R Elston
J Bliss
S Lavelle
D Fawcett
M Lacey (On Sabbatical)
Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Yvonne Hope
Registered Office and Principal Address The Beacon
45 Bloom Street
Manchester
M1 3LY
Bankers
HSBC Bank plc
2- 4 St Ann's Square
Manchester
M2 7HD
Independent Examiner
Adam James
Eric Southwick & Co
Accountants
51 The Avenue
Seaham
Co Durham
SR7 8NS
Solicitors
Glaisyers ETL
3 Hardman Square
Manchester
M3 3HF

Barnabus (Manchester)
Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31 March 2024
Structure and Organisation
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Organisation
The organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered as a charity on
29th August 2017. The charity was managed by the trustees who meet regularly to
consider the progress of the charity and to consider its future direction and activities.
The day-to-day operations of the charity were delegated to the Chief Executive Officer
who was supported by the other members of staff and volunteers.
Trustee Appointments
The trustees were appointed by existing trustees at specially convened meetings. In
selecting persons to be appointed as trustees, the existing trustees took into account
the benefits of appointing a person who through residence, occupation, employment
or otherwise had special knowledge of the area of benefit or who was otherwise able
by virtue of his or her personal or professional qualifications to make a contribution to
the pursuit of the objects or the management of the charity.
Risk Management
The Trustees were aware of the recommendations to examine the major strategic,
business and operational risks which the Trust faces. Procedures were in place for
the following: business interruption, public liability, key person absence, market
assessment and safety.
Objectives and Activities
To promote the preservation and protection of the good health of homeless
persons.
To relieve the poverty of homeless persons, in particular, by the provision of
food, clothing and temporary shelter.
To advance the Christian religion
Public Benefit
The Trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the Charity Commission
guidance on public benefit. The Trustees believe that this report demonstrates the
extent of the charity's benefit to the public.
Financial Review
At 31 sl March 2024 the charity had funds totalling £816,221 (2023". £868,740) of which
£571,224 (2023: £623,743) were unrestricted funds. £842,534 (2023: £784,766) had
been raised during the year and £895,054 (2023: £740,309) has been expended as
detailed in the notes to the accounts.
Reserves Policy
The Trustees sought to maintain adequate reserves to enable us to continue to
function for at least 3 months. The trustees review the level of the reserves at regular
trustees, meetings.
Principal Funding Source
The principal funding sources were from grants and donations.
Investment Policy
The Trustees considered that there were no funds available for long term investment.

Barnabus (Manchester)
Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31sI March 2024
Foreword from our Chair of Trustees, Steve Best
One morning on holiday in May, whilst E T-
wondering how to start this year's report. I was
reading my daily bible study notes and that
morning's passage taken from Acts 3 told the I
story of Peter and John healing a blind beggar ?.
at the Beautiful Gate. Do you remember the
"Silver and gold have I none, but what I have I
give unto you, in the name of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth rise up and walk"
How appropriate! When people come to i. K.
Barnabus asking for help, we are seeking ways ¥V ,.
to do much more than provide a meal and a
shower, we want to change lives, in the power
of that same Holy Spirit.
Our charity is gradually changing focus to what
we believe are the longer-term needs of our
service users. Prudently, we have started to acquire leased properties to house people who
we can work with to help improve their lives. We expect to have 16 people on our programme
in the next few months, plus another 20 people on our resettlement programme (in tenancies
with private landlords). The aim is to support people who want to break out of the cycle of
homelessness and temporary accommodation.
This work is being furthered with the help of our partner churches who are joining us in
showing that faith needs backing with actions! We are so grateful. In one of our prayer letters,
I saw recently:_
"The work we do here at Barnabus is underpinned by the faithful prayers, donations, volunteers
and financial support of the local church. we could not do what we do without this support."
A huge Thank You must go to our wonderful staff, volunteers and donors. Our staff manage to
cope with some very difficult situations with tremendous skill and perseverance., l am constantly
amazed at how they remain cheerful and always show
such love and kindness to our service users. Our
volunteers are, of course, the heart of Barnabus, we
couldn't operate our service without them, and are so
grateful for the many blessings they share.
Each year I thank our amazing CEO Yvonne, for
everything she does, for her influence over Barnabus, work
and particularly for placing Jesus at the head of everything.
Finally, I want to thank the trustees for their oversight and
commitment to Barnabus. I know how much Yvonne and
the team value their input. Last year we strengthened the
Board by appointing our special Housing Advisor as a full
Board member. We are delighted that Dave Fawcett is
making such an impact by sharing his knowledge and
expertise in social housing.

Barnabus (Manchester)
Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31st March 2024
Introduction by our CEO, Yvonne Hope
Fok IHEIouiNEI
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2023-24 has been another year of ups
and downs - fortunately we had more
positive news than negative!
The rent inflation in the private rental
sector means we have seen more
people than ever before unable to
afford their rent or to find anywhere
affordable to live. This means that it Is
taking longer for us to find emergency
accommodation for people because of
the lack of move on accommodation. In
addition, the sudden rise in the number
of people who were given refugee or asylum status over the winter period and having to sleep
rough was a particularly bumpy patch. Thankfully, our strong relationships with Manchester
City Council, with our sister charities and with accommodation providers means that we do
eventually find the right places for people to move to.
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This was why we wanted our accommodation project up and running in 2023. we knew this
was coming as we had already seen the start of this in 2022-23 after the evictions moratorium
ended. With the help of two of our amazing landlords, we took on our own move on
accommodation, 3 flats, and one supported accommodation with two bedrooms. It's been a
real rollercoaster and a lot to learn - praise God for all the kind people who have supported us
financially, with their knowledge and experience, and emotionally too! It was a dream come
true to have our own accommodation after years of discussing it, and we hope this is just the
beginning.
It's been a positive year of focusing on people's wellbeing and skills. We could not achieve this
without all our fantastic partner services. everything from primary healthcare from Helen, our
Homeless Outreach Nurse at Urban Village Medical Practice to much needed haircuts from
Haircuts 4 Homeless. Setting up a Digital Skills session helped people overcome their fear of
the digital world, and Nordoff Robbins, music therapy sessions helped people to write their
own songs. It's been a privilege to see people's skills and confidence grow, especially our
partner volunteers who are moving on from homelessness into a stable and secure lifestyle.
I must applaud also our incredible volunteers who contributed 2763 hours to Barnabus. Some
of our volunteers have been with us for quite a few years now and continue to bring their skills
and enthusiasm to every area of Barnabus. I give my sincere thanks for your commitment and
blessings for your future.
I can only thank God that he heard and responded to the thousands of prayers we prayed over
the men and women we support. He continues to show his faithfulness to us and to them
through the excellent governance of our Board of Trustees, who are so generous with their
knowledge, skills and belief in what we do. l am especially thankful for their care and
consideration not just for our guests and tenants, but for our staff and volunteers.
Thank you for all your support, however you supported us in 2023-24. If l am honest, there
were times that your support was what got us through the day. Never underestimate the power
of a kind word or action!

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The Power of Partnerships
Neil Cornthwaite
Partnerships Manager
During this last year I have continued to work with
our church partners across the city. These churches
support us with volunteers, prayer, donations and
financial support. In turn I have had the privilege to
share about Barnabus, work and vision to end
homelessness for good with congregations across the city.
STICE NETWORK
Alongside this, I have continued to serve in the Manchester Homelessness Partnership,
working in the Real Change Mcr alternative giving campaign and joining the Homelessness
Prevention Action Group.
Homeless prevention has
been a high priority as I have
spent a good amount of my
time this year setting up a
Homelessness
Prevention
Hub pilot project in North
Manchester
with
local
churches. Working with our
partners to
ensure key
services were present at the
churches, community cafés
means that people from North
Manchester could access
housing rights and homeless
prevention help in their
community, removing the
need to travel to Manchester
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City Centre.
Part of this work has allowed me to connect with the local High School as part of the
Homelessness Prevention steering group for the area. Alongside many partner agencies, we
have helped the school develop its prevention work to help families who are struggling, getting
cases referred for help and preventing homelessness for families at risk.
Over this last year we have continued to partner with many different ministries, including The
Message, The Nazarene Theological College and the Mosaic Justice Network. These
ministries partner with us in our Christian outreach across the city.
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The Beacon Support Centre. The start of the journey off the streets
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New Clients to the Beacon
During 2023-24, we welcomed 1.139
guests to Barnabus. 651 were brand new
to us.
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We have seen a number of changes in
the types of guests who have used the
Centre. For example, from October 2023,
we started to see an increase in the
number of people who had become street
homeless after receiving a positive
asylum decision. This was due to the
govemment processing the backlog of
asylum claims. We saw refugees who
had to leave home office accommodation at short notice, sometimes as little as a week's notice.
This meant our numbers increased dramatically and for some weeks we could not
accommodate everyone who wanted to attend the Beacon. The Manchester Horneless
Partnership came together and a Welcome Hub was set up
for refugees at The Mustard Tree, meaning we could start
signposting people for specific support.
Men and Women
13%
We have seen many changes throughout the last year in
terms of what accommodation is available from the council
and routes to get people accommodated. This has been
hard to navigate at times but we continue to maintain
positive relationships with the council and attend weekly
meetings to discuss accommodation options for the most
vulnerable street homeless people.
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13 % of the people coming into the centre this year have been women, many of whom have
very complex needs. Helping these women to progress in their lives can be very challenging;
we worked with multiple organisations to achieve a safe outcome for those women.
Our Volunteers
Tom-Breakfast Volunteer 'Volunteering and supporting the
rough sleeper brea￿ast at Barnabus has been an amazing i
experience. It s more than just serving food,. it's about
connecting wilh individuals who often feel invisible and
unheard. Every Monday, as I serve drinks or take orders, I
witness the resilience and strength of those facing immense
challenges. This experience has deepened my empathy,
reminding me of the importance of commtsnity, kindness and
compassion, as well as giving me great perspective for my
own life and challenges. Getting the opportunity to brighten
someone's day, change their position or their outlook has
been an absolute privilege.
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Our volunteers are so committed to helping improve the lives of the guests we see; from
running our early breakfast and moming support sessions to getting involved in fundraising
and awareness.

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We continue to recruit new volunteers as we have periods where we are short of volunteers,
especially when university students leave Manchester for the summer.
In February we said goodbye to Martha, our Support Coordinator, and hello to her replacement,
Rose, who has some exciting ideas for our volunteers. We held volunteer socials (including a
Quiz and Pizza night) where those in different teams could get to know each other, giving each
other advice and building the team spirit. These events are a crucial part of our volunteering
programme, they bring great enjoyment, we are therefore planning more events over the next
few months.
Partner Volunteers
Our Partner Volunteer scheme is going from strength to strength. In the
last year, we have had seven partner volunteers who have all had their
own journey and experienced homelessness in different ways. Our
partner volunteers help in the kitchen and clothing store and help with
cleaning and general building maintenance. We see them gain new
skills, increase in confidence, move away from their old lives and away
from addiction. They have also formed a positive supportive community
and positive friendships. We are planning a new partner volunteer trip
in the summer to say thank you for all their hard work.
Crew
Afternoon Artivities
Nordoff Robbins,
Music
Therapy
sessions have been running since
September 2023 and have become a
very popular activity; we have seen some
amazing musical talents among our
guests. from harmonica playing, to piano
playing, guitar playing and singing. The
guests wrote their own song about their experience of being homeless, entitled It must be love
I suppose which they performed together in the final session. It was incredible to see the power
of music bringing everyone together and seeing a different side to our guests, allowing them a
safe space where they could be creative and forget about the stresses and worries they were
facing.
We have also restarted our allotment project at The Church of The
Nazarene in Longsight. Each week a group of guests, including some
from our housing support program, have been working hard to clear
the weeds and overgrown raised beds. They grow lots of different
vegetables and fruits, which we use to make meals in our afternoon
activity sessions. This has been a well-attended session and we have
seen the therapeutic power of being outdoors. We have seen new
friendships formed through working together and sharing a coffee
break.

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Case Work: Navigating the bumps in the journey
Eleisha Barrow
Case Worker
Because we experienced a lot staff changes this year, I have carried out a lot of my casework
in the Beacon. l am normally based in the support office where it is quieter and more private. I
was still able to sit with people and work through their situation with them, but I had to adapt
to doing this in the busier environment of the Beacon. This has enabled me to build up a rapport
with people who come into the support centre, so that when I take them over to the support
office or ask them to come and see me in there, l am already a familiar face to them.
Working in the Beacon has enabled me to be in the thick of hearing where people are up to
and helped me to catch people at a tricky point in their life to help them go in the right direction.
It has been good to see people progress from their first visit to the Beacon to giving them
support myself, to then move onto the resettlement team and some are now living
independently.
One example of this is Harry. who came into the Beacon support centre in November.
Harry had been sofa surfing with friends for a few years. He had come to the UK several
years ago as a refugee and started his life here in home office accommodation but once
he gained his refugee status, he was only entitled to the same housing as everyone else.
He went from friend to friend, sofa surfing, sometimes staying out on the streets in between.
When he came to us a friend, who had been very controlling of his situation, had kicked
him out. Harry was very upset and stressed about sleeping on the streets and initially the
council said that they could not put him in accommodation even though he was suffering
with diabetes, arthritis, and other health issues that added to his difficulties on the streets.
I helped him to speak to the council to review his assessment and they agreed to put him
into temporary accommodation. Unfortunately, the accommodation was not suitable for his
health needs, which had a negative impact on his mental health. I helped Harry to go back
to the council and to see if there was a better solution for him. This resulted in Harry being
offered his own flat with a housing association.
Throughout this time, I was also helping Harry to access the health services that he needed.
I regularly checked in with him regarding his mental health supporting him to stick with his
plan. l also helped to sort out his benefits to make sure he was receiving the right amount.
Meeting Harry and getting to know him when he first came into the Beacon meant that he
trusted me and so allowed me to help him with what he needed.
When Harry began to find a bit of stability with his flat l introduced him to one of our
resettlement workers, who would be taking over his case, as he was now living
independently and just needed help to maintain his tenancy. This progression took place
over a 6-month period and it saw Harry improve in his mental health, become more
confident in managing himself and his tenancy, and living in a place where he was able to
address his health issues. It has taken Harry a while to transition, but we have been able
to support him at each stop along the way and he has always had someone to reach out
to and to help him stay off the streets.
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A Dream Come True: Our Own Housing
For the last 6 years, our Resettlement team has worked with people in private tenancies with
different Landlords around the city. We help people to rnanage their tenancies and build their
lives around their hopes and aspirations. To date we have worked with over 100 people and
have an incredible 87% success rate. Some of these people are now working, some have
reconnected with estranged family members and some of them now have families of their own.
Our team now has a number of landlords who offer accommodation to us whenever possible.
They have worked hard to build a good reputation with these property owners who, like us,
want to house people in decent accommodation where they can make a home for themselves.
Unfortunately, not all property owners offer a good standard of accommodation and after the
pandemic., it became more difficult to find new landlords with
suitable properties. This was very unfortunate and frustrating.
As a team, we recognised we could not change the situation
that was happening within our city. We realised that what we
could do was change our approach.
After many visits up and down the UK to different projects and
lots of research around laws and regulations, with the blessing
of the Board of Trustees, in 2023 we set up our own Housing
project.
We recognise that not everyone is ready for a private tenancy
after the trauma of homelessness. They need time and
support to learn about themselves, build confidence, reflect on
what they have been through, as well as engaging with services to help them deal with their
mental health and substance misuse, all the while building community and life skills. We felt it
was important to give people that stepping stone with wrap-around support to help them build
a brighter future.
This is why we set up our first supported accommodation. We currently have two residents
living in this accommodation,. each resident is on a programme where they learn life skills from
budgeting to cleaning to finding a doctor. They complete eight hours of community work each
week to help them find purpose and to fill some of their time with healthy and useful activity.
To help build their skills and to aid recovery from homelessness and lor addiction, we ask that
they engage with five hours of support each week. This
might include a key worker meeting each week, group work,
life skills sessions, housing management reviews,
counselling, recovery work, mental health support and well-
being activity sessions, as well as working with medical and
other services to work on recovery.
After a guest has completed their journey through our
supported project, we need to find somewhere for them to
call home. We are constantly looking to engage with
landlords whose values align with ours to source good
quality flats and house shares.
2024-25 is already underway with more supported
accommodation and more involvement from the residents
in our culture of continuous improvement.

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Bringing The Light: The Dwell Project
Angela van Dinter
Faith Co-ordinator
In the last year we have had the pleasure of seeing 15 people make a step forward in their
spiritual joumey and make a confession of faith in Jesus in the Beacon during our Support
sessions, in our Light Sessions and in the accommodation projects we have been invited to.
We have given out 140 Word for Todays, 20 bibles, numerous gospels and books on spiritual
matters.
We continued to run our weekly Christian
centred meeting every Thursday (fomierly
called the God Slot and now called The Light
Session). Over the year we have seen over 100
guests, many ofwhom we have prayed with and
had the opportunity to speak hope and life over
them as they face uncertain futures outside.
The Light Session draws on our local church
partnerships,. we host different leaders and
pastors from different churches across
Manchester who have shared a life giving
message from the Bible to our guests. Beside e.
this, we were blessed by the energy and
enthusiasm of the students from The Message
in Wythenshawe, as they gave a day a week to
volunteer and support us in coming alongside
the guests listening to their stories and sharing
the gospel with them. We also welcomed a
fantastic Theology placement student from the
Nazarene college who is now a member of our
staff.
Having this much extra support meant we were able to run extra sessions in addition to the
Light Session, including a very well attended Alpha course. This had a high level of
engagement with the guests. Our placement student also arranged for our guests to have a
private screening of The Chosen, with our sincere thanks to Odeon Cinemas.
We have had great feedback from the 8 accommodation projects that we visit. Many have
remarked that our presence in the projects make a positive difference to the mood of the
residents. The staff recognise that our prayer and reflection sessions have contributed in a
significant way to the wellbeing of the residents in general. Over the year we have had around
80 people engage with our sessions in the projects. Victor James, the previous Faith Co-
ordinator, also led 121 sessions to support some of our resettlement residents in their tenancy
and other challenges they were facing in their lives and in their relationships.
It has been a great year for Dwell in general and we can see how God is leading us to both
expand and develop our work. We are so grateful to everyone who has been a part of this
project over the past year, especially our faithful Dwell volunteers who make this work possible
through their time and care for our guests.
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Making Transformation Possible: Fundraising:
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Carol Price
Fundraising Manager
To reflect our longer-term work and our new supported
accommodation project, we knew we needed a new brand. 2023-24
was a whole year of preparing for the launch of our new branding.
This involved everything: a new look and tone for our website, new
signage, a new van wrap and so much more.
We have to say a huge thank you to Havas Lynx and Making You
Content for their amazing pro-bono support, which has made this
rebrand possible.
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We centred our new branding on one idea. Bamabus is here for *.L I
people for their whole journey off the streets. It reflects our work long-
term wrap-around work with people who are rough sleeping, on the
street until they are in their own homes ensuring that they leave homelessness behind for
good. Our logo shows the corner turned and the journey up away from homelessness in front
of a gradient representing change and growth.
Importantly our service users, supporters and partner organisations have all received the
branding really well. It has been great to see our bright and hopeful new branding appear
around the city on the big screens on Portland Street and at fundraising events.
The Big Give
For the second year running, we took part in the Big
Give Christmas Challenge a match funding campaign
where we spend the summer months securing pledges
from generous supporters, companies and grant
bodies. We then use this promised money to double
donations made during a week long campaign in
December.
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This year we set the goal of raising £40,000 to pay for
one year's funding towards two staff, a recovery worker
and an engagement worker. Both with the aim of helping people experiencing homelessness
recover from the trauma, which may have caused them to become homeless or holds them in
the cycle of homelessness.
Thanks to our extremely generous supporters, we exceeded this goal and raised an incredible
£44.436, allowing us to fund both roles. The Big Give has now become a fixture in the
fundraising calendar as a great way to boost our Christmas fundraising.
Dragon Boat Race
Returning to Sale Water Park for another year of the awesome Charity
Dragon Boat Race, we couldn't wail to be back on the water dodging
geese and swans with our amazing supporters. Joined by teams from
PLS Solicitors Manchester, Manchester Credit Union and Property Hub,
we raised an amazing £6,479.
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Ongoing corporate support
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Two amazing companies have supported us by donating
a share of the price of their goods and services.
Professional Mortgage Services and Wellbox have
donated thousands of pounds through their long term
partnerships with Barnabus in the past year. We are so
thankful for their support. Regular donations like these
allow us to more accurately plan ahead and improve our
services.
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David'5 Story
I first came to Manchester about two years ago. I had been living in London and had been
attacked on the streets. Fortunately, the receptionists from my doctors found me and got me
to the hospital. I had a fractured arm and had been stabbed in the back and face. At this point,
I was at rock bottom and needed to do something to get out of my situation. Someone advised
me to get out of London and gave me the name of a service in Manchester that might be able
to help.
I came to Manchester but the service I had been sent to was only for people under 25, they
gave me some information about other services in Manchester and I spent some time going
round these services. Then I met a staff member at Barnabas who had been through a similar
experience as I had been through. I took their advice and connected with CGL, an organisation
Ihat helps people going through addiction.
At this time, I was placed in an accommodation project, which unfortunately was not the right
fit for me. With help from my caseworker at Barnabus I managed to change accommodation
and to get into a place where I felt more settled. With this combination of support and
accommodation that was more suitable I found that my drug taking was reducing and I was
managing well on a script.
I decided that the time was right to start my volunteering journey and signed up to Barnabus,
partner volunteer programme. l enjoy being in the Beacon Support centre where I can help
others to access the support that has helped me to get to a much better place in my life.
l am now living in the Barnabus Supported House where l am learning skills to equip me for
life in a tenancy of my own. I have begun to volunteer with Shelter where l am going to be
mentoring others who are on their own journey out of addiction and I feel stronger and more
able to deal with any challenges in my life.
The tuming point in my life was having support from someone who had experience of the
challenges I was going through and who never told me what to do but instead offered good
relevant advice.
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Stewarding our Resources: Funding
Annette Brown
Deputy CEO
Where does our funding come from?
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2023
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Individuals
Churches > Corporate ll Grants ll Legacies w Other
We raised an incredible £842,534 over the year and spent £895,054.
We had raised the funds to set up the housing project during the previous financial year, 2022-
2023. This meant we knew that we would have a deficit in 2023-24. because we were spending
money which we had already raised and would not show as income during the year.
We managed to raise enough funding to get our first supported house under way. Then in
March 2024, we received an amazing grant that will provide a housing support worker for 2
years and allow us to set up another house. We want to grow our supported housing by about
12 beds per year over the next 5 years, giving us around 60 beds by 2029.
We are good at diversifying our funding streams. however individual giving dropped this year,
mostly due to the cost of living crisis. Part of the giving from individuals is monthly donations,.
our monthly giving income has remained static for the past 3 years.
Like every organisation, private or charitable, our costs have increased and we have carefully
monitored our spending. Raising grant money has been a challenge, especially for core costs.
We are hugely grateful to Lloyds Bank Foundation, which has funded us for 9 years now.
Sadly we are at the end of their funding now that our income exceeds their funding criteria, but
innovative funders such as Lloyds have funded everything from staff salaries to a new client
database.
We have experienced staff shortages for a large part of this year. Recruitment was difficult but
we finished the year with 16 staff members. With the housing project now under way we are
hoping to recruit two more staff as housing officers to help us increase capacity.
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Charitable Objectives
To promote the preservation and protection of the good
health of homeless persons
To relieve the poverty of homeless persons, in particular by
the provision of food, clothing and temporary shelter
To advance the Christian Religion
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31 St March 2024
Responsibilities of the Trustees
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial
period, which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and its
financial activities for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees
are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently:
make judgments and estimates that are prudent and reasonable:
state whether applicable accounting stsndards and statements of recommended
practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in
the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is
inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in existence.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose
with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable
them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They
are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
ned on behalf of the trustees
S E Best (Trustee)
Date: 23rd September 2024
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31st March 2024
Independent Examiner's Report to the Members of The Barnabus Trust
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 St March 2024, which are
set out on pages 17 to 24.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section
144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination
is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordan￿ with the general Directions given by
the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting
records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those
records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the
accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such
matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be
required in an audit and, consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the
accounts present a "true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set
out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act;
and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply
with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met. or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Adam James MAAT
Eric Southwick & Co
Accountants
51 The Avenue
Seaham
Co Durham
SR7 8NS
Date: 23rd September 2024
Eric
Southwick & Co
Comparly
Accountants & Charity Experls
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31st March 2024
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)
For the year ended 31 St March 2024
Unrestrlctod Restrlcted Total funds Total funds
funds
funds
2024
2023
Income and endowments from:
Donations and leqacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investmenls
Total
548,463
7,418
79.756
19,980
655,617
142.605
600
43.713
691,068
8.018
123,469
19.980
842.534
715,294
6,637
54,436
8,399
784,766
186,917
Expenditura on:
Raisinq funds
Charitable activities
Total
47,044
748,573
795,616
47,044
848,010
895.054
29,467
710,842
740,309
99,437
99,437
Net incomel(expendtture)
(139,999)
87,480
(52.519)
44,457
Transfers between funds
Net movement In funds
19,425
(120,574}
119,425)
68.055
(o)
(52,519)
44,457
Reconcillatlon of Funds
Toial funds brouqht fowdrd
Totsl funds carried forward
623,743
503,169
244,997
313,052
868,740
816,221
824,283
868,740
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and
therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.
All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 19 to 25 form part of these accounts.
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31. March 2024
Balance Sheet
As at 31 st March 2024
2024
2023
Fixed Assets
Tanqible assets
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Current Llabllltles
Creditors: Amounts falling
due within one year
Net current assets
Total assets less current Ilabilities
Net assets
170,741
170,741
196,107
196,107
12
40.474
650,954
691,428
39,873
653,469
693,342
13
645,479
816,221
816,221
672,633
868,740
868,740
The funds of the charlty
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted income funds
Total charlty funds
15
16
313,052
503,169
816,221
244,997
623,743
868,740
The financial statements were approved by the trustees, authorised for issue and are
signed on their behalf by:
Best
Trustee
Date.. 23rd September 2024
The notes on pages 19 to 25 form part of these accounts.
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31sI March 2024
Notes to the accounts
1 Accounting policies
In preparing the accounts the following accounting policies have been complied
with:
a) The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting
and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to
charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1
January 2019) - (Charities SORP FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act
2011.
b) The Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102
c) Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction
value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note.
d) Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in
furtherance of the general objectives of the Trust. Unrestricted funds include a
revaluation reserve representing the restatement of freehold property at market
value.
e) Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for
particular purposes.
f) Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by
the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
g) All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities
when the Trust is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with
reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular
categories of income:
i) Donations and legacies are received by way of grants, donations and gifts
and is included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable.
Grants, where entitlement is conditional on the delivery of a specific
performance by the Trust, are recognised when the charity becomes
unconditionally entitled to the grant.
ii) Income and endowments from charitable activities is accounted for when the
letting or activity takes place and deposits received during the year in respect
of future periods are carried forward as deferred income.
iii) Other trading income from the shop is accounted for when earned.
iv) Investment income is included when receivable.
v) Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where
this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not
been included in these accounts.
h) Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred.
Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported
as part of the expenditure to which it relates:
i) Expenditure on raising funds comprise costs associated with attracting
voluntary income, including costs of trading for fundraising purposes
including the charity's textile recycling.
ii) Expenditure on charitable activities comprises those costs incurred by the
charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It
includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those
costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
iii) All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement
of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource.
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31st March 2024
Notes to the accounts (Continued)
1 Accounting policies (Continued)
i) All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.
j) Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its
estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Freehold property l improvements
4 /0, Straight line
Plant and machinery
25 % reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings
25 % reducing balance
Motor vehicles
25 % reducing balance
Computer equipment
25 % reducing balance
j) The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for employees.
The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Trust. The
annual contributions payable are charged to the Statement of Financial
Activities.
k) Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial
Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
2 Taxation
The charity is exempt from taxation on its income and gains where they are applied
for charitable purposes. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of the goods or
services on which it was charged.
3 Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies
Unrestrlct8d
Restrfcted Total funds Total funds
funds
funds
2024
2023
Other donations and qrants
Total
548,463
548.463
142,605
142.605
691,068
691,068
715,294
715,294
4 Income and endowments from: Charitable activities
Unrestricted
Restricted Total funds Total funds
funds
funds
2024
2023
Contractual income
Fees Income
Support related income
Total
1,450
2,760
3,208
7,418
1,450
2,760
3,808
8,018
600
600
6,637
6,637
5 Income and endowments from: Other trading activities
Unrestricted
Restricted Total funds Total funds
funds
funds
2024
2023
Clothes recyclinq
Housinq Benefit {Income)
Fundraising events
Sponsorship income
Total
2.008
15,171
45,267
17,310
79,756
2.008
22.520
81.631
17,310
123.469
1,778
7,349
36,363
52,658
43,713
54.436
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31st March 2024
Notes to the accounts (Continued)
6 Income and endowments from: Investments
Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Total funds Total funds
funds
funds
2024
2023
Bank interest receivable
Total
19,980
19.980
19,980
8,399
8.399
7 Expenditure on: Raising funds
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restrlcted Total funds Total funds
funds
2024
2023
Postaqe and stationery
Donalions admin costs
Professional fees
Other fundraisinq costs
Total
4,746
3,041
10.950
33,053
47,044
3,041
10,950
33,053
47,044
10,925
13,796
29,467
8 Expenditure on: Charitable activities
Totil lund$
2023
Unregtricted funds R•strlct•d fundg Total funds 2024
Wages
Social securlty
Penslon tosts
Counselling
Rent, rates and security
Insurance
Llght and heat
Telephone
Cleanln8 and hy8iene
Other administfatlve expenses
Postage and stationery
Sundrles
T18vel & subslstence
Accoinmodation
Tralnlng
Vel)Icle runnln8 Costs
Benevolence
Repairs and renewals
Depreclation - freehold property
Depreclatlon - Smp. to property
Depreclatlon - plant and maclilnery
Depreclation fixtures and flttlngs
Depreciatlon - motof vehlcles
Depreclation - computer equlpment
Advertisin8
Bank charges
Accountancy and le8al fees
Tot•1
367,475
33,126
12,865
62,441
5,060
2.171
429,916
38,186
15,036
411,780
37,098
14,188
680
78,932
10,054
17,800
32.005
8,824
12,064
4,667
1,468
5,410
33,201
13,959
4,238
43,634
7,619
14.899
3.139
78,932
10,154
21,013
32.236
8,824
12,200
4,667
1,506
5,512
49.100
13,959
4.238
46,857
7,711
14,899
3,139
63,478
4,162
14,100
20,608
6,645
10,474
loo
3,213
231
136
38
102
1,066
5,885
15,899
5,507
7,603
48,815
9,615
14,899
1,255
12
1.392
7,306
334
11,865
333
11.742
710.842
3,223
91
1,044
6,024
250
14,115
333
21.418
748,573
1,044
6,024
250
14,115
333
28,150
848,010
6.732
99,437
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31. March 2024
Notes to the accounts (Continued)
9 Employee information
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year (2023 nil).
Employee costs during the period were as follows:
2024
2023
Wages and salaries
Social securitv costs
Other pension costs
429,916
38,186
15,036
483 139
411.780
37.098
14,188
463.066
The average number of people employed during the period was as follows:
2024
2023
Charity staff
10 Trustee information
No trustee received remuneration (2023: none) or was reimbursed expenses
(2023: nil) during the year.
11 Fixed Assets
21
18
Fr••hold prop•rtv
Improvemènt
to property
Plint Ind
m•¢hln•ry
Flxtur•s 4nd
flttlnp
Cost or valu4tlon
At 01 Aprll 2023
Addltlons
Dispo$81s
At 31 March 2024
372,479
31,394
2,054
41,071
372.479
31.394
2,054
41.071
Depreciatlon
At 01 Aprll 2023
Char8e for the year
Ellmlnated on dispD5als
At 31 March 2024
N•t book valu•
218,238
14,899
18,837
3,139
2,017
36.896
1.044
218,238
18.837
2,017
36,896
At 31 March 2024
154,241
12.557
37
4.175
At 31 March 2023
154,241
12.557
37
4,175
Motor v•hleles
CompLrt•r
•qulpm•nt
Total
Coit or valuatlon
At 01 Aprll 2023
Addltlons
Disposals
At 31 March 2024
O•pr*¢latlon
At 01 April 2023
Cliai8e for the year
Elimlriated on dlsposals
At 31 Marcl) 2024
N•t book value
At 31 March 2024
39,779
19,271
464,977
39,779
19,271
464.977
15,684
6,024
18.26g
250
273,045
24,322
15.684
18,269
297.367
24,095
1,002
167.610
At 31 March 2023
24,095
1,002
191,932
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31st March 2024
Notes to the accounts (Continued)
12 Debtors
Dabtors
2024
2023
Trade debtors
Gift Aid Reclaims
Prepayments and other debtors
1,270
35,334
3.870
40,474
1,795
32,716
5,362
39,873
All debtors are repayable within one year of the balance sheet date.
13 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Hire purchase contracts
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
31,868
8,018
6,063
10.798
3,949
5.962
14 Pensions
The charity contributes to a defined contribution pension scheme in respect of
employees. Contributions made by the charity during the year amounted to
£15,036 (2023: £14,188).
15 Restricted income funds
Resettlement Funds
Owell Piolect
Housln8 Project5
Restrlcted Salaries
Renovatlon Beacon
2.87Q
12.111
82.148
147.868
11.7511
112.5921
127,3421
157,7541
1,444
11,3241
13.1871
116.3581
2.563
12,829
59,568
229.805
8.285
313,050
14,634
7.949
156,049
8,285
186,917
244.997
199,4391
Iig,4251
16 Unrestricted income funds
General fund
623 743
623.743
655617
655617
795 616
795,616
503.169
503 169
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Trustees, Report and Financial Statements 31 St March 2024
Notes to the accounts {Continued)
17 Analysis of net assets between funds
2024
2023
Restrlcted funds
Fixed assets
Current assets
313,052
244.997
Unrestricted funds
Fixed assets
Current assets
170,741
332,428
196.107
427 636
868,740
503 169
816 221
18 Related Party Transaction
There are no transactions with related parties that require disclosure.
19 Controlling Parties
The charity is controlled by the trustees.
20 Other Information
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with its registered office at
The Beacon, 45 Bloom Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M13LY.
21 Comparative Statement of Financial Activities by fund type (2023)
Unrestricted
Restricted Total funds
funds
funds
2023
Income and endowments from:
Donations and l&gacies
Charitable aclivilies
other Irading activities
Investments
Total
588,274
6,637
29,428
8,399
632 738
127.020
715,294
6.637
54.436
8,399
784 766
25.008
152,028
Expendlture on:
Raisin9 funds
Charitable activilies
Total
29,467
660,742
690 209
29.467
710,842
740 309
50,100
Net Incomel{expendlture)
Net movement in funds
{57,471)
57,471
101,928
101,928
44,457
44,457
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