## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] April 2020 To 31[st] March 2021** ## **Charity name: Wolverhampton Samaritans** ## **Charity registration number: 1174632** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**1) To enable persons in Wolverhampton**
**and the surrounding area as well as**
**elsewhere who are experiencing feelings**
**of distress or despair, including those**
**who may be at risk of suicide, to receive**
**confidential emotional support at any**
**time of the day or night in order to**
**improve their emotional health and to**
**reduce the incidence of suicide**
**2) To promote a better understanding in**
**society of suicide, suicidal behaviour and**
**the value of expressing feelings which**
**may otherwise lead to suicide or impaired**
**emotional health.**
**3) To collaborate with and support**
**Samaritans Central Charity and its**
**affiliated branches in fulfilling these**
**Objects.**| |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|**Wolverhampton Samaritans provide a**
**listening service to callers who need**
**emotional support, are in distress and/or**
**in suicidal crisis. They undertake**
**outreach programmes, partnering with**
**local schools and universities, and at**
**railway stations, raising awareness of**
**their services and if required, providing**
**face to face emotional support. There is**
**also a prison listening scheme at**
**Featherstone and Brinsford Prisons in**
**Wolverhampton.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All trustees of Wolverhampton**
**Samaritans have considered the Charity**
**Commission’s guidance on public**
**benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Grant fundraising is used to generate**
**larger donations for the Wolverhampton**
**Samaritans and are used for a specific**
**purpose in line with our charitable**
**objectives. Recent grants have been used**
**to improve the building and the**
**technology.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **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|**During the period, Wolverhampton**
**Samaritans recorded circa. 13,000**
**contacts (92% via telephone and 8% via**
**email and webchat). Support was**
**maintained for the Listener’s Scheme at**
**both Brinsford and Featherstone Prisons,**
**by providing training to in-prison**
**listeners.**
**The Wolverhampton Samaritans branch**
**membership was circa. 100 volunteers**
**with an average of 70 active volunteers**
**throughout the period.**
**Wolverhampton Samaritans continued to**
**support the local Suicide Prevention**
**Charity Group by providing regular**
**representation and subject matter**
**expertise.**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The reserves for the charity are at a very**
**prudent level and trustees have invested**
**in deposit accounts that yield a minimum**
**required amount of interest.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Due to the unpredictable nature of its**
**income, reserves have been accumulated**
**over time and there is a policy with**
**regards to unrestricted funds not**
**committed or invested in tangible fixed**
**assets. Wolverhampton Samaritans will**
**maintain a reserves at an amount that**
**approximates to 18 months expenditure.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£51,787**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**There are no uncertainties.**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO Constitution, and used in line with a**
**branch agreement and operating**
**agreement.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Wolverhampton Samaritans is a charity**
**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|**The branch director of Wolverhampton**
**Samaritans is selected for the role of**
**chair of trustees following a selection**
**and approval process by members. The**
**branch director will serve a three year**
**term. Additional trustees are nominated**
**and appointed at the AGM. Trustees may**
**serve for up to six years.**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Wolverhampton Samaritans| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1174632| |Charity’s principal address|54 Newhampton Road West,
Wolverhampton,
West Midlands,
WV6 0RU| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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3
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6
7
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Donna Cleaton|Branch Director|From June 2021|| ||Lorenzo Visentin|Secretary|From June 2021|| ||David Marsh|Treasurer|From September 2020|| ||David Carver||From September 2019|| ||Vivienne Griffin||From September 2020|| ||Patricia Stratton||From September 2020|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 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 **None** held in this capacity Name and objects of the **N/A** charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for **N/A** safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|_Lorenzo Visentin_|| |---|---|---| ||Lorenzo Visentin|| ||

Trustee (Secretary)|| ||21 January 2022|| ||21 January 2022|| SIGNID COPY Wolverhampton Samarltans REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2021 (Reglstered Charlty No. 1174632} Muras Baker Jones Limited Chartered Accountants Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Samarltans CONTENTS Year ended 31 March 2021 Page REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES 2to3 REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES BALANCE SHE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7toll Wolverhampton Samarltans REFERENCE AND ADNINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Year ended 31 March 2021 Charity Name.. Wolverhampton Samaritans Charlty Registration Number: 1174632 Reglstered Office and Operatlonal address: 54 Newhampton Road West Wolverhampton West Mldlands WV6 ORU TRUSTEES: P Stratton C Tranter (resigned 21 June 20211 V Griffin (appointed 29 September 20201 D Cleaton (appointed 21 lune 20211 L Visentin lappointed 21 June 20211 P Ruller (resigned 21 June 20211 M Woodall Ire5ignedl D Carver D Maish (appointed 20 April 20201 Independent Examlner.. Mr M O Ross FCA Muras Baker Jones Llmlted Regent House Bath Avenue Wolverhampton WVI 4EG Bankers: Barclays Bank PLC Leicester LE87 2BB Wolverhampton Samarltans REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES For the year ended 31 March 2021 structure, Governance and Management Wolverhampton Samarbtèns is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation constituted by Deed of Trust and is a reglstered charity number 1174632. It is affiliated to the national charlty. All activltles of the charity are governed by a constitutlon, approved by the Charlty Commissioners. The trustees are the Charity'5 Management Commlttee and are appolnted with a majority elected by the Charlty's members at the Annual General Meetlng. ObJectlve5 and actlvlties The alm of Wolverhampton Samarltans Is to provlde Immediate emotional support and befrlendlng to people In Wolverhampton and the surrounding a￿a, who are sulcldal, despairlng or In distress. Samarltans are avallable by telephone 24 hours of the day, everyday of the year. They can also be contacted by letter, email or by vi51ting the centre In Newhampton Road West. Ca Ilers do not need to Identify themselves and the confidential servlce 15 free of charge. In plannlng our activitles for the year we kept in mlnd the Charlty Commlssion's guidance on publlc beneflt at our trustee meetlngs. Revlew of Progress and Achlevement Durlng the year the Branch had 13,000 contacts comprlsing 12,000 by telephone and 1,000 by emall. By way of background Informatlon, face to face contacts are currently suspended due to Covld 19 and the email service is moving to a central hub, so emalls are slowly winding down. As a consequence of Covld 19 we have also had volunteers shleldlng and isolatlng, The Branch has continued to maintaln support for the Llstener5' Scheme in Featherstone and Brinsford Prlsons. The Branch membershlp was approxlm3tely 100, however there are only currently 90 active and approxlmately 70 who are on a rota, The use of local advertlslng contlnues to play a slgnlficant part in the successful recrultment of addltlonal volunteer5. Flnanclal Review The reserves are at a very prudent level and the current trustees have Invested in dep05It accounts that yield a mlnlmum requlred amount of Interest as set by the trustees. As ever we have been helped by the generosity of the Indlvlduals and organlsatlons who have made donatlons to us thls perlod. Reserve5 Pollcy The trustees have establlshed a pollcy wlth regards to the unrestricted funds not commltted or Snvested in tanglble flxed assets {the free reserves) that are held by the charity. Due to the unpredictable nature of its ncome, these reserves have been accumulated overtime and at present amount to £51,787. Based on the resources expended in the current year, this will enable the charity to contlnue at Its current level of activities for the next thirty four months I n the event of a slgniflcant drop In fundlng. However the trustees need to ensure that reserves in future remain at a prudent level and wlll contlnue to consider ways in which additional funds can be raised In order to malntaln reserves at an amount that approximates to elghteen months expenditure at current artivlty levels. Wolverhampton Samaritans REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES - CONTtNUED For the year ended 31 March 2021 Risk Revlew The trustees have conducted their own revlew of the major risks to which the charity 15 exposed and systems have been established to mltlgate those risks. External risks to fundlng are con51dered by the charlty's commltment to increase its generation of income. Internal risks are reduced by the implementatlon of procedures for authorisation of all transartions. These procedures are perlodically reviewed to ensure thèt they continue to satisfy the needs of the charlty. Statement of the Trustees. responslbllltles The trustees are respons5ble for preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and the financial statement5 in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accountlng Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Practlce) and in accordance wlth the Financial Reporting Standard appllcable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102}. The law appllcable to charitles In England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare flnanclal Statements for each financbal perlod which give a trLte and fair vlew of the state of affalrs of the charlty and of the Sncomlng resources and appllcatlon of resources of the charity for the pe￿0d. In preparlng these financlal statements, the trustees are requlred to., select sultable accountlng pollcles and then apply them conslstentlyi observe the rnethods and principles in the Charitles SORP,. make judgements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent,. state whether appllcable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any materlal departures disclosed and explalned In the financlal statements,. prepare the flnanclal statements on the golng concern basls unless It Is Inapproprlate to presume that the charlty will contirnue in operation. The trustees are responslble for keeping accounting records that dlsclose with reasonable accuracy at any tlme the flnanclal posltlon of the charlty and enable them to ensure that the financlal statements comply with the Charltles Act 2011, the Charlty (Accounts Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provislons of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charlty and hence for taklng reasonable steps for the preventlon and detertlon of fraud and other Irregularlties. APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2021 AND SIGNED ON THEIR BEHALF BY: TRUSTEE Wolverhampton Samaritans INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS, REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WOLVERHAMPTON SAMARITANS l ￿port on the accounts ofthe charity for the year ended 31 March 2021 which are set out on pages 5 to io. Respective responslbllltles of trustees and examlner The charlty's trustees ère responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charlty's trustees conslder that an audit Is not requlred for this period under section 14412} of the Charitles Act 20 11 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responslblllty to.. examine the accounts under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act- follow the procedures lald down In the general Dlrectlons glven by the CharSty Comrn1$51on under sectlon 145(5}(b) of the 2011 Act; ènd state whether partlcular matters have come to my attentlon. Basls of Independent examiner'$ report My examlnatlon was carrled out in accordance with general Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon. An examination includes a revlew of the accounting records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts presented wlth those records. It also includes consSderation of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be required In an audit, and consequently no oplnion is given a5 to whether the accounts present a'true and fair view" and the report Is limited to those matters set out the statement below. Independent examiner's statement In connectlon wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon: whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that, in any material respect, the requlrements.. to keep accountlng records in accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the 2011 Act,. and to prepare accounts whlch accord with the accountlng records and comply with the accounting requlrements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or to whlch, In my oplnlon, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandlng of the accouryks to be reached. Mr M O Ross FCA Muras Baker Jones Limited Chartered Accountants Regent House Bath Avenue Wolverhampton, WVI 4EG 22 SEPTEMBER 2021 Wolverhampton Sarnaritans STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 March 2021 Tolèl funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Note INCOME Income from: Voluntary Income.. Bequests and donatlons Legacies 25,642 4,013 29,655 18,266 Grar)ts'. Covid support grant Samaritans central offlce 2,500 2,355 2,500 2,355 Activities to generate funds,. Fundraislng Investment Income 716 109 716 109 5,282 TOTAL INCOME 31,322 4,013 35,335 23,549 EXPENDITURE ON Ralslng funds: Cost of fundralslng 21 Charltable actlvltles Water rates Insurance Llght and heat Cleaning Repalrs and maintenance Kltchen and cleaning supplles Printing and stationery Advertlslng Telephone and postage Conference, tralnlng and travel expenses Income branch contrlbution General expenses Depreciation 270 813 2,740 1,176 3,512 866 828 411 425 1,170 40 120 404 173 518 128 122 310 933 3,144 1,349 4,030 994 950 411 369 1,203 427 451 2,403 1,420 1,975 609 819 719 974 3,729 {56) 33 1,017 352 3,416 150 52 417 1,167 404 3.833 725 340 4,445 Governance costs 1,204 178 1,382 1,700 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 18,200 2,279 20,479 20,757 NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR 13,122 1,734 14.856 2,792 Reconclliation of funds Fund balance brought forward 95,521 13,226 108,747 105,955 Fund balance carried forward io 108,643 14,960 123,603 108,747 Wolverhampton Samarltans BALANCE SHEEr A5 at 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Note FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets 57,273 58,300 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and In hand 3,535 68,029 3,228 52,535 71,564 55,763 CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 5,234 5,316 NET CURRENT ASSETS 66,330 50,447 NET ASSETS 123,603 108,747 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 108,643 95,521 RESTRICTED FUNDS 14,960 13,226 TOTAL FUNDS io 123,603 108,747 APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2021 AND SIGNED ON THEIR BEHALF BY.. TRUSTEE Wolverhampton Samaritans NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEWS For the year ended 31 March 2021 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POUCIES A summary of the princlpal accounting policles adopted Iwhich have been applSed consistently, except where noted), (al BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Financial Statements have been prepared under the h15torical cost conventlon, as modified by the Incluslon of fixed asset Investments at market value. In preparing the accounts the Charlty follows the recommendations in Accounting in accordance with the Flnanclal Reporting Standard FRS102 and the Charitles Act 2011 (the 20 1 l Act), The Charlty has taken advantage of the exemption In FRS102 from the requlrement to produce a cash flow statement on the grounds that the Income doe5 not exceed £500,000. (b) FUND ACCOUNTING Unrestrtcted funds comprlse grants and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of charltyi wlthout specifled purpose and are available as general funds. Restricted funds are to be used for speclfic purposes as laid down by the donor. Expendlture whlch meets thls cdterla Is charged to the fund. (cl INCOME Income Is recognised In the year In whlch the charlty Is entitled to receipt. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditlons before becomlng entitled to it or when the donor has speclfied that the Income is to be expended In a future year. No amounts are Included In the financlal statements for servlces donated by volunteers. (d) GRANTS Grants, Including grants for the purchase of flxed assets, are recognlsed in full In the Statement of Flnanclal Activities In the year In whlch they are recelvable. le) EXPENDITURE Resources expended are recognlsed in the year in whlch they are incurred and Include attrlbutable VAT, whlch cannot be recovered. Expenditure is allocated across the funds on the basis of the number of volunteers utllised In each partlcular fund. If) DEPRECIATION POLICY Depreciatlon is provided at rates calculated to vvrlte off the cost less residual value of each asset over Its expected useful life, as follows.. Flxtures & FItElngs Disabled Access Freehold Property renovations 33 113 010 1200/D Stralght Ilne 10 0/0 Straight line 10 Q/0 Stralght line Depreciation is not provided on the freehold property as the trustees, consider that it Is maintained In a continual state of repair and that its life is so long and its resldual velue based on prices prevalllng at the time of Bcqulsition Is so high, that its depreciation is Insignlficant. Wolverhampton Samaritans NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2021 BEQUESTS AND DONATIONS Unrestrirted funds Restricted funds 2021 Total 2020 Total General doriation5 Central offlce - Prison grant 25,642 25,642 4,013 12,430 5,836 4,013 25,642 4,013 29,655 18,266 GOVERNANCE COSTS Unrestrlcted Funds Restrlcted Funds 2021 Total 2020 Total Accountsncy fees 1,204 178 1,382 1,700 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES No remuneratlon dlrectly or Indirectly out of the funds of the charlty was pald or payable for the year to any trustee (who are also consldered to be the key management personnel of the charltyl or to any person or persons known to be connected with any of them. Durlng the year expenses total Ing £947 were pald to trustees and volunteers. TAXATION Wolverhampton Samarltans are not Ilable to pay tax on thelr Income because of thelr charltable status. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Freehold property unrestricted Freehold property restdcted Flxtures & fittlngs unrestricted Fixtures & fittlngs restrlcted Total COST At l Aprll 2020 Additlons 69,830 29,185 18,156 2,807 2,950 120,121 2,807 At 31 March 2021 69,830 29,185 20,963 2,950 122,928 DEPRECIATION At l April 2020 Charge for the year 12,875 2,332 29,185 17,646 1,084 2,115 417 61,821 3,833 At 31 Marth 2021 15,207 29,185 18,730 2.532 65,654 BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2020 56,955 510 835 58,300 At 31 March 2021 54,623 2,232 418 57,273 Wolverhampton Samaritans NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2021 DEBTORS 2021 2020 other debtors ar)d prepayments 3,535 3,228 CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2021 2020 Accruals 5,234 5,316 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BEfwEEN FUNDS Unrestrlcted funds Restricted funds Total funds Tangible flxed assets Current assets Current Ilabllltles 56,856 56,788 (5,0011 417 14,776 (2331 57,273 71,564 (5,234) Net assets at 31 March 202 1 108,643 14,960 123,603 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - PRIOR PERIOD Unrestrlcted funds Restricted funds Total funds Tanglble fixed assets Current assets Current liabllities 57,465 43,139 (5,083) 835 12,624 (233) 58,300 55,763 (5,316) Net assets at 31 March 2020 95,521 13,226 108,747 Wolverhampton Samaritans NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL StATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2021 io. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Atl April 2020 At31 March 2021 Incoming Resources Outgolng Resources REsfRICTED FUNDS., Prison listenlng service Disabled access Donated services and facllltles- others 6,525 (50) 6,751 4,013 1,862 8,676 {50) 6,334 417 13,226 4,013 2,279 14,960 uNRESTRI￿ED FUNDS: General funds 95,521 31,322 18,200 108,643 Total Funds 108,747 35,335 20,479 123,603 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - PRIOR PERIOD At31 March 2020 Ati April 2019 Incomi ng Resources Outgolng Resources RESTRICTED FUNDS.. Prlson Ilstenlng servlce Disabled access Donated services and facllltles- others 2,305 63 7,168 5,836 1,616 63 467 6,525 (50) 6,701 9,536 5,836 2,146 13,226 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS: General funds 96,419 17,713 18,611 95,521 105,955 23,549 20,757 108,747 Total Funds PURPOSES OF RESTRICTED FUNDS Prison listening service The listening servlces contlnue at Featherstone and Brinsford. Disabled access Donations have been made to fund branch building improvements needed to enable acce55 for disabled visitors and volunteers, and are funding the depreclation costs of the disabled access. 10 Wolverhampton Samaritans NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2021 ULTIMATE CONTROL, The charity Is controlled by the Trustees, who are also members of the charlty.