## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/04/2020 to 31/03/2021** **Charity name: The Crossings** ## **Charity registration number:1175115** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To relieve poverty in 'The Waterside' (an area west of
Southampton Water) and the New Forest by providing
support and relief to people who are homeless, who
are at risk of homelessness, or otherwise vulnerable or
marginalised by providing a drop in centre and
supporting and encouraging homeless people to move
on to appropriate accommodation| |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|Provide a drop-in facility staffed by trained volunteers
and employed staff providing various types of support,
including but not limited to:
◦ a welcoming space to talk with hot drink
◦ internet connectivity, to assist guests in electronic
form filling (e.g. Universal Credit) and in accessing
further statutory or voluntary support
◦engaging with and encouraging church members and
other volunteers to work with some of the most
vulnerable people on The Waterside and in The New
Forest without discrimination, expressing Christian
compassion by practical support and in building
supportive relationships. working alongside and in
cooperation with existing agencies, both statutory and
voluntary, who are involved with adults who are
homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Waterside
and New Forest area, together meeting the needs of
these individuals.
◦supporting and encouraging homeless people to
move on to appropriate accommodation, enabling
them to work with agencies to secure more permanent
accommodation.
◦arranging other events and activities in support of
homeless people| |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 operated “The
Crossings” charity solely to meet the public benefit
objectives listed above, complying with the Charity
Commission guidance on public benefit| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| ## **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|In 2020/21 The charity continued to operate drop-in
centres at two locations. The charity gained increased
experience in providing support to clients, and trained
volunteers in the wide range of skills necessary to
support clients, and to help them negotiate to the
sometimes complex national and local government
mechanisms for obtaining services. Homeless clients
in particular are often have very restricted capability to
access necessary services, and support in accessing
and applying for services is essential. The charity also
developed very strong connections with local
agencies, in particular the New Forest District Council,
and the charity has now become a trusted partner in
supporting homeless people. The charity continued to
raise funds to meet it’s objectives. In early 2020 the
charity had to respond rapidly to the pandemic,
resulting in temporary closure of the drop-in centres.
However, clients continued to require support, and that
was provided whenever possible withing government
guidelines.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The drop-in centres have operating on a regular basis,
(except from the restrictions applied during lockdown),
and has become increasingly known and trusted.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The charity was successful in obtaining g a grant from
the National Lottery Homeless Link, which was
essential in enabling us to provide the widest range of
services possible during a difficult period.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| |**Financial Review**||| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity had the sum of £10958 on deposit at
31/03/2021| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are only retained to support current and
future activities| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£10958 at 31/03/2109| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**-**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**-**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**-**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Grants from local and national organisations and charities Donations from individuals The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) None Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted Obtaining funding to meet objectives Continuing to recruit sufficient volunteers to support clients A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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|Appointed by trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|The Crossings| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|FormerlyWaterside Churches Together Night Shelter| |Registered charitynumber|1175115| |Charity’s principal address|Ivydene, Main Road
Dibden
Southampton SO45 5TB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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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 (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Edgar Ruddock|Chair||Trustees| ||David Norbury|||Trustees| ||David Yapp|treasurer||Trustees| ||Leslie Sharpe|secretary||Trustees| ||Susan Forward|||Trustees| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional) 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)**|Edgar Chapman Ruddock|David Yapp|David Yapp|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Position (eg**|
Chair|Treasurer||| |**Secretary, Chair, etc)**||||| |||||| |**Date**|18/12/2021||18/12/2021|| ||**The Crossings**
**Charity Name**|**The Crossings**
**Charity Name**|**The Crossings**
**Charity Name**|**1175115**
**No (if any)**|**1175115**
**No (if any)**|**1175115**
**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|01/04/2020
Period start date|**To**||01/04/2021
Period end date||| ||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,423**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,423**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,423**
**7,575**
**435**
**1,324**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,334**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,334**
**6,089**
**-**
**4,869**
**10,958**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,423**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,423**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,423**
**7,575**
**435**
**1,324**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,334**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,334**

**6,089**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||**15,423**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**15,423**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| |
SalaryCosts|**7,575**||||||**-**| |insurance / admin|**435**||||||**-**| |travel expenses /purchase|**1,324**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**9,334**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**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_**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| ||**6,089**|**-**|**-**||
**6,089**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**4,869**|**-**|**-**||**4,869**||**-**| ||**10,958**|**-**|**-**||**10,958**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 20/01/2022 1 ## **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**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,958**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**asset belongs**
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**liability relates**
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**(optional)**
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Print Name
David Yapp
David Norbury|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
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**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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approval| |||David Yapp|18/01/2022| |||David Norbury|19/01/2022| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 20/01/2022 2