## **THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

**ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

Charity No. 1175817 



**THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRAVTIVE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

**TRUSTEES** A Ajibola A Faruqi (Resigned Jul 2024) B Hart (Resigned Nov 2023) C Richardson-Wright (Appointed Sep 2023) L Wright (Appointed Sep 2023) A Ferrari (Appointed Jul 2024) C Leslie (Appointed Jul 2024) C Goddard (Appointed Jul 2024) D Blamey (Appointed Jul 2024) O Richards (Appointed Jul 2024) **REGISTERED OFFICE** The VIP, Violence Intervention Project PO Box 2633 4 Hammersmith Broadway WATFORD London WD18 1LG W6 7AL **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER** 1175817 (England and Wales) **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** Pro-Filing Ltd 68 Canterbury Grove London SE27 0PA 



**THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees Report|1|
|Management Report|2|
|Independent Examiners Report|3|
|Statement of Financial Activities|4|
|Balance Sheet|5|
|Statement of Cash Flows|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7|





**THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

## **Trustees’ report for the year ended 31[st] October 2023** 

The trustees present their report and financial statements for the period ended 31 October 2023. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and “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)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016) 

## **Objectives and activities** 

The charity's objects are the advancement of health or saving of lives of vulnerable people at risk or involved in serious youth violence. The policies adopted in furtherance of these objects are recorded and there has been no change in these during the period. 

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. 

## **Financial review** 

Income for the year from donations and grants was £421,581(2022: £460,759). Expenditure for the year was £467,597 (2022: £427,216). This was spent on charitable activities, costs of raising funds and administration costs of the charity. The year ended with a deficit of £46,016. Further details can be found in the statement of financial activities on page 4 of this report. 

## **Reserves** 

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months expenditure the trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that in the event of significant drop in funding they will be able to continue the charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which charitable funds may be raised the level of reserves has been maintained throughout the period. 

This policy has been tested during this financial year. In February 2023 it became clear that reserves were being used to sustain delivery of the Charity’s activities. 

This was due to anticipated funds not materialising. Relationships had been built with two government agencies and preparations had been put in place to deliver on anticipated contracts. Personnel change in one department and re-definition of funding priorities in another meant that VIP had exposed itself to financial risk and had to make use of reserves. 

A deficit management plan was put in place, with staff co-operation for which trustees are very grateful. The financial year ended with the charity formally in deficit, but, with support from funders, the Charity maintained its activities and moved towards solvency and more secure financial systems. 

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**THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **TTRUSTEES REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

## **Management report** 

The last financial year was challenging. Having completed the previous year with a surplus and ending the year with a deficit. 

While managing the anticipated deficit between February and September, the Board recruited two new Trustees to strengthen its strategic and fund-raising resources. 

New funders were found, the AB Charitable Trust and the Leathersellers Foundation, as well as securing contracts from Mental Health NHS Teams in the Boroughs of Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham. The Charity’s core activity continued, delivering “Urban Therapy” 1:1 support to the most vulnerable young people across 3 boroughs. 

The Drift project, a collaborative initiative sponsored by John Lyons Foundation, became established with a regular staff presence in a secondary school, building multi-agency relationships and systems. It began receiving referrals in April 2023. 

## **Future plans** 

Plans for the next financial year and beyond are built around further strengthening the Board of Trustees. In the year being reported on 2 new Trustees joined the board. The board had done a skills audit identifying essential skills to strengthen the board and these will be filled in an upcoming recruitment. 

In relation to further strengthening the Charity’s finances, the charity will diversify it’s income sources over the next three years. We aim to develop collaborative partnerships with corporate sponsors and to increase funds raised through public donations. 

The Charity’s practice development will hinge on using evidence of the effectiveness of “Urban Therapy” our 1:1 personal support model built on public health principles and the AMBIT model of therapeutic support developed by the Anna Freud Centre. Continuing partnership with the Anna Freud Centre and designing a model of research with Imperial College London are next steps in developing our effectiveness and enabling others to access what works. 

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 30/09/2024 and signed on its behalf by 



Larry Wright Desiree Blamey **Trustee Trustee** 

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THE VIOLENCE IPITERVENTION PROJECT
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRusfEES OF THE VIOLENCE IrirERVENTION PROJECT
I report on the finanual statement5 forthe year ended 31 October 2023. set out on pa8es 4 to 6 which have
been Drepared on the basis of the accountiri8 policies on pages 7 to 11.
Respertive responsibilities ofthe Trustees and Inde￿ Examlner
The Trustees a￿ responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. It is my responsibility to form an
independent opinion. based on my work, on those statements and to rewrt our opinion to YOL.
asis of Independent Examiner's Report
An examination tncludes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the
accounts presented with thosè records. It also indLtde5 consideratiorh of any unusual items or disc105ures in
the accounts. seekirig explanations from the Tnjstees corKerninE any such matters. The procedu￿$
undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be reqvired in an audit and consequently I do not
express an audit opinion on the view given by these accoums.
Independent Examiner5 Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention wh¥ch gives me a reasonable cause
to believe that irh any material aspects the reqLtirements to keep the accounting records in accordance with
the SORP FRS102 and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the
accounting requlrefflent5 of the SORP have not been met orto which. in my opinion. attention should be
orawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Howard Lane FFA
PrfyFilinB Limited

## **THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

||**Unrestricted **|**Unrestricted **|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|**2022**|
||**Note**|**£**|**_£_**|**£**|**£**|
|**INCOME FROM:**||||||
|Donations and fundraising||1,516|-|**1,516**|**701**|
|Charitable activities||174,355|245,710|**420,065**|**460,058**|
|||------------|------------|**------------**|**------------**|
|**Total income**|**2**|175,871|245,710|**421,581**|**460,759**|
|||------------|------------|**------------**|**------------**|
|**EXPENDITURE ON:**||||||
|Raising funds||||||
|Chartiable expenditure||215,768|250,693|**466,461**|**425,926**|
|Administration and other expenditure||||||
|Governance costs|**5**|200|-|**200**|**200**|
|Depreciation||936|-|**936**|**1,090**|
|||------------|------------|**------------**|**------------**|
|**Total expenditure**|**3**|216,904|250,693|**467,597**|**427,216**|
|||------------|------------|**------------**|**------------**|
|**Net income/loss**||(41,033)|(4,983)|**(46,016)**|**33,543**|
|||------------|------------|**------------**|**------------**|
|**Net movement in funds**||(41,033)|(4,983)|(46,016)|33,543|
|**Fund balances brought forward at 1 November**||||||
|**2022**||53,410|4,983|**58,393**|**24,850**|
|||_------------_|_------------_|**_------------_**|**_------------_**|
|**Fund balances carried forward at  31 October**||||||
|**2023**||12,377|-|**12,377**|**58,393**|
|||_------------_|_------------_|**_------------_**|_------------_|



All amounts relate to continuing activities. There has been no change to the nature of the Charity's activities in the year. 

All recognised gains and losses are included in the statement of financial activities. 

The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these financial statements. 

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## **THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

||||**2023**|**2022**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed assets**||||||
|Tangible assets|**6**||675||1,611|
||||------------||------------|
|**Total fixed assets**|||675||1,611|
|**Current assets**||||||
|Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year||2,783||4,960||
|Cash at bank and in hand||40,562||114,766||
|||------------||------------||
|**Total current assets**||43,345||119,726||
|**Current liabilities**||||||
|Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year|**7**|31,643||62,944||
|**Net current assets**|||11,702||56,782|
||||------------||------------|
|**NET ASSETS**|||12,377||58,393|
||||------------||------------|
|**The funds of the charity**||||||
|General Fund|||12,377||53,410|
|Restricted Funds|**8**||-||4,983|
||||------------||------------|
|**Total charity funds**|||12,377||58,393|
||||------------||------------|
|Approved and authorised for issue on behalf of the Board of Trustees on 30/09/2024||||||
|Larry Wright|Desiree|Blamey||||
|**Trustee**|**Trustee**|||||



The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these financial statements. 

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## **THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **STATEMENT OF CASHFLOW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

||**Note**|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
|**Cash inflows from operating activities:**||||
|**_Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities_**|**I**|(74,204)|72,227|
|||_------------_|_------------_|
|**Net cash flow from investing activities:**||||
|Income from investments||-|-|
|Purchase of property, plant and equipment||-|(951)|
|||_------------_|_------------_|
|**_Net cash used in investing activities_**||-|(951)|
|||_------------_|_------------_|
|**(Decrease)/Increase in cash in the year**||(74,204)|71,276|
|**Net cash funds at 1 November**||114,766|43,489|
|||_------------_|_------------_|
|**Net cash funds at 31 October**||40,562|114,766|
|||_------------_|_------------_|
|**Notes to the cash flow statement**||||
|**I. Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating**|**activities**|||
|Net income for the reporting period (as per the||||
|Statement of Financial Activities)||(46,016)|33,543|
|Depreciation charges||936|1,090|
|Interest Receivable||-|-|
|Decrease/(Increase) in debtors||2,177|(2,583)|
|Increase/(Decrease) in creditors||(31,301)|40,177|
|||------------|_------------_|
|Net cash provided by operating activities||(74,204)|72,227|
|||_------------_|_------------_|



The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these financial statements. 

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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

## **THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of accounting** 

These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2015). The functional currency of The Violence Intervention Programme is considered to be pounds sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Charity operates. The Violence Intervention Programme constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. 

## **Going concern** 

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. 

## **Income** 

Donations including donations, gifts and legacies are recognised where there is entitlement, the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability, and receipt is probable. 

All income is accounted for on an accruals basis. Accrued income represents money owed for project undertaken and/or expenditure already incurred between November 2022 and October 2023. 

## **Expenditure** 

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs. All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. 

## **Fund accounting** 

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. 

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. 

## **Costs of raising funds** 

The costs of raising funds consist of fundraising costs relating to just giving fees. 

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## **THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)** 

## **Fixed Assets** 

Tangible fixed assets costing £500 or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably. 

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition are included in the measurement of cost. 

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, . 

Depreciation is provided on the following basis: 

Computer equipment-33% straight line 

## **Satement of cash flows** 

Following the implementation of FRS102, a statement of cash flows is incorporated within the financial statements of The Violence Intervention Programme for the year ended 31st October 2023 on page 6. 

## **Cash at bank and in hand** 

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

## **Liabilities and provisions** 

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. 

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide. 

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost. 

## **Financial instruments** 

The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

## **Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty** 

There are no critical accounting judgments or key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date. 

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## **THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

|**2 **|**INCOME ANALYSIS**|**Unrestricted **|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**_£_**|**£**|**£**|
||**Grants and donations**|||||
||Grants|174,355|245,710|**420,065**|**460,058**|
||Donations|1,516|-|**1,516**|**701**|
|||------------|------------|**------------**|**------------**|
||**Total Income**|**174,355**|**245,710**|**421,581**|**460,759**|
|||------------|------------|**------------**|**------------**|
|**3 **|**EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS**|**Unrestricted **|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**_£_**|**£**|**£**|
||Accountancy|670|-|**670**|**520**|
||Bank Charges|-|-|**-**|**-**|
||Contractors/prof fees|1,892|-|**1,892**|**7,950**|
||Depreciation|937|-|**937**|**1,090**|
||Equipment Lease|-|-|**-**|**152**|
||Food Distribution|-|-|**-**|**1,490**|
||Insurance|1,433|-|**1,433**|**1,476**|
||Lease Car|-|-|**-**|**3,238**|
||Marketing|191|-|**191**|**-**|
||Materials/Activity Costs|10,131|-|**10,131**|**8,434**|
||Memberships & Subs|185|-|**185**|**185**|
||Mentoring|-|3,200|**3,200**|**24,500**|
||Office/Admin Expenses|3,155|-|**3,155**|**1,732**|
||Phone/Computer|4,000|-|**4,000**|**5,170**|
||Direct Project Costs|-|5,522|**5,522**|**-**|
||Rent|4,794|-|**4,794**|**-**|
||Salaries and wages|167,468|236,988|**404,456**|**364,991**|
||Training/recruitment|8,246|4,983|**13,229**|**2,227**|
||Travel and Subsistence|10,673|-|**10,673**|**4,061**|
|||------------|------------|**------------**|**------------**|
|||**213,775**|**250,693**|**464,468**|**427,216**|
|||------------|------------|**------------**|**------------**|



## **4 STAFF COSTS** 

The Trustees did not receive any emoluments or reimbursed expenses from the Charity. 

No employees in the current and prior periods had emoluments in excess of £60,000. 

||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
|Wages and Salaries|404,456|364,991|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**No.**|**No.**|
|The average number of employees during the year (FTE) was:|7.4|7.85|



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## **THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

|**5 **|**ACCOUNTANTS FEES**|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Independent Examiners Fees|200|200|
|**6 **|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**|||
||||**Office Equipment**|
||||**£**|
||**Cost**|||
||At 1 November 2022||4,484|
||Additions||-|
||Disposals||-|
||||------------|
||At 31 October 2023||4,484|
||||------------|
||**Depreciation**|||
||At 1 November 2022||2,872|
||Charge for the year||937|
||Disposals||-|
||||------------|
||At 31 October 2023||3,809|
||||------------|
||**Carrying amount**|||
||At 31 October 2023||675|
||||------------|
||At 31 October 2022||1,611|
||||------------|
|**7 **|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||
|||**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Accruals|200|200|
||Income in Advance|20,000|51,047|
||Creditors|11,443|11,697|
|||------------|------------|
|||31,643|62,944|
|||------------|------------|



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**THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROJECT** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023** 

## **8 RESTRICTED FUNDS** 

|**Current Year**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Movement**|**In Funds**||
||**Balance at 1**|||**Balance at 31**|
||**November**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**October 2023**|
|**Restricted Funds**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|DRIFT|-|28,000|(28,000)|-|
|ESDF|4,983|-|(4,983)|-|
|LB Ealing|-|23,000|(23,000)|-|
|LB Hammersmith & Fulham|-|90,498|(90,498)|-|
|LB Hounslow|-|21,453|(21,453)|-|
|Ealing Mental Health|-|13,335|(13,335)|-|
|Hammersmith & Fulham Mental Health|-|5,815|(5,815)|-|
|Mrs Smith & Mount Trust|-|5,000|(5,000)|-|
|VRU Stronger Futures|-|26,263|(26,263)|-|
|YLF|-|4,500|(4,500)|-|
|YLF Uplift Grant|-|27,846|(27,846)|-|
||_------------_|_------------_|_------------_|_------------_|
|**Total Restricted Funds**|4,983|245,710|(250,693)|-|
|**General Fund**|53,410|175,871|(216,904)|12,377|
||_------------_|_------------_|_------------_|_------------_|
|**Total Funds**|58,393|421,581|(467,597)|12,377|
||_------------_|_------------_|_------------_|_------------_|



DRIFT - Project funding from John Lyons Charity for early intervention schools work (3 years) 

ESDF - Clinical supervision and training for staff 

LB Ealing - Local authority funding for Therapeutic Outreach work in Ealing 

LB Hammersmith & Fulham - Local authority funding for Therapeutic Outreach work in Hammersmith & Fulham 

LB Hounslow - Local authority funding for Therapeutic Outreach work in Hounslow 

Ealing Mental Health - NHS funding for 3 rd sector mental health provision – Therapeutic Outreach 

Hammersmith & Fulham Mental Health - NHS funding for 3rd sector mental health provision – Therapeutic Outreach 

Mrs Smith & Mount Trust - Core cost funding to support our frontline work. 

VRU Stronger Futures - Project funding for frontline work across West London 

YLF - Project funding for frontline work 

YLF Uplift Grant - Project funding for frontline work, continuing with clients over 22 years old 

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